Ok, I did not mean for it to take me this long to get up a second chapter. My internet decided to completely crap out on me, so, I haven't been able to really do anything internet related. I literaly just got my internet back. And I've been having some writers block too. I just hope I can over come it and make this a good as another note, I had this chapter up on first, much easier to get up. Well, enough about why I'm late, here's chapter 2 of The Brother.
Chapter 2:
Midnight watched as all the girls spotted the tickets and Spike read what the letter said. He listened as all they all gave there reasons for wanting to go, jumping in surprise when music came out of nowhere for Pinkie's, and chuckled when they started to argue over who should go. He was surprised though when Rainbow wasn't arguing as much as the others. Just before Twilight could have her first out burst, Midnight decided to excuse himself.
"Well, it seems like you are about to have your hooves full, so I'll be going. I want to explore the town some and maybe find a place to stay. See ya, sis." Midnight winked as he dashed out the door.
They all just stared at where he had been a few moments ago, but then quickly started arguing again, not noticing one voice was missing.
(with Midnight)
Midnight sighed as he walked away from Twilight's house.
'It was nice seeing her again after so long, and I got to meet the other 5 of the mane 6, even if it wasn't on the best terms.' he thought to himself. He was suddenly interrupted from his thoughts when a blue blur appeared in front of him. He soon realized it was Rainbow Dash, who seemed to have followed him from the Library.
"Ugh, hi, um, Rainbow dash, right?" he said pretending to try to remember her name.
She made a high pitched squee sound and pushed her checks together.
"OMYGOSHOMYGOSHOMYGOSH! You actually remember my name!" she said excitedly while jumping around in a circle.
"Ugh, yeah, we did just meet." 'Holy crap, the show didn't show that she was this much of a fan girl' Midnight thought as he sweat dropped at Rainbow's actions.
She stopped suddenly, remembering where she was, and quickly tried to compose herself.
"Ahem, yes, well. Uhh..." she said, not having a clue at what to say to one of her favorite Wonderbolts.
Midnight chuckled. "Heh, um, shouldn't you be trying to get my sister to give you the other ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala? I mean, you do want to meet the other Wonderbolts right?"
Rainbow froze. 'He's right, but I could just impress him and then I don't have to try to impress the others. He could vouch for me.' she thought to herself.
"Hey! Would you like to see some tricks?" she said suddenly.
"Uh, sure." Midnight replied, hoping to see some of the tricks she could do that they might not have shown on the show.
Sadly, he was disappointed. All the tricks she did, he recognized. He saw her start to fly up really high, and realized she was about to try the Sonic Rainboom. He got ready to take off to catch her when she got catapulted backwards from not being able to do it.
He saw the cone start to form, and then she stopped. He took off just as she was flung back. He caught he before she could go very far. She blushed when she realized she was in his arms.
"You ok? Think you can fly?" he asked as he started to let her go.
"Y-yeah." she said blushing as she started flying and he let her go.
"Seems to me that that one could use some work yet. What were you trying to do anyway?" he asked, pretending not to know.
"Oh, well, it's a move I did a long time ago that I haven't been able to reproduce quite yet. I always get close, but then I get catapulted back. I call it the Sonic Rainboom." she said, giving an enthusiastic twirl in the air as she said the name.
"Hmm, that sounds suspiciously like me Sonic Purpboom." Midnight said as he rubbed his chin. (AN/ the Sonic Purpboom is basically a Sonic Rainboom, except with a purple colored sound wave and a purple streak that follows Midnight)
"Sonic Purpboom? Now hold on. I know all of the Wonderbolt moves, and I know that is not one of yours!" Rainbow said narrowing her eyes.
"Of course you don't know about that move. Only two ponies know I can do it, and that's Twilight, and Princess Celestia. I had to show it to her to get her to let me join the Wonderbolts at such a young age." he replied, grinning at Rainbows shocked expression.
"R-really! Can I see it? Please?" begged him, putting her hooves together and making a puppy dog face.
"Heh, sorry Rainbow, that look doesn't work on me. Never has, never will. I'll think about showing you sometime, but for now, I think you should get going. From the looks of those weather ponies, I think were getting rain."
Sure enough, they could see some other Pegasus starting to move some rain clouds into place.
"Oh yeah! I totally forgot about that. I got to go." as she flew off, he could hear her mummble, "and maybe I can do something to convince Twilight to give me that other ticket."
Midnight just chuckled to himself, and quickly flew off to find his sister.
(a few minutes later at an unknown restaurant)
Midnight arrived at the restaurant just as his sister's and Spike's orders showed up. He grabbed a chair from a table he pasted, unknowingly causing another stallion about to sit down to fall, and sat next to Twilight.
"Hey Twi, you decide who to give the ticket to?" he asked, smirking at the reaction he knew to be coming.
"ARGH! I JUST CAN'T DECIDE! THEY ALL HAVE GOOD REASONS AND THEY'RE MY FRIENDS AND I CAN'T LET ANY OF THEM DOWN AND IF I JUST GIVE MY TICKET AND THE EXTRA ONE TO TWO OF THEM, THREE OF THEM WILL STILL BE DISAPPOINTED AN-" Midnight quickly covered her mouth with a hoof.
"Ok Sis, you causing a scene, like usual." he deadpanned as he took his hoof away.
"Sorry. It's just so hard to decide." Twilight said sighing. Suddenly, her face brightened up and she turned to look at Midnight.
"I know! I can give it to you! They'd have to understand, I mean, your my brother so-" Midnight held up a hoof to stop her.
"No can do little sis. I can't let you pick me over any of you friends. Especially ones you just made. Also, you know I hate those stuck-up noble events." he told her with a serious face, while stealing a few of Spike's hay fries, getting a small 'Hey!' from him.
Twilight lost the happy look on her face and sighed. "Your right."
Suddenly, a large group of ponies stampeded past. A waiter from the restaurant called out to them, "Uh, pardon, are you going to eat your food in the rain?"
"Huh? It's not raining." Twilight replied, looking around, only to see rain poring down around her and the others, but none on them.
"Huh? What's going on?" she questioned looking up.
"I think I know." Midnight mumbled while looking up with her. They saw a hole in the clouds, where Rainbow Dash soon poked her head out from.
"Hi there best friend forever that I've ever ever had. I hope you're enjoying the sunny weather." she then noticed Midnight. "Oh, and hey Midnight!"
He smirked and waved at her as Twilight got a scowl on her face.
"Rainbow Dash, what are you doing?" Twilight asked with a slightly angry tone angry tone.
"What do you mean?" Rainbow stated out with an innocent tone, but before she could continue, Midnight cut her off.
"Don't bother Rainbow. My sister is a lot like me, she doesn't give into favors so easily. Your best bet is to just leave her alone and wait for her to make her decision."
"But, but." Rainbow said with a sad look on her face.
"He's right Dash, I'll chose when I'm ready. Now please go."
Rainbow sighed and said, "Ugh, fine."
She grabbed the other end of the opening and pulled it shut with a zipper sound.
Twilght sighed and picked up her sandwich with her magic and was about to bite into it when she noticed Midnight had pulled an umbrella out of nowhere.
"Where did you-" was all she got out before rain came pouring down on her.
'Ah, got to love being a cartoon-like creature who can pull random things out of nowhere when it's funny.' Midnight thought to himself as he stayed perfectly dry under the umbrella.
"Twilight! It's raining." announced a dry Rarity, who appeared out of nowhere.
"No, really?" Twilight replied sarcastically as Midnight tried, and failed, to hold in his laughter.
Rarity then suddenly grabbed Twilight while saying, "Come with me before you catch a cold!"
She quickly took her to her Boutique, with Midnight and Spike following close behind, Spike hiding under Midnight's umbrella.
Once they were there, Twilight shook the water off of her, causing it to cover Rarity.
Spike and Midnight burst out laughing as Twilight apologized. Rarity assured her it was alright and proceeded to start her plan to get the extra ticket. Midnight laughed as Rarity rubbed up against his sister, as Spike blushed. He stop suddenly when he heard Rarity announce doing makeovers. He started edging toward the door when he remembered what Rarity did to Spike. No way was he going to let her do anything remotely similar to him.
A screen flew in front of Twilight and Rarity, knocking Spike to the side. Midnight cringed as he heard the sounds of his poor little sister getting a forceful makeover. He still burst out laughing, though, when the screen was moved away to reveal his sister in a, in his opinion, too-girly-for-his-dorky-sister saddle and laughed even more as Spike made a gagging sound and pointed at his open mouth, only to laugh even harder as it was shoved into his mouth by Rarity.
He was then gasping for air as he watched Spike try to flee from Rarity as she gave him a similar make over as she gave his sister. He then noticed Twilight's disapproving stare and calmed down a bit. Only to break down into hysterics as Rarity revealed Spike. He then noticed Spike leave, and froze. He saw Rarity start to approach him with a similar gleam in her eyes that she had had when she was working on his sister and Spike.
He quickly composed himself and became serious.
"Freeze. If you take one more step towards me, I will, and I don't care if your my sister's friend and a mare, shave your mane off in your sleep. And I am deathly serious, just ask Twilight."
Rarity froze, and turned to look at Twilight. Twilight cringed at the memory of him doing that to her a few years ago when she tricked him into wearing on of their mother's dresses in public.
She looked at Rarity and nodded as she said, "He's serious. He did it to me before, and I know he wouldn't hesitate to do it again."
Rarity squeaked as she quickly backed away from Midnight and began to focus on Twilight again. Midnight relaxed, knowing that his completely serious threat had saved him from being dressed up in silly outfits. The only one he lets do that is his marefriend. And even then it's when they're alone. He was so distracted by his thoughts that he almost didn't notice Twilight give her rant to Rarity and start toward the door. He quickly waved to Rarity, who gave him a scared look. He sighed.
"Don't worry, I wasn't serious about shaving your mane." he lied to her as he saw Applejack appear and grab his little sister. He chuckled at Rarity's sigh of relief as he walked out of the Boutique and saw Applejack had just finished listing off all the food she had. He watched as Twilight's look of wonder turned to one of anger as she told off Applejack. He gave a quiet chuckle as he caught his sister's attention as she ran off.
"Hey Twi! I'll see you later!" He called out to his fleeing sibling, seeing her nod at him quickly as she continued running. He nodded to Applejack as he took off, deciding to go see the Mayor about finding a place to live. He would check on Twilight later, to make sure everything went alright.
(A few minutes later)
It didn't take him long to reach the Town Hall. He quietly walked in, and approached the secretary.
"Excuse me, I was wondering if I could speak to the Mayor. I'm new in town and I need a place to stay for my time her. And maybe a job to hold give me something to do while I'm here." he asked her politely.
"Oh, uh, sure, just let me make sure she's not busy." the secretary said as she walked over to a nearby door and knocked. He could just barely hear her state to the Mayor what he told her, but couldn't hear the Mayor's reply. The secretary walked back to him and said, "Go right on in, she's apparently been expecting you."
"Really?" he replied truly surprised.
"Yes." was all she said. He just shrugged and walked into the Mayor's office.
"Ah, Mister Sparkle. It is a pleasure to meet you." He walked up to her and shook her extended hoof.
"Yes, well, I am a bit curious how you knew to expect me." he asked.
"Ah, yes. When the Princess was here for the Summer Sun Celebration, she told me to expect you. She even requested a area of land, where she had some unicorns build a music store with an apartment above it for you. She even had it fully refurbished. I was told all I had to do was tell you about it and give you this key." She told him, pulling out a key from a drawer.
Midnight just sat there, shocked, as she set the key on the desk. He sat there for a few seconds, as the Mayor started to squirm in the silence. He soon snapped out of it and took the key.
"Um, thanks. I'll have to remember to thank the Princess next time I see her." he said as he stood up and started toward the door.
"Yes, oh, and don't worry about payments, the Princess already took care of it all." she told him as he reached the door.
He waved back in acknowledgment as he walked out. He paused, and turned around.
"I suppose I should ask where I can find the shop." He smiled as he rubbed the back of his head.
(A few instructions and a short flight later)
Midnight landed in front of his new store, and was amazed by the craftsmanship. It was mostly white, with large glass windows in the front showing off the wares inside. On the top of the building, was what looked like a large half vinyl record with the words 'Midnight's Music' printed on it in dark purple, much to Midnight's delight.
He unlocked the door and went in. He was amazed at the huge music selection, he even recognized some music from his world, but with the covers that showed the artists to look like pony versions of them.
"Cool." was all he could say as he looked around. He found a music system in the back that was hooked up to speakers all over the store so he could play some music when the store was open. He grabbed some records with songs he loved and popped some into the player and started them up. The first song to play was Stronger by Kanye West. (AN: I have a link to it on the fim version, but I don't think you can do that on here, so stop being lazy and look it up yourself if you want to hear it.)
He found a door that lead up stairs to his apartment, and was delighted that he could still hear the music as he went up. He failed to notice his sister and Spike run by the front of the store, followed closely by a mob of other mares.
He explored the apartment a bit and was satisfied with the decorations and furniture. He was surprised to find a ponified cell phone like device with only two numbers in it. One to Celestia, and one to his marefriend, which really surprised him. He would ask Celestia about it later.
He soon found a room that made him squeal in delight. It was filled with all his favorite instruments, and a sound mixing system that would allow him to mix his own music, plus some he could remember from his original world that he didn't spot downstairs. He then noticed the time and figured it was time for him to check on his sister.
He locked up the store and made the relatively quick journey to the Library. He got there just as the girls were all walking out with their tickets.
"Aww, I missed the chase scene." he said, catching everyone's attention.
"Ah, hey Midnight, can I talk to you a sec." Twilight said as she approached Midnight after he landed.
"Sure, my adorable little sister, who I can see has just remembered something that is going to make me laugh." he replied in a joking manner, confusing the others.
"Uh, Twi, what's he talkin' about?" Applejack asked.
"Oh, nothing. I'll catch up with you guys in a few. Me and my brother need to have a quick private chat." she said as she gave Midnight a fake, sweet grin. The others just shrugged and kept walking. The siblings walked back to the Library and when they were inside, Twilight turned on him.
"I just remembered that the Princess told me you know about a lot of things that are going to happen in the future, WHICH INCLUDED THE STRESS I JUST WENT THROUGH!." she yelled at him.
He just kept grinning and said, "So? Yes, I did know that was all going to happen, and I had a good reason not to tell you how to solve the problem. You wouldn't have learned anything if I did."
Twilight's anger deflated as she realized it was a good reason. She sighed.
"Fine, you win. I'm just surprised the Princess didn't send a ticket for you." Twilight commented.
"Eh, I'm not. She knows I hate that stuff, especially since I get dragged there every year as a Wonderbolt. She probably figured I don't want to go this year, which she figured right." Midnight said as they walked out of the Library to meet up with the others.
"Ah, ok. That makes sense." she commented as they caught sight of Twilight's friends.
They suddenly heard a voice say, "I finally found you Midnight Sparkle."
Midnight froze, instantly recognizing the voice.
He slowly turned around and came face to face with his marefriend.
"Uh, heh, hey Spitfire, sweety." Midnight said, starting to sweat, knowing the angry look on her face would not bode well for him.
"Don't you 'Hey Spitfire, sweety.' me mister. How could you leave on vacation without telling anypony! Especially me! Your marefriend! You know I have as much vacation time as you and would, and have, taken time off with you!" she said getting closer to him every second.
"Um, I uh, forgot?" he said, grinning sheepishly.
She saw his face and sighed, losing all traces of anger immediately, "Ugh, I can't stay mad at you. I love you too much."
He smiled and leaned in, giving her a short kiss. "Love you too, love."
She smirked, "Oh no, you not getting off that easy."
She suddenly pulled out two golden tickets out of no where, making Midnight pale.
"Yep," Spitfire stated happily, "They gave us our tickets just after you left, and gave me yours to give to you."
"But, but." Midnight stuttered.
"And you're going. You don't need to be in Wonderbolt attire, but you are going." Spitfire told him sternly.
He hung his head and sighed in defeat. "Alright."
The whole time this was going on, the girls, and Spike, were watching in amusement. Except Dash, who had another fan girl moment at the appearance of Spitfire. At the end of it, Midnight could just barely hear Applejack make a whip sound as he gave into defeat.
Spitfire just only then noticed the others, thanks to Applejack's sound effect.
"Uh, who are they, Midnight?" Spitfire asked turning to them.
"Ah, yes. Spitfire, I want you to meet my sister, Twilight, and her friends."
Spitfire immediately brightened at this. "Oh! You're the sister that Midnight's always talking about. It's nice to finally meet you." she said as she took Twilight's hoof and shook it. Twilight introduced the others, and after talking for a bit, they all parted ways.
After everyone was gone, Midnight turned to Spitfire and grinned.
"Wait until you see our new place." he said as she turned to look at him, with a brow raised.
Ok, I feel this is a good place to stop. I'm getting tired, and am satisfied with what I have here. Hope you all enjoyed it. Hopefully, the next chapter will be up soon than this on was. See ya.