Courage is Magic

Chapter 2

Love is almost like a boomerang, one who truly loves you will always return to you.

I arrived at the Radio Station in the late afternoon. At least, that's what I guessed it was because of the sun's location in the sky. The building did not look any different from years ago when I last saw it, so I marveled again at the fact that it never changed. I decided to stop waiting around the entrance and enter the building. The insides looked almost exactly the same as it did two years ago, except with the addition of a new room. It was next to the instrument room so I figured that Vinyl Scratch actually put that there because of my unexpected absence. I entered the instrument room first, for old times’ sake. The room looked very organized and clean, surprising me greatly. The instruments were also in good condition as well, so I figured that Octavia would be relieved at the fact. I smiled and exited the room, closing the door behind me. I went into the neighboring door to find that the entire room was filled with electronics. I couldn't even see to the wall because of how much electronics were in it. There's no way I'm ever going to organize this room without a freaking forklift. I thought in bitterness. I figured that Vinyl could still find something in it anyways, so I did not even bother with anything. I closed the door and looked down the hall to the electronics room where I used to work. I hoped that I could still work here, despite missing two years of work. I smiled, remembering how I met Vinyl and Octavia for the first time. I chuckled at the memory as I made my way to the room.

As soon as I neared the room's door I heard a voice speak up.

"So... What is new today?" A male voice asked, in a heavy accent that sounded like it came from New Jersey in a bad attempt to start a conversation.

"You asked that two minutes ago," A familiar female voice said in annoyance.

"Can you blame me for wanting to talk with you as I work?" He asked. When there was no reply, I used that moment to softly open the door and sneak in.

"You don't even have anything interesting to talk about," A navy blue pony said. I could never forget her name: Midnight Song, such a beautiful name. I noticed that her mane looked the same as it did two years ago, Dark blue with a light blue stripe running through it. Her tail looked smoother though, I raised an eyebrow at that and I closed the door just as softly. However, the green pony that worked opposite of her turned and noticed me.

"Good point, Now who are you?" He asked, pointing a hoof at me. I noticed that his mane was the color of a lemon, but his eyes were lime green. For some strange reason, it reminded me of a soda drink.

"I was... just visiting," I said in an attempt to disguise my voice.

"You did not answer my question," He said to me with an annoyed glare.

"Just a friend of Midnight," I said in a higher pitch. That plan backfired on me however as Midnight raised one of her ears.

"Blitz is that you?" Midnight asked as she turned around. Before I could say anything, she looks at me with her blue eyes, her beautiful blue eyes, which were the same color as the ocean. They widened in shock as she notices and recognized me.

"Umm... Hi?" I said nervously, waving a hoof. The only answer that I got was silence, before I saw her walk up to me angrily. Yep, this is going to hurt... I thought, internally bracing myself for the slap that would come. I was right when she got up to me and slapped me hard in the exact same spot that she slapped me last time.

"Not again!" I said, rubbing my cheek in pain where she slapped me (again).

"Who are you and why are you here?" She asks me in suspicion.

"My name is John and-" I started to say, but Midnight interrupted me.

"The John I know of vanished years ago to save me; if you are him, you should prove it!" She said to me out of anger of dealing with a copy of the one she loved. I was going to prove her wrong about that though.

"I remember two years ago where we first met, you really did not give a good impression to me and eventually you slapped me in the exact same place you just slapped me now; after that, you gave me a dare to work with you for a week and I agreed. Though I was surprised about what I found later on," I said as calmly as I could. Her eyes widened in surprise (how, I have no clue, they were already very wide with anger). She knew that only the real John would remember. I was glad that I was the real John, otherwise that would be awkward to find if I wasn't the real thing. The only response I got from her is silence. The green pony just looked at me in confusion. I sighed. I turned to leave when someone tackled me from behind.

"I can't believe it! You are really back!" Midnight exclaimed in happiness. I've never heard or seen her so happy in two years, and I have a lot of catching up to do.

"You know him?" The pony asked.

"Know him? He is the only other pony would could stand to work with me for a full week!" Midnight explained.

"Really? I’ve never met him though," He wondered.

"That would be because I worked here I think... two years ago?" I said in my attempt of explaining.

"Ahh, that would answer why I never met you, you disappeared one day," he said, understanding the situation now.

"Now where are my manners... again, my name is John, and you are?" I asked.

"My name is Flash Record, now your name is odd to me," He said.

"How come?" I asked him.

"Because that name isn't something that a pony would be named," he said with suspicion.

"You would be right about that, though I am sad that word about me never got around..." I said in disappointment.

"You didn't really do anything famous two years ago," Midnight would point out for me.

"Thanks for reminding me..." I said in a sarcastic tone. I made it very clear that I was being sarcastic.

"You welcome," She responded in a cheerful way, knowing that she managed to get me angered like before. I opened my mouth to say something else, but then a pony opened the door pretty loudly.

"Hey I need you-" I heard a familiar female voice say, but she paused out of surprise. I turned around to see the newcomer and knew exactly who it was. Then again, the purple shades were a dead giveaway.

"Vinyl?" I asked to make sure that it is her name, and not her daughter or something strange like that.

"John! Since when did you get back?" She asked, using her magic to move her purple shades to her head to look at me with those rose colored eyes.

"Just today, it's great to see you again," I said with a smile. Vinyl was one of the only other DJ's that I know of that really loves to kick off parties and do it right. It's one of the reasons I could bear being in Equestria the first time around.

"Same to you, so why are you here?" She asked me.

"Simple, I'm here to see if I can't meet someone again and possibly work here once more," I explained, taking a quick glance at Midnight.

"Sure, we could always use more trained hooves in this station," Vinyl said in a relaxed way, just like I remembered her.

"Does this mean I still have my job?" Flash would ask.

"Why do you think I'm taking your job? I would never deny a pony a job if I can help it," I said in mock offence.

"Because with the way you know Vinyl Scratch, I felt like you might be kicking me out," He said in annoyance.

"I'll have to talk to Octy first anyways, to let her know that your back," Vinyl said to me.

"Great, now I heard Pinkie Pie is going to throw a party for my return, you going to be there?" I asked.

"Of course I'll be there! Every pony need to have DJ PON-3 at the party or it just gets dull," She boasted. I chuckled at her boast, and was also joined by Midnight.

"Can I talk with you for a moment though John?" Midnight asks after we calmed down.

"Sure, but not here," I said, looking around.

"I'll hold this area out while you go ahead and talk with your old friend," Flash Record says in a bored tone.

"Done this before?" I asked him.

"Yep," he responded simply.

"Figures, you will be fine doing this right?" I asked him. He gave me a glare that answered my question.

"Okay, I'll take that hard glare as a yes, lead the way Midnight!" I said in a strangely happy mood. Midnight just walked out of the room without waiting for me to start following. So I quickly picked up the pace and caught up to her.

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We kept on walking to an empty room in the station that had obviously not been used for a long time. It was just an empty room that was accidently made when they expanded the building. Since it was not needed, no one ever needed to go there in the first place. Now it was a place that I was going to hope to unveil my biggest surprise for her.

"John, you there?" Midnight said waving a hoof in front of my face as I was deep in thought.

"Sorry, I must’ve spaced out," I said with a light blush.

"Well we are here, so stop being spaced out," She said; and entered into the room. I entered in as well and close the door softly, because I did not like to slam doors that may or may not be extremely old.

"Alright, first of all-" I started to say, but Midnight surprised me by kissing me on the cheek, causing me to stop talking to blush red. She giggled at how red my face was.

"What.... why did you do that?!" I asked, trying hard to calm down.

"You have no idea how hard it was to be away from you..." She said with half lidded eyes.

"Okay, who are you and what did you do with the real Midnight?" I asked with a grin. She gasped at my question.

"I am offended that you think I'm a changeling!" She said in mock offence.

"Well the one I remembered would not just kiss me out of nowhere," I said, ignoring the fact that she was kidding with me.

"No, but that is only because I did not realize how much I loved you, at least, until you disappeared to save me," She said, growing sad as she spoke the last part of her sentence. I walked up and put a leg on her in comfort.

"It was never your fault, I would never blame you for what happened then, and it's in the past now," I said in an attempt to comfort her with my words as well. She looks at me in the eyes and smiles.

"I was afraid that you would blame me for being so-" She started to say, but I stopped her sentence with a light hoof tap to her lips.

"I never will hold grudges against a beautiful La- Mare like you," I said, almost slipping up on vocabulary. I swear that I could really get lost in those eyes of hers if I keep staring at them. I loved the color of the sea; it’s so calming to me because of how long I have traveled when I was an active treasure hunter.

"John?" She asks, pulling me back to reality again.

"Yes Midnight?" I ask, trying to keep myself from getting lost in her beauty again.

"You do know that I can see that you're staring," She said with a small grin. I attempted to maintain my calmness and failed miserably.

"I wasn't- I didn't mean to- Agh!" I said, and turned away to hide my red face.

"I don't mind if you stare, it was just starting to get uncomfortable for you to keep doing it," She said while giggling. I felt bad for myself because I was away for two years and now I can't keep a straight face anymore.

"I don't mean to stare, now can you stop getting me embarrassed so I can ask you something?" I said, turning to her with my face red in anger, or at least I hope that’s what it is.

"Alright, I can't promise anything though," She said with a small smile.

"Okay... I wanted to give you something since it was finished, but because of what happened I couldn't give it," I said, reaching slowly behind me.

"You wanted to give me something?" She asks, being curious about what I wanted to give her.

"Of course, but it's a gift for both of us now," I said, pulling out a small box that I kept with me. Wait, where do I keep all this? Oh well, I best not think about it. I might get a headache.

"A box?" She asks, but she would be speechless in surprise when I kneeled and opened it.

"No, it's a proposal for us to be together, and I will never leave you again," I said, showing her the ring that I kept for two years. I never let it out of my sight because I have waited so long to show her. I even made sure that it would fit her hoof as well.

"Two years..." She said, being almost speechless about what I just did.

"It is way too long for me to wait, Midnight song, Will you marry me?" I asked. I secretly hoped that she wouldn't flat out refuse me. She was silent for what felt like a long time, and I almost gave up hope when she tackled me in a hug. I fumbled and quickly closed the box so the ring would not get damaged. I ended out hitting the floor with Midnight on top of me, unintentionally pinning me down.

"Of course I will! You are the only one I would ever want to stand to be with!" She exclaimed happily. I could not say anything because of how happy I was that she accepted. The only thing I could do was kiss her on the lips for the first time. It surprised her about my willingness to kiss her, but she also eventually returned the kiss when she comprehended what I was doing. During the kiss, I felt a weird sensation in my wings. They felt oddly stiff and uncomfortable, but I didn't really care. All I cared was that I was actually kissing my fiancé and that we still felt the same way about each other after all of these years.