Swede Anön - Diversity is a Strength

>Day HurrdyBurrdy in Equestria
>You are Anön, of glorious blonde haired and blue eyed nordic descent.
>You are quite popular among the mares of Ponyville.
>And you love it here, truly.
>All of these ponies of different colors coming together
>If only your own planet could be this way!
>With a happy smile on your face, you make your way through the town, waving to ponies who catch your eye.
>Unfortunately, you get a little too into greeting everyone, and end up colliding with a pony, sending her satchel skittering across the ground.
>Huffing, the black and grey pony glares at you with her emerald eyes.
>"Two-legged creature with such a flat face, don't you know to give others their space?"
"S-sorry?"
It doesn't sound very convincing, the way you stammer out your apology, but the pony gives a huff and a small smile.
>"I suppose that I must apologize as well, forgive me for I did not mean to yell."
>She slowly moves to gather up her supplies.
>Her eyes widen a little as you join in, but her smile slowly spreads and she says nothing.
>After a moment or two, the satchel is once again secured on her back and the pony turns back to you.
>"Your kindness is clear and though you have no mane, I am quite certain that we will meet again."
>As the she trots off, you call after her.
"Wait!  What's your name, pony?"
>The miniature horse goes ramrod straight.
>In fact, the entire town seems to freeze at that.
>A chorus of whispers rumble through the crowd and you can feel your eyes begin to glance from side to side instinctively.
>What have you done wrong this time?
>Slowly, the mohawked pony turns towards you, a scowl evident on her face.
>"A pony is what you call me?  I'm a zebra, can't you see!"
"A-A zebra?"
>"Yes indeed, my ignorant fellow, next time we meet, don't bother to say hello."
>With a disgusted sigh, the zebra leaves and life resumes.
>Except for a deep pain in the pit of your stomach.
>And the taste of bile in your mouth.




>How could you be so stupid?
>It's obvious that she wasn't just a pony, and now you've gone and insulted her cultural heritage!
>As you continue to fret throughout the day, a deep seed of resentment is planted in your heart.
>Of course you didn't know she was a zebra, there are only ponies in Ponyville!
>How awful!
>How terrible!
>Here you thought that you had found a wonderful place of acceptance and tolerance, but it was even more segregated than your own planet!
>Something MUST be done!
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>"Twilight?"
>You glance up from your reading and give your assistant Spike a small smile.
"Good morning, sleepyhead.  I was about to come wake you."
>Spike responds in kind, hurrying over to get his daily assignments.
>However, he is suddenly blown off his feet by a massive tremor that rocks the earth, sending books flying from their shelves and causing the glass of your windows to shake.
>Over the sudden din, you shout to Spike
"WHAT'S HAPPENING?"
>The little dragon has two talons plugging his ears, but it doesn't seem to be doing much good.
>"I, I DON'T KNOW, TWILIGHT!  IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM OUTSIDE!"
>You both hurry out onto the green.
>Or you would, if there wasn't an enormous black and grey flank blocking your exit.
>After a moment or two, the large zebra that it belongs to notices your presence, though he makes no move to get out of your way and simply stares.
>Squeezing past him is incredibly awkward, even with your incessant apologies.
>Out in the green, you can see a stage is set up and a throng of zebras surround it.
>One of them is standing on the stage, thrusting his hoof towards the crowd.
>"My wicked brew pops like rat-a-tat-tat, I ain't even gotta ask..."
>"Where the unicorns at?"
>The crowd roars in approval, leaving you thoroughly deafened by the sudden onslaught of bass.
>Hurrying away from the scene, you run into Anön, the human who had disappeared about a week ago.
>Thank goodness, a voice of reason!



"Anön, something's gone wrong!"
>The human turns and wraps you up in a big hug.
>"Twilight!  So good to see you again!"
>Gosh he's cute...
>No, wait!
>Squirming, you push your hoof against his face and keep yourself at a distance, as best you can.
"No, Anön, there are zebras everywhere!"
>"Yes I know, isn't it great?"
>That silly smile...
>There's no way...
"YOU brought them here?"
>"But of course!  Once I found out that the only zebra in Ponyville was forced to live in the forest, I had to do whatever I could to increase the diversity of the town!  So, I went down to the zebra towns, and found a whole bunch of zebras looking for a home and brought them back here.  Now, Ponyville is truly a bastion of acceptance and tolerance!"
"B-but they're ruining EVERYTHING!"
>Anön's smile fades and he frees up one of his fingers to tap you on the nose.
>"Now, now, Twilight, you shouldn't say things like that."
>The smile reappears as the zebra on stage breaks into another 'song'
>"Someone might think that you're racist!"
>Dropping you onto the ground, Anon goes to throw himself into the party.
>You're left stunned, watching as ponies begin to flee from their homes, hoping to ride out the storm elsewhere most likely.
>Getting to your hooves, you shake your head and mutter under your breath
"Fucking Anön..."
>Looks like it's going to be a cultural enrichment kind of day.