The Beginning of The Clown...

Ponyville:

Fluttershy House

“I’m telling you, something’s wrong with Zeph!” - Rainbow glared at her friend.
“He’s fine, and that’s me saying this, his shy sister. Anyway, why do you think something’s wrong?” - Fluttershy asked.
“I supposed to get a letter a week, and you know him, he wouldn’t pass any ocasion to flirt somehow with me... Not that I’m bad with it... I mean...” - she didn’t finished, cause her face turned red a little bit too much and she couldn’t speek.
“Maybe something’s wrong with mail?” - Fluttershy tried to calm down her friend.
“No they say that letter should be right here right now if he send something...” - they both stared at the floor for a while.
“So let’s go to Canterlot, we can take rest of our friends!” - Rainbow stood up.
“Ok, Rainbow if it will make you happy... but be aware that i will tell Zeph that you also love him.” - last part obviously wasn’t for Rainbow Dash ears.

Canterlot:

Train Station

“That was a very long and boring trip, hope it will help your boyfriend sugarcube...” - Applejack started after getting out of the train.
“That was last time I ever said true in front of you...” - Rainbow Dash said angry.
“Don’t be so rude darling we came here to support you, Fluttershy and Zephyr, even if we don’t know what exacly happend.” - Rarity responded to Rainbow Dash words.
“Sorry, should we get going? I know the way and if don’t want to get into traffic we have to hurry.” - as she said everypony nodded.

It was a rush hour, everypony wanted to get somewhere or to somepony. Ponies that knew Twilight (and that’s propably everypony in Equestria) wanted to get a autograph or a picture so it took a while when they’ve gotten to right place at the end of Canterolt, where Zephyr had to live. A good apartment but a bad neighborhood. Ponies used to call it with many names but one the most, Dark Zone...

“Zeph, I mean Carnival, it’s me Fluttershy and friends! Can you let us in?” - Fluttershy nocked the doors a few times.
“Doors are open you just have to push it a little bit harder I didn’t fixed them yet.” - voice from the inside sounded. Fluttershy tried but doors remiand closed, so Rainbow only touched them and they opened wide.

But what mane six saw was very disturbing. Especialy for Fluttershy, Rainbow and Pinkie cause they saw this apartment before and it wasn’t that bad. Nopony could live in here, it was too much dirt and... wait is that... fungus?

“Carnival, what happend? I thought you were going good!” - Pinkie said.
“I’ve lost my job. I can’t make anypony smile again. I’ve lost my simle, even my illness didn’t showed up... Just leave me alone...” - he said sad.
“Carnival I... " - Rainbow Dash started but...
“LEAVE! And don’t call me Carnival, my name is Zephyr Breeze!” - Zephyr screamed angry.
“Zephyr Breeze! Why are you so angry and rude?” - Fluttershy said with her assertive voice.
“I’m adopted...”
“What?” - Fluttershy looked at him as he said something so... so... true?
“You’ve heard. I found out about that few days after loosing job. I always knew that you’re hiding something from me. I went to doctor so he could check on me, cause of my lost illness...

”Doctor, What’s wrong?” - Zephyr asked.
“It’s just I need to see adoption files.” - Doctor looked at him.
“Adoption files? I didn’t adopted any child...”
“I’ve meant your adoption files, In medical files it says you were adopted by Mr and Mrs Shy is that right?” - Doc asked.
“I... I didn’t know that I was adopted...” - Zephyr wanted to hear it was a joke.
“Oh... I’m sorry I thought they’ve already told you that... Well if you want to be medically examined, you will have to talk with your parents. I’m sorry again.”

“You’ve been hiding from me something like that...” - Zeph said while looking at the ceiling.
“I’ve always wanted to tell you that Zeph, but it was hard for me.” - Fluttershy said with tears in her eyes. Zephyr still didn’t looked at anypony in the room.
“And cause you didn’t had courage to tell me that... It’s hard for me now... So leave, you’re not my family.” - he said that with no emotions.
“Zeph, I’m sorry too, and if it will make you any better... I... I...” - Rainbow couldn’t say anything, she wanted to tell him also the truth but this time a good one.
“You what Rainbow Dash?” - Zephyr still wasn’t paying atention to anypony.
“I love you...” - Rainbow finaly said it.
“HaHaHaHaHaHahAhaHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAhaaaHahhaaahaha... You Love Me?! So?” - Zephyr screamed at Rainbow.
“So? What’s wrong with you? I thought you love me...” - Rainbow was second pony that had tears in her eyes.
“Love you? Ha, I’ll be damned... That’s realy funny... HAHAHAHAhahaahaa I didn’t loved you Rainbow. You wanna know why I always’ve been flirting with you? Why I was so kind to you? Cause you’ve never were truly loved! Yes! I wanted to make you ignore the fact that even your parents treated you like a thing, like a trophy... I managed to do so, you didn’t noticed that sweet touch of Cadence never’ve meet you.” - all of the ponies were now again left in shock.
“Why’re you saying things like this?!” - Fluttershy cried.
“Cause that’s the real me. That’s how I feel truly alive. Making fun of wrong and bad things are making me truly smile. Oh, and by the way, I also noticed that Pinkie is into me... well screw you Pinkie! Only thing I want now is to be alone. I think you know what to do.”

Yes, they did. Everypony left, terfied of who Zephyr had become. What could happend to somepony like him, to change him like that? Why somepony so calm and happy about his job could hurt their own friends in that way? They would probably never know... But Zephyr didn’t even care about what had just happened. Only thing he wanted to think about was Murray Franklin Show that was about to start...