My Time in Equestria
Chapter 11: 11. I Get a Job
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I was still sitting in the hot tub not even able to comprehend what had just happened.
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I shook my head and snapped out of whatever trance I was in. I finally realized I was still sitting in the hot tub so I got out and dried off using my wings the way Rainbow Dash did. I looked up at a clock above the cider bar. It was almost ten o'clock. I should probably hit the hay. I tried to walk out of the room when my wings hit the door frame. They were still slightly extended. I tried with all my might to fold them back in, and eventually, I succeeded. I walked into the living room and collapsed on the couch.
Well that was...surprising. I thought. I didn't expect that. I would never expect that to happen. I mean, I'm ME. She must have been tipsy from apple cider or something. There is no way. Maybe it was just a friendly gesture. Yeah, that's it. Maybe things like that are different in Equestria. I convinced myself that was the reason, and I finally lay my head on the pillow. I yawned and my eyelids grew heavy. But still though...what if...
I couldn't even finish my last thought before I drifted off to sleep.
"Hello, everyone." I heard a familiar voice say. I was suddenly laying in a white...void of some kind. I opened my eyes to see Princess Celestia standing in front of me. To my left was Blaze laying on top of Spark.
"Get off of me, homo." Spark said, and shoved Blaze off of him and he rolled onto his back.
"Please refrain from using foul language." Celestia glared at Spark.
"I'll do whatever the fuck I-" Spark stopped when he looked over to see the princess. His eyes went wide. "Um, uh, sorry Princess." He said.
"Indeed." Celestia said, and looked over all of us. "I trust you three are enjoying your new lives?"
"Yes."
"Absolutely."
"Fuck yeah!"
Celestia glared to Spark once again.
"Sorry." He said, and looked down.
"Right. I'm glad you three have already met, and that your new lives are better than when you were human. All I ask is one favor of you all: don't let any ponies know where you are from. It would cause too much confusion among everypony, and it would be very hard to explain." Celestia said.
Blaze and I looked at Spark.
"What? Do I have snot hanging out of my nose or something?" He asked, and started wiping his snout.
Blaze and I shook our heads and looked back at the princess.
"If that's the only thing we have to do to stay in this place, then we promise we won't tell." Blaze said.
"Yes. We promise." I said.
"Yeah, sure." Spark said, looking cross eyed at his snout to check if there was anything left.
Celestia smiled. "Great. I'm glad we could come to an understanding. I hope you all have a wonderful day."
After that, everything faded to black.
I suddenly woke up on the couch with my eyes wide. I sat up and looked around. It was light outside and I could hear birds chirping. I wiped my eyes and got off of the couch. I walked into the kitchen to get some breakfast when I noticed a note on the counter.
Flash,
I went to visit Twilight for a little while, so I might not be back before you leave for your training. Good luck!
-Rainbow Dash
At least she left a note. I thought as I went to the cabinet to make another slice of pie. I looked at the clock. It was already half past nine. Well, I still have a little more than an hour. I guess I could go out and stretch my wings. I finished the pie and walked over to the front door and swung it open. I breathed in the cool, fresh air as I jumped and let myself fall through the air before I opened my wings and took flight.
I glided through the air at a leisurely speed and soared around in the sky. I closed my eyes and spun over on my back and continued to fly through the air. Man, flying is great.
At that moment, I slammed into something incredibly soft and I felt myself become enveloped in it. I opened my eyes to see that I had crashed into a cloud. I stuck my head out of the top and looked around. It didn't look like anypony saw. I shook the cloud off of my body, and heard laughing directly below me. I looked down and saw Blaze and Spark rolling on the ground laughing their asses off. I rolled my eyes and flew down to them.
"Oh my God dude! Again?" Spark said, still laughing. "You should really look where you're going!"
"The best part was when you looked all around to see if anyone saw!" Blaze said while chuckling.
"Oh my God, your face when you saw us was the best!" Spark said, and they both went into another fit of laughter.
"Yeah yeah, laugh it up you two. At least I can feel clouds." I said.
"I'm glad I can't." Spark said, starting to calm down from the laughing.
Blaze wiped a tear from his eye. "You just made my day. That was awesome."
"Well I'm glad at least you guys are happy." I said.
"Why? What's wrong?" Blaze asked.
"I have to go to training for my job as a weather pony."
"Is that all? Quit being a lazy ass and get that shit done, bro." Spark said. "At least you have a job."
"Yeah I guess." I said, and looked at the ground.
"That's not all that's bothering you, is it." Blaze said.
I looked at him. "How can you tell?"
"The way you talk. I can sense this kind of stuff."
"He's just bullshittin' you." Spark said. "Even I can tell you're worried about something. So go ahead! Tell us your troubles in this new world in which we live!"
"Well, this isn't really the kind of stuff you talk about though." I said.
Spark put his hoof on my shoulder. "Dude, we talked about taking a shit and boners sprouting out of your back. What else could there be?"
"Well, last night Rainbow Dash asked me to go on what I think is going to be a date, and then she kissed me." I said.
Spark whistled. "Well look at you, stud muffin. I still don't understand why you're so worried."
"Well, she's a horse for one." I said.
Spark slapped me with the side of his hoof. "YOU'RE A HORSE, DUMBASS!"
I rubbed my cheek. "Yeah, but I used to be human, and that's just...weird."
"Just go for it. You're supposed to do here what you couldn't do when you were human, and I know you never went on a date." Blaze suddenly said.
"I..." He got me there.
"See? Even Blaze knows what he's talking about. You have nothing to lose." Spark said.
"Well still. If we do end up actually being in a relationship...I'm no clopper and-"
Spark took action.
"YOU"
Slap.
"ARE"
Slap.
"A"
Slap.
"PONY!!!"
"Um, ow." I said, rubbing my cheeks.
"THEN QUIT BITCHING ABOUT IT AND GO!" Spark said.
I sighed. "Fine then. Why not." I said.
"Good." Spark said.
"But I still have no idea what to do. I've never been on a date." I said.
"How about this: Blaze and I will stick around your date and be somewhere you can see us. We'll give you signs on what to do and what not to do." Spark said.
"But wait, you guys haven't been on a date either. How would you know what to do?" I asked, a little skeptical.
"Trust me on this one. I know how this stuff works. I'll give signs to tell you what to do, and Blaze will sit next to me and do nothing like the bitch he is!"
"Hey, I-"
"And by the end, it'll all be perfect. I mean really, what could go wrong? Don't worry bro, we got you."
I smiled. "Thanks guys."
"Hey, no problem." Spark said. "Now get out there and get a job, you deadbeat motherfucker!"
"Alright. I will." I said, and started walking off.
"Good luck, faggot!" I heard Spark's encouraging words as I headed into Ponyville.
Now. Where was that building? I walked through Ponyville, trying to remember the surroundings around the weather ponies building. I wandered aimlessly until I finally found the familiar building that I signed up in. I walked through the door and went to the pony at the desk.
"Um, excuse me. I'm supposed to have my weather pony training today." I said.
"Oh yes. You are just in time. Follow me." The stallion said, and led me to a door on the left. He opened the door that led outside and I saw the obstacle course in full view. At the beginning there were several hoops made of clouds, then those led to a group of clouds that I guessed I had to split apart. The last part was composed of about twenty rain clouds that I guessed I had to clear.
"You ready for training?" I heard a mare ask. I was so busy taking in the details of the course that I didn't even notice her walk up to me.
"Um, yeah. Yes ma'am!" I said, not really sure what to say.
She laughed. "No need for that, this isn't the military. Just call me Bright Light. I'm your weather adviser. Or for a lack of a better term, your boss."
Bright Light was a yellow pegasus with a light orange flowing mane and tail. She was wearing some kind of blue uniform.
"Um, alright. Sorry. I'm White Flash." I said.
"Nice to meet you White Flash. I'm sure you'll be a great addition to the weather team." She said, and we shook hooves. "Now, all you have to do is fly through those hoops, split apart that large cloud into ten smaller clouds, and then take out those rain clouds in the given time and you've got the job."
"Alright. Seems easy enough." I said. "I think I'm ready."
"Love the enthusiasm." She said, and took out a stop watch from her pocket. "Ready?"
"Ready.
"3...2...1...Go!"
I took off straight through the first hoop with ease, as well as the second, third and fourth. I sped through them so fast that I barely had time to slow down to turn to go through the next group of hoops. I flew through the last one, and flew over to the huge cloud. I took chunks of it in armfuls and separated them throughout the sky until I counted ten evenly sized clouds. At last, I sped over to each rain cloud and bucked them with my back hooves as quickly as I could. I zoomed to the next one as soon as I took out the one before it. As I got to the last one and bucked it, I looked back and admired my work. Everything was as it was supposed to be. I flew back down to Bright Light and landed next to her.
"Two minutes! That's a weather pony record!" She said, her eyes wide as she looked at the stop watch.
"So...does that mean I get the job?" I asked.
"Definitely! Be here tomorrow at around three to help clear the skies. Welcome to the team, White Flash."
I smiled as wide as I could. "Yes yes yes! I promise I won't let you down!" I shot into the air out of excitement. "WOOOHOOO!!!" I yelled as I did a backflip and sped off through the sky.
Finally! A job! Now I can actually have money to spend for once! I flew around the sky until I realized something: I have no idea where I'm going. I stopped in midair and looked behind me. I saw Ponyville in the far distance. I smirked to myself. Man, I'm getting good at this flying thing. I thought, and I started back toward Ponyville, not in any special rush.
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