Fresh Meat from Manehatten

Stepping off the train was scary enough, but her twin sister planting her here of all places. In bum fluff Equestria. Oh Celestia knows of the escapades of Twilight and her group of friends. And it was smaller than the city, but one could tell that it was going to take a lot of adjusting in order to like this sickeningly happy little town.

Grin and bear it. Send letters to beg to go home. She's rather help her father with the drunkards in his tavern than be here. However, at least she could relax a little. At least... try. Easier said than done.

She looked around, using magic to propel her bag behind her. "We're here," Flare muttered.

It was a cold, moist night in Manehatten, and Comical was prepping himself up for a show. "Come on Comical, lets make this a show to remember." He said, looking at himself through a dusty mirror at his room in "the crippled colt." One of the cheapest inns around. Comical wrapped a dark red crimson cape around himself and trotted out his door.

On the way out the manager of the inn stopped him. "Hey, where is today's payment?" Comical tried to avoid eye contact with the pale blue, filmy eyes of his interrogator. "Well, Mr. Sir, i was just about to go make some bits at one of my comedy acts, ill pay for the room as soon as I-"

"No, no-ho-ho... your going to pay me now! I am tired of your funny acts, trying to slip around here without paying on time. The last time you came up with that excuse, i got nothing! So you either pay up now, or i will get my nephews to teach you a lesson!" The manager threatened. "Pffft, nephews, come on, that is a lame threat. How old could they be? seven?" Comical looked stared into the manager's eyes, trying to act as brave as he could.
The manager stomped his hoof, and from behind the counter of the inn's poor lobby came two colts, taller than the old manager, and his target. They looked like street toughs, thugs, Nair-do-wells, something along those lines. These were all on the list Comical feared.

"Well, it seems like i'm going to be late so, ill catch you later!" Comical nervously shouted as he ran out of the Inn. Both of the manager's nephews, chased him, and were gaining speed. Where was he heading? Not the comedy club he was aiming for, but he had to get out of Manehatten, for these pursuers of his were not letting down on this chase. "Come on just a few more blocks, Comical!" The fleeing now knew where he was headed, the train station. A few turns were made, and the two huge nephews were very few inches from being on top of him. "All Aboard!" Shouted a conductor on what seemed to be a leaving train. Comical quickly ran onto the steps of the station, pushed an pony to the side, and took his place in the train. "Sorry!" He shouted to the pushed pony. "where is this heading? he asked a nearby mare.
"Ponyville."

The pony he had pushed was the dark gray unicorn who was regretting ever conceding to move to Ponyville. When he had called back a sorry, it made her more infuriated. She took the liberty to stalk over to the seat next to Comical and plop herself down. If he was going to be rude she was going to be a pain in the ass all the train ride to Ponyville. She used her magic to place her roll-on in the compartment above her.

She turned to the pony who had bumped into her. "Excuse me, but who do you think you are, bumping into a lady like that?! I am sure your mother taught you better manners than that!" she demanded, her temper already to boiling point.

By now, her voice had risen to where most ponies where staring at the scene. She didn't care. Flare went on to rant at him about how rude he is and he needed to apologize the proper way.

The yellow pony shrank back, being shouted at. It took Comical a second to realize this was the pony he had just pushed. When he did he cleared his throat, to prepare an apology. "Well ma'am, I'm sorry, i didn't push you on purpose." He then just processed what had just been said. "Wait um, i did push you on purpose... just not with bad intent. You see i was being followed by some street toughs, the kind us ponies try to avoid, and i hopped on to this train, it was a hassle getting in so I needed to clear my way..." He then straightened himself out to look a bit more proper. "My name is Comical, showpony in the making. Is there any way i can make it up to you, miss...?"

"Oh. Why didn't you say so? My father taught me a few things... But a show pony! That sounds intriguing."

She looked around, noticing the other ponies where looking at her still, and she growled a "what the hell are you looking at" that was barely above a whisper. The other ponies turned to their business as her rage had slowly drained away. Her mood lifted into a childish awe as she pictured him doing tricks at a birthday party.

"Oh, how silly of me. I'm Shadow Flare. Call me Shadow. What do you do?"

"well, nice to meet you shadow." Comical said in relief of no longer being shouted at. "Well, i can do many things, i can brush my teeth, walk the city streets, jump. ooh and i can do this really interesting thing called breathing." He said in a serious tone. "Hah im messing with you i know what you meant. As a showpony i tell jokes. A comedian if you will, im trying to get known. A traveling comedian, but not traveling by choice, im homeless you see. This is not the best situation im in, leaving my belongings and going somewhere else... where are we heading anyways?"

"From the note my mother sent me, we are going to Ponyville. Homeless, then? I am sure my sister and I are willing to take you in. She opened a kind of snack shop there and I am going there to help run it, but of course, you could start off by performing there. She hosts bands and stand up from time to time, but... Yeah."

She thought for a moment, then went on.

"Of course, you'd have to earn your keep by helping out from time to time."

"Ponyville eh, ive been there a few times... On accident." He started. "Hmm, helping out? No problem, it would be the least i could do for having a home for a while." Said Comical, pulling his hat to cover his eyes. "As for performance, wish me luck because I have to admit, im a bit rusty, a bit rusty. Hopefully those ponyville folks don't remember my acts too well." He finished and laid back to take a nap for the ride.

Shadow nodded and smiled to herself, oddly glad to help somepony out for once. She sighed, glancing out the window as the remnants of the city seemed to fade into the country side, the train cars seeming to glide effortlessly across the landscape on its tracks. But her ears flattened, as she suddenly realized that the train was a few more hours outside of Ponyville. But she glanced over at her new roomie, and laughed. She followed suit, slumping down in her seat and dozing off.

(Ok, that about wraps it up. I'll start a new thread for us in Ponyville.)

Here is the next part:https://mlp-fim-oc-rp.rpg-board.net/t1160-new-arrival-open-to-all#15492