A Dutchmen in Equestria.

by Viper Freak

Chapter 1: The sheep that could not speak

Chapter 1: The sheep that could not speak

‘Dit kan niet echt zijn!’ (This can’t be real!) Flip bleared frantically as he looked himself over, seeing that all except his face and hooves were covered in white wool, ‘Dit moet een droom zijn!’ (This must be a dream!) he continued almost hysterically, holding his head in his hooves, as if about to lose it.

After calming down a bit, Flip came with an idea that will let him know if this is really a dream. Raising one of his fore hooves in front of him, he eyed it in trepidation and took in a deep breath to steel himself before going to slap himself across the face as hard as he could.

As he did, however, he missed his intended target and scraped the underside of his chin with the points of his cloven hoof. The force of his generally missed hoof carried him to the ground with a thud, ‘Auw!’ (Ouch!) he yelled out, more out of frustration than actual pain.

‘What in tarnation is with all that ruckus?’ A female voice with a western accent called out, a voice that sounded really familiar to Flip as he sat there, nursing the scrapes on the underside of his chin with a hoof.

Flip slowly turned back towards the gate, seeing an orange pony with a blond mane and a cowboy hat resting on her head, walking towards him with a bemused look on her face, ‘So, you’re the one that’s making all that noise,’ Applejack stated as she came a few feet from Flip.

Flip could only look wide eyed in shock, his mouth hanging open as he gauged at the earth pony, making her look at him with her raised eyebrow, ‘Are you alright there little one?’

That last part struck a nerve in Flip and snapped him out of his mind block, he wasn’t known to be on the small side in his own world. In fact, he was considered quite tall, ‘Little?!’ Flip yelled with a glare, only for it to come out as an angry sheep noise.

‘Whoa there fella,’ Applejack said wide eyed as she backed up slightly, but then got into a running stance with a furrowed brow, ‘better give yah a timeout, don’t want anypony else to have to deal with an angry sheep.’

Now it was Flip’s turn to look wide eyed as Applejack reared on her hind legs in a prancing stance, her hooves digging into the air as she yelled ‘Yeehaw, get along little doggie!’ and ran towards him when she landed back on all fours.

Flip tried to get out of Applejack’s path, only to stumble an inch away and landing on his face with a smack.

AJ saw it happening, but couldn’t stop herself in time, ‘Whoa-‘ was the only thing she could get out before colliding with Flip, tumbling over each other before coming to a halt in a heap.

Applejack, who lay on top of Flip’s back, was the first speak up, ‘Well, that went unexpectedly.’

‘Kan dat wel zeggen.’ (Can say that again.) Flip blurted as the orange mare got off of him.

Applejack scratched the back of her neck as she eyed the sheep before her with a confused expression, ‘Sugar cube, uh.. why didn’t ye start runnin’?’

‘Probeer jij maar eens te lopen als je net wakker word in een Bronies droom en getransformeerd werd in een schaap.’ (You try walking when you just woke up in a Bronies dream and being transformed into a sheep.) Flip responded with an angry glare, already getting the idea that the farm mare couldn’t understand him.

The idea getting more confirmation as Applejack looked at him with more confusion, ‘Uhm,’ she started, her eyes darting left and right when her confused look changed into an uneasy one, ‘sorry there fella, but ah can’t understand.. uh, sheep. Can’t you talk.. normal like?’

Flip gave her a deadpan stare and shook his head slowly.

‘Oh,’ Applejack muttered, a bit uneasy with the situation, ‘Well, could ya atleast stand up?’

Flip looked at his hooves with a worried expression, placing them under his body and readied himself before standing up, albeit on shaky hooves. But as soon as he gave the pony in front of him a weak smile, his legs gave out from under him and he landed splayed out on the ground.

Applejack let out an awkward chuckle, ‘Come now, enough fooling around.’ but she got a distraught look on the sheep’s face, ‘You aren’t fooling, are ya?’ once she got a head shake from the wool covered creature, her eyes darted quickly left and right as she thought with a worried look, which changed into a wide eyed and smiling one, ‘I got it, I’ll take ya to Fluttershy, she takes care of animals and can talk with them too.’ she then extended a hoof toward Flip.

Flip looked at the extended limb with a little interpretation, knowing full well the power behind those things from the show, but moved his own hoof on hers anyway.

Flip didn’t had the time to regret the decision as Applejack swung him on her back in one swift move, ‘Now, hold on tight fella,’ the farm mare said, ‘and we’ll be at Fluttershy’s in no time.’ immediately starting off in a dead sprint, almost throwing him off in the process.

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Not much longer after that, they arrived at a burrowed home within a hill with a bridge that ran over a stream in front of it, all kinds of animal housings dotted the home and the front lawn.

Applejack trotted toward the front door, Flip still clinging to her back, albeit barely from when they crossed Ponyville, getting awkward looks when they thundered through.

The orange mare knocked at the door as she got to it, the sound of muffled hooves steps followed soon after.

The sound stopped and the door opened, revealing the pony with a yellow coat and a pink mane behind it. The sight of her made Flips heart stop for a second as he eyed his second best pone of the series, Ik weet niet of ik in een raar soort limbo ben,(I don’t know if I’m in a strange kind of limbo,) he thought to himself, maar als het zo is, laat mij dan niet wakker worden.(but if it is, don’t let me wake up.)

‘Oh, hello Applejack,’ Fluttershy said with a soft, sweet tone, her voice sending shivers down Flip’s back, it didn’t matter to him what the fandom said, but to him, was Fluttershy the prettiest of the mane six, she looks even cuter now that she’s standing right in front of him, ‘how can I help you to-oh!’ Fluttershy gasped as she noticed the sheep draped over the back of her friend, ‘Who’s that you got there?’

‘Ah don’t know,’ Applejack said, turning sideways so Fluttershy could see Flip better, ‘he was just outside of Sweet Apple’s borders making allot of noise. At first, ah thought he was cranky,’ that earned her a bemused look from the sheep before continuing, ‘but as he couldn’t stand up, let alone walk, ah thought he might be hurt and figured to bring him to you, as you are good with animals and understanding them all.’

‘Well, I could try and have a look at him,’ Fluttershy murmured as she stepped inside her home and pointed at a rug that was sitting in the middle of the room with a hoof, ‘would you be so kind and put him down over there Applejack?’

‘Sure thing sugar cube,’ Applejack said and walked inside, stopping just shy of the rug and slowly lowering herself into a sitting position, making the sheep slide gently off of her back, ‘there you go,’ she chirped, ‘all nice and cozy like.’

Flip rolled his eyes as the orange mare moved away and the yellow one to take her place, though he had to say that the rug felt really soft as he sat there. He was pulled out his musing as Fluttershy got closer to him, his heart beating faster with every step, ‘Hello little one,’ Fluttershy cooed, making Flip swallow his frustration against the “small word”, for no one should get mad at Fluttershy, no one, ‘be a good sheep and sit still for a moment while I’ll inspect you.’

Flip held perfectly still as Fluttershy laid her ear against his chest, his heart still beating like a rhythmic drum, ‘Oh my,’ she gasped, ‘his heart is beating really fast.’

Flip tried to hold his tongue, he really did, but with how cute she was looking, he couldn’t help but respond, even going so far as to say it in English, ‘It’s because a cute pony is trying to examine me.’

Fluttershy’s eyes went wide and her pupils became pinpricks before she turned away and hid away behind part of her mane, though a small blush could still be seen, ‘O-oh, t-thank you.’ she stammered, earning a raised eyebrow from the other mare in the room, yet said nothing.

Once she recollected herself, Fluttershy got back in front of Flip, ‘Uhm,’ She started, ‘would you be so kind and tell me if anything is wrong?’

‘Well, other than the fact that I was first in a world of bipedal creatures, called humans, and that I was one of them, but then fainted and woke up here in Equestria whilst ending up looking like this,’ Flip said in a exasperated tone as looked down on as gestured at himself before looking back at the yellow pegasus, ‘ I’m doing good.’

Fluttershy looked at him with a blank expression before promptly falling over as she lost consciousness.

‘Fluttershy!’ Applejack exclaimed, making her way toward her fallen friend and picking her up in her hooves, giving the sheep an angry glare, ‘What the hay did you say to her?’

Flip could only shrug and shake his head frantically as he brought his front legs up in defense, knowing full well she couldn’t understand him anyway and hoped Fluttershy didn’t stay knocked out for long.

Luckily for Flip, did the yellow mare’s eyes flutter back open soon after it happened and stirred slightly in Applejack’s grasp, ‘Fluttershy, you’re okay there, sugar cube?’ she asked, her worried expression changing into a scowl, ‘Was it somethin’ the sheep said?’ She turned back to Flip with an angry look in her eyes, ‘Cause if he said somethin’ bad, then ah will-‘

Applejack’s angry rambling was cut short as Fluttershy placed a hoof on one of hers, ‘No Applejack, he didn’t say anything bad,’ she turned to the creature in question with a tired smile, ‘his answer just caught me off guard, that’s all.’

When the timid mare made her way back on her hooves with the help of the farmer, Applejack couldn’t help wonder, ‘Then what the heck did he say to make you faint?’

Fluttershy looked toward Flip, as if asking permission. Once he nodded, she turned back to her friend and told her the same thing he told her.

‘Ah guess ah can see why it could overwhelm you,’ The orange mare said as rubbed the back of her head with a hoof, ‘heck, ah still can’t believe it to be true.’

‘Well, it is.’ Flip stated, giving Fluttershy the time to translate it for the other mare, ‘Even I don’t know what happened, or how it happened.’

‘Well, we could ask Twilight if she has knowledge about things like that,’ Applejack muttered, more to herself than the others, ‘but first, we need you to be standin’ on yer own hooves.’

Flip gulped and nodded, taking in a deep breath before placing his hooves under his body, his face contorted as he used his strength to get up and finally ending up in doing so, albeit still on slightly shaking legs, but kept standing.

‘Here,’ Fluttershy said as she moved in next to Flip and pressed her body against his for support, ‘let me help you find your balance.’

Flip's cheeks flushed red with the mare so close to him, earning an amused smile from Applejack as she watched, his blush darkened even further as Fluttershy softly added, ‘Your wool is very soft.’ and almost made him lose his footing.

The farmer was barely able to stifle her laughter as she saw the flustered sheep taking his first steps as her friend guided him.

A few moments passed, and Flip begrudgingly better at walking around on his own, though Fluttershy stayed close, just incase he got a relapse, which didn’t happen, ‘Well, it looks like ya movin’ fine on yer own now,’ Applejack said, adjusting her hat, ‘wadda ya say we start heading toward Twilight’s?’

‘Oh, I don’t know Applejack,’ Fluttershy expressed worriedly as she gabbed Flip and pressed him against herself in a protective manner, ‘what if he falls and break something?’

‘This morning I was waltzed over by a pony,’ Flip was able to wheeze through the firm grip of the caring mare, ‘and hadn’t broken anything.’ he had to take a sharp inhale as the mare tighten her hold, ‘Though you are close to breaking my back at this point!’

‘Oh.. sorry.’ Fluttershy whispered, smiling sheepishly as she released her hold and let him take in the much-needed oxygen, her smile turning into a frown once he calmed down and placing a hoof on his shoulder, prompting him to look into her greenish blue eyes, ‘Now you tell me who this pony was that tackled you, or what the pony looked like if you don’t know. Because I’ll find this pony and let that pony have a piece of my mind on how you shouldn’t hurt defenseless critters.’

Flip couldn’t help but let his eyes drift toward Applejack, which didn’t go unnoticed by the mare in front of him, ‘You were that pony?’ the animal loving mare asked in shock, to which Applejack could only let out a guilty chuckle and rub the back of her neck with a hoof.

Now it was Flip’s turn to take on a amused smirk as he watched the strong Applejack being pushed into a corner by the meek Fluttershy, while the latter was giving her friend an earful on how to treat critters.

‘Look, ah’m sorry, okay!’ Applejack pleaded as she pressed her hooves to her face, ‘Ah never meant to hurt him.’

‘It’s alright Applejack,’ Fluttershy soothed as she placed a hoof on the farmer’s shoulder, ‘you didn’t hurt him too badly, did she? she asked as she looked toward the sheep, when she got a shake of his head, she turned back to the mare before her, ‘See? He’s forgiven you already. I just wanted you to know to take some time to assess the situation, that’s all.’

‘Will do.’ Applejack replied with a slight smile, which turned into a questioning look, ‘But.. uh, is it okay now to go to Twilight’s?’

Fluttershy looked over to Flip, who was nodding feverishly with a bright smile as he was really keen on meeting Twilight and seeing the fandom’s most hated (not his) castle, she turned back with a giggle, ‘It seems so, let’s go.’

The group made their way toward the front door, but stopped as Fluttershy suddenly gasped and turned to the only male in their company with a apologetic look in she eyes, ‘I almost forgot to introduce myself to you. I’m Fluttershy.’ placing a hoof on her chest at the latter.

‘Oh yeah,’ The other mare laughed as she took off her hat in a greeting way, ‘and ah’m Applejack,’ she placed the hat on her head and gave the sheep a knowing smirk and raised eyebrow, ‘but somethin’ tells me you knew that fur quite a while now.’

Flip just smirked back, not saying anything. But the smirk soon changed into one of confusion as he saw Fluttershy staring at him in anticipation, as if waiting on something, but as soon as she noticed that that something didn’t come, her giddy smile faltered a bit and she asked hesitantly, ‘Uhm, and what is your name?’

The sheep’s mouth formed a silent “O” as he understood what she is waiting for and chastise himself for not getting it sooner, ‘Sorry, My name is Phillip, but you can call me Flip,’ he looked down at himself before he added with a smirk, ‘Flip the sheep.’

To be continued

Author's Note:

So, here's the second chapter I promised.

Comments

[Mauser1888]

Nice! Tracking to see where this goes.

[Viper Freak]

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Thanks, I hope I can keep you interested