On the train to the quiet little town, only two stallions had boarded, one noisily and making enemies at the station, the other without attracting attention. While the vast plains and mountains were as far as the eye could see during the journey, the arrival point finally shows the end of its landscape. At once rustic and modern, simple but effective, Ponyville offered itself to their eyes.
But it made no difference to Blayke, the massive black stallion descended as soon as the doors opened, taking with him his dozens of suitcases and what might be in them. The other passenger did the same after contemplating the splendid little town where he had just landed, accompanied only by a backpack and a large bag under his elbow in the shape of a known instrument.
"It's going to be a good week, I can feel it!" Clarified he himself before going to the hotel where he was staying. It was the same hotel where Blayke was headed before him.
Far from worrying about his supposed newfound fame, the shirtless Pegasus was not hiding his face at all, even though the desire not to be disturbed all the time had been itching him ever since that overwhelming preview.
As he moved to his new seasonal home, the road wasn't empty, and two Pegasus mares advanced to his side. They were from the town's weather team, both with light lavender skin and turquoise manes. As, unfortunately for him, he expected, Blayke was known even in this block where he wanted to be quiet. He could see him by the glow of the big eyes in front of him, approaching step by step. But wearing anything other than his brown pants would bother him more than being interrupted, so he had a technique of his own to keep out troublesome admirers.
The two mares, whose pupils grew larger at the sight of him, began the conversation.
"Hello, it's really you B..." began the mare with the funky look, that is to say with a badly maintained mane, or deliberately messed up on her.
"SHUT UP, I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU !" He answered hastily, swelling his forehead, snapping his teeth and frowning as he continued on his way. The two pegasuses retreated in surprise at the rise of tone, letting him pass by looking at him with shock.
Before they could say a word, the other stallion on his way, hands in the pockets of his thin jacket, passed in front of them talking behind his Farwest looking hat.
"Sorry about that, he doesn't like it when fans talk to him." He apologized for his behavior as he continued on his way, leaving the two sisters in the way.
It was after he had even lost sight of the two characters that one of them complained in turn.
"What's wrong with him, we just wanted to talk! NOT CHASE HIM LIKE HYSTERICAL FANGIRLS!" She shouted in the direction they had disappeared, before turning to her sister. "He's a dumb-ass, isn't he, Flitter?"
"He's... he's... just like in the movie." Said her sister with gold stars inside. Her innocent smile and cute pose was not what the other mare was expecting.
"What?! Since when do you like badboys, Flitter ?" Cloudchaser asked in disbelief at what she had just said, trying to shake her sister to her senses.
Moments later, the two newcomers finally reached their apartment for the week, each having taken a room on the second floor of a small hotel, the only one in this city located near the forest. But that was more than enough for Blayke, after a long and stifling shoot in the city of celebrities, he needed a little rest from those idiots of Mahenattan.
Entering the key he received from the receptionist into the lock of door 2C, he felt he was being watched by the same eyes since his arrival here. Yet another fan unaware of what's about to happen to him, he thought as he turned around. When the pony in question took off his typical hat from another era, he shouted a completely different sentence than he expected.
"YOU ?! HEREEEE !?" came out of his throat, spanking the whole construction he was in. Luckily the holiday season was not at this time and therefore no one was on vacation here. Only the receptionist downstairs could hear the din and see her cup of coffee shaking because of an earthquake with vocal sounds. "I'M GETTING THE HELL OUT OF THIS BUSINESS PONY TOWN TO BE QUIET, AND YOU HAD TO FOLLOW ME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE".
"Hey Blayke, can't say it's been a long time." Honestly replied the now recognizable stallion as Light, the second star of the popular movie and Blayke's great opponent in it. "And just so you know, I had no idea you'd choose this peaceful town to spend your well-deserved week off, it's just a happy coincidence."
"HAPPY MY ASS, I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU ALL WEEK, AND IN FACT I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU AT ALL!" Bawling the dark stallion before quickly returning home, forcing a few seconds to get all his suitcases through the normal size door, that is to say, he should constantly bend down slightly to pass it without damage.
Simply smiling at the closed door, Light nodded as if his interlocutor was still in front of him and went to put his things away in his own room, located at door 2A.
"It's going to be a really good week." He thought to himself, being able to witness some mental cracking of his film buddy would ensure him good memories, like the multiple scenes of the movie they shot together, but especially in opposition. "We shot a lot, except one scene of course, the scene."
Almost an hour later, the two stallions had finished setting up everything in their room to feel comfortable. This involved several music accessories, as both were both practitioners in different fields. Blayke knew this and would be forced to talk to this happy pony about a schedule for them to take turns practicing, which was already depressing him.
When he said that he didn't want to see his smile on his face anymore, even when he was drawing, he was serious...
However, he was missing one thing to do at the beginning of the evening. Go to the library in that town, being one of the reasons why Blayke chose Ponyville, that and the surrounding forest that he was looking forward to visiting.
So he headed towards his destination, close to the center, hoping not to bump into anyone at this hour other than exhausted ponies from their work day who wouldn't talk to him. It was about halfway there that he walked with another pony in harmony.
"I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE YOU ANYMORE!" He recalled knowing full well that it was Light, turning his head towards him in rage. Since they had known each other, he was the only one brave enough to walk next to the angry pegasus as a friend, but this friendship was obviously only going one way.
"I'll take the afternoon off to play, I'll let you take the morning off." He declared walking normally, as if he was alone on the road, not looking.
Had he also thought about his schedule problem to be noisy in the building, maybe. In any case, he just answered with a "that's it!" before trying to pass Light by walking at high speed. Until he overtook him completely, thinking that Light at his insane speed on earth would be a tough opponent.
"The library's here, where are you going?" Informed the pure stallion both physically and morally to his fellow walker.
Stopping sharply and snapping his clearly visible teeth together, Blayke took a few steps back before putting his hand on his wrist. He didn't want to question Light about the fact that he too was looking for the library. In fact he didn't care, the sooner he got what he wanted, the sooner he could quietly read a few pages at home. At this conclusion, he turned his wrist and opened the door, seeing the inside even darker than his own skin and coat.
"Strange, is it closed ?" Light wondered as he walked past Blayke, recognizing a light switch as he stuck his head into the perhaps empty building. He turned on the light to realize it was anything but empty.
"SURPRISE!" Exclaimed dozens of ponies hidden in the darkness of the room as they jumped out and filled the bookcase completely. In fact, there may have been the entire population of Ponyville inside, a notable feat of getting everyone in there. Balloons and confetti flew out of the room as happy laughter and faces presented themselves to them.
While they were amazed at this surprise party (although Blayke seemed not to care, not to say that he didn't give a damn inside), a pony with a cotton candy mane, and similar color, walked towards the two stallions with a smile that Blayke will never have on his face. She wore a light purple dress, quite fine, giving a glimpse of her highly developed shape even for a mare who would have had plastic surgery. As she jumped for joy, she spoke in a sudden calm after the storm and at a rapid pace.
"HYE LIGHT, HYE BLAYKE! It's exciting to have two famous ponies at one of my welcome parties. When I found out that two ponies would be spending a week here, I thought maybe they would stay if I had a really good party. I throw a party every time a new pony comes to town anyway. Oh and your movie was great, especially you Light, you were nice to everybody, I hope you're like that in real life, buh but I'm an idiot, of course you're like that, it shows. And you Blayke, at first I thought I wouldn't invite you, like you might ruin the party or something, but I was stupid to think so. You were just playing a character after all, and everybody gets their Pinkie party, so you..."
"SHUUTTTT UUUPPPPPP !" Resounded a new voice for the people of Ponyville. Not that he hadn't already heard it during their viewing of the film, but hearing it in real life gave a whole new meaning to the fear that Blayke had engendered in his unfortunate victims during the survival game. And all fell silent, watching him in shock as Light seemed used to his raised voices, preparing to intervene by staring at his comrade sideways.
"I DON'T GIVE A DAMN FUCK ABOUT YOUR PARTY, I CAME TO BORROW BOOKS ON CELTIC CULTURE. Who's the librarian here?" he asked, lowering his octaves, but even an acceptable tone of voice seemed like an attempt to intimidate him.
Ponyville was shocked, the stallion they had seen in the film should have been just a role, but the truth was now clear, Blayke was as much a bastard as he was in the movie. And he was quickly categorized as an unfit stallion, especially when a thud of knees fell to the ground.
"WOAHHHH!" Pinkie burst when she touched the floor, starting to weaken it because of her tears coming out profusely.
"PINKIE!" Shouted a cyan Pegasus mare as she spread her wings and stopped in front of her crying friend. She wanted to console her with an embrace, but nothing seemed to warm her up.
While everyone in the room had left the festive atmosphere to focus on the person at fault for this change of mood, the main person concerned continued.
"So, who's the librarian?" he said, patiently waiting for the answer, even though he would not respect it a third time.
"BECAUSE YOU REALLY THINK I'M GOING TO LET YOU BORROW BOOKS AFTER WHAT YOU DID TO MY FRIEND?!" A lavender colored unicorn reacted strongly, which had also come close. She even began to shine her horn in anger. "GET OUT OF HERE!" She ordered immediately afterwards.
"As far as I can see, the librarian is just a young girl who doesn't do her job properly." Announced Blayke without moving from her position. He wanted to continue his offensive words but was stopped by a hand on his shoulder. A relatively powerful hand.
"Apologize right now, Blayke." Murmured loud enough to be heard the clear pegasus at his side until then. Then he raised his voice to remind her of his presence. "I'm the only one who makes fun of your anger excesses, and you have to understand that it's not normal to talk like that, especially to strangers who've prepared a welcome party for us." Light underlined as their eyes met in an angry mix.
Blayke, as well as the entire room, remembered one thing about Light, and that was his good mood in the movie, even when he was supposed to confront Blayke to death in it. Yet his current cyan pupils did not give off any good vibes, as if he was taking his "friend's" behavior toward others more seriously than his own life. It remains to be seen whether this rumor of a real fight in front of the cameras was true or not.
Blayke hated that look, perhaps more than the usual smile that Light had in all circumstances. He abdicated.
"I apologize... that I apologize... WHAT THE HELL! I DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS PARTY AND I JUST WANT TO FIND BOOKS TO READ, NOT TO SEE SMILING PONIES WELCOMING ME TO THEIR LOST VILLAGE." The dark stallion shouted not to the crowd, but to Light.
He didn't say anything afterwards and came out after his statement, slamming the door almost hard enough to get it off, but he still created a muffled glow that quivered in the ears of the ponies inside. Soon after, Pinkie's crying resumed, albeit weaker than before.
It was with an almost defeated sigh that Light stepped forward and spoke before everyone.
"I am truly sorry for his behavior, Blayke is too honest for this world. I assume many of you have seen our movie?" he asked, to which everyone responded with a nod. "Well Blayke was not acting in any way, he's just like in that movie, barking about what he doesn't like and hating people who talk to him for no good reason about things that aren't interesting to him." Had he informed, which was the ultimate confirmation that everyone needed. Like an electroshock in their minds, the people of Ponyville did not look back to their cheerful faces as they met the two new stars that film had brought to life. It's only a week, they thought to reassure themselves.
"Now that the hurricane has passed, we could resume the party, how about it? It would be a shame to waste all the effort you put in for us!" Light then declared, spanking the heads of the ponies present.
Slowly but surely abandoning the idea of sending Blayke out of town themselves, most of them regained a taste for the idea. That's why they were all there after all.
"Will you take care of him?" asked the cyan pegasus that had risen up in front of Light. She wanted to make sure he wouldn't attack his friends like that again.
Light just smiled at her.
"I promise I'll keep an eye on him all week if I have to." He replied before offering her his hand for a wrist.
The mare, who was a fan of the film when she remembered it, didn't wait an extra second to hug him and smile back.
"I'm Rainbow Dash, the coolest mare in Equestria." She nodded directly.
"As cool as me, I don't think so." Answered the slightly larger brown pegasus with a friendly provocation.