- AUDIOBOOK'D BY PALE!
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- >It's a lovely day in Equestria.
- >Sun's shining, clouds are sparse.
- >Ponies wave as you pass by, and you wave back with a smile.
- >Your arrival in this world accepted with open hooves.
- >You were on your way to Fluttershy's cottage, when...
- >"Hey, bro!"
- >Rainbow Dash comes flying towards you in a blue blur.
- >Oh great.
- >HER again.
- >You heave a heavy sigh.
- "Hello Ms. Rainbow."
- >She laughs at the formality.
- >"Come on, bro, just call me Dash!"
- >Again with this 'bro' business.
- >Every day it's the same thing with this mare.
- >Trying to be your best friend.
- >No thanks.
- "Well, it was nice to see you."
- >At that, you walk past her towards the orchard.
- >Without turning around, you know she's following you.
- >You can FEEL her there.
- "Ms. Rainbow."
- >No answer.
- >You roll your eyes with gusto.
- "...Dash."
- >"What's up, bro?"
- >She happily answers to her preferred moniker.
- "What are you doing?"
- >"I dunno, I'm up for anything!"
- >Your face is soon covered by your disapproving palm.
- "No, Ms. Rainbow, not what WE are doing, I asked what YOU are doing."
- >Her hoof rubs lightly against her chin.
- >"Is there a difference?"
- >*sigh*
- >There SHOULD be.
- >A bit of walking, and you arrive at Fluttershy's.
- >You see her tending to some bunnies out back.
- >Quietly, you walk to the backyard.
- >Fluttershy is feeding the plethora of rabbits.
- >"Here's a carrot for you, Betty...and one for you, Felix...and one for you, Alexander..."
- >The bunnies adorably take the carrots from her.
- >You whisper to the yellow pony.
- "Good morning, Ms. Fluttershy."
- >She didn't hear you, apparently.
- >You try whispering a little louder.
- "Ms. Fluttershy!"
- >Still doesn't catch her attention.
- >A certain blue parasprite is becoming impatient...
- >"HEY FLUTTERSHY!!!"
- >"EEEEEEP!!!"
- >The piercing yell causes the bunnies hopping off in different directions.
- >Fluttershy remains petrified in shock.
- >"There we go!"
- >Rainbow says with a triumphant tone.
- >You glare at her, then tend to Fluttershy.
- "I'm so sorry, Ms. Fluttershy."
- >"I-it's okay Anon, it wasn't your fault..."
- >Not willing to directly blame her friend, she drops the matter almost instantly.
- >"I assume you're here for the flowers?"
- >You nod in agreement.
- >"Ooo, flowers? What flavor?"
- >Dammit, Ms. Rainbow.
- >You don't eat these flowers.
- >Well, YOU don't.
- >Fluttershy leads you to a small garden, filled with a beautiful assortment of flowers.
- >"The bees pollenate these flowers all the time...they should be perfect..."
- >Looking upon the garden, they certainly are!
- >A whole assortment of flowers, of different shapes, sizes, and colors.
- >"Oh boy, these look DELICIOUS!"
- >Rainbow picks a red and blue flower, munching down on it.
- >"Delicious!"
- >Didn't even ask if she could have it.
- >You sigh, then turn to Fluttershy.
- "Ms. Fluttershy, would it be alright if I-"
- >She nods.
- >"O-of course, take what you need."
- >You thank her, and begin your search.
- >Yellow ones, pink ones, large green plants, small blue petals...
- >"Go with these, bro! They are SO tasty!"
- >Rainbow is still stuffing her maw with flowers.
- >You aren't going for taste, however.
- >Suddenly, you see the perfect choice.
- >A small magenta flower with white speckles.
- >It looks wonderful.
- >You grab a few of them.
- "These will be fine, thank you very much."
- >Fluttershy nods.
- >"It's no problem at all, Anon."
- >You take your leave, Rainbow following.
- >"Oh man, those tasted GREAT!"
- "You know, Ms. Rainbow, you COULD have asked her before taking them."
- >Rainbow shrugs.
- >"Nah, it's alright with her."
- >It really isn't.
- >After a short walk, you arrive at your next destination.
- >Sweet Apple Acres.
- >You spot Applejack, bucking some trees.
- "Hello, Ms. Applejack!"
- >You shout and wave, hoping to catch her attention.
- >It works, the orange mare stopping to check who called for her.
- >Once she realized who it is, her face lights up.
- >"Anon!"
- >She unhitches herself from her applecart and trots over to you.
- >"So nice to see ya again! It's been too long."
- >You bend down, and she gives you a quick hug, which you return.
- >Rainbow Dash audibly groans.
- >You roll your eyes.
- >"And a good morning to you too, Rainbow."
- >Rainbow Dash doesn't respond.
- >After a few moments, you break the silence.
- "SO! I'm here to grab a basket of apples. Making some pie later."
- >The blue pegasus fistpumps a bit.
- >"Aww yeah, I love apple pie!"
- >It's not for HER...
- >Applejack shakes her head at Rainbow's behavior, but returns her attention to you.
- >"Ab-so-lutely, sugarcube. Hey Rainbow..."
- >Rainbow raises an eyebrow to the country pony.
- >"Would ya mind grabbin' Anon one of the baskets from the silo?"
- >She grins widely.
- >"Of course! I'll grab them in 10 seconds flat!"
- >True to her promise, she bolts off towards the silo.
- >10 seconds was a welcome silence, however.
- >"Gosh, Anon, you two stick together like double-sided tape."
- "I assure you, the tape VERY is one-sided."
- >And Dash has returned, a bucket of apples in tow.
- >Handing them to you, she brushes off one of her wings.
- >"See? 10 seconds flat!"
- >You don't respond, giving Applejack the appropriate amount of bits.
- >"Impressive, huh?"
- >*sigh*
- "Quite."
- >"I know, but I'm JUST that amazing."
- >Even one word is enough for her to expand her ego.
- "Thank you very much, Ms. Applejack."
- >She bows, bending her front hoof.
- >"T'was mah pleasure. Don't be a stranger now! You too, Dash!"
- >With a wave, you turn and leave, basket of apples in tow.
- >Rainbow is still following you.
- >Annoying.
- >She continues to trail you all the way to your next stop.
- >Carousel Boutique.
- >As you approach, you can hear the disapproval in her voice.
- >"Ugh, this place? It's so boring! Why don't we go play some Stormball?"
- "I can't."
- >"No problem, bro! I'll teach you!"
- "No, Ms. Rainbow, I literally can't."
- >"Why the heck not?"
- "I can't fly."
- >"Whatever. Do we have to chill here?"
- >You're starting to lose it.
- "If you don't like it, LEAVE."
- >"Nah, bro. I can hang."
- >This 'bro' thing is getting old, fast.
- >Especially today.
- >You knock on the door a few times.
- >After a moment, a white mare answers.
- >"Welcome to Car-ANON! Oh my, it's always a delight to see you!"
- "Same to you, Ms. Rarity."
- >Rainbow doesn't show any form of greeting whatsoever.
- >"Ah, yes, and a hello to you Dash! Always nice to see you two on such a fine day."
- >Rainbow scoffs.
- >"Of COURSE it's a beautiful day, I'm the weather control, after all."
- >Rarity stifles a nag or a scorn.
- >So do you.
- >Proceeding to walk inside her shop, it looks as organized and neat as ever.
- >All her materials separated with care.
- >Each mannequin sporting a different outfit.
- >After marvelling at her establishment for a brief moment...
- "So, I assume you know I'm here fo-"
- >She raises a hoof.
- >"Say no more, I have JUST the thing."
- >She trots into a back room, and using her magic, floats over a few black clothesbags.
- >"Here you are, try these on."
- >You take the clothes, and walk into the changing room she gestured towards.
- >Well, it wasn't really a changing room.
- >More of a refurbished closet.
- >You were the only creature who cared about 'No Nudity in Public'.
- >And she respected that.
- >"Hurry up, Anon! If the sun goes down, it'll be too dark to play!"
- >Even though her intentions aren't aligned with yours, she has a point.
- >It WILL be sunset soon.
- >Putting on the first ensemble, you step outside.
- >Rarity's eyes sparkle as she gazed upon you.
- >"Oh my, Anon! It looks positively-"
- >"Stupid."
- >The blue pegasus clearly didn't approve.
- >Rarity is dumbstruck.
- >"I...I beg your pardon?"
- >"You heard me! It looks dumb, it's not right for him at all."
- >Perhaps fashion advice from Rainbow isn't the best thing to follow.
- >"Oh...maybe...ANON! Try on one of the others!"
- "I, well, okay."
- >Honestly, you think it looked fine.
- >Then again, suits weren't your strong point.
- >You retreat into the changing room for a second time.
- >Slipping on the second set, you step out.
- >Now this one HAD to be approved.
- >Even you thought so!
- >"Marvelous! Superb! Fascinating!"
- >"Lame."
- >Come on, Ms. Rainbow.
- "Rarity, I think it's-"
- >"No! Everyone must think it looks great! Try on the last one!"
- >Her compulsive desire for perfection is taking over.
- >Ah well, you comply.
- >She knows her clothing, after all.
- >You take off the second suit and prepare to put on the third.
- >Suddenly, the door opens.
- >"Come on, dude! We don't have all-"
- >She can't finish before you slam the door in her face.
- >NO SENSE OF PRIVACY.
- >You throw on the third suit and stomp out the door.
- "It looks fine, Ms. Rarity. I'll be taking my leave now."
- >You drop the bits for the suit on a table and leave in a hurry.
- >Rainbow, of course, follows right behind you.
- >"Glad we're finally out of there!"
- "Why didn't you like those suits anyway?
- >"Because, dude, we can't play Stormball with those!"
- >You could feel the strain on the last nerve you had left.
- >"So what's next, bro?"
- >Calming yourself, you turn to face her.
- "Wanna play a game?"
- >She springs up and starts flying around.
- >"Heck yeah I do! Whatcha wanna do? Tag? A Race? Hoof Wrestling?"
- "No, Hide and Go Seek!"
- >Her happy demeanor fades slightly.
- >"Aww, that game's not as cool."
- >You shrug, and continue walking.
- "I suppose your right. Besides, not many ponies are good at it, figures you wouldn't be either."
- >Checkmate, you knew it.
- >In a split second, she flies in front of you.
- >"I am SO good at Hide and Go Seek! If they had a Young Flier's award for THAT too, I'd have it!"
- "Alrighty then!"
- >You bury your face in the clothesbag and begin counting.
- "1...2...3..."
- >At this, she dashes off in a random direction.
- >...
- >...and she's gone.
- >FINALLY.
- >You pull your face up and breathe a sigh of relief.
- >It's time to get this night underway.
- >You carry the flowers, apples, and clothesbag back to your house.
- >It was nothing special, but it was yours nonetheless.
- >You swing open the door, and place the flowers on the table, and the clothesbag on a hanger in a closet.
- >It was time to get to work.
- >Bringing the basket into the kitchen, you slap on an apron.
- >Don't want to get your suit dirty, after all.
- >You break out the flour, and get to work.
- >Slicing the apples, preparing the dough...
- >You have a record playing in the background.
- >While Ms. Scratch may have created the disc, it's one of Ms. Octavia's ballads.
- >Very soothing.
- >You roll up your sleeves and begin kneading the crust.
- >Once it's of a proper consistency, you line the pie tin with it, leaving a bit of an edge to create a flaky crust.
- >You go to the oven, and set it to preheat.
- >Placing the sliced apples in the pie tin, you cover it with a thin top-layer of crust.
- >Perfect!
- >Before the oven is ready, you start wiping the counters clean of flour, and making the kitchen neat.
- >The oven makes a noise.
- >Preheating must be done!
- >Seems a bit quick.
- >You take the complete pie and hold it in front of you as you walk to the oven.
- >Hm. It says it's not ready.
- >You open the oven to check the heat.
- >And a blue winged ball tackles you.
- >"You found me, bro!"
- >The pie...
- >"See, I TOLD you I was good at this!"
- >It's smashed all over your chest...
- >"Now it's your turn to hide!"
- >Your suit is covered in crust and applesauce...
- >"C'mon, Anon!"
- >Everything's...ruined.
- >"Bro?"
- >Bro, bro, BRO.
- >Your hand comes up and punches Dash square in the jaw, knocking her off you.
- >"HEY, that hurt bro!"
- >In an instant, you were standing, towering above her.
- "You have NO RIGHT to call me that!"
- >You can see a visible wince of fear.
- >Good.
- "You BROKE INTO my home, and hid in my oven?!?"
- >"I didn't break in, dude! You never lock your upstairs window!"
- "Get. Out. Of. My. House."
- >You sternly raise a hand.
- >She cowers, fearing another hit.
- >You simply point towards the door.
- >Once she looks from behind her hooves, she tries to speak.
- >"But br-"
- "OUT."
- >That final word made her move.
- >She stood to her hooves, and without a sound, walked out the front door.
- >As soon as she left, you collapsed to the floor, sitting against your kitchen counter.
- >You never lose your temper like that.
- >A few minutes pass, and you finally calmed down.
- >Good thing too, because soon-
- >*knock knock knock*
- >Oh no.
- >She's here...
- >She's here EARLY.
- >The pie was supposed to be done-
- >THE PIE.
- >It's not done.
- >It's all over your chest.
- >All over your SUIT.
- >That's ruined too.
- >At least the flowers are still there.
- >*knock knock*
- >Ugh.
- >You can't answer the door like this.
- >You get up, and look around.
- >Busted pie is all over the floor.
- >Dammit.
- >Suddenly, the door opens.
- >"Hello? Anon, are you here?"
- >The mare carrying the voice walked into the house, and turned to see you awkwardly standing in a messy kitchen covered in pie.
- >Wonderful.
- "Ah, hello...Ms. Sparkle..."
- >She stands there for a few moments, then begins laughing.
- >You're a laughing stock, way to go.
- >You hang your head in shame.
- >When you look up, Twilight is right in front of you, wiping your suit clean with magic.
- >"Anon, I'm pretty sure this is why we let Pinkie do all the baking."
- >She giggles at her own joke.
- "Heh, yeah..."
- >Looking over yourself, the pie is gone.
- >Good as new.
- "Thank you, Ms. Sparkle."
- >She sighs.
- >"So polite! You can call me Twilight, you know."
- "Okay then, Twilight."
- >You walk to the table and offer her a seat, opting to leave the kitchen mess for later.
- >"Thank you."
- >As she sits, she notices the flowers.
- >"Anon, these are beautiful!"
- >As you go to thank her, she takes a bite.
- >"And my favorite flavor!"
- >...you can't help but laugh a bit at that.
- >"Anon, you went through all this trouble for one of my weekly visits?"
- "Of course I did!"
- >Way to word vomit that out almost immediately.
- >She visited you weekly to learn about humans and human culture.
- "Easily one of the things I look forward to the most is you spending time with me."
- >A visible blush creeps across her face.
- I tried to make this one a bit, well, special. I kinda mes-"
- >She got up from her seat and silenced you with a hoof.
- >"We have some work to do, don't we?"
- >You nod, her hoof still shushing you.
- >"I was thinking we would start with something we haven't touched on yet."
- >Removing her hoof, she leans her head in closer to you, whispering...
- >"Anatomy..."
- >Meanwhile...
- >Ugh, Anon can be such a tool sometimes.
- >He had all those dumb ERRANDS to run today.
- >And for what, baking pie in a clown costume?
- >Lame.
- >Then when you surprise him all awesome-like, he throws you out!
- >Obviously he didn't want to chill with the coolest mare in Equestria that night.
- >Or any night.
- >Oh well, you'll catch up to him tomorrow.
- >There's no way he can stay mad at you for that long.
- >After all, he's your bro!

