My Little Family

We all rushed over to Puppet.

“Puppet, are you alright?” I asked him.

“Not really. I’m cut in half.” He replied.

“If we take him to the hospital, would they be able to do anything?”

“I don’t think so, I don’t think we have the technology to repair robots.” Celestia said.

“Hey, it’s alright.” Puppet said, trying to comfort me.

“No it’s not! You’ve been split! You’re probably dying!”

“Listen, I’ve done my time. I’ve been here for a while. It’s time I finally went to the afterlife.”

“No, please.” He grabbed my hand.

“Will you do something for me?”

“I’ll do anything.”

“Try to stay happy for me, and don’t forget me.”

“I won’t ever forget you.”

“I want to tell you something.”

“Yes?”

“Before you came to the pizzeria, I wasn’t really happy, considering my background. But when you came, that was the happiest I’d ever been. So just know that you made a robot happy, something that no one has ever done.” There was a pause before he said, “One more thing.”

“Yes?”

“I love you.”

“I love you too.” We shared one last kiss before the lights in his eyes went out, and he let go.

“Puppet?” I asked.

There was no response. I stood up, looked at everyone, and said, “I’m going to go home.”

“Johnny, would you-” Celestia started, but I cut her off and said, “No, I’m f-fine.” I picked up the Gersh Device, and put in “Home”.

I went home, plugged in my speakers, put on “I Miss You”, got my bottle of Cherry Pepsi, poured some in a cup, and sat down at the kitchen table. I stared off into space, and the next thing I knew, it was morning and Twilight was waking me up.

“Johnny.” Twilight said.

“Huh?” I mumbled.

“Johnny, could we talk?”

“Sure.”

We sat on the couch, and there was a pause.

“Johnny, it’s alright if your sad.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Johnny-”

“Twilight, I said I was alright, and I still am. I’m going to go take a walk.”

I went through the teleporter and into Twilight’s castle. As I walked out of the room, Starlight saw me.

“Hey Johnny.” She said, trotting up to me.

“Hey Starlight, how are you?”

“I’m doing good. Are you alright? You seemed kind of upset last night.”

“Yeah, I’m fine. Thanks for asking.” I then walked out, and started walking. I didn’t know where, just somewhere.

I put in earbuds, and put on “I Miss You”. As I was walking, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I pulled one earbud out and said, “Hey, Rainbow.”

“Hey, Johnny. Are you alright?”

“Yeah, I’m fine.”

“I wanted to say thanks for saving us.”

“No problem. I couldn’t let Chrysi treat my friends like that.”

“What you did last night was cool.”

“Thanks.”

“Listen, if you need anyone to talk to, I’m here for you.”

“Thanks, Rainbow.”

“I’ll see you later.” She said, then flying off.

As I was walking, I could sense that someone was behind me. I took out one earbud out, and heard Fluttershy talking.

“Oh my, what a nice day it is today.” She was talking in that voice where she wanted me to hear her.

“Hello, Fluttershy.” I said, turning around and seeing that Discord was also with her.

“Hello, Johnny. How are you?”

“I’m good, thanks for asking! How about you?”

“Oh, I’m doing good. Is there anything you would like to talk about? You seemed upset last night.”

“No, I’m fine. Thank you though.” I said, walking away.

I ended up on the road that lead to Applejack’s house. ‘If I walk quick enough, she might not see me. She might not even be outside, but I would rather be safe than sorry.’

“Hey, partner! Are you doing good?” She asked, come from behind me.

“I’m doing good, thanks! How are you?” I asked back.

“I’m doing great. Listen, I’m sorry that you lost Puppet. If you would like to talk to anypony, I’m here.”

“Thanks AJ. I’m going to go.”

“Alright, bye Johnny!” I walked off. As I was walking, I remembered I left my stuff at Celestia’s castle. I got in my suit, and flew over to her castle.

I walked up to the throne room, and knocked on the door.

“Come in!”

“Hey, Celestia.” I said opening the door.

“Johnny! How are you doing?”

“I’m doing good, thanks for asking! I would like to say that I’m sorry that I left my stuff here last night.”

“It’s okay. I understand, you just weren’t thinking clearly. You were upset that Puppet is gone. By the way, are you sure you’re okay? Would you like to talk about anything?”

“No princess, I’m fine. I just came here to collect my things.”

“Alright, have a good day Johnny!”

“You too, Celestia!” I said, closing the door. I went into her room and got my clothes. I then went into the theater, and had the same problem I had at the hive: I couldn’t move the things. ‘I don’t think Celestia would be that mad if I played a song or two.’ I picked up my electric guitar, turned on the amp, turned on the laptops so I could play, and started playing “Wake Me Up When September Ends”. After that, I played “I Miss You”. During that though, my eyes started to water, and my voice cracked at some points. For some reason, it reminded me of playing live, which reminded me of the letter I got. I opened it and read it out loud.

Dear Johnny, Marionette, Discord,

We are glad to inform you that you are able to play at a concert. We really enjoyed your performance, and we hope to see you live. Just write us a letter back with the date(s) and time(s) and we’ll set it up.

From, the ECT.

I tried so hard to cry. Super hard. But I just couldn’t contain it.

“Why Chrysi? How could you do this?!” I nearly screamed.

“Johnny,” I heard a voice say. I looked to my right, and Celestia was standing there. “Are you alright?” Half of me wanted to smack her, for asking that after she knew what I was going through, and the fact that she could see me crying. But, the other half didn’t. It just wanted to say “No” so it could be heard.

“Yeah, everything's fine.”

“Johnny , if everything was fine, you wouldn't be here crying.”

“Princess, I-” I took my face out of my hands to look at her, and say that we were in her bedroom. “Why are we here?” I asked.

“Johnny, I just want to help you. I know that you're upset that Puppet's gone, but-”

“That's not the only reason.”

“Pardon me?”

“Puppet being gone isn't the only reason that I'm upset. This whole thing is my fault. Chrysalis even said it herself, that she gained her power from feeding off my love. If I had kept my mouth shut, Puppet would be here right now. It also the reason I didn't want to talk about my feelings in the first place. I had told everypony that I had reformed Chrysalis and that she had turned good, but we saw how much of a lie that was. It's been hard living with that in my conscience, but it's been even harder with Puppet gone. I was always happy when we were together. I loved him a lot, and to just see him gone like this... it devastated me. The Mane Six have been asking me if I was alright from last night. I know that they're just trying to help, but they just keep bring the memory back. Not only that, but before Chrysalis took over, I got sent a letter from the ETC saying that we could perform. How are we supposed to do that now with Puppet gone?” I dropped to my knees and started crying again. I felt myself lift into the air, and over to the bed.

Celestia hugged me and said, “There, there. It'll be alright. I'm sorry that you lost Puppet. I know that you are upset that he's gone. I'm here for you. And Chrysalis trying to take over Equestria again isn't your fault. You were just trying to turn her into a good pony.”

“Then, why does it feel like it's my fault?” I asked.

“It might be because you were the one trying to reform her. But, it's not your fault.” I cried and we hugged for a minute, before she said, “If you need someone to talk to you, come to me, no matter how busy I am. Can you do that?”

“Yeah.”

“I also want to thank you again for saving Equestria. So, as a way to thank you, You and Discord can come here anytime and practice at the theater.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“Thank you so much.” After a few more minutes of hugging, I said, “I feel a lot better now. Thanks.”

“No problem. If you have any problems, you can always come to me.”

“Thanks. I'm going to go now.”

“Alright. Take care, Johnny!”

“Thanks! Have a good day!” I said, walking out of the room.