"Moving day. Just hearing that phrase gave me an odd feeling in my stomach. Katie had seemed so optimistic, so ready to leave. I didn’t want to leave Indiana, leave my friends, leave the middle school I was enrolled in. Life was pretty sweet here.

"The thing is, my dad got a new job. He works in medicine and was promoted to a higher rank. That’s good for him. The only bad news is that we’ll be on the road forever to get to where we’re headed." - Benjamin Johnson

This is based on a real non-brony named Ben, who actually helped me write a good chunk of this around 2011-2012. Some mild -ish language, cartoony violence, and romance.