//------------------------------// // Flutter flies and Twilight Stars Part 3 // Story: Pinkie Pie and Me // by Neon-san //------------------------------// The Movie we watched before going to bed was Twilight, the first movie in the series. We stopped at the redbox outside my job around 10:30pm. While on my shoulder Twilight directed me to scroll through the list of DVD’s to see what movies were available. I scrolled through the Drama menu and there was surprisingly Twilight the first movie. I figure the people behind the franchise want new comers to catch up since the latest one is out on DVD. When Twi saw the movie titled after her she jumped for joy. “So, Neon, you know what I am going to ask for right?” “Ohhh no, no you don’t just because it’s named after you doesn’t mean I am going to watch it.” Twi did her puppy dog eyes again and she hooked me line and sinker. Dagnabit, why are ponies so adorable? When I got back to my Toyota, I placed the groceries in the back seat of the 2 door car. Twilight sat on the front passenger’s side and I put the seat belt on over her. The lower part covered her mid-section of her stomach and she squeed as usual with delight as I caved in to her demands. I pulled into the drive way and opened up the garage via my remote attached to my sun visor on the passenger’s side. I pulled in to a halt and put the car in park. I unbuckled Twilight and she was so excited that she teleported all the books and groceries inside. But the thing is she put everything in its right spot instantaneously; the popcorn was in the microwave, the books were in my shelf upstairs in alphabetical order, and the movie was at the DVD menu screen. I stared with my jaw dropped as I looked at her on the couch with a blanket and some hot chocolate. “Come on you slowpony, your coco is getting Lukewarm.” She said as her magic wrapped around my jaw and closed it shut. Twilight’s magic is very tingly. It’s a awaking sensation, I don’t know how many times she does it but boy does it sure pack a punch when I am asleep and she wakes me up for something. I sat there right next to her and she jumped up on my blue jeans and laid her tiny head about the right side of my beige blue shirt. I pressed play on my universal remote and it started. About 5 minutes in, I grabbed the popcorn and put it in a blue plastic bowl. I gave Twi about 6 pieces of popcorn as I assumed that was her limit on the capacity that she could eat. We both sat there as the movie progressed with Bella and Edward first introduced in the scene in the high school. Over the course of the movie, Twilight Sparkle’s positive enthusiasm turned in to harsh criticism about elements from the movie. For example when we go to the scene where Edward the vampire shined in the sunlight of the trees. “Huh?!? I thought vampire lore stated that vampires burst in to flame when exposed to the light of the sun.” Twi scoffed at the scene. She was baffled by the movie’s interpretation of vampire mythology. Another scene had the vampire running at high speeds to out run each other. “Pffttttt. What is this a superhero flick now? Since when do vampires run at supersonic speeds? This is ridiculous let’s read a book instead.” “Umm Twi, I forgot to tell you. This movie is based off a book by the same name.” She teleported to my right shoulder and had a dead serious look on her face. “Trenton, whatever you do make sure that you never get me this book, never…” I nodded with a blank slow stare at Twilight as she teleported back on my lap, lying down with her head on the surface of my right thigh . She looked at the movie with a disdain for it. By the time the movie was over she got on the couch and pulled up a book on astronomy. “So Twilight I can tell you did not like the movie but what did you think of the main character Bella?” “She is too wishy washy. She is the text book definition of puppy love. She is in way over her head and her little girl crush is not what I could call discerning of the situation. In other words: a harlot.” I busted out laughing at her assessment and she smiled. It was around 12:30am in the morning and I told her to make sure she cuts out the lights before going to bed. I got up from the couch with the two empty mugs and blue bowl to take them to the sink. There were pots and pans from today I still did not get washed due to interacting with Twi. I like to line up the cups then utensils, plates and pots for last; to make sure that the grease doesn’t hit up the dishes I use the most first. I emptied out the catcher in the drain that held old parts of chicken noodles and I believe corn bread and dumped it into the beige trash can that held a trash bag. I wiped it out and twisted it to the point of it tightening. I put about 3 teaspoons of dishwashing liquid in the sink and turned on the facet to warm so the water could reach the top. I turned left to reach for the rag and turned back and twilight was there ready with a levitating dry rag ready to help out. “You wash and I dry okay?” she smiled with her eyes closed and she startled me as usual doing her teleporting from out of nowhere. “I have been meaning to ask you something Neon.” “Sure shoot away.” I said as I place the 9 variety of cups into the water. “For most humans when they first see one of us Ponies, they freak out, call the police or immediately throw us out in the dumpster due to use being alive. This is what I heard from Applejack before I left. She visited here once due to a request from Princess Celestia; the princess is still curious about this planet. How come you did not overreact to my presence? I know you screamed and all but…” “This is not the first time I have dealt with the super natural. As weird as it seems that we can interact with each other Twi, I came to just accept this as a norm for life.” I stopped washing the forks and placed the rag in the sink. I walked over to the table to sit down and Twilight jumped from the sink to the table with no effort at all. “It started since I was a child living back in northern Ohio. I was about 3 years old and I remember watching ‘The Last Unicorn’ with my mother in a 2 story apartment house in the inner neighborhoods. I remember seeing this beautiful unicorn. She seemed to use magic so easily. She was the full size of a regular earth horse. She was the color of beautiful white snow.” Twilight Sparkle blushed when I was talking about the movie. I chuckled at her bashfulness. “It was then somewhere in my brain that doing magic was a form of manipulation one’s internal energy. But it was a lingering thought until I turned 13 and interacted with a fast blue hedgehog. He came from a parallel universe in order to stop supernatural spirits from corrupting just a small part of Ohio. It was about some complicated plan manipulating space and something like that. I can barely remember. Anyways, he never stated his name though I swear he reminded me of Sonic. Who knows, it could have been him. But from him I learned how to run a high speeds. The power was just a matter of focusing at a point in your mind.” “That’s the same technique I use when I deploy my magic with my horn. So if you have this gift what happened to it?” she inquired as she sat on her sat on her back hooves. “Well life is what happened to it.” “Life? Excuse me could you clarify yourself?” “Well Twi its growing up and taking on responsibility. Getting a job, buying a car, getting a house, and taking care of my late parents. It has really brought me down back to natural reality and not the super natural kind.” “Oh I am so sorry. I did not mean to come off as ill-mannered.” Twi said as she trotted over and put her left hoof on my right pinky. “You made the right decision Trenton. It takes a lot for anypony to sacrifice a little in oneself to take on a bigger responsibility. Trust me I know all too well. May they rest in peace.” Twilight said while sheading a tear. I picked her up in the palm of my hand and rubbed my cheek against her small body. “It’s okay Twilight. I am just glad that you are something that can provide me company that is not something evil or hell bent on destroying Ohio.” We both chuckled as I put her down on the kitchen counter on the right side of the sink where the soapy pots and pans lay. I rinsed them off and Twilight used the dry white rag to dry them off. I emptied the sink and got the old food scraps out of the drain and threw them away in the trash. I like a clean home you know? As I head up stairs to my bathroom to get in the shower, Twilight trotted herself over to the downstairs bathroom which also has a shower. I like to make sure she has her own space and privacy. She tells me she likes to use the sink as a small bath. She uses her magic to put in different spices to the water. It smells like a nice combination of vanilla and cinnamon. I sometimes think she is cooking something. When I was done with my shower and put on my light green robe, I called Twi upstairs and set up her sleeping area on the recliner as usual. Twilight smiled and closed her eyes as she walked around in the covers to find a comfortable spot to lie in. As I took off my green house shoes that matched my robe, Twilight asked me a final question before heading off to bed. “Neon, what are our plans for tomorrow?" “I have to go to a tutoring session with my student from the Big Brothers club; it’s a club for any adult to volunteer to mentor to kids for the ages of elementary up to high school level. But before that I think I will do some gardening in the front yard. You are welcome to join me for the gardening part, but for this trip though I want you to stay here. He loves Friendship is Magic and I am afraid if he sees you that he will not be able to pass his test in order to get his college scholarship.” “That is understandable…I just wish I was invisible so no pony could see me period.” Then it hit her like a piano out of the sky. “Wait a minute…I am the element of magic! What am I talking about? An invisible spell is perfect for this occasion!” She turned invisible with a burst of purple light and the sound of a small fire cracker. I was flabbergasted to know she could do such as feat. I was concerned that this might get out of hand. I tried to intercede with immediate concern. “Now wait a minute Twi…” She reappeared right next to me on my left shoulder with a smile as I laid up on the surface of the bedpost. “Neon, think of me as an assistant to help you on any difficult problems he might be facing. See I can even mentally send you the answers to help you with the session.” I turned my head to the right to ponder for a sec and I noticed in the corner of my eye seeing Twilight biting her lower lip with anticipation for an answer. I turned my head back and gave my answer. “As long as you are silent the whole time, I don’t see why not.” Twi jumped up and down the bone of my shoulder with great joy. It felt like as a school teacher or drunk at a bar was poking hard with their index finger to get my attention. It was a bit painful but since I loved Twi like family it did not matter. As soon as she stopped gave me a kiss on the cheek for my kindness. I guess she really likes to be around me. It’s so weird but I have seen much weirder things in my time. I held my hand to my cheek and she smiled with her eyes closed. She teleported over to the recliner in a casual fashion and said, “Good night Neon. Love you.” I was taken aback on how just soon she said “love you” so suddenly but I am guessing she is grateful for being in a safe place in a foreign land; I would be grateful as well. “Good night, Twilight Sparkle. I love you too.” I responded. Twilight squeed with acknowledgement our growing relationship as friends and laid her head on the silk pillow. I pulled up my ruby red cover over myself and clapped my hands for the lights to shut off. Yes you read that right, I have the clapper. I don’t like getting up reaching for the switch to turn on the lights. I am sure we all would like not to get up out of our comfort beds this time of night. I look at her in the dark as her horn was emitting a soft purple glow like the sunset near the end of a busy day. It gave me a level of coziness I have not felt since the time of my mom and dad being alive. I would think that interacting with the super natural would be disastrous but having someone else in this lonely house besides my kitty that I can talk to really make a difference. I closed my eyes fell fast asleep. For a while my mind was in that state of REM of where my mind was just focus on the soft humming of Twilight’s horn. Then It went from peaceful to a very violent dream. It was a lucid dream where I thought I was seeing the image of a black and purple fog constantly going throughout the house. It entered at the front door where the living room was and the whole atmosphere of the house was dark. It looked like to me that is was sentient and it was searching for something. It went through the dining room to the downstairs where Shadow was sleeping in his cat scratch post. The sentient smog quickly engulfed Shadow and left no part of him there. I literally watch him dissolve into nothingness. Shadow let out a slow ‘meow’ that sounded like he was in agony and pain. Next it went for the bathroom then up the stairs it slowly crept and went into my office. It then violently went through my paper work, desk drawers, and hacked my computer looking for something. Then it came into the bedroom by coming underneath the door like dark fog and caught Twilight there still sleeping peacefully. It woke her up and she tried to yell for my help as she tried to fight it off with magic. However, it did not have any effect and she slivered in the fog like if she was drowning in quicksand. I tried to get up to save her but I was pinned to the bed. I tried desperately to move out of the bed and begin to shed tears. I just lost my best friend to this thing. Next moment my soul was being violently ripped from my body. The fog wrapped itself around my green transparent celestial spirit and devoured it whole. The next thing I see is that it takes over my body and rises up with a devilish grin and dark purple irises. I jetted up out of bed and pulled the covers. I clapped quickly to turn on the lights. It was around 5:45 in the morning. I looked near the window of the green curtains to see specks of yellow light coming in from the side. I looked over at Twilight and see her covers off her as she was on her side stretched out breathing with her mouth open. I quietly got up and rearrange the covers to put over her. She sighed at the change in the sheets and smiled. I breathed a sigh of relief as I thought we were goners. I was trying to think of what that dream was truly all about? Was it meant to be a sign of dangerous things to come? I mean I have just let Twilight in with no problems at all. Did I let my guard down too soon? Did Twilight use a spell on me to allow her this much attention and space for her? I literally stopped and thought that maybe I was over analyzing it too much. I am a nice guy by nature, why the hell would I not be hospitable to a stranger in need? That was enough thinking for one morning on contemplating the dream. I walked over back to the bed, set the alarm to 9:30 and went back to sleep. I decided to put it on the back burner to get some rest for the busy day we had ahead of us.