Apologies and Truths

Murder I Wrote

Chapter 10

Apologies and Truths

Edited by -- Guy_Incognito

I make my way out of the confines of the bed, sliding out of it and nearly falling on my ass. I stand up, groggily and sigh as I see a crack of light through the door. I have a lot to explain to them... I sigh, moving my hooves forward. I stop myself as I'm about to open the door, and start to think about what I'm going to say.

What if they don't believe me...? Wait, that's stupid. They should believe me; they believe Pinkie Pie, for God's sake. My confidence returns, and I start to push the door a little. I hear talking as I'm about to open it, and stop to listen.

"Pinkie... I think he's... rubbing some of his misconceptions off on you...." I heard the exquisite, and bitchy, voice of Rarity reach my ears, listening to her insult.

"He is not! I believe him! Besides, has he ever told you anything about him? His family and stuff?" I heard Rarity say ‘no’, and Pinkie go on, defending me. As much as I enjoy having someone stick up for me, I believe it's time for me to step in.

I push open the door, trotting my grey self forward. I'm greeted by Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Ferrum. I assume Twi, AJ and Fluttershy left somewhere, or something. They all stare at me once I enter the room... like I’m a stick in the mud, or something. I feel my lips move, and I can't help but smile to them. However, I get a much different response.

"So, going to lie to us again, Shadowflash? Or is that even your real name?" Rarity questioned, and I couldn't help but place my hoof to my face, face-hoofing.

"No... I was going to tell you all, but I see Pinkie already has." I look to Pinkie, who gives me an apologetic smile. "However, I'll also tell you what I've been doing in that room. Just to justify myself." I move forward, glaring at Rarity in her saucer-like eyes. I'm not too pleased by this pony, but I've calmed down enough to reason with this bitch.

"I've been practicing magic. Yes, that's right, magic. I actually have never learned to use magic, ever since I've arrived in Equestria. I'm sure Pinkie's explanation of me would've made it obvious." I sigh, shaking my head. "I just don't enjoy being bothered, which is why I confined the practice to behind that door. If I made it that obvious, then I would have been 'figured out'..." I look at Rarity, then glance over to Rainbow Dash and Ferrum.

"But, I have to apologize to you two, mainly. You've given me so much hospitality, that I've felt like a complete and total jerk. I pay nothing to stay here, I don't help out, and I don't even have a goddamned cutie mark. I feel useless..." Those butterflies of regret start to flutter in my stomach once more... God, I hate those...

"And I'm sorry to you," I point at Rarity, "for bursting on you. You're right, I do do nothing here. I barely help out. That's why I'm letting Rainbow Dash and Ferrum decide whether I stay or go. It's their residence; I'll oblige to what they want." I look back over to them. Rainbow Dash's magenta eyes look over to Ferrum's steel-blues.

I can see out of the corner of my eye that Rarity has a flabbergasted look upon her face. Hope she realizes that I can make a damn apology. I chortle in the back of my head, but let the grim wash back over me as I see Rainbow start to speak.

"I don't see why you can't stay. Just 'cause you haven't helped with anything, doesn't mean you can't now. We have plenty of things to keep you occupied. Hey, you might even find your cutie mark!" I see her grin, and Ferrum steps forward, looking slightly down at me.

"Look, Shadowflash, I think you're too hard on yourself sometimes. You seem pretty cool, and my wife thinks so; and being thought of as cool by Rainbow is not something to be taken lightly. I don't mind you staying, honestly. And, Rarity," Ferrum moved his gaze over to her, "what you did was wrong. He's my guest, and if I had a problem with it, I would've handled it." Rarity blushed lightly at Ferrum's remark.

"I... may have overreacted... Besides, you are certainly a gentlecolt for apologizing. Even if it is my fault... So, I apologize as well." Rarity smiles to me, but I can't get the image of her being a heartless prep out of my mind.

Ferrum looks back to me, his steely gaze (ba-dum-tss!) falling upon me. "Shadowflash, I have plenty of things you can do. You're a unicorn, for Celestia's sake. You're very useful. How about tomorrow, you help me out. For now, I want you to tell us a lot more about yourself. I feel it's best to get this all off of your chest." Did he really just rhyme... ? I nod, and move over to one of the cushions in the living space.

I take a seat on my rump, moving around to get comfy, and I am soon joined by Pinkie Pie... who sits relatively close to me. I see the others take a seat, and just as I open my mouth, the door opens to greet the three missing guests: Twilight, Applejack and Fluttershy.

They all look at me apprehensively, and then gaze over to Ferrum. I see Ferrum give them a smile, and gesture for them to sit down. "Hey ladies, come join us. Shadowflash was just about to tell him more about himself. He already apologized, so no worries." Cue a collective ‘sigh’ of relief as they all trotted to the couch, sitting on it and looking at me.

"Well... Where to begin?" I look at them, and my brain starts to overlook my life's tale.

"Just tell us from the beginning." I hear Rainbow Dash's voice, and I nod. I guess I better just sum it up.

I'll just recap for Twi and them, about what Pinkie told you. Basically, I'm human. Bi-pideal, hairless, ape. That's what we're classified as. The place I was from was called 'Earth'. Just like here, only filled with humans and non-sentient beings. Horses, rabits, deer, elephants, you name it. I'll skip all the boring crap, I don't think you want to hear about my social life.

I had a family, until I came here. Mom, dad, two older brothers. I even had a girlfriend, but, that's not important. Point is how I got here. My own... friend murdered me. Don't ask how I saw it, but,... It's something I can't comprehend. I was somehow sent here, instead of the 'afterlife' as I'll call it. But, enough about that... Just boring stuff, mostly.

I think the most important part is actually about me. My real name is 'Carl', and I was named after my uncle. I lived in the 'country' called Canada, much like what you call it here, just spelled different. Ontario is the province that I lived in. I found it a great place to live, nice people, too. Really, there's not much I can go about... I'm terrible at telling peop--... err, ponies about myself... Even if I did give a big speech to Pinkie Pie... I just, I don't know... can't muster the words for it. Sorry.

I basically ended it there, unsure where to drag the conversation. I saw Twilight smile, and then everypony else just seemed to smile. Not sure what for, but it was kind of creepy. What is this? Children of the Corn? I let out a low chuckle, and hear Ferrum speak up.

"Well, it’s not the best story, but, I understand a bit more. Maybe Twilight will experiment on you, like usual." I hear everypony laugh and Twilight glow the deepest shades of red.

"H-hey! Just because he's from an extinct race, doesn't mean I can't learn about him and his culture! Besides, I was curious why you didn't know magic..." I just shrug and smile to her last comment.

"Anyways, what do we do now?" I ask, to nopony in particular.

"Well, we could always go out for some brunch? It's only afternoon," Rainbow Dash suggested, and everypony nodded in agreement.

"Sounds pretty good to me!" Pinkie Pie proclaimed. I couldn't help but jump at that, though, as she basically yelled it in my ear.

Gah... fucking hell... Well, this'll be fun.