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- >Shit.
- >Why did you have to go and do this?
- >All you wanted was a peaceful walk.
- >In retrospect, the Everfree forest isn't the best place for that. But Ponyville is just too...
- >...Crowded
- >Well you know what they say.
- >Hindsight is 20/20.
- >It would have been a perfectly good walk too.
- >If you hadn't gotten lost.
- >So know where do you find yourself?
- >Wandering aimlessly about the Everfree Forest.
- >Oh, and it's getting dark.
- >Fucking sun. Always setting at the worst possible time.
- >You pull out your iPhone and tap the home hey.
- >182- FUCK! you hit the 3!
- >182- GODAMMIT!
- >182- FUCKING FINGERS!!!
- >You should have gotten this thing upgraded to iOS7 when you had the chance.
- >Don't exactly have the chance anymore do you?
- >1825.
- >Finally.
- >Your fingers flips the screen the the left a couple times, then taps the flashlight app.
- >The camera light turns on and you shine it around yourself.
- "Jesus fuck!"
- >All around you.
- >Eyes.
- >Red eyes looking at you from the shadows.
- >Following your ever movement.
- >ThisishowIdie.png
- >Commence running.
- >Running cannot commence because Running.exe is already open.
- "AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
- >Okay. So you're running through the forest.
- >Being pursued by all kinds of horrible nightmares.
- >Terrible. Monsterous. Slimy. Evil.
- >Oh god.
- >As you run, you glance behind you.
- >There's a set of light blue eyes floating right behind your head.
- >Fun Fact. Running while looking backward is the leading cause of tripping in adults.
- >Wheeeeeeee! I'm flyiiiiiiing.
- >Whoops, no. Gravity works.
- >You must have slide a good twenty feet on your face.
- >Gonna have to measure the skid marks later though.
- >Right now, pain.
- >You roll over and grip your knee close to you, groaning in pain.
- >The flashlight app on your phone is still going and the phone is laying on the ground.
- >Thank you Otterbox for your amazing phone-saving powers.
- >But the biggest deal right now is not your phone, but the being currently staring at the light.
- >It looks like... A pony?
- >But not quite a pony.
- >Like, a mix of a pony and something else.
- >It's a bit smaller than a normal pony and quite a bit fluffier.
- >It has large cyan wings with different colored spots all over then and a sky blue coat.
- >It's mane is a light pinkish red color with fluffy antennae sticking out from the top of it's head.
- >And currently, it is staring absolutely transfixed at the light shining from your phone.
- >You reach out and pick up the device and watch as the being's eyes follow the light.
- >You wave it back and forth and the thing's head follows the phone.
- >Tapping the home key, you unlock the phone and turn the flashlight to shine a from your screen.
- >The camera light turns off and a dull glow begins to emit from the screen of your phone.
- >The creature blinks and shakes it's head like it just came out of a trance.
- "Hello?"
- >It looks at you with wide, scared eyes.
- "D-do you want the light turned back on?"
- >It slowly nods it's head at you.
- >You turn the brightness of the screen up and set the phone on a rock in front of you.
- >Staring between you and the phone it looks confused.
- >"But, the bright one."
- >It sounds really dejected.
- "Sorry. The battery's almost dead and I kinda need it to help me see later."
- >At that, it seems to get a little less sad.
- >"Oh. Ok. I like this one too."
- >It stares a little harder at the screen.
- >It's honestly kind of adorable. Like a kid with something it doesn't understand.
- "So, uh, do you have a name?"
- >It looks at you again and seems to contemplate something.
- >"Yes. My name is Sen."
- >So. Yeah.
- >You're walking along a trail you completely missed about five minutes ago.
- >With a bit of begging (And mostly the promise of turning the bright one back on) you convinced Sen to lead you out of the Everfree.
- "So Sen. Uh, not to sound rude or anything but, what are you?"
- >She turns to you with a confused look.
- >"I'm a Mothpony, duh. Haven't you ever heard of a Mothpony before?"
- >You sigh and shake your head.
- "No, actually. No one has ever even mentioned their existence before. Are there more of you?"
- >She stops and drops her head.
- >Oh god, now ya done it.
- >You can see tears hitting the ground.
- >"Th-there are. *Sniff* Somewhere."
- >Oh shit.
- >"I d-don't know where."
- "Did you get, uh, separated from them or something?"
- >She sits down and starts to sob quietly.
- >"A-about three days ago I was walking around a clearing and saw something off in the woods."
- >You sit down next to her and set the phone in front of the two of you.
- >"I went to see what it was and I found a cave. Deep in the cave I heard a sound, like a song, it was the most beautiful sound I'd ever heard."
- >Add siren caves to the list of things wrong with this world.
- >"I went into the cave to try to find what was making the noise when I found a room. It didn't look like the kind of room you'd find in a cave. In the middle of the room was… Something."
- "Something?"
- >"I can't remember what it was. I only caught a glimpse of it before I blacked out. All I remember was it was really pretty. And when I came to, it was night outside and I couldn't find the clearing. I've been wandering around since then."
- >You take in these details.
- >Somewhere in the Everfree is a cave with beautiful music and strange rooms.
- >You are currently sitting next to a lost Mothpony, whose species you didn't even know existed before today.
- >Said Mothpony is crying.
- >Said crying Mothpony is homeless.
- "Welp. Only one thing for it then."
- >With a small sniff, Sen looks up at you as you stand up.
- >"What?"
- >You reach down and pick up the fuzzy ball of sad.
- "You're staying with me tonight and first thing tomorrow, we're going to find your family."
- >Sen looks at you with genuine happiness.
- >"Really?"
- "Really."
- >The small fur ball squeals and wraps you in a big hug.
- >"Oh thank you so much Anon!"
- >You turn back to the path ahead and begin walking, transferring the pony from your arms to your shoulders.
- >You feel good.
- >But now you have to figure out how to find Sen's family.
- >Eh. You'll cross that bridge when you come to it.
- >For now, you need to get home and get some sleep.
- "So Sen. Tell me about Mothponies."
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- >You're lying awake thinking about what has just transpired.
- >A new species of pony is currently sleeping in you house.
- >Is sleeping on your wall.
- >You look over at Sen once again.
- >She's about four feet off the floor, softly glowing on the wall.
- >Huh, bioluminescence. Who'd have thunk it?
- >And she's homeless.
- >There has to be a reason this happened.
- >Some… Higher being fucking with you.
- >You enjoy your peaceful life.
- >No huge adventures. Just working day to day around Ponyville.
- >Odd jobs usually, but they pay the bill.
- >The sun is starting to shine in through the prism in your window, casting hundreds of rainbows throughout the room.
- >Padding into your bathroom you make a list of the things you will need to do today.
- >First. Gotta check some shit with Twilight.
- >Second. Gotta buy some shit for the trip.
- >Third. Gotta plan this thing. Don't want to just rush in without thinking.
- >Finishing up with the daily SSS, you make your way to the kitchen.
- >Sen is still asleep on the wall.
- >It's freaking adorable.
- >Breakfast is nothing too fancy. Just eggs, pancakes and hash browns.
- >Heat up the oven a little bit to keep Sen's food warm.
- >As you eat you get some more time to think.
- >About the promise you made to Sen.
- >What exactly were you thinking?
- >Seriously, you have no idea what compelled you to help this random stranger.
- >It was just, the way she looked.
- >So… lost.
- >Just like...
- >…Best not to think about those kind of things.
- >Now just gotta pass the time until Sen gets up.
- >When in doubt.
- >You pad into the next room and sit down at your piano.
- >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoJP-iZYPmk
- >You let your fingers run lightly across the keys.
- >Slowly working the melody.
- >Flowing around the room.
- >A feeling of quiet bliss overtakes you.
- >That feeling of calm.
- >Of contentment.
- >The world around you fades out, leaving just you and your friend.
- >Making music.
- >"That sounds really good."
- >The sudden sound causes you to jump roughly 4 feet into the air and 2 feet backward.
- >You topple over, sliding across the hardwood floor to stop at the feet of Sen.
- >"Ohmygosh are you okay?"
- "Owwwwww."
- >Gonna have some serious road rash from that.
- >You tilt your head up to look at the intruder.
- >She's looking down at you, mild concern painted on her face.
- "I'm fine, I'm fine. There's food in the oven for you."
- >She looks relieved as she turns and trots into the kitchen.
- >You turn around with a sigh and replace the piano bench where it needs to be and close the lid on the piano.
- "Later on bud."
- >Walking into the kitchen reveals quite a sight.
- >Sen is trying to get the plate out of the oven without touching the oven itself.
- >And failing miserably.
- "Uh, having problems?"
- >She looks at you with pleading eyes.
- >"It's hot."
- >You look at the setting on the oven.
- >125º
- >That isn't very hot.
- >You walk over to the oven and grab the plate.
- >Setting it on the table you turn to the oven.
- >Flip it off and close the door.
- >Sen's already halfway through the pancakes.
- >Damn she can eat.
- >"So Anon. What're we gonna do today."
- >You sit down at the table across from her and begin to explain the plan.
- "Well first, we need to go talk to Twilight. She's gonna want to know about you and I need to know some things about the Everfree."
- >"What things?"
- "Well… Stuff like edible plants and dangerous creatures. And I want to know if she's ever heard of that cave you mentioned."
- "I also want to pick up a few supplies. A couple of tinderboxes, some freeze-dried food, a new lamp, you know, the necessities."
- >You used to do a lot of camping before you came here.
- >In fact, it was on a camping trip in Canada that you found the portal to Equestria.
- >Purely by accident of course.
- >You had your backpack with you when you fell through and just got lucky that it was mid day.
- >Damned if any of these ponies had ever heard of a polyester tent.
- >If only you had gotten to tell her…
- "I also need to get some more rope."
- >"What for?"
- "You never know when you're gonna need some rope."
- >It really was true.
- >Sen's almost finished with her food now, better wrap this up quickly.
- "And one more thing. I want to gather as much knowledge on Mothponies as possible. You didn't really explain much last night."
- >"Sorry about that, I just don't know a whole lot myself."
- >Well that couldn't be helped.
- >But there has to have been someone out there who knows something.
- >And you're not going into this unprepared.
- >Last time you did that, you ended up stuck in another universe.
- >You watch Sen finish up her food then you take the plate and set it in the sink.
- >Grabbing you backpack you walk to the door.
- "Come on Sen, let's get going.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- "So let me get this straight."
- >You're walking along the road to Ponyville with Sen on your shoulders.
- >She's been telling you about her life in the forest and she just dropped one hell of a bomb.
- "You've never have cake before?"
- >This is kind of a big deal.
- >From your observations here in Equestria, cake is up there in one of the main food groups.
- >Seriously! These ponies don't know when to stop eating cake.
- >"Nope. Never even heard of it. What is it?"
- >Holy shit.
- >As much as you want to get on with the planning and the shopping and such, this just can't go on.
- >Time for a little detour.
- >You take a left as you get into town and begin to make your way to Sugarcube Corner.
- >This… is gonna be fun.
- >As you begin to near your destination you start mentally preparing yourself for the task ahead.
- >You start to jog.
- >"Anon? What are you doing?"
- >Getting closer.
- >"Anon?"
- >Impact in 3...
- >2...
- >1…
- >You lift your leg and kick the door as hard as you can.
- >With an almighty thud the door goes flying inward.
- >The room is filled with shacked expressions as you yell at the top of your voice.
- "Pinkie Pie! We have an emergency! Protocol ZZ Plural Three One dash Charlie!"
- >Pinkie bursts into the room, practically vibrating.
- >"Never had cake?! What kind of pony has never had cake?! I mean, it's just the best and…"
- >At this point you decide to check on Sen who has crawled off your shoulders and is currently clinging to your back looking very frightened.
- "You alright?"
- >"What was that about?"
- >You chuckle.
- "Both PInkie and I have a special love of going over the top with simple things. She's actually the first pers- er, pony I've ever met who enjoys it as much as I do."
- >You walk over to the nearest table and set Sen down.
- "Wait right here."
- >Running into the kitchen you find Pinkie already hard at work on about twenty different kinds of cakes.
- >Grabbing your apron off the hook near the doorway you walk over to the sink to wash your hands.
- >You've helped here many times before, usually during rush or a celebration.
- "So Pinkie, where do you need me."
- >30 minutes later you walk out of the kitchen.
- >Sen has her back to you, looking like she's really uncomfortable sitting alone.
- >You sneak up behind her and shake her shoulders yelling.
- >"Hey Se-"
- >Before you can even get the words out of your mouth a huge explosion of dust leaves you coughing and blinded.
- >You wave your hand in front of your face to clear the air and look around.
- >Many of Sugarcube Corner's patrons are once again looking at you with shocked expressions.
- >"What was that for?"
- >You look up to see Sen clinging to the ceiling, shaking.
- >As she shakes, a fine sprinkling of dust comes off of her, falling to land on you.
- "It was *COUGH* just a *HACK* joke."
- >Sen looks down at you angrily.
- >"Well it wasn't funny."
- >She drops from the ceiling onto your head sending you toppling to the ground.
- >Landing on the seat she turns to look at you again.
- >You sit up and shake your head, knocking free some of the dust in your hair, sending you into another coughing fit.
- "I suppose *COUGH HACK* I deserved that."
- >"That you did."
- >You jump to your feet as you suddenly remember your true purpose for being out there.
- "Right then. Sen."
- >She cocks her eyebrow quizzically.
- "You said that you've never had cake, right?"
- >"That's right."
- >You straighten a bit as you prepare for the dramatic reveal.
- "Prepare to be amazed."
- >You turn and clap your hands.
- "Pinkie."
- >Pinkie comes out of the kitchen carrying a tablecloth in her mouth.
- >As she nears the table you walk around to the other side.
- >Pinkie stands on her hind legs and flips the tablecloth open over the table.
- >You grab the opposite corners of the tablecloth and wink at Sen.
- "Three…"
- >"Two..."
- "ONE!"
- >You and Pinkie both rip the tablecloth straight upwards to reveal a table covered in different flavors and styles of cakes.
- >23 cakes to be exact.
- >You still can't for the life of you figure out Pinkie does that, but you've learned not to question it.
- >Just leaves you with a headache.
- "So Sen. Here you are. Dig in."
- >Sen looks at all of the cakes in a sort of panicked way.
- >"Th-there's so many."
- >She tentatively picks up a fork and takes a small chunk out of a dutch chocolate cake with coconut icing.
- >As the fork nears her mouth Pinkie leans closer and closer, staring with anticipation.
- >Sen puts the bite into her mouth and the reaction is instant.
- >Her eyes go wide and her pupils expand, her mouth slowly chews the bite in her mouth.
- >Then came phase two.
- >Gluttony.
- >Holy crap, the only pony you've ever seen eat faster than this was Pinkie Pie.
- >Speaking of Pinkie Pie, she's sitting on the floor with the biggest smile you've ever seen plastered on her face.
- "So I take it you like cake huh?"
- >The most you get is a grunt as Sen starts in on her second cake, a spice cake with cream cheese icing.
- "I'm gonna go see Twilight about those books now. Pinkie?"
- >She turns her head to you.
- >"Yeah Anon?"
- "When Sen's finished could you direct her to the library?"
- >"Sure thing Nonny!"
- >As you walk out of the building, a little melody gets stuck in your head.
- >Humming away, you walk towards the Treebrary.
- >Just walking.
- >Plenty of time to think.
- >God that's never a good idea.
- >So brain, what random trams of my past will you decide to focus on today?
- >...
- >Nothing?
- >Really?
- >You pull out your phone and unlock it.
- >You stare long and hard at the background picture.
- >There's a picture of a man, a woman, and a small girl standing near a house, smiling.
- >It's winter, and there's snow on the ground.
- >The three in the picture are dressed warmly.
- >How long have you been here?
- >You reach into your shirt and grab the chain hanging around your neck.
- >You lift the small band of gold hanging on the chain to eye level.
- >It spins slowly in front of you as you feel a small tear slide down your face.
- >Grabbing the ring, you turn it in your hand and read the inscription inside.
- >'Forever Yours.'
- >You choke back a sob, holding the ring close to you and continue your walk.
- >It's been almost a year since you got sent here.
- >If only you hadn't wandered off, then maybe...
- >…Maybe you wouldn't have lost her.
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- About one year ago.
- >You were standing on a tall rock in the Rockies.
- >In your hands was a map of the area.
- >On your back, a backpack full of supplies.
- >And at your side was your beautiful wife.
- >"Anon?"
- >You look over to her, holding her own map, though her's looked like a bunch of weird shaped rings.
- "Yeah?"
- >She points at an area on her map.
- >"It looks like this pass here will take us up to the saddle."
- >You look over at her map to where she's pointing.
- >It look right but it will take you about a mile out of your way.
- >Whatever, no skin off your teeth.
- "Alright, let's go."
- >You begin walking, following a game trail worn through the underbrush.
- >Walking and walking.
- >Occasionally talking.
- >Oh look! A deer.
- >More walking.
- >You feel a tug on your boot and stop to look down and see that your laces have gotten tangled in a small bush.
- >Leaning down you disentangle the small string.
- >Once finished tying the boot you stand and look ahead.
- >Your wife is nowhere to be seen.
- >She must've gone ahead.
- "Better catch up."
- >You begin jogging up the path.
- >A short time later you come to a fork.
- >Looking left and right you stand there, exasperated.
- "Shit."
- >Looking down for some kind of footprints to give you some kind of clue as to where she went.
- >No luck. You're standing on thick stones.
- >Pulling out your map you shrug off your pack you look around for a tall tree.
- >Finding a tree of suitable size you begin your run-up.
- >As you reach the tree you brace your foot about waist height and throw yourself upwards at the lowest branch.
- >You grab ahold of the branch and swing yourself up.
- >Hand-over-hand you climb the tree.
- >Upon reaching the top you pull out your map and begin scanning the surrounding area for landmarks.
- >Picking out a few, you find them on the map to figure out where you are.
- >You whip out your compass to double check.
- "Okay, so… That way."
- >You point straight west.
- >Dropping from the tree, perhaps a little too hard, you sling your bag over your shoulders and head off.
- >A song pops into your head and you begin singing under your breath.
- "So dance fucker dance, man he never had a chance."
- "And no one even knew, it was really only you."
- >About an hour later you're walking along, map in front of you, very confused.
- "I think I went the right way… I should have caught up by now."
- >You lower the map and look around.
- >Sighing you fold the map and stow in in your pocket.
- >You spin and begin backtracking.
- >A rustling noise and a snapping twig rip your attention off the path to the left.
- >You catch a glimpse of mint green.
- >Your wife's jacket is the same color.
- "Hun?"
- >You step forward and the blotch of color runs off into the rush.
- "Wait!"
- >Running after her as fast as you can, you find yourself being lead far away from the path.
- >Through the forest you sprint, wondering the whole time where she's taking you.
- >Tripping over bushes, slipping on gravel, running head long into trees, yet you still manage to keep up.
- >Across a small stream ahead you can see a clearing.
- >You've been going for a while now and the sun is starting to set.
- >In the clearing ahead you can see a soft glow.
- >Your wife is nowhere to be seen so you slow to a fast walk.
- >Pushing aside the brush in front of you, you enter the clearing.
- >The glow you saw before was coming from a hole in the center of the clearing.
- >Approaching the hole you look down to see...
- >Something.
- >You aren't sure what it is but it seems to be pulling at you.
- >It looks like a swirling mass of stars, suspended in glowing water.
- >You can smell a field, warm with summer and flowers.
- >A cool breeze seems to be flowing gently from the hole.
- >You look up from the hole and begin searching for your wife.
- >Turning you see a small, mint green creature running towards you.
- >It looks like a...
- >Pony?
- >But there's something jutting out of it's forehead, just above the eyes.
- >It keeps running at you and it shows no signs of stopping.
- >It jumps at you and you brace yourself on your back leg to catch the blow.
- >It hits you like a sac of potatoes.
- >Not really heavy but it pushes you back a little.
- >It jumps from your arms and spins to look at you.
- >"Sorry."
- >Wait did it just talk?
- >The thing on it's forehead flashes and you are sent flying backward.
- >Straight into the hole.
- >As you fall through the thing you feel a strange sensation across your body.
- >It feels as if every atom in your body is being pulled outward from the center.
- >Not painful, but not comfortable.
- >Then there is a rushing feeling and a flash of light and you suddenly aren't falling anymore.
- >You look down and around but find no ground or anything.
- >It's like you're suspended in the air.
- >There is a flash in front of you and the little green thing appears.
- >"SorrysorrysorryohmygoshI'msosorry."
- "Ah oh dear god!"
- >You try to back pedal but just end up flailing around.
- "Oh dear lord you're talking."
- >It, she? It sounded feminine, looks at you incredulously.
- >"Wel duh."
- >It is only then that you realize your situation.
- "What did you do?"
- >She winces.
- >"Ok, let me explain."
- >You shiver.
- >A talking pony is just, weird.
- >"My name is Lyra Heartstrings. I'm a researcher into the theory of alternate or parallel universes. I hit a breakthrough recently and was able to travel to your world but, I may have just accidentally broken a rule."
- "A rule? There are rules for inter dimensional travel?"
- >She looks away sheepishly.
- >"Yeah, rule number two. No contact with indigenous species."
- >Ok, you could see how that would make sense.
- "So, what exactly were you doing?"
- >She looks back at you.
- >"Well, studying. I was watching you, taking notes. Then you saw me and started chasing me and I panicked and oh no…"
- >She stops and her eyes go really wide.
- >Then she starts crying.
- >Great. Just what you need.
- "Whoa whoa, calm down. What's wrong?"
- >She sniffs and looks back at you, tears strewing down her face.
- >"I panicked *Sniff* and I threw you through *sob* the portal. And-and I don't know how to get you back."
- >What?
- >"Can't…get…back?
- >She shakes her head, breaking down into more sobbing.
- >Anger.
- >Hatred.
- >Loneliness.
- >Emotions begin coursing through your body.
- >But worst of all is the bone chilling fear.
- >Fear for yourself, and your future, and of the unknown world you're about to enter.
- >And fear for your wife, alone in the Rocky Mountains.
- >You will yourself forward and reach out for Lyra.
- >Wrapping her in a hug you shush her.
- >She wraps her forelegs around your chest and sobs into your shirt.
- "Shhh… It'll be fine."
- >You keep trying to comfort Lyra as you feel the pulling sensation start again.
- >Another rushing and a bright flash of light and you're sitting in a field with Lyra in your arms.
- >She sniffs again and stops crying so you let her go.
- >She stands and looks up at you.
- >"So, you aren't mad?"
- >You sigh.
- "I'm mad, but not at you. It wasn't exactly your fault. You made a mistake and I can tell you're going to try your best to fix it."
- >She wraps you in another hug.
- >"Thank you."
- >After a moment she back away from you and looks around.
- >"It looks like we're just outside Ponyville. C'mon."
- >Standing you follow her toward a small town.
- "So where are we going?"
- >She looks back at you and smiles.
- >"Well we need to find you a place to stay don't we?"
- Present day.
- >You step through the door into the Treebrary.
- >Twilight glances over her shoulder at you.
- >"Hello Anon. How are you?"
- "Fine, I just… Need to sit for a minute."
- >You make your way over to the couch in the corner and plop you butt down on it.
- >Twilight walks over to you, looking concerned.
- >"What's wrong Anon?"
- >You sigh.
- "Nothing really, I was just thinking about how I got here and how long it's been."
- >She looks at you, like she's trying to understand what you're feeling.
- >"Anon, I…"
- "Nope. Don't worry about it."
- >You stand, resolve filling you again.
- >You have a mission.
- >You have a goal.
- >You have no idea how you're going to accomplish it but by god you will.
- "Twilight. I need books."
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- >"Mothpony?"
- >You stand in front of a bookcase, quietly skimming the titles for relevant topics.
- >'Magic and You.' 'The Art of Flight.' 'Ponynomicon.'
- >What?
- "That's what I said."
- >You continue scanning for books.
- >One jumps out at you.
- >'Plants, animals, and oddities of the Everfree.'
- >"Bullshit."
- >Stop.
- >Turn.
- >Look honestly surprised.
- >That's the first bad word you've heard any of these ponies say since you got here.
- "What?"
- >Twilight blushes.
- >"I, uh. Sorry. What I meant to say is that that's impossible."
- >You shake your head, pulling the book out of the shelf.
- "Not impossible, just unlikely. And it's true."
- >Twilight walks over to the shelf across from you and starts looking for a book.
- >"It's not that I don't want to believe you Anon, I do, but."
- >She pulls a book out with here damned telekinesis.
- >"But the implications of something like that would be ridiculous."
- >What implications.
- >It's a new species of pony, not a world-ending monster.
- "Uhh…"
- >She flips through the book until she finds the page she's looking for.
- >"Besides…"
- >She walks back over to you.
- >"They're just an old mare's tale."
- >She lifts the book for you to see.
- >The title on the page reads 'The Glow in the Woods."
- >You skim the page.
- >It looks like a story about a sailor who's ship wrecks on a beach near a forest, far from his home.
- >He has no idea where he is or how to get back to civilization.
- >After a few nights of wandering, he sees a glow in the forest.
- >Investigating the glow shows that it was a strange creature.
- >Like a "mix of a Moth and a beautiful mare…"
- >Huh.
- >You close the book and look down at Twilight.
- "Well she exists, her name is Sen, and she's currently at Sugarcube Corner gorging herself on cake.
- >You look at the clock on the wall.
- >About 12:40
- "And she should be along shortly."
- >You go back to scanning the books.
- "In the mean time, I have another question for you."
- >"Shoot."
- >"Have you ever heard anything about a cave in the Everfree that doesn't look like a cave, emits beautiful music, and has a strange pretty object in it that might draw a pony to it?"
- >She closes her eyes and her mouth works like she's silently reading through a list.
- >It's… Kind of fascinating really, how she remembers things like that.
- >Her eyes open.
- >"No, but Equestria is full of strange, wild, and unexplained magics that could possibly do those things."
- >Well. That's not very helpful.
- >You were hoping for something more than that.
- >Suddenly you hear a knock on the door.
- >Twilight walks over and opens it to reveal a very tired looking Sen.
- >"Too. Much. Cake."
- >She stumbles into the library towards you then redirects to the couch.
- >Twilight looks like her brain just broke.
- >As Sen crawls onto the couch you wave a hand in front of Twilight.
- >She shakes her head and her eyes light up.
- "Told you."
- >Twilight immediately runs over to the couch, poking and prodding at Sen.
- >Sen just groans and rolls over.
- "Twilight, stop. There's a very good possibility that she just ate twenty three cakes."
- >Twilight stops poking Sen.
- >"Anon! Do you realize what this means?"
- >You stop for a second and think.
- "Yes. Yes I do."
- >Her eyes light up again.
- >"You do?"
- "Yes. It means I have a small fluffy pony who needs a friend. Who needs help getting back to her family. And I need your help to do that."
- >She stops, apparently thinking about what you just said.
- >She sighs, shaking her head.
- >"You're right Anon, She needs help."
- >Twilight looks up at you.
- >"And I'll do everything I can."
- >You smile and pat her on the head.
- "Thanks Twilight."
- >She smiles back, then turns and rushes off, returning with a pile of books.
- >"We need to get some info on the Everfree. Now I don't know much but these books…"
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