While Ponyville was a nice town, in the days that Vinnie had been here, it had been a quiet town, too quiet. Nothing ever happened that was exciting for Vinnie, I mean sure, there had been spats that had happened right in front of his vendor. But that was it. Back in New York, you couldn't go a day without seeing a car crash of some magnititude, or someone getting knocked out from a punch to the face. Out here, it was more like a duel of words more than anything, no hoof tossing, no mane pulling. Just an argument. Nothing else. So, just like routine, Vinnie got up from his sleeping bag after taking his nap and stood up from behind his stall. And like routine there had been customers, even when the ponies had now known what was in the hot dogs he sold, minus a tiny detail. They still came, just because it was a quick meal that could be eaten on the go. With only minor difficulty... somehow.
Mustard and ketchup. New dog. Salad, beans, and mustard. New dog. Ketchup, onions, veggie bacon. Weirdo Vinnie thought. It was monotonous, yes, but it kept food in his stomach and his home warm. How his vendor had even retained the same amount of dogs and condiments as day one was a mystery to him, but he didn't care. That just meant he could have a snack or two a day. And then something happened, while he knew mythical creatures had called this place home, one of his customers had been even more mythical, in his eyes at least. And it was the town's dragon, or Spike as his customers had called him. Vinnie looked over his vendor at the tiny dragon and saw him holding up two bits.
"I've seen ya around, so, couldn't resist?" Vinnie asked as he reached into the vendor to pull out a new dog.
"Yeah, just wanted to try something new ya know?" Vinnie nodded at this.
"What do ya want on your dog?"
"Anything really. I just want to try some meat for once." Spike had replied. But Vinnie almost had a heart attack at this.
"Ya never had any meat before?" He asked, trying to play cool. Spike shook his head. "But, you're a dragon." He said suggesting to Spike with an open palm.
"I've mostly just eat gems, not much else."
"Ya know what? This can't go on for any longer, kid, you're gonna get the best dog eva, and it's gonna be my treat." Vinnie grabbed a tiny cardboard sign that was hanging from a handle on his vendor and he placed it on top of the vendor itself. 'Back in Five' is what it had said. The line disbanded with a number of groans. He looked at the crowd of ponies disperse and wander off. Then, Vinnie gestured for Spike to walk around the stall to the spot next to him. And he did.
"If ya eat this, and you like it, ya gotta come here everyday, just to get some for free, okay?"
"Why would you give them to me for free?" Spike asked cautiously.
"Well, mainly cause ya are the only dragon in this town."
"So?"
"Well ya see, you're different than these ponies, just like me, and if I'm going to be making any friends around here, I want ya to be my first."
"So, you want me to come here every day, just because I'm different, like you?"
"Well why not? Gotta have at least one friend to talk to, ya know?"
"I guess..."
"So, here ya go. Have a dog." Vinnie said as he piled ingredients and condiments onto the same dog. Mustard, beans, bacon, onions, and finally, a slice of a pickle.
Spike took the dog into his claws, looked at it, then brought it up to his mouth and bit down. He chewed slowly, as if savoring the flavor and trying to see if it was any good. Then, his eyes lit up like fireworks were going off in his head. The next moment, the dog was in the air making its way to Spike's mouth. He caught it chewed and swallowed.
"That was amazing! Is that what meat tastes like?"
"Not quite, that's just a small morsel compared to what could be made."
"And you said I could get more if I came to hang out with you?"
"Yeah, just chilling, eating dogs, sound good don't it?"
"Yeah! I'll come by same time tomorrow. Sounds like a plan?"
"Sure, I gotta get back to work, break doesn't last forever ya know." Vinnie held out a clenched fist and Spike returned the gesture with his own clenched claw.
Vinnie watched as Spike had left. The dragon had a special place in his heart, a place where fantasies from his childhood still remained. As he turned back to his vendor. He saw the line back where it had always been, and hopefully, where it will always be. The hot dog business won't get old, there were too many ponies who had a taste for it, mostly thestrals that had traveled down here to see what the craze was. Other ponies had been wary of them, some even warned him about them. But he had always wanted a vampire as a friend also, he just had to find the right one. But for now, he had to serve hungry customers the dogs he had. The pony in line had tossed bits into a bit jar that Vinnie had bought and told him what his order was.
New dog, mustard, ketchup, wrap it up, hand it to the pony, next.
While he was going through the motions of taking the customers order and making it. Vinnie had thought, "Nothing can go wrong, I have a stable thriving job, a warm house, free food. What could go wrong?"
*cough* Murphy's Law *cough*
But thanks for the update!
Just once I would love to see absolutely nothing go wrong after that statement.
Warm house? I thought he was sleeping behind his stall.
Free food? And where is he getting all of this meat?
It'd be funny if him and Babs Seed met, ya know, with her having a Brooklyn accent and all
Where does he get more hotdogs?
"If you hate it"? This story is fantastic, and you have the proof to back it up. That proof being that at the time of me writing this, it has only one thumbs-down.
What could go wrong? Luna ordering a dog...
Play with that in your head why don't ya?
5679707 Hammerspace... I would imagine at least. I still haven't thought of a reasonable idea for where he gets them so I'm sticking with that.
5679578 Not a problem! I enjoy it.
5679688 The comment below the one below this one should explain... maybe. And for sleeping behind the stall thing, that was him taking a break nap.
5679816 Then that shall be the next! ... Right after I finish the next! Ekhidna gave me an idea ya see... Although, I'm not very fluent in 'Ye old English'
5679714 Yes, but, people have opinions and all. While I can't please everyone that might read one of my stories, I try to at least make someone happy. And hearing feedback on my stories, good or bad, brightens my mood, just knowing that someone took the time out of their day to read the story I wrote and let me know that they thought it was great, or horrible.
Has anyone asked for a diamond dog ordering a hotdog yet?
5680148 Nope! You're the first! It's going to the list though, and it will be finished, just you wait.
P.S. What should his name be? Or should I just put 'Diamond Dog'?
please dont let things go wrong..
5680049
after he disappeared, a new dog man popped up and took his spot. sadly for this trespasser and any others that showed up afterwards, Any dog and necessities within the new cart disappeared into the void. where they are kept pure and fresh for Vinnie until the time he needs them.
5680196 Didn't really think about that, I'm sure just diamond dog would be fine if it's not going to be a recurring character.
...I am surprised the ponies are willing to eat meat simply because hotdogs are a quick meal. The ponies of Ponyville can't be in that much of a rush every day. Maybe in Canterlot, but Ponyville is suppose to be the slow quiet town isn't it?
Vinnie might not be telling them it's made of horse meat anymore, but it's still made from pigs, cows, and chickens. One of those I'm sure is considered a sapient species in Equestria..not sure of the other two.
I wonder how Celestia will take the idea her ponies have become cannibals.
And what do you mean by "a warm house"? I thought Vinnie just had a sleeping bag behind his stall.
5680049 Background magic, they're spawning there in his cart. No one Really cares where a vendor gets his stuff from, right?
i want something to go wrong.
so first off that whole thing with giving spike meat for free felt exactly like what i imagine dudes handing out drugs on playgrounds act like. that was one of the sketchiest things ive read in a while.
and selling meat. in america the whole hot dog business is weird, in equestria it must appear downright demonic, once they get a look at what's in those dogs, answering our age-old-question-we-dont-want-answered of "whats in the hot dog?" twilights gonna have a heart attack with the whole shebang. i wonder if hell end up in a dungeon somewhere.
i want this to be incorporated. (heaven forgive me...)
thats it for now, i guess.
Man ponies are racist. Also giving spike free hot dogs sounds like a drug dealer promises to give u crack every day for free XD. Also ponies are now carnivore 0_o
5681035 I don't even think they know...
5680608 He was taking a nap, where he got the house, not even I know, maybe he "borrowed" it. Yeah... that's it.
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5680608 Cannibals, whut?
What could go wrong he asks. The answer. Competition.