Truths and Lies

It’s another beautiful and sunny day at Canterlot High. After your ride is parked you got out and begin to stretch your arms. You weren’t paying attention that something is flying and heading towards you and before you could realize, it hit you straight in the face as you fell backwards.

“Oh my God, I am so sorry about that!” A female student from the Wondercolts soccer team approaches you.

“Boss, are you alright!?” Big B panicked.

Normally when something like this happens like a soccer ball hitting you in the face, you are supposed to feel pain but only this time it’s the opposite.

“To be honest you guys, I am.” You said rubbing your face but felt no pain which feels strange.

You were help back to your feet as in you stood up like you weren’t hurt in the first place. After earning her apology, you are heading towards the entrance doors near the parking lot. You are moving backwards while saying goodbye to your bodyguard and unexpectedly you were hit from the side by something even harder.

“Onyx!” Applejack quickly got out of the truck followed by the other members of the Apple family.

“Onyx I am so, so sorry about that. It was an accident, are you alright?” Big Mac said in a worried and panic tone as Apple Bloom and Granny Smith are worried also.

“Yeah.” Applejack helped you back to your feet, again. You rub your side but just like a little while, you felt nothing. “Still strange, I got hit by a soccer ball now by a truck and I still don’t feel any pain.”

“Wait, what?” Applejack said but she quickly shook her head. “Ya know it's better if we get you to the clinic and have you check by Nurse Redheart.”

“But-”

“No buts sugarcube.” Applejack guides you back into the building followed by your bodyguard and the others.

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At the school clinic

“Onyx, does it hurt when I do this?” Nurse Redheart asked as she gently applies a little pressure on the side where you got hit as she continues to diagnose you to check on any signs of pain.

“No,” You said.

“Is he alright Nurse Redheart?” Applejack said while the rest waited outside.

“Apparently yes.” She said as she observes you standing up like you didn’t felt any signs. “Onyx, just make sure you be careful next time, okay?”

“Okay.”

You and Applejack left the clinic with the others relieved that you are okay. After your bodyguard left the building, you and Applejack went to your perspective classes as Granny Smith went straight to the cafeteria.

Throughout the day, you still wondered about earlier. Then you and Applejack heard that Pinkie fell on top of Frostbite then the two of them fell down the stairs after that. The two of you are relieve that neither of them is badly hurt but Principal Celestia ordered Discord to her office.

At the school cafeteria while they are getting their meals, you already got yours and had occupied a vacant table waiting for Applejack and the others. You planned on doing something risky while you are still alone on the table. You turned around to see Applejack and your friends still getting their lunch and the other students are just minding their own business.

You took a hold of your fork in your right hand as you spread your left hand in front of you on the table. You checked your surroundings again and still no one is looking.

“That cannot be possible. Any person should feel pain, odd about what happened earlier. What if...” You thought as you slowly raised your right hand.

“Onyx, what are you doing?” You quickly turned to see Applejack and your friends arrive at the table as you slowly lowered your right hand. Applejack easily sees what you were up to. “Just because ya got hit twice in a row earlier doesn’t mean your invincible.”

“Wait a minute, what did you say darling?” Rarity asked as she placed her food tray on the table followed by Applejack and the rest.

After you retold on getting hit by a soccer ball to your face then getting hit by Applejack’s family truck, all of your friends were astonished on how you not at the school clinic and here at the cafeteria.

“Normally it will depend on your body and on the cause of impact. But getting hit by a soccer ball then by a truck, now that is just unbelievable.” Twilight stated as she presses on your middle.

“Well, all Ah can say this was all just dumb luck." Applejack then turns her attention back to you. "Ah just don’t want you to do anything as stupid as this, got it?”

“But...” Until Applejack interrupts you.

“Is that clear?!”

“Okay.” Those are the only words you said to avoid making your friends even more worried.

You let things slide but after your remaining classes, you went to the home-economics classroom, alone. Without even noticing earlier during lunch, after Applejack looks away for a bit and your other friends are doing their stuff, you quickly snuck your fork away in your bag.

You locked up the door and went to a spot out of sight where no one can see you through the looking glass. After placing your bag on an available booth station, you search inside and took out the fork.

At first, it's obviously common sense that people can feel pain. But in your case its curiosity that buzzes in your mind right now and the words ‘what if” even though your best friend’s words earlier. You place your left hand on the counter and raise your right hand with the fork in it. With one deep breath, you swiftly stabbed your left hand. Since your eyes are closed, you’re imagining blood oozing out and it went in.

Just like at the parking lot and still strange, you felt nothing. You begin to slowly open one eye and after peeking for a bit, both of them immediately went wide. The points of the fork didn’t even go through the skin they just bended instead. It took a while for you to process this in your head. Originally, it’s supposed to tell Applejack about this but you were thinking a different route on going further to test if you can endure pain.

You immediately picked up your bag and head straight to the door. As you turned the knob, you were immediately greeted by a familiar face startling you in the process.

“Hey Onyx.” Apple Bloom greeted you.

“A-Apple Bloom what are you doing here!?” You said in a panic tone.

“I was just passin by.”

“Oh right, well I’ll see you later.” You left in a hurry making the youngest of the Apple family tilt her head about your sudden reaction.

Apple Bloom went inside the home-ec classroom and begins to wonder. Then she notices something on one of the booths. She checks to see a fork laying there but its points were bended somehow.

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The next day after one of your classes, you are waiting at the back of CHS, a secluded part for some people that you need their assistance. It wasn’t that long, your so-called clients who you were waiting for have arrived were none other than the Diamond Dogs.

“Here’s the money, just like we talked about.” You handed Rover the money you agreed on.

“Okay?” Rover said still doubting on your motives as he kept it in his pocket.

“So, we brought brass knuckles; a cinder block; a shovel; and you want us to hit you with these?” Spot said.

“Right.”

“I know we look intimidating but we aren’t criminals. Do you still want us to do this?” Fido added.

“Don’t worry. I assure you three will NOT be expelled from Canterlot High nor go to jail after this.”

The three talked this between each other before starting with your plan and made the agreement. With that you started with Rover as he places the brass knuckles in his fingers. You stood still as he positions himself. He gave you one hell of a knuckle sandwich to the face making you fall to the ground. But after a short while you stood up making the three boys shocked on your quick recover.

After jotting what happened on your pocket notebook, you stood underneath a tree as Spot positions himself on a branch while Fido hands him the cinder block. You gave a thumbs up giving the go signal as Spot drops the cinder block on your head. You bend a little after the impact on your head but same as with Rover, you stood up straight as you rub the top of your head like it didn’t hurt, literally.

Last is Fido as he holds the shovel in his hands. He is ready to swing it right at you until your phone began to ring. You told him to wait for a bit as you check to see who it was, which is none other than Applejack.

“Hello, AJ?” You answered your phone. And gestured the three to not make any noise.

“Hey Onyx, where ya’ll are? Me and mah friends are waiting in front of the school,” Applejack said on the other line. “Maybe you want to hang out with us, we are going to Sugarcube Corner.”

“Oh okay. I will be right there just wait for me.” You said as you ended your call and placed the phone in your pocket. Then you gave the last member of the Diamond Dogs the go signal. “Okay, Now!”

(CLANK!)

Just nearby at the bleachers, Apple Bloom is hanging out with her friends Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. She then sees you coming out from the secluded area. Just as she was about to get your attention, Apple Bloom sees the Diamond Dogs were just behind you as one of them carries a shovel, brass knuckles and a cinder block. After hand shaking Rover you and the three went your separate ways.

“Is something the matter Apple Bloom?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“Huh, wonder why Onyx would be hanging out with them?” Apple Bloom wonders as the three are passing by this way. “Hey!”

“Yes, what do you want kid?” Rover said in a bad boy tone.

“That guy, the one who was just with you three earlier-” Before Apple Bloom could finish the three looked at each other then back at her only with shocked expressions.

“Oh, him? You wouldn’t believe what he made us do.”

The Diamond Dogs explained everything that you requested them to do to you. After that the three left Apple Bloom and her friends at the bleachers.

“Uh, Apple Bloom are you okay?” Scootaloo asked her friend while waving her hand in front of her who is just spacing out.

She begins to doubt since you were acting strange since yesterday and will know what you have been keeping a secret from her and Applejack.