Her Name is Patches!
Her Name is Patches!
For some ponies, today was like any other day. Some would sell their products; whatever they may be, in the marketplace, some would laze about within their homes or out in some field, and others would be working hard to accomplish a task or two. But for you, today was different. Today was your birthday. To make it even more special, it was your first birthday in Equestria.
You could already tell that this birthday would be better than the one you had back home on Earth. The main reason being you were homeless back on earth.
But here, you had a home, friends, money to spend, and food to eat. So you had a good feeling that today was going to be just perfect.
You were in the middle of enjoying your morning walk through Ponyville when two of your friends Bon Bon and Lyra began to speak to you.
“Hello Anon!” They said in unison.
“Hey girls. How’re you two today?” You ask with a kind smile.
“Oh we’re good. Hey, is today really your birthday?” Lyra asks excitedly.
“Why yes. How did you know? I don’t believe I’ve told anyone here my birthday.” You say as you scratch your head in confusion.
“Pinkie told us. She knows when everypony’s birthday is.” Bon Bon informed.
“Hm… I wonder how she figured that out.” You mutter to yourself.
“Anyway, we just want to wish you a happy birthday!” Lyra cheered.
“Oh, and I have something special for you!” Bon Bon said as she began to dig through her saddlebags.
“Oh Bon Bon you didn’t need to get me anything.” You say modestly.
“No, I wanted to. It’s your birthday after all.” She said while she took a pause from fishing in her bags. She continued searching for a few more seconds before turning back to you with a small bag in her mouth. You grab the bag from her and open it to reveal colorful candies of various types.
“I made them myself! I hope you like them!” Bon Bon said happily
“Well gee Bon Bon, thanks a bunch!” You say as you tie the small thread to close the bag.
“It’s my pleasure. Seeya!” She said as she began walking away along with Lyra who waved goodbye.
As you wave back you continue your walk. As you walk, various other ponies wave to you and wish you a happy birthday. Ponies including Octavia, Carrot Top, and Flitter and Flutter, and Cloudchaser.
It certainly was going to be a good day.
As you reached the end of your walk, you find yourself in the middle of town square. You look around to get an idea of where you are. As you do so, you’re suddenly tackled by a pink mass. You immediately know who this is.
“Hello Pinkie Pie.” You say kindly. Pinkie who is over excited about something gets really close to your face.
“Hi Anon! Happy Birthday!” She exclaimed.
“Why thank you… Uh, could you please get off? I think I landed on my keys…” You say with a groan.
With a giggle, Pinkie lifted off of you, giving you a chance to get up.
“Yeah, definitely landed on my keys.” You say to yourself. Your attention turns back to Pinkie who looks more than happy to see you. It’s a little creepy.
“Sorry Anon, I’m just super duper excited for you! It’s your birthday, and not only that, but it’s your first Equestrian party!” Pinkie cheered.
“I am too! I’m safe to assume you’re planning a party for me.”
“Nope…” Pinkie replies, surprising you.
“What?” You ask.
“I’m not planning you a party, because it’s about to start now! That’s why I’m here!”
‘Oh, I thought she wasn’t going to throw me a party. She wasn’t currently planning the party. It was already planned.’ You think to yourself.
“Oh, cool! When did you begin planning?” You ask.
“Uh, duh! When you first got here!” Pinkie answered as she begins to bounce her way to Sugarcube Corner. You shrug off your confusion as you follow her to the bakery.
It didn’t take long for you two to arrive at Sugarcube Corner. When you enter, all your friends cheered happy birthday, making you smile with happiness. It was at this moment when it was confirmed that this party, this birthday was going to be better than the ones on Earth.
~***~
It was early evening when the party guests began to file out. You had so much fun at the party, you got so many gifts as well. Vinyl gave you a mixtape of her work, Octavia gave you a mixtape as well. Lyra gave you a small rag doll that resembled you. She had said something about making it herself.
Twilight’s gang all gave you different gifts as well. Pinkie gave you a triple chocolate cake. Each cake layer being a different flavor of chocolate. The bottom being dark chocolate, the middle being old fashioned milk chocolate, and the top being white chocolate.
Rainbow Dash gave you a signed mugshot of herself along with tickets to the next wonderbolt’s show.
You received a green and red patterned quilt from AJ. She knew you needed something to bring some color to your home.
Rarity had tailored you a nice suit. Complete with both a bow tie and a formal tie. The suit was snow white, the dress shirt being black and the bow tie and tie being white. it was a nice outfit that you’ll definitely wear when the next Grand Galloping Gala rolls by.
Fluttershy gave you a pet mouse, knowing your love for rodent type animals.
You were happy with what you’ve received from your friends. You couldn’t be happier. So happy to where you nearly cried tears of joy when your birthday cake was presented during the party.
When all the guests had left, it was only you, Pinkie, and Twilight who stood by the door. Wondering why she hadn’t left yet, you make your way to her.
“I hope you had a lot of fun Anon. I remember you telling me about your past and I wanted you to feel like you have friends who really care about you here. So, I helped plan this party with Pinkie.”
Speechless, all you could do to thank her was hug the purple alicorn. She hugs back and you two soon separate.
“Thanks Twi. That means a lot to me.” You say as you swallow down the urge to cry.
“You’re welcome. Now before I leave, I still need to give you my present!” She said happily.
Since it’s Twilight, you can guess the gift will be a book of some sort. Her horn began to glow and sparkle. Before you knew it, a large wrapped box hovered before you.
“Go ahead, take it.” Twilight said with a smile. You grab the box from Twilight’s aura and you hold it close. Wondering what it could be, you gently shake it.
“No! Don’t do that.” Twilight warned. You’re definitely confused. What could it be? It couldn’t be an animal it was too light. It couldn’t be glass or anything fragile, it was once again, too light. So what could it be. Knowing the only way to find out was to open it, you set it down on the table next to you and you rip open the gift wrap to reveal a cardboard box. You try to open it normally but it seems to be taped. So you take your pocketknife and you cut open the top of the box. When you finally open it, you peer inside to find a rag doll pony.
You reach inside and lift it out. It’s a light brown earth pony with darker shade of brown for its mane. It has a blue bow. It has random patches on it’s body. One being the same color as her bow on her right hoof, the other being a yellow patch on the back of her head, just below the ear. She had two big black buttons representing her eyes. She was an adorable little doll that you couldn’t help but smile at.
“Thanks Twilight. It’s cute, I like it.” You say as you hold it tight.
“You’re welcome! I had Lyra help me with it. She created the actual doll.” Twilight confessed.
“Oh? Then what did you do?” You ask with a raised brow.
Twilight simply smiled and said,
“Just check tomorrow morning.”
With that, you two hug once more and she leaves. You look at the doll once more and you place it back into the box and you go to help Pinkie with cleaning up.
~***~
You’re finally home. It’s about nine at night and you’re pretty tired from partying. You take all of your gifts into your room and place them all on your dresser. You hang up the suit Rarity gave you, and you drap Applejack’s quilt over your sofa. You kick off your shoes and slip out of your clothes, only leaving your underwear on. You pull back the covers on your bed and you get it ready for sleeping. But before you slip into the covers to go to bed, you look at the large box you placed just at the end of your bed.
You open it and you pull out the pony plushie Twilight gave you. It’s about the size of a young filly. So roughly Applebloom’s size.
You carry it under your arm as you slip under the covers. You turn off your bedside light and you hug the plushie close to your chest. It doesn’t take long for you to fall asleep.
~***~
Your eyes slowly open. You can already smell breakfast being made just down the hall from your bedroom. At first, you pay it no mind. You yawn and stretch out the stiff muscles of your body. But then you realize that breakfast is cooking in your kitchen.
Thinking it’s some weird intruder, you quickly get up and go under your bed to grab a weapon. You come back up with a metal baseball bat. Your door is already open which gave you the thought that the burglar must have entered your room.
You sneak down the hall, the small of eggs, and pancakes fill your nostrils as you get closer to the living room.
As you reach the end of the hall, you stop at the corner where it turns to the kitchen.
Taking a deep breath, you grip your baseball bat tighter and you charge into the kitchen where you stop dead in your tracks.
You’re shocked to find the plushie Twilight gave you standing on her hind legs on a stool, cooking eggs on a stove.
You’re speechless. You have no idea how this is happening, or if it can happen. You drop the bat, making a large crashing noise as it meets the floor. The plushie jolts and jumps; spooked by the sudden loud noise.
It turns towards you with a surprised face, but a kind, happy face replaces her spooked expression.
She raises her hooves in the air and jumps towards you, you were able to catch her without falling down from shock. She hugs your neck, all you could say is,
“Y-You’re alive?”
The plushie leans back and quickly nods.
“So Twilight did this…” You mumble to yourself. You look back to the plushie who’s still smiling. “Can you talk?”
The pony plush frowns and shakes her head slowly. You feel bad for the poor plush. As amazing and slightly terrifying as this is, it’s still sad that it can’t talk.
You begin to think and think. You place her back onto the ground as she makes her way back to her stool and begins to tend to the breakfast. You get an idea. You rush to your bedroom and you grab a notepad and pen. You rush back to the kitchen to find the plushie serving eggs and pancakes on plates. She has two plates ready so you guess she can eat as well.
She balances a plate on her head and the other on her back as she walks over to the dining table. The places a plate in front of both chairs and takes a seat. Once she was sat down, she began to eat.
You walk over to the dining table and you sit down. A plate of eggs and pancakes in front of you. You grab a fork and you begin to eat your breakfast. As you do so, you begin to strike up a conversation with the plush.
“So, you can’t speak?” You ask, wanting to confirm that she is mute. She nods. With a smile, you reveal the pen and notepad and you hand it to her. She looks at you, confused.
“You write in it. You write what you have to say.” You explain. She smiles brightly and eagerly grabs the pen with her mouth. She opens the notepad to a fresh blank page and begins to write. Once finished, she turns it to you.
Her words were a little sloppy, but they were legible. You read aloud.
“Hello, my name is Patches.” You smile at her. “Suiting name.” Patches silently giggles. She turns back the notepad and begins to write under her previous note. Once finished, she turns it back and you read it again.
“How is your breakfast? It’s fine, thank you for cooking it.” You eat the rest of your first pancake. You begin to dig into the eggs. Once you finish the first egg, you look back up at Patches who’s busy eating her breakfast.
“So, Twilight brought you to life?” You ask.
Patches nods.
“Why’s that?” You ask. Patches begins to write in the notepad. She quickly finishes writing and turns it to you. You read it aloud again.
“She wanted me to have a companion?” You ask.
Patches nods with a smile.
You smile too. Tears flow from your eyes. Overwhelmed by Twilight’s kindness. Not only did she help plan a party to prove that you had friends who care about you. Who love you like a family would. Twilight brought this doll to life to give you a little family of your own.
You get up from your seat and you pick up Patches who looks at you happily. Tears are now pouring down your cheeks as you smile at the little plush pony. You hug her tight, she returns the show of affection by gently hugging your neck.
“Thank you Twilight… Thank you Patches.” You mutter under your breath as you hug Patches tight. Never wanting to let her go. Never wanting to let go of your family.