Red and Black

Red And Black

The snow is damp beneath my hooves as I trudge through the uncleared streets of Ponyville; reflecting on the occurances at the "Group Therapy" session for my lack of anger management. Several weather pegasi fly overhead and push a massive dark grey cumulonimbus towards the everfree forest just a few miles south, freeing the ground beneath it to the sun's warming rays. A sudden memory pops into my head that causes me to turn left and head into a different part of town.

"Twilight will love to hear all about the session there." I mumble to myself as I walk through the busy marketplace; tents and booths line the sides of the street while the occupants shout their various goods and prices to oncoming customers.

"Uh, no thanks, Dark. I've got some studying to do." A familiar voice states uncomfortably from behind me.

I turn around and see Twilight talking to what I could only describe is a black...thing. It's black body is about the size of a normal pony; it's head holds a large black horn. On it's back flaps two large wings in the upright position, signifying arousal. It's flank has a red, unidentified cutie mark; it's mane is red with white tips.

"Oh, that's cool, Twily. Just F.Y.I, call me Dark Slash." The red and black monstrosity calmly replies in the voice of a douchy teen before spreading it's aroused wings and flying towards the Everfree Forest. I approach Twilight and call her name.

"Hey, Patient! How's the therapy going?" Twilight asks, relieved to see a normal pony.

"It started off okay, but ended poorly when some fat-ass earth pony started being racist to the unicorn instructor and I." I reply, seeing Twilight give a shocked look.

"Oh no, did he beat you up?" Twilight asks, concerned for my wellbeing.

"No, but I kinda knocked him out...with my back hooves..." I trail off as Twilight gives a sigh of releif. "I was only in the therapy room for like...thirty seconds, maybe forty-five." I add with a suppressed laugh of absurdity.

"Well, you at least tried to be productive." Twilight replies, trying to see the brighter side of the situation.

"Yeah..." I respond. A short pause breaks our conversation. "So, who the f--", I pause. "Was that guy you were talking to?" I ask Twilight, remembering just in time that she doesn't appreciate the occasional F-Bomb.

"He's a new pony in town. He's really into me and he's been...really creepy about it; and we only just met this morning." Twilight relies, brushing off the "fuck" I almost spewed.

"Seriously? Have you tried to tell him that you're not into him at all?" Ask, concerned for Twilight's safety around that creep.

"I've told him several times to not flirt with me because I'm not into him, but the guy won't fuck off!" Twilight yells, surprising me that she would even curse and turning several confused heads in the process.

"Hey, let's go back to your place and talk about this. I've got a book that I'd like to check out anyways." I suggest; Twilight nods and we head on our way.

"So, he just won't leave you alone?" I ask Twilight as we enter the massive tree of a Library.

"No. He was following me around all day. I was trying to tell him nicely to stop bothering me about it, but when I originally told him that, he started being incredibly creepy about it. Take for instance, when I went into a public outhouse, he stood outside the door and waited for me to get done. It was the only peace and quiet I could get from him." Twilight breathes as she slams and locks the door behind her, grunting with and enraged scowl on her face. "Also, he keeps calling me 'Twily'; it was cute the first three times he did so, but now it's just getting annoying. I told him that is was my brother's name for me, but did he listen, no!"

"Sounds like you've had quite a day." I reply, trotting over to a bookshelf on the far side of the downstairs library room and shuffling through the neatly organized books across the non-fiction section. "Where does this guy live, anyways?"

"I think he's bluffing, but he said that he lives in a cloud mansion in the dead center of the Everfree Forest, near the edge of Ghastly Gorge." Twilight tries ot remember exactly of what the alicorn-thing had said.

"Well, where ever he lives, I'm gonna go and try to find him and tell him to stop trying to flirt with y--" I'm cut off by a loud knocking at the door. "I'll get that." My action is met by Twilight's 'thank you'.

Opening the door, I come face to face with that red and black alicorn. The smug smile on his face churns my stomach with unexplained anger.

"Hey, I'm Dark Slash. Is Twily there?" The disgusting excuse of a pony asks in a voice that sounds dangerously similar to a college kid.

"Uh, no she's not, actually. If you have something to tell her, I'll remember it and tell it to her." I offer, trying to hide Twilight's presence with an excuse.

"I don't believe you." The alicorn blankly spits at me as he pushed me out of the way with his hoof and trots into the library, staring at me with irritation in his red iris eyes.

"Hey, I just said she's not here. Can you please leave before I call the cops?" I ask the alicorn, trying to remain polite.

"Like I said: I don't believe you." The teenage monstrosity growled back as his horn and eyes glow a bright green from use of magic.

"What are you gonna tell her that's so urgent that you need to trespass on this property? Also, what spell are you using?" I ask politely for the last time.

"I wanna ask her out. I'd be the best pony she's ever fucked." The alicorn replies, scanning the library room with his glowing eyes. "This is a spell that can detect things cloaked by a cloaking spell. I've known it all my life."

A few minutes pass by before the alicorn gives up and trots to the door again.

"Okay, I believe you. Just remember: don't fuck her until I'm done with her." The pitiful excuse of a pony warns, shoving a black front hoof in my face.

"Alright, alright. Now get outta here before I call the cops." I shout as I push the hoof out of my face.

The alicorn doesn't respond, only just raises his head in defiance and shuts the door behind him as he trots through the snow like a sentient tumor on reality.

"Is he gone?" Twilight asks, trotting down the stairs leading to her bedroom.

"Yeah. Where were you?" I ask the purple mare as she pulls a specific book out from the bookshelf I was at before the alicorn monstrosity waltzed in to the library.

"I was hiding in the bathroom with a cloaked spell." Twilight sighs and hands me the book I wanted with a purple aura.

"Seems like a legitimate spot." I respond, taking the book from her with a dark yellow aura.

"He doesn't like to go into bathrooms to find somepony he's looking for. Urine isn't one of his fetishes...the fucker actually told me his fetishes the first time he asked me out!" Twilight groans with an exasperated tone.

"We need to do something about him. He evidently can't take 'no' for an answer!" I reply, holding the book to my side with magic.

"I'll think of something." Twilight sighs.