Saving the ponies chapter 3: The legacy of Jayce and Trevor
#3 of STP
Saving the ponies A new series by mavinator5
Okay, one quick thing I completely forgot to mention; if you haven't watched at least the first two episodes of MLP, this story will be difficult for you to understand, since I don't explain the ponies much. The more you've watched the show, the better. Still, I suppose you might be able to manage it. :D Also, this story won't remain clean forever. *mischievous grin* Btw, I made a mistake earlier. I said that the majority of the humans that came were female. I meant to say the MINORITY were female. My bad Enjoy.
Chapter 3: The legacy of Jayce and Trevor
...Please respond as quickly as possible. Your student, Twilight. Twilight finished her letter to the princess and sent it on its way with her magic. 'Now I just need to wait for instructions. Oh, I hope this isn't as bad I think it is.' She fretted. Twilight realised that more rest was impossible; she was too worried. She left the bedroom she shared with Spike and went to find a book to help her calm her nerves. "Hoo?" Owlicious flew down from a shelf, already holding a book for her. "You know me well, don't you, Owlicious?" Twilight observed. She had only had the owl for a few months, ever since the humans decided to make the episode where Spike felt threatened, but he had grown attached to her quickly. She took the book from him with her magic and looked at the cover. "Party how-to for the socially challenged?" She asked. "Not quite what I was- Oh, you think I should check up on the party?" "Hoo!" Owlicious replied. She smiled. "You do know me well. Want to come?" Twilight asked. As a response, Owlicious landed on her shoulder. They headed out to the Cakes shop. It was still very early, probably before 5; the ponies of Equestria only used the human time system because it was simple, but they had no clocks, they just had the ability to feel approximately what time it was. This ability had recently become dimmed at night since Princess Luna was recovering from an illness. In fact, all of the night abilities of the ponies: their eyesight, their confidence in darkness, even their dreams were all a little less pleasant. 'That must be how my subconscious managed to talk to me. At least Luna's sickness had one upside.' The land of Equestria was ruled by two sisters, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. The sisters we're very similar in personality; they were both very kind and caring for their people. However, because of her appearance, Luna had been used by the humans as an evil leader. Celestia had a pure white coat and was a unicorn and a Pegasus pony. Luna was the same, but her coat was black. As such, the humans made it so Celestia was the good ruler of the day and Luna was the evil ruler of the night. Of course, the ponies of Equestria knew better. Twilight finally reached the Cakes shop. It was closed, but Twilight had permission to enter whenever she wished. In Equestria, locks aren't common since both earth and Pegasus ponies can't use them without the help of the unicorns, and the unicorns can open any lock with their magic. Twilight cautiously scanned the door with her magic to make sure Pinky Pie hadn't set up any trip lines to trigger a surprise for the party. After she was sure opening the door wouldn't ruin any of Pinky's hard work, she stepped inside. Twilight didn't gasp, nor was she surprised in any way. The room was unrecognisable; there were games in every corner, a buffet table was laid out, there were streamers hanging from the ceiling and balloons everywhere. However, somehow, Twilight felt that the room had a different appeal in it as well; one side of the room had a lot of natural alternatives, such as vines hanging from the ceiling and flowers here and there. In another, the super decorativeness was dimmed down a little, leaving more room for a serious-party atmosphere. 'She made it so that no matter what Maverick is interested in, he'll have something to associate to.' Twilight assumed. Only Pinky Pie could make it this obvious and yet the subtle at the same time. She was clearly planning to bring in a few guests outside the 6 so Maverick wouldn't feel as if he was in the spotlight. 'A clever disguise; this isn't a welcome party, it's just a social get-together for any type of pony. Like this, just by watching what he does, we'll be able to assume a few things about him.' Twilight had to admit, when it came to being sneaky, as stupid as it sounded, Pinky Pie was without a doubt the most creative pony. Twilight was about to leave when she saw something. It was a sign that read "Twilight, when you come in early to check on the party, can you send out these invitations? I'm just too tired to do it tonight." It was signed by Pinky. "That goof." Twilight couldn't help but laugh. It seemed everybody knew her pretty well. Twilight picked up the bag on the floor under the sign and opened it. Inside she saw about 20 cards, each made out to a different pony that Twilight knew pretty well. They were all over the map of social status, confirming Twilight's earlier theory. Twilight enchanted the invitations so they would fly to the appropriate mail boxes and then returned home. She returned the book that Owlicious had taken out and instead brought out 4 others. She placed 3 of them on some wrapping paper and tied a quick note to each of them, and then she wrapped them up and staked them by the door. She then sat down in her favorite reading chair and opened the fourth book, "Kyle the intermediates detailed guide to complicated human behavioral patterns and how to assess them. Book 1 of 10." It was very thick. A few hours later, Spike came down, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "You went to check on the party, didn't you Twilight?" He said. "Okay, now I just feel predictable." She said. She had finished the first book and had moved on the second. "You're reading those AGAIN? How many times does that make?" "Five." She answered without looking up. "Since this human is life or death, I figure on more read through them can't hurt." She explained. "Twilight, there's one thing I don't get. Why is this human life or death? I haven't asked so far because I thought you might just be exaggerating, but you keep going on about it. I know there's a chance that if he leaves, Rainbow will kill herself, but why would that mean our death as well?" Spike asked. Twilight smiled a little despite how morbid the subject was. "The reason, Spike, is that we are all under the control of the humans. They only keep us around because they can make money off of us. They film their episodes and leave, and that's it. So, assume this situation for me. If Rainbow were to suicide, the next time they come by to film an episode, what would happen when Rainbow's part came up? If anypony who is central to the plotline dies, then it's over for all of us. I'll give you a quick rundown of the ones who will cause the end of the show if they die, and the ones who could, in theory, be replaced. "The 6 main ponies are, obviously, irreplaceable. Outside that, you are irreplaceable. The princesses are irreplaceable. The Cutiemark Crusaders, that is to say Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Bell, are irreplaceable. And Zekora is irreplaceable. Outside of these ponies, Zebra, and you, the majority of the rest of the population COULD be swapped out with fakes wearing makeup or such. However, it would be best if nopony who's in the show got killed." Twilight explained. "But let's not dwell on these subjects; you're too young to be worrying about anyone's life other than your own." Spike sighed. "I wish you would stop treating me like I'm a still a baby dragon." "I treat you like you're a baby dragon because you ARE a baby dragon." Twilight said. "What time is the party at?" He asked, intent on changing the subject. "I don't know. Pinky will come get us as soon as she needs us to be there." *Knock* *Knock* "Gee, I wonder who that could be." Twilight said as she closed her book and went to answer the door. She opened it to see exactly who she thought it was. "Thanks for delivering the invitations, Twilight." Pinky Pie said. "No problem. Is it time to go already? Isn't it a bit early for the party to start?" "No, but it's not starting yet anyway. I just need you to send these out too." She held up 3 more invitations. "They just have the time to be there at. One for Fluttershy, one for Rarity and one for Applejack. By the way, I need you at the party any time before 2. The first guests arrive at 3, and Rainbow is due in at 4." "Okay, got it. And I liked what you did; sneaky way for us to learn." Twilight said. Pinky raised her eyebrows. "Why Twilight, what ever do you mean?" She said, making it clear she was joking. "I'll see you at 2." With that she returned home, intent on starting the cooking for the party, if Twilight had to guess. Twilight enchanted the last three invitations and then went back inside. "Spike, I sent a letter to the princess last night; did you get a reply yet?" Twilight asked as she sat back down and re-opened her book. "No, nothing yet. Are you expecting a quick reply?" Spike asked. "A little." Twilight was reluctant to make Spike worry more then he already was. The time began to melt away as Twilight deepened her re-reading. She was almost finished the 5th book of the series when Spike said. "It's almost 2, Twilight. Should we get ready?" Twilight sighed. "I suppose so. Call me crazy, but I'm just not eager for this party. I hope this human is a good one; if Rainbow fell in love with a human like Trevor, the games over." Twilight returned the book to its shelf; she already knew the end anyway. She went to her bathroom to wash up, and then she went to her bedroom mirror and fixed her mane, coat and tail. She was about to leave when she suddenly felt like dressing up a little. She added a necklace to her ensemble. It wasn't anything super pretty or expensive, just a charm Zekora, the zebra/enchantress, had given her. Supposedly, it warded off bad luck. Finally ready, Twilight grabbed her 3 parcels form the front hall and headed over to the Cakes along with Spike. She would be a bit early, but Pinky Pie had said any time before 2, so Twilight wasn't worried. When she got there, she was surprised to note the amount of movement she could see through the windows. Had the other 3 arrived early as well? "I'm here." Twilight said as she entered. "I didn't expect all of you to already be here." Twilight had been planning more, but she seemed to forget how to speak as she saw what was in front of her. The whole room had been stocked up to the brim with food. The buffet tables were full to bursting and through the opened doors to the kitchen, Twilight saw even more food. It consisted almost entirely of cakes and apple based products. In the nature section, Twilight saw some birds roosting in the shrubbery and some kittens napping around the flowers. As for the serious section, the décor had received a major upgrade, spruced up with splashes of colour and refined decorations.
***Applejack***
Hey Applejack. I had Twilight send you this. I need help with the party if I'm going to get the cooking done in time, so I was hoping you could bring some of your apples with you and help me cook up some treats. Pinky Pie. "Wow, Pinky Pie asked for help planning a party. I guess I should watch out for flying pigs while I'm on my way over there." Applejack said aloud to nopony in particular. "Yep." Big Mackintosh added. "Do you every say anything else?" She asked. That was one part of her world the human had gotten right; her brother. He was almost EXACLY like he is during the filming. "Anyway, can you help me rustle up some apples? I need to get going as fast as I can." Applejack asked. "Yep." In less than half an hour, Applejack was off with enough apples to make enough food for the whole party. She said goodbye to her brother, even though she would be seeing him again in a few hours; he was invited to the party too. "Oh, Applejack, you're here. I left half the kitchen open for you, so please use it to the best of your ability." Pinky Pie said when she arrived at 8 AM. 6 hours later, even Applejack was amazed at the amount of food she had made. "Wow, that amazing Applejack!" Twilight said as she saw the huge mountain of pies and fritters and sauces that the apples had become. "I do my best." She said, smiling. Together, the two ponies went to check on the other preparations.
***Fluttershy***
Hey Fluttershy. I had Twilight send you this. I need help with the party so that I can make the nature section look realistic. Can you convince some of your friends to come in and look real? They can have some of the food if they want, and there are flowers for them too. Pinky Pie. 'Pinky Pie needs help with a party? I must be dreaming.' Fluttershy thought. 'I'll need to move quickly if I'm going to convince enough animals.' Fluttershy rushed around her many gardens and animal homes, asking the few animals that had already woken if they were up to the task. Some said yes, others said no. For now, Fluttershy didn't bother trying to convince them; if her hit/miss ratio kept up, she could manage enough animals without any pleading. By 1 O'clock, Fluttershy had assembled over 100 furry friends to help out with the party. She led them into town and to the Cakes shop with no incidents, and they were soon in place in their various nests or lying around within the nature zone. It had taken her almost half an hour to get the message across to each animal that they needed to stay in this zone. "Wow Fluttershy, the animals really complete this part of the party." Twilight commented. "I love the diversity you managed." Applejack added, noting the squirrels that were sitting right next to the cats, and the platoon of birds that made a colourful parade. "It was nothing..." She said, embarrassed. The three of them set off to see if there was any other way they could help.
***Rarity***
Hey Rarity. I had Twilight send you this. I need help with the party. I'm not good with fancy stuff, so I was hoping you could come decorate the fancy side of the party so it looked more regal and attractive to those few ponies that I invited who fit the bill. Pinky Pie. Rarity re-read the letter thrice just to be sure she was reading it and not inventing the words in her mind. "Well, at least she called on the right pony for the job she needed done." Rarity said. She grabbed as much of her fabric as she could fit in the traveling cart she kept with her, as well as some lace, planning utensils such as an easel and measuring devices, and a few pictures she had of famous ponies. "So this is the area you need reworked?" Rarity asked. Pinky Pie just nodded before returning to the kitchen to continue her cooking. Rarity was the first pony there asides Pinky, so she had the longest to prepare her area. Still, by the time Twilight, Applejack and Fluttershy came by to check on her, she wasn't quite finished. "Twilight, would you be a dear and hand these over there?" Rarity said as they approached. Her section was looking quite good in the eyes of the other three, but Rarity was unsatisfied. Over the course of the next 15 minutes, she instructed the other three so that her job would end quicker. When she was finally satisfied with the result, she called a halt, made a few final, nit-picky changes, and sighed in relief. "Done. That took much more effort than I expected." She exclaimed. "Thanks for the help girls. Let's go see how Pinky's doing." The four ponies set out to find the mastermind behind the party. Pinky Pie was sitting down in the kitchen. "Hey girls, is everything ready?' she asked as they came in. "Yes, it's all ready. Pinky, I'm glad were able to help." Applejack said. She smiled to her team. "Without you, I wouldn't have finished on time." She simply stated. The four took seats around the table Pinky was sitting at. "So, this is it." Pinky Pie said. "This is our first impression on the man who controls our fate." Rarity specified. "Well, the atmosphere couldn't be better." Twilight said. "And even if one of us messes up, we still have the other 4 impressions." Fluttershy added. "Now it all comes down to how far he along he and Rainbow have gotten." Applejack whispered. The five ponies looked grave. "Girls, I can help feeling bad that we're doing this for ourselves, and not for Rainbow." Twilight said. "Rainbow's in love with this human. I know making him stay is priority, and it helps her too, but I just can't shake this selfish feeling." The other 4 nodded in unison. Twilight looked around. Spike was back in the main room, looking at the decorations and trying some of the food, so she figured she could tell them. "Last night, I had a dream." She began. "Trevor was there. He told me that I should let Rainbow deal with the human because we have bigger problems to worry about. He said that they would be coming back: Mantycus, Carrion and Darkness." The reaction was immediate. Fluttershy began to tremble, Rarity gasped, Pinky Pie's eyes went huge and Applejack flinched. "Not again. Surely you must be joking?" Rarity said. "Didn't we show them how weak they are last time?" "I'm just the messenger. I sent a letter to the princess requesting instructions, and I'm waiting on the reply." Twilight explained. "Nothing we can about them for now but that." Applejack intervened. "Forgive me for not taking instructions from Trevor, but I think that we should still stay focused on the human for the moment." Fluttershy nodded, but Pinky Pie said: "I don't know, Applejack. I wouldn't want to remain unprepared if those three are coming. Maybe you should tell the mayor. She could prepare the soldiers." The ponies looked at each other uncertainly. Was it really okay to go so far just because of a dream? "I think I'll wait for the princess's reply. She'll know what to do." Twilight decided. The others approved of her decision, and from there the conversation carried on to how to best learn about Maverick. "Yeah, his name's Maverick." Twilight specified. "Rainbow told me. Pinky, have you told your invited guests about the fact that he will be there?" "Yeah. I told them to be nice and welcoming to him, but I didn't tell them how he can kill us if he wants to. I thought it better to exclude that since I invited all three of the Cutiemark Crusaders and I don't want them dropping the bomb accidentally." Pinky said. The Cutiemark Crusaders are three young fillies who still haven't discovered their cutie marks. Sweetie Bell is Rarity's sister and Apple Bloom is Applejack's sister. Scootaloo isn't associated with any of the main 6 ponies, but she admires Rainbow a lot. A cutie mark is a symbol that appears on everypony's flank eventually. It represents what that pony is best at. It is considered the greatest rite of passage amongst the ponies of Equestria. "Scootaloo will be a problem if she pesters Rainbow during Maverick's stay." Applejack said. "Not necessarily. Maverick likes Rainbow, but that doesn't mean he dislikes other ponies. In fact, he might like Scootaloo too since she admires Rainbow so much." Fluttershy pointed out. "Anyway, about the party. We need to make sure the guest all treat Maverick with kindness. I was thinking, throughout out the party, one of us five should always have an eye on him. If things start to go sour, step in as needed, but don't make it obvious. Remember, we can't let everypony think he's getting special treatment, or we'll have to tell them about how central he is to our survival, and that could start an uproar." Twilight suggested. Her idea was met with approval once again. They thought up subtle ways for their plan, and decided on signals to tell each other if he was unwatched. "Also, we need to get him away from Rainbow if he tries to stay near her so I can talk to her at some point and warn her about her emotions." Twilight said. Time seemed to fly by as they prepared themselves for what was sure to be the most important night in their life so far. *Knock* *Knock* "Looks like the first guest are arriving." Fluttershy stated. "As the humans would say; it's show time."
*****
Rainbow couldn't believe it. She had told herself this was not supposed to happen. She had told herself that she would let him make the first move. She had told herself a lot of things, but that was no excuse for how suddenly she had come onto him. She basically threw herself into him and kissed him! If he had been the type who was against that, it would have been over right there and then. 'I can't go quickly in this, not if I want to be careful. He seems cautious, reserved. I need to make sure he's stable before I try to do anything.' She chastised herself the next morning as she woke. Slow and steady is what she needed. 'At least Twilight should be able to give me some good tips on how to tell when he's ready for the next step. She's read enough to know these things.' Rainbow pulled Maverick a little closer to herself, careful not to wake him. 'But could you really have gone on if you had just bided your time?' The voice surfaced in her mind. 'If he was against that type of relationship, then no matter how long you would have waited, he wouldn't have come around. Now that that's out of the way, you can go at whatever pace you want.' 'That is true, I suppose...' Rainbow realised, belatedly, that she was having a conversation with herself. 'What is wrong with me?' Abandoning her self-induced verbal warfare, Rainbow stared down at the face of her new mate. 'Boyfriend!' She corrected herself. 'We are not mates, not yet.' His face was beautiful to her. He had some thin hair on the bottom half, stubble she believed it was called, and a few red dots that she couldn't place, but no matter what they meant, to her, he was precious. She thought back to his eyes; green, but with brown in them, and some grey. They were so beautiful. His hair was brown, dull, but it didn't matter, she still loved it. She looked further down, to his body. He was still fully clothed, but just by looking at his arms, she could tell he was no athlete. He was weak, no way to get around that, but he clearly made up for his disadvantage with that brain of his. Even though she wouldn't admit it, the way he fought was impressive. Deceit and thinking outside the box, gifts that can't be acquired by repeatedly pumping a bar into the air. 'And he's mine.' She thought lovingly. 'And I'll treasure him forever.' She tried to determine the time and came up with 7. 'Still a little early to wake him.' She thought. The 6 normally had to habituate the humans to a new schedule once they got here, since most didn't wake up till ten or eleven. 'A few more minutes of admiration can't hurt.' She thought. However, just as she finished that thought, Maverick started to toss and turn a little. Rainbow's good mood vanished to be replaced with concern. She tried to hold him down, but that only made him buck harder. She was about to wake him when his eyes shot open, fear induced visions still colouring his appearance. "GAH!" He shouted as he saw her. He pushed her away, but because of their positions, he just ended up pushing himself off the bed. "Ow!" Even though the floor was made of clouds, it still hurt. "Maverick, are you okay?" Rainbow asked, jumping up out of bed but not approaching him yet. He had just pushed her away, and she was scared he might not want to be near her. Maverick glanced around wildly, trying to understand where he was. It took him a few seconds to remember what had happened. "Oh, Rainbow, I'm sorry. I was having a bad dream." He said. Rainbow approached him cautiously, still unsure about her position to him. "Are you okay? When you woke, you tried to push me away, so I wasn't sure if..." She trailed off. Maverick smiled apologetically at her. "Sorry, I'm not used to waking up in bed with another person, and after the dream I had, I didn't recognise you, so I pushed you away." Rainbow smiled back, her worried gone now that it was all cleared up. She walked over to him and helped him up, and then pulled him into a hug. "I'm glad you're okay." As they hugged, Maverick remembered the previous night. 'My girlfriend...' He thought. He'd always wished he could live in Ponyville because of how different it was then his world. In the show, everypony was friendly and kind and helpful. Even now that he knew that wasn't exactly true, he was still happy that he could meet Rainbow Dash. She was the coolest pony in his eyes. She could fly, she was fearless, she was strong willed and a great competitor; all the things Maverick had always wanted to be. And he thought she was beautiful. He loved her coat, a nice faded blue; he loved her mane and her tail, rainbow coloured and flowing in the wind; and he loved her purple eyes, so big and full of mysteries to uncover. He had had a crush on her since the first few episodes, as weird as that sounds, but with no bronies around to share in his love of the show, he had quickly become a very lonely person. Now he had a new life, and a new lady to live it with, and he couldn't be happier. 'My girlfriend.' He thought more firmly. 'I'll make her proud of me.' And yet, something was nagging at the back of his mind. His promise to keep them at friends suddenly came rushing back to him, or more precisely, the reason behind it. 'If the ponies of Equestria find out, she'll be shunned by everypony here. She doesn't care about her reputation, but I don't want to any more of a burden.' He thought. "Rainbow, if I asked you to do something weird for me, would you consider it?" Maverick asked. Rainbow's mind raced ahead of what he was thinking. Could he already want to go to the next step? Rainbow wasn't sure if she was ready. 'He told me to tell him if it would make me uncomfortable, but I don't want him to think that I'm shy or embarrassed about myself. What should I answer?' She thought. "I suppose that depends on the request." She decided. "I, I want you to keep our relationship a secret for now." He asked. "I know it sounds weird, and it's not because I'm embarrassed by you or anything, but I don't want the other ponies to think any more poorly of you because of me. I know you don't care about your reputation, but I do, so please, just for now, can you keep 'us' a secret?" The first thing in Rainbow's mind was relief. She wasn't ready for step two after all, and she was relieved that Maverick hadn't asked for that yet. The next thing was confusion. She knew that some ponies would think poorly of her, but most wouldn't. Having a relationship with a human wasn't frowned upon very much. Then she realised; he must think that because she let him ride and was glared at, that a relationship was the next step and that she might be shunned or even driven away. "Haha, silly. Human-pony relationships aren't frowned upon." She said. "I think I need to tell you the stories of Jayce and Trevor. Here, sit back down." She said as she got herself comfortable on the bed. Once Maverick was seated next to her, she began the tail of two most memorable humans that had visited Equestria; Trevor the tyrant and Jayce the martyr. "Before I begin, you need to understand just how many humans we've had and how they've influenced us. I've told you before now that the longest any one human has ever stayed in Equestria is one month. However, there are some statistics you may find more interesting. We have had an approximate total of 350 humans visit Equestria. "Of all of these humans, 20% have never seen Ponyville. These humans we're frightened by the revelations I told them and have left before even picking their pony. The majority of the 20% are the more recent humans, since I've been getting more and more annoyed with your kind and how they won't remain in our land. "30% of humans leave before the night of the third day of their arrival. These are the video game addicts; those who couldn't stand to be separated from their games. "Now we only have 50% left; still a perfectly reasonable amount of people. However, the amount of humans that have ever remained longer than two weeks is a grand total of 4 humans. These four humans have portraits that are hung in the grand hall of Ponyville, except one... "Trevor the tyrant. He was the 60th human to entre Ponyville. From the moment he got here, he demonstrated an incredible level of self-confidence; so much that it bordered on arrogance and narcissism. His confidence was so great that the ponies of Equestria thought he might be their savior for the first time since they had lost faith after the tenth human or so. The ponies began to worship him somewhat, doing whatever he said. His confidence grew, and by the time a week had passed, it began to tip the border between confidence and arrogance. His demands became steadily more and more powerful, but the ponies were so blinded by hope that they followed them anyway. All the humans that were currently in Ponyville were returned to the human world, and Kyle stopped sending in more. No human was safe from Trevor, and nopony was unable to follow his demands. The first pony that hesitated was imprisoned, and the first one that refused was killed. The ponies' blind worship began to become worship based off of fear. Slowly, a few ponies would realise that he was nothing more than a dictator, but since he had all of Equestria in his pocket, they could not speak against him. Except for one pony; Twilight Sparkle. Trevor had a soft spot for Twilight; a love that went above his love for power, or so Twilight thought. She was the blindest of the ponies. She became his number one servant, always favored above the others. She stood next to him as he made decrees and followed him everywhere; an obedient little pet. After two weeks, the ponies tried to appease Trevor's growing lust for power by painting his portrait and hanging in the grand hall of Ponyville. It was on this day that Trevor lost his control over his power. The story, until yesterday, ended here. It was thought that he would take Twilight as his mate and free Equestria from the tyrannical control of the humans, but the very next day, he was gone, leaving a broken and infuriated Twilight behind. The true story, Twilight just revealed to me yesterday. What happened was that he tried to force Twilight into submission, tried to make her his sex slave. At that moment, the haze that had covered Twilights eyes lifted, and she saw Trevor for what he truly was; a madman, a control freak, a HUMAN! She refused to be affiliated with him any longer, and when Trevor tried to rape her, she beat him to the point of death. Only when his life was almost gone and he had begged to be spared did she force him back to the human world, fire blazing in her eyes. That day, the ponies of Equestria all opened their eyes to the truth behind humans; they were nothing more than vile demons intent on controlling them for their own desires. However, to free themselves, they needed to convince one of these humans to live in Equestria, so Kyle restarted to send humans to Equestria. However, the ponies had lost all trust in humans, and the next few left within the first day. This is where our first story ends and the second begins. "Jayce the martyr. If Trevor was the darkness within humans, Jayce was the light. As the 73rd human to enter Equestria, Jayce came in when all hope was lost for liberation. The ponies simply didn't want to trust humans anymore. He chose Pinky Pie as his human, for she was the only pony who was still trying to save our race. Slowly but surely, he gained the trust of the 6, and after us, the ponies of Ponyville. By a week, the ponies of Equestria remembered what hope felt like; this human was nothing like Trevor. He showed them that Trevor was merely a bad egg and that some rare few humans were trustable. He became the new human that the ponies loved, but none worshiped him. However, Jayce only had eyes for one pony. He and Pinky Pie became very close. Their love became known to the whole kingdom. Some ponies feared at this point, but they came around after seeing how happy Pinky Pie was. Jayce was the second human to ever reach the two week mark. The ponies had destroyed everything that had belonged to Trevor, including his portrait, but they decided to try once more, and they put Jayce's portrait where Trevor's had been; Jayce was their new savior. The other two humans that lasted two weeks were number 75 and 78. They both stayed because of Jayce, but eventually they left as well. However, their portraits were added next to Jayce's as testimonies to Jayce's success, as well as proof that there were other good humans out there. As Jayce began to enter the third week of his stay, the ponies' confidence rose to new heights. They believed in Jayce, and they were ready to celebrate. However, on the 24th day of Jayce's stay, he made an announcement to the ponies all over Equestria. He said that he would not be their savior, that he was very sorry, but that his lifespan had just decreased and that his death was imminent. The ponies begged him to tell them the reason, but he refused, instead writing it down and giving it to Twilight so she could announce it after his death. The best medical ponies of all of Equestria flocked to his side, but they were powerless. Throughout the whole ordeal, Pinky Pie never cried once, only begged Jayce to tell her she could help him. He told her it was impossible. On Jayce's final day, the last day that would have meant one whole month had passed, Jayce called Pinky Pie to his side. The pair were left alone as Jayce shared his finals words with Pinky Pie. He told her about how much he had loved her, about how he wished he could live with her forever, and about how she mustn't dwell on him, how she had to smile for him, to forget him and move on. Pinky Pie didn't cry, even when he finally revealed the reason of his death; a human disease, not contagious, but the most lethal in the human world. Cancer. As he lay in her hooves, dying, they shared their first and last kiss. Only when Jayce was finally gone did Pinky Pie let the smile drop off her face. For two days she cried almost non-stop, and for a week after, she bordered so close to suicide that the ponies lost all hope at survival. Then, as if by magic, Pinky Pie was back to her normal, peppy self. It was as if Jayce had never existed, almost. It is said that if you watch Pinky Pie for long enough, you will see that she will suddenly stop smiling, and during those few seconds, she continues her eternal mourning for Jayce. Jayce fought as hard as he could for Equestria, and in the end, he died for the cause of restoring the faith of the ponies of Equestria in humanity. This is the story of Jayce the martyr." Rainbow finally finished her tale. "All that to say, human-pony relationships aren't frowned upon by the ponies of Equestria, even though they always seem to end in tragedy." She told Maverick. Maverick was flabbergasted, to say the least. "Wow, those are such depressing tales; it a wonder Equestria hasn't sunk into despair and chaos by now." He said. "Maybe, but that hardly matters. I just want you to understand that even if we reveal our relationship to the ponies, they won't shun me because of it." She said. Maverick sat there thinking for a while before he spoke. "I know this will sound weird, but for some reason, I still want to keep it a secret for now. Of course, if you disagree, you can tell it to anypony you want; I don't want you think that just because I don't want it revealed, that it means that you have no say in the matter..." Maverick was starting to blabber, and was only stopped as Rainbow leaned in and kissed him. "Sweety, if you don't want our secret revealed, then my lips are sealed." Rainbow promised. It annoyed her a little now that she would have to keep their love in the closet, but she could live with that if it made Maverick happy. "What about the main 6? Should we tell them?" She asked. "They're the once I want to hide it from the most. I can't understand why, but..." He trailed off. "It's fine. So I take it this means no public displays of affection?" Rainbow asked. "Yeah, I'm sorry." She laughed a little and curled up around him. "Then I guess we'll have to make up for lost time while we're alone." She teased, leaning in towards him. Maverick leaned in towards her, but before either could start the kiss, two loud grumbles went out from their stomachs. They jerked away from each other, embarrassed. "Guess this will have to wait." Maverick said. Rainbow pouted. "I don't want to wait." She whined. Maverick laughed, and after a second, Rainbow joined in. They got up from the bed and went to the living room so they could get the leftover apple salad. As they entered it, Maverick realised that he didn't know where Rainbow had put the salad. In fact, he didn't know where Rainbow had gotten the apples or the cream in the first place and, now that he was thinking, he couldn't figure out how she had used the knife to cut the apples, or used her toothbrush. 'I must really not have been paying attention at all yesterday.' He thought. As Rainbow entered the kitchen-ish area, Maverick watched with rapt attention as she bent over and opened a cupboard in the cloud-wall. She pulled out the bowl with her mouth and placed it on the table. 'Well, that's one mystery down.' "Hey, Rainbow, how did you use the knife to cut the apples, and how did you brush your teeth? Without hands, it seems like an impossible task." He said. "Oh, that. Hah, it's a problem that used to be amazingly annoying for Pegasi and earth ponies, until the unicorns helped us out." She opened another drawer and out flew a knife, being controlled by unicorn magic. "Wha, how can you do that?" Maverick asked. "The unicorns enchant common household items for the Pegasi and earth ponies so that we can use them even though we have no magic of our own. It would be better if they could just let us use magic too, but that's impossible." Rainbow said, returning the knife to it's holder. "Here, have some food; you sounded like you need it." She giggled as she passed him a bowl. "You sounded pretty hungry too." He retorted as they began to eat. When both bowls were empty, the two leaned back on the sofa, full and content at being so. "If only there was a door there." Maverick said. "We wouldn't have to move before we pick back up what we started." He smiled as he turned to Rainbow. She was already smiling as he beheld her. "You know, odds are nopony is just going to come wandering by while we're enjoying each other's company." She tempted. Maverick smiled and put his arm around her shoulders, playing with her hair. Rainbow pouted a little. "That's not fair; I can't do that to you." His smile widened. "So?" He leaned in, intent on getting his, when a sudden movement near the door made him pull his arm back. Rainbow hissed a little as he pulled out a few hairs. "Sorry." He said, watching the letter that had just fluttered in through the window. "What is that?" "A letter, and from Twilight by the looks of it." Rainbow said, getting up. She picked it up in her teeth and whipped her head to the side, tearing the paper. "Whoa, why did you rip it?" Maverick said. "To open it? Letters in Equestria are different then those in your world; we make ours special so that anypony can open them easily, not just unicorns." She dropped it on the ground and started reading. "Oh, isn't that interesting." "What, what is?" Maverick asked. "We've been invited to a get together. Pinky is throwing a party, and the both of us are invited. Funny, I don't remember telling her about you." Rainbow stipulated. "I'll bet you anything it's just a ploy so that the other 5 can meet you." "Well, we can't really ignore it... I'll have to meet them eventually." Maverick said. "When does the party start at?" "They say 4, but I know that's not right. Pinky always starts her regular parties at 3. Something is definitely fishy about this." She responded. "But we can't just blow them off. When we go later, I want you to stick close to me for the first few minutes; there's no telling what Pinky Pie has planned." She turned her head and smiled mischievously. "Until then..."
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"Are all the ponies here?" Twilight asked Pinky Pie. "All but the Mayor, although I didn't expect her to come anyway; not after the last party. You would think that she would have forgiven me by now." Pinky Pie sulked. "You set her tail on fire, almost drowned her and let her fall off the side of your house thinking it was a 30 foot deep gorge." Twilight pointed out. "It was nightmare night! Of course things got a little hectic." Pinky Pie answered. "Oh fine, I won't invite her anymore if she doesn't want to come. What time is it? I've already had some Perka, so I can't figure it out." Perka is the name of the brand for the most common pony alcohol. It muddles the ponies natural abilities, just like it does to humans, and makes their heads buzz if they've had too much. "I thought this was just a get together, why do you have Perka?" Twilight asked. "And it's almost 4, Rainbow will be arriving soon." "Don't worry; there's so little, even if one pony drank it all, the worst they would get was a headache." Pinky Pie answered. That reassured Twilight; she knew Pinky Pie was responsible. With the 24 ponies that we're currently present, if the Perka was distributed fairly evenly, they would barely notice its presence. "Just keep it away from Spike; he can't handle it nearly as well as we can." "Will do." Pinky Pie walked off, her place almost immediately filled by Applejack. "Remind me not to accept any drinks from her, Twilight. I want my wits about me when I face this human." Her face was grave, like Twilight's had now become. "We'll be fine. Remember, you don't know how Rainbow feels about him. The fewer ponies she thinks know about her feelings, the better. Also, although I want to talk to the human and Rainbow alone, separately, I don't want it to be obvious. If they aren't separating, I'll pull Rainbow away for a minute. During the opening, make sure you get that human to Fluttershy; the two of you should be able to learn the most about him." Twilight reminded her friend. "Don't worry, we're ready." Applejack now stood and left, Rarity taking her place. "Twilight, help me cleanse this vile substance from my body. Pinky Pie gave me some Perka without me checking my glass, and I don't want to be intoxicated when the human gets here." She asked. In the moments that followed, both ponies' horns glowed. "Thank you dear. So, if he comes over to our section of the party first, do we assume he's high class and role from there?" She asked. "No, but do assume that he might think a little better of himself then the... actually, based on what we've seen in the past, just assume he's like the other humans we've had. They are quite a... self-centered race." Twilight said. "Well, at least they're quite a diverse race." She said as she glided off. In another section of the party, Fluttershy was sitting down with Applejack. "Is it really okay to let Pinky be the only one in the liveliest section of the party?" The divisions went as such: Twilight and Rarity we're in the high class section, Fluttershy and Applejack were in the nature section and Pinky was alone in the super party section. "Don't worry; these sections are just for show anyway. You see the ponies moving from one to the next without a second thought? If Pinky gets herself in trouble, we'll just rush over and bail her out." Applejack stated with confidence. "I'm just glad we decided not to include any meat in the dishes; that stuff makes me sick." Fluttershy shuddered. "Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot how sensitive you are about that." "I just don't get why I'M the one pony who can actually eat meat. Why does it have to be the one who loves animals?" Fluttershy said. "Well, I think it says something that you don't ever actually eat it." Applejack tried to cheer her friend up. It worked, a little. Once again the scene shifted, and we see Spike next to Twilight. "Spike, have you not gotten a response from the princess yet?" Twilight asked. The lack of speed on the princess's side was making Twilight nervous. "Sorry Twilight. Maybe she's busy. Now not the time to be focusing on that though. You need to keep your eyes open; Rainbow will be here any second now." At that moment, the front door opened.
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Maverick and Rainbow were on their bed together, panting. "It's almost four; we really should be getting ready." Rainbow said between gasps. "Wow, time flies when you're having fun." He said. The pair had been talking for hours now, interspaced with a few kisses. Maverick had told Rainbow all about his upbringing and how much he always stood out from those around him. "You really are unique, you know that right?" She told him. "Like I don't get that enough already." The pair rose in unison and headed out to the bathroom. Maverick stayed long enough to make sure that he looked decent, and Rainbow summoned up a hairbrush and re-aligned her hair. "Well, I'm ready." They said together, and then burst out laughing. "Remember, not a word to Twilight about our relationship." Rainbow reminded Maverick, giving him a quick lick on the cheek. They took off from her house and were in Ponyville in less than 10 minutes. "It doesn't look like it does in the show." Maverick commented as it came into view. "It seemed so much... smaller." "They edit out most of the town when their done filming. This part in front of you is called the set-zone of Ponyville. The rest of the city is where the ponies that aren't in the show live. I'll tell you more about it after the party." Rainbow landed in front of the Cakes' shop. "Remember, stick to my side for the first few minutes." She said as she pushed the door open.