The Dangers of Stupidity

Chapter V: Dat Party, Tho

I had finally woken up, and was waiting for Twilight to do the same. She looked so much more adorable than she did on a TV screen. To be honest, I was dreading that moment, because this was unimaginably comfortable.

As if she was sent just to ruin this moment, Taylor walked through the door, setting her Master Sword next to the door. When she noticed the two of us, her eyes went wide as satellites.

"Shh."

I pointed a finger in Twilight`s direction to punctuate.

"Arrick, what the hell are you doing?" She whispered.

"It`s not my fault. We were just sitting here, and she fell asleep. Then I kind of... did too?"

"Well, why didn`t you wake her up?"

"Are you kidding? Shes absolutely adorable! How could you wake this up? Plus, I dont think Luna`s going to be falling asleep next to me anytime soon, so this is like the next best thing for me!"

Our brief argument caused Twilight to stir, but not wake. I released a breath I didn`t know I was holding. Of course, Chris entered next. Just perfect.

"Oh, cool, we got a new couch. What`s up guy-HOLY SHI-"

I stopped Chris` sentence by firing a small lightning bolt at him, causing him to fall to the floor, clutching his stomach.

"Shut up." I remarked quietly.

"What. The FUCK, man!? You just almost killed me! What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Hello! I`ve got a small lavender unicorn sleeping next to me! This could be the only time it ever happens. So shut up."

Finally, Twilight woke up. When she noticed the two other people in the room, she quickly pulled away from me, blushing furiously.

"Hey, Twi. You have a nice nap?" I asked her.

"Um, maybe? Which answer will make this the least embarrassing?"

"Theres no reason to be embarrassed, unless its something we don`t know about."

"Oh. Okay. Hi Taylor, Chris. Arrick, did you do something to Chris?"

"How can I say this without sounding crazy? Well, you look absolutely adorable when youre asleep, and Chris almost woke you up, so I shocked him before he could. Hell be fine, though. I didn`t shock him enough to cause any damage. All it did was shut him up for a while."

"Okaaay... well, Ive got something to show you guys when the others get back. Do any of you know when theyll be here?"

I decided to answer her question as I pulled a small paper out of my pocket.

"Lets see. Its 4:10. Max gets back at 4:30, Benson comes home at 5:40, and Erika gets back from Sweet Apple Acres at 4:45. Looks like we`ve got about an hour and a half. Anybody want to do something for an hour and a half?"

Twilight let out a massive squee at the mention of anything that involved planning.

"Well, Chris is probably going to be out for a while, but I can find something for the rest of us to do!" She exclaimed, pulling a scroll and quill from hammerspace.

"Actually, I have an idea. Taylor, how about a duel?"

"You`re on."

"Twilight, you mind judging for us?"

"Of course I don`t!"

"Alright. Taylor, grab your sword. I know exactly where to go. But first, there`s a few ponies I need to talk to."

I had gathered a fairly large group of spectators: Lyra, the Crusaders, Rainbow Dash, Vinyl Scratch, and even Carrot Top. Pinkie Pie had invited herself, and had pulled a lawn chair and multiple bags of popcorn out of her mane. I had no idea how she did that, but it sure was awesome. Spike had asked me if he could announce the match and of course, I gave him the honors.

"Fillies and gentlecolts, please welcome the combatants! On this side, we have Arrick, the Conduit, whatever that means!

On the other side, we have Taylor, the borderline superhero!"

I looked around, and noticed that all the ponies except Rainbow Dash, Twilight and Scootaloo were cheering like crazy for Taylor. Was it really that big of an event to them? For us, it was just a time killer.

Oh well. To each their own.

"Are you ready?"

Taylor and I both gave the young dragon a determined nod.

"Three...

Two...

One...

BEGIN!"

Taylor charged, sword and shield drawn as I simply waited while grasping my Amp loosely. She swung, and I parried her attack with my Amp and tried to counterattack, which hit nothing but shield. I recovered quickly, then backflipped away before she could land another hit. I charged up my powers and fired a stream of lightning bolts straight in front of me. She blocked nearly every shot, but the last one struck her stomach. I took the moment to send out a hooked chain of electricity, which wrapped around Taylor`s midsection and brought her about three inches away from me. I spun powerfully, Amp outstretched, and knocked her onto the ground. I used my Electrokinetic Grasp to lift her into the air and she began struggling to the point of almost breaking away. I tossed her about six feet into the air, and fired an Electric Blast, which sent her flying into the crowd, nearly landing right on top of Lyra. Taylor immediately brushed herself off and fired her Clawshot at the ground in front of me. She was pulled through the air and landed, swinging her sword in a horizontal arc. I was almost hit, but I jumped into the air and swung another electric hook to the left, which knocked her to the ground. I landed on my feet and ended the duel, holding my Amp to her neck.

"And the winner is... Arrick!"

"Well, Tay, looks like Conduits are superior to Hylians."

"I told you not to call me that."

"Whatever, Tay."

"Screw you."

"No thanks. You`re not my type."

"You know what I meant!"

The others had gotten back before us and joined the crowd. Apparently, Erika was the only one rooting for me.

"Hey guys, Twilight said that she had another surprise for us, so we should probably head back to the house. Right Twi?" I inquired.

"Actually, no. Come on."

"You heard the mare!" I yelled. "Let`s go!"

We followed Twilight to a small, inconspicuous black building. The sign on the front read "Vinyl`s Cave".

"Is this where the surprise of yours is?" I asked.

"Yep! It`s even better on the inside!"

We entered the building, and all I saw was a well-lit room with a door in the back. Twilight led us through the door, and I was absolutely overjoyed. The building was about three times as large as it looked. The room was almost pitch black, save for the multitude of strobe lights flashing through the room. There was a massive crowd of ponies all obviously enjoying themselves, crowding around a white unicorn with an electric blue mane.

Vinyl Scratch. The one enjoyable musician here, and my main source of electricity.

The music in the room was a type that I was quite familiar with, and was happy to hear.

Dubstep. Fuck yeah!

"Ahhhhhhhh... YEAH!" I screamed with joy.

There was a huge banner above Vinyl`s station that read, "Welcome Home, Finest Fantasy VI!".

"Twilight, did you organize all this?" I asked her doubtfully.

"Well, Rainbow Dash was the one who got Vinyl to perform for you guys, since they`re apparently really good friends. Pinkie got the banner and the food, and of course, Vinyl brought the music!"

"This is amazing! Thank you so much!"

"It really wasn`t that hard."

"I know, but it`s the thought that counts, and this was definitely one awesome thought!"

The music stopped, and Vinyl Scratch prepared to speak.

"Alright, everypony, our guests of honor are here! Arrick, Chris, Erika, Taylor, Benson, Max, get your flanks up here!"

We all ran to the stage as the crowd split in half to allow us passage, and made it there in very different, but equally showoff-y ways. Taylor fired her Clawshots at the stage and pulled herself up, I threw a Lightning Hook at a bar on the ceiling, then dropped and used my Static Thrusters to float onto the platform, and Chris ran at a median pace while laying down blocks to form a rudimentary staircase. Erika summoned her Aeon Valefor and flew onto the stage. Benson threw a Pokeball on the ground and somehow rode his Aegislash like a skateboard, and Max simply threw a flashbang at the ground, then appeared on the stage.

"Hey guys, you got anypony you wanna give a shout-out to?"

This was my chance to be recognized in Ponyville.

"Yes, I do. Id like to thank Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, Shining Gem, Ruby Lanes, Time Turner, Monolith, Celestia, Luna, and of course, the random guy that got us sent here. You might not be in the crowd, but just know that without you, we wouldnt be here today!"

I leaned down and asked Vinyl a question.

"Do you think that you could do something for me?"

"Anything for a friend."

I went through my bag and pulled out something I`d just found yesterday. A case containing a CD.

"First of all, can you play this?"

"Of course, man! It don`t have to be a record for Vinyl to scratch it!"

"Okay. Play this, but turn it to track 5."

"Seems easy enough."

Vinyl began playing the CD, and the entire crowd went insane.

"Dude, they`re going wild for this! What is it?"

"It`s a musician from my world, Skrillex."

"Could I borrow this after the party? I could mix this into something even more epic!"

"I dont care. Go for it. You know youre my only source of enjoyable music around here, so I can`t exactly risk pissing you off."

"You are right about that. Thanks, Arrick. You`re pretty awesome, you know that?"

"Why wouldnt I? Its pretty hard for the best musician in Equestria to not bring out her friends` inner awesomeness."

"Come here, you!"

I knelt down, and Vinyl wrapped her forelegs around my neck, pulling me into a hug. I`ve got to say, Vinyl really was my best friend in Equestria.