Author's Note: For those of you don't read my blog for whatever reason, I've decided that after this chapter I'll be taking a short break for a few days, not long, but just enough to rest up. The longest it'll last is three days, so the latest I'll start updating again is on Tuesday(unless a ceratin thing keeps me from it). I'll still be on, but there will be no story updates til then. Just a heads up for you. Now, on with the story(been a while since I said that).
Atom and Applejack walk together back to Sweet Apple Acres, Atom carrying the broken frames of his shades and looking at them with a mixture of anger and sadness. Applejack looks at Atom worriedly, not being able to take her eyes off of him after seeing what happened. The entire time that they walk is silent, Atom from his anger and AJ from not wanting to set him off.
Eventually the worry gets to Applejack as she can't hold it in any longer. "Atom, please talk to me. What was all that that happened back there?"
Atom closes his eyes and leans his head down as he goes deep into thought on how to respond. He takes a deep breath before responding. "I'm sorry you had to see me that way, Applejack. But what Blue did just made me go balistic. I can't share why, but just know I had a reason for why I went off the way I did."
Atom continues walking to the house as Applejack just stops in place, nearly feeling her heart breaking at the sight she is witnessing.
As AJ stands in place, still looking at Atom, the Cutie Mark Crusaders run up behind her. "Applejack, what's goin' on?" Apple Bloom asks worriedly.
"Yeah, what's up with Atom?" Scootaloo asks.
"And why did he get so angry at Blue?' Sweetie Belle adds.
Applejack is silent for a moment before breathing a heavy sigh and turning to the girls. "Ah have no idea what's goin' on, but ah think it'd be best if ya'll stayed back and let me do the talkin'."
"But, Applejack-"
"Hush. Ah won't have any arguin' on this. Ya'll are gonna stay out of it and that's final!"
"Aw." they all say at once as they sulk. It's a bit weird how Apple Bloom's bow acts like a mood band and sulks with her.
Atom continues silently walking up to the farm house where Big Macintosh sits while chewing on a bit if straw. I always thought that looked really cool.
As Atom walks up, Big Mac notices him. "Howdy, Atom. Did ya have fun with Blue?" Atom turns and glares at him. Big Mac then looks at the broken shade frames in his hoof. "Aw, sorry 'bout the shades. Ah'm sure ya'll can get 'em fixed in town."
Atom's glare hardens as his eyes become slits. "Just shut up."
Big Mac raises an eyebrow. "Beg pardon?"
"Never mind. Where's my room?"
"Well, ah don't really like it, but ya'll are bunkin' with Applejack. It's the first room upstairs. Just be quiet. Granny's sleepin' upstairs."
Atom silently nods before opening the front door and walking inside and walking up to the room, where he shuts the door behind himself.
Applejack trots up to the house with a worried expression. "AJ, what happened out there?"
"Ah'm not quite sure, Big Mac. But you just let me handle it." she answers.
"Alrighty, ah trust ya, sis." Applejack nods as she follows inside after Atom. Big Mac remains at the front. "Ah just knew AJ gettin' a colt would complicate things."
Applejack walks upstairs and looks to see her bedroom door closed. She knocks on it a few times. "Atom?"
"Go away." he says.
"Atom, please? Ah can't help ya if ya won't talk to me." she opens the door up to see Atom lying down on the bed. She takes a seat at the end. "Atom, please talk to me. You're really scarin' me."
Atom looks up to see her saddened face. Not being able to see her like this, he decides to sit up. He shows her the frames. "You wanna know why I got so mad over Blue breaking my shades?"
"O' course. Please tell me." she says pleadingly.
"Because these shades were a gift from my mother and they mean more to me than anything else in the world besides you."
AJ is taken aback by this. "What?"
"My mother died when I was young."
"Atom, ah'm so sorry."
"Don't be. Anyway, she gave me these shades before she passed. She told me that my eyes were so beautiful that they could mesmorize any mare, so I should keep these on until I found that one special mare." he looks over at AJ. "I knew I found her when I found you."
AJ stares at him in shock for a moment before speaking. "Atom, ah had no idea. And ah know for sure if Blue knew, he wouldn'ta done it. It was an accident."
Atom turns away from her, scowling. "Yeah, well, accidents are why things like Discord happen. Just because they were accidental doesn't make it okay. And I am NOT speaking with him until he apologizes."
Applejack tries to say something, but can't find the right words for it. She decides to just leave Atom alone as she exits, closing the door behind her to give him some alone time.
She heads outside to be meeted by Drax, Graze, Dark, and rion. "Oh, um, hey, ya'll." Applejack says, surprised to see them.
"Hey, AJ." Drax says. "We just came by to check up on, Atom. Also, I wanted to say sorry for pulling him away like that."
"Why apologize? He nearly tore Blue apart." Dark says.
"Don't be so harsh, Daek." Graze says. "He's not the only one to try to kill Blue."
"Oh, so now you're gonna play that one, are ya?"
Orion ignores their bickering. "So, how is Atom doing?"
"Not so good. He just want to be left alone right now. he also refuses to talk to Blue."
"Well, that's just great." Dark says. "I wonder how the others are doing right now."
Flash right over to me
I walk down Ponyville with an angry expression on my face. Not sure if you guys know this, but I don't take too kindly to ponies trying to kill me. I seriously can't believe Atom. It was only an accident.
I get to my house and open the door. Lyall walks up in the livining room and looks happy at first, but his expression drops as he gets a look at me.
"What happened?" his look reads.
"Don't ask." I say as I march up the stairs and to my room.
Lyall just sits there, confused. 'I'll seriously never understand that pony, especially if he never tells me anything.'
Rainbow Dash enters the house worriedly, the door being left open by me. She looks around and notices Lyall. "Hey, Lyall. Have you seen Blue?" the small lupis points towards the staircase. "Thanks."
The rainbow-maned mare hurries up the staircase and looks towards my bedroom, which is closed. She opens up the door, not even bothering to knock.
I look over at her. "You know, it's illegal to enter other ponies' houses without their permission."
She looks at me sternly. "Cut the act, Blue. Why did you hurry off like that?"
"You saw what happened. Atom totally went off on me for no reason."
"You broke his shades."
"That was an accident!"
"Look, I'm sure the thing with the shades is deeper than you think. Why don't you just apologize, or at least talk to him?"
"No way! I am NOT getting near that psycho again! He might come after me. I'm not talking to him unless I get an apology."
Dash facehoofs. "Fine! Just mope up here then!" she leaves the room in an annoyed hurry.
"I will!"
She exits the house, slamming the door behind her. She growls in frustration. "Stupid Blue! Why does he have to be so stubborn?!"
"Bluey's always been that way." Zeph says as he walks up with Vine, Ice, and Rhino.
"Not to mention stupid, but that's more of a thing for all stallions."
"Way to be sexist." Rhino says.
"I only speak the truth." she gives a smug look.
"So, Blue refusing to talk with Atom?" Ice asks.
She sighs. "Yeah, he's being a total baby about this."
"Really. I'm sure Atom had a good reason why he went berserk like that." Rhino says.
"That's what I said."
"Maybe we should just force him to talk." Vine suggests. "It could be lots of fun."
"I don't think that's a good idea." Zeph says.
"Zeph's right. There's no use forcing him. That'll just make it worse."
"Oh, you guys are no fun."
"I say we should just meet up with the others." Ice says.
The rest agree as they head over to town square to meet up like they had planned earlier before splitting up. All the ponies arrive at the same time. Convenience is so nice.
"So, how'd things go with Blue?" Dark asks the others.
"He's being a huge foal and refuses to apologize to Atom unless he gets one first." Dash answers irritably.
"That's what I was afriad of."
"Atom is acting exactly the same way." Graze says.
"Those shades meant a lot to him." AJ says in his defense.
"Well, now what are we supposed to do?" Rhino asks.
"I still say we just force them to talk." Vine says.
"Well, I've got an idea. Not exactly forcing, but it should still get them to talk." Zephyr says.
"Really? What is it?"
He smirks. "Gather around, everypony, as Uncle Zephyr gives you the details." he says, mortioning for everypony to huddle around him. Everypony huddles in a big circle as Zeph starts to go over his plan. "Okay, so what we're gonna do is..."
Author's Note: Sorry to leave you off on a cliffhanger, but I feel like a troll right now. And now, I go on my break. See you guys back here in a few days. Try not to start any riots without this story.