Journal entry N°12- Mikey's journal:
Brony.
What's a Brony?
Why do they exist?
What makes them so special?
Why am I asking so many questions?
Why don't I have a pizza slice right now?
Where the hell did I put my nunchuks this time?
Well, a brony is a fan ofMy Little Pony: Friendship is Magicthat is outside the target demographic of little girls. They are known for their makingart,music,animation, andfan fictionsand those are just a few things that they create based around their favorite characters or original characters.
I won't lie… at first I wasn't even interested on the show; I had seen some pictures, captions and gifts on different websites and it was getting on my nerves until I decided to watch at an episode. Then, one thing led to another and BOOM! Welcome to the Brony world!
I had some difficulties to watch the show at first. The guys own the TV the weekends and since this was something they wouldn't really like… not to mention Raph would never stop making fun of me if he knew I watch a show about pastel colored magical ponies… most of the episodes I had to watch them on my laptop.
My favorite episode was the first one where I met my pony-self: Pinkie Pie! She's just so adorable and fun! Needless to say the first pony figure I bought was a tiny Pinkie Pie; small enough to hide in my gear and take her with me everywhere I went!
Except during patrol rounds.
My love for ponies and my brony persona was my best secret ever after my secret identity as Turtle Titan, of course.
Sadly, you can't keep secrets when you live with ninjas.
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Quiet Saturday afternoons were something unusual in the lair yet they did exist and Michelangelo was taking advantage of that. After double checking if he was completely alone, he left his room with a laptop under his arm and a tabby cat following his steps closely; he ran downstairs till he got to the big couch in the living room, placed the laptop on the coffee table and made himself comfortable while the page loaded.
It didn't take him long to hear the catchy theme song and soon enough he was singing along the well known lyrics. Klunk jumped to his master's lap and pawed at the tiny plastic toy Mikey held on his hand; the latter chuckled at his cat's antics, he was considering if he should get Klunk one of his own but then again, his brothers would know about his secret and he couldn't let that happen.
The first ten minutes when smoothly but all of the sudden, the lair's door opened revealing a red masked turtle covered in sweat, grease and motor oil. Raphael glanced at his little brother; he obviously was too engrossed on whatever he was doing at the moment to even notice his presence.
"Yo Mikey, whose turn is to cook today?" Raph announced himself making the smaller turtle jump in shock and quickly turn off his laptop.
"W-What are you doing here? I thought you were out!" Mikey said nervously.
The stuttering didn't go unnoticed by Raph, who gave him a wry look. "I told you I was gonna be in the garage helping Don with the BattleShell"
"Oh… well shouldn't you be like… there or something? Don could still need your help"
Just when Raph was going to reply, he noticed Klunk pouncing on a pink figurine and nibbling its leg.
"What's your cat biting?"
The green on Mikey's face went to his feet when he turned around and saw his pet playing with his Pinkie Pie figurine. Using his skills, he snatched the toy from Klunk and hid it from Raph's sight.
"It was just bubblegum wrap" He lied, giving Raph a toothy grin of innocence.
The silence between them was interrupted by the faint sound of a theme song coming from Mikey's laptop. Raph opened his eyes in realization and pushed past his brother to confirm his guessing but the latter did the unthinkable; grabbing a glass of soda, Mikey aimed at Raph's face and gave him a cold carbonated bath.
Raph gasped and froze in place but his golden eyes sent daggers at his brother.
"You are so dead"
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Minutes later, Donatello came back looking dirtier and more exhausted than Raphael. He was ready to hit the showers and crash on the couch but his plans were ruined by his brothers wrestling on the floor.
"Uh… what's going on here?"
"Miss Mikey here watches My Little Pony and has a pet pony too!" Raph grinned, holding Mikey down with one hand while with the other he held a pink plastic pony.
"Give me my Pinkie Pie back!" Mikey yelled.
Raph laughed. "Pinkie Pie? You named this thing?"
"Just give him the pony already, this is ridiculous!" Don intervened but his words didn't make any effect.
His brothers continued chasing each other, one whining and begging for his pony and the other teasing and mocking the youngest. In a moment of distraction, Raph let his guard down and let Mikey pin him but before he could get to his toy, the red-clad ninja threw it away and landed in the dark waters of the pool.
Mikey's expression was unreadable. His blue eyes stared at the pool and tears quickly clouded them; the currents coming from the river would drag whatever was at the bottom of the pool and everybody knew once something got in there, it was lost forever.
Raph composed himself and knelt beside his brother, patting his shell. "Aw c'mon, Mikey. It was just a toy… a stupid girly toy!" He added with a laugh.
"I can't believe the Battle Nexus Champion~ watches a girly show and has girly dolls~ But I guess that was bound to happen; you are girly after all"
"Raph, that's enough!" Don chided him.
"Shush you, this is way too funny" Raph replied still laughing. "Hey Mikey, when do I get to meet your boyfriend, huh?"
"Now that's just being plain rude" Don reprimanded him earning another reply from Raph.
During the discussion and teasing, no one had noticed the change on Mikey's face, nor the new presence in the room. The smaller turtle trembled and turned his hands into fists while small tears snaked their way down his face.
He had to wait for the right moment.
"… I don't know why you tease him so much about this, Raph! I mean, it's just a kids' show"
"Wrong Donnie, it's a girl's show. Right, Mikey? Or should I say… Michelle?"
That was it.
Gritting his teeth, Mikey delivered a right hook to Raph's beak before running upstairs and locking himself in his room where he could freely cry his heart out.
Back downstairs, Don and Raph's jaws hanging in shock. In all their years, they had never seen Mikey reacting this badly… let alone hit someone out of anger. Especially if that someone was Raph.
The red-clad ninja rubbed his aching area, checking for blood. "He punched me… in the nose! Can you believe that little goofball?!"
"Be glad he didn't punch you elsewhere"
Both remaining turtles turned around to see Who standing by the lair's entrance, arms folded against her chest and not looking very happy.
"How much did you see?" Don asked."
"Enough to know he got what he deserved" The girl replied.
"Don't tell me you're on his side too. I mean, even you can see that pony show is lame, girly and it ain't for… tsk, bronies. And what the hell is a Brony? They gave Bieber-fans a new name?"
"How can you say that or know what a brony really is if you don't even watch the show?"
Raph tsked. "Bronies ain't nothing but creeps"
"Creeps, huh? Does that make me a creep too?" Who asked while she unzipped her hoodie, revealing a black shirt with a Rarity silhouette printed on it.
Don's gasp was barely audible; now he understood Who's posture on the subject, she wasn't just playing devil's advocate… this was personal.
"Once a great man said: you're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway. That concept is what makes MLP a great show, not just girly like narrow-minded people like you call it" Who started as she approached Raph.
The latter kept his unfazed façade, locking eyes with Who. He had to admit it was pretty brave of her to confront him but even so, he would never give in. The dark haired girl was now inches near the ninja's face, never lowering her gaze, not even blinking.
"Let me ask you something, Raph…" She continued "…you think your muscles, your love for bikes and your bad boy attitude makes you turtle enough? Well, I say Mikey is a much better turtle than you'll ever be!"
By the end of her little speech, Raph had finally lost the "staring contest" and now looked at his toes.
Who focused her attention on Don now. "Did you see where Pinkie landed?"
"In the pool and she should still be there, I have all the access tunnels blocked" Don informed. "I'll go for her"
"No. Raph will do it" Who turned back to the turtle in question. "After you get Pinkie out of the pool, you're gonna go make Mike's favorite pizza and then you'll apologize"
Raph glared at her in disbelief and anger. "Excuse me?!"
"You heard me, tough guy"
"And what if I don't wanna, witch-girl? You gonna tell your boyfriend, Mr. Splinter Junior?" Raph countered, poking the girl's shoulder.
Who narrowed eyes. "First of all, he's not my boyfriend. And second of all…"
The sai wielder only had time to yelp when he felt a hand grabbing his finger and pulling it back, then another one grabbing his wrist, twisting it all together with his arm while Who kicked his leg to making him fall, his arm still in her possession and bending in an odd angle.
"… I can punish you myself and believe me, you don't want that" She hissed.
"Ok, ok! I'll do it! J-just… gimme my arm back! Fucking hurts!" Raph growled.
"One more thing, you will watch that show with him. All the 3 seasons! Is that clear?" Who asked and Raphael had no other choice but to nod.
The girl let him go and the turtle cradled his aching arm in his way to the pool.
Don approached her, his mouth agape. "That… was so…"
Who smirked. "I know, it was awesome"
"I was going to say unnecessary but… do you think he'll be ok?"
"If you mean Raph, he'll think twice before pissing me off. If you mean Mikey, I think-"
Who couldn't finish her phrase all thanks to a blur of orange and green that had just tackled her to the ground.
"MARRY ME!"
"EXSQUEEZE ME?" Who exclaimed between laughs.
"Ok, maybe that was a little abrupt. But anyway, that was so epic!" Mikey beamed.
The girl chuckled. "Well… bronies have to stick together, right?"
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After that day, my secret was no more… and it was a good thing! My bros seemed to like it too though not as much as me and I found out some interesting things:
1-Whoey is a brony, her favorite ponies are Pinkie Pie and Rarity and she has her own tiny Pinkie Pie too!
2-If Leo is not around to save me from Raph… I can safely go to Whoey. She'll give Raph the scare of his life.
3-Klunk likes to sleep with my Pinkie Pie toy.
4- After watching the 3 MLP seasons with me the whole afternoon… I think I've converted Raphie-boy into a brony. He keeps denying it, though.
Bronies are just like you and me. They're not freaks, nor creeps; they face opposition and support just like everything in life.
So, if you're a brony: don't be ashamed! EMBRACE IT AND BE PROUD!
And if you get teased or trolled for being one… flip them off and yell:
BUCK YOU, TROLLS!
I'M A MOTHERBUCKING BRONY, MOTHERBUCKERS!
End of Journal entry N°12
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Just so we're clear, I don't own MLP or Hasbro or Disney quotes or any of the things I've said… except for brony shirts, a mini Pinkie Pie and a mini Rarity.
Thanks to the Brony-pedia for all the info.
Brohoof! /)*(\ to all bronies out there and now I'm outta here. Need to have some social life.