Chapters Chapter 1 "Wounds of Words"
Sometime after Crab Cake's exchange of words with the Rainbooms, the Rainbooms themselves... hadn't exactly taken Crab's words lightly. Crab's words had scared them deeply and mentally bad. But could anybody really not forgive Crabs for going off the way he did? The Rainbooms DID jumped to conclusions. They DID assume something to the equivalent of mind control. And when they tried to apologize to him, he didn't forgive them. They didn't really deserve forgiveness anyways. Who would forgive them for doing something like the did anyway?
He had every right to not forgive them. It was clear that through his words he never wanted to see them again, and it probably was for the best he never did anyway. He was right. They had plenty of time to try and mend ties with him... and they didn't take the opportunity when it presented itself to them. It was like as if they didn't even TRY to amend ties with him. While he was off living a great life, the Rainbooms were struggling with their work at school, and their jobs. Why? They couldn't stop thinking about his words and the words he said to Sunset. It hit had them THAT hard.
They weren't exactly doing bad in terms of school and work, they sometimes would just be out of it. Nowadays the Rainbooms were getting C's and B's at school and losing sleep at night for their jobs. Though it was at lunch later today that someone, an old friend of theirs, noticed their severe lack of rest due to the fact they were now half asleep with some even snoozing in their food.
"Uh, guys? Are you okay?" Flash Sentry asked as he and his group went over to the Rainbooms and waking them up
"I'm pancake!" Twilight went as she woke up with a pancake on her head
"Where to buy a pet Russian dolphin?" Rainbow went with mashed potatoes all over her face
"Are you guys alright?" Flash asked as he helped clean them up
"To be frank? No. We're not alright." Sunset said simply
"What's wrong?" Flash asked as his friends Bass Keys, Drum Roll, and Amp Atom helped clean off the others
"You know Skull?" Sunset asked, "The legend of CHS who was an amazing spy who never got caught?"
"Yeah. I know him. Our relationship's kind of... weird." Flash said
"What do you mean?" Rarity asked
"Well... he actually saved my life once." Flash said
"Really?!" Rainbow and the others asked
"Dude, no way!" Bass Keys went
"How come you never told us?!" Sunset asked
"Do you really think ANYONE would believe that a legend like him would socialize with someone like me?" Flash asked
"Fair enough." They replied
"Besides. Around the time of it, there were enough rumors about him to fill up Chuck Norris's 101 Facts about Chuck Norris book." Flash added
"Fair point Flash." Sunset said, "Skull practically was the Chuck Norris of CHS after all. Well in terms of Chuck's internet counterpart at least. All rumors and false facts to make him seem more than he appears to be."
"Anyways, he saved me from a car wreck when my dad and I had gone out into the city for a bit. I... don't exactly remember what happened to cause the crash, but Skull was more than willing to save me and my dad... even if it was already too late for my old man." Flash sighed
"But, how does this relationship seem... weird exactly?" Sunset asked
"Well... I looked upon him as a big brother. Seeing as how mine never really was there for me." Flash explained
"Oh... I see..." Sunset went
"Well... Flash? How well did you know Skull?" Twilight asked
"We hung out together every Saturday during his Senior year and my Freshman year." Flash explained, "I knew him well enough to start calling him a big bro sometimes."
"Well... maybe you don't know him as well as you thought you did." Sunset said
"What's that mean?" Flash asked
"Flash?" Twilight went, "Did you know Skull was married now?"
"What?! Wow! I-I don't know what to say!" Flash said in shock, "I never thought he'd actually get married! Who'd he pop the cherry with?"
"Principal Cinch." The Rainbooms said
Flash and his bandmates then laughed.
"Wow! That was a good one guys! Now, seriously, who did he pop the cherry with?" Flash asked again
Their faces told the whole story.
"You're not joking are you...." Flash went in a monotone voice
"Dude, why on earth would he marry HER?!" Drum Roll went
"There's no way the two should've been legally married! The age gap is too far apart!" Amp Atom added
"Apparently not." Applejack stated
"On top of that? He's even gone and had a kid with her." Sunset added
"Wow...." Bass Keys said in such shock his sunglasses fell off
"But the cherry on top of the bad news sundae? He's working for Crystal Prep." Pinkie said sadly
"WHAT?!" Flash Drive went
"Um, ARE we absolutely sure 100% that this is the same Skull I used to call Big Bro?" Flash asked
"He goes by Crab Cakes now. He legally changed his name too." Fluttershy added
"What's going on right now!?" Flash asked
The Rainbooms then began to explain all that had happened all those months ago as well as the conversation they had with Skull himself not too long ago...
"...And that class is why the Great War was considered the war to end all wars. And why it indeed was the war to end all wars." Crab went as he put his ruler at each one of the points, "It was the last time the old European monarchs would fight, the old ways were losing out to rapidly modernizing industrial world, and new ideas started taking the place of the old ones, like Fascism, and Communism. To simply put it, class..."
"It set the stage for the next one." The whole class went as the bell rang
"Remember, tomorrow we're going over what-if scenarios that could've changed the war, like Denmark joining the Entente and Sweden fighting against Russia!" Crab called out as the class began to leave
After setting up for his fifth-period class, Crab Cakes went to the teacher's lounge to get himself a snack during fourth period as nobody had History for fourth period. After getting said snack, a Mello Yello and some white chocolate Reese's, he headed towards his room where he saw Flash coming for him and he DID NOT look happy.
"Oh! Hey Flash! Long time no see eh- AUGH!!" Crab hollered as Flash punched him in the face and making him drop his snacks, "What the?!"
Flash then slammed him into the lockers.
"You wanna yell at ME now you asshole?!" Flash shouted
"What the hell are you talking about?!" Crab asked as Flash let go of him
"So, after all these years of us never speaking to one another since you graduated, this is how I end up seeing you after so long?!"
"Look Flash, things change! People change to better suit their environment, you know this!"
"Well guess what, I talk to my friends after noticing something wrong with them, and what do I hear from them about you?!"
"You're with those assholes now!?"
"They are not ASSHOLES! They are my friends who have saved me on more than one occasion like you did!"
"How can you call them friends after they attacked me like you're doing right now!"
"CAN YOU BLAME THEM?! YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE A LEGEND AMONG CHS AND THIS IS WHAT I FIND OUT?! YOU WORKING FOR OUR DAMN RIVALS AND EVEN MARRIED TO AN OLD HAG!?"
It was Crab's turn to punch Flash in the face.
"DON'T EVER CALL MY WIFE AN OLD HAG! SHE'S BEAUTIFUL AND I LOVE HER FOR HER PERSONALITY AND ALL SHE STANDS FOR!"
"ALL SHE STANDS FOR IS THE DEATH OF CHS! SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOU-"
"SHE'S NOT EVEN THE PRINCIPAL ANYMORE YOU UNEDUCATED GREASE MONKEY!"
"DON'T CALL ME A GREASE MONKEY YOU TRAITOR!"
"I'M NO DAMN TRAITOR! I SWITCHED SIDES BECAUSE CHS IS NOTHING MORE THAN BIASED TO THEIR DAMNED DELUSION OF THEY'RE THE GOOD GUYS AND CRYSTAL PREP'S THE VILLAIN!"
"HAVE YOU EVER ACTUALLY STOPPED TO THINK THAT, oh I don't know, TRUTH IS IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER AND SUBJECTIVE?!!?"
"IF YOU LIVED A DAY IN MY LIFE, YOU'D UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS TRUTH SINCE HISTORY'S WRITTEN BY THE GOD DAMN VICTOR AND CAN EASILY BE FILLED WITH A BUCH OF GOD DAMNED LIES!!!"
"AND ANOTHER THING, WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE TRIED TO LOOK FOR ME IF YOU NEEDED A FRIEND SO BADLY?!"
"WE LOST CONTACT AFTER I GRADUATED! DID YOU HONESTLY NOT STOP TO THINK ABOUT THAT FACT BEFORE SAYING THAT, OR DID YOU JUST SIMPLY FORGET LIKE I DID ABOUT YOU! IT'S HONESTLY BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I SAW YOU, SO NO WONDER I FORGOT ABOUT YOU WHEN SAYING WHAT I DID TO THOSE PEOPLE!"
Crab Cakes then went into a coughing fit before continuing.
"IMAGINE YOURSELF IN MY POSITION AT THE TIME THIS SHIT STARTED! TWO OPTIONS! EITHER GO ON A DATE WITH HER OR SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IN PRISON! IMAGINE GETTING TO KNOW HER AND FALLING IN LOVE WITH HER AFTER GETTING TO KNOW HER FOR WHO SHE REALLY IS! AND NOW IMAGINE THOSE YOU CALL YOUR FRIENDS YELLING AT YOU AFTER THEM JUMPING TO THE CONCLUSION THAT YOU BETRAYED THEM BY GOING OUT WITH THE ENEMY WITHOUT KNOWING ALL THE DAMN FACTS! YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE BEEN BETRAYED YET?! BECAUSE THAT'S HONESTLY HOW I FELT AFTER THE WHOLE GOD DAMNED THING!!!"
Crab cakes then coughed some again.
"And then after you go off on them like they deserve, you start to get better! Your life feels like it's going in a better direction after not hearing from your so-called friends in months! You have a kid with her, and you're perfectly married to a woman you really love! Now, image your so-called friends come crawling back to you after so many god damn months trying to apologize to you after they had PLENTY OF FREAKING TIME TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU! Not gonna forgive them huh?! OF COURSE, YOU WOULDN'T! THEY HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO APOLOGIZE TO ME, AND WHAT DO I GET INSTEAD?! NOTHING! NO WORD FROM THEM, NO LETTER, NO FORM OF APOLOGY IN THE PLENTY OF TIME THEY HAD TO COME FORWARD WITH ONE! AND IT WAS JUST RECENTLY THAT THEY DECIDED TO APOLOGIZE TO ME!? UH, SORRY, BUT APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTED BECAUSE THEY HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO APOLOGIZE TO ME, YET THEY STOOD AROUND WITH THEIR FINGERS UP THEIR ASSES RATHER THAN EVEN TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH ME! HOW, FREAKING HURT, WOULD THAT MAKE YOU FEEL, HUH?!!?"
"I... I guess that would-"
"EXACTLY MY POINT!! JUST WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO GAIN FROM THIS INTERROGATION FLASH?! JUST WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO GAIN BY ASSAULTING ME AND YELLING AT ME LIKE AS IF I WAS A DAMN DOG?!!?"
"I just wanted to know-"
"YOU COULDN'T HAVE JUST CALLED ME LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN BEING?! INSTEAD, YOU HAD TO RUN DOWN HERE, PUNCH ME IN THE FACE, AND YELL AT ME LIKE THEY DID ALL THOSE MONTHS AGO LIKE A FREAKING PSYCHOPATH!"
"I'M A PSYCHOPATH?! YOU'RE NOT IN ANY FORM TO SPEAK AFTER ALL YOU DID THE SPY-"
"SHUT UP!!!!" Crab screamed, "I'M NOT A PSYCHOPATH, I'VE COME TO TERMS WITH MY PAST NOWADAYS, IT WAS JUST A FREAKING PHASE IN MY LIFE I HAVE COME TO ACCEPT AS SOMETHING NESSCICERRY TO MAKE ME INTO THE PERSON I AM TODAY! YOU'RE ONE OF THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR ME BEING IN REHAB ANYWAYS, YOU KNEW ABOUT MY DRUG PROBLEM AND NEVER REACHED A HAND OUT TO ME TO TRY AND FIX ME, YOU'RE JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER ASSHOLES DOWN AT CHS!!!"
"HOW WAS I SUPPOST TO KNOW WHAT YOU WERE GOING THROUGH?! I JUST CAME TO YOU NOW BECAUSE I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU-"
"OH, YOU WANNA TALK TO ME EH?! TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT!?"
"ABOUT THIS! YOU CALLED MY OWN EX GIRLFRIEND A SHE DEMON FOR CHRISTS SAKE KNOWING FULL WELL SHE'S NEVER RECOVERED FROM THOSE EVENTS!"
"SHE HAD IT COMING! SHE SHOULD'VE LEFT WHEN I GAVE THEM MY ULTIMATUM OF EITHER LEAVE ME ALONE OR HAVE THE COPS ON THEM! AND FOR THE RECORD?! WE NEVER WERE FRIENDS! A FREIND'S SOMEONE WHO HELPS THE OTHER OUT IN A TIME OF NEED, I NEEDED YOU DURING MY DRUG PROBLEM AND YOU NEVER EVEN ONCE REPAID MY FAVOUR AFTER I SAVED YOUR ASS FROM THE FLAMING WRECK IN CANTERLOT CITY! HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THAT MAYBE YOUR SO CALLED FRIENDS ARE THE PROBLEM AND NOT ME?!"
"WHAT?!"
"FLASH, THEY GO AROUND AND STICK THEIR NOSES WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG AND GET THEMSELVES INVOLVED WITH SHIT THAT WASN'T EVEN THEIR PROBLEM, TO BEGIN WITH! YOU KNOW THOSE GIRLS, AND YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS! THEY'RE MORE THE PROBLEM THAN I AM!!!"
"Look maybe if you guys let out your true feelings for one another-"
"WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT US SHOWING OUR TRUE FEELINGS FOR ONE ANOTHER IS GONNA SOLVE ANY OF THIS?! I'VE MADE IT CLEAR MULTIPLE TIMES THAT I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH CHS OR ITS STUDENTS ANYMORE BECAUSE ALL THEY'VE GIVEN ME IS NOTHING BUT SHIT!"
"WHAT?!" Flash squeaked in surprise
"Okay, obviously you're not really good at this so here's how it's gonna be! You and your so-called CHS friends can keep living in this delusion that you guys are the good guys, but here's what's gonna happen, I'm gonna pick up my snacks, we're gonna go our own separate paths, go our own separate ways, and go to own separate schools and I'm gonna try to forget like I ever met you today!" Crab Cakes said as he picked up his drink and candy and headed towards his classroom
"Skull wait! Just listen to me!" Flash said as Skull opened up the door
"NO, YOU LISTEN TO ME! YOU CAN KEEP THIS DELUSION THAT FRIENDSHIP IS GONNA SOLVE THIS WHOLE THING ALL YOU WANT, BUT DO ME A FAVOUR AND STAY THE FUCK OUT OF MY LIFE!!!" Crab shouted as he slammed the door and locked it
Flash tried to open it but to no avail. Flash sighed in defeat before moving away from the door and heading back to CHS. His friends and the Rainbooms were NOT gonna like the news he was bringing to them at all.
Chapter 2 "Scars of Speech"
The day then went on as normal for everyone. Crab Cakes went on like his conversation with Flash never happened, while Flash told his friends and the Rainbooms the bad news. Soon enough though, the end of the day came and everyone from Crystal Prep to Canterlot High headed home. Cinch and Bohemia were asleep by the time Crab Cakes returned home and in that time, decided to sing a little song... More specifically, one about his life to reflect on how he got here...
Blurs of foggy days
A haunting lullaby
They watched me
What is this?
She caught me
Crab then heard walking and noticed Cinch, wearing her see-through nightgown, heading to him.
"You don't usually sing that." Cinch said as she sat down beside her husband, "What happened?"
"You know how I used to go down to CHS?"
"Yes, what about it?"
"I actually used to have a friend down there. His was name was Flash Sentry. We became friends when I saved him from a wreck he and his dad got into when he was just a Freshman. His dad didn't make it thought..."
"Oh my..."
"To be honest? We never really were friends. I just went along with it because Flash called me that along with Big Bro."
"Big Bro?"
"I was more of a big brother to him than his real one was as his real one was never really there for him."
"Oh... I see..."
"Well... you know how the Rainbooms confronted me and I told them off some time ago? They told Flash about what happened and..."
"What? What did he do?"
"Came down to Crystal Prep and punched me in the face after I had gone down to the teacher's lounge for a snack."
"WHAT?!"
"It was just after that that we got into an argument. With the way it went? I never wanna see him again. And I made it PERFECTLY clear."
"You did the right thing breaking ties with him."
"I hope I did. Flash, just like the Rainbooms, wasn't even trying to try and speak to me. Well, he was, but I wouldn't exactly call an argument speaking now would I?"
"Nope."
"At this rate, all of my ties with CHS might as well be cut off. It's probably for the best anyways that I cut ties with them."
"I'd say so. If they never bothered to help you during your drug problem or even listen to your reasoning for falling in love with me, then what's the point of even keeping ties with them? Burn your bridges with them and be done with it is what I say, honey."
"Kind of hard to do that when you practically see a CHS student almost everywhere you go." Crab replied
"Fair enough." Cinch sighed, "Fair enough."
"How was Bohemia?" Crab asked
Back with the Rainbooms, they along with Flash met up at sugarcube corner to discuss the way Crab Cakes had been.
"Guys. He's made it clear he was to cut his ties with us and all of CHS. We need to respect his decision no matter how hard it hurts." Flash explained to the group
"We CANNOT give up on him Flash. He might SAY he's okay, but I've seen those eyes before. He's NOT okay." Sunset said
"Maybe he was right. Maybe you girls ARE the problem." Flash stated
"WHAT?!" The Rainbooms went
"How could you say that Flash?! What about everything we've ever done for you?!" Twilight asked
"How about all the problems you caused by you seven sticking your noses where it doesn't belong?!" Flash asked, "Juniper Montage for one!"
"She stole set items! She caused havoc to the entire Daring Do movie set and sent us to a parallel pocket dimension inside that mirror of hers!" Rainbow pointed out
"Yeah, a problem you guys caused in the first place!" Flash said, "If you had just left well enough alone the whole thing could've blown over within a matter of a few seconds or such! And another thing! What about Gloriosa?!"
"She was gonna trap us all in Camp Everfree for the rest of our lives Flash! Might we add that was another instance of us having to save your life?!" Rarity pointed out
"Gloriosa was just a well-intentioned extremist! Come on Rarity, you're a businesswoman! You can't say that well-intentioned extremists aren't gonna happen! And for Pete's sake guys, Filthy Rich had even given a fair ultimatum! It's not his fault that she couldn't come up with the money in the first place!" Flash stated, "If she KNEW she couldn't come up with the money, she should've just sold the camp to him! She could've made a fair amount of money from it and opened up a new one!"
"But that camp held a lot of memories for people!" Sunset argued
"So what?! Even if it held a lot of memories for people, it was still breaking down and need repairs with the money IT DIDN'T HAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE! I swear, the whole place looked like a house of cards. One wrong move or even just a bad sneeze could've sent the whole place crashing down! And besides, even if the old Camp Everfree was gone, a brand NEW Camp Everfree could've given NEW campers NEW memories to share!" Flash said with heavy emphasizes on the word new each time, "You can't keep living in the past forever guys, sometimes you have no choice but to move on and accept that things have changed, and no amount of living in the past is gonna change that."
"What the heck are you getting at?!" Applejack asked
"I'm saying give up on Crab Cakes, accept that he's right, and move on with your lives." Flash said, "I am. Because guess what? The more I think about it? The more I start to realize that he's right."
"Flash, you're being delusional!" Sunset said
"I'm not being delusional! You and your friends are the delusional ones!"
"EXCUSE ME?!" Sunset went
"This isn't like Equestria Sunset! Friendship and forgiveness are NOT gonna solve every problem you run into! You seven need to stop acting like your Equestrian Counterparts, and start acting like real human beings for once!"
"But there are people who could-"
"What if they DON'T want any involvement in friendship?! Have you ever considered that?!" Flash said, "Have you ever considered that your actions could cause harm to others?! Think about the Dazzlings for instance?! You know what happened to them after you cut their connection to their song abilities?!"
"Probably living a good life." Sunset smiled with her friends doing the same and nodding in agreement
"THEY ARE DEAD!"
Sunset and the Rainboom's smiles dropped instantly.
"W-WHAT?!" Sunset shouted
"Because YOU took their only way to eat!"
"B-B-NUT HOW?! CAN'T THEY EAT LIKE US?!" Rainbow shouted as well
"They were creatures from Equestria, Dash! Just what makes you so certain they could eat like we do as well?!"
"Oh my god..." Rarity gasped about to tear up
"B-but they were gonna turn the whole school into mindless zombies!" Sunset argued
"They were just FEEDING! If I had known that I would've offered myself up to them as a snack! Anyone would've! And now thanks to you girls the Dazzlings are DEAD because of you girls and your stupid belief that friendship will solve all your problems! Well, guess what?! Your belief not only left Sunset to turn into modern-day German as she's disgusted by her past and wants nothing to do with it instead of trying to learn from it, caused three innocent creatures to die from hunger, turned Twilight against her own old school when she probably LIKED IT there, caused a well-intentioned extremist seclude herself from the world with her brother being the only known contact to it she has to the outside world and made an extremist fan turn herself into a monster because of you sticking your nose where it didn't belong into other people's affairs!"
"When you put it like that-"
"You guys ARE the villains. You don't SOUND like it. You ARE them."
"Flash how could you say something like that?!!?" Twilight asked
"Simple. Crab Cakes opened up my mind." Flash simply replied as he got up to leave, "For the record guys? I'm going to Crab Cakes to apologize for what I did to him today. NONE of you follow me."
"But-"
"One last thing. You know Sonata Dusk? I figured if Twilight didn't work out for me I could try with her. Hell, she even offered me a date after the Battle of the Bands blew over. Now?"
Sunset covered her mouth.
"THINK ABOUT WHAT I TOLD YOU ALL, HEROES!" Flash said, mockingly saying Heroes before leaving
Chapter 3 "Forgiveness of Forgetfulness"
Back with Crab Cakes, he was out at the front of the house washing his car when he heard one park.
"Crab Cakes! I cam to say you were right!" went Flash's voice
Crab Cakes then turned around to see Flash coming towards him with a sad look.
"Excuse me?" Crab Cakes asked, "Did I-"
"Look. I know you made it clear you never wanted to see me again. But I just wanted to tell you... you were right about them."
"What?"
"I began to think on what you said. Then reflected on what the girls told me and all they did. And you know what? You were right."
"How so?" Crab Cakes asked as he laid the sponge down into the bucket
However, unknown to the duo as Flash began to tell Crab Cakes what he told the Rainbooms, the Rainbooms themselves were listening in on their conversation through Sunset's phone because Flash had accidentally but dialed while driving to Crab Cake's house.
"Jesus Christ. I heard the rumors... but..."
"Yeah. That's what their delusion that friendship is gonna solve all problems has brought done."
"Does anyone else know about this?!"
"As far as I know? No."
"You can't just let this sit idly by! You need to let those at CHS know about this!"
"How?!"
"I don't know at the moment. But I'll think of something."
"What are you talking about?"
"Flash, we need to work together on this. I... I'm sorry for yelling at you and saying what I did. You-"
"It's not my fault. I know. I showed up at a REAL bad time and let my anger do my actions. I should've waited for both it and the tension made because of what you said to the Rainbooms to die down before coming to you."
"Hey, no hard feelings though am I right?" Crab Cakes asked holding out his hand
"Yeah." Flash smiled as he shook it, "No hard feelings."
Sunset had then turned off the call and phone... Back with Crab and Flash, the duo went their separate ways knowing there was no longer any bad blood between them and could build a new friendship with the foundation of one thing. Exposing the Rainbooms for who they truly were.
Chapter 4 "Tarnish of Trust"
The next day, Flash and Crab Cakes were going about their normal routines, about as normal as a routine you can do on Saturday is anyways, when for Flash during one of his walks in the city bumped into Sunset, who actually called his name and went over to him...
"What do you want." Flash asked Sunset
"Flash, I think you might've forgotten something when you went off on us on the Dazzlings." Sunset said
"Oh, I didn't forget. They feed off negative energy. But that doesn't change the fact that's still feeding, and you STILL starved them to death."
"And about Gloriosa-"
"Camp Everfree being her home, where she grew up? That's her bad luck. I know you're doing charity events for her, but that doesn't change the facts that this is reality Sunset. Your charities are good and all, but you've got to understand that what you and your friends did by sticking your nose in someplace it didn't belong is only gonna make you different enemies. And if there's anything I've learned about life from Crab Cakes during his drug problem, is that doing certain things will reward you, different enemies and different allies Sunset." Flash added, "It doesn't change the fact that you meddled in someone else's affairs that you shouldn't have messed with in the first place, and sooner or later you're gonna pay the piper for what you and your friends did."
"Flash they were going to tear down her home-"
"What makes you so certain they would've?!" Flash asked, "For you know and all she knew Filthy Rich could've been talking about another part of the Camp as an extension of it! You don't know the full details of Filthy's story! Neither does Gloriosa, so what makes you so certain that Gloriosa wasn't just demonizing Filthy to make her look more like a victim rather than part of the real shades of grey the story probably is!"
"I guess you have a point there-"
"Me and Crab Cakes talked about it this morning and were heading on down to Filthy's offices to get his side of the story."
"What makes you so certain he won't just lie to you?!" Sunset asked as Flash began to walk away
"Having a friend with a wife who's got connections helps." Flash explained before leaving Sunset's view
"I... why..." Sunset said to herself, "What have we ever done to deserve this...."
Flash and Crab Cakes soon arrived at Filthy Rich's man offices, with Crab having arrived very early in his car.
"Flash, what kept ya?" Crab asked as he got out of his car
"Let's just say I ran into an old friend..." Flash explained
"Say no more Flash." Crab explained as they began to head into the building
Eventually, the duo arrived at Filthy Rich's office after he just got done talking to someone over the phone... and it sounded like it didn't go well.
"Bad time for us to arrive?" Crab asked
"No, it's alright Mr. Cakes. Just another case of fake lawsuit threats against me."
"Jeesh. You think people would grow up." Crab Cakes groaned
"Indeed. I take it you wanted to discuss something?"
"We came to get your side of the Everfree story." Crab Cakes explained
"About time someone asked me about my side of the story."
"Wait. So you mean NO ONE tried to get your side of the story once the whole thing was done and over with?!" Crab cakes asked, "What a bunch of assholes... They only understood HALF the story! But anyways, just what IS your side anyway?"
"To be rather honest, I too grew up with fond memories of Camp Everfree. My father took me there when I was quite small. He figured it would build character for me. He was right. Not only did I leave Camp Everfree with fond memories, but it also helped me build some character."
"Then why was Gloriosa saying you wanted to tear down Camp Everfree and build a resort over it?" Flash asked
"Tear it down!??! Flash Camp Everfree is a national landmark! I wouldn't touch it at all! I was always in such a rush, being a businessman and all, that my choice of words ended up being poorer than a North Korean's health and only made me look like a bad guy as a result!"
"Then why was Gloriosa, at least from what Flash told me, saying you were gonna build a resort there if you say you wouldn't tear it down?" Crab Cakes asked
"The resort was suppost to GAIN attention to Camp Everfree. It clearly needed repairs, and I was willing to offer a way to help them get money with the price of me holding some control over the camp."
"Uh...." Flash and Crab Cakes went
"Relax. I wasn't gonna have TOTAL control. More like act as an advisor on what we could do to make Camp Everfree a better location for fond memories to grow and nurture." Filthy Rich explained, "Unfortunately she was too stubborn and stuck in her old ways to accept my help, so, even though I didn't want to, I gave her the ultimatum you all know into scaring her into talking."
"So... you purposely did the action of a well-intentioned extremist... just to get her to talk about a deal?" Crab Cakes asked
"When you put it that way? Yes."
"Jeesh. It is true what they say about businesses. There really is no low they won't go to just to prove a point." Flash said
"Sometimes you have to teach people that you just won't take no for an answer. It wasn't up for debate. They NEEDED the money. I could tell they were struggling, and I was willing to help them. And what did they do? They turned their back on me due to how stuck they were in the mindset that they didn't need someone like me to earn money. Even though these Rainbooms are doing charities for them, which while noble and well-intentioned, can only get you so far if the PEOPLE wanna get involved in them. And from what I hear, outside of a few successes here and there, they've been struggling quite a lot in trying to make enough money with these charities they've been doing. I really wish I had the guts to tell them this, but people are losing interest in their charities."
"Yeah, I've begun to notice that as well recently." Flash admitted, "I don't wanna tell them that what they're doing is a lost cause but-"
"-it really is with the fact people rarely show up for any of their charities?" Crab Cakes finished
"Right on the money." Flash replied
"I say if they want nothing to do with you then Mr. Rich, I say wait for THEM to come crawling back to you and BEG you to help them. You shouldn't try to give in and got to them. That's just proving their point that their half-truth of a story is THE truth. History is written by the victor Mr. Rich. How this whole Camp Everfree fiasco escalates is in your hands. Just whatever you do, DO NOT try to contact them. That's only giving them strength. You need to mentally show them that THEY need YOU, not YOU need THEIR land."
"Wow. That's pretty harsh." Flash said
"Flash, we need to show the Rainbooms as well as Gloriosa and her creepy brother Timber Spruce that they need him more than he needs them and their land. And more specifically, we have to show the Rainbooms that their charities are NOT gonna do much in the grand scheme of things if they plan on keeping the small charities thing up and running."
"How? Flash asked
"Mr. Rich? Are the strong believer in the belief that people change because over time the times change and new ideas replace old ones?" Crab Cakes asked
"I am. It's how my business has thrived for so long. People are like Internet trends. They can change at the drop of a hat. And people change to better suit the environment and blend in with many others. I honestly believe that's going on with the Rainbooms right now. Thanks to the madness that was the Election and currently the whole FCC Net Neutrality thing going on, money's been jumping back and forth between worthless to being as valuable as a diamond at the drop of a hat as people scramble to prepare for the worse outcomes. It might be because of this that people are just no longer interested in charities anymore. And the few who still are only give so much because they fear the worst outcome every time something like these things, like the Election, happens and think that every cent should count towards preparing for the inevitable outcome be it good or bad."
"If the Rainbooms heard this they'd be jumping all over you and call you a hack and thinking you were telling them nothing but lies." Flash pointed out
"I know. Which is why I'm glad to have told this to you boys. You boys are the only real ones close to them that could get them to understand."
"In terms of me? Nope. I just wanted to get your side of the story. I've practically burned nearly all my bridges that connect me to CHS in any way. After all the shit they threw at me I want absolutely nothing to do with that school anymore." Crab Cakes explained, "I may not be able to rely this harsh reality onto them, but maybe Flash will be able to."
"Trust me, it's more than just the harsh truth dude. It's the real truth." Flash said
Chapter 5 "Breaking of Bonds"
Following their meeting with Filthy Rich, Flash and Crab Cakes decided to take Sunday off to decide how to go about what to do next. Back with the Rainbooms, they had snuck into Crystal Prep to check out Crab Cake's medical files. If they could find them that is.
"This is crazy Sunset!" Rainbow said, "We shouldn't be here, we're gonna be in so much trouble if we get caught! I don't wanna spend the rest of my life in jail!"
"I can't take it anymore Rainbow!" Sunset replied as she searched, "Something is SERIOUSLY off about Skull!"
"Will you be a decent human being and call him Crab Cakes?!" Rainbow said, "He no longer goes by Skull anymore and we need to respect that even if he doesn't wanna talk to us anymore!"
"Just what in tarnation's got y'all so devish spooked about Crab Cakes Sunset?!" Applejack asked, "Nothing's wrong with him!"
"But there is!!!" Sunset said, "Something just doesn't add up!"
"Can you tell us what it is already?!?" Twilight asked, her head red and steaming with anger
"It's gotta do with Flash's story on how Skull saved him!" Sunset replied, "If Skull, WAS a senior around the time of saving Flash, Flash wouldn't be a Freshman, he'd still be in Middle School!"
"Just what the hell makes you so certain!?" Rainbow asked
Everyone then looked at her with a, 'Really nigga?' expression.
"Oh... right... eheheh... you two used to date..." Rainbow giggled embarrassingly
"But you two never even dated until you two were Sophomores. Plus shouldn't we be checking out Flash's medical files if this is the case, dear?" Rarity asked
"There's two sides of a coin Rarity! AHA! Found it!" Sunset said as she pulled out Crab Cake's medical files, "But that's outside of what I REALLY wanted to look for in these."
"THEN WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THAT CONVERSATION?!!?" Rainbow asked
"To get you all to shut up." Sunset said simply as she began to look through the files
"Did we just get played?" Rainbow asked with wide eyes
"We did. We fell for one of Sunset's oldest tricks." Rarity groaned in reply
"WHAT??!!?" Sunset shouted, "WHERE THE HELL IS HIS FATHER?!!?"
"Sunset? Have you been living under a rock for the past few months?" Rainbow groaned, "HE HAS NO FATHER!!!"
"Due to one of his mothers being a stripper she ended up getting pregnant with him, so it's extremely hard to pinpoint just who his father could be, especially based off of appearance as it is not one I'm at all familiar with." Rarity explained
"B-but I thought his father was gonna be the key to learning who Skull really is!!!"
"Sunset, think rationally! His father's probably long gone by now!" Applejack pointed out, "Even if he is the key to figuring out him, ah ain't going on a devish wild goose chase just to end up finding out he was dead this whole time! Because 99 times out of 100 they usually do end up dead in these types of situations!"
"FACE THE FACTS SUNSET! There's NOTHING wrong with Crab Cakes! The only thing wrong here is your stupid delusion that there is!!" Twilight shouted as she shook Sunset, "WAKE UP!!!"
Twilight then slapped her across the face.
"Wake up from this delusion that something's wrong with him! THERE ISN'T!!!" Twilight continued, "The only person that's got something wrong with them is YOU and your delusions! THIS ISN'T EQUESTRIA WHERE IT'S OBVIOUS AS TO IF SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH SOMEBODY! THIS IS REALITY!!!"
"But-"
"I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT!" Twilight said, "I should've just stayed at Crystal Prep if I was gonna discover that one of my new best friends was too stuck in her old ways to wake up to the truth and reality that they're in now."
"How could you say something like that?!!?" Sunset asked
"Maybe because Flash was right Sunset! Maybe CRAB CAKES was right!! LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE! Three innocent living creatures are dead, I've become traumatized by magic and Crystal Prep, we ended up turning an extremist into a reclusive outcast shown by the fact WE HAVN'T SEEN HER SINCE CAMP EVERFREE OR OUR LAST CHARITY DRIVE and turned a SIMPLE FAN INTO A MONSTER! THOSE LAST TWO BEING US STICKING OUR NOSES WHERE IT DIDN'T BELONG TO OTHER PEOPLES AFFAIRS THAT WEREN'T OUR PROBLEM AND NEVER WERE OUR PROBLEM!!!" Twilight argued, "You know how people usually say your either part of the solution or part of the problem, well clearly the only role we fit into IS THE PROBLEM!"
"Twilight what in the world's gotten into you?!?!" Sunset asked
"I've been thinking Sunset! I've been thinking about what Flash told us! And he's right!"
"Why are you doing this?! Why are you siding with THEM now?!" Sunset asked
"To quote Flash, 'THINK ABOUT IT'! Just when have we ever done anything REMARKABLY helpful! That princess version of me or whatever pretty much turned you into modern day Germany! So disgusted by your past that you want NOTHING to do with it or even be associated with it whatsoever! I know you wanna fix the deeds you've done Sunset, I understand! I really do and what you're doing is commemorative, but it only helps prove his point! Look at Germany! They're doing the EXACT same thing you're doing! Trying to fix their deeds of the past! Though there's another thing you two have in common, NOT TRYING TO KEEP REMINDERS OF THE PAST SO YOU CAN LEARN FROM IT!"
"I am learning from my past though-"
"BUT HOW MUCH THOUGH?!" Twilight asked, "To an extent how much are you learning from it?! Are you doing what ANY smart person would do and keep the memories of your past self as well as anything PERTAINING to that past you that you keep as a reminder to help yourself from going down it again should you ever be presented with the chance to go down that path again, or are you going down the path of denial like Germany is and erasing everything pertaining to your past just so a new generation gets a better opinion of you when you know the fact they'll just somehow find out in the end anyways?!?!"
"N-no I'm not!" Sunset shouted
"Then explain to me why Flash saw you tearing down and throwing all the pics of you winning the past formals into the trash!" Twilight said showing the evidence on her phone
The rest of the Rainbooms gasped while Sunset was in shock.
"Face it you idiot, you can't change the past! EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS WHAT YOU DID AND A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW PEOPLE WILL STILL REMEMBER! JUST ADMIT THAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS A LOST CAUSE ALREADY YOU ODDBALL OF DENIAL!!!" Twilight shouted, "JUST GIVE UP ON YOUR STUPID CAUSE, STOP TRYING TO HIDE YOUR PAST ACTIONS, SUCK IT UP AND ADMIT THAT THEY HAPPENED, AND EVEN IF PEOPLE KNOW WHAT YOU DID TRY TO SHOW THEM THAT YOU'RE DIFFERENT FROM THAT PERSON! YOU DON'T DENY IT EVER HAPPENED, THAT'S LIKE TRYING TO DENY THE HOLOCAUST OR NAZI GERMANY! THE DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO CHANGE IT!"
"But I CAN change it! I'm creating a new legacy over my old one-"
"THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED! THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE, HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT BEFORE YOU GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK ASS SKULL!???!" Twilight shouted once more before readjusting her glasses and gasping for air
"What's happening to you Twilight?! We're friends, we shouldn't be arguing like this!" Sunset said
"You wanna know what happened? It's Crab Cakes opening my mind. It's Flash's words from Crab Cakes opening my mind. They got me to thinking when I heard that the Dazzlings were dead. And those words got me to realizing... they're right. We ARE the villains. Just look at the damage we've caused Sunset. To you, to the Dazzlings, to me, to Gloriosa, and to Montage. We're not heroes, we're monsters." Twilight said before leaving the room
It was those last five words from Twilight that echoed throughout the minds of the Rainbooms and Sunset as the building went quiet.
Chapter 6 "Allies from Assailants Part 1"
Back with Crab Cakes and Flash, the duo had just left the building when...
"It's Twilight... why's she coming this way?" Flash said
"Be careful. Who knows what her intentions are." Crab Cakes said as he opened up the driver's door to check for something
"Flash? Crab Cakes? You two were right." Twilight said
"Excuse me?" Crab Cakes went as he accidentally hit his head on the top of his car, "D'OH!!!"
"Hahahahaha! Even to this day you still hit your head on stuff!" Flash laughed
"Flash? What's that?" Crab Cakes asked as he faced Flash
"A fist."
KLONK!
"OOHHW!" Flash went as he held his head, "Pick out two!"
Crab Cakes poked Flash in the eyes instead.
"OAAHOWW!" Flash shouted as he covered his eyes afterward
"What's this I hear? We were right?" Crab Cakes asked
"I got to thinking when Flash told us off back at Sugarcube Corner. Then I just went off on Sunset back at Crystal Prep-"
"Crystal Prep? The freak were you doing over there for?" Crab Cakes asked
"Sunset's idea, not mine. She thought she'd be able to figure you out if she saw your medical files and saw who your dad was to get a better understanding of you." Twilight explained
"So she broke into Crystal Prep just to look at my private files?! What the freak is wrong with her?!" Crab Cakes said, "Why didn't she just ask one of my mothers!? It's not like as if I told her she couldn't speak to them! They know me better than anyone, they raised me for crying out loud! I mean even Celestia, PRINCIPAL MOTHER FUCKING CELESTIA knew that I was raised by two moms, EVERYONE AT CANTERLOT MOTHER FUCKING HIGH KNEW ABOUT IT! Even Flash here knew and he BARELY even remembers me!"
"It's true." Flash said
"Anyways, how do I know you speak the truth when you say you told off Sunset?" Crab Cakes asked, "How do I know you're not just lowering my guard into a false state of security and you won't just backstab me the second me and Flash turn to leave?"
"You can't. You have no reason to trust me after what the Rainbooms and I did to you all those months ago." Twilight said, "You were right. We took too long to give you an apology and as a result, when we did our credibility died. But... the only reason we did was because we figured you didn't want to see us anymore after the way we acted."
"Damn straight." Crab Cakes replied, "But if you all knew that, then why did you finally come up to me with an EXTREMELY late apology?"
"It wasn't my idea. It was Sunsets. She honestly believed that after all the time that had passed you'd be open to forgiving us because of the time mends wounds saying."
"Well, obviously she was wrong. That was one case where she should've either apologized immediately or at the very least the next day or within the same week. But after months she comes with an apology to me? No. She wasn't gonna get that satisfaction. I say that because if you take MONTHS to come up with an apology, your apology loses all credibility and you're just doing it to make yourself feel better." Crab Cakes stated, "Take it from Flash. I pretty much got up in his face about what he did, told him I never wanted to see him again, but even then he came back to me on the same day and made a logically sound apology which I accepted because unlike you girls he knew what he did was deserving of one of my verbal smackdowns, but even then he knew that if he didn't act upon it when he had the chance he'd be in the same boat you all are."
"Exactly." Flash commented
"You don't just WAIT for things like our argument all those months ago to blow over. The kind of argument we had was one I will NEVER forget and forgive them for. Because they backstabbed me in the back and tried to come to me for an apology after months of no contact, at that point? It's like as if they were trying to just pour salt or lemon juice on the wound. It only further damaged us and drove us further apart as a result."
"I didn't come to see you and ask you to forgive me like some priest Crab Cakes. I only came to tell you that you were right. Your words managed to open my mind. I couldn't see what was right there in front of me, I turned my back towards reality and got my mind off track, yeah. You saw through her words, and helped me to see all the possibilities-"
"Hey, every friendship is tested. You can say you're sincere but it's all unclear now. But with a word, everything changes. And just like that, you and I are right back." Crab Cakes interrupted, "When I put Flash in his place, and I thought it was all done for us, my words broke through him, and he came around to fix what he broke. Granted I've not fully forgiven him, but we're mending those ties as we go."
"Like I said. I'm not asking for forgiveness. I only came to say, you were right, we are the bad guys, and thanks for opening my mind." Twilight said
"Hey. It's all good Twilight. It's all good." Crab Cake said offering a fist bump that Twilight returned, "What are you gonna do now?"
"Well, what are you gonna do?" Twilight asked
"Me and Flash were seeing just how much the Rainbooms REALLY damaged everyone's lives. While they're living in this fantasy that friendship will solve all their problems, they're being unaware that they could, in reality, be damaging others in return rather than helping everyone. Though you probably already figured that out." Crab Cakes explained
"Yeah." Twilight responded, "I wanna help."
"R-really? Are you sure about that?" Flash asked, "You should probably think about what you're saying Twilight."
"I know what I'm saying Flash. I wanna see how much damage we've really been doing to people while we were so unaware of the reality going on around us." Twilight said
"Twilight. You really need to think on this. If you do this, you're gonna cut off all your ties to the Rainbooms. Doing this practically marks you for death in the eyes of the Rainbooms, more specifically from what I've seen Sunset especially." Crab Cakes said, "I'll give you until tomorrow to really think about it. This is a decision that will change you Twilight. Be it for better or worse."
"Fine. I'll give you my answer tomorrow." Twilight nodded
And with that, Twilight was off.
"Your words seem to be getting to them." Flash pointed out, "The Rainbooms seem to be falling apart. And they might if Twilight DOES join us."
"I know Flash. But that's not my fault. It's their choice. I have no say over what they do. If they wanna take my words to heart then so be it. They need to know the hard way that they're causing more harm than good."
Chapter 7 "Allies from Assailants Part 2"
It was the following day. For Twilight? She had made up her mind. While for Crab Cakes?
BONK!
"OW!!!" Crab Cakes hollered as a carpentry student accidentally hit him on the head
"Nyahahahaha!!" The student panicked, "I'm sorry teach! I didn't know you were there!"
"Oh ho think nothing of it." Crab Cakes said as he took the hammer
"Oh, gee thanks."
"You're welcome." Crab Cakes said before slamming the hammer into the student's head with a BONK, "Aaaxe!"
"AHHHH, OH, AHH AHHH AHHHHH!!!" The student cried out as the nail puller part of the hammer went into the student's mouth and he found himself being pulled out of the classroom by Crab Cakes
He was having one of his off days. Well with the students at least. Why did he ever volunteer to look after the carpentry students for their Sunday projects? Either way, it was 3:00 and everyone went home for the day. Crab Cakes had to say behind though to check on his medical files to see if anything was messed with. Luckily for him, nothing was, but he left a note for the nurse for tomorrow to let her know what had happened. Why was is he doing this? The vents suddenly came to life scaring the shit out of him and made him drop all the files. By the time all that was done it was already 3:52 by the time he came home. When Cinch asked what happened to him to make him take so long, the only thing he replied with was "a spill" and nothing more.
By the time he changed back into his normal civilian clothes he was already receiving a call from Flash.
"What's up Flash?" Crab Cakes asked as he answered
"She's in." Flash replied
"Tell her to meet us at the Mayor's office." Crab Cakes Said
"Why?"
"I've arranged an appointment with Mayor Mare, fucking puns, to check on Sunset's files."
"Can you even legally do that?"
"Flash. I'm with Crystal Prep. Crystal Prep has connections to the Mayor. If we need it, they'll give it. No questions asked."
"Really? It's that simple?"
"Sort of, but that's just the shortened version."
"Dear lord, what's the long version?" Flash asked a bit startled
"You don't wanna know friend." Crab Cakes said before hanging up, "The story behind that's a complicated one that would've taken up 60% of the chapter. And nobody got time for that! SCENE TRANSITION TIME!"
Crab Cakes was waiting outside city hall for some time, until eventually he got fed up with waiting and decided to go in alone. Crab Cakes, before then, made a call to Flash.
"What's aching ya Crab?" Flash asked as he answered
"What's taking you two so long?" Crab Cakes asked
"We got lost in the Everfree Woods after she finished a date with Timber Spruce."
"WHAT?! How in the name of fuck did you get lost in the Everfree?!"
"How should I know?! I'm telling you dude this damn forest has got a mind of its own!"
"*sigh* I'm going into city hall alone then-"
"I would NOT recommend doing that!"
"What? Why?"
"Dude, everybody knows the rumor about Mayor Mare!"
"Dude. I have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. Neither do the damn readers, speak English man!"
"What readers?"
"Nevermind."
"Anyways... you don't know the rumor?"
"Why would I ever listen to a rumor? That's all they ever are until I damn well see the proof right before my eyes. Do I-"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know Crab Cakes. The readers know where you were going with that too."
"Then you damn well know why I don't listen to rumors. Even then, what the hell kind of rumor is going around for the Mayor?" Crab Cakes asked before saying in a sarcastic voice, "Oh! I know! Whoopsy me! How Could I not know?! Is it a sex scandal to ruin her reputation?! Oh, how original is that? AS IF THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE!"
"Foul ball."
"False claims of shady practices?" Crab Cakes asked plainly
"Strike one."
"Racist shit?"
"Strike two."
"Ex-lover claiming shit that either most likely and usually never happened or overexaggerating their break up to no end to give her a bad name?"
"Ball."
"Then what the hell is the rumor then?! I listed off four of the five cliched rumors! What is she then secretly a molester?"
"Strike three, you're out."
"GRRRRR. What in the hell is it then?!"
"Those who go into city hall alone... almost never come back the same."
"That's it?! That's what all this pointless build up was for!?"
"I'm not finished yet jackass."
"There's more? How the hell could there be more? And where the hell's that music coming from?"
"Why do you think people only ever go into City Hall in twos or a group? Because going in solo marks you for never coming back the same you were going in."
"What? Now that just doesn't make any sense-"
"Those who come out are either too shaken up to talk about what happened, or just try to avoid the question altogether."
"Okaayyy I'm starting to get a little spooked. And seriously where the fuck's that damn Rainbow Factory Instrumental coming from?!"
"You should be. Ask my mother. She was either, depending on your point of view bold enough, or foolish enough, to go into city hall alone to make a complaint about the neighborhood sewage system. When she returned home? There was a blank stare in her eyes. I asked her what had happened, but she avoided the question altogether."
"Dude. That's not a rumor. That's a fact if you saw the effects with your own eyes. Why hasn't anybody caught her in the act?! She's the mayor surely one of the staff must've caught her!"
"Part of the rumor is that she's doing... whatever she does to them too to keep them quiet."
"I mean in terms of phone, videos, photos and all that!"
"Her office is usually only lit by the light in the room and a table lamp. No windows or anything so photos is pointless. She's even got it soundproof in there too so the voice is out, and when you take one step inside, your phone's turned into completely upside down. Nothing will work."
"WHAT?! HOW?!"
"Nobody knows Skull. So. Are you still going in there alone?"
"Yes."
"Dude did you not listen to a single thing I just said?!?!"
"I did, and you know what? I've already got a death sentence waiting for me by the hands of Sunset Shimmer. I've also pretty much-gotten everything off of my bucket list, I have nothing left to lose Flash." Crab Cakes said as he hung up, "Oh fucking finally the music stopped who the hell was playing that?!"
Uh.... my bad?
"Remind me to kill you later." Crab Cakes said as he went inside the building
But just as he did Flash and Twilight had arrived quickly going up the stairs to... find the doors locked.
"He's dead." Flash deadpanned before softly saying, "I tried to warn him."
Chapter 8 "Night to Never Forget"
Crab Cakes walked to the mayor's office with Flash's talk to him still on his mind.
Honestly. I don't know what the appeal is of these rumors. You can get sucked into them and end up believing a lie in the end. Crab Cakes thought, I'm gonna show these so-called rumors being spread that that's all they are. Just rumors. I mean the mayor was the one to wed me and Cinch for crying out loud if she was gonna do anything to me she had the perfect opportunity right then and there!
Soon enough after getting to reception, waiting to be called on, called foolish for some reason for going alone, he finally got to the mayor's office.
"Ah, Mr. Crab Cakes, good to see you." Mayor Mare said
"Good to see you too Mayor Mare." Crab Cakes replied, "Do you have Sunset's file?"
"Indeed I do." She said handing it
"God Sunset's file is big. Anyways, thanks for the help." Crab Cakes said as he turned to leave
Only to find the door locked.
"Um. Mayor? Your door's locked." Crab said
"I know." She said
"Could you possibly unlock it?"
"I'm afraid I can't do that for you."
"What are you talking about?" Crab cakes asked getting scared
"What happens here, is something that will change you."
"I'm not following." Crab Cakes said as he found his back against the door and trying to fumble with the door's knob
Then, the lights went out.
"What the?! What happened?! Did the power go out?!" Crab Cakes panicked
But soon enough the did.
"What happened?! Am I okay?!"
"Yes... but I know one part of you that won't."
Crab cakes then looked at Mayor Mare in confusion.... then she saw what she now looked like. ( For the record the Derpibooru image number is 974425 )
"Not to quote the meme but, oh no..." Crab Cakes squeaked, "THE RUMORS ARE TRUE?!"
"I've been lonely for a LONNNG time handsome."
"HAVE YOU NOT HEARD OF MASTURBATING WOMAN?!"
"I have. I've done it a lot. But now it's grown tiring and boring. I wanted the real thing. It started with Celestia, then Luna, then Cadence, Cinch, Shining Armor, Flash's mom Milky Way, and more. Now? It's your turn~"
"NOPE! NOPE, NOPE, NOPE, NOPE, NOPE, NOPE, SO MUCH NOPE!"
Crab Cakes found himself pinned down.
"Yes. So much yes. You can't escape me, boy. You're mine now."
"HELP MEEEEE!!!!!" Crab Cakes hollered
"My dick.... it hurts...." went Crab Cakes as he lied on the floor naked
Mayor Mare had her fun with him in every way but one, constantly denying him his orgasm.
"You're special Skull-"
"It's- YEAAAAOWWWW!" Crab Cakes hollered as he was whipped in his side
"Silence. You're special Skull. I've had my eye on you for a LONG time."
"I'll... I'll bet you have...." Crab Cakes said through the pain
IS THIS KARAMA FOR TELLING SUNSET AND THE OTHERS HOW IT IS?! WHY LIFE WHY?! Crab Cakes thought
"Which is why I'm gonna let you go."
"R-really?"
"On my terms."
"Why did I have my hopes up... I give up, please just let me cum my dick hurts so bad! What are your demands..."
"One, when we are alone, you will address me as mistress."
"Huh?"
"Two. I know you already work at Crystal Prep. But I want to give you a part-time job."
"Part-time job?"
"You will come here on Sunday, and be my personal assistant."
"Well, that- .... oh......"
"Now you're getting it."
"Oh dear...."
"Number three. You're gonna go from being married to one woman... to having two women in your life. That second one? Me."
"NO! NO! HELL, NO!"
"I'm afraid this isn't up for debate Cutie Cakes. You're at my mercy. You have no choice but to do as I say."
Germany now I know what you felt like after World War I. Crab Cakes thought
"And my final one, I decide where you cum."
"Fine, fine, fine! I accept your demands just please let me cum!" Crab Cakes said, "Wait... where are you-"
"Womb. Deep into it. Not a single drop or cell escapes."
"B-B-BUT YOU'LL GET PREGNANT!!!"
"I know~"
Can't move.... can't fight back.... can't run.... so.... tired.... energy... depleted... need... Baja Blast... Crab Cakes thought
"Here's the news on that though. Good news, not only will you have another child, but after that? I won't be able to have babies anymore. So you can fill me up whenever you like~" Mayor Mare said as she got on her knees and hovered over Crab Cake's dick
"Bad news?"
"Just one. You're gonna be more tired than you ever were~" Mayor Mare said
And with all that, she moved down onto Crab Cake's dick and took it all into her pussy. She didn't let out a moan, though Crab Cakes did as he was finally about to feel satisfaction after seven grueling hours of sex from (forced) tongue wrestling, (forced) slopping make outs, (forced) pussy eating, (forced) fingering, (forced) foot worship, (everything after that was willing because she broke him) foot worship, sloppy make outs, tongue wrestling, footjobs, handjobs, tit sucking, blowjobs, tit fucks, Anal, Bondage, strap-ons, but plugs, very spiky dragon dildos the size of a human's calf, asshole stretchers, ball gags, dildo gags, dildo gags that went very deep down his throat, now... all of it was going to pay off-
BEEEP!
Crab Cakes opened his eyes to see he was in bed.
"WHAT THE SHIT JUST HAPPENED?!" Crab Cakes asked as he looked around his and Cinch's room
He then checked under his bed. Hallucinogetic meds.
"Oh no.... it happened again...."
TO BE CONTINUED...
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