Coffee Bender

by spirit shin

Rating: teen
Tags: Applejack, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Rainbow Dash, Sad, Romance, Original Character, Octavia, DJ P0N-3
Length: 10319

spirit has got it bad bad right now, but maybe his luck will change

Spirit Shine lives a mundane life in a small town. He has always struggled with being different from all the other ponies around him. He hides his true self away from others that would be quick judge him. This has stopped him from finding his special talent and having a happy life. But now he has discovered somepony that might be able to help him accept himself for who he truly is.

cover pic by Ironwolves21

http://ironwolves21.deviantart.com/
synopsis
by nerdrugger on funnyjunk

Published 2012-03-06 03:34:02 UTC
Last updated 2012-06-18 05:24:25 UTC

Coffee Shoppe

Head wrapped in bandages, the young pony lay motionless on the hospital bed. His parents are asleep in the waiting room adjacent to their son's room. Gary and Ramona went to the police to try to find out what had happened. Several police officers had been stationed there to protect the scene just in case it turned out to be more then an accident. The police found that there was blood under the garbage can and a void to the left of the impact site.

You guys are smart ponies and I bet you have already figured out what had happened to me. I wont patronize you any longer and will inform you of the events leading up to the intro. As you may have guessed, I am spirit, and my life isnt going so great right now, and i feel as though it is my own fault.

Two months ago while working at Coffeebucks it was a very slow day, and it was just a co-worker named Frank and I, so since there was nopony else there we decided to go sit down at one of the tables. We had been talking for about 10 minutes when I noticed the most hansom colt I've ever seen. I quick jumped over the counter knocking some things to the floor. I looked at Frank and he was straining to hold in his laughter. I look at this mysterious pony and he is staring at me.

"Kill me." I thought.

He had this face like one that looks like you are about to explode with laughter while trying to contain it. I was blushing so hard that you couldn't even tell that my coat was a mint green (due to the mandatory uniform). I tried to regain my composure as he walked in the door.

"Good morning sir" I said.

"How are you?" he said in reply.

"How can i help you? May I recommend a mocha latte?" i asked.

"Sure, as long as you put a latte mocha in it." he chuckled.

I was blushing again. I look over at Frank hearing a clop I saw that he had facehooved himself. I scowled at him and he stopped just as the customer turned around to see what I was making a face at.

Fortunate for Frank he put his hoof down and started to whistle innocently. I get his mocha ready and he askes.

"What's your name?"

I damn near dropped his coffee.

"Uhh its spirit" i managed to say

"I don't want to seem like a creeper but why do they call you that?" he asked.

"I honestly have no idea, but hey what's in a name" I said.

He laughed

"Lets, see one mocha latte with a latte mocha is three bits." I said with a smile

"Okay, here ya' go." he hands me the money and starts walking out the door.

I was so initially so focused on his face that i didnt even see his wings

"Oh no" I thought "a pegasus pony, he doesn't know i'm an earth pony, he will never like me."

I looked down in shame at the thought that I was actually going to have a halfway decent life'

"Okay, well see you later spirit." he said before walking out the door.

"yea... bye" i said as i looked down at my feet.

i start picking up the things i dropped while diving over the counter and franks swings his flank into mine almost causing me to fall over.

"The moon bro?" I growled.

"You like him dontcha'? Ya' little fag" he snickered.

Since we have been friends for a long time he is the onlypony who knows and can call me that but i got angry.

"Get bent." I said

"You would like that wouldn't you?!" he was roaring with laughter.

"Stop being a jackass for Luna's sake!"

Realizing what I said I looked around hoping that nopony was in the room to report me for using a specieist slur.

He got a little defensive.

"Chill out," he said "I was just kidding."

I felt bad for calling him that so I put my arm around his neck and said,

"I'm sorry."

He smiled and started nuzzling me.

"It's O.K.," he said "I was being kind of a jerk."

I looked at him and said.

"You are the gayest straight pony I know."

We both laughed.

Pelted

(author"s note. I realize that i don't have the best writing skills, but as the story continues i hope to improve)

I was always at work, I didn't have friends to compete with my job for my time and i needed the money.I was always at work. I hated most of my co-workers. The only co-worker I liked was Frank and we hang out at the shop. Everypony else was mean to me. They would always talk about me behind my back. I would occasionally walk up on a group of them talking about me being 21 and without a cutie mark. They would notice me and I would just back away slowly. When HE showed up, I was thankful for mandatory pants.

Him showing up always made me smile, and he was here almost every day. He didn't always buy something, but he would always get at least a glass of water just to have a reason to stay. He would stay for hours at a time, just sitting there talking to me or staring out the window. I don't know where he got the time or money. Maybe his parents were rich (strike two) or maybe he didn't have friends either.

One day he was walking in, talking to a bunch of ponies. I figured he must have a lot of friends, and by deductive reason his parents were rich.

"Dammit" I thought then I noticed something worse. He had his arm around a mare (strike three)

"Fuuuuck'' I thought so loudly that I though he could hear it.

I was getting worried, then out of no where i saw it, the thing that possibly just ended it all for me right then and there, it was his cutie mark, it was a C.D. turntable.

I thought to myself "a musician" I guessed it was all over, my chances for having companionship were shut down, no talented musician pegasus would want a talent-less earth pony as a companion.

I buried my face in my hooves and shook my head. I didn't want him to see me so disappointed so I put on a happy face -as Ii was accustomed to doing- and smiled at him as he walked up to the counter like he was happy to see me.

"Hey spirit" he said.

"Hey" I replied the sound of disappointment sending mixed messages with the expression on my face.

"Anything wrong?'' he asked with genuine concern in his voice

"Of course not." I recovered my voice "The usgh?" I asked.

"Yeep" he said with a smile "annnnnd" he pulled out a small piece of paper with his friends orders on it "a couple extras"

His friends pushed a couple tables together while he was placing their order. Just as I was about to give him his total that girl who was hanging on him earlier shouted.

"Hey Deedge!"

I finally know his name.

"What?" he said turning around.

"Get me a bagel" she said with no politeness in her voice.

Signalling that he understood. he then turned around and sighed with annoyance.

"And one bagel"

"Coming right up, you can go sit down," i said. "it might take a while."

Even though I was only one pony, I still got his order down and made everything in a reasonable if not speedy time. I put everything on the counter and he gave me the money. I handed him the change and he knew something was up.

"This isnt correct" he said

"I took the bagel off, you come in here so often its the least i can do."

He had on the cutest most appreciative look on his face my heart wanted to explode. I offered to help him carry everything to the table, but he declined.

"Thanks man, but i think i got this, bye spirit."

"Ok then, bye deedge."

He almost dropped the whole tray of coffee.

"I dont remember telling you my name" he said turning towards me and setting the tray back on the counter.

"You didn't" I said "sorry."

"How did you know it if i didn't tell you then?" he looked angry

"I heard you friend call you it" i said crossing my arms in a feeble attempt at protecting myself.

"I would prefer if you didnt call me that," he started to smile. "call me Deejay, oh and if your offer on helping me still stands? "

"Of course" I said walking around the counter

I then helped him carry the tray to the table. When we got there one of the group members jokingly stated

"Took you long enough hehe."

Deejay looked at me and said "Welp thanks for the help spirit."

"Yea no probs." I said.

As I was walking away one of the girls in the group exclaimed "Hey isn't that the pony without a cutie mark?!"

The colts nodded in agreement and they all laughed. "Hey, isn't he also a fag?" I heard on of them say. I was about to turn around when I got hit in the head with a cup of scalding hot tea.

I didn't let my pain show, i just walked away my head hanging down. I walk into the managers office soaking wet, tears streaking down my face.

"Hey Spiri... Oh my Celest/ What happened?"

"Can I go home?" I ask through stifled sobs.

"Go straight home, I'll cover your shift."

I walked out through the back door, and once I was outside I ran home.

The Trouble Begins

*Authors note: thanks for all of the support, but i would like to explain some things, this story is not a personal narrative. the intro is fairly accurate, and the event at the coffee shop is also true, the characters in the story are based off of real people in my life, (frank is a real person based off of one of my friends and Deejay is based off of a combination of (frank and my boyfriend) |||STRESSING||| only some of this is based off of my life, thanks and keep reading /)(*

I went home and went to take a cold shower to numb my burning body. Living with my parents was tough, but so was the economy. I went in my room and tried not to move, it hurt too much. I didn't eat for the next twenty four hours, I couldn't get out of bed. It hurt too much. I got sick, possibly from shock, my body temperature exceeded one hundred and four degrees, they had the doctor make a house call because I was too sick to move. The doctor had no idea what was wrong with me, beside the burns i was healthy. I was loosing...

For the better part of a week, I couldn't move or even speak. What surprised everypony was how quickly I recovered .from such a debilitating state. After a couple of more days I was able to walk and eat again. When I was able to get down stairs by myself, my parents thanked a god i didn't believe in. I dint want them to feel bad so I played along. I waited a day before going back to work. I still felt awful though. Nopony visited, at least that's what my parents say.

I went back to work that day, and my co-workers had arranged a surprise welcome-back party. I knew that none of them wanted to do it though. They didn't even like me, except for frank who came in on his day off just to see me. When he saw me looking the way i did he gave me a big squeeze and made me feel better. It felt like he was the only pony glad to have me back, he probably was.

Deejay didn't show up for a couple of days. I guessed that I was right, he didn't want to be around a blankflank. Work got boring. It seemed as though I was the only one who worked there, probably because I was the best worker the boss didnt need anyone else working the same shift as me.

It was a new day and I had just opened shop when I hear a bunch of screaming, but it didn't sound like bad screaming so I took little notice. then i saw him, he flew through the door.

"Hide me!" he said panting.

"Get behind the counter!"

He dived behind the counter and found his way into the only space that would sufficiently hide him, a cubbyhole right between my legs. I was required, when someone entered the shop, to stand on my hind legs. It was a sign of respect and attentiveness. But all I could think was"fuck this is gunna get awkward."

Then through the glass window I saw a large crowd of fanfillies and colts alike, all wearing glow sticks and trip pants.
A fanfilly busted through the door fallowed by a bunch of other ponies.

"Where is he?!" said the fangirl who looked like Dj Pon-3 except she had a black coat and painted on a white cutiemark that was supposed to be musical notes.

"Where is who?" I asked

"DEEJAY PRINCEPE!!!" she said all of the girls squeed

"I don't know who that is."

"He has turntables as his cutiemark and has a brown coat" they said

"What color are his eyes" I said pretending to want to help them

"Nopony knows, that's why we were chasing him." one of the fancolts said

"You mean like, THAT GUY?" I said pointing out the window at a pony with a brown coat.

They all screamed as they chased the poor unsuspecting pony down the street. Thirty seconds of silence later I said,

"It's safe, you can come up now"

He poked his head up between my arms that were on the counter top, his mane rubbing against my crotch as he looked around. He ducked back under then came up on the other side of my arms so that he could move around freely.

"Thanks" he said.

He looked at me realizing who it was his eyes widened and a smile spread across his face.

"Spirit!" he said patting me on the back "I missed you"

"Yea" I said, I wanted to hug him so badly that it hurt "I missed you too..."

"Thanks for the save back there"

"Yea no probs" I said blushing.

He went to sit at a table, and when he sat down he just flopped down, his face hitting the table with a thud.

"You o.k.? I asked concerned.

He wouldn't answer. Then I heard him snore.

"Hehe sleepy pony is sleepy"

I looked at him, walked over and reluctantly woke him up.

"Hey you fell asleep, are you alright?"

"Yea, I'm just tired." he said putting his head back down on the table.

He slept there until closing time. I tried to get him up by shaking him. and he woke up with a jolt.

"Huh!? Whossere?" he said half asleep.

"It's me. We're closing up shop for the night." I said giggling to myself.

"Hey um spirit..." he paused " I am sorry about what had happened, I just want you to know that it wasn't me. that being said I kinda need a place to stay for the night." he started to blush.

That statement caught me off guard. Being the trusting pony that I am I didn't doubt him. However I honestly didnt know what to say. but instead i asked

" You don't have a place?"

I regretted asking him that because of his reaction.

He withdrew. "No, my parents kicked me out." he said looking down.

"Oh umm... i guess, but you would hafta be quiet entering the house cuz i might hafta sneak you in." Then I realized "Right hehe... wings."

He looked at me. a small smile on his face.

"Thanks spirit" he said.

"Yup, no problem. We can go after I set the alarm"

I counted the money and put it in the safe. When i walked back into the main room he got up and fallowed me to the door where I set the alarm and locked the door.

" 'Aight we can go now" I say as we head outside.

Yay SLEEPOVER

A.N. i know that i just posted a chapter but it was posted late and I don't think I got enough of a chance to be noticed. Just be weary of that

We walked down my street toward my house and I saw the lights on and thought "Fuck my parents are up." I then turned to him and said

"My parents are up, I'm gunna hafta sneak you in." he nodded his head.

"I have an idea, you go in like you own the place and then just open your window and I fly through" he said

"Brilliant, drink Guinness straight from the bottle."

"What?"

"Never mind, it is an ponynet reference."

"O.K. whatever."

I walk in and put my stuff on the floor

"Hey mom, hey dad."

"Hey" they said in unison, giggling.(yup those kind of parents)

"I'm gunna go to bed early." I said.

"O.K. hun see you tomorrow." replied my mom.

" G'night bud." said my dad.

"Home free" I thought, "but then again they have no reason to distrust me." I had another idea.

I walk up the stairs to the refurbished attic in my house, it was my room, my hideout. I get into my room and turn on my light and close the trap door that leads to the rest of the house. I get out of my work clothes and just lay there on my bed naked, and glad ponies don't normally wear clothes, relaxing for the first time all day. I lay there for five minutes. Then I go and open the window. I motion for him to come up. when he got close enough to hear me i told him i had an idea.

I told him "How about I just tell them that you are hear, I wont get in trouble if they find you, and they might make us breakfast in the morning."

"Sure, why the hell not?" he said shrugging his arms.

"Wait here."

I ran down stairs and said "Hey would it be O.K. if I had a friend crash here for the night?"

"Well I don't see why not, whats her name?"**

"Err... its a guy pony" I said

"Oh... well, erm... sure." I think I knew what they were thinking, but I didnt care.

"Yay a friend's sleeping over!" I thought to myself.

I went to the door to get my friend.

"Hey Deejay!" I yelled.

He walked through the door slowly taking in his surroundings. I nudged him in the direction of my parents and introduced them.

"Mom, dad, this is my friend Deejay" I said with a smile on my face.

"Hello Mr., and Mrs. Shine" deejay said.

"Hello dear" said my mom.

"How is it going?" my dad said standing up to shake hooves.

"It is going well Mr. shine" said Deejay, shaking his hoof

"Now that we have introductions out of the way I should give you a tour of the house." I said pushing him up the stairs.

"Uh Spirit?" my dad said.

"Yea?''

"Can I talk to you?" my dad asked

"Yeah of course." I turn to deejay and said "My room is in the attic, just go up."

"What do you need" I ask

"Son, why is he here?" insinuation filling the room.

"Huh?" I was confused by the question "To crash, he needs a place to sleep for the night"

"What is the real reason?" dad asked.

"That is the real reason!" i was getting mad because I knew what he was implying.

I walked away annoyed and went into the kitchen to grab a bag of chips. I brought them up stairs and opened the trap door to my room. The lights were off.

"Deejay? You in here?"

"Yup." he said scaring the piss out of me, even though I knew he was in my room.

I put the chips on the night stand and asked where he wanted to sleep.

"What?" he asked obviously confused by the question.

"Do you want the bed or the sleeping bag?" I asked confused by the confusion.

"I get a choice?"

"Yes of course." i said, "It's a tradition that the guest gets to pick"

"I'll take the bed" he said still a slightly confused.

I went to my bed and pulled the sheets off and changed them so that he isnt sleeping on my dirty sheets. We talked for a long time, we talked about our home town our talents, and our hobbies. I mention my video games and he tells me he has never played them before. I go through my collection and pick out one that I think he will like the most.

"It's called DJ Hero" I say holding up the game box.

"DJ hero?" he asked.

"Well, DJ hero 2, but yea.It's a game where you have to use the controller like a turntable, and you play along with the music, take a look." I tossed him the case.

"I haven't heard of any of these" he said.

"That's 'cause they are all homy songs." I explained.

"Homies? You mean those ponies on the internet who make up stories about humans... and those Rule34 pictures." he shuddered.

"That *sigh* is kind of a false generalization" I said, "I'll explain them later"

"What ever." He said.

"Before I turn on this game you gotta understand that some of these songs are a bit... off. Like this is a rock song mixed with hip hop" I turned on the computer and showed him both songs separately on viewtube.

"So this Kenya..."

"Kanye." i corrected

"Kanye West guy is mashed together with a band called Metalica?

I nodded

"How does that even work"

"I'll show you." I say pushing in the game.

I do a play through on the most difficult setting, occasionally looking back to see his reaction. He was impressed by the sound that the two songs made together listening instead of watching.

The bass was felt throughout the room. Scratches timed perfectly, the pegasus was awestruck, the song made him smile. I finished and changed the setting to medium and changed the songs.

"What song is this?" he asked.

"A good one." i said

he finished with the song "That was hard, Also what are shells?"

"From what I understand humans don't have magic but have these things called guns and shell are slang for bullets." i stated

"Whats a bullet?" he said.

"They come out of the guns and kill ponies"

"That's sad."

"That's life" I said "plus its just all made up so don't worry 'bout it."

"You try this song, it's hard as buck"

"Fine." i said taking the controller.

After perfecting the song on expert I put the controller down, and sat there triumphantly. He got up and took out the game and said

"Maybe we should play something else." he sat down on the ground.

"Ragequit much?" i asked smirking.

He looked through my games. "Why do you have so many homy games?" he asked.

"I think they are better at relieving stress if you know how to use them right. Hey want something to drink?" I asked, changing the subject.

"Yea sure." he popped in a different disk

I went down the stairs stealthily making sure not to wake up my parents. I make it to the kitchen without making a sound.

"Piece of cake" I said to myself.

I walked back up the stairs bottles of hard cider in my hooves.( I am very proficient at walking on two legs.) I make it up stairs to my room and I hear Deejay shouting profanities.

"Die fucking buckmuffins fucking hitmarkers! Ahhh I shot you in the face with a sniper!!!!!!!! FUCKING DIE!!!"

"What the blueberry fuck is going on here?" I say putting the cider down.

"Other ponies are cheating." he huffed.

"Settle down m'kay?" I said tossing him a cider ."Do you wanna listen to some tunes?"

"Homy songs?

"Eeyup"

"Why the buck not?" he shrugged.

"Trust me they are really good, awesome even" I said

"Like RD?" he asked with a smile.

"Who?" I asked

"rainbowdash"

I gestured for him to continue.

He sighed "She is a pegasus with a rainbow mane, she ... never mind"

"Alllllrighteeyyy then"

i go to my mp3 player and put on the alive tour.

"Who is this?" he asked.

"Daft punk"

"What song is it?" he asked getting up and walking towards the mp3 player.

"It's a mix between Touch It and Technologic" I said.

(footnote** My parents don't know that I am gay, but I think they are beginning to wise up.)

Where He Was/Flashback (part 1)

Around 1 a.m. we decided that it was time to hit the hay, I offered to get him a bottle of water He declined so I went to get one for myself. I came back with a bottle of water and put it on the ground next to where my head would be.

"So..." I said.

"Yea?"

"Why do you need to crash here?" I asked, "You are obviously somepony famous."

"Well I don't have a house. I would usually just stay with people, or maybe go to a motel."

"Why don't you have a house?" I ask "You probably have enough money for a huge one. Right?"

He flipped over in my bed to face me "I could, but I wanted to get it when I met that special somepony."

"Like that girl from a week ago?"

"No, not really." he sighed "Hey can I trust you with something? You have to promise not to tell anypony."

"I promise."

"Pinkie promise?" he said chuckling.

"What is that?" I asked

He sat up in the bed "You really need to get out more. You should see where I am from."

"Sure, why not?"

"Anyway, back to what I was saying earlier." he cleared his throat "Well, let's just say my barn door doesn't swing that way?"

"Are you coming out to me?" I asked

"Yea..." he scratched his head.

"No biggy, me too."

He didnt say anything

"You didn't know?" I asked sitting up in my sleeping bag "I figured that your (airquotes)friends(airquotes) would have told you about me"

"Well actually after I found out what happened I kind of flipped a shit"

"What do you mean found out? You were there!"

"Well, I was distracted."

"By what?" I asked.

"Well just hold your horses, and I will tell you."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~FLASH BACK~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

He was helping me with my tray full of coffee, and he set it down on the table.

"Bye Spirit" I say as he walks away.

One of my friends fillyfriends said something and spirit stopped. I barely noticed that he stopped let alone knew what she said. I was distracted by Spirit leaving. (if you know what I mean)

I sighed to myself "If only."

I turn back to the table as something whizzes by my head and I see my friends laughing their flanks off.

"Enjoy the drink blanky!" one of the ponies at the table yelled

"What's so funny?" I ask

My friend still chortling said "The coffee guy... he.. haha. He is a blankfag"

I lost it.

"The FUCK is wrong with you? One, I told you I hate that word. Two, you don't just make fun of people like that! Three, you don't even know who he is! Four, he... You know what? Fuck you guys. I cannot believe that I have such morons for friends." I start to walk away. "Enjoy the coffee, assholes."

I walked out of there, searching for Spirit to try to apologize to him. He was nowhere to be found. I walked into the city feeling abandoned. seeing a music shop cafe combination I stopped in. I walk in and walk towards the lounge area.

"The last place I wanna be in is a coffee shop..."

While sitting down having some ice water a familiar white unicorn pats me on the back.

"Hey DP!" she said.

"Hey Vinny"

"Wassup buttercup?" she asked

"Oh, you know, just screaming at my best friends then storming off. So nothing new, how'bout you?"

"Just, you know, being popular and all. You should get away from that mask while you are performing. I think you would like the attention. You defiantly deserve it."

"Thanks."

"You seem more then just "fought with my friends" upset. Is there something you wanna talk about?"

"I think they know now."

"That you're gay?"

" 'Sno big deal, everyone knows I'm a fillyfooler."

"Yea, you made it a big fuckin' event too."

"Wassat supposed to mean?"

"That you LIKE attention, I don't. I just wasn't going to keep my talent from everyone so now i DJ with a mask on. If they figured it out, they would spread it like frosting. I don't think i could deal with it, what if they didn't like me anymore?"

"When you put it that way, I could see why you would be upset."

"Then," I continued "there is this colt, nicest cutest thing you've ever seen, great body, beautiful eyes... those a-holes just... just...*exasperated sigh* I need new friends, and a place to stay."

"Well i would have to talk to Octy first, but I don't think she'll have a problem with it. Unfortunately though, you would only be allowed to spend the night. See tomorrow is our anniversary, and you know..." she said raising her eyebrows.

"Ahh."

"Yeep."

She stood there awkwardly, and silently as i stared at her.

"Go ask her!" I implored.

"Oh! Right!" she ran off.

A few minutes and a couple of glasses of water later she returned.

"Octy said it was 'kay."

"Great, before I just become a house guest is there anything you nee help with?"

"No... Ye... I mean yes, yes you can."

More awkward silence.

"What do you need help with?"

"Oh right, I need about one hundred roses, and you cannot, I repeat CANNOT let Octy see them. Throw them though the window in the guestroom if you have to, but for the love of Celestia DON'T LET HER SEE THEM! "

"Okay, i got it. You can calm down now. Luna T Alicorn.*

We walked to the florist and like she wanted, we purchased one hundred roses. I had to carry them.

"What are you doing in this area anyway? Isn't your house in Ponyville?

"Yea, but we needed to get away for a bit." she said with a smile.

"Thanks for taking me in for the night." I said hugging her.

"Yea don't mention it"

We get back to their other house, fortunately Octavia wasn't home yet so I was able to bring the flowers in normally. Just as I finished putting the flowers in a bucket to keep them alive Octavia walked in the door.

"Hey Vinyl, how was that music store?" she asked.

"Great, I got a slave. Lol J.K."

"Speaking of which where is Donald?''

"My name is Deejay, it is not short for anything."

"I am sorry darling, I keep forgetting."

"I know, but it's sad that I have to tell you a third time."

"Hahaha," I could tell the was getting angry now." a Hayngover reference. So funny I forgot to laugh"(sarcasm)

"But you said 'hahaha' at the beginning" I pointed out.

"BUCK YOU!"

"Hey watch your BUCKING LANGUAGE!!!" Vinyl yelled with a straight face.

"Oh real matu-" she was interrupted with Vynle's hug.

"Shh shh shh... It's O.K. It was just a joke, no need to get upset. I'm sorry."

Her voice was like soothing music to a furious beast, Octavia calmed down. The two ponies started to sway and Octavia could be heard making a "mmmm" sound

"Aww." i thought to myself. "I wish that I had someone like that"

"Are you felling better?" Vinyl asked the now smiling pony.

"Mhmm" she said nodding.

"Great!" Vinyl patted Octavia on the back to signal that the hug was over.

Although disappointed she understood why she couldn't hug the pure white pony forever, she looks at me.

"Thanks by the way for letting me stay." I piped in.

"No problem Zecora."

"Haha, funny" I sarcastically replied.

"Hey we were just gunna go to a club tonight, wanna come with?'

"The Amazing DJ PON-3 being a guest at a club instead of the main act??? I am honestly and truly shocked."

"You coming or not?

"Yea sure, why not?

We all walked out of their house to the bustling city, even though it was night time there were still plenty of ponies having a good time. We get to a club and Vinyl talks to the bouncer and he lets us in through the back door. We walk through the kitchen and we start to hear the music, it sounds like someone is playing a piano... We walk through the kitchen doors and walk around the bar.

"Shawty in da club!" I hear some random pony say.

I leave the two ponies after agreeing to meet up with them in a couple of hours. I went and walked to the right side of the club (stage left) and leaned up against the wall for optimal auditory sensations.

The mood changed, there was a BPM change from 120 to 140.

"REVERSE BASS IS WHAT WE LIKE!!!" the sound wave knocked me off balance. Ponies jumped to the beat. I just stayed there standing, watching, by myself.

"Sigh".

"Hey there! Having fun?" a Purple colt with black mane and tail with green highlights.

"Yea..." I just stood there.

"What is your name?" he asked.

"Deejay!" I shouted over the music.

"Ironic. My name is Frankie Jeeves, but most ponies call me FJ.**"

The MC started to talk, "Mares and gentlecolts, can i hear you say Yo!"

"Yo!"

"We've got a special guest here tonight, give it up for the ONE, the ONLY, UNICORN KID!!!!!!"

"You wanna go some where quiet to talk?" FJ asked.

"I don't want to sound rude, but no, not really.

"Oh it's OK, I just thought you might have wanted somepony to talk to." He said walking away with a smile on his face.

The night was pretty boring, and after about an hour or so I found Octavia and Vinyl.

"I am going to go back to the house, OK?" I tell them.

"Yea OK" Vinyl said

"Rest well." added Octavia

I gave them both hugs before I left the club. It was dark, and I wanted to get home, but I didn't feel like flying. I wanted more to look at the last of the night life. I saw a bar and went in. It was a small place, not too many people and the bartender looked nice. I sat at a table and the bartender called to me.

"Hey kid! Could you not sit at the tables, we just cleaned them and the place is about to close. You can sit at the bar if you want."

I spent the last of the night in that bar, and when it was time for it to close I left a nice tip for the bartender.

"Back on the street, nothing is open but the clubs, I should just go home." I thought to myself.

I walked home. It seemed to be a longer walk home then it was to the club, maybe i was just tired.

I made it to the house. I went up the stairs and went into what was the smaller of the two bedrooms.

"I guess this is the guest room." I say.

I flew over my bed and just flopped down. I closed my eyes and i was out like a light.

*Jesus H. Christ
** REPRESENT

Bad Dream [Flashback(part 2)]

AN: IF ANYONE FINDS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHARACTERS' PERSONALITY(ie octavia or vinyl) PLEASE TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS also what does everypony think of the perspective swap? also this chapter i had alot of writer;s block

That night I had an awful dream, I was standing on a ledge of a cliff. I was about to walk away when I hear a voice calling for help. I look over the edge and see a mint green pony there, hanging on for dear life.

"I'll get you out from there don't worry." I yell to him.

"Help me..." his voice was almost inaudible.

He was holding on to a rusty iron pipe sticking out of the face of the cliff.

"JUST GIVE ME A SECOND!" I can feel myself crying now.

"Are you going to save me?"

"YES!" I can see tears fall down the cliff hitting the ground below.

"Save me." he was looking at me with a clam face.

"I WILL!" I screamed.

"You wont, because you didn't" he said. He let go and fell, looking into my soul.

I didn't see him hit the ground because I woke up.

"NOOO!!!" I was covered in sweat, covers ripped of the bed and my face was stained with tears.

I sat up in bed and started to consciously cry.

(muffled through walls) "Was that Deejay?"

"I think so, we should check on him, he might be hurt. I hear crying" Octavia said

"What if there is a burglar?" Vinyl asked?

"Then we are just going to have to deal with him won't we?"

"YEAH!"

The busted through the door. Octavia had a bow and arrow weapon made from her cello bow and a kitchen knife, and Vinyl had levitated a bat and was ready to swing. After looking for an intruder, they focused on me. Rushing over they asked what was wrong?

"Nothing, *sniff* I'm fine."

"Are you sure dear?" Octavia asked.

"Ye-yea, just a bad dream..." I said between sobs.

"C'mon bud, let's go get you some hot cocoa, you are in no condition to sleep right now." Vinyl offered me her hoof to help me out of bed.

"I guess that I could go for some hot chocolate." I say wiping the tears away.

We walk to the kitchen together, and I go to sit at the kitchen table, but Octavia interrupts me.

"Darling, this is a special occasion. We can have our cocoa in the living room."

"Are you ponies sure? I don't want to spill the chocolate on anything."

"Hey colt, don't sweat it. Things are replaceable, you aren't." Vinyl commented.

"That's kind of corny." I said, returning to my normal gai demeanor.

"Yea, well, it's true. Obviously something is bothering you, and we just want to know how we can help." she points to herself and Octavia.

"Really, and truly we care about you deary, if there is anything, anything at all that you wish to share with us please feel free to do so."

"Well... I guess... I... I can't really get into details, let's just say I let somepony down..." I felt so shameful that I couldn't look them in their eyes.

'It's O.K. brony." Vinyl said hugging me.

Then Octavia put her arms around me as well, I was stuck in a hug sandwich.

"Fine" I said.

We went over to the couch cocoa in hooves and I told them about what had happened they coaxed it out of me like ants to honey.[theme for the below passage]

"Oh hun," Octavia started, " it was chivalrous and all to stand up for that colt, but you barely know the pony. While I do agree that it was wrong of them to do that, but they were still your friends and you shouldn't have blown up on them like that."

"Well you won't have to worry about me hurting them anymore, because I don't want to be friends with those kind of ponies. Especially since *gesture at myself* you know, what they said."

"You don't have to worry about those ponies anymore," said Vinyl "and I am sure that you are better off without out them. Nopony deserves to be treated like that"

We just sat there, we didn't talk and eventually Octavia fell asleep while leaning on Vinyl and after putting a blanket over both of them I just went to my room for the night. I looked at the clock and it read 3:43 in the morning.

"Vin and Octy hadn't been home for ten minutes before busting down their own door at three in the morning to 'save me'" I mused. " I've got good friends" Sleep came easily.

I woke up in the morning feeling like my head was going to explode. I tried to get up, but it was too fast and I nearly blacked out.

"Ugh, what happened last night?"? I asked nopony in particular.

I stumbled out of the guest room using the walls as a brace. I make it to the living room, I see Vinyl and Octavia sitting watching viewtube videos.

"So... Loud... " I whisper. "Please turn it off!"

"OH HEY SLEEPYHEAD!!! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE UP YET!!!" Vinyl said, "WHY IS YOUR FACE LIKE THAT?"

I was cringing, It felt like she was using the royal Canterlot voice with a megaphone.

"Dear, " Octavia said "I think he is hungover."

"You guys spiked the hot chocolate?"

"YEA WE FIGURED YOU COULD USE A LITTLE PICKMEUP!!!!!!" Vinyl said.

I covered my ears.

"Shhh! Can't you see his ears are sensitive?" Octavia said to Vinyl.

"Sorry bro."

"I don't ever drink, It affects me too much. Obviously."

"We didn't know, we're sorry."

"I am just going to go. I don't want to take up anymore of you guy's special day."

"But..."

"I'm fine. I just need to go."

I left the house. The sun was blinding, so I put on some sunglasses. I walked to the park and sat under a tree to escape the sun. I laid in the grass, I thought that I would try to sleep off the hangover.

I awoke to the glare of the sun. I went to rub my eyes and my hooves hit the lenses of the sunglasses.

"How long have I been out?" I said. Nopony answered.

"Right... *sigh* At least I don't have a hangover anymore."

I sit up and take in my surroundings. There were young fillies and colts swinging in swings and riding the merry-go-round.

"What am I going to do now?"

I walk into town and ramble down the streets, still groggy from my afternoon sleep. Knowing that i can't go back there I had to find a new place to sleep. On the main strip i saw a sigh that read

"Barley's Bed Breakfast & Bar"

I walked in and the place had a simple ambiance. The bar goers were happy ,sharing stories and drinks.

"Hey kid! Welcome back." I hear someone say.

"What?"

B, B, B,& B [Flashback(part 3)]

AN: sorry about the clumsiness of the last chapter please leave a comment critiquing or criticizing<3 spirit shin
also, i needed to get back in the swing of this writing thing.(12-4-12) ALSO sorry for the delay bunch of stuff is going down in my life right now. and because of you patience this will be the longest chapter so far.

"Don'tcha remember last night kid? I asked you not to sit at my clean tables." The bartender said leaning on the bar cleaning a tumbler glass with a rag.

I looked around and memories form last night came flooding back.

"Yeah, I remember."

"What'cha doing back here?"

"I needed a place to sleep, and saw the sign. I didn't even realize that I was here already until you brought it up."

"You need a place to sleep? Well then you've come to the right place!"

"How much for a night? I ask.

"Well normally, it's 200 bits a night with free breakfast in the morning and two drinks at night, but with that cutiemark I know who you are."

"What-what do you mean?

"Well I'm kinda into that sorta music 'cuz of my daughter... Well actually i think it's terrible, no offence, but she likes it and she has shown me pictures of you, but i didnt know it was you 'till I saw yer cutiemark"

"Uhhh..."

"Don't worry 'bout it, jus' follow me, I'll explain when we get upstairs." Barley looked at a big red earthpony making out with Hey Big, stop mackin' on your coltfriend* fer a second an' watch the bar.

"Shuddup Bar." He said in a very joking way. "Fancy an' me had to take a bunch o' shit for this tah work an' that singin' pop lady had tah make a song about us, it was really embarrassing ."

"Oh honestly Big Mac, he was obviously joking," Big Mac's partner tried to tell him. "you need to, as you say, chill out."

"I aint ever said that!" Big Mac looked at him.

"What ever. Obv-" He was interrupted

"I don't mean to get in the middle o' this, but you're the only one I'd trust tah watch the bar, and I kinda need tah show this kid tah his room." He pointed at me.

I stood there awkwardly.

"Yea, right." He said begrudgingly.

"Aight follow me and ah'll show you to yer room."

He takes me to the back of the of the building then leads me upstairs. He hands me a key and says.

"Don't loose this, you only git one."

I took the key and put it in my saddlebag. He opened the door and invited me in. We walked through the house and we enter the kitchen and sitting there was another earthpony with a maroon coat, a blond mane, and a golden goblet as a cutiemark.

"This is my lovely wife Sangrial." Barley said to me.

"Its is nice to meet you, my name is Deejay Prince." I say extending my hoof.

"Charmed." she said grabbing my hoof and shaking it gently.

"Alright, let's go to yer room"

I fallow the amber colored pony down a hallway to a small room with two other doors a bed and a dresser.

"So ummm..." I stutter " Are there any specific rules I should know about?"

"Yeah, don't piss in the hallway. You have a bathroom for that." He seemed annoyed.

"Okay, thanks." I said to him as he walked away.

I backed away awkwardly into my room and shut the door behind me. I took a better look at my surroundings. I walked to the first door and I opened it, it was a small closet with shelves going up one side of it. I took my saddle bag and threw it in there, and it hit the back of the shelf with a clang.

*BANG BANG BANG* "Keep it down in there!"

I leave my room and walk to the door of my neighbor. I knock on the door. A cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane opened the door, and looked me over quickly sizing me up.

"Umm... Hello?" She said with an expression of sadness on her face

"Hi, I Just came over to apologize for making such a huge noise earlier."

"Yea, okay." She closed the door in my face

I sighed and shrugged it off. On my way back to my room I hear another voice.

"Hey Sugar cube, come back."

I turn around and see an orange pony with a hat covering up her hair. I walk over to her. She is standing outside of the room with the door closed.

"I'm sorry 'bout her, she's been under a lot of pressure lately, and..."

"Don't worry about it." I say cutting her off mid-sentence. "I know exactly how that feels, and I am glad she has a friend like you to comfort her"

"Now why can't I talk to him like that... Oh...

"Now I don't mean to be rude, but I reckon you DON'T know how it feels." She was annoyed.

"How do you figure? You don't know me, nor my situation."

"May I present a rebuttal? GO FU-"

"Ohmigawsh AJ Shut up!" The cyan pegasus interrupted.

I knew that something bad was going to follow so I left. I locked the bedroom door as I pass.

"Look what you did AJ. He was just trying to be nice and you scared him off..."

I closed the door behind me effectively ending the conversation for me.

"I need some time for myself and if i stay in my room they are just gunna badger me."

I make my way towards the exit when I hear the rainbow haired pegasus.

"I'M GOING TO FIND THAT GUY AND I WILL MAKE YOU APOLOGIZE TO HIM!"

She slammed the door so hard that it shook the foundation. I sprinted at the exit but Mac and Fancy were blocking it with their bodies.

"Fuck..." I said to myself.

I pushed the coltcuddling couple out of the way, unfurled my wings and took to the sky. I flew faster then i have ever done before. the feathers on my wings started to make weird high pitched noises that seemed to get deeper the faster I went. Soon my ears started to hurt and over the sound of the wind the noise broke through. The sound my feathers were make, was pure bass. When the bass was perfect time slowed down and everything had so much detail. I could see the sound waves pulsating off of my body distorting the air, blasting away clouds, shattering windows, blowing the leaves right off of the branches. I look at the wave of sound I made behind me and see a small spark erupt into a giant circle of color.

About one thousand feet behind me I see that rainbow pegasus.

"No! It can't be! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" I screamed.

I went faster, and the pitch got deeper. Fortunately I was away from any ponies by now, because I saw trees splinter as I pass, the ground was being carved by the bass. I look back.

"Less then five hundred feet!"

I try to go faster and succeed. the sound I create breaks the sound barrier and goes ahead of me. Looking forward now i see a mountain looming in the distance.

"I can't turn..." I see my life flash before my eyes. I brace myself for impact but it doesn't come. I charged through the mountain using the power of the bass. Then something grabbed me.

I wake up on a cloud.

"UGGHH!" I grunt out of massive pain.

"IT HURTS EVERYWHERE!" I yell.

I hear a muffled voice. "Shhh shhh shhh, calm down, shhh, it's ok, be still."

Things went dark.

I wake up again, though this time to the faint sound of rushing water. I try to sit up, but i do it to quickly and my ears begin to ring and I fall back down.

"Kid? Are you okay?" The muffled voice said.

"WHAT?!"

She blows cold air into my ears. the ringing goes away instantly.

"Are you okay?" She repeated.

"Yeah, I think so." I sat there for a second. "Who are you?"

"Oh yea. Sorry about not introducing myself earlier, I am Rainbow Dash the greatest flier in all of Equestria.

"Who?"

"Ever hear of a sonic rainboom?"

"That's just a myth."

"Nuh-uh, I did it... Twice."

"Yeah, okay..." I taunt jokingly.

"Hey umm..."

"My name is Deejay."

"Deejay, heh makes sense."

"What does?" I ask.

"Your cutiemark, duh"

"Oh, right."

"Hey, I am sorry for the way Apple Jack treated you, she usually isn't like that. I honestly don't know what got into her."

"It all happened kinda fast."

"What did you guys talk about?" Rainbow Dash asked

"She was telling me that you were stressed and I said 'I know how that feels', and she was like 'Fuck you, you don't' and you tell her to shut up. Which was awesome by the way. Then you guys started arguing and I'm like 'Abandon thread'." she laughed at this point. "Then I walk away while you guys were arguing. When I got down stairs I hear you yell 'YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE HIM!'". She was crying she was laughing so hard. " And I was all 'Fuck dis I'm out' and knocked over these two coltcuddlers. I broke the sound barrier, then i broke the wub barrier, then the wub barrier broke the sound barrier, then I blew a hole in a mountain, you caught me, I passed out, *inhale* And that was how...(pause for dramatic effect) we got were we are now.

"Hmmph pfttt BWAHAHAHAHA!!!"

"That was a funny story Deejay, you's (you is) a funny guy, but I am going to have to agree with apple jack," she took on a more serious tone. " I really don't think you know how I feel."

"Try me."

*sigh* "Well, I kind of hurt somepony, well not me personally, but because of my inattentiveness somepony got hurt."

"Physically or emotionally?" I ask

"Both." her head drooped.

"There, there, it's okay." I put hoof on her shoulder.

"I know it's hard to believe, but I do know how you feel."

"What happened?"

"To be honest I was so distracted by his flank that I didn't hear them call him a blank fag."

"That doesn't seem so bad."

"Then they threw boiling hot water at him."

"Oh my Celestia! Is he ok?"

"That's the worst part, I don't know."

"WHAT!? That's awful, he is your friend isn't he?"

"Yeah, and I find him attractive, but this all happened yesterday mind you."

"Wait, are you gay?"

"You mean you didn't pick up on that eight sentences ago?"

"Wha- *realization* Oh, hehe you did kind of drop a big hint didn'tcha"

"I'm perfectly okay with that," she continued. " I am too."

"I couldn't have guessed." I lied.

"Really?"

"Yeah. Just one question though. Who with if anyone? Apple Jack?"

"Yeah..."

"Do you think that maybe is why she is being a little over protective of you?"

"You're probably right."

"So... Do I have to let her apologize to me?"

She gave me a death stare.

"Yes."

*referencing that whole section with a fan fic by Midnight Legend Press called "Charmingly Rustic"

My Little Apologies (flashback part 4) & side story

"You felling better?" asked the rainbow maned pegasus.

"Yeah" I said getting back on my hooves.

I had overexerted myself from my most recent flight and had decided on walking back to the bed and breakfast. We started to walk in the direction that we came from, but we were told by the local ponies of Stalliongrad that it would be quicker to go the direction we were flying before.

"Bullshit! I said to Deejay.

"Huh?!"

"I don't believe you."

Deejay's face got very red from embarrassment

"Okay, *sigh* you caught me, I was just trying to liven the story up. It's getting kind of boring"

"You're kidding me, right? I didn't know you can alter your cutiemark!

I looked at his flank. "Sexy as ever." I thought. "That's pretty fucking awesome." I said aloud to give me a reason to stare.

"Hey, buddy, my eyes... HEY!"

"Huh? Wha?"

"My eyes are up here"

It was my turn to turn red this time.

"I was just looking at your new cutiemark."

He just stared at me ಠ_ಠ

"Annywayy..."

He started again.

"It was a dark and stormy night..."

"FINE!"

We were about one hour away from the bed and breakfast and Rainbow dash was getting impatient.

"Come on already, you are so slooow..."

"You don't have to wait with me." I pointed out.

"how will I know that you will come back?"

"Well," I pointed out "We are neighbors and I have all of my stuff in the room next to yours, so you can just assume that i wont leave all of my expensive music equipment at the motel, and you can catch me on my way back. Sound good?"

"Yeah I guess." She said shrugging. "But I'd feel bad leaving you here after you did that to yourself."

"Welp," I said " Then you'll just have to chill out and calm down and take things slowly"

"But its so boooriiiing."

"Hey you know what would help you with your problem?"

"What?"

"A deck of cards"

"Why?"

"To help you deal with it."

"Haha, funny." she said sarcastically.

Deejay walked in silence while Rainbow dash flew a few feet above him.

[Happening at the same time as the above story].

"Oh come ohn sis'!" Big Macintosh said to Apple Jack. "Can't I get away from Ponyville during my vacation?"

"Quiet down Mac," Apple Jack said. " ah di'n't do it ohn purpose, ah'm on vacation too. Do you think ah wanna be reminded of work to?"

"Mac I don't want to have to this arguing. Can we go please?" Fancy Pants asked tugging on his arm.

"yea, ok hun."

The two colts walk out of the door. Big Mac glares at AJ as they walk out of the door.

Apple Jack rolled her eyes and walked back up to her room.

Big Mac and Fancy Pants walked down the street past a couple of stores, and stop at a street vendor selling falafel. Big Mac points at the vendor.

"Want one?"

"No tha-"

A random pony screams "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" *explosion* A wall of dust and debris heads towards them, and Big Mac instinctively tackles Fancy to the ground to protect him. The debris wall reaches them and completely envelops Big Mac, and Fancy Pants, and the rest of the small town of Bittsburge. Mac starts to cough as dirt gets in his lungs and his eyes.

As debris stops falling Mac tries to get up coughing and sputtering fancy gets out from under him, Big mac's strength gives out and he falls back to the ground. Fancy rushes to his side and flips mac to his back.

"AHHH ffffffffuck!!!" screams Big Mac.

"Oh my I'm sorry I'll put you back."

Fancy flips Mac back onto his stomach. Apon further examination, Fancy notices glass in Mac's back and sides. The glass was pushed in further when he was flipped over.

"I'm so so so so sorry!' Fancy started to cry. He knelt over Big Mac, as Mac started to fade out of consciousness.

"Do- don't worr- worry about it." Mac said.

"Hun, the ponymedics are on the way!"

"Ah-ah ah'm fine..."

"No you're not."

"Eyup I ahm"

"You can't even get up by yourself."

The ponymedics come in full force. Cartloads of ponymedics fallowed by fireponies rushing to the aid of all of the injured ponies.

"MEDIC!" Yelled Fancy. "We help over here! Please hurry!"

As the ponymedics rushed over to the aid of Big Mac becoming aware of the pool of blood surrounding him they held Fancy back. They wouldn't let him get into the medicart with Mac. As they left Fancy broke free and started to chase down the medicart.

"I'm coming for you!"

intro

The whine of the siren can be faintly heard from inside the ambulance as a mint green pony lay there unconscious. A ponymedic secures a neck brace and a sling for the poor pony's arm while the other tries to clean the blood from his face. When they arrive at the hospital they find that the blood was caused by a brain hemorrhage. They rush him to the operating table and call in a trauma doctor that specializes in head injuries. He decides that they need to drill a hole to relieve the pressure caused by the bleed. His parents watch with other family members through the glass. The surgeon used the grace and nimbleness of magic to slowly and cautiously grill a hole through the skull of the still bleeding pony, a blood transfusion IV stuck in his forearm along with anesthetics and a saline solution. The drill got through the skull and a red mist of blood sprayed out of the hole. They cauterized the hemorrhage and put the pony in the I.C.U.

The doctor walks in "Mister and Misses..." glances at the medical chart. "Shine?"
The Dark green colt and the grey mare stand up "Yes?" they said in unison.

"I need to talk to you two alone" he said with a solemn look on his face.
The colt turned to look at his family and they nodded and left the room. The doctor closed the door after the last pony was waiting in the hall.

"I am sorry for not introducing myself earlier, I am Doctor Nikolai Patrotskivic but you can call me Doctor P. most evrypony does. Now Mr. Shi..."
The colt interrupted. "Call me Gary, and this is my wife Ramona"
Ramona shook the kind doctor's hand "Pleasure to meet you"

"Like wise." replied Doctor P. "Now, the reason why I needed to talk to the two of you," he continued " is that your son is in a coma."
Gary stood there in silence

"Wha... what?" stammered Ramona.

"We dont know how long he will be in that state or if he will ever come out of it. He has small amounts of brain activity at inconsistent intervals."

ramona starts to cry into gary's mane

"Which means," he continued" that your son is not brain dead"