Derpy and Iby ICrackVideoGamesChaptersIt Begins...Madre de Dios...Memories and Muffins...A Couple of Idiots...It Begins...It's been a while since I've moved into my new apartment and started high school, but I gotta admit, I am not doing so well in school, But my parents STILL persist on telling me that i'm doing fine. Well, I guess they just want to encourage me. I used to be amazing in my studies. Well, at least until my friend introduced me to video games. Today I do the same thing I do every morning. Wake up, take a shower, put on my school uniform, and eat.I pull out my keys and lock the door before I leave my apartment. By the time I get there the time is 7:40, so I have a bit of time before I get to class. So I decide to walk around for a bit. I look at the sight before me. This tall tree reaching out to the sky with its branches. The branches bloom with white flowers that only bloom on the dawn of a new school year. Then I hear a voice calling to me. "Eric!" It says. I look behind me, I see two figures by the bulletin board , one guy and a girl, the girl continues calling and waving out to me as I start to recognize the figures. They're my friends Casie and Mark. Since they're gonna be part of this story, I might as well tell you about them. Mark is a guitar player and my band mate. He acts cool sometimes and sometimes acts crazy. He's way better than me in the guitar and me and him both love the band Paramore. He has long bangs and has that "leader" type of vibe. Casie is... How you say a "popular girl". She persists in denying that she's popular, and that's what makes her cute. When she makes a mistake, she has the habit of holding up the peace sign up to her face and saying "Joke". She has shoulder length hair, she has chinky eyes and has a hobby of writing. She can sing and she can play the keyboard. So Casie continues to call and wave out to me, and I can tell that she getting annoyed because her eyebrows are starting to slant down the middle of her face. So I finally walk to her. "Hey Eric, How have you been?" Casie says. "Oh uh, fine I guess. I guess I'm still getting used to us being in a new school." I say. "Yeah... Remember when we were in grade school? God, I miss those memories." Mark says. "Yeah, Man, those years were awesome." I say. " So, you still up for band practice on Saturday?" He says. "Hell yeah! Why wouldn't I be?" "Yeah, you're right. Let's talk about who's house were going to practice in later on the phone. I gotta get to class." " Oh, Yeah. Later Dude." He waves us good bye and walks to class. " Yeah, see you later Eric." Casie smiles at me and leaves. +++ So class is over and I walk home from school. I get to my apartment building and I take the elevator up. I get out of the elevator and walk to my apartment. I open my apartment door, I throw my bag onto my couch and walk into the kitchen. I look inside my fridge and see a lot of things I want to eat. But, tonight I'll just have some left over chicken. I put it in my microwave and I go to my balcony. I open the glass door. I feel the cool night breeze, and I look at the night sky and I see a shooting star. Oh man, it's beautiful. It's Big, It's Blue... And it's coming right at me. I turn around and start running before the star hits me and knocks me out cold. +++ As I regain consciousness, I overhear someone talking. "Oh man oh man! Doctor I just killed someone!" Then I hear someone else talking. It's sounds like it's coming from a phone call. " Now calm down will you Derpy! Everything is going to be fine!" It says in a sophisticated voice. "I'm sorry doctor! I just don't know what went wrong!" "Derpy, he is not dead! You just knocked him out cold!" "...Really?" " Yes. He should awaken any minute now." "Oh! Doctor,I think it's waking up!" She says. I regain some of my sight, I look up and I see a grey figure. It's cocking it's head at me. When I finally regain all of my sight I find out what the figure is. I see a grey pony, she has yellow hair. Her cross-eyes highlighted her features. ...Wow, I think I hit my head harder than I thought. I get up with a groan and and look around. I have a terrible headache so I pinch my nose bridge. I put my hand down and I finally speak to the pony. " Ugh...So how does this work? I close my eyes and count to ten and you disappear?" I say. "Um... Excuse me?" She says. "Oh sorry, do I have to go to bed?" "What are you talking about?" " About how I can get out of this dream." I say. The pony looks confused. Then speaks. "Um...This isn't a dream." Pfft that's impossible. "Oh...Then I'm going crazy." "No! You are not crazy!" The phone-call voice says. "What? Where did that come from?" I say, looking around. "Oh, From my watch!" The cross-eyed pony says as she hold out her hoof and a hologram of a brown pony with a gelled back hair comes out of her watch. "Oh... Hello there. You must be my imagination then." I say, smiling at my imagination. "No, you imbecile. We are not from your imagination!" He stresses the word 'not'. "Really? Well if you did not notice Mr. Pony, you are a TALKING PONY." I say, starting to feel frustrated at the persistent pony. "Well if we aren't real then does this hurt?" The grey pony says. "Does what hurt?" I say, before she pulls out a shovel. Oh God. "This." "Nonononononononononono Derpy!" the hologram says before she hits me with the shovel. I feel a very large amount of pain and I hear the grey pony say something before I pass out on the floor again. "Oops... My Bad." She says. +++ I wake the next morning when the sun finds it's way into my eyes. Sitting up, I squint my eyes to make out the faint image of the room I am in. The room slowly becomes clear to me and I eventually come to the conclusion that I am sitting in my bedroom. What was with that dream? A talking pony... What was THAT about? Whatever... "Aagh!... Ow...God..." I hold my head in pain. I feel something on my head. It's soft; and the what I guess is thread sticks to my fingertips as I brush it with my digits. I turn my head back and look at the pillow. Small trails of patches of dried blood rests on the once white pillow. "Did I drink last night?" I ask myself, not recalling anything that happened in the previous night. Still holding my head, I get off my bed and clumsily make my way to my bathroom. I flick the switch on the wall up, which causes light to the tiled-room. I look at the mirror and spot white bandage with brown bloodstains on my head. " What the hell did I do last night?" I quietly ask myself. I brush the thought away and reach for the toothbrush. I just begin my daily duties. +++ Finishing putting on the last piece of my uniform on, I walk out the room like I normally do. I keep walking until I feel something under the weight of my right foot. I pull my foot up and find a shovel and small drops of some more dried blood. Wait... An image of a silhouette holding a shovel burns into my brain. I quickly return to reality before another image of the same silhouette about to smack me with the shovel finds its way to my mind, just like the last image did. "Woah...Holy crap..." I quietly say to myself. I hold my forehead with my index finger and my thumb to process what I just saw. Suddenly, I hear a faint snoring...It's too high pitched to be a guy's snore. Who the hell would be in my apartment? I take afew steps to the right to find the source of the mysterious noise. A small grey creature lay on the couch. I step back and hit the back of my foot on the shovel, which causes a metal clank to fill the room. The creature jumps in shock. It darts its head around the room. It looks at me. "Oh..." It yawns." Oh hey you're awake!... Again." It waves at me. It talks!!!! I have one reaction. And one reaction only at the moment. I scream. " What the hell are you!?" I point at it. It blinks at me twice. " Can't you tell what a pony is when you see one?" She says, making gestures at her body with her arms. I give her a puzzled look. "Aren't there ponies here in this world too?" She says. "Yes. But they don't have wings!-" i make a counting gesture." They aren't technicolor! They don't have tatoos on their butts! Oh, and most importantly, They don't talk!" "Why are you shouting!?" She replies. "I'm shouting, because you're a talking technicolor pony with wings! That's not normal!" "YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOUT!!" "WELL NOW WE'RE BOTH SHOUTING!" "WELL WE SHOULD REALLY STOP, BEFORE WE DESTROY SOMEPONY'S EARDRUMS!!" She gestures at her ears. "I TOTALLY AGREE!!" A loud thumping from the ceiling interrupts us. "Would you two SHUT UP!? It's 7:50 in the morning!" The loud voice from the apartment above my shouts. "S...Sorry Mister Green!" I shout. I look back at the grey pony on my couch. She's chuckling. Somehow I can't help chuckling too. She doesn't seem too bad... Wait... I immediately stop laughing and look at the table clock that I left on the kitchen counter. It clearly reads 7:50 A.M., Exactly as I feared. I quickly grab my bag and run to the door. I hold the door frame and look back at the pony. "Don't touch anything!" I say. I get ready to run before I turn to her again. " I'll figure out what to do with you when I get back!" I say before finally run out. +++ The sound of the bell rings in my ear as I quickly run towards the school. As I run I notice no one is outside. Then I look at the gigantic clock hanging on top of the school. 7:58... I sprint harder and faster, dodging all the things getting in my way, Teachers included. I enter through the doors of the enormous building. Running through the halls and turning at corners, I shift my eyes left and right, trying to find my classroom. I finally see the door to my classroom and my homeroom teacher closing it. I get ready to make a dive to get inside before it closes. Closer...Closer... I take the dive. But I guess my teacher had already closed the door beacuse I dive headfirst into a wooden door. Oh God that hurts... I grab my nose in pain a get up. I guess I'll go in, not like there's anything else to do anyway... I grab the knob and twist it; It makes a faint clicking sound. Oh God no... I twist it again. and again. and again. Dammit it's locked. I look to my classmates I find them staring at me. "Hey! Can you unlock the door?" I shout. They just stare at me." Are you guys deaf? Unlock the door!!" I point to the door knob. They stare. Some even cuffing their ear as if to hear me.The teacher rolls his eyes and finally unlocks it. "Oh, thanks sir! Did I ever mention how much of an awesome teacher you are?" I say. He looks at me with cold, judging eyes. I sigh."...You're still gonna consider me as late, aren't you?" "Eeyup." I slouch."Dammit..." Madre de Dios...I sigh to myself as I step out of the classroom. I couldn't focus in class at all, what with a talking technicolor pony being inside my apartment right now; let alone a cross-eyed one. Oh God. I turn to the right before a voice catches my attention. "Yo, Eric!" a familiar voice calls. I turn to the source and see Mark running towards me. "Hey, what's up dude?" I say as he stops in front of me. "What happened last night dude?" He says. " I told you I'd call you, but you didn't answer." I recall the statement."Oh yeah. I kind of forgot about that." I say, rubbing the back of my neck. "Of course you did." He rolls his eyes. "But the strange thing is, someone else answered it." Immediately after he says this, I give him a puzzled "Huh?" "Yeah, dude. A GIRL answered it." a sweat bead trickles down my forehead. " Said she 'accidentally knocked you unconcious'. What was THAT about? Who was that, man?" "Uh..." " Are you hiding someone from me?" "Pfft. No." I put on my best lying face. " Ha hah hah. Why would I hide someone from you dude?" He squints his eyes, examining any kind of flaw in my face telling him I'm lying. "Ok then," He says, still squinting his eyes. "So who's place are we going to go for band practice? Mine or yours?" A switch in my brain triggers. " Not mine! Definitely not mine!" He raises an eyebrow. "Really?" He crosses his arms. "And why is that?" "Uh..." I ponder for a moment, thinking of any kind of excuse I could think of. ... I got it! " It's a big mess! Yeah, that's it! The floor is completely covered with my dirty clothes. I could barely find my way through my apartment! Heh Heh." I rub the back of my neck as I get sweatier. "You're acting weird, Eric." Mark says in an unamused tone. I smile awkwardly. " Hey guys." A voice startles me from behind and I scream a bit. I turn and see Casie standing there. I sigh in relief. " God Casie, you scared the crap out of me." She cocks her head to the side. " What got you so jumpy?" "He's hiding something, Cas; and I intend to find out just what it is he's hiding." He says leaning to the side. "No i'm not!" "Mark, what did I tell you about prying into someone else's business?" Says Casie in an unamused tone. "B-but he-" Casie interrupts."Stop it already." "Fine." He turns away from me and mutters something to himself; something about "Why he has to take orders from Casie". She takes her eyes of Mark and looks over to me." And Eric," I straighten myself." Yeah?" She smirks at me. " You're a horrible liar." I slump at the statement. " Just cause you're good at acting, doesn't mean you're good at lying." She rolls her eyes. Then I remember that I had to get back to my apartment and sort the whole pony thing out. "Oh! Sorry guys I have to leave." They both give me their goodbyes and I start towards the front door. +++ I close the door of my apartment and slide down the wooden door. I sigh in relief. He almost found out. Why couldn't I just told him the truth? Oh yeah, If I tell him there is a talking pony in my apartment, he'd drag me to the nurse's office. And Casie, what would she think if I told her about the pony? Speaking of the pony.... Where is she? I slowly stand up and head towards my living room, looking to where the grey pony was a while ago. My eyes trail the ground until I find a giant blue call box laying sideways on the floor. What the hell? "Oh hey you're back!" A sweet sounding voice calls. I turn to the right and see the pony just sitting in front of me. "Uh...Hi." I say, awkwardly. "You don't really seem surprised to see me." She cocks her head to the side. I rub my neck," Yeah, but I STILL haven't gotten used to seeing a talking pony though." I chuckle a bit. Wait. " Oh yeah. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?" I point at the blue box on the floor. "Oh that's the Tardis." "Tar-What?" I say, puzzled. "Time and Relative Dimension in Space." a voice, shrouded in static, states. " What's tha- Wait who said that?" I say. "Oh that's the Doctor!" The grey mare says. "Doctor who?" I say. The pegasus smirks and holds up her hoof, where her watch is emitting a small hologram of a brown pony with spiky hair. "Oh that never gets old." It says right before it chuckles. "Okay, NOW I've seen it all." I say, turning my head simultaneously as my rolling eyes. "Oh, that's FAR from it. Believe me." It says in his English accent. When in doubt, trust the British pony. Right. That's exactly what I do. In my mind, I say to myself sarcastically. "You better take a seat though; this may take a while to explain. It's a long story." The grey pegasus says to me. "Oh boy. A long story. And to think have a crap ton of homework to do." +++ I just sat there, listening to the impossible explainations coming out the pegasus' mouth. If someone else were telling me these things, I'd call them crazy, and, or, drag them to a mental hospital. Sinlence fell after her stories. Stories of magic, friendship, and traveling through time and space. At this point, if I heard something like 'A monkey on a unicyle drove off of a freeway, screaming swear words while juggling active chainsaws', I would have believed it. Nothing is compared to the what i'm hearing at this moment. The Tardis is supposed to be a time traveling kind of.. uh.. Ship. I asked the doctor if it was possible travel to alternate dimensions. Disappointingly, he said it is nearly impossible to travel in between universes, and even if it WAS possible he shouldn't even stay in the dimension cause it will likely cause a paradox or something; he was talking all about science things, so I was never able to get it. The pegasus explained earlier that when leaving, or arriving, it harmlessly and constantly fades in and out. Which didn't make sense. When I saw the first saw the Tardis, It was falling from the sky and it knocked me unconscious. That contadicts what the pony had said. "But, when I first saw that thing, it was falling from the sky...And it knocked me unconscious." I soon as I said this, the Doctor gave the pegasus an unamused look. "Care to explain, Ditzy?" He says. The mare slides down her seat with a face that made me want to wrap her in a warm blanket and say 'everything's gonna be okay'."I just don't know what went wrong!" The pegasus states. "I know, Ditzy. You almost never do," He rolls his eyes. Almost? The Pegasus sighs before speaking again."Well, it started when the Doctor left the Tardis to get some food..." +++ The Doctor stepped out of the Tardis before he looked over his shoulder. "Now, you're sure you're up to this Derpy?" He gives Derpy a worried expression. "Of course, Doctor! I wouldn't have agreed to it if I couldn't!" Derpy said. The Doctor's expression didn't leave. "If you get into a tight spot, contact me through the watch I gave you." The Doctor says. "C'mon Doctor, you're just getting some food across the street!" She says, happily. The Doctor smiles awkwardly. "Now if you'll excuse me," She turns around and holds up a basket of freshly baked muffins. " I've got some stuff to do." She says, licking her lips. The Doctor's expression turned from surprised to concerned quickly. "Yeah! Like keeping an eye on the Tardis while i'm gone." Ditzy realizes what the Doctor said and turns to him, hiding the basket of muffins. " Yeah that's excactly what I was talking about! " She says. She gestures the Doctor to go." Relax. Go and look for the food you want and stop worrying so much." The Doctor turns to leave before looking over his shoulder. He gives Ditzy an awkward wave before continuing his walk. The grey Pegasus pony closes the Tardis doors and gives herself a devious grin. "Now that he's gone..." She brings out the muffins she had hid from the Doctor. "I got some things to do." Derpy trots happily towards the base of the Tardis. She turns to see a pillar before walking towards it. She sets the basket of muffins at the base of the pillar. She takes a muffin and sniffs it a couple of times before tossing is up into the air. The muffin flies up and stops before letting gravity kick in. Derpy quickly jumps from the ground before spreading her wings with a loud *Pomf*. She quickly flies to the muffin and catches it with her mouth. "Goal!" She says while putting her arms up in the air, her voice muffled by the muffin. She flies down to the basket while chewing on her muffin. Nom Nom Nom!, She thinks, while smiling to herself in delight. She grabs a muffin and continues the same process over and over again. It was at her 56th muffin when she realized she wanted a bigger challenge. She grabs an armful of muffins and tosses them into the air. She flies to each muffin, swallowing them whole. She repeats the process with the same rythym. Chomp, Chomp, Chomp. She dashes to the final muffin and and opens her mouth. She could amlost hear the triumphant music playing as she- Bonk! It bounces of her snout and falls down to the Tardis controls. It hits the button with a piece of paper taped onto it labeled: Prototype hyperdrive not yet ready! Do not touch! Especially you, Ditzy! Oh no. A siren wails and Derpy immediately covers her ears and cringes her snout. The siren continues it's ear-piercing screech followed by the Tardis' signature Weooorrrp! Weeoooorrrp!. Derpy rushes to the controls and starts tapping random buttons, pulling random levers, and turning random knobs."Oh no, oh no, oh no! What have I done!" She shouts. She eyes buttons as she presses them until her eyeballs rest on a big red button. She ponders for a moment. "What could possibly go wrong?" She loudly asks herself. She raises her forearm before slaming her hoof onto it. The Tardis' sounds stop and Derpy wipes the sweat off her forehead. "Whoo. That was clo-" The Tardis shakes and the sounds continue, faster this time. Derpy falls on her back and she looks around. "What's happening!?" She runs to the monitors(which The Doctor installed) and looks at them. They show the Tardis crashing to an unknown planet which strangely resembles Equestria. An artificial female voice (which The Doctor also installed) repeats the same phrase over and over. "Warning! Crashing to unknown planet!" "Thank you for stating the obvious, EDI!" Derpy spits at the artificial voice. She grabs the Tardis base and braces for impact. "Geronimoooooo!" She shouts to the heavens. Meanwhile... Lunch was delicious. The Doctor trots happily towards where he left the Tardis. Then he remembers what Ditzy could have done. Countless scenes play in his head. One scene involving Derpy and him standing outside the Tardis while it burns. Oh God what could have happened? He trots over to where he left it only to find it gone. He looks at the ground where the Tardis was before and sees a square shaped singe on the ground. Of course that happened. +++ "Hold on! Hold on! EDI? I've heard that name before." I ponder for a few seconds before I recall where it was from. "Mass Effect, right?" I raise my eyebrow. "Wait, but I thou-" "What? Just because I save the world all of the time, doesn't mean I have no time to have a little fun and games! What do I look like, a workaholic?" He smirks at me. "No," I interject."You told me Equestria didn't have technology like we do." "Weeell..." The Doctor says awkwardly. "No it doesn't." I was about to scream 'aha!' at this. but then, " But that doesn't mean I can't find my way around the universe where it has the same games." "Hmm..." I put my forefinger and my thumb to my chin to think. "What is it?" He says to me. "I just don't get it," I pause. I look back at the Doctor--who has a expectant face. " I thought you said it was impossible to travel to parallel universes. Then how do you explain, uh.. Ditzy was it?" The Mare nods." Okay. How do you explain Ditzy's presence here?" "Ah!" The Doctor says, enthusiastically. "An excellent question, my dear sir! This place is not an alternate universe. Nor, is ours one. Rather the solar system where we come from is just hidden. I have been to you're system once, and discovered that no scientist has ever found our system. It's just simply well hidden." He says. I sat there, dumbfounded. "Oh. Then, why can't you just go back? You have a ship--that could take you anywhere, in your han- uh- hooves! And this is not an alternate universe." "When I crashed the Tardis," The mare states. The Doctor looks at her with an 'I told you not to touch it' look. "It sustained heavy damages. A lot of VERY heavy damages. So now it needs some time to repair itself." Well, there goes the plan of throwing her back into that thing and sending her on her way... I sigh."Well, there goes that idea. I guess you'll need somewhere to stay then. Somewhere safe, probably" I say. Immediately the Doctor and the mare look at each other with confused expressions. "What? What's wrong?" They both give me a look that makes me know exactly what they mean. "No. NO, NO, NO!" I shout while swiping my arms to the sides. "Not here! What if someone finds out? They could... Take you away! Or... I don't know, dissect you?!" " Well, this is a bit unexpected, innit?" The Doctor states as he puts his hoof to his forehead." Look, like it or not, you would have to let Ditzy stay with you for the time being. And if you don't, the things you say are MORE likely to happen." I give them a look of defeat. "...Fine." Memories and Muffins...I stood in a dark foggy forest not knowing where I was. I looked left and right to see no trees, no lights, no color. No trees brightened the sad environment, only thin, burned up stalks. To think they used to be trees. I carefully walked through the dark forest, trying to figure out where I was, and how I got there. No memories came to mind. I jerked my head to the right after hearing the eerie silence breaking behind me. A small bush lay on source. Carefully, I walked up to the bush as it shook. The disturbance was not what scared me; what scared me was the eerie and spine-chilling giggling of a girl. I approached the bush, thinking there was someone else who was here with me. I took a deep breath before finally speaking. "H... Hello?" The bush stopped shaking and the eerie silence returned. Fear took me in its grasp as I was unable to move. I took some of my left over courage and spoke. "Is...Someone...there?" I said before the same giggling continues behind me. I swing myself around to see a figure running towards a nearby stalk before disappearing. "Okay very funny, Casie..." The giggling only gets louder and more deathly than before. " C...Could you stop?...You're freaking me out..." I said nervously before twitching my head to the sound of a twig snapping. I turned my head to the source of the sound to see a darkened figure of a girl about my age standing before me. "...Hi there..." I said in a friendly tone. " Do you know how I got here?" I asked. Silence was all she replied with. " I'll take that as a no then..." I said before she startled me by taking a step forward and tilting her head. As the figure slowly moves towards me I recognize her features. Her smile, her eyes, her jet black hair. "Laila...?" I said, surprised. "...No... It can't be..." I was frightened. She wasn't supposed to be here. "...You..." I felt a tear flow down my face. "...The car crash...You..." Laila's smile grew wider and more wicked under the eerie darkness. "You died! I saw them bury your body! How are you still alive?!" I said, tears running down my cheeks. " I... I thought I lost you..." The figure walked past me and before I could even look back, she was already gone. I stared to see my old love gone... I felt a tremor underneath me and I looked down. I saw the ground quickly breaking below me like it was made of glass. Before I could even think to run, the ground had already broken and gravity pulled me in. I fell into the empty abyss below, reviewing what just happened. She couldn't have been there. She... It was impossible... It was... +++ "AAAAAAAAGHHHHH!!!" I fell of my bed to the sound of my alarm clock beeping. I jolted my head left and right to see where I have fallen. The Pegasus I met the night before rushed into the room in a panicked manner. "Eric what's wrong?!" She screamed at me as I replied to her with silence. She grabbed my shoulders with both hooves and started shaking me incomprehensibly. " WHAT'S WRONG?!" She repeated her words. "DERPY I'M FINE!!!! LET ME GO!!!" I said and she happily obliged. "Okay!" She smiled and dropped me onto the floor as she quickly trotted out of my room. I sat up and rubbed the side of my head. "Ow..." I said, continuously rubbing the headache away. I rubbed my face and noticed my face was drenched from my tears. I wipe them away with my blanket. "That was...a nightmare...?" I thought to myself, processing the horror of which I had just witnessed. "I..." I paused. "...I miss her...so much..." I said as I folded myself so that my knees touched my chest. I buried my face into my legs and let the tears flow. "I...miss her so much..." A sweet voice interrupts my sorrow. "Miss who, Eric?" Ditzy's head popped into the doorway which causes me to jump up in fright and scream like a little girl. I realize who it is and quickly wipe my tears away. "Is it your mom?" She asked sweetly. I sighed and looked back at her. " No Ditzy..." I said. "...It's no one." I said. She narrowed her eyes before reverting back to her normal, quirky self. "Okay then!" She quickly left. I smiled at the goofy character and sat down on my bed. I closed my eyes and put my face into my palms. I smile underneath my sweaty palms, "If you only met her. That goofy cross-eyed pony. You would have gotten along really nicely." I looked up to the ceiling. "But I know you're in a better place..." One tear flowed down from my left eye. " Rest in peace my love." I said before leaving my room. "What do you mean she's gone?!" A scene plays out in my mind. "I'm sorry sir but she was far too injured for us to do any help on her." I feel a sharp pain in the back of my head and I put my hand to my forehead. "CAN'T YOU FIX HER?! YOU'RE A DOCTOR FOR CHRIST SAKE!" I kneel down to my headache, surrounding me in pain. +++ " You sure you wanna drive?" I said, worried. "You look kinda tired." I stared at the dark eye bags surrounding Laila's eyes. I touched Laila's cheek with my palm with a worried look on my face. "Yeah..." She gently brushed my hand away. "I'm fine... Don't worry about me..." She said as she started the engine. "I'm just worried about you, babe." I said to her. Laila started to drive and I stared at her eyes the whole time. In time, I slowly drifted off to sleep. +++ The car flies into the air and it wakes me up. I looks out the window and see grasslands far the eyes can see. I look to Laila who was shockingly asleep. "LAILA!" I shouted to no avail. I look to the road and see a cow walking across the road. I grab the wheel and spun it, resulting in it making a very sharp turn. The car was spinning out of control, and we hit something hard, knocking me out cold... +++ I shook myself back into reality and opened my eyes. I saw little of the environment as I found my hands were still on my face. I pulled my hands away and looked at the hands with blurry vision. I looked around me as my vision cleared. I coughed and breathed heavily as I kneeled on the floor. I didn't blame myself for overreacting ... I straightened myself when I heard the small foot...er....hoof steps of Derpy. I quickly ran out and wiped my tears away before Derpy could see them. Even though I knew she wasn't called Derpy for nothing, I knew she would know if something was wrong; and I didn't want to worry her. I stood at the doorway where Derpy waited for me. "Good morning, sleepy head!" Derpy said with a wide grin on her face. The pegasus giggled before pointing at me. "Your hair is funny!" She continued to giggle.The mere sight of the happy pony swept all my worries away and drew a smile on my face. I patted her head as I walked past her. My hand was tickled as my skin brushed her ruffled blonde mane. The pegasus cringed. "Hey!" She said as her smile disappeared. "Don't do that! It's weird..." "Hey, I can't help it." I said before I stopped fiddling with her hair, the smile on my face not leaving. " You're a pony after all." I started to walk towards my living room. "It's only natural that I pet you." "Geez..." Was all she could say before she trotted up beside me. It's been a week since Derpy first came here;and in between then and now, she told me of the legends from her homeland, the 'elements of harmony', and the way Equestria is different than Earth in terms of politics, economy, and how the world works. Equestria, unlike earth, is ruled by two sisters in monarchy. Pegasi, like Derpy, change the weather manually. Though Derpy doesn't usually change the weather like they normal pegasi do, she's just an honest working mailpony. I haven't exactly gotten used to her living in my apartment, but it was enough to warm up to her. Derpy is actually a really nice pony; but at times, she gets clumsy and defends the reason of her being called Derpy. School hasn't been anything interesting though. It's the same as always. But for the first time, I had something to look forward to when I get home... I sat on the table waiting to eat whatever Derpy made for me. She comes back with a tray full of piping hot muffins."Batter up!" She happily said. I took one of the muffins in my hand, looked at her with a raised eyebrow and she quickly realized her mistake. "Oops..." She said. " ORDER up, I mean." She chuckles to herself before i joined in on her laughter. I gave her a warm smile before I took a small bite from my muffin. Derpy watched me chew on my muffin with high hopes. I took a moment to savor the taste before I let the chew up food slide down my throat. "It's good..." I took another bite out of the muffin. "Great job on this, Derpy." Her face lit up with happiness. "Really? You mean it? No foolin'?" She quickly run by each question so fast, I didn't get to answer any of them. "Um... Yeah." I said to her, giving her a big thumbs up. "They're top notch!" I tried to humor her. She rubbed the back of her neck and stuck her tongue out. "Nah. You're just saying that!" She said. I stare at her with a blank expression. "Then why'd you get all excited when I said they were good?" I irritatingly thought to myself. Eh... I guess I'll humor this conversation a bit more. "Yeah. You got me." I smirked. "These muffins are terrible." Derpy's ears dropped after I said this. "W..." She stuttered. "Whaaaaat?" She disappointingly said. "B- But I thought you said they were good?" She desperately said. "Then why fish for complements?" "B-but maybe this is just your opinion right?" She puts her hooves to her chest and stares at the floor." Everypony in Ponyville says my muffins are good..." She said. I noticed a hint of despair in her voice and I looked to the sniffling pony beside me. I felt a load of guilt fall onto my shoulder. I take another bite and I spoke. "Geez. Do you believe everything you hear?" I tossed the half eaten muffin into the air. "Yeah, these muffins are good." I said as I caught the muffin. Derpy raised her head right after I said this. "But you gotta stop believing everything you hear." Derpy tlited her head "Why? That would mean I don't trust them." She said. "Yeah, but some people do it for fun." I said before stuffing another mouthful into my mouth. "Take me for example," I pointed at my face with my thumb. " I may not be a good liar; but when it comes to joking around, you can't tell if I'm serious or not. See my point?" I ask her. She looks at me with a straight face. "No." Was her answer. I sighed as I slapped my hand to the side of my head. "Eh...I'm not good at explaining either." I kept chewing while Derpy sat there confused. I looked at her and pointed the muffin her way. "My point is, you have to learn to not trust people sometimes." I said to her. She straight-faced as I kept chewing. I thought by now she would have gotten my point; but her next line took me by surprise. "I don't get it." She flatly said. I slammed my forehead on the surface of the table with a loud "thud" as soon as she said this. Derpy rushed to my side before I pulled myself up. "Ow..." I said to myself as I did this. "Are you okay, Eric?" She concernedly asked me. I looked at her and smiled. " Yeah..." I said as I touched my head and felt around. "I'm okay. It's not like i'm bleeding or any-" I stopped when I felt liquid on my fingertips. Surprised, I put my hand in front of my face to see blood on the fingertips. I looked at the pegasus, who had a concerned look on her face, and covered my wound. " Hey, can you get the bandages in the cabinet over there, real quick?" I pointed over to the cabinet over the oven. "Yeah, of course!" She quickly ran to the cabinet as I cringed at the pain my pain was bringing me. I didn't think I would slam my head so hard that I would cut my forehead. I grabbed the mirror that was placed to my right and I positioned it so that my gash would be clearly visible. Fortunately, it wasn't bleeding so much; it was small bruise which had a few open cuts on it. I was so busy looking at the bruise, I did not notice Derpy holding the bandages in her mouth next to me. I looked at her and she let the bandages down on the table. "Right. Thanks Derpy." I took the packet and ripped the top. " Now let's cover this wound up." A Couple of Idiots..."Well...." I said as I opened the door of my apartment. "See you later, Derpy." I said as I looked at her. "Don't let anyone in while I'm gone." I pointed at her. "Do not worry, commander!" She put her hoof to her forehead, mimicking a soldier's salute. She then went back to a normal position. "Hurry back, okay?" She said with a warm smile. "Good luck at school!" I might have been too occupied with her smile, because I walked into the wall beside the door. I cringed my nose as I held it in pain. I looked back at Derpy who was laughing. I chuckled before closing the door and leaving for school. +++ I sat in class and saw little students there. It was before homeroom period so not a lot of people are normally here. I just constantly look out the window on my left with my palm on my chin, bored as can be; when suddenly a familiar voice calls my name. I look to my right and see my classmate Patrick standing beside his seat next to mine, looking at me. "What is it?" I said casually. "What do you mean, what is it?" He said which made me suddenly straightened myself. " I asked you a question didn't I?" He said. "I said it's odd that you're here so early, Eric. Then, i asked you what was the occasion." It's true actually...Ever since Derpy showed up, she's been waking me up for school a lot. "What? Is me being here early illegal, or something?" I said to him sarcastically. "Well, no but-" "I rest my case." I said before he mumbled something underneath his breath. I looked outside the window to admire the surroundings before he interrupts my bliss yet again. Anyway, I need to borrow your homework. I didn't do mine." He said to me. I looked at him with a bored eyes before looking back outside the window. "H...Hey! Don't ignore me like i'm not here!" He puts his fist in the air. "Yeah. Well I should ignore you entirely. You always fail in tests, sleep during class, and never do your homework." He looks at me with wide eyes. " Teachers call you a bad influence. I'm actually surprised you're still in school." He opens his mouth as if he has something to say before closing it; probably due to the fact that he knows it's true. He takes his seat right after and stay silent. I look at him and think of a funny joke. "Hey. Patrick." He looks at me. "That girl you like in the other class..." All of his attention was suddenly diverted towards me. "I overheard her talking with her friends the other day. And she said she really wants to meet you." I smirk. "Really?! For real?!" He stands up suddenly, looking more excited than ever. "Yeah! She said that she thinks you're hot!" I said to him which makes him shake in anticipation. He laughed out loud which makes every one who's in the class look our way."Well, of course! With my charm, I'm sure all her friends want me! I mean, i'm a walking charm factory!" His loud statement almost made me throw up. He has about the same amount of charm as a slug who was dipped in crap, and sprinkled with salt. "Well, what are you waiting for, 'walking charm factory'? Go get her!" I said, giving him a thumbs up for encouragement. "HAHAHAHA!" He walked out of the classroom proudly whith everyone looking at him like he was about to murder someone. As he disappeared at the doorway, Casie's head popped in. She walked towards me while still looking at the doorway. She stopped beside me as I looked around. She looked at me questioningly. "What was with all the shouting?" She said. "You could hear that?" She nodded. " But your classroom is like three rooms away!" I raised my eyebrow at her. She looked at the doorway again. "He was very loud, so my classmates told me to check it out."She said to me. I gave her sigh in reply. "So...Where's Mark?" I said. "You didn't know?" I looked at her. "He said he had a fever, so he can't come to school today. I thought you knew." "Well, I know now. So you wanna visit him later? I mean, you know his address right?" I said to her before she nodded. "Yeah, that would be nice." She said before we stared at each other in silence... "So what was that whole incident about about, anyway?" She asked me. "Trust me..." I chuckled to myself. "You'll find out soon." As soon as I said this, We heard a ear-piercing scream from the next classroom over. "EWW! Get away PERVERT!" A girl said before we heard a loud thud from the wall. I started laughing really loud right after. I had to hold my belly so I wouldn't die.Then, Patrick came in with a black eye and a red mark on his cheek which was shaped like a hand. "S..So..." I said, trying to contain my laughter. "How...Did it go?" I said as he took his seat. He didn't say anything. And it was at this point that I continued to laugh. As I laughed at his expense, he slowly put his head down on his desk. Casie was looking at me with an unamused face the entire time. +++ Classes were over. Everyone started to leave the classroom as I grabbed my bag from the back of my seat. I stood up from my chair and looked at Patrick, who was still in the exact same position as he was when he got beaten the crap of of him. He was even there during our breaks, and during lunch time. He hasn't moved at all since homeroom. I think he may have died, though. I rolled my eyes before I kicked him off of his seat. As he fell to the ground, he started looking around like a crazy person. Then, once he saw the classroom's light above him, he calmed down. "Am I in heaven yet?" "No." I said flatly." But I'll kick you 'till you are in heaven, if you don't get up." I said to him coldly. He just looked at me with a disappointed expression and just curled up on the floor. "Nah...I'll just lie down here...." He said, as if he wanted die. I rolled my eyes and left the classroom. As I walked, I saw a P.E. teacher heading towards our classroom. I wonder what he'll think when he sees that miserable goof on the floor. A few moments after he opened the door, I heard him yelling at someone. I smirked as I continued to walk. As I walked to the School gate, I looked upon the ground. Until I heard a familiar voice calling to me. I looked up to see Casie at the school gate, waiting for me. Then I remembered, I said we were supposed to go to visit Mark together. I then noticed her hair flowing in the wind. I then saw her smiling and waving at me. She had a beautiful smile. How could I have not noticed this before. She was stunningly beautiful.... I couldn't- "What am I thinking?!" I shook myself out of my daze. " She's a friend, and we're gonna stay friends!" I smiled and ran to her. I both started talking before we headed to Mark's house. +++ We talked endlessly on our way to Mark's house. To be frank, I never really been alone with her before. This is the first time we've been alone together, actually.The words that came out of my mouth were natural and I had no trouble talking to her. Actually, I was never talkative. I was very quiet at most times. The only person I was ever able to talk to as easy as Casie was...Laila.... Before we knew it, we were standing at the front gate of Mark's house. Casie happily pressed the doorbell and an faint 'ding dong' came next. I stared at the door before a woman opened it. I stared at her and noticed she was surprisingly young. She couldn't have been his mom. Maybe she was his sister, or a house maid? "Good evening Mrs. Mckenzie!" Casie said. I looked to Casie with wide eyes, then to the woman. "Wait, WHAT?!" I thought to myself. "Hello there, Casie. Nice to see you again..." She smiled at us. "So you're here to see Marcus, yes?" Then she looked at me. "Oh? And who's this with you?" She asked. "I...I'm Mark's friend too... My name is Eric." I said timidly. "Well... Marcus is upstairs in his room like always, Casie." She said before letting us in. I kept staring at her as we climbed the stairs. I turned to Casie. "That's Mark's mom?" I said to her. "She looks young right?" She said to me. "Yeah!" I said. " Gra-be*! I thought she was his sister." I said to her before we got to Mark's room.We opened the door to see mark on the floor wrapped in a blanket and playing video games. "Oh!" He said. "Mom! Great timing! Can you get me some milk please?" I'm kind of in the middle of something here!" He said, not knowing the ones who opened the door were Casie and I. "A fever, huh?" I said and he looked surprised " Looks video game fever to me." I said, and Casie followed with an "Mhmmmhmmm". I turned quickly turned around and looked at us. "Guys! What are you doing here?" Me and Casie started to laugh. "How are you Mark?" I said. "Fine!" He chuckled. "Though, I wasn't expecting you to be here.." He smiled. "So this is what you do when your sick?" Casie said. " Sit on your butt all day and play video games?" She added. "Well, that looks like the gist of it." I said, chuckling. "So how was school? Anything I miss?" He said, expectantly. Casie looked at me with the same unamused face she gave me a while ago. "You don't want to know." She said. "Well...Maybe you do, it depends actually." I said, laughing. Casie glares at me with one of those "Shut-the-hell-up" faces. "Oh..." He said, confused. "So, you wanna play some Right 2 Die?" He said to me. "Hell yeah!" I fist pumped. "Let's play versus!" I said to him. " But I'm kind of bad at playing as the tounger and the pouncer." "I'm bad at the Puker." He said to me. "Come on guys. You guys always play video games! It's my turn to pick what we're gonna do." Author's Note: Now for some learning! Grabe (Gra-be in story) Is pronouced Grah-beh Which is Filipino slang for "Oh Man!" Or something like that. You learn something new everyday! Also when I wrote the part with Eric and Patrick, I was actually listening to song from clannad for inspiration. If you want to listen to it, be my guest. It just sounds so fitting, I couldn't resist.
It Begins...It's been a while since I've moved into my new apartment and started high school, but I gotta admit, I am not doing so well in school, But my parents STILL persist on telling me that i'm doing fine. Well, I guess they just want to encourage me. I used to be amazing in my studies. Well, at least until my friend introduced me to video games. Today I do the same thing I do every morning. Wake up, take a shower, put on my school uniform, and eat.I pull out my keys and lock the door before I leave my apartment. By the time I get there the time is 7:40, so I have a bit of time before I get to class. So I decide to walk around for a bit. I look at the sight before me. This tall tree reaching out to the sky with its branches. The branches bloom with white flowers that only bloom on the dawn of a new school year. Then I hear a voice calling to me. "Eric!" It says. I look behind me, I see two figures by the bulletin board , one guy and a girl, the girl continues calling and waving out to me as I start to recognize the figures. They're my friends Casie and Mark. Since they're gonna be part of this story, I might as well tell you about them. Mark is a guitar player and my band mate. He acts cool sometimes and sometimes acts crazy. He's way better than me in the guitar and me and him both love the band Paramore. He has long bangs and has that "leader" type of vibe. Casie is... How you say a "popular girl". She persists in denying that she's popular, and that's what makes her cute. When she makes a mistake, she has the habit of holding up the peace sign up to her face and saying "Joke". She has shoulder length hair, she has chinky eyes and has a hobby of writing. She can sing and she can play the keyboard. So Casie continues to call and wave out to me, and I can tell that she getting annoyed because her eyebrows are starting to slant down the middle of her face. So I finally walk to her. "Hey Eric, How have you been?" Casie says. "Oh uh, fine I guess. I guess I'm still getting used to us being in a new school." I say. "Yeah... Remember when we were in grade school? God, I miss those memories." Mark says. "Yeah, Man, those years were awesome." I say. " So, you still up for band practice on Saturday?" He says. "Hell yeah! Why wouldn't I be?" "Yeah, you're right. Let's talk about who's house were going to practice in later on the phone. I gotta get to class." " Oh, Yeah. Later Dude." He waves us good bye and walks to class. " Yeah, see you later Eric." Casie smiles at me and leaves. +++ So class is over and I walk home from school. I get to my apartment building and I take the elevator up. I get out of the elevator and walk to my apartment. I open my apartment door, I throw my bag onto my couch and walk into the kitchen. I look inside my fridge and see a lot of things I want to eat. But, tonight I'll just have some left over chicken. I put it in my microwave and I go to my balcony. I open the glass door. I feel the cool night breeze, and I look at the night sky and I see a shooting star. Oh man, it's beautiful. It's Big, It's Blue... And it's coming right at me. I turn around and start running before the star hits me and knocks me out cold. +++ As I regain consciousness, I overhear someone talking. "Oh man oh man! Doctor I just killed someone!" Then I hear someone else talking. It's sounds like it's coming from a phone call. " Now calm down will you Derpy! Everything is going to be fine!" It says in a sophisticated voice. "I'm sorry doctor! I just don't know what went wrong!" "Derpy, he is not dead! You just knocked him out cold!" "...Really?" " Yes. He should awaken any minute now." "Oh! Doctor,I think it's waking up!" She says. I regain some of my sight, I look up and I see a grey figure. It's cocking it's head at me. When I finally regain all of my sight I find out what the figure is. I see a grey pony, she has yellow hair. Her cross-eyes highlighted her features. ...Wow, I think I hit my head harder than I thought. I get up with a groan and and look around. I have a terrible headache so I pinch my nose bridge. I put my hand down and I finally speak to the pony. " Ugh...So how does this work? I close my eyes and count to ten and you disappear?" I say. "Um... Excuse me?" She says. "Oh sorry, do I have to go to bed?" "What are you talking about?" " About how I can get out of this dream." I say. The pony looks confused. Then speaks. "Um...This isn't a dream." Pfft that's impossible. "Oh...Then I'm going crazy." "No! You are not crazy!" The phone-call voice says. "What? Where did that come from?" I say, looking around. "Oh, From my watch!" The cross-eyed pony says as she hold out her hoof and a hologram of a brown pony with a gelled back hair comes out of her watch. "Oh... Hello there. You must be my imagination then." I say, smiling at my imagination. "No, you imbecile. We are not from your imagination!" He stresses the word 'not'. "Really? Well if you did not notice Mr. Pony, you are a TALKING PONY." I say, starting to feel frustrated at the persistent pony. "Well if we aren't real then does this hurt?" The grey pony says. "Does what hurt?" I say, before she pulls out a shovel. Oh God. "This." "Nonononononononononono Derpy!" the hologram says before she hits me with the shovel. I feel a very large amount of pain and I hear the grey pony say something before I pass out on the floor again. "Oops... My Bad." She says. +++ I wake the next morning when the sun finds it's way into my eyes. Sitting up, I squint my eyes to make out the faint image of the room I am in. The room slowly becomes clear to me and I eventually come to the conclusion that I am sitting in my bedroom. What was with that dream? A talking pony... What was THAT about? Whatever... "Aagh!... Ow...God..." I hold my head in pain. I feel something on my head. It's soft; and the what I guess is thread sticks to my fingertips as I brush it with my digits. I turn my head back and look at the pillow. Small trails of patches of dried blood rests on the once white pillow. "Did I drink last night?" I ask myself, not recalling anything that happened in the previous night. Still holding my head, I get off my bed and clumsily make my way to my bathroom. I flick the switch on the wall up, which causes light to the tiled-room. I look at the mirror and spot white bandage with brown bloodstains on my head. " What the hell did I do last night?" I quietly ask myself. I brush the thought away and reach for the toothbrush. I just begin my daily duties. +++ Finishing putting on the last piece of my uniform on, I walk out the room like I normally do. I keep walking until I feel something under the weight of my right foot. I pull my foot up and find a shovel and small drops of some more dried blood. Wait... An image of a silhouette holding a shovel burns into my brain. I quickly return to reality before another image of the same silhouette about to smack me with the shovel finds its way to my mind, just like the last image did. "Woah...Holy crap..." I quietly say to myself. I hold my forehead with my index finger and my thumb to process what I just saw. Suddenly, I hear a faint snoring...It's too high pitched to be a guy's snore. Who the hell would be in my apartment? I take afew steps to the right to find the source of the mysterious noise. A small grey creature lay on the couch. I step back and hit the back of my foot on the shovel, which causes a metal clank to fill the room. The creature jumps in shock. It darts its head around the room. It looks at me. "Oh..." It yawns." Oh hey you're awake!... Again." It waves at me. It talks!!!! I have one reaction. And one reaction only at the moment. I scream. " What the hell are you!?" I point at it. It blinks at me twice. " Can't you tell what a pony is when you see one?" She says, making gestures at her body with her arms. I give her a puzzled look. "Aren't there ponies here in this world too?" She says. "Yes. But they don't have wings!-" i make a counting gesture." They aren't technicolor! They don't have tatoos on their butts! Oh, and most importantly, They don't talk!" "Why are you shouting!?" She replies. "I'm shouting, because you're a talking technicolor pony with wings! That's not normal!" "YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOUT!!" "WELL NOW WE'RE BOTH SHOUTING!" "WELL WE SHOULD REALLY STOP, BEFORE WE DESTROY SOMEPONY'S EARDRUMS!!" She gestures at her ears. "I TOTALLY AGREE!!" A loud thumping from the ceiling interrupts us. "Would you two SHUT UP!? It's 7:50 in the morning!" The loud voice from the apartment above my shouts. "S...Sorry Mister Green!" I shout. I look back at the grey pony on my couch. She's chuckling. Somehow I can't help chuckling too. She doesn't seem too bad... Wait... I immediately stop laughing and look at the table clock that I left on the kitchen counter. It clearly reads 7:50 A.M., Exactly as I feared. I quickly grab my bag and run to the door. I hold the door frame and look back at the pony. "Don't touch anything!" I say. I get ready to run before I turn to her again. " I'll figure out what to do with you when I get back!" I say before finally run out. +++ The sound of the bell rings in my ear as I quickly run towards the school. As I run I notice no one is outside. Then I look at the gigantic clock hanging on top of the school. 7:58... I sprint harder and faster, dodging all the things getting in my way, Teachers included. I enter through the doors of the enormous building. Running through the halls and turning at corners, I shift my eyes left and right, trying to find my classroom. I finally see the door to my classroom and my homeroom teacher closing it. I get ready to make a dive to get inside before it closes. Closer...Closer... I take the dive. But I guess my teacher had already closed the door beacuse I dive headfirst into a wooden door. Oh God that hurts... I grab my nose in pain a get up. I guess I'll go in, not like there's anything else to do anyway... I grab the knob and twist it; It makes a faint clicking sound. Oh God no... I twist it again. and again. and again. Dammit it's locked. I look to my classmates I find them staring at me. "Hey! Can you unlock the door?" I shout. They just stare at me." Are you guys deaf? Unlock the door!!" I point to the door knob. They stare. Some even cuffing their ear as if to hear me.The teacher rolls his eyes and finally unlocks it. "Oh, thanks sir! Did I ever mention how much of an awesome teacher you are?" I say. He looks at me with cold, judging eyes. I sigh."...You're still gonna consider me as late, aren't you?" "Eeyup." I slouch."Dammit..."
Madre de Dios...I sigh to myself as I step out of the classroom. I couldn't focus in class at all, what with a talking technicolor pony being inside my apartment right now; let alone a cross-eyed one. Oh God. I turn to the right before a voice catches my attention. "Yo, Eric!" a familiar voice calls. I turn to the source and see Mark running towards me. "Hey, what's up dude?" I say as he stops in front of me. "What happened last night dude?" He says. " I told you I'd call you, but you didn't answer." I recall the statement."Oh yeah. I kind of forgot about that." I say, rubbing the back of my neck. "Of course you did." He rolls his eyes. "But the strange thing is, someone else answered it." Immediately after he says this, I give him a puzzled "Huh?" "Yeah, dude. A GIRL answered it." a sweat bead trickles down my forehead. " Said she 'accidentally knocked you unconcious'. What was THAT about? Who was that, man?" "Uh..." " Are you hiding someone from me?" "Pfft. No." I put on my best lying face. " Ha hah hah. Why would I hide someone from you dude?" He squints his eyes, examining any kind of flaw in my face telling him I'm lying. "Ok then," He says, still squinting his eyes. "So who's place are we going to go for band practice? Mine or yours?" A switch in my brain triggers. " Not mine! Definitely not mine!" He raises an eyebrow. "Really?" He crosses his arms. "And why is that?" "Uh..." I ponder for a moment, thinking of any kind of excuse I could think of. ... I got it! " It's a big mess! Yeah, that's it! The floor is completely covered with my dirty clothes. I could barely find my way through my apartment! Heh Heh." I rub the back of my neck as I get sweatier. "You're acting weird, Eric." Mark says in an unamused tone. I smile awkwardly. " Hey guys." A voice startles me from behind and I scream a bit. I turn and see Casie standing there. I sigh in relief. " God Casie, you scared the crap out of me." She cocks her head to the side. " What got you so jumpy?" "He's hiding something, Cas; and I intend to find out just what it is he's hiding." He says leaning to the side. "No i'm not!" "Mark, what did I tell you about prying into someone else's business?" Says Casie in an unamused tone. "B-but he-" Casie interrupts."Stop it already." "Fine." He turns away from me and mutters something to himself; something about "Why he has to take orders from Casie". She takes her eyes of Mark and looks over to me." And Eric," I straighten myself." Yeah?" She smirks at me. " You're a horrible liar." I slump at the statement. " Just cause you're good at acting, doesn't mean you're good at lying." She rolls her eyes. Then I remember that I had to get back to my apartment and sort the whole pony thing out. "Oh! Sorry guys I have to leave." They both give me their goodbyes and I start towards the front door. +++ I close the door of my apartment and slide down the wooden door. I sigh in relief. He almost found out. Why couldn't I just told him the truth? Oh yeah, If I tell him there is a talking pony in my apartment, he'd drag me to the nurse's office. And Casie, what would she think if I told her about the pony? Speaking of the pony.... Where is she? I slowly stand up and head towards my living room, looking to where the grey pony was a while ago. My eyes trail the ground until I find a giant blue call box laying sideways on the floor. What the hell? "Oh hey you're back!" A sweet sounding voice calls. I turn to the right and see the pony just sitting in front of me. "Uh...Hi." I say, awkwardly. "You don't really seem surprised to see me." She cocks her head to the side. I rub my neck," Yeah, but I STILL haven't gotten used to seeing a talking pony though." I chuckle a bit. Wait. " Oh yeah. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?" I point at the blue box on the floor. "Oh that's the Tardis." "Tar-What?" I say, puzzled. "Time and Relative Dimension in Space." a voice, shrouded in static, states. " What's tha- Wait who said that?" I say. "Oh that's the Doctor!" The grey mare says. "Doctor who?" I say. The pegasus smirks and holds up her hoof, where her watch is emitting a small hologram of a brown pony with spiky hair. "Oh that never gets old." It says right before it chuckles. "Okay, NOW I've seen it all." I say, turning my head simultaneously as my rolling eyes. "Oh, that's FAR from it. Believe me." It says in his English accent. When in doubt, trust the British pony. Right. That's exactly what I do. In my mind, I say to myself sarcastically. "You better take a seat though; this may take a while to explain. It's a long story." The grey pegasus says to me. "Oh boy. A long story. And to think have a crap ton of homework to do." +++ I just sat there, listening to the impossible explainations coming out the pegasus' mouth. If someone else were telling me these things, I'd call them crazy, and, or, drag them to a mental hospital. Sinlence fell after her stories. Stories of magic, friendship, and traveling through time and space. At this point, if I heard something like 'A monkey on a unicyle drove off of a freeway, screaming swear words while juggling active chainsaws', I would have believed it. Nothing is compared to the what i'm hearing at this moment. The Tardis is supposed to be a time traveling kind of.. uh.. Ship. I asked the doctor if it was possible travel to alternate dimensions. Disappointingly, he said it is nearly impossible to travel in between universes, and even if it WAS possible he shouldn't even stay in the dimension cause it will likely cause a paradox or something; he was talking all about science things, so I was never able to get it. The pegasus explained earlier that when leaving, or arriving, it harmlessly and constantly fades in and out. Which didn't make sense. When I saw the first saw the Tardis, It was falling from the sky and it knocked me unconscious. That contadicts what the pony had said. "But, when I first saw that thing, it was falling from the sky...And it knocked me unconscious." I soon as I said this, the Doctor gave the pegasus an unamused look. "Care to explain, Ditzy?" He says. The mare slides down her seat with a face that made me want to wrap her in a warm blanket and say 'everything's gonna be okay'."I just don't know what went wrong!" The pegasus states. "I know, Ditzy. You almost never do," He rolls his eyes. Almost? The Pegasus sighs before speaking again."Well, it started when the Doctor left the Tardis to get some food..." +++ The Doctor stepped out of the Tardis before he looked over his shoulder. "Now, you're sure you're up to this Derpy?" He gives Derpy a worried expression. "Of course, Doctor! I wouldn't have agreed to it if I couldn't!" Derpy said. The Doctor's expression didn't leave. "If you get into a tight spot, contact me through the watch I gave you." The Doctor says. "C'mon Doctor, you're just getting some food across the street!" She says, happily. The Doctor smiles awkwardly. "Now if you'll excuse me," She turns around and holds up a basket of freshly baked muffins. " I've got some stuff to do." She says, licking her lips. The Doctor's expression turned from surprised to concerned quickly. "Yeah! Like keeping an eye on the Tardis while i'm gone." Ditzy realizes what the Doctor said and turns to him, hiding the basket of muffins. " Yeah that's excactly what I was talking about! " She says. She gestures the Doctor to go." Relax. Go and look for the food you want and stop worrying so much." The Doctor turns to leave before looking over his shoulder. He gives Ditzy an awkward wave before continuing his walk. The grey Pegasus pony closes the Tardis doors and gives herself a devious grin. "Now that he's gone..." She brings out the muffins she had hid from the Doctor. "I got some things to do." Derpy trots happily towards the base of the Tardis. She turns to see a pillar before walking towards it. She sets the basket of muffins at the base of the pillar. She takes a muffin and sniffs it a couple of times before tossing is up into the air. The muffin flies up and stops before letting gravity kick in. Derpy quickly jumps from the ground before spreading her wings with a loud *Pomf*. She quickly flies to the muffin and catches it with her mouth. "Goal!" She says while putting her arms up in the air, her voice muffled by the muffin. She flies down to the basket while chewing on her muffin. Nom Nom Nom!, She thinks, while smiling to herself in delight. She grabs a muffin and continues the same process over and over again. It was at her 56th muffin when she realized she wanted a bigger challenge. She grabs an armful of muffins and tosses them into the air. She flies to each muffin, swallowing them whole. She repeats the process with the same rythym. Chomp, Chomp, Chomp. She dashes to the final muffin and and opens her mouth. She could amlost hear the triumphant music playing as she- Bonk! It bounces of her snout and falls down to the Tardis controls. It hits the button with a piece of paper taped onto it labeled: Prototype hyperdrive not yet ready! Do not touch! Especially you, Ditzy! Oh no. A siren wails and Derpy immediately covers her ears and cringes her snout. The siren continues it's ear-piercing screech followed by the Tardis' signature Weooorrrp! Weeoooorrrp!. Derpy rushes to the controls and starts tapping random buttons, pulling random levers, and turning random knobs."Oh no, oh no, oh no! What have I done!" She shouts. She eyes buttons as she presses them until her eyeballs rest on a big red button. She ponders for a moment. "What could possibly go wrong?" She loudly asks herself. She raises her forearm before slaming her hoof onto it. The Tardis' sounds stop and Derpy wipes the sweat off her forehead. "Whoo. That was clo-" The Tardis shakes and the sounds continue, faster this time. Derpy falls on her back and she looks around. "What's happening!?" She runs to the monitors(which The Doctor installed) and looks at them. They show the Tardis crashing to an unknown planet which strangely resembles Equestria. An artificial female voice (which The Doctor also installed) repeats the same phrase over and over. "Warning! Crashing to unknown planet!" "Thank you for stating the obvious, EDI!" Derpy spits at the artificial voice. She grabs the Tardis base and braces for impact. "Geronimoooooo!" She shouts to the heavens. Meanwhile... Lunch was delicious. The Doctor trots happily towards where he left the Tardis. Then he remembers what Ditzy could have done. Countless scenes play in his head. One scene involving Derpy and him standing outside the Tardis while it burns. Oh God what could have happened? He trots over to where he left it only to find it gone. He looks at the ground where the Tardis was before and sees a square shaped singe on the ground. Of course that happened. +++ "Hold on! Hold on! EDI? I've heard that name before." I ponder for a few seconds before I recall where it was from. "Mass Effect, right?" I raise my eyebrow. "Wait, but I thou-" "What? Just because I save the world all of the time, doesn't mean I have no time to have a little fun and games! What do I look like, a workaholic?" He smirks at me. "No," I interject."You told me Equestria didn't have technology like we do." "Weeell..." The Doctor says awkwardly. "No it doesn't." I was about to scream 'aha!' at this. but then, " But that doesn't mean I can't find my way around the universe where it has the same games." "Hmm..." I put my forefinger and my thumb to my chin to think. "What is it?" He says to me. "I just don't get it," I pause. I look back at the Doctor--who has a expectant face. " I thought you said it was impossible to travel to parallel universes. Then how do you explain, uh.. Ditzy was it?" The Mare nods." Okay. How do you explain Ditzy's presence here?" "Ah!" The Doctor says, enthusiastically. "An excellent question, my dear sir! This place is not an alternate universe. Nor, is ours one. Rather the solar system where we come from is just hidden. I have been to you're system once, and discovered that no scientist has ever found our system. It's just simply well hidden." He says. I sat there, dumbfounded. "Oh. Then, why can't you just go back? You have a ship--that could take you anywhere, in your han- uh- hooves! And this is not an alternate universe." "When I crashed the Tardis," The mare states. The Doctor looks at her with an 'I told you not to touch it' look. "It sustained heavy damages. A lot of VERY heavy damages. So now it needs some time to repair itself." Well, there goes the plan of throwing her back into that thing and sending her on her way... I sigh."Well, there goes that idea. I guess you'll need somewhere to stay then. Somewhere safe, probably" I say. Immediately the Doctor and the mare look at each other with confused expressions. "What? What's wrong?" They both give me a look that makes me know exactly what they mean. "No. NO, NO, NO!" I shout while swiping my arms to the sides. "Not here! What if someone finds out? They could... Take you away! Or... I don't know, dissect you?!" " Well, this is a bit unexpected, innit?" The Doctor states as he puts his hoof to his forehead." Look, like it or not, you would have to let Ditzy stay with you for the time being. And if you don't, the things you say are MORE likely to happen." I give them a look of defeat. "...Fine."
Memories and Muffins...I stood in a dark foggy forest not knowing where I was. I looked left and right to see no trees, no lights, no color. No trees brightened the sad environment, only thin, burned up stalks. To think they used to be trees. I carefully walked through the dark forest, trying to figure out where I was, and how I got there. No memories came to mind. I jerked my head to the right after hearing the eerie silence breaking behind me. A small bush lay on source. Carefully, I walked up to the bush as it shook. The disturbance was not what scared me; what scared me was the eerie and spine-chilling giggling of a girl. I approached the bush, thinking there was someone else who was here with me. I took a deep breath before finally speaking. "H... Hello?" The bush stopped shaking and the eerie silence returned. Fear took me in its grasp as I was unable to move. I took some of my left over courage and spoke. "Is...Someone...there?" I said before the same giggling continues behind me. I swing myself around to see a figure running towards a nearby stalk before disappearing. "Okay very funny, Casie..." The giggling only gets louder and more deathly than before. " C...Could you stop?...You're freaking me out..." I said nervously before twitching my head to the sound of a twig snapping. I turned my head to the source of the sound to see a darkened figure of a girl about my age standing before me. "...Hi there..." I said in a friendly tone. " Do you know how I got here?" I asked. Silence was all she replied with. " I'll take that as a no then..." I said before she startled me by taking a step forward and tilting her head. As the figure slowly moves towards me I recognize her features. Her smile, her eyes, her jet black hair. "Laila...?" I said, surprised. "...No... It can't be..." I was frightened. She wasn't supposed to be here. "...You..." I felt a tear flow down my face. "...The car crash...You..." Laila's smile grew wider and more wicked under the eerie darkness. "You died! I saw them bury your body! How are you still alive?!" I said, tears running down my cheeks. " I... I thought I lost you..." The figure walked past me and before I could even look back, she was already gone. I stared to see my old love gone... I felt a tremor underneath me and I looked down. I saw the ground quickly breaking below me like it was made of glass. Before I could even think to run, the ground had already broken and gravity pulled me in. I fell into the empty abyss below, reviewing what just happened. She couldn't have been there. She... It was impossible... It was... +++ "AAAAAAAAGHHHHH!!!" I fell of my bed to the sound of my alarm clock beeping. I jolted my head left and right to see where I have fallen. The Pegasus I met the night before rushed into the room in a panicked manner. "Eric what's wrong?!" She screamed at me as I replied to her with silence. She grabbed my shoulders with both hooves and started shaking me incomprehensibly. " WHAT'S WRONG?!" She repeated her words. "DERPY I'M FINE!!!! LET ME GO!!!" I said and she happily obliged. "Okay!" She smiled and dropped me onto the floor as she quickly trotted out of my room. I sat up and rubbed the side of my head. "Ow..." I said, continuously rubbing the headache away. I rubbed my face and noticed my face was drenched from my tears. I wipe them away with my blanket. "That was...a nightmare...?" I thought to myself, processing the horror of which I had just witnessed. "I..." I paused. "...I miss her...so much..." I said as I folded myself so that my knees touched my chest. I buried my face into my legs and let the tears flow. "I...miss her so much..." A sweet voice interrupts my sorrow. "Miss who, Eric?" Ditzy's head popped into the doorway which causes me to jump up in fright and scream like a little girl. I realize who it is and quickly wipe my tears away. "Is it your mom?" She asked sweetly. I sighed and looked back at her. " No Ditzy..." I said. "...It's no one." I said. She narrowed her eyes before reverting back to her normal, quirky self. "Okay then!" She quickly left. I smiled at the goofy character and sat down on my bed. I closed my eyes and put my face into my palms. I smile underneath my sweaty palms, "If you only met her. That goofy cross-eyed pony. You would have gotten along really nicely." I looked up to the ceiling. "But I know you're in a better place..." One tear flowed down from my left eye. " Rest in peace my love." I said before leaving my room. "What do you mean she's gone?!" A scene plays out in my mind. "I'm sorry sir but she was far too injured for us to do any help on her." I feel a sharp pain in the back of my head and I put my hand to my forehead. "CAN'T YOU FIX HER?! YOU'RE A DOCTOR FOR CHRIST SAKE!" I kneel down to my headache, surrounding me in pain. +++ " You sure you wanna drive?" I said, worried. "You look kinda tired." I stared at the dark eye bags surrounding Laila's eyes. I touched Laila's cheek with my palm with a worried look on my face. "Yeah..." She gently brushed my hand away. "I'm fine... Don't worry about me..." She said as she started the engine. "I'm just worried about you, babe." I said to her. Laila started to drive and I stared at her eyes the whole time. In time, I slowly drifted off to sleep. +++ The car flies into the air and it wakes me up. I looks out the window and see grasslands far the eyes can see. I look to Laila who was shockingly asleep. "LAILA!" I shouted to no avail. I look to the road and see a cow walking across the road. I grab the wheel and spun it, resulting in it making a very sharp turn. The car was spinning out of control, and we hit something hard, knocking me out cold... +++ I shook myself back into reality and opened my eyes. I saw little of the environment as I found my hands were still on my face. I pulled my hands away and looked at the hands with blurry vision. I looked around me as my vision cleared. I coughed and breathed heavily as I kneeled on the floor. I didn't blame myself for overreacting ... I straightened myself when I heard the small foot...er....hoof steps of Derpy. I quickly ran out and wiped my tears away before Derpy could see them. Even though I knew she wasn't called Derpy for nothing, I knew she would know if something was wrong; and I didn't want to worry her. I stood at the doorway where Derpy waited for me. "Good morning, sleepy head!" Derpy said with a wide grin on her face. The pegasus giggled before pointing at me. "Your hair is funny!" She continued to giggle.The mere sight of the happy pony swept all my worries away and drew a smile on my face. I patted her head as I walked past her. My hand was tickled as my skin brushed her ruffled blonde mane. The pegasus cringed. "Hey!" She said as her smile disappeared. "Don't do that! It's weird..." "Hey, I can't help it." I said before I stopped fiddling with her hair, the smile on my face not leaving. " You're a pony after all." I started to walk towards my living room. "It's only natural that I pet you." "Geez..." Was all she could say before she trotted up beside me. It's been a week since Derpy first came here;and in between then and now, she told me of the legends from her homeland, the 'elements of harmony', and the way Equestria is different than Earth in terms of politics, economy, and how the world works. Equestria, unlike earth, is ruled by two sisters in monarchy. Pegasi, like Derpy, change the weather manually. Though Derpy doesn't usually change the weather like they normal pegasi do, she's just an honest working mailpony. I haven't exactly gotten used to her living in my apartment, but it was enough to warm up to her. Derpy is actually a really nice pony; but at times, she gets clumsy and defends the reason of her being called Derpy. School hasn't been anything interesting though. It's the same as always. But for the first time, I had something to look forward to when I get home... I sat on the table waiting to eat whatever Derpy made for me. She comes back with a tray full of piping hot muffins."Batter up!" She happily said. I took one of the muffins in my hand, looked at her with a raised eyebrow and she quickly realized her mistake. "Oops..." She said. " ORDER up, I mean." She chuckles to herself before i joined in on her laughter. I gave her a warm smile before I took a small bite from my muffin. Derpy watched me chew on my muffin with high hopes. I took a moment to savor the taste before I let the chew up food slide down my throat. "It's good..." I took another bite out of the muffin. "Great job on this, Derpy." Her face lit up with happiness. "Really? You mean it? No foolin'?" She quickly run by each question so fast, I didn't get to answer any of them. "Um... Yeah." I said to her, giving her a big thumbs up. "They're top notch!" I tried to humor her. She rubbed the back of her neck and stuck her tongue out. "Nah. You're just saying that!" She said. I stare at her with a blank expression. "Then why'd you get all excited when I said they were good?" I irritatingly thought to myself. Eh... I guess I'll humor this conversation a bit more. "Yeah. You got me." I smirked. "These muffins are terrible." Derpy's ears dropped after I said this. "W..." She stuttered. "Whaaaaat?" She disappointingly said. "B- But I thought you said they were good?" She desperately said. "Then why fish for complements?" "B-but maybe this is just your opinion right?" She puts her hooves to her chest and stares at the floor." Everypony in Ponyville says my muffins are good..." She said. I noticed a hint of despair in her voice and I looked to the sniffling pony beside me. I felt a load of guilt fall onto my shoulder. I take another bite and I spoke. "Geez. Do you believe everything you hear?" I tossed the half eaten muffin into the air. "Yeah, these muffins are good." I said as I caught the muffin. Derpy raised her head right after I said this. "But you gotta stop believing everything you hear." Derpy tlited her head "Why? That would mean I don't trust them." She said. "Yeah, but some people do it for fun." I said before stuffing another mouthful into my mouth. "Take me for example," I pointed at my face with my thumb. " I may not be a good liar; but when it comes to joking around, you can't tell if I'm serious or not. See my point?" I ask her. She looks at me with a straight face. "No." Was her answer. I sighed as I slapped my hand to the side of my head. "Eh...I'm not good at explaining either." I kept chewing while Derpy sat there confused. I looked at her and pointed the muffin her way. "My point is, you have to learn to not trust people sometimes." I said to her. She straight-faced as I kept chewing. I thought by now she would have gotten my point; but her next line took me by surprise. "I don't get it." She flatly said. I slammed my forehead on the surface of the table with a loud "thud" as soon as she said this. Derpy rushed to my side before I pulled myself up. "Ow..." I said to myself as I did this. "Are you okay, Eric?" She concernedly asked me. I looked at her and smiled. " Yeah..." I said as I touched my head and felt around. "I'm okay. It's not like i'm bleeding or any-" I stopped when I felt liquid on my fingertips. Surprised, I put my hand in front of my face to see blood on the fingertips. I looked at the pegasus, who had a concerned look on her face, and covered my wound. " Hey, can you get the bandages in the cabinet over there, real quick?" I pointed over to the cabinet over the oven. "Yeah, of course!" She quickly ran to the cabinet as I cringed at the pain my pain was bringing me. I didn't think I would slam my head so hard that I would cut my forehead. I grabbed the mirror that was placed to my right and I positioned it so that my gash would be clearly visible. Fortunately, it wasn't bleeding so much; it was small bruise which had a few open cuts on it. I was so busy looking at the bruise, I did not notice Derpy holding the bandages in her mouth next to me. I looked at her and she let the bandages down on the table. "Right. Thanks Derpy." I took the packet and ripped the top. " Now let's cover this wound up."
A Couple of Idiots..."Well...." I said as I opened the door of my apartment. "See you later, Derpy." I said as I looked at her. "Don't let anyone in while I'm gone." I pointed at her. "Do not worry, commander!" She put her hoof to her forehead, mimicking a soldier's salute. She then went back to a normal position. "Hurry back, okay?" She said with a warm smile. "Good luck at school!" I might have been too occupied with her smile, because I walked into the wall beside the door. I cringed my nose as I held it in pain. I looked back at Derpy who was laughing. I chuckled before closing the door and leaving for school. +++ I sat in class and saw little students there. It was before homeroom period so not a lot of people are normally here. I just constantly look out the window on my left with my palm on my chin, bored as can be; when suddenly a familiar voice calls my name. I look to my right and see my classmate Patrick standing beside his seat next to mine, looking at me. "What is it?" I said casually. "What do you mean, what is it?" He said which made me suddenly straightened myself. " I asked you a question didn't I?" He said. "I said it's odd that you're here so early, Eric. Then, i asked you what was the occasion." It's true actually...Ever since Derpy showed up, she's been waking me up for school a lot. "What? Is me being here early illegal, or something?" I said to him sarcastically. "Well, no but-" "I rest my case." I said before he mumbled something underneath his breath. I looked outside the window to admire the surroundings before he interrupts my bliss yet again. Anyway, I need to borrow your homework. I didn't do mine." He said to me. I looked at him with a bored eyes before looking back outside the window. "H...Hey! Don't ignore me like i'm not here!" He puts his fist in the air. "Yeah. Well I should ignore you entirely. You always fail in tests, sleep during class, and never do your homework." He looks at me with wide eyes. " Teachers call you a bad influence. I'm actually surprised you're still in school." He opens his mouth as if he has something to say before closing it; probably due to the fact that he knows it's true. He takes his seat right after and stay silent. I look at him and think of a funny joke. "Hey. Patrick." He looks at me. "That girl you like in the other class..." All of his attention was suddenly diverted towards me. "I overheard her talking with her friends the other day. And she said she really wants to meet you." I smirk. "Really?! For real?!" He stands up suddenly, looking more excited than ever. "Yeah! She said that she thinks you're hot!" I said to him which makes him shake in anticipation. He laughed out loud which makes every one who's in the class look our way."Well, of course! With my charm, I'm sure all her friends want me! I mean, i'm a walking charm factory!" His loud statement almost made me throw up. He has about the same amount of charm as a slug who was dipped in crap, and sprinkled with salt. "Well, what are you waiting for, 'walking charm factory'? Go get her!" I said, giving him a thumbs up for encouragement. "HAHAHAHA!" He walked out of the classroom proudly whith everyone looking at him like he was about to murder someone. As he disappeared at the doorway, Casie's head popped in. She walked towards me while still looking at the doorway. She stopped beside me as I looked around. She looked at me questioningly. "What was with all the shouting?" She said. "You could hear that?" She nodded. " But your classroom is like three rooms away!" I raised my eyebrow at her. She looked at the doorway again. "He was very loud, so my classmates told me to check it out."She said to me. I gave her sigh in reply. "So...Where's Mark?" I said. "You didn't know?" I looked at her. "He said he had a fever, so he can't come to school today. I thought you knew." "Well, I know now. So you wanna visit him later? I mean, you know his address right?" I said to her before she nodded. "Yeah, that would be nice." She said before we stared at each other in silence... "So what was that whole incident about about, anyway?" She asked me. "Trust me..." I chuckled to myself. "You'll find out soon." As soon as I said this, We heard a ear-piercing scream from the next classroom over. "EWW! Get away PERVERT!" A girl said before we heard a loud thud from the wall. I started laughing really loud right after. I had to hold my belly so I wouldn't die.Then, Patrick came in with a black eye and a red mark on his cheek which was shaped like a hand. "S..So..." I said, trying to contain my laughter. "How...Did it go?" I said as he took his seat. He didn't say anything. And it was at this point that I continued to laugh. As I laughed at his expense, he slowly put his head down on his desk. Casie was looking at me with an unamused face the entire time. +++ Classes were over. Everyone started to leave the classroom as I grabbed my bag from the back of my seat. I stood up from my chair and looked at Patrick, who was still in the exact same position as he was when he got beaten the crap of of him. He was even there during our breaks, and during lunch time. He hasn't moved at all since homeroom. I think he may have died, though. I rolled my eyes before I kicked him off of his seat. As he fell to the ground, he started looking around like a crazy person. Then, once he saw the classroom's light above him, he calmed down. "Am I in heaven yet?" "No." I said flatly." But I'll kick you 'till you are in heaven, if you don't get up." I said to him coldly. He just looked at me with a disappointed expression and just curled up on the floor. "Nah...I'll just lie down here...." He said, as if he wanted die. I rolled my eyes and left the classroom. As I walked, I saw a P.E. teacher heading towards our classroom. I wonder what he'll think when he sees that miserable goof on the floor. A few moments after he opened the door, I heard him yelling at someone. I smirked as I continued to walk. As I walked to the School gate, I looked upon the ground. Until I heard a familiar voice calling to me. I looked up to see Casie at the school gate, waiting for me. Then I remembered, I said we were supposed to go to visit Mark together. I then noticed her hair flowing in the wind. I then saw her smiling and waving at me. She had a beautiful smile. How could I have not noticed this before. She was stunningly beautiful.... I couldn't- "What am I thinking?!" I shook myself out of my daze. " She's a friend, and we're gonna stay friends!" I smiled and ran to her. I both started talking before we headed to Mark's house. +++ We talked endlessly on our way to Mark's house. To be frank, I never really been alone with her before. This is the first time we've been alone together, actually.The words that came out of my mouth were natural and I had no trouble talking to her. Actually, I was never talkative. I was very quiet at most times. The only person I was ever able to talk to as easy as Casie was...Laila.... Before we knew it, we were standing at the front gate of Mark's house. Casie happily pressed the doorbell and an faint 'ding dong' came next. I stared at the door before a woman opened it. I stared at her and noticed she was surprisingly young. She couldn't have been his mom. Maybe she was his sister, or a house maid? "Good evening Mrs. Mckenzie!" Casie said. I looked to Casie with wide eyes, then to the woman. "Wait, WHAT?!" I thought to myself. "Hello there, Casie. Nice to see you again..." She smiled at us. "So you're here to see Marcus, yes?" Then she looked at me. "Oh? And who's this with you?" She asked. "I...I'm Mark's friend too... My name is Eric." I said timidly. "Well... Marcus is upstairs in his room like always, Casie." She said before letting us in. I kept staring at her as we climbed the stairs. I turned to Casie. "That's Mark's mom?" I said to her. "She looks young right?" She said to me. "Yeah!" I said. " Gra-be*! I thought she was his sister." I said to her before we got to Mark's room.We opened the door to see mark on the floor wrapped in a blanket and playing video games. "Oh!" He said. "Mom! Great timing! Can you get me some milk please?" I'm kind of in the middle of something here!" He said, not knowing the ones who opened the door were Casie and I. "A fever, huh?" I said and he looked surprised " Looks video game fever to me." I said, and Casie followed with an "Mhmmmhmmm". I turned quickly turned around and looked at us. "Guys! What are you doing here?" Me and Casie started to laugh. "How are you Mark?" I said. "Fine!" He chuckled. "Though, I wasn't expecting you to be here.." He smiled. "So this is what you do when your sick?" Casie said. " Sit on your butt all day and play video games?" She added. "Well, that looks like the gist of it." I said, chuckling. "So how was school? Anything I miss?" He said, expectantly. Casie looked at me with the same unamused face she gave me a while ago. "You don't want to know." She said. "Well...Maybe you do, it depends actually." I said, laughing. Casie glares at me with one of those "Shut-the-hell-up" faces. "Oh..." He said, confused. "So, you wanna play some Right 2 Die?" He said to me. "Hell yeah!" I fist pumped. "Let's play versus!" I said to him. " But I'm kind of bad at playing as the tounger and the pouncer." "I'm bad at the Puker." He said to me. "Come on guys. You guys always play video games! It's my turn to pick what we're gonna do." Author's Note: Now for some learning! Grabe (Gra-be in story) Is pronouced Grah-beh Which is Filipino slang for "Oh Man!" Or something like that. You learn something new everyday! Also when I wrote the part with Eric and Patrick, I was actually listening to song from clannad for inspiration. If you want to listen to it, be my guest. It just sounds so fitting, I couldn't resist.
