I told you to go right

by Okhlahoma Beat-Down

Where can six guys live in peace? Nowhere. Probably. Anyway, drinking games!

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"...I discovered the magic of friendship, and now I have to leave my friends." Twilight sighed sadly. The other girls seemed really upset as well, and the rest of the town's population looked sad, too. I didn't; I knew what would happen. So did the other five guys. Ignoring the situation, we all casually drank...this weird red stuff, all the while quietly discussing how to deal with later events.
"We gonna go with the girls to confront Zecora?" Sky asked, chugging the red stuff.
"Yeah, I think we should. I just want to see what happens with the poison joke and us. All my non-existent monies are on one of us becoming a mare. Some money is on a Morgan Freeman voice change."
"Yeah, that'll be jokes!" Solar snorted. "Applejack starts saying like 'What's wrong with you?' and Morgan Freeman just says 'Well, it appears I have god's voice.' Good times."
"Uh huh." Fire replied. "Let's just focus on the moment; I say we have a drinking contest with some stallions. Thunderlane, Big MacIntosh, Doctor Whooves, and probably Roid Rage."
"I bet Thunderlane holds cider like a bawss." I mused. "I haven't seen him around here, wonder where he is?" Suddenly, the crowd behind us cheered for the reason they did during episode 2: Twilight was staying. Rolling my eyes, I was about to have another drink when Celestia called out for us.
"I have something for you stallions, would you please come forth?" she warmly stated. Ebony probably got the wrong idea, as when we all trotted into the centre of the crowd he had the creepiest smile ever. However, I, like the other 4, was worried. Centre of a crowd, in front of the ruler of the land, and she's smiling.
"Why is she smiling?" I leaned and whispered to Fire Trail. "This is terrifying. I want to go to a home. Not our home, which we don't have one here yet, but any home." Celestia cleared her throat.
"Thunder Mustang, Ebony Chopper, Fire Trail, Inferno Cloud, Solar Blast, and Sky Wheel, by Royal Decreee, I-"
"OH GOD PLEASE DON'T KILL US!" I suddenly blurted, sealing my eyes tight and curling up on the floor in a ball. The audience around was laughing, and as far as I could tell, Celestia was too. Just before I could initiate self-destruct countermeasures, a hoof held my shoulder.
"I...am...not...looking...up....you....will...probably...melt...my...face..." I mumbled through the ground. The hoof left my shoulder, and thinking it was safe, I remained as a small little ball that could not be harmed. Suddenly, the sound of magic was heard. And then the floor moved away as Celestia levitated me back onto my hooves. I kept my eyes closed.
"Yep, I'm dead." I whined quietly.
"As I was saying, by Royal Decree, I am officially granting you six stallions Equestrian Citizenships. You are to live in Ponyville, and do as my student does, by sending friendship letters each week. Are we clear?" she stated warmly/sternly/bemusedly.
"Erm..." I tapped a hoof to my chin, opening one eye, then the other. I turned to the other five. "Guys? Do we want citizenship?"
"Do I need to answer?" Sky smiled in reply. "Yes!" The crowd cheered at his answer.
"Ebony?" I asked.
"Ooooh, yeah. Beautiful town, beautiful people, what more could I ask for?" Once again, the crowd cheered.
"Inferno?"
"Yes. Yes. Yes. You've got 3 Yes'. You're through." Crowd cheering.
"Solar?"
"Yep." Crowd cheered.
"Fire?"
"I'll be happier here than a dwarf digging a hole! Yes!" Crowd cheered even louder.
"And you?" Celestia asked. "Do you accept my offer of citizenship in return for loyalty?"
Everybody went silent as I thought.
"...no, I don't just accept it." The crowd stared open mouthed. "I'll take your offer with goddamn open arms! Yes!" The crowd roared and stomped hooves, causing punctuation between the cheering. Celestia smiled, before suddenly disappearing.
"Well boys, we made it!" I shouted to the other five guys. "Equestria is our home now!"

"Hell yeah!" The others replied.

The first ponies we spoke to after that were the girls. We didn't find them, they found us. Rarity spontaneously launched forward and tackled Fire Trail in a hug.
"Welcome to Equestria!" she cried. Fire looked utterly elated that she was hugging him, and just laughed along with it. However, I simply looked Twilight in the eyes.
"Guess who's staying?" I smugly stated. Twilight rolled her eyes.
"Well, not the insane version of you." she smirked.
"Fair play." I laughed.
"Ditto." she replied.
"All of our conversations gonna be like this?"
"Yep."
"Good."
"Nice speaking to you." I extended a hoof to shake.
"Likewise." Twilight shook my hoof firmly, and we parted ways. I smiled. That was a fun conversation. I thought. I hope that's how they all pan out.
"Hey Thunder!" Sky called from some distance behind. Looking over, I saw that my friends, and the girls, and a bunch of stallions (some of which I recognised) were walking along together towards one building I knew I'd spend all my time at. 'Gustav's Bar' said the neon sign. "You comin'? We're gonna have a drinking contest!"
"I'm in!" I called, cantering after them. "Wait up!"

I knew I would get utterly smashed tonight.
Alongside the Elements of Harmony.

I bet Fluttershy won't get past drink 1.

"Another one! Bring it over!" Fluttershy slurred after her fourth glass of Gryphonian Vodka. Apparently that stuff was stronger than it looked, because one of the vanilla mare's eyes was half open and the other fully open in a drunken gaze. The audience that had gathered was larger than I'd thought, because I'd lagged behind by 20 minutes when I had a chat with Colgate. Ironically, she had the job of breaking old teeth to be used as bone meal. So, not a dentist then.
But when I actually arrived at the bar, it seemed extremely similar to the bar in How I Met Your Mother. In fact, there was 5 ponies in one booth, and one had a suit and blonde mane. The rest looked quite similar to the show; wooden bar, burly pony behind serving drinks, a bunch of tables, green wallpaper, the like. The others were sat around one cubicle, throwing back shots and pints as the crowd watched and cheered.
"How many has she...?" I asked Thunderlane.
"I dunno, think this is, like, her sixth or seventh. Bucking unreal." he replied over the cheering. It seemed he was loving it.
"How drunk do you think she is? Isn't Gryphonian Vodka insanely powerful?" I asked, now slightly worried.
"I bet she's more drunk than Berry, right now." he said, motioning to Fluttershy's opponent. Berry Punch was sat rather awkwardly opposite the shy mare, looking at her second glass quite cautiously. Fluttershy, meanwhile, was stacking up the glasses beside her, wickedly looking at the purple mare opposite.
"...Hmmm..." I thought, tapping a hoof to my chin. "Wonder if it's done here...?"
"What?" Thunderlane asked, looking at me.
"Well, you know my friends and I aren't from around here, right?"
"Another dimension, yeah."
"Well, in some countries on Earth, they did a...risky drinking game, shall we put it."
"How risky?" Thunder asked, his ears pricking up at the word.
"Balance a scorpion on your hoof, then you have to take a shot without disturbing it. Then, throw it on the table and flip your glass over it. Sound good?"
"Woah." he replied, grinning at the idea. "Where can we get a scorpion, though?"
"I dunno, that's why I was wondering if it was done here." I facehoofed. Looking over at Applejack, I had an idea. Cider Maker should know aaaall about drinking games. Maybe I should ask her. My quest set, the objective marker appeared and I began to trot around the table to the orange mare. She seemed to detect me anyway, even through the brow of the brown hat. Looking at me rather confusedly, she gave a nod.
"Hey." I said quite casually.
"G'day." she replied. "Y'all need somethin'?"
"Yes, actually." I nodded. "Well, being from a different dimension, as you know, my race has...different customs. Drinking games included."
"Yeah, go on..." Applejack seemed interested.
"Ok. This may sound dangerous, but just listen, alright?"
"Mmkay."
I began my explanation, with each word she seemed more interested.
"Sound good? And, er, legal?" I asked.
"Y'all bet it's good soundin'. A mite unsafe though."
"Knew you'd say that." I rolled my eyes.
"That's why it's so darn good." she smirked. "Hey Rainbow, get over here, would ya?" The spectrum-maned mare drifted over lazily.
"Yep." she casually greeted.
"Listen t' this feller, he's got a drinkin' game. And ah know you just looooove cider." Applejack smirked.
"Ok, I'm in. Is it dangerous?" Rainbow looked quite confused.
"You bet it is. Scorpions, shots, it's got it all." I laughed. Rainbow looked interested now. Very interested.

"It goes like this..." I began.

One hour later, after some scorpion catching...

A single bead of sweat ran down my forehead, dripping from my blue and yellow mane. There, less than an inch from my eyes, was the threat; a King Scorpion. Though exceedingly small, that made it all the more deadlier as I gazed into its several dozen eyes. But I couldn't stop now. I had my life and social life on the line. The crowd had gone silent, all eyes intently staring.
I took a breath, and began to take the shot. Tipping slowly, so as not to piss off the scorpion, I carefully drank the shot little by little, until it got to a point where I could down it and throw the scorpion. The crowd roared its approval as the little black insect landed on the table and I put the glass over it.
"OH!" I yelled, grinning like a madpony as I threw my hooves in the air. "OH! WHO SAID DANGER? WHO? NEVER TELL ME THE ODDS, BABY!"
"Nice one, bro!" Thunderlane laughed, putting a hoof on my shoulder. "I bet you're gonna take it easy for the rest of the evening?"
"Yeah." I sighed.

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