The Summer (Of All Summers)
This is the story of a pony who many don’t know of. Who many think they know but really don’t. Somepony who by all accounts is nopony special.
Just a regular ol’ pony... who thinks that drinking twelve cans of Monster Energy will give him superpowers.
That’s right. This is the story of Kyle. The pony you never asked for but received anyways.
(NOTE: What will be told are the events taken place during Season 9, episode 1-23)
It’s a pretty fall day in Ponyville. The leaves turning their usual colors before they fall to the ground, where young foals will then bundle them all up into piles so they can jump in them. Happy as ever.
It’s the type of fall day where you feel like instead of writing that hit novel do you instead go out and enjoy the beauties of nature.
Overall it’s a good fall day.
Well maybe for everypony else but for Kyle, it’s just one of those days.
“It’s your first day of senior year Kyle. Why in Celestia’s mane would you wanna skip it?” Kyle’s mom, Karen, asks him through his closed bedroom door.
Kyle is laying belly first on his bed, still dressed in his sleepwear, not caring one bit that the new school year starts in fifteen minutes.
“Honey? Is something wrong? You can tell me. I’ll listen.” Karen asks him.
“Nothing matters. My life is...” Kyle finally speaks, sounding the most depressed. “...This past summer was not at all as awesome as I’d imagine. I just never want to be seen again.” Kyle’s voice sounding muffled as his face is buried in his mattress.
Karen magically teleports right into Kyle’s room, noticing for the first time in a long time of how messy it is. What of all the dirty jeans piled up, or all the cans of Monster and White Claw scattered throughout.
“Want to tell me all about it? I’ll listen. I’ll understand if you tell me.”
Kyle notices his mom acting all nice. A little bit of joy getting to him. He knew his mother was always a bright ray of sunshine that could inspire even the most depressed of ponies.
“Alright I’ll tell. My summer all started when...”
***(The start of Kyle’s story)***
Kyle’s story of his summer begins with him telling of the Mane 6 running as fast as they can, for they just got a summon from the one and only, Princess Celestia.
“Do we even know why we’re running?” Rainbow asks either one of her friends.
“No clue! I just like running, and not knowing where I’m going!” Pinkie gives an enthusiastic response. “Wwweeeeeeeeeee!”
“Summon from the princess. Could be anything? She just said to be there. Urgent I might add.” Twilight tells Rainbow of why they’re running in the first place.
The girls finally make it to the castle, running until they reach the throne room.
There they see both Celestia and Luna by their thrones as normal, but however somepony else by their side.
Somepony different is all I’ll say.
But he almost got no such attention as all the girls were more focused on the two alicorns.
“Princess! We came as fast as we could. What is it that you need?” Twilight asks either one of them.
“Oh it’s nothing real important. It’s just, me and Luna have been thinking and, it is time for us... to retire!”
“Woah. I definitely didn’t see that coming.” Pinkie says as Twilight just stares at the two, opened mouth and surprised.
“Meh. Saw it almost a mile away.” The pony whose standing besides the two princesses adds in.
That pony is Kyle.
***
“So to recap, both Princess Celestia and Luna have announced that they are retiring. Mane 6 is all surprised for good reason, and I fit in the story because of... uh I don’t know actually. Both princesses just asked me to hang around you guys. Just hang around and check on you.”
“Who are you talking to?”
“The readers. Why’d you ask?”
Twilight’s about to speak before thinking things through some more. “You know what. It doesn’t matter.” Twilight pauses for dramatic effect. “What does matter is the fact that I’m gonna be said ruler of Equestria sooner if not later!”
“Is that all?” Applejack goes over to try and comfort her.
“Yeah! We’re already super awesome and ruling would make us even more awesome.” Rainbow chimes in.
“Mmhm.” Fluttershy adds in.
“How are you all so calm about this? I just, I mean...-“
“I know I know. This is all so predictable. Aight, imma headin’ out.” Kyle walks out of Twilight’s castle, walking over to the nearest Seven-Eleven.
(The Next Day)
“So, what happened?” Kyle asks as he walks inside Twilight’s bedroom, having with him an opened can of Monster Energy.
“What happened? Are you kidding me?!?!” Twilight yells out at Kyle. Her mane and tail all wild, tangled, and messed up.
“What’re you gettin’ mad at me for? I literally done squat.” Kyle takes a sip of his energy drink, suspiciously. “Besides, you defeated King Sombra...”
Twilight gives a facehoof at what she just heard.
***
“So, I know this is “inappropriate” and all but I have what you need. Twilight and her friends have completed phrase one now. Onto phrase two?”
“Affirmative. Just remember to make sure none of them know. If they did..., just keep them occupied until the next phrase. Order out.”
“Order out.”
Both Discord and Kyle exit from the janitor’s closet in the school of friendship.
Being as secretive as ever.
***(End of story... fornow.)***
“Okay. So one question, why did the princesses have you there when they announced that they’re retiring? And when did you and Discord start to hang out?” His mother asks after Kyle finishes his first part of the story.
“Long story that involved me raiding Area 57 and going to the moon, oh and having kids with Princess Luna.”
Karen raises an eyebrow.
“Long story short, turned out that that wasn’t real and it all was just a dream. Complicated I know.”
“Okay. Anymore of this story you wanna tell me?”
“Yes in fact.”
***(Continuing Kyle’s story)***
Kyle starts back up with him and Princess Twilight standing in the cavern that houses the Tree of Harmony.
Well what once housed it I guess considering Sombra destroyed the tree completely.
“Roots. It’s them there dang roots. Just like how mama used to make ‘em.”
“Hm. I don’t follow.”
Kyle grabs onto Twilight’s face, bringing it closer to his. “Don’t ya see! Roots. The Tree of Harmony is no more ‘cause of those ding dang roots from the evergreen trees surrounding it!”
Twilight backs away from Kyle. “Okay for starters, the Tree of Harmony is gone because King Sombra destroyed it!” Twilight takes a calm breath. “Meaning that the elements of harmony are no more.”
“Elements of harmony? Oh, you mean them.” Kyle points his hoof over to the Young Six, who all appear standing right next to them.
“The elements? What are you implying?”
“Don’t know. Just sayin’.”
Twilight thinks a little more about what he just said.
“Ah well, I have to think of things a little more.”
***(End of second part)***
“Yeaah. It’s just gets weird.”
“I can tell. You surely had a heck of a summer. But the question lies: what happened that made you not want to go to school?”
“Oh, don’t worry. I’ll get there... after telling of a few more instances.”
“Want me to just call you in sick for today? ‘Cause I can tell it’ll take awhile won’t it?”
Kyle simply nods his head.
***(Continuing again)***
Prof. Fluttershy, Spike, and Smolder has just departed for the dragon lands.
Kyle knowing this as he literally saw the three of them leave on the next train.
As he was walking over to the school to start a new day as the ‘technology integration’ worker (don’t ask), he hears slight whispers coming from behind him.
Looking over, Kyle sees Discord. Well more like Discord but dressed in a big trench coat and fedora, sunglasses too.
“Phrase two is complete. Ready for phrase three?” Discord whispers softly in his ear.
“Aight. Continue with plan to keep our girls distracted long enough for you to prepare everything?”
“Indeed.” Discord whispers also. “See you later.” Discord snaps himself out of there.
***
“Hey you three. How’d your little adventure in the dragon lands go?” Kyle gives off a cheesy smile.
“It went well. Sure there was a scare with the dragon eggs not hatching but overall, it was good.” Fluttershy says in her usual kindness way.
“Great great. Hey you know what, it’s just... Discord wants to, uh he wants to..., you know what never mind! Forget everything I’ve just said.”
“Is everything alright with you?”
Kyle puts on a fake smile, saying through his teeth: “Maaayybee.”
***
“And that class is why technology integration is an important part of maintaining friendships. Any more questions?” Kyle asks his class, all his students though looking/acting more confused than enlightened.
“Yeah one question. Is whatever your position is even a real position in the first place?” Smolder asks him.
“Well yes, but actually no. Listen, I’m only here because the princesses told me to include me in all your professors’ daily lives. Got it?”
All the students still look confused.
“Okay.”
***
“So Spike, want some sweet and smoky barbecue sauce for those gems?” Kyle asks as he waves a bottle of ‘Appleloosa Sweet and Smoky Barbecue Sauce’ in front of Spike’s face.
“Nah. Everydragon knows that gems go better with spicy ranch.”
“Oh well you learn something new everyday I guess. Good talk.” Kyle walks away.
“Okay.” Spike just shrug it off though as he starts to devour his bowl of rubies and sapphires.
***(End for now)***
“Technology integration? Now how come you didn’t tell me you had a summer teaching job?” His mom sounds a little peeved.
“Sorry but I had to keep it a secret.”
***(Continuing on)***
“I sure as applesauce love farmin’.”
Then out of nowhere does Kyle magically teleport right in front of Applejack, giving her a slap to the face.
“LEARN NOT TO FARM TOO MUCH AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS!!!!!!”
Kyle teleports out of there in a flash.
Applejack, still not knowing what to make of what just happened, simply shrugged it off, and walked away.
***(End for now)***
“I’m confused. We’re getting any closer to a good part?”
“Actually yes! It all started...”
***(Continuing on)***
“Aaaaah. Don’t you wish that Headmare Twilight and Gallus would go leave on more adventures more often? ‘Cause this pony does.” Kyle says to himself as he’s busy chillaxing on a lawn chair. An open can of Monster right by his side, along with the latest issue of Equestrian motosports.
“No teaching. No pony to bother me. No problems.”
Though his luck would soon run out as walking over comes Fluttershy. And she looks to have some not too good news.
“Oh I’m sorry if I’m intruding but, we’ve just got some new two students enrolled, and they’ll need all the help they can get catching up with their peers.”
“Yeah. And I’m involved ‘cause...” Kyle motions Flutters to go on.
“Because we’re all be oh so too busy, and we wonder if you might wanna take up the responsibility. If you want to, yes?”
Kyle thinks for a few seconds before unexpectedly lashing out.
“Aight! I’ll do it! Just, let me go get my things.” He says the last part defeatedly.
***(End for now)***
“So to recap your summer so far. Princess Celestia and Luna asked you to be around Princess Twilight and her friends more as part of a ‘new ruler of Equestria’ progress report giver. And your new role landed you a teaching job at Twilight’s school even though you have practically no knowledge of what/how the school’s whole curriculum is.”
“Sounds about right. Want me to continue?”
His mom is about to speak before Kyle cuts her off almost immediately to continue on with his story.”
***(Continuing on)***
“So let me see. You two are new students that will need help catching up with all of the other students. Hooray.” Kyle just says in the most bored, ‘dead’ way he could say it.
“You two names are...”
“I’m Shimmy Shake!”
“And I’m Lighthoof!
“And we are, the-
“Okay I get it. You two are enthusiastic. Any other things you wanna share?” Kyle interrupts their little ‘introduction’.
“We just want to say of how proud we are to be able to attend this school.” Shimmy says.
“Uh huh.” Lighthoof nodding her head in agreement.
“Greaaat.”
(One Hour Later)
“And that is why loyalty is an important part of friendship. Any thoughts on the topic?” Kyle asks the two in the most monotone voice he could muster.
“Um one question.” Shimmy Shake raises her hoof. “Exactly what GPA do we need in order for us to partake in after school clubs?”
“GPA? Do we even have that?” Kyle scratches his head in confusion.
Both ponies look at each other before looking towards him. “Um, you're like, the teacher here, aren’t you? You should like, know.” Lighthoof says.
“That I am. And how do you know about this “GPA” in the first place?” Kyle asks suspiciously.
“Um it says like, in the rule book. You should know this.” Shimmy says.
Ah yes. Twilight’s friendship school rule book. Haven’t actually gotten around to reading it quite yet.
“Look, in my honest opinion... ask Headmare Twilight about that. ‘Cause I have no clue. Honestly.”
***(End for now)***
***(Continuing on)***
Dear Princess Celestia,
Today, your soon-to-be new ruler of Equestria had a troubling day today. For you see, today was another one of those weekly trivial trots and Twilight really wanted to win this one to mark a new record for most consecutive wins. Everything seemed to be going okay until right from the beginning, Pinkie Pie comes and enters as a surprised contestant. And when she got paired with Twilight, let’s just say things got ugly. Wasn’t a good look for her as she eventually made Pinkie disqualified all because she wanted another partner that was more suited for her. However, she soon realized the mistake she made and she was able to patch things up easily.
It’s just, I don’t know how to say it but... whatever. Bottom line is she learned her lesson and everything is okay.
Sincerely,
Kyle
***
“How’s that?”
“Perfect! Thanks for helping. I would’ve done it myself but I frankly couldn’t think of anything to write. Which is why I asked you to write Twilight’s progress report to the princess for me.” Kyle gives a smile and squee.
“No prob. As long as I get that extra credit then it’s all good.”
Reality sets back in for Kyle. “Right riiiight. Extra credit. Uh yeah... listen but, I lied.”
“You what?!?!?!” Sandbar shouts as he gets all mad at him.
***(End for now)***
***(Continuing on)***
(The Day After The Last Summer Sun Celebration)
“Aaaaaah. Sunday is here.” Kyle relaxes himself on this beautiful, sunny Sunday with a cold one in his hoof, and nothing to do (until tomorrow. ‘Cause school started back up again.).
“Nothing can make all this go away.” Kyle says right as Discord makes himself appear in front of him.
“We need to talk.” Discord says rather seriously. “It’s about our plan.”
Kyle gets up to give him the most unsatisfied look ever seen.
“Hmph. And that is...?”
“Tirek, Chrysalis, and Cozy Glow are planning something behind my back. I can feel it. Just, I need you to keep our girls distracted long enough while I sort things out more clearly. For if I’m correct, this could be troublesome.”
“Yeah yeah. I’ll get right on it.” Kyle says so relaxed.
Discord shrinks himself down, landing on Kyle’s nose, slapping his face with his tiny hands a few times.
“You don’t understand. This is troublesome! This is-“
“Alright! I’ll get right on it. Geez.”
***(End for now)***
“Is that it? Are you finished?” Kyle’s mom asks him.
“Finished? I.. I wished.” Kyle says as he starts to act sad. Being not in the mood.
“Oh well it’s okay then. You don’t have to tell me more.” His mom says comfortably as she places a hoof around him for comfort.
“No no. You should know. What happened next was...”
***(Continuing on (for the last time))***
The final part of Kyle’s story about this past summer starts outs with Kyle waiting in line at the post office. Wanting to deliver an important letter to somepony special.
“Next.” Postmare Derpy says to the next pony in line (which is Kyle).
“Hello there. Welcome to the Ponyville Post Office. Established exactly twenty moons ago. How may I be of assistance?” Derpy welcomingly says with a warm smile.
“I have this letter for you to send. Think you can send it before this Saturday?” Kyle shows her his letter.
“Um... yes. Just let us-“
Derpy is interrupted as just now walking in through the doors appears the pony Kyle just so happens to have a little crush on.
If you don’t recall, her name is Rose Streaks.
Rose walks into the place with a big smile, not noticing Kyle until walking up to stand behind him in line.
“Oh. Hey there. How’s your summer going?” She asks in the calmest, most relaxed voice ever.
Kyle turns around to see her, trying to get rid of the stupid ‘lovey-dovey’ grin on his face before she notices it.
“Oh uh... hi.” Kyle tries to hold in the sweat coming down his face, that stupid ‘lovey-dovey’ grin returning only slightly.
“Hi to you. So what brings ya here?”
“Oh uh...” Kyle looks down at the letter in his hoof, quickly hiding it. Then decides to get up on two legs, leaning up against the wall, getting into the whole ‘cool guy’ act. Pulling down imaginary sunglasses from his eyes.
“Ya know? Stuff.” He says in the most ‘cool guy’ voice. “What brings you here?”
“Oh. Well I’m actually here for you.”
Kyle’s brain immediately shuts down as he drops the ‘cool guy’ act and return to his ‘lovey-dovey’ usual self when around his crush.
“Uh... uh huh.”
“Okay. Listen I must tell you. First off that my parents both got their jobs relocated and we’re moving to Vanhoover. Leaving first thing tomorrow morning. But I came here to ask you, did you have a crush on me?”
Those last exact words alone left Kyle feeling something he’d didn’t think he ever felt before.
That feeling of true sadness.
Not like that time his favorite dirt bike rider retired from the sport due to medical conditions.
Or that time he got kicked off of Ponyville’s Middle School buckball team (even though it was his favorite sport at the time).
In fact the only ever time he had felt this extreme level of sadness came when his parents got a divorce. He may feel indifferent about it now but back when he was just a filly, it just tore him up.
And if Rose coming to tell him specifically that she’s moving made him feel super sad, it’s the question that came after that really got him.
‘Did you have a crush on me?’
“Yes.” Kyles softly says, but her not hearing it clearly.
“I.. I need a moment.” Kyle runs out of the post office, not realizing that his letter flew onto the floor, landing right in front of Rose Streaks’ hooves.
***(Okay, now we’re done)***
“And that is how my summer went.” Kyle sadly says. “Started out with promise but... ended roughly.”
Kyle’s mom comes over to give him one big hug, a bright smile to try and cheer him up. “I know how you feel. And if you want to stay home from school today, that’s fine.” She hugs him even tighter. “I just can’t imagine my honey bun all depressed and sad.”
“It’s okay.”
(Somewhere in Western Equestria. Specifically south of Vanhoover)
“You ready?”
“Yeah. Let’s do this.”
“Okay. Two, four, six... now!”
Starswirl yells out as Galbus the centaur uses what little magic he has to activate a very specific spell.
Trying as hard as he could, Galbus makes appear a map showing all of Equestria. Right where Ponyville usually is appears a star, signifying to them that the pony they’re looking for is there.
“Ponyville? That small one horse town.” Galbus says confused.
“This spell is hundreds of moons old, its only purpose is to locate the pony who’s capable of stopping what could be our doom. So if it says Ponyville, then we should believe it.” Starswirl says to his confused partner.
“Okay.” Galbus agrees. “Best we be going then. Though we know where to look, we still don’t know the pony that we need to find.”
“Sure thing.” And with a flash, both Starswirl and Galbus magically teleport away.
Author's Note
Just to say, basically all of
season 9 all just happened in one big summer. (At least up to episode 23.)
Makes no sense I know but this is my story. And in my world, every episode of season 9 up to ‘The Big Mac Question’ happened during all of summer.
Just think of ‘Phineas and Ferb’ and how apparently all their episodes were during summer. Logic is dead.
“So you see, if we all helped out, I’m sure we’d find the pony needed.” Twilight says to all her friends, not excluding Starlight and Spike, who joined them in the throne room.
“Sounds easy enough.” Applejack says.
“I’m on it.” Rainbow says.
“Are there gonna be snacks on the way?” Pinkie asks, being herself of course.
“Alright. Since we all agree, let’s head out!”
***
“Okay. This should be easy. All we need to do is find a unicorn who we think has what it takes to prevent a future tragedy on our hooves,”
“Again, sounds easy enough.” Applejack says in response to Twilight.
“Well what are waiting for then. Let’s roll out!” Rainbow says right before launching herself right out of the friendship castle, nearly knocking the two big double doors off its hinges.
***
“Yes. I was just wondering if you, oh I don’t know, feel so super powerful enough that you could take on a spell that’ll save everycreature from destruction, are you?” Fluttershy asks Lyra Heartstrings as she just so happened to stop her in the middle of the road.
“Uh what? No. No I don’t think so.” Lyra walks away from the pegasus, a little weirded out.
“Oh well...” Fluttershy sees coming into view next is Trixie. Her flying over to her.
“Greetings. Do you think you have what it takes to save Equestria from eternal destruction?” Fluttershy asks.
Trixie just stares off at Fluttershy before speaking: “Eternal destruction? I, The great and powerful, but also humbled Trixie, may have a lot of magical skill but um... honestly. No I don’t think I have what it takes. Sorry.”
“Oh okay.” Fluttershy and Trixie both walk away from each other.
***
“So listen, are you or are you not the pony I’m looking for?”
“Mmhmm. Eyeup!”
“Big Mac? And Rainbow Dash? You know my brother ain’t no unicorn.” Applejack questionably asks as she just so happen to see both Rainbow and Big Mac standing together in one of the apple orchards.
“Uh right. I know. I was just...” Rainbow avoids anymore of the awkwardness (if there was any) as she flies off to anywhere but here.
Big Mac chuckles to himself a little before Applejack gives him a ‘death’ stare.
***
“And so darling, we only come to ask...”
“If you're up to it! So, are you?”
“Spike? Rarity? What are you two doing?” Twilight steps in as she sees both Spike and Rarity speaking to a whole bunch of newly born young unicorn foals inside Ponyville General.
“I don’t think that they’re what we’re looking for.”
“Oh plish plosh, we’re just seeing if maybe the pony needs to be trained first. Maybe we have to train the unicorn for whatever it is that’s going to happen. Maybe we...”
“Yeah, I don’t think that’s how its gonna work. But good thinking though.”
***
Pinkie starts her own search out with her just so blatantly walking up to a random house, knocking on the door exactly three hundred and fifty-six times.
The pony finally opens up as he sees a smiling pink pony on the other side.
“Hi there! My name’s Pinkie Pie and I ask you, being a unicorn and all, do you feel powerful? Powerful enough to save everypony from certain star-falling-from-the-sky doom?!”
The pony didn’t say anything as he just slowly closes the door, looking the most awkward.
“Meh. One down, twenty more unicorns to go!” Pinkie happily says as she joyously bounces along to the next house.
(Six Hours Later)
“Well, the day is over. Any luck finding who our pony could be?” Twilight asks all her friends. Them all gathering on top of a hillside, the sun just beginning to set.
“Nope.”
“Nada.”
“I wish.” All girls say one after the other.
“Oh dear. So nopony saw anything?” Twilight asks again.
“I don’t get it. All we need to find is a unicorn and has lived his, or hers, whole life here. That so hard to find?!” Rainbow Dash shouts up to the sky, not realizing the pony walking on up the hill behind her.
“‘Cuse me. Just...” The pony asks from behind her.
“Oh sorry.” Rainbow gets out of the pony’s way. Who just so happens to be a unicorn. And who has also happen to live here in Ponyville.
“Wait. Unicorn!” Rainbow realizes after taking a good look at him.
All the other girls turn their heads to see that true enough, another pony had walked on up by them.
And seeing that he is indeed a unicorn.
The pony who’s here is Kyle.
Author's Note
And we begin fully...
