silver

silvers relatives

Steel halberd

sterling

3 days later
Silver sables mansion
10/28/20
11:51 AM
Dakota POV

Today was the day. Today silvers whole family was coming to meet me and sterling. I was busy doing a tune up on the Volvo I gave to her as a gift for letting me stay with her when the mare in question walked out and came over to me. She looked a little nervous.

”hey”

“What’s up?”

I just got a message from halberd. He said he saw about 7 of my cousins and 3 of my aunts and 2 of my uncles in the center of the city heading this way.

“Is that good or bad?”

Either or. But they’re early.

“Oh. Well, I’m sure they probably just eager to get a head start at meeting the other worldly beings that saved you during that invasion. Hey if you don’t mind, once I’m done putting oil in this thing, I’m gonna head out to a store real quick. Will you be fine until I’m back?”

yeah. My house phones are capable of calling that portable one you carry all the time so I can ring you if I need you back here as soon as possible.

“Ok. I’ll be back as soon as possible then. I should be back after about 30 minutes.”

Once I was done tuning up silvers truck. I threw the empty oil jug away and started it up to let the new fluids cycle through the engine for a bit. The only thing I needed to do now before it got too cold was add anti gelling additives to the fuel tanks so that she could drive during the winter if she chose to. After that was done, I hopped in my Truck and drove to a convenience store about 10 minutes a way. I had kept my eyes out for any members of silvers family, looking for anypony that vaguely looked like her. I didn’t want to run into them in public since I didn’t have silver with me to keep them in line. When I did get to where I was going, I parked in an alley way so that my truck wasn’t blocking the road. When I walked in, I was greeted by a friendly and familiar face.

”Hey what’s going on man? How you been?”

“What’s up bro? Things have been good lately.”

Halberd had his own little store he ran in addition to being in the guards as a way of making some money on the side. In the time I’ve known him now, we’ve gotten to be good friends. He’s like that one really cool and chill kid that everyone knew and liked in school regardless of who they were.

”so what’s happening? You here to buy or chat?”

“Both. You should know that by now.”

”I had a feeling. I set aside the usual stuff for you.”

Halberd pulled out several energy drinks and two freshly made soft pretzels. I was surprised he had the skill to make them given how well made they looked. He made them on sight and sold them at rather low prices. He put a discount on for me and invited me to come around behind the counter to talk.

“Thanks man. So how’s business been lately?”

”Its been good. I’ve actually been offered by somepony to open a second location near the castle. Lots of hoof traffic around that area so I could see a big spike in customers. The pony who wanted to partner with me and open a second place said his reasoning was for getting fired from his last place after apparently buying something for himself when he wasn’t supposed to.”

“Damn. That sounds a lot like home though. One friend I knew that worked in retail nearly had that happen to him after buying something for himself and adding on an employee discount when someone else was supposed to ring him up.”

”Yikes. That sounds like a really dumb way to get fired. I guess that’s what happened to this pony though that wants to help open a second location. Anyways what are doing here? I thought silvers family was coming to meet you and your friend today.”

“They are. I guess I’m just a bit nervous is all which is why I decided to come here. Help relax a little bit before I eventually go back over there. Sterlings out and about right now as well. My guess he’s probably feeling the same stress I was as well and needed a bit of time to clear his head before we do this.”

”I got you. If it helps, I can come with you. I’m sure having a non pony friend there to help keep you calm would help. I’m not even running this place today. I was just here to handle a few money related things and that’s it.”

“Really? Thanks man, I owe you for this. Don’t let me forget that Hal.”

”Dont mention it bro. I got your back.”

He gave me a hoof bump before he stored some money bags in a safe before and grabbed a few things before he joined me and followed me outside. He had already climbed into the truck before I had even fished the keys out of my pocket. I hadn’t even heard the door open or close either but I wasn’t about to try and figure out how he got in without making a single sound.

Disregarding it though, I climbed in and got us on our way. We had taken a detour and were just driving around the city to take in the sites and memorize more of the area. We were about 10 minutes away from silvers place when things suddenly went wrong. 2 loud pops were heard soon followed by the sound of flapping as the truck suddenly lost a ton of speed.

”What was that!?”

“Shit. I think we just blew two tires. We have to stop now and change them before we continue.”

I put on the hazards out of instinct and pulled us off to the side of the road. Getting out and walking around to the back, the damage was as I expected.

“Goddamnit. Looks like things just gotta go wrong left and right at seems.”

”uhhh, I’m no expert when it comes to stuff like this but I don’t think that, is supposed to look that way.”

“Nope. Not at all. I’m gonna call sterling. We’re gonna need his help changing these tires.”

”ok. Hopefully silver or her family won’t be mad that you both aren’t there when she needs you to be.”

“That can wait honestly. This is more important and we can’t just leave the truck here. The door locks malfunctioned a while back and I still need to get around to fixing that problem. We also can’t just leave it here in the middle of the road.”

”Ok. I’ll help you guys however I can.”

Getting my phone out of the truck, I tried to call sterling so he could come and get us out of this mess.

“Come on. Pick up that damn phone bro.”

Sterling POV

I was about to talk to that purple pony that had provided us with a place to live and was working on getting us jobs since she looked like she was having an all out anxiety attack when my phone rang. Looking to see that it was Dakota, I answered it to see what he needed.

”Hello?”

“Sterling? I got a bit of a situation. Can you help?”

He sounded mildly frustrated but if he needed my help, I’d have to do what I can to get him out of said situation.

”Yeah. What happened, and what do you need?”

“I blew two tires on the way back and the trucks sitting right now since we can’t move right now. I’ve got halberd with me so we have extra manpower if we need it.”

”You blew two tires? Fuck. Ok, what were you driving, and which tires are blown?”

“The new mack anthem. Both inner duals on the center axle. I haven’t checked the outer duals yet so we may need more than two tires. There’s already a spare on the back of the truck so you should only need to bring one. Bring everything you can. We need to make this as quick of a job as possible.”

”Ok. I’ll get everything and head over to you as soon as possible. Where are you right now?”

“He told me his location and I hung up and got ready to head out. That purple mare was looking at me the whole time though and she seemed more nervous than ever now.”

”What was that all about?”

”Dakota’s stranded. He needs me to come and help him.”

”What!? But you can’t just leave now! My family’s gonna start arriving here any minute and they’re gonna be mad if they see that neither of you are here!”

”Look I know this whole situation has you really stressed out, but I can’t just leave my best friend stuck. Your relatives came to meet both of us, not just one. If it helps at all, this shouldn’t take longer than 45 minutes.”

”O-Ok. I’ll try and delay them and stall for as long as I can until you guys return. Please, be as quick as possible though. I don’t want to get cursed out over you two not being here.”

”Relax. You’ll be fine. Dakota will protect you if anything happens.”

She seemed to understand and let me go. Heading outside, I chose an F550 for the job ahead and got it loaded up. Putting a spare tire in the back along with some air tools, Jack, Jack stands, and whatever else we may need, I got on my way over to him. He wasn’t far thankfully and this should only take so long.

I found him and he was examining the damage. His grand halberd was with him as well trying to get the debris off the road. Those two got along so well that they were already inseparable. If there’s one thing that Dakota and that plucky unicorn shared in common the most, it was that they were easy to piss off and would fight anyone who challenged their authority.

I parked up in front of him and got out. He immediately walked over to me and already began the joking.

“Well would you look at that. It’s a 6.0 that’s not blowing blue smoke or knocking like a Jehovahs witness.”

”Ahh yes. The magic of completely tearing down an engine and replacing the parts that cause that sort of thing is truly something. Especially after you modded this thing to stage 5.”

“Yeah, I know I’m a bit of a magician in the shop. Let’s get to work though. I already examined the damage and the outer duals are fine, same story with the rear axle tires. No observable damage to the inner or outer tires. I’m guessing I may have hit something and they blew easily. These tires were already on their last legs anyways.”

”Alright. Let’s get to work then. I brought everything we needed along with some extra stuff we may need.”

It took us 10 minutes just to get the truck up on jackstands. After that, we had to wait for the compressor to air up before we could use any of our air tools. I hope silver was doing alright. She couldn’t be worse than us I’d imagine.

Silver POV

I most definitely was NOT ok right now. More of my family just showed up. Those two were out doing whatever but I’m sure they weren’t changing tires like sterling claimed they were. The foals that came along didn’t mind that they weren’t here, they’re just having fun. Adults on the other hoof could only be stalled for so long. I had told them the truth that Dakota had blown some tires and that sterling went to go help him but I didn’t tell them how long it would take. I mistakenly told them it would be a quick job knowing when it likely wasn’t going to be. I was doing the best i could to keep my nervousness and anxiety in check but sooner or later I was gonna slip up.

My parents were now walking up to me, likely about to ask the question of where they were. My anxiety was spiking and I had a feeling it was showing. I needed to try and keep calm and play it cool. I braced myself for whatever they could possibly ask and approached them as well.

”Hey mom. Hey dad. You guys excited to meet the humans?”

”Hi sweetie. We are indeed. If I may ask, where are they?”

”uhhhh. Dakota got stranded on his way back and sterling went to go help him. They’re working as quick as they can to fix the issue and get back.”

My mom seemed understanding for the most part but I knew she could easily see right through me and see just how nervous I was. My father on the other hoof, seemed like he was waiting for her to leave to speak with me alone.

”ok then. Well I’m excited to meet some other weirdly beings that saved my girl. I’ll leave you with your father in case he wants to talk. I’ll be outside if you need me.”

With that, my mother took her leave. Once she was gone, my father stepped forward. He had looked a little suspicious of what I said but otherwise unbothered by it.

”Sweetie, what’s really going on?is what you said the real reason why they’re not here at the moment? Or did something else come up with them?”

He was thankfully a lot less pushy than my mom but still wanted to hear what I had to say. Doing the best I could, I calmed myself and told him the truth.

”What I said is true. Dakota encountered a problem on his way back and sterling went to go help him. I can even call them if you want to hear it for yourself.”

”Why don’t we give them a ring then? Perhaps you could lend them a hoof as well if they need it.”

Seeing where he was going with that, I told him to follow me as we came to my room. I picked up the phone on my nightstand and put in the number Dakota gave me. The phone rang for a long 20 seconds before he finally answered.

”hey, Dakota. How are those repairs coming along? Are you done?”

“Not quite. We needed to replace two tires and one of them still needs to be aired up. The main problem is that the pump we’re using doesn’t have pressure worth a damn and it’s taken nearly 15 minutes just to get the first tire aired up. We’re about halfway done airing up the second tire. After that we just need to put the last tire back on. We’ll be mobile again after that.”

”ok. Please just hurry.”

“Working as fast as we can. We’ll be done soon.”

After that, I looked at my father and hung up the phone.

”Just give it some time. They’ll be back soon.”

”I see. Thank you sweetie.”

I breathed a sigh of relief after that but my father wasn’t done yet.

”look, I know your mother can be overbearing about certain things, but it’s because she cares about you. It’s best to just answer her questions to get through it as quickly as possible.”

”thanks dad. You’re the best.”

”anytime sweetheart. Now, how about we occupy your other relatives. You know they’re not as patient as I am. The humans let you use their stuff? Or even those big contraptions outside?”

”Touch and use? Dad, one of them gave me one of those big trucks outside and said I’m the owner of it now. They already trust me that much.”

”Oh my. How about you go out there and show everypony what it can do then? I’d sure love to see it.”

With that out of the way, I walked with my father outside to the backyard in a much more calm and better mood. I had the Keys Dakota gave me and everypony was wandering around the vehicles. When we got to the truck he gave me, I went inside and grabbed something he wanted me to do.

”Dakota said that one of the headlights is burnt out and wanted me to change them if I could. He left me new lights and instructions on how to do it. Think you can help me dad?”

”of course sweetie. What do we need to do?”

I looked at the piece of paper he left me before reading out the instructions.

”Step one. Open the hood all the way to gain access to the lighting assemblies. There’s a latch on either side of the truck that needs to be undone first before we can open it. I’ll get the one on this side if you get the other one.”

Without saying a word, he undid the latch on the passenger side before I asked him to help me pull the hood back. It was pretty heavy and required us both to really pull hard to get it open.

”Oh sweet celestia that’s heavy. I don’t know if an old stallion is cut out for this.”

I laughed at his joke. My dad wasn’t even in his 60s yet and he jokes about being old.

”ok. Step 2. disconnect the headlight connector from the main assembly and twist the dust cover counter clockwise. Repeat this step to remove the bulb itself from the housing. Sounds easy enough.”

We had to use our magic to do this since our hooves can’t reach inside the housings to gain access to the lights. Once we did get the lights out, we set them aside. Some of my cousins began gathering around us to see what we were doing. Soon, a third of my family was watching us.

”Alright. Old lights out. What’s next sweetie?”

”Step 3 is to remove the new…..hikari? Is that how you say it? Remove the new hikari LED bulbs from their box and insert them into the housings and rotate clockwise to secure them.”

I grabbed the box out of the truck and opened it up. Inside there was 4 lights. Although they were in fact just lights, they still looked very futuristic. I pulled one bulb out and passed it to my father before grabbing the other one. Following the instructions, we carefully inserted the bulbs and rotated clockwise to secure them.

”ok. Step 4 says to plug the new lights in and put the dust covers back on. After that, the final step is to repeat the process for the high beam lights.

After that, we simply repeated the process and replaced the other bulbs. It was actually easier than i thought surprisingly. By the time we were done, everypony had gathered around.

“Hey sweetie, why don’t you try showing us what it can do? This human stuff looks very advanced and interesting.

Without saying anything, I got in the drivers seat and put the key in the ignition.

”Hey, stay back from the engine. It’s got a lot of moving parts and I don’t want any of you getting hurt.”

Everypony took a few steps back before I turned the key all the way. The engine struggled for a few seconds due to how cold it’s been getting lately but eventually started. The result naturally got oohs and Ahhs from everyone. I got back out to close the hood and thanked my father for the help. I quickly tested the new lights and even In broad daylight, they were still super bright.

Just then as well, I heard two more engines growing closer and closer. They were back. I could finally breath easily again knowing that sterling and Dakota had returned. All attention immediately turned to them as they pulled in. Sterling parked immediately while Dakota drove all the way to the end for some reason for stopping. A set of lights on his truck soon came on followed by a very loud and piercing beeping sound that startled everyone. He slowly backed up into a certain space, being very meticulous about how he moved. He get hitting the brakes before he eventually gave up. He pulled forward before starting to back up again. This time, he backed all the way out towards the front. My best guess was that he left the truck on the street. Now comes the big moment. How is everyone gonna react to them and their weird tech?

Dakota POV

I tried backing into the spot I was originally parked in but couldn’t do it I gave up and parked out on the street before walking around back with halberd.

“Fuck me. I know my family is huge but silvers has to be at least five times bigger.”

”No shit. There’s gotta be at least 90 ponies here. I bet there’s more on the way as well.”

“Well that’s just great. Hopefully things will go fine.”

As soon as they layed eyes on me, some of them started walking towards me. When some of silvers younger relatives like her cousins got close to sterlings car, I got a dickhead idea. Sterling had his charger brought to equestria for some reason he refused to tell me but he give me his spare fobs if I needed to drive it.

“Hey, watch this.”

I pulled out the red fob and hit the panic button, setting off his alarm and startling everyone. I couldn’t help but laugh.

I am 100 percent going to hell for this. I already know it

”Youre an asshole. I saw this coming but you still are.”

“That’s why you like hanging with me so much.”

”Youre damn right. Now come on. Go say hi to them. They came all this way to see you and you’re friend.”

I disabled the alarm on sterlings car before I started walking again. Eventually, I started talking to them and meeting silvers family one member at a time. Sterling came over and we answered a bunch of questions and took her family for drives since they were curious about our vehicles. When I met silvers parents, they seemed really sweet and nice. We were both able to have a conversation with them and have some laughs.

2 hours later

We were still outside and at some point sterling and I making passive aggressive remarks towards each other and everyone seemed to laugh at certain points. Eventually sterling made on remark that got me fired up.

“Yeah well maybe if you could run a pass down the brasstown bald as fast as you can run your mouth you’d actually be able to compete with me, but everyone knows that’s still gonna be a fantasy for you boy.”

My words suddenly got a lot of Oohing and soon sterling got a little pissy.

“Alright, let’s treat these ponies to a nice show then. Tomorrow at 10 pm, you and I are gonna race it out on this mountain. Winner gets 5000 dollars!”

“You’re on fat ass!”

It suddenly turned to cheering as now these ponies had an event to watch tomorrow and more than likely all of canterlot would be watching. What did I get myself into?

Author's Note

Hi. Random motivation made this happen. Have a nice day