I Survived

Today was the day, the day I would try to fit in with the crowd of pampered ponies and high class royals. I felt sick at the thought. Rarity didn't like that I didn't wear the coat that she made with the suit and started complaining that I would stand out like a sore, but eventually she stopped. As if I wouldn't stand out as much as I already would with me being a six foot tall human in a room with maybe three foot tall ponies.

I looked out the window in the carriage at the city of Canterlot that we were advancing towards slowly.

"Don't worry Brendan, it'll all be fine." Twilight said.

"God. I don't know about this." I said. I've been in Canterlot numerous times before, but this time I'd be in a party full of posh, stuck up, and snobby ponies.

"Don't worry sugarcube, just breath an' it'll all be fine" Apple Jack said.

"It'll be okay Brendan. Maybe you'll find something you'll enjoy there." Fluttershy said.

I just nodded and looked out the window, I did not like being surrounded by stuck up ponies, the way they were just made me feel weird about being near them. The way they constantly judged you, silently and behind you back. I didn't like it. And being in a room full of them just made me unsure about everything and kind of sick.

The wagon stopped and we walked out. And I was quite taken by surprise when everypony just broke out into song. Completely out of freaking nowhere too. I didn't want to sing so I just stood there awkwardly, begging for the song to be over.

When the song was over (Thank God) I joined Twilight and her friends in the castle and watched as they all went off to do their own things, leaving me all alone. I gulped nervously and looked for something to drink. I walked over to a table where a waitress was standing. Once I walked over there everypony that was already there started staring at me, making me even more nervous.

"Um, I don't really know what you guys have for drinks here so, uh, I'll take whatever you have that's strong." I said.

The waitress used her magic to hold up a bottle of apparently regular alcohol. I honestly didn't care about what they had, as long as it'd help me get through the night, so I nodded. I watched her fill up a small glass that barely held anything.

"Um, don't you guys have any cups bigger than this?" I asked.

The waitress just looked at me funny and got out a slightly bigger cup. It wasn't really what I wanted, but it was good enough. I nodded and she filled the mug looking cup until I told her to stop, which was when it filled almost to the top. Everypony around me was just staring at me and I just wanted to drink and forget all of this.

I was about to put the mug to my lips when I stopped and said, "For our brothers." and proceeded to chug the drink down. While I drank the drink I wondered why I had said that. Great, more questions to haunt my mind. I finished the drink and put the mug down, asking for a refill. When the waitress refilled it I drank down the rest of that.

I turned my back to the waitress and looked out into the crowd, I saw Twilight at the top of the steps next to Celestia, I Rainbow Dash trying her best to get the attention of some people I'd never met but were probably these 'Wonderbolts' she keeps talking about. I looked over to see Rarity with some stallion that definitely had 'stuck up' written all over him. I turned to refill and drank it in a flash, I started feeling myself getting a little dizzy but didn't care. The drink was making the night go by faster, I was okay with that. I asked for another but the waitress told me she thought I'd had enough. I complained for a bit before getting up and walking away. I walked around for a bit and found it a little hard to keep myself standing straight. I found Pinkie, trying to make this party better, but failing. I decided to just walk out and look for Apple Jack.

I looked around and found her at a stand, selling her apple products.

"Hey Apple Jack." I said.

"You okay?" She said, seeing me struggling to walk straight.

"Wha? Yeah, yeah, I'm okay-ish." I said.

I sat down and held my head in my hands.

"You know, this definitely beats that one night." I said.

Apple Jack just looked at me confused.

"I was out with friends, we were drinking and I woke up with a tattoo, a monkey, and a pretty cool looking hat." I said. I took off my shirt and showed Apple Jack the tattoo I had on my back. It was of an eagle that's left side was red and right side blue. I put the shirt back on and Apple Jack just stared at me more confused than ever.

"It was a LONG while ago. Long before I joined the- RARITY!" I said, seeing Rarity and the stuck up stallion.

I waved at her and she smiled and waved back before walking away with the snob.

"What were you gonna say sugarcube?" Apple Jack said.

"Nothing." I said, getting up and following Rarity.

I heard Apple Jack protest to me leaving but didn't care. I was on the move and even I didn't know what I was doing. I followed them around until I saw a them come to a door, and watch as he makes her hold the door open for him. This ticked me off.

"Hey!" I said as I walked over there.

"Pardon me" The stallion said.

"Brendan, what are you doing?" Rarity said.

"Listen buddy." I said, ignoring her. "You see her?" I pointed to Rarity. "That there is a lady, and you, being the gentleman, have the responsibility to hold open the door for her and treat her like a princess. So if you have dare have the audacity to call yourself a man, then you are going to do what a man does and open this door for her, Or else."

The stallion looked at me as if he thought I was bluffing, but he soon figured out I wasn't and quickly opened the door.

Rarity walked through the door and mouthed 'thank you' to me, I mouthed 'no problem' to her and walked away from them.

A while later I was trying to get the waitress to give me at least one more drink when Twilight pushed me away and we all ran out the door and off castle grounds.

We found our way to a doughnut shop after the had all told me what happened.

"Heh, that must suck for you guys. Oh man, that's funny." I said, collapsing onto one of the tables, the last part coming out no more than a whisper.

I heard them all talk amongst themselves while I was lying on the table, getting a headache. I started to see faces flash in my vision, I knew these faces, but I didn't at the same time. It bugged me like crazy that I was seeing these faces that I didn't really remember. Once I they all stopped talking I rose my head and opened my eyes to see Celestia staring at me.

"You might want to take him home, girls." She said.

I just let my head fall back and said , "mmmmmmmmmmm, yeah okay." And got up.

Once we got back to Ponyville I began walking home, which really wasn't going so well for me. Rarity helped me home while thanking me for what I did back there.

"Ah, it was nothing." I said, opening my door. "Alright, goodnight." I said, walking in my house and falling on my bed. After a while of silence I got up and closed my door, saying sorry to Rarity as I did.

"Goodnight darling. See you tomorrow." Rarity said, walking away.

I collapsed on my bed and got ready for a good nights rest that never came.