The next morning, Kyle awoke. The sun still wasn’t up, and yet, Kyle did not feel the need to sleep anymore. He got up from the floor, as quietly as he could, careful not to wake Scootaloo. After a few moments, he heard his stomach rumble. ‘I should probably get us some breakfast,’ thought the child.
He turned his gaze to see Scootaloo, sound asleep. She probably wouldn’t need to wake up for school, for a few hours, giving Kyle enough time to go find something for them to eat. Quietly, he walked over to the door, opening it slowly, and then slipping outside.
Kyle’s first thought was to gather some apples for breakfast, but in all honesty, apples weren’t all that filling. Perhaps apples were enough for a pony, but Kyle felt himself growing rather weak. He knew why though. His parents had told him when he was younger, that humans needed to eat meat in order to get the protein necessary to function properly. Kyle needed to eat meat.
There was only one place Kyle knew of where he could find meat; The Everfree Forest. Kyle was reluctant to venture into that dangerous forest, but he really didn’t know of any other place in Ponyville that he could get that protein stuff that his parents had told him about. With his mind made, he started running out of the orchard, and towards the town of Ponyville.
As he jogged, he felt his sprained ankle bother him slightly, but he was able to ignore it as best he could, in order to accomplish his goal. Before going to the forest, he decided he needed something to carry the food.
Kyle made his way towards Sugarcube corner, and made his way towards the back. As soon as he made his way towards the back, he went up to the trash can, and removed the lid, proceeding to dig around for food for Scootaloo, as well as a few bags to carry the food in. After a few moments, he found two paper bags, and a decent amount of baked goods. He put the baked goods in one bag, and put the other bag in his pocket.
Kyle then made his way towards the Everfree forest. When he finally reached the edge, he made his way towards a tree on the outer edge of the forest. He climbed up the tree, bag in hand. Once he was at a decent height, he hung the bag containing Scootaloo’s food on one of the branches, and then went back down.
Now on the ground, Kyle made his way into the forest, ready to find what he was looking for.
The sun slowly rose above the horizon, letting in the light of the day into the CMC’s clubhouse. But this was not what woke Scootaloo from her sleep. Instead, she was roused by the gentle nudging of her shoulder. She slowly opened her eyes, to see her human friend standing above her. Scootaloo lifted herself up, and rubbed her eye with her hoof.
“Hey Kyle, what’s up?” asked Scootaloo.
“Morning, Scootaloo. Sorry to wake you, but I wanted to make sure you weren’t late for school. Also, I got us some breakfast,” said Kyle as he held out a paper bag. Scootaloo took the bag, and peered inside, to see it filled with bagels, bread, and muffins.
“Oh, cool! Thanks Kyle!” Scootaloo set the bag on the floor, and pulled out a blueberry bagel, and began eating. Kyle sat down cross-legged in front of her, and helped himself to some of the bread. The two ate in contentful silence until Scootaloo spoke up. “Hey Kyle?”
“Yeah?”
“Did you go to school back in your world?”
“Yeah, I was in the second grade.”
“Do you miss it?”
“Not really. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who actually LIKES school. Besides, it doesn’t really matter anymore. I’m in a new world now. And with the way that those ponies reacted to me, it doesn’t seem like Im gonna get a job anytime soon.” Kyle looked down, with a sullen expression on his face. Scootaloo wasn’t sure what she could really say at a moment like this. She wasn’t really good in situations like this. So, the silence just lingered on.
“Well…maybe, someday, you’ll be able to go home,” said Scootaloo.
“Yeah…maybe.” Once they finished their breakfast, Scootaloo packed up her saddlebag, and got ready to go to school. But before she left, she turned and looked at her friend.
“You know, you could probably hang out in the west orchard. It’s been abandoned since the fruit bats took over.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, the Apple family basically abandoned that area. You could do stuff there, while you wait for me and my friends to be done with our crusading.”
“Hm. Yeah, sure, I’ll do that.”
“Cool. I’ll see you later!” said Scootaloo as she left the clubhouse.
“Bye!” replied Kyle. The young boy watched as Scootaloo zoomed away on her scooter. He kept his gaze on her, until she disappeared over the horizon. And once he was sure she was gone, he stretched his back, and then walked out of the clubhouse. He shut the door behind him, and then walked around to the back of the clubhouse.
Standing on his toes, he reached up into one of the branches, and pulled down a paper bag. Once it was in his grasp, he set it down on the wooden floor, and opened it, pulling out a hunk of animal meat. He set it down on top of the bag, and sat himself down next to it. Leaning over to smell it, he recoiled at the awful smell.
The young boy knew that humans usually cooked their meat, but he assumed that was just to make it taste better. Without any access to fire, or heat, he really had no way to cook his food. So, reluctantly he began to eat it raw.