//------------------------------// // The Party // Story: Friendstuck // by Rubix Cube //------------------------------// It had been a rough night of thinking of what Karkat might do to bug her. Twilight walked down the stairs and into the kitchen, where Spike was making breakfast and Terezi was waiting for it. The lavender mare sighed and sat down across from her. At that moment, Karkat trudged groggily into the room, earning a glare from Twilight. "Go get the mail." She said flatly. ".....What." Karkat Responded. "Go. Get. The mail." She said again. "If you're living here, you need to help Spike. Go get the mail." Karkat growled at her, but went outside anyway. He was going to go back in when he noticed she had no mailbox, but was stopped by a grey Pegasus falling out of the sky and right next to him. "FUCK!" He yelled, jumping back. The Pegasus shook her head and saluted. "DERPY HOOVES REPORTING FOR-- Wait, did Twilight move?" She asked, staring at Karkat. "No, you're at her house." He replied, growling. "Alright! You must be living with her! Take this inside with you." Derpy grabbed a box and dropped it in Karkat's hooves, it being remarkably heavy for it's size. "Welp, I gotta go! I have a husband and two daughters waiting for me!" At that, she took off, being followed by shouting and distant "I just don't know what went wrong!" Karkat stared up into the sky, groaned, and went back in. He threw the box onto the table and sat down. Twilight investigated the box, then used her magic to open it. "HI!" Pinkie Pie yelled, popping out of the box causing Karkat to yell and fall off his chair. "Oops. Sorry!" She leaned over Karkat and produced a cupcake for him out of nowhere. He grimaced and swatted it away. "Well, fine, Mr. Grumpy Gills." Pinkie said, pouting. "Anyway, Twilight, I have some super duper news for you!" Pinkie Pie inhaled deeply. "Wait, What are you--" Karkat asked before being cut off. Thiiis Is your singing Telegram, I hope it finds you well! You're both invited to a party, 'cause we think you're really Swell! We're celebrating the arrival of our 12 new friends, It'll be held at Town Hall, The fun will never end! Everyone's Invited, Everyone in Ponyville, Once they all arrive, We'll have such a trill! So come on now, a huge party tonight! And best of all, your smiles will be bright! The song ended with a few party horns blaring out of the box. Karkat groaned and slammed his face on the table, only to be held up by Twilight's magic. "That was nice, Pinkie!" She said happily, clapping. "But you seriously invited everypony in town?" "Yep, yep, yep! EVERYONE is going to meet our new friends!" She cheered, getting into Karkat's face. "You'll be at the party, right?" She asked Twilight. "Of course we will, Pinkie, We love your parties!" Karkat cut in. "Hey, Wait a minute-" "Al-right!" Pinkie Pie smiled and ran out the door. Twilight and Karkat resumed glaring at each other. "No fucking way I'm going to a dumb party." He said, sitting back down. "Yes, you are. Pinkie is throwing it for YOU. YOU are going if I have to drag you to it." Twilight responded, letting him go from her magic. "I fucking hate you." "I know." Zecora walked through the forest. She had been happy to be invited to Pinkie's party, where she could meet the new friends Twilight and the others had made. She was stopped in her train of thought by tripping over a black box sticking out of the ground. Regaining her balance, Zecora took the box out of the ground and investigated it. She turned it over to see a smaller box taped to it. She put the two in her bag and trotted back to her hut. "This box holds a tight lock, yet It's secrets I will not be blocked!" Zecora spent the next few minutes trying to open the box, yet to no avail. "Unicorn magic I must use, for what's inside, I still muse." Zecora put the two boxes in her pocket and headed to the party. Twilight was impressed. The party was full of spotlights, balloons, and streamers covered basically every single opening. Ponies were either dancing, eating, chatting, or, in Pinkie's case, being crazy and just enjoying themselves. Vinyl Scratch had been blaring dubstep and heavy metal at the turn tables, sending powerful sound waves into the crowd. Gamzee was at the snack table, chugging what looked like soda, Tavros next to him. "Pinkie's parties were already crazy, yet this is a new level." Twilight said, Karkat still mumbling insults at her. Feferi, Kanaya and Rarity were the next ones to appear, the latter and former wearing party dresses. "Well?" Rarity asked, showing off an ebony black dress. "Kanaya here helped make it! She's an amazing seamstress, she has a great fashion sense-" "LOOK OUT BELOW!" Rainbow Dash yelled. Rarity yelped and got out of the way, just as Sollux and Eridan crashed into the ground. The cyan Pegasus glided down to the ground. "Sorry 'bout that! I've been teaching them my moves, yet now I think that flying from my house was a bad idea." She helped the two ponies up, both saying hi to Karkat before walking off somewhere. Next up came Applejack, then Fluttershy. All twelve of the trolls had gone off to the snack table to talk with each other. The six had gone to a separate table. "Let me guess: At least one of them have been giving you trouble." Twilight said, sipping her drink. "Actually, No. True, Vriska and Aradia can't buck for any of the orchard's worth, but they don't trouble the family much." Applejack said. "Like I said, Kanaya is simply divine helping with my dresses." Rarity added. "N-Nepeta has carved a 'Shipping Wall' into my house..." Fluttershy quietly said. "But she says it's normal, so I believe her." "How have the other two been for you, sugarcube?" Applejack said. Twilight stopped drinking her punch and stood up. "Terezi has been quiet, but Karkat has been GETTING ON MY NERVES. You know what he did? He said that his kind reproduces using Buckets right to my face!" Pinkie Pie walked to the table with a tray of drinks. "Wait, THAT'S what they use buckets for? I guess that the prank I put for them won't work-" She was cut off by a crash over at where the mentioned twelve were. Karkat was soaked and had a pail on his head. Upon realization, he began flailing around his hooves and yelling. The others ignored him. "-That well." Pinkie Pie giggled and sat down. "He made me get rid of the buckets in my house." Twilight grumbled. "You could have said that it was your decision to get rid of them, you didn't have to." Rainbow dash responded "Ooh! Are you beginning to fancy him?" Rarity eagerly asked. Twilight blushed while the other 5 eagerly asked her. "NO! He's annoying, rude, and uses way to many swears. I do NOT like him." "We don't mind if you want him to be your Matesprit." Fluttershy said. The other 5 stared at her, until Pinkie began hopping around. "Ooh! Ooh! Zecora's here! Zecora's Here!" She said, hopping to the Zebra. "Pinkie Pie, my dear! A extravagant party, I see here." Zecora said, bowing. Pinkie Pie rushed to Vinyl's turntables and grabbed a microphone. "HEY EVERYPONY!" She yelled, calling everyone's attention. "Now That Everyone is here, We'd like it if you meet the twelve new ponies that made this party possible!" A cheer rang out, and a large circle was made around the snack table, showing Sollux and Gamzee trying to get the bucket off of Karkat's head. When the pail came off, a conversation had stared among the crowd. Gamzee threw the bucket to the side and jumped on Tavros's shoulders. "PARTY!" He yelled, holding a bottle of soda above his head. The crowd cheered and Vinyl began blaring the music louder then before. Pinkie was dancing in the punch bowl, and the other 5 slowly made their way to the table. Zecora was dancing in the crowd, not noticing when the two black boxes fell out of her bag and were kicked to the said table. Karkat felt something hit his hoof and looked down. His eyes widened when he saw the two boxes, and picked them up. Sburb. How did it get here, he didn't know. All he did know was that it was the human equivalent of Sgrub. "GET OVER HERE!" He called to the others, and slammed the disc case and computer onto the table. The others reacted the same way. "How did it get here?" Tavros asked. "I don't fucking know, don't ask me." Karkat snapped. "Maybe we could use it to get home?" Nepeta asked, grabbing the disc case. "One, I don't know. And Two, We don't have a fucking thing to power it." "...Or do we." Equius said, turning to Twilight. The twelve exchanged glances before Karkat smiled. "Fucking do it."