Elements Lost and Found
Chapter 8: Equestrian clubbing and Bass
Comedy gets turned up a notch in this chapter. You'll see why.
(BGM: Sonic 06 – [Event] Mephiles' Temptation)
(Location: Unknown castle. Possibly Canterlot)
"Hmm. I felt it. That feeling again. I felt the same kind of feeling last night. I wonder what it could be...?"
A pitch black alicorn sits on her stolen throne as she awaits more news from her little army of six, unaware that two them of have already been restored. Deciding her next course of action, she picks up a scroll, writes a message to one of them and sends it off. An hour after sending it, the doors to the throne room open. In bounces an earth pony with a navy blue mane, a purple coat, with a mane that goes straight down with no kind of styling whatsoever and 3 cyan balloons as a cutie mark.
"You called queenie?"
In outrage of being called "Queenie" she grabs this pony with her magic and brings her face to face with herself.
"How many times have I told you not to CALL ME QUEENIE?!"
"Uuuuum. Over 9000?" She asks with a sheepish grin. (A/N. I'm so sorry.)
"Agh, never mind." She drops the pony on the floor with the pony somehow landing with the same sound as a squeaky toy.
"Look around Equestria for any type of irregularity. I sense a great disturbance in the force. With your bizarre abilities I'm surprised you didn't get here sooner."
"I just wanted to get a feeling of suspense."
Rolling her eyes, the alicorn retorts "Now why doesn't THAT surprise me? Now GO!"
Throwing the alicorn a salute, the pony replies with "Okie dokie lokie!" then promply dashes out of there.
(Location: Downtown Manehatten)
(BGM: Sonic Unleashed – Skyscraper Scamper Night)
"Sugacube, you sure about this? Ah mean-"
"Relax, Applejack. I mean we have me, you, Big Macintosh, Swift, Vinyl Scratch, Derpy, Bass, Soarin and Heart. Don't get your stetson in a twist. If anything happens back there they'll call us using that...thing that Swift's using at the moment. Wait what's that?"
They look back at Swift in flight keeping up with the rest of the group playing with his 3DS. Swift for some reason is talking to it and mumbling intelligible swear words at it. Something along the lines of "That under levelled Hydreigon is a pain in the arse." Or something like that.
Applejack chuckles at Swift's antics. "Ah swear that pony seems even more doolally than Pinkie Pie!"
Rainbow rolls her eyes at this "Possibly. I mean did you see the trick he pulled earlier? When he was explaining it to me I thought he WAS Pinkie in disguise!"
"I can hear you, you know!" Swift is heard shouting from behind.
Bass is heard replying with "Well you DID decide to do an Epic Rap battle for our last project."
"That wasn't me, it was- oh, never mind.."
"Let's just say there's an infinite number of me simultaneously kicking your arse with rhyme!"
"Pete, I'm not about to go into an Epic Rap Battle recital again. Honestly Joe does enough of that he almost ruined the experience of watching them!"
Bass chuckles at this then replies "We just need brutal death metal remixe-"
"NO, Treble! No brutal death metal remixes! Please!...Although the Skrillex vs Mozart one would be hilarious with screamo vocals."
"Oh, God. That would be amazing." They both laugh to themselves at the thought of the odd remix.
Rainbow Dash and Applejack roll their eyes at the conversation. Then they chorus "Yeah, they're both pretty weird. But a good weird."
Applejack chuckles to herself again then thinks to herself "Could they get any weirder?"
"Hey, what's this guitar doing in the middle of the street?"
"Yup, they could." She says flatly.
For the next 15 minutes Swift and Bass were singing a few songs to keep everypony (and Spike) entertained. Swift was playing the guitar while both him and Bass were singing songs that ranged from The Proclaimers' 500 Miles to Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire. Wait, what?
As soon as they reach the their destination, Heart decides to grab the guitar out of Swift's hooves using her telekinesis and snap it in half. This makes Swift childishly point at Heart and say "You owe me a guitar."
Heart rolls her eyes knowing Swift is joking and walks into the place they were heading for along with the rest of the group. Aside from Rainbow, Swift and Soarin who flew through the door. It's a club!
It's surprisingly lively considering how Equestria is now! Oh yeah this is Manehatten "Don't give a crap" district. These ponies are hardcore!
"I was about to say that!"
Well sorry, Swift(!)
Bass looks around the club and whistles. Not a bad club! Music's got some good bass and is friggin' upbeat!"
Swift nods and replies "I bet Sandstorm and a few more drinks would really make the ponies in this place raise the roof. Anyway Imma go and see what equivalent of a WKD they have here."
(BGM: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – Party Stronger)
Bass and Heart agree and join Swift at the bar and soon the rest of the group are relaxing in the bar.
Bass walks up to Rainbow Dash and asks "Is Derpy okay with drinking? I mean when she's sober she isn't in that much control as it is."
Rainbow shrugs and replied "You'll be surprised at what a few drinks can do to Derpy. She's like a totally different pony. Seriously she has more control over her eyes when she's had a drink."
Sure enough, half an hour later, Derpy's eyes were as straight as possible and she was having a regular conversation with a couple of other ponies. Rainbow Dash was right!
"See told you!"
That fourth wall is fragile. Speaking of...
(Location: Just outside Manehatten)
(BGM: Pokemon Colosseum – Pyrite Town)
The same earth pony from earlier was walking into Manehatten mumbling to herself.
"Stupid Nightmare Moon. She's no...what was that word again? I can't seem to remember. I feel like that word was important to me."
She hears the music from the same club that the group are at. "Huh?"
She figures out where that music is coming from, and then with a curious look on her face, she starts bouncing towards the club.
"Perhaps wherever that music's coming from can help me remember."
(Location: Downtown Manehatten club)
(BGM: Sonic Generations – Speed Highway Act 1)
Everypony in the club by now is either stood at the bar – such as Bass, Big Mac and Applejack, talking to other ponies – such as Heart, Soarin and Derpy, or on the dance floor – such as Swift, Rainbow Dash and Vinyl Scratch.
That is until Swift decides he needs a piss.
"Anyone know where the bathroom is?"
A random pony points their hoof over in the general direction of the bathrooms. "That way, dude."
"Cheers!" Deciding that he doesn't want to try to make his way through the crowd he decides to think outside the box and use his wings to get over the crowd, making a mental note to thank whoever owned the place for making the ceilings high enough.
While he's in there, a certain earth pony walks into the club. She has a look around at the ponies in there dancing and having a good time. Her eyes look on in wonder. Tears roll down her face. She recognises what all these ponies are doing. While she stands there, she doesn't notice Applejack and Rainbow Dash walking up to her. However, what she does notice is her hooves starting to change colour. Her memories start rolling back to her like a ton of bricks. Have you figured out who this pony is yet? If you haven't, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Rainbow Dash is the first to speak. "P-pinkie Pie?"
She says nothing.
"Sugacube?"
As she fully remembers herself, she turns bright pink again and her mane inflates. Her familiar cheery smile returns. She starts bouncing up and down on her hooves "Rainbow Dash! Applejack! Did ya miss me? How is everyone? Did I look creepy? Huh? Huh? Huh?"
Applejack and Rainbow Dash's faces both brighten up with smiles and they start laughing. "That's Pinkie Pie!" Pinkie Pie starts laughing along as well. She brings out her party cannon from nowhere, eager to fire it off in celebration. She is about to do so when Rainbow Dash stops her. "I have a better idea."
-1 minute later-
Swift is just coming out of the bathroom when he sees a horrifying sight. Pinkie's Party cannon aimed straight for him.
"What the f-"
BOOM!
Swift is pushed onto his back and covered in streamers and balloons. This makes everypony in the club, including the DJ, Heart and Bass laugh.
Swift pushes his head out of the pile of streamers and balloons and look around. Everypony is laughing at the funny sight. He notices Pinkie in the midst of ponies, and at that moment, he starts laughing loudly as well.
In the next hour, everypony had a few more drinks and Swift, Bass and somehow Pinkie were perfectly doing the moves to PJ and Duncan's Let's Get Ready to Rhumble and everypony was cheering for them.
Everypony in the group (including Pinkie Pie) is walking out of the club. They only had two drinks each tonight! Then again everypony was too busy talking to each and socialising. Swift at the moment is singing a song just because
"I wear your grandad's clothes. I look incredible. I'm in this big ass coat. From the thrift shop down the road."
Bass joins in "I'm gonna pop some tags, only got 20 dollas in mah pocket. I – I – I'm huntin'. Lookin' for a come up. This is f-"
Swift then holds up a hoof, shushing Bass. "Hang on a second. Where did Pinkie get that lampshade?" He points to the lampshade that sits upon Pinkie's head.
Rainbow Dash flatly answers "It's Pinkie Pie. She coulda got it from anywhere!"
Heart replies "Was there a lampshade anywhere in the club?"
Big Mac answers "Ah think there was just where the bathrooms were. He'll be wantin' that back."
Applejack turns her attention to the unconscious pegasus that lies on Big Mac's back (Hey that rhymed!)
"How did Derpy get unconscious anyways?. Ah thought she was only havin' two drinks. Like the rest o' us?"
Soarin facehoofs at this. "She's probably a lightweight. I've seen it happen before."
Rainbow Dash turns to the rest of the group. "I'm gonna go ahead and tell them that we're back."
She flies off, doing a couple of tricks just to show off as she leaves the rest behind to let home team know that the clubbers are on their way back. Swift comments with "Nice."
A Pink blur shoots past him "IWANNAGOTOO!"
Swift's mane comically shoots forward over his eyes, like something you'd see in Looney Tunes.
He turns to Applejack. "Is she gonna be okay flying while a liitle tipsy?"
"Ah know Rainbow Dash and ah know she ain't no lightweight. She'll be fine."
-1 minute later-
Rainbow Dash rounds the corner where their camp is located. But her eyes wide as she sees them.
Timberwolves. 4 of them to be exact.
They they approach the frightened ponies- "Hey!" -and Spike very slowly. Just as she's about to take action against these overgrown, strangely 3D critters, a familiar pink blur shoots past her.
(BGM: Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness – Cipher Peon Battle)
"EAT STREAMERS YOU BIG MEANIES!"
This grabs the attention of everypony there and Spike. They are shocked to see Pinkie Pie right there, grabbing her party cannon right out of nowhere and firing it straight at the timberwolves, knocking two of them out and breaking them apart. The other two stand there, shocked at first. But then they growl and are about to pounce. Then out of nowhere, Bass and Applejack jump over and give the last two their hardest bucks, so hard in fact that they break apart just like the two before.
Then the rest of the ponies, lead by Soarin and Swift, round the corner and see a sight that they weren't expecting, Applejack, Bass and Pinkie standing there with their own proud looks on their faces while the rest of the ponies and Spike were stood with a look that seemed to mix "WTF" and "Um, what?"
-1 hour later-
After everything is explained (well this is Pinkie Pie so they tried their best to explain, which is why it took an hour) everypony turns in for the night. All except for Bass. He's currently deep in thought.
"I always seem to be the one who follows everypony without questioning it at all. I don't know why. But this bunch are an alright lot. I've only known them for a few days. Even when I first met them..well that was when I woke up from falling down the hatch. My nose still hurts. Though why didn't it break? Then again, I am in a cartoon world. Unless this is all real and I'm not dreaming."
You'd be correct, earth pony.
"WHAT THE-...Princess Luna?"
Correct.
(BGM: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity – Welcome to the World of Pokemon!)
"But you're...you're..."
Nightmare Moon? That's just an assumption.
"What's that mean?"
Well...you could say that it's true. But at the same time...it isn't.
"...I think my brain just fizzled."
(Sigh) I had Tia use a duplication spell on me immediately after news of Nightmare Moon's return broke out. You don't think I'd make it that easy for her did you?
"Woah. That is bloody brilliant! Seriously!"
Why thank you, subject. By the way, I hope you don't think that getting the rest of the Elements back to their normal selves won't be easy.
"Of course I don't. I never expected it to be easy to be honest. Rainbow Dash was based on good timing and reminding her of what she has to lose, Applejack due to an insane idea by Swift. And Pinkie Pie was...well to be honest I don't know what the hell that was to be honest. But then again...I don't know what to expect. But whatever happens...(sigh) I trust my mates completely. I trusted Swift's western themed idea. I don't know why. But every time I've been able to trust someone- er somepony it always ended up being the right decision. Call it an instinct."
Making the right choices. Something you've always been able to do. I wonder...
"...Wonder what?"
Oh, nothing. Anyway I'm sure you want to get a bit of sleep.
"Yeah I kinda do. All this thinking has made me slightly tired. Plus all that raving earlier tired me out as well. But before you go, I just want to ask.."
Hmm?
"Why did me, Swift and Heart have instant cutie marks when we got here? Shouldn't we have had to find our talent before getting them? It's actually been bugging me since we got here. That's why I've not been saying much."
I understand your curiosity. I do know why. But I cannot answer that right now. It isn't the right time yet. Trust me on that.
…
…
"...Okay. I trust you. Completely."
Oh, before I forget.
"Hmm?"
(BGM: Pokemon Black and White – Carrying out a Mission)
Tomorrow. Be careful. As far as Nightmare Moon is concerned, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Pinkie Pie have all disappeared. She may send another one of them. In fact, I know that Fluttershy has been summoned and is on her way to Canterlot Castle right now. But I'm sensing something in Fluttershy. Feelings...of great regret. Part of the reason she's working for Nightmare Moon is because she's been brainwashed. But I'm sensing another reason...fear.
"I can understand that. She isn't exactly the most fearless pony."
Exactly. With any luck, tomorrow, should you run into her, you should be able to get her back on our side. But like I said, even with those conditions is might not be that easy. Even with your strength, I urge you and your friends to take care.
"Don't worry. Thanks for the warning."
Do you trust us?
"Yeah. For sure."
Good. I'll let you fall into slumber.
After Luna went away, Bass heads straight for an unoccupied bed wondering what Luna – or even maybe Celestia – might reveal to him and the other two. Walking past Swift's bed he hears the usual mumbling. "m...'s a Grep shirt. ...'s a Grep shirt. I'm...gonna...get a Grep shirt. Zzzzzzzz."
He carries on walking and seeing an unoccupied bed next to Pinkie Pie's. He gets straight into bed and drops off to sleep.
