My Time in Equestria
Chapter 7: 7. I Lack Basic Door Opening Skills
Previous Chapter Next ChapterI walked down the dirt road, feeling happier than I usually had been since arriving in Equestria. I've only been here two days and everything is already much better than my old life. Equestria is even better than I expected, and that's saying something.
I continued walking until I arrived in Ponyville. It was eerily quiet. I slowly walked through the town, looking around and seeing the town completely dark.
This is some Silent Hill stuff right here. I thought.
I thought maybe it was just this quiet because it was at night, but it was never like this on the show. And it also just didn't feel right. I decided to just go back to Rainbow Dash's house instead of worrying about the scenery.
I finally arrived to where Dash's house was and slowly ascended to the front step, making sure not to crash land once again. Surprisingly, I landed softly for once. I got to the door to find it locked. I checked under the rug and sure enough, I found the small silver key. I tried for a good two minutes to pick up the key properly in my mouth. I finally succeeded after countless failed attempts and held it there. Now to put it in the lock.
I twisted my head sideways and tried to put the key in, but all it did was collide with the door knob and fall to the front step. I then picked up the key again, getting better at it this time, and tried to put it in the door, only to have the same result as last time. I was starting to get mad now. I pick up the key again, and finally succeeded in putting it in the door.
"Finally." I said under my breath, and turned the key. I opened the door and I was greeted with complete darkness for a few moments, and then,
"SURPRISE!!!"
I was suddenly greeted by a blinding light and the sound of many happy voices. When I regained my sight, all I saw was a ridiculous amount of ponies in party hats, a table set up with punch and other snacks, and a banner overhead that said, "Welcome To Ponyville, White Flash!"
I looked around, a little confused as I heard music start playing and saw confetti fly through the air. A smile slowly crept across my face. That's right, I forgot that Pinkie Pie said she was going to plan a party.
Before I could even react, Pinkie Pie appeared in front of me.
"Welcome to Ponyville, White Flash!" Pinkie said as she jumped up and down in excitement. "I told you there would be a party! I always ALWAYS welcome new ponies with a party!"
"How did you have time to do this on such short notice?" I asked, and then I remembered: It's Pinkie Pie.
"Me and Rainbow Dash set it all up while you were out!" Pinkie replied, still jumping.
"Yep." Rainbow Dash said as she walked up next to Pinkie. "We told all of our friends to keep you busy while Pinkie and I set it up. Cool, huh?"
"Definitely. Thanks, guys!" I said with a smile.
"It's no biggy. Besides, you needed a proper welcoming to Ponyville." Rainbow Dash said, smiling as well.
Pinkie Pie bounced away to cater to the punch bowl, leaving Rainbow Dash and me to talk.
"How did you get everypony up here? I mean, we're in a cloud." I asked.
"Oh, Twilight just cast a spell or whatever on all the unicorns and earth ponies so they could walk on clouds." Rainbow Dash explained. "I'm just surprised that almost everypony in Ponyville can fit in my house. Cleaning up definitely won't be fun."
"I can help you. It is my party after all, the least I can do is help with cleanup." I said.
"Really? Thanks, it would help a lot." Dash said. "Well, I'm gonna go talk to Pinkie. I'll let you mingle with your guests." She walked over to the table where Pinkie was and started talking. With her.
This is so amazing! A party just for me. I can't even begin to describe my pure and utter joy. I looked around, not really sure what to do. I had never actually been to a party before. I walked around a bit until I saw Fluttershy standing around.
"Fluttershy? How did you get here before I did?" I asked as I trotted up to her.
"Oh, hey, White Flash. It wasn't easy. As soon as you left I flew as fast as I could to Rainbow Dash's house and I barely made it. But I'm here now so yay!" Fluttershy said with a cute smile.
"I can't believe I didn't see you." I said.
"I can't believe it either. I thought for sure you saw me a few times, but I guess I was just paranoid." She said with a nervous laugh.
"Hey, White Flash!" I heard a familiar voice from behind. I turned to see Blaze waving at me.
"Hey, Blaze!" I said. "Well, I'll see you around Fluttershy." I said, and walked over to Blaze.
"How's it going?" I asked Blaze as I walked up to him.
"Not bad. So you're actually friends with Fluttershy?" He asked with a hint of awe in his voice.
"Uh, yeah. Do you know her?" I asked.
"Yeah. Well, I don't know her. I've never met her, I only know of her from the show..." He said the last few words very quietly.
"The what?" I asked. I could of sworn he said the show, but how could he? It must just be my imagination.
"From, uh, other ponies. Yeah, I've heard pe-ponies talk about her all the time." He said very nervously with an awkward smile.
"Um, okay." I said, a little confused. There is definitely something strange about this guy. "Hey Blaze, you wanna hang out sometime?" I asked. Maybe if I get to know him more I'll know what's so weird about him.
"Oh, uh, sure. When?" He asked, his voice still a little shaky.
"How's tomorrow? Let's meet at Sugarcube Corner at around three." I said.
"Um, okay. Sure." Blaze said.
"Alright." I said. "I'll see you then." I smiled at him, and made my way over to the middle table for a snack. I looked back at Blaze occasionally, and he seemed to be his normal self, talking to other ponies. I went up to the table and grabbed a cookie. I was in the middle of chewing when none other than Rarity showed up next to me.
"Oh, hello, darling. How are you liking the party?" She asked.
"It's great!" I said with a full mouth.
"Well, I designed the banner you know. It's made of quality silk imported from Canterlot." She said, as if she was trying to impress me.
"It's really nice. Thanks, Rarity." I said.
"Oh, it was nothing." She said, smiling and fixing her mane. I happened to look over Rarity's shoulder and saw Rainbow Dash glaring at her from the punch bowl.
Before I could say anything else, Pinkie Pie appeared next to me.
"Flash, c'mon! We're gonna play pin the tail on the pony!" She said excitedly. Before I could even respond, she dragged me over into a line of three ponies waiting to try to pin the tail on the pony. The pony in front of me looked back and I noticed it was Applejack. She noticed me too and turned around to greet me.
"Well howdy there, White Flash. Are ya enjoying the party?" She asked.
"Yeah, it's pretty awesome." I said. I looked ahead to see a pony with a blindfold attempt to pin the tail, but miss by roughly three feet. "You know, I've never played pin the tail on the pony before." I said. It wasn't at all far from the truth. I had never played one game of pin the tail on the donkey when I was human.
"Really? You'll love it. It's mighty fun." Applejack said. We watched the next pony, who happened to be Twilight, try to pin the tail, smiling the whole time. When she took her blindfold off to see where the tail ended up however, her cheerful look quickly changed to one of confusion.
"What? But I calculated where the pony was exactly, how did I miss?" Twilight said, and then walked to the back of the line, still looking confused.
"My turn!" Applejack said, and quickly put the blindfold on and pinned the tail, but she was off by about two inches. "Shoot! I was close." She said when she took the blindfold off. She gave the tail and the blindfold to me, and I put the blindfold over my eyes. I walked straight forward and pinned the tail. I lifted the blindfold to reveal that I pinned it way too far up.
I smiled. I'm not sure why. Was it because it was the first party game I ever played? Was it because I failed but still had fun? I didn't care, I was happy nevertheless. I walked to the back of the line, still with a slight smile on my face. I was greeted by Twilight, who was also at the back waiting patiently for another turn.
"Hey, White Flash. How are you?" She asked.
"Well, considering that the first party I've ever been to is dedicated to me, I'd say pretty good." I said, still smiling brightly.
"This is really your first party? I hope you're having fun." She said.
"Oh, I am." I said, telling the honest truth. This was probably the most fun I'd ever had.
After a few tries, Applejack was the one that finally pinned the tail in the right place, and the game ended. Though it would've been nice to win, I'm not complaining. I had a really fun time. For the next few hours, I walked around and played other various party games, and talked with everypony. For my first party, it was pretty amazing. When everypony had to leave, Twilight levitated them all down safely to the ground. Eventually, only Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and I remained.
"Well, Rainbow Dash, I hate to leave you to the mess, but I should probably get home and check on Spike. I'm sure he's fine but you never know with him." Twilight said.
"Oh, don't worry about it, Twilight. Me and Flash have it covered." Rainbow Dash said.
"Alright then. I'll see you two later." Twilight said.
"See you later!" Rainbow Dash and I said at the same time.
Twilight stepped out and levitated back to the ground, and left for home.
Rainbow Dash looked around the mess of a room. "Well, do you wanna get this done now or tomorrow?" She asked.
"Now is fine." I said, "Might as well get it over with."
"I like the way you think." Dash said, and started picking up the random trash that was scattered about the room. I did the same, and after about twenty minutes, the room was as clean as it had been before.
Rainbow Dash put the last of the trash in a bin and sat on the ground. "Well, it didn't take as long as I thought it would, but it was still hard work." She said.
"Definitely." I said, and collapsed on the ground. Almost dying, making friends, and going to a party tires a pony out. Rainbow Dash got up and walked into the kitchen to put dishes that were on the counter in the sink.
"So earlier when you came barreling out of the sky and into the pond. What was that about?" She asked as she put a plate away.
"Oh, yeah. That." I started to explain. "Well I was just flying around really high up trying to find Twilight's house and I, uh, tried to land again. And then that happened." Solid explanation.
"You know, you're having a really hard time flying. Do you want me to teach you some things I know?" Dash asked.
"Um, yeah. That would be great. Thanks." I said.
"Don't mention it. It's not like I'm busy or anything. You'll learn how to be an expert flyer like me in no time!" She said with an adorable smile.
I smiled too and got up and stretched. "Where's your bathroom?" I asked.
"Oh yeah, I never really showed you around. Here, I'll show you." She walked down the hallway and I followed. She showed me a door to the left. "This is my room." She said. We walked further down the hall and showed me another door on the right. "This is the entertainment room. I have a whole bunch of different games and stuff to play when I'm bored. Feel free to use whatever you want." We walked a little further and got to another door. "And here's the bathroom. Go crazy." She said.
"Thanks." I said, and quickly walked in and closed the door. I went to the toilet and was about to relieve myself when I realized I had no idea how to use a toilet as a pony. I decided I couldn't hold it anymore, so I just climbed up on the toilet and pissed. Thankfully, it all got into the toilet. I'm gonna have to figure out an easier way later. I flushed the toilet and left the bathroom. I walked down the hall and went back into the living room to see Rainbow Dash eating a sandwich in the kitchen.
"You want anything?" She asked.
"No thanks, I ate at Fluttershy's." I said.
"Why were you at Fluttershy's?" Dash asked.
"Well, we were both hungry so we had some sandwiches at her house." I said.
"That's probably why she was almost late." Dash said.
"Yeah." I walked over to the couch. "Well I'm beat. I'll see you tomorrow." I said, and lay on the couch.
"Sweet dreams." Dash said, and I closed my eyes. I eventually heard her walk out and most likely toward her room.
So I've been in Equestria for two days now, and it's been better than I could ever have dreamed. And it's only been made better now that I made a friend. I actually made a new friend today. I don't know how I'm here, whether it's a dream, hallucination, or even if I've gone insane, I don't care. I hope it never ends.
Next Chapter: 8. Flying Lessons Estimated time remaining: 6 Hours, 21 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
Well, this chapter was good I guess. I'm going to try to add more to chapters I put out so they might not come out once a week. Like this one came out near the middle. Let me know how I've been doing lately, I think it's been better than my first chapters.