Chapter 2-14: Happy Birthday Rage!
Applejack was running back to the barn from a store with a bag of streamers and balloons in her hands. She was hoping that Rage was still studying and she wouldn't run into him since that would make things awkward. Everything seemed clear. She turns to the road that lead out to her farm and kept going. If he had caught her it could be the end of their little surprise they were putting together for him.
Sonic and Shadow were standing at the door waiting for her. They open it up and she runs in handing the stuff to Pinkie Pie who squeals in and ecstatic manner. Then jumping around to put them all up. "Whew I hope he like this." Applejack sighs.
"Why wouldn't he?" Sunset asks "Everyone loves a birthday party."
"Well you just gotta wonder," Applejack answers.
"Yeah, on the topic of wondering things Sonic, Shadow would you like to tell us what it was like for you guys before CHS?" Twilight asks.
"That might be a question Rage would have more fun answering." Sonic answers "For us, there wasn't much to tell but being popular. Besides that red head of his has a memory that would make an elephant jealous."
"Well you three sure are something." Applejack chuckles popping a bottle of cider open. "But why do ya'll try to act like you're normal."
"Maybe because we'd rather have it that way." Shadow says.
"DONE!" Pinkie Pie screams. This startled everyone and they look to see the decorations were all put up nicely. A large banner ran the length of the back wall reading "HAPPY BRITHDAY RAGE" different color balloons that each looked a similar color to the group of friends were floating about and a table was set with a generic birthday party cutlery, cups and dishes. In the center a rather big cake. One you might find at a formal gathering and not something as simple and goofy as a birthday party.
"Wow Pinkie Pie you've really outdone yourself this time." Sage says looking at it all.
"Gotta hand it to you Pinkie, no one is better at throwing a party than you are." XL adds.
"You think Rage will like it?" Twilight asks. "He won't flip out on a surprise party would he?"
"What makes you think that he would?" Rarity asks
"Well with all the…weird…stuff that has happened recently he's kind of been on edge." Twilight replies.
"Hrm…she has a point but I think he'll be okay." Sunset reassures the group. "But uh…who's gonna get him?"
"Leave that to me." Rainbow smirks.
"What are you thinking Rainbow Dash?" Sonic asks as she pulls her cell phone out and looks for Rage's contact information.
"Watch." She smiles in a devious grin.
"I don't like the look on her face…" XL whispers to Sage.
"Me neither man." Sage whispers back as Rainbow presses the call button.
Meanwhile Rage was sitting on his roof watching the clouds go by slowly. It was a day Rage had always dreamed about. Nice mild weather with a few clouds in the sky when he could just sit back relax and watch them fly by. "Nothing could possibly ruin this…" Rage starts but is interrupted by a blast of music his ringtone, "Standing here…I realize…you're just like me" Rage sighs and answers the call "Hello?"
"Rage?" Rainbow Dash says form the other end. She had put it on speaker so that the others could hear him.
"Rainbow Dash? What's up?" he asks
"I need help!" she says smiling and giving a thumbs up to the others trying not to laugh.
"What's wrong?" Rage asks, in the background they could hear the noise of his jacket flapping as he rushed to his feet.
"Oh it's horrible, Dr. Eggman has taken us captive in Applejack's barn!" Rainbow says as Sonic takes the phone and imitates Eggmans voice.
"Oh ho ho ho, That's right hedgehog and if you don't come soon your girlfriend and all of your other pals will be mine!" Sonic then hands it back silently snickering.
"You listen here robuttnik!" Rage growls "When I get there you're going to be sorry!" With that Rage hangs up and runs over to the barn. He then breaks in with his sword in hand to find the lights off.
"Alright show yourself Robuttnik!" Rage yells.
"Surprise!" Everyone shouts as they all pop up from hiding places. Rage looks confused for a second as he returns to a normal stance and let's his weapon vanish. Then he sighs and laughs, they had fooled him.
"Damn, I should have known." He chuckles looking at them. "You were just trying to lure me into a surprise birthday party."
"Did it work?" Fluttershy asks
"Well you got me." Rage says "I had no clue!"
"Happy Birthday Rage." Sunset says giving him a hug and a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Thanks guys." Rage smiles "You have no idea how much this means to me."
"Well then let's stop standing around and PARTY!" Pinkie yells firing her party cannon.
A few hours go by and the whole group had worn themselves out from the party. "Hey Rage." Sunset says and Rage looks at her.
"What is it?" he asks.
"Would you mind telling us what it was like back home?" she asks. The others sat up and looked hoping he could tell them more about it.
"Oh alright." He replies. "Where to begin…ah I know…"
I started school in Westside City not long after I was adopted along with my two brothers. I went to Westside High School while they went to some other schools nearby. I was the new kid, and with it came the common teasing. A few weeks into the year a kid from the orphanage, he wasn't an orphan just the son of the lady who ran the place. He came to Westside High School with some of this friends after being expelled from their last school.
The guy picked on me for not having any parents. Boy, was that a hoot. That was when I met Sonic and Shadow. They were the most popular kids in school and one day. I was going to fight the kid from the orphanage just to prove I wasn't as worthless as he thought. But I should have known better that coward brought his two pals. That was when I met Sonic and Shadow. They backed me up in that fight… Since then we became great friends. The three of us all together. They kept their popularity but I still stayed in the back.
"So what made you decide to come to CHS then?" Sunset asks
"Different reasons." Rage answers "One was I just didn't fit in at all so I sought a new school where I could start all over. Another was just the whole damn school system. I was fed up with the way the let the students act."
"But why did you guys go too then?" Rarity asks looking at Sonic and Shadow.
"Well to be truthful I agreed with Rage." Sonic answers "They school pretty much let kids do whatever they wanted. Kind of like it here but they were a lot worse. Besides we were friends I couldn't let him go alone no matter how much he wanted to."
"I was just following them because they had the Chaos Emeralds." Shadow says softly.
"Well I think it was great that we met you in the first place." Fluttershy says "You are all so much fun to be around."
"You really don't mind? I mean you guys have been put in terrible danger since we came along" Sonic says.
"Yeah but that is what makes being friends with you guys so awesome!" Rainbow Dash says with a smile. "You never know what's going to happen next!"
"Yeah, I mean how many other people can say they've met some kind of corrupt god and then been saved by the one they love?" Sunset asks.
"Come on, we have a long day tomorrow maybe we should get some shut eye." Rage says looking at the others.
"I hate to say it but yeah, Rage is right we should get some rest." XL sighs.
"Darn, I was just starting to have fun!" Pinkie says shoving another slice of cake in her mouth. "What?" she asks as crumbs fly out when she spoke. This made the others laughs for seemingly no reason.
To be continued
Ask the Cast 1!
Twilight what is your favorite subject?
Twilight: Well that's a hard one, every subject is important in it's own way. But I would have to say I enjoy my math class the most. It's the teacher that makes it stand out.
Rage, do you really love to be with your friends?
Rage: What kind of question is that? Of course I do! Why wouldn't I?
Sonic, who is faster? You or Rainbow Dash?
Sonic: Gee that's a tough one, we are both really fast…
Shadow, why haven't you and Rebecca had much interaction?
Shadow: You just don't see it.
Got questions send em' in and they might appear next chapter!