"Just what is going on here!?" Mayor Mare demanded. "Who gave permission for this structure?"
The DJ stepped forward aggressively. "We did. Ponyville has no building code! Learn your own laws!"
"YEAH!"
"Must I remind you, Miss Scratch, that you are already under inspection for multiple noise violations? I would think rather than act out like this, you would be trying got behave yourself." Rather than looking abashed, the DJ looked proud.
"Hey, and what's wrong with Vinyl's music!?" demanded Derpy. "So it's loud! she just enjoys it!"
"Derpy Hooves." One of the stallions next to the Mayor stepped up. You still owe me 6,712 bits for damaged deliveries as I recall. Should I take this offence against our gentle town to show you wish for me to request the full, immediate payment?"
Depy looked down sadly and shuffled her hoof. "No sir, Mr. Rich..."
"Now then, all of you go home. I know you didn't mean to act without thinking. Friendliness to another pony is good, but some ponies can only be a negative influence on us," Mayor Mare said kindly. "We'll handle relocating Lantra."
"Mayor Mare, I can vouch for him." Whooves interjected, pushing forward. "He's not a negative influence in the slightest. He's honest, upright, hard working-"
"Turner, you of all ponies should be ashamed to lie like that. We've only just met him, and I've had as much contact with him as yourself. He's nothing but a self-absorbed risk to everypony around him with his arrogant behavior and dangerous obsession with blades. I may have to reconsider your position as timekeeper if you continue like this."
Turner? Oh, that must be the new name was was using- use the same name for over 1000 years, ponies will notice something's up. I'd know that!
This whole thing was starting to piss me off more and more. As the important ponies around the mayor stepped forwards to lead away those they had sway over, I could feel the tension building up inside me like a ball, desperate to force its way out my throat like an accidentally swallowed chipmunk.
And all the while the Mayor stood behind them, watching her minion do her dirty work with a self-satisfied smile. I remembered that smile- the last thing I had seen before my banishment. I struggled with myself, but was holding everything together.
Then "Mr. Rich" stepped up and took Derpy aside. I growled low under my breath. Get away from her... She tried to balk slightly, and he shoved her hard, knocking her over. "Get up, you stupid pegasus. What do you have wings for."
The power burst out of me in a wave, as if an explosion went off in a lake. "PUNISH THEM!". A sound like the rushing of a waterfall was flooding my ears. Every pony was watching in terror as the water in the spring water rose up in a wave and smashed over us all.
When the wave cleared, house and allies appeared untouched. The Mayor's important ponies were a different matter. Most had been thrown all over, hitting the first solid object they'd reached. Rich was actually crying for his mother. Only the Mayor herself had remained standing. For a moment, she thought she had gotten off free. Then a lock of pink fell in her face. Even her hair was a lie, it seemed.
With an anguished cry, she raced away. Did she think I'd let it be that easy!? I focused on the plates in the earth, and hit them with a miniscule measure of chaos. An extremely localized earthquake knocked her clean off her feet mid-stride. Before she could get up, I blinked to standing over her.
"These ponies that don't meet your system are by far the kindest I've met in a very long time. I have had enough of your self-purposed interference. If you continue to provoke them and myself, I will make it a priority to see which of us drives the other out first." I kept staring at her harshly as she scrambled up and galloped away, followed by her flunkies. Everypony gathered around me, clamoring happily.
"That was cool, Lan!" Derpy said happily.
"Thanks, man." The DJ hoofbumped my shoulder. "I needed her off my plot."
Everypony was laughing again, not taking this as seriously as I felt they should. Almost everyone. 'Turner' was hanging by the edge of the cottage, waiting. One by one, I learned the name of everypony, and they drifted off, until it was just me, Derpy, and Turner.
"Ok, so I've got to see to work. Why don't you get settled in, and I'll be back in a few hours." She gently kissed my cheek, then flew away, giggling.
Once she was out of sight, Whooves paced over. "So, you're back."
"Indeed. Would you care to step inside to talk?"
He nodded seriously, and I held the door open, letting him walk in front of me, then followed the one familiar thing into yet another unknown.
Sorry for this chapter being shorter than most. I debated combining it with the last or next chapters, but both seemed better as stand alones. Sorry my posting rate has slowed down- I write during my radio show on Tuesdays and Thursdays mostly. Hopefully, however, I will have chapter 9 up by the end of the weekend.
Once again, I do not own MLPFIM, it's the property of Hasbro. Support them in everything except their removal of Derpy. Feel free to be mad at them for that with me.