Now, in Ponyville, everyone wakes up to make most of their day to do something around the town, doing normal stuff…However, Nathan Bandicoot is not that normal, especially when you have this.
"FINISH HIM!"
"With pleasure!" Nate yelled out as he was playing Mortal Kombat X, using Jason Voorhees's fatality; 'Killed for Mommy', "Let me see that machete slice this bitch in half!"
This was Nathan Bandicoot's morning routine, he wakes up, takes a shower, eats breakfast, returns to his room and plays some games with the only TV in this world, can you believe it?! There's no advanced technology here! Who the fuck lives without that these days?!
Right, stupid question.
Jason wins!
Fatality!
"Damn right it is! You don't mess with the Boogeyman of Crystal Lake!" Nate shouted as he did the dab. "Now I am ready to beat Cartoonz at his own game!"
*Knock Knock*
Before he could do another match, someone knocks on his door, "Huh? Who could it be?" He asked himself as he stood up and walked to the door, he opened it to reveal a giant red man with short blonde hair, dressed with a white shirt and blue pants, there was a casquet around its right arm. "Big Mac? What's up?" He greeted him.
"Not much," the older siblings of the Apple family said, "Hey, are ya' busy right now?" He asked.
"Nope," Nate replied with a smile.
"Using my catchphrase, eh?" the big guy chuckle out, "Anyway, Apple Bucking Season is coming, and as yall' can see, I'm unavailable to help mah' sister-" he stopped when Nate close the door, and a few minutes later, open up dress with an orange cowboy hat with a peacock feather on it, a brown vest with a no-sleeve shirt, work pants, and boots.
"Say no more, mate." Nathan spoke in a Texas language, placing a stick in his mouth, "Th' family needs me, Nah' problem!" His answer made Mac smile.
You see when Nathan arrives at Ponyville, and after the welcome party, he needs to get a house, can't have the magic satchel always with him, it would cause suspicion on him. So he searched for a job in the Hall, where the Mayor was happy to help with, she showed him the bulletin board and he began to search for one, and he did find one, some help in Sweet Apple Acres, so he took it. When he reached there, he was greeted by the family's youngest, yet older sibling, he had to contain himself to not jump at AJ, she was fucking hot in her human body. After receiving the apple shaking greeting, he was told what to do, and to the shock of the AJ and Big Mac, who joined up later on. Nate had finished dropping the apples in less than two hours. After that, the orange-haired pick them up, with the help of the small sister of the family, which turns into a competition of who could collect more apples, and in the end, Nate won by 47 against 43, not bad for a small girl. And then, he was invited to their house to have some apple traditional food, and how can he say no? After that, they pay him up, and he said that if they ever need an extra hand helping, they can count on him to help, in which they gladly accept the offer.
After walking for a few minutes, they both reach the barm, "Okay Mac, you go get some rest, I'll catch up with AJ." The big red man nods to him as he walks into his home to rest. "Now…where's the stubborn farm girl?"
He began to look at the trees and a little far away, was the girl herself, kicking a tree down, several apples falling. Nate appears next to her, "Howdy partner!" He greeted the unsuspecting Amazon.
"GAAAAAAAAAH!" Applejack screamed in a girly-voice that did not go with her. She turned around with a roundhouse kick that hit the side of Nate, sending him flying into a tree. She was breathing heavily, and then noticed what she did, "Gah! Sugarcube, I'm sorry!" She quickly went to his side, "Are ya' okay?!" She shakes him up.
"Never better!" Nathan responds as he stood up like it was nothing.
"Bet-I hit you hard on the head-Nevermind." AJ sighs, she almost forgot that this boy makes no sense like Pinkie. "Whatcha doing here?" She asked.
"Isn't it obvious? To help with the Apple Bucking Season," he stated to her. "With Big Mac out of commission, how can I let someone I consider family works all this alone?"
"Alone…you think I can't do this? AJ asked with a little bit of irritation.
"Yes," Nate responded with a deadpan face.
"Wha-?! Now ya' listen here mister, I'm an Apple-"
"My favorite fruit, mind you." Insert blush.
"The most dependable loyal girl in all of Ponyville!"
"And Rainbow is the fastest flyer in Ponyville, don't see the difference."
"I can do this!"
"I would believe you if you were the strongest and fastest girl in the world." Nate places a hand on her shoulder, "AJ, you are still one person versus hundreds of apples."
AJ scoffed and moved his hand off her shoulder, "Don't ya' use that mathematical mud with me. I can harvest these apples by myself." she huffs away
"...Okay." Nate said, surprising her, as he looked down, his eyes were covered by his hair, "I see how is this going," he then looks up to her, crying, "You think I'm going to be a burden, don't you?"
"W-What?" The farm girl was taken back by this.
"I just wanted to help a girl who I respect, who was my first friend, and even help me out when I need help." Nate turned around while placing his hand on his eyes, "But…I understand…I won't bother you again…"
Something inside AJ felt complete guilt, "H-Hey, Sugarcube, I-I didn't mean that." She began to panic when her words weren't getting to him. "L-Look…I'm sorry," she looks down in sadness, "I-I know you only meant to help…" Not even that was stopping him, so she sucked her pride, "...O-Okay…You can help me."
Nate turned to her with tears, "Y-you mean it?"
The yellow-haired girl nodded to him, "Yes...I guess you can help me out here." She suddenly got an embrace.
"Thanks, AJ! You're the best!" Nate hugged her with everything he had, his face was on her large rack. The farmer blushed immediately, although she accepted her warm gift.
"A-Anyway, let's just get started," she said as they turned to the trees, "You take half of this section, and I'll take this one."
"Got it!" Nate said before walking away and stood in front of one tree and he kicked it, causing several apples to fall, "Let's do this!" He was about to pick them up when the ground commenced shaking. "What the?" He said before hearing several footsteps galloping away, "...Oh right, the 'cow'-rade is here." He said as he noticed AJ heading to do her job. "Well, I better do my job on this, not bothering with that." he thought before going back to work.
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The time passed as both AJ and Nate finished their work for the day, it was the middle of the day, but thanks to each other, Applejack kicked the last tree, dropping a few apples.
"And there!" She said while wiping the sweat from her forehead, "Wo'nellie, gotta say, Nate, we finish way faster than ah' have thought."
"Yeah, it is better to have the best of help from friends over pride," Nate responded with the lesson of the day.
"Heh…I guess you're right," she responds with a chuckle before looking down sadly, "To be honest…Ah' really didn't think I would have managed to finish this by myself."
She suddenly felt a hand on her hands, she looked up to see the smiling boy, "That's why I am here, to help you. I know how much you care about the family's tradition and conviction, and I don't mean anything bad when I said that you can't do this alone…I say it because I worried about you, AJ. You're my most valuable friend, and as one, I will always be there for you."
The farm girl was left shocked by his words, and she looks away, trying to hide a blush, this is one of the many reasons why he was special to her, he only wishes that she's okay and that he will be for her when she needs him. Honestly, from the day one when they met, she thought he was a normal boy, that changed when he finished all their work faster than her and her brother together, not only that, even Applebloom sees him as an older brother.
Too bad she was now the Element of Honesty because she would lie to herself that she does not have a crush on him. His smile, his attitude, his caringness…She wishes she could already confess to him…And with a nod to herself she plans to do it.
"S-Say…Sugacube?" She speaks with a nervous voice. Nate looks at her, wanting to know what she wanted, "A-Ah been meaning to say something to you for some time…" She took a deep breath, "I-"
"Hey, Sis!"
With a yelp, the blond farm girl was surprised as she turned to see her little sister walking up to them, "Granny, wants ya' to come in…" she stopped speaking when she saw Nate and AJ holding hands.
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"...Ah' sorry for interrupting, please continue." She slowly turns around before sprinting into the house, "Granny! Big Brother! Sis finally confesses!"
"APPLE BLOOM!" The blonde was scarlet at the sudden shout, letting go of the orange-haired and chasing after the troublemaker, leaving a confused Nathan.
"Confess?" Nate raised an eyebrow, what did she mean by that? "Confess what?" As far as he knew, the farmer has never had trouble confessing things, and she didn't do that in the show.
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"Wait…She wouldn't…" Nate shook his head at that thought, "Naw, that's impossible. I mean, sure the voice said that changes were going to be made, but there's no way she has those with me…" Nate scratched his hair worried, "Besides…I don't know when this force will strike…or that I will be here forever here."
Make no mistake, readers. Nathan knows that someday he will return home, he has a family and friends, who know how worried they are from his absence. It's just that there's no point of looking for a way back, he only needs to wait for the evil force to appear and kick some ass. Also...he doesn't belong here.
"Okay, enough bad thoughts, back to happy thoughts," Nate said to himself as he looks at the sun up in the sky. "...But I will tell them…who truly I am."
Two days later, after celebrating the Best Person something to AJ, who accepted it, Nathan was walking around the town, "Man, what to do today?" He asked himself when he saw Twilight looking in front of a Library, "Yo, Twilight!"
The librarian looks and greets him, "Hello Nathan, a nice day we are having here."
"Yeah, so what are you doing?" Nate asked her.
"Well, I thought I should find a new book for me to read, I finished all the books in the Library," she said with an embarrassed look.
"I see…Wait, what?" Nate looked at her in shock, "You read all 1,590 books?!" he knew that she loves to read, but he did not see that coming! At least, this fast!
"Yeah…Wait, how do you know the exact number of books?" She asked. It shocks her that someone like him knew that.
"Who did you think kept the library clean?" He asked her.
"...You?! You were the one that cleaned the Library?!" Twilight was taken back by it.
The orange-haired raised an eyebrow, "What? So surprised that I do it?"
"...Y-Yeah, no offense but you don't exactly look like the reading or cleaning type," She said.
Nate rolled his eyes and placed a hand on her head, "That goes to show that you don't judge a book by the cover." he said, making her blush a little.
"Hey, Twilight! Natey!" They both turn around to see the pink party maker.
"Hey, Pinks/Hello Pinkie." They greet her.
"Hey, have any of you seen Rainbow Dash?" She asked as her head spun around, "I've been looking for her for quite a while."
"RD?" Nate look up to see a simple cloud, and in it was a rainbow color tail that was sticking out, ('If she's trying to hide, she fail miserably.')
"Isn't that her?" Twilight asked, making Pinkie look at the cloud above her.
"Hey, Rainbow Dash!" She shouts, causing the rainbow girl to dash off with a streak of colors behind her. "Hey, wait up!" And the pink planner went after her.
The other two stare at them before Nate looks at Twilight, "You screw Rain big time, Twi." He said to her.
"Is that bad?" She asked a little confused-concern.
"Naw, it'll pay off," he waves away before he begins to walk away, "Anyway, I need to go, see you later…Also, watch out for your ink today." The purple-haired girl was confused by his last words but shrugged off and waved him away.
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And so I said, both Pinkie and Rainbow became best friends and partners in crimes, pranking everyone they see, Rarity got flowers that had sneeze powder, Twilight got an invisible ink, AJ was left aghast when all her apples were painted rainbow. They even prank Nate with a pie to the face, on the bright side, he got launched earlier than ever. It was fun and all…but today is the day when the Griffin lands in here.
"...Okay, why am I here again?" Nate said to himself as he was standing on an open hill. He couldn't remember why he was there.
Suddenly, he heard something that sounded like a helicopter propeller and went right over his head and crashed, he turned around to see a broken pile of…something, and out of it came Pinkie.
"Holy Moons, Pinkie! Are you okay?!" Nate went quickly to her side and helped her up.
"Yeah! I'm fine!" The pink-haired girl said, taking his hand and pulling herself up, she looks up to the sky before saying "Hmph!"
Nate sighs at her childish act, before noticing something that widened his eyes, "Pinkie! You're bleeding!"
The party thrower looked confused before she felt something hot dripping down her forehead, she touched herself and surely enough, she saw a little bit of blood on her hand. "Oh, is nothing big!"
She suddenly found herself being carried bridal-style, she looked a bit surprised by it, but she saw the concerned expression on Nathan's face, "Not for me, is big that my best friend is hurt." He said before beginning to walk, "I'm taking you to Twilight to be sure, and so you can explain to me what happened and who do I need to punch hard." He said, even though he knew exactly what happened.
Pinkie looked at him in shock, after the three years she knew him, she had never seen him this serious for her safety, she honestly felt….happy about it...her heart jumped in joy inside her for his attitude... although she was confused as to why. Ever seen Nate came to Ponyville, he hang around with her, and even play pranks with her sometimes...her heart would always melt like cheese around him….
Is like…he was her ideal boyfri-
"We're here."
Pinkie was brought back by the voice of the maniac as they stood in front of Oak's Library. "Huh? That was super-duper fast."
"I'm more than meets the eye, love," Nate said. Cartoon powers are awesome.
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And then, while Twilight cures Pinkie's head wound, she commenced explaining what happened, how Rainbow Dash's friend, Gilda, has been mean to her, and her attitude was horrible. Once she finishes, Twilight decided to comment, "Pinkie, are you sure this friend of Rainbow Dash's is as mean as you say she is?"
"Uh, YEAH, she keeps stealing Rainbow Dash away, she popped my balloons, and she told me to buzz off! I've never met a griffon this mean!" She said with a huff
"Pinkie, you have never met a griffon at all," Nate said to her.
The pink-haired girl ponders for a minute before speaking, "...True, but if I did, I bet they wouldn't be as mean as Gilda!"
The lavender girl closed her book and looked at her, "Well, you know what I think Pinkie Pie?"
"What?"
"I think…you're jealous."
"...JEALOUS?!"
"Green with envy, or in your case, Pink with envy," Spike commented from the stairs he was sitting on while holding a book.
"Well, yes. Jealous," Twilight nodded. "Listen, Pinkie, I don't wanna upset you but just because Rainbow Dash has another friend doesn't make Gilda a grump…Maybe it is you who needs to change your attitude."
Pinkie was left aghast, "Me?! Improve my attitude?!" She shrieked before blithering, trying to conjure more words of argument, but she just screamed in frustration before storming out with a loud slam of the door.
The other three stare at the door, before Nate says, "You shouldn't have said that."
"Just let her cool off," Twilight responded in a blasé tone, going back to her book.
"...Okay, you go back to your book, I'll check on her." Nate said as he went after Pinkie. Once outside, he let out a hard sigh, ('Goddammit Twilight, you may be right, but Gilda is exactly what Pinkie said.')
With that, he walks around to find the party thrower, and he finds her in a seat and drinking some milkshake, her expression was somber. "Hey, cupcake," he sat in front of her, but she didn't look at him, "...No, you're not the one that needs to change."
That caught her attention as her blue eyes looked at him, "How did you know what I was thinking?"
"Lucky guess," Bullshit, we all know that, "Look here, maybe you were acting jealous, but that's not enough to change attitude, jealousy is normal for everyone here." He said before placing his hand on hers in comfort, "Besides, I want Pinkie to always be Pinkie. Man, I would say I banned you for being anything that's not Pinkie."
The party thrower blushed and smiled a little at his words and went back to drinking her shake, a bit happier than a few seconds ago. "Now there's the Pinkie I know and love."
Everything was slowly going back to normal until Pinkie suddenly saw something and hid down on the table. Confused, Nate turned back and saw a rainbow figure dropping, alongside her was a white short-haired girl with yellow eyes and purple dark irises, a brown jacket over a white shirt, brown pants, and boots, behind her were two brown wings and a lion tail. Hanging from the side of her hair were two with feathers.
('So that's Gilda, huh?') Nathan thought as he glared at her.
"Heh, now that was awesome!" Rainbow said to the Griffin girl.
"You bet it was!" Gilda said.
"Hey listen," Dash began to hover in the air, "I gotta take care of a few weather jobs around here; shouldn't take too long." Rainbow said, "Why don't you hang around town and I'll find later, okay?"
"That's cool with me, I'm gonna go chow down something," Gilda said, looking all bored around the place.
"Cool, later," Rainbow said before taking off.
Gilda began to walk around and had a devilish expression as she went behind an apples stand, where Granny Smith was looking at the apples. Suddenly, a tail that looks like a snake pops out, scaring the old woman.
"Ahhhhhhh! A Rattler! A Rattler! Everypony runs for the hills! Save yourselves!" She began to run super slow.
Normally, one would laugh at it for a bit, but Nate didn't, ('Doesn't she know that Granny could have a heart-attack?! Who's gonna tell AJ, Mac, and AB if that happens?!')
"Aw~! Poor Granny Smith! She didn't know it was a joke. How mean!" Pinkie said in anger before shaking it away, "Wait, no, no, I can't misjudge her…It was kind of funny." She said.
"You call that fun?" Nathan looked at her in disbelief, "Who's gonna tell AJ if Granny had a heart attack? Not me, that's for sure."
"...You're right," she looks down in sadness.
And then, Gilda uses her tail to steal an apple!
Pinkie gasps in shock, "I did misjudge her! Not only is she a meanie pant, but she's also a thief!" She said before looking down, "No no no no no, she might give it back."
"From her stomach?" Nathan questions it.
And then, Fluttershy appeared, and Nate's eyes shrank, remembering what was going to happen now.
"Alright, little ones, this way," Fluttershy said, walking backward and making sure the ducklings followed a single line and speaking soft words of encouragement. But as her attention was on what was in front of her, she failed to notice the griffon she bumped onto behind her.
"Hey!" the griffon snapped, glaring at Fluttershy who shrank in fear.
"Oh! Please excuse me-"
"I'm walkin' here!" Gilda glared at the frightened girl even more.
"I-I'm sorry. I was only-"
Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" mocked Gilda. "Why don't you watch where you're going, doofus!" She said, her anger rising…but not only hers.
"B-b-b-b-but I-I-!"
"Hey! Back off bird-brain!"
Fluttershy and Gilda turn to Nathan, who was glaring hard at the Griffin.
"What do you want?!" Gilda asked with anger.
"What do I want?" Nate stood in front of her, blocking Fluttershy, "I want you to leave Fluttershy alone, she didn't mean to bump into you and she apologized for it, so just let it go and leave!"
"Or what-" Gilda tried to speak up when suddenly, the maniac's eyes glow pure red.
"Or you will...Rest. In. Peace." His power rises and places his thumb on his neck and slides it on his neck.
The griffin girl moves away from him, her eyes scare at what she just witnessed, she pops her wings back out, "F-Find...but you better watch your back, lame-o." She flew away.
He stares at where she left for a while, before letting a sigh out, but what he did not expect was for hands to start to clap and cheer for him. He scratched his hair but smiled at them. Fluttershy slams herself onto him, still shaking.
"You okay?" He asked her, the animal lover's eyes were streaming with tears but she nodded at him. He sighs in relief and wipes her tears away from her. "There, there."
"T-thank you…" Fluttershy whimpered as she held him tight.
"That was stupendous!" And Pinkie appeared in the middle of them, "I was right! Gilda is a grumpy mean-meanie pant!"
"...And what gave that away?" Nate asked her with a smirk.
"Well don't worry," Pinkie giggled, "Cuz I got a plan." They both look at her, "I'm…gonna throw her…a PARTY!" Pinkie cheered.
Nathan, as well as Fluttershy, gave her an unmistakable look. It read 'are you serious?'.
"Of course sillies! You see, I have a plan on this!" Pinkie said as her smile said it all.
(Transaction screen)
"Welcome! Welcome! Hey there! Welcome!" Pinkie commenced greeting guests as they came in, the usual party was being held at Sugarcube Corner.
Everyone was welcomed to the party, little did they know, it was all a plan to show Gilda's true colors to everyone.
"I'm glad Pinkie took my advice," Twilight said to Nate, who was drinking from the pouch.
"Well, Pinkie thought that this will help her with Gilda's relationship," He said, even though he knew the plan.
"I take it you've met her, right?" Twilight asked.
"Oh yeah," Nate answered with a raised brow, and a hidden growl "She's quite a card."
"I look forward to meeting her myself!" Twilight smiled but looked around. "So where's Pinkie?"
"With Rainbow Dash, scrounging up some party favors," he said before seeing AJ calling Twilight over, "I think AJ is calling you." Twilight looked at the farmer, and waved back, walking to her.
Nate smiled a little before turning serious, he turned around to be face-to-face with the high-flyer, and she was not happy.
"Care to explain," Rainbow asked.
"Explain what exactly?" Nate responds.
"You know what I mean," She said with a sounding accusatory, "Gilda told me about an orange-haired man giving her trouble earlier at the market. A man that looks like a punk on the streets."
"Punk of the Streets?" Nate twitched his eye, "She has some nerves on calling me that." he said, "And I do believe that information is way off-"
"I don't wanna hear it," Rainbow stops him. "Y'know, I was willing to let that one time you accidentally slam me against that wagon, but after hearing how much of a bully you are, I don't want you here."
"Bully? So you're kicking me out for-" he was cut again when Rainbow pointed at him, her hair shadowing her hair.
"You're nothing more than a monster that attacks those for no reason...I thought you were a great friend...but I was wrong-"
"No." Rainbow looked and was face to face with the so-called monster, "You're right…I'm nothing more than a monster….One that is willing to defend their friends from people like Gilda…. But you only see what you hear." Nate was going to regret saying this…but he has to, "So much for being called the Element of Loyalty."
*Smack*
The next thing that happened, RB had slapped him in the face hard, making it swollen. However, Nate didn't flinch at it, as he stared at the rainbow girl's anger. "Out, Now!"
He didn't answer but complied, he made his way to the exit, passing by a smirking Gilda, which he ignored, ('Smile while you can….you'll doom yourself in the end.')
Before he left, he looks at RD one more time, "I hope you're happy because, in the end, you'll see how much of a lousy friend you are to those who truly care about you." He slams the door down before she could make a comeback.
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The scarlet sun was up in the sky, a beautiful sight that would be perfect to see the sun go down. But Nathan didn't have the time for that, he was walking down the road that leads to his home…He said something that hurt him more than anyone...But he had to do it….
('...I'm nothing than a monster, eh?') he stopped and stare at the sun, ('...It has been so long that I call myself that…')
"You monster!... Break something faster!"
"Damn right he is! A monster that protects its friends! So don't you dare bully us again!"
"Man…You're a real monster right there, bro."
"Hey! Promise me that you won't always be like that."
"Monsters don't care for others…But you do…You're the only monster I can proudly stand beside with."
('...Heh…I never thought I would be remembering that…') Nate thought with a small smile, he looked at the road, and for a moment, he saw the images of five friends that have always been there for him. ('...I miss you all…') he thought before walking again, passing by each other images, in which they disperse after walking by them.
"...I know what will take my mind off." Nathan Bandicoot said to himself as he reaches the house, he enters inside and searches for a notebook, a pencil, and his phone. "...All habits die hard I guess." He said before going out and heading to the roof, by jumping in it. He put himself comfortably and opened the page. "Time to write…"
(Back at Sugarcube Corner)
"ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAR!"
Oh look at that, we reach the moment of truth, Gilda had fallen for all the pranks that a certain someone did. And she finally reached her limit.
"Is this your idea of a good time?!" Gilda screamed, sick of all the pranks that had been pulled on her, throughout the party. "I've never met a lamer bunch of dweebs in all my life! And Pinkie Pie," She said, pointing at the pink party girl across the room. "You are queen lame-o with your weak little party pranks! Did you think you could make me lose my cool!?" She continued, not realizing that she had done just that. "Well, Dash and I are ten times much cooler than the rest of you put together! Come on Dash, we're bailing on this pathetic scene!" She said waiting for Rainbow to start leaving with her.
Pinkie grinned at this, her plan went out like a hitch, everyone was staring at the Griffin girl in shock, she planned this to change Gilda's attitude, and if that didn't work, well, you can guess. She looks at Rainbow, who was looking down at the ground.
"Come on Rainbow Dash. I said we're leaving!" Gilda called her again.
"...You know Gilda," Rainbow looked at her, angry at her, "I was the one that planned those weak pranks." The Griffin girl's jaw dropped at the revelation.
"What?!"
"So," Dash said, "I guess I'M queen lame-o."
"Come on Dash!" Gilda said, expecting her to take it back. "You're joshing me! Right?!"
"They weren't all meant for you specifically!" Dash explained trying to calm her down, "…It was just dumb luck that you set them all off."
Pinkie couldn't help but laugh at herself at this comment. "I should'a known, that dribble cup had Rainbow Dash written all over it!" She said, even though she knew fully well that Rainbow had placed that prank.
"N-No. Way." Gilda said in disbelief. "It was Pinkie Pie! She set up this party to trip me up! To make a fool of me!"
"Me?" Pinkie said innocently, "I threw this party to improve YOUR attitude! I thought a good party might turn that frown upside down!" She turns around so that her sad smile looks happy.
"And you sure didn't need any help making a fool of yourself!" Rainbow shouted, "You know, this is NOT how I thought my old friends would treat my new friends! If being cool is all you care about, maybe you should go find some new COOL friends someplace else!" Dash said, angry that her friend had been this way all along.
Gilda growled at this, "Yeah? Well, you…you…" She stammered "You are such a flip-flop! Cool one minute, and lame the next! When you decide not to be lame anymore, give me a call!" She said, turning around and storming out the door.
"...Not cool." Rainbow said, watching Gilda leave.
"Wow…" Spike said, "Talk about a party pooper…"
Rainbow looked at everyone with a sad expression, "Everyone, I'm sorry for this. I didn't know how rude she was… And Pinkie Pie, I'm sorry she ruined this awesome party you put on for her." She apologized.
Pinkie brought her a drink, in which RD took, "That's fine…Besides! I already knew she was like that!"
Rainbow looked at her in surprise, "W-What? How did you-?"
"I saw her on the market, she made a prank on Granny Smith and eat an apple without paying," Pinkie said, shocking RD even more, "And then, she became a complete jerk to Fluttershy, and almost made her cry."
The high flyer looks at her childhood friend, "...Is true...and then Nate came and defended me, he told her to back off…He protected me." She said.
"Yeah, I saw the entire thing!" Pinkie said before noticing something, "Actually, where is he?"
A cup hit the floor and a drink was spilled as Rainbow Dash's eyes became dots, she slowly looked at her hand, shaking in fear.
"You're right…I'm nothing more than a monster….One that is willing to defend their friends from people like Gilda…But you only see what you hear…So much for being called the Element of Loyalty."
At that moment, she realized the mistake she made, "I need to go!" She sprinted out the door, she ran and ran, ('Dammit! What did I do?! Please, let me not be late!')
As she was making her way to the house of the Bandicoot, she saw on the corner of her eye silhouetted up in the roof, she got closer and saw orange. Once she was close, she saw that Nathan was...writing, while sitting down.
Nate was focusing on the notebook that was in front of him, however, he knew she was there, "...What are you doing here? There's nothing but a monster present." He said, earning a discomforting look from her.
"...I have something to say," RD said, as tears began to form in her eyes.
"I'm listening, and it better be worth it," Nate said, never looking at her…yet.
"...I'm sorry...For everything," Nate stopped writing and this time, he looks at her, "I should have let you talk…. I should have listened to your side…" he notices the tears going down her cheeks, "I called you a monster…I hit you in the face...You were right, I'm the Element of Loyalty, but I didn't show it to you…" she fell to her knees, "I'm sorry for always jumping to conclusions…"
The Element of Crazy stares at her for a while, before closing the notebook and standing up, "...Did you learn your lesson?" He asked her.
"...True friends don't make you choose over others." She said, clutching her hand with dirt. She hears a thud landing in front of her, she looks up to see Nate standing in front of her with a small smile.
"Then, you're forgiven." He simply said. "Besides, I would be crazy if I stop being friends with the most amazing flyer in Equestria."
RD couldn't hold it anymore as she hugs Nathan, who returns the hug. She began to mutter 'I'm sorry' several times. After a while, she stopped crying, and Nate was about to let go of Rainbow, she stopped him, "Wait...I...I still want it to be like this a bit longer" Rainbow said with a blush.
Nate smiles at her softly, "Sure." He said as he let her, he moved and sat against the wall of his house, making RD comfortable and allowing her to snuggle up.
The maniac looked up into the sky, he didn't know why, but he could have sworn he saw an image of someone looking down at them, a smile on it. Nate didn't know if it was real or not, but it looks like that Celestia herself truly cares for everyone.
('...For the sake of this place, and my friends,') Nathan look at RD and hug her even more, ('I will destroy this force.')