A/N: Holy crap, I'm on fire! Already on chapter 9, even though I just sent out 8. Alright, calm down, your material sucks when you get excited. (Deep breath in~) (Deep breath out~) Phew…now, announcements. Seeing as this fanfic is almost going into the tenth chapter, I have planned something special for all of you. After this, I will be working on a ten-thousand word special! And it's all thanks to you guys for motivating me with all your views. Sniff, it makes me cry a little when I see all those views, favorites, and follows. I never expected this to happen in all my days of writing. Come to think of it, I only started writing as a form of release back in August of 2012. I originally intended it to just be a one-shot, but then a flood-gate of sorts broke out and I had to get rid of that to make room for this. I still have the original on a flash-drive so I can upload that after this finishes. Still no reviews, but that's okay. You guys (and ladies) have more than made up for those in views. Right now, the tally is 789. 789! If I had known this would be so popular, I would have updated sooner. Well, it may be at the bottom of the chain here on FanFiction, but to me it means it's popular. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Also, there's another stalker followin' me and/or the story. I don't care which one it is, I'm just happy that people like my stuff. Kind of an ego boost for a guy with severe depression… TwT You guys are fucking awesome!
BoltFire: Why the hell are you putting out long author's notes?
Me: Because I've been touched. The audience has touched me, and I'm pretty sure I've touched them.
BoltFire: One, that sounded dirty. Two, You took that from "School of Rock". Three, Awesome movie which we don't own.
Me: …Why did you have to say that? I would have put it in the disclaimer. *Holds arms out for no reason*
*R.D.N. (Random Dolphin Noises)*
Pinkie: *COD Black ops style Dolphin dive into waiting arms* He-he-he! That was FUN!
BoltFire: *Jumps back a few feet* Gah! Pinkie, where the hell did you come from?!
Pinkie: *Tilts her head* Well, when a stallion and a mare love each other reeeeeeeeeaaally much-
Me: Stop right there, we already agreed that I would have the talk with him.
BoltFire: *Holds head in hooves* Ugh, you two know what I mean.
Pinkie: *Concerned look* What's wrong, Bolty? Why are you so moody?
BoltFire: Why? I'll tell you why. *Points hoof at me* This asshole made me go through hell for no apparent reason!
Me: Hey, in my defense it was Thunderlane that failed to inform you on what was happening.
BoltFire: *Eye twitch* That doesn't matter! You are the author and you are the one that decides this shit! Fuck this. If you need me, I'll be waiting in the next room *Slams door *
Me: …I may have gone a bit too far with the last chapter.
Pinkie: *Shakes her head and hugs me tight* No, you did what you had to do. He was straying too far from what you wanted him to be. Don't worry, he'll get over it.
Me: *Stares at pink mare, smile forming on my face* Yeah, you're right. Heh, I would say that I didn't expect you to be this loving, but with randomness comes all other types of personalities. *Hugs pinkie tighter* Just for that, you can do the disclaimer.
Pinkie: *Kisses cheek* You're so sweet. Anyway, Nick doesn't own 'My Little Pony' or anything referenced to in this chapter. He does own "Mr. moody-pants" who just left. He also owns me but only in this part of the Multi/Omni-verse and only in a certain way. Sadly, he doesn't in any other part.
*Updated 9/30/13*
Small stuff cleaned up. Rule added. Definitely most of the next chapter is getting rewritten. Also added an OC Sheet at the bottom.
Chapter 9: The Squall of The Monsoon
~Luna~
[This is bad. This is reeeally bad.]
I'm pacing back and forth in the throne room while 'Tia is sitting on her throne drinking tea. She sets down her cup and follows me with her eyes "Would you calm down Luna? Everything is going to be fine."
My left ear and right eye synchronize in twitching at that comment, I turn to my sister "Calm down?! How could I possibly calm down when the chance of a Changeling invasion is practically assured?!"
She taps her chin while looking towards the ceiling "Hmm, have you tried Chamomile tea? It'll work wonders for your nerves."
I glare at her "I don't want any tea! I want this to be done and over with!"
She smirks…oh how I hate that smirk. It always means something bad and/or embarrassing is going to happen "You just wanna meet back up with Him, don't ya?" Called it.
I feel my face heat up and my glare intensifies "'Tia! This isn't the time for your jokes! This is serious!"
She starts cracking up…she's even rolling on the floor…laughing her flank off. She calms down after a couple of minutes, though "Oh, Luna. You need to lighten up. Nopony in their right minds would attack right after mating season. It'd be suicide on their part. Especially when the mares couldn't find a mate." Her smirk from earlier starts to grow into what some of the guards have dubbed a 'Troll Face', meaning something even worse is coming.
I stopped her before she made the obvious comment "You may be right about the suicide part, 'Tia. But what about in the next week? By then all the mares would've calmed down enough for an attack to be possible."
Her infuriating grin turns to a small frown as she contemplates all that which could happen in the next week. Her frown turns back to a grin as she looks back at me "Well, then I'm glad we prepared for this type of thing."
I stop my pacing and stare at her "Huh?"
*BoltFire*
"C'mon, Bolt. You can talk to us. We're your friends, aren't we?"
[You're right, Dashie. You are my friend. As well as all the others who have just invaded my land-lady's home.]
I'm lying in bed, facing the wall opposite the door. All my friends have come once they heard from Spike how strangely I've been acting.
"Bolt, yer not actin' like yer usual self."
[Please, Applejack…just go away. Leave me to wallow in my own sorrows.]
"Bolt, please…your scaring all of us. If it's okay with you, were coming in."
[Fluttershy…please don't…]
My door opens, followed by the sound of hooves on wood. No-one says anything. I'm flipped over suddenly and my vision is filled with a straight pink mane and round, sad blue eyes.
"B-bolty…? C-come on…smile…please…for me…?"
[Sigh…sorry, Pinkie. But I can't right now, there's nothing to smile about.]
Of course, she didn't hear me. She just walks back with tears threatening to cascade down her face after a minute or two of searching for any signs of a smile. Now that Pinkie is no longer obstructing my view, I can see all who have gathered to see me. There's Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Twilight, and Spike. Also here, which I'm slightly surprised about, is my land-lady, Double Pump, Derpy, Big Mac, three small fillies, Thunderlane, and Angel…the hell is that asshole rabbit doing here?
After a minute of each of us staring at one another, I turn back over, causing Thunderlane to get ticked off.
"The hell is your problem?! All we're trying to do is cheer you up and you're just going to ignore us?!"
I nod, finding the silence to be soothing, apparently setting off someone else.
Fast rabbit chatter.
"Oh my! Angel, that's not very polite to say."
More chatter.
"Well…yes but-"
Even more chatter.
"Sigh…yes…"
I could feel the little bastard's nod.
Someone steps towards my bed, causing me to slightly tense up so I don't get flipped. No contact was made, just words "Bolt…look at me…please…"
I sigh, and turn over, immediately coming face to face with beautiful golden eyes.
Without any type of warning, Derpy pulls me into a tight embrace. A few gasps emanate from the group and my eyes grow slightly wider. After a minute, I return the hug, allowing her warmth to spread throughout my body. We stay like that for about five minutes before we pull away, her eyes slightly moist and a small smile on her face.
SMACK!
Pain blossoms from my cheek as I stare at the wall on my right. I look back at Derpy while lightly touching where she struck me, causing the pain to flare a little. She was crying now, the flood gates having been released the moment her hoof connected "What the hell is wrong with you?! All we want to do is help! We're your friends; you can always talk to us when something's bothering you! So swallow your sadness, your pride, or whatever it is and tell us!" At this point, she turns her attention to the floor, sobbing slightly "Please…tell us what's wrong…I'm scared…"
She begins to cry harder in front of me, her tears glittering like stars as they fall towards the ground.
I stare at her, then the rest of my friends, and then back to her. I pull her into a hug and start to run a hoof down her mane, trying my hardest to sooth her "Please…don't cry. I'm just an idiot that figured out to late to turn to his friends."
She laughs in between sobs.
I continue holding her, as I look to the rest that have gathered "Sorry for making you all worry, I just wasn't thinking of how my friends would feel."
They nod and I turn my attention to the three fillies "And who are you? I think I've seen you three running around town in capes, but I'm not sure."
The three fillies step forward. The first, a yellow earth pony with eyes of a brilliant gamboge (I don't know how to describe them, got this from the wiki.), red mane and a pink bow, speaks up "Hi, ah'm Applebloom. I've seen ya on the farm but never had a chance to meet'cha."
Hearing her voice made something click in my mind "Oh, so are you Applejack's sister, by any chance?"
She smiles and nods "Yup!"
The next of the three, a white unicorn with a light rose and lavender (which is a light purple, I checked. Don't question it!) mane, steps forward "I'm Sweetie Belle, nice to meet you."
I nod and see Rarity smile out of the corner of my eye, giving me a clue as to who she's related to "So, are you Rarity's sister?"
Her green eyes go wide with astonishment "Yes! How did you know?!"
I chuckle "Lucky guess."
The last one, an orange pegasus with a reddish-purple mane and light purple eyes, steps up "Hey, I'm Scootaloo."
[Heh, her attitude is very similar to someone I know, maybe...]
A small smirk appears on my face, slightly irritating the spot I got hit "So, let me guess, your Dash's sister?"
The room falls into dead silence, the temperature noticeably dropping a few degrees. The fillies all have sad expressions while the others have looks of shock. I tilt my head, trying to figure out what's wrong, when Scootaloo speaks up "No...I'm an orphan...but it would be so cool to have Dash as a big sister!"
Applebloom and Sweetie Belle laugh and hug their friend, while the others release breaths that they didn't know they were holding. The mood gratefully lifting and the temperature rising back to normal.
I take a moment to look around at all who have gathered, immediately having a sense of deja'vu. Suddenly, it dawns on me.
[Wait a mintue...this is almost like when I first woke up.]
Sure enough, the scene before me was very similar, albeit with some differences. Rarity was eyeing all the drapes and colors of the room, most likely thinking what colors would go great in place of others. Dash was chatting with Thunderlane. Big mac ws keeping an eye on the three fillies, making sure they don't get into trouble. My land-lady was probably back in her room, Fluttershy was watching Pinkie, who was talking to Applejack, probably about business or something. As I look around, however, I notice that there is one pony missing, besides my land-lady "Hey, uh, anyone know where Derpy is?"
The looks I receive from that question range from surprised by the majority, to a 'seriously?' look from Twilight, awws from Applebloom and Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo scowling a little but still had a small smile, and finally a 'way to go' grin from Thunderlane. I tilt my head and begin to ask but stop when I feel movement against me. I look down and, cradled in my hooves, is a sleeping grey pegasus. Realizing who it is causes me to blush and some of the others to start laughing.
Big Mac then files out the fillies, groans coming from two of them, the other happily leaving the mooshy scene behind. Next to leave was Thunderlane, saying something about a thing he had to do. Finally, Twilight got the rest of them to leave. Basically letting me fend for myself with a cute sleeping pegasus who just fell asleep in my arms on my bed.
[Well...um...what am I supposed to do? I'm sure she has family that are going to worry about her, seeing as what she told me at the party used to happen a lot.]
She shifts a little in my grasp, finding a comfortable spot before going back to sleep.
[But...what if she doesn't have anyone...then that would mean she's all alone in the world...crap, when I think of it like that, it seems like a dick move to wake her up and tell her to leave.]
She hugs me a little tighter, almost as if she's afraid I'd vanish from her grasp.
[...what if...I'm her only friend...]
I lay down on my bed, careful not to wake the mare in my arms.
[I guess...a nap wouldn't hurt...for now...]
I then fall into the best sleep I've had since waking up the first day.
+Celestia+
Hello, my faithful subjects! It's me, your favorite wall-breaking princess, Celestia! Although, you probably already knew that from the scene transition. Anyway, I am here to talk about something important, as well as fill in the last of the five-hundred remaining words for the quota.
Now, first and foremost, I can look into alternate realities.
Author: How is that relevent to what you're supposed to say?
Whoops, sorry. Anyway, what I really meant to say is this: Equestria is coming into some hard times...
Author: ...don't you dare say-
That's what she said!
Author: ...you're on your own.
Aaw, where's your sense of humor? Anyway, this was a very emotional chapter. But, why the hell was he moping like that?
Author: Oh, well, he was just having a random case of the 'Idon'tgiveafucks'. It happens to all of us.
...seriously?
Author: Yup.
...damn. *Draw a chalk mark under Author on a black board. Same one that has mine and Luna's score...he's leading me by twenty points...Lu-lu's still trailing by thirty.*
Author: So...what you wanna do for the last two hundred words?
*Shrug* Don't know...oh! I got it!
Author: I'm listening...
Normally at this time of day, Luna is doing one of two things. The first, and I actually caught her doing this, is watch young BoltFire through a portal. Ha, and she doesn't know I watch her watch him through a portal of my own. Anyway, the other thing is play video games. Sadly, she is doing the second of the two. The good news? She's playing MineCraft. I tip-toe(hoof) till I'm right behind her. Right now, she is doing diamond runs in one of her many cave systems. So I wait for the perfect moment to strike, which comes sooner than I thought. My sister finds a pool of lava, but it's whats on the other side that gets our attentions.
There, resting right over the lava, is a decent sized group of diamond blocks. I could feel my little sister's excitement from seeing those, which makes what I do all the more satisfying. She set up a narrow stone bridge, opting for speed instead of stability. She starts swinging her pick, cueing me to strike.
I put my mouth close to her ear and make one, long, drawn-out syllable "SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS S"
Author: So? How did it go?
...lets just say that a certain princess of the night is going to be at all the major gaming and anime conventions coming up.
A/N: Well, never thought I'd get this out so early. Guess I really wanted to get to the special-edition chapter. Anyway, this is my easter gift to all you kick-ass readers! And please review. I can't improve without any input from you all.
Rule of the day:
"No real limits of any kind apply here, not even the sky" - Rule 38
Applies to every dreamer out there. Dream on, fellow revolutionaries!
Also! I have been meaning to put this up, but have forgotten for a while. I am accepting OC's, that much is known, but I am only accepting four more. Double Pump has filled in a spot. Here is the format for submitting your OC's via PM.
OC Name:
Human alias (If any; completely optional. If none, type: N/A):
Gender (Can be genderless or ambiguous):
Species (Ex: Pony, Diamond Dog, Changeling, Dragon, and so on.):
Race (For ponies: Earth, Pegasus, Unicorn, Alicorn, or the dreaded merponies/ Sea Pony [mermaids except the human part is a pony]. For dragons: any elements [Except for Eternal ones such as space, time, sun, moon, and void]. For Diamond dog...what type of climate their used to [I.E.: Tundra, desert, forest]. Changeling's have only one type.):
Physical description:
Anything unique about the OC:
Love interest(s) (Can be Hetero, Homo, or Bi, I don't really care):
Quirks (Self-explanatory):
Cutie mark description and meaning or Special talent (If not a pony, then what are they good at?):
Brief background of OC:
Why I should pick your OC:
If I don't pick your OC, well don't get discouraged. I might raise my OC limit down the road and pick yours for a certain thing. The reason for the limit is that I've seen what happens when there's like 15 OC's in one story at once. Well, with that said, I'll let you all enjoy the weekend. I most likely won't post anything for a while for lack of creativity. I have been reading a lot of other people's fanfics and accidentally over loading on information, so I just need to go through a cool-down phase before I'm ready to write again.