//------------------------------// // Back home // Story: Shoot For The Stars // by Burritoburger //------------------------------// In case anyone is confused about the consciousnesses, I will show you. (Anger writes in these.) {Knowledge writes in these.} [Peace writes in these] Stargazer thinks to them like this. Also, Take a vote in the comments. Should there be a part where the consciousnesses are removed? Enjoy the chapter. Chapter 6: Back home I woke up to see the chestnut brown pony known as Doctor Hooves, or The Doctor, for short. He seemed to be grumbling to himself. I got up and he looked over. "Ah! You're awake. I see I'm not the only one that can travel into other dimensions." He said, walking over to me. (How in the HELL did he find us?) Don't care. "Thanks for saving me. I owe you one." I replied. "Oh no, I saved you because you saved me. If I had been prepared, I wouldn't of had to come get you. However, I am always of service." He said. He walked over to a machine in the middle of the bigger-than-the-outside room. He punched in coordinates on some number pad and I felt the room shake. "We have arrived." The Doctor said after it stopped shaking. He walked over and opened the door, and it appeared as if we arrived outside of my home, where I saw Derpy freaking out. She turned to me walking out of the TARDIS. "Stargazer! You just disappeared a few seconds ago!" She said. I turned to The Doctor. He looked at me, "Ah, yes, you see, I got us back to the exact time that you disappeared. You felt like you were gone for about twenty minutes or so, while Derpy thinks that you were gone for only a fraction of a second." he explained. "Man, what a weird week." I said. I walked up to Derpy. "What just-" "Just pretend nothing happened." I interrupted. "Oh! I like pretending! I can pretend I'm a muffin! Aren't I tasty?" I stopped in my tracks. (Dafuq did she just say!?) {That was unexpected...} I looked at her. From the look in her eyes, she had no idea that the phrase sounded sexual at all. "Um, very tasty... why do you pretend to be a muffin?" I asked. "Oh, you know! I love muffins! Like chocolate muffins, and blueberry muffins, and razzleberry muffins..." We continued on our route as she went on and on about what flavor muffins she liked. She didn't like boysenberry muffins, however. We walked into the office to see Bedrock snoring in his chair, a magazine on his face. "Ahem." I said. "Wh-wha?" He was startled and the magazine fell off of his face, and he looked very embarrassed. "Ah! You're back! Well, that's it for today. Here's your weekly payment." We walked over and he gave us 50 bits. "see you two the day after tomorrow! I have some things to take care of in here." We walked out of the building. Derpy looked at me. "Hey, I need you to babysit Dinky, I need to go to a store and get some things, will that be okay?" She asked. "Oh, that's fine. I usually have nothing to do anyways." (Babysit? That sounds boooooooorrrrriiiiiingggggggggggg.) [Not as boring as sitting around all day at home.] {Indeed. Besides, Stargazer is incredibly reliable at any time.} Damn straight. I followed Derpy to her home and we walked inside. Dinky, who is nine years old, peeked around the corner of a hallway. "Hi mom!" She said. She looked over at me and frowned. "Oh, hi Stargazer." She said, sounding very bored. (Don't sound too excited.) "I'm going to be at the store for a while, Stargazer is gonna keep you company." Derpy said, and she walked out the door. I went over and sat in the living room. Dinky was sitting at the table doing her homework. Maybe I can strike up a conversation with her. (Yeah, see how hard that fails.) {Anger, stop it. You are getting on his nerves.} Actually, all of you are kind of getting on my nerves. I never wanted four talking voices in my head. (See? He doesn't give a damn about us!) {Is this true Stargazer?} ... (See? Again!) Leave me alone for now, please? I looked at Dinky. "So... How's school been?" "The usual, got picked on by Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon because I'm supposedly a "half-orphan" and mom has a mental disorder." "Those two again? I thought your mom talked to their parents about that." "Their parents said the exact same thing. They thought mom was a useless piece of junk and that she shouldn't deserve to be alive. She can never live without you. I hear her cry sometimes at night, but whenever she is around you, she thinks the world is so much better." I stayed silent. Then she turned to me and looked me in the eyes. "When dad died, she was never the same. She was very depressed and unhappy. She even started thinking about committing suicide, until she met you. Mom really likes you. A lot. You are the only one that can make her happy. So do what she wants you to do." She then turned back to her homework as I tried to understand what she just said. (Moody much?) {That filly is... smart.} [Why can I only feel that you will never become friends with her?] (Oh, dude, you should totally do it!) What? (You should ask Derpy on a date!) What? No! {Actually, judging on what Dinky just said, and by the feelings we all know that you have, I believe that Anger's idea may leave a positive effect.} ... {...What?} (You have never agreed with me before. Ever.) {What difference does that make?} Alright, fine, I'll do it. "You'd better." Dinky said from across the room. I looked at her. "What?" "Your consciousnesses are right. You should date my mom. It would make her really happy." She replied. (Holy shit. She knows what we are saying. This kid is awesome.) "Frankly, Anger, using that kind of language is highly unnecessary." She said back. (I don't like her anymore.) She chuckled, "You never liked me. You hated me from the start." "How do you know what they are saying?" I asked. "I'm very gifted. I could leave Trixie, Twilight, and Princess Celestia in shock if they knew how much magic potential I have at this early age." She explained. "I am very good at magic. For example." She flashed in an almost Pinkish light and flashed behind me. "Peekaboo." The door opened and Derpy walked in with no groceries whatsoever. "Back so early?" I said. She sighed. "They kicked me out because of my disorder." That's. Fucking. IT. (Oh, yay! This is where I come in!) "I'll handle it." I said to her, and walked out of the door. [I wonder why Dinky isn't her carefree little self anymore.] {The effect that her mom got also leads to her.} I was running towards a nearby store. Neigh-Mart was what it was called, owned by Filthy Rich. I walked over and looked at Filthy, who was standing near the entrance. "Did Derpy come here?" I asked. He turned away from one of his customers and looked at me. "Her? She isn't allowed here. She's too stupid." That was followed by some laughing from him and his nearby bodyguards. "Mr. Filthy, anypony is allowed here, that's what your motto is." I said to him. The laughing stopped. "The name is mister Rich!" He practically screamed at me. I smirked. "Bite me." "grrr...Guards! Show this idiot some manners!" He barked at the three stallions standing there. (Come at me bros!)