As Pinkie pie and Merasmus walked, pinkie bounced alongside Merasmus, giggling all the while.
"So, pinkie," Merasmus said. "Who is Rarity?" Be asked
"A poonyyy." Pinkie pie said, getting a facehoof from Merasmus.
"You don't say." He said flatly.
"She's a biiiig fashion designer and has her own shop!" Pinkie said. "She's even got customers begging at her hooves all the way up from canterlot!" She said.
'Canterlot? That sounds a lot like Camelot.' Merasmus thought. "I see." He said. "What is Canterlot?" He asked. Pinkie pie stopped bouncing and stared at Merasmus with a blank face.
"Have you been living your entire life under a-" pinkie pie started. "A rock?" A dark grey mare with purple hair asked while walking by.
"I was going to say marshmallow." Pinkie said, putting a hoof to her chin to think. Merasmus watches the mare walk by than looks back at pinkie. He points a hoof towards the mares direction.
"Who was that?" Merasmus asked. The mare stops and looks in their direction.
"I'm Maud." The mare said in a monotone voice. Pinkie pie hugs Maud tightly.
"And we're sisters!" She yelled. Maud reaches into the satchel around her waist and pulls out a small rock.
"This is my friend boulder." Maud said. "Say hi to the nice zebra, boulder." She said.
"That's just a bloody rock!" A quiet, certain familiar voice rang out.
"Your stick says some mean things about boulder." Maud says.
"Its not from my staff." Merasmus said, taking out his bombinomicon from his robe. "It's coming from him." He said. Maud stares at the book for a second before placing boulder back in her satchel.
"Come boulder, we have things to do." She said. She walks off. Merasmus sighs and places bombinomicon back into his robe. As Merasmus looks back at Pinkie, he saw that she had her hoof going through her ears. He raises a eyebrow.
"Ooohhheeee this feels weeeiiird..." Pinkie said.
"Why do you say that?" Merasmus asked.
"I can feel my braaaiiinnn." Pinkie said.
"Oookay than. Are we supposed to continue with our tour?" Merasmus asked.
"Yeah!" Pinkie said, pulling her hoof out of her ear and continues to trot.
"How far are we to the boutique?" Merasmus asked.
"Hmmmm," she said, stopping in front of a door. "Maybe a few millimeters." She giggled as she walks in, causing a bell above the door to ding. Merasmus shakes his head and follows. As he entered, he could see pony like mannequins with articles of clothing on them.
"Do I have customers?" A feminine voice said gleefully from a back room. As Merasmus looked, he could see a white unicorn with a purple mane. He could see three blue diamonds on her flank as well. "Oh hi pinkie, who is your friend?" The mare asked.
'Let's see, depending on her physique, she likes things to be clean and tidy, as well as perfect. She reminds me of spy.' Merasmus thought. "Ah hello, my name is Merasmus." He said.
"I see. are you new in town?" The mare asked. Merasmus nods
"I am. And if I may, I never got your name." He said.
"Oh, my name is Rarity, Darling." The mare said. "It's a pleasure to meet you!" She said, sticking a hoof out towards Merasmus. Merasmus raises a hoof and places it on Rarity's hoof.
"Same." He said. As he looked at Rarity, he could see that she was eyeing his robe.
"I bet you'll at least want better clothing?" She asked. Merasmus was slightly taken aback at what she said.
"No, I have always worn this robe." He said.
"So I see. Never mind then, and I seem to have offended you, and for that I am sorry." Rarity apologized.
"He came from the everfree!" Pinkie said.
"Why am I not surprised?" Merasmus heard Rarity mumble.
"No, you didn't offend me, it's just that nopony has ever said that to me before." Merasmus said.
"Oh, then maybe you'd like to try something different?" Rarity asked. "Maybe like another robe that isnt tattered and torn like yours, no offense, im just trying to offer something better for you to wear. I-I could make you something darling." Rarity offered. Merasmus sighs than nods.
"I guess you can, I don't want to disappoint you." He said. Merasmus saw Rarity's ears perk up and she smiled.
"Really?" Yay!" She yelled happily, zooming off back into the back room again.
"She'll need a few seconds. She's really fast when shes excited." Pinkie said
"I see." Merasmus said.
"Rarity, who's there?" Merasmus heard a familiar voice say from upstairs. But no answer came as she walks downstairs. When she sees Merasmus, she has a wide smile sprawled across her face.
"OH MY CELESTIA YOU"RE HERE!!" Sweetie Belle yelled, tackling Merasmus to the ground and hugging and nuzzling him. "So you chose to stay with us instead?!" She asks. Looking at him with her wide smile. Merasmus chuckles at the adorableness.
"Well, pinkie pie here is taking me on a tour, and we decided to stop here." Merasmus said.
"Soo you arent staying?" Sweetie Belle asked, her smile fading. Merasmus started to worry, than he had a idea.
"Well, I do have a idea. But let me ask you this first, is Rarity your sister?" He asks Sweetie Belle.
"Yea, how did you know?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"Well, you both have the same colored fur and you came from upstairs, which I believe is the living area." Merasmus said.
"How does fur color have anything to do with it?" Sweetie Belle asked. "I guess im sisters with Vinyl Scratch, Nurse Readheart, Princess Celestia..." she said.
"Wow, that's... not what I meant. How would I put it, ahh, you both have this vibe that says that your sisters." Merasmus stated.
"OH! But...whats a vibe?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"Hmmm, how should I put it, ah, do you have any bullies that pick on you or your friends?" Merasmus asked.
"Well, there is Diamond Tiara who picks on us for being blank flanks." Sweetie Belle said.
"Blank flanks?" Merasmus asked.
"Ponies without their cutie mark." Sweetie Belle said.
"Ah ok." Merasmus said. He than raises a eyebrow. "If I may ask, what's a cutie mark?" He asked.
"Its a mark that shows what your special talent is." Sweetie said.
"Ok, thanks." Merasmus said.
"So what are you doing now?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"Besides getting a tour from pinkie, I don't know." Merasmus said. He heard the sounds of hoofs and sees Rarity coming back out carrying a purple cloak in some kind of blue aura.
'Is she, using magic?' Merasmus thought.
"I'm done!" Rarity said, showing it to Merasmus. Merasmus could see a yellow trim and tribal markings with encrusted jems along the hood with a red ribbon to tie it closed at the neck.
"What do you think?" She asked. "Try it on for me would you?" She asked. Merasmus didn't know what to say. He smiles and nods, than takes off his robe, setting it on the floor. He takes the other robe and slips it on, but he has trouble tying the ribbon.
"Like this darling." Rarity said, using her magic to twirl the two ribbons together, pulling it tight. "There ya go. What do you think?" She asked.
"I... I don't know what to say. Nopony has ever done this for me. Thank you." Merasmus said.
"Think of it as a welcome to ponyville gift!" Rarity said. "I do this for all new comers who come through here! Even if their just a passerby. So do you want it? Free of charge!" She said.
"Want it? I love it!" Merasmus said, grabbing his robe opening it and taking out his bombinomicon.
"Hey, I dig the new duds." The book said, before being placed into the pocket of Merasmus's new robe.
"All though im not one for wearing the heads of deceased animals on my head, i do say it looks simply divine with that robe on you!" Rarity said.
"Thank you rarity, I don't know what to say." Merasmus said.
"Um..if you dont mind, could i experiment some new style's i've been thinking of on your mane? nothing girly. Pleaasee???" Rarity pleaded. Merasmus smiles and nods.
"I don't see why not." he said. Pinkie leans in.
"You should have said no." she whispers.
"wait what?" Merasmus asks.
"YAY!" Rarity yells, pulling Merasmus into a back room and begins to 'experiment' on his mane. She makes his mane curly like her mane. "How about this?" she asked before giggling. "Just kidding." she said, undoing, and making it spiky like Soarin's mane in a way. "How's this?" she asks, turning him towards a mirror.
"Not bad. What do you think?" Merasmus asks.
"I say the curls were better, they remind me of me if you know what i mean," she giggled. "But yes, you look good like that." she said.
"Than i will keep it like this." Merasmus said.
"Wait, do you want the black and white separate like this, or a pattern?" She asks.
"If you like it like this, than i will keep it like this. If you want to change it, be my guest and surprise me." Merasmus said.
"I think it looks good!" Rarity says. "Just one more thing." she said, making a twirly bang appear in front of Merasmus's right eye. "There!" she says.
"I like it, thank you Rarity." Merasmus said.
"Wait, wait, wait!" she yells, making another twirly hair, this time a white hair fall over his left eye. "Sorry, I just can't help it." Rarity said.
"It's okay, Rarity." Merasmus chuckled.
"Now you look simply SMASHING! I'm soo glad you like it!" Rarity said with glee.
"I am too. It's been far too long since I had a wardrobe change." Merasmus said.
"Now go and show Equestria the handsome new you!" Rarity yells. Merasmus nods and smiles.
"I will, Rarity." Merasmus said, walking back into the main room.
"Come back anytime if you need anything, darling!" Rarity yells.
"Will do!" Merasmus yells. As Merasmus entered the main room, he saw Pinkie pie had her hoof in her head again.
"Oooh are we leaving?" Pinkie asked.
"That we are pinkie." Merasmus said. Pinkie removes her hoof from her head.
"Okie!" She says, before flopping onto Merasmus's back holding on to his staff, causing him to grunt under pinkie's weight. "Pony ride!" She yells.
"Magicus Strengthicus." Merasmus whispered. He stood up straight and walked out of the boutique as if pinkie weighed nothing.
"YAAAAY!" Pinkie yells, throwing her hoofs up into the air.
"Where to next pinkie?" Merasmus asked.
"Hmmm..." Pinkie said, looking around. "There!" She yells, pointing in a direction. "Fluttershy's cottage!" She said. Merasmus nods and walks in the direction that pinkie pointed to.
TO BE CONTINUED