>the water turned dead silent as the brony took of his shirt and continued speaking in tongues to the sky
>his ramblings more and more resembling that of a madman
>another rumble
>closer this time
>you were about to screw the cap on the rum bottle when Red bumped into you, making you drop it
>she caught it with both fore hooves and fell down on her rump
=="It's all coming back to me now."==
 
>Red took another swing of rum
=="I can't be sober for this."==
 
>you took the bottle from her and downed a few slurps yourself
"Good idea."
=="You should take all of your stuff inside, anon. This might get wet."==
 
>you hurriedly shuffled all your stuff inside the Yacht's bedroom
>you got back out and picked up as many spilled 9mm's you could before tossing them on the bed
>you heard an eerie ringing noise like you've just been exposed to a huge explosion
>you try to un-pop your ears but that wasn't what's causing it
=="Anon, you might want to have a look at this."==
 
>walking outside you saw a perfect circle of water not moving
>at all
>the surface was smooth as glass and spanned about 200 meters across from what you could tell
>a third rumble hit your eardrums as the perfect circle started slowly to descend towards the bottom of the sea
>the thing was, no water moved in to cover this gash in the sea
"This doesn't look like a storm."
=="This isn't how it happened last time..."==
 
"Hey, brony guy, what's going on?"
>the man looked possessed as he had stopped chanting and sized moving
>he was just frozen in the middle of the deck in a sun praying yoga position
>you drag his ass into the bedroom
"So, this is it."
>you sat behind the wheel and reved up the engine
"Red. If we die tonight."
=="I'll still be there to mooch of your stuff in the afterlife."==
>you let out a giggle
>leave it to Red to make you die with a smile on your face
 
 
>you strapped up and accelerated towards the hole in the ocean
>you're so close, no point in turning back now
>feeling strangely calm you continued towards the unknown
>you should feel nervous, or piss your pants scared, but you didn't
>the bow of your Yacht lingered over the seemingly endless hole before more and more of the boat tipped down
=="ahhhhhhh"==
 
>the boat was now 50/50 over the edge and you could feel the angle of you and everything around you shifting
=="hhhhhHHHHAAAAA!!"==
 
>the stern of the ship was engulfed by the sore of the sea and you were now freefalling
you turned to see Red floating in mid air
=="ANON!"==
 
>you swiftly grabbed a hold of her tail and pulled her with all your might towards you
>you were rewarded with more panicky screams
>you tried to get a look at the bottom of the hole but the Yacht had started to turn around, mid fall in unpredictable patterns, trowing your sense of direction off
>you could see the solid walls of water embracing the hole though
>it was like a 360 aquarium
>pretty neat actually
>like that one Disney movie with the Egyptians and the parting of the red sea
>not a second later you saw electrical pulses cover your water walls
>electrical pulses turned violet and the violet turned into fire
>just as you were staring to get your bearings, your Yacht smashed against the ocean floor
 
 
 
>this would mean certain death in any other situation, were it not for the fact that the ocean floor broke like tinfoil against your boat
>you, your Yacht and pieces of the ocean floor floated around in a heavenly white and malicious limbo state
>behind you you could see the hole you made in space and time being slowly sealed shut
>the invisible drift took your floating ship towards what looked like an impossibly large, white wall, reaching as far as the eye could see
>floating around some more you look at Red, still in your hands frozen in time
>strange
>you get up and tie her down properly while in this state
>not impressed with the slow speed you're approaching the wall you go inside the bedroom to find the brony guy frozen in time as well
>fuck it
>you dig out your Walther and check the magazine
>shit's full
you walk up determined to end this shitty dream state and start firing at the great, white beyond
 
>your impatience proves successful as cracks starts to appear
>once connected the cracks gives in and like an ant in a vacuum you're immediately sucked into whatever shit's on the other side
>you couldn't see, you were moving so fast but you were pretty sure you felt water on your skin for a brief moment before you felt your Yacht break the surface of water and emerge with a thunderous roar
>the first thing you heard after that was Red gasping for air
>you quickly looked around
=="We did it, Anon. We're home."==
 
>the clouds, the moon, like home but… Not
>you draw breath and immediately feel tingly
=="Anon?"==
 
>your whole body was white noise, like your foot falling asleep but, everywhere
>feeling sick you fall limp in your chair, passing out from this intense sensation mercilessly invading your body
=="Anon!"==
 
>after what seemed like endless fever dreams you finally manage to thread together consciousness
>your head was acing and your body still felt weird
>you tried to draw breath once more and felt your lungs tickle
>this sensation was unusual to say the least
>the sun was blindingly powerful and you were pretty sur you had sunburns
>how long were you knocked out?
=="Anon! You're alive! Good for me because you TIED ME UP HERE YOU ASSHOLE!"==
"Red? Red! What's happening to me? I feel… weird."
=="Really?"==
 
>Red spat ironically
=="Poor widdle anon, we can talk about it after you CUT ME LOSE!"===
 
>oh, right
>you drew the bayonet on Red's hoof over the ropes
>you probably shouldn't have tied her down so excessively, but if you didn't who would have known she'd still be on the boat?
"Sorry about that. Shit was getting a little cray and, you froze in time and- I don't know, I don't like Equestria so far."
>Red stretched herself long and hard after being tied down for so long
=="If you're looking for documented logic and vast research in how the world works you won't find it in Equestria. We ponies figure out what we need to figure out and lets the rest run its course in the background."==
 
"Do you know what's happening to me?"
>Red scratched her chin with a hoof
=="I'm only taking a wild guess here but maybe it's magic seeping into your body?"==
 
>Red stomped her hoof down on a cut piece of rope and lifted her hoof back up
>to your surprise the rope was still on her hoof, as if glued or taped on
=="Now you're playing with magic."==
 
"What-"
>you successfully manage to pull the rope out of her hoof with little effort
>the fact that it took effort at all worried you some
"How does it work?"
=="Doesn't matter, what matters is that it does work and Equestria is based around this stuff. Noticed how I couldn't do much of anything back on Earth, like opening doors? Well, here I can. Open doors that is."==
 
>slowclap.wav
"You can pick up rope and open doors, I'm so proud of you, Red."
=="Don't scoff at magic, Anon. You've seen it's powers first hoof."==
 
>whatever
>magic felt weird and foreign and you didn't like it
"So, what's the plan now?"
=="You're the captain."==
 
>Red did a quick 360 scouting of the area
=="I don't know exactly were we are but I see and island to the North East. If the vegetation is anything to go by we will probably find mainland if we travel West from here. If you want to familiarize yourself with how Equestria 'works' I'd recommend we head over there."==
 
"And the Island?"
="Small islands like these aren't mapped by Equestrian, or if they are it's extremely uncommon. You never know what you'll find on those."==
 
 
 
"We're heading West, Red! Raise anchor!"
=="You.. Never dropped it."==
 
"Whatever, just check on the brony guy and we-"
>wait a minute
>was the brony guy the only one you brought with you?
>that interdimensional kidney-stone of a trip really did scramble your head hard
>Charles…
>the guy you stole the boat from!
>you were so busy drinking and enjoying the high of getting away with grand theft boating that you totally forgot about Charles
"Red! Take the wheel, we forgot about Charles!"
=="Charles?"==
 
"The guy we took the boat from!"
=="Jeysus, anon! You kidnapped someone from another dimension!"==
 
"I know, I need to talk to him."
=="Whaddeyou talking about? That's awesome!"==
 
"Shut the fuck up, Red. I don't need any of your shit right. You. Wheel. Now."
=="But I can't drive this… thing."==
 
"Point the tip of the boat in what direction you want it to go and don't fucking touch the throttle."
>Red popped into the seat and laid her hooves on the steering wheel
=="Aye anon!"==
 
 
>you walked right into the bathroom of the Yacht, mentally kicking yourself all the way
>he's gonna be so mad at you for kidnapping him
>you saw Charles with his elbows on the toilet seat with his hands clutching a Catholic cross necklace while hailing Mary
>this is bad
>at least he managed to spit out the sock you stuck up his mouth
"Heyy~ Buddy!"
>Charles immediately turned around with a frightened look on his face
>"I beg you, Mr Anonymous! Keep that demon away from me!"
>what?
>did he mean Red?
>she did
"Ohh, Red? She can be a bitch sometimes but I don't think there's anything demonic about her."
>"Then why did she tie me up and leave me here?"
"Oh. Well. Funny story."
>you scratched the back of your head
>Charles got up from his knees as you untied his hands
"You see, me and Red are good friends, she's some sort of talking pony from a children's show, I think. I found her out at sea about a week ago."
>if you hadn't experienced it yourself you'd call yourself insane
>maybe this was insanity and you were just institutionalized in an asylum about to be lobotomized?
>nah, Equestrian air seems far too real for that
>the air here in Equestria that's filled to the brink with colorful, talking horses if the colorful, talking horse that's lived with you is to be believed seems far to real to be insane delusions
"I know it sounds crazy but you saw her yourself, she's harmless."
>probably
>"We need to seek authorities to get that thing locked up immediately, Mr Anonymous!"
"Easier said than done. I'm afraid."
>Charles got angry
>"What do you mean! That thing is a threat, it might carry diseases, it's people might want it back. By force!"
"We're heading to her people now."
>Charles got madder
"Woah woah, first off, let me explain. We we- I was sailing to go get you to a doctor but the same anomaly that brought Red to earth took us to her homestead."
>you lied through your teeth
>that hint of fear struck Charles' eyes again
"It's gonna be fine. We're gonna be fine. Look, we're on route to a town in… Equestria."
>damn what a shitty name
"We're gonna speak to the locals and see what we can do."
>Charles calmed down
>"Alright, I trust you, Mr Anonymous."
"Thank you. On the bright side, the sun is shining and the Equestrian air is delightful. Why don't you come topside after you've…"
>you noticed Charles had still pissed himself
"Wash up?"
>Charles looked down to his crotch embarrassed but nodded in agreement
 
 
>you left him to clean up as you decided to check on the brony
"Hey dude, did you- Wow."
>the guy was contorting in some sort of impossible yoga position on top of the bed
>"I can feel the magic coursing through my veins, bro. This is going to give me killer spiritual clarity,"
"Don't you want to come up to the helm with us?"
>the guy shook his head
>"Nuh uh. Not now, I'm opening my third eye here, man. Gimme a few."
"O…K."
 
>you got back up to the helm with Red
=="Everyone doing alright down there?"==
 
"People are fucking crazy, you know that?"
>Red sighed with satisfaction
"Then all's well in the world."
 
 
 
>a few hours of sailing rewarded you with the sight of buildings on a shore side
>and a dock
>sweet
"Hey, Red. You know this place?"
=="Neighssau, friendly to our ilk."==
 
"Any points of interest?"
=="There's a good Harbourmaster that'll spouse up ships for a fee, a bar and a Celestian church, if you need some blasphemous praying done. If you're eager to start raking in bits, my advice would be to talk to a noblemare interested in strange creatures. Maybe let her have a look at ya. Who knows, she might have some work for us."==
 
 
>so many choices
>it would be good to get some shit done but perhaps a noblepone would know anything about this tingling sensation you were having because of this world's magic?
>you're not in a hurry though so nothing was off the table at this point in time
 
 
"I'm honestly a little overwhelmed by all of this. I'll let you crank this one out."
=="Hmm, getting so drunk we'll have hangovers for a week and plowing whores sound nice but we don't have any bits. Let's dock and see if I don't recognize a friendly face."==
 
 
>you did just that and already you were turning heads
>the relative modest size of you Yacht and it's alien look when compared to the big wooden ships that were docked at the port at every corner made you stand out like a sore thumb
>you made sure to dress yourself in all your holsters, and fill them with guns
>the SKS and Ruger 10/22 in rifle holsters, resting at each shoulder blade on your back
>the Walther PPQ in a pistol holster at your hip
>and the Mossberg hanging loosely off you in a sling for easy access
 
>with all the guns and the wet, now dirty Tux you looked much like a crazy person
>you hope the ponies here won't notice too much
>Charles and the brony came out when they heard the engines shutting off as Red merrily hopped off the Yacht and onto land
>you convince your fellow humans to join behind you as Red takes the lead
 
>a large crowd of ponies gathered around the two of you
>you being almost twice the size of these ponies didn't help you keeping a low profile
>red, green, blue, striped
>winged, horned, earth
>all pony types as described by Red in the past
>some of the ponies had flintlocks so you assumed they weren't eyeing you because of your guns
>no, it was probably because you were interdimensional beings standing on two legs that towered over them, having just arrived in a strange vessel with no sails
>the brony seemed to enjoy himself and quickly wandered off into the crowd
"You better make sure he dosen't get himself into trouble, Charles."
>"Behold ponies of Equestria! We come in peace to share philosophies, technologies, universal, brotherhood, love and culture."
>you let him have his fun as Charles tried meekly to get him to quiet down
 
>Red walked into a wooden 2 story building painted white and talked to the striped pony inside
=="I need to talk to ballast Shine, the owner of this establishment."==
 
>"M-mistress Red! The whole of Neighssau thought you dead."
=="Aye but I'm a hard mare to kill."==
 
>"What are your crew? Tall creature with legs of two?"
=="None of your business. Now, is Ballast Shine in or not?"==
 
>the little striped pony got down from her stool and showed Red an office door
>Red walked in with a shit-eating grin on her face
>a man-pone- stallion sat at a desk organizing papers
>this one had a fancy, gray mustache, and a matching mane
>his coat was as sandy brown as his little pony suit
>the stallion looked surprised when Red waltzed in
>the face of his contorted to more surprise when you and Charles walked in behind her
>"What in the world is this? Back from the dead are we?"
>Red yawed
=="Floated up on another plane of existence, brought a handsome sailor with me and a magic ship that sails without sails or magic, all in a months work."==
 
>the stallion took immediate interest
>"What's your price?"
>Red spat on his floor
=="You know damn well I don't trade live goods you wrinkly old dick. Give us some work and I'll let you talk to him."==
 
>Red paused
=="Give us a well paying job and I'll tell him not to shoot you dead and eat your guts."==
 
>the old stallion shut up and adjusted his glasses, obviously intimidated by Red's threats
>Ballast pulled 3 pieces of paper out of his pile, using magic and displayed them to the two of you
 
>"Demand for timberwolf wood. A den has recently been discovered around Gronkey Hill, 4 ponies missing, handsome reward for destroying the den, a bonus for finding the ponies/remains of ponies that's gone missing."
=="And?"==
 
 
"Blackbeak has issued me to inform anypony wishing to earn good bits to report to him for a briefing at the local tavern, it seems he wishes to attack a big ship coming out of Prance."
=="Keep going…"==
 
 
>"A Saddle Arabian scholar is looking for books in a shipwreck near one of the Islands close by, he is willing to pay for each book discovered and brought back to my offices. If you don't mind getting wet that is."
 
>Red cheerfully turned around with a smile
=="Feel like earning enough bits to buy me drinks for a month?"==
 
 
"The shipwreck sounds nice."
>you turned to Ballast
>stupid fucking name by the way
"How far away is it?"
>"Oh? So it does talk, very well then, it's located just South East of here, follow the treeline of the mainland and you should see it."
"C'mon, Red."
>Red spat at the stallions floor one more time before leaving with you
 
"What WAS your problem with that pony?"
=="He's a slaver and a sword swallowing gobshite but he keeps the Neighssau afloat with trade, making him pretty hard to replace. But boy what wouldn't I do to Blood-Eagle him."==
 
"That's a little extreme, no?"
=="Trust me, anon. Equestria would be a better place without these slaving assholes."==
 
>hard to argue that
 
>you met up with the brony and Charles
>the brony had gathered a relatively large crowd of ponies as he spun tales about humans and their friendly and peaceful ways
>Charles just sat in the background looking confused
>he shared the facial features of several ponies looking at the brony
"Hey guys, we're looting a shipwreck for books and stuff, wanna tag along?"
>Charles spoke up
>"No diving for me, I have Hydrophoebia."
>Really nigga?
"And you sell Yachts for a living?"
>"I don't have to swim if i'm in a Yacht, Mr Anonymous."
"How about you, pony boy?"
>"Nah bro. I got some ladies to chat up."
"You mean horses."
>"Exactly, bro."
"Well good luck with that. I'll see you guys by tomorrow morning."
>these fucking people
 
 
>Red and you sailed off towards the shipwreck
>it didn't take long for you to find it
>by the looks of it it was a medium sized Schooner shipwrecked just off shore
>you shut off the engines directly over the sunken ship and dropped anchor
=="Anon, you'll destroy the ship's integrity if you keep dropping the anchor on it."==
 
"I know, I know. It just makes it easier to use your hands to pull yourself down."
>you did a few jumping jacks before taking off your shirt and pants
>that left your undies
>you caught Red eyeing you
"Fuck off, Red."
=="No, no. I've never seen a human naked before, I'm just curious why you wear so much clothing."==
 
>Red paused, giggling a bit
=="It's not THAT ugly, right?"==
 
>you picked up your shirt and casually threw it in her face as you undressed the last piece of clothing on your body
>while Red was temporarily blinded you jumped out, diving for books
 
>the wreck looks like it's been sitting there for a few years
>the brilliant blue of the equestrian seas made looking at it's details a breeze
>for being a simple schooner the shit was decorated with plenty of gold lining and what you could only describe as Arabic horse writing
>simply beautiful
>no corpses to be seen
>you were not sure if that was a good or a bad thing
 
 
>you pulled yourself down a couple of meters before opening an intact, unlocked hatch to the hold
>an air pocket was found, looming in the corner of the hold
>your job just got a lot easier
>you go for a gasp of air before beginning to scout the hold
>potatoes, rum, books
>bingo
you empty out a sack of potatoes and use the bag to collect books
>looking closer at these books you realize Equestrians use an entirely different written language than you do
>you shrug it off as stupid horsething #134
>swimming up towards the surface you eventully breach it
>with a gasp of fresh air and Red to greet you
"Aren't you gonna help?"
=="Duh. I am helping. I'm keeping lookout for anything strange in the waters, you'll never know what you'll find in Equestrian waters."==
 
>you smelled the Morgan on her breath as you dumped the books in your sack into the Yacht
"Even if you did, how would you alert me?"
=="You're safe in my hooves, anon! Don't worry about it."==
 
 
>you shrugged and dove down once more towards the wreak
>she could probably only dog paddle anyways
>getting back into your air pocket you scouted out more books
>books, books, books
>tons of books
>thanks to this potato sack it shouldn't take more than a few hours, not including breaks
 
>you breach the water, dump books and return to the wreck
>this continued for a couple of times until you heard the structural integrity of the ship creaking
>fuck this
>you're not dying for a couple of stupid books
>you swam upwards when you felt something grab your foot
>panicking, you violently start kicking until you were released
>looking around you see a pack of what you could only describe as meaty, decomposing plastic bags
>fuck fuck fuck
>you swam up as fast as you could and hurled yourself into the boat
"What the fuck!?"
=="What's the matter, Anon? It's just Corpse-Eaters in the waters."==
 
"What the shit are they?"
>managing to catch your breath you took a better look on the fuckers
>they looked like dead, man-sized squids mindlessly floating around
=="They're harmless. Usually."==
 
"What do you mean 'usually'?! The fuckers tried to kill me!"
=="No, well. Yes, but they didn't mean it."==
 
>this is gonna be good
=="They carry away dead stuff off the sea floor and, well, eat them. They don't attack live stuff though."==
 
=="Well i'm obviously alive, motherfucker. Why did they attack me?"==
>Red sat down in deep thought
=="Magic?"==
 
"Red, if you're gonna blame every shitty thing on magic, I'll-"
=="Everything in Equestria contains magic in some way or another, since you don't maybe they mistook you for a corpse and, well… Tried to suck your entrails out your chest?"==
 
>whatthefuckman.gif
"Well they can keep their fucking shipwreck, i'm not risking my spleen over some dumb ass books. Red. Your turn."
=="Don't be silly, Anon. You're not supposed to dive while intoxicated."==
 
"Too bad. I don't give a shit."
 
>you could cut your losses and leave with the books you already got
>forcing Red to do some actual work would be nice as well
>trying to kill the corpse eaters is also an option, though bullets won't travel far in water, maybe you could lure them to the surface
 
 
>nah fuck shooting them
"Red. We're gonna kill them."
=="OK?"==
 
>you still had the bayonet from the SKS handy
"You can… Well, what can you do?"
>Red grinned
=="Watch me."==
 
>the two of you jumped out simultaneously
>you slashed and stabbed the fucking squids like there was no tomorrow
>whenever a tentacle reached around one of your limbs you swiftly gouged the skull of the owner of said tentacle
>Red used her hooves to mosh any Corpse-Squid who approached her's brains out
>by holding them loosely she kicked anything coming within kicking-range
>the force coming out of her kicks were impressive
>you didn't expect something of that size being able to kick so hard
 
>the Corpse-Squids soon got the idea that you weren't about to become their lunch
>the remaining squids drifted off , away from the shipwreck
>20-or-so cadavers sunk to the bottom of the sea, being riddled with stab wounds and physical hoof-blows
=="You look surprised, Anon. Didn't think I could handle myself?"==
 
"No I didn't. Ponies back home couldn't do shit like that."
=="Ponies on earth also couldn't talk."==
 
>fair point
"So. Let's get the rest of these fucking books and get outta here before something bigger comes along."
=="You're not scared are you?"==
 
"I'm not suicidal if that's what you're asking. Those fuckers went after me, not you, remember?"
=="Phah! Don't worry, Anon. I won't tell anypony you're scared of a few tiny sea-monsters"==
 
"Let's just… Get these fucking books, alright?"
=="You get right on that!"==
 
>Red gleefully dog-paddled towards the Yacht until you pulled her over to you by her tail
"Not so fast you little drunk. You're helping with the rest."
=="But my booz- urgh. Fine, anon. Let's get this over with."==
 
 
>the two of you dived down and went for more books
>you, not needing to use your mouth or hooves, crucial to keep up swimming speed gathered on average 4 books for every 1 Red could retrieve
>she didn't comment on it
>probably pissed being outclassed like that
>with only a pair of hours the two of you managed to empty out the entire storage's supply of books
>Red even snagged a couple of bottles containing Rum for good measure
>you dived down one single time to check out the Captain's Cabin
>being tired as shit didn't deter you away from one more dive
 
 
>entering the Captain's Cabin after swimming to the wreck you opened the door
>an office and a comfy chair greeted you
along with a tiny air-pocket, enough for this one dive
>you snagged a miraculously preserved Tricorn hat
>a couple of pens made out of what looks to be gold went into your potato sack as well
>nothing else that you could fit on your person looked to be of value so you decided to surface
>as you exited the cabin the entire wreck moaned once more, collapsing behind you
>close one
>jesus fuck, Equestria's gonna be the death of you
 
>you got up and saw Red chugging one one of the Rum bottles she took from the sunken Schooner
=="I heard a rumble, thought you dead for a second here, Anon."==
 
>Red did not sound concerned
>you slapped the Tricon hat on your head and went to get your undies
=="To be so big you got a pretty small fish, Anon."==
 
"It gets the job done."
=="I don't believe you."==
"I don't care if you believe me."
=="Guess we'll find out soon enough."==
>you put your undies and pants on, not bothering with a shirt because of the temperature
"What do you mean?"
=="Oh you'll find out."==
 
 
 
>sailing back to Neighssau's port you soon got all the books unloaded
>some of Ballast's men came with an advancement in 'bits', the international Equestrian currency and took the books off your hands
>you saw Red giving them a death glare
>she really didn't like this Ballast fella
=="C'mon, Anon. I'm still sober enough to stand."==
 
>walking the streets of Neighssau with Red by your side you saw the brony on top of a couple of wooden boxes covered by a carpet while performing Yoga
>he had a crowd of 12-or-so ponies trying to mimic his movements and positions
>naturally, with the human body being able to perform movement at a more intricate than your average pony most of his crowd struggled to keep up
>the ones with wings were doing a better job than the rest of them though
>interesting
>not really, but still
"Hey, dude. You guys kept out of trouble, right?"
>the brony sized his yoga, much to the ponies' dismay
>"Dude! You're back early!"
"Yeah, ran into some complications but we're good. Now I got some pony cash and everything. Just wanted to check in on you guys"
>"Lovin' the hat, bro. Yeah, we good. Charles, is at the Celestian church, debating Religion with the local preacher."
"Ehh, wish him good luck with that."
>"I will, dude. You guys have fun at the bar, I got a couple of ladies picked out from my yoga class in need of a 'personal trainer'."
>you shuddered
>gross
"Have fun, man."
>"Later bro."
>the brony clapped his hands together
>"Alright little ponies, now i'll show you ya'll the 'Camel Pose'! Now breathe innnn."
 
 
>you continued down towards the tavern, following Red's lead
>the tavern wasn't a sorry sight but would by no means pass health regulations laws back home
>strikingly based wood gave a golden brown look to the 2-story booze barrel design
>as you enter some unicorn stopped you
>he strictly pointed at the sign, followed by an empty barrel
>[Stow ye weapons]
>you obliged and dumped your firearms in the weapon barrel
>Red and you sat down by the bar as lively tunes was playing to a drunken crowd
>one of those striped ponies was singing a catchy shanty while an array of normal ponies beat on instruments, somehow producing decent music
>Red ordered you both a large tankard of what you could only guess was some sort of mead
>you slurped your drink
>notbad.dll
=="Ahh. So. Whattaya gonna use your share of the money on, Anon?"==
 
"I don't know, booze, fuel for the Yacht if possible. But I doubt it, I haven't seen a ship not made out of wood since I came here."
=="You could attach a sail. I can talk to the harbourmaster tomorrow, if you want."==
 
"I'll think about it. Food and stuff would be nice as well, haven't eaten since we were at my place. Back on Earth."
=="AY BARTENDER! FRIED SQUID RINGS!"==
 
>"You don't have to yell, Red!"
>you drank some more
>hmm, sweet, very sweet
"How about you, Red?"
=="I need a sword, maybe a few flintlocks, we don't have those fancy multi-shooters you humans got."==
 
"Really?"
=="Well, there might be some, up north west, heard some of the non-Celestian military uses them but they're magic-locked. If anypony not supposed to touch them, well, touch them they disintegrate. These flintlocks are hoof-made."==
 
"So, not reliable?"
=="It really depends on how many bits you're willing to spend."==
 
>you continued drinking
=="I also need a new neck scarf."==
 
"Oh?"
 
=="What, you can wear clothes but I can't?"==
 
"Oh, no, no. Wear whatever the fuck you want."
=="I like neck scarfs."==
 
"Cool."
=="I lost my last one before we first met."==
 
>you drank some more
"Yep."
=="Wonder if the same store I bought it at still have them…"==
 
"Red. I honest to God do not give a shit about your stupid neckscarf."
=="It is NOT stupid, I'll have you know many famous ponies used neck scarfs."==
 
>"Squid's ready."
>the bartender slamed a plate of fried squid next to Red
>Red passed it over to you
=="Dig in."==
 
>the dish looked misserable, but you hadn't eaten in a while
"Is this any good?"
>Red laughed
=="No, but I figured since you feast on flesh you'd like it. Hey. I need to go to the little fillies' room."==
 
>you taste it
>shit's good
 
>Red returned to her stool with a devious smile on her face
"This isn't bad, Red. Thanks."
=="Thank the bartender, not me. HEY BARTENDER! ANON LIKES IT!"==
>"Shimmer down you lunatic. I'm old, not deaf."
>Red turned to you
=="How's Equestrian drink treating you?"==
"A little sweet."
=="HEY BARTENDE-"==
>you shoved a hand over Red's loud mouth
=="Umm. Can we get some shots, please?"==
"Why the fuck are you shouting at him?"
=="It's fun!"==
"Fun?"
=="Yeah. When's the last time you got to shout at someone?"==
>she had a point
>another big gulp of pony mead went down your throat
=="So. Cannons. You can fit 2, maybe 3 onboard that Yacht."==
"It'll only slow it down.The benefits of the Yacht is it's speed. It's not a vessel made to attack other boats."
=="Shame."==
 
"Don't be like that, We don't even have a crew."
>Red gulped down the rest of her drink
>the bartender came with the shots
>"I know a place you can get one."
>the two of you turned to the old stallion
>"Zebra slaves, a ton of them being transfered out of Zeveres to Griffin ports. Couple of slaver ships. Could intercept them if you traveled South before sundown tomorrow."
"Why are you telling us this?"
>"My girls are ex-slaves, Celestia knows they deserve better. I don't know what pit Red pulled you out of but do this and Neighssau will thank you for it."
"I'll think about it."
>the stallion nodded understandingly and returned to the other customers
 
"So that's why some of the ponies here are striped, they're Zebras."
=="Yep."==
 
>you looked at the zebra singing shanties
=="Being a slave is a pittiful existence, the old stallion isn't the only one who'd appreciate some slaver guts being spilled."==
 
>you finished your drink
"I see."
=="Hey Anon. Kill those shots and meet me upstairs."==
 
>Red walked upstairs with a strut in her step
>you downed the shoots
>disgusting sting
>clearly not top-shelf material
 
>you walked upstairs to the second lever of the tavern
>you arrived at a hallway, loaded with doors on each side
>the only door open was to the left of you
>you enter and saw a white, queen-sized bed with red sheets
>the room was empty aside from the bed and a night-table with a oil-lamp on it
>you sat down and just as you did the door creaked
 
>Two female zebras entered the room
>"So you are Anon, yes? We heard you had experienced some stress."
>>"Red told us about the Corpse-Eaters, a fight after swimming so many meters?"
>"You must be exhausted, it is true. Red sent us to see if there was anything we could do to relive you?"
>you got up to leave when one of the mares placed a leg on your knee
>>"Anon, consider twice before leaving us all alone. You'll be missing out on making us moan."
>"What my sister says is true. Come, let us warm your bed for you."
 
 
"No, fuck off."
>one of the zebras dramatically threw herself in your arms and looked into your eyes with her big, deep eyes
>"Feel us first, please stay?"
>she looked down at your pants
>"Let me take this cloth out of the way."
"Back off you stupid fucking horse, i don't want to have sex with you!"
>you wrestle her head away from your crotch
"Look, no offense but this is way too sudden for me, I've known of sapient creatures other than humans for about a week. I'm not ready to fuck one, Jesus Christ."
>the zebra sisters looked at each-other and nodded
>"We understand, anon, you are new to this Earth. Still, Red insisted you get your money's worth."
>>"If it's not too much trouble, we would still like to stay and cuddle."
>you sigh
>Red did pay these whores
>it would be rude to just leave them here
>it's alright, Anon
>just pretend they're plush animals
"Alright, fine."
>the two sisters giggled as they shuffled under the carpet and covered you with it
>one of then snuggled herself under your arm and rested her head on your chest
>the other one lay behind you with her belly stretched out, providing her back as your pillow
>soft as fuck
>these zebras really were cozy
 
"So, what's up with the rhyming?"
>"It's a curtsy to rhyme in front of foreigners. Very few zebras cut corners."
>>"That's right, every zebra's raised to talk in rhyme to anypony in sight."
"So, it's just a cultural thing, huh?"
>the sisters nodded
>"Since we're taling a lot about curtesy claims, let us give you our names."
>>"Havana."
>"Savannah."
>Havana = Rose colored eyes
>Savannah = Gasoline colored eyes
>got it
 
 
"Nice to meet you two. That old stallion said something about zebras being slaves, was there any truth in that?"
>"That is… unfortunately correct, many creatures do not share our sense of mutual respect."
>>"Zebras have spent their time tinkering with elixirs and potions, we dedicate our time to the betterment of emotions."
>"Some races see us as helpless and meek, but our interests for power is weak."
>>"There is no will to conquer and dominate within our people, our leaders wish to see every creature treated equal."
"So, Griffins and stuff snatch up zebras because they're essentially easy pickings? Why don't you defend yourselves?"
>"Zebras are not known for their resilience in the art of war. Most of us tend to avoid blood and gore."
>>"Unlike the Griffins, those winged swine. They see battle as near-divine."
 
"Griffins, huh? I've never meet one of those."
>"They are big and strong, almost as tall as you, with sharp eyes and beak they have a sight that guides them true."
>so, pretty much like the Griffins in myth back home only tinier
>Havana clutched her hooves around your chest tightly
>you can't get over how fucking soft these things were
"The stallion behind the bar said you two girls were slaves."
>"We do not wish to speak of our time in chains, the memories of that time is all that remains."
"Got you."
>you sigh a comfortable sigh
>Savannah's back was warm and inviting to your slightly intoxicated head
>you could feel her steady heart rhythm as the two sisters embraced and warmed your body with theirs
>you felt safe with them, despite not knowing them at all
>closing your eyes you spoke out loud in a half-sleep
"You know, that old stallion told me about some slave ships to the South."
>>"Don't tell me you're planing to assault griffin vessels on your own. Their ferocity in battle is well known"
>their rhyming and soothing voices did nothing but make you more sleepy
"I don't know yet."
>your dull mind was awoken by Havana's soft lips kissing your chest lovingly
>>"Word around Neighssau labeled you as alien and hateful, pull this off and I know at least two mares who would be grateful."
>normally you'd kick a pony for doing so but strangely enough the will to kick her off you was non-existent at this time
>must be the alcohol
>you just wrapped a hand around her mane and felt the warmth coming from her as you went to sleep