Villain's Night, Only At The Salt Lick!

by Hclegend


Last Call

The night went on. Stories were exchanged, hijinks were had and overall, everyone had a good time. All good things must come to an end, however.

"Last call, mates. What do you want before I close up?" Foamy said, starting to clean up the place as he looked at his 3 remaining patrons.

"You know what?" Starlight spoke up. "Fuck it, last round's on me. Give me 3 Manechester beers and put it on my tab."

Chrysalis and Discord were surprised, but a free drink was a free drink. Foamy set about pouring in the tangy liquid into mugs with a smaller mug embedded on it. "Manechester is a funny place, you know. It's like Manehatten, but smaller and more violent. Not the best place to grow up, but you learn to grow a spine there." Foamy said, almost nostalgically, "It's probably why I import the stuff, actually. Always nice to have a taste of home with you."

As the three former villains took a drink, they marvelled at the sheer bitterness of the flavour, the kick it had. It's certainly different from cider, at least.

Simultaniously finishing their swig, all three had a different reaction.

Chrysalis looked like she was hit by a carriage.

Discord was remarkably stoic.

Starlight was smacking her lips, trying to get used to the aftertaste.

Smiling, Foamy poured himself a beer too. "Ah fuck it, I'll join you three. To drinking with friends!"

All three proceeded to chant "To drinking with friends!" before toasting their drinks by tapping the mugs against each others, before taking one long swig to finish their drinks.

"Probably not a good idea to drink it all at once, but whatever floats your boats. You three stay safe now, you hear?"

"Yes Mr Foamy sir. I'll try not to destroy anything on my way home." Starlight said, tongue firmly in cheek.

"I suppose I've had enough to drink anyway. That and I'm probably too drunk to keep a disguise on long enough to sap any love." Chrysalis slurred, the alcohol getting to her faster.

Discord for his part, looked relatively sober. "It's a bit easier to get home when you can just snap your talons and be there in a flash, but the last time I tried that while inebriated, I ended up possessing a Highlord and did some spacewar stuff before eventually managing to teleport back to my own dimension without killiing the poor blighter." Discord mused. "I certainly hope that Fluttershy didn't lock me out again." he muttered to himself, before leaving his stool and heading for the door, before spawning a fancy jacket and top hat. "I bid you ladies (And Foamy) farewell." before snapping his talons and disappearing.

Chrysalis also headed for the door. "See you Starlight. Remember, horrific vengeance!" before leaving herself.

That just left Starlight and Foamy. "What? Get the hell out of my bar." Foamy said rather bluntly. Starlight decided to obey, trotting towards the door. "Be seeing you around Foamy. Just... Don't forget your roots, okay?"

Foamy was silent for a moment. "I'll never forget, Starlight. You stay safe too."

Starlight then embraced the crisp nighttime air, as she left Foamy to head back to the castle. She did regret not bringing a jacket, but she would manage as she trotted towards the large, garish beacon of light that was home.

Starlight mused over her final words to Foamy. "Don't forget your roots..." Why did she say that? Obviously he was born and raised in Manechester, but he seemed pretty aware of where his roots lied, considering he had Manechester beer to serve and at least some knowledge of the area.

Starlight, for the second time that night, managed to accidentally bump her horn into the castle. This time it was a lot more painful, but she resisted the urge to yell out in pain. It was late anyway. Reaching her hoof towards the crystaline door, she turned it...

And nothing happened.

Confused, she let go of the door, before it opened itself. Which was entirely due to the alicorn waiting on the other side.

"Hi Starlight! How was your night?" Twilight exclaimed, letting her student/friend/former rival/that mare who she had weird dreams about in to escape the cold, before closing the door with a quiet clunk.

"I-it went... F-fine Twilight." Starlight slurred, the alcohol kicking in now.

"Sounds like you had a good time, then. Want me to help you to your bed?" Twilight asked helpfully.

"Can't hurt."

And so, two of the most powerful mages in Equestria headed to Starlight's room, Twilight making sure Starlight didn't fall over with a gentle wing on her back. It was more of a soothing thing than a helpful thing, but as the Princess of Friendship, the two tend to overlap far more than most ponies care to guess.

"I assume your bar bill was quite large then?"

"Hey, it's going to be sent to you, so..."

Twilight gave a grin. "I expected that, you freeloader. Just remember to take your wallet next time, eh? Don't want Celestia to think that your mentor and friend has a drinking problem. I've heard horror stories about Ciderholics Anonymous..."

Starlight gave a stupid, drunken smile. "I suppose I could use my own bits next time. But isn't Celestia a cake addict?"

"That's just a rumor, Starlight. She does enjoy cake a bit much, though..."

After some awkward silence, they had reached their destination: Starlght's bedroom, which was decorated with nick-nacks such as kites, photos of her friends, anti-equality propaganda, a scrying spell to spy on her...

What, did you think Twilight could just install a spell designed to spy on her without her noticing? The sentiment was appreciated, so she didn't disable it. She just installed one in Twilight's room instead. Take that, mentor!

More importantly, was Starlight's bed. The place where this all started, and the place that this ends. Starlight flopped down into her cosy mattress, before her quilt slid over her, encasing her in a cosy tomb in which she would never want to escape.

"Goodnight Starlight." Twilight said softly.

For her part, Starlight was already fast asleep, snoring very loudly. Twilight was just glad she put Starlight somewhere not close to her. Snoring can be really distracting. She looked cute though. Very, very cute.

Twilight gave a yawn. It was late and waiting for Starlight had taken a toll on her, so it was time for her to go to dreamland too. Leaving the room, she quietly closed the door, just as the author closes the book on their tale.