Little Ponies {OPEN}

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Cruncher stood on the edge of the property, looking up at the schoolhouse. Cruncher was waiting. The large Diamond Dog had seen lots of little ponies go into the building. He wanted to see them come out. Cruncher was bored and little ponies always looked like they were having fun. He hoped he made a friend. Cruncher had no friends. Little ponies would make good friends, right? "Cruncher sit here. Cruncher wait for little ponies... Cruncher wait. Yes." He nodded to himself, as if confirming once again that this was his plan of action. Not much else to do, so he stared at the building, waiting for something to change.

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Sure enough, something changed for Cruncher's sake. Recess had begun and the colts and fillies came out to play. Although he enjoyed playing with the others, having gotten used to being around other ponies, Compass Rose decided he'd try to practice his magic, and would stay out of the way as he read from a little notepad. Ok...focus...picture the results....draw them out in the mind... his horn sparked with a little raspberry noise. No, that wasn't right, he botched it! Ok...well how about this? Focus...one...two...three...four his horn flashed, but not his desired result. He had remembered that Dinky Hooves teleported during their treasure hunt, which was such a blur he didn't even remember how that went, and he knew that Twilight Sparkle was amazing at magic; he could only figure she was able to teleport as-well. Inspired by those two, he began to try to figure out how to use the teleportation spell. The only problem was, he was far too young to be able to handle it; unbeknownst to him, all attempts were destined to fail. But he would not give up! Magic never came easily, it was always through tenacity that magic was...was...Well, the point is; unicorns had to practice! He decided to take a break, maybe play some games with the colts and fillies...what in Equestria is a Diamond Dog doing close to the school? He stared in Cruncher's general direction, confused at the sight...but just underneath, he was scared. A big dog like him could eat him alive if he so wanted to!

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A bell came. At first, Cruncher thought the sound came from in his ears. He aggressively scratched at the ringing ear until he realized it originated from the schoolhouse. Little ponies were leaving the school house! Cruncher smiled and bounced a little. The little stub of a tail he had wiggled about excitedly. Little ponies! His sight narrowed in on a certain little pony who was looking back at Cruncher. A little pony looking at Cruncher! He bounced over to the little yellow pony with the funny lines and glasses, grinning. Cruncher scrambled to a halt in front of him. Without knowing exactly what to say first, he grinned and wagged his tail. "Cruncher say hi! Hi! Cruncher says to Cruncher self little ponies has lots of fun and Cruncher has no fun. Cruncher need friend! Little pony make good friend?" Cruncher leaned down to be eye level with the colt. Hopefully the little pony would be his friend!

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Oh crud! The dog was heading right for him! NoNoNoNoNo! Okay, okay, okay, calm down Compass, calm down, okay..okay..one step at a time. he thought to himself, readjusting his glasses the moment the diamond dog got close enough. Cruncher was grinning and wagging his tail...so it seemed like he was in a good mood. But was he going to cause any trouble, or was he just looking for a friend? "Oh...Hi there." Compass greeted Cruncher with a nervous smile. His heart was pounding, but he had to keep calm. If he lost his cool, it'd be more drama than anything was worse. The way Cruncher acted..he must be a kid like him; just so much energy to look for a friend. "A friend? Erm...sure, I'll be your friend, Cruncher...I think." he replied, although he was stuck between a rock and a hard place when he said this. He didn't know anything about Cruncher, save for his rather...simple behavior, and he knew he shouldn't judge. Besides, he didn't want to risk making the diamond dog mad.

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The little pony looked scared... And then the little pony smiled! Smiling was good! And hellos! Hellos and smiles were good signs! "You will be's Cruncher friend?" He grinned and picked up the colt. Cruncher hugged Compass tight, but not too tight. Little ponies were not as strong as big ponies. Or diamond dogs. "Cruncher has friend! What is Cruncher friend's name?" It would be nice to know the little pony's name! How weird would it be to not know a friend's name? Were there friends like that? What did they call each other? That had to be really weird...

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Compass wasn't as thrilled, but Cruncher seemed harmless now that he thought about- and now he was hoised up and held in a tight hug. While Cruncher was being mindfull of the fact he was a foal, it was still a bit tough to breath, and even harder to move and try to hug the diamond dog in return. A lapse in thought caused him to panic a bit, his horn sparking and the sound of confetti being fired was heard. Suddenly, the two were stuck in a pile of vanilla tapioca pudding, a few half-full coffee cups lodged in the sort of mountain, and a few fez-hats fell upon the two. He was a little dizzy from the sudden spell-burst, but then was asked his name.

"My name? Compass Rose." he answered, half-thinking, wondering just how he actually got the pudding to form here. Or if Cruncher liked pudding...or coffee...or time traveler hats.

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Suddenly, things didn't make sense. His ears lowered and he looked around frantically. What? How... Cruncher didn't like this. Nope nope nope. He didn't understand magic very well to begin with! This was just too much for the dog. Cruncher squirmed and pulled the little pony out of the pudding. His certain path made a coffee cup fall and crash upon hitting the ground. His ears lowered the most they had since... his mother... Cruncher let go of Compass and flopped over, whimpering. "No, no, no..." His tail curled between his legs and his eyes shut tight.

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Compass's ears lowered a little at Cruncher's reaction. He was definitely upset, he didn't even have to hear the diamond dog whimper. Rather than panic and run off, however, Compass went closer to Cruncher, instinctively rubbing the top of the diamond dog's head, and even rubbing behind his ear. "I-I'm sorry, Cruncher- I didn't mean to make that happen." he apologized, but deep down he felt this did nothing.

"It's gonna be ok, none of it will hurt you, I won't let it." he tried to comfort him, speaking calmly, but still worried.

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He felt a hoof touch his head and rub behind his ear. It reminded him of when his mother would do it when he was trying to go to sleep. It calmed him... Compass was a nice little pony. He didn't mean to do those weird things. The little pony probably didn't know magic that well, just like Cruncher. His eyes slowly opened to look at Compass. "It's gonna be ok, none of it will hurt you, I won't let it. Cruncher nuzzled into Compass' hoof with a smile. "Thank yoos... Yoos is very nice."

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Compass watched as Cruncher nuzzled into his hoof, feeling a bit warm inside from the satisfaction of being able to help the pup. "You're welcome, Cruncher." he smiled in return, and the unicorn decided to lighten up the mood a bit more by picking up a fez hat and offering it to Cruncher. However, a ringing sound was heard, Compass was out of time!

"Hey Cruncher, I need to get going back to school now.." he wanted to let the diamond dog know, at least so there wouldn't be any trouble as he'd get ready to head to school.