>You are Anon
>And this is the the best.
>Place.
>EVER.
>Everything in this town is so cuddly.
>All the p0nies are so adorable.
>At first, they were scared of you.
>It was so cute, how they ran and frolicked about when you came from the woods.
>Eventually they saw you just wanted a hug, and became everyone’s friend.
>You have no clue how you got here.
>You were enjoying a simple bandit raid, blasting away at a bunch of midgets, and then there was a big bang.
>Now you’re here.
>Oh well, you couldn’t be happier.
>You live with a really smart purple unicorn.
>In her basement.
>Just like you always wanted!
>She said there was no room for you anywhere else because you were so big.
>You couldn’t contain your excitement when she showed you the basement.
>THERE WAS EVEN A CHAIR!
>She seemed confused by your joy, but put it away and was happy to have you around.
>You could reach really, really high, so you helped Spike put books away.
>He….scared you at first.
>He played this trick on you where he took your nose.
>You never felt so horrified in your life, not even when you forgot how to eat.
>But he put it back, saying it was a trick.
>That was a fun day.
>Now you’re on your way to Sugarcube Corner for some cookies.
>Twilight said if you did your reading, you could have some.
>Trying to read her books was too hard.
>Miss Cheerilee let her borrow some easier books.
>It was hard,  trying to read so much.
>Five whole pages….
>BUT
>Three days later you finally found out what happened to the little filly that thought they could.
>They couldn’t.
>Spike, you and Twilight walk into the shop.
>It was hard getting used to how low everything was.
>But within a month, you only hit your head on the door frame half the time.
>You adeptly walk under the frame.
>VICTORY!
>You turn and blow a raspberry at the mean door, then quickly tur-
>BAMF
“Oooww….”
>TS:”Oh gosh Anon are you ok?”
>Oh right, there’s that other beam…
“I’m OK Twilight.  Stupid beam, I’ll beat you one day!”
>There’s giggling from behind you.
>Pinkie Pie and the Cakes were laughing.
>PP:”Aww poor Annie.  If you were just a little smaller you wouldn’t have to worry about that.  Maybe I should cut back on your sweets so you get smaller!”
“Huh?…”
>No…She wouldn’t.
>Would she?
>Why?
>She was your friend!
>You didn’t ask to be this big!
>Stupid body…
>She must’ve seen the sad look in your eyes.
>PP:”Oh Annie I’m just kidding!  I would never do that to a bestest friend!”
“Yay bestest friend!”
>She gives you a fresh baked cookie.
“YAAAY!”
>TS:”Now Anon try to enjoy-“
>You eat the whole thing in one bite.
>TS:”…it”
>She sighs, then laughs with everyone else.
“Thank you Peen Key!”
>PP:”Of course Annie!”
>Mr. C:”So what brings you all here today?”
>TS:”Well Anon just finished his first book, so as a treat I said he could have some cookies.”
>Twilight was so nice.
>Mrs. C:”How wonderful!  But I think something like that deserves something better than a cookie.”
>Better than a cookie?
>That unpossible!
>Mrs. Cake must be a fibber.
>Pinkie comes out with a box of muffins.
>Wait.
>Those aren’t ordinary muffins….
“Are those chocolate chip?!”
>PP:”Yuppers!  I baked them just for you.”
>These ponies…
>They’re too good for you.
>You look to Twilight with a pleading look.
>TS:”Oh alright, but only eat one for now.”
>BEST.
>DAY.
>EVER!
>You eat the whole thing in one bite.
>TS:”Actually, you can have one more-“
*Squee*
>TS:”IF you can tell me how many are left.”
>Always a catch….
>Hmmm.
>You ate one.
>Carry the 3.
>Remainder 1….
>Take the hippopotamus of the letter A…..
“…f-five?”
>TS:”Very good!”
“Hoooray!”
>You devour another in one bite.
>TS:”Ok well I think that’s enough sweets for now, we have to do some shopping.  Thanks Pinkie, Mr. and Mrs. Cake.”
>You walk out of the shop, smacking you’re head off the frame again.
>Someday….
>As you walk, you hold the box of muffins close to your chest, humming along.
>Spike: ”Wow Anon, you really like those muffins don’t you?”
“Uh huh!”
>You keep humming with your eyes closed until you bump into something.
>”Oof!  Woops, my bad.”
>That voice…
>Oh no.
>Oh geeze.
>You look down to see….
>TS:”Oh hello Derpy!”
>Derpy….
>Your heart starts to race.
>Your brain is full of stuff right now.
>How does your hair look?
>Is your shirt tucked in?
>Are you wearing pants this time?
>It’s too late to consider these things now!
>Be smooth Anon, be smooth…
”H-hi….D-D-Derpy…”
>Nailed it.
>DH:”Hi Anon!  Ooooooo whatcha got there?”
>She points to the box.
>Sort of.
“These?  Oh nothing, just some chocolate chip muffins.”
>DH:”Ch-chocolate chip….muffins?”
“Uh huh! Look!”
>You open the box to show her.
>She stares at them, or you think she is.
>Her jaw is slacked and she’s drooling.
>IDEA
>Oowww…
>Thought too fast again…
“Would you like one?”
>DH:”Really?! But, they’re yours.”
“It’s ok. I learned that sharing is…..caring?”
>You look to Twilight, who simply smiles and nods.
>DH:”Thanks!”
>You grab one for her.
>Then you get another idea!
>OUCH
>Being a genius hurts…
>Instead of giving her the muffin, you give her the remaining box.
>DH:”Wha? All of them?”
“Yup!  I need to eat fewer sweets anyway.”
>You say this as you eat the last muffin.
>She looks at the box, and also at you.
>Oh no, is he crying?
>You big dummy!
>Out of nowhere she wraps your neck in a super tight hug.
>DH:”OH THANK YOU SO MUCH ANON! YOU’RE THE BEST!”
>JJHNNFOLIWEMNAGA
>So soft…
>Your eyes almost go back into your head.
>As your arms go limp, she eventually lets go.
>DH:”Oh, sorry…too hard?”
>You shake your head slowly.
>She giggles, then gasps as she looks at the clock tower.
>DH:”Uh oh! I gotta get to work.  Thanks again Anon!  Bye guys!”
>With that she’s off, and you sigh deeply.
>SB: ”Looks like Anon got himself a special somep0ny!”
“DO NOT!!”
>You yell in no particular direction
>Looking down you see the three young fillies grinning at you.
>TS:”Now Sweetie Belle, don’t embarrass Anon like that.  I’m sure it was just a really nice gesture of kindness, right Anon?”
“That’s right!”
>AB:”Awww, so ya don’t like Derpy?”
“Not true!”
>You blurt out too fast.
>The heat in your face must be visible.
>Twilight and Spike are starting to laugh now.
>CMC:”Ooooooooooo.”
>Now the girls are getting into it…
>They start to hop around you in a circle.
>CMC:”Anon likes Derpy!  Anon likes Derpy!”
>Damage control!
>You flail your arms around.
”I mean…. NO!  I do…..b-but not……GAAAHHH!”
>AB:”Oh calm down ya big filly, we’re only teasin’!”
“Hmph.”
>SL:”Ya Anon, actually we were looking for you.”
“You were?”
>SL:”Yep, we wanted to get our cutie marks as safari guides and wanted you to come along.”
“Ooo that sounds fun! Can I Twilight?  Can I Can I Can I?!
>TS:”Ok, ok! Just settle down, you can go ahead.  Just be careful and make sure you’re back for dinner.”
“HOORAY!”
>SL:”Alright!  Let’s go guys!”
>AB:”Wait Scoots, Anon needs a safari hat like ours!”
>SL:”But we don’t have anything that big…”
>You grab a nearby bucket and put it on.
>…
>IT’S TOO DARK YOU CAN’T HEAR.
>Suddenly two little holes where your eyes are appear, and you can see.
>SB:”Thanks Twilight!”
>TS:”No problem girls, just be careful.”
>SL:”We will!”
>You start to follow the girls.
>Eventually you get to the edge of the Everfree forest.
“Uh….are we going in there?”
>AB:”Sure are! Where else are we going to find exotic animals?”
“But we aren’t allowed!”
>SL:”Oh don’t be such a little filly.  We just need to explore until we get our cutie marks.”
>AB:”Ya an’ besides, Anon, yer so big no monsters will want ta mess with us!”
>You blush, but you have a bad feeling about this…
>As you walk into the forest, you hear more and more animals, but you never see any.
>It’s starting to scare you.
“Uh…g-girls?  Can we go home now?”
>SB:”Not yet Anon, none of us have our marks yet.”
>This place is so scary, even during the day.
>AB:”Cmon Anon, ya’ll just gotta put one hoof in front of the other, like this!  Left hoof, right hoof, left hoof, right hoof.”
>The other girls start singing along too, and you start to join in.
“Left hoof, right hoof, left hoof, right hoof, left hoof……uh……”
>SL:”Right.”
“That’s right? OK!  Left hoof, left hoof, left hoof, left hoof.”
>She smacks her face with her hoof, but you all keep marching along.
>Suddenly there’s a loud yell in the distance.
>You all freeze.
>SB:”What was that?”
>AB:”Sounded like a lion!”
>SL:”But there aren’t any lions here!”
>You’re shaking now, but you all decide to go look.
>In the clearing, you see two giant….what were they again?
>CMC:”Manticores!”
>Oh right.
>SL:”Look at that!  It looks like they’re fighting!”
>SB:”This is great!  If we watch and observe them, we’ll get our marks for sure!”
“KIIIITTTTYYYY!”
>AB:”No Anon don’t!”
>You make a mad dash for the big kitties, who stop and stare at you.
>You grab the nearest one in a giant hug.
>It’s soft too, but so big it’s like a giant doll.
>That roars a lot.
>The girls step out of the bush.
>SB:”ANON ARE YOU CRAZY! They’re going to attack you!”
“Big kitty!”
>The other one looks over to the girls and starts after them.
>Awww, it wants to hug them too!
>The one in your grasp pushes off and claws your hand.
“Oooww, that hurt!”
>It takes off after the girls too.
>You chase it.
>You’re going to have to hug it harder!
>One of them chases after Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo, while the other chases Applebloom.
>Sweetie and Scoots make it into a hollow log, screaming for Applebloom, but she’s too far away.
>You grab the tail of the one after Applebloom.
>Just as you do this, it paws her hard, and she goes limp.
>SB:”Applebloom!”
“Applebloom?...”
>The manticore turns and swipes at your head, knocking your bucket off.
>You stare at Applebloom.
>She….got hurt?
>No….
>You look at the manticore, who’s snarling at you.
>And turn to look at the other one that’s digging at the log, the girls crying now.
>You feel a tingling in your body that turns to trembling.
“Should not…YOU REALLY SHOULDN’T HAVE DONE THAT!!!!”
>You muscles practically explode in fury, and you slug the manticore in front of you into a tree.
“YOU’RE GONNA GOD DAMN SCREAM FOR ME”
>You dash at it and swing, but it moves and you splinter the tree.
>As it tries to run, you grab the tail again, but this time you swing it around.
>And slam it into the other manticore.
>You look to the girls in the log
“RUN. GET APPLEBLOOM AND GO.”
>They look petrified for a moment, but then scamper to Applebloom and carry her away.
>As the manticores get up, you run full speed into one with your shoulder and tackle it.
>You climb over it, and begin slamming your fists into its chest.
“TRY BREATHING THROUGH CRUSHED LUNGS.”
>It starts to cough up blood, obviously it’s not able to do so.
>One final slam renders it limp.
>The other one charges at you.
“COME AND PLAY. COME ON.”
>You tackle it to the ground and bring your fists up.
>But it scrambles up and claws at you.
>It doesn’t even register as a cut.
“I’LL KILL YOU SLOWER FOR THAT, BITCH.”
>With a punch to the maw, it tumbles end over end, and you leap over to it.
>You’re going to make this one suffer, so you grab it’s upper and lower jaw.
“OPEN WIIIDDDE.”
>There’s a crack that echoes throughout the forest, then silence.
>You end up finding the girls huddled behind a tree, whimpering and crying.
“Girls….you ok?”
>They look up at you with fear in their eyes.
>SB:”Anon! Where are the manticores???”
“I send them bye-bye.”
>Applebloom coughs a bit and you start to feel tears in your eyes.
>She got hurt because…
>SL:”What were you thinking?!  You almost got all of us eaten!”
“I….I sorry...”
>SL:”Sorry?!  Applebloom got hurt because of you!”
>AB:”Scoots ah’m fine, it’s ok.”
>SL:”No it’s not fine ‘bloom!  I thought we were gonna lose you back there!”
>AB:”But ah’m ok now!  Really, ah’m fine!”
>She winces as she tries to raise her voice.
>This was all your fault.
>You fall to your butt and bring your hands to your eyes, starting to cry.
“I’m…s-ssooo sorry….girls….It’s all….my fault!”
>SB:”Good going Scoots, now you made him cry.”
>SL:”But he put us in danger!”
>SB:”And then he saved us! Maybe he messed up, but he said he was sorry!  He’s our friend!”
>Scootaloo looks down and sighs.
>She looks to you, but you’re still sobbing into your hands.
>SL:”Anon?”
>You look at her, sniffling.
>SL:”I’m sorry.  I didn’t mean to yell at you, but I was just so scared.”
“No…it ok.  It my fault.  I didn’t mean to make kitties mad and chase you. I’m sorry girls…”
>They walk over and hug you.
>AB:”S’all right Anon.  We know you’d never let anything happen to us. That’s why we like ya so much.”
>SL:”That and you’re funny.”
>SB:”Ya!”
>They laugh.
>There’s still tears in your eyes, but they’re happy tears now
>You scoop the girls up into a big hug.
“You girls are the best!”
>You stand up with them and begin to walk back to town.
>You’re not letting them go until you get there.
>It’s the least you can do to make sure they stay safe.
>SL:”We probably shouldn’t tell anyp0ny about this.”
>All of you nod in agreement.
>Secrets between friends are fun.