VK and Vespi: Preventing the Cure

“Vespi, you better give me a good damn reason why I had to quit my training.” Dan said.

“And a good reason why you made me stop spending time with Luna.” Nico quoted.

“Not to mention postpone my tonight’s performance.” Mike stated.

“And my business.”  Conor mentioned.

“You’re lucky Silver Shield filled in for me today, otherwise Canterlot could have been left unguarded!”

Tyler brought up.

“I actually didn’t have anything to do today.” Ayan spoke.

“Relax guys, we’re going to a party.”

I said.

“Are you kidding me man? I was having the most customers at our bakery that I have had in a while!”

“Me and Vinyl were going to make one of the club’s sickest night ever, well, now I know where she’s gone.”

“You had to postpone and cut off our work for some stupid party, I could have been helping my wife tonight, maintaining the city!”

“C’mon Nico, Princess Luna can take care of herself, after all, she was the one banished to the moon for one-thousand years.”

“I just don’t want to leave her.”

“C’mon, what’s the worst that could happen? Besides, we never hang out anymore after the last two months; this may be something we could do together!” I said.

“A Pinkie Pie party, sure.  C’mon Vespi, she throws one like, every day!” Dan said

“Well, I just got a letter from Rarity that a new pony has arrived in town.”

“So?” Dan said.

“Well, this is actually the first time in a while that some pony has arrived, after us of course.”

“Fine, whatever.  I might stay for just an hour or less and meet the new guy, just to say hi, I don’t know. But Vespi, I better be back soon!”

“Good, it’s settled, let’s go guys!”

Six hours had passed since while I worked with Applejack and Big Macintosh on the “Sweet Apple Acres” plantation.  During those hours I helped knock off every tree of its apples and had breaks in between, at least, Big Mac and Applejack did. I myself was not tired until the very end, because it was a while since I had anything to do with any action. It was in the late evening now as the sun began to set; I thought I would now be on my way to the Rarity-House again. After all, a lot has happened today.

“Bye VK, thanks fer yer help!”

“Eyup!”

“You’re welcome, and thank you for the food earlier, I could not have done it without it!”

With that, I headed off back to Pony Ville. I followed a road on the way there, but even with this, the walk alone had about twenty minutes to just get back to town. When I crossed the bridge into the civilization, I tried to remember where the residence was again. If I remember correctly, it was about half a block from the mayor’s building; I began to make my way there. When I arrived, I saw a two-story house on the left, this was it.

I began to make my way there. Even though the sun was still out, no person (sigh), pony was outside.  I perceived this to be a suspicious situation since usually where I was from, no person would be outside when the sun was down.

After all of that work being finished, I began to think to myself about how I got here. What I do know is, I was transported here through the dimensional machine, I know that much. But was it the machine that turned me into a pony as well? No…it couldn’t have, other wise the commander would have mentioned that…right? What sense did that make? Nevertheless, I went inside my temporary resting area.

And abruptly…

“Surprise!”  I was surrounded by numbers of mares and stallions who shouted this.

Out of the entire crowd, the first one to talk to me was none other than Pinkie Pie.

“Do you like it? Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh?”

That’s right, the “party”, I remember now. Pinkie Pie said that she was going to throw a party for my arrival. I just couldn’t believe that she was actually serious. It seemed to me that more than half of the town’s population had arrived. Maybe it wasn’t every day that a newcomer came to Pony Ville.

There was confetti on the floor, as well as balloons that floated up to the ceiling. Streamers were placed onto the wall, along with a long banner that said “Welcome to Pony Ville VK” in an order to state what the occasion was. There was also two large-stereo systems in the corner with a unicorn Disk Jockey working at them. Of course, you also had your stereotypical party punch-bowl and unhealthy food of all sorts placed on one table.

“Well, what is every pony waiting for? Let’s get this party started!” Pinkie yelled, she fired a cannon that shot confetti, is that where all of this littering came from?

Every pony began to dance, talk, and serve themselves. While the DJ Unicorn began playing a song on the stereo. Seriously, this is not something you see every day.

“I, am speechless.”

“Really? I remember when I was speechless. Like one time when my good friend Twilight first came to Pony Ville, she was like “Good Evening”, and I was like *gasp*. Because I knew that she was new, and –“

I sneezed.

“VK, are you alright?”

“Yes, sorry about that, there was a bit of a draft in here, that’s all”

“Well that’s okay don’t mind that! Go have fun, enjoy! It’s your party!”

I seriously did not want to do anything like this at the moment. Why was this individual this happy? How could I enjoy myself knowing that I was somehow transported here through an attempted murder? But look at every pony, they were all happy. All Pinkie Pie wanted was for me to be happy too. How could I, when I still had questions on my mind?

Pinkie Pie began to look at me, oh no. Should I be the only face of a negative state in something this irrelevant? Once again, I had to fake my act. I faked a smile.

“Thank you very much for the party Pinkie Pie! You are the most generous pony in all of Equestria!”

“Oh no no no, Rarity is the element of generosity. I only did this because I want to make every pony happy! In fact did I ever tell you the time-“

Oh brother.

“Damn it Vespi, if we don’t make it soon, were going to be late. Just where did you say this party was at again?”

“Well, Rarity said that Pinkie would hold the party at our house.”

“Pinkie said that?! That’s why we had to close early?! Damn this new guy, we seriously were having a lot of customers.

“Relax Conor, you’ll have another one of those days.”

“Fuck you Mike, no pony has been coming to the bakery in days!”

“Sucks for you.”

“Vespi, are we there yet?”

“And then I said, Oatmeal, are you crazy!?”

Pinkie Pie finally paused herself.

“I see, you sure have a lot of interesting stories Pinkie Pie. You should share them with the other ponies. In the mean time, I think I will serve myself some punch.”

“Okey-Dokey-Loki!”

She bounced off once again. Even though I had said that comment to end her infinite conversation, I was actually thirsty. I went to see if I could serve myself at the punch bowl. Then a mare with a purple coat, darker purple mane and tail arrived in front of it. Her cutie mark (I think that’s what they call them here) were a bunch of purple grapes and a strawberry. She was about to drink directly out of the punch bowl.

“Hold it, what are you doing?”

“Getting myself a drink.”

“Well, there are glasses around the table.”

“Fine, sorry.”

“Good, you don’t want to have any germs spread anywhere. Leave some for every pony.”

You really think I wasn’t going to let her get away with that, did you? After that incident, I lost my taste for fruit punch. Instead, I just wanted to drink some water. Yes, water. Something everyone should drink more of rather than all of those other unhealthy drinks. As I looked on the table, I wasn’t surprised, no water, typical.

“Pinkie Pie, do you have any water?”

“Good evening VK.”

“Hm?”

“Are you enjoying the party so far?”

Rarity came by to greet me again. Once again, I lied.

“Yes, in fact I love it, thank you very much for this event. It wouldn’t have happened without you informing Pinkie about my being here.”

“Well you’re quite welcome. Is there anything you need?”

“Yes there is, do you know where I can get any water?”

“Why sure they are serving water in the other room.”

I began walking into the other room, several ponies were looking at me. Before I could even think, every pony kept asking me the same question.

“Hey VK, why do you wear those bandages?”

“It’s a uniform.”

“Hey VK, why do you wear those bandages?”

“It’s a uniform.”

“Hey VK, why do you wear those bandages?”

“It’s a uniform.”

“Hey VK, why do you wear those bandages?”

“It’s a uniform.”

I was asked this question three more times on the way to the table serving glasses of water, literally. Finally, I took a glass, and drank away. I really needed that. Just then, I heard a balloon pop. Beside me was a male unicorn with a blur coat, carrying a cutie mark with the appearance of a pin.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m popping balloons, man.”

“Why?”

“Because I can.”

“Well don’t, you’re alarming the others.”

“Fine.”

Again, I would not let that pass. As I was standing there by the water glass table, I began to observe the events that were taking place in the festivity. The room was dark, a bunch of various-colored lights were flashing. The ponies were still dancing in the center of the room. Some began serving themselves punch and food in the other room. Of course, they were also some groups of ponies, I guess, talking about life on this side of the room. Even though this was a party, the occasion being my existence; I did not have anything to do. All I could do now was to think. But now, what was there to think about? I still had questions on my mind, with no answers, and I already had thought of that twice, still with no answers. It came to my conclusion…

…I was bored…

“Is everything all right VK?”

It was Rarity again. This time she was walking while holding a glass of water.

“Yes, I’m just, I’m just a little bored.”

“Well maybe you should take advantage of this event; maybe you meet new ponies.”

“Sure why n-“

The front door had opened abruptly .

“All right, we made it, Finally!”

“Well c’mon guys, you think that I forgot where I live?!”

“Yes. I mean you are so lost sometimes Vespi.”

Oh, it was just a couple of stallions, why did I even look?

“Vespi, you made it!”

Hold on, Rarity knew these ponies?

“Of course I did honey, why wouldn’t I?”

He took off his helmet and placed it on a shelf.

The stallion had given Rarity a kiss, all right, what was happening?

“VK, I would like you to meet my husband Vespi.”

Husband? I looked at the frame behind me the same one where Rarity had married this individual. Vespi…so this was Rarity’s husband. The same pony who had saved me from the river. I shook hooves with him.

“Hello, how are you doing?”

Holy shit, this was the same colt I found yesterday morning! He has recovered faster than I thought he would!

“I am fine, thank you. It’s Michael, Michael Vespa, but as Rarity said, you can call me Vespi.”

“My name is actually Verandernden Korper, but I’ve always been addressed as VK.”

“Seems legit.”

“Listen, can we talk outside?”

“Sure why not, my friends came here to have fun, but I actually don’t have anything to do at the moment. You know, I just want to take a break from all of the work I’ve had today.”

I looked around the room now after Vespi and his friends came into the room. The sky blue one with the cutie mark of a raven just served himself some punch. The armored pony with the brown coat was talking with a yellow pony with a black mane. The white unicorn with orange hair walked up to the Disk Jockey pony and gave her a kiss; I am guessing he knew her well? The other ponies that Vespi arrived with were not able in the same room as I was, or the other. They probably just went somewhere else.

“Well let’s go then.”

Vespi and I were outside in the town square, he was probably going to ask me a few questions now, but I began the conversation.

“So you were the one who saved me yesterday, weren’t you?”

Vespi only nodded

“I owe you my thanks, I would have died if I was still left there.”

“You welcome, I mean well, I had to, no pony else was there.”

I said nothing in agreement.

“What were you doing that night?”

“Running away.”

“From where?”

…

“Well, there is no need to look at the past now, all of that is over.”

“Yeah.”

“So before you went you fell into the river, you said you were in a forest?”

“Basically.”

“That was the Ever Free Forest, you really shouldn’t go out there during the day.”

“And now I am told.”

“Then again, you are the one who is not from Equestria, I’ve been here long enough and know this place like the back of my hoof.”

I laughed.

“That is true. Anyhow, you were born here?”

“No actually, me and my friends are from Mane Hatten, it’s like a pony city kinda far from here.”

“You and your…friends?”

“Eyup. Me and the colts have been on quite some adventures.”

“Really?”

“Yup.”

“Out with it, try me.”

From this point forward Vespi had told me about how he and his friends had first arrived in Equestria two years ago, specifically Pony Ville. At first, him and his friends they were lost. First there was him, then there was the yellow earth pony, Neon; a white unicorn, MP; A brown earth pony, Courageous C; a dark blue Pegasus, Royal Royce; and a light blue Pegasus, Augustus. At first, they were homeless, until Royal Royce had done a favor for the mayor which gave them the deed to the house. Very soon, Vespi soon met Rarity over a knapsack that he carried. Just like me, they were given a party for their first visit. That was when Rarity and Vespi went into their relationship. Later on, Vespi and his friends were assigned a mission to investigate pink smoke near a mountain. After an hour, they found one out that one of their friends was also in the Pony Ville county.

“Ayan? That’s the armored pony, correct?”

“Yeah.”

“What is with that armor, anyhow?”

“He’s an agent, he always like to wear that around, that thing is practically his own skin, I swear.”

“An agent huh?”

After the reunion with their friend, Vespi and the others, as it turns out, had to join with the Mane Six to save Equestria. There was an incident where a comet stone’s power had been triggered, thus it was up to the thirteen ponies to scatter around Equestria to collect the comet stone pieces, bring Nightmare Moon into being, and stop her. Also MP and Twilight Sparkle seemed to have been going into a relationship.

“Nightmare Moon? I have heard of her she is the form that Princess Luna had went to one-thouand years ago.”

“Well yes, this comet was how she gained this form.”

“Really? Then what happened?”

When the ponies obtained the stone pieces, they had a battle between them and her, well; specifically it was Celestia and Luna fighting her. In the end, she fell, and peace was brought back to the land. As a celebration to apply to this victory, a party was held at the Hall of Princess Celestia’s castle. However, apparently that was no break either.

“Really? What happened?”

Vespi laughed.

“Get this.”

When the party began, Royal Royce had started a riot, and that was only the beginning. Courageous C had went absurd riding an ursa minor into the party. Not only this, but there was also an attack being held by Parasprites. If I remember correctly, parasprites are firefly-like creatures that multiply and once tried to eat everything in Pony Ville, which is what Rarity had told me. Augustus was also being chased by two bipedal organisms.

“What were they?”

Holy shit, I can’t tell them what they were, and this pony does not even know what a human is.

“Umm, no idea, they had to be like demons or something, at that point, anything was believable in that chaos.”

“Alright then, continue.”

Soon afterwards Neon had caused an explosion with explosives he found in a basement. Worst of all, Rarity’s mother had found out about that Vespi was Rarity’s colt friend, she was not very happy about this.

“Wow, I can’t believe it, you colts…”

“Eyup.”

“I have been through some really dangerous adventures, but you have actually have some compared to mine.”

“What?”

Oh no, did I say that out loud? No, I couldn’t let this stallion know where I was actually from; thank goodness that he didn’t hear me.

“I have nothing on you, you and your friends, seriously.”

“Yeah, get this, the Princess even let us throw the next year’s party.”

“Damn, that’s just, how could she allow that?”

“She just did dude.”

Vespi laughed.

When Vespi’s friends and the Mane Six went back to Pony Ville, thing were still quite awry. As it turned out, Vepsi and the others had been robbed. Not only this, but parasprites were on the loose again, this time they were attacking the town. After this final battle between the friends and this conflict, every pony was finally able to take a break.

“Thank goodness.”

“Yeah.”

Eighteen months had passed since Vespi and the others arrived in Pony Ville. During this time skip, Neon decided to take jobs as a guard. Courageous C decided to work with Pinkie Pie as a baker. Augustus had become married to Luna and became the head of the Royal Guard. MP became a Disk Jockey and went into a relationship with Vinyl Scratch…thus breaking up with Twilight. Ayan decided to work as an agent. Last but not least, Vespi had finally obtained the courage to propose to Rarity. From that point forward, the two became married, and every pony had went to their own ways.

“Well, we couldn’t forget about all of that, couldn’t we?”

“Nope.”

“Wait, hold on a minute, Augustus actually married the princess?”

“Yeah.”

Vespi said the next passage of words a bit more silent.

“It still sucks to me that he’s immortal.”

“What do you mean immortal?”

…

“That’s kind of hot.”

“Dude.” Vespi said in disagreement.

“Sorry. I wonder how Augustus actually managed to-“

Darn it, what was the slang word that teenagers would use?

“Score with her.”

“You got me there.”

“I have a theory.”

“What would that be?”

“Well, being trapped on the moon for one thousand years, you know that you would get very lonely up there. Also the way that you described Augustus in your story makes me think that he was fearless, and Luna had respected that.”

“I guess that would make sense.”

“Anyway, that was quite something, seriously. I honestly have nothing on your adventures Vespi, you and your friends that is.”

“Well, I am not finished yet.”

“No way, seriously, there’s still more?”

“Well, you probably wouldn’t think it was as crazy as the previous adventures. Just think of it as the final battle after the war.”

“Sure, why not? Wouldn’t you like to go back inside?”

“Good idea, I’m getting thirsty, and it is kind of cold out here.”

Vespi and I went to walk on the way back to his house, him telling of the story of how he and his friends being in Pony Ville which lasted about thirty minutes. When we arrived back inside, I saw that no pony had left the party. In fact more ponies arrived, including the ones I met earlier today. Twilight, Apple Jack, Rainbow Dash and the yellow pegasus were talking to each other in the other room.

“I’ll be right back.”

Vespi said.

“Sure take your time.”

I replied.

While looking at the four mares talking to each other, I noticed that the quadruped of the brightest primary color had waved at me. The only response to do at that point was to wave back. I went to go and serve myself another glass of water, therefore I escorted myself to the other room and took a glass from the table. I touched a glass, but I swear I heard something very faint from the same room.

“Then…talk…him.”

I did not hear the entire sentence, yet then I proceeded to take a drink from the glass. I just thought about the adventures that Vespi had told me about. Of course, when I said that I had nothing on his adventures, that was a lie. So far, the adventures that he and his friends had were only fun compared to what I had went through in the old dimension. I could only remember them as if they were still occurring…

“Hi.”

I was interrupted before I could even think about the past. I looked behind myself to see who it was. The yellow Pegasus was greeting me. I remembered that she was one of Rarity’s friends, darn it, what was her name again? She did actually say it, yet she said it a little too quiet for me to remember it well enough.

“Hello there.”

“Sorry about myself earlier, I was nervous at the time, I always tend to be so when I meet new ponies.”

“No, it is alright.”

“My name is Fluttershy, I just wanted to say that it’s very nice to meet you VK.”

Fluttershy, that was it, I could remember that from now on.

“Sure thing, likewise. Are you enjoying the party?”

She only nodded as she was smiling at me. She was looking at me for some time now, three seconds more than usual, now five seconds, eight seconds, ten seconds. The moment was becoming uncomfortable.

“Umm…”

“Yo VK! Over here!”

“I have to get going, but it’s nice to see you again, take care!”

“Bye.”

I walked away from the umm…awkward moment. Yet why did I feel as if something was out of place? Did I feel actually feel like saying anything, somewhere? I looked back, Fluttershy was still smiling at me. Was there something that…no, never.

“Wanna hear the rest of the story?”

“Of course.”

It had been six months since Vespi and the friends had seen each other again. First Vespi had seen Tyler jumping off the rooftops in Pony Ville trying to catch an equestrian criminal. After their reunion, they eventually united with the others to stop factions of gangs that were attacking the land. In the midst of all this, a second gala party had been planned as promised by the princess. But no pony had expected the red hooves to attack at that moment. Royal Royce was also trying to get into a relationship with a mare named Fleur De Lis, which is weird because I thought that he was in a relationship with Rainbow Dash, well he wasn’t the only one to break up. In the end, the seven colts had stopped the Red Hooves with the help of a royal guard named Silver Shield. But just as the final battle was about to erupt, another bipedal demon had destroyed the Red Hooves, thus he became the main antagonist. In the end, the eight friends and luck managed to stop the demon, and Equestria was saved for the forth time.

“A bipedal demon?”

“Yeah, he planned everything all along, we were surprised just as you were.”

“I figured. So this is how you guys came to be here today huh?”

“There was one more thing that did happen that time.”

“What would that be?”

“Well, Rarity found out that we’re going to be parents.”

“Wow, congratulations!”

“Thank you.”

“Vespi, your stories are one of the most interesting I have ever heard.”

“You know VK, we seem to have a lot in common.”

“Really?”

“Well, think about it, we’ve both been through some rough adventures, we’re both not from Pony Ville, and-“

“What else?”

“I guess we both like to party.”

“Me? Not really, hell, I’m actually kind of-“

I just noticed something peculiar about the beverage Vespi was holding in his hoof.

“Is that…beer?”

“Yeah, what of it?”

“Hold on, how old did you say you were again?”

“Fifteen.”

Fifteen?! What the hell has this world come to? I remember in Zeljeznicki City that the drinking age was thirty.

“Aren’t you a little young to be drinking at that age?”

“Relax, I’ve been doing this since I arrived here.”

“So you’ve been drinking since you and your friends were…”

“Thirteen? Yes what of it? Equestria does not have an age limit to drink, where have you been?”

“Well, where I am from the drinking limit was thirty.”

“Wow.”

“Yeah, very strict city.”

“Well, why don’t you live a little VK?”

“But who knows what could happen, that stuff is practically poisonous or something.”

“Oh come on, try some! It’s a party, not to mention your party.”

Neon had joined in.

“Yo Vespi, what’s going on?”

“This city that this stallion came from had a drinking limit, he thinks this liquor will kill him at the first try or something.”

“Ha! What a pussy!”

Oh I get it now, this is my party. It came to me now that I should make the best of this moment. Why think about the past now, after all, it’s over. I should enjoy the moment as it is now. I escaped danger more times than I could count, I should be happy that I am still living, that I made it this far. I took the bottle from Vespi’s hoof and drank from it.

“What did you say?”

Neon laughed .

“Yup, I knew you were going to do it eventually. So who’s your new friend Vespi?”

“This is VK, he’s new here…”

During the next few hours after this I had a chance to meet Vespi’s friends and have...fun. I first went on by meeting Vespi’s best friend Neon, then MP, Augustus, Courageous C, Royal Royce, and Ayan. I had myself a few beers, specifically three, although I was thirteen, in an area with no age limit, why not? I was happy to still be living, happy that I still (technically) there. Soon we all went out and I participated with Neon and Courageous C by throwing toilet paper at other ponies houses outside. After that we went to Mr. and Mrs. Cakes bakery and replaced their frosting with kerosene, of course we made sure that no pony was around. We went back inside Vespi’s house and I had myself two more containers of liquor which were bad for my health. Then I did not know why but I just began laughing. I think I began to get drunk. Anyhow I then went with Ayan, Augustus, and Royal Royce to go and burn thrown away pieces of furniture placed outside out in town. Now we all just went to the lake to go rock skipping.

Royal Royce laughed.

“This reminds me of the good old days.”

“Yeah, Vespi had told me about the adventures you’ve had in the past. I thought I was the one with the craziest stories.”

“We seem to have a lot in common, I think we could be good friends.”

“Six friends and luck, that’s what I’ve always said.”

“That’s not bad, I like that.”

I began to look into the water with the moon shining over it. I could not believe the day I had, I made about more than ten friends in one day, and I was already with seven of them at the lake.

“Say Vespi, don’t you think we could get in trouble for those things we had done?”

“Well, you know we’re still young, we could practically get away with anything. For me, it’s always been that I say “Eyup” and then it’s all over.

“You have to enjoy what you can. Hey Ayan, exactly where did you obtain a flamethrower?”

“I am an agent, we tend to have access to some equipment.”

“I see. Anyhow it was nice meeting you all, I have to get going.”

“Alright, you’re not a bad guy yourself VK.” Royal Royce said

“Bye.” Augustus stated

“Take care.”  Ayan said

“See ya.” Vespi announced

I began to walk back to the house where I could rest in my temporary quarters. But as I pressed on, my entire body was getting heavy. I believe that all of those beer beverages had gotten to me; I was clearly drunk, which was especially unhealthy for a person, pony of my age. Still, I had to at least make it to the house, if I could make it out of danger, running from the military several times, I was pretty sure I could make it to the house before falling. However it was too late, my eyelids began to droop, I was now walking slower and slower. I was not even close to Vespi’s house.

I now collapsed, and before I could do anything at the moment…

I was now quiescent…