As I was looking myself in the mirror, I was having one of the most difficult decisions I would ever make in my entire life... Which clothing I should go to the pizzeria? One thing was taking a pop star into dating... But now I will meet the cast of my favorite show, and the voice actors of the characters I worked so hard to draw and replicate into my videos...
I remained looking at myself as I was fixing my hair, what was supposed I to do? Keep casual? Be formal? What kinda clothing should I do? As I trying to burn my brain thinking I heard a knock on my door which thank you brother, it was fixed.
"It's open," I said as my way to allow the others to come. As the door opened, I finally could let out a sigh of relief since my 2 best judges can help me to solve this case. "Hey, moms."
"Hello, sweetie." Both my mothers replied as mom Celestia walked inside of the room first, as she proceeds to walk looking at me. "Getting ready for the date today?"
I nodded to her as I looked at my stepmother which would be something that I feared that she was holding. A cellphone.
"Please tell me that you are not recording this." My panic raised as she smiled wide indicating that she was in fact saving this for future events. "Mother please, don't do this to me."
"Oh sweetie, you know the rules. Since we couldn't take pictures of you last week, this time we will save this for future meetings and use this against you. So now be cute and smile." My stepmother smiled as she saved the photos on her most secret file, which even the best hackers of our school couldn't find it.
"I'm doomed." I couldn't help but accept my humiliation since both my mothers are both my salvation and my condemnation for this date... "Anyway, can you two help me?"
As my mother Celestia looked at me, knowing that I'm not showing such enthusiasm I knew she would know that maybe something was going on...
"Of course sweetie, is it something wrong?" She asked as my stepmother placed her cellphone on her pocket, making me look at them and being serious.
"I just don't know what to dress... I want to look casual but the entire cast of power ponies voice actors will be there, and I want to create a good impression. But I don't want to look too formal since it will be into a pizzeria." I have been staring in front of the mirror for more than 30 minutes. These little details are what would make a good impression turn into a horrible experience. And I fear that something like that would happen to me today. But two hands touched in each side of my shoulder, the warm hands of my parents.
"Don't tell more, we will do the rest." My stepmother Velvet smiled at me as she opened my wardrobe as all my clothes came out from it. I cringed as I heard all my clothes coming out of the wardrobe. The silence between me and my mothers was awkward, and deep inside of me I knew I made an awful mistake.
I saw the shadow on their faces. And the calm before the storm...
"Spike..." The quiet voice of my mother was the only thing that made my spine shrive. "Maybe it's time for me and you to have a talk about organization. Isn't that right Velvy?"
I gulped as I felt the same warm hand on my back become cold like ice and made me have goosebumps around my body, as I saw the evil glare from her eyes.
Maybe I should have used a simple T-shirt and black pants, that would have saved me from them.
Someone, please save me.
I know it wouldn't be needed to someone drive me to Pizzeria, but after the mess on my wardrobe, and the full hour organizing and cleaning. I needed to make sure that both my mothers would release a bit of my leash, I'm walking on thin ice now.
I can't deny that I'm anxious about this day more than anyone else. I felt the heartbeats from my chest being so loud that I keep hearing instead of the song playing on the radio. My stepmother seemed to move her head from side to side as my mother nodded her head as she looked at me. Even after the stupid decision to ask them to help me to choose my clothes, it was worth it, since now I'm feeling fine with what I'm dressing. A white shirt with a green blazer is something simple that could be elegant and stylish. And using social pants, it would be fitting to meet the entire group of Power Ponies and still be elegant to have a date with Sonata.
"Thanks, moms, for helping me to choose this. Now I'm feeling confident and ready for today." I said as both of then glanced at me, showing a kind of indifference, but after calming their minds, they managed to giggle, with made me relax.
"You look lovely, Spike, I know for a fact that even if the other group will not talk to you, at least you and Sonata will pass a good time together." The voice of my mother Celestia in some way made me realize she was right, Sonata enjoyed passing time with me the same way I did to her. "Remember, be polite but enjoy yourself as much as you want. You already received their permission for your videos. Remember to be grateful but be yourself."
"Oh Tia, don't be so much drama queen. Spike honey, focus on enjoying your time, be yourself, you even have a girlfriend who liked you from the way you are, just make her happy and be happy as well, this way the dinner will be fun." My stepmother reassured me but I could see my mother giving her a glare, which made my stepmother roll her eyes. "Seriously Tia, you need to relax as well. Everything is fine. Spike is ready..."
"Well, I..." At the moment my mother Celestia was going to say something, a ringtone appeared from a familiar cellphone, her own cellphone was receiving a call... Stopping the car was a signal as she clicked the button and started talking. "Hello? Yes?..."
At the moment she was talking, I knew it was my time to leave, but spikes of doubt were still remaining in my mind, and the fear of receiving rejection was indeed making me feel anxious. But the sudden voice made me snap from my thoughts.
"Spike, whatever is going to happen, whatever they are going to say to you... This will not change who you are... I just want you to be happy and enjoy yourself." My stepmother said as she smiled at me.
I smiled at the reassuring words from her, she was right, I worked so much hard during years, and lucky lady was on my side disguised as a creepy person, but knowing all the circumstances and how much paranoic I was being, it seems all the stress was making everything awful to me... Why shouldn't I just enjoy my time? Yeah, whatever is going to happen inside of this place. I know I'm ready.
"Thanks, mommy, and you too momma. I love you... Wish me luck." I waved as the car started moving away.
I looked around as the many cars crossed over the street, as I could see the pizzeria in front of me, a big named company of pizza who have made a name over the entire state, was something I've always wanted to try with my family. I heard their menu is something creative and crazy if possible.
I didn't waste time and went inside already, as to my surprise the entire establishment was completely empty. But there were at least 4 tables connecting with each other with sits, and when I thought I was alone...
"SPIKE" A familiar voice shouted behind me, making me jump in surprise, and almost have a heart attack. When I looked who was, it was nobody less than the cheerful girl who has been stalking me for so long, and one of the friends of my channel.
"Sonata. How are you?" I tried to recover from the jump scare of the girl who seemed excited to see me.
"I'm doing fine, thank you for asking me," Sonata said before she gave me a big hug on me. "But I'm glad you are here. OH MY GOD SPIKE, YOU SURPASSED YOURSELF."
Sonata's sudden shout as she hugged me, made my ears ring from her loud voice, but suddenly she released me as she kept smiling. How she can be this dense? It's like rollercoaster ups and downs. Just accept the compliment Spike, it's better for you.
"Thanks, Sonata, but you know it wasn't just me, Blueblood really used all his voice and kept the true feelings from Humdrum. And my brother Shining Armor made a perfect music soundtrack to make sure the feels crossed over the entire video." I cannot deny the fact, it wasn't for my family's support I wouldn't have been here today.
"Oh yeah, hey, isn't Blueblood a lawyer?" Sonata asked as I nodded to her question. "He has a big talent for doing voice acting, I would like to make some collaboration with him if you don't mind."
"Seriously?" I asked surprised, her smile already confirmed the answer to my question. "I think he will like this idea, maybe we could make some silly collaboration if you have time... A bit of interaction with Filly second and Humdrum would be good to break the ice."
I could see that happen, Blueblood would love to receive a collab, I think even Shining Armor would enjoy making some songs with Sonata singing too... Wait, Spike, maybe you are going too far, you should ask her first...
"Sonata if you don't... hmm?" The shock came in front of me, like a lightning hitting my body, my lips... were touching hers... As she remained with eyes closed, and my heartbeats were making a rhythm of a machine gun, the sound of a xylophone, a saxophone, and a bass crossing deep inside of my mind... How many seconds? 1? 10? 20? 40? The time must have stopped around me, as the sudden music played inside of my head, and then she opened her eyes.
Looking at me as her face was covered in the purple of blush, I couldn't find my voice...
"Sorry, sorry, I'm really so sorry... but I couldn't take out of my mind the end of our date, and I wanted so much to give you a goodnight kiss... Even if was my first one." Sonata sheepishly scratched her head, which made my eyes wide open.
"You..." I couldn't help but gag because of my lack of words. It was her first kiss...But so do was mine. "I...I..."
"I'm sorry." Sonata still blushing crazily, she must have thought that I didn't like it.
"No, it's just... You surprised me." I said aloud which startle her, and now I'm starting to feel panic. "I liked it, it was my first kiss too, please don't take it that I didn't like it."
As my panic was not helping my case. I knew that maybe not just me but both of us screwed up. Oh my God, what I'm going to do.
"Can you both be quiet for a minute? I'm finishing an important scene of the book I've been trying to read for 5 days, and just now I have free time to do it." Suddenly a voice made not just me, but Sonata turns our backs and see that one of the chairs was occupied by a woman who appear to be on her 25, with her elegant blue jacket showing a good lighting symbol and an emblem of a woman known as the princess of Maskguard. Her hair was a mixed color of silver strips and night blue hair.
"Oh, sorry Fancy Bolt." Sonata suddenly stopped blushing, as she immediately took my har and moved me with her to the table.
We took one of the tables we started to sit in front of each other. As we looked in silence the woman who seemed so concentrated to be reading her book. We would start talking but we didn't want to disturb her or anything.
After 5 minutes of silence, the woman closed her book.
"Finally. 10 days reading this trash. And now I know the assassin is the daughter. What a waste of time." Fancy took her best aim and launched from far away from the book, leading directly at the trash can. "SCORE."
The woman raised her fist in a victory pose.
"Ehhhhhhhhh." Sonata starts cheering with both of her hands on her mouth creating a full stadium effect. Which made Fancy raises her hand like a great athlete.
"Thank you, thank you, you are all so kind." The woman looked at Sonata who seemed happy to help, then she looked at me. "Oh, so you are the one which has the Metube channel."
"Yes ma'am," I said in a response that made the woman scoff at her place.
"Ma'am? Please, call me Fancy Bolt, or just Bolt for my closest friends, but we are not there yet." Fancy Bolt said as she looked carefully at me. "I have to confess that you have guts to ask permission to use our company show to make content on your channel... Mostly metubers don't ask permission."
"Well, I didn't want to have legal problems, and I really wanted to make the best of my work for the thing I loved most, so I wanted to make sure that I would help the company if they give me their permission." I had to be honest with them. I'm grateful for all the permissions they gave me.
"Yeah, it was the first time that I've seen someone doing it properly. Maybe that's why our director gave the permission right away." Fancy admitted as she placed both her feet over the table, with looked like 2 leather boots.
Okay, she looks a bit similar to Rainbow Dash in some way, but she looked more polite and mature. Maybe that's how RD will be in the future?
"I thank you for the opportunity. I really do." I said in gratitude, which made Fancy nod her head.
"Of course you do. And what you did with your channel was indeed prodigious work. From the script to the animation. All the work you've been doing was something that caught out attention." Fancy smiled as she pointed her index thinger to me. "I have to confess... Making the nation of Maskguard and the Blacktorch empire war foes during 2 centuries was an idea of genius. And princess Aurora swears at the deathbed of Iron Hooves that she would protect Humdrum was something touching and good character development."
"So you are the voice of Zapp?" I asked surprised which made her open her blouse which revealed a standard T-Shirt with a pose of Zap using her relic summoning lightning. It was amazing.
"Sure do boy. We've been keeping track of your videos with our specialists, and from their experience, the views were giving a good boost to both your channel and our community.
"Oh..." I said disappointed, she seemed to didn't actually see it the episodes. "So you didn't see it."
"Don't let her mislead you." Then another voice came from the door. Which showed a young woman who seemed to be in her 20s, she was wearing a dark green jacket with dark grey straps and some flowers. And her dark brown long hair took my attention as she seemed to not have shown any kind of emotion. "She cried for 2 hours after watching your video yesterday."
"EMERALD GUST." Fancy raised from her position outraged at the moment that she heard such words. "THAT'S A LIE."
"Oh yeah?" The cute tone of voice of the woman terrifies me, but it seems that it was her personality since I cannot understand what tone of voice she was doing or which emotion she was showing at the moment. It seems I was seeing the daughter of Maud Pie with Fluttershy... A combination that I didn't think it would be real. "Please Humdrum listen to yourself. The past is so messed up. You need to save everyone."
I turned my head to Fancy who seemed to be sweating and her head was becoming red in shame.
"I WAS DRUNK." She then shouted making me look at the new visitor who seemed to be satisfied with the answer.
"I'm glad you admitted you have a problem because you get crazy when it's after work and sometimes you make all of us lose progress when you drink in the middle of work." Emerald Gust said as she sat on Sonata's side, which replied with a quick fist bump on her. And we both watched Fancy slam her head on the table annoyed.
"Ughhhh." Fancy groaned in pain as I tried to hold my laugh, but Emerald makes it worse.
"Oh my, you already drank again? Are you having a hangover? Why did you drink on this important day? Nusk, Nusk, Nusk." Emerald Gust sassily snapped her tongue as she decided to the day of Fancy even worse. And I could see Sonata starting to laugh, and I couldn't help but laugh as well.
Well, I can't wait to meet the rest of the cast.