//------------------------------// // Meeting with the Dead // Story: The Irish Man // by The Irish Brony //------------------------------// “An bhfuil Gaeilge agat?” I ask, already know the answer to my question. I slowly walk closer to him as he looks up at me. “Tá, ar ndóigh,” He responds in a very heavy Irish accent, looking at me like he took a fence to my question. He looks me over as the others follow behind me. “An bhfuil Gaeilge agat?” “Sea, sin an fáth gur féidir liom tú a thuiscint,” I respond as the man's face turns into realization. “Oh! Did I slip into Galic again, I really need to stop doing that,” He says, coving his mouth with his hand as he rubs his stubbles. “Sea..” I shake my head as I try and get my head out of Galic Irish myself. “I mean yes,” “Well, it is nice to meet another human. My name is Finn, Finn Even,” I look down at his now extended hand as my eyes water up a little. I smile as I grab his hand firmly, finally getting to feel the hand of my father. “Nice to meet you Finn, my name is Brogan Even,” I say as we let go of each others hands. “Even?...” He asks, sceptical. “Are we related some how?” “Mabey, your name sounds familiar,” “Finn, it’s nice to see you a live,” Twilight says happily walking between the two of us. Then all the anger I felt early comes back as I rub the tears away from my eyes. “I need to ask her later, if my hunch is correct I’m going to have to yell at her,” I think as the two talk about the crazy wild life in the forest. “There was this big Madra, dog looking thing made out of wood,” Finn says, widening his arms to show how big the animal was. “That’s a timber wolf, they are very dangerous and can’t be killed or taken out easily,” Twilight explains to Finn. “It was easy to deal with once I threw it a bone,” Finn replies. “Where did you find a bone at?” Twilight asks, but before he answers, I interject. “Finn, whould you mind if me and Twilight spoke alone for a bit?” I ask, giving my most warrming smile I coud muster with all the emotions that were running through my head. “Sure, I need to head back to my puball to get ready to move. The meet eating butterfly’s won’t right them selfs down in my jornal,” Finn smiles and turns around, walking back into the forest. Once I think he’s gone, I wip around angerly staring at Twilight. She looks up at me as her ears flop to her head, looking up at my with the expression a kid gives a parent when they know they are in trouble. “Princess Twilight Sparkle!” I yell with all the anger that had botteled up into me as I take a step closer to her. She takes a shaking step away from me as the others look at me in surprise. I see out of the corner of my eye that Fluttershy has ducked behind Rainbow Dash. “I.. I can explain Brogan...” Twilight says, slumping onto her honches as she waves her arms franticly in frount of her. “You better Twilight Sparkle,” I say through gritted teeth while I point a finger at her. I take a deep breath in and kneel down in frount of her with a more calming daminer. The anger still bowling in me like a tea pot. Twilight takes a deep breath in before begining to talk. ”Brogan, to be perfectly honest. I knew the hull time… I just didn’t want to take the chance,” Twilight’s head slumps down, looking into the dirt sadly. “I’m sorry,” “How long have you known?” I ask, placing a gentle but furm hand on her sholder. She looks up at my hand for a few seconds before looking up at me. “Since I looked into the journal. Me Fluttershy and Dash are the only once who knew about your connection with Finn. I didn’t want to take the chance that he might have been just a friend, or mabey a dead hero.” Twilight pauses as she looks down at the grown. "Or maybe something worse," I take a shaky breath in as I close my eyes. Thinking over the information Twilight has given me. “Twilight..” I open my eyes while I squeeze her shoulder, getting a little meep out of her. “Thank you, but now I have to say goodbye to him, even if he dosn’t know who I am,” I stand up and start walking back towards the road that lead me here. Twilight just stands there while the others walk up to her and starts talking. Fluttershy on the other hand fallows me as we walk silently back to the cottage. Nether of us talk as the silence thickens between us. I was tempted to tell her to go back, but I couldn't do that to her. I was enjoying her company anyways. We finnaly make it at of the forest and to the cottage. I open the door and immediately start packing my bags, grabbing every camping thing I could find by the couch. Fluttershy just watches as I place the journals into my bag and zip it up. I throw it over my shoulder and head for the door. I open it, but before I can step out Fluttershy speeks up. “Brogan.. I..I need to tell you something,” Fluttershy says, looking up at me. I turn my head to the side to look at her while my hand grabs the door knob. “Make it quick, I need to catch up with my dad,” I respond bluntly and coldly. She shrinks under my bland response, but I don’t notice. “Brogan.. I love you,” She almost meeps out all at once incoherently, but with my better hearing I could make out the words she just said. It hit my heart hard. I feel everything crashing down around me as those words sunk in. I grip the door knob harder as I try and hold back my tears as I quickly step out and close the door on her. WIthout turning around to hear what happens, I briskly walk towards the forest to find my dad. Tears streaming down my face over what I have done. There is no going back from that, I think as I walk into the forest. I walk for a bit before a voice in my head stops me. "Are you sure this is the right decision?" The sweet and kind voice says in my head. I look around to make sure no one was around before yelling, "Who are you!" I sit there and wait for a response. "You know who I am allready. I am the first person you thanked in this knew world," I shrug my sholders at the voice. "You have to be kiding me," I say as I continue to walk towrds my dad's camp. I am stoped by a blue magical ara suroundin my body. "Licen Brogan, are you sure it is wise for thy to choose past over futuer?" I try and pull away from the magic, but it won't budge. "Pulsanna draíochta leictreacha!" I yell as a big pulse of blue energy shoots away from me, allowing me to start walking again. "Maybe that stopped the bitch from talking to me," "Why do you assume I am a mare?" The voice asks. "Because one third of the population of this planet it female. Now who are you?" I say, getting angrier at the voice in my head. "I am someone you know, but have never meet in person," I roll my eyes as I think. "That makes no sence," "Remeber that night you thanked me for the beautiful stars?" I stop dead in my tracks as the words hit my head. "How the hell do you know about that?" I ask, getting really creeped out. "I am the one you thanked that night. I found you, confused, lost, and ambanded by your family," "My family did not ambaded me!" I yell as tears form in my eyes. "Get out of me head now!" "If you wish. We will meet again, I don't know where, or when, but I know I will meet you in person soon," The last word leaves my head as a kneel down onto the ground as I let out my tears. "Maybe she's right," I think before wiping the tears away. "No, this is my chose, my life!" I stand up and start running. I run past the girls still at the pond as they all question twilight. Me and Twilight lock eyes as I run past. I don't look back as I fallow where my dad had walked.