Mysterious Alicorn

Chapter 12

By Aponymous

"Well... That didn't go well.." Twilight sighed as we walked back into town.

"Guess it's time to try the next thing then."

I give her a quizzical look and she smiles and trots ahead. I follow behind for a while before we arrive at Carousel boutique.

There must have been confusion in my expression because Twilight Sparkle said

"Some of us figured you could use some cheering up, so we're going to each have a try"

She smiled cheerfully and gave the door a knock. A voice rang musicly from inside

"It's open"

Twilight opened the door and led the way in, once inside I looked in horror as my eyes beheld the sight before me. The entire area was filled with colorful fabric, boxes of jewels and things that I wasn't entirely sure what to call and there was rarity standing in the middle looking positivly exited.

"Hello dear"

I smile half-heartedly and wave a hoof at her.

"Well I suppose we better get started, I assume Twilight filled you in?"

I shake my head no.

Rarity looks at Twilight and frowns

"I wanted it to be a suprise" Twilight says, frowning back

Rarity seems to think this is a good enough reason because she reverts back to her cheery demeanor.

"We are going to make you a fabuloas outfit!"

I frown, needless to say the next few hours leave something to be desired. Being fitted for clothes and mesured, rarity occasionly tutting or exclaiming in awe at some idea she just had. After about a half an hour of fitting, sewing, cutting and changing fabrics Rarity smiled and said

"It's done!"

For the first time since entering Carousel boutique I smiled, maybe now I could go back to the solace of my bed.

"Give it a try, go on" Rarity said, nudging me in front of a mirror.

I looked at myself and while not quiet worth the ordeal it took to make it, I did look snazzy.

Before me was standing a dark colored alicorn wearing a dark grey vest with deep four deep blue saphires encrusted the chest area forming a line running from one side of the neck to the other. It fit snugly around the wings, displaying them and contrasting them against sides of the vest. There were intricate designs stiched along sides and front.

All in all I looked pretty awesome, atleast I didn't look like the pony that had killed somepony . I gave rarity a big smile and Twilight thanked her before we left the boutique.

"Well I thought that went pretty well, are you feeling better"

I smile and nod hoping my feeling of elation will last.

"Well that doesn't mean we need to stop now."

I couldn't help but think maybe the day wouldn't turn out as badly as it started.

The day went on fairly well, Twilight Sparkle and I had a picnic for lunch and went to a fancy resturant for dinner. Around sundown we started heading back toward Fluttershy's cottage.

As we walked down the road away from the main part of the town I took in the scenery, the trees were changing to their fall colors. Twilight seemed to notice me enjoying the scenery because she opened her mouth to say something before a voice coming from above us said loudly

"Where are you going?"

Both Twilight and I nearly jumped out of our skin before glaring upwards in unison. Rainbow Dash was floating a few meters above us and smiling, enjoying startling us.

"Don't scare us like that"

"I'm sorry"

She clearly wasn't. After floating there for a few seconds she decended and landed in front of us, still smiling, containing laughter.

"So, where were you going?"

"Back to Fluttershy's Cottage." Twilight said, clearly not amused

"We just had a day out, we were trying to cheer him up, after all that had happened the other day."

Rainbow Dash frowned and said

"How come I don't get a turn?"

Twilight frowned, looking confused

"What do you mean?"

"Well, if you got a turn to cheer him up why don't I?"

Twilight's frown deepend

"He's already been cheered up."

"No one can be cheered up to much!"

Twilight looked at me, looking worried but I didn't see why. I just shrugged and walked up to Rainbow Dash, If a little bit of cheer is a good thing, why would more be bad?

"Have him back before sundown" Twilight said assertivly, sounding very motherly. Rainbow Dash only smiled in response and gestured for me to follow her, I did. As we trotted down the path I was finding it hard to keep up, Rainbow dash seemed determined to keep ahead of me.

I wanted to ask where we were going but couldn't figure out how, so I just resigned to walking a short distance behind Rainbow Dash. We walked back toward Ponyville for a little while before arriveing in front of a dilapidated building which, while may have been a sight in it's prime, was not all that impressive.

Rainbow seemed was smiling as she made a grand gesture towards the building and exclaimed

"Welcome to the Gilded Dragon!"

I wasn't that impressed, but I smiled and gestured for her to go ahead in. The inside of the building looked nearly as bad as the outside, basicly a one room box with about 5 meters of space in each direction, with a bar and stools in one side, and some booths and a jukebox on the other.

"Pretty sweet, huh?"

I snapped out of it and smiled half heartedly.

"Ever been drinking before?"

Well, considering most of what I could remember either invovled me being on a bed, unable to move or limping around Fluttershy's cottage, no.

Unfortunatly being unable to talk also meant I couldnt make snarky comments so I just shook my head.

"Well, this should be fun"

We approached the bartender and he seemed to recognize Rainbow.

"Hey there, It's been a while, Whose this?"

He gestured at me, waggleing his eyebrows, Rainbow Dash simply laughed and replied

"Nah, he's smitten with Fluttershy."

"Good luck with that one buddy."

I just frown and gesture at Dash

"Oh right! He can't talk."

The bartender looked at me for a second, seeming to be trying to figure something out.

"Wait a minute! Why does he have a horn AND wings"

I put my hoof to my face, realizing how obvious it had been, in fact, the idea that no one had noticed so far amazed me.

"He's just a unicorn who used a wing spell, relax."

I frowned and looked at her, she winked at me and returned her attention to the bartender

"Now, are you going to serve us drinks or what?"

The bartender smiled, seeming to already know what to get. I'm not sure what it was, but it was not good. My throat burned as it went down and I started coughing and gagging.

"Maybe something a bit weaker for my freind here."

Rainbow took a shot of whatever it was that was in the old bottle the bartender had pulled out, amazing me and disgusting me. She saw the expression on my face and smiled

"It's an aquired taste."

The bartender put another drink in front of me and I carefully smelled it, dipped a hoof in it and gave it a good look before tasting it. Whatever this was a lot less obtrusive than the other one. Overall it was less burny and a bit tangy, I quite enjoyed it.

The next few hours, at least I think it was hours, are a bit hazy. I remember a lot of laughing, shouting and storytelling, not that I had any stories of my own, or could even if I did.

There were some very surreal moments though, as if Rainbow Dash let her emotional barriers fall. She would talk about her father, always seeking approval or affection though never reciving it. After a few moments she seemed to remember herself and went back to normal, acting as though nothing happened.

As we left the bar Rainbow was tripping over herself trying to walk. Almost walking into a lightpole adjacent to the bar. Laughing to herself she leaned on me to keep stable and asked

"Do you think I could stay at Fluttershy's cottage tonight, would she mind?"

I didn't think there was anything Fluttershy wouldn't do for a freind, so I just nodded and started all but carrying Rainbow towards the quaint cottage on the edge of the Everfree. As *we* walked Rainbow Dash talked, changing from a light tone to a slightly serious one.

"You know, Fluttershy isn't afraid of you, not really. She just needs time to stop seeing that pony everytime she looks at you. If she was really afraid of you she would bury her head in the ground every time she saw you."

I let this sink in and remained silent, in thought. Of all the people that tried to cheer me up today, Rainbow Dash did the best job with a few heartfelt words. It really was a good idea to go out drinking with Dash.

Try telling me that tommorow though.

So... how did you like that one? I have a few plans coming up that should come into fruition in the next few chapters, Thanks a lot for you support.

Aponymous