Same day (Monday)
I had boarded the train and was on my way home. While I was travelling I was thinking of what I would do when I got back. I don't think I would be able to set up a life there and each time I had tried doing something besides living a normal life had ended in some type of disaster. I was confused most of them time in this world and now I was completely alone. There was no way Rarity would talk to me in any way other than business. I didn't want to keep pestering Zecora. Derpy had gone her own way and I hadn't really taken the time to make nice with anypony else. I think my boss liked me but that could only go so far.
A few hours later the train pulled into the station and it was around midnight. I headed for the store and found it locked and decided to see where my boss lived, the only problem was that I didn't know where he lived and everypony else was asleep. I sighed and decided to try to rig back up my camp. I didn't care at this point, I was out of options. No friends, no family, and no place to go. It really couldn't get worse in my mind. Hell, even death meant that I didn't have to deal with this anymore.
I arrived at the barrier around the town. When I tried going through it my horn stopped me. No matter how hard I pushed I couldn't get through. I knew it was my horn because it glowed every time I had touched it. I didn't know why I could enter but not exit. Was I stuck here?
I was starting to get angry but as soon as it came it just died out.
"What is wrong with me?" I whisper screamed while holding my hands to my head in sheer disbelief of the crap this world put me through and how much of it I fell for. It couldn't get any worse so I decided to head to the park to bunk in a tree. When I got comfortable in the branches I fell asleep.
The next morning I woke up to a slap in the face and a blinding light.
"OW! What the hell?!" I yelled as my eyes adjusted. In front of me sat a glowering Rainbow Dash.
"What's wrong with you?" I accused her while rubbing my cheek.
"Get out of the tree and follow me." She responded.
"Why? Going to punish me for alienating Twilight?" I asked bitterly.
"What? No you idiot. Just follow me." She said. She turned around and zoomed off. I didn't even lift a finger to follow her. Instead I went the opposite direction to see if I could fly over the barrier. Turns out there is a small hole at the very top that I could fit through. Once out of it I zoomed off out over the Everfree.
A few minutes later I heard wing flaps behind me. I looked back to see Rainbow rocketing toward me with her arms outstretched.
Without thinking I barrel rolled into the nearest group of trees for a crash landing to get away from her. I heard her zoom past me overhead. I started running through the trees. I didn't know why but I needed to get away from her. Just seeing her made me sad.
I kept running till I starting slightly panting and stopped. I didn't hear anything and decided to climb a tree to see if I could spot her. Sure enough I could see her doing a sweeping pattern about a mile away.
"Good." I whispered to myself. I looked around and saw town about two miles away past Rainbow.
"Crap." I whispered again.
I climbed down and started running at towards the left so that I could get away from Rainbow but still get to town just in more time. When i finally got to the point where I could turn towards town I heard a boom. I looked up to see Rainbow rocketing towards me.
"Are you shitting me?" I cursed the name of the heavens above right now.
Rainbow slammed into me with full force and we made a crater into the ground.
"Now...we are... going back... to ponyville. You hear...me?" She wheezed while laying on top of me.
"No." I wheezed back.
"Why not?" She practically begged.
"Because I don't want to, at least not with you or any of the other girls. To be honest I don't know why you would want me to. Just leave me alone." I snarled at her. She looked hurt almost but quickly recovered. She was about to say something before I rolled us so I was on top. I pushed her down deeper while pushing myself up off her with my arms. I quickly got to my feet and took off. I was stopped by a blue aura which looked familiar.
"Caine!" I heard a voice yell.
"Rarity?!" I called back, searching for her.
"What are you doing? Come back to ponyville with Rainbow Dash and I this instant!" She yelled.
"No Rares! I won't deal with the hazing and ridicule by you girls!" I shouted back. I felt something brewing in my mind when I said the last part and with a pulse the aura around me dissipated and I was free to fly off. But before I could even flap forward a lasso caught me and went taught, pulling me to the ground. I landed with a hard thud and looked up to see Applejack holding the other end of the rope.
"Seriously? Why can't you let me be?" I asked as I struggled against the ropes.
"And what is this made off? Spider silk?" I asked.
"Might as well be. A few years ago Twilight enchanted it for me to be near indestructible by creatures and since you aren't all pony I guess it works on you too." She replied.
"Now for your other question, wait and find out. We have a surprise for you." She said as she started dragging me towards town. I let my head loll in defeat as they dragged me the two and half miles to ponyville.
We arrived a few hours later. I must have woken up later than I thought because it was already almost night-time. They dragged me to Twilight's library. When I realized where we were going I struggled as hard as I could. I couldn't face Twilight, not after what I did.
"Calm down Caine. We aren't going to hurt you." Rarity assured me. I didn't believe her.
Rainbow opened the door and Applejack pulled me through the door.
"We got him Twilight." Applejack said.
"Thank you Applejack." Twilight said. I couldn't see her which was fine by me. I closed my eyes in defeat.
"Caine why did you run?" She asked me.
"You know why." I responded coldly.
"No, I don't. Why are you so upset? Do you.. do you hate me?" She asked with sadness in her voice. I started to get angry. She had sent her friends to capture me just so she could torment me with redundant questions.
"I could ask the same question!" I yelled as I turned my head to try to find her, when I couldn't I closed my eyes again and tucked my chin back into my chest.
"I don't hate you Caine. Why would you think that?" She asked. It almost sounded like she was crying.
"First I try to give you a great night but I ruin it completely. You then leave for Canterlot and no pony would tell me why, Rainbow practically confirmed that you had dumped me. I flew there to try to find you and fix what I had done and to fix us. Next thing I know I wake up on a stone bed with all of you staring at me and you looking so indifferent to why I was there and the rest of the girls had varying mixes of creepy smiles and frowns. I come back to ponyville so I couldn't hurt you anymore and because it hurt too much to be around you. I slept in a tree just to be awoken by a slap from the Rainbow juggernaut over there. I try to leave ponyville and when I finally do, I get attacked by them. When they finally subdued me they dragged me back here like a troublesome calf on a farm. You then start asking me questions to which you already know the answers. Now tell me Twilight Sparkle, why do you think I think that?" My rant had gone from angry to depressed throughout and I realized that I had a few tears in my eyes. I quickly wiped them away as best I could on my shoulders.
I heard silence for a long while and looked up to see the three girls frowning down at me. I could finally see Twilight. She looked absolutely depressed and was actively crying.
She walked over to me and sat me up. She then surprised me. Instead of telling one of the girls to throw me out she hugged me. I tried struggling out of her grip but with Applejack's lasso I couldn't do much.
"Twilight please, just leave me alone." I asked her.
"Caine, you are the densest stallion I have ever met." Twilight said. She motioned for the girls to leave. She undid Applejack's lasso and turned me to face her.
"I never broke up with you. Something that night had awakened in me and I didn't know what to do. I had a suspicion of what it was and told the girls. I didn't want you finding out till I was completely sure and knew that you would go asking the girls, which is why I took Fluttershy. When I arrived Princess Celestia and I talked. We talked all night and for most of the day until you arrived. When I saw what that crash had done too you I almost broke down. I didn't think you could recover. That's when I knew. When you finally started healing Celestia said that you needed a trial. Since you are an alicorn Celestia needed to make sure that you could love another pony and she gave you the trial. When you woke up you looked so defeated and I was scared of what you would say so I didn't say anything myself. After you left we talked and I knew what needed to be done. We arrived earlier this morning and I asked the girls to go out and find you. You know the rest." She said as she looked into my eyes.
"Caine, I love you." She said. She then jumped me with a kiss, putting her arms around my neck and sending us to the floor. I was startled to say the least. Eventually I returned the kiss and it was full of passion. We eventually pulled apart.
I knew now why I had fully realized my alicorn nature. Everything was a test. When I defied my brother I learned the power of free will and that with it people could move mountains. When I had learned to trust myself I realized that with friends and yourself behind you, you could touch the sky. When I had done the trials I had realized that I had loved and with love magic happens.
"I love you too, Twilight Sparkle." I spoke back to her. We went upstairs and fell asleep in each others warm embrace.
A/N: Huhn? Huhn? Come on that was good. No? Well then screw you too. In all actuality I think I tied things together nicely, albeit a bit contrived; but that's what happens when someone is as dense as Caine, he makes up his own stories with a few facts. I know, I have a friend like that. As always (past few chapters) any criticism is appreciated (preferably without enough cursing to give satan whiplash). And I swear to god if anyone brings up that barrel role/aileron role shit I will bust some nuts. You don't have nuts then I will bust your... I'll think of something but it will be devastating! As of right now I haven't reread over this so PM if a line or something doesn't make sense, I'll probably do it tomorrow. See ya on the flip side.