Title:           Miscast - Chapter 8
Author:          TechyConversant
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First Edit:      Sunday 27th of May 2012 09:07:29 AM CDT
Last Edit:       Sunday 27th of May 2012 09:07:29 AM CDT

>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..."