Trapped from Tomorrow
Chapter 2
Her Twilight Approaches
I stared into Applejacks eyes. I hoped she would help me right now in this time of need.
"Please help me!" I took her hooves in my hands. She was balancing on me now because of this.
"Help you with what. Sam please start making some sense." Applejack looked terrified. The new day had begun and I already screwed up my chance to redeem my past actions.
"What did we do yesterday?" I snapped.
"What?"
"Just answer it!" I angrily snapped again.
"W-we went to Pinkies." She forced her hooves out of my grasp. "Sam what's going on?"
"Nothing… Nothing is wrong." But of course there were a lot of things wrong. Applejack was now scared of me. This was something I needed to change fast. "Sorry I just had a moment there." I got up and walked away from her.
"A moment?" Applejack chased after me and arrived at my side. We now walked side by side around the farm. It was early in the morning so the power of sunlight blasted my eyes.
"Just a dream, let's just leave it for now." I turned to her and gave her a wink. I expected her to return one, but she didn't. I was still unsure if this was a new day like yesterday or perhaps a full reset. I needed to find out. "I'm sorry, do you hate me?" I stopped and faced her fully.
"Of course not sugar cube," Applejack continued to sound afraid at me. She was hiding something now that was for sure and I needed to gain more out of her. "You just had a bad dream right?"
"Yeah, I thought I was still in it you see, I just needed to ask you a question to be sure." I lied heavily. It hurt every time when I did lie to her.
"Well that would explain a few things-"
"Yeah I need to go somewhere." I interrupted her.
"I… What?" She became confused quickly and pondered on my random outburst. "Where are you going?"
"I don't know yet. Think I might just take a walk to clear my head of a few things." I chuckled and left her alone in the farm. I turned slowly and waved as I continued walking away. Applejack gave me a small wave back and went back inside the house.
The reason I left was to find out how many clouds would be in the sky. It sounded stupid I know, but if the same amount of clouds before would be up then I could use that information to find out more about these time resets.
I arrived at the spot I would count. I slowly looked up dreading the amount and I hoped to whatever god Equestria follows that yesterday's day had reset back. Confusing I know, but we all must just roll with things. I began counting the clouds and finally got my answer.
"Thank god." I sighed. The total clouds I counted where thirty two. It seemed I was clear of any actions from yesterday. I also had some useful information. I knew why Twilight didn't like me and I could use this as an advantage for tonight.
I had a few rough ideas of what I could do with Twilight. I would like to get some more information out of her in private. Of course that would mean away from Applejack and we know what happens then. Then again I'm away from her now.
I strolled down the small roads and into Ponyville ready for my morning breakfast at sugar cube corner. I couldn't wait as I could see Pinkie and we can talk about the exact same things again. Well unless I changed that.
Yesterday's events made me realise that the day may reset and everything, but I didn't. So by that logic why would I have to repeat everything that everypony would do. I could change the actions they were originally meant to carry out. I could play god with time.
I smiled at that thought for a while as I finally reached my destination. I entered sugar cube corner with a smile grin on my face and sat down. I knew Pinkie would soon come out and offer me a free muffin or something. This was the perfect opportunity to test a few ideas I had.
"There you are!" A hyperactive voice blasted around the shop and into my ear drums. I turned and spotted the pink mare.
"And there you are!" I spoke sarcastically, but this being Pinkie, she most likely wouldn't care. I had no limitations when Applejack was not here with me.
"So what can I get you Sammy?" Pinkie bounced around me while she waited for me order.
"Oh, well you see I can't buy anything as I have no money." I fake a nervous laugh and just smiled at her. Her expression changed to a sad look.
"Oh no, that's not good at all." Her ears lowered with her sad expression. God damn it was cute. "Don't worry about money, you look hungry and I can't just let a good friend of Applejacks just starve." She handed me a blueberry muffin.
"I… Pinkie I don't know what to say." I was surprised she would act so kind out of the blue.
"Think nothing of it." She smiled at me. I felt warm inside with Pinkies sudden kindness.
"Thank you." I smiled back and then began to enjoy my snack. You'd think after a long time of eating the same thing every morning would get world, but it really wasn't every morning if you think about it.
"So what are you thinking about?" Pinkie was sitting on the opposite side of me as I stared out the window slowly taking bites of the muffin.
"Nothing, stuff."
"Nothing stuff huh, I think of that all the time." She giggled.
"I could never get tired of you Pinkie you know that." I laughed with her. She always cheered me up in every way whenever she noticed me feeling down. I guess she was really true to her element. Ah the elements of harmony. I knew little about them only that Pinkie was an element of laughter and Applejack kindness etc. That was all I was told.
"Aw you're great too." She giggled softly. I liked where this was going. I smiled and stood up.
"I have to go now. Thanks ever so much for the muffin. I'll… pay you back later?" That hurt. That lie right there stung like a bitch.
"No problem Sammy." Pinkie smiles and waved as I left. I left the shop with a pain in my heart. Every day I lied and now I was feeling it. I shook my head and breathed in the pain. I wanted to see Twilight and get a few answers as quickly as possible.
As normal I continued down the road and quickly arrived at Twilights library. I stood straight outside of her door with my hand about to knock, but for some reason I didn't. I was already having second thoughts. I gulped and hit the door with my fist.
I was now gritting my teeth. Twilight wouldn't be friends with me now and would perhaps not want to see me. I waited for a while then slowly turned round in defeat when suddenly the door opened. I quickly turned back around and saw Twilight.
"Oh, sup." I waved. I made myself look like a fool. Twilight blinked and was already confused.
"Can I help you?" Twilight replied. It must have been the most awkward moment of my life right here.
"Yeah?" I spoke slowly. I was already dreading this idea.
"Did Applejack send you?" Twilight sounded annoyed. My best bet now would be to just roll with it.
"Yeah. Yeah that's It, Applejack sent me." I chuckled nervously.
"Awkward."
"Applejack sent me for us to sort things out like why we are always never talking to each other." I spoke quickly and was surprised she understood me.
"That sounds like Applejack." Twilight sighed. "I guess you want to come in then?"
"Yeah I mean, if that's okay with you. Is it?"
"I have no choice do I." Twilight went back inside and left the door open. I was shocked more than anything that she would agree to this.
"Thanks." I walked in and sat down. Twilight stared at me while I tried to think of a conversation starter. "So, do you think you could help me?"
"With?"
"Tell her you know about the letters."
"I know about the letters you and that princess Celestia have written about me." I had her there. I hoped she would give me more information.
"You… How," Twilight looked down the room to where she had the notes and back to me. "That's impossible."
"That's why I need a favour." I moved closer to her hoping she would spill the beans and give me more information.
"Have you been spying on me?" Twilight backed away.
"N-No, listen to me." This was going badly.
"You have five seconds before I throw you out."
"I'm cursed Twilight!" I shouted. This caught her attention instantly. "I'm trapped in a curse and it is destroying me." I closed my eyes waiting to be thrown out.
"Cursed, you mean like magic cursed?" Twilight moved closer to me as I opened my eyes.
"I-I think so." I sighed and stared at Twilight who I hoped would know a little of what is wrong with me.
"And what is this curse exactly?" Twilight just stared at me back.
"You'll never believe me, but here goes." I took a deep breath ready to explain. "I'm stuck in an endless loop of time which also recently seemed to not reset yesterday well not really yesterday more like tomorrow but then that rest again to this day which was yesterday of that yesterday of the day that didn't reset." I breath in again as I was out of breath.
"What?" Twilight was lost.
"Okay let me shorten that down." I prepared to speak again, but she cut me off.
"I heard you, but that sounds," She paused and pondered on what I said. "Impossible?"
"You're telling me. It's the truth."
"Can you prove that?" Twilight sounded if she actually did believe me. I also thought on a way I could prove it to her.
"Easily." I smirked. I knew exactly how I could do this and win her to my side.
"Well-"
"The note that Celestia had wrote about me. I know what it says." I had her here. She would have to believe me if I told her what that letter said.
"That's very unlikely. Though if you really are telling the truth then go ahead." She rolled her eyes and sat next to me. "Well go on?"
"Okay, it said." For a second I had forgotten. I paused while trying to remember.
"I have been watching Sam-"
"You have been monitoring me with Applejack. You think I'm some kind of predator. You are worried I am planning something against her. Aha!" I loudly shouted.
"How?"
"How what?" I tried not to laugh knowing I had won this.
"That really is impossible, nopony knows about that letter except me and the princess."
"Do you believe me now?" There was no possible way she didn't believe now.
"So let me get this straight. You know what happens today and tomorrow?"
"Oh for- Yes!" I was growing impatient now. She was just being… Twilight and it really got on my nerves.
"What happens at the end of today?" She grew interested and was pretty close to me.
"Nothing much, just like a normal day I guess."
"Nothing interesting, nothing at all?" She sounded disappointed.
"Yeah, nothing happens." I couldn't tell her the real truth here. If I did then who knows what would happen.
"Then what happens tomorrow?" She came closer to me almost touching my face with interest. This whole discussion with time must really have her interested.
"Applejack goes out and I was left in charge of babysitting Applebloom." I smiled, but that smile quickly faded when I remembered the events of that day. A day that could never happen again, but I was left with the scare of it. I looked very sad all of a sudden which made Twilight ever more interested in me.
"Something did happen!" Twilight became sceptical of me now. I was giving away to many signs of what happened that night. The night I wish I could forget. "Tell me."
"I really don't want to talk about it." I shook my head and got up out of the seat. "Listen thanks for believing me, but after the events of before, well tomorrow I really don't want to remember it." I headed away to her door and attempted to make my way out.
"Don't go." And there it was. I stopped as if I was trapped in another spell. "I know we haven't got on, but I want to know more about you and this curse." I slowly turned to face her.
"There are things about me you really don't want to know." I sighed.
"Then don't tell me anything you don't want to, but at least let me help you." Twilight smiled in an attempt to get me to come back and sit next to her.
"I don't know if you can really help me, but I'll give it a shot."
"Didn't you want her help a minute ago?"
"Fine I'll answer anything you want to know." I went back inside and sat next to her. She gave me odd looks and using her magic started writing a few notes down. I attempted to peek at what she was writing, but every time she would pull it back out of my eyesight.
"I've never been so close to someone of your species." Twilight was lost in a world of science. She was enjoying it a lot more than I could possible imagine.
"SO after you've stopped drawing me like a French girl can you tell me what you think of this whole curse situation?" I asked politely. She was ignoring me and kept looking back and forth between me and her notes. "Hello?"
"Sorry?" Twilight snapped out of her trance.
"So about this curse, what do you think of it?" There was an annoyed tone in my voice which Twilight easily picked up on.
"Well, I need to know more about it. Can you explain what happens at the end of a day?" Twilight was ready to write whatever I say.
"Well, it seems every day at midnight I'll just black out for a second then wake up yesterday," I spoke loud and clear while Twilight began to write. "But for once the day actually continued and it's never done that before."
"Maybe you have to perform a certain action?" Twilight added.
"Huh, I never thought of that." I was interested in this action I may have to do. "Like a goal that I have to achieve?"
"Maybe, I have other ideas." Twilight began flicking through her notes. "It could be something to do with your emotions?" That sounded more like it.
"I have never really felt any connection between my emotions and this time loop."
"What do you mean?" Twilight stared at me.
"I feel the same every day. I feel sad all night, but when the day didn't go back I was feeling sad then." I sighed and rubbed my head hoping to drop the subject.
"Well what happened that didn't happen before when the day continued?"
"Nothing really, well a few things were slightly changed, but that's only due to me not being able to perfectly repeat every action every day." I wondered into my mind and hoped I could pick up on all the small things I may have done that I normally wouldn't.
"Anything?" Twilight was closer than ever to me at this point. She was nearly fully on top of me. Not that it was a bad thing if you catch my drift.
"N-No" I was a little nervous with Twilights sudden interest. I felt as if she was planning to run experiments on me which made me feel uncomfortable.
"Then I don't know sorry." Twilight finally moved away and rushed to her other letters. She nearly jumped into a huge pile of them.
"You'd think she has enough letters, but damn!"
"There is one thing I'd like to discuss that you may find interesting." I caught her attention easily.
"What is it?" She vanished and in a flash of purple she appeared right next me. "Go on?" Her quill and ink followed slowly behind her as she prepared to write anything I would say.
"Let's mess with her." I smiled and had a fun idea.
"First thing is first. Have I told you that you are really pretty?" I smiled and winked at her.
"Yeah that isn't going to work, now continue on with the real thing." She rolled her eyes and erased the words she had written. I couldn't help laughing and thought I better tell her the real thing.
"Tell her she's purple"
"What?" I randomly spoke out and Twilight wrote it down then looked back to me.
"Do it now!"
"You're purple!" I had no idea what to say next. Twilight gave me the most pissed off looked ever.
"Sam." Twilight placed her notes down and stared straight in my soul with her gaze. "Are you just messing with me?"
"No, I-I hear a voice in my head." I became nervous quickly and hoped she would believe me.
"Voices, come on Sam just stop messing about. Is there really something you want to tell me?"
"I'm telling the truth, I hear someone speak to me randomly in my head, whenever I'm away from Applejack it happens and the longer I am away from her, the worse it gets." I crossed my fingers.
"That just sounds like you adore Applejack so much you don't know what to do without her."
"That's exactly it!" I pointed in approval. She knew how I felt now and I was happy to get that off my chest.
"Perhaps you just need to spend time with more ponies, not just Applejack all the time." Twilight shrugged.
"That's just it though, with this time loop I can't." I sighed and looked down to the floor. I was lost in this world, but Twilight knew how I felt for now.
"I'm sorry, that just sounds like," Twilight rolled her eyes to one corner while she thought of something. "Horrible."
"Worse, I can't deal with it anymore Twi, I need your help."
"What can I do?" Twilight and I both sat in sadness just slowly melting into further madness until it hit me.
"That's it!" my expression changed and I smiled with my brilliant idea.
"What's it?"
"Stuff!" I shouted. I quickly ran to the door and made my way to leave until I was stopped when a part of my clothing was pulling away from me.
"Wait just a second, what idea?" Twilight came up to me while she used her magic to pull me back in.
"No time to explain, I have to be somewhere in a few minutes." I tried to break free from her magic, but it seemed impossible for me.
"Then I'm coming to." Twilight smiled and using her magic again she packed notes into a bag which floated over and strapped on to her side. That was a fun sight to see, but I had to move on quickly or I'd miss this chance.
"Let's go quickly!" I raced out the door with Twilight following me. She used her magic to close the door while I ran towards Rarity's. I needed to get near her house by eleven or I'd miss Applejack.
"Why are we heading to Rarity's again?" Twilight kept up with me as we made it just in time.
"Today earlier on Applejack would say to me that we should visit Rarity to pick up a few clothes she had made me."
"Okay and what does that have to do with anything?" Twilight spoke quietly as we spotted the orange mare approaching.
"Because I didn't go with her, this time I came to you. If you think about it for a second this day has already been changed and I have no idea what the outcome could be." I was right as well, this time looping nonsense could be helpful to an extent, but abusing it like this felt a little wrong.
"I see, so you want to see what happens when you are not there." Twilight whispered.
"Yes, I always had a feeling Rarity hated me and with me not being there I bet she'll mention it to Applejack." I got excited as this was a little fun.
"That's a little wrong in my opinion, but whatever." We both sat and watched as Applejack knocked on Rarity's house. There was no reply. "So how long did it take for Rarity to answer?" Twilight looked at me.
"Straight away, that's weird." We both stayed put and waiting longer. There was still no reply. "Okay that's just weird this is the same time that me and Applejack would visit her."
"I doubt it's the exact same time, might be a minute or so less, so maybe Rarity is doing something?"
"No, it just feels wrong all of a sudden." I looked around seeing if anything was out of place until I heard something I never heard before. I heard rumbling far away in the sky. I slowly turned round and saw something I'd never seen in Equestria.
"What are you looking at?" Twilight turned and faced the same direction as me.
"It's about to rain." I looked terrified.
"Yeah so, the Pegasus said yesterday it was going to." Twilight just shrugged and looked back to Applejack. "Hey she's gone." I quickly turned and looked as well to find Applejack missing.
"This is wrong, something really has changed."
"What do you mean?"
"It didn't rain before, not once and now Rarity didn't answer, why?" I continued to scan the area for anything else out of order. I gulped as I panicked. "This wasn't the same as before."
"Are you sure? Maybe this whole time thing is getting to your head."
"I think she's right you know."
"Shut up both of you." I shouted at her and had no idea what to do next.
"Both of you? There is only me Sam." Twilight was completely confused as was I.
"It's never rained before and Rarity always answered about this time. Don't you see what it means?" I grabbed Twilight's hooves hoping she'd have something to say to calm me down.
"M-Maybe you didn't go back in time?" Twilight nervously spoke and I remained silent. She had a point, but that would be impossible. I would be dead if it didn't.
"That's impossible if it didn't I'd be dead." I said too much and instantly covered my mouth to stop revealing any more information.
"What did you just say?" Twilight backed away from me. I had easily made her uncomfortable.
"N-Nothing, ignore me." I quickly replied hoping she would, but that wasn't the case. The rain had now hit us and it begun to thunder with it.
"You die?" Twilight had sadness in her eyes as she slowly came closer to me.
"Only if I do what I did before. I can dodge it now." I tried to make the situation seem lighter, but Twilight kept digging for more information.
"So if you die you reset as well?" Twilight came back to my side looking rather upset. I was feeling it too as them words went straight through me.
"I-I never thought of that." It was true, I'd never thought that maybe if I die I would just reset. It made me feel like crying right there knowing I really was trapped.
"I'm so sorry Sam." Twilight nuzzled me trying to cheer me up. She easily felt what I was feeling now as well. Feeling her lush beautiful coat against my skin made me feel slightly happy. It reminded me of Applejack's when I would cry against hers.
"At least someone knows what I suffer, but not for long." I was right as well. This day would most likely reset and the whole discussion me and Twilight had would be lost.
"I don't know what to say." Twilight was trying her best to cheer me up and I respected her for it.
"Thanks." I cut her off.
"For what?"
"Knowing how I feel. It feels good to share it you know." I smiled to her. I was sharing more than I should have to anyone to the pony who didn't like me before. Then I realised that I actually liked her to. It was like we have become friends.
"I just didn't know you suffered this every day." Twilight gave a weak smile back. It took us both a while to realise we were getting soaked by the rain. "We should get back."
"Yeah, but I better get go to Applejacks. She might be worried about me in this sort of weather." It sounded a little childish, but it was true. Applejack was worried about me all the time whenever I left on my own and now that it was raining she must be panicking.
"I'll see you later if you'd like," Twilight smiled and slowly moved away to run to her library.
"Yeah I guess. I'll come and visit again when this weather clears up." We nodded and both went our separate ways. I ran as fast as I could while jumping over puddles of water. I felt pretty happy sharing with Twilight and that she knew what I did.
I continued running and almost skipping over the puddles in a few sudden urges of excitement. I couldn't wait to tell Applejack that Twilight and I were now best buds. Maybe not so much best, but good friends I guess. The storm got worse as I saw lightning strike around in the far distance. I needed to get out of this rain quickly.
It didn't take too long for me to reach the farm and I could see someone waiting for me with the barn door open. I did a marathon sprint to get inside. Applejack was there waiting for me looking worried sick as I finally arrived and entered the barn.
"Thank Celestia I thought you'd get lost out in that weather." Applejack sounded nervous and inspected me looking for anything out of order. She felt like the over protective mother making sure her child had no cuts on them.
"You'd never guess what!" I was jumping with excitement. I couldn't wait to tell Applejack about me and Twilight, but as I was about to something hit me. It was when I was with Twilight before it felt the same. The same as if I was with Applejack before. It was like I'd known her a lot longer, but in another aspect.
The feeling I had with Twilight was very similar with the one I shared with Applejack. I bit my lip trying to ignore that feeling, but it kept coming back stronger. Applejack caught on to my childish behaviour.
"What's wrong Sam, you were just about to tell me something." Applejack sounded interested in my sudden outburst.
"Oh yeah, I-I was with Twilight all morning." I continued to word out my sentence without mentioning anything that I may like Twilight a lot more than I should.
"That's odd, what was you doing there?" Applejack still confused loved asking questions.
"We are friends now." I had to be more careful now, I was tempted to tell her that we were now very close friends, but I didn't want Applejack taking it wrong. It felt stupid at first, but I thought it may be best to play it safe.
"Friends?"
"Yeah, we talked things through and now we are good friends who have similar interests." I laughed nervously. I feared I may have said too much already, but by Applejacks expression I was safe.
"Well that's great Sam, I'm glad you two have sorted things out." Applejack smiled, she then turned to peek her head out the barn to see the situation with the weather.
"Yeah, it was great." Butterflies exploded in my stomach. I knew now what had happened.
"Looks like someone has a crush on Twilight." I was right as well. Not only do I have to battle the feelings I had towards Applejack, I now had to fight the new ones to Twilight.
"It's great making friends isn't it."
"Yeah." I softly spoke. Applejack came back to my side and sat down.
"It doesn't look like the weather is going anywhere soon." She shrugged not knowing what to do next.
"We could just sit and talk about stuff." I replied. I needed to get my mind of things that would easily mess with me. Being back with Applejack was one good thing, but now it felt different. It was hard to explain it.
"Well we can talk about anything you want." Applejack winked. Almost as if she was hinting at something. I was now feeling even more comfortable in my current situation.
"W-Well, let's just talk about today yeah?" I chuckled.
"Nah, I have better things to talk about." Applejack got up and slowly made her way to me. I was pressed against the ground as Applejack was now pretty much on top of me.
"What things?" I nervously spoke. I had no idea what was happening, but this new time line I was in was already worse than the other.
"The ones that are best spoken with actions." Applejack lowered her face to mine almost touching. She was going in for a kiss and I closed my eyes hoping for it to stop. To my luck there was a flash of white and I reopened my eyes to see Applejack staring at me looking oddly confused.
"W-what." I looked around with my heart racing.
"You wanted to talk about something Sam, and then you went all silent almost as if you were daydreaming." Applejack blinked in confusion. I grabbed my chest with my hand breathing heavily.
"I really need help." I whispered while Applejack attempted to hear what I said.
"What?" Applejack made an o shape with her mouth as she was lost in a world of utter confusion.
"Nothing just tired." I was right as well, I was feeling a little sleepy and while this weather was up I guess I could take a few hours to sleep things off. "I'm going to take a nap I think." I gave Applejack a sheepish smile then made my way to the piles of hay.
They made great mattresses for me as I really didn't mind sleeping on them. I jumped on a pile of hay and easily found myself falling into a deep sleep. What happened next is something I'd never thought I'd see.
"Mind if you move a little." Applejack playfully added. She lied next to me on her back. "I can't just leave you alone you know." She giggled. I just nodded weakly hoping for the thoughts in my head to go away.
"I guess not." It was already too late to say no since she made herself comfortable. Her sudden actions made me think about yesterday… or tomorrows… one of them.
The moment before when I playfully asked if she was asking me out and the way she acted. Did she like me that way? Does she like me like that now? I wanted to know more and more as I lied trying to not think about it.
"Yeah Applejack." I rolled to my side facing her. She also did the same and faced me. I was met with a tired looking Applejack. Her eyes seemed to shine more and it struck me quickly. I really did like Applejack like before.
"What is it Sam?" She sounded tired, half annoyed and half confused in one.
"Do you, you know, like me?" I was biting the bullet now as the current situation we were both in didn't help one bit.
"Of course I do Sam, why would you ask-"
"I mean really like me." I cut her off in mid-sentence. It may have been for the best. We remained silent to each other for about five seconds until I finally spoke again.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have said anything." I turned back around to face away from her. I knew she knew what I meant and that she was wondering what to say. If she remained silent maybe she didn't know. Is that a good thing?
It remained silent as I attempted to take a short nap again. I could feel myself falling to sleep until I was interrupted by a touch. Applejack poked my side with her hoof. I turned back round to see her closer to me.
"I think I do." She was staring into my eyes. I knew what she felt as I was feeling the same way. Our time together and bonding went on to far and now it was safe to safe we had fallen in love.
"That's interesting." I had no idea what to say, I was almost speechless.
"I know, I was thinking the same thing." Applejack tried looking away, but she kept finding herself looking straight back at me. We smiled and laughed at the same.
"Weird isn't it." She playfully giggled. Then I did something I wasn't sure was right or wrong. I placed my hand on her mane and slowly brushed it. It felt nice and sleek. She didn't say anything as I continued to play with it.
"Sorry." I stopped and pulled away from her. "I should have asked." I laughed knowing I've done too much already.
"It's fine, it felt nice with your fingers and all." She laughed as well then turned her attention outside. The weather was slowly passing, but it may be a while before it would be sunny again.
"Well, ask me any time when you need them." I stopped realising what I was saying. "Ignore me I'll just go to sleep now." I rolled away and felt like punching myself for being stupid. I heard Applejack giggle at me. This time I really did fall asleep with no distractions and I hoped Applejack knew what I meant and would fall asleep as well.
Birds were chirping outside which was the cause of me to wake up. I slowly opened my eyes and looked to where Applejack was last. She was gone and I opened my eyes fully to look around. It seemed she couldn't sleep and perhaps left to do chores.
I could only hope I didn't scare her off with my awkwardness, but it was sunny and beautiful outside so I decided to head out. I left the barn and looked around towards the soaked ground. It was strange, but I felt good when I left the barn.
I was now faced with a choice. Go see Applejack or visit Twilight again. I thought about it for a while, but I made my choice. I went off out the barn to see my new friend that I may not make again. The choice seemed like the logical one as this may be a once in a life time friendship.
As I hummed a tone while I skipped down the pathway a few ponies walking past stared at me and just shrugged. I got that a lot, but who cares I was way too excited. I arrived at my purple friend's house and softly knocked on the door.
It took a while for anyone to answer so I decided to knock a little harder. Still no answer and I got a little curious. I looked inside through the window and saw a mess. There were notes all over the floor and ink stains on the floor.
I got a little worried that something may have happened, but before I could barge in I was stopped.
"Sam!" Twilight sounded happy to see me as she raced to me. "What were you doing?" Her expression changed to confusion as I was inches away from knocking her door down.
"I took a peek inside and saw a mess so I got a little worried." I pointed towards the window.
"Oh that. I was searching for something and made a little mess." Twilight nervously laughed as she opened the door to allow me to walk in.
"I see, and what was you looking for?" I felt a was being too nosy, but that was Twilights top trait so either way I should be allowed to ask that.
"I had a few notes based on time and the way it works. When you left I was really interested in the way you say time resets for you." Twilight jumped on to her notes and started digging a few up.
"That's cool I guess. What did you find out?"
"You know you said that today was completely different from other days?" Twilight shuffled a few notes together.
"Yes?" I was very interested to hear what she thought now.
"I have a theory. You said that the time didn't reset yesterday for you?" Twilight stopped shuffling and handed me a note
"Yeah I did." I took the note and read a few lines she had written.
"Well maybe it's like the butterfly effect." Twilight handed me a few more notes.
"Butterfly effect?" I discarded the notes and turned to her. "You mean when someone changes the past it changes the future?"
"Yes, but I know this sounds strange I think it's the same with you, but just in reverse."
"What?" I had no idea what she meant by that.
"Instead of changing the past, you change the future for your day and the day that reset changes depending on the actions you took." Twilight handed me a bunch of notes that I could not even read in a day.
"I have no idea what you mean."
"Okay listen, you said yesterday was a different day and that you nearly died at the end." I remember saying that to her, but she makes it sound as if I can just freely die and not care. Well she was right to be honest.
"Yeah and?"
"Every action you took that day changed the day you were going to reset to." Twilight sighed knowing I still didn't understand her. "Please understand."
"I think so. You are saying that whatever action I do today will have an impact on this day when I reset?" This is what it sounded like. All this talk about time made my head hurt and I had to sit down.
"Yes!" Twilight smiled with joy after I finally got it. I felt like I had won a prize on a game show. "That's it!"
"But that doesn't explain why it didn't reset after yesterday's yesterday if you catch my meaning." I held my head after the headache got worse.
"Yeah I hadn't got that part done yet sorry." Twilight touched my head with her hoof inspected my head.
"I just have a headache, I'll be fine." Words did that a lot.
"Do you get them often?" Twilight turned her focus to a book on her shelve.
"Yeah, I used to get them every morning every day." She brought up a good point. I wanted to know more why I got one every morning.
"Did you have on this morning?" Twilight brought over the book with her magic.
"No I didn't, that's strange I should of noticed that first." I was already completely lost on where Twilight was going with this.
"And you're having one now. I think this day wont reset." Twilight proudly stated.
"And why do you think that?" I was very interested to hear what she had planned.
"Because you said this day is completely different. Like yesterday's reset, maybe the actions you do are what decide if time resets." Twilight smiled and clapped.
"Maybe, but how do I know what does what?" I was happy to know that there could be a chance that I can escape; the problem was that I had no idea what I did last time.
"Well you did it before, so there must be a way. Think really hard back before. There must be something you did.
"Well I just did what I did every day before I realise I could change it, but I did a few things different before the end of the day." I clicked on and knew a few things that I did what I didn't do before.
"And what happened, what did you do?" Twilight did what she did best and brought her notes to her ready to begin studying on me again.
"Well I was helping Applejack with fixing her fence like I always did and I made a mistake." I started thinking very hard and carefully about everything that happened.
"What kind of mistake?" Twilight finished writing what I said and waited for me to carry on.
"I just used the wrong nail is all, but that can't be the reason." I nervously laughed.
"No, that's not big enough. It must have been something pretty big. What else happened that day?" Twilight threw the note away and got a fresh new one to continue on.
"I think I got it." This time I had something big I remembered.
"Go on then." Twilight was ready as well to write.
"Rainbow Dash was meant to come over with instructions I would give her, but I remembered I worded it differently before and she never showed." It seemed big, but not big enough.
"That could be a reason, but anything bigger happened?"
"Applejack got mad at me for giving Rainbow the wrong instructions, that's about it." I shrugged.
"That could be it." Twilight sounded excited.
"What, I have to give Rainbow the wrong instructions?"
"No Applejack might be the reason it didn't reset." Twilight stopped and felt a little sad when she knew how close Applejack and I are. "Oops."
"That can't be it. Applejack hating me can't be the reason." I didn't want to believe, but for now it seemed like the real reason.
"It might not be, but it's the only thing we have." Twilight sounded a little worried for me. It was kind of nice having someone to care for me and know how I felt.
"I could easily fix this if you had some sort of time travel spell, but that's unlikely." I turned to her and noticed Twilight standing completely still. "Twilight?" She slowly turned to me and a look in her eye gave me her reply.
"You do have one don't you." I gave her a very dark look as I went right up her. "Where?"
"I can't, something bad might happen, I promised never to mess with time again." Twilight shook her head and attempted to change the subject.
"I need this, I want to try something."
"I can't let you Sam, what if this curse effects somepony else because of it." Twilight nervously backed away from me.
"It might not, we don't know what will happen, but we have to try right?" I needed this more than anything. If I could use this time travel spell for a few seconds it might change this curse or even free me.
"It only works for a minute. What could you do in a minute that would change everything?" Twilight was going to hate my answer. Truth is I had one thought on how to end this.
"I want to go back to when I first arrived." I slowly worded my answer and was ready to say the part I knew she would dislike and not allow me to do. "We need to stop myself at the point when I arrived."
"And how do we do that." Twilight's nervous tone didn't make it easier for me to explain.
"We kill me back then." I gritted my teeth as Twilights expression changed from nervous to horror.
"Sam!" Twilight took a defence position away from me.
"I'm serious. I'm stuck in this world and forced to live a repeating life, one that might never end unless I do this." I sighed. I knew she wouldn't agree with me.
"Killing yourself in the past?" Twilight was almost at tears. "Why Sam, we will figure this is out." I never knew Twilight felt that way towards me now. It was the same as Applejack.
"I-"
"Nothing, even if you did that it wouldn't work." Twilight hissed.
"Why not?" I sounded disappointed in myself. I never meant to hurt her in anyway.
"Trust me. Time can't be messed with Sam. You'll just have to stick to other ideas." Twilight rushed through her notes.
"Twilight what time is it?" I randomly spoke out completely changing the subject.
"It's." She looked towards a small clock on her wall. "Seven p.m. Why?
"We have two hours before I need to tell Rainbow something." I thought about it more and I came to the conclusion that maybe Rainbow won't meet me at the town square tonight.
"What do you need to tell her?" Twilight was now more curious then horrified at me.
"It's about cider." I rolled my eyes. "Nothing important don't worry."
"And what will happen if you don't tell her?"
"Nothing I guess. I mean it's not important." I looked around and knew I had to think harder on a way to free myself. "What about the princess?"
"What about her?" Twilight grew nervous when I mentioned the princess.
"You said she knows a little about me. Would she know anything about this curse?" This was my last resort as I was completely out of ideas.
"I don't really know, but I guess that it is worth a try." Twilight activated her magic and brought the ink and quill to her followed by a spare note. She began writing.
"What are you-"
"Shush, nearly done." She had a bossy attitude now and kept the letter out of my sight. "Okay finished."
"That was quick." She wrote what it seemed a few paragraphs in a few seconds.
"Now I just have to send this." Twilight paused and looked clumsy out of nowhere. "I forgot Spike isn't here at the moment. I can't send it without him." She shrugged at me.
"Can you try? There must be another way or something?" I needed this more than anything.
"Well there is a spell that works the same way, but I've never done it before since I had Spike." Twilight brought over a book with all sort of spells inside.
"Anything?" I asked while she read through the book at an insane speed.
"Okay let's try this." Twilight aimed her horn directly at the letter. I watched and remained silent to not disturb her. Her horn started to glow as she closed her eyes. The letter lifted off the ground and in a flash of purple is vanished.
"It worked?" I sounded a little excited hoping it did.
"I think so." Twilight smiled and nodded, but that smile quickly faded as the same purple magic that she used on the letter appeared again.
"Is this meant to happen?" I looked around as the magic surrounded us both.
"I have no idea." The worried Twilight added as she came up to my side. "I think it's-" And before she finished we flashed in a blinding purple light. I slowly began to open my eyes and noticed I was in a huge castle like structure.
"Can I help you?" An unfamiliar voice spoke. I slowly looked up to see a tall magnificent white pony. My eyes widened at her size compared to the others I have always seen.
"Oh hi, have you seen Twilight?" I looked nervously around and saw Twilight across the room looking ditzy. I rushed over to her and helped her up to her hooves.
"Twilight, how did you get here and what is that?" She spoke. I had a feeling who this was at this point, but I couldn't ignore Twilight.
"Princess, I'm so sorry I- We don't know what happened." Twilight ran to her side and bowed. I didn't bother as I was just too lazy to walk over there.
"That's fine, at least send me a letter in advance." The princess smiled to Twilight, but quickly changed her attention to me. "What are you?"
"He's Sam, the human we wrote about."
"I- Greetings?" I had no idea how to talk to someone with royalty. It felt horribly just appearing out of nowhere in front of her.
"It's alright. You don't have to salute or anything." Celestia smiled at me and stared back towards Twilight who found the letter on the floor. She brought it to Celestia and they both quickly read it together.
"So you think you can help us Princess?" Twilight spoke nervously.
"This is something I haven't heard of before." Celestia turned to me and gave me a quick inspection.
"Then what can we do?" Twilight looked back at me as well. They both stared at me and I became very uncomfortable as Celestia seemed to have gained an idea.
"May I try something Sam?" Celestia got up and slowly made her way to me. I was nervous as hell already so I had to just go with it.
"G-Go ahead." The princess was right next to me and moved her head to my ear. She whispered something into my ear that seemed like important information.
"Princess?" Twilight was confused as was I. The orders Celestia whispered to me made no sense.
"Don't do them until the time resets okay?" Celestia winked at me and faced Twilight again.
"What did you say?" Twilight asked politely.
"Nothing that is important, it's just a test and I'm interested in finding out about it." Celestia smiled down to Twilight who shrugged.
"So, what happens now?" I asked, we were wasting time and this day was quickly coming to its end.
"Up to you Sam, you can go back to Ponyville or you both can stay for a while." Celestia turned back to Twilight. "What do you want?"
"We might as well just stay for a while you know. Wouldn't harm anypony would it?" Twilight questioned. I was with her there. I might as well spend the rest of my time just relaxing in luxury.
"Then I will have a guard escort you to my quest room whenever you're ready." Celestia added and headed off out the large room. "Twilight you know where to find me if you need anything."
"Thank you so much princess." Twilight was a little confused, but she snapped out of it and ran to me. "What did she say?"
"Nothing important until tomorrow, trust me." I knew Twilight wanted to know, but I could use this for revenge when she wouldn't show me what she had written about me.
"Okay then, what do you want to do now?" Twilight thought about places we could go visit.
"I really don't know to be honest, I've never been here." As I spoke my stomach rumbled. Now I knew where I wanted to go.
"Let's go out and eat. We could go to my old favourite restaurant!" Twilight grew with excitement and took me out of the castle and into the streets. After a while we were walking down the streets of Canterlot laughing at ponies who were frightened of me.
"I feel like a monster." I added as we laughed together. "All these ponies don't even give me a chance look." I pointed to a pair of ponies who seemed like the rich type. They instantly walked away from me avoiding any further eye contact.
"You'll get used to it. I just hope they'll serve you." Twilight giggled as we finally arrived to her restaurant of choice.
"Is this it?" It seemed a little small for a restaurant, but since it's where Twilight wants to go I might as well just following blindly.
"Small I know, but they serve the best dandelion sandwiches ever." Twilight went inside as I stood out in the cold streets questioning why I agreed to this. I stepped inside and instantly was hit by silence. All the ponies inside stopped eating and stared at me.
I slowly closed the door behind me trying not to make loud noises. I made my way to Twilight who was just finishing ordering for the two of us. She sat down at a table far away from everyone else. It seemed like she knew what I was thinking.
"Good to see you planned ahead." I commented as I sat down next to her. I could see all the ponies still staring at me.
"Ignore everypony." Twilight winked to me. It made me feel much better knowing someone here didn't care if I was some strange creature.
We both waited for an awfully long time. Almost half an hour until our food arrived.
"Oh look, flowers." I was given a flower sandwich and I had no intention of eating it. Twilight happily snacked on hers while I just couldn't be bothered to even try it.
"Is there anything on this menu that could relate to meat?" I moaned as I dropped my head face first onto the table.
"Sorry, I just really wanted to come here." Twilight softly apologised.
"It's okay, I just miss it you know."
"Miss what?" Twilight stopped eating to listen to me.
"A nice giant steak, or bacon." I was almost drooling and Twilight laughed.
"I've never heard of them, what are they?" She asked. It was kind of cute how she was so curious about me now compared to before when she was scared of me.
"Things that I eat back where I come from." I needed to stop this discussion before she asked what they were. Luckily she didn't thought I reckon she may already know.
"Sorry for bringing your home back up, it must be hard for you." Out of nowhere she was sorry for me and again I felt good being able to share that feeling.
"Don't worry. It's not your fault." I smiled and picked the sandwich up. "I might as well get this over with." I took a small bite and attempted to hold in the disgusting taste. Twilight stared waiting for me to judge.
"I-It's… Different." I gulped the horribly food, but smiled weakly with approval.
"I knew you'd enjoy it." Twilight finished hers and waited for to continue.
"I'm full. Yep couldn't eat one more thing. Nope nothing else." I quickly thought and spoke.
"Really, that's it?" She wasn't being fooled that easily. I needed more.
"Yeah, us humans, we have really small stomachs, we barely eat anything." I playfully laughed hoping she would believe me. Turns out she did, but started to play a game of her own.
"That's a shame, guess you don't want to cake next." She winked.
"Cake?" I sniffed the air and instantly wanted cake.
"I thought so." She giggled.
"Well you know, when there is cake involved you can't just say no." I wanted it more than ever. Cake is cake and I needed it.
"Fine whatever you can have cake." She got up and ordered me cake. I was jumping on my seat with excitement.
"Better be flower free." I sulked like a child. I was being childish around Twilight to make her laugh. I could be going too far with this, but no point in stopping when we are having fun.
Seemed like an hour had passed with me and Twilight having a few laughs, we even brought in some wine that I may add actually was nice, but I may have had too much.
"Hey Twilight, Do you- Right listen, do you think we could do this more often." I wasn't speaking straight, I was pretty much wasted. Twilight wasn't as much, but she had a drink or two.
"You're drunk aren't you?" She giggled playfully.
"N-No listen though, we could totally do this more. We should make this a thing." I was talking trash and needed to sleep this off. That would mean a day wasted. But I've never been drunk in Equestria before so maybe this would affect the time reset.
"Let's go, you've drunk way too much young man." Twilight got up and assisted in helping me. It took a large amount of effort, but I was able to lift myself up and head out the door.
"I'll see you later ponies." I spoke loudly as we left. Twilight shook her head, but kept smiling about it.
"Let's get you home."
"Home, oh man Applejack will be worried sick." I knew that was true. Applejack must be mad at me by now. Then again could that be a good thing. With Applejack mad or just slightly annoyed with me could time continue?
"You know I hope she is now." I spoke again and meant it. It meant I could spend another day with Twilight. She was just so amazing to be around with.
"You shouldn't say things like that." She scolded me. Perhaps I was only saying it because I was drunk, but it felt like I wanted it. We both continued to walk back to the castle and finally arrived after an awkward walk which made me want to die on a bed.
"Are we there yet?" I repeatedly kept asking, even when we entered the castle. Twilight didn't answer as there would really be no point to it. She only rolled her eyes as she followed a guard who was escorting us to our rooms.
I remained silent as we slowly hiked are way up the spiral stairs. I knew it was taking a lot of effort to get up these mountain, but man it hurt my legs. We finally stopped climbing them and arrived at a corridor of rooms. It felt like we were climbing stairs for hours.
The guard took us to a huge double bed room. As we stepped inside we were both amazed at what was to offer.
"W-wow so much stuff." Was all I could manage to say before I nearly collapsed on the floor.
"Come on mister. Let's get you to bed." Twilight started using her magic on me to support me as I was nearly floating and glided towards the bed.
"I-I don't want to." I whined as I was forced on to a bed. It was comfy so I immediately went silent and quickly fell asleep with no trouble at all. This day was over now and I knew I would most likely reset and wake up in the barn soon.
I woke up again with no dreams as usual. It was still dark out the window and Twilight was fast asleep on the other bed. I was surprised I woke up so early. I had no idea what time it was.
I had a powerful headache which may have been the alcohol more than one of my random ones. Heavily hung over I decided to get out of the bed and walk towards the window. The full moon was beautiful and I also remember there never being a full moon before.
I took a few moments to enjoy the scene being so high up in a castle. All the new actions I had done made this day feel good. Thought I have disobeyed Applejack on a few chores I didn't perform today I questioned myself would she be mad at me?
"You shouldn't be so worried you know."
"And what makes you think that?" I whispered.
"This new timeline is very strange, perhaps they will continue to mess up."
"Maybe, but we'll find out soon enough." I turned to look at Twilight who was fast asleep still.
"Ah yes I forgot, what's it like having her as a friend?"
"Wonderful in a way, she has been so caring to me."
"And yet you told her more about yourself than you have told Applejack since you met her."
"And where are you getting at?" I turned back around and stared back out the window.
"Seems to me you're betraying Applejack, I thought you loved her after everything she did."
"I-I do, I do love her, but-"
"Now you love Twilight to?" I couldn't reply. I never thought about the two like that, being stuck in a love triangle was hard enough, but now I had equal feelings towards Twilight and after the events of today maybe more.
"I can tell you like Twilight, only because she is helping you."
"What is that meant to mean?" I spoke loudly in frustration. I was getting angry at myself for no reason. I needed to calm down and stop being so loud before I woke Twilight up or anyone else for that fact.
"You better be careful when the time comes."
"What comes, why should I be careful?"
"When time goes back, you'll have never had the conversations with Twilight and she'll go back to disliking you again." I was right. I had got myself to close to someone who will only forget me soon. It hurt knowing this fact and a tear was brought to my eye.
"I won't let that happen, I'll think of something."
"Why?"
"Because I-I," I grew silent, I knew what had happened and I was already regretting it more than anything. "I love her."
"Love who?" Twilight spoke. She was awake and rubbing her eyes while staring at me "Why are you up so late?"
"I couldn't sleep, I was just thinking out loud, sorry if I woke you." My heart pounded, I could only hope she didn't hear my discussion with myself.
"Okay, but who were you talking too and what was that about love?" Twilight stopped rubbing her eyes and stared at me. I felt her gaze pierce my whole body as I was now stuck in a situation that could go wrong.
"I was talking to myself. You know when I said I sometimes hear voices." I nervously laughed hoping she would stop with the questions. "Go back to sleep."
"Only if you answer my question." Twilight got up and out of the bed to my side. I sighed knowing what she wanted.
"Well I was thinking about the times with AJ and well-"
"You love Applejack don't you?" Twilight smirked. Her expression quickly changed when she realised what happened. "I-I'm so sorry, does she know?"
"I've told her countless times before and she always forgets." I held in my tears as hard as I could.
"W-Well." Twilight tried to think of something to cheer me up, but her expression gave me her answer already. She couldn't think of anything.
"It's alright, I'm kind of used to it, but that isn't why I'm sad right now." I moved away and sat on my bed. Twilight followed and sat next to me. The moonlight gazed inside the room lighting it fully.
"What is then, how can something be worse than that?" Twilight placed her hoof on my shoulder for comfort. I slowly looked back at her.
"Because she's not the one thing I love I'm crying about right now." I know when I said that Twilight would get confused.
"What?" Twilight took a second to thing then worked it out. "You like me?" I only nodded slowly.
"No one has done anything like what you did for me before." I grabbed her hooves and continued staring into her eyes.
"I don't know what to say?" Twilight grew red ever so slightly. It made me smile seeing her like that. "You can't Sam, you'll just feel more upset whe-" I placed my finger on her mouth to silence her.
"Don't spoil the moment." I chuckled. Right now I just forgot about all my past troubles and only focused on Twilight. If I was going to forget her, there was one last thing I wanted to do.
"You've been so nice to be this day, unlike any other day where you avoid me." I stroked her cheek as her eyes filled with tears. I knew she was feeling the sorrow I always had felt.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
"Don't be. I couldn't ask for any more tonight." And at that moment I preformed something I would have thought I'd never do. I gently moved my head towards her as she did vice versa. Right now was a special moment for us.
After we slowly moved closer I went in for the kiss. My result was better than expected as we connected and bonded more than before. To be honest I thought I was kissing a real person as I couldn't tell any real difference, but then again I've been away from Earth so long maybe I just forgot.
It felt like hours before we stopped and after we did we didn't react. I felt a sudden wave of tiredness as of last time and already knew it was time to leave. My expression was readable to Twilight as she knew I was leaving.
"Thank you for everything." Twilight smiled and cried.
"I'll never forget it and when I fix this, I'll come to you." I stroked her mane and suddenly everything went blank. I appeared back inside the barn in the same position I was on the bed before. My hand still extended touching where Twilight was.
I didn't feel sad or happy from what happened. I only sat in pity feeling bad for myself knowing that moment with Twilight no longer happened to her. I smiled to myself remembering her last words that day.
"What in tarnation!" I turned and saw Applejack looking awfully terrified.
"Applejack?"
"How do you know my name?" Applejack backed away suddenly and looked like she saw a ghost.
"What?" I was more confused than ever right now and I wondered why Applejack was acting differently.
"What the heck are you and how did you get in there!" Applejack sounded more cross at me now and was sounding serious.
"What!" I was completely lost at this point. It was as if Applejack had… forgotten me?
"Answer me!" Applejack yelled.
"What!?"
This chapter contains some sneaky spoilers to what is to come and also hidden are some famous references which I hope people will find. If you do then cookies all around!
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