Flammen Woofer

by Croabadrake

Chapter Four: You'd have to be insane...

It was not long before the aforementioned caution was abandoned out of boredom.

"Let's try this one!"

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[I... I was normal once. It was a looooong, long time ago... a land far away I think. I had lots of people who liked me. I liked them back, and they liked that, which I liked!]

The doctor dove to the side to avoid the jet of flames.

[Well... I guess it all kind of changed. One day, I got really sick... it made me sad, and everyone else was sad but I was so sad I couldn't make them not sad... it was sad, and so was I.]

A scorch-mark was left on the wall of the cafeteria, where silence reigned at what just happened...

[Then, one of my bestest friends came to help cheer me up! He said he had a spell that could make me feel all better again! He kept telling me it was safe, and he was my bestest friend so I knew he wouldn't lie to me, because I was his bestest friend too!]

Cue panic, workers trying to keep the patients in line and escorting them out. Panic had reigned before for various reasons, which meant that the staff were fairly trained in handling this sort of thing. It'd just never been caused by... her before.

[And then his horn had this bright glow around it... it was really pretty, so I stared at it while he cast the spell. And then... uh, I'm not sure what happened. I was somewhere else.]

Naturally, she panicked too. Not everyone spontaneously gets the ability she just did without knowing about it.

[I didn't recognize anyone, so I went to ask somepony where I was and who they were and what was going on. They looked really confused at me, and kind of hurried along so I hurried after them. I thought that maybe they didn't hear me, so I asked louder, since that would help them hear me!]

Anyone who got near her seemed to wind up on fire as she turned to them, trying to ask what was going on. Thankfully, their coats protected them well enough that shedding them was usually enough to get away safely.

[Well... they kept speeding up, so then I thought they wanted to play chase while I talked! I didn't know why they would do that since they couldn't hear me, but I didn't want to give up so I kept talking louder and louder, chasing them.]

Eventually, someone managed to jump her from behind and get her muzzle onto her. Small sparks still erupted from the corners of her mouth as she whined, though she seemed to be thankful that the fire was gone.

[We played like that for a while before some other ponies I didn't recognize caught me. They asked me questions, and I answered but they didn't seem to understand... that's okay, I was used to ponies back home not being able to understand me much either.]

"What... has gotten into you?" a doctor asked. "How did you... what is this, I don't even..."

[And then they took me here, and I met lots of new ponies... they're my friends now, though I don't know where my old friends went. I live here now, and they talk to me every day and they feed me, just like at home! I'm not allowed to go to as many places, but that's okay because I like everyone here!]

"We'll... we'll figure something out," a nearby nurse said. "Let's just get you back to your room... maybe we should get in contact with Twilight Sparkle, in case this is a failed spell of hers or something...?"

[...and they like that! Mostly. And I like that they like that! Which I like!]

She was escorted back to her room, cautiously, as she began to figure out that the whining caused the sparks and mild heat in her mouth.

[I mean, finding out I was a pony a few days later took some getting used to... but that's okay too, because it didn't change much!]

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The stranger stared over the image, smiling for several moments. And then his eyes showed confusion, his smile remaining.

"...that's not a dog," he stated. "...why is that pony listed in the dogs section? Am I still in the-- yes, yes I'm still in the dogs section."

He facepalmed. "Maybe it's a glitch... yes, even reality has its glitches I'm sure. Let's take this back..."

He reached into the image and pulled the fire breath element free.

"...and then find a new subject. Fate's taking fourteen forevers, so let's try for something a little different this time, shall we?"

The stranger then began looking through the list once more, this time looking for a particular type of subject...

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[BronyKat]

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