Chapter 1: Welcome to Ponyville

"Hey, wake up" somepony said as the shook you. As normal you didn't wake up, thinking that they were just there to bug you.

"Wake up!" they shouted

"AH!" you shouted as you fell off your seat, "You didn't need to yell!"

"Trust me, I've been on this train with you since Appleloosa, I know I need to yell, or you would have missed your stop" the pale white Unicorn that stood in front of you said.

"Yeah, good point" you said as you rubbed your jaw, "Speaking of which, I never caught your name"

"Oh, yeah, I guess I never did tell you" he said as he offered a hoof to you, "I'm Medical Mystery"

"That's an interesting name you got there..." you said absentmindedly as you looked at his cutie mark, which was a medical symbol topped by a question mark.

"I get that a lot" he said as he laughed, "Just an FYI, just call me Med, it sounds better that way"

"Deal, and since we're on the topic of nicknames, just call me Choco" you said as you reached for your suitcase, noticing that the train was about to pull into Ponyville station.

"What, don't want to be called Chocolate Wings?" Med joked as he levitated his own luggage to his side.

"Celestia no" you said as you walked past him into the hallway, "One, it sounds girly, and two, I know it'll make people want to race me"

"Why would anyone want to race you?" Med said as the train jerked to a stop.

"The whole Wings thing" you said as you helped him back to his feet, "Pegasi seem to think it means I like flying or something"

"Ah..." Med said quietly as the two of you began the slow shuffle out of the train, "And here we are!". Med waved his foreleg out in front of him as if he was showing of the quiet Hamlet that was Ponyville. From what you had heard about the town, it would seem as though the town has some fairly famous inhabitants, ranging from the Elements of Harmony to the famous DJ-Pon3, not to mention the fame it's local apple farm has for their apples.

"Where you headed?" you asked as Med began to walk down towards the town.

"I have to go tell the hospital I'm here, they said there was something they need help with" Med said as he scanned the outskirts of town, trying to find the hospital, "See you later". Suddenly Med disappeared in a flash of light, leaving a small scorch mark on the platform where he had stood a minute before.

"I'll never understand why Unicorns do that" you mumbled as you began to make your own way towards the town.

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"I'm so hungry..." you groaned as your stomach growled as if it wanted to confirm how hungry you were. Luckily for you your nose managed to pick up on the scent of fresh food coming from somewhere nearby. You closed your eyes and trusted your wings to carry you to the source of them smell. After a few minutes you felt your hooves touched ground again, and you opened your eyes to find yourself in front of a small stall in the center of town.

"Can I help you?"

"Are you the one selling apples here?" you asked as you turned around to face the pony that had talked to you. When you turned around you were amazed to learn that the pony you were now talking to was none other than the Element of Honesty, Applejack.

"Yeah" she said as she walked behind the stall, "Do you want an apple?"

"Uh, sure, I guess..." you mumbled, shying away slightly.

"You guess?" she asked as she leaned forwards, eyeing you suspiciously, "Are you okay?"

"Uh, yeah, it's just, uh..." you mumbled again.

"It's what?" Applejack asked forcefully.

"Well, you're uh..." you mumbled yet again.

"What?!" Applejack asked, now getting aggravated.

"You're the Element of Honesty..." you said as you started to back away.

"Yeah, how did you know?" she asked as she walked around the stall towards you.

"Well, you're, uh, kinda famous where I'm from" you said as she got closer.

"Me? Famous?" Applejack said with a laugh, "I find that hard to believe"

"It's true though" you said, your confidence somewhat returning, "Everypony I know knows who you are"

"Care to tell me about it?" she asked as she walked back to the stall. You made your way over as well, although not without noting how toned Applejack's muscles were. After you managed to stop staring you noticed that she had pulled a pair of chairs out from under the stall, and was in the process of setting yours up. Withing a few minutes your were telling Applejack everything you knew about how famous she was.

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"Well, that's one heck of a story" Applejack said as you finished telling her why she's famous, "What about the other Elements?"

"They're all famous too" you said as you took a bite out of an apple.

"Really? Well then..." Applejack said as she leaned in, "Who's your favourite?"

"Well, uh..." you said as you slowly started to turn red.

"Is it me?" Applejack asked, sounding somewhat hopeful. You slowly nodded in response, feeling embarrassed. Much to your surprise Applejack gave you a quick hug before quickly turning back to her stall, the afternoon rush now beginning. After turning back to your normal chocolate tone you got up and started to walk away.

"You going to pay for that apple?"

"Huh?" you said as you looked up to see a fairly large red Earth pony standing in front of you.

"I said are you going to pay for that apple" he said again, this time taking a step towards you.

"Big Macintosh!" Applejack shouted as she ran over, "What are you doin'?"

"He took that apple and didn't pay for it" the stallion said as he motioned his head towards the half eaten apple you were holding.

"I gave him that apple, so it's okay" Applejack said as she pushed the stallion back.

"Now sis, you know we can't be givin' away apples to ponies just because we like them" the stallion said jokingly.

"Macintosh!" Applejack yelled as she continued to push the stallion, who you now know is her brother, back.

"All right, all right, I'll go" Mac said as he turned around and started walking towards the edge of town. Instead of going back to her stall Applejack just sat down on the ground with a thump.

"You okay Applejack?" you asked as you gently floated over.

"Yeah, and by the way," Applejack turned to face you, "What's your name"

"Oh, my name? It's not important" you said in an attempt to change the subject, "So what's with your brother?"

"It's nothing, but again, what's your name?" Applejack asked again.

"It's not important really" you said as you backed away, noticing a familiar Unicorn walking towards you.

"Hey Choco, what's going on?" Med said as he walked towards you and Applejack, oblivious to what was happening.

"Is Choco his real name, or is it a nickname?" Applejack asked, not missing a beat.

"Uh, it's his nickname" Med replied while giving Applejack a puzzled look.

"So what's his real name?" Applejack asked as she leaned towards Med, who was leaning back at the same rate.

"It's, uh..." Med said as he looked to you for help.

"It's Chocolate Wings" you finally said, causing Applejack to go back to her normal upright position.

"Chocolate Wings huh?" she said as she rubbed her chin, "You must like flying, seeing as you have Wings in your name"

"See, told you everypony thinks that" you said as you looked at Med, who was now rolling on the ground laughing.

"What's so funny?" Applejack asked, looking very confused.

"I hate flying, I'd actually rather be an Earth pony" you said as you gave Med a quick kick to the ribs.

"Really? I though all Pegasi loved to fly" Applejack said as she looked at your wings.

"Well, I guess I'm an exception to that rule," you said as you pulled Med to his hooves, "it's actually what made me come to Ponyville"

"What does Ponyville have to do with not wanting to fly?"

"Well, I hear they are understaffed at the local farm, so I-" you began to say, until you were cut off by Applejack.

"We're not understaffed, me and my brother are all the staff we need!" Applejack shouted as she quickly ran over to her stall. She quickly gave the waiting ponies their apples, packed up, and ran off in the same direction you had seen her brother go earlier.

"What just happened?" Med asked as he stared at the place where the apple stall had been a moment before.

"I think I just got fired before I even started" you said flatly. Luckily for you, you didn't have time to wallow in self pity, as suddenly your vision was filled with pink, and everything smelled like cotton candy for some off reason.

"Pinkie get off his face!"

"Oh, sorry. Well at least my butt is nice and soft"

"Pinkie!"

"Okay, okay, I'll get off"

You felt the mare getting off your face, only now realizing exactly what part of her had been touching your face, causing you to turn red for the second time that day.

"We're so sorry about that, she just gets a little out of control sometimes" said a familiar voice. You opened your eyes to see Rainbow Dash standing in front of you, looking extremely apologetic, unlike her partner in crime, who was currently talking Med's ear off.

"It's fine" you said flatly.

"You okay?" Rainbow asked, noticing your sad tone.

"Yeah, just a little bummed out that's all" you replied in the same flat tone.

"Hey Pinkie, I think he needs your help" Rainbow said, causing the other mare to stop talking and run over to you. Pinkie looked at you for a while, and then proceeded to look at every inch of your body, more than once causing you to jump and turn red.

"You know what he needs?" Pinkie asked to no one in particular.

"Cheering up?" Med said, oblivious to what he had just started.

"Exactly! He needs 100cc of party!" Pinkie said as she pulled a cannon out of nowhere. Within minutes the entire area was decorated as though she had been planning the party for days, and already ponies were starting to show up. This ended up distracting everypony long enough for you to slip away, finding a nice tree to lay in so you could collect your thoughts. Although you were depressed the tree had managed to become extremely comfortable, and you eventually fell asleep.

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THUMP

You were shaken awake, expecting to be back on the train, only to find yourself still in the tree. "Great, so it wasn't a bad dream" you mumbled as you got back into a comfortable position.

THUMP

"What the hay is making that noise?" you said as you looked for any signs of fireworks in the sky.

THUMP

This time you fell out of the tree, falling around 5' to the ground.

"Son of a bi-" you began to say, but stopped as you were picked up by somepony and pushed against the tree you had been laying in just a moment before.

"What did you do to my sister?!" the pony asked as he pushed you harder into the tree.

"Nothing, I swear!" you shouted, feeling something pricking your nether regions painfully.

"Then why did she run home?!" he shouted as he pushed you into the tree even more.

"I just said that I wanted to work at the apple farm, and then she got mad and ran off!" you shouted, feeling the pain increase.

"Oh" the pony let go of you and let you fall to the ground, "Well, that's just like her, turning away help because of her pride". You slowly got to your hooves, every movement giving you pain, and you looked at your attacker. As you had guessed it was Applejack's brother, Macintosh, who now looked very calm.

"Sorry about roughing you up there, I thought maybe you had done something else to my sis" he said as he helped you get steady, noticing how shaky you were.

"It's okay, but, why aren't you mad that I wanted to help at the farm?" you asked as he started to lead you out to a nearby road.

"I'd like the help, to be honest" he said as he let you go, "but I don't think we'll be hirin' you"

"Why not?" you asked as he started to walk away.

"Well, you're a Pegasus, we only want Earth ponys" he said bluntly.

"But..." you tried to speak up.

"Sorry, but that's just how it is" Mac said, turning back to face you, "Maybe the Cakes will hire you"

"Why do you say that?" you asked, wondering why the town baker's would hire you.

"Well, your name's Chocolate, so I would imagine you're good at making sweets" Mac said while giving you a confused look.

"I hate my name so much right now..." you mumbled as you took off, hoping to find a soft cloud to stay on for the night.