The Life of Autumn Frost

Two ponies trotted down the halls of a hospital to the check-out desk. “With the medical expenses the total will be two hundred and fourteen bits,” spoke the older mare behind the check-in check-out desk.

“TWO HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN BITS?! I DON’T EVEN HAVE FOURTEEN BITS!” Frost repeated.

“Don’t worry about it Frost. I will pay for you,” Twilight said levitating her burlap sack and dumping out the right amount of bits. “Here you go ma’am.”

“Thank you and have a nice day,” said the mare.

“You too,” replied Twilight and Frost. The two friends opened the doors and began to trot to the library across town.

“You know that you didn’t have to do that right?” said Frost.

“Yes I did Frost. I don’t leave my friends behind. And that means you too,” Twilight replied.

“No you didn’t. I could have paid off the debt in no time.”

“Don’t lie Frost, you would have been paying off that debt for years and you know it.”

It was quiet for a short time.

Then Frost said, “Yeah. I guess your right Twilight. I am sorry I lied to you.”

“That’s alright Frost, just please tell the truth.”

“Alright Twilight.”

They arrived at Twilight’s house and Spike opened the door. “Who is this Twilight?” the baby dragon asked.

“I am Autumn Frost, but you can just call me Frost,” he replied.

“Wow that is a pretty cool name. I’m Spike. But you can just call me… um… well Spike,” he said. They all giggled at Spike’s joke. “So you’re going to be staying with us for a while?” asked Spike.

“Yeah I guess. Is that what Twi here told you?”

“Well yeah, she didn’t tell you that?”

Twilight looked down at her hooves smiling. “I thought it could be a surprise. Surprise.”

Then Pinkie jumped through the window and shouted, “DID SOMEPONY SAY SURPRISE?! THIS CALLS FOR A SURPRISE PARTY!” She started shooting her party cannon all over the place. “PAAAAARRRTTTTAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!”

“PINKIE!” Twilight screamed and the Pink Party Pony asked, “What is it Twilight?”

“Remember when we just got home FROM THE HOSPITAL?!” screeched Twilight.

“Oh yeah. Sorry Frost.” And with that she took her party cannon and left.

“Pinkie is always doing something crazy so don’t worry.” Twilight said to Frost.

“Heh. Yeah,” said Frost grimly.

“Hey what’s the matter Frost? It seems like there is something wrong.”

“It’s nothing. Heh, I just bet you I could top her on the crazy bar.”

There was a now odd silence that filled the room and the air within it.

Finally Twilight suggested, “Hey Spike you wanna see if you can go over to Pinkie’s place tonight? I’m sure she wouldn’t mind.”

“Yeah sure. I have always wanted to make a gemstone cake and I have been saving up.”

“Oh good I will see if she can come and get you.”

Pinkie Pie popped her head up through the window and said, “Come on Spike let’s go.”

Confused but happy, Spike grabbed his sack of gems and went with Pinkie Pie to Sugarcube Corner.

After the door shut Twilight asked, “So don’t you want to see where you will be staying?”

“Sure.”

Twilight led Frost to her old office space where there was now a bed and a nightstand with a candle on top of it. “I know it isn’t much but at least it’s something.”

“No it is fine Twilight thank you,” Frost said in a dull tone.

Twilight sat down on the bed and said, “Frost sit down next to me.”

“What’s wrong Twilight,” said Frost in the same dull tone.

“You seem sad about something. What is the matter?”

Frost sighed and then explained, “I almost killed you this morning that is what the matter is. I was puking all over myself in my sleep. The dream I had. Dreaming about you getting ready to kill me. Your eyes rolled back in your head and your body partly decaying. Blood where holes were. The smile you had on your face. It didn’t speak but I knew that it was the smile of a psychopathic killer. That dream isn’t what I picture you as. You’re a loving friend.”

“Well it’s okay now because I would never kill anypony. Especially not you.”

“I don’t know how I am supposed to feel about this. I don’t know how to react to it.”

“Please don’t feel frightened by me. I am here to love and care for you.”

“Okay Twilight. I belie” Frost paused mid-sentence and felt something hit him hard in the back of his mind. It wanted to get to the front immediately. He collapsed on the ground in pain and knew that he had to get Twilight out of the area and get help.

“Oh my Frost are you alright?!” Twilight shouted.

“TWILIGHT, GO GET HELP FROM SOMEPONY! I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT PLEASE I NEED HELP BEFORE I HURT YOU!” screeched Frost as he then vomited on the floor.

“Are you sure Frost I can help?” she replied frantic.

“GET THE HAY OUT NOW!”

Twilight rushed out of the room slamming all the doors and locking them behind her. When she was out of the house she looked up at the window of the room Frost was in and was surprised to see him smiling back at her. Beginning to feel relieved she started to trot back into the house. But staring at Frost she noticed something was off. She noticed Frost’s eyes were rolled back just how he had described it to her.