//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 // Story: Twelve Days of ChristMinty // by Twilyx360 //------------------------------// Everypony looked at her in shock then in anger.  “YOU JERK!” Somepony Shouted. Everypony broke down the barricades and moved closer to her. “My family will hate me because of you!” Said one pony. “What will my marefriend think now!?” Said another. “I hope you get banned, idiot!” Said one. “You’re the worst pony alive!” Said another. Everypony berated Minty as she just sat there crying. They threw snowballs at Minty. Snowballs to rocks, rocks to apples. Then one pony approached her attempting to strike her. When all of the sudden that pony got kicked in the face. “Back off! You heard me! Don’t you dare hurt her! Get away from her!” Said somepony. Minty opened her eyes and gasped. It was Applejack herself. Defending her. “Now I know that you’re all mad but that’s no excuse to go attacking somepony. Now go home!” Shouted Applejack. Just then. The bulbs surrounded Minty. She held them close as she laid in the snow. The last thing she saw was Derpy before she blacked out. “Are you ok Minty?” === Minty was out for an entire day. She woke up to find herself in Twilight’s castle in a bed. A fireplace in the background. Derpy sat in a chair next to her. “Oh, Minty you’re ok.” Said Derpy hugging her. “You’re not mad at me?” Asked Minty. “Well, I am a little disappointed but, it was an accident, right?” Asked Derpy. “Yeah!” Said Minty. “And I believe you. But nopony should be attacked like that!... And well, if it bothered you, I think I know why.” Derpy looked at Minty in understanding. And hugged her. “I feel the same way sugarcube. So, you’re Minty?” Asked Applejack. “Yes.” “Well, some ponies want to see you.” Said Applejack. Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Rarity entered. “MINTY!” Shouted Pinkie hugging Minty. Rainbow Dash and Rarity were on the side of the bed. “Hey how have you been?” Asked Rainbow. “What are you doing here?” Asked Rarity. “You know them, Minty?” Asked Derpy. “Me and Minty were school filly friends!” Said Pinkie. “And me.” Said Rarity. “And she helped me big time.” Said Rainbow. “It’s good to see you all.” Said Minty enjoying the hug. === The ponies sat near the fireplace. Rarity, Pinkie and Rainbow shared stories about Minty. “When I discovered my passion for creativity. I was not sure where to go after my first venture. Minty loved making things. She made her very own socks. And so, we worked together for months to make our own unique designs. But Minty hit a roadblock. We were sewing her latest sock design, but her machine went haywire, and she hurt her hoof. She couldn’t sew and she was so sad. So, I took it upon myself to finish that design for her. So, I spent the weekend sewing socks. When I showed them to her, she loved it! We both took one of them. As a unique kind of friendship bracelet. And well, I still have it.” Pinkie was next. “When I first moved to Ponyville everypony thought I was weird. And they picked on me for being too hyper. I tried to calm down. And it didn’t work. Everypony still didn’t like me. One bully even pushed me off a swing and into the sand. And told me to shut up. But Minty was there to help me up. And she told that bully off. But I stopped talking at school for a while. But Minty kept trying to get me to talk but I didn’t.  Minty got picked on a lot. That same bully started picking on her for a while and one day I knew it was my turn to tell the bully off. And he never bothered us again! After that we understood each other better and became the bestest of friends! She was the only pony who I could finally be myself around. We were two peas in a pod, we did everything together! And she gave me a friendship sock too!” Pinkie pulled the sock out of her mane. “I kept this in my mane for years!” Now Rainbow Dash. “Well. I met Minty later. After I left college. I left on bad terms. So, I was fighting a huge depression. I thought I couldn’t be a friend anymore. I thought I had abandoned everypony. I hated myself so much. As I was moving to Ponyville I was not really excited for my birthday. The night before, Minty saw me moving in and she helped me move some boxes in the house. We finished early and I told her about what happened. And so. She told me she would stick by my side for my birthday the next day until I was happy again. When my birthday came. Minty took me all over ponyville, we had a great day. But later I had a flashback. So, I flew off into the Everfree Forest. But when I got there, I saw Minty looking for me and she was being attacked by a manticore! So, I kicked it, chased it off, and saved her. And it felt good. When she thanked me for saving her life, I felt like if I could save her and she liked me, how bad can I be? So, she gave me a present, my first pair of flight goggles when I moved to Ponyville that she made herself. And a friendship sock.” Minty smiled. “I told you that you would become a hero if you could save me and yourself.” Minty and Rainbow hugged.