Riki's Pov
"Hey, Riki, can you take off your clothes?" Twilight asked.
I don't like where this is going. "Umm, what was that?"
"Oh, sorry. Can you please take off your clothes?" She said with a big smile; that kind of freaks me out a little bit. I don't know if 'Please' will help with this request, but that's just me.
"Can I ask why?" I said, not making eye contact.
"Will I want to see the human body?"
"Like muscular system or other stuff like that?"
"Pretty much," Twilight said, bringing out a quill and paper from thin air. "And I want to run some tests on you. Also, get a few samples."
I REALLY don't like where this is going. Liz did something; I know she did. What the hell did they talk about when I was in the shower.
"What did you do?"
"I just volunteered you," Liz said,
"I hate you," I said, pinching the bridge of my nose.
"I love you too, bro-bro!"
"Well, I not getting naked for you or doing any test!" I nearly shouted. "So, can we talk about something else?"
Rainbow moved to the other couch when I sat next to Liz. When I did, I flicked her shoulder. She stepped on my foot, so I stepped on hers. She grabbed my earlobe, pulling it. I grabbed her hair and gave it a slight yank.
"Owwww! Riki, you asshole, let go!"
"You first!"
"You started it!"
"You started it by volunteering me!"
We kept going with our small fight, but nothing serious happened.
"Ahem!" Twilight coughed.
We both looked at Twilight, then at each other. Finally, we let go of each other and fix ourselves. Liz was able to get the last hit on my shoulder.
"Sorry about that, Twilight. Won't happen again...maybe?" I said, rubbing my shoulder.
"Yeah, sorry about that little distraction, Twilight." Liz chuckled while fixing her hair.
"So, how are we going to do this?" I asked, leaning back on the couch.
Twilight rubs her hoof on her chin, "I'll go first."
"Okay, Twilight, what is it?"
"It's for the both of you. Can you please state your full name, age, and date of birth?"
"That is a little weird, but okay. My name is Ricochet Gold Philips or Riki, born on May 5th, and I'm 23."
"My name is Elizabeth June Philips, and you guys can call me Liz. Born on January 1st, and I'm 16."
"Good good," Twilight said while writing everything down.
"Our turn now. Can I go first, Liz?" I asked.
"Be my guest,"
"Alright, what are those weird symbols on your butts?" I said, pointing to the symbols. "Because all you ponies have them, except for some of the little ones." They all gave me confusing looks, well, except for Liz. That's when Rarity spoke up.
"Riki, those weird symbols are called cutie marks," Rarity said, showing hers off, and the other followed. "And it's not on our butts; it's on our haunches."
"Same thing,"
"Umm...sure, okay," Liz said. "To add to his question, what are cutie marks?"
"Cutie marks are the symbolic representation of the pony's special talent. It's one of the things that make a pony happy." Twilight explained. "I can infer that since you don't know what cutie marks are, humans don't have them, right?"
"Yeah, pretty much, and we don't have magic," I said, pointing to the quill and paper.
Twilight looks shocked, "You don't have magic!"
"No. All our magic is fake or only real in stories and stuff." Liz interjects. "You and Rarity can use magic. What about the others? Can they use magic?"
Twilight sat there for a bit, then said, "Yes and no. Everypony has magic flowing through them, some more than others. Unlike unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies can't do spells. However, the innate magical abilities of pegasi can move clouds to control the weather, and earth ponies can grow plants extremely well. Also, nonmagical, the earth ponies are the physically strongest out of the three."
The physically strongest? I look closely at Applejack and Pinkie to see that they are somewhat muscular. Well, Pinkie is slightly chubby, and speaking of Pinkie. Her hoof is raised, waving unbelievably fast.
"RikiRikiRikiRikiRikiRikiRikiRikiRikiRikiRikiRiki!" Pinkie exclaimed.
"What is it?"
"It's about you and Lizzy's eyes, I really like them! It reminds me of a half-and-half cake or Neapolitan ice cream but with only two flavors."
"Thanks, our eyes run in the family... Well, more like just the amber eye runs in the family." I said, showing off my green and amber eyes. Liz follows suit and shows off her amber and brown eyes.
"Why is that?" Rainbow asked.
"Liz can explain better than me," I said sheepishly.
"Our family has a weird version of Heterochromia iridium; you guys call it the same thing?" Twilight nods, and Liz continues, "When a child is born in our family, it will have an eye color of amber, no exceptions." Liz explained.
I cut in and said, "We have a cousin that is blind, one eye was pale from the blindness, and the other eye is amber, no exceptions. So I like to call it 'The Amber Eye Curse,' cool, right!"
"The other eye color will come from ones outside the family," Liz continues. "We got our amber eye from our dad."
I looked to Twilight to see if she was about to say something but stopped. Her face to me gives off a 'Should or Should not' type of vibe. Before I asked her what was wrong, Rainbow called for me. I guess I'll ask her later.
"Yeah, Rainbow?"
"When you were fighting those Timberwolves, you were pretty good. How long have you been doing it?"
"Yeah, never seen somepony fight like that before," said Applejack.
"Will... I have been training since I was seven. Learning tons of different fighting styles and techniques throughout the years from my sensei. Enter a few tournaments and win a lot of trophies and stuff" I took a deep breath and exhaled, "But don't care about that. I also had a few jobs that helped me hone my skills."
"What types of jobs?" asked Rarity.
I ran my hand through my hair, "A bouncer at a random club when I was in high school. A personal bodyguard for a rich girl. And right now, I'm doing a whole bunch of stuff to make money."
"Umm... C-can I askes you and Liz something... I-if you don't mind?" Fluttershy said through her hair.
Liz and I both nod.
Fluttershy pets Louie a few more times and then says, "A few times went you and Liz talk... I can see that you guys have canines. So that means you two eat...meat."
All of them are giving us wary looks. I expected this, but I did hope none of them didn't ask.
"Yes, we humans eat meat. But we also can eat fruits, vegetables, etc."
"Simple, we'er omnivores." Liz chimed in.
They all did a sigh of relief.
"Well... I'm an omnivore. Liz is more of a herbivore, like you guys!" I joked.
Liz rolls her eyes, "I'm a pescatarian."
"You're a pesca-what!?" asked Pinkie.
"I'm a pescatarian. I don't eat meat, but I do eat fish." Liz said.
"You're a pescatarian, too scared to become a vegetarian."I laughed.
Liz got up and pointed at me, "Shut up!" she growled. Then, she walks away angrily to the stair. "I'm going to the bathroom."
Once she was up the stairs, everybody looks at me. Even Louie looked at me. "I was just messing with her!" I sigh and run my hand through my hair. "... I'll apologize to her later."
Liz's Pov
I splash water onto my face and fix my hair. I have only been in the bathroom for about 15 minutes. I know he was just messing around. But still, it can get annoying sometimes. "Riki, you ass face," I said to myself.
Walking out and going down the stairs, I only see Riki, Twilight, and Spike. Riki and Twilight are chatting, and Spike is breathing fire on some papers. "What's going on? Did I miss something?" I asked, going over to them, "And where's the others?"
"Well, Spike is sending the reports on you and Riki to the Princesses," Twilight said.
"And the others have jobs to do," Riki said lazily.
"Applejack has her family apple farm, Rainbow has weather duty, Rarity has her boutique, Fluttershy has to feed the animals, and Pinkie works in a bakery," Spike explained.
"You did miss something pretty funny when you were out," Riki chuckled. "Rarity asked what does 'Fuck' means. Hahaha, the look on her face!"
"Where's Louie?" I said, looking around.
"I asked Fluttershy to take him with her so he can get something to eat," Riki said, getting up from the couch." And speaking of getting something to eat, I'm hungry."
"I'm hungry too," Spike said, rubbing his stomach.
Spike and Riki exchange looks.
"Food, food, food!" Riki chanted.
Spike is joining in, "Food, food, food!"
"Food, food, food!"
"Food, food, food!"
Riki and Spike start running around in circles like a bunch of five-year-olds. They continue to chant while laughing like a bunch of idiots. Twilight and I watch those two go on for a bit, and I would find this annoying... But I'm getting hungry too.
"I think we should listen to them," Twilight giggled.
"Yeah, you're right about that," I said, still looking at the prancing fools. "Are we eating here or..."
Twilight rubs her chin, "Let's eat out. I know a good place! Also, I would like to show you two around Ponyville, so you guys can get used to it here," Twilight got off the couch and walked to the stairs. "I have to go get my saddlebag from my room. Oh, can you... Umm." She gestures to Riki and Spike.
"The doofus duos? Yeah, I got it!"
We're currently walking through the town, and I can say this place is pretty lovely. The only thing I don't find 'lovely' is the ponies staring at me. I slowly move close to Riki, basically hiding behind him. I hate it went I'm being stared at; It makes me feel like the odd one out. It reminds me of school... That's fucking great. I feel Riki poking the side of my head, pulling me from my thoughts.
"Oi, Liz, you okay?"
I brush his finger aside, "Just...dandy,"
Riki stops walking, causing me to bump into him, "Liz... Sorry about what happened earlier. I was just messing with you."
"It's fine. I knew you were just messing with me. I should have kept my cool. Sorry for calling you those names."
"Naaaww, I kind of deserved it!" He chuckled.
I smiled at Riki, then pulled him into a hug, "At least I'm not a crazy vegan."
"If you were, I would most definitely disown you!"
I give Riki another hug. But we broke apart when a particular purple unicorn said something.
"Awww, you two made up," said Twilight.
"Made up? We never break apart in the first place, right, Liz!"
"That's right! No matter what, I always have this tall bastard's back!"
"I have the most reliable little sister," he said. "Now enough talk, Twilight, lead the way; I'm starving!"
We finally arrived, and It looked like one of the cafes back home. I see ferns and different colored flowers around the outside. A few ponies are eating outside and chatting but stopped when they looked at us. I hope that stops soon. We walked inside the cafe and went up to a red unicorn mare, and she is wearing waitress attire... But, no pants.
"Hi, my name is Ruby Bell! How may I help-" She stops when her gaze lands on Riki and me. Her joyful tone was replaced with fear. "Ummm, h-how may I h-help?"
"I would Like a table for four, please," Twilight said with a smile.
"W-would you like to eat inside or outside?" she said timidly.
Twilight looks at us, "Inside or outside?"
"Out!" Riki and Spike both said.
I shrug my shoulders, "Outside is fine."
Ruby use her magic to pick up four menus, "Okay, follow me to your table."
We follow the mare outside to a lovely round table. It has flowers and an umbrella in the center. We all went to sit down, the chairs are a bit small, but I made it work... Riki on the other hand.
Riki looks at the chair, "Do you have any bigger chairs?"
"Sorry, we rarely get... Things like you." the waitress said.
Did she call my brother a 'Thing'? That bitch! I was about to say something, but Riki gave me a 'Don't do anything' look.
"It's okay. I can make it work," he said, sitting down.
The bitch waitress gave us the menus and took out a notepad. "Now then, what can I get you to drink?"
"Water, asshole," I said with a little bit of venom. Riki was the only one that heard that; in response, he kicked me in my leg. "Ow, fucker!,"
"Water," Riki said with a smile.
"A water, please," Twilight said.
"Crystal Bepsi," said Spike.
The waitress walks away to get our drinks.
"Crystal-what?" asked Riki.
"Crystal Bepsi, it's a type of soda made from crystal."
"Wow, that is pretty cool!"
I look over the menu, and some of the food is inedible. Flowers, hay, and pasture grass are made into different types of food. I do see a mixed vegetable bowl that looks good. A few minutes passed, and Ruby came back with our drinks.
"Here are our three glasses of water and Crystal Bepsi!" she said. "Are you guys ready to order?"
"I would love a daffodil and daisy sandwich," said Twilight.
"And three orders of hay fries!" Spike added.
"I will have... A large bowl of mixed fruit, no tomatoes, and no strawberries ." Riki ordered.
"And I will take a medium bowl of mixed vegetables with tomatoes," I said while giving back the menu.
She grabbed the rest of the menus and said, "I'll be right back." Then she left.
"The hall a daffodil and daisy sandwich?" Riki asked.
"Alright, one daffodil and daisy sandwich, a large bowl of mixed fruit, no tomatoes, no strawberries, a medium bowl of mixed vegetables with tomatoes, and three orders of hay fries!" Ruby said while giving us our food. "If you need anything, just call...or not." she quickly walks back inside.
"Well then, let's dig in!" Riki said, diving in.
Riki and Spike are chowing down like monsters. I pick up my fork and move the bowl closer to me, taking a few bites.
"This is good, thank you Twilight," I said.
Riki stopped eating, "Yeah!" Then went back to eat.
"Twilight, what are we going to do after this?" I asked.
Riki slams his bowl on the table, getting the attention of us and the other ponies around. It also made Spike do a spit take. "I know what we can do!" Riki yelled with a piece of fruit in his mouth.
"Yeah, what is that?"
"Let's go see Pinkie at her job! I forgot what she caught it, Suger something?"
"Sugarcube Corner," Spike said in between hay fries.
"Yeah, Sugarcube Corner! I really want to eat Pinkie's cupcakes." Riki said while rocking the chair side to side. "So, can we, Twilight?"
Twilight takes a bite from her sandwich, "We can do that."
"Alright, let's finish eating, then head to Sugarcube Corner!" after Riki said that, he scarfed down the rest of his food.
"Riki, Twilight has to pay first. Oh, thanks again for paying. Is there anything Riki and I can do for you?"
Twilight gets a big smile on her face and points to Riki, "Well... I have one thing in mind."
He takes a deep breath and fixes his hair, "Fine! ... I'll let you do your test on me, but we'll do it tomorrow."
"Riki, you're the best. I have a lot of stuff planned!" Twilight gushed as she brought out a piece of paper and quill from her saddlebag.
Riki leans over to Spike, "What is she doing?"
"She's making a list," Spike answered.
"List of what?"
"A list of all tests she's going to run on you,"
Riki hung his head, "I think I made a big mistake."
We are staying in front of Sugarcube Corner, which screams bakery. Riki and I have been looking at the roof for about five minutes, give or take. "You think the roof is real gingerbread?" Riki asked me.
"No." I said, then I took another look at the roof, "...Maybe."
"Riki, Liz, are you coming?" Spike said, holding the door next to Twilight.
"Coming!" we both said, walking to them.
Inside next to the register, I see a blue earth mare wearing an apron, and I don't want to sound rude, but she's quiet... Big for an earth pony. Then, a pink blur slams into Riki's chest out of nowhere, causing him to stumble a bit.
"Riki, you're here!"
"Danm, Pinkie, nice to see you too," Riki said, giving her a few pats on the head.
"Liz, you're here too!" Pinkie beamed.
"We just finished eating out with Twilight and Spike, and we decided to come here." I look at Riki putting down Pinkie. "More like Riki decided, and we followed."
"Well then, since you two are here, I would like to introduce you to somepony."
She pulls Riki by his hoodie sleeves to the blue mare, and I followed behind. "I would like you to meet Mrs. Cake, my super amazing boss. Mrs. Cake, this is Riki and his little sister Liz, the two humans I told you about!" Then she went over to Twilight and Spike. "We're going into the kitchen, be back in a few!" after Pinkie said that, she quickly took them to the back. I wonder what that was about?
"Well, it's nice to meet you two. Pinkie said a lot of very good things about you two."
"Really?" I said.
"Yes, when Pinkie got here, she went on and on and on and on... And on about you two."
"So, Mrs. Cake, is it just you and Pinkie that works here?" Riki asked.
"No, we have my husband to help out too, but he's out of-"
Mrs. Cake was cut off by some... Crying? And lots of it.
"Crying?"
"Babys?"
"Oh, just the twins. They must have woken up from their naps," she said, walking around the counter and to the stairs. "They're probably hungry right now. I'll be right back." after Mrs. Cake told us, she went upstairs. Literally, when Mrs. Cake went out of sight. The front door opens, and a pony walks in, stops, and stares at us. Riki and I both stared back.
"Ummm, welcome to Sugarcube Corn-"
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh, monsters!" the pony screamed, running away.
"Guess we're getting a one-star review," Riki said; I huff at his lame joke. "What, it was funny."
I see Twilight and Spike walk out of the kitchen with a confused look.
"What was that screaming?" Spike asked.
"A very...unsatisfied customer," I replied. "So, why did Pinkie take you guys in the back?"
Twilight and Spike look at each other and back at us.
Twilight puts on an obviously fake smile, "It's nothing, right Spike?"
"R-Right, nothing," he said, sitting on the barstools next to me.
They are definitely hiding something big. As long as it's nothing terrible involving us, it's all good. A few seconds later, Pinkie comes out skipping... Prancing? With a tray of cupcakes on her back. All of them have pink frosting with a bit of green in the shape of a leaf.
"Made some very special cupcakes!" she exclaimed, putting down the tray.
We all grab one, and Spike immediately eats his cupcake and goes for another. Riki sat there looking at his cupcake. By now, he will be on his third one. I wonder what's wrong?
"Oi, what type of cupcakes are these, Pinkie?" Riki asked.
As I was going to take a bite, Pinkie said. "Strawberry."
Riki immediately takes the cupcake out of my hand before I can bite into it. He places it back and moves the tray away from me.
"That was a close one. Are you okay, Liz?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"What's going on? You don't like strawberries?" Pinkie asked.
"I hate strawberries!" I snapped, causing them to jump a little. "Sorry, It's just that I'm severely allergic to strawberries."
"Liz, I didn't mean to. I am so sorry," When she said that, I thought I saw some of her hair straightening out.
"Pinkie, you didn't know. I never fought I will run into strawberries this early. That's why I didn't bring it up."
Pinkie's hair returns to normal, "I'll fix you something else if you like!"
"I'm good,"
"Oi, Liz, since we're on this topic, do you have it with you?" asked Riki.
"Always," I reach inside my overalls chest pocket, pulling out an EpiPen. "See, always."
"How many EpiPens do you have left?"
"Four, including this one." I put the EpiPen back. "The rest of them are in my room."
"Riki,"
"Yeah, Twilight?"
"Your hoodie it's ripped," Twilight said, pointing to the spot.
"What!?"
We look to see three slashes on the side. He must have gotten it in the fight with the wolves. I can't believe we didn't notice it until now. A lot of stuff has been happening. Riki pulls up the side to show that the slashes are only on his hoodie.
Riki hung his head, "This is my only and favorite hoodie... Fuckin' Timberbitches," Twilight pats Riki on the back and tells him everything is going to be okay.
"You know you can get it fixed," Spike said, finishing the rest of the cupcakes. "You know... Rarity."
"Shit, you're right! Come on, let's go!" Riki said, then ran to the door. Before he can open it, I call out to him.
"Riki, wait, we have to get Louie,"
"Why don't we do both? Spike can take me Rarity, and you can go with Twilight to get Louie."
I see Pinkie pull in Spike and Twilight in a huddle. She says something and occasionally sees her head pop out. They break out of the huddle.
"That's a good idea, Riki!" Twilight said a little bit too joyfully. "And we can meet up at... Ummm, let's say, Sweet Apple Acres at 8 o'clock." Twilight looks at Pinkie and gives her a wink; Pinkie gives one back.
"...Okay?"
"...Yeah, gotcha. So, I'm just going to take Spike now," Riki said, picking up the dragon and placing him in his hood. After that, he slowly steps backward to the door and opens it. "Well, bye Pinkie, and tell Mrs. Cake bye too," he said before closing the door in front of him.
"Well, that was weird," Pinkie giggled.
"Yeah...weird," I said, rolling my eyes.
Riki's Pov
After going the wrong way a few times, we finally made it to the Carousel Boutique, the best place in Ponyville. Will, Spike's words, not mine. Walking inside, I see a few pony mannequins, some with clothes, some without. I took Spike out of my hood and placed him down.
"Hey, Rarity!" Spike called out.
I hear some hoofsteps near the stairs. "Spike?" Rarity said, going down the stairs. "And Riki! What are you two doing here, if you don't mind me asking?"
"Riki's hoodie is ripped,"
I took off my hoodie to show her. "Yeah, one of the wolves must have got me in the fight. I wonder if you can fix it for me?"
Rarity grabs my hoodie with her magic, "Of course, Darling, I would love to!"
"But I don't have any money, so I have to pay you back later... Somehow."
"Don't worry about it, Riki."
"Thanks, Rarity! You're very... Um?"
"Generous?"
"I was going to say 'kind,' but that works too," I said, shrugging my shoulders. I'm leading back on one of the mannequins until my elbow hits something.
Then I heard a meowing sound.
A very aggressive meowing sound.
As I looked at it, I was hoping it was Louie. But deep down, I knew it wasn't true... Fuck. I see a white Persian cat with a weirdly shaped head, and it looks pissed.
"Opalescence, be nice to him," Rarity said, "He didn't mean to wake you up."
Opalescence hisses at me, then jump off the mannequin and heads upstairs.
I do not want her near Louie.
"My little Opal isn't she something," she said.
"She something alright," I said, rolling my eyes. "So, will it take long?"
Rarity went to the sewing machine and put on red glasses, "Maybe a few minutes. Why got somewhere to be?"
"Sort of," I answered, "Well, Twilight said to meet at Sweet Apple Acres at 8. And I want to check out a few more places around here. But the whole Sweet Apple Acres... Something's up about it."
Rarity stopped when she heard this, "R-Really?"
"Yeah, and when you add the weird winks and huddle groups." I shift my attention to Spike, "Oi, Spike, what was that all about?"
That gets his attention, "Ummm, what!?"
"What did Pinkie say to you and Twilight in the back?"
"W-Well... It's... Ummm, it's not bad! But we can't tell you." Spike cast a glance at Rarity.
"We?" I look at Rarity "... Are you in on this?"
Before she could say anything, the front door opened, revealing three foals. I see a white one that kind of looks like Rarity. Behind her is an orange and yellow one.
"Rarity, I'm ho-" the white one stopped when she saw me. "M-M-M"
The orange one pushes her way to the front, "It's one of the monsters everypony is talking about!"
Then the yellow said, "I thought it was Pinkie's new pet?"
Wow, I don't know which one's worse, being a pet or being called a monster...
Being a pet.
"You three came at the right time! "Rarity said, walking to them. "I would like you to meet Riki."
"Oi,"
"Riki, this is Sweetie Belle, my sister, Applejack's sister Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo," Rarity said, gesturing to each of them. "Now, how about you tell Riki everything you do. Also, ask him lots and lots of questions until like, I don't know... 7 o'clock." I see her lean down and whisper something to them. After that, the three ran toward me with big smiles. I know what you're doing, Rarity, weaponizing kids.
"What are you?" asked Sweetie Belle.
"Human,"
"Who is the other hooman?" Scootaloo asked.
"My little sister, Liz."
"Why ain't she 'ere?" Apple Bloom asked.
"She went with Twilight to pick up our cat, Louie." I stopped for a bit, "I wonder how she's doing?"
Liz's Pov
Fuck! ...I know Fluttershy is... Shy, but living so far from Ponyville is ridiculous! But this place does look beautiful, all the different colored birds flying around and singing in their houses hanging in the trees. Hearing the river flow is nice and calming. Now I know one of the reasons why she lives out here.
We walk up to her cottage and knock on the door.
"W-Who is it?"
"Twilight and Liz," Twilight said. "Can we come in?"
"Oh, yes! Just wait a moment."
Wait a moment, more like a few minutes. I think I heard six, seven, ten. Yeah, ten locks, paranoid pony. Fluttershy opens the door, "Come in. You must be here for Louie." she said, shutting the door behind us.
"Ye-JESUS FUCK IS THAT A BEAR!" I yelled, going behind Twilight and trying to make myself look smaller, "FLUTTERSHY, YOU HAVE FUCKIN' BLACK BEAR IN YOUR HOUSE!" I start to breathe rapidly.
"Whoa, Liz, calm down and breathe. Everything is fine, right Fluttershy." Twilight said, moving away.
Fluttershy moves to the bear and rubs its back, "Yeah, Harry is a nice bear, is that right." Harry, the fuckin' bear, nods and leans down to say something to her. "Herry wants me to tell you he's not a black bear but a brown bear."
I got up and dusted myself off, "Sorry, Harry, for assuming your...species and for freaking out. Back where I come from, bears aren't this laid back," I said timidly, looking at him up and down. "Or as big as you." He's a solid 10 ft tall bear. I kind of want to be behind Twilight again. I take a few minutes to regain my composure to remember why I'm here. "Fluttershy, thank you for looking after Louie, and sorry in advance if he misbehaves while he was here."
"You don't need to apologize. Louie is a sweet cat," she gushed. "But, he did have a little altercation with Angel, nothing serious, by the way."
"Who's Angel?"
On cue, a white rabbit hops from behind Fluttershy with Louie in tow. Louie runs to me and jumps into my arms, purring and nuzzling against me. Louie looks down at the rabbit and hiss. In return, Angel makes a throat-slitting gesture. I don't think it was a little altercation.
"Well... Thanks again for watching Louie." I look at the clock on the wall, and the time is 7:37." Twilight, we should head out now."
We both say our goodbyes to Fluttershy, and Twilight whispers something to her. As we headed towards the farm, I saw Fluttershy fly in the same direction as us. Where is she going? What did Twilight whisper to Fluttershy? Why is Louie having beef with a rabbit!?
So many questions!
I wonder how Riki is doing? He better not be late. If he is, his ass will be mounted on my wall.
Riki's Pov
"Damn, we're going to be late!" I said, running through the marketplace. "Liz is going to mount my ass on her wall!"
Spike is clinging to my hood pretty hard, so he won't fall, "I told you we didn't have enough time to check out the bowling alley!"
"Oi, sorry if I want to know how ponies bowl without fingers!" I huffed, "Now, which way!"
"Turn left!" He yelled. I made a hard left, nearly tripping over myself. "Look out, flower sisters!"
"Flower, what!?" I see three earth ponies in the way, and one of them is pulling a big wooden wagon full of flowers and stuff. "I'm jumping it!" I said smiling
"Wait, what!?"
Speeding up as fast as I could, jumping into the air. I look down at the flower sisters and mouth the word 'Sorry' to them. Leading on my toes, immediately sprinting off.
"That was awesome!" Spike exclaimed.
Running on the dirt road, I can see Sweet Apple Acres from here. I also see Liz, Twilight, and Louie waiting for us under an arch. Getting close, I can tell that Liz and Twilight are pissed. I stopped at them, breathing heavily and putting Spike on the ground.
"... We're here," I said tiredly. "I have a good reason why I'm late."
"That is?" said Liz, pinching the bridge of her nose.
"Pony bowling," I said with a straight face.
"That is a good reason," she said, "Okay, Twilight, we're all here. What now?"
"Just follow me,"
Looking around and seeing tons of apple trees, I can't believe just Applejack and her family runs this place. We followed Twilight to the barn and stopped at the doors.
"You two stay right here. Spike and I are going inside." Twilight said, "We will call you when we're ready, okay?"
"Yeah, just go in already," I said, waving them off.
When they walked into the barn, Liz went up to me and said, "So... What do you think they're hiding?"
"Spike did say it's nothing bad. So, a surprise party, maybe?"
"Really? A surprise party, but they just met us."
"Hey, you guys can come in now!" Twilight shouted.
I go up to the door and plush it open.
"And why will they-"
"Surprise!"
"What the fuck!?" Liz said, throwing Louie in the air and landing in my arms.
Looking around, I see everyone that we know is here. The barn is full of balloons, streamers, and food. This place looks pretty amazing. Pinkie comes up to us with pure joy on her face. "You guys like this super-duper amazing party!?"
"What is this for?" Liz said, catching her breath.
"It's a 'Welcome to Equestria/Ponyville party!' Yyyaaayyy!" Pinkie exclaimed.
"Wait so, all the hiding and whispering," I said, "Was all for this."
"Yeah, sorry about all of us acting weird," said Twilight, and the other girls apologized too.
"And for not having all the ponies from Ponyville here," said Pinkie, "Some of them can say some really mean things about you two."
"No, it's fine," I said. "We did just pop out of nowhere."
"Yeah," Liz said, "All you guys here are the nicest peo-um, ponies I ever met."
"Awww," all six of them said.
"Since we're done with that, the food over there is calling my name!" I said, walking away.
"Fine, let's party," said Liz.
"Hey, my line!" Pinkie said, waving her hooves.
Wow, even if this party is small, it's still really cool. Liz and I did meet the rest of Applejack's family, Her grandmother is nice, and her big brother seems cool, even if he doesn't talk that much. I introduced Liz to the Cutie Mark Crusaders. I wonder if they know what crusaders are. Also, I saw Pinkie pull a cannon out of nowhere, shooting out confetti.
I'm sitting at one of the tables eating a slice of apple pie. I see Rainbow Dash flying to me with two wooden mugs." Oi, haven't seen you for a while, what did you do all day?"
"You know, flying around, pushing and sleeping on clouds," she said, sitting next to me, "The usual. But I did follow you around town where you got lost trying to find Rarity's place." she laughed.
"Yeah, laugh it up!" I huffed, "So, what did you bring me?"
"Hard apple cider," she said, handing me a mug.
"Really?" I took a sip and then coughed, and Rainbow patted my back.
"You good?"
"Yeah, I was not inspecting it to be that hard." This time I chugged half of it down to get used to it, "Damn, this is the best alcohol I ever had, and I used to work at a club."
"Well, I'm glad to hear that!"
I set my drink down and look behind me to see Applejack sitting on the other side.
"Hey AJ,"
"Oi, Applejack, thanks for having this party here."
"It's no problem. I couldn't say no when Pinkie asked if she uses the barn."
"Hey, Applejack, I've been wondering how strong is an earth pony?"
"Really, thought 'bout the same thin' when you whooped those Timberwolves." Applejack said, placing her foreleg on the table, "Hoof wrestle!"
Hoof wrestling, so like arm wrestling, I can get behind that, "You're on!"
"I call winner!" Rainbow yelled.
Liz's Pov
This is nice. It's been a while since I went to a party. I sip my apple cider and watch Spike pigging out on the food. Then, I look over to see Fluttershy talking to the Crusaders. I really hope they don't know what that word means.
Excusing myself, I walked over to her, "Hey, Fluttershy can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead,"
"Can you take Louie home tonight?"
"I would love to have Louie stay the night. I'll take good care of him!" she said happily, "By the way, where is Louie?"
She's right, I haven't seen Louie in a while, "Last time I saw him, Riki had him. Let me go ask him."
Riki's Pov
Okay, hoof wrestling Applejack and Rainbow was much harder than I thought. Winning half the time against Applejack and winning a majority of times against Rainbow. Right now, Applejack and I are doing a tiebreaker game.
"Come on, Aj, you can do it!" Rainbow cheered.
"What's wrong, Riki, gettin' tired," Applejack said, pushing my hand down a little.
"Naw, I'm all good in the hood!" I huffed, pushing back to the starting positions. Slowly I move her hoof to the table with all my might. Getting close to victory like it's tapping my shoulder... Wait, someone is tapping my shoulder! I quickly look back to see Liz.
"Hey, Riki, I need to ask you something?"
That broke my concentration, giving Applejack the opportunity to quickly push my hand down and slam it on the table.
"Nice job, Aj!" said Rainbow giving her a hoof bump.
"So, close," I mumbled. Turning my attention to Liz, "Yes, Liz, you need something?"
She takes a sip of her drink and sets it down next to mine, "Yeah, have you seen Louie? Because I asked Fluttershy to take him home with her." Liz picks up a drink to take a few more sips, coughs a little but continues to drink the rest.
"Ummm, the last place I saw Loius, he was inside Pinkie's hair licking a lollipop," I said casually, grabbing my drink, but It wasn't there. Looking at Liz seeing her face turn slowly turn red, and she starts to sway back and forth. "Liz, that's my drink, it has alcohol in it! "
"W-What?"
"That's going to hit her hard," said Rainbow.
"Darn tootin'. I bet Liz last five minutes," said Applejack.
"I say three,"
"You two are both wrong, ten minutes tops."
We were all wrong.
Liz lasted 24 minutes and 37 seconds. It gives her enough time to drunkenly eat half of a pie and blackout on top of it. After that, the party is pretty much over. Granny Smith was the first to go, followed by Rarity, Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, Rainbow, and Scootaloo. Fluttershy found Louie licking apple pie off Liz's face and then left. I helped Big Mac move the tables and Pinkie with the decorations.
Twilight came up to me with a full and knocked out Spike on her back, "Riki ready to go?" she said tiredly.
"Yeah," I said, rubbing my eyes. "Oi, guys, we're leaving; see you tomorrow!" I went to my unconscious sister and picked her up, giving her a piggyback ride. "Okay, ready,"
Nobody's Pov
Riki, Twilight, and the unconscious duo are walking in the night streets. Riki can hear Liz softly snoring in his ear. Seeing some ponies hanging around the street light, he looks up into the sky and sees the moon. Riki doesn't know if it's weird, but this world has a beautiful moon. Unfortunately, his concentration is broken went Twilight bumps into him.
"Sorry, I had a little too much to drink."
"Do you want me to carry Spike?" he said, fixing Liz on my back.
"No, I'm good," Twilight said, "When we get back to the house, you can put Liz in the guest bedroom, and you can take mine."
"I can sleep on the couch,"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, Twilight! You did a lot of things for us. Not only did you save my sister from getting killed by a Timberwolf, but you also fed us, helped throw a cool party, and now letting us stay with you! Twilight, you are the best and nicest person ever!" Riki gushed. "Will not a person but a pony, that doesn't matter. Twilight, I owe you big, and I swear I will pay you and the others back. You have my word." Twilight is blushing hard, but It is too dark for Riki to notice. .
.
.
"Riki," Twilight said, hiding her face,
"Yeah?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Yeah,"
"Back when we were asking you and Liz questions... About your ey-"
Riki cuts her off. "I know where this is going,"
"Sorry, if you don't want to talk-"
"Yes, Liz and I do have different mothers. She is my half sister, but I still love her with all my heart."
"If you don't mind me asking, why is Liz living with you?"
Riki stops walking, "How should I word this? ...Well, dad died about five years ago. At his funeral was the first time I saw and talked to Liz after I moved out." Riki takes a few deep breaths and continues, "She looked so heartbroken, and her mom, Olivia. She took it the hardest; she was not the same after that. Then, a few years later, Olivia was caught doing bad things, and now Liz is living with me. If you want the full story, you have to ask Liz herself."
Twilight took some time to process what Riki said, "What happened to your mom?" When she said that, Riki's breath hitched.
"Did she die?"
Riki only nodded,
"Riki, I'm sorry for bringing this up,"
"No, it's good. I probably need to talk about it, but not right now." Riki starts to pick up his pace, "I'm pretty tired right now."
Twilight matches his walking speed. "When you're ready to talk about it, I'm right here."
"...Thanks,"
In a room sitting next to a fireplace, a big white pony with a horn, wings, and a colorful flowing mane, an alicorn, Princess Celestia. She is rereading Twilight's report, no matter how much she does. The Princess can't believe what she's reading. "This is... Interesting?"