"My Little Airman pt 6 Welcome to Equestria"
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Created on: Sunday 22nd of April 2012 01:52:45 PM CDT
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Part 6 Welcome to Equestria

>The train ride wasn't so bad
>Besides all those ponies staring at you, or trying not to look at you
>And Twilight's contstant stream of questions
>"What's an airplane?"
>"How do you keep enemies from attacking you?"
>"Who are your enemies, and why do they want to harm you?"
>"What is that thing that you had with a knife?"
>Shit
>How to explain
>Computing....
>Does not compute
>Sigh
It's difficult to explain what an airplane is without one being around.
>She stops talking
And it's difficult to explain abstract concepts when you keep asking questions
>She looks down
I'm sorry, I'll be happy to answer, but you gotta give me time to respond
>"No, I'm sorry Anon. I guess I'm excited about all the new discoveries that could come from you."
>You can't blame her for wanting to know everything
>You used to be kinda like her. Not as determined, but still you had a love of knowledge
Airplanes...Basically, those are machines that use an engine to suck in air and push it out harder, creating lift, thus allowing flight.
>A quill and paper came out of nowhere and started writing things down
>God damnit, you don't think you'll ever get used to magic
>"You don't use magic or wings to fly?"
No, we learned long ago we couldn't make wings that would fly, and magic does not exist in my world
>Her jaw drops. Furiously she scribbles down what you said
>"Do you think you could make one of these airplanes?"
>Interesting idea, you think
>You do wish to fly again
>But you doubt this world has the necessary materials or engineering pros to even make a simple prop plane
I would love to, but I don't think that will be possible
>"What if I helped you with magic?"
Unless you could pull one out of my mind, then that's not possible
>"...I might be able to make that happen."
>You were about to say something, but you shut up immediately
>Excitement slowly crawled your face
Let's do that
>Twilight half smiles. "It may take a few months..."
It takes many months in my world to even get 1 plane made. I don't care about time, let's do this!
>"We will eventually" 
>She smiles, knowing that she'll have a good report to Princess Celestia
>"And what was that one thing you had when you first appeared to us?"
>Damn, you thought she'd be satisfied enough to give you a break
I think you're referring to my gun. There's plenty of models on my world. That one was an M9. Standard issue in the military.
>You pause, vaguely recalling guard-looking ponies carrying spears
>Is this world really that far behind in weaponry?
>Well, perhaps there's very little fighting here
>To be honest, you didn't enjoy killing others...
>How many have you killed?
>....best to skip the subject right now
A gun is conceptionally similar to a crossbow. Both require the shooting mechanism and the ammunition to be useful
>Twilight nods, and the quill continues to magically write down notes
It takes 9mm bullets and basically uses a small explosion to force a bit of metal out of the barrel.
>She stops. "How many different types of guns did you say there were?"
Hundreds. This one was made for shooting things at up to 50 meters. There are some rifles that were designed to shoot much further away
>You pause, thinking of something
Do you think we could make a rifle in addition to that airplane?
>There you go making her uncomfortable again
>"I...suppose so. But why would you need one?"
>Hahahahaha justification. You could find a way to justify almost anything, it's just a matter of words
Remember how I just had my handgun when I was running away from those wolves?
>She nods
It would've been a lot easier to defend myself with a rifle. Handguns are meant for one or two targets. Rifles... were made with multiple targets in mind.
>She looks more relaxed as you explain your logic. "I'm sure I can, we'll just see what you have in mind."
>Perfect
>It's like your old life is slowly coming back
>What was your old life?
>...quit it. I'm pretty sure I was a fighter pilot
>Ok, well, I just have very few records of it.
>Stop thinking, brain, that's not your job
>Yes it is. It's YOUR job to listen to me
>Fuck you
>Fuck me? No, FUCK YOU
>Intense pain from your shoulder flares up
>You grimace
>"What's wrong?"
Nothing, nothing... Just my shoulder
>"Here, let me try something."
>Her horn starts to glow
>You remember bad things happening when her horn glows
>nonononoNONONONONONONOFUUUUU
>...
>That wasn't so bad
>In fact, you feel a lot better
>You look at your shoulder, removing the bandages from it
>It looks a bit better, and you notice the pain is gone
Thanks, Twilight
>"Not a problem, although it was supposed to completely heal you. It appears that you are pretty resistant to any magic from here. I wonder if making that airplane really will be possible..."
>You smile at her
Don't worry. We'll make it work


>Off the train, you notice the sun is starting to set, and the two of you head to...actually, you don't know
Where are we going?
>"I'm going to introduce you to my friends here in Ponyville. I thought it would be a good idea for you to have some friends while you're here."
>Damnit
>You weren't one for more than 2 or 3 friends. Introvert was a word that would describe you.
>But you really didn't have much of a choice, now did you?
>okay.jpg
>As you follow Twilight Sparkle to...wherever, you see ponies stop whatever they're doing and stare at you.
>God. Damnit. Fucking ponies.
>You approach an extremely colorful building... Wait, all the buildings are extremely colorful
>This one looks edible
>Outside, a sign reads Sugarcube Corner
>You pause
>"Come on Anon! They're all eager to meet you."
>I bet they are
>Anxiously, you enter, and see 5 mares, all different color and attitude
>Hey, there's the one that was with Twilight when you ran out of the forest
>There's another pony with wings, and a rainbow mane
>Another unicorn, this one's white and a very well brushed purple mane
>The other two... One is pink and seems very excited. The other is orange and...is that a cowboy hat?
>Looking at the group in it's entirety
>What the fuck
>The pink one is suddenly in your face. How the-
>OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH! Himrcaptain! I'm Pinkie Pie! AndWECOMETOEQUESTRIAYOU'REGOINGTOLOVEITHERETHERE'S-"
>"Ok Pinkie, I think he's hungary. Why don't you get him a muffin?"
>THANK YOU TWILIGHT SPARKLE!
>"What kind? There's blueberrychocolatebanananutpeanutbutter-"
Surprise me, please
>She jumps in the air at an impossible angle and disappears
>What..she..how..do
>Physics what
>Thought.exe stopped working. Restart? (Y/N)
>N
>The other mares come over, but in a more normal manner
>Blue pegasus speaks first. "Hey! I'm Rainbow Dash, only the most awesome flier in all of Equestria!"
>Ah, you can kinda identify with this one. She's got the attitude of a pilot. You feel a bit more comfortable at the bakery
>Next is the orange pony. "Howdy, Ah'm AppleJack. If'n ya need a job, Ah could always use 'nother pair of hooves at Sweet Apple Acres."
>Huh. She's nice enough, you suppose. And already you might have a job. Cool.
>After that is the other unicorn. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, darling. I am Rarity, the most celebrated seamstress in Ponyville." She eyes your ABUs, and nicely says, "Please, do come by the Carousel Boutique soon so I can whip up a few good clothes for you."
>Great. A fashionista. Still, you wouldn't mind getting some better clothes.
>One left, and you kinda already knew her
>Meekly, she says, "Hi...I'm Flutter...(shy).."
>She looks at you, one eye hidden behind her mane
>D'awwwwww
>The horror known as Pinkie Pie returns. "I brought you a muffin!!!" She's smiling insanely.
>You slowly take it and take a bite.
>Hmm...Not bad. In fact, it's pretty good. Apple cinnamon, a good kind of muffin
Thank you, Pinkie Pie.
>She squeals in delight
Hello everyone. You can call me Anon. It's nice to meet you all.
>You sincerely mean it, even Pinkie Pie... Although she still kinda creeps you out with her breaking physics
>The pink one yells "LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!"
>Music starts playing
>Not the kind you typically like, but you're willing to jam to this
>Before you get caught up in the festivities, a question pops into your head
Hey, Twilight!
>"Yes?"
Where will I sleep?
>"You'll be staying with Fluttershy, if that's ok."
Yeah, that will work.
>You get lost in the small party
>Going over to the punch
>Tastes like fruit punch...with a little something else
>Rainbow Dash comes up to you
>She looks like she knows where the good stuff is
Hey, is there anything stronger than this?
>"Aw yeah! I thought you'd need something better than that!"
>Out of hammerspace comes a bottle
>"Here's some Applejack Daniels, if you think you can handle it..."
Is that a challenge?
>Gameface mode activated
>Her gameface appears as well
>"You better bucking believe it!"
>Great, a drinking contest
>Suddenly, table and shotglasses
>You pour yourself a shot, you sniff it. Oh god, it smells like (surprise!) whiskey. You aren't a fan, but you can't let this pilot...er...pegasus beat you
>You take that shot and... it tastes weird. Like apple whiskey...
>Duh.
>Derp.
>It burns going down, but you keep your pokerface on
>It actually reminds you of another drink
>Not just another drink, but also of someone, a girl... And suddenly you feel great sadness
>"Are you ok Anon?"
>You're interrupted before you remember anything else
Yes, of course. This drink reminded me of someone...
>"Who?"
....I don't know... Hey, you gonna take a shot?
>She quickly downs hers in response
>At this point, all the ponies are watching you and Rainbow Dash
>10 shots later...
>You don't know how much longer you can hold up your poker face
>She looks like the only thing that's keeping her going is her competitive nature
>Fucking pilots...er...pegasi
>You take another shot
>That did it
>pokerface.exe has stopped working
>You grimace rather poorly
>Rainbow Dash laughs
>"Hahaha, hish will each oo ho ur meshing wid!"
>She takes another shot... and down she goes
>Thank the gods!
>Restarting pokerface.exe
Thank you all for the party, but I think I'm starting to feel a little under the weather.
>You remember that phrase from your old life...
>Your dad used to say that when your mom was drunk
>Fuck you dad
Fluttershy, will you please assist me going back?
>She nods
Gooooodnight Everypony!
>You stand
>NOPE