I hear her little voice humming through the door. I know this because I'm standing right by it, fidgeting nervously... awkwardly...
For the umpteenth time, I raise my knuckles and knock on the doorframe. "Applejack...?"
"Just a moment, sugarcube."
"I... uhm..." I chew on my bottom lip in a worried fashion. "I really... really think we should just send you back home for this."
"Don't be silly! I got this down pat!"
"But, Applejack..."
"Besides, I dun wanna leave yet! I wanna stick around with you and watch that 'heart' feller show the other wrestlers who's boss!"
"Uhm, actually he's the 'Blue Blazer' right now." I turn and gaze briefly into the frozen hologram in the middle of the living room. "Though, he doesn't exactly stay either for very much longer." A shudder, and I turn back to the door. "You sure you don't need help in there or—"
"Oh please. I ain't no lil' filly, and it's not like humans have things built all that differently."
"I know, but... you're so tiny and... and..." I grit my teeth. "It's hard enough watching you try and hop up onto the sofa, much less—"
"I done told you—I got this!"
"Right... well..." I take a deep breath and start to shuffle away across the apartment. "If you need anything... anything whatsoever, don't be afraid to—"
"Whoah nelly!" I hear a muffled thud, followed by a rampant splashing sound.
I blink. "Applejack?"
More and more splashing. It sounds like there's a fish-out-of-water inside, laced with the mare's panicked grunts.
"Applejack?!" I start to hyperventilate, my eyes imagining a yellow hoodie deflating to a lower balcony, devoid of any pony. My heart sends a jolt to my throat as I envision my little friend's blue article lying in a crumpled, mangled heap somewhere. "Applejack!" My hand flies to the doorknob. "I'm coming in!"
"Wait! It's okay! It's okay! I've got—"
Too late. I burst in through the door and stare—breathless—across the bathroom.
Applejack's left leg and tail are stuck inside the empty toilet. She's half-emerged, her bangs dripping with clean moisture as she stares—wide eyed—back at me. "I... er..." She blushes red as a beet. "I reckon I slipped before I even got started..."
"... ... ..." I stare at her.
She blinks, glances down at her water-soaked hoodie, then looks back up at me. Her cheeks look like they're about to explode with freckled popcorn.
"Snkkkt—"
"Heh heh heh..."
"Heeheehee!"
"Haah haah haah!" She finally pulls the rest of her lower self out of the bowl and shakes it in the air behind her like a cat. "Whewwwww..." She nods her soaked mane towards the stall beside her. "Think I could trouble you for the use of yer shower instead?"
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh no..." Tittering, I march forward and lift her out of the appliance by her shoulders. "You almost drowned once. I'm not letting it happen a second time."
"Awwwwww poo." Applejack says, then grimaces. "Er... y-you know what I mean."
Whelp, this has made my day! And btw, when will we be seeing ponies going to intergalactic picnics?
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Welp, at least the toilet didn't activate. Last thing they'd need is for her to end up in the Mushroom Kingdom. Or, you know, more likely in bottom of the toilet.
A child-assist toilet seat would probably be for the best in this kind of situation.
4537614 yay!
This story never fails to amuse and delight with adorable humor.
Oh, AJ. You're a silly pony
Hehehehehe d'awwwwww~
Pffft...seats...
Sounds like someone needs a booster seat
Who's a silly pony? Who's a silly pony? Who is? You is! Applejack!
Maybe a litter box?
I am really intereset about who the other ponys might be.
4539293 she is Kind of cat like
Also.....
Hundreds of years into the future, and they're still using water-based toilets?
Or does the narrator enjoy 'retro' fixtures?
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I think shortskirtsandexplosions just didn't consider there being any alternatives.
"Because Ponies Are the Size of Cats and They Love to Cuddle: by Fall Out Colt"
Jokes aside, I really enjoy this story!
I put off reading this story for the longest time, though I'm unsure why.
Few things to say now that I've jumped in:
First of all, I could easily see this story gaining a romance tag if you wanted to take it that way.
Second, I find myself strangely fine with the fact there isn't any shipping happening here, since this story (and Applejack specifically) is just so damn cute.
Well done.
*facehooves, shaking his head helplessly* I knew it...
I can't wait to see who shows up at the picnic. Twilight screening the process means they will probably be good ponies, which is a shame, because a cat sized Trixie would be the best thing ever.
I think I've figured out what the danger is to humanity; the ponies are basically cuddling versions of a Marilyn Monrobot, with a similar effect on society.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4510
Oooh that made my morning.
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"The Great and Powerful Trixie demands belly rubs!"
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No.
This chapter is so short, and I love it so much! Many a laugh was had... was? Were? Was. Many a laugh was had. Loving this, looking forward to seeing how the meetup/picnic goes! EXCITEMENT!
Those extra Pinkies were a happy mistake.
Please keep writing, I'll keep reading!
*falls backward from the levels stupidity from toilet scene* For the love of... *gets back up* Can we get to the picnic now? I want to know who else went through!
4541609 It wasn't a request or even a suggestion, it was merely an observation. Cool your tits.
4541167 That needs to happen.
Author dude, please include Trixie. The amusement... It might be epic.
Edit: Side-stories for other ponies could probably be made pretty easily, actually... Might be fun to see how the known characters would react to this futuristic human world. It might not survive Pinkie, though xD
I wasn't too sure about this story at first, but it just keeps getting cuter and more interesting.
it's written well too. Great job.
Please do more! :D
This book makes me wonder why AJ is still often regarded as being a background pony.
Only one word comes to mind: MOAR!!
Horray for toilet humor
4539635 I thought that joke didn't make much sense until I realized Panic! At The Disco is nearly impossible to ponify and Fall Out Boy has done some terribly long song titles lately.
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By this time we won't even need to. There will be microscopic nanobots inside our intestines that dissolve the un-needed substance into nothing. Same with the bladder.
4644990 /(-_-)/ science
4878647 Kids these days, don't even think about conservation of mass...
This is all forms of adorableness! :D
Nice job.
5801284 Well mass and energy are the same thing right? And light is pure energy with no mass right? So maybe the waste is converted into energy/light by microscopic anti-matter generators and used to solve all our energy problems! In the future, people's stomachs will glow, like Care Bears or Teletubbies!
Dark bit of wrestling history referenced there.