Unforeseen Consequences - The chaos carnival (pt8)

>There was a moment of brief silence in the room. It was short, but it felt like it lasted hours thanks to how weird and awkward the atmosphere was, or at least that’s how it felt for you.
> Thankfully, Rarity thought the same and stepped forward. ”I will have to agree with our dear Fluttershy and offer an apology in the name of all of us. We usually don’t show this kind of rudeness and impoliteness, so please Anon, don’t think that we always act like this”
>You let out a small chuckle in relief and sigh
“I understand where you are coming from. I would have done the same as you did. And don’t worry, I don’t think that you are always fighting among yourselves, that was a lie that Starlight wanted me to believe, but I know better. What worries me is Twilight…she looked a little….off putting to say the least”
>”Meh, that’s just Twi freaking out about everything like she always does…” RD shrugs “But Starlight told you about us? Oh man that’s rich considering that she locked us up in a tiny and dirty shack for like two days!”
“Well, that sounds better than being forced to see twisted visions of the past and then forced to see my moms suffer…”
>”Oh yeah? Did she force you to listen to the same recording of her saying how awesome equality was and how you should give up your cutie mark? Man, I should have gone with Twilight, just so I could’ve showed that mare what my hooves can do!” RD huffs and smacks her front hooves together
>Applejack places her hoof on RD’s withers ”Considering how chugged full you are right now Rainbow, you need to calm down.  Ah’m sure that those fellas at the Guard will take care of that, and Ah sure as Tartarus that Ah don’t want to be there when the Princesses catches wind about the pony who tried to hurt their kid”
>”What, are you kidding me? That will be awesome! Nyeheheheh, that Starlight Glimmer will get what’s coming to her! Hey squirt!” Rainbow Dash turns to you, rubbing her hooves and grinning mischievously “Do your moms know anything about this? I want to be there, first row when Princess Celestia banishes that mare”
“Eeeeeeeh….well….”
>Aegia steps in between you and RD “Oui, by zis time boz Princesses must know everyzing zat transpired at ze Tree of Harmony. But zey won’t deal with ze prisoner personally, not yet anyways. Zat is work for ze Night Guard since it was zeir General who captured her.”
>”Awwww man, I really wanted to see that!” RD crosses her front hoof legs and groans
>”Rainbow Dash! What kind of behavior is that?! Apologize to Anon in this very instant!” Rarity stomps her front right hoof on the ground and glares at her friend “Besides, we have another subject of discussion in our list, and that’s Anon’s cutie mark”
>RD grumbles ”..Sorry…” while Applejack did her best to contain her laughter
“Meh, don’t worry, we are still awesome, don’t’ we?
>You see a grin forming in RD’s face “Of course we are, although…I’m the cooler one”
>You raise an eyebrow and make a fake laugh
“Ha Ha Ha, call me when you become a genius AND have a cutie mark in harmony, Miss Wonderbolt reserve”
>RD rolls her eyes and smirks “Oh yeah? Then here’s an incoming call for the Prince of Smug, it’s from the pony who has helped to save Equestria like five times already, is the local hero of fillies and colts alike, AND is a genius in flying! How about that for coolness, Mr. Math and Physics”
“…Point taken…”
>”Sorry fer back tracking, but Rarity is right about that cutie mark.” Applejack interrupts the both of you with a little laugh “Ah reckon that Ah have seen lots n’ lots of different cutie marks, but one in harmony? That one takes the cake! Ah really don’t know what to think about that to be honest with ya, but hey, if that’s the destiny that life has in store fer the lil’ fella then Ah say to let him go whole hog”
“Thanks Applejack, I’m still surprised about what it turned out to be…but I really feel like this is what I’m meant to do…kinda hard to put it on words, but I have this feeling you know? Like someone or something calling out for me”
>”I will have to agree with you Applejack, and if I may, I will add that I find that unique talent as the clear example that the little Anon does indeed belong to Royalty. You are shaping up to be quite the Prince, and I can’t imagine that you will do anything other than to make your mothers and everypony proud of you”
>That actually made you blush a little, you didn’t like to be called prince, but how she said those words…it just warmed your heart.
“T-thanks…I-I really appreciate your words”
>”You are welcome Anon, oh Spike…. Spike?” Rarity notices the little cuck who was sitting in his throne, glaring at the ceiling and muttering some words for himself “Pardon me, Anon, but I think that I have to see what’s wrong with a certain grumpy baby dragon” Rarity excuses herself for a moment and goes to Spike
>”So Anon, are you staying for the rest of the carnival?” RD stretches herself and lets out a small yawn “Because let me tell you, with everything that has happened, I can’t wait to finally stretch my wings and play some good jokes on whoever I can find. I’m sure that nopony will be able to even compete against me, that cash will be mine!”
“Don’t count your chickens until they hatch, Rainbow, Ah don’t suppose that you remembered the part that said that Discord will be playin’ too. …”
>”Oh yeah…That’s a thing that is happening, right? Meh, no problem, I’m sure that I can defeat Discord at his own game! I will be crowned as the best trickster in Equestria in no time!”
“I like your attitude RD, but I’m going to bet on Discord this time. Don’t take it the wrong way, but come on, he can bend reality at his whim, no one can compete with that”
>”And he has more experience in this kind of thing than Granny Smith has with makin’ apple jam, winnin’ this will be as easy as sliding off a greasy log backwards fer him”
>”So that’s what the two of you think? Then just you wait and see! I’m going to prank Discord so hard that not I will be crowned as the best trickster, but he will give up his title of spirit of chaos and will give it to me!”
>”Oh Rainbow, please, do go on, because the last time you tried to do that, you got yer tail electrified fer a week…” Applejack chuckles and gives her friend a little smirk
>RD doesn’t take that nicely as she narrows her eyes and flies so close to Applejack to the point where they were practically butting heads ”What’s that supposed to mean?!”
>”That you’re bittin’ off more than you can chew but eh…” Applejack shrugs and pats RD mane “Ah reckon that even a blind hog finds an acorn now and then, so try if you want. If you can win this, then ah guess that ah’ll have to eat mah words and invite you a jar of cider
>”Really?!” RD asks with excitement in her voice
>“Eeeyup but if you don’t succeed then ah suppose that you could always work as a lightin’ rod” Applejack does her best to calm her laughter, but she fails every time, just managing to piss off RD more and more
>Applejack looks to you with a proud smile “And you don’t have to worry about anythin’, because you’ll be stayin’ at mah farm.”
>Her farm? Well…you have stayed in worse places…like Tijuana…or New Mexico…or Milwaukee
>”What?!” Rarity overhears that and quickly rushes towards Applejack “Applejack, dear, while I have nothing against your farm, and you know how lovely I find your apple orchard, I simply have to object. A farm is no place for Royalty, why not Twilight’s castle? I’m quite certain that Anon will be more used to a place like this than…you know?”
>”Here?! Him?! Nah, he can stay at AJ’s for all I care!” Spike quickly reacts before Applejack has any time to reply to her friend
>”Spike! What kind of attitude is that? I have to say, I’m severely disappointed at your current lack of manners!”
>”But….Grrrrrr….forget it!” And so he goes back to his little throne
>”Well Ah gotta! Listen to me Rarity, before you go off half-cocked you should know that Ah got a personal letter from Princess Celestia herself asking me if Ah could give the lil’ fella here a room to stay at night!” Applejack takes off her hat and pulls out a piece of paper from it
>Rarity takes the paper with her magic “A letter for Princess Celestia, you say? Now that’s something that I have to see for myself” Rarity starts reading the letter, her eyes opening wider and wider as she went through it “I can’t believe it…It even has the royal seal on it…but I don’t understand, why would the Princess ask you instead of Twilight or even me to take care of such important task?”
>”Didn’t you read the letter? Because Ah’m the most trusty of all ponies! Yup, Princess Celestia sure knows her stuff” You can see that Applejack was really proud of that remark, and well, who were you to question such claim when you haven’t actually met the pony all that well?
>”What? That can’t be true, lemme see that!” RD grabs the letter from Rarity’s magic, she didn’t object, the poor white unicorn was too shocked to say a word “Dear Applejack…yadda, yadda, yadda… “I entrust you with the task of providing my son a place to sleep during his stay in Ponyville”…more stuff that I don’t care about…Signed…PRINCESS CELESTIA?! WHOAH!”
>Applejack nods to herself ”Eeyup, that’s right, and as Rarity said, it has all the fancy proof that the letter is the real deal, now…” She looks at you one more time “Ah know that mah farm is not a fancy castle or anythin’ like that but, Ah can at least promise a warm n’ comfy bed, the best dinner n’ breakfast that you will ever eat and of course, the traditional hospitality of the Apple family… but if ya want to stay in Twi’s castle, that’s fine too..”
>You know, maybe you were too quick on judging her farm. After all your mother seems to trust Applejack a lot…and after what you just witnesses, you kinda didn’t want to be around Twilight.
“Actually, I would rather stay at your farm. I still have yet to see how is the carnival in itself, but after what happened today, I just want a nice and comfy place to relax, and you just sold me on your farm because of those options, besides…I don’t want to stay here, after you know…”
>Besides this castle is so fuck ugly that you are afraid that it might give you a permanent eye tumor. Seriously Twilight, hire a feng-shui dude or something, because you and Spike clearly suck at inner decoration.
>”That’s the first good news that I’ve heard all day… so, we are moving?” Spike hops off from his throne and walks to Rarity’s side, not before giving you a nasty glare.
>”I think that question should be addressed to Anon considering how tired he must be after that awful Starlight put him through so much” Rarity and the rest of the group looks at you, waiting for your answer…
“I’m fine, a bit of fresh air would be better for me actually, oh and Spike?”
>You turn to the purple lizard with a smug grin on your face.
>”What?” Spike asks with disdain
“Have you followed my advice and got yourself a nice girl?”
>”You…little…” Spike was red with anger and embarrassment, but he knew that he couldn’t touch you, because of the mares, your bodyguard and of course, your own magic “No…”
>You give him a little wink and a little grin to boot
“Such a shame, I think that you would make a filly happy with your personality, you should really open your mind to what’s out there…”
 >Rarity nods and pats Spike’s head ”That’s not a bad advice for my Spikey-Whikey, not a bad advice at all. I’m sure that you can meet a filly in say, the crystal empire and sweep her off her hooves”
>”Wha….” Spike mood is instantly killed by this. He huffs and cross his arms “Whatever. I like to be single. Can we go now?”
>”Yeah, let’s go! How am I supposed to beat Discord at his stupid prank contest if I’m here all day?”
>”Ah think that we could grab a snack along the way, what do you say Anon? Might not be as good as what Ah have in store fer ya, but Ah bet mah hat that you must be as hungry as a wild boar.”
>You nod and smile
“Okay, that sounds great, but I agree with RD. I actually just want to get out of here already”
>”Zat sounds magnifique. But remember zat you will have to stay close to me at all times, Mon petit”
“Yeah, Yeah…it’s will make your work easy, I got it”
>”I like zat you have such a sharp mind Mon petit. I can see everyzing going smoozly from here on out. So, if anypony doesn’t have anyzing else to say, I zink zat it would be for ze best if we start wiz our little tour”
>The mares nod and exit the room, leading you out of the castle and into the carnival. And when they open the doors…you were awe-struck again.
>Discord must have placed some kind of spell so what was actually happening on the ground couldn’t be seen from a high altitude, because you don’t recall the majority of this landscape when you were flying over Ponyville.
“The ground…”
>It was made of pure diamonds. Patches of white grass covered what the road didn’t. And why were they white? So they could shine with all the beautiful colors that were provoked by the stained glass that served as sky and was in turn reflected by the ground.
>And despite this incredibly spectacle, nothing of it felt like it was an actual assault to the senses. Far from it, it gave a relaxing and warm aura, almost hypnotic, really.
>Houses were changed from having a rustic look with humble paint jobs, to all sort of cute shapes that were painted all sorts of colors. But just like everything that you have seen so far…there was a pattern.
>Despite the surrealism that every building displayed with their colors and distortion, they had a clearly defined architectural root. Some still had that little town style, others looked as if they came right from the Victorian era, others were completely art deco, but it didn’t end with just time periods.
>There were houses in the style of actual human cities: Amsterdam, Rome, Spain you name it, there were even some styles that you never saw before. Ponyville was now an amalgamation of every time period, places and dreams.
>The ground also changed the deeper that your group ventured into Ponyville. The only part that was made of diamond was the area surrounding Twilight’s castle. The rest changed from asphalt, to cobbles to even neon lights.
>Hell, you feel like a fool for judging just based on what you saw first. The architecture of the houses was set up to go in line with the style of ground and roads of the area…so Discord divided Ponyville into a myriad of different districts, each with its own theme.
>Even the sky was different in each area. The stained glasses remained, same with that psychedelic sun, but the pictures and stories depicted on them changed as you moved on from district to district.
>And speaking of themes, the further that you went into Ponyville the easiest was to see all of the musicians and performers that Discord brought to his carnival. And all of them were giving nothing short to their best so they could entertain the ponies that were passing by.
>Every single stage was different in their design. Every artist that shared his or her talent with the crowd had a stage that was visually designed to match their act.
>Some were built like one of those stages that you would see in Las Vegas. Others were like open atriums, other were mini gardens that could easily surpass anything that any human florist could do. Others were a combination of stage and restaurants.
>Once again you can’t help but to secretly congratulate Discord, this was the work of nothing short of a genius in chaos.
>But the one that caught your eye the most was the stage that was in the middle of a park that your group entered when heading towards the place that Applejack was guiding the group to.
>It featured a couple of musicians. One was gray with a deep black mane, she was playing the cello, the second was mint colored, with white mane, she was playing the harp and the last one  was white, with a blue mane, she had headphones and shades and was…playing a fucking turntable, complete with modern day, Human modern day speakers.
>The stage was made of an opaque white crystal. The impressive part was how dynamic the whole thing was. Flowers blossomed in an instant and danced with the audience. Lasers of warm colors came from behind the white mare reflecting themselves on the crystal stage and creating a truly feast for the eyes, ears and mind.
>As for the prank contest? You believed initially that it would devolve into mayhem, but in truth, what was going on before your eyes was far from your expectations.
The pranks that ponies were playing among themselves were so…innocent. Yeah, innocent and light-hearted would be the best words to describe them.
>Some water balloons here and there, some fart cushions, the most extreme cases were of ponies startling others and those blasted things that you use to fool others into thinking that you are going to say hi when in reality you just want to give them a very soft electrical shock.
>For RD, this was like Christmas morning, or that’s what you got from her expression of pure happiness. She flew off and amassed a small cloud for herself. Every time that she saw a group of ponies minding their own business, she kicked the cloud and a thunder would scare off the poor ponies.
>Of course, this was a contest, so there should be a way to keep track on the number of pranks that a pony would do during the duration of the event. So every time a successful prank was made, a +1 number would briefly appear above a pony’s head.
>This clear disadvantage for someone who would try a sneaky prank on someone else didn’t hinder on RD’s performance. Far from it, you could see that +1 coming up from that cloud at a constant pace.
>But looking at this, made you think of something. A thought that warmed your heart and gave you so much hope….
>And it was that, every pony was enjoying themselves, having a good time, making friends, playing jokes, falling in love…they were living in harmony despite that they were being surrounded by chaos. In fact, this was made possible by chaos magic…you were right
>Chaos can coexist and even help to achieve harmony…and that was a reality that you hoped Starlight could understand one day.
>But you guess that’s something that you will have to leave for another day. Right now your focus was on the little joint that Applejack has guided the group to. It was themed after an old west saloon. And the area surrounding was like an actual desert.
>Oh joy…that’s why you left New Mexico… so you could get into another fucking sand trap…but at least you were going to eat… you hoped, this place was filled with ponies.
>Luckily there were some tables outside. So you and the rest of your little gang sit at one of them.
>”Aaah, isn’t this the best thin’ that you ever laid eyes upon?” Applejack turns to the little restaurant, with pride in her eyes “Mah cousin’ Braeburn is runnin’ this place and ah couldn’t by any happier to see that he and his folks are thrivin’”
>RD rolls her eyes and huffs ”Yeah, yeah, that’s super interesting, but when are we to, you know…get our food?!  Just look at this place! It will take ages before a waitress comes to our table!”
>”Rainbow, maybe if you had paid attention to every sign that is hangin’ around the place ya would know that there are no waitresses in here. You just go straight to the bar and order what ya want to eat!”
>”Oh…” RD blushes in embarrassment and looks away “W-Well, it wasn’t my fault, what kind of pony would go to a restaurant without waitress?”
>Applejack can’t help to laugh at her friend “Excuses are like backsides, Rainbow. Everypony’s got one but they all stink. Now let’s go and order somethin’, ah’m starvin’!”
>”Oh man, me too! I hope that they have diamond sandwiches, or sapphire casserole!” Spike rubs his stomach and licks his lips by just thinking about those weird-ass dishes “I can’t wait!”
>The little lizard hops off his seat, but before he could go anywhere he’s stopped by Rarity “Ooooh! Spiiiiike! Could you be a little angel and bring me something too? I’m simply too tired for standing in any line”
>Spike smiles and blushes a little, looking at Rarity with bubbly eyes ”Sure Rarity, for you, anything”
>”What a little gentecolt you are my little Spikey-Whickey! Now, please be sure to bring me something that won’t put my figure in jeopardy, mmmmm….” Rarity thinks for a second to make her decision “I think that a salad would be splendorous”
>”A salad? Got it!” Where the fuck did he got that scroll and quill? How the fuck can he write on that piece of paper without any kind of support? “And what will you want to drink? I bet that they will have all sorts of sodas!”
>”Oh, Spike” Rarity laughs a little and waves her hoof at him “You know that I simply loathe those kind of drinks, too sugary for my tastes….” Rarity rubs her chin for a second “I doubt that this establishment would serve any kind of fine wines, but considering that this IS a restaurant owned by the Apple family, I think that it would be safe to assume that they have the best cider in town, so if you could bring me a glass of cider, I would be forever thankful…”
>”For…ever….thankful. Okay! Noted!” Spike gives Rarity a little military salute, but his cheerful mod drops a little when he realizes something “W-What if they are out of cider?”
>”Well, then a glass of mineral water will do. Now you better hurry, Rainbow Dash and Applejack already left, and we don’t want you to do any unnecessary waiting, do we?”
>What?! Oh, come on! They couldn’t even wait for me? Hey guys, hold on!” And with that, Spike fucks off into the restaurant.
>”Zat only leaves you, Mon Petit. You wait here with Madame Rarity. I will go and get whatever zat you want to eat.”
>You raise an eyebrow and sigh
“You know, that’s not really necessary Aegia. I can walk on my own hooves and order for myself”
>”Oui, zat might be correct, but zat wasn’t a question, it was an order. You will wait here with ze element of generosity while I go to get your order” Aegia gives you an icy glare….one that told you to better stop fucking around and follow her command.
>You gulp and frantically nod at your bodyguard
“O-Okay! How can I say no when you put it that way? Eeheheh….heh….eeeeeh….How about….I don’t know….a muffin?”
>Aegia shakes her head “Non. You will have a salad and water.”
“If you were going to decide for me, then why did you even ask?!”
>”I wasn’t. But zat kind of alimentation is bad for you, Mon petit. You will only eat ze healziest foods. Nopony would want for zeir Prince to be unhealzy. Now, excuse moi, I’ll go to get your salad”
“Come on! Ugh…whatever…A salad is fine too!”
>Aegia nods and leaves you and Rarity alone
>”Aaah, finally alone, we don’t have much time but I guess that it will be enough for us to talk about more…intimate matters” Rarity gives you a smile and bats her eyes at you.
>You can feel your cheeks getting warm, so you try to hide your blush by adjusting your little glasses
“W-what d-do you mean M-Miss Rarity?”
>Rarity lets out a soft giggle “Darling, you can drop the Miss. I appreciate how well-mannered you are, but there’s no need for such formality. You are with a friend, are you not?…”
>You try to hide your blush… but it was all for naught
“O-Okay Rarity….”
>”Now that’s much, much better” Rarity gives you a little wink as she gets a little more comfortable in her seat “Now, the thing that I wanted to talk about is a…rather personal matter regarding your life. Truth to be told you could say that I’m a curious mare, and as such, I got curious about your feelings relating to, you know, living as the son of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.”
>This…certainly was unexpected, and Rarity could clearly see your surprise.
>”Now, now…” Rarity hold her hooves and looks at you with a regal, yet kind expression “Please don’t think that I’m making any negative assumptions about how your mothers treat you or the kind of education that they are giving to you. Far from it, I can be quite certain that you get nothing but love and care from your mothers, and you have showed nothing short of the best manners that I have seen in a foal of your age”
“Then I’m sorry Rarity, but I’m really not following you”
>Rarity leans forward, placing her hooves on the table and resting her head on them ”As you might know, Twilight told me and the rest of our little social circle everything about that awful place that you used to live in. So little and cute me got indeed curious about how you were taking this new life of yours compared to…you know… that”
>Ooooh, not you got it, well you don’t feel like it was a question that came out of malice, so you guess that there would be no harm in answering with the truth.
 “Well…I gotta say that Equestria is reaaaaally different, like you don’t have idea how different is to my old world. But besides some details… like how the moon and sun works here…. I really don’t mind, in fact I love it. I don’t want to go back. The only thing that still bothers me is well…the prince part, I simply don’t like to be called by any title, that’s not my style, you know?”
>”Aaaah, it’s good that you mentioned that…” Rarity giggles “because that is precisely another topic that I wanted to discuss…well not exactly to discuss, but rather to give you a little advice about that. That is of course, if you want to hear it”
“An advice, huh? Heh, I’ve been getting a lot of those lately, but eeeh, sure why not? What is it Rarity?”
>”You see Anon, I find admirable that you want to keep yourself humble regarding your title but, and please, do not angry at what I’m about to say, but I simply don’t believe that completely denying your title is the correct attitude to take.”
“And why not?”
>Rarity sighs “Because I don’t believe that being a Prince should be something that bothers you, our contraire, you should be proud about whom you are right now. After all, that title is proof that you are the son of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna”
>”I agree…” Aegia joins the conversation, placing a plate with two bowls of salad, two apples and two glasses of water in front of your “I zink zat you should take your title wiz more pride, Mon Petit. Especially considering zat cutie mark zat you are now carrying”
“Yes but… I don’t want to be just identified as a prince, you know? I want my merits to speak for themselves, not my title to speak for my merits”
>”Zat is a good point…” Aegia lets out a sight, she almost looked like if she was…hurt? But why? “But Madame Rarity is right. You can’t run away zat forever. You will have to accept who you are, sooner or later. And I would like it to be it sooner. Zat would make my job a lot easier”
>”Well, as I said, it is just a little advice. You still have yet to figure many things by yourself, Anon, but I do hope that you think about my words…”
>You nod
“I’ll do…thanks for the advice Rarity”
>”That’s what friends are for my dear. Ah, it seems that here comes the rest of our little group, so I suggest that we leave this conversation for another day. If that’s okay with you”Rarity gives you a wink that of course, doesn’t fail to make you blush.
“Yeah…I’m a little hungry myself to be frank with you…”
>”And despite that, you have again showed your good manners by waiting for the rest of us…” Rarity points to Spike who was having trouble handling a big ass plate filled with food. RD and Applejack were following close behind with food trays of her own. “Spike, do you need any help with that?”
>”Nah…I’m goo-WHOAH!” And like a clockwork, Spike trips before he could finish his sentence, but he’s held mid-air along with the plates by Rarity’s magic.
>”Oh Spikey-Whickey, always so clumsy…” Rarity giggles as he places the plates on the table and Spike on his seat “But always so cute”
>”Heh, sorry…” Spike rubs his head, a deep red blush covered his purple cheeks.
>”Howdy! Sorry for the waitin’ but the place was chugged full with ponies. Ah still don’t know how ya managed to get out before us” Applejack looks to Aegia “Ah swear that ya got yer order ready faster that a bell clapper in a goose’s flank”
>”Zere was more zan one line. I just took ze one zat had ze least amount of ponies” Aegia responds in her emotionless voice before taking seat and taking her bowl, apple and glass of water from the plate.
>RD drops her plate on the table and glares at her orange friend ”See, I told you guys! But did anypony listen to what I said Nooooooo! Of course, not! Applejack had to be Applejack and make us wait in line just because Braeburn was attending it! I mean, come on! You could’ve told your cousin to give us special treatment or something!”
>”Rainbow, ya better stop with that or I’ll knock you out so hard ya’ll see tomorrow today!” Applejack waves her hoof at RD “And besides, do Ah have to remind ya that Braeburn was so kind as to give ya a discount because you forgot all of yer bits at home? And, he even gave ya extra portions too! So quit complaining and eat yer food!”
>RD flinches at that and blushes a little in embarrassment ”Alright, alright, sheesh! I was just joking…” Using a small plastic fork, she takes a piece of what looked like hay with BBQ sauce on it and eats it “Beshides….mmmmm…Thish ish actually pretty aweshome!”
>”Of course it is, this right here is quality cooking from the Apple family” Applejack had ordered a similar plate, actually, it was the exact same as to what RD was munching like a pig “But enough chit, chat Ah say we better git on the sticks! Ah’m starving and ah don’t want to wait any longer!” And with that, Applejack starts eating her food too.
>You look down at your salad, which was…well, it was a fucking salad that was composed of lettuce, flowers and grass…meh… you were a horse now, so this actually looked kinda tasty
>You knew that the fact that you now found stuff like hay and grass as not only edible but actual tasty dishes should be of more concern for you, especially considering the massive amount of meat…and booze… that you consumed when you were human
>But meh, just like when it came to completely adjusting to pony society, you couldn’t give a single fuck, even if you tried. Your human life was more of a past life now, and you were stuck in this new form for the rest of your days, so why would you care if you found horse food tasty when you were a little horse yourself?
>”Alright!” The little cuck started to eat his food which was…hey! Those were French fries! Son of a fucking bitch! How comes that he gets to eat French fries while you are stuck with a lame-ass salad?
>What made things worse was the fact that he seemed to notice your envy about his superior dish. Spike ate every single one of his French fries with such a little smirk that you felt the necessity of punching the asshole in the dick.
>Fuck that cuck and fuck his shitty French fries. You didn’t want them anyways. You grab a fork with your magic and start eating your shitty salad…which was pretty good to be honest, but still… fuck, you wanted those delicious looking fries.
>Unlike everyone else at the table, Rarity and Aegia were slowly eating their food, showing what you guess was the proper etiquette for horses.
>”So squirt…” RD gulps down the last of her BBQ hay “Do you practice any sports?”
“Sports?”
>Well, there was that hoofball match against Shining Armor and Spike….and before that…there was  that event that the MIT organized once when every student had to play something outside… that you skipped so you could get drunk.
>Maaaaaybe a couple of sessions of exercise that the AOSR deemed as mandatory, but usually you, Catherine and the boys skipped those to drink some beer…
“A little, but I’m not that good at them”
>”More like you really stink at them...” Spike interrupts, looking at you with a smug grin of his own “You are the worst hoofball player that I’ve ever seen in my entire life! Shining and I completely demolished your team in every single game that we played”
>Your left eye twitches and can feel nothing but anger boiling inside of you. But you would rather to be fucking shot rather than to let him have a victory over you.
“Oh yeah, my team, you mean, the one that was composed of me and that adorable, good-hearted and super intelligent filly that happens to be my girlfriend? Because let me tell ya, me and my GIRLFRIEND surely had our share of fun together! A big one in fact! Because I really have lots of fun no matter what when I’m with my girlfriend”
>”Grrr…I could get a girl if I wanted to…” Spike growls, giving you a murderous glare
>”Really?!” RD hit the table with her hooves and leaned closer to you “Spike beat you at a game of hoofball? Like, a real life game and not one of those lame arcades? Dude, that’s like, super embarrassing….”
>”Hey!” Spike immediately snaps back at RD
>”No offence Spike, but you are not exactly a top-tier athlete, in fact you are the only pony that I’ve ever seen that gets tired from running a couple streets.” Spike huffs and crosses his arms, RD in turn focuses her attention on you again “And you lost to that?! Seriously?! Come on, dude! You gotta give those books a rest and get that body of yours moving!”
“Oh please, you are overreacting”
>”Non. I agree wiz Madame Rainbow Dash. You have to take better care of your healz, Mon petit”
>”See?! Even your bodyguard agrees!” Rainbow Dash looks away for a moment, rubbing her chin “You know, I really think that maybe I can help you out with that little problem of yours…”
“It’s not a problem, okay? I’m perfectly fine, and besides, I’m awesome enough already, I don’t need to do that kind of stuff”
>”So Mr. Math and Physics thinks that he’s too cool for sports? Hah, don’t make me laugh. You might be in good shape now, but if you keep sitting on your flank and doing nothing else all day, then you will become a flabby dork who does nothing but to read books all day!”
>”Ah reckon that you might have taken a jab at Twi there” Applejack chuckles a little “But ah gotta agree with ya. Anon, ya can’t deny that sum’ good work in the field might be of some help fer ya, in fact…”
>Applejack takes off her hat, and starts looking for something in there “Aw shoot, Ah think that ah didn’t bring it with me this time, but Princess Celestia actually sent me a letter a couple days ago, sayin’ that she was worried about yer becoming like a bump in a log…”
“What?! You must be kidding!”
>”Darling, please, I know that you might have gotten a little angry at Rainbow Dash’ rudeness, but you can’t deny that she has a point. After all, a pony must take care of his figure, especially somepony in a position like the one you have” Rarity then looks at Applejack and raises an eyebrow “But I have to admit…I’m a little surprised at the news that Princess Celestia and you are pen pals”
>Applejack nods with a proud smile ”Ya would be surprised by how many ponies Ah have known that way…”
>But RD can’t contain her excitement and burst out laughing at you ”Gyahahahahah! How about that? Everypony agrees that you should do some exercise! Even your mom thought that you are too lazy! ”
>You hear spike laughing his ass off too…that motherfucker…
>Applejack puts her little hat on again and adjusts it so it covered her eyes ”Eeeyup, she actually wanted to know if Ah could let ya work on mah farm for a couple days so ya could build some character. And Ah was gonna to say yes, but if Rainbow here has a better idea, then Ah’m all ears”
>RD grins at Applejack and pats your head ”I’m sure that you will love this idea, how about if I tell Twilight to send a letter to the Princesses asking if I can become the coach of the little squirt?”
“That’s!….”
>Huh, you actually expected something way worse….like what that fucking letter said.
“Actually not a bad idea, are you sure that you want to do that though? I don’t like in Ponyville, and I would feel bad if you end up having to travel a long way just so you can coach me”
>”Uh, hellooo? Did you forget that I have these?” RD hovers above your, flapping her wings harder than usual, you guess so you could notice them.
“Yeah, I know that you can fly, but wouldn’t traveling from Ponyville to Canterlot and then back to Ponyville again get you too tired?”
>”Oh please!” RD waves her hoof dismissively at you “I’m the fastest flyer in all of Equestria! Flying to Canterlot and back is no problem for somepony as awesome as me!”
>You raise an eyebrow and give her a little smug grin
“Really, so you are fast at everything?”
>You really, really hope that she didn’t catch your little innuendo. But if she did…fuck it, you had to say it.
>”I’m more than fast, in fact, my middle name is “The Fastest”” RD looks proud of herself, thank god, she didn’t understood your little jab, you didn’t want to get punched by a bunch of mares “So yep, you are not talking to a lame pony who can barely lift off from the ground but to Rainbow “The Fastest” Dash!” RD strikes a cool pose while mid-air
>You hear Applejack chuckles ”Rainbow, Ah reckon that you are taking too many jabs at Twi”
>”Well, it hasn’t been that long since she crashed into a window of my boutique when she tried to bring me lunch as a surprise” Rarity giggles a little “And I must admit that it would have been a wonderful surprise if she didn’t completely destroy half of the work that I was doing on my new catalogue for the season”
 >”Or that time when she got stuck on a tree for like five hours. She was so angry that she kept re-organizing the castle library for like two whole weeks” Everyone erupts in laughter at Spike’s comment.
>So much in fact that you didn’t notice the little song that was being playing until RD point it out “Hey, what’s with the cheesy song?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A
“What song, I can’t hear…”
>*Don’t you forget about me…*
>*Don’t, don’t, don’t….*”
>And with that, the song fades away. The group doesn’t take much care about that, pointing that it was probably a nearby musician or spectacle going on.
>But you…you were trying your best to not freak out. That song was from your world, and there were only three beings in this world that could know that song. You, Discord…and Catherine.
>And it wasn’t just the song alone. That kind of 80’s stuff was what Cathy was into...nah…it must be Discord fucking with you…right?
>”Are you okay squirt?” RD asks you with some confusion
“Y-Yeah…hey, here’s an idea, why we don’t get outta here? I want to see what else there’s to do in the carnival.”
>Much to your relief, the group unanimously agrees to get moving… As for you…you can’t shake the feeling that it was some kind of message…Discord? Could he really fuck you over like that? Well, yes, he’s like that, but still…
>You can’t help but to whisper to yourself
“Cathy…was that you? What are you trying to tell me?”