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- > It had been nearly a week since that incident.
- > Since then the Elements had dropped all contact with you altogether.
- > Pinkie Pie had tried to talk to you for a bit after, but after the way she played you awhile back you didn't bother with her.
- > You sat at your desk staring down at a book on how to cook different meals.
- > In that week you had worked on bettering yourself mentally.
- > Which was a pain considering...
- > THUNK THUNK THUNK
- > You groan.
- > Construction...
- > After the Doctor and his crew moved in they felt as if the house needed some renovation.
- > Derpy was also staying with you for a bit, she was still getting check-ups from the Doctor.
- > Her noggin was still a little bruised but that was it.
- > She was staying in your room.
- > You had told them home renovation was okay as long as they didn't touch your study or bedroom.
- > And if they stayed out of the backyard.
- > Peeking behind you you could see Aggro chasing his tail around in the back yard.
- > He was kicking up chunks of dirt effortlessly as he did so.
- >....
- > Someone else could deal with that.
- > This was not the only change.
- > Apparently some of the fillies and colts around here idolized you.
- > They even made a game about you.
- > Anon and the Basilisk.
- > Basically they stacked on each other to make you and then fought a single, unlucky foal who was the Basilisk.
- > It was kind of cute too watch actually.
- > That toppled with the many gifts life was going pretty great.
- > You had heard news of Dash acting weird but you chalked it up to her being the usual sore-loser.
- > The door to your study clicked open as a gruff stallion with a construction hat on peeked in.
- > "Anonymous, your friend would like to know if you would like a traditional or modern kitchen.
- "I don't really care..."
- > "Alright..."
- > The door closed.
- > "He wants traditional guys!"
- > A cheer was heard.
- > Followed by a shout from the back.
- > "Jack Hammer fell in the back yard!"
- > "Crap, get the crane!"
- > "AHHH!!"
- > You close the blinds.
- > Aggro wouldn't actually hurt them.
- > He was just going to play with them.
- > They way he did it you could swear he was going to eat your face off though.
- > Pulling out a golden box the size of your head you click it open.
- > It was filled to the brim with the cigars Iron Will had made.
- > After you gave him the feedback he had told you how to make the recipe.
- > Everything used in the grey goop and two more ingredients under the name 'Whopping bark' and 'Truths Desire".
- > You lit one up and let it jut out of your mouth as you leaned back in your chair.
- > They were still hard to get used to whenever you took a puff it felt like you were just breathing in air.
- > Stale air at that but still.
- > You blew it off into the air and rub you stubble.
- > You decided to shave the wildman beard and keep a little bit of stubble on your chin.
- > It looked much more professional than before.
- > Staring at the ceiling you think about what to do next.
- > Maybe you could go on a vacation.
- > You had heard good things about Manehatten...
- > The door to your study creaked open slowly.
- > Turning towards it you could see the Doctor poke his head through the door.
- > "Anonymous you've got a visitor."
- > Opening the door fully he stood there with a nervous looking orange filly.
- > Oh it was Scootaloo.
- > What was she doing here?
- " Scoots, what are you doing here?"
- > She almost seemed to pass out at the nickname.
- > "I-I needed t-to-to"
- > "OH CELESTIA HE'S...licking me?"
- > "He's tasting you Jack, don't worry we've got a crane!"
- > "What is he doing!?"
- > "He's got a hold of the crane!"
- > "Tell my wife I love her!"
- > "Jaccck!"
- > A loud snap followed by the sound of twisting metal reverberated throughout your house.
- > Scootaloo's ears folded back as you plugged yours.
- "Let's go somewhere else shall we?" You shout over the commotion.
- > The two of you sat quietly at the ice cream palor.
- > It was right across from Sugarcube corner and it didn't nearly get as much business.
- > You gave them yours though.
- > And by extension...
- > Multiple ponies sat all around you, staring at you intently.
- > Everybody elses...
- > Leaning back in your chair Scootaloo takes a lick of her triple scoop ice cream.
- > The entire walk over she had been dead silent.
- > Whenever you looked back she had looked away, blushing profusely.
- > She was fidgeting in her seat now.
- "Sooo... how's the Ice cream?" you ask her leaning back.
- > You didn't have a job yet, but after saving the town some ponies (Namely parents) had sent you some bits.
- > She nodded silently.
- > Something was up.
- > With a sigh you lean forward and place both your elbows on the table.
- > Woops, nearly flipped the whole thing over.
- "Whatever you got Scootaloo ain't gonna bother me, hit me with it."
- > She took a deep breath and turned back to you.
- > "Anon.... Sisterhooves social is coming up here a soon."
- > Wait a minute...
- > "And like last year it's at Sweet Apple Acres."
- > Oh good lord no...
- > "Rainbow Dash just kind of ignored me...."
- > Please stop here.
- > "And Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom have THEIR sisters."
- > You knew exactly where this was going.
- > "Will you be my big sister?"
- > You....
- > A big sister...
- > You would laugh if you were not the one it was happening too.
- > You stammer a bit.
- > Looking down at her pleading face you almost said yes.
- > But you couldn't be anything like that!
- > Looking back at Scootaloo for any tips that this was a joke you could find none.
- > She was dead serious...
- > She was asking you of all peo-ponies to be a big sister!?
- > Why not Twilight, last you heard she only had a big brother.
- > Or maybe Fluttershy, she seemed like the only child kind of horse.
- > You scratch your head, still trying to stammer something out.
- "hyeubug?"
- > That was exactly what you had wanted to say.
- > Scootaloo sighed and pushed away from the table.
- > With a dejected look she hopped out of her seat and began to sulk away.
- > "I knew you wouldn't go for it..."
- > Sucking up all the pride you had build in the last months, you get up.
- "Wait Scoots."
- > She stopped, not even bothering to turn around and face you.
- "I-I'll be your big sisteeeerr...."
- > You could hear Iron Will busting a gut in the back of your mind.
- > Scootaloo whirled around instantly, her eyes practically shining.
- > She zipped over and hugged around your tree-trunk of a leg.
- >"Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!"
- > Ponies were starting to stare.
- > Blushing heavily you picked her up.
- "But keep this quiet for now please, might as well make it a surprise."
- > "Yesyesyes! Anything for my big SISTER!"
- > The ponies were giving you really funny looks now.
- "Sssshut it!"
- > Scootaloo snapped her mouth shut.
- > "Hehe, sorry..."
- > Scootaloo danced and bounced around you as you lumbered back home.
- > She pumped her hooves in the air, claiming that you would be the best sister ever.
- > You really wouldn't considering you were a man.
- > A man who slammed a basilisk and nearly killed himself to prove a point.
- > Which, raised a good question.
- > How the hell did you end up agreeing to be some fillys big sister?
- > Compared to your life so far this seemed to be a low point for you.
- > With a sigh you push past the door to your house.
- > Scootaloo followed you in, laughing excitedly.
- > You walked past the Construction workers who were hitting Aggro's thick skin with multiple tools.
- > You walked past the Doctor and Nurse Redheart running some freaky experiment involving a squid in the half finished kitchen.
- > "Redheart, get the saw stat!"
- > Heading up stairs you passed Javel shouting at the clogged toilet.
- > Moving past your room Derpy waved excitedly at you as she and Balai played a game of go-fish.
- > This ontop of Scootaloo's excited chatter?
- > So much noise.
- > Opening your door to your study you stopped.
- > The chair wheeled around to reveal.
- > "Anonymous..."
- > Iron Will....
- > Scootaloo stopped jumping upon seeing him and plopped down.
- > "Heeey, that's that one scary, minotaur dude."
- > You pinch the bridge of your nose.
- > Tonight was going to be a looong night.
- > You sigh loudly.
- > They had been going at it for at least three hours now...
- > "Nuh-uh!" Scootaloo repeated.
- > "Yuh-huh!" Iron Will retorted.
- > They glared at each other before Iron Will spoke again.
- > "Anonymous was one of the most determined students I've ever had, there's now way he would compete in some nancy pony event. That'd be a waste of good muscle."
- > You would interrupt, but neither of them would give you the chance.
- > "And I'm telling you that he's doing it just for me!"
- > "Really? I find that hard to believe."
- > "And I find your face hard to like, but your mom did so the impossible can happen."
- > Damn, Scoots had some burns.
- > Iron Will blew steam out of his nose, glaring at her intently.
- > With a sigh you get up and step in between the two.
- > Both of their attentions turn to you.
- > That was surprisingly easy...
- "Look, Will I did agree to do the Sisterhooves Social with her."
- > "WHAT!?"
- > Scootaloo stuck out her tongue at him.
- > "But the way these ponies treated you Anon! That's the whole reason you even came to me!"
- > It was true but...
- "Ever since the Triathlon things have been going better for me Will..."
- > You listen to the commotion still going on around your house.
- "Well, relative to what it was like before."
- > Patting Scoots on the head you give him a smile.
- "She needs somebody just like I did, so I'm going to be that somebody."
- > The brass bulls eyes flicked between you and Scoots for what seemed like countless minutes.
- > With another snort of frustration he folded his arms.
- > "If you say so."
- > With that he took your seat again.
- > You never got to ask why he was back.
- > Scootaloo galloped over to your trophy shelf and oggled the things up there.
- > Which just consisted of your Medallion, trophy, and some dried out herbs from the Everfree for now.
- "Why are you dropping by some unexpectedly?"
- > "Ah, I had the next two days off, Shining Armor is coming down from the Crystal Empire and doing some training."
- > With a frown Iron Will sighed.
- > "None of them have the drive you did Anonymous. These are soldiers, the best of the best. They couldn't even last an hour on Judgement day."
- > You chuckle.
- "Your methods are a little... extreme Will."
- > "Yeah but they worked."
- > He looked you over.
- > "Look what we did Anonymous. Before you were the biggest loser in this town, now you're making the most feared creature in Equestria your pet."
- > He smiled broadly.
- > "There's a reason why we get along."
- > You smile as well, silently agreeing with him.
- "So you spending the next two days here?"
- > As much as you liked Will, your house and psyche couldn't take another inhabitant.
- > He shook his head with a wave of his hand.
- > "I will be coming back for Hearthswarming eve, so be ready for that."
- > With a grunt he scooped out a duffle bag from under his desk.
- > "I had some training sessions in mind and I was going to invite you along."
- > He turned to Scootaloo and softened a little.
- > "She's a orphan isn't she?"
- "...Yes."
- > She was oblivious to your conversation.
- > He turned back to you, his hard look unusually soft.
- > "Anonymous, if there's one thing a big guy like us should have it is big hearts."
- > He shot one more glance back at her, then turned to you.
- > "Well then big Sister. We can train another time, you've got something more important right now."
- > You nod silently and stand up.
- > Jutting your fist out, the two of you punched your fists together.
- > Leading him to the door you waved goodbye as he left.
- > Walking back into the study you plop down in your chair.
- > Luckily you had a new one made to support your weight.
- > Scootaloo dug through some of your books.
- "Don't you have to go home now Scoots?"
- > The filly flinched at your words.
- > Right you forgot...
- > The orphanage she lived in wasn't abusive or anything like that.
- > You had personally looked into that.
- > But it was one of the most boring and most uninteresting places in Ponyville.
- > Going there must be murder on ones soul if anything.
- > Deciding to salvage it you quickly change the subject.
- "Soooo, when is the Sisterhoooves social. I never really asked."
- > Scootaloo cleared her throat and muttered something.
- "What?"
- > She mumbled something again, placing a book back in its place.
- "Sorry, I'm not getting it Scoots."
- > "Tomorrow."
- >.....
- > She's joking right?
- > Eyeing her you could tell that she was most definitely not.
- > With a sigh you slouch in your seat.
- "Why didn't you ask earlier?"
- > "Because I didn't want you to change your mind..."
- "What why would I-"
- > Looking up you could see her eyes welling with tears.
- > "My parents changed their minds, they obviously didn't want me. Rainbow changed her mind, she said I would be her student! She hasn't talked to me since last month!"
- > Wiping some tears out of her eyes she sniffled.
- > "Everypony changes there minds about me in the end, I always end up ignored..."
- > You frown.
- "Well I'm not changing my mind..."
- > She sniffled lightly.
- > "Yeah right..."
- > You raise an eyebrow.
- "Scoots I didn't change my mind when I wanted to beat the Triathlon. No matter how much blood, sweat, and tears left my body I kept on going. What makes you think I would change my mind now of all moments?"
- > She sniffled again, staying silent this time.
- > "I-I don't know..."
- "Exactly, nothing is ever going to make me change my mind, Especially if it's hanging out with a friend."
- > You are Rainbow Dash...
- > And this spandex is really tight...
- > Wiggling into a more comfortable position you snap more pictures of Anonymous and Scootaloo talking.
- > She was crying now... good.
- > This was some sweet dirt.
- > You didn't even know what in tartarus they were talking about, but it was probably something evil you bet.
- > Scootaloo burst into tears and tackled Anon.
- > Anon froze for a second before slowly placing a hand on her back.
- > This was good...
- > Real good....
- > You awoke to the unusual smell of.... pancakes?
- > Looking down at your desk you could see a plate of pancakes, still steaming hot and fresh on your desk.
- > Holy shit they looked glorious.
- > Some grunting from the other side of the desk caught your attention.
- > Scootaloo pulled herself over your desk and smiled brightly at you.
- > Like an eager pup...
- > "Like them? The Doctor dude helped me make them!"
- > You looked back down at the pancakes and noticed bits and pieces of tentacles sticking out of them.
- > How they even looked appealing before was beyond you.
- "Uhhuh... Yeah, Scoots I'm not really that hungry. Why don't we-"
- > "Oh...Ok, I worked really hard on them..."
- > Her ears dropped and you looked back at the pancakes.
- > For fucks sake...
- > You grab your fork and pick off a bit, sticking it in your mouth you give a forced 'mmm'
- > You felt one of the tentacles squirm...
- > Using all of your will you managed to swallow it.
- "Tastty...."
- > Scootaloo smiled.
- > And you had to take another bite.
- > Halfway through chewing the Doctor opened the door and poked his head in.
- > "Anon, don't eat the pancakes my experime-"
- > You looked at him, some of the pancake still sticking out of your mouth.
- > .....
- > "....."
- > He closed the door and you could hear his hooves clopping as he trotted away.
- > Your life seemed to get better and oh so much worse at the same time.
- > After you spit out the pancakes much to Scootaloo's dismay you decided to get ready.
- > The Sisterhooves social was going to be at 3:00 today and it was already 9:00 AM.
- > Which meant you had awhile to prepare.
- > Stepping out of the bathroom and slipping on your jacket you step out of the bathroom.
- > Scootaloo had spent the night, sleeping in your room with Derpy.
- > The two had talked about something most of the night but you had opted to ignore it.
- > Your chair was starting to become your life.
- > Moving down the stairs you stretch as Scootaloo followed you excitedly.
- > Aggro looked up from the half of the living room he was taking up, a pile of sleeping construction workers curled up next to him.
- > You push open the door and look down.
- > Huh, the local newspaper never came down this way...
- > Reaching down you froze.
- > What.
- > The.
- > Fuck.
- > A picture of you holding a cry Scootaloo was on the first page.
- > It had been altered a little bit to where you were smiling maniacally.
- > The headline read...
- Anon, True hero or Manipulative Sociopath? Get the story here.
- > The story was just a bunch of fluff as to how you had made Scootaloo cry by calling her names.
- > One of the names was Fat for gods sake.
- > She was skinny as a friggen bean!
- > It then described in great detail how you had forced her to stay at your house and eat worms out of a bowl all night.
- > This was just ridiculous.
- > But...
- > A rock flew past your head and crashed through your window.
- > A light green pony flew back into the sky, yelling about your evil nature.
- > Ponies were still buying it...
- > You toss the newspaper on the ground and sigh.
- > Someone had been spying on you last night, and judging from how fast this thing was printed.
- > They obviously had a vendetta against you.
- > Who though? Last you recalled you had a bunch of ponies on your shit-list.
- > The Elements of harmony for one.
- > A majority of the stallions in this town hated you...
- > Whoever did it had to REALLY hate you th-
- > Fucking.
- > Rainbow.
- > Dash.
- > You growl in frustration as you stomped inside.
- > You know what?
- > It was a good thing the Sister hooves social was tonight.
- > You needed some exercise...
- > You are Scootaloo...
- > And you cannot wait for tonight!
- > This was the first time you ever had a sister for the Sisterhooves Social.
- > Even if your sister was a mountain of muscle that could probably overthrow the Equestrian government if he felt like it.
- > But that wasn't as important as you and him competing in the social.
- > Clopping your hooves together excitedly you smile brightly as he returned from the doorway.
- > Stepping past you he lumbered into the kitchen.
- > You frowned, something was wrong...
- > You watch as he sat on one of the kitchen chairs.
- > The whole thing splintered on his weight.
- > His behind slammed into the ground and cracked the tile floor.
- > He seemed like he didn't care one bit.
- > Folding his arms over his chest he sighed.
- > "Not going to change my mind...."
- > What?
- > You were worried now.
- > Your heart began to pound a million beats a minute.
- "What's going on!?"
- > You didn't mean to sound that desperate.
- > Anon looked at you, his eyes narrowed.
- > With a sigh he began to tell you about an article on the paper.
- > That explained the rock from earlier...
- > With a sigh you sit down across from him.
- > "Anonymous this doesn't mean...."
- > You found the words hitched.
- > Tears began to form again.
- > He was going to change his mind...
- > He looked at you silently for what seemed like hours.
- > Finally he began to chuckle.
- > "As if a stupid paper slip was going to stop me Scoots..."
- > YES!
- > He stood up and stretched out his arms.
- > "Now, what do you think could pass me off as a girl?"
- > You and Anon headed towards Sweet Apple Acres.
- > All day ponies have been shooting him looks.
- > Especially dirty ones when they saw that he was with you.
- > You had opted to just stick a broken mop head on his head.
- > Then you just kind of put floral pattern curtains on him.
- > He was still blushing.
- > It was hilarious.
- > By the time you two reached the Acres the party had long begun.
- > Fillies and their sisters galloped around the acres.
- > You could see Sweetie Belle and Apple bloom across the field.
- > Giving them a wave they both Oh'd in surprise when they saw who you were riding.
- > Straight into battle my trusty steed!
- > Anon walked shamelessly up to the booth and gave Applejack a hardened gaze.
- "I would like to sign my sister and I up for the event please."
- > Applejack looked him over and rolled her eyes.
- > "Did ya' really think something like this would pass off ya' fool? Ah'm half tempted to kick you off th-"
- > "Applejack! What is going on here!" Granny smith trotted next to the booth.
- > "Granny, ah, this isn't."
- > "Nonsense, this looks like a perfectly eligible pair of young sisters ready to play the game, ah say we let them join."
- > You relaxed as Applejack rolled her eyes again and slid the form over to Anon.
- > He signed up and let the pen drop.
- > "Thank you!"
- > "Now ain't that one of the cutest little pair of fillies you've ever seen Aj?" Granny smith started as Anon lumbered away.
- > Either she was completely cool with the stunt you were pulling or she was thicker than you thought.
- > Anon and you sat and ate some snacks before hand.
- > He just ate some apples while you munched on some apple pie.
- > It melted in your mouth...
- > Two mares trotted over and talked to Anon for a bit.
- > You ignored it...
- > Until they flipped a pie in his face.
- > They then trotted off, laughing about it.
- > Anon just wiped the bits of pie out of his face.
- > You cowered when he looked down at you.
- > This was all your fault....
- > He reached down and wiped some pie out of your hair.
- > "Got some on ya." He simply said.
- > You relaxed.
- > It wasn't long before Aj announced that the games were starting.
- > You and Anon were at the starting line in an instant.
- > Most of the ponies booed the two of you for some reason...
- > It almost wavered your spirits, until you looked up and saw the determination in Anon's eyes.
- > You two were going to win.
- > The even was a little different this year.
- > The same obstacles as last year but the straight run led the group through one of their barns instead of a straight path down.
- > Sweetie Belle and Rarity took a spot to your left.
- > Rarity snobbed Anon which wasn't a surprise.
- > Aj and her sister took a spot to your right, Granny Smith taking over the announcements.
- >"3"
- >"2"
- >"1"
- >.....
- > Everybody participating looked up to see she had fallen asleep.
- > "Granny!" Aj shouted.
- > "GO!"
- > You and Anon took off as soon as she said it.
- > He cleared the mud in a single bound.
- > You almost did not.
- > He stopped and slowed down already though, turning back and giving you an encouraging smile as the ponies passed him.
- > By the time you reached the baskets you leapt from one to the other.
- > Anon used a choppy foot technique to move from one to the other, it happened within seconds.
- > When you reached the crates Anon rushed in front of you.
- > He barreled through the crates sending them flying in multiple directions.
- > Nopony cheered.
- > You just laughed at his antics as you chased after him.
- > Stopping at the pies Anon licked his lips and eyed them.
- > You came to a stop and hopped up on the picnic table.
- > Some of the ponies were stuck here unable to finish their pies.
- > You don't think you could finish yours either.
- > Anon ate his pie within seconds.
- > Eyeing yours, you simply nodded and he devoured it.
- > The two of you hopped away from the table.
- > The hale bay was easy, Anon moved it like nothing.
- > The bushel of apples was easier, Anon had you place the barrel upright as he launched them like a cannon.
- > Next came the grape crushing.
- > Anonymous scaled the tub within seconds, throwing himself over the ledge.
- > Your juice came out within seconds.
- > When you made it to the chicken coop he let you balance the egg will you piggybacked on him.
- > Placing the egg at its holding place, he let you stay on his back as he sprinted down the field, heading towards the barn.
- > You two had saved a ton of time by your effective way of doing things.
- > You could see Rarity and Applejack rushing down the field, still dragging their sisters along.
- > Anon jogged lightly after them, laughing about something.
- > When you guys reached the barn Rarity and Applejack both leapt forward.
- > What they didn't realize though was that they had severely mis-judged the barn.
- > It was old and rickety, not really being used for anything other than hay storage.
- > Just as they left the barn a plank of wood came loose and smacked off Applebloom and SweetieBelle.
- > They didn't notice, too busy with their own problems.
- > Anon did though.
- > He stopped to help them but the whole barn creaked.
- > This thing was going to come down any second...
- "A-Anon..."
- > "I know..."
- > He grabbed the dazed fillies and turned around to get out.
- > But the whole front of barn suddenly came crashing down.
- > Anon in surprise fell back and bumped against a stray lantern.
- > "What the fuck is going on!" He shouted as it fell to the ground.
- > The lantern shattered instantly spreading fire to the hay.
- > The other ponies stopped behind you, seeing the smoke.
- > Looking back at your last exit it collapsed as well, smoke beginning to fill the barn.
- > But the fire would engulf you faster than the smoke surprisingly...
- > Anon let out a grunt of surprise at the sudden turn of events.
- > He let the three of you to the ground slowly.
- > Looking for a way out he stood back up.
- > "We need to"
- > He fell to a series of hacking and coughs.
- > Smoke rises...
- > He fell to his knees, still having a fit.
- > "Get it together!" Applebloom shouted.
- > The fire spread to the roof.
- > A loose rafter fell from up above and caught Anon in the back of the head.
- > He was out like a light...
- > The three of you cowered away from the fire where ever it spread.
- > The crackling and constant popping struck fear into your very core.
- > It was over...
- > The roof creaked and groaned before collapsing...
- > SLAM!
- > You cracked an eye open.
- > Anonymous was back up, keping the roof from collapsing.
- > You couldn't really see him.
- > Just his figure.
- > The flames danced around him, making a compliment to his personality.
- > The waves that distorted the air from the heat added to the coolness of it all.
- > You could swear Anons eyes were glowing, and they were staring directly at you.
- > Without saying anything he struggled to raise the roof higher.
- > And he did, he raised it high enough for you and your friends to escape.
- "Anon!"
- > "Leave."
- > The three of you complied, crawling out of the barn.
- > Looking back at the black form one last time the flames enveloped around him.
- > The glowing eyes were the last thing you saw as you exited the building.
- > After you crawled out the three of you got up and hightailed it out of there.
- > Seconds after you did the barn gave out completely.
- > The whole thing came collapsing down.
- > Anonymous was still in there....
- > Sweetie Belle was the first to start crying.
- > Applebloom joined shortly after.
- > It didn't take long for you to start.
- > Stay calm....
- > Stay calm....
- > You repeated the chant over and over in your head as the fillies crawled out of the barn.
- > Maybe you could lift it and crawl it...
- > Raising the barn a little the whole thing nearly came crashing down.
- > No that would not work.
- > Your lungs and throat burned from the smoke entering your body.
- > The sheer weight of the barn was causing you to see spots.
- > But you were more worried about survival.
- > There had to be something!
- > Your brain rushed through different thoughts on how to escape.
- > There was no way you could use brute strength to get out of this.
- > The barn was fragile right now and you were treading on broken glass.
- > The weight seemed to be getting to you.
- > Ripping the mop off of your head you shoot both arms out like a scarecrow.
- > The weight of the collapsing barn rested on your back now.
- > Which made it easier to hold, but not to move.
- > The fire was now licking at your skin.
- > With a grunt you fall to one knee.
- > The fire enveloped your right arm and shoulder.
- > You collapsed under the weight and pain.
- > So did the building....
- > The rafters collapsed on your back pinning you under the burning rubble.
- > This was it...
- > It was over for you.
- > Your vision began to fade...
- > Even if they got a hose it would take them too long to bring it over.
- > After all of your hardwork.
- > All the crap you dealt with in your life.
- > You weren't going to see the next day...
- > And that was ok to you....
- > ....
- > You began to fall into a dreamy haze.
- > The world was so pretty....
- > The fire spread to your back now, causing you a great deal of pain.
- > You were okay with this...
- > ....
- > ...
- > Scootaloo would blame herself for this.
- > Because she had wanted to have some fun for once, she had killed the only guy willing to listen to her.
- > ...
- > Your dreamy haze began to fade away.
- > She would not be at fault for this....
- > Your hands began to clench at the ground as it all dispersed.
- > The thoughts of acceptance were gone.
- > The thought of not seeing the next day drove you, not hindering you now.
- > The world suddenly seemed much more clear than before.
- > Pushing back up with all of you might you managed to get some distance.
- > Enough distance to get back on your knee and place both hands back on the roof.
- > Despite the test of time and the power of the fire it still held steady, which was problematic for you.
- > You had no way to get out...
- > The fire on your back was spreading around your body now.
- > It was a wonder you weren't dead yet...
- > With a groan of pain you manage to stand to your full height.
- > Bringing the roof along with you...
- > Just standing under the roof you had to think quick.
- > The smoke was suffocating you so you had to be quicker than quick.
- > You wavered a bit.
- > No.
- > You weren't going to make it out...
- > Suddenly two peculiar sounds caught your ear.
- > A sound akin to a jet rushing by over head and the laughter of...
- > Pinkie Pie...
- > You could hear her just beyond the barn.
- > "Weee wooo weee woo, fire departments here to save the day!"
- > With a click just beyond you the barn began to be doused with a high powered stream of water.
- > Looking up above you could see just through the roof.
- > A rainbow blur came back and began to spin around the barn rapidly.
- > The smoke began to rise faster into the air, being sucked into the 'vacuum'.
- > Looking to your left and right rubble began to get cleared away by a purple and blue aura.
- > "Fluttershy bring him in!"
- > Suddenly the weight shifted in the back.
- > Turning around you could see a bear grabbing one corner of the roof.
- > Not shortly after three others did the same.
- > "This way Anon!"
- > That sounded like Applejack but you didn't care.
- > You followed the sound of the voice, it encouraging you the entire way.
- > Ducking out under the barn the bears let it go.
- > Without you and the bears it dropped like a sack of bricks.
- > You gasp and wheeze for air as you fell to your knees.
- > The Cutie Mark Crusaders rushed over and bombarded you with questions about your health.
- > You wave them off and felt a heavier presence in front of you.
- > Looking up slowly you saw your saviors.
- > The Elements of Harmony...
- > They all smiled warmly down at you.
- > Well except for Rarity who snobbed you and Rainbow Dash who just kind of looked away.
- > Twilight put out a hoof as you continued to hack and wheeze.
- > You slap her hoof away and shakily rise to your full height.
- > The Elements stared on as you got over your fit.
- > Giving a raised palm to the fillies yammering you with questions you look at the Elements.
- > Twilight trotted up to you and sighed.
- > "Meet us at the courtroom at ten tonight, we can't do it here."
- > With that they left you alone, even Pinkie who seemed surprisingly quiet.
- > You watched in silence as they trotted away, talking to a few worried ponies on the way.
- > The CMCs background noise suddenly came back full force.
- > "ANON!" Sweetie Belle shrieked.
- > You jerked out of your state, turning to face the girls.
- > Applebloom and Scootaloo were still rubbing their ears.
- > "We just wanted to say."
- > "Thank ya'"
- > "For everything you've done Anon."
- > You didn't realize they had a hive mind.
- > Sweetie Belle and Applebloom galloped off.
- > Leaving you and Scootaloo alone.
- > And the crowd of ponies still trying to be nosy.
- > With a sigh you turn to lumber home, opting to take the longer, more secluded route.
- > Scootaloo wasted no time following after you.
- > She was like a pup.
- > The two of you walked in silence Scootaloo staring up at you the entire time.
- > With a sigh you turn back to her and raise an eyebrow.
- > She smiled broadly.
- "Yes Scoots?" Your voice sounded oddly close to a smoker.
- > She stayed silent for a second.
- > Before she galloped forward and hugged your leg tightly.
- > "You really didn't change your mind..."
- > Without saying another word she shot you one last smile before galloping off.
- > Huh...
- > That was heart-failure inducing.
- > You walk through the town square.
- > Just beyond a couple of buildings you could see the castle, standing high and mighty over the town.
- > After you got home and washed off all of the ash, soot, and threw away the now rags of curtains you got checked up on by the Doctor.
- > Aside from you back and you right shoulder you were fine.
- > He just blasted the burned areas with a beam of magic and told you not to sleep on your back for a while.
- > You itch your back. The pain was completely gone, the only reminder that it was even there was a large scar and some itchy skin.
- > Stepping past the statue you sigh.
- > This could go two ways.
- > They were finally going at you full guns ablazing.
- > Or they were going to do things diplomatically.
- > Either way you were boned, if it was a diplomatic approach you were probably still going to be screwed over.
- > And you still had a ton of questions.
- > Like who the hell leaves a lantern on in the middle of the fucking day.
- > You stop in front of the castle and steel yourself.
- > Knocking on the doors you waited patiently.
- > Two pegasus guards answered the door.
- > They stared forward and grunted a hello.
- > When they realized it was you they order you to follow and turned around.
- > You didn't like being ordered around, but things were already as bad as is.
- > No point in picking fights.
- > The mane six were loud.
- > Like really loud, you could hear them all the way down the hall.
- > And the doors were closed.
- > You heard your name thrown around a couple times.
- > The guards knocked on the door before entering.
- > The voices behind it instantly went silent.
- > "Give us a minute!"
- > You waited for a couple minutes as some things were shuffled around.
- > Just what where they planning in there?
- > Suddenly the doors flew open.
- > You were not expecting this...
- > In the middle of the table was a large cake.
- > The Elements sat around it all smiling at you.
- > Except you know... Rarity and Rainbow.
- > They looked different though.
- > Like they were ashamed.
- > The guards ushered you into the room.
- > Taking a look at the cake it was labeled with bright green letters.
- 'Please accept our apology!'
- > This was another trick.
- > You got ready for them to drop the act and cuff you right now.
- > You would give them a fight...
- > You smash your fists together twice and bring them up.
- "Bring it!"
- > Looking around the room in high alert the Elements stared at you like you were insane.
- > Twilight cleared her throat catching your attention.
- > "Anonymous... we're sorry."
- > ....
- "You have my attention..."
- > If this wasn't a trick you were going to dance when you got home.
- > She sighed before continuing.
- > "We've been... apathetic to your situation. Some of us even worsening it..."
- > Applejack continued for her.
- > "We've been a little hard on ya' Anonymous and we realize it now."
- > This had to be a trick.
- > Or a dream, you were sure it was a dream.
- > Or you never made it out of the barn.
- > Pinkie Pie clopped her hooves, smiling nervously.
- > "We're sorry Anon, but we all thought you were just a..."
- > You quirk an eyebrow waiting to hear them out.
- > "Loser." Rainbow Dash said coldly.
- > she sighed and slumped in her seat.
- > "You're not one now though..."
- > "We heard about what ya' did."
- "What?"
- > You fold your arms over your chest and quirk an eyebrow.
- > Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo all told us that you had saved them twice." Twilight said.
- > Rarity met your eyes.
- > "And she told us how you did it the first time."
- > The rockadile huh?
- > So they did understand what you were thinking back there...
- >Rainbow seemed to be wiping tears out of her eyes.
- > "Scoots also told me about your promise Anon."
- > You softened your gaze on her.
- > Within a second she was fighting a flood of tears.
- >"I-I've been such a horrible pony for the last few months."
- > Scoots must've also told her how she really felt.
- > Pinkie Pie appeared seemingly out of nowhere to comfort her friend.
- > "She revoked the article about you Anon, we figured you already guessed who it was." Twilight said.
- > Like that was enough.
- > "She had one published about how she assumed what happened though..."
- > Now that made you freeze.
- > Rainbow Dash admitted she was wrong?
- > Not only that.
- > Rainbow Dash admitted she was wrong about you!?
- > You wanted to be mad about it.
- > You wanted to be upset that she had just made an assumption and everybody blindly followed.
- > That's exactly what Twilight had done earlier.
- > But you couldn't.
- > You looked over the mares faces, each one holding a sincerity you hadn't seen since you were dropped off on this planet.
- > Letting your arms drop you sigh heavily.
- "We can't be friends..."
- > The mares all seemed heartbroken.
- "You've all hurt me too much to ever reconcile something, if we even had anything in the first place."
- > They seemed ashamed to meet your gaze again.
- > Then you scratched the back of your head.
- "But we can stop this silly little war."
- > You looked at Rainbow as you said it.
- > She didn't turn away this time.
- "I'm tired of hating you guys, truth be told. I don't want to hate anyone."
- > You walk up, stepping into the lighter part of the council room.
- "I will put everything aside, and we don't have to be enemies anymore."
- > You offer your hand, placing it in the middle of the table.
- "We can be allies."
- > The first pony to place a hoof in your hand was Dash.
- > Soon after the other five followed.
- > Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Twilight, and finally Rarity.
- > They all smiled at you solemnly as you gave them a stoic nod of approval.
- > "Sooo what would we be called?" Pinkie started.
- > "Oh! The Uneasy Alliance of Betterment for all!?"
- > You didn't really care about a name to be honest.
- > "Ah think that's a mouthful Pinkie."
- > "Yeah, you're right. So how about A.A.N.O.N"
- > What?
- "What?"
- > "Alliances Are Not Optional Now!"
- > That was dumb.
- "That was kind of dumb Pinkie." Rainbow said off in the corner.
- > She laughed.
- > "I know!"
- > You step through your door and slip out of your jacket.
- > Heading up the stairs you passed the sleeping mass of ponies and the stray Basilisk in your house.
- > You step into the study and look at the trophy shelf.
- > It had five shelves.
- > The Medallion sat at the very top shelf.
- > The Triathlon trophy sat at the second.
- > You held to items in your hand to commemorate the day.
- > A piece of burnt wood from the barn...
- > And a framed picture of the elements.
- > You place the burnt wood from the barn on the second shelf.
- > Looking at the framed picture you slip it into the third.
- > You had briefly thought about putting it on the last shelf...
- > But you felt at peace with them now...
- > Despite everything you had dealt with.
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