The things i do for love

I couldn’t comprehend what he had said for a while. I simply stood, looking to where he had been, wondering what he had meant. I was like that until the sun rose, and then it hit me. “He… was me. He was me, from before.. He was.. Happy..” I said, a smile cracking my face. “Like he said, I keep my promises.” I said, turning to walk further down the road, coming face to face with a signpost. “Ponyville… one mile?” I asked myself, looking to my right to see a town in the distance. I felt kind of pathetic after I gave up so easily when it was right there. I set off again, clothes in hand, and a new energy filling my body, like someone had given me an adrenaline shot. I was hobbling there, almost at a run, just on the edge of town, when I first heard the sound of a slamming and locking door. As I walked through town, I heard and saw it more often, ponies looking out their windows, scooping up their children, and locking themselves inside. It wasn’t what I had expected. I was soon walking through the streets aimlessly, not knowing where “home” was, or if I even had one. Eventually, I heard crying. Not a frightened crying, or anything I would have figured with the welcome I received, it was more… a mournful crying. I looked around until I saw somepony sitting under a tree on a hill. I sighed. I didn’t want to frighten them, but it was obvious they needed comfort, so I walked towards them. When I got closer, I noticed it was a pegasus mare(or would she still be considered a filly?), couldn’t be out of her teens, orange coat and purple mane and tail, sitting in front of what looked like a gravestone. I knew what one looked like, as I had often been shown my own, carved ahead of time for the day I died of age, disease, or torture. She didn’t notice me approach, or sit down next to her. “What’s wrong?” I asked, only to see her whip her head around to look at me, fear in her eyes. I assume she thought I was going to harm her, but I had no such intentions. After she took in the fact that I was there, she simply looked away again.

“Well, a few years ago somepony really close to me went to go help fight Discord… She didn’t come back alive.” she said, wiping away some tears.

“Well, I’m sorry to hear that..” I said, looking up into the sky through the tree branches. “You know.. At least you had them while you did, right?” I asked, hoping to cheer her up, but to no avail.

“Yeah, but she’s gone now.. I didn’t even get to say goodbye..” she said, still sounding downcast.

“Yeah, I know how it is..” I said, looking down at the ground.

“No, you don’t! you have no idea what it’s like to lose somepony that close to you!” she yelled, standing up. I only sighed.

“Well, at least you always had somepony who was nice to you, right? Nopony was ever nice to me, until Pinkie talked to the princess. She tells me I did, that I used to have lots of friends, but I haven’t met any of them..” I said, trying to make her understand that someone always has it just as bad, if not worse. She only sat back down, looking at me, dumbfounded.

“What do you mean she told you you had friends?” she asked, sounding confused.

“Well, she says that it’s because of how long I was alone, it made me just forget everything else… But I don’t really wanna talk about that.” I said, really just wanting to not talk about that cage again.

“Oh… What’s your name?” she asked out of the blue.

“My name’s Christian. What’s yours?”

“Scootalo.” she said, the tears on her face now dried. She stuck out her hoof, and I shook it. Then I remembered my purpose for coming to town in the first place.

“Hey, you don’t happen to know where Pinkie Pie lives, do you?” I asked, standing up. She stood up too, and pointed back into town.

“Yeah, she lives over there in Sugercube Corner. You can’t miss it, since it’s the only building that looks like it’s made of candy.” she said with a slight laugh.

“Thanks Scootalo. It means a lot to me.” I said, waving to her as I walked away. She was right, to. It did kinda stand out. I walked up to the door, and knocked on it. I heard some scuffling around, a bit of yelling, and the sound of hoof clops coming towards the door. Then it opened, revealing a yellow earth pony stallion with an orange mane. He wasn’t happy to see me at all. He scowled at me.

“We don’t want you around here. Leave before I call the guards.” he said, going to slam the door, but I stopped it with my hand. He looked at me, worried now.

“I just wanted to see Pinkie… Is she in?” I asked, at least wanting to see her before I as run out of town. That question was answered with a kick to my crotch and a slammed door. I fell to the ground, in pain that, while not as intense as anything else I had felt, somehow hurt more. It’s hard to explain.

“I’ll take that as a no..” I groaned, laying on the ground for a while. When the pain subsided(yes I still use big words.), I stood back up, wondering what to do now. I looked around, seeing many ponies watching me out their windows. I sighed, hung my head, and began to walk away. “It’s obvious I’m not wanted here.. I guess I’ll just go somewhere quiet and sleep for a while..” I said, feeling a combination of anger, pain and dejection. Then I heard something break from inside Sugercube Corner, and turned around just in time to see a pink blur hit me in the chest, knocking me to the ground.

“Here’s that great warm welcome, you wanted!” Pinkie yelled in my ear as she clung to my gut, making me cringe and laugh at the same time. I looked at her, a smile on my face as I hugged her back. Then she buried her face in my chest. “I missed you..” she whispered, and I could feel tears soak through my shirt.

“I missed you too, Pinkie.” I said, running a hand through her mane. We just kinda sat there like that for a while, until I thought of something. “Hey, Pinkie, you should introduce me to your friends.” I said, not remembering their names. “I want to meet them.”

“OHMYGOSHWHATASUPERDUPERLOOPERIDEA!” she yelled as she sprang into the air and bolted off in no specified direction. I had a bad feeling that it wasn’t going to get any better from here on in, but I got to see Pinkie without bars between us, so it was a good day, don’t you think?