Tales of a Displaced Eco Freak
Chapter 7: An apple a day keeps the Lurkers away
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== The present ==
Walking down Ponyville while listening to 'they see me rolling they hating'. I wonder if the Apple family is hiring. I could help out in applebuck season. But where is the fun in that.
The market place, just looking at it reminds me of the markets back at South town in Haven City. Which reminds me I need to ask Tia about Haven and Spargus City. I want to make sure they're how I left them.
I looked around for the Apple stand, took a few minutes but finally found it and Applejack is running it. I walked over to her.
"Morning AJ." I greeted her with a smile.
"Howdy Jak. What can I get for ya?" She said. If I didn't already eat breakfast, I'd get an apple pie.
"I'm not really here to buy anything. I was just wondering if you need any help on the farm, I'm looking for a job." I told her. She stood there with a finger taping her chin in deep thought.
"Sure, just come by the farm in a few hours." She finally decided.
"Hey, you wouldn't happen to have a little sister would you?" I asked her. I see little Applebloom behind the stall.
"Yeah I do. Applebloom say hello to the nice human." she said to the little filly. Lady I'm not nice all the time.
"U-um H-hi mah names Applebloom, whats yours?" AB said with a hint of fear. Do I really look that scary.
"Mine's Jak good to meet you." I said while shaking her hand, which caused some eco to spark. No one seemed to notice this except me. I decided to tell her of her gift. I changed into Light Jak and stopped time. The only ones unaffected were me and AB.
"What's going on!?" she yelled out while trying to get her sisters attention.
"AB, you have the gift of something powerful inside you. When the time comes I will teach you how to use it." I told her with a voice full of wisdom. She just looked at me with confusion then noticed the eco sparks on her hand.
"What is happening to my hand?" she asked.
"Nothing it's just reacting to the eco I have. Speak to me if you feel extremely strange or aggressive, I need to make sure you don't have the bad kind of Eco." I told her as I resumed time. With that done I went to continue my walk.
I stopped to hear what sounded like snoring. I looked up to see a rainbow tale sticking out of the cloud. An idea got in my head, an evily stupid dumbass idea, but an idea non the less.
I got a can of temporary pink hair dye weirdly out of nowhere and changed into my light jak form with wings and flew up to the cloud. I then started to dye her hair pink. With that done i left a note saying 'Hope ya like your new hair color. -Jak'. With that done i decided to just take a nice flight.
I stopped flying do to a weird shine from the floor. I descended to the floor to check it out and found, get this, a light Eco crystal. What the fuck is Light Eco crystal doing out here? Questions for later. Off I go to the farm.I left the area without noticing a pair of yellow eyes looking at me.
Finally at the farm and noticed AB in the corner of the field. I wondered whats gotten in to her so I walked over to her.
"What's up AB?" I asked her.
"I can't concentrate on anything because I keep hearing these voices." she said with a tired tone. So she has green Eco that's a big relief.
"It seems you have found what type of eco you have. You have green Eco meaning you can talk to plants, rocks and trees and they will answer back. It also means it'll be hard for you to get hurt, the Green Eco heals you alot and it'll be hard for you to get tired." I said to the little filly
"But how can I make the voices stop!" she yelled at me. It took a few minutes for her to realize that she stopped the voices.
"They're gone?" she asked while looking at me.
"No they're not. You just told the plants to be quiet and they listened. It helps knowing that their is something listening to your troubles." I said to her while rubbing her mane.
"Hehe. So you're saying I'm never alone when I'm out here?" She asked me
"Only when you want to be." I answered her.
"I should probably get going, your sister is waiting for me." I said to her. I then noticed the pair of yellow eyes in the tree line. I know who it is.
"Brutter is that really you old friend?!" I shouted at the lurker.
"Yes it is old friend." He said as he leaped down the tree scaring Applebloom.
"I didn't think I'd see you again buddy. Hows Haven?" i asked Brutter wondering about the wellbeing of the city.
"It has been good. The city looks good as new and looks like war never happened." he informed me. That is a slight relief.
"Then what are you doing way out here, don't you have a shop to run back at South town?" i asked him.
"I sold it. I wanted to see the world and all it's glory. So that's what I'm doing." He said as he started walking back to the forest.
"Good luck Brutter, safe journey and may the precursors guide you." I said to him before he left.
"And to you too my friend!" he yelled back at me.
"What was that!?" AB finally said.
"An old friend of mine. We were a part of a group that fought for freedom." I said as I made my way to AJ." Remember if you need any help with your abilities you can always come to me for help." I said to AB before I left.
"Ok thanks Mr.Jak." She thanked me. Girl I'm not that old.
"It's just Jak." i said to her.
With that done I went on a search for Applejack but was rudely interrupted by someone tackling me to the ground. I looked up to see a very pissed off Rainnbow Dash.
"Whazuuup RD! Dig the new hair color." I said to her. Ha I managed to get her even more angry.
"Don't Whats up me! What did you do to my mane!?" she yelled at my face. Hello personal space, yeah I'm calling to tell you you're being invaded thanks.
"Oh~ that. Why didn't ya say so!? If you don't like it so much why don't you try washing it off." I said to her.
"What." she said with a confused face.
"You could wash off the hair dye its only temporary." I said as I pushed her off me.
"Hey I didn't know i could!" she said to me. She started flying away in a hurry.
"Anyway see ya later!" with that she was gone.
Finally got that out of the way, I can finally go look for AJ and get a job. Ugh this is going to be a loooong day, I can tell.
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