Chapter one
Infiltrate
author notes: well here I am with a new story. The plot for this story popped into my head during geometry. Yes it might be a little fast paced in the beginning but I usually get better in the later chapters.
If one pony should look into the everfree forest they would see a stallion walking along a dirt path. He had his features covered by a dark brown cloak. If one were to listen close to him, one would be able to hear the lone pony mutter something to himself.
The stallion stop on the path and picked an apple from the lone apple tree that stood in the middle of a patch of roses.
"so little apple tree" he said looking at the tree while holding the apple, "you're out here all by yourself, huh? Surrounded by roses who are complete strangers to you. You know little tree, you and I are not so different" he took a deep enough bite of the apple to reach the seeds inside. He dug a shallow hole in the ground with his hoof. He then took out the exposed seeds and dropped them into the ground.
"there you go little tree" he said covering the hole with dirt, "hopefully you won't be alone now"
He readjusted his saddlebags underneath the cloak to a more comfortable position and continued his walk. He knew that other ponies were scared to death of the everfree forest, but he wasn't. The creatures within dared not to touch him. He had once came face to face with a manticore only to have it turn around and walk away into the bushes. But none of that matter to him now, he had a mission. Probably the most important one in his life. He started his muttering again as he walked onward.
When he reached the forest edge he saw a town filled with happy ponies who talked and shopped. The small fillies playing in the field. The stallion dug through his saddlebags and lifted out a map. The map glowed a light grey as the stallion used his concealed horn to lift the map in front of his face.
As he glanced between town and map he grinned."yep...this is ponyville" he said to himself. He shoved the map back into the saddlebags proceeded to walk towards town, muttering to himself again.
"step one...infiltrate, step two...identify, step three... Earn their trust, step four...eliminate"
The stallion chose not to use the main roads but more of using alleys and back roads to explore the town. He was walking down one alley hoping to get to another back road, but he found himself facing a busy road filled with laughing ponies. But the laughing ponies wasn't what he noticed, he noticed the pink pony with cotton candy hair bouncing up and down through the crowd singing out loud.
He stared at the pink pony, the pure joyfulness coming from her made him think of how could one pony be so happy.
"as a matter of fact, I've never been happy" he muttered to himself.
The stallion changed his attention from exploring to finding a empty house that was for sale. No houses inside town was for sale, but that didn't bother him. He rather be on the outskirts of town. He walked along the side of town and saw that in a clump of trees there was a house and on the path leading to it found a sign saying "free"
He shook his head smiling, "must be my lucky day. He walked along the path leading to the house, his smile disappearing. When he got past the trees concealing most of the house, he saw a worn down, two story, wooden house.
He carefully walked up to the front door. First knocking on it, then creaking open the old door.
"hello" he yelled into the old house. When no answer reached his ears he walked inside. The house seemed pretty cozy despite its appearance on the outside. The inside was very simple, it had a living room with a wood stove, a kitchen, and about two fair sized bedrooms on the second floor. He walked into the living room seeing a note lying on the stove.
To whom it may concern,
I have decided to move into town. This place is too far from everypony. I'm leaving this house free for I doubt anypony will want to live this far away. Enjoy.
He crumpled the note and tossed it into the furnace. He then went up to the second floor finding that the beds were in their rightful position. But the rooms had a thick layer of dust. He walked inside the first room leaving hoof prints in the dust. He took his saddle bags off and set them down on the bed sending up a plume of dust.
He coughed and waved his hoof in front of him trying to clear the air,"ugh. I'm going to have to dust later"
He walked out of the room and down the stairs. He went into the kitchen and looked through the it to see if any food was left. Nothing, he wasn't surprised. Even if there was any food left it would have been rotten.
Right then and there he decided to do the last thing he wanted to do...go back to town and buy food. It really wasn't the buying part but more of the talking that bothered him. He forced open the door and slowly walked outside, his cloak still on.
He was just about past the wall of trees when that same pink pony who he had seen bouncing and singing popped in front of yelling,"hi there"
The white stallion flinched at the sudden break of peace. He quickly regained his composure,"umm...hi" he said back as he walked on past her.
"my names pinkie pie" she said as she hopped next to him.
"I'm sure it is" he said getting a little annoyed.
"what's your name. I've never seen you before, are you new" she asked all in one breath.
He's stopped and looked at pinkie. "and you want to know this why"
"silly filly! I know everypony here!" she said, "but I don't know you"
"fine if I tell you my name will you leave me alone" he said.
"okay" she said smiling and still hopping next to him.
He sighed and looked at her, "okay my name is...lightning runner"
Lightning then walked off leaving pinkie hopping there and planning something. He then walked along a stone path and walked up to the plaza that contained vegetables stands. Lighting walked up to a lettuce stand and asked for some.
"right away" the pony said manning the stand, "that'll be 2 bits"
Lighting dug into a pocket in his cloak and pulled out two bits. The pony took the bits and handed lightning a bag filled with lettuce.
"hey. Are you new here" she asked glancing at the cloaked lightning.
"yeah" he said as he turned away and walked off.
Well I have dinner now he thought to himself as he walked back to his new home. He walked up the path but noticed some ribbon on the ground. Lightning stopped and looked closer seeing that it said "welco". He looked back up ignoring the ribbon and walled up to his front door. He tried the door but found it to be stuck.
"damnit" he cursed the door and kicked the door open. He walked in only to find his entire living room occupied by ponies yelling "welcome to ponyville!" lightning was shot backwards landing in his back as he saw pinkie holding a confetti cannon in her hooves.
She smiled as she dropped the cannon and bounced over to where lightning laid.
"what is this" lighting demanded.
"it's your welcome to ponyville party you silly!" she yelled.
Lightning stood up and realized the hood of his cloak had slid off revealing his horn, green eyes, a mane with grey hair around a core of blue, and a long scar lancing across one of his eyes. His fur coat the purest white.
"get out" he growled.
"but" pinkie looked at him.
"get out NOW!" he screamed.
The ponies inside quickly left the house leaving only one behind. Lightning looked at this one pony seeing that she was a unicorn, had violet hair. And her mane a purple with a streak of pink in it.
"do you not understand" he stared at her.
"oh I understand, I'm just questioning your way of saying it" she replied, "my name is twilight sparkles"
"yeah okay. Get out" lightning walked off into the kitchen.
"what happened to your eye" twilight ignored him.
"please get out" lightning said.
"but..."
"just...leave me alone for now" lightning said, "I have a lot to do"
Twilight stood there for a few moments, unanswered questions swimming in her head, then she nodded and walked out of lightning's new house. When twilight left lightning runner looked at the door as it closed and smiled, "step one...check"
Author notes: one more thing I do realize there are grammar errors. I'm not a grammar person but one of those people who enjoy writing and will keep writing. Well I hope this story is off to a good start. Please leave a review.