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[OLD] Alicorn of Music: Reliving the Childhood

by Elu

Chapter 4: 3. New Acquaintances

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After trying to forget what I just saw, I put a password on that particular folder. No one but me is going to see the pornography that I have, not until I change my mind.

And now that I know how exactly what a nude pony body looks like... from underneath. Jeez, I'm so fucked up...

A mare has boobs right near her... foal-making device!

...

Fuck, I think I've seen something that I wasn't supposed to.

Good thing that I won't feel the urge to mate until the age of, what, twelve? I've got plenty of time until then, four years! Maybe I'll get used to everything here...

Well, it's not the end of the world, so I should just move on to something else.

For example, playing the ponified Brutal Doom.


After ten minutes of playing, I see a yellow filly from school. I think her name was Apple Bloom. She approached me.

"Hi, Flame," she greeted me. "What are ya doin'?"

"Relaxing." I turned off the game. No need to scar her for life with so much gore, even if it is in pixels.

"Ah saw how ya showed Diamond Tiara, yer performance was really great!" she told me with a smile.

"I just don't like when somepony tells me I can't do what I say I can." I replied. Apple Bloom sat on the bench with me.

"So, ya talk 'bout yerself with honesty? This is what mah sister Applejack always told me, tah be honest with mahself and others." she said proudly.

"Why would I need to lie about myself? It never creates anything good." Still, I’ve lied a few times. But if I did tell anyone that I am from another world, I would likely be put in asylum, and I don't want that. "Besides, only the arrogant ones tell others that they are greater than they really are."

"Ya speak like an adult."

"Well, it’s how I was taught." I just don't have an idea how to be a child again. I was one, but now I can't be one. I know too much, and my mind is too different.

"Ya know, it's alright, as long as ya don't act like ya'r better than others. Ah didn't see ya being not nice tah us."

"What can I say, this is who I am." I smiled a little.

"Well, Ah wondered if Ah could ask ya tah teach me how tah play a guitar. Applejack can, but she doesn't have enough time tah teach me."

"Well, it is alright, I suppose." I tapped my chin. "But I don't know if you can do it, I was taught like a unicorn."

"It's no problem, earth ponies' hooves are no worse with guitars. Applejack can play almost as ya do, so Ah think Ah can learn tah play just as good as mah sister."

I have nothing better to do, so why not? Besides, she's nice to me. I think I can dedicate some of my time to her. There is just one small problem...

"But I don't have a guitar right now. I left it at home very far away." I told Apple Bloom. And that is truth, I really left it there, and it is really far away. Technically.

"Well, we can go tah mah home, Ah think Applejack can lend me a guitar for a while."

And we went to her home.


It happens that her home is situated on Sweet Apple Acres, one of the local farms. They grow mostly, well, apples. Hence the name of the owners, the Apples.

Strange name, right? Well, everypony here has strange names, and this one is much better than most.

So, I was introduced to one of the oldest family members, Granny Smith. The other two members of the Apples living here are still working, but they will come for dinner. I was asked to stay for it as well. I wanted to decline at first, but they were so insistent that I just couldn't say no.

Then, Apple Bloom went to search for her sister. She came back soon and told me that she was allowed to carry a guitar.

"Well, Ah ain't no guitar player, but ya can show me how tah do it, right?" she asked me.

"Of course." I nodded. "First of all, it seems harder than it really is. It takes little time to become an average player, but it takes years to become professional. That means you'll be able to learn how to play in a few months max. I'm not a teacher, so if you want to become better, you should search for an adult.

"So, watch this..."

After I told her some basics of what each string represent, I played a simple tune, then asked her to repeat it. She did, albeit with a few mistakes, and very slow.

We spent half an hour, I was teaching her, and she learnt with interest.

After that, something rang, signaling for dinner.

And then, I met Applejack and Big Mac.

"Let me introduce mah family tah ya, Flame Metal." Granny Smith spoke after all of us settled at the table. "Here's Applejack, the most honest pony Ah know." she gestured at the peach-colored mare. "And one of the hardest-working, too!"

"Hello, Flame, nice tah meetcha!" Applejack extended her hoof. Expecting a hoofbump, I extended mine, but she shook it furiously instead.

"And here's Big Macintosh, our big stallion!" Granny Smith continued.

"Eeyup." We bumped hooves.

A stallion of a few words, I like him.

"Well, ya already know mah grandfilly, Apple Bloom." Granny continued. "So, Ah see ya'll getting along well. And ya agreed tah teach mah little filly how tah play a guitar? That’s nice of ya, Applejack here doesn't have time for that, Ah'm too old, and Big Mac already broke a few guitars trying tah play 'em."

"Eeyup." the big stallion admitted sheepishly.

"And she told us about yer performance at the school, and if what Apple Bloom says about ya is true, then ya can teach her. Ya seem tah be a nice colt, Flame."

"Thanks..." I muttered, blushing.

"Don't be shy, little one." Applejack said. "Ah could hear yer playing, and Ah can say that ya're better than mahself! And Ah'm considered one of the best guitar players in Ponyville! Ya should be proud, colt."


After a fine dinner, consisting of apples and other products made of apples, I felt like I was overfed. I didn't know apples can take so much space inside of me... Uh, I think I gained at least five kilos of weight...

I slowly walked to the Sugarcube Corner. I felt a little bit tired, and now I need some time to digest my food and rest.

I levitated my smartphone in front of me and looked at the screen. The time is eleven past five. Wow, I didn't realise I’d spent so much time at the Apples.

Well, I still got my smartphone and... Wait, how long will the battery last?

Let's see...

...

Well, it’s at one hundred percent and charging.

...

Magic is a good thing.

Well, if I don't have to charge my smartphone at all, that’s quite good, considering everything else. Of course I can read books in my free time, but playing some games or listening to music isn't bad as well.

Successfully getting into the Sugarcube Corner, I went upstairs and into the room I'm living in. Flopping onto the comfortable bed, I groan in pleasure as my weight was lifted from my legs.

Well, there are still the games that I have on my smartphone, and I wonder what the game Heroes of Might & Magic 3 looks like now.

Well, let's see...

First of all, the archangel is now a pegasus stallion, and he's holding the sword in his mouth.

Okay, that’s not bad... Loading a random map, I look at the hero, Sandro the Necromancer.

Well, just a skeletal alicorn dressed in torn cloak. That was expected. Well, heroes command everyone else and can do magic, so them being alicorns make sense.

Now, units... Well, all of them were ponified, except the non-human creatures. There are no more riders, though. And that make sense as well, why would a pony ride another pony?

Only in some weird kinky stuff, I suppose.

Well, the game's mechanics haven’t changed a bit, so I still can play it like I'm used to.


"Oh, hi!" Pinkie Pie appears out of the blue. I think she'd make a better spy than Sam Fisher. "Whatcha doing?"

"Playing games." I replied, keeping my eyes on the screen. I have a storm of a castle going on.

"Games? Like, this?" the pink mare pointed at my smartphone's screen.

"Yep."

"Can I play with you? I've never seen anything like that!"

"Okay, I suppose." I exited into the main menu and started a multiplayer game. "Well, I can explain everything to you first."

"I'm all ears!"

"Okay, so this game is Heroes of Might and Magic 3, a game of strategy. The best analogy is chess, but my game is a lot more complicated.

"There are eight races: ponies, elves, undead, swamp people, underground, demons, wizards and barbarians. Each of them have seven units that are usable on the battlefield, and each army has one alicorn, who's in command of it.

"And there are seven resources that you need to build your cities and armies with: gold, wood, ore, cauldron, crystals, gems, sulphur. Gold, wood and ore are always needed, especially for building. And some rare resources may be needed to create the highest level creatures that will fight for you."

"That sounds pretty awesome." Pinkie Pie sat next to me. "Well, let's play!"


We've spent hours playing HoMM 3, and the game hasn't ended yet! I suppose I should've picked a smaller map with less bots... But it is fun nevertheless!

Pinkie Pie has proven herself to be a pretty great player, and she learned very quickly! I never had such a good player playing with me.

And now it's late evening, and the most beautiful time of day will follow — the night.

I promised Pinkie that we will finish that game later. She thanked me for the good game, and went to bed.

Huh, I wasn't told to go to sleep. This is... good. I always enjoyed the night: it’s cool, the sun isn't hitting my eyes, less people on the streets. The favorite time of the day for someone like me.

Quietly getting out on the streets, I notice that there are no ponies anywhere in sight. The dim light of rising moon illuminates the village, turning all the colors gray. The stars appeared on the clear sky, adding some light, connecting into constellations that I don't recognize yet.

The night sky is clear, devoid of any light pollution, showing me its true majesty and beauty. If anything, Luna did the great work on the night sky, for she is the Princess of the Night.

I feel like I'm being watched, but I don't care. I walked through the village, heading to the hill devoid of any buildings or trees, perfect to watch the beautiful night.

Lying on the soft grass of the hill, I gaze into the stars so far away.

"Hello, young colt." a soft feminine voice sounded from my side. I turned my head and saw Luna, a soft smile on her face.

"Hello, Princess Luna." I replied. "Your night is beautiful tonight."

"T-thanks..." she muttered, blushing a little. "And thou canst call me Luna. And I... I was watching thee for some time, to find out whether or not thou didst lie about not sleeping through the night. I didn't see thee yesterday, so I thought thou didst... But here thou art, gazing into the stars."

"I was very tired yesterday, and it's taken its toll." I replied. "I would've liked to spend that time outside, though. I prefer fresh air to the stuffiness of a building."

"'Tis alright, now I understand that ponies need to rest." Luna sighed. "A thousand years ago I let my resentment consume me... I was being egotistical."

"No, you were not, Luna." I shook my head. "I would be mad too if no one liked what I put so much effort into."

"I guess, but that doesn't excuse me from trying to make the eternal night a reality."

"We all make mistakes. But we overcome them and continue moving onwards." I turned my head to her. "No one is safe from making mistakes, even the kings and queens. No one's perfect."

"Thou soundest like a very wise stallion. And... I'm afraid that I didn't ask thy name..." Luna blushed in embarrassment.

"I am Flame Metal." I extended my hoof. "Pleased to meet you formally."

She bumped hooves with me and smiled.

"And I feel that thou art something special... There is something about thee that I don't still know, but it is something very important. Thou art going to become not just anypony, but somepony with a name to know for years."

I blushed. "I d-don't think I'm that great."

"I feel thou art." Luna smiled. "Fare thee well and goodnight, I'm looking forward to seeing thee again."

With her last words spoken, Luna took off into the night.

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