Ponytale [OLD]

by Sonic Gamer


Ch.1 Into the Ruins

The human woke up on a bed of yellow flowers. She then walked deeper into the ruins, until she found a cute sentient yellow flower.

“Howdy,” the flower said. “I'm Flowey, Flowey the flower. Hmmm… you're new to the Underground, aren't cha? Don't worry, I'll show you how things work around here. Ready? Here we go.” It was then when Flowey started teaching the human. “See that heart? That is your soul, the very culmination of your being.” The human then moved it around. “Your soul starts off weak, but it can grow strong if you gain a lot of LV. What's LV stand for? Why, Love, of course! You want some Love, don't you? Don't worry, I'll share some with you!” Flowey then winked at the human, and made white pallets appear. “Down here, Love is shared through… little white ‘friendliness pallets’. Are you ready? Move around, and get as many as you can!”

The human got one, but got damaged from it. “Ouch!” The human shouted, “What was…?”

“You idiot!” Flowey shouted as he made an evil face, “In this world, it's kill or be killed. Why would anyone pass up an opportunity like this!?” The pallets were now surrounding the human. “DIE!” Flowey shouted as the pallets closed in on the human. But, before the pallets could touch the human, they disappeared, and the human was healed up. Flowey became confused, but before he could question it, he was bounced away by a magic beam.

That beam came from a dark blue alicorn with a flowing mane that resembled the night sky, wearing a chest piece with a crescent moon, princess shoes, and her cutie mark was a crescent moon. “What a terrible creature, torturing a poor, innocent youth…” she said. “Ah, do not be afraid, my child. I am Princess Luna, caretaker of the Ruins. I pass through this place every day to see if anyone has fallen down. You are the first human to come here in a long time. Come! I will guide you through the catacombs. This way.” She walked off as the human followed her.

As the human followed Luna, she found a flashing star in the middle of the room. She became filled with determination, and her progress was saved. After passing through the entrance to the ruins, there was a variety of switches in which Princess Luna activated with the exception of two buttons on the floor. “These ruins are filled with puzzles,” she said, “You’ll have to solve them to bypass certain areas. Come now, my child.” she then went through the door that was opened from the switches that she activated

The human followed her. And they entered a hallway.

“You must activate two switches in this room that you need to activate,” Princess Luna said, “Don’t worry, I have labeled the ones you need to activate.”

As they wandered around looking for the switches, the human found one switch with arrows pointing at it. She activated it, and eventually, she found two more switches on the same spot, but only one of them was labeled. She activated that switch, and then, a door opened.

“Great job, my child,” Princess Luna responded, “There are more puzzles up ahead, so be prepared.” Then, they entered the next room. In the room, there was a practice dummy. “There are times when you encounter other ponies. When you do, you will enter a fight. When you enter a fight, strike up a friendly conversation. Try practicing on this dummy.”

The human then, encountered the dummy. “Hello there,” the human said to the dummy. But, the dummy didn't seem much for conversation. The human then, spared the dummy.

“Great job, my child,” Luna congratulated. “Now, be sure to use this tactic when you encounter others. If you stall for time, I'll come to resolve the conflict. Now come, my child.” She left the room, and the human followed her.

There was another hallway, and as the human followed Luna, she encountered a frog-like creature called Frogget. She complimented Frogget, telling him that he was cute.

Frogget didn't understand what the human said, but was flattered anyway. He even blushed brightly. But, then Luna came in, and gave Frogget a dirty look. Frogget then hopped away.

The human then continued following Luna. They stopped at a bridge covered in spikes.

“This is the next puzzle,” Luna told the human. “But… here, hop on my back.” She nealed down so the human can get on her back. The human did so, and Luna walked in a certain trail where the spikes would disappear. The human riding on Luna’s back actually looked very adorable. “These puzzles seem a bit too dangerous. Better let me handle them for a while.” They then entered another hallway. “My child, I'm afraid I have to leave you alone for a while. I'm sorry for this.” Luna then teleported away, and was no where to be seen.

The human became worried, and ran down the long hallway, looking for her. When the human reached the end of the hallway, Luna came out from behind a pillar.

“Don't worry, my child,” Luna said. “I didn't leave you, I was behind this pillar the whole time. I'm sorry for worrying you, but this was to test your independence. Now, for the remaining time, I need you to stay in this room until I come back. I'll give you a cellphone so we can keep in touch. If you need anything, or just want to chat, just give me a call.” She then left the human in the room as she went out to take care of some errands.

But, the human didn't do what Luna said, and moved on through the rest of the ruins. As she entered the room, her cellphone started ringing.

“Hello, Princess Luna here,” Luna said on the phone. “You haven't left the room, have you? Please stay where you are, I’ll be right back.” She hung up.


However, the human continued exploring the ruins. When she got to the next room, she got another phone call from Luna.


“Hello, Luna again,” Luna said. “For no particular reason at all, which do you prefer better, butterscotch or cinnamon?”

“Uh, cinnamon I guess,” the human answered.

“OK, got it,” Luna replied before hanging up.

The human took another step forward, and got another call from Luna.

“Hi, me again,” said Luna. “You don’t dislike butterscotch, do you? I know what your preference is, but would you turn your nose if you saw it on your plate?”

“Well, not really,” the human answered. “Why?”

“Just making sure,” Luna answered. “Bye now.” She then hung up.

The human took more steps forward. Then she got yet another call from Luna.

“Excuse me, it’s me again,” Luna said. “You don’t have any food allergies, do you?”

“No,” the human answered. “Why?”

“Just checking,” she answered. “That’s all for now, see you when I get back!” She then hung up one last time.


The human then continued exploring the ruins. She solved many puzzles, they included floors breaking when she stepped on them, even a talking rock with attitude. Eventually, she ran into a ghost wearing a cowgirl hat who’s pretending to sleep.

“Is she gone?” the ghost whispered to herself in a redneck accent. “Nope, she’s still there.”

That ghost was in the human’s way, so she decided to move her with force. The both of them entered a fight. However, she didn’t fight the ghost, she only had a friendly conversation with her. “Say, I like your hat,” she told the ghost.

“Why, thank you,” the ghost replied. “Ah got it from mah parents before they passed away. But, don’t feel to bad for me, after ah died in the war, ah would be able to see them anytime ah want. And don’t worry, ah’m still able to live with mah family too.”

“You have a family?” the human asked.

“Yep,” the ghost answered. “Mah husband is a dragon named Spike, we adopted two foals named Cinnamon Stick and Cinnamon Roll, and ah gave birth to dragon-pony hybrid, we named him Applespike.”

“Wait, you’re married to a dragon?” the human asked.

“Yeah,” the ghost answered. “Ah developed feelings toward him after he saved me from timber wolves. Ah know he’s a totally different species, but don’t judge me.”

“I won’t,” the human replied.

“Well,” the ghost responded. “You seem cool. Name's Applejack. Nice to make your acquaintance. Well, you probably got somewhere to be, I'll get outta your way.” She then floated away, and the human continued exploring the ruins.