//------------------------------// // Chapter 12: Magical Emotions // Story: Nightshade Squad // by Grape Crush //------------------------------// "Cat! Hey cat?" I trotted up the stairs yelling for my companion, hoping she could be somewhat submissive to getting up. It wasn't even that early, how could she sleep this late? Shrugging off my minor thoughts I trotted into the room I was currently staying at. "Cat, get up!" I heard incoherent mumbling from below the sheets, I rolled my eyes and attempted to push her to get her moving. Then a better idea hit my mind. She would probably kill me in retrospect but hey, it's worth a shot. Racing down to the bottom of the steps I grabbed something with my magic, and promptly filled it with water. Then, carefully making my way up to not spill the water I made it to the room once again. I grinned evilly as a made my way over to Cat. Three... Two... One... A semi-loud splash soon followed. BULLET WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK!? I giggled as my friend, now dripping wet, made her way over to me, not looking happy, at all. She raised a hoof to do who knows what and silently lowered it, making her way downstairs. I was now on the ground laughing so hard I couldn't get up. I was still laughing for the better half of the next minute and regained my composure. I walked down the steps again to be greeted by a torrent of water as I hit the last floor. "Celestiadammit," was my only reaction. It was utterly embarrassing to have my own trick be used against me. I watched in embarrassment as the 6 ponies in the room laughed at me. I sighed and made my way up to the room again, not wanting to deal with them. I flopped down onto the bed and sighed louder than before. This was not how I had planned the day to go, especially after what had happened with that "Melissa" mare. That made me smile, however. I slowly returned to my feet and made my way downstairs, willing to swear at anypony who tried to get in my way, whether it be by words or actions. I made by way back downstairs for the 500th time today. "Hey Bullet, glad to see you're all dry." Cat smirked at me. "Go fuck yourself." I simply said back, she seemed surprised but that added to what I wanted. "What did I do wrong, I only did what you did to me." She replied. "Don't go all philosopher on me," I growled in response. She stayed silent, then I realized I was being stared down by everypony else in the room, fuck me. "What are you all staring at?" I said, trying to stay calm, I got really angry when ponies stared at me for long periods of time, it made me feel like I wanted to stay in a ball forever. "Oh nothing, I didn't know you ponies knew how to swear." Church remarked. "All of these ponies may not, but remember, I'm not from around this time. By the way, Twilight where is my armor?" "I have it in safekeeping in my basement," she replied. I sighed, not wanting to part with my invention, but it would not be accepted if I walked around with armor on. "I'm still not convinced that you didn't steal humans armor design," Tex grumbled. I looked at her for a second with a glare that said words that didn't need to be said. "I didn't even know humans existed, let alone stealing their armor," I glared at her. She just smirked at me and went back to thinking about Celestia knows what. I couldn't help but feel a sense of awkwardness in the room. It was odd, very odd. "So Tom, I think I figured something out. You told me that you had an arsenal of you're "weapons" correct?" The black stallion nodded his head. "Well, since anger brought a weapon out, lets try other emotions." "Ma'am, that's not a good idea, I can't feel any emotions, I'm a soldier, they burned that out of us." Tom said, with exactly no emotion. I was perplexed, our military still had emotions, I think. "Well, we will see what we can do, and you don't have to call me ma'am. I'm not that old," Twilight said with a chuckle. "Sorry, uh... What do you want me to call you?" Tom said, I thought he looked pained not to be able to say "ma'am". "Just Twilight is fine," she replied. "Ok, Twilight." He said, purposely longing each syllable, it was pathetic, he can't even stand to say a name. "Since sadness is an emotion..." Melissa trailed off, I gulped at what she could possible be thinking. "Tom... Jake said before we left, he wanted to break up the family, he hates you. He doesn't want to talk to you ever again." Tom turned around with his face that could have been chiseled from stone, but I thought I saw a gleam of a tear in his eye. Suddenly with a flash of blue light, a large looking gun appeared on his back. Everypony in the room backed up. "Whoa, Tom, you're rocket launcher is back." Melissa said. He looked behind himself, and sure enough was a mounted rocket launcher to him. I stared at it for a long time, human weaponry looked very different than our weaponry. I shuddered at what something like that could do. "Jake, he needs to be talked to NOW!" I cowered before his voice, even though he wasn't talking to me. He moved to move out the door, while Cat, Tex, Church, Twilight, Melissa, and myself all stared in horror. "Melissa, I hope to Celestia you where joking!" Twilight yelled. "I was, but I didn't think he would just take off!" She replied, shuddering. "Go get him, you're a pegasus, just fly to him." Twilight replied dryly. "I don't know how..." Melissa hung her head, I couldn't stand to see her like this, even if I only knew her for a few minutes. I ran outside to catch up with the angry and sad stallion.