Now leaving ....

by The Drifting Bard

Rating: teen
Tags: Alternate Universe, Human, Romance, Random, Slice of Life
Length: 2236

go listen to The protomen: breaking out, for a good description.

"now leaving Norwich…"
That was the sign now rushing away from my motorcycle mirrors.
I felt the freedom of the wilderness in my grasp.

this city has been dead for years, it had become a more dangerous place.

especially when you have a name like mine.

I rode on, my bike roaring deep into the night.

however, what I didn't see was the manticore

Until it was too late.
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this new venture into Romance is blatantly inspired by parts of the protomen act 2: father of death album.
expect links to the main songs. Characters will be added as they appear
it's going to be slightly like TMGDB, albeit slightly darker

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2012-10-31 00:58:56 UTC

Angels never die

there was a distinct lack of ideas on my part for a moment.. too much Protomen... needless to say, its only inspired by about 4 songs...

Breaking out.

the fall.

the good doctor.

here comes the arm.

It's going to have a few flash backs... akin to the precipice of truth... only written better... please enjoy it if you can...

Prologue

The guttural roar of the engine set my mind at ease, the way that it would sing its one-note song was overpowering.

As I rode deeper into the night, I couldn't help but wonder what I was leaving behind.

Everything seemed to be going as planned, until it happened. The band split, and I was left to pick up the pieces.

I continued to ride, my acoustic tied to the seat. the purple bandana tied to my wrist flapped in the wind.

I broke free of the mundanity of the city and how everyday seemed to repeat itself, like a video stuck on and endless loop.

I felt the wind pick up as I rode away.

I remembered the argument, and sighed deeply, closing my eyes for a brief moment.

"You don't really care about the music do you?" The vocalist shouted at the drummer, who simply threw his sticks at her and then stood up. "I know we're going no-where at yet you still seem to cling on to hope...my god, Your such an idiot" the drummer slammed the door as he left. "Dont come back! the vocalist screamed. she then turned to the bassist, who simply shrugged. "don't know what crawled up his ass, but... I need to quit," He sighed, while running a hand through his shaggy hair. "it's not paying the bills, and plus... the music he writes just sucks" he pointed to me.

I sighed, "look, just because i don't write about bitches and whores all fucking day doesn't mean the stuff I write sucks"

the bassist just laughed. "no, but still, its all this... stuff about freedom ya know?"

I simply hung my head and sighed once more. "you didn't complain about it before... why now?"

"why not, it's a good a time as any" he then packed up his bass. the vocalist then turned to me.

"so about you, huh? this was your big vision... whats next!" she spat, I couldn't say anything...

she then wallked over to the door and looked at me with a disgusted look. "that's exactly what I thought... "

"but I thought this could work, I thought *we** could work"*

"You thought wrong... just... It's over... I'm sorry but... it's just not going to work out... simple as that"

way to rip my heart out and throw it at the wall.

but thats all it took.

a simple thought, a flash back.. a memory.

I saw a large lump in the middle of the road and turned to avoid it.

I heard a louder roar over the motorbike, and then found myself flying through the air.

I crashed into a tree, both leaving a large dent in said tree and leaving a large, unnoticed crack going along the crash-helmet.

Adjusting my goggles, I picked up the bike, all the while hearing the sounds of a creature roaring out in pain.

I hopped back on to the bike and took off, simply throwing caution to the wind.

but alas, there was a lot of caution in the wind today.

Like a badly written movie about a biker who had simply had enough, I rode on.

Ignoring what felt like

And I found that out the hard way... by crashing into a fallen tree and flying a few yards through a window.

Now I'm lying there amongst shattered glass with what feels like a broken arm, shards of glass in my chest and a small piece of wood jabbing itself into my leg. the blood slowing pooling around me like a small ravine, flowing down towards a doorway.

the last thing I heard were hoof-steps and a scream, before the the blackness at the edge of my vision finally clouded my sight.

The source of the hoof-steps edged closer to the bizarre creature in her home, she glanced over to the broken window, then back to the body. she saw the injuries and then started to work. "Angel bunny, Go get Twilight please"

the rabbit shot his owner an indignant and angry look at being rudely awoken. "don't argue, get going!" the owner huffed, even though it wasn't in her nature. she began to remove some of the glass and wood from the area.

then she began to remove the glass from the body. "Oh my... You've had a nasty fall" as she removed the clothing, the body shifted over. she saw the markings of wings etched into my skin. she studied them for a brief second before getting back to the situation at hand. The strange helmet fell apart. its hair was matted down thanks to the blood caked within it. being long and... bizarrely silver, she could see it was blood. she sighed, it was the only thing she didn't like about taking care of animals... the blood.

ta-da,

hopefully you've enjoyed it, if not... here's a refund of... diddelly squat.

nawwhh... please feel free to leave a comment/critizism/bitch fest...

I crashed into a house and all I got was this lousy T-shirt

Blows to the head are potentially harmful and should not be undertaken lightly. Turn around, sir. Remove your helmet, please. Would twenty minutes unconsciousness be okay?

The smell of tomatoes and other salad-type things wafted through the air. the sounds of a young woman humming away could be heard from the kitchen. "Angel, you'll have to wait, this poor animal needs our help" the set of footsteps was soon followed by another. as she gently stepped towards the room, she heard a quiet mumble.

"Fucking unicorns. 'Ooh, I've got a horn!' So fucking obnoxious. You're just a horse with a party hat, dickhead"

there was an abrupt thud as the creature fell out of the bed. "okay... what just happened?...and...where are my clothes?"

As I picked myself off the floor, I took a tentative look around. Running a hand along my body, I noticed bandages running across my abdomen. wincing slightly in pain, i adjusted myself. I then watched as the door slowly opened.

"ah, your awake" a kind voice radiated from the being before me. I watched as she laid a tray across my knees for a moment. She then gently lifted the bowl "ready?" she gave a warm smile. I raised an arm.

"ehe, that's unnecessary miss....flying...er...pony...." as I took in the Creature's form, I noticed that she indeed had wings, I blinked a couple of times in order to make sure that I wasn't seeing things.

she simply lowered the bowl, and with a brief flutter of her wings, she started to grow slightly skittish. I picked up the bowl in my hands, ignoring the heat. taking a tentative sniff, I took a sip. Letting out a small chuckle, I savored the taste.

"this is really good" She suddenly perked up, then once again found herself by my side. "so what is your name? I can't exactly call you miss all the time"

"Fluttershy" She smiled, then looked at my bandages. "oh my, we should change those bandages"

gingerly covering my bits, i stood up. hearing a very frightened squeak coming from my most gracious host.

I sat back down. "Sorry... I must look like a giant to you" Fluttershy then placed a hoof on my knee, making me look at her.

she gave a slightly worried look. "please, stand... it'll be easier to get the bandages off" I did as she asked as she began to slowly flap her wings. she began to unravel the bandage.

she closed her eyes as if expecting a nasty sight. but what she got was nothing, not even scar tissue. She looked up with confusion. "huh, well... thats never happened before" I sat back down on the bed, then scratched absently at my beard.

Fluttershy's ears suddenly perked up at the sound of knocking on the door. "I...I'll be right back...just stay there...if that's okay with you" I simply chuckled.

Looking over to the window, I saw another Pony, wearing a stetson, standing beside it was a lavender unicorn with a small...Reptile... sitting on her back. As I waited for them to come in, I got an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach.

hearing the sets of hooves slowly making their way towards the room, I sighed. The door opened, The Unicorn freaked out for a moment, quickly wrote a letter then disappeared in a shroud of bright light. I looked over to the Stetson wearing pony.

"don't fret none...Thats Twilight being Twilight" She then extended a hoof, Which I gladly shook. "the names AppleJack"

Having never really shaken hands with a human before, she glanced down to the strange appendage grasping her hoof.

Twilight had re-arrived with a notepad and pen. I gave a deep sigh as she began to round off questions.

"okay... yes, no, no, the planet earth circa 2014, omnivorous mostly... um... male as you can clearly see"

Twilight looked up from her notepad for a moment and then turned a deep shade of red as did the others. "could the questions wait until I've at least gotten my clothes back and some grasp on the situation i'm in?" She nodded.

New arrival

Or aint no rest for the wicked

Stepping outside, I took a quick look around. "excuse me mister but ah.... you never gave us a name"

I blinked twice then let out a chuckle. "I suppose i should give you one," I scratched my chin for a moment.

"ah... too many memories tagged to my old name... I let you know when i think of one" they all looked at me in confusion.

I simply walked around the house. the three ponies and dragon looked at each other trying to figure out what i meant.

"Hey, my bike!! and my stuff!!" as they galloped around th corner, all they could see was me doing a little happy dance.

"er, Sugarcube, what the hay are you doin?" I picked up the bag and simply shouted the phrase be right back.

Again confusion crept up on them. "So as I was saying, yeah... I need a new name" I stepped out of the house wearing a long trench coat, purple jeans and black boots. As if on cue, a pink blur darted towards me. "OH I Know!!! HOW ABOUT-" some how the pink blur was silenced by applejack. I simply raised an eyebrow. "so, what can you tell us about yourself?" I heard Twilight ask. I looked over to the inquisitive mare for a brief moment, then sighed. I picked up the guitar case and rested it against the wall as i sat down. "the summary or the whole thing?" she looked confused for a moment, then asked for the whole back story.

"My father worked the mines until the day it took his life, It stole him from his only son and it stole him from his wife. After that, it all went south for me," I watched the purple unicorn's eyebrow raise, "I started a punk band, singing about different topics but.... we kinda split yesterday and.... damn" I looked down for a moment, I the picked up the motorbike to find the problem.

they watched as i continued to check it. "what's wrong with it?" I took the key out of the ignition.

"absolutely nothing apart from the front wheel being a bit damaged, and shards of glass...." Fluttershy shot me a slightly indignant look, or at least tried to. "I crashed through your window didn't I, Fluttershy" she simply nodded at the statement.

I simply facepalmed. I got to my feet once more and simply sighed. "well... I owe you one window" I then chuckled.

"so, where are we going anyways?" I asked. Applejack pointed towards a small town just over that hill.

I looked a little puzzled for a moment, "Ponyville huh? well, lets rock!"

after a short walk and a few words, we arrived in Ponyville Town Square. As my gaze flitted from building to building, I couldn't help but notice....

Everypony was hiding.

I simply smiled and stood in the middle of town square. I then took a deep breath.

the six mares turned to face me for a moment. I shot them a small smile before clicking my fingers.

Without thinking I cried out "HELLO PONYVILLE!" I instinctively reached for my guitar. Twilight looked at me in confusion for a moment. "Twilight, I figured the best way to prove i'm friendly was to do this" I plunked the strings for a moment, tuning up...

and then began to strum while singing a badly written song.

"this song is badly written,

this much, i know is true,

I'm a fish outta water

with nothing else to do.

you might think i'm scary

fiddle de dah poodoo,

forgotten what i wrote,

so sod it, How are you?"

An awkward silence pervaded the air for a moment until the ponies finally came out of their homes. I greeted them with a small smile and bow.