Detour

by Jetset0099

Latin Class Was Worth It

The sun had just disappeared under the horizon as the last of the crowd, except for Applejack and her brother, were heading up the field back towards Ponyville, still excited from the recent events. All of the tables had been picked up, and Jake was just about to close up the cargo ramp when he remembered something. He ran up to the cockpit and got a small jug attached to the end of a long rod he used to check the fuel for sediment with. He walked back out and shut the door, jumping off the rising platform as it went up. Mac looked at the device in the pilots hand.

"What's that for partner?"
Jake walked around to the left side of the plane and went under the wing.

"It's a container I use to check the fuel for sediment during preflight checks. Hopefully I can scrounge up at least a cup of it for Twilight to duplicate so I can get this thing running again."

He lifted the rod up and aimed the container at a small hole in the bottom of the wing. Drop by drip, the remaining fuel leaked into the jug. After a minute, Jake had the amount required for the job. He lowered it down in front of his eyes.

"Don't fail me now, you're my last hope."
Applejack walked over to him.

"Now that ya got what ya needed, ah think it's best ya head over ta Twilight's an' drop it off now b'fore she goes ta bed. That way you an' Mac can start workin' early tomorra. Her house is the large treehouse at the far end of the town square. Ya can't miss it."

"Yeah that's probably a good idea. I shouldn't have trouble finding the place."

Jake walked over to the third guard, who was the only one not passed out from alcohol, and said goodbye. The guard shook his hoof.

"Well that was certainly an interesting experience I never imagined I'd have when I woke up this morning. My names Silverstream by the way. I can't believe I went all this time without properly introducing myself."

"No problem. It was fun."
He looked over his shoulder into the lantern lit guard tent at the two out cold.

"Are they going to be alright?"
Silverstream looked back over him and chuckled.

"Ah they'll be fine. They could never hold their own anyways."

Applejack yelled over to him as she was walking away with Mac.

"Ya better get yer flank over there or she's gonna be asleep!"
Jake rolled his eyes and smiled.

"Yes mother!"
He turned around and headed for the town, glancing back at the guard.

"I'll see you around. Have a good night."

"You as well."
Silverstream walked into the tent and shut the flap behind him.

The two siblings had already crossed the field and were heading through town towards the farm as Jake was only halfway across.

The moonlight faintly lit the grass as it gently waved in the breeze, making a faint rustling sound. Then Jake stopped, and his body froze up as he stared at the faint silhouette of a pony about twenty feet away. Just far enough to be hidden by the darkness. The pilot was getting nervous.

"Who...who's there. What do you want?"

In an instant, the pony was gone without a sound. Jake slowly and cautiously walked forward to where the mystery being once stood, only to find a small slip of paper laying on the grass. He picked it up and read it. After a minute of processing, he finally pieced it together, and almost collapsed in shock. However, the captain overcame it and broke off into a sprint towards the town.
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Twilight was in her room getting ready for bed when Spike came in.

"So how was the party?"
Twilight sat down on the edge of the bed and fluffed her pillow.

"It was one of the best Pinkie pie parties I've ever been to. We all moved it out to the field where Jake's aircraft was. He played this type of music called rock, which I didn't like at first, but I came around. It's actually really catchy."
Their conversation was interrupted by a fierce pounding on the treehouse door. Twilight was suspicious as she descended the staircase into the dark main floor, until she looked out the window and saw that it was only Jake. She opened the door, and he ran in and slammed it behind him, panting and gasping for air.

"You...won't...believe this. I...need your...help!"

Twilight flicked on the lights and led Jake over to a couch to sit down before interrogating him. He sat down and just stared at the wall, slowly regaining his breath. The lavender unicorn sat down in front of him and began asking questions.

"Ok first of all, what happened?"
Jake had regained enough air to talk normally now, but was still looking away from Twilight as he spoke.

"I was walking through the field on my way here to drop off that cup of fuel for you to duplicate, when I was stopped by a figure in front of me. I asked it who it was, but before I got an answer, it ran away. However, it left something. Something that scares me and makes me happy at the same time. I'm not sure what to think."
Twilight was getting impatient.

"What was it?! Come on and tell me!"
Jake turned to look at her.

"Twilight...I'm not alone."
She looked confused.

"What do you mean? Of course your not. We're all here as well. If you ever need somepony to talk to, we'll always be happy to-"
She was cut off by a raised hoof from him.

"No, I mean I'm not alone. As in, somepony else has visited this world just like me, and I know who it is."

The unicorn was stunned.

"Well, who is it then?"
Jake cleared his throat before answering.

"It's the carpenter, Fritzer Mach."

"Fritzer? How do you know for certain? If I remember correctly, he said he was from a small town called Sponsus Lake."
Jake gulped.

"Well...take a look at this. I guess my old Latin class payed off for once."
He handed her the piece of paper to read.

SPONSUS LAKE=GROOM LAKE A.K.A AREA 51

Comments

[myhe01]

Woo! New chapter! Me happy now.

[Coviden]

this was posted while i was reading the one befor it, lucky me.

[hellfire]

Called it, really, check out comments from chapter with fritz in it

[BureYaAkili]

Pdsssfghdssghhhhhhhh, brain hurts

[Phenoix12]

Ahhh... I knew that Area 51 was hiding ponies the whole time! And you all thought it was alians, HA!

[Rain_Bow_Dashie]

Whoot.... now ba k to Dayz... maybe get one of my heli's running again...

[Mr.Pink]

I like where this is going

[WymaBean]

OH SNAP!! Yea, that just happened.

[Fugly Duckling]

[Lord Legion]

The plot thickens...

[Boss_Hoss1]

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