AspenSwift

The blazing hot sun beamed down on Aspen Swift as he hammered the last nail into a window shutter. The shutter now stood by itself, and Aspen practiced opening and closing it to make sure it worked. Perfect. The blue earth pony circled the house, looking for the next job to do. Paint the windowsill? Check. Stain the wooden logs? Check. "There's probably still something to do inside," he thought, and trotted back around the house to the front, where the ornate wooden door sat. As he stepped inside the house, Aspen looked around for something new to do. "I finished the floor last Tuesday," he thought "And I installed the bookshelves yesterday." Aspen sat down as the realization hit him: he had finished his house. Completely. All by himself. Everything was unpacked and moved, and Aspen could honestly say that he had successfully applied for land, cleared it out, and built a house on it. Running back out the front door, Aspen took a second to compare his house to the others that shared his street. Sure, most of them were more elaborate and larger, but Aspen still felt a sense of pride. He went back inside, and walked through each of the rooms. It wasn't big by all means, mostly consisting of a kitchen connected to an open space in the front, a loft, and in the back was Aspen's bedroom. After all this time, Aspen could honestly say that he had adapted to the land. It way have taken a few months, but Aspen felt ready to challenge the world.

Meh. I don't just love the fandom being associated with somebody as *ahem* artistic as Miley, but I have no right to judge her on it. Maybe some of her fans will join the herd as well, which could be good.

Sorry about the difficulties! Thanks for the response, I totally understand.

So, has everybody received notices about it now? I applied, but I haven't gotten anything back yet. I'm sure the staff are doing their best to read all of the applications as quickly as possible .

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@@Loud Opinion, Aspen waved goodbye, and bounded off into the undergrowth. It took him a while to find the camp again, and so when he got back darkness had fallen on the town. Warm yellow light poured from the torches placed around the dirt road, illuminating the primitive shops and homes. Aspen decided to tell the other officials about the sister camp in the morning, and trotted over to his tent for the night.

@@Loud Opinion, "Names' Gold Dust by the way, the Gold family's most competent rebel at your service," Aspen returned the greeting, reaching out and shaking Gold's hoof. "I'm Aspen Swift! Thank you for showing me to this settlement, I'm glad to see that we have some more friends on the island!" Suddenly, Aspen looked up. "Hm, looks like it's getting pretty dark. I should try to get back to the town." He turned back to Gold. "Sorry, but I might need to skip out on your offer of dinner. I should probably be getting back to base, I don't want to lose my way in the dark."

@@Loud Opinion, As Aspen and the golden-maned stallion made their way out of the camp, Aspen learned about the camp they were going to visit. Apparently, everypony here came from a town back in Equestria, and they wanted to get away. As the two stallions trotted through the undergrowth, Aspen realized he didn't even know this pegasus' name. As he was about to ask, the sudden smell of smoke hit his nostrils. "Smells like supper's ready," said the pegasus, "if you have the stomach for it, we probably have enough leftover for one extra," "No than-" Aspen was about to decline when he felt his stomach rumble. And man, did that food smell delicious. Aspen grinned sheepishly "Maybe just a quick bite." The two bushwhacked a bit until they stumbled into a clearing. "Huh," thought Aspen. "Guess he wasn't lying about the camp." In the clearing a handful of tents were set up, each surrounded by a ring drawn in the dirt. "Probably marking off land boundaries," he realized. The other stallion turned to Aspen. "Welcome to 'Eternum minimum'!" Aspen looked around. There seemed to not be ponies around, until Aspen realized they were probably getting dinner. "Well, i'd like to meet some of the other ponies from here," said Aspen, "oh, and I guess I forgot to catch your name...what is it again?"

Hey there! Do you ever try to draw with a paper and pen? How good are you?

@@Loud Opinion, ​"Well, 'settlement' is a bit generous, but I digress. You seem like a nice pony, and any publicity is good publicity, so why not? Come on follow me, its not that far away: just northwest of here," "Well," replied Aspen, "I appreciate the compliment!" He smiled. "Hm, now what should I bring?" he wondered. Then, remembering that he practically brought nothing here, he decided to just go without packing. "I guess that I'm ready to go," said Aspen. "Lead the way!"

@@Loud Opinion, "Yes, it was a year before we got word of this new land, but we were fast. Took us little more than a year to get here, hey, you're not a ghost are you? I briefly saw your city as a camp, but that could have been seaborne madness now that I think of it." "A...ghost?" Aspen thought. "That's certainly a new one..." he shook his head. "Um, no, I...I'm not a ghost. At least I don't think so. But, anyway, a few weeks ago, we did have a camp set up here. But that's not important; you said you came on your own? I know there were some ponies who took their own boat, but it sounds like you set up your own settlement. Can...can I go see it?"

@@Loud Opinion, The pegasus suddenly looked around, like he was seeing the town for the first time. He then soared into the air and shouted "Other colony? That sounds mysterious, I'll go look for it. Just wait here, I'll be right back 'Mr. not a ghost'... Aspen galloped after him. "No, wait! Didn't you say you were from another colony!" "What's going on with this crazy stallion?" he thought.

"NO PAPA NO" I'm done. This is my new favorite story.

Bro. Cancun is the best, I could walk down to the beach from our rental and swim out and start snorkeling! Did we like rent out the same beach house or something?

@@Loud Opinion "Alright, seems I finally got my tent set up," thought Aspen as he stomped on the last wooden stake, driving it into the sand. He had finished setting up the tent he got from the quartermaster's home, and he took a second to step back and admire his handiwork. "Sweet Celesta, this thing looks terrible." he thought, looking at the disheveled tent with dismay. "This would have been so much easier with a magic." Aspen propped open the flap, and then climbed inside. Lying on the sand, he was reminded of his first visit to the island; back when everypony slept out here in tents. Back before the city was made. Now, everything has grown, and the city has already started to bustle with the intensity of mainland Equestria. "Well, I haven't really gotten the chance to explore the town much since I got back. Might as well take a look around," Aspen thought, shaking the sand out of his mane. He climbed back out of the tent, and took a moment to look around. His tent was situated off to the right of where the beach met the town, and Aspen spent some time making his way into the main street. The sun was beginning to set, and ponies were closing up market on the beach for the day. Aspen turned onto the main street, and joined the few ponies trotting up and down the street. At the end there was Sylvia Lace's house, which doubled as the temporary government building. On the streets were assorted shops, offering assorted services and products. Aspen noticed that one shop was advertising coffee, which he had missed from home. He'd have to make a mental note of that for later. Aspen noticed another pony hovering over the street, looking confused. He had a golden yellow mane with a deep blue coat, and seemed a bit lost. Suddenly, he soared to the middle of the street and announced "Hello! I was sent from a neighboring colony to extend our greetings," Aspen trotted over to the pegasus. “You’re from a different colony? Where is it?” Aspen didn’t know if they were just another group from Equestria, or maybe somewhere else.

Whoops, guess the first post didn't go through. Like I said, it's still a bit rough, but I think it's better than the previous. C'mon make friends 3.wav

Still need a guest? I'd be interested.