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Episode 11: Trip

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I shifted a bit in the grass as the pink mare curled up on my chest slept soundly.

Apparently I was extremely comfortable, and so were the black shirt and jeans I was wearing.

"Damn its hot out here." I whispered to myself as I stroked Pinkies mane.

Pinkie was smiling warmly as she nuzzled my chest a little.

It had been two days since the time I kissed Pinkie, and so far it had gone pretty well.

I met the rest of Pinkie's friends, all of them but that applejack one. her name scared me, I honestly have no idea why. Fluttershy was...well, shy. Rainbowdash was someone I thought I could get along with, even though shes completely fucking full of herself; which got annoying at times when I was talking to her.

After we met those ponies, I was feeling a bit tired, so I decided to lie down on the grass.

I heard hoofsteps behind me, who could it be?

Better make it count

I tilted my head up all the way so that I could see who was sneaking up on me.

Damn im flexible.

"Fluttershy!" I accidentally yell.

My eyes grow wide in realization that I probably just woke the pink mare asleep on my chest.

I look down to see Pinkie roll off of my chest and into the grass, still asleep

I get up and wipe my pants off.

"What's up fluttershy?" I ask, keeping my voice down.

She looks at me shyly, hiding behind her hair a little.

"Uh, hello Max, if you were busy I can just come back later" fluttershy says as she backs up a little.

"Oh, youre not really-"

I look over to the pink mare sleeping happily in the grass.

"-Interrupting anything." I finish.

"Oh, okay" Fluttershy says pepping up a little. "I was just wondering if you would help me cut some firewood" she says, looking at me with a bright smile.

I scratched , my chin a bit.

"Hmmmm physical labour isn't really my thing, but ill do this just for you." I give fluttershy a sarcastic wink.

I walk to where pinkie is sleeping and kneel down.

I whisper in her ear "Pinkie, im gonna go help fluttershy cut firewood." I say as I kiss her on the forehead.

"Mmmm, be back soon" she says as she rolls over.

"Ill be back before you know it" I say as I run my hand through her mane one more time.

I walk up to fluttershy and say

"Allons-y fluttershy"

I walk past her and hear. "Uh, alright."

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We arrive at fluttershys cottage/house thingy, then we venture a little into the Everfree, which in my opinion was NOT a good idea.

I approach a tree with an axe lodged in it.

"You want ,me to cut a fucking tree down?" I questioned fluttershy as I pointed at the lodged axe.

I put my hands behind my head, Dr.Cox style and walk around the tree.

"Uh, if you don't mind that is" fluttershy said as I heard a suspicious 'squee' noise.

"Ugh, fuck it" I grab the axe and try to dislodge it from the damned tree. I give it one good pull and it unlodges.

"Hehe, see it wasn't that hard" I say as Iean on the tree, but slip because holy shit that bark Is slippery.

On my way down, my head hits the trunk of the tree, then the ground.

I land into some blue flowers,that are pretty tasty if I dont say myself.

"Oh my gosh Max are you-" she let out a large gasp.

"MAXGETOUTOFTHERENOW!" She yelled quickly as I felt myself being lifted off of the ground a little. I also felt something warm dripping down the top of my head and down my neck. I was being carried, obviously by someone short, because my feet and legs were being dragged across the ground.

I felt myself get dropped on the ground, where the fuck am I?

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Second Person Pinkie Pie POV

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You are Pinkie Pie, and you were just enjoying the afternoon introducing Max to the rest of your friends.

Max went to help fluttershy cut firewood, because winter is right around the corner.

You like Max, in fact you really like Max. Hes always been odd, and you liked that about him because you were odd as well.

He was also really sweet, and-

Your thoughts were interrupted by Fluttershy running up to you and shaking you by the shoulders.

Oh shes crying and saying something, you should probably listen.

"ANDTHENHEWASABOUTTOLEANONTHETREEANDTHENHESLIPPEDANDHITHISHEADANDHESBLEEDING" Fluttershy stopped and looked at you

"And its all my fault!" Fluttershy cried into your shoulders.

You added everything up as time slowed down around you.

Fluttershy is crying on your shoulder.

Max was with Fluttershy earlier today, cutting wood.

Fluttershy was talking about somepony hitting his head and bleeding.

Oh no.

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You look at Max

Hes on fluttershys couch passed out. His chest moves up and down, this gives you a great deal of relief.

But Max is still hurt. It looks like fluttershy did the best she could and wrapped a rag around Maxs head to stop the bleeding.

Something blue is caught on his shirt. You approach Max to further inspect this blue leaf.

"Fluttershy!" You call out to fluttershy, who is in the bathroom wetting a cloth to put on Max's head wound.

You see her walk from the bathroom with a wet rag in her mouth.

"What ish it Pinkie?" Fluttershy asks, replacing the bloody rag with a new wet rag.

"Did he fall In poison joke?" You ask fluttershy, giving her a serious look.

You feel a hand grabbing your right fore hoof.

Max is looking at you with a warm smile.

"Dad, what are you doing here?" Max asks me with wide eyes.

"Uhh, Fluttershy" you look to the cream colored mare who was now standing next to you.

"Oh my fuck, Mom what are you doing here?" Max starts looking around, his eyes bugging out.

"Max, everything is going to be alright."

You look over to Fluttershy who was frozen in place.

"Fluttershy, I need you to go get twilight. I think the poison joke is effecting him.." you pause to look at max who was now taking the pillows off of the couch he was lying on.

Fluttershy was still frozen.

You grab fluttershy by the shoulders and shake her a little, which snaps her out of it.

"right ill get twilight." She said as she sped out of the door.

You knew poison joke had unnatural effects on the pony body, but I dont think zecora has a remedy for poison joke effecting the Human body.

Max was looking at you, his eyes had a thick glaze over them.

he was wearing a large frown on his face as well.

“Dad, what are you doing here?” Max asks you.

You look at him, hes obviously hallucinating, but he also looks like hes scared. You put a hoof on his forehead, and whisper

“Don't worry Max, everything is going to be okay. were going to get you some help soon.”

You continue to look at him while he processes your words in his head.

“Dad, do you remember when we used to go down to the batting cages?”

He looks at you with a warm smile.

You don't remember this, because you're not his father. but you do however see this as an opportunity to get to know Max’s past a little more.

“No, can you remind me Max?” you ask.

He raises an eyebrow.

“You don't remember?” he asks, looking hurt.

“Sorry Max, my memory isnt what it used to be.” You lie.

Max is now looking you in the eyes with a deadly amount of determination.

“We used to go down to the batting cages every thursday, even though neither one of us could hit a ball.” The delirious human giggles a little, and so do you.

“We used to watch each of the professionals hit balls, and we would make little bets to see who could predict the most ball hits in a row.”

You had no idea what he was talking about, but it sounded nice.

“We bonded over those cages.” He continued

“When i hit my first ball, you took me out for ice cream. I was so proud of myself, and you told me i was a superstar.” a tear dropped from his eye.

“Max, dont cry” You say, wiping the tear away with your hoof. “Tell me the rest of the story.” you say with a warm smile.

“Y-you took me back h-home, and then you told me we could watch whatever I wanted to.” he finished by wiping his nose with his arm, ew.

You bring a hoof to his chin, you want to kiss him, and comfort him, and give him all the support he needs more than ever right now, but you cant. He sees you as his father, and if you did all of that it would probably be really weird for him.

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You and Max were talking about his mother and brother when Twilight came and interrupted us.

“Um, i don't think a bath will take care of the fact that he ingested the poison joke.” She started. You looked at her with a look that could scare nightmare moon away. Max’s health is the most important thing to you right now…...Max was the only important thing to you right now….

Twilight shuffled a but in place as she pulled a bottle of blue liquid out of the saddlebags she was wearing. You looked at the blue liquid with hope, this could be the thing to make Max better.

“This will most likely cure Max’s condition as soon as it enters his system.” she says, taking three steps back. “But there are some….” she pauses. “Side-effects.”

You look at Twilight once more, glaring daggers at her.

“What kinda side-effects?” you ask.

Twilight looked down, her ears drop before she looks back up to you.

“Well, it could do two things”

You hear Max making odd beeping and booping noises in the background.

“HEY DAD, COME LOOK AT THE DRAGONS!” Max yells to you.

You snatch the potion out of twilights grasp before she can tell you the side effects; they can't be that bad.

You approach the hallucinating human and give him the bottle.

He throws the bottle in the air and catches it.

“So what is this shit Dad?” he asks you as he rolls the bottle in his hands.

“Its….uh….” you think, what does Max like? “Its Alcohol!” you tell, getting a facehoof out of Twilight.

Max looks at the bottle and gives it the face he calls “Not bad”.

“Bottoms up!”.

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END OF CHAPTER

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