//------------------------------// // Seeing throughout ponies (Guest) // Story: Tales from Tinies. // by MrAquino //------------------------------// The Crystal Empire, like the rest of Equestria, has been receiving a steady influx of humans from the magic that has been bringing them. As in Equestria, the tiny humans were treated with respect and made friendships, up until the news had spread from Ponyville that humans also made very tasty treats. Then, as with everywhere else in Equestria, things changed. Friendships and bonds were strained when the ponies started tasting and engulfing the small humans they'd protected and helped. The rules of course were still the same in the Crystal Empire, and, as far as regulation went, Cadence was a bit more strict when it came to following them, minus the certain extenuating circumstances, of course. In fact, it is very easy to tell when a crystal pony is breaking the age rule; their nearly transparent bodies. The magic of the Crystal Heart, oddly enough, allowed someone, or somepony, on the outside to see who was on the inside. The inside was even stranger, considering their translucent nature. Light would shine in, allowing vision in their crystalline bodies, though it felt the same as any other stomach. It also, more or less, looked the same as any other stomach, except that it was colored the same as the rest of them and, if you pressed against the stomach wall, you could gaze out. Tiffany left her home, ready to scrounge for food. Her home was an abandoned mouse hole in an alleyway, which she worked hard to convert into a serviceable room. She's very glad that there's a dome of magic separating her new home from the vast snowy tundra outside. She snuck her way to the marketplace, making sure to avoid being seen by any of the giant ponies around her, many of whom were already showing signs of their human hunting prowess. On the further ones, she saw the silhouettes of their captures, and on the closer ones, she could make out every detail of the person inside. Oddly enough, though she couldn't truely see them, she can't see the placement of any of the ponies internal organs. One could easily assume that they don't actually have any organs and could engulf people just by touching them, making the ponies even more intimidating to the inexperienced. However Tiffany had plenty experience to spare, and sighs when she saw her neighbor has already been eaten. "Guess I'll be seeing you around sometime." She wandered into a nearby restaurant, hoping to find some crumbs. She wandered from table to table, hoping to find at least something. However she didn't, and moved onto the next. Throughout the day she went from restaurant to restaurant, hoping for some larger amounts of food to pack into her makeshift bag. However she only found enough to have her regular meals for the day. She headed home, her empty bag on her back, and disappointment written on her face. She sighed. "I really wish I could test that makeshift cooler out." As she continued her way, she heared a loud gasp. Turning around, her eyes grew wide with fear; An emerald green mare stood there, her amethyst purple eyes looking closely at her, followed by it licking it's lips. Almost immediately, Tiffany burst into a sprint, hoping to lose her before she got to the alleyway. "The last thing I need is for one of them to be patrolling near my home, waiting for me to leave!" Then she realized her mistake just a tad bit too late. Just as quickly as her rush began, so too it ended when she felt a set of feathers surrounding her. The mare, turninig out to be a pegasus, giggled at the easy capture of the little human. The mare cantered home, all while Tiffany struggled in vain to get out of her grip. However, Tiffany noticed something on her way to wherever the gem-like mare is taking her; the alleyway that she lives in. In fact, the home which her mouse hole is in, belongs to the mare. The mare entered the home and closed the door. She took off her saddlebags, placing them on a nearby stool. She wandered deeper into the house, heading up the stairs. "Good to be home, huh?" She giggled. "Wa-wait, y-you know about me?!" Tiffany stuttered. "Yup!" The mare responded happily. "Oh, I'm so glad I caught you before anypony else! You should be glad too; now you can move out of that little mouse hole and come live with me." "No way! You just want me to live inside you!" The mare giggled again. "You know, I'll be honest, the thought has crossed my mind more than once, but really, what good is having a roommate if you don't actually see them every once in a while? I mean, I know I'll be able to see you in a mirror every once in a while, but where's the fun in that? No, what I want is more of an actual roommate, someone I interact and have fun with, a friend on whom I can trust my secrets too, someone to help me up when I fall down, in a manner of speaking anyway." She cantered into her room and sets the woman in front of a small dollhouse-esque room, more like a little one room house complete with a removable roof and working doors & windows. The Mare sat on her haunches, blushing and twiddling her hooves. "This is for you, see um, I've kinda been watching you as you wander around, seen what you like and dislike. So I made you this little house and put things in it that I thought you'd like." "What am I, a pet?" Tiffany questioned in rather offended tone. "No! I mean, I just want to be friends that's all! Oh, I'm sorry I abducted you and all, but it just made me sad seeing how you lived and I wanted to offer something a bit better. I mean, it's not a perfect arrangement, I mean, I still want to feel you in my tummy but, you won't have to be in there all the time! I'll take you to places that you want to go! Th-There will be plenty of food for you too! Please! I'm tired of living by myself!" The mare looked down at her with big, pleading eyes. "I-I don't even know you!" Still utterly skeptical, Tiffany stuttered as she back off. "Oh, Sorry. I'm Emerald Swift. Nice to meet you, miss...?" She said, waving with a hoof. "Um, I-I'm Tiffany." "Nice to meet you Tiffany! So, uh, do you want to stay? I-I'll leave it up to you. I'll take you back to your hole if you don't want to." Emerald looked down at her, somewhat nervously. "Well... it is nicer than my little hole in the wall, but, I'm still not sure..." Tiffany looked up at Emerald, her expression told the mare that she is actually thinking about it, not just being polite. Then Emerald's stomach growled. "Oh...Do you... Do you think I could... You know?" Emerald asked, staring hungrily at Tiffany. Tiffany sighed in defeat. "I suppose I should have seen it coming since you caught me. F-Fine, j-just be careful." "YAY! Oh thank you!" Emerald cheered with glee. Tiffany gulped with worry at the pegasus' excitable nature. The mare lowered her head and opened her mouth. Slowly she lowered it, surrounding Tiffany with the living cave. Her lips close and she slurped Tiffany's feet in like a noodle. She carefully moved Tiffany around on her tongue, making sure to get as much of her taste without being too rough. Tiffany suddenly found herself staring headlong into the abyss, lit up an emerald green, and quickly found herself engulfed in it. She slowly reached the stomach, the ride took a bit longer than usual, considering how Emerald played her throat as the human woman went down. "Ahh." The mare exhaled, having been enjoying the fun. "Are you okay in there? Not to bad right? I mean for a stomach you know?" Tiffany sighed. "I guess so." All around her, Emerald's stomach churned slowly, obviously trying to process her into being the mare's nutrients, but failing at it. Tiffany laid her head on Emerald's flesh and slowly drifted to sleep. Emerald felt the human going to sleep, and felt tired herself, going to her bed. She laid on her bed and rubbed her belly, seeing the silhouette of the human inside before turning off the lights. Tiffany woke up to find herself in the house Emerald made for her. The smell of pancakes hit her nose, making get up and exiting out of the front door. She saw Emerald in front of her, eating a plate of pancakes, in which each were much bigger than Tiffany herself. Almost uncontrollably, Tiffany ran to the pancakes and started to eat. "Easy there!" Emerald spoke, using her wing to grab Tiffany and hold her in front of her face. "Had a good sleep?" "Yeah!" She replied, holding & eating a piece of pancake. "Wanna stay here now? I promise I'll only eat you at least... once a month." "And with Food? Deal!" Emerald smiled. "I believe this is the start of a beautiful friendship.