AU Anthros with OCs, The mane six, and the Wonderbolts. Nothing much to say here so here you go.
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You wouldn't know what its like to be me until you've walked a day in my shoes, but even then you still wouldn't understand what I go through. My four best friends, my mother, and my father know enough to understand a bit, but they will never truly understand. On the outside I may look slightly normal, well whatever defines as normal, but outer appearances can be deceiving.
First thing you'll notice about me is my hair, it was blonde but when I was about fifteen or so I dyed it snow white, why...well I don't remember the reason off hand. Next is the fact that I wear alot of black, black shoes, black jeans, black everything. I like the color black but most look at me and think that I am a goth or emo, or whatever. I have had suicidal thoughts before but that doesn't make me emo or goth. You may or may not notice that I've very fit. Me and my friends partake in militaristic training and free-running. I enjoy it because I feel normal...almost. My love for the army came from my dad who was a Air Force pilot but was unfortunately K.I.A in battle. I was devastated and knowing that the military couldn't take me, that made me feel useless. My mom remarried about two years or so ago to an ungrateful drunken prick who should get his throat slit in his sleep. But then there is the real reason why I'm different.
My name is Zackary Kyra and I am mute.
It is a very rare birth defect but never the less I was born without most of my vocal cords. I can breath and do everything else normally, I can hear and see great but I just cannot make sound at all. I was always made fun of in school, but never let it get under my skin, for the most part. I can, in theory, speak but I make no noise, meaning I can lip words out but never sound them out. I'm perfectly capable of reading and writing and I know my ABCs and shit like that. I was never in special ed or something simaller, hell I out right refuse help. I'm very tech sabby so I carry around a tablet with a text to speech program to communicate with others, most of the time. Other times I just make gestures and write out my demands. My friends accept me for me, as well as poke fun at my quote on quote 'disability' but I know they don't mean it, I even give them shit too. Things sometimes do get under my skin easier than others and one of them is being called mute. I can't stand being called that. My usual comback is to try to slice open your throat. My temper is a hair trigger and I always carry around a knife or two on my person.
Like I said before, me and my friends like to play 'pretend' military, meaning we take shots at each other and hunt each other down like animals for fun, using airsoft guns. My friends even say that they are scared of me when we play predator and prey, because I silently stalk them in the woods. You really can only hear me breath and cough but thats the only vocal things I do. The most you will hear is me stepping on twigs and brush but they don't know where I am until its too late. Other things we do like that are knife training, disarming, combat formations, and gun play, not with real guns sadly. I wanted to be a pilot ever since I was little but I know they couldn't take me because of my problem.
Then there are people that push me to my limits. Bullies at school would call me all sort of names and pick fights with me, though they would lose because my dad from an early age taught me how to fight knowing this would happen. One time I actually broke a kid's hand and almost got expelled but I didn't thankfully. Then there is my step father. He is a freeloading drunk with nothing else better to do than sit on the couch, watch TV, go drink it up with his friends, and make fun of me. I'm 20 and I'm about to slit his godamned throat in his sleep soon. He would order me around, knowing I couldn't object verbally and call me 'a gothic mute freak' and such other words. Then there is my online life. I have the ability to talk and chat with people from all over the world like I was talking normally. I gotten involved in alot of fandoms because I have nothing better to do with my time. Then my friends Pip or his real name is Piper and Travis, a nerdy kid but with a heart of gold, introduced me to My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Ok I'm a sucker for kid shows, especially the old ones, but this was different.
At first I was skeptical but after about three or so episodes I was hooked like a fish. I hopped right into the fandom head first and I enjoy it. I even go as far as wearing a black Brony t-shirt because I fucking can. I was senior in high school when I got into the fandom so I was picked on but I just learn to ignore. My absolute favorite ponies are Pegasi. I loved the though of flying high in the sky and I made my ponysona a pegaus. An all black body with a snow white mane and tail, just like me in real life but minus the tail. I fell in love with the Wonderbolts and after seeing the episode Wonderbolt Academy I wish I could join them instead of the Air Force. Either way its just my online thing, nothing more. Right now I'm just staring out the window of Matthew's large tan Suburban SUV, because we're on a camping trip to the mountains of Montana. I love the Rocky Mountains and always wanted to try rock climbing and now is my chance. I look over at Pip, a small framed guy for his age but he has a temper too like me." You alright Krya?" He asked using my nickname. I nod and pull out my table and start typing away.
" I'm just thinking thats all." The mono-toned male voice on my device said and I say its kinda creepy if you type something eerie or very mean in it. Travis, a stocky glasses wearing African american boy turns around from his spot in the front passenger seat." I really wish you would get a better voice than that fucked up monotoned voice." He chuckled and I put my fingers up and make the money gesture and shake my head no. I don't fucking use sign language, though my mom tried to teach me it but my body language and gestures are good enough, I've made it this far haven't I?
" I guess you have a point." He said then turns back around. I wave him off though he didn't see it. Its hard yet to not talk but yet I seem to have a hang of it without special treatment or anything. I sigh and lean back and remember who is here tonight. Matthew, who is driving, Travis, Pip, and me. The four stooges. Matt the loud anoxicous one, Travis the bumbling idiot, Pip the short angry man, and me Kyra the silent smart one one of the group, well in my eyes at least.
" So who has seen any of Season 5 yet?" Travis starts a conversation. No here is at the same episode or anything so I'm right at the end of Season 4 while the others, I have no clue." I have." Matt said loud and proud." Want spoilers or something?" He asked and I roll my eyes even though he can't see it. I hear Pip say no and Travis chuckle.
" I was just wondering. So has any of you figured out which college your going too?" He has the knack for changing the subject like changing the chanel.
" Well I'm heading to SIU Carbondale in Illinois." Matt said proudly.
" Kentucky State." Pip throws in his. I tap on my tablet to reply." UOI Champaign Illinois. What about you?" I hate this monotone voice. Travis chuckles." Pennsylvania State University, that is if they accept me. So who's your favorite pony?" Ok Travis is switching from Mlp to college and back again, even I find it strange." Applejack is my mare." Matt chuckles up a storm and if I could I would smack the shit out of him.
" I prefer Pinkie Pie to be honest." Pip speaks up, and now I'm noticing a trend here.
" Twilight suits me just fine." Travis said with a grin and then looks back at me." What about you?" I type in my response.
" Spitfire is my favorite. Though I like all of the wonderbolts together." I break the chain right there. It seems that my friends like only the Mane Six and none of the background ponies. While I do like Rainbow Dash but I just like Spitfire and the 'bolts all together, so I broke the chain. Travis chuckles slightly.
" Always the one to break a chain, huh?" I roll my eyes and type." Or a face if needed." Pip laughs.
" That is creepy bro, especially in that creepy ass voice."
" Thank you." Travis said pleading almost. I would chuckle at that but no I won't. Everyone goes quiet and I look up at the open sun roof at the night sky. All of those beautiful stars and constellations up there, just to think on what kind of life could exists. I adjust my dog collar, yeah you heard right I wear a black band dog collar around my neck with the Omega symbol on it. I just thought it was cool. I see a shooting star streak across the sky and I smack Pip on his left shoulder and when he turns to look at me I point up." Oh hey look Kyra found a shooting star. Everyone make a wish." If only it was that easy to wish. I'm stuck between wishing for my vocal cords to work or for me to be in a different place. Screw it, I've lived for so long that I wouldn't want to talk even if I could. I wish that I could be in a better place, with my friends by my side. Travis lets out a hearty chuckle and Matt asked." The hell are you laughing about?"
" Oh I just wished we could all go to Equestria." If I could groan I would let out a loud one. I type in something." Your a fucking idiot Travis. You talk about MLP way too much. While it would be cool to go there but, learn to live in reality for once in your life." Of course Matt has to say something." Wow for a mute you can say alot." I respond.
" Burn in hell motherfucker. Pull over and you can become mute like me." Pip laughs." Now that is funny." Everyone becomes quiet again and I'm glad. I look back out the window and start thinking on what Travis said. Yeah it would be cool to go to Equestria but I wouldn't want to be either human or a complete pony. I still want some humanistic qualities if anything. But my thoughts are all I have, so wishful thinking I guess. We hit a sudden bump and I shoot up strait and look around. I guess not being able to speak opens my ears alot more so I hear just like a bat some times, still don't know how that works thought." What was that?" Pip asked looking around like I was.
" I have no fucking clue. Maybe we ran over something." Matt suggested which is pretty reasonable. I start to feel a warm sensation creep up m spine but I shrug it off as just part of the change from warm to cold. Though that warm feeling turns into a burning sensation around my neck and throat. I grab the metal Omega symbol and yank it off but its now burning the fuck out of my hand too. I drop it on the floor of the SUV and Pip is looking at me like I'm crazy." What happened?" I pick up my tablet, which I set next to me, and type.
" That metal was burning hot and was hurting me. I dropped it on the floor." I look down and it was...gone. Pip looks down with me and looks around trying to find it." You said it was on the floor? Where did it go then?" I shrug and look around some more. Travis looks back." Whats going on back there?"
" Kyra dropped something so I'm helping him find it." Good save Pip good save. Me and Pip are suckers for the supernatural, though Travis doesn't like it but likes fantasy, kind of like an oxymoron to be honest. I still can't find the damn thing so I signal for Pip to stop by waving me right hand like a cleaver next to my neck and shake my head no. Pip just shrugs and sits back in his seat. I'm shocked at what happened but I can't really express it much. The SUV starts to suerv a bit." Hey man watch the fucking road." Pip shouts at Matt.
" I'm trying but some fucktard has their high beams on and I can't fucking see a goddamned thing." The light is blinding all of us and I put my hands up to block out the light but to no avail, the light blinds me to the point of seeing nothingness but bright golden white light.
My eyes shoot open and I find myself looking at trees and brush. Did we crash? I sit up and I immediately let out a silent gasp. I see instead of my black boots on my feet, I have black hooves in the simaller design of..oh you've got to be kidding me...MLP. Wait do I have hands? I bring up my hands and yup I still do though they are covered in black short fur and lack nails. I get it now...I'm an anthro or a heavy mix of both human and animal characteristics. I see I'm still wearing black jeans, black T-shirt, and charcoal black aviator leather jacket. I get back up on my feet or I mean hooves. Still though what the fuck happened? I look around and I see nothing but brush and some trees. I look to my right and notice a duffle bag with a small handheld mirror on top along with a note card. I walk over and take a look at the note first. It reads:
You are part of something bigger than yourself Zackary Kyra. You posse a greater ability than anything seen. You are one of the four, Omega.
Ok very fucking funny whoever wrote this is fucking dead when I find them. I flip the note card over and see an Omega symbol with a lighting bolt going through the middle of it, almost like its splitting in half. I raise an eyebrow to it but then just shrug and set the card down next to me. I pick up the mirror and look into it. I see a black fur covered anthro stallion stare back at me with snow white mane and sapphire blue eyes. I notice that the Omega symbol is back around my neck in the form of a silver white band with the metal object wrapped right in the middle. I see wings behind me fold up and something hit me. I'm in the body of my ponysona but only in anthro form instead.' Ok don't freak out but just try to keep an open mind about this.' I calm myself down with my inner voice, the one only I can hear because its just my inner conscious talking. I look up at the sky and see its day time. Yeah I'm going fucking lose it here.
I crouch down and open up the duffel bag, which is ironically charcoal black colored, and look inside. I find a couple different pairs of cloths, a note book, my Iphone, my tablet, and then I reach for the bottom and pull out two things. One is my Kukri machete, which I treasure and treat like a child. I'm second generation American on my dad's side because his father was Nepalese but I don't have the(please don't get offended by this, I don't mean it) Asian eyes but round eyes instead. I now pull out a sub nose .38 six shot revolver. I've never owned a real gun before but I've shot one like this before. I open the cylinder and see that its fully loaded. I make sure he safety is on and it is, good. I put both items back in the bag and close it up. I start to hear the sounds of footsteps and a man shouting." Hey anypony here!?" This guy sounds like he's in his mid to late twenties. I reopen the back and grab the small note pad, with a convenient pencil placed in the wire binding, so I could talk to whoever this guy was.
Out of the bushes comes out and I shit you not, Soarin. All dressed in a military like uniform. Light blue with medals on it, a black tie, black pants and flight goggles. He sees me and his concern turns into a glare, like I did something wrong. I think i might be dreaming so if he tries anything I'll bash his head in with a rock...or just strait up shoot him." Cadet!" He says firmly, wait Cadet?." Are you trying to skip practice or something?" He walks closer with his arms crossed across his chest but stops when he seems my face of confusion.
" Uhh are you alright?" I would laugh at that if I could, what could define for me as alright. I open up the note pad and begin to scribble up my response. I rip out the paper and hand it to him and he reads it out loud." I am lost and I have no clue where I am. I cannot speak so I must write down what I want to say. My name is Kyra, what is your's?" He gives me a skeptical look, like most who first meet me would.
" Uhh I'm Soarin. You said you can't speak? Are you like super shy or something?" He asked and I shake my head no." O..ok are you like...uhh like mute?" I shake my head yes. This is the only freebie you get from me is when you first meet me, any other time you might get hit or stabbed. Hell one time some kid called me a mime, and lets just say he got a metal fork in his hand.
" Ok Kyra, right?" He asked again and I nod." Your at the Wonderbolt Academy in Cloudsdale. Do you know how you got here?" I write down my answer, and hand it to him, which he reads out loud." I have no clue how I got here, I just woke up about ten or fifteen minutes ago. My three other friends are missing. I have no clue where they are either." He puts the note in his shirt pocket and then pulls out what looks like a touch phone, ok Equestria didn't have that kind of tech from what I remember, oh fuck it this must be a dream.
" Give me a moment to call Spitfire and tell her about you. She'll most likely want to chew your ass off about why your here but I believe you. Just give me a moment." He walks off about 30 or so feet away from me and calls her up, I assume. I don't listen in on him on he phone cuz thats kinda rude, even I find it rude. I merely sit on the ground next to my suddenly appeared when I somehow got here. My mind is trying to figure out if I'm dreaming or not but I'm for sure I must be. The funny thing is that even in my own dreams where, ya know anything can be changed, I still don't and can't speak. I watch as Soarin hangs up and walk back over to me with slightly amused smile.
" I just got off the phone with her and yeah she wants to see you, most likely to yell at you. The funny thing is I couldn't get the chance to tell her about your...err predicament. Anyway just grab your stuff and follow me." Ok Soarin is ok so far in my book, no stupid quip or remark about my 'speech problem'. Sorain takes off in the air and hovers above me but then lowers once he sees me shake my head no." I take it you can't fly either." I nod my head slightly showing my disappointment with it. Soarin walks around to my back and seems to examine my wings, now I'm kind of creeped out. I look back at him and he seems to see my discomfort with being looked at.
" Its seems that your wings are completely capable of flight. It wouldn't be hard to learn unless its part of a mental thing or something." I shrug and write something down. I hand it to him and he reads it out loud again." I've never tried before. I just assumed that I couldn't." Soarin adds that note with the others." Well alright just follow me."
After about twenty minutes or so we arrived and wow...this place is better in person that I imagined it. I see both new recruits and actual Wonderbolts training and practicing. Though mostly no one gave us any thoughts, a few mares gave me some strange puzzling looks, but I just shrug it off as nothing. We get to the main hall building and I see two bolts standing out front talking but stop and salute to Soarin, who returns the salute. I now realize who the both of them are. One is white with curly Pinkie Pie mane and tail that was yellow, that is Surprise. The other was the same colors as Spitfire but her mane and tail were solid orange, thats Blaze." After noon Blaze, Surprise." Soarin greets with a smile. Surprise rushes up to me and looks all sorts of hyper.
" Hi! Whats your name!" She asked and I didn't answer, obviously." Hellllooooooooooooooooo, can you hear me?" She begins to poke my nose or muzzle or whatever. I politely push her hand away and look at Soarin, and my gaze seem to snap my 'predicament' back into his head.
" Surprise, please don't poke him. This is Kyra and...well...he can't speak." Soarin is trying to find a better word to use other than mute, thank god one person who cares about my feelings! Surprise doesn't seem satisfied by Soarin's answer and now is poking at my throat." He seems fine too me! Maybe your just shy! I know a pony who is friends with my best friend Pinkie Pie and she is very shy. You two should meet, maybe two shynesses cancel each other out!." I swear I heard a sqeak toy die when she grinned. I grab mer hand with mine, and I gently move it away from my throat, trying to keep my calm. I shake my head no.
" Well if you two will excuse us, Spitfire requested both of us immediately." Soarin you save the day again. I wave goodbye two the two, though I didn't even say hi to Blaze yet. He leads me down the hall, its kinda boring but about five minutes of walking we reach Spitfire's office and I can hear her talking in there. I hear another voice and it sounds very familiar. Soarin knocks on the door and...well I hear someone shout in there words" Wait a damn minute!" Soarin just chuckles.
" Spitfire is in a good mood today." He glaces at me." And your on the receiving end of the stick, I feel sorry for ya. That and the act that you can't respond verbally. Do you by chance have like a tablet or anything other than pen and paper?" I mentally smack myself and forgot I DID have my tablet but I was not going to use it if this strange almost Earth and Equestria combination had that kind of technology, but seeing as it does I might as well use it. I set my bag on the floor and replace my pad of paper for a digital screen. I turn it on and go strat to my text-to-speech program. The door opens up and Rainbow Dash...the Rainbow Dash walk out dressed in a similar outfit to Soarin's." Hey babe." She greets Soarin with a peck on the lips, ah so this is that universe that they are a couple instead of Spitfire and Soarin dating. I guess my silence helps me not geek out or anything about this at all so for once...thank you defective vocal cords. Dash looks at me with a slight eye for new competitors, I guess?
" So who is this? A new Cadet?" She asked turning around to face her boyfriend. Soarin shakes his head no.
" No not all. I found him in that little bit of wooded area near the runway." Dash nods and approaches me.
" Well its nice to to meet you. I'm Rainbow Dash and you are." She sticks her hand out and I do shake it out of respect but I point my hand at Soarin and motion it Rainbow Dash. Soarin immediately jumps on that, knowing I want him to talk for me.
" Ohh uhh this is Kyra. Dash he can't talk verbally but he has a speech program, right?" He looks at me and I type in my response. Hello creepy monotone voice." It is nice to meet you Rainbow Dash. As Soarin has said, I cannot communicate verbally." Of course Dash is the first one to push my buttons a bit, though I feel slightly relived that she said it.
" So what? Are you like mute or something?" I type in my reply.
" For a lack of better words, yes I am mute. But do not care for anypony calling me that, I tend to get angry at them." Dash seems to understand." Ok well sorry for calling you that, I guess." She rubs the back of her head awkwardly. I type in another reply." It is alright. Everyone gets one free pass using that word and you have used yours already so re frame from using that word again." Dash just huffs then I hear Spitfire's voice from inside the office." Soarin? You out there?"
" Uhh yeah give me a moment." He seems nervous. He kisses Dash and she leaves and now he has my full attention. He opens the door for me." After you." I walking with my head held high, or at least in my head I do. I see Spitfire in all of her glory sitting behind her desk, drill sergent uniform, aviators and all but the glares at me when she sees me." So this is the trespasser? Got anything to say for yourself?" She asked looking dead at me expecting me to plea for my life but I merrly take a seat in a nearby chair. I also detect a hidden pun in that last little bit. I look up at Soarin and he gets what I what I mean.
" Uhh Spitfire this Kyra." He said motioning to my but before he can continue Spitfire stops him.
" Soarin why are you introducing this foal to me. I think he fully capable of introducing himself. Why don't you just leave and let ME handle this." 'fully capable', HA! Her icy cold glare strikes some sort of fear center in Soarin's head and he shrinks down to the size of a pea. But never the less he tries to say something and he becomes a hero in my eyes." Spitfire just listen for a second-"
" Forget it Soarin. Stop trying to stand up for this guy. Just leave."
" Seriously listen for a m-"
" Soarin your really driving my patience-" I fel like I should get mad at this but in retrospect I didn't.
" HE"S MUTE!" That catches her off guard. His loud voice booming and echoing off the walls and could almost laugh at her dumbfounded facecll expression." What do you mean he's mute?" She raises an eyebrow and he motions to me, I took the librety of having a respons typed in but I just didn't hit enter until now.
" Spitfire it is nice to meet you. As Soarin has said, yes I am mute. But I can answer your questions to the best of my ability." She gives me a strange look then looks up at Soarin." I think I can take it from here." Soarin this time nods and leaves, closing the door behind him. Now here come the awkward silence that drifts bewteen both of us." So your name is Kyra right?" Spitfire seems a tad nervous now, don't know why. I nod and tpye in something.
" Yes my name is Kyra. You seem a tad nervous Spitfire." She lets out a small sigh." I'm fine thank you. But now you need to explain why you were trespassing on private property." I roll my eyes and explain most of what I can recall but change many things up. I basically said that me and my three friends were having a get together in the woods right near Ponyville but not in the Everfree Forest. Some how a bright light blinded all of us and next thing I know is that I'm up here talking to the Captain of the Wonderbolts. Spitfire doesn't seem like the bitch Soarin made her sound like, she seems to keep a level head about it though it comes with the fact that she's A WONDERBOLT, it all comes with training. I stopped 'talking' and she seems to be in deep thought.
" Alright that is a whacked out story, but not unbelievable. I really can't do much for you here. My advice to you is to head to Ponyville and ask around. Maybe one of your friend turned up there." Ok that was plan B in my head, go to Ponyville if no one was of any help here. I go to get up but Spitfire stops me." I'm not done with you yet." I sit back down." Now first I'm going to have you fill out a application." Huh? An application? An application for what? Spitfire notices my confusion.
" Its just a form so I have you on record in case you come back. I don't need the guards arresting you for trespassing, again. Don't worry I'm not going to have you arrested this time." She pulls out a piece of paper from a drawer in her desk and lays it on the table. I scoot my chair up to the desk and take a look at it. I notice it says "Vistor Record Flie" on the front, so its not like a wonderbolt application or anything like that. Spitfire hands me a pen and I start filling in some of the blanks. I write my full name, my age, and so on so forth. I get to some questions about like my cutie mark and stuff like that and I stop. I pick up my tablet and type something down.
" I don't know my cutie mark. I don't remember if I have one or not." Spitfire wears an almost amussed smirk on her face." Why don't yo just look at your thigh." I facepalm and remember that even most anthros still bare their marks on their thigh. I motion for Spitfire to turn around but she shakes her head no." Its fine just look and see if you have on or not." I gulp a bit and undo my belt and move my pants down just enough and yeah I have one. Its the same symbol as on the card I fund with my stuff. The omega symbol is slightly sideways with the lightning bolt going through it. Its all snow white in color, such a strange mark I have to say.
" Well it looks like you have a cutie mark, though I have no clue on what it means." I pull my pants up and redo the belt and pretty soon I filled out the entire thing. There was a spot for important notes and all I put was "Cannot speak" and I hand it back to Spitfire. She reads over it and nods in agreement." Ok it looks like your all set. Now before you go I have to ask this. How come you can't talk?" Wow I was not expecting her to be the first to ask that. I was expecting Twilight to be the first. I pick up my tablet and type in what I know about the subject.
" I was born with under developed vocal cords. Only about 20 precent grew and the doctors couldn't do anything to help, magical or medical. I've gotten around my problem quite well on my own. Don't feel bad for Spitfire, I've lived this long as a mute, what to say another 50 years or so." Spitfire seems to nod in an understanding way.
" Ok good to know. Now I assume that you've never been to either Cloudsdale or Ponyville, correct?" She asked and I nod, I put down that I was born in Fillydelphia which is true on earth cuz I was born in roughly the same place." Ok well I'm going to send you with an escort down to Ponyville." I shake my head no, because I really don't need an escort. Spitfire still contiues.
" I'm going to send you with a pony who knows Pinkie Pie very well. And considering that Pinkie Pie knows everypony that goes through Ponyville like the back of her hand, I'm sending you with one of her friends. I'm sending you with Surprise."
Oh fuck me.
End Chapter 1
I hope you guys like this new little story I whipped up. It will get better especially with your support. I would love critique and even OCs if you want them in the story. Please for the love of everything that is holy please READ and REVIEW. Until next time-AJ