Author's Note

Sorry for the hold up again.

Step Two

Timidthy smiled back at Bumper as the former unicorn backed away from the plushie.

“You can do it Bumper.” He said, Bumper wanted to run. But he cautiously took few steps closer,

“Come on a bit more.” Timidthy said. Bumper moved a bit closer he kept going until he was close enough to grab it. The former alicorn prince had a pleased smile on his face. He placed the plushie just in front of Bumper, the former unicorn whimpered. This was impossible.

“Just hug it.” Timidthy said, “It won’t bite.” Bumper gulped, he simply stared at it. He stretched a hand slowly out to his Chinami. Timidthy smiled warmly he was so close. Unfortulently a knock came from the door, Bumper yelped and retracted back. Timidthy frowned,

“Hey Tiny Tim and Thumpy-Bumpy time for breakfast!” Pinkie said through the door. Both boys blushed at the nicknames, Timidthy sighed. He then put Chinami up, Bumper mentally let out a sigh of relief. The two boy’s got up and left the room. Once that was over Timidthy tried again with Bumper.

But his friend seemed to nervous and embarrassed to try. Night eventually came and the two boy’s we’re forced to go to bed. Timidthy waited for Bumper to fall asleep he then pulled out Chinami again. And placed it just in front of Bumper’s face; maybe if he saw it when waking he’d hug it. Or better yet grasp it in his sleep.

Bumper was a unicorn again as he seemed to be in some sort of circus ring. The colt smiled brightly looking over himself; glad to be a pony again. Except his joyous celebration was soon interrupted when he smelled sushi. Bumper felt his legs wobble like jello as his breath quickened. He looked around realizing that a red tarp seemed to be over him.

Bumper kept smelling the air trying to figure out where the sushi was. Until his hoof landed on his tail, he jumped realizing it was completely composed out of sushi. His pupils dilated in horror as his eye’s moved up. And just barely saw that it was made of sushi as well, suddenly he heard hoofsteps and ponies voices. He then heard a hauntingly familiar voice,

“Mares and Gentlecolts today we have a brand new a attraction: Banpā the Sushi Colt!” The tarp them raised and Bumper froze thousands of ponies we’re now staring at him. The colt didn’t think this could get any worse until they all started laughing at him. Suddenly the ringmaster stepped in front of Bumper, the colt gasped as he saw it was French Press.

“Alright settle down the show hasn’t even gotten started yet. Now before we begin I must say—” She said until she felt somepony pull her tail. She turned around to see Bumper,

“Get off of me Banpā! I don’t want your greasy hooves on me! But since you seem so eager to get started let’s stop the chit-chat.” French Press said coldly. Bumper shrunk back as French Press pulled out a bottle of mizkan sushi seasoning. She opened the cap and suddenly right behind her a fan appeared. Bumper only stared in fear and wonder as she turned the fan on. And she poured the powdered seasoning in front of the moving blades.

Bumper blocked out his eye’s the seasoning covered his body. And started to blend into his coat, he heard the ponies laughing again as tears stung his eye’s. Once he felt no more of the seasoning bit him he slowly uncovered his eye’s. Bumper almost wished he didn’t as everypony was still laughing at him. French Press walked up to him and held his head up, she then plucked a sushi from Bumper’s hair.

She then shoved the sushi into his mouth she turned back to the audience. And the crowd quieted eager to see what the what else the ring master would do.

“Now watch as we dip Banpā into a tank of soy sauce!” French Press said, Bumper backed away. He tried to run but soon found himself cornered by Gizmo, Console, Data, and Spark.

“Sorry Banpā but it’s time for your bath.” A calm yet menacing voice said, the tech nerds moved out the way. And Bumper watched in pure terror was a large tank of soy sauce was pushed towards him. The unicorn moved out as a large drop of soy sauce escaped from the tank. He saw Sweet Dreams, Citrus, and Blood Bones come from behind the tank. Bumper didn’t have time to run as Citrus grabbed him and threw him into the tank.

Bumper held his breathe as he tried to swim to the surface but it was as if something was holding him in place. He could hear the audiences’ muffled laugher as the soy sauce soaked into his sushi hair and his lime green coat. Bumper’s face began to turn blue and just when he thought he was going to drown the soy sauce drained from the tank. Once it was all gone Bumper was gasping for breath as he saw his coat was a very dark shade of brown from the sauce. He began to cry as he heard French Press speak.

“And as our last preparation before you see the grand finale we will be pouring hot boiling pickled ginger!” Bumper gasped as he looked up and saw Spice, Serenity, Crepe, Binkey, and Meadow we’re on the edges of the tank. They had tan colored tanks by them with shredded pieces of ginger swimming in the boiling liquid. Bumper finally found his voice,

“Please don’t do this! Uncle! I call uncle please!” He screamed. And everypony even his so called fillyfriend and friends laughed at him.

“Aww! You think begging will get you out of this? You’re a freak alright! You don’t deserve happiness!” French Press said, and the words hit Bumper hard, be started sobbing. And that’s when the pickled ginger came raining down on him. When it hit Bumper the colt screamed in agony, his entire body was now burning.

“And now as the final event watch as Banpā eats his own tail!” Ringleader French Press said, Bumper’s face burned red as he felt every fiber in his body telling him to obey. He couldn’t control himself as he started a bite of chucks of his sushi tail. Everypony was now laughing harder then ever. Some ponies had even fell on their sides in the sheer hilarity of Bumper’s humiliation. The colt closed his eye’s as he slowly felt himself losing control.

The ponies loved to laugh at his misery. They wanted to see him weak. Everypony, even his friends, thought of him as a freak.

Bumper woke up as he breathed heavily when he saw his plushie he jumped. It was then he realized how badly he was shaking he looked over to Timidthy who was soundly asleep. Bumper gulped there was no way he could get back to sleep. And he didn’t want to wake Timidthy he wanted the prince to get his sleep. Suddenly his eye’s landed in his plushie, Bumper felt his face burn up.