A/N: Chapter four finally here! HUZZAH! hope you enjoy. Also, changed the layout in the first few chapters. End A/N
I woke up to the sound of hooves trotting against wood. I slowly opened my eyes to see ponies walking around. At first I was confused, but then I remembered that Twilight had a sleepover. I proceeded to get out of the sleeping bag.
"Alright, looks like everypony is up." Twilight stated, putting the sleeping bags away.
"I don't mean to be rude, but I have to get back to my house. I have some animals to feed." Fluttershy responded.
"It's okay Fluttershy. The sleepover is over. You can leave whenever you want." Twilight replied.
"Oh, okay then." Fluttershy responded, going out the door.
"Ah should probably be goin too. The apples ain't going ta get harvested themselves." Applejack said, heading for the door.
"I need to be going too. I have some awesome tricks I need to be practicing for!" Rainbow added, flying out the door.
"I have to be getting to Sugarcube corner, but I can't wait for you're next sleepover Twilight!" Pinkie also added.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it, Pinkie." Twilight responded.
"Seeya!" Pinkie replied, zooming out the door.
"I must be going as well. I have some clothing orders I must complete." Rarity exclaimed, heading over to the door.
"Okay. See you later." Twilight responded. The door closed, and it was just me and Twilight. I then looked around, something seemed to be missing.
"Where is Spike?" I asked.
"I sent him to Canterlot to get me some books. He should be back soon." Twilight replied.
'Heh, second time Twilight has a sleepover and he's gone. Poor guy.'
Twilight had just finished putting away all the sleeping bags.
"So, what's going on today?" I asked, looking over at Twilight.
"I don't really have much plans. When Spike comes back with the new books, I'll start reading them. Other then that, no, I don't have any plans. I'll probably just re-read old books." Twilight responded.
"Oh." I replied. 'Hmm, I guess I could head over to Applejack's. I could use some money.'
"I'm going to head over to Applejack's. I'll be back here later." I stated, going over to the front door.
"Okay, see you later." Twilight responded.
I opened the door, stepping outside. My eyes were blinded for a short time, but they cleared up. I again got another look at Ponyville. Based on the directions I received the other day, I headed off to Applejack's farm.
Within a few minutes I arrived. I walked up to the house, and knocked on the door. A few seconds passed, then the door opened, revealing Applejack. "Howdy Brandy! Ah gather you're here ta work?" She asked. "Yeah. I had nothing else to do today. So I figured, why not?" I replied. "Well come right in! Ah have a small section of the farm that needs to be cleared. It should be perfect for ya." She responded. She then proceeded to lead me to an area of the farm.
Applejack showed me to a small section that still had apples on the trees. Each tree had empty baskets below them. I estimated about ten trees that still had apples. "Let's see what ya can do." Applejack stated, moving back a little. 'Alright. Time to fail.' I walked up to the tree, looking up at it. 'Here goes nothing.' I proceeded to kick the tree.
*Silence*
"Ow!" I said as I felt something hit my head. I looked to see an apple had fell on me. The only apple that fell. 'Figures.'
"Ah don't think this is the kind of job for ya." Applejack stated.
"So then I can't work here?"
"No! Not yet, anyway. There's plenty of other things ya can do here, Sugarcube. Let's say for example: I buck the trees, and you harvest the apples." Applejack suggested.
"I should be able to do that." I responded.
"Alrighty! Let's get this show on the road."
She proceeded to walk up to a tree, bucking it and causing all the apples to fall into the baskets. I went over to a basket and knelt down, proceeding to try and pick it up. I managed to lift it without too much trouble.
"Where do I put this?" I asked, looking over at Applejack.
"Ya see that wheelbarrow over there?" Applejack replied, pointing in a direction. I looked over there to see a decent sized wheelbarrow.
"Yeah. You want me to put these apples in there?"
"You got it!"
I walked over to it. I proceeded to empty all the apples into the wheelbarrow.
"What do you want me to do with the basket?" I asked, looking back over at Applejack.
"Just set it aside. Ah'll deal with it later." She responded. I did what she said, and put the empty basket next the wheelbarrow.
We proceeded to repeat this until the area had been cleared.
"Alrighty. This area is clear. Ah've got another section we could do, that is if ya want ta." Applejack stated.
"Nah, I'm done." I replied.
"That's mighty fine with me. Ah'll lead ya back ta the barn so ah could get yer payment."
We both proceeded to head back to the direction of the farm. Within a few minutes, we had arrived.
"You can wait here. Ah'll be right back." Applejack said, walking into the house. As I waited, I noticed Fluttershy looking around in the fields. Just as I was about to say something, Applejack came back out.
"Here ya go. A little extra since yer new here." Applejack said, handing me the bag.
"Wow, thanks." I responded, accepting the bag.
"No problem partner! Ah hope ta see ya soon." Applejack replied, walking back into the barn.
"You too." I responded, before she closed the door. I looked back over at Fluttershy, who still seemed to be looking for something. I decided to head over there to find out just what she was looking for.
"Hey Fluttershy." I greeted as I walked over to her.
"Oh, hey Brandy. Have you happened to see a little white bunny around here?" She asked.
"No. Are you looking for it?"
"Yes. When I came back to my house I found that Angel was missing. I've been looking for him for almost thirty minutes now. I'm really starting to get worried."
"I could help you find him if you want."
"Oh, um. Thank you very much. I could use some help."
"Where do you think he might be at?"
"I'm not sure. I've looked through almost all of Sweet Apple Acres, and I still haven't found him. I thought about looking in the Everfree forest, but I told him it's too dangerous there."
"That's probably where he's at then."
"But I told him not to go in there."
"You think that would stop him?"
"Oh my...I think you may be right."
"I'll go look to see if I can find him."
"Oh, no! I can't let you do that. It's too dangerous!"
"We'll both go then."
"Um, okay then. He must be near my house. He couldn't of gone too far. At least I hope not..."
We both proceeded to run over to her house, me hiding the bag of bits in a bush. I wasn't going to carry that with me around the whole place.
Within a few minutes we had arrived.
"Which area of the forest do you think he might be at?" I asked as we approached the forest.
"I don't know...I hope he isn't too far, though." Fluttershy replied. We both then entered the forest.
As expected, it was very dark. The trees were covered with moss, hanging down from the branches. Weeds were very high, and overgrowth was surrounding us.
"How are we going to find a bunny in this huge forest?" I inquired, looking around.
"I'm not sure. The best we could do is hope he turns up, and we don't get lost." Fluttershy responded.
We continued walking through the forest, sounds of animals and insects being heard all around us.
"You know, wouldn't it of been better if we had brought all of your friends?" I asked as we continued walking.
"Oh, no. I couldn't drag them into this."
"It probably would've been for the better. We can still turn around and get them you know."
"Well, if you-" She stopped talking.
"What is it?" I asked, confused.
"Look over there, I think that's him!" Fluttershy quietly responded, pointing in a direction. I looked over there to see two white bunny ears being shown above the weeds.
"Angel?" Fluttershy called out, the bunny proceeding to begin running.
"We have to follow him!" Fluttershy stated, starting to run off after him. I proceeded to follow her.
After a few minutes of running through tall weeds and broken branches, we managed to corner him, in which Fluttershy grabbed him.
"Now, you listen here. I told you never to go into these woods, because of all the dangers and monsters. Look at all the fuss you've created. Now you never go in here again, do you understand me?" Fluttershy said, eying down the bunny. The bunny meekly nodded it's head.
"That's all well and good, but now what? I think we're lost." I spoke up, looking around. Fluttershy proceeded to do the same.
"Oh no, I should've thought before running after him. Now we're lost!"
"I'm sure we can get out. The best thing to do is walk straight in one direction until we come across something. At least as of right now. Fluttershy?" I looked over to see her hiding in a bush with the bunny.
"What is it?" I asked.
"L-look over there!" She responded, pointing in a direction. I looked over there to see a shadow of what looked like a figure. I quickly pulled out my flashlight and turned it on, pointing it at the figure. After the light shined on it, I was able to see it was only a huge leaf.
"It's just a leaf. Now we need to go. If we stay here the next thing might not just be a leaf." I stated, Fluttershy slowly coming out of the bush.
"B-but where?" Fluttershy asked, holding the bunny.
"I'm not sure. Lets just head in one direction and hope we get out." I responded. I proceeded to shine the flashlight in the direction in front of me. I then began to walk in that direction, Fluttershy following close behind.
Sounds of insects and other animals surrounded us as we walked through the forest, climbing over tumbled over logs and tall weeds.
'This has easily made my day much worse.'
I proceeded to duck under a fallen tree, pushing moss and branches out of the way.
"I don't see anything. Are we heading in the right direction?" Fluttershy asked, still following close behind.
"You know, I'm going to be honest here. I have no idea where we're at. Hell, we might even be stuck here for days." I responded, a little more harshly then I intended.
"For d-days!?" Fluttershy replied, frightened.
"Maybe, maybe not. I sure as hell don't see any way out though."
"Um, Brandy. What's wrong? You seem mad."
"I'm sorry, I'm just a little agitated right now. We're stuck in a forest and currently have no way of getting out. Plus I seem to have a history of getting pissed often, so yeah." Fluttershy proceeded to fly in front of me, stopping me.
"I'm sure we'll be okay Brandy. Twilight and her friends should notice we're missing soon enough, and begin looking for us." Fluttershy said in a calm voice, seeming to make me less agitated.
"*Sigh* I was kind of hoping we'd get out before they noticed we were gone." I responded, walking around her.
There were a few moments of silence as we continued to walk through the forest.
"I'm sorry for dragging you into this Brandy. I never wanted this to affect any of my friends." Fluttershy stated.
"It's fine. It's not that ba-wait, did you just refer to me as a friend?" I asked, slightly confused.
"Of course."
"But, why? We've barely even known each other."
"That doesn't matter. You're a nice person Brandy. I could see it in you. I could also see that you've been through a lot. And I feel sorry for you because of that."
"Well, thanks then. But you sure can see a lot in a short time period."
"Oh, um, it's nothing." Fluttershy responded, trying to hide behind her mane. I simply smiled and continued walking through the overgrowth. She certainly helped calm me down.
We continued walking for a few minutes, until stumbling across a hut. Fluttershy recognized it as Zecora's, and we both proceeded to walk up to the door and knock. A few seconds passed, and Zecora answered.
"Oh, hello Fluttershy. What brings your bunny and this other animal here this deep in the forest?" Zecora asked as the door opened.
"Nothing, actually. I got lost in the forest chasing after Angel here, and I came upon your hut. I hope I'm not bothering you or anything." Fluttershy replied.
"Not at all, Fluttershy. If you want to leave this forest, you must tread southward until gleams of light shred through the forest thick. But why don't you stay here for a bit and give me company. It gets awfully lonely here at times."
"Oh, okay then. I can't stay for too long though, or my friends might notice I'm gone."
"I understand completely. I won't hold you up for long. Come in." Zecora responded, moving to the side and gesturing us to come in. Fluttershy proceeded to walk inside, followed by me.
I looked around to see many bottles filled with unknown liquids and herbs. Lots of plants I've never seen before were all around, some with flowers that had a different type of look to them. I also noticed a huge pot, probably what she used to made medicines and such, at least I'm pretty sure that is what it's used for. Although I believe I faintly remember it being used on the show for that purpose.
"This is quite the unique creature you have here. Where is it from?" Zecora asked as she closed the door behind us.
"Oh, I found him next to the forest. I'm not sure where he's from." Fluttershy responded.
'She doesn't know I'm not from around here?'
"I have never seen such a creature around here before." Zecora said, examining me.
"...Yeah, I'm not from around here." I stated.
"Oh, it speaks?" Zecora asked.
"Yes, he does. I was also surprised at first. He's the first animal I've ever had that talked vocally."
"Hmm, very weird indeed. Now, Fluttershy." Zecora proceeded to look over to her. "How have things been in Ponyville since my absence?"
"Everything has been just fine. Nothing out of the ordinary so far." Fluttershy responded, sitting down on a bench that was nearby.
"That is good to hear."
Her and Fluttershy proceeded to talk about more things, most of which I didn't really pay attention to. Eventually me and Fluttershy were both at the door, getting ready to leave.
"Remember, go straight and you shall exit the forest." Zecora stated, watching us go.
"Okay. Be careful out in the forest Zecora." Fluttershy responded.
"I will be fine. But thank you for your concern."
Fluttershy then opened the door, and we proceeded to step outside, closing the door behind us. We proceeded to head straight.
"Zecora sure was nice for letting us stay for awhile." Fluttershy stated as we walked along.
"Yeah. She was." I replied.
"Sometimes, I just wonder what life would be like if everypony just wasn't nice. Everypony here seems to take all the kindness for granted. So, sometimes I wonder...what it would be like. I imagine it would be a very horrible place."
"You got that right. Back where I'm from, on my world, it's like a hell-hole. My world is a horrible place, at least the place I'm from."
"Wait...what do you mean by your world?"
"Hmm? Oh, right. You don't know. Although I guess there's no point in not telling you. I'm not from this world, Fluttershy. I got here by...means I don't like talking about. I'm still not sure if everything that's happening around me is a dream or not. I tend just not to think about it anymore though, and enjoy the time I'm having here just in-case it's limited. The place where I come from. Another world, dimension, whatever, is a horrible place. A...horrible place. You're right Fluttershy. Because that place, everyone isn't nice. At least the town I came from. I've been bullied, harassed, b-beaten..." I started to tear up.
"Oh...um, well, Brandy, you'll be okay now. Everypony here is nice and kind. None of my friends would ever do anything bad to you." Fluttershy responded, trying to make me feel better.
"I know that. That's not the problem. A-all of this could be just a dream, and I'll wake up back in that horrible place. Just b-because someone in a dream tells you you're not in a dream, doesn't mean you're not in a dream. I-I don't want to go back to that place. I want to stay here. But if I-I put my trust that I'm here, then wake up. I'll..." I trailed off.
"Brandy...you're going to be okay. Just don't think about it for now. Do what you said you were doing before, just enjoying the time you're having here right now."
"Ok...I'll try."
Eventually the forest was starting to get brighter, and we were able to see the exit. We eventually made it to the end, and we both walked out.
"Well, that was definitely exciting." Fluttershy stated as we walked out.
"Yeah... I think I've been through enough for today." I replied.
"Me too. I'm going to bring Angel back to my house and teach him a lesson. I'll look forward to seeing you again. And thank you for helping me."
"You too, and it was nothing." I responded. Fluttershy proceeded to walk off.
'Alright. Now to get back to the library. But why do I feel like I'm forgetting something? Oh, right. The bits I earned from working at the farm. Almost forgot about that.' I proceeded to head off in the direction of the farm.
Within a few minutes I arrived. I walked up to the bush and, the bag wasn't there.
'You got to be fucking kidding me.'
I continued to look at all the nearby bushes, but didn't find any bag.
'You son of a bitch. I can't believe it. Someone fucking took it. No, wait, maybe not. Maybe Applejack or Big Mac saw it and kept it for me while I was gone.'
I walked up to the front door of the house and knocked. A few seconds passed, and Applejack answered.
"Howdy Brandy! What can ah do for ya?" She said as the door opened.
"Hi. A while ago I did some work on the farm, and got paid with a bag of bits. I placed it in a nearby bush to go do something real quick, and now it's gone. I was wondering if one of you might of seen it and kept it for me." I responded.
"Ah'm sorry, but we haven't seen yer bag. Ah'm sure somepony must've seen it, and took it thinking it was lost. We'll let ya know if we find it though."
"Alright."
"Why don't ya check around town? If ya find the pony who has it, Ah'm sure he would give it back."
"Alright, I'll do that."
"Ah'm glad ta be of help." Applejack closed the door, and I began to head off toward town.
Within a few minutes, I arrived.
'Alright. I guess I just walk around and ask random ponies for my bag?' I walked up to the first pony I saw.
"Hi. Have you-"
"AH!"
"What!?"
"Oh, you scared me. Don't sneak up behind me next time."
"Um, sorry then. Do you have a bag of bits? I mean, like, did you find one somewhere?"
"Not that I know of."
"Oh, ok."
"Why? What do you need it for?"
"I lost it."
"How do you lose a bag of bits?"
"I put it somewhere, came back to it about a hour later, it's gone."
"Oh, well that makes sense."
"Yeah. I'll be going now."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye." The pony proceeded to walk off.
'Damn. Ugh this is going to take a long time. And all I want to do is just freaking go back to Twilight's.'
I continued asking, pony after pony, not getting any wanted response. Eventually I had asked what felt like was the whole town.
'I can't believe I lost it. Oh well, I'll have to make up for it tomorrow.' I proceeded to look up at the sky. It was orangish, probably because I spent most of it looking for the bag. 'What a waste of time.' As I was looking, I noticed Rainbow Dash flying. 'Haven't ask her yet. Maybe she knows.'
"Rainbow Dash!" I called out to her. She stopped, and flew towards me.
"Hey Brandy. What is it?" She asked as she landed next to me.
"I was wondering if you've seen a bag of bits anywhere."
"Well, I did find one inside a bush-"
"That's the one I've been looking for! I've been wandering around town for the past few freaking hours looking for it. Can you give it back please?"
"How do I know I can trust you?"
"It was inside the bush next to an apple tree, by Applejack's farm."
"Hmm... I guess only you would know. I'll go grab it real quick. Where'd ya get it from anyway?"
"I worked some at Applejack's farm."
"Makes sense. Be back in 10 seconds flat!" She proceeded to fly off. Indeed in ten seconds, she was back with the bag.
"Here you go." She stated, handing me the bag.
"Thanks." I responded, accepting the bag.
"Well, I gotta go, but I'll see ya later."
"Alright." I replied. Rainbow proceeded to fly off.
'Ok, at least I got the bag. Now I can finally go back to Twilight's.' I proceeded to head off in the direction of the library.
Within a few minutes, I arrived. I walked up to the door and opened it, stepping inside.
"Hi Brandy." Twilight greeted. "You were sure at Applejack's for a long time. Being you have that bag, I gather you worked there?"
"Yeah." I replied, closing the door behind me.
"You were sure working there for a long time. You must be exhausted."
"Not really. I was only working until around noon. I bunch of stuff came up, and it ended up lasting pretty much all day."Twilight giggled in response.
"That sometimes happens. Go out for a short walk, and end up getting dragged into something. What did you end up doing?"
"I helped find Fluttershy's bunny, who got stuck in the forest. And then afterwards, I had to find this bag. Both of which taking a total of a few hours."
"Sounds like you had an adventurous day. Spike is back with the new books, so I'm reading them all right now. Oh, and I moved your bed. It's upstairs now."
"You didn't have to do that, you know."
"I'm just being nice. Plus it's the least I could do, being your past and all that."
"Yeah...would you please not mention that?"
"Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you feel bad! I'm so sorry-"
"It's alright Twilight. I'll be fine." I proceeded to sigh. "What does it look like upstairs?"
"You've been there before, haven't you?"
"Oh, right. I was. During the sleepover. Anyway, what are the new books about?"
"They're mostly magic books, which I'm sure you won't be interested in. Oh! I did get a Daring Do book you could read."
"What is Daring Do?" I asked, the name seeming familiar, but I couldn't quite remember what it was.
"It's an adventure book." Twilight began, walking over to a bookcase. "It's about a pony, who goes through all sorts of traps and puzzles, usually to get some kind of treasure." She then levitated a book out, before floating it over to me. "They have lots of action, and suspense, making it an exciting read. I'm sure you'll enjoy it!" Twilight concluded.
"Alright." I responded, grabbing the book that was floating in front of me. I proceeded to read the title.
'Daring do, and the wish basket. Heh.' I looked around for a seat, eventually finding a chair. I went over to it, and sat down. I proceeded to open the book, and begin reading.
Hours passed. I was pretty surprised. I never saw myself as someone who would enjoy reading. But then again, I never read any actual books. And the ones I did read, were just horrible, giving me a bad impression on all books. By the time I finished reading the book, it was already 6:28.
"Wow, I've been reading this for like the past hour." I stated, closing the book.
"Hehe, it happens. Sometimes I spend a whole day reading books without even realizing it." Twilight responded.
"Really? I can't picture a whole day."
"It happens. I just completely lose track of time, and before I know it, the day's already gone by!"
"Hmm." I thought about checking upstairs to see where my bed was. I began to walk up the stairs, before reaching the top. I looked to see my bed was on-top of a balcony-like area, along with Twilight's bed.
"I actually used to have that bed up there, but I moved it because it was getting in the way." Twilight said, coming up from behind me.
"Well, thanks for going through all the trouble of doing that, and letting me stay here, along with everything you've been doing for me."
"Don't worry about it Brandy."
"It's just, no one has ever done so much for me before. I don't want you to go through all that trouble for someone like me."
"Brandy...you're a nice person. You don't have to treat yourself so harshly."
"...Really? Am I really such a nice person?"
"You are. I just wish there more I can do..." Twilight trailed off. I just sighed. 'Maybe she's right. I guess I never really looked at myself in that way.' I proceeded to walk over to my bed.
"I'm going to go to sleep now. It's been a long day." I stated, climbing up on the bed.
"Okay. I'll shut the light." Twilight replied, beginning to head back out the door. The light shut off, and she closed the door. I proceeded to lay in the bed.
'*Mental sigh* I don't know what to do. The times I've had in Equestria have been the best times in my life. I don't want to wake up back home. I need to know if this is a dream or not. I can't just live a peaceful life here, always knowing that I might wake up back on that horrible place.' I proceeded to turn over, looking at the moon outside the window.
'What do I do...'
A/N: Chapter four over. Hope you enjoyed. Next one probably won't be up for another month. End A/N