>the group walks up the hill towards the cottage
A:"Hey guys..."
>Group:"?"
A:"Don't you think Fluttershy would, I dunno, be a little bit scared of me?"
>TS:"Knowing her, she might be at first, but if you are gentle enough, she can be friendly too."
>that gave you a little bit of comfort
>as you approach the door, something comes to you
A:"Hey guys, would you mind if its just me and Twilight that answer the door? So she doesn't feel overwhelmed?"
>the group looks at each other
>RD:"Yeah, I guess that would be for the best."
>R:"I agree."
>PP:"Yeah, Flutters really isn't the -pony- type of pony."
>what
>oh, she meant -people- kind of person
>TS:"Spike, do you mind if you stay behind?"
>S:"Nah, I don't mind."
>TS:"Thanks. Lets go, Anon."
>you make your way to the door
>Twi knocks on the door
>you hear a faint voice
>FS:"W-who is it?"
>TS:"Its me, Twilight, and I have a friend I would like you to meet."
>the door slowly cracks open
>you see a small, teal colored eye peak out from the darkness
>then, the door fully swings open
>FS:"Um, h-hello Twilight... Is this your friend?"
A:"Uh, Hello. My name is Anon."
>you knelt on the ground, about eye level with Fluttershy
>you slowly stick out your hand
>she cowers at first, but slowly sticks out her hoof
>FS:"I-I'm Fluttershy..."
A:"Nice to meet you. You have a lovely home."
>FS:"Oh, uhh... T-thank you, Anon."
>her cheeks go bright red
>FS:"W-would you like to come in-EEP."
>she turns pale
>TS:"Fluttershy, whats the matter?"
>FS:"B-b-behind you..."
*SNORT* *HUFF*
>oh god
>you and Twilight slowly turn around to see a giant motherfucking bear
*ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAR*
>TS & FS:"AAAAAAH!"
>they both run into the cottage
>everyone else runs behind a bush
>the first roar left you covered in bear spit
>fucking gross
>you wipe the spit from your face
*GRRRRRRRRRR*
>the bear now is flaring its Pearlie whites
>TS:"Anon, walk slowly backwards towards us."
>you just stood there, staring back at the bear
>it was scary, looking right at a bear that was probably gonna eat you
>but instead, you raised up your hand, and held it up strong
>you knew how animals recognized other things by smell
>the bear growled again, thinking it was a sign of aggression
>you stood absolutely still
*sniff* *sniff*
>the bear started to smell your hand
*SLUUUURP*
>fucking bear just licked your face
>it started to nuzzle your face, smearing the spit
>FS:"BEARNARD! How rude!"
*whine*
>FS:"That wasn't very nice to do that."
*whimper*
>FS:"Now go on back to your cave."
*grunt*
>the bear starts walking around and down the hill, where its cave was right under the cottage
A:"Thanks Fluttershy."
>TS:*snicker*
>FS:*giggle*
A:"What?"
>FS:"It looks like Bearnard really likes you, he even gave you a present!"
A:"?"
>Twilight levitates a hand mirror over from inside
>you look into it
>the combo of slobber and fur left you a nice brown beard
>everyone else came up from behind the bush
>RD:"Anon, are you okay-... PFFT BAHAHAHA!"
>the rest are just losing it at your new beard
A:"Yes, Yes, Haha."
>you wipe the 'beard' off of your mouth
>FS:"I-I thought it looked nice on you, Anon..."
>you couldn't tell if she actually meant that
>FS:"Anyway, would you please come in?"
>everyone walks into the cottage
 
===
 
>Fluttershy's cottage was fairly small, at least smaller than the others homes
>the cottage looked like it was built around a tree, like there was a tree growing right in the middle of it
>the Golden Oaks Library was -carved- out from a tree, but this takes the cake
>FS:"I'm glad all of you could be here today, ...Um Twilight, did Applejack say she was coming?"
>TS:"No, she couldn't make it. Too many orders for apples, she said."
>FS:"O-oh, well, maybe this should wait until l-later..."
>TS:"Fluttershy, if this was so important to show us, why are you hiding it?"
>FS:"...i-its..."
>R:"Its what, darling?"
>Fluttershy began to hover around nervously
>FS:"Oooooh! Fine! I'll show you!"
>she hovered around the living room couch
>she reached behind it, trying to grab something
>FS:"Ugh, why-won't-this-come-out!?"
>struggling with every word
>she glanced behind the couch
>FS:*gasp*"Angel! Let go of that!"
>you could only hear what was little chirps, or squeaks like a rabbit would make
>FS:"But this is important to Anon! He needs to see it!"
>more squeaking
>FS:"Give it to me. NOW!"
>you see her stare behind the couch, you know, The Stare
>FS:"Thank you, Angel!"
>you see a little white bunny squeeze its way out from underneath the couch
>it looks at the ponies, then at you
>it doesn't react or anything, it just looks at you, a way a confused animal would, tilting its head
>you see Fluttershy life something from behind the couch
>you felt your heart skip a beat
>she was holding up a beat up, torn, evergreen backpack
>it was the same one that you took everywhere, to work, night school, and everything else
>she was struggling to hold it, she had to use both hooves
>FS:*grunt* "I-I was t-traveling t-through the f-forest yesterday, *grunt*"
>FS:"W-when Zecora s-stopped me."
>she handed the backpack to you
>you grabbed it, then realized why it was so heavy
>FS:"She said she found it near the lake, t-the same one where she found y-you..."
>you were still struggling to grasp the fact that your old backpack actually MADE it to Equestria
>...was it in the car with you when you died?
>FS:"A-anon?"
A:"HUH!? What?"
>FS:"W-would you l-like to sit down?"
A:"Oh, uh... Yes, thank you."
>you sit on the couch, and everyone takes a seat nearby you
>you unzip the first pouch of the bag, you nearly jumped out for joy
>there, was your laptop
>your old reliable piece of shit Asus, with a corded mouse
>and in the bottom of the pouch, was the charger
A:"I-I don't know what to say..."
>FS:"I promise I-I didn't look through the bag, Anon."
>TS:"Anon, what IS that?"
A:"This is my old computer..."
>RD:"Whats a computer?"
>PP:"It looks weird, I don't think we have those in Equestria."
>you set the computer down on the coffee table
>what else is in this thing anyway?
>you unzip the second pouch
A:"No freakin' way!"
>you pulled out a black case
>you unfold it, and reveal a glass screen
A:"Please, Please, Please..."
>*click*
>the screen lights up with a white apple with a bite taken out of it
>then the screen shows the background of the nuclear apocalyptic wasteland of Washington, D.C.
>and staring at you, was a Paladin from the Brotherhood of Steel
>you start chuckling, but starting to cry at the same time
>TS:"What is it?"
A:"This is my... electronic tablet, its called an iPad. It's kinda like the computer."
>R:"Oh my, it looks better the computer by far."
>RD:"Who is that on the tablet?"
A:"Oh, its a character from a video game-"
>PP:*GASP!*"You have video games on Earth!? Awesome!!!"
>TS:"But Anon, why is he standing there, it looks like something BAD happened."
>oh you have noooo idea, Twi
A:"Erm, its kinda difficult to explain, Twilight."
>she stares for a moment
>TS:"If it takes too long to explain, I understand."
A:"Thanks Twilight..."
>you rub her shoulder in comfort
>she blushes
>you found the charger to the iPad as well
>PP:"Soooo what do these things do, Anon?"
>you crack your knuckles
A:"Let me show you..."
 
===
 
>much_much_later.jpg
>you spent the next few hours showing the girls the many features of your laptop and iPad
>Twilight is amazed at both technological marvels
>Rarity is stunned at the sheer design of the machines
>Fluttershy is mesmerized at the graphic quality
>Rainbow Dash is impressed at the processing speed
>...Pinkie Pie is just interested in the vidya
>TS:"Wow Anon, these machines are beyond comprehension, did your kind really invent these?"
A:"Mhmm, and MUCH more, more impressive than these."
>RD:"Are you saying there's more technology, cooler than these!?"
A:"Yep."
>RD:"Wow! I take back everything I said about hoomans, Anon."
A:" *Humans."
>RD:"You know what I meant."
>FS:"W-Well I'm glad you're happy, Anon."
A:"Fluttershy, thank you for bringing this, it means so much."
>her entire face turned bright red, is that even possible?
>PP:"Yo Anon, whats this thing on your computer called 'Steam'?"
>TS:"...I thought your computer ran on electricity, Anon?"
A:"Oh, that is a program to run all of my video games."
>PP:"OHOHOH CAN I SEE IT PLEEEEASE?"
A:"Okay, Okay! I don't know if it will even work though..."
>FS:"Why is that Anon?"
A:"Well Fluttershy, I think Steam needs to run with internet for it to work."
>R:"I thought you need to make steam with coal, water, and fire..."
>these ponies
>TS:"What is 'internet'?"
>PP:"Just wait Twily! I wanna play the games!"
A:"Just let me start it up, Pinkie."
>you click on the icon
>your computer starts to whir
"Error, no internet connection to Steam account"
"Would you like to log in offline?"
>click Enter
"Connecting to Steam Account..."
>holy shit, could it actually be working?
>home page loads
>no news, no new promotions, no store page
>oh well, you saw that coming
>you check your game library
>all of your games are there
>fuckyeah.gif
>PP:"Ooooooh, you have alotta games Nonny!"
>37 to be exact
>TS:"Well, now that this is working, tell us. What is this 'internet'?"
>*clears throat*
A:"The internet was created back in the 1990s, it is a massive data sharing network. A common nickname for it was the
'World Wide Web, it was imagined to be like a spider's web, since the internet literally stretched everywhere."
>the girls were listening with anticipation
A:"All kinds of data could be sent through the internet. Games, Movies, Music, Letters, Everything! The internet had
unlimited capabilities, and only being about 10 years old, had changed so much in society."
 
===
 
>more hours later...
A:"And that's how the internet came to be."
>the group was kinda dozing off
>Spike had no trouble, he passed out on a pillow on the couch
>TS:"Well, *yawn*, that was very interesting Anon, too bad we don't have the internet here..."
>PP:"Yeah, maybe the games would be much more exciting with the internet."
>you start packing up the tech
>you see Ponka playing Angry Birds on the iPad
>its still funny to you, the ponies had no trouble using the tablet, yet none of them could type on the computer
>you grab the tablet from Pinkie
>PP:"Heeyyy! I needed to get one more pig!"
A:"Next time, Pinkie, but I think we need to get moving now, right?"
>everyone replies sluggishly
>Spike finally woke up
>S:"*yawn* Are we done yet?"
A:"Yes Spike, we're leaving."
>S:"'Bout time."
>as the group moves out of the cottage, you hear Fluttershy say-
>FS:"Angel, you be good now. Don't cause trouble, okay?"
>Angel does the whole military salute
>FS:"Thank you!"
>she shuts and locks the door behind her
>as you walk back to the path, you see a certain bear waving to you
>you wave back, with a slight grin on your face
 
>more walking
>lucky Dash and Flutters, they can fly
>TS:"Don't worry Anon, we're almost to the farm."
>RD:"There it is!"
>the group walked to the top of a hill
>holy shit
>there was Sweet Apple Acres
>it looked a lot larger in area than on the show
>its getting dark
>how long have you been at Fluttershy's house anyway?
>doesn't matter
>you walk towards an archway surrounded by a wreath of apples
>?:"C'mon Mac, PULL!"
>Everyone:"?"
>as you approach the red barn, you see an orange pony with a cowboy hat, and near her is a filly with a red bow
>AB:"You can do it big brother!"
>AJ:"How are we supposed to get this hay into storage if ya can't life a single bale!?"
>you look up to see a red pony in the upper floor of the barn
>he was grabbing a rope by his teeth, and pulling backwards trying to life a hay bale off the ground
>BM:"Its-too-*grunt*-heavy!"
>AJ:"Applesauce! I could lift that way better than you!"
>Big Mac lets go of the rope, letting the bale crash to the ground
>BM:"Hmm, nope."
>TS:"Applejack! We're here!"
>AJ:"Oh, howdy y'all!"
>AB:"Sis! This is who I wanted you to meet. This is Mr. Anon!"
>AJ:"Howdy Mr. Anon! Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres!"
>she shakes your hand very rapidly, typical southern greeting, leaving you dizzy
A:"You think your brother could use some help?"
>you shake the dizziness from yourself
>AJ:"Well, normally he'd be able to do it himself, but hes WIMPIN' OUT!"
>yelling towards Big Mac
>BM:"Nope! Its too heavy AJ!"
>AJ:*sigh*"Sure, go give him a hand."
>you've had experience with hay before, it is heavier than it looks
>you crawl up to the second floor
>Big Mac grabs one part of the rope, and you grab the end
>BM:"On three. One. Two. Three!"
>you both heave with all your might
 
===
 
>AJ:"Aaaand that's the last one!"
>you and Big Mac life the last hale onto the stack
>you fall flat on your ass from exhaustion
>Mac just sits down next to the bales
>suddenly, you hear... a bell ringing...
>?"DINNERS READY!"
>AJ:"Oh! That's Granny Smith, soup's on everypony!"
>everyone starts talking excitedly
>BM:"Mmm-mmm, Granny's made her famous stew tonight. Lets go eat 'Non."
A:"Gladly, I'm starving."
>BM:"Anon."
A:"?"
>he puts his hoof on your shoulder
>BM:"You did good work today, Ahm proud of ya."
>you didn't know what to say
>BM:"Now, lets get some grub!"
>you and Big Mac followed the group back to the house
>you could smell the scent of a home-cooked meal, consisting mainly of apples
>you saw a rather elderly pony standing on the front porch
>GS:"'Bout time y'all got here! Dinners gettin' cold!"
>AJ:"Granny, its only been five minutes."
>GS:"Feels like five hours to me, and Ahm older than all ya!"
>everyone has a laugh
>you walk into the old country house
>your family made large meals on special occasions, but not as big as this!
>set across the table, was a feast fit for a king
>green beans, mashed potatos, cornbread, the list goes on
>your old southern lifestyle hit you right in the nostalgia
>GS:"Now theres plenty enough fer everypony, so dig in!"
>soon everyone was laughing, telling stories, and stuffing their faces
>the Apples reminded you a lot of your family...
>in a good way
 
===
 
>GS:"Did everypony enjoy their meal?"
>Everyone:"Mhmm!"
>GS:"Glad ya did!"
>Granny Smith started to take up the dishes
>AB:"Can we help ya, Granny?"
>GS:"Sure kiddo!"
>Applebloom, Applejack, and Big Mac helped Granny take the plates back to the kitchen
>Granny looked back towards the dinner guests
>GS:"Feel free to relax if you wanna fer a while, we don't mind!"
>everyone moved out from the dining room to the living room
>except you
>you sneak out the back door
>there was a small rocking chair, and one of those seats hanging by chains from the ceiling
>you sat in the seat, and pushed it back a little so it would start to sway
>the night was peaceful, it was a pleasant temperature, some crickets were chirping, and the sky was full of stars
>you had your backpack with you
>you pulled out your iPad
Home button > page 2 > Photos
>you scrolled through your albums, mostly consisting of reaction images from /mlp/
>until you see one that said 'Family'
*tap*
>you see all of the photos your parents took when you were a kid
>and through early childhood
>and teen years
>and your graduation
>you then see a photo that was recently added
>about a week before your death
>it was a huge family reunion
>one with all of your uncles, aunts, and cousins
>you were an only child, and your cousins were the closest thing you had for siblings
>but what does it matter? They're all gone
>or more specifically, you're gone
>a sense of melancholy swept over you
>you were interrupted by the creak of the back door
>AJ:"Howdy Anon."
A:"Oh Applejack! You startled me."
>AJ:"Oops, sorry. I was jest wonderin' why are you out here instead of with the others?"
A:"I just... I just needed some time alone, AJ. ...Do you mind if I call you AJ?"
>AJ:"Not at all, Pinkie and Big Mac calls me that all the time."
>Applejack looked down at your iPad
>AJ:"Is that yer fancy gadget the gals were talkin' about?"
A:"Huh? Oh, yes. This is my tablet."
>AJ:"...I thought tablets were made outta stone."
>oh_you.png
A:"Well, for the record, this is an electric tablet."
>AJ:"Uh-huh..."
>you see her expression change on her face
>AJ:"Are... are those yer folks, Anon?"
>she points to the picture
A:"Oh, um... yes."
>you showed her all of the family members in the photo
A:"That's me, my parents, grandparents, 2 aunts, 3 uncles, and six cousins."
>AJ:"You never had any sibling of yer own?"
A:"Nope, never did."
>AJ:"Hmph, sorry about that."
>she looks awkwardly away
>AJ:"Anon, believe it or not, Ah now its hard to lose someone you love."
>her up-front method of conversation takes you aback
A:"Oh really? How so?"
>AJ:*sigh* "Follow me..."
>she gets up from the swing chair, and you follow her
 
===
 
>she walks up several hills, this area looked unfamiliar to you, probably not seen on the show
>finally, she reaches the top of one hill
>there, standing alone, was a small apple tree
>it was bearing ripe, golden apples
>and beside it, a tombstone
>it was short and square, but bore 2 names
'Mr. & Mrs.'
'Baldwin Apple. A good farmer, honest stallion, and loving father.'
'Apple Blossom. No mother ever gave more love than her.'
'In loving memory.'
>you felt your heart just give out for this poor pony
>she took off her hat in respect, showing her blonde mane
A:"Oh AJ, I had no idea..."
>AJ:"Its alright, they went quick an' painless at least."
A:"Um, how so?"
>AJ:"Way back when, in the time when Dodge Junction was being built, Mah parents traveled out there to help with the construction."
>AJ:"Their train got raided by the buffaloes, and..."
A:"...I see."
>she started to choke up
>AJ:"I-it wasn't until mah cousin Braeburn traveled here to bring me the news..."
>the tears rolled from her eyes down to her hat, which she was still holding
>she sat down, trying to regain herself
>you sat beside her, rubbing her back
>she eventually put her hat back on
>AJ:"Thank yah, *sniff* Anon."
>it was a few minutes, just sitting there
>the both of you reminiscing on the past
>the sun was starting to set over the mountains
>slowly, the stars began to appear above you
>AJ:"Ah suppose we should head back now."
A:"Lets."
>as you stood up, she laid her hoof on your back
A:"?"
>AJ:"Anon. The only reason why I brought ya here, was to show ya we do care 'bout you."
>AJ:"...and you're part of our family, too."
>feels-ometer to the max
A:"AJ, I-"
>AJ:"Its nuthin. Now, we've got a little surprise for ya back at the house, lets go."
>she starts walking back towards the house
>you stood there, taking in the compassion of all of these ponies
>treating you as one of their own
>as family...
AJ:"What are you doin', Anon? Lets go!"
>you snap back to reality
>you quickly run down the hill, catching up with Applejack
 
 
End of Day 4, part 2