When all Else Fails...
by Trout
It was a foggy evening in Ponyville, and no one was out of their houses. All was quiet. As the rest of Ponyville was asleep, two brother colts were walking into the town, one a pegasus with a green coat and a blue mane, and the other an earth pony with a brown coat and a dark red mane, wearing a brown western hat. As they were walked into Ponyville, their heads were hung low with disappointment and irritation...
“I can’t believe you went and spent all of our bits on a exploration that ended up being a waste!” said Trout, the younger and more stubborn of the two.
“ Well it’s not my fault for that terrible storm came along brother.” said Wind Chaser the older pegasus.
“Well the fact that we went into it was your fault!” said Trout.
“I thought the ship would hold”Said Chaser
“Ya, well it didn’t and now we’re done for money unless you have any bright ideas” said Trout in an annoyed tone.
“Calm down brother. There must be a way for us to make some money. Wait, don’t you have some connections with ummm what was his name… ummm… Nade Spam, was it?” said Wind Chaser
Trout perked up a bit when he remembered his old friend Nade Spam, an interesting earth pony with many connections, maps, and a vast knowledge of Equestrian history.
“Yea, been awhile since we talked, but I think I know where to find him.” said Trout
They then headed towards Nade Spams’ tavern where they knew the Greenish Grey earth pony hung out when he was between jobs or not gaming. It was a nice place that served some pretty good cider, but it was never really that busy so unless Nade Spam had a contract or job, he pretty much had plenty of time to spare. Trout and Wind Chaser entered the tavern and noticed the distinct scent of sour apples, which was today’s special. Trout noticed his old friend sitting in the far booth with a glass of cider and one of his maps. The brothers walked over and took a seat in his booth. When they sat down they noticed he was only pretending to look at his map while he was playing on a Joy-Boy Nade Spam didn’t acknowledge their presence right away. It was some time before Nade Spam looked up as it’s rude to bother someone when they are gaming.
“Ahhh, if it isn’t my two favorite Friends.”said a very happy,Green, Gaming,(and drunk) earth pony.
“What ummm…. can I do for you uhhh… oh yea gentlemen.”
Wind Chaser chuckled to himself as he thought of how interesting this exchange was going to be.
Trout cut straight to the point "Alright Nade, we need money and we know you got work."
“Well you can water my lawn if ya like.” Nade Spam joked. Trout was not amused, but WindChaser was.
“Ahhh But at last, What do you need guys?” He said as he place his game and mug on the table.
Wind Chaser spoke”We need money,as my brother said before. We’re broke as of now.”
“Oh?” said Nade Spam confused ”Last I saw you guys you had enough bits to have set for at least a year, and that was wasn’t even a 6 months ago. What happened?” He asked in a sarcastic yet curious tone.
“ This nit-wit spent all our money on a boat and sailed it into a storm.” said Trout angrily gesturing at his brother.
Wind Chaser then said ”She was a Ship” to Trout then said to Nade “and I thought we could make it through, we hit some rocks, people screamed, “ahhh” ”AHHH” and long story short we lost the ship.” Long pause.” And the crew.”
Nade Spam showed a little shock.”How many?”
“Too damn many.” Replied Trout With a single tear shedding. “they were all good men too.”