Anon in Equestria Chapter 1: Summary(LTGL Sequel)

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 	One month has come and gone since that moment in time. Thirty days that seemed to have passed by in a mere blur of activity. With Discord, Eris, and Screwball gone their chaotic magic went with them. The problems within the territories of Equestria that involved chaos were resolved upon their departure. The ponies and other creatures living within the borders had you to thank. What started as a mere game to a chaotic god has evolved into something much more: Friendship. Genuine friendship with creatures from beyond the planet you were born and raised on. Ponies by the names of Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Lyra were among the many that you befriended within your first week.
        It was thanks to their companionship that Celestia granted you citizenship within Equestria. That day she walked with you the two of you discussed quite a number of thing. Your bond with her subjects played a major role in that conversation. You’ve come to understand just how motherly an alicorn like Celestia can be. Despite the fact that you caused her distress during your first week, she took her subject’s side in their opinion of you. She saw the potential you had to help others just like how you helped Twilight. She discussed that you were to have a home built within P0nyville, so you could remain close to the friends you’ve made. You were more than happy to accept her gracious offer.
        You mentioned the home Discord provided for you, and what the bed in Twilight’s basement did. Celestia still insisted on giving you a proper home. Your bed was to be placed within your new home should you want to return there. In a way this would be a quick way for you to go from Canterlot to P0nyville. When your little journey around P0nyville came to an end she thanked you, and to your surprise she hugged you. Not in the way one human would hug another. Her embrace involved her nuzzling your cheek with hers and with a wing wrapped around you. Her warmth, her soft plumage and smooth coat filled you with comfort.
You could honestly say that moment was the most relaxing one of your life. You hoped that hugging Celestia around her neck was acceptable. She didn’t seem to mind the gesture, when the two of you put an end to your little display she brought you back to the crowd around Town Hall. From there, Celestia officially announced your citizenship. The ponies around you cheered with fervor, they were in favor of their ruler’s decision to have you close to home. A Carpenter by the name of Crafty Crate offered to help lay the ground work and he, along with his crew, were more than willing to have your house built to fit you comfortably.
        This was a kindness you really weren’t used to. Before Discord came into the picture it’d been years since someone showed any sort of genuine concern for you. It was like a breath of fresh air, something to help ebb away at the remnants of your old life. After that your first week was spent in Town Hall discussing your home in specifics with Mayor Mare and Crafty Crate. Your home was to be place along the border to the Everfree Forest at your request.
When they asked as to why you’d want to put a house close to that place, you told them you’ve come to like what the forest had to offer. Once that was squared away the carpenter ponies got to work earning the title their cutie marks gave them.
        The longer they worked on it the more you began to see the ramifications of the location of your home. Admittedly it would be quite a journey to go to and from your house to P0nyville’s marketplace. They decided to build your house near the edge of town where you’d be able to border the forest.
        You didn’t mind, you felt as though you’d need the exercise. Pinkie would often join you in standing around while you watched Crafty Crate and his ponies work. The others made little to no interaction with you during that week. You just assumed they were busy having to catch up on the time they lost while being under Discord’s influence. During that time you would ask how she has been and she’d tell you about what she’d been up to. Typically she would do so in a very quick fashion leading you to either ask again or tune her out entirely. She seemed to have grown attached to your hooded coat.
        You found that she’d wear it often, though putting on the hood itself was a bit of a hassle. Her mane was much too messy for the hood to be effective. It’d get about half way around her mane before it’d get stuck in her poufy curls. You have to admit that despite that fact she looked cute in your jacket. She probably knew that hence why she’d wear it when she was around you. Maybe her little remark on Hearts and Hooves Day was accurate, though if it was she hasn’t done much to act upon those words since that day.
        Sure she’d bring you a cupcake or something along those lines, and there were times when her daily hugs would linger for a few moments longer than what you believed a normal one would. Other than that you really had no indication. You figured she probably did things like that with her other friends. Just like her parities, speaking of parties Pinkie threw an official one for you. A “Welcome to P0nyville Party” she called it. After your first week had reached its seventh day she brought you to Sugarcube Corner at around noon.
        From Noon until night you, Pinkie, and all the friends you’ve managed to make partied to your heart’s content. There was plenty of dancing, singing, and all around merriment, though you have to say that you were at a pony’s version of a child’s party. Pin the tail on the pony, duck duck goose, and of course games like hide and seek, along with tag. Whether it was children’s games or not back on your planet was irrelevant, you still played all the same. You could never catch Pinkie though; no one could beat Pinkie at any of the games. It was like she was sugar in its purest form.  Pinkie was always on the move, cheerful, and of course affectionate. That was her attitude throughout each and every day. It changed when night hit. When the majority of the party goers made their way back to their homes a handful stayed.
        You, Berry Punch, Big Macintosh, Mocha, Rainbow Dash, and of course Pinkie were in attendance when the moon began to rise in the sky. It was then the childish games were put away for what Pinkie called “Big Pony Games.” Turns out big pony games are the sort of games teenagers would play back on your world. The party was then taken to Pinkie’s room where the six of you sat in the floor of her balloon and confetti filled space. Pinkie produced an empty bottle of thin air, and then she had everyone in attendance sit around in a circle. Her idea of a big pony game was spin the bottle.
        Pinkie set the bottle in the center of the circle, spun it, and took a spot next to you. While everyone else eyed the bottle wearily she leaned in and watched in anticipation. You believed she was hoping it’d land on you because when it landed on Berry she groaned. Regardless they still did the deed and the bottle was spun by Berry. After that it was Berry kissing Rainbow, then Rainbow and Mocha. When it was Mocha’s turn the bottle landed on you. It was that night you learned that Mocha’s name meant more than just her occupation. She had a fair hint of it when she brought her lips to yours in a quick peck of a kiss.
        Once she pulled away it was your turn and of course you’d land on Pinkie Pie. Now when it came to her, she was a bit too eager to do the deed. Her squee, coupled with her leaping onto your chest was enough as it was. Her jumping ended up knocking you on your back. While she remained on top of you she closed her eyes and leaned in. Her soft, velvet like lips tickled yours as she pressed in. Like with Eris, Pinkie made no motion to deepen the kiss. While you longed to trail your hands through her pink coat she wouldn’t have it. Instead when she felt that a few seconds was enough she leaped off of you and took her place next to you. This time her cheeks were a deep shade of red.
        After six or so more rounds of the game it moved from spin the bottle to just drinking a bottle of Applejack Daniels that Big Macintosh managed to “sneak” into the party. Now that was a party favor you could really get behind. The same could be said of Mocha and Dash. The next hour was spent with you passing the bottle around in a circle with Berry taking more than her fair share. When everyone felt that the party had gone on long enough they started to make their ways back to their respective homes. Unfortunately for Berry Punch she drank too much of alcohol and ended up being unable to leave without some sort of help. Knowing that would leave Berry Pinch alone for the night you took it upon yourself to bring the drunken mare home.
       Pinkie helped you pick her up and put her in your arms. When Berry was situated comfortably in your grip you thanked Pinkie for the party and made your way into the cold night air. Berry did nothing more than mumble and slur while you took her to the home you nearly broke your neck at trying to catch Rarity and Sweetie Belle. After knocking and waiting for a minute or two Pinch opened the door to greet you, only to sigh when she saw the state her mother was in. It tugged on your heartstrings to know that a mere foal could understand when her mother was off the wagon.
        To you that meant Punch drank way too much for her own good. You wanted to give Punch a stern talking to, but with her being inebriated she’d probably forget everything you told her anyway. Once you set Berry down on her bed and made your way back out into their living room you found Pinch in the kitchen. Apparently Pinch knew a remedy that would help her mom when she got up in the morning. A very smart little unicorn if you do say so yourself. As you made your way out of their home she was sure to thank you for bringing Punch home safe and sound…
        Your second and third week wasn’t spent around your normal friends. These fourteen days were spent in the Everfree in the company of Zecora the zebra. You told her that you’d help her out and you felt that it was about time you did just that. Also you felt that if you were going to be living near the Everfree it was best to learn a few things about it.
        Nearly every day you’d walk the path leading from Fluttershy’s Cottage to Zecora’s Hut. Not only was it great exercise for you, but you started to become familiar with the local fauna that grew around the single solitary dirt trail. The trees didn’t seem as menacing as they were the first day you entered these woods. Then again you’re in a sane state of mind unlike the first time. At first Zecora didn’t seem too keen on keeping you around. She felt that you would be putting yourself in unnecessary danger were you to remain in the Everfree. You wouldn’t have any of that though. You were going to start repaying this zebra for all the help she gave you when you needed it. When Zecora realized that her rhyming words of warning would not deter you she conceded.
		The first few days were rather slow. The two of you would only wander a few miles around her hut. During that time you and Zecora would only pick through common ingredients for hours on end. Zecora may have allowed you to help her, but she wasn’t going to have you go through the thickest parts of the Everfree if she could help it. Still, even though she was looking out for your safety, and thus holding back on her more important concoctions, the two of you were at least able to talk. As the two of you gathered various plants the two of you would share stories from your various pasts, among other things.
She told you of the lands of Zebrabwe, a nation comprised entirely of zebras, much as the name would suggest. As you’ve seen from shows back on Earth before your “incident” her description of her home land is fairly accurate to what you’ve seen. Vast, rolling planes filled with tall grasses, solitary trees dotting the landscape, various villages comprised of huts, the works. She told you that she comes from a long line of potion makers, that wasn’t surprising in the least to you. What you find surprising is that you’re able to retain all of this information despite her rhyming every other line. But it’s starting to grow on you, you aren’t grinding your teeth together when she speaks for hours on end anymore. While you found her earlier years interesting considering the dangers she’s have to overcome like cannibalistic zebra tribes or feral predators. You couldn’t help but feel you’d bore her on your end. You didn’t have much to tell, but she did say what you thought she’d say: That your sister was a terrible person. To you it seemed like everyone agreed when it came to that subject.
Well, the time came for something dangerous to emerge when on your fifth day you ended up at the bottom of a waterfall. The roaring torrent that poured over the side was deafening, the misting waters that were thrown around sprayed the two of you, soaking you to the bone in the process. You recall finding the particular plant Zecora needed along the underside of the waterfall itself. Aurora’s Embrace was the name if you recalled correctly. The way the water arched gave the plant a small gap with which to flourish, you were going to get it.
Taking off your shoes, socks, and rolling up your sleeves, you started to climb up with what little crevices within the rock you had available, much to the dismay of your traveling companion. She latched onto your pants leg as you started your ascent. Zecora insisted through her fabric filled maw that you needed to stop what you’re doing and that it wasn’t worth it. Your answer was to keep climbing, forcing her to drop back down to the grass below. So there she sat and continued to rant, telling you to come down. All the while you slowly made progress told your goal, the water left the rocky surface slick and you lost count with how many times you slipped. Luckily you were able to keep your grip upon the rock and continue all the same. When the plant was finally within arm’s reach you stretched your limb out and pulled it from its roots.
It was at that point your luck just ran out. You yanked a little too hard, and that caused you to lose your grip. With a sharp yelp you plummeted twenty feet to the icy waters below. As you fell you flailed your arms around helplessly losing the Aurora’s Embrace in the process. You don’t remember anything after hitting the water and nearly drowning from the rushing waters that poured pushed you further into the depths.
When you woke up again you found that you retained quite a bit of water from your little venture, which you promptly expelled next to your head. That caused Zecora, who was currently pressing her hooves on your chest, to stop. When your senses came back to you, you found that you were on the embankment yet again safe and sound. Apparently Zecora managed to save you from your watery fate. When you tried to sit up Zecora struck the side of your head with a hoof calling you a reckless fool for doing what you did, and then she thanked you for putting forth an effort to help her. That’s when she motioned to your side and showed you that your dumb luck continued to play in your favor. It turns out that when you flailed your arms you actually tossed the flower onto the embankment, thus saving it from being torn apart by the rushing waters
After that moment at the waterfall Zecora started to trust you with more daunting tasks. In fact the two of you became something along the lines of roommates. In order to save time Zecora made you a more permanent place to sleep in her room so that way you wouldn’t burn so much daylight getting to her hut. Twilight seemed a bit wary, but she knew you were in good hooves when it came to Zecora, she just hoped you wouldn’t be too reckless. Unfortunately reckless became the better part of each day spent within the Everfree. With the extra time added into your assistance the two of you were able to go twice to three times the distance into the thicket than you normally would.
This new area coverage seemed to introduce a side of the Everfree you never thought you’d see. Thickets of briars, dome like enclosures formed by bending trees, serpent infested rivers and lakes. You marveled at all the unique sites this vast expanse of trees had to offer. Thanks to this you’ve learned that there were more to the animals within the Everfree aside from just manticores, parasprites, or timberwolves. Fruit Bats, Serpents, and even cockatrices found their home within this place.
Even though you didn’t learn much as far as making the potions were concerned you knew where the necessary ingredients grew and how to get to them. It seemed like a lot of those ingredients were a daunting task to obtain, you’ve done more than your fair share of rock climbing, swimming through serpent infested waters, and running through fruit bat caves all in hopes of getting Zecora what she needed. Even though she could do the majority of her foraging herself there were things that required your expertise, mainly because she wasn’t as great at climbing. You were more than happy to do what she couldn’t, you owed her that much at least for what she’s done. It’s because of her you were able to rid your mind of what plagued it for so many years.
All in all aside from the occasional torrential downpour from the clouds that reside above the forest you have to say that each hike through the woods held its own unique wonder to you. To think Zecora had all of this to herself, not even Twilight, Applebloom, or Fluttershy have gone through the parts of the wood you’ve gone through with her. You were happy to be experiencing this with her and she seemed to feel the same way about you. Though when your days with her were drawing near their end you couldn’t help but notice the gradual change she started to go through.
There were times where you’d open your eyes in the morning to find her staring down at you with nothing more than a content smile playing upon her features. Other times she’d brush up against you while the two scoured the Everfree floor for ingredients. Those would always end with you looking at her in confusion and her giggling. There was even the lingering grin she’d have on her face whenever you watched her work over her cauldron making Celestia knows what. There were even times where you’d see a pink tint on her cheeks whenever you’d compliment her cooking. Despite the limited tools she had to work with she could make some of the most fulfilling meals you’ve ever tasted. You could say you felt spoiled by these ponies and the meals they provided.
When your last night inevitably came you could see the disappointment clear as day upon the zebra’s features. You reassured her that you’d come back to visit another time and that she was more than welcome at your home whenever it was finished, that did seem to cheer her up a bit. You just hope she didn’t grow too attached to your presence here in her hut, after all it can be quite lonely living in the forest like this, at least that’s your assumption. With your things packed up and ready to go you trudged along the forest path alone, leaving Zecora to her own devices.
When you made your way back into Ponyville you made your way to your homes site, and you had to say that you loved what you saw. It was starting to take on the appearance of every other home that you’ve seen within the town, only this one was built to your scale. Naturally it was larger than the others, almost as if your home would be a giant in comparison when all was said and done. You hoped they would be finished soon…
During the fourth week your days were spent doing various odd jobs in order to pass the time, and get a few well-earned bits. Thankfully, the ponies believed you when you told them that despite lacking a cutie mark for a specific field you could perform a wide array of simple jobs. It wasn’t easy to find a job at first despite that fact. It seemed like a large amount of ponies didn’t need the extra help and those that did you couldn’t help them.
As for working with Rarity, it seemed she helped you more than you helped her. Because you were so forward with her she was able to work things out with Sweetie Belle, so she felt that she was obligated to give you free clothing should you ever need it. You did take advantage of that during the fourth week. After she got your measurements she informed you that it’d be a while before you got your orders. Unfortunately when it came to actual work she didn’t need you, it seemed like you’d get in her way rather than actually help, so Rarity politely declined your offer.
 When it came to Applejack, well, despite the two of you coming to terms with what happened neither of you were really on speaking terms. Sure the two of you would greet each other whenever you just so happened to walk through Ponyville, but other than that there were little to no interactions between the two of you. Neither of you seemed intent on changing the relationship you had. As far as Big Macintosh was concerned he didn’t seem to make a single trip into Ponyville, and if he did you weren’t around to spot him. Because of that you never asked to help her around Sweet Apple Acres nor did she or he ask you for any help.
Fluttershy insisted that she do her work alone. She didn’t want to risk you getting hurt. At least that’s what she told you. She had a good point you had zero experience when it came to animal care. It was probably for the best to seek work elsewhere, besides you didn’t like the way her little white rabbit was glaring at you.
Mocha, while she was a sweet heart and tried to get you a job working at the café, couldn’t get her manager to budge. He said that it didn’t matter how much you wanted to work in his café, they were fully staffed. Even though you helped saved Equestria from Discord, and as a result got the princesses back, it seems like that wasn’t enough to get him to bring you in. But because you did those things, you didn’t have to pay for your meals. So there was a silver lining to the lack of employement.
You would have tried working for Twilight, but she already has Spike. There’s no need for you to get paid while he does the exact same thing for free. In fact, you didn’t really spend that much time with Twilight. Aside from going to your bed in her basement to get to your first home, or whenever you woke up to leave you never saw her. It seemed like she had her head in a book or she’d be out doing something. That mare always appeared busy or distracted.
Pinkie Pie was all too happy to give you a job, but you were only able to work with finding ingredients and cleaning up at the end of the day. When it came to baking you weren’t qualified. That was a nice way of saying that you’re no longer allowed near an oven after nearly setting the bakery on fire with it. You accepted the role you were given, you were happy to at least be useful to someone. So here you are, diligently working as an ordinary member of Equestria. What lies ahead is a mystery.