Title:           Chapter 4: A Day on Your Own
Author:          CookieSfh
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First Edit:      Tuesday 7th of June 2016 03:30:00 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Last edit on: Friday 10th of June 2016 05:02:13 PM CDT

"What do you want?"
~A chat with you~
"And why now, why not before?"
~Because the others can't control themselves~
"If I recall, you joined in as well."
~Twas merely an act~
"You thought they wouldn't notice?"
~They didn't, they slumber, you have awaken, yet they stay silent~
"So why don't you rest."
~Because I grow restless as they do, yet not as much to toy with emotions~
"So they weren't the ones helping my mother?"
~Not at all, the scholar interests me, so I stay interested, but be warned, I cannot hold the others dormant much longer~
"Don't expend your power, we don't have full control as before."
~We know chosen, do not worry, trust in knowledge~
>You walk out the door and look around.
>Spike has disappeared to the main room, where you assume Twilight has moved to.
>Though you don't want to disturb her at the moment.
>So you 'attempt' to wake up the chaos.
"ual psa'le ysa'shkel. sa' ual a' suda ash ysa'rrakelh sa's a'o tsa'red."
~O?oo?oo?o?oo?o?oh?h?h?h?hh?.?.. Wha?t ?d?o ?yo?u ?w?a?n?t??~
"You actually responded. That's rare."
~Wha?t.?..? ?d?o? ?y?o?u ?Want?..?.~
"I need you to deliver a message to my mother."
~A?nd? ?w?ha?t? mu?s?t i?t ?s?a?y?~
"I will be going out to explore the town today. Do not panic, I will not leave town and I will not get lost. What I want to do is to find a place that sells something I eat. As you know, I am not a pony, I require more... succulent foods than green. If you know where it is, talk to the message and it will be sent to me... and... um... I love you."
~Hmhmh?m?h?m?h?m?m?m?mmm?m?~
"Don't alter it."
~I wo?n't, ?don't w?o?r?ry ab?out? ?a? ?thing~
"Do it."
~As? you? w?is?h?~
>A ebony paper appears from no where, scribbling words out of thin air.
>After the words you said are printed onto the paper, copying nearly everything you said, it catches fire and turns to cinders.
>So you walk down the hallway, feeling the breeze carrying the ash towards the throne room.
>Walking out the door, the same displays of ponies cover the streets as yesterday.
>Looking around, you take notes of the types of stalls and stores around.
>A pie maker, candle maker, bookseller, vegetable trader, a fast-food joint, fancy restaurant...
>A... clothes seller?
>Looking into the window of the weirdly shaped house, it is indeed filled to the brim with fancy dresses and suits.
>And focusing your eye just slightly, you see two life forces roaming the top floor.
>They must have recently woken up.
>But that isn't important.
>You continue your search for something that might suit your needs for food.
>Carrot seller, no. Apple seller, no. Drinks kiosk, no.
>There has to be something around here.
>Your fucking starving.
>Just then, you hear a fizzle as fire pops up, revealing another ebony paper.
>That was more quick than you expected.
>Oh well, you'll just read it.
'Dear Anon, I didn't know that you would need a different type of food for your diet, but don't worry, one of my good friends Fluttershy loves taking care of animals, so I'm sure she'll have something for you. She should be a little out towards the Everfree Forest today, but the forest is a really dangerous place, even for you. So I'd advise waiting at her cottage instead, which should be on the hill to the to the north. Don't get lost, and return as soon as you can. Love, Twilight Sparkle'
>Ah, so this Fluttershy character can help you find meat.
>If she takes care of animals, then that must mean she takes care of 'said' meat.
>Perfect.
>As you trot down through the streets, your drool becoming uncharacteristically unending as a large trail of spit follows you, causing a few ponies to slip and others to look at you funny.
>A few minutes later, and you see the hill Twilight had been talking about.
>And the cottage lays a bit in the distance, but isn't clear due to trees blocking the view.
>Making your way up the hill, you notice tons of wildlife gathered around the cottage.
>Birds perched on the roof and little varying critters scurrying around your hooves.
>You try your best to retract the urge to kill them all, but some of your instincts start to get the better of you.
>And now all the critters have stopped to stare at you.
>Your teeth grow back to razors and your left eye acts up, forming a predatory grin.
>Your breathing has intensified and your nostrils are flaring.
>You need this... so fucking bad... right now...
>But just as you come back to reality, you realize something.
>All the critters and birds have disappeared.
>But your instincts should have alerted you if they moved too far away...
>Looking at the window of the cottage, you now realize what happened.
>Every single critter and bird in the vicinity has fled inside the cottage while you were trying to hold yourself back.
>Barely anyways.
>Though you could easily charge into the 'slaughterhouse', one of Twilight's rules prevents you to do so.
>No breaking and entering houses for any reason.
>Cursing at yourself, you decide to sit at the front of the cottage and wait for Fluttershy to come back from her trip.
>Though these critters are making it extremely hard for you.
>A squirrel has started throwing peanuts at you, while a rabbit keeps making these weird faces at you.
>Soon the others start joining in and eventually you grow a neat bush on your head.
>Made up of nuts, oats, twigs, grass, leaves, a few chewed up carrots, and what appears to be their... secretions...
>Thankfully, your hair is having none of that as it flows and intertwines with itself, mixing the objects and liquids into a neat little ball.
>Which you through threw the window.
"It's breaking AND entering for a reason you putrid creatures"
>While it hit almost all the creatures sitting there, the rabbit jumps back up with an evil smirk.
>What is it planning t-
>Just then, a tripwire is set off by the squirrel in the trees, launching... carrots?
>Your tentacles form in defense, creating a tight shield in front of you.
>The carrots parry off the shield, but a few lone carrots come from different directions.
>More tentacles form, catching the carrots.
>You look at the creatures, dropping the carrots to the ground.
"You will have to do better."
>But the creature doesn't falter, giving a raspberry in the air as it jumps off the window.
>Launching the ball you made straight at you.
 
 
>You groan a bit, wincing at the pain in your back
>They just launched you into a nearby tree, breaking your spine in the process as well as leaving a bloody nose.
>Some internal injuries here and there, but nothing too serious.
>Though the tentacles made a valiant effort to stop the ball from getting direct contact, your new small body couldn't handle the momentum the mass had been launched at.
>Brushing yourself off, you use your hooves to snap your spine back in place.
>The internal bleeding will stop in a few moments, but it doesn't stop you from coughing up blood.
>Fucking hell. They did what the U.S. couldn't do for two weeks.
>In just a few minutes.
>You'll have to get used to this body strength-wise, or else anyone could get the jump on you.
>"O-OH MY GOODNESS! What in the world happened!?"
>And Fluttershy has returned from her trip.
>Lovely.
>Huh... that's what that term is used for...
"Do not worry, I am alright. Your pets protected their home as they would any predator."
>Fluttershy is really confused, the concerned look combined with the intense worry tells you she won't listen to you anytime soon.
>"Oh jeez, you need to get to the hospital and fa-" before she can finish, you put a hoof on her lips.
"I'm alright, the bleeding has stopped. There is no reason to go to the hospital."
>"B-but..." Fluttershy really didn't like the idea of leaving you here without some sort of medical attention, but if you refused to go...
"Did Twilight tell you who I am?"
>Fluttershy perked up. "Twilight? Erm... no, but... ummm..." she couldn't be more nervous.
>Guess you'll have to tell her.
"I am Twilight's new son. I came here for food. I require meat, and because you take care of animals, Twilight assumed you had meat you could feed me. Do you?"
>"Me-meat? But your a foal, you can't eat meat, it's not healthy for you."
"It is healthy for me, though I wish Twilight were here to explain more clearly. I am not from here, and where I come from, meat is a regularity. So if I could, mmm... could I... please, have meat."
>Not from here? But where would such a place be? Does a place like that even exist? Fluttershy was stressfully unsure of what to do, but if it really was normal for you to eat meat, she couldn't argue.
>"I-ummm... I'll get you some m-meat, but if you really are telling the truth, I'm so so very sorry for judging you by your looks, you just looked so young an-" You cut her off.
"It's OK, as long as I get food, I'll be fine."
>Fluttershy walks into the cottage, beckoning you inside, so you follow suit.
>Looking around, most of the critters have disappeared, leaving the rabbit resting on the couch.
>You stop momentarily, looking at the rabbit out of curiosity, but he just rests his head on his arms and falls asleep.
>"Oh, I'm sure they didn't mean any harm, usually my little friends behave themselves, but something this extreme is usually only for creatures that escape from the Everfree."
>You nod understandingly.
>It was your fault that your instincts got the better of you.
>But you were hungry.
>And they looked like the perfect snacks.
>Continuing to her kitchen, she pulls out what a-a-ap-p-p-pyaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh
>"Usually the bears would get this, but now that I've found a berry bush for them, I was gonna throw it away."
>Thro-what did she just say?
>It doesn't matter.
>This is perfect.
>A huge, raw, juicy steak dangles in front of you.
>It's literally dripping with blood.
>Fluttershy puts it down with her hooves and looks at you with a... a... you don't catch her expression.
>You don't care.
>The changes take affect.
>Your teeth grow, your eyes flare up, your nostrils taking in the pure scent of beef. Intoxicating.
>Your jaw retracts itself, stretching an impossible degree, fitting your teeth around the length of the steak.
>And with a swift motion, the steak is gone.
>And by the gods, this is pure ecstasy.
>Your eyes roll back as your taste buds take in all the flavors filling your mouth.
>Normally, you'd have to devour entire beings, fecal matter and all, in order to gain their knowledge, but this...
>A pure sleek fluid fills your mouth like nothing you've eaten before.
>This is way too good, this 'feels' way too good.
>It feels like your jaw is massaging itself against the savory slab.
>Your tongue guides itself through the fluids, licking every inch of it, before finally swallowing.
>A giant gulp is heard, and a moan escapes you, as you collapse onto the floor leaving you exhausted.
>Caught in the joys that are lean meats, you exhale a long held breathe of satisfaction.
>This... you could get used to this...
>Just then, you notice something.
>Someone's calling out to you.
>"Anon... Anon... hello? Oh dear, I knew this was a bad idea, and how horrifying, Twilight's family sure is... um... unique."
>Fluttershy walks up to you, picking you up from your coma and setting you down on the couch.
>The bunny grimaces, jumping off and giving Fluttershy a look of disgust.
>"Oh hush now Angel, he's our guest, we have to be considerate towards others." With Angel knowingly defeated, he slumps over to a nearby chair in the corner and sleeps on that instead.
>"Anon... wake up... you don't want to sleep all day do you?" This takes you out of your dopey trance.
"Uhh... what... huh? Where am I?"
>"Oh thank goodness, I thought you might have had a bad reaction, but I guess I was wrong." Fluttershy gives a warm smile as you remember what's happened.
>Twilight, check. Food, check.
>Alright, that seems to be it.
>Though you can't quite catch why blood has dried on your nose.
>Fluttershy notices you doing a check-over of yourself and decided to speak up. "Ah, that might have been what caused Angel to be so rash." You try to remember what she's talking about, but then it hits you.
>Of course, yes... that incident...
>You face palm internally.
>It only happened moments ago, yet you forgot it just as easily.
>You might need to control yourself when it comes to such a delicacy.
~AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAH, IT SURE IS WONDERFUL ISN'T IT~
>You grimace, knowing full well what it's referring to.
>Ignoring it, you get back to the task at hand.
"Where can I find more of what you gave me?"
>"Oh, the steak? I usually get imports from the griffons, since their butcher knows exactly how to handle it. That and he's the most merciful, in terms of how he handles his job." Fluttershy sits next to you in a cat-like pose. "If you want, I can uh... recommend him to your mother, if you'd like."
"Yes, that would be excellent. Thank you."
>You get up and off the couch and proceed to stretch your muscles.
"And I do, apologize, for the intrusion."
>"Oh, it's quite alright, in fact, Ive never seen anything like it." Fluttershy has experienced dealing with the more ferocious wildlife, but your display blew it all out of the water.
>The trance you put her in was unlike any other. And she could have sworn you were giving her a thousand yard stare that even she couldn't pull off.
>And it all happened so fast, she didn't know what to say until it was already too late. Left speechless as you fell to the floor.
>But even so, your animalistic nature has sparked her interest. "So um... is this your normal look, or is it something else?"
"As far as I know, yes, this is my normal form."
>"But how did you manage to do whatever that was, if that wasn't your regular form?"
"Within me lay four dormant sins, the one you witnessed is primal instinct, the most savage of the four, but not the most powerful, so I can quell it to a degree."
>"Sins? Why, that sounds like someone put a curse on you! Are you sure that's normal?" Fluttershy has some doubt in her mind, but wants it dashed away with your words.
"It is normal for me, I have been able to do it since birth."
>Fluttershy lightens up for you, making a smile almost identical to Twilight's. "Oh, well then, if it's OK with you of course. Could I maybe ummm... touch your mane?"
>What did she want with your mane?
>It didn't matter.
"I see no problem, go ahead."
>And so she does.
>Leaning down she retrieves your mane with her hooves and starts to play with it.
>Taking in the bulk of your long flowing hair, her hooves start to stroke across the luscious wild jungle.
>Which in turn, causes you to purr in delight.
>"O-Oh my, how adorable. It's just like the lion I visit every so often." The petting doesn't stop, and neither does your cat-like behavior.
>Fluttershy has a calm expression, smiling while petting your mane.
>She catches the few loose strands here and there, but overall keeps to the giant mass in front of her.
>You don't know why, but whenever something like this happens, you become putty in these mare's hooves.
>Your not sure if you should defend yourself or let it happen.
>But nothing instinctual tells you to stop it, so you let her continue.
>Fluttershy begins to hum a melody to herself which calms you even further.
>A sort of drowsy state overtakes you, causing you to close your eyes and enjoy the moment of peace.
>A hint of arrogance comes from the corner of the room, but you ignore it.
>Because you are enjoying this moment.
>To enjoy.