My Little Realities: C27 - Party Too Hard

My Little Realities: C27 - Party Too Hard

>you wake up from another short bout of nightmarish sleep
>you’re getting pretty good at recovering, you know what those feelings are and you feel like you can just let the panic pass
>but it is very repetitive
>you lose track of how many times you’ve fallen asleep and woke up in terrified, guilty distress
>the night is just like a broken record, or a short, looping video that you feel you’ve been watching for fucking ever and ever
>it’s already morning
>you really, really want to drink yourself blind right now
>you’ve been fighting the desire to bottle-fuck your liver all night
>but it’s Pinkie’s party tomorrow, and you’re not going to have another p0ny walk in on your “how long can I stay shitfaced” contest
>you are now thinking really, really hard about Pinkie’s party
>you kinda went ahead and showed them your dirty laundry
>more like bloody laundry
>at this point it’s past laundry and into “pile of fucking corpses” territory
>were you still invited?
>they might invite you but expect you to not show up or something
>you might arrive and kill the party faster than the fists of John Freeman (bullets too slow)
>you feel like talking to Applejack
>most of all, you trust that she’ll be straightforward
>not that the others would lie to you, but you don’t think you’ll get through this shit with everyone sugarcoating and beating around the bush
>Pinkie would hopefully recover quickly; she’d always been a cheerful one
>Rarity was pretty level-headed and you feel like she took it more or less well
>Fluttershy was your main concern
>she didn’t even look at your or say much of anything after you finished
>Applejack was your first plan, if only to ask her if she thought you’d only arrive there to ruin the evening
>you wonder what she’s been up to in Canterlot
>she’s probably used to being busy 8 days a week
>first thing’s first, clean up and track her down
>you are somehow getting used to finding stuff without a quick OverlordGoogle search
>you just thought of it like an adventure
>Anon and the Quest to Find a Cowp0ny
>you just needed a cool hat and you’d be good to go
>Anon and the Quest to Find a New Hat
>you didn’t even know where the stores around here were…
>Anon and the Ques- okay okay enough of that
>you lock your place up and leave
>as always, Canterlot is sunny and pleasantly warm
>you really should get a hat, now that you don’t have to wear your suit all the time
>it’s not like you have a tan, and the sun is always bright and hot
>maybe you should see if Rarity is around and get her to help you find a hat
>you forget this plan as Rarity is probably at some PERSEC OPSEC VIP DEEP WEB ENCRYPTED fancy arse tea party
>oh well, better go see if anyone can help out
>maybe Twilight knows where Applejack is
>you will attempt to find her
>hopefully it won’t go down like last time
>first stop, Canterlot Library
>if she’s not near books, you will abort this mission
>it wasn’t difficult to find
>the place is pretty big
>you wish you could read
>if your translator computer hadn’t been turned to stone along with One-Fifth, you could probably link something up through your eye
>subtitled books
>the thought of it (regardless of the practicality of instant book translations) makes you laugh out loud
>something you probably shouldn’t do again
>better get out of this section of the library
>it’s not like Twilight is over here and the p0nies are giving you all kinds of funny looks after you started laughing for no reason
>you keep searching, moving up the levels
>something catches your eye
>huge pile of books
>do we have a winner?
>geez, if she had a couple on the side over here it would be a book fort for three
>goddamn Twilight is a pig in shit right now
>you hesitate for a few seconds
>hopefully you won’t bother her too much
>you whisper, getting closer
“Hey Twili-
“WAH!”
>avalanche_sfx.flac
>damn, she’s jumpy when she’s reading
>just why the FUCK did she put the small paperbacks at the bottom
>that is not a good foundation for a book fort
“Y-you okay?  Sorry…” you say, shoveling some hardcovers off her
>she’ll get hurt one day, putting the big hardcovers up there
>”tragic reading accident: mare dies in book fort structural failure”
“I’m okay, you startled me!”
>at least you found her this time
“Sorry…  I was trying to be quiet.” You say
>you both lean in, having caused enough commotion and start whispering
“What is it, Anon?
“Do you know where Applejack is?”
“I don’t actually; I haven’t seen her at all since last night…”
>welp there goes that plan
“Why?” she asks
>for all your planning, you are feeling pretty stupid
>just talk to Twilight, she’s known her friends longer than you have
“I wanted…  I wanted to talk to her about Pinkie’s party.  I mean I didn’t exactly choose a great time to talk to everyp0ny about what happened with the Elements and I don’t know if I should even show up.  Applejack is straightforward and I imagined she would be the p0ny to ask; you know how she as a way with words…”
>Twilight looks pretty conflicted
>she opens her mouth as if to say something but seems to be at a loss
>you sit down next to her, hunched over the table
“Twi, just tell me”
>she looks down
“Pinkie and Fluttershy are upset, I won’t lie.  I don’t know about the party.  I think you should show up, but on the other hoof I can’t say how they’ll react…  Sorry Anon…”
>she did good for a bookp0ne
“If there was some way I could…” you start
>an idea is worming its way into your head again
>like a growing, warm fire
>it blooms up, flowery petals of imagination force your face to become merry
“What is it Anon, “if there was some way” you could what?” asks Twilight
“Sparks, I friggin’ love you.  You’re a genius”
>she goes cross-eyed confused
 “Hunh?  Ummm… thanks?”
>you hug her and just run out of the library, leaving the unicorn to rub her temples and rebuilt her book fort while wondering “what the hay was that all about”
>finding Twilight had been a good move, her words had pushed you in the right line of thought
>unlike your last plan, you’ll need help for this one
>you aren’t planning to cause an extinction of a species like last time, so you think you could probably ask Princess Celestia and Princess Luna for a favor…
>you’ll need a few things and a few p0nies
>but you can do this
>day [spoiler]Pinkie Pie’s Party[/spoiler] in Equestria
>to be honest pretty much every day is a party for Pinkie but you mean like an actual “Pinkie Pie Party” not just a “Pinkie Pie Day” deal
>she’s rented the main hall and invited quite a few p0nies
>you are outside, watching from a distance
>the party starts off mellow, everyp0ny is just greeting each other at this point
>Pinkie gets things started, and soon everyone is having a blast
>the hours pass, and soon Rainbow goes out to look for you
>the party is winding down
>suddenly
>Celestia and Luna fly in from opposite sides of the room
>a deep, rumbling bass vibration is heard
>it’s rhythmic and it shakes everything
>you walk in, wearing a pink tux, yelling
“THINGS SHALL GET LOUD NOW”
>Luna raises her glowing horn
>the lights go deep blue and a massive laser show erupts
>Celestia does the same, and a fucking 36.1 (or something) set of speakers just appear out of thin air, filling every spare spot in the room
>Vinyl has just appeared near the left wall, at a complicated looking turntable station
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-M8LglXTNw
>you have started running in the commotion
>you knee-slide across half the hall, stopping a few feet in front of Pinkie
>her mouth is wide open in shock
“Pinks!  You’ve always been a walking, living party, so I thought I’d throw you one for once!” you yell over the veritable earthquake of sound
>she looks at you
>you swing under a table and grab a cart that was hidden by the cloth
>a massive cake is on it
>she looks like she’s about to say something but you shove a bouquet of balloons in her face
“Smile, Pinkie, this night’s for you!” you yell out, moving to phase 2
>Rainbow rockets back towards the hall, Wonderbolts in formation around her
>the Wonderbolts did a good job with that intercept
>Fluttershy should be walking out of the surprise counter-party for Pinkie right about now
>your R&D is at the ready
>they had a hard time wrapping their head around this request, but they told you they got it done
>you spot her as she comes out of a side door, getting some air and resting her ears
>you flash a strobe light at some bushes
>Fluttershy doesn’t see any of it coming
>she isn’t even fifteen feet from the doors, out on the grass, when a flood of creatures both big and small come out of fucking nowhere
>they all crowd around the very happily surprised pegasus
>you walk towards them as various creatures fly, crawl and skitter towards her
>they even use you as transportation
>you kneel in front of her, your screaming pink outfit pretty much covered in bugs, rodents, birds and amphibians
“Shy, I am so, so very truly sorry…  If you don’t want me as a friend any more, I understand…  That’s why I got all these little guys to come here just for you so you can make new friends.”
>you pick up an armful of bunnies that were getting by you and shower her with them
>you walk away and head back to the party
>you’re not done yet
>Rarity is giggling at Pinkie Pie’s breakdancing
“Rarity, I invited some p0nies you know, I hope you don’t mind, they’re over here” you yell over the near-physically touchable sound
>she looks at you quizzically and follows
>the front grounds are filled with decorative lights and gathered around elegant tables of hors d'oeuvres and a small string orchestra are the highest of the A-list, all hoof picked by Fancy Pants himself
>the strings are led by the Vinyl-recommended cellist, “Octavia” and the mare is managing to use the bass lines of Vinyl’s song set to put some energy in their classy songs
>the Wonderbolts perform above, Rainbow throwing in her best moves in a mid-air synchronized dance
>Dash is joygasming
>four down, two left
>technically, only one left
>you hope your mention of “Twilight has wanted to catch up with you for a while, Princess Celestia” was noticed by the Alicorn
>you just have one more thing to check
>you walk back towards the party and spot Applejack rearing up and dancing to the music
“Jack!  You’re needed at your post!” you yell at her
>she looks at you all like “whut in tarnation is he doin’?”
>you wave at her, getting her to follow you
>you start running
>she trots, six different kinds of confused
“Har ye go, cowpony!”
>you hope she didn’t mind that you went a little behind her back for this
>before her is a massive Smörgåsbord-like stand
>THOUSANDS of apple-based snacks, hors d’oeuvres, cakes and dressed up pies
>her eyes go wide as if she saw heaven itself
>an army of p0nies stand in line
>you elbow her side
“Sell some apples”
>you walk away, crossing Celestia and Twilight gleefully in the middle of a conversation
>six out of six
>you go sit outside, away from all the various commotions
>Luna seemed to have fun; she was pretty much a trotting laser show
>you aren’t feeling half bad
>finally regaining your breath from all the running around, you lean against a wall, turning your ears down as Vinyl’s bass massages your head
>you haven’t slept, preparing this in less than 24 hours was a bit of a challenge
>Spike was your best [s]man[/s]dragon in this, he was finally asleep after much fire-letter sending and stomach aches
>you used him like a goddamn auto-fwd filter function in OverlordGmail
>he would wake up to a huge pile of gems for his troubles so he should be fine
>you turn your ears off, leaning your head on the wall
>this was a good feel
>you fall asleep
>something hard is hitting your head
>ouch, fuck
>this isn’t one of those nightmares, what the fuck
>you open your eyes
>six p0nies are in front of you, poking at you and talking between themselves
>better turn your ears on
“…is he dead?  He isn’t movi-“
 “Dash, that don’t make no sense-“
“Anon Anon Anon Anon Anon Anon”
>goddamn it Pinkie
“He’s coming to!” says Rarity
“We have a lot to talk about, mister!” says Twilight
“Yeah”
“We sure do”
“So whut in all of Equestria happened tonight?” asks Applejack
>you rub your chin
“Welp, what I wanted was that Pinkie be given a party, Rarity be given the classy ball she always loves, Dash be given the opportunity to live the dream a little, Applejack be able to clear her old Sweet Apple Acres inventory, Twilight be able to catch up with Celestia and Fluttershy be able to spend time with her favorite creatures”
>their tough façade seems to crumble and warm smiles appear on their faces
>they all pile it up
>you are now smothered with p0nies
>you’d rather be smothered with nice, small round boobs but this is fine too
>or DFC but whatever
>holy shit they are hugging you
>hnnnnnnngggggg
>breathing is becoming a problem
>you tap out
>they release you
>you make that noise people make when they finally get air after realizing how much they just love breathing
“Why, Anon? asks Pinkie Pie
>you take a deep breath
“I figured it would be nice to see you all smile again, instead of coming to a party and probably crashing it…  Didn’t know if any of you wanted to see me and stuff”
>you wait a few seconds
>unsure of what is going on exactly
>as much as you could figure, you weren't very popular with a couple of these p0nes after what you'd told them
>why did you do it, exactly?
>wasn't exactly to buy their friendship back
>but you did enjoy making them feel good
>you'd slept pretty peacefully, seeing them having a blast
>you're sure that getting over the murder of a few thousand p0nies, the trauma of feeling it happen and such wouldn't go away if you made a few of them feel good about themselves, but it might help
>Fluttershy walks up
"So...  You got all those animals here for me?" she says timidly
"Something like that... " you say, looking down
>is a good present from a bad person still a good present?
"I understand if you can't all forgive me...  I still hope you enjoyed your evening" you tell them
>Fluttershy crouches down to meet your gaze
"Anon, I think I understand what's been going on..." she says, looking up at you
>you raise your head a little
"you thought I didn't like you any more after what you said about the time you used the Elements?"
>you nod
"When you told me about it, I was so upset I couldn't even say anything...  I never imagined how dangerous the Elements could be.  I felt like I was almost responsible, being stuck in bed while someone else took my place.  I thought about it a lot and I don't even know if it's anyone's fault...  If you hadn't done anything, nobody would be here at all..."
>Fluttershy's voice got quieter as she spoke, but you didn't miss her words
"Fluttershy is right, Anon...  You're suffering enough as it is, and we understand that there really was no other way.  If you hadn't taken her place, it would have been a thousand times worse..." says Twilight
>you finally look up
>well, relatively
>it's not like they're very much taller than you are sitting down
"Yeah Anon, you can't be sad forever, especially after a dubtrot fest like that!" says Pinkie
>she's talking louder than usual
>Vinyl went all out, holy shit
>hearing damage all around
"I don't know how you ever managed to get Fancy Pants himself to attend...  All I can say is thank you, Anon...  I had a wonderful evening" continues Rarity
>Rainbow Dash looks like she almost needs both front hooves to contain herself
>her eye is twitching
>critical pressure capt'n
"...THE WOOOONDERBOLTS!!!  WE DID THE THATCH WEAVE AND THAT BROKE INTO A CUBAN 8, YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE IMMELMAN TUR-
>Applejack jumps her, wrapping Dash's head in her own forelegs
“Humuumhfmhfhfmhfmmhf…”
"Okay there sugarcube, we get it, ya had fun" says the orange apple quadruped, shaking her head
"Ah gotta say ah had lost hope in getting Sweet Apple Orchard sales in Canterlot...  Ah guess ah was just goin' about it the wrong way..." she finishes
>you know Sweet Apple Acres had the product; all they needed was the right kind of marketing
>Fancy had helped out with that
>in fact, he was a fucking hero
>Vinyl had gotten you in touch with Octavia, who knew Fancy, and from there it had been pretty easy
>especially when the Princesses themselves agreed to lend a hoof with the party
>it hadn't been super difficult, but it was expensive
>Fancy knew almost everyp0ny but it wasn't a charity, friends didn't take advantage of each other like that
>regardless, money wasn't your biggest concern right now, you still had some bits every couple of weeks from Vinyl for the albums
>you felt like you were back where you'd started, situation wise
>but this time it didn't feel as bleak
>it might hurt Canter Bar's business, you were almost keeping the place running by yourself for a while
>it was a nice bar and it would manage without you
>nothing said you couldn't get drunk again tho so it was all good
>in any case you have a good feeling about not needing to take a bottle to the liver every ten minutes to live with yourself
>they really were good friends
>they started thanking you and you bear hugged all six of them
>with your silly as fuck pink suit you had rocked all evening
>tonight was a good night
>you went back to your apartment and had a few hours of sleep
>you did feel a good reduction in the frequency of your nightmares
>it was a start
>the next morning, you had a big cup of coffee, and wondered what you wanted to do
>New P0nyville was being planned out, they would begin excavating and would start construction soon
>they wanted to have the foundations down before winter, and set up the framework during the cold season
>the pegasi could help keep a lot of the snow from the workers so they could work well
>as for old P0nyville
>they had started to erect a series of circus tents over the entire site
>they wanted to build a massive museum over the battleground and have some hangars over a few key points in P0nyville itself, to protect the ruins from the elements
>you decide to go see if you can lend a hand
>seeing as you actually had hands
>this time you told the six mares that you were going
>Fluttershy wanted to come along to check on her animals
>Spike ended up coming, as Rarity wanted to see if there was anything to salvage from her shop
>Applejack came along, she needed to set up the new Sweet Apple Acres stuff
>Twilight had most of the P0nyville library's stuff sent to either the Canterlot library or her suite, but she wanted to see if she'd missed anything
>Twilight had not gotten the chance to make a list of what she had or had not from the salvage, and she was neigh-useless without a list
>the others had pretty much all they wanted or could find from the wrecks of their houses
>Rainbow's cloud home had been untouched, and she wanted to stay in Canterlot for one of the Wonderbolt derbies
>Pinkie Pie was busy with a niche she found with Vinyl in Canterlot
>fancy dubtrot parties
>wtf
>whatever
>the trip to New P0nyville was pretty quiet
>they were all a little tired from their adventures last night
>Twilight fell asleep, using you as a pillow
>Spike fell asleep, using Rarity as a pillow
>Rarity used Fluttershy as a pillow and Fluttershy was using you as a pillow
>Applejack just threw herself on the pile and tilted her hat over her eyes
>you did not feel any cold during that train ride
>you should do more exercise and eat less fatty foods, at this rate you won't live to see your 40th birthday
>not that you got fat during your time in Equestria, but the cute put strain on your ticker like nothing else
>you didn't want to end up in a place full of cripples where your next door neighbor was a feminist-hating Harry Potte-
>oh you're nearly here
>you wake Twilight up by messing with her hair
>you don't feel like dying so you do not touch Rarity's mane
>instead you shake her ever so gently, same with Fluttershy
>poor Spikey-wikey, he gets a marshmallow pillow p0ni and now it moves around and wakes him up
>you kinda just pushed Applejack off, she landed from a half barrel roll on her hooves, wide awake
"We're almost there" you say
>Twilight looks at you spitefully, trying to get her hair under control, but you're incapable of taking it seriously due to her adorable bed-mane
>you can feel Rarity fighting to not give Twilight a haircut
>Spike don't give a shit about anyp0ny's hair, he's just floating around Rarity as if he was a kitten and she was made of catnip
>his balls ain't even dropped yet and he's chasing tail
>not even from his own species
>what a champ.  Spike is the man and a half
>go little dude
>you're dropped off at old P0nyville, and Applejack stays on the train to work out some of the stuff for her new Sweet Apple Orchards in relation to the still-somewhat salvageable old site
>Twilight and Rarity pair up to help each other out with their respective places
>you walk with Fluttershy
"Ummm... Thanks for accompanying me, Anon..."
"It's what I'm here for, really.  Just ask me if you need anything"
>she nods, smiling under her mane
>Fluttershy-chama wa hontoni moe to yandere desu ne~
>NO. Bad Anon.
>you then smote the horribly broken moonspeak and weeaboo from yourself
>ugh, a little more and you would have purged yourself with flames
>you seem to be safe now, having arrived to Fluttershy's pretty destroyed cottage without lighting yourself on fire for that heresy
"So...  Um... Anon...  If you don't mind...  Could you help me find some of my animals that used to live in my cottage?  They might still be around here..."
>Fluttershy seems to have trouble asking for help, but she manages
>with extreme timidity
"You're the boss." you say
"I've never really been the boss before..." she replies, almost to herself
>you go look for animals before you suffer a massive myocardial infarction
>you set out to look for her critters
>you aren't very good at it
>you tend to scare them more than anything
>Fluttershy seems to be doing more work to compensate
"Fluttershy, is there anything else I can try?  I guess I'm not very good with animals..."
"Oh, it's not that bad, you're doing your best..."
"Shy, I'm scaring them away.  You sure there's nothing else I can do?" you reply
“Well…  You could help me free up some of this rubble to see if there are any of my mice still living there…” she says
>you are already on it
>she just points out logs, branches, broken furniture and you take it all on
>it’s pretty hard work but soon, Fluttershy is satisfied that she’s checked all the old spots where they used to live
“I think I can handle it from here, Anon…  Thanks a lot, you helped me so much” she says, content to track down and be reunited with her animals
“Anytime.  I’m gonna go see if I can help out anywhere else”
>you bid each other goodbye
>you spot Twilight, Rarity and Spike
>they seem to handle things really well, Spike is having fun digging gems and various sewing supplies from the rubble as the unicorns have tea
>poor Spike
>he can’t let them lead him like that, Rarity won’t go for a beta dragon
>you shake your head at him and walk towards the battleground
>loathing is what you feel right now
>you remember what happened last time you saw the battleground
>you are thankful you had some privacy
>even now, there’s no one and nop0ny you’d have wanted there to see you look at the grounds for the first time
>you still remember what they all looked like, but it’s different when you’re in person
>you get to the site of the battle, and most of the statues have been carefully wrapped in tarp
>breathing a sigh of relief, you offer your help
>the p0nies on site give you some strange looks, but a foreman comes along and says he needs to have some stuff hauled from here to there
>you get to work
>you finish quickly, your hands and arms allow you to grab things with more ease than the average p0ni
>the foreman sends you to a workbench and asks you to cut some boards
>he leaves, feeling pretty confident that you’ll do this well
“Hey what the buck do you think you’re doing here?”
>something behind you appears displeased at your presence
“Excuse me?” you say, turning around
>a big earth p0ny trots up to you, looking pissed
“Yeah.  I heard you were here when it happened.  I heard you set off those Element things and it killed everything around here.  So what the BUCK are you doing here?  Admiring your work?  Hunh?”
>her presses a hoof in your stomach
“I’m here to help in any way I can…  I’m trying to pay my respects to those who sacrificed themselves for us all” you say, looking down
“That’s supposed to fix things?  My brother’s in here, you murder…  He’s in the left flank, in front of three of those creatures…”
“Stronghoof Browncoat…  “ you say
>you may not know that many p0nies, you may not even know that many names of those who you have met, but you know the names of every last being on this field
“You BASTARD” yells the earth pony, as he hoofs you in the gut really hard
>you double over
>this did not go as planned
>his hoof really hurt
>you’re not wearing anything that has any padding
>doesn’t feel like he broke any ribs
>you’re winded, but you’ve been winded before.  Just don’t panic, it’ll come back
>you stand up straight
>you don’t want to fight, if anything you want to get on your knees and let him hit you
>however he is a p0ny and he could land a solid buck to the face
>deadly shit
>you’ll just have to stay in front of him
“I’m sorry about everything” you say with the last bit of air in your lungs
>you hope you don’t pass out before you regain your breath
>the earth p0ny lunges at you, snarling
>you aren’t getting much help from the other workers
>they’re just looking at you stoically
>you step away from another swing
>welp this was an error in judgment, but you still feel like you could help out here
>your breath comes back as your vision starts to get wonky
“Please, listen, there was no other choice, I just came here to help” you say, getting desperate
“Help me get my brother back” he replied, angry tears pouring down his face
>you reach out and grab his neck with your arms
“I’m sorry…  I’m sor-
>he sends hooks into your ribs
“*cough* I’m sorry”
>you hold on as he hits you again
>you wince as you think another blow is coming
>the earth p0ny is just silent, slowly relaxing
>you let him go, holding your ribs and gut
>they are fucking killing you
>he looks up at you, still crying
>he hoofs you right across the face, hard
>everything spins around as you land face first into the ground
“Don’t touch me, murderer”
>you think he cantered away
>it takes you a while to shake that off, but the headache lingers
>it will suck to be you tomorrow morning
>you slowly get up
>you finish your day’s work, telling Twilight and the rest that you’ll be staying here for a few days to help with the construction
>you’re happy it was dark, they didn’t see the bloody hoofprint bruise across your face
>you clean up in the nearby river, and make yourself a little shelter
>the dreams will probably be horrible tonight