Drink
*BEEP BEEP* "Urrggg... What time is it?" I slured as I opened my eyes to see that I wasn't laying in my bed, but on my work table. Had I been drinking? No there wasn't an bottles on the table except a bottle of soda. I lifted my head and looked around saw my phone right next to me, going on about with it's alarm. I stopped the alarm and checked the time. Barely past midday. I got out of my chair feeling a sting in my body.
"Hate sleeping in chairs... It's so fucking upright even if I lean back" I cursed, probably out of frustration.
Not drinking til I passed out last night only meant one thing. I shrugged and headed for my kitchen to get something to eat. As I entered my kitchen I saw a pegasus hovering in the air knock on my window. I chuckled and opened the widnow. "Afternoon Cloudy, what's up?"
Cloudy, or as her real name goes, Cloud Wing was a slim built pegasus though she was stronger than the avarage pegasus. Her fur was very light blue and her mane and tail were white with a stripe or two of red in it.
The female pegasus didn't look happy. "What's up? Well..." she started as she entered. "You could tell me why you overslept for our trip around town today!"
Then it hit me. The alarm wasn't an alram on my phone, it was her trying to call me on my phone. Oh I am a dead human.
"T-Today?!" I swallowed in a small hint of fear "L-Listen Cloudy, I'm sorry but you know me r-right? I would never do something like that unless I had a good reason for it!"
She was looking me over like predator on prey and sniffed my breath, looking for any trace of booze. She sighed and started looking worried. I could tell what she was gonna ask me.
"Flashback?" I nodded at that. "Rasmus we've been over this, you gotta let go. I know it's hard and it'll take time but it's been years now."
"I know" I sighed and went through my cupboards and got myself two bowls and filled them with some oatmeal. "But murder is not easy to get over compared to normal causes" I finished and grabbed some milk from my fridge for the oatmeal. I went back to my living room with Cloudy and the breakfast.
"I know Rasmus" She said as I poured milk in both bowls. "Maybe talk to others about it?" I shook my head and sat down on the couch with her.
"No even with all the humans who's turned into ponies through whatever means it is, they've long forgotten the horrors of before you ponies came" I said and handed her a bowl and spoon. Cloudy would always skip breakfast, so I tried to correct that.
"You know that branch in the town Ballerup known as 'Forget It'? They earn bits on ponies wanting to forget." I said as I was eating my food. "Besides" I said between each spoonful. "I don't wanna forget my family any way except for naturally. I'd do the same if you were the victim" I finished and put my now empty bowl on the table.
Cloudy put a hoof on my shoulder and I looked at at her to see a weak smile on her face. "Going through so much pain from remembering that day, just to make sure you'll never forget them?" She hugged me and laid her chin on my shoulder. I tucked my arms around her and returned the gesture.
None of us said a word for a while as we sat there. It was like nothing bad would ever happen again. My thoughts started running through my head again and I let go I just couldn't keep holding her. Cloudy could feel it and didn't let go.
"Cloudy... Let go please" I stated flatly, to which she shook her head.
"No I'm not letting you go on with your thoughts like that" She looked me in the eyes. "You're my best friend"
"I know I know but umm... I gotta take a leak" With that she blinked and I could tell her mind just went blank. "You do know I gotta use the bathroom like ponies too right?"
"Uhhh..." was all she could muster before I chuckled.
"Well unless you wanna come watch me do so and maybe have a bit of fun afterwards, I'd suggest letting go" and with that she let go and used her hind legs to push into my ribs and hover in the middle of the living room. She was blushing, almost to the point where her face was like a tomato.
"No nope! Never! Not in my life!" She stammered over every protest.
"I'm just joking Cloudy relax" I said while getting off the couch and then heading for the bathroom "But..." I said from the doorframe seperating the living room and the small hall. "If you wanna be my first mare you can just say so!" I laughed until a pillow was thrown at my face.
"J-Just go use the bathroom" Cloudy said in embarresment which I did to spare her ears and her now red face.
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One thing I'd never expect to see in my life would be that there's no cars, no bikes, only ponies walking around and flying. I was here driving on my moterbike careful not to hit any pony walking around. I usually don't use my moterbike unless I gotta go far and that is rarely. Today I felt it was right to ride it again.
"So where are we going?" I heard Cloudy ask me as she was flying with me.
"To a part of Denmark you've never seen before" I replied with a smirk.
I never expected all the ponies we passed to just stop and stare at me riding my bike but I should've. I only rode this thing during the night but right now it was only somewhere past afternoon. I noticed most if not all of the traffic lights where gone. I was just gonna have to be more careful of where ponies would walk.
After a while I see a unicorn standing in the middle of the road which was normal nowdays. What wasn't that normal though was that he was smirking at me. Having a gaze that looked like he was staring into my soul. It was really creepy.
As much as I hated it I had to stop in front of him cause of one single traffic light being red on my part. Cloudy landed next to me looking a bit confused as she notices the unicorn looking at me.
"I take that you're the human known as Rasmus Erik Hansen?" He asked and kept smirking.
I rolled my eyes "So what if I am? What have I done?"
"Oh nothing mister Hansen, though I have a proposition for you" he said and walked over to my side as I kept looking at him.
"And what prey tell does this proposition include?" I didn't like this, so I pat the back of the bike seat for Cloudy to get on.
"What if I told you all of the bad things you've had happen could be erased?" I've watched enough movies to know where this is going.
"And I have to do what? Become a pony?" It's probably just a bad joke.
"Well someone's a smart one" My eyes went wide. "Yes all I need you to do is to become a pony and all will be forgotten"
I noticed the traffic light had turned green. "Hang on Cloudy" I said and drove off with Cloudy. I do not want any of that shit.
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I pulled over next to a small building and turned the engine off. I got off the bike and looked at Cloudy holding my head.
"You okay Rasmus?" She asked and I nodded.
"I'm fine just..." I took a deep breath and shook my head. "What was that about?" I asked.
Cloudy shook her head. "I have no idea. What I do know he's in charge of the transformation process" I looked at her about to ask and she nodded. "Yep! The transformation for turning into a pony" I feared as much.
"Think he wants the entire human race extinct?" I hoped not.
"Well... I think he wants them to become ponies which is all" I spitted out a foul taste in my mouth.
"fucking racist. Think he can just turn every human in the world into ponies, just because he wants to?" I took a deep breath and smacked my cheeks a bit. I smiled at Cloudy and helped her off the bike.
"Where are we?" She asked "Looks like a dump, no offense" She lowered her ears as she apoligized.
"It's fine and yes it's a dump. it looks like a dump to hide a place from certain ponies who wants to ban the Danish liqour" I replied and grabbed the key to my bike. "Now follow me" I said and with that she followed my move through the dump looking town. We walked for a few minutes through this rundown town until we reached a door.
"Now whatever you do Cloudy no sudden moves okay?" I told her to which she nodded. I knocked on the door and waited a bit. There was a small panel that slid to the side and a pair of eyes looked at us. "Password" the owner of the eyes flatly said.
"Cut the crap Steel Hoof, it's me Rasmus" I said and watched him close the panel and unlock the door from his side. When he opened the door, he chuckled a bit.
"Got a mare with you this time I see" he said mockingly and followed me and Cloudy down a set of stairs "I thought you were a colt-cuddler"
"Ha ha... You very well know that I'm into both genders Steel Hoof" I chuckled. "You know that from experience" he blushed hard at that
"S-Shut up!" He snapped and I patted him on the head "I'm just happy we're still friends"
Steel Hoof was a lover of mine, sadly we decided to break it off. We both felt something was off with our relationship. We thankfully stayed friends.
"Oh shush Steel hoof, I'd never break off the friendship we have unless it was for the better" I said as we met with another door. Like the gentleman I was, I opened the door for them. "Cloud Wing, welcome to 'Danskeren' or 'The Dane' if you have trouble pronuncing it like a Dane"
She looked around "Is this a bar?" She asked to which I nodded "It looks amazing!" She smiled and looked very excited.
"Well this bar is special" I said "It's the only place a Dane can feel like a dane with no trouble at all, doesn't matter if you're a pony"
For hiding in a rundown area this place was like a bar but better. DJ booth with a DJ playing, a bartender servicing those by the bar, waiters walking around with food and various drinks, some by Danish breweries. Even if someone got drunk down here there'd be help even from the guards. I loved this place.
"Fillies and gentlecolts may I have you attention please!" the DJ spoke up all of a sudden as he lowered the volume. "It has come to my attention that our favorite -and only- Danish human has entered the building. He's my friend, he's yours. Give a good round of applause for Rasmus Erik Hansen!"
After his small speech about my precence, the entire building turned their heads towards me and started whistling and clapping their hooves together. It felt like I was given the VIP treatment which I never asked for. I chuckled at that thought and headed for the bar counter with Cloudy. As we got over to the bar I noticed a yellow mare behind the counter, looks like it was female staff tonight.
"[Ah Rasmus Hansen good to see you again]" the bartender said. "[What can I offer you tonight sir? The Usual?]"
"English please Kim" I told her and nudged my head towards Cloudy. "I have company with me tonight and she's not very acquainted with Danish sadly"
"Well then" she cleared her throat. "What can I offer you and your mare friend tonight?" She asked as she handed Cloudy a menu card about the drinks and foods served at the bar.
"Bring me an Akvavit" I said and looked over at Cloudy who was struggling a bit with the text on the menu card. "Trouble?" I asked her to which she nodded.
"She brought me a menu card in Danish" she said with a sigh and tried to make sense of the words. I chuckled at her and looked over the menu with her.
"What suits your fancy?" I asked her. "They have normal beer, cider, whisky and all that. You wanna try some of the Danish specialties though don't ya?" I teased her. She pondered for a second and nodded yet again.
"Yeah they got any Danish liqour with raspberry flavor here?" I looked over the menu just in case not to lie about the menu for her.
"Ah yes there we have it, 'frugt vin' which is 'fruit wine' in English. It's got all kinds of flavors" I said "Kim, bring Cloudy here a fruit wine with the flavor of raspberry" I told her.
"Excellent choice ma'am, I'll have your drinks ready in a bit" She said and headed into the back to get our drinks.
"So liking the bar so far?" I asked Cloudy as I turned around and looked out at the rest of the bar itself.
"It's wonderful how come I've never heard of it?" She asked to which I chuckled a bit.
"Drinks are here enjoy" I heard Kim say as she walked off to the other end of the counter to take another order.
"Well it's Danish for a reason isn't it? It's not like everyone's gonna talk about a hidden Danish bar with banned liqour" I said flatly and sighed "Still don't get why some of the liqour gets banned" I finished and looked at Cloudy who was wondering about something.
I grabbed my drink and handed her, her wine. "You've got something on your mind Cloudy. Wanna share?" I asked. "You can tell me everything you want. You've been helping my through suicide so it's only fair if I help you in a way"
"It's just..." She started before taking a deep breath. "My coltfriend broke up with me last week" she said. I was in the middle of a sip of my liqour and I spat my mouthful out onto the floor.
"He did What?!" I asked between coughs. It took me about a minute and some pats on my back from Cloudy to calm down and breath normally again. "He broke up with you? Why? You're a sweet pegasus mare" I said and smiled at her.
"Well... I wasn't good enough for him just because I didn't increas his sex life apparently" she said and I looked at her surprised.
"He was in it... to get laid? I hate those freaks. If he wants some action go find a hooker. He can stimulate his sausage like the prick he is" I said and took a sip from my drink. Cloudy tried her drink as well. After her sip she accidentally burped. She quickly covered her mouth and blushed hard.
"So how's the drink?" I asked and looked at her.
"It... It's very good" she said softly and relaxed. I smiled at her and lifted my bottle. As she noticed what I did she did the same and with that we "clinked" our bottles together and yelled out "CHEERS!" and took a swing from our bottles.
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It's been hours since me and Cloudy arrived at the bar. We've had a few talks with the ponies around the entire bar. Ponies even wanted me up on stage and play some guitar for them. At first I didn't want to but everypony became sad when I refused at first. I changed my mind after that and went on stage to entertain them.
After I had entertainted everypony at the bar, I went looking for Cloudy. I found her at the bar chucking down drink after drink. I got over there and grabbed the bottle she was about to drink from.
"Good stuff?" I asked as a tease.
"Yessssss" she hissed. "I want more pleeeease" I didn't need to ask her how much she had been drinking, or smell her breath to know she was drunk.
"Alright you can have your bottle back" I said and gave her the bottle and looked for Kim behind the counter "Hey Kim? You there?" I called out and saw her coming over to me fast.
"At your service sir" She said. "Need another drink?" She asked.
"No thanks I'd like the bill though" I said and looked at Cloudy, who was shaking a bit. "She's had enough"
"I understand" Kim said and gave me the bill. "There's the bill. Cash or card?" She asked.
I took a look at the bill and saw that Cloudy clearly had a bit too much to drink from the amount of drinks she had. I grabbed a small bag of bits and threw it onto the table. "Keep the change Kim" I said and took the now empty bottle from Cloudy and put that on the table as well.
"Come on Cloudy. It's been a fun day but it has to end sadly" I said as I pick the poor mare up.
"But I don't wanna go to school tomorrow" she said completely out of it "I wanna dance, I wanna hug someone. I wanna fuck!". I chuckled a bit at her rambling.
I carried the drunk pony in my arms out of the bar and headed for my bike. I got us to the bike and put her down on the bike seat near the handlebars. I got on the bike and turned on the engine while making sure Cloudy would hang onto me. I petted her a bit and drove off back to my place as soon as everything was secure.