Unexpected additions
Chapter two: Cutie mark revealed?
"I'm going to leave without you two if you don't hurry up!" Octavia yelled up to Spike and me.
"Oh come on mom! I'm almost done!" I quickly began washing the burns and bandaging them, ignoring the searing pain traveling through my body
"Well, make it faster" I heard Spike rush down, already bandaged no doubt, he's always better than me at the medical stuff. I got up and rushed down to meet them, grabbing my satchel that contained two apples and a notebook to record all of my new experiences.
"Good, next time, don't spar, or if you do, not before we have to leave, and Bass, like I explained to you when you were child, remember it." I nodded, ready to leave and remembering what she explained to me.
Four years ago
I was crying, bawling because I couldn't go outside to play with those other ponies I saw from the window. Mommy came in after letting me cry for a few minutes.
"Honey…I'm really sorry about that, I shouldn't have yelled at you but you have to listen." Octavia said
"Why do you even call me your son? I'm not even a pony! I'm…I'm something else"
"You're a human, and just because you are a different species doesn't mean I do not consider you my son, if anything, I'd consider you my son even if you were a manticore"
I looked up at mom, she smiled, and reassuring me she was serious about that
"Then…why can't I go outside mom?"
I asked, she looked away for a second, then looked back
"Alright, you should know now, I suppose you're old enough"
"I'm nine mommy! I'm ready for anything!"
"Maybe son" She laughed then placed her hoof on my head and ruffled my hair, or as she calls it, my little red mane because it's the reddest set of hair she's ever seen.
"Alright son, you see, you're an extremely rare species…in fact, you might be the only one of your species in all of Equestria"
"only….one?" I thought this should make me feel special but….it made me feel lonely, like I would never be accepted by anyone
"Yes, the only one, but one day…I'll let you show the whole world who you are, and you alone will make them accept you"
I smiled, the thought made me feel better
"Ok mom, I'm better now" " good, now dinners ready, let's go"
Present time
We walked outside, taking the back roads that avoided all the other ponies and any of the main roads, after all, they would be flooded seeing as it's two in the afternoon.
"So Bass, outside the house as good as you thought?"
Spike asked "It'll be better when we get on a road that I haven't already used to spar with you" I said, noting the multiple broken barrels and such around this road.
"Hah, yeah true, Fluttershy's house is a beautiful place, I bet you'll love it"
Spike added, I could tell mom took note of our sparring area and decided to lock us down from going here. "Spike, what's that?" I pointed at a big pink building with a big cupcake on top.
"It's sugar cube corner, a friend of mine owns it now, or…at least her daughter does" Spike said.
"Daughter? What do you mean?" I asked spike, a little bothered by his change of tone saying that.
"Well, a girl named Pinkiepie owns it now but she wasn't the owners daughter, in fact, the entire family that owned that place suddenly disappeared one day, a year before we found you." I stopped walking and stared at it from that dark alley, it released a weird vibe, a vibe of both extreme happiness but of also a…insane happiness, too happy.
"Bass? Come on before you get seen" Said Spike, I nodded and ran to them, being silent the rest of the walk, the only thing I could think about was how for the pony that worked there for apparently so long, the aura was extremely youthful, like the pony there wasn't alone.
"Were here Fluttershy" said Octavia, knocking on the door of a small, quaint cottage. A bright yellow pony opened the door with a very calming pink shade of hair.
"H…hello Octavia…Here for the usual?" Asked Fluttershy.
"No Fluttershy, I wanted you to meet the one I told you about, my son" She stepped a bit to the side so I could step up next to her, I proceeded to her side.
"OH MY GOOOOOOOOD" Fluttershy quickly grabbed me and pulled me into her cottage, squeezing my cheeks, looking into my eyes, poking me everywhere like I was a science experiment
"M-mom!? What's happening?"
"She's excited to see something like you" She responded. I waited out the prodding and poking until she finally calmed down and allowed me to talk "Are you done yet?" I asked
"Oh yes, sorry, but you just look so cute, I couldn't help it" She said, still staring at me with a…hungry look?
"What's…that look for?" I asked, she ran away quickly, I scratched my head and waited for her to come back. When she did, she was carrying a instrument that looked really peculiar, like a trumpet but bigger.
"What's this?" "It's a Baritone, a friend of mine named Zecora gave it to me as one of her parting gifts before she left, but seeing as your name is Bass beat, I think it fits you more than me" She handed it to me and let me mess around with it while her and my mom spoke about Spike and his diet.
I tried blowing into it, but it just sounded like air, no sound or anything. "Aww man…" I tried again, just air sounds, then again, still air, then I tried again, blowing so hard I spit a little, this time it made a soft sound, I tried again, this time with just spit, a clear, perfect sound came out, so good that it attracted Mom and Fluttershy's attention.
"what? Too loud?" I asked, Octavia clapped a little, and if she clapped then that meant the sound must have been really good, seeing as she's a amazing cellist like she used to play for me whenever it was time for bed.
"Well Octavia, may your son stay with me for one night, I'd love to get to know him" Fluttershy asked "Not tonight Fluttershy, tomorrow, I really need him tonight for chores, when he finishes his chores then I'll deliver him tomorrow."
Fluttershy smiled at me then lead us to the door "Can't wait to see you both tomorrow, oh and Spike, stop eating all the jewels so quickly, it costs a pretty bit for them" Spike blushed then nodded and we left.
"So mom, you're really going to let me stay there tomorrow?" I asked, pretty excited at the idea of staying out of the house for the first time
"I wouldn't trust anyone more than Fluttershy for your first sleepover so, yes, I will" I smiled, alright! My first sleep over and I get to have it at a girls house…admittedly the girl is quite a few years older than me but still, awesome! When we got home, I finished my chores as fast as possible, Vacuuming, cleaning my room, the dishes, and of course, a bath.
"finished…mom…." I huffed, tired from all the chores, even the bath in which I rushed and hurriedly finished. "Alright then, eat dinner, Spike made some of his delicious meatloaf"
"Does it contain any jewels like last dinner?" I asked, Mom laughed loudly, and Spike scowled at me
"No, it doesn't, I personally made sure of that today" Mom said, I sat down at the table and let Spike serve me his jewel free dinner, I can't really describe it's taste but it was….AMAZING! utterly amazing…and as it turns out, it did have grounded jewels in it so…maybe I do like jewels a bit more than I thought.
The next day
"WAKE UP!" I heard my mom yell, for a woman of high fanciness, she has the voice from hell sometimes. "Sorry mom! I'm up! I'm up!" I slapped on some of the clothes which I forgot to mention which was also given to me from Fluttershy's friend named Rarity who lived away from them.
When I got downstairs I saw Fluttershy standing next to my mother "Hey Bass, you ready to go?" She asked, to be honest I was kind of frightened that she was here so early, wait…it was still dark outside…
"Mom? What time is it?" I asked. "It's five thirty Bass now go get ready to go, you're going to help her today so I told her to come here early, if that's what you were asking"
"Wow, spot on.." I said, obviously a little awed from that. I ran upstairs and grabbed my journal and a apple and orange. I saw the Baritone and decided to take it with me, after all, I really liked it and kind of wanted to learn it more.
I ran back downstairs and stood next to Fluttershy "ok, I'm ready to go" Fluttershy lead me outside and we began the walk back to her house.
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