>You are a fluffy pony scrounging for food in the alleys of Canterlot. >You have to hide from the meanie ponies who keep trying to run you off. >Today you feel really lucky, you found a rotten apple in the trash. >You will eat well now. >You look around for other fluffies who might take your food. >When it is clear you start to happily eat and make your tummy hurties go away. >Suddenly you hear a clambering from the streets. >”Is it them? The ones who beat Discord?” >”They saved Equestria from eternal night!” >”I heard they beat a dragon by themselves.” >”The heroes of Equstria! The princess is having a parade for them!” >The chatter keeps going on. >Heroes? You have never even heard of heroes before. >You sneak up to the edge of the alley and look out. >You see a precession of unicorn guards marching down the street. >You cower in a shadow, the guards give big owchies. >The crowd grows restless and you hear music. >It is happy music and you start to hmm with it. >You start getting excited and want to watch what I shappening. >The crowd grows restless and start to crowd the sides of the streets. >They start to block your view. >You run up trying to see what is going on only to be pushed back by the crowd. >You see lights and streamers shoot into the air, “Its them! They are amazing!” >The crowd roars and stomps their hooves as the mighty heroes start coming by. >One stallion is staring jaw agape, “They are beautiful…” >It’s no fair! You want to see a beautiful hero! >You start jumping around looking for a break to go see the heroes. >Every time you see one a leg comes down and blocks it. >”It’s her… the princess’s personal protégé…” >”I hear that earth pony is as fast as Pegasus ponies.” >There is a roar from above, you look up and only see dark contrails. >”I hear she hangs out with the wonder bolts.” >”Yea, one of the only ponies to ever do a sonic rainboom!” >You push into the crowd. >One pony looks down and sees you, “Go away!” >He kicks you back, you roll into a wall. >”Wow, she’s beautiful… I hear she designs clothes for the social elite but she also sells to the common pony.” >The steady rhythm of the music and marching shake the ground. >The run head long into the throng of ponies only to bounce back. >”Hey! Doesn’t she supply most of the apples for the city?” >”Isn’t that the supermodel from a while back? She’s one of the heroes!” >You stomp, tears of frustration start to form in your eyes. >”Fwuffy wan see! Pwease wet fwuffy see!” >You run up again but cannot get the ponies to notice you or move. >Eventually the music dies down and the confetti stops. >The ponies disperse and all you see is an empty street. >You run to the edge and look around seeing nothing. >A couple of ponies walk by, “Wow! Glad I saw that!” >”Yea, that was a once in a life time event!” >You waddle back to the alley with your head down. >You sit next to your rotten apple and take a few nibbles. >You start to sniffle, “Baaahhhhhh!” >You’re sad you didn’t get to see the heroes and start to cry. >After a few moments you are startled, “Why are you crying little fella?” >You turn and see a pink earth pony standing there looking at you inquisitively. >You panic and run around jumping between a trashcan and a wall, “Nuu hewt fwuffy!” >A pegasus pony flies in landing next to the pink one, she has the most wonderful multicolor mane. >”Hey Pinkie, watcha doing in here?” >”I just found this little thing crying.” >The Pegasus bends over looking at you, “Why are you crying? Someone being mean to you?” >”Maybe this is why, look what he’s eating.” >They look down at the rotten apple. >The Pegasus speaks up, “Oh this won’t do! Hey Applejack, bring some of your apples over here! Somepony is hungry!” >A yellow Pegasus comes running in, “Someone is hungry? Where? Is it a stray animal?” >The pink one speaks again, “Kinda, it looks like one of those fluffy ponies.” >”If I knew that today we would cap off our festivities by taking precious time to hang out in an alley I don’t think I would have dressed myself up so.” >You are still shaking in fear but you can’t help but to stare at the beautiful unicorn that has just walked in. >You feel a stirring in your pee pee place but you will it away, you don’t want to be a bad fluffy. >She looks down at you and gasps, “Oh no No NO! We cannot allow you to attend dinner in such a state!” >You start getting levitated, “Pwease nuu hewt fwuffy! Am gud fwuffy!” >You are brought closer to the white unicorn, “You must be bathed and groomed plus you should have the right attire.” >”Oh for Celestia’s sake Rarity! We’re feeding him an apple, not carrying him to a fancy smancy restaurant!” >An orange earth pony just walked into the alley. >”Oh my mistake Applejack. You see, I thought we were past the stone age but alas… Civilization must wait.” >The orange pony holds her hoof up, it looks like she is trying to get the middle part of it to stand up. >A purple unicorn comes around the corner, “Hey girls, what’s up? Why are you all hanging out in an alley?” >”You do know there are other places to see in Canterlot right?” >The pink one speaks up again, “Oh hi Twilight! We’re feeding a stray fluffy an apple!” >The white unicorn huffs, “Oh if you must! He really should get a bath though.” >You are placed on the ground and the orange earth pony sets the biggest most gorgeous apple in front of you. >It is red and shiny and looks oh so sweet. >You can’t believe it. >You look up, “Am fwuffy’s?” >They all nod smiling at you. >You grab it and try to bite, but it is too hard for your fluffy teethe to bite through. >You start to sniffle again, “Too hawd fo fwuffy…” >The yellow Pegasus steps up and stomps on the apple mushing it up, “There, now try it.” >You can’t believe how nice these ponies are. >You try the mushed apple, it is the best thing you can remember eating. >You dive in loudly smacking your lips as you eat this divine treat. >The purple unicorn says, “Wow, he was really hungry.” >The rainbow haired Pegasus says, “Well, we can’t just leave him here… Hey! Let’s bring him with us!” >”Only if we can get him bathed as quickly as possible. I’ll make him an ensemble while we are getting him groomed.” >You have a full tummy but are still scared, “Nuu hewt fwuffy?” >You are levitated again and brought in front of the purple unicorn, she starts looking you over. >”No we won’t hurt you. We’ll make sure you get taken care of. You are fascinating, I’ve never seen your kind before.” >She puts you on her back and all of you leave the alley and start walking down the street. >Ponies are pointing and whispering when they see you, you don’t know why. >You hug the neck of this wonderful Unicorn. >You may not have got to see the heroes, but these ponies are hero enough for you.