Whose Fault Is It?
Chapter 8: OMG, I'm like, totally a pony!
Previous Chapter Next ChapterA/N: OMG, I'm so sorry you guys! I know I haven't updated this in a while, but a lot of stuff has been happening in my life, and I just couldn't find the creative spark to take this story any farther D: Fortunately, reading all your reviews made me realize how much you all want me to, and I couldn't leave you guys hanging, now could I? That's right, we're back on!
I do not own Hetalia, My Little Pony, or anything else used in this fanfiction, and I never will. *sadface* The only thing I own is my OCs.
As a bonus for being so patient with me, I give you, an extra-long chapter! I just hope it's extra-epic. Now, ENJOY!
The little gray filly folded her legs underneath her with a sigh. The journey hadn't been easy; it felt like she had been walking for days, weeks even, without rest, and even if she did have the energy, her wings were still too small for her to fly. She was small too, about as small as the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and just like them, she didn't have her Cutie Mark yet. She had woken up long, long ago with nothing more than her horn, her wings, and her name. Compass Rose.
She had no clue as to what her destination was. Right now she was just looking for some friendly ponies that would give her shelter and a home. She curled up sadly, all alone in the small world that she knew. She'd rest here for tonight and continue her journey tomorrow.
After Nightmare Night, things had pretty much returned to normal in Ponyville, or at least as normal as things ever got with Pinkie Pie there. America, once again, had challenged Rainbow Dash to a race, and the two pegasi were currently zooming over Ponyville in yet another attempt to see who was the fastest. As it turns out, the only reason America lost in their first race was because he was still inexperienced. Now that he had gotten the hang of it, he could match the fastest flier in Equestria wingbeat for wingbeat. Poor Scootaloo didn't know whose side she was on.
Canada was in Fluttershy's cottage home, teaching the shy Pegasus how to care for Mr. Kumajiro properly. The two pegasi would blush, look away, and give a small smile whenever they caught each other's eye. The other countries' pets were also present, but since Kumajiro was Canada's, he was the one Fluttershy was the most interested in. As timid and gentle as Mathieu was, Fluttershy couldn't rid her mind's eye of him viciously attacking Nightmare Moon, as a full-grown, roaring, dangerous polar bear. How could her little Mathieu be a monster?
Yao, Ivan, and Zecora had long since disappeared back into the Everfree forest, giving a certain Frenchcolt all sorts of perverted, nosebleed inducing thoughts. And now you have them too. :D Contrary to the mental image now stuck in your brain, Yao and Zecora had gotten over their initial surprise at each other's ways, and were trading and cooking up many different remedies and potions together while Ivan, as always, watched creepily. Zecora and Yao were quite an unbeatable team; there didn't seem to be a disease in the world they couldn't cure that day. Ivan had been told of the way Zecora was treated when she first came to Ponyville, and now, he hoped that the countries could accept him for who he was, just like Zecora.
Francis, of course, was helping Rarity with her fashion designs and orders. While not a fashion expert himself, a fact which Rarity had been extremely disappointed at, he settled for being her model. Rarity had a blush on her face the entire time, which only deepened whenever Francis would wink at her or blow a kiss her direction. Pierre flew in circles overhead, carefully avoiding the gaze of Opalescence. Rarity greatly enjoyed Francis' company, though he could be a bit overbearing and overdramatic. Then again, she couldn't be one to talk. France didn't really care that he was technically a human, and Rarity was a pony. Francis acted normal, but…he had been with plenty of women, but Rarity…was different. Not just because she was a pony. He actually felt like he had to be with her, to protect her, to love her.
Antonio, Applejack soon found out, was a lot stronger than he looked. Of course, he wasn't as strong as Big Mac, nor was he as ridiculously powerful as Alfred. She had taken him to work at Sweet Apple Acres for the day so he could find something to do while he was here. The Cutie Mark Crusaders had taken an immediate liking to the Spaniard, and often pulled him away from Apple-bucking so he could play with them, though Antonio didn't seem to mind. After being questioned about it, he told Applejack that he liked kids, though he had none of his own. Applejack found that strange, seeing as he was cheerful, with a good personality and body…after thinking that, she promptly blushed and shook her head. She was not falling for the sexy earth pony, not falling for him at all.
Kiku was in Twilight Sparkle's library, teaching her about earth's geography in a calm, sensible manner while she feverishly took notes. After he had finished, she promptly filled him in about Equestria's history and lands, in which it was his turn to take notes. They continued on like this for a while. Afterwards, Kiku requested that he wanted to examine Spike. Twilight had stared at him incredulously before he explained that dragons were sacred to his people and he had never seen one before. While he took notes on Spike's words and behavior, Kiku was distracted. Equestria had to have a personification. He was sure of it.
Dimitri, strangely enough, had found another pony friend in Vinyl Scratch. The two of them were sitting in Vinyl Scratch's home, laughing away at the Numa Numa song as Dimitri taught her the finer points of the music. Vinyl's roommate, Octavia, had actually been quite smitten with him, but he had politely turned her down. Truth be told, he actually preferred Princess Luna's company to any other pony's, but she was a princess, and therefore couldn't spend much time with him. He respected that quietly. However, he was bored, and was silently pleading for Belarus to appear just to liven things up a bit.
Lovino had unwillingly been dragged by Pinkie Pie to Sugarcube Corner for part-time work with the Cakes. The grumpy Pegasus, to everyone's surprise, was a fantastic cook. He introduced them all to pasta and pizza, and had grudgingly requested for room to start growing a tomato garden so he could make more sauce. Since earth ponies were generally the ones with connections to the land and great agricultural skills, he had surprised everyone by being a Pegasus. Lovino was not happy. Granted, he usually wasn't happy, but this time it was for a different reason. Even here, people confused him with his brother. Even here, in a place where love was the key to success, his younger brother was more loved than he was.
Prussia, for some bizarro reason, was flying around with Derpy. He had been made fun of for his strange eyes, so he felt sympathy for her and decided to be her awesome friend for the day. To be honest, he was trying to figure out how she managed to fly in a straight line with her eyes like that. Whatever, this world was full of magical crap, so he just assumed it was another special pony thing. Gilbird twittered on his head the entire day, and often flew to Derpy to be pet. She loved the little yellow bird a lot.
That was each PONY'S general day. However, in the Canterlot statue garden, something dark and twisted stirred…
"Whoa! You're really good, Dash, especially since you're a chick." America panted, flopping down on a cloud as he called the race to a halt. Rainbow Dash hovered next to him.
"I'm not a chick, I'm a pony you weirdo!" She snickered, sticking her tongue out at him. He laughed breathlessly, adjusting his glasses.
"Nah, where I come from, 'chick' can also mean girl." He explained, panting helplessly as he lied down for a rest. It had come as a huge surprise the first time he did this and he didn't fall straight through. Once he had gotten over his initial shock, he had found the clouds to be exceptionally good beds. They were soft like cotton candy, fluffy and bouncy and sometimes warm from the sun's heat…he yawned, already feeling drowsy. He laid contentedly down for a quick nap.
"AMERICA!" A heavily accented, british voice shouted at him. America's sky blue eyes snapped open; that was Iggy's voice! He whirled around and stood straight up, his head whipping back and forth in an attempt to see the Englishman. How could Arthur be here? He had went home a while ago, so…did that mean he had come back?
"Artie, where are you bro?" America shouted, still looking left and right frantically while Rainbow Dash watched with a bemused expression. She lightly tapped him on the shoulder and pointed at the little, floating ball of light that was hovering right next to America.
"Git! I take the time and trouble to cast an interdimensional spell, only to find you napping on…is that a cloud? How the bloody hell are you not falling through?" Arthur's voice asked in disbelief. His tone was scolding, but America had heard it enough times to know that Arthur was happy to find him.
"It's kinda hard to explain, but pegasi have lighter bone structures, so we can walk around on clouds." Rainbow Dash told him. The ball of light almost seemed to nod.
"Ah, of course. Hello again, Miss Dash. Now, I actually cast this spell for an important reason."
"What is it, Artie? Do you need the hero's help?" America asked excitedly, puffing out his chest importantly and practically bouncing up and down in excitement. Rainbow Dash could almost HEAR the sound of England rolling his eyes.
"Maybe. You see, I managed to get back to our world with Ludwig and Feliciano, however…" The ball of light expanded and became a sort of television screen, revealing Arthur…still a unicorn. America's eyes widened and Rainbow Dash fell over laughing. Rolling around on the floor, roaring with laughter just like Rainbow Dash were four fully grown men, all of them with green eyes and hair ranging from dark red to strawberry blonde.
"Those your brothers, dude?" America asked, smirking. England nodded with a dejected sigh.
"Scotland's the one who's crying, Ireland is the loudest, Northern Ireland is on the floor, and Wales is the one who's gasping for air." He explained, gesturing vaguely with a hoof towards them. His eyes suddenly turned serious. "But you're missing the point here, America!" He tapped a hoof against his skull. "Think for a second. It'll come to you."
America thought for a moment; it looked like it was physically hurting him. England was a unicorn here in this dimension. He went home through some magic spell type thingy. He returned to his original dimension. But he was still a unicorn.
America's eyes widened as it came to him. He jumped up suddenly, wings flared out in anger and panic.
"Even if we go home, we stay ponies?!" He shouted, scaring the still laughing Rainbow Dash into falling off the cloud. She flew back up and glared at him angrily, but he paid her no mind as the horror raced through his brain. "Oh dude, imagine what Cuba and Mex are gonna say! They'll be laughing harder than your brothers, then they'll beat me up! Oh sweet Lady Liberty, the Middle East! They're gonna have a field day!" He panicked. England made several shushing noises.
"That's just it, America. The Middle Eastern countries are going crazy without you there. I've been holding them off as best I can for now, but I can only last so long against powerhouses like them." He turned so that his side was exposed, revealing several fresh scars. "You need to come home, America. Your people are scared, and without you there, there's no one to protect them."
"But even if I do come home, I'll still be a horse! A horse can't fight a war!" America protested. England glared, stamping his hooves angrily.
"Damn you, wanker! A Cutie Mark represents your special talent in life! Are you a hero or aren't you?!" England roared at him. America flinched, shrinking back. Rainbow Dash watched with wide eyes, her anger with America forgotten. Even England's brothers had stopped laughing and were watching the exchange with amusement and anticipation in their eyes. England got mad often, but the force behind his voice was something only America, Canada, France, and his brothers had ever seen. A voice that was powerful, brave, and commanding. After a while, America stood up.
"Thank you, England." He said quietly, dead serious for once in his life. England smiled. He knew America meant what he said. He may be an idiot at times, and other times just plain crazy, but when worst came to worst, America was the greatest person he knew. One of his prime ministers had once said, 'You can always count on Americans to do the right thing; after they've done everything else'. America was just about to fly off, when England stopped him.
"One more thing. When I returned with Germany and Italy, I found that Romania, Spain, and Romano were missing," He began, but America cut him off.
"They're here, dude. Romania's a black unicorn with strawberry blonde mane and tail, Spain is a red and yellow earth pony with a chocolate colored mane and tail, and Romano is a violet and brown Pegasus with a mane and tail the same color as Spain's. Romania's Cutie Mark is a bat flying against a red moon, Romano's is a tomato, and Spain's is a smiley face sun." America explained. England nodded.
"I'll leave you to the rest, then. Goodbye, Alfred; and goodbye to you as well, Miss Dash." England said, then the little TV was gone. America, without hesitation, turned and jumped off the cloud, flying faster than Rainbow Dash had ever seen him go.
"Where are you going?" She yelled at him, catching up quickly. He kept his gaze locked ahead as the two zoomed through the air.
"To Twilight's!" He replied. "A hero doesn't leave his people when they need him!" Rainbow Dash thought for a moment. He must really care about his citizens, for the sandy Pegasus had changed in a way she couldn't explain. He was serious, he was brave, he was determined…just like a hero would be.
Meanwhile, on Earth, Scotland teasingly poked his brother's flank and raised an eyebrow.
"Cutie Marks? Really?" He inquired. At that, the UK brothers promptly fell over laughing again, all except for England. He just shook his head in exasperation and trotted into the kitchen, searching around the cabinets for a beer. It was going to be a long day…
"You need to send me home!" America shouted, crashing through the library door, scaring poor Spike and Kiku half to death. The impact of his skull on the wooden door didn't seem to faze America at all, and he turned to Twilight.
"America, why do you need to go home in such a rush?" Japan asked confusedly. America turned away from Twilight Sparkle and began pacing irritably around the library.
"Because, England just sent me a spell/telegram message. As it turns out, even if we do go home, we stay ponies." America explained. Kiku sat back on his haunches and kneaded his forehead with his hoof.
"That can't be why you want to go home, though." Twilight pointed out, and America spun around, anger flaring in his eyes like a blue fire.
"Why I want to go home…" He snarled, and Twilight and Spike hurriedly took a step back. "Is because without me there to fight for them, my people are under attack from the Middle Eastern countries. England had been fighting for me, but he's hurt bad, and I can't leave him by himself! When I got here I was in the middle of a war, and now no one is there to command the troops! No one can protect my people! My whole country could fall within the week if I'm not there for them! And then I'd be gone!" He shouted, towering over the poor lilac unicorn.
"America." Kiku said, standing up suddenly. America snapped his head around towards the white unicorn. "You cannot yell at Twilight Sparkle for not understanding. It is not her fault we were sent here in the first place, so do not take your anger out on her. Leave her alone." He commanded. Spike's eyes darted nervously back and forth between the two countries. This was a side of them he had never seen before. America was dead serious and furious, and Japan was glaring right back at him, angry but staying calm.
Finally, America humphed and turned away from them all, facing the wall.
"Just send me home." He muttered. Twilight glanced nervously at Kiku, who sighed and nodded.
"I'll have to gather all the countries here first, just in case anyone else wants to go home." Twilight thought out loud, only for America to whirl back around, growling like an animal.
"That'll take too long! England needs help, now!" He yelled, stomping his hoof into the ground and creating a deep crater with his unnatural strength. He cursed and began to pace again. Kiku shared a worried glance with Twilight this time.
"I'll go get them." A voice said quietly, and Twilight's, Kiku's, and Spike's heads all turned to see Rainbow Dash poking her head nervously in the doorway, her eyes every so often glancing fearfully at America. Twilight nodded silently, and just as silently, Rainbow Dash flew away as fast as she could, away from the new, scary America.
Kiku turned his head back to his friend, his worry increasing with each passing moment. If America didn't control his anger, this entire town could be decimated. Not to mention…it happened to Italy that night in the statue garden, there was no saying it couldn't happen to America here. It probably would too, and if it did…Kiku almost shuddered involuntarily. He didn't know the spell England used to turn Italy back to normal.
Lovino was the first to fly in, as he was the closest to the library. Then Pinkie Pie, Dimitri, Francis, and Rarity soon followed. America was now shivering, his eyes flashing dangerously. Kiku was honestly scared now. 2p America was one of the worst ones of all.
America yelled in frustration when no more ponies appeared after a moment, rearing on his hind legs and slamming his hoof into the wall, making a huge hole. His mane was starting to turn dark brown, and Kiku knew that it was now or never.
"America, please, calm down before you destroy Ponyville." He pleaded, and America didn't seem to hear him, shuddering as he grew in size. His Cutie Mark was morphing, going from a golden star to a bloodied baseball bat, studded with nails. Kiku knew there was no hope now as everypony started backing away in fright. Romania and France started readying themselves for battle, Romania's fangs becoming longer and the France's fur turning dark green once again.
"Twilight! You must send him home now! Before he transforms into his 2p self completely!" He shouted, and Twilight nodded frantically, her horn glowing. The half 2p, half normal America was levitated into the air, twisting and writhing in pain as his whole being tried to fight against itself. With a bright flash of light, he was gone.
"We can only hope he went to the right dimension." Francis murmured as he turned himself back to normal. Dimitri snorted.
"I have faith in Twilight's magical abilities. I'm hoping he went home as normal America." He muttered as his fangs shrunk to regular size. Rarity and Pinkie Pie looked around with stunned eyes at the holes in the wall and floor America had made in his rage. Pinkie Pie's hair nearly deflated.
"I had no idea America was such a meanie pants." She noted. Kiku shook his head.
"He's not mean. He was under a lot of stressHe explained. China, Russia, Spain, Applejack, Prussia, Canada, and Fluttershy walked in slowly, observing the damage.
"What happened here?" Prussia asked in awe. Kiku shook his head, tired of explaining this again.
"America. England sent him a message saying that the Middle East was attacking him viciously, since he was fighting for America's citizens while he was gone. You know how protective America gets of his friends, and in his rage and hurry to go home, he nearly transformed into his 2p self." Rarity gasped and Canada shook his head. "I also have other grim news. If we go home as ponies, we stay ponies." Kiku said darkly, and the country's reactions were varied.
Russia's dark purple aura surrounded him once more as he frowned. China cursed and everypony gasped. Canada sighed and said a quiet 'maple' before hanging his head. Lovino, of course, let loose a string of curses and swears. Spain frowned as well, which somehow looked more terrifying on him than it did on Russia. Dimitri shrunk back, muttering angrily to himself. France just tossed his mane over his shoulder.
"I'm beautiful no matter what I look like, whether I am a pony or not." He said haughtily, cantering to Rarity and sitting down next to her with an air of finality. Prussia nodded, spreading his wings importantly.
"He's got a point. Even if I'm still a griffin, I'd still be just as awesome as always! So what should I care?" He boasted, and China rounded on him, eyes flashing dangerously.
"You may not care, but I do! How the hell do you expect me to- " Spain suddenly cut him off, looking around the room with wide eyes. His head was curiously swiveling back and forth, scanning all corners of the library.
"Amigos, if America went home, who appeared here?" He asked, and everypony was quiet. Russia and Romania were praying for two different things. Romania for Belarus, Russia for anyone other than Belarus. They all waited, trying to hear the telltale cry of confusion and panic they had all given when they had found out they were ponies. It never came. "…Does this mean no one else came here?" Spain finally wondered aloud.
"In any case, do any other countries want to go home while I still have the energy to perform this spell?" Twilight asked, and China stepped up.
"I've had enough, aru. It has been…well, not exactly fun, but I want to go home." He said confidently; his mind was made up. Russia pouted adorably and pulled the smaller unicorn towards him.
"You cannot leave Ivan, da? He still wants to play with you." The gray earth pony chuckled, nearly crushing Yao in his grip. China struggled to get away, but Ivan had an iron grip. He finally shouted out something he would regret. "I'll come back, aru!"
There was silence. Ivan looked down at Yao and gave him a one of a kind Russia grin.
"You'll come back, da? You go home, put things in order, and come back for Ivan. Or…you will become one with Mother Russia the hard way, da?" He laughed evilly, and China finally shoved himself away from Ivan, shaken but not willing to run away. Yao walked over to Twilight, looking out of the corners of his eyes at Ivan. Twilight, admittedly, was scared of Ivan as well, but concentrated hard on Yao, engulfing him in white light just like America had been. Yao gave one last terrified glance at Russia before disappearing in a bright flash.
This time, two new ponies had shown up in Yao's place. One was an earth pony, but it was hard to tell if it was a boy or a girl. Their coat was bubblegum pink, and their mane and tail was blonde. Their eyes were green, and it had an expression on its face that clearly said 'holy ****'. Its Cutie Mark was a phoenix surrounded by a wreath of flowers.
The other was clearly a boy Pegasus, however its wings were clipped, rendering it pitiful sight and an inability to fly. There were also several scars on its back; it looked like it had been beaten quite often. His coat was pale green, and his mane and tail were both brown. He was a bit taller than the other one, and his Cutie Mark was a chess king. Despite having kind green eyes, his expression clearly said 'Oh HELL no.'
"Oh my god, Liet! We're totally, like….ponies!" The first one said, bouncing up and down and practically exploding in excitement. Russia suddenly recognized the two.
"Lithuania! You did come back to me, da?" He said happily, walking over to the boy Pegasus and towering over him. Lithuania shrunk back, trying to hide behind his wings only to fail miserably, as he didn't have any long feathers to hide behind.
"Ponies, Liet! We're ponies!" The pink one shouted, their eyes bulging out of their sockets. Every country knew who this was; only one country would get so excited over being a pony.
"Hey Poland!" Spain greeted cheerfully and Romania lazily waved a hoof. Pinkie Pie bounced over to him.
"Are you a stallion or a mare?" She asked, turning her head to the side confusedly. Applejack face-hoofed; Pinkie Pie never was one for subtlety.
"I'm a stallion!" Poland announced proudly, actually looking in between his legs to make sure of this fact while Russia picked up poor Lithuania and gave him a bear hug.
"It is good to have my favorite toy here to play with." He said, and Lithuania shivered. Romania looked around in disappointment; no Belarus. He sighed, turning away from the new ponies and scuffing a hoof against the floor. He looked up suddenly, noticing something was very off here.
"Guys? Where did Prussia go?"
A/N: Mwahahaha, cliff hanger! I, for one, love pony Poland with a passion. It was just meant to be, you know? Can I ask you guys a favor? Tell me who you want to see pony-fied next with a review! Or you know, you can just review to tell me it was nice. Here are your options for the next new countries:
1: Austria and Hungary
2: Switzerland and Liechtenstein
3: Mexico and Scotland
I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Please review and tell me what you thought! I'm so so sorry I haven't updated for a while, so can you guys forgive me? Pretty please? *puppy dog eyes*
Hasta la pasta~!