Crippled in Equestria - Part 3

>You were dead set on this building now.  It didn't matter if this was a dream, might as well live it.  

>You had disowned that gay earth.

>But where to get started?  Well, one thing at a time.

>You shrugged to the group and you moved on.  You're pretty sure you couldn't just move in.

>You ended up all over the place, hobbling your way to Fluttershy's zoo of a cottage, learning that she was some kind of cat lady on steroids.  Seemed fitting enough, she was meeker than... something you hadn't thought of a metaphor for yet.

>After running inside to "feed Angel", she floats back to the group.

>You wonder just how much of the flying was wing flaps and how much was magic.

>Fucking magic, how does it work?

 

 

>Last stop was Applejack's farm.  You also noted her brother Big Macintosh, an enormous stallion, working out on the orchard.  Applejack also mentioned her family, of course all apple related.

>Even that thing on her flank was apples.

>At least the residents here are more insane than you are.  

>That revelevation didn't settle your worries.

>"Ya know, if yer lookin' for two bits to rub together me an' Big Macintosh could sure use a li'l help around tha farm.  That sti-- er, cane o' yers would be just as good fer buckin' Ah wager."

"I'm not exactly the hard labour type, Applejack," you wince.  This would be perfect to get started, but you couldn't handle manual labour.

>You did have pretty good upper body strength though.

>Applejack seemed to notice that too.

"I'll try it, but no guarantees."

>"That's tha spirit there Anon!"  She runs off and collects a few buckets, setting them down around the tree.  "Give it a go!"

>Whatever.

>You take Titan up like a baseball bat and slam the tree truck as hard as you can.

>THUNK.

>Apples rain down from the tree, not one missed any of the buckets.

>How the fuck was that possible?

>Fucking p0nies.

>"Wow Anon, ya done this before?" Applejack asks.  Even her stetson looks surprised.

"No," you tell her.  There's also some soreness in your leg.  "And, sorry to say, I don't think I could keep it up."

>"Ah well, at least yah tried.  Listen here, Anon," she motions you to step closer.  "If ya need any help with anythin' you let this here p0ny know."  A kind offer.

"I'll keep that in mind.  Thanks."

>You leave Applejack behind to work on the farm, walking back to P0nyville.

 

 

>Fluttershy keeps eyeing you curiously, but Rainbow Dash looks bored out of her mind.  The silence is near deafening.

"Uh, Rainbow Dash?"

>"Yeah?"

"What do you do around here?  Twilight has her books, Rarity her clothes, Pinkie Pie her... parties, Fluttershy has her animals, and Applejack does apples.  What's your job around here?"

>"You see those clouds?" she points, hovering above you, to the puffy clouds above.  You nod.

>"I take care of the weather, a lot of pegasus do."  They control the weather?  Must be why it’s such a nice day, not too hot, not humid, and the sunshine was great.  At least insanity gives you good weather.

"So you wrestle with clouds."

>"Not JUST that, silly.  I'm the best flyer in all of Equestria!  One day, I'm gonna join the WONDERBOLTS!" she announces.  She zooms around, doing loops and barrel rolls.  Confidence leaked from every action and word.  She came to rest on a cloud, peeking through it back down at you.

>Looks like they can walk on clouds too.

"The who?"

>Yknow, that band.

>Fuck off please.

>"THE WONDERBOLTS! Only the best most coolest fliers EVER!"  You guessed it was this place's equivalent of the Snowbirds, Red Arrows, or Thunderbirds.  Hero worship still existed.

>"Listen, I gotta get back, you'll take care of Anon, won't you Fluttershy?"

>The yellow pegasus seems to sink even lower to the ground.

>"Great!  See you later!"

>And with that, a rainbow streak rockets away.

 

 

>And then there were two.

"So."

>"Um... so..."

>You and Fluttershy walk down the path back to P0nyville in silence.  The awkwardness of it tears at you.

>"Uh, um, we should go see T-Twilight and see if she's found anything... if that's okay with you, I mean, it’s okay if--"

"What's the matter?" You really had to get this nailed down.

>She eeps a bit.  You had to admit, she was adorable.  "I-it’s just, I've never seen a human before a-and I know lots of different animals..."

"So you're out of your element."

>She nods and looks down, sinking even lower to the ground.

"Well if you have any questions..."

>She lights right up.  "Oh, you'd do that?"

"Of course, anything you'd like to know?"

>"Oh, I'm not sure, I don't know what to ask."

"Well, from what I've gathered humans are a lot like p0nies are here.  We build towns, live together, sell things, have friends, parties, meet new people, we're very social creatures, we like to be around each other a lot..." you trail off, thinking.  "We're not as nice on the whole as p0nies are, though."

>"What do you mean?  You seem... nice..."

"We fight a lot.  Not all of us want to be friends with each other, a lot of times humans are just looking for an excuse to argue or fight with someon-- p0ny... else."

>"Why?"

>You think on that for a moment.  This world is literally sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows.  You doubt they even know what war is.  You really wondered why any of the fighting really mattered, when everyone just wanted peace at heart.  You couldn't come up with a good answer.

"I don't know."

 

 

>The awkward silence is replaced by a cheerful one as Fluttershy looks happy that you shared that info with her.

>The two of you meander through town, obviously the folks around here didn't think you were going to murder them anymore, the p0nies seemed to have gotten back to business.

>Finding Twilight's tree, you knock.

>"Um, Anon, I should go back to my cottage..."

"All right Fluttershy, it was nice to meet you."

>She smiles, also seeming to relax a bit as she flits away.

>Twilight answers the door and lets you in.  Books are fucking everywhere, and Spike rushes to clear things up.

>Definitely a slave.

"Do you have anything for me?"

>Twilight scratches her chin again, looking at a book.  She turns and nods.  "Yes."

>"We'll have to go to Canterlot, but I think that if we use the cleanse spell that I used along with a healing spell, weaving in a different regeneration spell and a localized time warp, if we can aim it at one place with a focus spell we should be able to..."

>I am the very model of a scientist Salarian...

>"What was that?"

"Nothing.  You mentioned Canterlot?  Where's that?"

>"That's where Princess Celestia lives.  She's agreed to help me with this."

>The princess?  You recall the name being mentioned before.

>And Twilight can just, do that, just like that?

>"She's my teacher, I've learned a lot from her."

>A princess... the royal city.

>That must certainly be an interesting place.

>"We'll go the day after tomorrow, you have plans, right?"

>Pinkie's party.  Right.

>GRUMBLE.

>You also had to eat.  Right.

>Twilight giggles a bit.  "You hungry?  I was just about to eat."

>Nodding, you follow after her.

>"What do humans eat anyway?" she asks, levitating an apple thoughtfully.

"Fruit, vegetables, um, dairy," you list off the things closest to what p0nies might eat.  "Mea--" you stop yourself.  Herbivores might get pissy about that.  "Not grasses, not sure if p0nies here eat grass."

>"You have p0nies where you come from?" she asks, suddenly very interested.

"Well, yeah, but, they're much bigger than the ones here, and... uh..." you trail off.  

>This might be insulting.

>Fuck the police.

"They aren't very smart, compared to you p0nies I mean, they aren't dumb but...” shit.  "Not like here at all.  No magic, horns, or wings either."

>Smooth.

>"Well, we do have several grass-related products... I'll make sure not to feed you any."

>She wasn't insulted.

>Smooth criminal.

>You get a plate of apples, carrots, and other veggies from Twilight and sit down.

>You hated vegetarians.

>Fucking p0nies.

"What's the princess like?  What's she do?"

>"Well, she's a really caring p0ny, she cares about each and every p0ny that lives in Equestria like they're her family and she loves everyp0ny.  She's also responsible for raising the sun each day, and her sister Luna raises the moon."

>Celestia.  Luna.  Apt names are really a big thing around here.

>They also take care of day/night cycles.  Fucking crazy strong magic up in there.

>You munch thoughtfully on an apple.  You suddenly realize that you haven't eaten since you got here, and chow down on everything that Twilight gave you.  Manners be damned.

 

 

>"So what's your home like?" Twilight asks.

"It’s a bit like here, without all the sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows."

>"What do you mean?"

>You recall what you told Fluttershy about people back home.

>You also add the part you didn't tell Flutters, yknow, the wars, genocides, serial killers.

>"That sounds awful, Anon."

"And now you've discovered why I wanted out."

>She looks depressed.  You might have laid the wars, genocides, murders, and shit a little thick.

"That's why I'm a bit weary of this place.  It doesn't feel real.  I'm so used to everything being bad all the time."

>Now who's the depressed one.

>She seemed to understand.  "Well, what can I do to make you feel real, Anon?"

>You could name one thing.

>That's horrific.

"Let's just try this spell of yours in Canterlot, we'll see then."

>"Just remember you have a big day tomorrow," she reminds you.  She checks something off on a nearby checklist.

>Now that you notice it, there's checklists everywhere.

>This one is definitely also psycho.

>The more insane you feel, the more sane you feel compared to everything else here.

"Goodnight, Twilight."