-Location: Rainbow Dash's yard. Time: 1345-
Today is the big day. Rainbow was supposed to hopefully go off to Wonderbolt training. We got to her place and had a picnic and Pinkie of course brought a cake with her to top it all off.
The situation with the human world seems to be getting a little bit better. I believe the term there for my human form's condition is "comatose". So far I can see, hear, and smell. I can't respond to anyone at all.
While I was sitting down considering these things, suddenly I heard Rainbow say sorrowfully that she was not accepted into the academy. That sucks. I bow my head to show my sympathy while everypony awwed.
"I'm just yanking your chain. I was accepted!" Rainbow Dash shouted with glee.
We then made a big hooray and a group hug. She's going to become a Wonderbolt. Now I can say that I know a celebrity in a few years.
Rainbow packed up her things and we then said our goodbyes. I'm gonna miss that mare. Oh well. I guess it's now off to the shop with me. I have cash I need to make.
Yes, I am a foal yet Mayor Mare permits me to work as a blacksmith. It's so weird. Is Ponyville in that desperate need of a blacksmith that they will let a foal work the anvil?
-Time lapse: 1500. Location: Metal's workshop.-
Damn I have a massive work order today. Rarity is wanting a few decorative racks for coats. Applejack wants a sickle for some hay harvesting. Lastly, Scootaloo wants a new scooter.
As I was hammering away at a nearly complete axle, I heard the loud buzzer inside my work that lets me know somepony is here.
I trot to the door to find Vinyl Scratch with some stuff to record sounds.
"Hey Vinyl, what's up?" I greeted.
"Sup lil stallion. I heard you were the new blacksmith," she greeted.
"Damn straight I am. So what can I do for you? New needle for the turntables? New disks?"
"Actually I wanted to record a sound from here. I need the sound of a hammer striking a anvil for a few songs."
"Well then, what are we waiting for? Come on back."
As we trotted on back I asked her if I am going to be getting any bits out of this. She said she will give me about ten per album that has the sound.
After about a few minutes of recording, Vinyl said her thanks and we said goodbye.
When Vinyl left, I went back to work. In total for all this work I am getting about 150 bits. Best thing about this job, the pay is usually very high. I know that Diamond Tiara is jelous because I am getting more per day than what her allowance is a week.
As I got finished with the last coat rack, I heard the door open. Over the music I heard a snobbish voice complaining how it's too loud.
I walked out front to find Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon in front of the counter.
"Oh, hey. What do you two want?" I greet with malice.
"I need a new tiara. I heard you had crystal in stock," she demanded.
"It's gonna be very pricy. You gonna want diamonds imbedded into it?" I asked while pulling out a notebook and marking down her order and putting the price of it all next to each feature. Crystal tiara: 500 bits.
"Yes, 20."
20 diamonds embedded: 300 bits.
"When do you want it completed by?" I asked while writing out the completion date.
"Three days from now. I am prepared to pay any price."
Three days completion: 200 bits.
"Alright that will be about 1,000 bits when you pick it up," I stated.
"You, like, sure Diamond Tiara?" Silver Spoon asked Diamond Tiara.
"Can't it go any lower?" Diamond Tiara asked with a irate look on her face.
"Do you two know the value of crystal at all?" I asked them.
They gave me a look like I was crazy.
"It's worth enough bits to make a homeless pony look like a middle class pony in Canterlot by wearing it," I explained.
Diamond Tiara decided to stay with buying it off of me. We shook on it and she signed the order form so I can hold it to her if she tries to tell her monopolistic prick of a father.
I heard that he bought out many businesses just for thrills and could buy me out. Even though I don't even have a name for my shop yet.
I trot out to my office and sat at my desk to take a break from working on the anvil. I put the order form and the contract away in my desk and pulled out a sheet of paper.
I began to making names for the shop. Some of the names I came up with was things like "The Blacksmith", "Smith's Shop", and even "Cutie Mark Crusaders' Smithing". But there was one cliche but very fitting name I thought of.
Metal's Metalworks.
Yes. Yes, that will work perfectly!
I from there began to sketch out the design for my shop's sign. I came up with many but only one seemed to stick.
The design of the sign was my shop's name in a purplish-red with a filly that resembles Sweetie Belle standing on two hooves waving a set of kusarigamas who is also outlined in a purplish-red.
As soon as I was done with the design I used my magic to send in the design to the nearest sign making company and the cash that's necessary. Pretty soon I shall be attracting more customers.
While I was at it, I placed an order for some more crystal ingots and to order some mail ponies to come pick up Rarity's coat racks along with the cash for everything. The bill in total for all the logistics of delivery and the items themselves rang up to be about 950 bits. Dear Celestia, this is just another rough day in the office.
At about 6 o'clock, Twilight came in as I was finishing Applejack's sickle. It was time to close down the shop. I put away my tools and closed off the shop. Perhaps I can finish that damn tiara tomorrow.
-time lapse: few days later. Location: balloon headed for the Wonderbolt academy.-
I am just chilling in the back of the balloon listening to my iPod. The academy was in sight, the balloon suddenly shifted sharply.
I tried to grab the balloon but I missed and me and everypony started to take a fall to the bottom.
I close my eyes, perhaps I will go comatose here to if I don't die.
As I fell I was suddenly lifted to my hooves. I opened my eyes and there was Rainbow Dash and us on a huge cloud.
I thanked her and bowed in gratefulness. I watched on as Rainbow argues with the drill sergeant and even throws down her badge. I was too far away to know what was said.
After a half hour when she went to the sergeant's office she came back. And the serge said only one thing with pride to Rainbow:
"Five hundred around the track!"
Rainbow took for the sky and we watched on in pride as she did that 500. Never had I felt so proud for Rainbow Dash.
We went home, with a memory to last the lifetime.
-time lapse: to the Apple Family Reunion.-
How did I get wrapped in this again? Oh yeah that's right.
AppleBloom invited me to the reunion because I have been a good friend to the Apples for supplying them new farming tools and even helping with few harvests. From that, AJ, AppleBloom, Granny Smith, and even Big Mac consider me to be an Apple.
I met with Babs on my way into the reunion.
"Master Metal, how have ya been?" She greeted.
"I have been good. Why call me master?" I responded, curiosity over the honorific.
"Ya are the first Crusader to earn their mark," she explained.
"I see. You recruited anypony?" I asked while we were trotting toward the barn.
"Yeah, two new foals from my class. Excellent recruits to. What advice do you have for me to earn my mark?"
"Disregard Scootaloo's philosophy of doing it at the same time. No pony can have the same mark. Otherwise it leaves hardly any room for individuality in that area. Try earning your mark in what you feel is calling you. In my case blacksmithing."
"Wow. That's such a radical belief. More logical than ta' just go into something blindly," she said with awe.
"Why do you think they call me the master crusader?" I chuckled.
We trotted along, talking on our way to find Apple Bloom. It is nice to know that despite the terms we first met on, we are now tight like a noose. It's like that whole thing with Diamond Tiara never even happened.
AppleBloom noticed us trotting together and we said hi to her. I trotted off to the barn and put my headphones on. I needed time to think. There were so many damn questions.
Why am I still comatose? What did Sombra mean by mark his words and remember him?What the hell is going on? Why does it feel that the coma and Sombra are both connected? Why the hell is there so many questions?!
I slam my hoof into the wall of the barn, leaving a massive indent into the wood. I knew I hit it really hard because it sounded like a gunshot over my headphones.
Applejack came into the barn with a panicked look on her face.
"What the hay are ya doin' up there, Metal!?" She asked.
"Nothing, just a bit frustrated."
"Well come on down from there. Its time for the hayride. Everypony is waiting for you to come on down."
I jumped down and trotted to the hay ride. I took a seat next to Babs and AppleBloom. They look like hammered shit. What kind of activities did Applejack have them do?
I didn't have any time to say hi to them. The cart took off at high speed. The adrenaline kicking in, everything seemed to slow down. I looked around me to see the panic in all the Apples' eyes. I blacked out. When I came to we are on a crash course for the barn.
I did not have enough time to react. We hit the barn and all the wood and splinters hit me. I crawled out from the wreckage. My vision faded and I passed out.
-Time lapse: half an hour later. Location: CMC treehouse-
I awoke with a groan. I looked around to find that I'm in the tree house and in a makeshift bed. Apple Bloom and Babs were looking over me.
"You're awake!" They both shouted while coming to hug me.
"Yeah I'm alive. What's going on outside?"
"AppleJack is having a barn raising party," Babs responded with a mane flip.
I tried to get up only to collapse onto the bed. Dammit. Apple Bloom and Babs would leave me in the clubhouse until the barn is raised.
Not too long after they left, I heard some small hooves land in front of the door. There was a knocking on the door.
"Who is it?"
The door opened to find my best friend Hour Glass at the door.
"Hey Metal. What's up?"
"Oh nothing, just cheated death again," I chuckled.
After I saved Hour Glass from those bullies, me and him became best friends. We played paintball together, we made things in my shop together, we did a lot together. He even became a semi-member of the CMC under my wing.
So far under my teaching, we have been able to figure out he is to try a craft of some sort. Also what we figured out is something to include time. What we are planning on doing is to go to my shop and we will try to make a hourglass filled with an hour's worth of sand.
"Ha ha ha ha. You need to quit that stuff. Makes me worried that you will actually die," he grinned.
After a while and the Apple family left and I said goodbye to Babs, me and Hour Glass left for my shop.
Little did I know, this maybe the last time I see him alive.
Dun dun dun. Hey foals. Miss me at all? So much great shit has happened to me. For Christmas I got the newest iPod and a kick ass acoustic guitar that I am learning to play. Also I about lost my life on the 21st of December. There was a shooting threat at my school but it never happened. Happy New Year to you colt-cuddlers and filly-foolers. I won't be touching the latest episode because I am some bigger fish to fry with this thing's plot. Aso one last announcement! I have been getting so many views that I am planning a 1,000 view special for all you. It could be a clopfic, it could be anything. I may also create a Fim Fiction account and update some of this shit update there. But don't worry, all of you here will get the updates first since this place is my fan fiction writing roots. Thank you all and Happy 2013 mother fuckers!