//------------------------------// // Not Your Average Pizza Pie // Story: No Pizza in Ponyville // by AngryPenguin //------------------------------// Freddy Fazbear opened his eyes slowly. Today was going to be a good day! He would make all of the children happy and play with them. Bonnie could even- He twisted his head around. This was not his pizzeria. With the sounds of gears grinding, he stood up and scanned this new place. It wasn’t in his database! All around him, wildlife stirred, trees and grass grew green and lush. There wasn’t even a cloud in the sky! He furrowed his metal brows and kicked a rock that was close by. How on earth did he get here? As he crossed his arms, he noticed a pink blur passing in front of him. It would have scared him if he were human, but being an animatronic, he feared absolutely nothing! Suddenly, the pink blur stopped in front of him. “Hi!” The pink pony smiled so brightly, it almost made Freddy’s circuit board catch fire. He stared at her. Ponies couldn’t talk! “Who are you? I’m Pinkie Pie! Are you knew to Ponyville? What are you? What’s your name?” The energetic pony bombarded him with questions. He covered his ears and let out an ear splitting screech. When he finished, he saw that she was unfazed, still staring at him. Freddy’s jaw fell from its joints and hit the grass with a soft clank. “Ooohh, that was scary!” She clopped her hooves. He picked up his jaw and attached it, again. He then turned to walk off. There was no time for this nonsense! He had to get back to his pizzeria! “Hey! Wait! Where are you from?!” The annoying pony bounced beside him as he walked. When he didn’t answer her, she gasped. “Oh, no! You can’t talk!” He facepalmed. “Don’t worry! Since you’re a robot bear, I think my friend Fluttershy can understand you!” She grabbed his arm and tugged, forcing him to follow her. He screeched, softer this time, and shook his head. “But maybe we can figure out where you came from! Maybe we can help you get back!” She persuaded. Freddy rubbed his chin. Maybe this odd pony was on to something. He finally nodded and jumped as she squealed, happy to have a new friend. She motioned for him to follow her pointing to a small cottage in the distance. Freddy sighed. Maybe there would be a human there. Things were getting strange to him. Especially since Pinkie kept remarking about how he smelled “funny”. They finally arrived at the house. Pinkie banged on the door. “Fluttershy! I need your help!” Freddy knew he couldn’t be scared, but the constant smile on her face was really starting to creep him out! Another pony opened the door. This one was yellow and had… wings? Her pink mane hid her eyes, but he could tell she was a little frightened by him. He picked up his hand to wave at her. She squeaked and hid behind Pinkie. “Aw, come on, Fluttershy! This is my friend…” She waited for him to give her a name. He looked around, finding a stick, then he wrote his name in the dirt. “Freddy?” Pinkie snorted and giggled. “That’s a funny name for a bear!” He growled. She was really annoying him! “Fluttershy, can you tell me what he’s saying?” Pinkie asked, nudging her towards the towering, robot. The one called Fluttershy looked at him with big eyes. She then tilted her head and tiptoed closer to him. If he could sweat, he would have. For a quiet pony, she was pretty intimidating. Those eyes! “I’m not sure if I can interpret what he’s saying. I can give it my best shot, but I can’t promise anything.” Her voice was barely audible to him. Even with augmented hearing, he had trouble hearing her. He began making static and short screeching noises. Fluttershy nodded a few times while he communicated through his broken speaker. When he finished, she sighed. “I only got bits and pieces of it, but he said something about a pizza parlor and that he didn’t belong here. I don’t think he knows how he got here. Maybe Twilight can help us.” She looked to Pinkie with a saddened expression. “Okie, dokie, lokie!” Pinkie began bouncing away. Freddie, angrily, followed. How many more of these talking horses did he have to meet? Making their way into town, Freddy noticed several more ponies became nervous in his presence. Except for one. A sea foam colored pony with a lyre on her hip smiled, wildly. She kept staring at his hands. He cringed and stayed close to Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie. He looked up to see a huge oak tree with a door and a few windows carved on the sides. Pinkie banged on this door, too. A purple pony with wings and a horn opened the door. Her attention stayed on a book as she greeted them. “Welcome to Golden Oaks Library. What can I do for-“ She looked up to see Freddy standing with his arms crossed and his face contorted with irritation. “Twilight! We need your help! Our friend, Freddy, needs to get back to his world and we don’t know what to do! Do you know how he got here?” Pinkie blurted, grabbing Twilight’s cheeks. Twilight pushed her away and rubbed her face. She then flapped her wings and hovered in front of Freddy’s face. He rolled his eyes and allowed her to observe him. She tapped his hat and examined his limbs. She then found a small latch in his back that she opened. Freddy was furious! How dare she invade his privacy! He snatched the small compartment closed and threw his hands up, screaming and shaking his finger in her face. “S-sorry! Sorry. I was just trying to figure out how you got here. I’ve never seen this sort of technology before.” She scratched her head with a forehoof. “Maybe somepony used magic?” Fluttershy quietly suggested. Twilight thought a moment. “It’s definitely possible.” She looked to Freddy. “Do you remember how you got here?” He made more animatronic noises, communicating to Fluttershy. She began interpreting. “He says he just… booted up here. That’s all he knows.” Freddy nodded, satisfied with her translation. He actually said a few more choice words that shouldn’t be heard, but he didn’t think she knew what they meant. “That’s odd.” She then blinked and blushed. Freddy knew what this meant, and he didn’t like it. “I, uh… may have played around with some unknown magic that was in a book I was reading last night.” Twilight rubbed her neck and sat down on the ground. Freddy became furious. He screamed and stomped, shaking his fist at her. This went on for several minutes. “Oh…” Fluttershy blushed and covered her eyes. By the time Freddy finished, he was steaming with anger. This was her fault! He was supposed to be back at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza taking care of the children! The three ponies stared in shock. They didn’t have to understand him to know what he meant. “I-I’m sorry, Freddy. I’ll get to work on a spell to send you home, right away. Until then, I guess you can stay here.” Twilight murmured. “I-I’ll stay also. If it’s okay, of course.” Fluttershy hid her face. “Good idea. I may need you to translate.” Twilight informed her. As they were conversing, three more of the obnoxious ponies approached them. Freddy didn’t know how much more he could take before his gears popped out of his head. He mumbled a few soft hisses. "Um, sorry, Freddy. I'm afraid we don't eat pepperoni pizza" Fluttershy said, softly. His eyes twitched. No pepperoni?