Creative Spark

I woke up to somepony nudging me.

"You are blocking the path!" Said the annoyed pony.

I'm not sure what happen before I was sleeping, but all I know is that there's a pony that is about to explode if I don't get out of her way.

"Oh, uh...sorry." I said tiredly. I found myself saying that to a lot of ponies.

As my eyes adjusted to the complete darkness that surrounded me, I noticed that I was in the middle of a forest. This was not good. The mare that woke me up was turquoise and had a silver mane, along with a robe and pointed hat, decorated with stars. She was also pulling a cart.

"Where am I?" I asked.

"You're inside the Everfree Forest, speaking to no other than The Great and Powerful Trixie." Said the overly-dramatic pony.

"Why are you walking alone?"

Trixie laughed. "This forest doesn't scare Trixie.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"Well, I would be entertaining and amazing ponies with my spectacular magical performances, but you are keeping The Great and Powerful Trixie from doing so!"

"The ponies who know about you must really respect you if they call you Great and Powerful, huh?" Trixie was then oddly silent.

"Do you kn-"

"Look," interrupted Trixie, "Trixie has way more important things to do than be talking to you! And besides, only a fool wouldn't know about me!"

"Oh...well I guess I'll see you later."

She walked past me and didn't say a word. I walked in the other direction. The last thing I want to do is annoy Trixie even further than I already did.

Walking through the forest wasn't the problem, it was what was out lurking behind the trees and the bushes that got me scared. Even though I was sure that I knew practically half of the creatures that could be living in these forests, I still was cautious every hoofstep I took. The illuminating light from the moon was shining upon a puddle of water, which I looked at my reflection in. Yep, I still had my thick, messy, black mane and light brown body. Along with my yellow eyes and horn. And I'm a pretty handsome unicorn if I do say so myself. I wiped some of the mud from my face and splashed some of the water in my face to try and stay awake and alert. But I was completely awake when Trixie suddenly galloped past me screaming. I looked back but regretted it after I saw a pair of glowing eyes in the distance and I suddenly heard a rustle of bushes that was way too close. And it didn't take me long to realize that I was in trouble.

I ran away from the beast in the shadows behind me. I didn't know what that creature was, but I guess it's better if I didn't know. After a while, I began to get very unbalanced and fatigued, which lead me to suddenly tripping over a rock and hitting my head on the hard, cold, ground. And I didn't get back up.

I woke up again but this time wrapped in layers and layers of blankets. There was a candle near the bed that I was laying on and it appeared as though I was in somepony's bedroom.

I was beginning to think that something bad was going to happen if I stayed there any longer, but I was too late, a pony opened the door into the room and was just standing there.

Now I was very scared. The candle shined a ray of light onto the face of the psycho pony but all I could see were a pair of blue eyes.

"W-what do you want from me?!" I nervously asked.

"I don't want anything from you. I was helping you."

"You were ponynapped too?!"

"What? I would never do anything to hurt anypony. I brought you here after I... accidently scared you and you fell and got hurt. You were all alone in the Everfree Forest. And I felt really bad. I'm really sorry that I scared you.

I sure felt dumb after I heard that.

"That was you?"

Yes. Please don't get angry."

"It's okay, it's just I don't even know how I ended up in that forest. I mean I don't remember anything happening."

"What's your name?" I asked the mare. The mare hesitated but finally managed to say her name in the most quiet voice possible; Fluttershy. Fluttershy was a yellow pegasus with a long pink mane. Well, at least that's all I could see of her right now.

"Well, my name is...um...my name...is... I can't remember." I honestly said. Now I felt even more dumb.

"Maybe your cutie mark will remind you." The pony suggested.

The mare took the blankets off of my body and revealed my cutie mark; a paint brush with three yellow sparkles next to it.

I instantly remembered. "Oh yeah! My name is Creative Spark, but I guess you can just call me Spark.

"Well, I guess I should be on my way..."

"Wait!" Fluttershy said in a surprisingly stern voice. "Um… m-maybe you should stay just a little longer. Just in case. I mean, it is pretty dark outside. Oh, but I guess you don't have to if you don't want to." She said back in her original quiet voice.

"No. I'm fine. But thanks for offering."

"Oh, okay." Fluttershy looked at the floor, with a sad expression on her face.

But then I let out a violent sneeze. Fluttershy reacted quickly. "Oh my, you're sick! You stay here while I go get some medicine."

"No really, I'm fine," I said. "It's just allerg-." I let out another sneeze. Fluttershy left for a few seconds and came back with what I presumed was medicine. She then poured the greenish colored medicine into a spoon and shoved the spoon into my mouth like I was a foal. When I sneezed again, I held up my hoof to my nose to try not to embarrass myself, (not that I didn't do that already.)

"If you still want to leave, I understand." Fluttershy said. I'm not even sure what other ponies reactions might be if they saw a new pony. I thought it over for a few seconds and said "Okay, I'll stay. Your right about it being dark outside."

And both Fluttershy and I sat on the bed silently for a minute or two...or three...or ten. After that, I finally built enough courage and decided to end the agonizingly boring awkward silence.

"Um... Fluttershy, where are we?"

"We're in my cottage." She answered.

"I mean, what part of Equestria are we in right now." I asked, this time being more specific.

"Oh, we're outside Ponyville. The town is not so far away from here. I think you'll like it there."

"Do you think you can maybe show me around Ponyville?"

"Um... okay."

We then walked out of the cottage where I could see the beautiful surroundings and the dark forest just miles away. We then began our walk to Ponyville.

While we walked on the trail supposedly leading to Ponyville, I saw Fluttershy's cutie mark. I've always was fascinated by cutie marks and I kind of like the concept of cutie marks too. I like to think of them like a puzzle. Some are harder than others to solve, and some are very similar to others, but all have the same characteristic of being unique in it's own special way. When I looked at Fluttershy's cutie mark, which is three butterflies, I began to become curious.

"Fluttershy, what does your cutie mark mean?" I asked.

"Well, I think it means that I like to take care of animals. But some ponies think that it means I'm nice."

"I can see why they would think that."

Fluttershy smiled nervously at my statement.

Ideas began racing inside my mind and after a couple of silent minutes, I came up with my own opinion: Fluttershy's cutie mark is butterflies because she like to take care of animals and other ponies think of her as harmless and gentle, like a butterfly. I mean, she was nice enough to help me. And that's pretty much was all that I could come up with. When Fluttershy to ask me what my cutie mark means, I froze. Now my cutie mark is another story. I'm still not sure what it's really supposed to mean. Sure, a regular pony could just say that my cutie mark means that I like to draw and paint, or it means I'm creative, but I know for a fact that it means more, I'm just not sure yet.

"Well, I think my cutie mark just means that I'm like creating new things, like paintings or drawing. And it kind of goes with my name." I explained, not telling her about the other half of the explanation.

"Oh, you should meet my friend Rarity, she's pretty creative too and likes to make dresses. When we get to Ponyville, I think I'll bring you there first."

"Okay."

Rarity seems like a reasonable pony, I hope she doesn't mind a new visitor.

A couple of minutes later we arrived at Ponyville. The street were filled with happy ponies socializing with each other and having a good time. But when the ponies saw me, they looked at me curiously, some suspiciously, and others didn't really care at all and continued with their joyful lives.

We stopped at a place which I assumed was where Rarity lived and we went through the door.

"Welcome to the Carousel-, oh hello Fluttershy!" A voice greeted us as we walked through the door.

"Hello Rarity." Fluttershy responded.

A white unicorn with a curled purple mane walked up to us and then eyed me curiously. I stood my ground behind Fluttershy. When it comes to meeting new ponies, I tend to do that.

"This is Creative Spark, but he likes to be called Spark instead." Fluttershy said as she introduced me to Rarity."

"Well, hello Spark. My name is Rarity and it is a pleasure to meet you."

The mare held out her hoof for me to shake. I took a look at my hoof, which was covered in mud.

"Sorry, but my hoofs are kind of dirty, but it's a pleasure to meet you too Rarity." I said, trying not to leave a bad impression.

"Oh, I see." Rarity then levitated a piece of fabric toward my direction and began wiping the mud off of my hooves, then my face.

"Wow… thanks." I said a little confused.

"Oh darling, don't be silly, anyone a friend of Fluttershy is a friend of mine."

"I found him alone inside of the Everfree Forest. He got hurt so I was helping him get better. He asked if I could show him around Ponyville so I brought him here to meet you so he could maybe help you with something. Fluttershy explained.

Rarity looked down at my cutie mark. "If it's not to much too ask, could you come by later. I want to have a chance to speak to you again. I am quite busy right now but I could use your help." Rarity said.

"Okay, I'll remember." I said.

When Fluttershy and I said our goodbyes to Rarity and began walking out the boutique, a unicorn filly trotted up to me.

"Hello! My name is Sweetie Belle," The filly said.

"Oh, hello. My name is Creative Spark but you can just call me Spark."

"Ooh! Can I call you Sparkie?"

"Sure, I don't see why not."

"Okay! See ya around Sparkie!" Sweetie Belle trotted off.

And as I left, I thought about the positive things that happened since I somehow ended up in the Everfree forest. I wonder if this day could get any better.

When I walked outside, something flew from the sky and hit me in my face. Or somepony hit my face. Hard. I was on the ground as a cyan pony with a rainbow mane stood above me.

"Ow! What the hay is wrong with you!" I yelled at the hard-hitting pony.

"What's wrong with you!? Don't think I didn't see you following Fluttershy around! Speak! Now!"

Fluttershy spoke for me "I found him asleep in the Everfree forest all alone and I brought him here to meet Rarity. Please don't hurt him!"

"You've slept in the Everfree forest alone?" Rainbow dash asked.

"I was unconscious in the Everfree Forest alone." I said still very angry.

I'm guessing that Rainbow Dash thought I actually meant to sleep inside that forest.

"Cool. Oh, uh sorry about earlier. Well anyways, my name is Rainbow Dash, future Wonderbolt and the fastest pony in Equestria!"

"Yeah, and my name is Creative Spark, future punching bag and the most unlucky pony in Equestria. But you can call me Spark"

"Oh, come on. Cheer up."

"Yeah, I guess you could've knocked me out... along with all my teeth."

Rainbow Dash laughed "If it makes you feel any better my hoof hurts like crazy."

"This day just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it?" We both laughed. I was surprised how quickly I forgave Rainbow Dash.

"Hey, you're a pretty cool pony. And that means a lot coming from me," Rainbow Dash stated. "So, where are you guys going?"

"I was just about to bring Spark to meet Applejack." Fluttershy said returning from her moment of brief silence.

"Could I go too." Rainbow Dash asked.

"Sure, as long as you don't go around punching anymore faces." I said

"I'll try my best, but no promises."

Fluttershy and I, along with Rainbow Dash tagging along, continued on to meet Applejack.

On the way there, Rainbow Dash was speeding through the air ahead of us as Fluttershy and I walked at the same pace. She slowed down to talk to me.

"So Spark, what do you like to do?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I don't really do anything that special. I like to draw and I try to have fun once and a while too." I answered being as generic as I could possibly be.

"We could definitely pull some pranks some time," Rainbow Dash said with a grin on her face. "How about in the future? What do you think you want to be doing then?"

"Well, if my punching bag career doesn't take off, I'll probably like to stick with something simple, but something that I like to do."

"Well, it's been my dream to be a Wonderbolt for as long as I can remember. All the way back when I was just a filly."

"Well at least you've stayed loyal to yourself and hadn't just gave up. I gave up countless of times. One day I wanted to be a construction worker, the next a trapeze artist. But I was so unpredictable back then. Now I much prefer doing something I know I'm good at."

"Well, you probably did it for the best."

When we got there, a orange mare with a yellow mane and hat walked up to us. She appeared to be pretty strong, maybe even stronger than me.

"Howdy, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy! I don't believe I've met you before." The strong mare said.

"This is Creative Spark. I found him all alone in the Everfree Forest." Fluttershy said.

"Yeah, he was sleeping in there." Rainbow Dash added.

"Wow you must be a brave pony to do something like that. Name's Applejack and welcome to Sweet Apple Acres."

"Nice to meet you Applejack, you can just call me Spark." I introduced myself.

"Nice to meet you too," Applejack and I shook hooves. "Now if you need anything, just tell me."

"Who's that?" I said looking at a surprisingly large red stallion with a yellow mane."

"Oh, that's my big brother Big Macintosh, but everybody calls him Big Mac. And he's a darn good brother too."

"And who's tree house is that?" I said looking at a tree house that I noticed when we first arrived.

"That's my little sister and her friends' tree house. They don't have their cutie marks yet and they're really set on trying to get 'em. They call themselves the Cutie Mark Crusaders. I'm sure they won't mind if you go inside there. And I think you should go inside there anyways, I think I heard them talking about a 'new pony'."

"Okay."

"Well, just make yourself comfortable and I'll bring you some of the best apples you've ever tasted."

Applejack, Fluttershy. and Rainbow Dash walk off in the other direction talking while I went to the Cutie Mark Crusaders tree house.

I went up the ramp leading to the entrance and opened the door and saw three fillies sitting on the floor.

"Um, hello." I said to the fillies.

A familiar filly looked up at me.

"This is the new stallion that I was talking about. This is Sparkie!" Sweetie Belle said.

I hope the whole 'Sparkie' thing doesn't become too popular.

"Hi Sparkie. I'm Applebloom!" The earth pony filly said to me.

"And I'm Scootaloo!" The pegasus filly said. "Did you really sleep in the Everfree Forest?"

Well that question came out of nowhere.

"Yeah, but it was only for about a few hours." I answered.

"Cool!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "Now that's something Rainbow Dash would do."

"How did you get your cutie mark?" Applebloom asked.

"Well, I don't really remember a lot about that but if I remember I'll tell you." I said not willing to actually tell her what happened on that day. My excuse was only half true. The truth is that I don't really want to remember. It's not important anyways.

Applebloom looked disappointed. "Oh, okay."

"Well, I'll see you all later." I said.

"Bye Sparkie!" Sweetie Belle and her friends said as I left to see what the others were doing. But when I left, I had a weird feeling in my head all of a sudden. Like everything that happened today just... replayed in my mind for a few seconds. Then, my eyes began to close as I fell off the side of the ramp leading to the ground. I hit my head on the cold, hard ground and then everything went dark.