Miscast - Chapter 8

>Day 10 in Equestria

 

>You wake up, feeling the familiar comfort of the pile of hay.

>Though you're not laying in it.

>Your hand is resting in the hay, while the rest of you is flat on the floor.

>One of THOSE mornings.

>You stand up, and instantly you go lightheaded.

>Your temples are throbbing in pain.

>Oh man, what HAPPENED last night?

>Processing...

>Processing...

>DING! Drinking with Rainbow.

>Holy hell can those p0nies hold their liquor.

>The night went from clinking mugs of cider,

>To arm wrestling p0nies,

>(which they called hoofwrestling. That's not even an arm synonym!)

>and you're pretty sure it ended in karaoke.

>What the fuck could you sing here they they would know?

>God help you if it was Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy.

 

>Okay, enough of this.

>You peel your face off the floor, picking stray bits of hay off your face.

>Man, it's a bit drafty in here.

>Brushing yourself off, you look up in front of you.

>"Mornin' Anon."

>Applejack's there to greet you!

>But you really don't like her tone...

>Or the way she's glaring...

>Oh fuck what did you do.

"Good morning...Applejack..."

>"Mind tellin' me what you were up to last night?"

>Why is she so interested?

"I, uh, went out for a drink with Rainbow."

>She throws a hoof to her face.

>"That explains it."

>Anon is confused!

"Explains what?"

>She spins a hoof around in a circle.

>Oh, she must want you to turn aroun-

>There's a pretty good sized hole busted in the side of the barn.

>Rainbow is halfway through the hole, snoring loudly.

>That sobered you up fast.

"..."

>"..."

"...so that's why it's so drafty."

 

>Applejack walks over to Rainbow and prods her awake.

>"Hu-buwha....I...don't wanna get up yet..."

>"Well too bad, partner!"

>AJ gives her a swift marshmallow to the side of the face.

>"GAH I'M AWAKE I'M..."

>Rainbow takes in her surroundings.

>And her sleeping arrangement.

>"...AJ, didn't realize you were doing barn renovations again."

>The hoof and face reconnect.

>"Ah'm NOT, you hard headed bird!"

>"Oh, then why is there a giant hole in the barn?"

>The amount of hoof on AJ's face doesn't begin to represent the amount she's facehoofing.

"Rainbow, I'm pretty sure that was us."

>"Oh."

>She floats up and away from the hole, inspecting it.

>"It's only a couple boards! Won't cost much at all."

>Applejack groans.

>"Ah know, but it's the carpenters that cost a fortune, especially Unicorns. They did a bang up job on the silo, but Ah don't think we can afford that again."

>Way to go, asshole.

>Welp, time to make it up the only way you know how.

"I'll do it."

 

>Applejack and Rainbow both turn to you.

>"You know how ta fix this?"

>You walk up to the hole.

>You haven't carpented a day in your sorry life.

>Well, there was Wood Shop in highschool.

"Of course!"

>Lying fuck.

>Then again, you feel really bad for causing damage to the property of someone who's been housing you for a week.

>"Ya don't have ta do that, Anon."

"Yes I do! I broke a giant hole in your barn!"

>"Oh come on, it's not THAT big of a hole."

>Rainbow says as she's flying back and forth through it.

>Without even trying.

>Fucking Rainbow.

"Come on, Rainbow. Let's go get some supplies."

>"Whaaaat? No way! That sounds super boring."

>You step out of the hole in the barn, grabbing one of Rainbow's marshmellow, dragging her along with you.

>"Hey! Lemme go!"

"This is as much your fault as it is mine!"

>Hell, it's probably ALL her fault.

>She woke up in the damn thing!

>She desparately tries to flap away, but your firm grip keeps her close.

>Looking forward to this day...

 

>A few minutes later, Rainbow's flying alongside ya (willingly) as you make your way into town.

>Even if this WASN'T her fault, you'd need her to get around.

>You don't know where ANYTHING is.

"So Rainbow, where can we get tools and stuff?"

>"I think there's a shop on the other end of town."

>A bit of walking never killed anyone.

>While walking through town, you happen to notice a few familiar things.

>Twilight's treehouse.

>Hopefully Spike isn't being dissected or something..

>No, she wouldn't do that.

>Who would clean up the mess?

>Carousel Boutique?

>A clothing store...

>Must be Rarity's.

>There's a sign on the door.

>'Gone to Manehattan to showcase clothing line, be back soon. -R <3'

>Wonder how long that's been up.

>Maybe it's your pants...

>Sugarcube Corner, looks like a place to buy pastries!

>As long as they don't have whole plants in them, might give it a try.

>There's the bar from last night.

>Man, this town looks nice during the day.

>Peaceful.

>But you're a man on a mission!

>You focus on reaching the shop.

 

>Made it!

>You and Rainbow walk in and get what ya need.

>Hammer, nails, a good amount of wooden boards, red paint and a paintbrush...

>More than enough to fix AJ's barn.

>You bring the supplies up to the counter.

>The shop keep was one of the p0nies from the bar last night, so no weird looks.

>That's a nice change!

>"That'll be 26 bits, sir."

>Not a problem!

>The Apples have been paying you for your work.

>You should have more than enough to fix the barn...

>19 Bits.

>How could you not have en-

>Drinks.

>Drinks are not free.

>Dammit.

>"I'm sorry sir, I only have..uh..19."

>"Sorry, hyoo-min. Prices are prices."

>Well this sucks.

>"I got it, Anon!"

>Rainbow whips out a huge sack of bits.

>Like crazy huge.

>She tosses 7 onto the counter.

>"It's my fault too, right?"

>What a bro.

>Where does she get all that cash?!?

>You takes your supplies and give some to Rainbow.

"Thanks, have a good one!"

>"You too, hyoo-min. OH! And I loved your singing!"

>Fucking knew it.

 

>You walk out of the store with the goods.

>With Rainbow carrying the tools and paint, you can easily carry the boards.

"So Rainbow, how do you get all your bits anyway?"

>"Oh that's easy. I do sky clearing for the town!"

>Government jobs but pay well.

>"But mainly it's from late night card games."

>That reminds you.

"So what did I sing last night?"

>She looks at you, dumbfounded.

>"You mean you don't remember?"

"Nope."

>"Dude, for your own good, I'm gonna let you remember that on your own."

>Fucking Rainbow.

>After another walk through town, you make it back to the busted barn.

>Big Mac and Applejack are already hard at work on the orchard.

>Time to get working!

>With help from Rainbow, you strip the hole of all broken wood.

>Before you know it, you're already banging in the new boards.

>You're honestly amazed how fast you're getting this done.

>And you aren't the only one.

>"Damn, Anon. You're good at this."

>You really aren't.

"Thanks, I get that a lot."

>Holy fuck, you lying egotistical showboating fuck.

>The only reason you're doing this adequately is because you have fingers, jackass.

>Oh come on, let me have this.

>No fuck you and floating your own boat.

>Fine, dammit.

"Well, actually, I haven't done this much before."

>Much better.

 

>You finish nailing in the last board.

>Looks good to you.

>Hell, maybe Rainbow was on to something.

>AJ said carpenters were well paid...

>"I'll start painting it."

>Rainbow picks up the brush in her teeth and starts coating the wood in a layer of red.

>Wow, this is how they do it?

>Imagine if SHE had to nail the stuff in.

>Your teeth ache just thinking about it.

>But how can they hold cards...

>Fucking P0ny Physics.

"I can do it Rainbow."

>She glares at you.

>"And let YOU take all the credit for fixing this? No way!"

>Heh. Sounds good to you.

"Alright then, I'll be back in a bit."

>Picking the brush back up, she nods in approval.

>Getting red paint on herself.

"Smooth!"

>You manage to bolt away before she can flick some on you.

 

>You head out to the field to see if there's anymore you can do to help them.

>After all, you did shirk your responsibilites to fix that barn.

>You see Applejack and Big Mac hauling back a huge load of apples.

>"Hey Anon, how's the barn?"

"Fixed up perfectly. Rainbow's just putting on the paint."

>"That's wonderful!"

>You look at their cargo. That is a TON of apples.

"You guys did a lot of bucking today, eh?"

>"Eeyup."

>"Don't worry about it, Anon. We picked up your slack!"

>She playfully marshmallow's you in the leg, then heads out to drop off the apples.

>Speaking of which, you haven't eaten all day.

>Walking over to the nearest tree, you inspect it for a delicious morsel.

>Bucked clean.

>You inspect a few more trees.

>Surely the missed at least ONE apple!

>Finally, you spot a glint of red in a tree.

>You give the tree a swift kick, and hold out your arms to recieve your prize!

>Landing squarely in your hands is an apple...

>...bloom.

 

>"Howdy Anon!"

>This is not an apple.

>Technically, yes, it's an Apple, but not exactly the kind you were expecting.

"...climbing trees is weird, you know."

>You put her down, and she scoffs.

>"For your INFORMATION, Ah didn't climb it. Fluttershy brought me up there!"

>Before you can respond, you see a pink blur and a yellow blur jump out of the tree.

>In the corner of your eye, you see them running away from the orchard.

>Fucking Pinkie.

>Rainbow comes up from behind you.

>"All done painting the barn!"

"Awesome!"

>Another day's work complete.

"How do you think we should celebrate?"

>"Let's go for a drink!"

>...

"Sounds good."

>You and Rainbow make for the town as the sun starts to set.

>Applebloom chimes in.

>"Can Ah come too??"

>You and Rainbow laugh.

>"Ah mean it..."