A New Dawn
After spending a good hour clearing the dust and grime out of my new home I turned my attention to the bed in one of the rooms. This house had three rooms and a bathroom so I figured one room would be where I slept, one would be some sort of multipurpose room. The other room was a kitchen with a stove and... a sink. Just those two things.
Sheesh, I'm going to need to get some furniture for this place, I mean look at that mattress!
The mattress... yeah, no way in heck I was sleeping on that thing. It probably had more bugs and diseases than a brothel would.
~Eew... it even smells as horrible as it looks.~
>So that's what that smell was. I kinda thought the house just had a natural funk to it.<
I (after wrapping my hands up in some cleaning rags I had found that weren't horrifyingly disgusting) picked up the mattress and carefully threw it out the front door so hard it landed right on the edge of the street.
>Some druggy can have it. I guess we're sleeping on the floor for tonight?<
Yup.
~Um... not to ruin the sense of accomplishment cleaning this place gave you, but what are we going to eat tonight?~
I sat down in the middle of my empty bedroom and dug through my bag. I thought I had... no, no food anywhere. At least the magicite has a bit of magic left in it.
>Yeah, but we've been cutting it close for a while now. We need to find a reliable source of magic to avoid detection.<
Well if you think of something feel free to tell me!
Suddenly, there was a knock at the front door. I quickly used some of the magic I had to turn back into a pony and opened the door. A whole pony family stood outside with nervous smiles on their faces.
"Uh... hi?"
A stallion I assume was the husband cleared his troat and said in a slightly shaky voice.
"W-we heard there was a new pony living here so we decided to b-bring you a welcome to the neighborhood gift."
One of the children, a filly who appeared to be the oldest, stepped forward and handed, er, hoofed my a pie tin.
"It's my famous blueberry pie. I hope you like it mister...."
"Jackknife. And thank you, I was just wondering what I would have for dinner tonight. I think I'll have some of this delicious looking pie."
My answer seemed to set them at ease (what, did they think I was going to throw it in their face and eat their firstborn child?) and the parents gave me a genuine smile. They were typical looking ponies, the stallion was a normal pony with brown fur and a dark brown mane with a sickle and some sort of grain as his cutie mark, and his wife was a redish purple color with a green mane and a blueberry as a cutie mark.
"Mister Jackknife."
I looked down at the other foal who was a boy with a blue coat and orange mane but no cutie mark... oh crap I just realized without my bags on my lack of cutie mark was visible. That probably makes me stand out and would draw unwanted attention.
"Yeah?"
Please don't ask about the cutie mark!
"Are you a vampony?"
I blinked and raised an eyebrow. Before I could respond the mare gasped and said,
"Orange Spice! Don't be rude!"
"It's no problem. You'd be surprised how many ponies think that because of the wings and eyes."
I turned to the embarrassed kid and said with a reassuring smile,
"I'm a Nocturne. It's very different from a vampony."
He nodded and mumbled a quiet sorry before moving to stand behind his mom. The stallion stepped forward and held out a hoof.
"I forgot to tell you our names, I'm Barley Fields, this is my wife Blueberry, my daughter Rhubarb." The fillie from before smiled at me. She had a pink coat and her mom's green mane. "And of course there's Orange Spice our son. We're very glad to meet you."
"It's nice to meet you too."
They smiled and trotted back to their home leaving me with a pie. I closed the door and hurriedly jabbed the magicite into my elbow in an attempt to save some magic.
"I gotta find more before tomorrow."
~That can wait, right now it's pie time!~
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In the whitetail woods, the group of guards that had helped escort Doctor Carefull Observer to the old human campsite had been met by a pegasus dispatch from Canterlot. As his message circulated, two mares in specific were dumbfounded by what he said.
"I can't believe Jack broke out and has been... killing ponies. It just doesn't make sense!"
Orchid turned to the doctor and placed a hoof on her shoulder.
"I know, it just doesn't seem like what he'd do. He just seemed to... nice to hurt a pony let alone kill one."
"That's what I'm saying. We must find out the truth and clear his name!"
"Except our new orders are to help track him down."
The doctor frowned before shaking her head.
"What are the Princesses hoping to accomplish by--"
One of the guards near the edge of the groups head literally exploded into red mist causing ponies to scream and look around in panic before a female voice said,
"Weapons free, open fire."
All at once four human soldiers opened fire on the unsuspecting guards taking many down before they could even react. Quickly the guards scrambled for cover and returned fire with magic and arrows.
One group had been unable to reach cover and one of the unicorns had cast a protective barrier. One human, a mountain of a man armed with a minigun unloaded into the field, shattering it in seconds and elimination the guards within just as fast. A few of the pegasi took to the air and desperately tried to avoid fire as they attempted to retreat but were quickly picked off by a mix of sniper fire and arrows fired from the treeline.
"Nice shooting Trace and Lenart. Enoch, can you deal with the cover."
"I've got just the thing."
"I'll cover you with AEGIS. Move!"
The female dashed from the tree line and hit something in her arm causing a barrier to form in front of her. One human with glasses on rather than a helmet followed and, when close enough, threw a sphere into the middle of one of the groups behind cover. It exploded into a mix of fire and electricity evoking screams from the affected ponies. Not a single one rose from the ground.
Farther away from the other groups, Orchid stood holding Doc down in an attempt to avoid notice. She looked at the destruction and mumbled,
"Come on, show them what you've got!"
A group of assorted guards charged the two retreating humans only for a barrage of arrows and sniper fire to cut them down.
"Thanks for the assist."
"Happy to help."
"Atlas, any more of them?"
"Not that I see." Said the minigun totting behemoth.
"Trace? Lenart?"
"Negative."
"Alright then--"
A lance hit the tree that Orchid and the doctor were hiding behind.
"I've got two!"
Literally out of nowhere, another human appeared crouching on the lance, gun pointed at the two.
"Take them out, Lance"
Orchid dove to the side, pulled Doc with her. The human swore before pulling his spear out of the tree and throwing it after them. Orchid ducked and it sailed past them and stuck into the ground. As Orchid looked back she saw that the human was gone. She broke into a gallop, pulling the Doctor with her. Gunfire exploded from where the lance had struck and Orchid saw that the human had somehow gotten there faster than she had expected. She galloped, ducking and weaving as she ran before a bullet narrowly missed her, grazing her side instead.
"Come on Doc! We've got to esca--"
Because she wasn't looking where she was going the two had run right over a sharp decline and were now rolling downhill. At the bottom, they splashed into a fast moving river. While Doc managed to breach the surface, Orchid's armor proved too heavy and she started to sink. She writhed and bucked and scrabbled at the heavy mail before she managed to break the leather straps securing it and pulled herself out of the iron shell. She kicked her hoofguards off and tore off her helmet, allowing her to make it to the surface.
"Doc! Doc where are you!"
"Here! I'm here!"
The mare turned and saw the doctor swimming along behind her.
"Hopefully we should be--"
"Waterfall!"
Orchid spun around and saw, to her horror, a massive waterfall drawing closer fast. The two frantically tried to swim for shore, but failed due to their exhaustion. The current picked up and it was all the two could do to attempt to avoid the rocks and other debris filling the river. They couldn't escape unscathed though, with Orchid painfully jarring her hind leg on a rock she kicked away from and Doc bashing her head against another one. Despite their efforts, they soon plunged over the falls and into the pool below.
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I awoke early (Probably because my back was killing me from sleeping on the floor all night) and stretched out, causing a chorus of cracks and snaps to come from my battered body.
"Oh sweet jimminy christmas that hurt!"
~It hurt to hear.~
>Consider seeing a chiropractor.<
Honestly I should, my back has felt like crap for ages.
I had spent a good portion of last night skulking around stealing magic from anything I could. I had a few close calls but fortunately I don't think any of the ponies saw me.
>Once again, you rely to heavily on dumb luck. Your luck will eventually run out you know.<
I know, but I've been trying to lessen the risks as much as I can.
~Honestly, we've been doing good about not getting caught so far. Let's try to keep it that way.~
>*inarticulate grumbling*<
I turned back into my pony form and went to the bathroom mirror to make myself look presentable. I took a shower (although without soap I don't know exactly how clean I would be) and tried to do something with my mane. I had no idea how stallions styled their manes so I just assumed that making it look not flat and greasy was the best course of action. With that out of the way, it was time to go to work and... do stuff.
~Here's to hoping work isn't boring and hard!~
>You realize nothing can be easy for us, right?<
Somebody's a ray of sunshine today.
I closed and locked my door and made my way to town hall. When I arrived, I saw Mayor Bureau unlocking the doors. He noticed me and nodded.
"Morning Jackknife. I wasn't expecting you to he here so early."
"Well I don't have a clock so I just hoped I wasn't late."
"We've got some extras in the storeroom, feel free to borrow one of you need."
"Thanks, I think I will."
As we were talking, Brooke and a mare I didn't recognize walked up and smiled while calling out "good morning."
"Morning Brooke, who's your friend?"
"Oh this is Legible Ledger. She does filling for townhall."
I waved to her and she waved back, a shy smile on her face. Brooke bumped me with her shoulder and gave me a sly smile.
"What are you doing back here so soon? Miss me already?"
"Actually I work here now. Mayor Bureau gave me a job."
She looked surprised then smiled broadly as I turned to walk through the now open doors. She turned to face Ledger and mouthed the word "yes" while pumping her hoof. The mare stifled a giggle before walking with Brooke into the building.
After getting acquainted with my duties as secretaries assistant I received my first task, delivering an envelope to the teacher of the local school, a mare named Miss Orchard Bloom. As I set out, I couldn't help but look at the vastly unbalanced population of the town.
I'm counting six mares to every one stallion, what's with the huge gender imbalance?
>I don't know, but it's super weird.<
~Um... don't look now, bit I'm seeing a lot of stares coming our way.~
I've got sunglasses on so it doesn't matter, no...pony can see where I'm looking anyway. And it's probably just because I'm a Nocturne.
I continued on my way, following various signs in the attempt to reach the school house.
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"Oh? Whatsss thisss? There'sssss two poniessss in my pool? Uh oh, they look hurt. I sssshould bring them inssssside."
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I hate the humans.
8203762 That's the point!
Yay we're gonna get to see orchid and doc again (thank god they still think he isn't to blame) but darn you Luna for sending them to find him knowing his weakness, bun pone and bat pone although it would be funny if he poofed in front of doc and orchid from pone to human
8203799 I'll think about it.
8203804 pls have them meet again, my happiness levels need the boost of silliness and funny reactions to seeing the three together again (like the musketeers) also you are my favorite writer of all the people on this website-enclave officer 100% random
5 bucks says you'll reply to this comment.
I was wondering where those two ponies went. They were strangely missing for a good portion of the beginning of the story.
Also, shit, them. Those humans create problems.
8203822 I'll take that bet!
Wait...
8203817 Although I don't feel I'm good enough to be the best writer here (people who's stories have been featured are probably better) I appreciate the compliment!
8203822 If you haven't noticed I reply to all comments I see. So whoever takes that bet lost before it even began.
8203826 Everywhere they go.
8203861 Yeah... I reply to all comments I see so... the odds were never in your favor.
So besides Jack, his neighbor and son, and the mayor how many males do we think are in town? I get the feeling that there isn't enough and Jack is going to be getting several female companions shortly.
8203892 What made you think that? ;]
Vesper to the convenient plot related rescue!
8203762 THAT'S RACIST! But seriously, memes aside, Jack's backstory proves they're not all bad, just that the ones in charge ruin it for everyone else. Kinda like the real world.
8203990 Exactly. Also did you mean Verdant?
8204032 Yeah. Sorry.
8204066 No prob. Just wanted to make sure I hadn't forgotten something.
8204492 And is scared of her own shadow.
8204502 I WILL!
dang, i'm enjoying this story so much, that i read almost 10 chapters in one day, I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT!
8204751 Since my schedule just cleared up I've been writing a new chapter every day. You won't need to wait long. (Ps. I try to have them out by lunch btw)
8204853 JA JA JA JA JA JA JA JA JA JA JA
8204853 *Eats popcorn*
You post a new chapter
*Popcorn eating intensifies*
8204853 *Eats popcorn*
You post a new chapter
*Popcorn eating intensifies*
8205290 Yup.
Didn'T he said he couldn'T read their language? Isn't that going to be a problem?
I see it like that, somewhere there is a town full ow Stallions like Mares in Ponyville, or a place where the gender ratio is more Stallions than Mares. I just don't like to support that herd stuff and everything just bcause they are based on horses.