Sickeningly Sweet
By: AtomicKokoro
Storyline
When things go wrong with a magic remote, Mikado and Masaomi are stuck with whole new bodies in the Children's show My Little Pony.
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Before You Read
Shoot me, shoot me, shoot me, shoot me.
Why did I do this? What compelled me to write this? I've had no inspiration in the last two months, and I seriously am desperate for something to do, other than watch Friendship is Magic.
So, shut up! Leave me alone and let me do this!
On with the story...
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Chapter 1
Gilligan's Electronics Shop
It all started with a broken remote.
Mikado Ryūgamine and Masaomi Kida had finally gotten to Mikado's house after a long day of school. Chuckling and snickering, they dropped their satchels on the floor and made their way into the living room. It was nice day outside, warm and gentle. The city was so much more inviting and fun on such days.
But the boys were more than ready to spend the day inside. Masaomi kicked off his shoes halfway into the living room, realizing he had forgotten to take them off. Smirking, he tied the shoe laces together and tossed them at the door. They repelled off the wood with a bang, but the laces caught on the door handle and swung a bit before finally resting.
"Two points!" Masaomi cheered, jumping onto the couch. "Actually, make that ten."
"Masaomi," Mikado huffed, grabbing his remote from off the arm of the couch. "You'll wake up the neighbors with that. Again."
Masaomi scoffed and leaned back, watching the channels flip through mindlessly. "Yeah, I know," he muttered.
After a few minutes of subconsciously flipping through channels, Masaomi suggested, "Forty-four!"
"No," Mikado replied harshly. "We are not watching the Space Channel."
"But Andromeda..." Masaomi whined.
Mikado rolled his eyes. "No. Why can't we watch something decent, like twenty-four? They have some interesting things going on..."
"The news," Masaomi growled, reaching for the remote. "is not interesting."
"Gimme a break!" Mikado pulled the remote out of the blond's reach and waved it around as his friend literally jumped on him and stretched for the remote. "Like watching people shoot each other all hour in movies that don't even make sense is interesting!"
"At least the good guys always win!"
"Nu, uh!"
The two continued to argue, Mikado keeping the remote out of reach and Masaomi struggling to get it. This went on for a few moments, before Masaomi reached close enough to brush the end of his middle finger against the bottom and fly it out of both their hands. The remote flipped and flew through the air and smashed into the wall behind Masaomi.
The teens stopped and looked at the wreckage, then cringed. The remote was broken into many solid pieces, a few wires snapped that probably shouldn't have. Masaomi and Mikado exchanged uncertain glances before making a way to the broken remote.
"Look what you did," Masaomi sighed, kneeling beside the useless electronic.
"I did?" Mikado gasped. "If you hadn't-" Suddenly, he sighed in defeat. "Oh, never mind! We'll go to the electronic store down the street and buy another one. Let's go."
Masaomi's jaw dropped. "What? Now?"
"Yes, now," Mikado said, slipped on his shoes. He grabbed Masaomi's shoes from the door handle and tossed them his way. "My TV doesn't have knobs, you know."
Masaomi caught his shoes and started undoing the knot in the laces, glancing back at the TV. "Well, that's stupid," he muttered, kicking on his shoes and walking out the door after his best friend.
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The bell rang as the two boys made their way into the electronics shop. They looked around slowly, trying to find what they were searching for, when a man with the name tag "Gilligan" walked up to them. "Can I help you?" he asked.
Mikado considered turning down the offer, but from the size of the shop and the amount of people in it, he was going to need all the help he could get. "Yes, please," he said. "You see, my friend and I...Well, he broke my remote-"
"Me?" Masaomi growled. "I'll have you know-"
"...and we would like a new one, please."
Masaomi huffed and rolled his eyes, folding his arms. The man chuckled lightheartedly and began towards Isle 6. "I know just the thing. Follow me, please."
The boys glanced at each other and followed the man into Isle 6. As they walked down, the man asked, "Is there any type of remote you would prefer? Perhaps one to fit your TV?"
"Ah, no," Mikado said. "A universal one will do just fine."
The man nodded, then turned back to the remotes. "The one I think you'll really enjoy isn't on the shelves here. Let me go in back and get you it."
Mikado blinked, then nodded. "Oh, yeah, sure," he said. "I'm fine with it."
The man smiled kindly before walking to the back. The boys were quiet for a moment, before Masaomi folded his arms and stuck his tongue out at his friend. Mikado rolled his eyes at the childishness.
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The man returned not too much longer later, only to catch the tail of a sentence from the peppered friend: "...so can you please shut up and act your age for once?"
The man chuckled and walked down the Isle to the boys. "Here you are," he said, showing Mikado the remote. Mikado and Masaomi glanced up and their jaws dropped.
"Da-ang!" Masaomi gasped, walking up to the remote and looking it over. It was silver with too many buttons than Mikado could count. It had to have been pretty high tech. Some areas were see through, but most of it was protected in rubber. Total shockproof. "I should get myself one of these..."
"There is only one in stock," the man said. "and this is it."
Mikado frowned slightly. "I don't know," he said hesitantly. "It looks expensive."
The man nodded, as though he understood. "It is, slightly," he said. "but it's worth it's cost. You won't be buying another remote for a long, long time."
"Done!" Masaomi whipped out his wallet and withdrew the amount of money it said on it's price tag. "This is too good of a deal to pass up."
The man smiled and took the money. "Alright, then. You boys have yourself a good day, and don't destroy this remote, okay?"
Masaomi and Mikado smiled and began out the door. Mikado turned back for a 'thank you', but the man was smiling still, waving them off, before Mikado could say anything: "I promise. You will be satisfied."
The door closed behind them, and the man vanished.
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"So...how does this thing work anyway?" Masaomi muttered to himself, looking the remote over. "This is so complicated..."
"Masaomi," Mikado sighed. "You didn't have to buy me the remote. Really. I could have just gotten another one."
"Hey!" Masaomi said, tearing his eyes away from the remote for a moment and smiled at the pepper, but still dialing random buttons into the remote to make it work. "It was the least I could do. Besides, I broke your last one, right?" Mikado chuckled. "And you're my best friend."
Mikado chuckled. "Yeah," he said. "You're my best friend, too. Now, don't get so mushy. It's not like you."
"Right, right," Masaomi chuckled. "And you aren't a complete psychopath."
Mikado chuckled again, but this time nervously as though he was hoping it was a joke he wasn't quite understanding.
Then, in Masaomi's hand, the remote's power button began to blink. It caught both boys' attention and they leaned forward to look at it. "What is it doing?" Mikado asked, unsure.
"I don't know," Masaomi muttered. "Maybe it's working now. Okay, let's try...I dunno. Sixty-four?"
Just as he pressed the number, the power button light suddenly shown brilliantly, engulfing both boys. The light disappeared and the best friends were gone with it.
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After Notes
Since this is my only inspiration...Then this story shall go on!