- Darkness greets me.
- But I'm not out for long.
- My first thought is that blacking out so much probably isn't good for me.
- My second is that I can't open my mouth.
- My eyes snap open in a panic.
- I'm...
- I'm
- I'm wrapped in rope?
- Indeed I am!
- Wait, what?
- My body is tied hands to feet.
- My mouth is secured shut by a piece of rope tied at the top of my head that loops under my jaw at the chin.
- All I can see is grass.
- Most of what I can smell is dirt.
- The rest is me.
- Damn. I should've washed in the river, instead of knocking myself unconscious.
- I can't help but think of what a great adventure this was.
- I'm not afraid to die.
- Maybe the last adventure will be as good as this one.
- "Yah'll sure your ok?"
- It rings out into the silence. A bronze bell.
- It rings me out of my reverie.
- "Oh yes, thank you. I was just so scared."
- This one brings to mind the taste of bitter medicine administered by my mother.
- Shocking in it's small but impactful flavor.
- "Speaking of, why didn't you fly away?"
- "Yah'll could've flown off into the sunset, instead of tire'n yourself out running through that forest."
- "Oh, um, I forgot I could fly. Again."
- This one seems almost ashamed that it forgot.
- But what is it?
- Surely not that monster?
- "By tarnation, Fluttershy!"
- Oh wow, this one seems to be mad at the soft one.
- "Now, Ah tain't mad at yeh. But Ah couldn't stand to see you get hurt! And this was mighty close."
- Oh, I guess not.
- "What would Rainbow Dash do if you got hurt? Ah reckon she'd be mighty sad, and then mad."
- "I'm sorry."
- Soft seems on the verge of crying.
- A soft whinny breaks the silence.
- What? Bronze was riding a horse?
- "No, Ah'm sorry, sugarcube."
- "Ah shouldn't have spoken to you like that."
- "No, it was o."
- "Hush with that nonsense."
- Another soft whinny, or was it a sigh?
- "Ah think we both just need a hug after that little adventure."
- Something squeaks.
- "Thank you again, Applejack."
- Wait...no.
- No.
- No.
- No way.
- It couldn't be.
- I'm trying to get out of my bonds now.
- Something squeaks again.
- "Oh no!"
- "Yah'll stand back while ah take care of this."
- Something shoves me over, felt like a stick.
- And there they are.
- Ponies.
- And I get an eye full.
- Applejack is staring at me.
- And I, her.
- She looks kinda angry.
- I start working my jaw and wiggling my eyebrows with the little mobility I have.
- Hahahahaha, the look on her face!
- A wide shit eating grin spreads across my mug.
- "What in calamity is this thang doin?!"
- Finally the rope securing my mouth falls off.
- "I'm sorry!"
- "What, It can talk?!"
- I didn't think her eyes could get any bigger.
- "I'm sorry!"
- It runs out of my mouth.
- "I'm sorry I attacked you, Fluttershy!"
- I'm wiggling my body now, trying to turn around so I can see her.
- "Now hold up!"
- Applejack got over her shock and is now standing on me with one hoof.
- "Hold up, Just give us a minute now."
- "So you can talk, that right?"
- She is looking fairly incredulous.
- "Yes, ma'am."
- She feels a lot more sturdy than Fluttershy, judging by her weight alone.
- "Right."
- She nods slightly, looking a little more accepting of the fact.
- "And you say yer sorry?"
- She pushes down a little on my side, as if to make sure I'm telling the truth, whatever comes out.
- "Yes, I am, ma'am!"
- I'm nodding vigorously now, my ear keeps getting tickled by the grass.
- She lets up on her pressure.
- "Hrm, so yah say."
- "But it ain't up to me to forgive yah."
- She looks over me.
- "Now, Fluttershy, I'm gonna spin him around so he can talk to you face to face."
- She bites my hair.
- She snorts.
- I guess I need that shower after all.
- OW, she is spinning me around by my hair, dragging me around.
- I'm not even half way when I hear, "Wait!"
- "Sorry."
- "Don't drag him."
- "I'll walk"
- Applejack snorts again.
- "Thank apples, He tastes awful!"
- Well thanks, Applejack.
- "Um, can you come here Applejack?"
- She walks around me to Fluttershy.
- I hear a squeak and some whispering.
- And back around comes Applejack.
- With Fluttershy walking beside her, opposite me.
- She peeks over Applejacks back once, and then disappears with whimper.
- Fucking Adorable.
- Applejack sits down a short ways in front of me.
- Fluttershy can't seem to decide whether to hide behind her or sit beside her.
- I clear my throat.
- She decides to hide behind Applejack.
- "Hello."
- I decide to break the ice with a classic opener.
- "Why did the hippopotamus talk to the penguin?"
- "Uhm."
- "Why?"
- She is looking at me strangely, peeking over Applejacks hat.
- "He was asking for the best way to break the ice."
- I'm keeping my best straight face.
- But it doesn't work.
- "Uh."
- "I don't get it."
- She looks more confused now, but at least she isn't looking at me over the hat.
- "See, I needed to break the ice and get you to talk to me."
- I sigh and give a weak smile.
- "Oh, well it worked."
- She is sitting beside Applejack now.
- Mission Accomplished.
- "So, uh, yeah. I'm sorry for attacking you and chasing you through the woods."
- I can't look in her eyes.
- "..."
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To Be Named: Chapter 8
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