My end, your beginning
Chapter 2: This place is not where I should be
Previous Chapter- I don't know if we should be here- said a blonde unicorn filly.
-Dinky, if you want to be a Cutie Mark Crusadier you have to join us in our adventures- Scootaloo said.
-By the way Applebloom, did you get caught? - Sweetie Belle asked.
-Nope, arrived just in time though I think Applejack suspected- she answered
-Is that what you told me that happened last night ...- Dinky nervously said and Applebloom calmed her- No problem Dinky, I know the way and we are not far from the house of Zecora. We’re goin’ to be okay-.
Dinky wasn’t the only one who felt that this was a bad idea. Sweetie Belle saw with fear the way which led to the statue of Nightmare Moon, last night was one of the areas where it appeared that lightning and the strange smoke, but decided to stop thinking that because she was forgotten something.
-Right Dinky, here is your official coat- she said and proceeded to give it to her and to put it on.
-Wow, thanks girls! - She answered while they did a group hug, then they shouted together- ! Cutie Mark Crusaders, unusual events investigators!-.
They reached the clearing where is the statue but to the surprise of the four fillies they didn’t see anything unusual.
-But...But…it was here isn’t it? - Scootaloo asked to Applebloom which she replied- Of course it was here!-.
Sweetie Belle sighed in relief but then Dinky shout- ! Hey girls, come see!-.
-Wow ... but what is this?-asked Sweetie Belle.
-I think ... that is a simple bag- Appleboom said.
-I know it’s a simple bag- Dinky said exasperated -Look what is inside-.
Dinky opened the zipper and take out a long, heavy object.
The four fillies were amazed to see that artifact. Applebloom touched it and shivered when she felt the cold metal. They looked inside the bag; there were more objects like that.
-What do you think are these things? - Asked Dinky.
-I don’t know- answered Scootaloo while Applebloom pull out one of them.
-Maybe they are crutches- Applebloom said as she gets the most comfortable side o f the object under her arm.
-It don`t looks too much like a crutch- Sweetie Belle said.
The four fillies began to empty the bag, marveling at the many strange objects which it contained. What they didn't know was that they were not alone.
I opened my knife and slowly approach the place where the voices were coming but I stopped when I listen that they were voices of girls.
I sighed and smiled, listen to these girls for a while giving me the tought to be far enough away that they didn’t know what was a rifle. But for some reason they speak English. I listen them marveling at the weapons that I know were unloaded. I sat down, put on my headphones and closed my eyes for a while. For a moment I forget everything: war, the people I knew, that I was in an unknown location.
Only hope that they don’t do anything stupid like eating the bullets.
-Look, this seems made of plastic-listen to one of the girls.
I left my Glock loaded.
"Damn" I muttered as I stood to take away my things to these girls.
-Okay girls stop playing, that's my stuff and- and then I stopped.
In front of my there were four strange equine creatures, a little smaller than the statues of that castle. They had some very bright colors in both their manes and fur and also big and beautiful eyes.
They launched a fear-filled looks, almost human. Slowly they began to approach me and stopped
When I said - now I'm hearing voices? great, I`ve lost my mind-.
"Did they understand that?" I was thinking when a blue filly with blonde mane came to me.
As she examined me with those big eyes and I stretched my arm to touch her I gently asked - yes? What do you want?-.
-Hi...umm...what are you? - I recieved as answer from the filly.
I received an answer from a filly.
After two seconds that felt like an eternity I screamed and fell on my back but when I realized that was't a fantasy; I just leaned against a tree with a lost gaze thinking how far I am of home.
For half an hour I was sitting there and these fillies staring at me the whole time. They looked at me, looked at my bag and then looked at me again.
Sweetie Belle came closer to that strange creature and asked him - excuse me but, is that your stuff? - But she didn't recieve answer.
Suddenly he talked -unicorn- he said pointing to Sweetie Belle and Dinky, then he pointed to Scootaloo and said- pegasus- which she answered- Right!-.
Then he pointed to Applebloom and asked- and you're....? - Which she replied enthusiastically saying -! Earth pony! - Then he started to laugh, then started to cry.
I violently stuck my knife into the tree feeling a few tears of frustration. If I was in another dimension, another planet or whatever had abandoned my companions.
You don't know what you have until you lose it. Iris.
One of the fillies, a yellow one, asked me- Are you okay?-.
"Well" I think "It's difficult to leave behind an entire life but isn't like I could come back".
I smiled at her and said- I'm fine, kid-. I took a deep breath and got up.
-So, what are you? - An orange filly with purple mane asked me.
-I won't hurt you, if that is what you're concerned- I answered.
-What are these things? - said a white filly pointing at the weapons.
- First things first, what are your names? - I decided to start talking with them. Maybe I had lost my mind, maybe I was dead or in other planet; either way I had nothing to loose.
The orange filly started:
- My name is Scootaloo!-.
-I'm Dinky Doo! - said the blue filly.
-Sweetie Belle! - said the white one.
And I'm Applebloom...what's so funny? - The yellow filly asked.
- Nothing, I just remembered a joke - I was definitely far away from home.
Sweetie Belle realized that I was laughing at their names because she asked me very serious
- So, what is your name?-.
-Ghost - answered. I thought about saying my real name but...
-Wow, that's a nice name- Applebloom said
-So now...what are these things? - asked Scootaloo.
-Something very dangerous if is used by someone other than me- answered.
Was then that I saw that footprints. Wasn't from the fillies nor mine. And I know them very well.
but I get defocused when I saw that gray winged figure approaching to where we were and that voice from the trees behind me.
-Applebloom!!, you little trouble of a filly, I know you had somethin' in mind!-.
-Oh no- Appebloom said - it's Applejack -.
-Who? - I asked.
-My sister-.
An orange pony with blonde mane and like a cowboy hat appeared between the trees, but when she saw me stopped.
"What in the name of Equestria is that!?" Applejack thought while she was staring at that strange creature but then realized that she also said it in a shout. Everybody hear her, even Derpy (a gray mare with blonde mane) that had just arrived. Her face took the color of a tomato.
-- Said Dinky after an akward minute of silence.
Applejack was then the one who talked.
-Well....then...sorry for....I.....¡I..I'm Applejack!- said the mare with her face still coloured.
Though her eyes didn't showed it (she was cross-eyed) Derpy was watching every movement of the creature, ready to jump into action if he tried to hurt her daughter or any of the other fillies. The creature noticed it and show his ¿hooves? and said
-It's ok, I'm just lost- and then turned to Applejack and said - I'm Ghost, it's a pleasure to meet you, both of you-.
-I'm Derpy- she said and stop watching him.
Applejack looked suspiciously Ghost's bag on their way to Sweet Apple Acres but smiled when she realized that he was watching her.
- So...- she started -...you lost? -
- Sort of -
- May I ask what 're you?-
- Human -
- Sorry, hu...what? -
- Hu...man -
- 'kay human, I get it -
- Applejack, can I ask you something? -
- Yes, what is it? -
- That you could't say "human", I guess that there's anyone like me isn't it? -
Applejack said watching the long fingers of Ghost
- You got right -
- Then you understand the conmotion that I could cause-
- Yeah -
- You don't have a place to stay -said Derpy
- I could handle it -
- No, you can stay in the barn -said Applejack
- It's ok, I just..-
- Please...-
I don`t know if that was courtesy or they only want to keep me watched. Derpy promised to shop around to see that I don't missing anything. Applejack also asked me if she could present me one of her friends, she said she's like a librarian or something. I layed on the straw bales and watched the roof. I've decided let myself go, after all it can't get worse.
Or it can?.