//------------------------------// // 6.- What!! // Story: I am a cloudbender [Pegasus] // by Flash point //------------------------------// The Surprise Flash didn’t hesitate twice when he hurtled back to Ponyville, landing outside his house. Amperia was placed on the floor very carefully, he gave her a little space watching her breathing return to normal until she woke up with a squeak of happiness and a jump as she clutches her chest and raises a raised fist to collide with him. “Damn crazy squirrel, you had me worried and you just want to celebrate by passing out from shortness of breath and adrenaline overdose!” Amperia nodded vigorously as her eyes flashed with happiness. 'Crazy squirrel' Flash just rolled his eyes and hit his hooves with Amperia’s fist who started screaming in excitement. * Happy squirrel sounds * [Again! Again!] Flash may not understand his friend, but so many years help him understand her on a certain level. “No! It’s a lot of action for a day and my heart demands food to recover from the scare you made me suffer” * Sad squirrel screech * Amperia tried to use her puppy eyes on Flash to get another ride, for added shock she pretended to cry a bit. “That trick stopped working years ago, get yourself a new one!” Flash ignored her as he walked towards his house to cook some delicious pancakes. “Tch!” Amperia could only throw a small pebble at Flash’s flank to vent her annoyance. “HEY!” “Hmp!” Amperia only responded by turning her back with her arms crossed. “Agh! Stop throwing things at me or I won’t give you cookies anymore!” * Squiik !! * Amperia looked at him with wide eyes that showed how threatened she felt, she quickly approached and rubbed the place where she hit with the pebbles and looked at Flash with teary eyes. “I forgive you, but avoid repeating it, because the next time I will not take you to my flights” Amperia only nodded resignedly as she returned to Flash’s mane. Distracted with Amperia, Flash entered to his house- “SURPRISE !!!” “WAH !!” Flash nearly yelled at the unexpected, but took a quick leap away from the pink fur ball that nearly received an uppercut from him, a reflex he developed from facing the Canterlot snobs. “Hi!, my name is Pinkamena Diane Pie, but my friends call me Pinkie Pie, do you like the surprise party? Obviously it is your surprise Welcome-to-Ponyville party that I have organized since the construction of your house was ordered, I prepared the party and invite the whole town, everyone here are my friends and I hope you will too, Derpy says that you are a good Pony something that I already believe when I saw you arrive, you have a nice house made of clouds, I wish Rainbow had one similar to be able to have parties at her house, but her house is made entirely for Pegasos which makes me a bit annoyed-“ The little pink mare did not seem to stop with her speech, something that overwhelmed Flash enough that he was taken by surprise until someone interrupted her. “Ta-ta-ta! Calm Pinkie, you are overwhelming our guest of honor, you don’t see that the stallion is a bit confused by everything that is happening, calm darling, she is like that with everypony and all the time, with that out, my name is Rarity“ She offered her hooves in the form of a formal salute, something that Flash responded with with his own hooves. “Uh! It is not a bother, it is not the first soul that I know that is very imperative and cheerful, but it is just that she take myself at an unexpected moment, at one moment I was worried about the state of my friend Amperia and in the other I suffer a invasion of my personal space when I am very alert " “Is your friend okay? Where is she? Did you drop her off at the hospital?” Rarity asked very concerned as she approached with more interest on the subject, while Pinkie began to tremble in her place with every second increasing her trembling. “She’s fine, say hello, but I think you should release Pinkie from your spell, it looks like she’s about to explode” Amperia just peeked out for a second and then shot away, something that confused Flash for a moment until his attention was attracted to Pinkie. “Oops!” Rarity instantly removed the spell from the zipper on Pinkie’s mouth who she quickly went back to talking about how uncomfortable the spell was by blocking her mouth among a bunch of other words that no one could understand. “Well I’m retiring, I think I’ll have some cupcakes from the snack bar, since I’m hungry, with your permission” Flash made his way to the snack bar after Rarity and Pinkie dismissed him and decided to have a little conversation about fashion and something about serpentines. Flash reached for his hooves to pick up a purple cupcake, but when he was about to pick it up, a Muffin got in the way when someone pushed it towards him. “Muffins are more delicious... Flash... is it wrong that I want that muffin... now?” An easily recognizable voice for Flash sounded from beside him. To one side is Derpy full of crumbs from the Muffin that she has eaten but her gaze does not stop observing the muffin on Flash’s hooves. “No Derpy, for my part it doesn’t bother me, thanks for your intentions, but I’ll have that Grape Cupcake before someone else takes it” Derpy didn’t have to listen twice before snatching the Muffin from Flash’s hooves. Now with his tray full of food, Flash retired to his dining room where he met a stallion, a particularly tall red one who was quietly enjoying an apple pie and a beer. “”Enjoy your meal“” When they both exchanged glances and observed that each one was enjoying his meal, they said the same thing to each other, something that caused a small laugh in both of them because of how socially awkward that was. “Storm Flash, new Pegasus of the Weather” Flash raised his drink in greeting to his new acquaintance. “Big Macintosh, Apple Family Farmer” He replied with the same joyful attitude to find a similar specimen. The party progressed smoothly, Pinkie Pie managed to drag Flash with the help of Rarity so that he would meet as many Ponies as possible, but most only stayed in formal presentations and their professions, until two mares recognized Flash apart from Derpy who recognized him and was following them in silence with a muffin always in hoof. A drunken Rainbow Dash tried to force Flash into an air race to fix the score from 4 to 0, she also tried to force him into a competition for anything, but two mares managed to keep her under control. In the end she ended up learning why Pinkie Pie is Pinkie Pie, Flash was wise and learned at the expense of others along with lots of laughs at the ridiculousness of Pinkie Pie’s crazy abilities. It was quite an adventure just to appreciate how the group of mares made a mess with their games. Flash had strong impressions of the Cake couple, Fluttershy, Big Mac’s younger sister Applejack, Rarity and above all Pinkie Pie who was a walking ball of light carrying laughter and fun on her way, although sometimes she can be a bit invasive. He got to know them better because few ponies stayed after 9 as they all had to continue their work the next day. Little by little the house emptied out until only Pinkie Pie’s close friends were left along with Derpy who passed out on the couch after eating too many muffins. Rarity was the only one who retired because she has a younger sister to take care of, leaving the other mares who got drunk until they passed out in different places in the house on the first floor. Flash did not consume any alcohol, he was not a drinker in his previous life and less in this one where he takes good care of his body, he prefers to be a spectator of how others do antics and be able to remember them the next day, apart from avoiding headaches and the strange situations attracted by alcohol. The next morning Flash came down from his room at 6:20 and found that the first floor had been completely cleaned and tidy, leaving only three sleeping mares with pink blankets that a certain mare took out of her mane the last night, but what call the most of his attention, it was her pet Amperia who was now a hairball from the amount of food she ate, she found herself lying on the table now clean, but he could remember the amount of half-eaten meals that surrounded her at last night . After several minutes that Flash spent in his kitchen, his three guests were awakened by the sweet smell of food that hit their noses and they reacted with great vigor. Derpy, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy crawled from their places to the dining room and sat with their minds still disoriented, the most awake was Derpy following her was Fluttershy with Rainbow Dash being the last, who is suffering the worst hangover of her life. “Remind me not to compete against Pinkie Pie, I drank enough Cider to feed an eighth of Cloudsdale’s population” Rainbow rubbed her forehead with her hoofs for relief. “Have this tea, it will help ease your headache, but you’d better get something better like medicine or ask some medical unicorn for help” Flash came from the kitchen juggling several plates and glasses that he put on the table with a trained grace. “Thanks for the food, Flash!” Derpy rocked in her chair cheerfully as she enjoyed the breakfast. “Sorry for the troubles” Fluttershy hid behind her mane as she tried to become one with the surroundings as she took small bites of her food. Rainbow Dash on the other hand cleaned her plate with speed and less etiquette and then shot out of the house, shortly after, Derpy had to leave as well since she had mail to deliver, Fluttershy only stayed because she wanted to return the favor by cleaning the dishes , something that Flash accepted without any problem, so in order not to make her extended stay so uncomfortable, Flash decided to talk about animals and certain curiosities that he knew about some of them, this greatly encouraged Fluttershy instantly who became a Pinkie Pie 2.0 Light for how talkative she became.