The Life and Adventures Of A Necromancer
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Resting my head on my fetlocks, I gaze out of the carriage's window at the fields.
Noticing the sun start to rise, I start watching the grass gliding by and feeling the wind flowing through my mane, I attempt to look for signs of life in the troughs and streams in the distance.
At first, I don't see anything but eventually, I start seeing some rabbits start to come out of their warrens and birds start chirping at dawn and a menagerie of critters start to take off for their breakfasts in the fields.
Closing my eyes, I think of the animals at home and being snuggled up warm in their beds. Luckily I have Angel to help during this, I need to make him a nice salad when I get back though hopefully there isn't another incident this time, that poor bear was crying for a week.
Hearing a yawn behind me, I open my eyes again and turn around to see Pinkie uncurl from the ball she'd settled into on the chair.
Watching her lift her hooves above into a stretch, I hear her groan herself awake.
After stretching, she looks at me and manages to say with her still waking voice "Goo… Good morning, Fluttershy."
I stifle a giggle at her voice and respond in kind, "Good morning Pinkie, did you sleep well?"
After taking a second to rub her eyes, "Yea--ah-ish, the chairs are comfortable but the bumps in the road kept shaking me. What time is it?"
I give a slight nod and state "I think it's about 7? The sun just rose."
"That's good, I think we are going to be early then. We have to remember to get Cheese's present off the top of the cart." Pinkie states.
Cheese Sandwiches ' Birthday had been a few days prior, but although we weren't there on the day, Pinkie was insistent on still getting him his present.
She had already ordered it before everything had happened and our having to meet him was the largest coincidence.
After another few minutes of riding, I ask Pinkie "Do you think Cheese will know anything about this situation? It seems like a really scary thing and not the type of scenario he'd put himself in."
Pinkie brings her fetlock to her chin and seems to ponder for a few moments and responds, "Sometimes Party Ponies have to make sad parties, the ones we throw them for are usually the ponies that truly need a smile on their face. I've not been able to leave Ponyville for any parties recently but if there is anyone else who'd know about something like this, it's Cheesy"
Nodding in agreement, I respond "That makes sense, where'd Cheese say we are going to meet?"
"He said the Lord Baltimare hotel if we ask for him to the receptionist they will direct us…"
After another few hours of riding, I notice the city turn up on the horizon in front of us and notice that Pinkie is starting to get excited.
"It's been so long since we've seen Cheesy, I wonder if he's got any new stories. I've been dying to tell him what I did for Bulk's birthday, especially that protein shake fountain, I don't think I've ever seen muscles cry tears of happiness." Pinkie blurts out.
I find myself starting to nod along to Pinkie's sentence and then catch myself, "What do you mean by his musc-..."
"WE'RE HERE!" Pinkie blurts while sticking her head out of the window.
Watching Pinkie jump out the window, I reach out to grab her but she is out of the carriage too quick for my reactions to keep up.
Hearing the pony drawing the carriage yell, I feel the cart come to an abrupt halt.
Reaching forward, I undo the latch on the door and push the door open to peek my head out.
Looking out to my left, Pinkie appears to be scolded by the driver.
"Look, what did I tell you about jumping out the cart? You can hurt yourself, this is your final warning. Do it again and you will be banned from the services."
Pinkie raises her hoof and starts to speak "Bu…"
The carriage driver looms over her and states authoritatively "Final. Warning"
Pinkie dips her head and droops her ears behind her head.
Stepping out of the carriage, I head towards them and put my hoof on Pinkie's shoulder.
Turning towards the driver, I apologetically said "I am really sorry, I promise she won't do it again."
The driver relaxes his shoulders and says "I just don't want ponies to be hurt, will you be needing my services again?
I shake my head and respond "We don't know how long it'll be. We can find another carriage."
The driver nods and starts walking down the street.
Looking at the dejected Pony beside me, I start trying to speak in a soothing tone "Come on Pinkie, he was just worried. But, let's go see Cheese, I am sure he is waiting for us."
Hearing Cheese's names seems to perk her up and I watch her ears perk up.
"Oh yeah Cheesy, he must be waiting!" Pinkie cheers while hopping on the spot.
Shaking my head at the pink bouncing blur, I start to follow her into the building when the driver stops me and points to the present on the roof.
Struggling to carry the present up the stairs to the Designated Party Room, I manage to get through the door to hear a flurry of party streamers and foal's giggling as I watch Pinkie and Cheese appear to perform a juggling duet.
The children surrounding them are cheering and trying to clap synchronously in time to the balls between the two but obviously haven't had much practice.
After showing off some tricks for the crowd, I watch Cheese catch the balls and say "Now onto the most important part of the Party, the party Boy! Everyone say happy birthday to Harry"
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY!"
"Now from what I've been told, it's time for food and when, and only when, you finish your food and put your plates away it'll be time to open Harry's presents" Cheese says to the group of ravenous fouls.
The fouls cheer and run off into the food area.
Cheese turns to both Pinkie and I and says "Pinkie, Fluttershy! It's been too long. Thank you for the help with the juggling duel, for some reason it never goes well by myself"
Pinkie grabs the present that I laboriously dragged up the stairs and gives it to Cheese.
"Oh what's this? a present for me? You are too kind" Cheese says while opening the package and I stare in horror as the spring loaded whipped cream pie smashes into his face.
I watch in gasping silence as I see Cheese blink underneath his sudden sweet makeover and hear Pinkie shout "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
Cheese leads us up to his apartment after the party is over, apparently he's got several around the country stashed with tricks, treats and sweets, and after offering us a cup of tea, we start talking.
"I'll start off by saying I don't remember any ponies that go by Blue Syringe" Cheese starts off "And I've met a lot of ponies, from what you are telling me I would have remembered her if I'd seen her, she sounds quite distinctive."
I notice Pinkie starts to look defeated.
"But! The situation does remind me of a party I've organised recently" Cheese adds on.
Giving a weird look, I asked Cheese "What do you mean?"
"A couple of months back I was invited to do a party for a little filly in the northern mountains, I asked what the occasion was so I could prepare the party and they told me that she'd recovered from an illness" Cheese started his story "Of course I was happy to celebrate this! I dragged my equipment out there and we held a happy party. After a while I noticed the mother looking nervous, and I asked if everything was okay? "
"She told me she was fine and weirdly asked not to write down anything about the event in the bills, just make the receipt the price. And after the party, I managed to find the town's watering hole, and got talking to the town's doctor. Apparently, he'd inspected the filly and thought she was dead, checked her pulse and everything. This wandering doctor comes to the town, comes to the town, checks the filly and 30 minutes later she's alive with no side effects."
Pinkie gives me a look and I nod in return.
"Have you got a pen and paper Cheese? I need to know the names of the family and town" says Pinkie
Author's Note
I FINALLY FINISHED THIS DAMN CHAPTER.
Don't know why Fluttershy and Pinkie are so hard to write for but that was painful.
For those who are a fan of this series, I feel your pain for the wait.
I make no promises on the next chapters release date
