//------------------------------// // Chapter III // Story: Losing Ponies Sucks // by TheKing2001 //------------------------------// “Starlight? Are you in there?” I faintly heard Twilight and her knocking on the wagon door. “Yeah please stop knocking. I have a really bad hang over. Come in,” I groaned and smacked my lips. I could really use a water and a bunch of pills for this head splitting migraine I currently possess. The wagon door opened and Twilight trotted in with bottles of water and pain pills on her magic. I instantly winced and covered my eyes with a foreleg. No offense to Celestia but I hated the sun on the days I had hang overs. There’s just no way I could describe the pain. “I brought water and pain medication,” Twilight set them down gently next to my nightstand. Or well, our nightstand I suppose I should say. Still a bit weird calling stuff mine when this is your wagon. Three years later and I still can’t really call it mine. I’m still just waiting for you to gallop full speed into the wagon, excited to show me some new magic trick. “Thanks,” I said as I levitated the pills into my mouth and washed them down with water, crushing the bottle in my magic and tossing it in the trash can. “Three points.” “I’m sorry?” Twilight asked as she tilted her head to the side in confusion and I stared at a picture of me and Trixie smiling on the top of Mount Everhoof. How she convinced me to spend our honeymoon up there, I’ll never know. We were freezing the whole car ride up there. Well, till we got in our cabin and bed. We especially got warm after what we did in bed later that night. No Starlight, now is not the time to think of that. “Nothing. Just a little game me and Trixie used to play when we threw trash away,” I answered. “Oh. How much do you remember from last night?” Twilight asked cautiously. “Uh not much. How did I get home? Did I walk? Because the last time I tried to walk home, I ended up on a train in the Crystal Empire,” I said sheepishly. “How stupid did I get?” “Well uh you accused me being glad Trixie is gone and that I hated you two being married,” Twilight admitted. “Sorry,” I mumbled. “I know that isn’t true.” Twilight rolled her eyes and placed a wing around me as she sat down on the mattress we had replaced the hammock with. “I know. We really need to talk about your drinking again Starlight,” Twilight said sternly. I gritted my teeth and rolled my eyes. Not this again. “Twilight, I just woke up and I have a hang over. Even if I didn’t, I don’t feel like talking about this again. I get you’re looking out for me and all but I’m fine. It helps me out. Helps me forget for a good while,” I said through my gritted teeth. “Well until the next day at least.” “Have you ever thought about medication? Or talking to someone? I know you’ve talked to me and Applejack a little bit about it but maybe someone professional could be good help,” Twilight offered hopefully. I hated when she used that tone. Always hurt to say no when she used it. Looked like Pinkie after you said no to one of her parties. So I just reverted to my old response. “We will see,” I said casually and she nodded with a smile. “Great! Just remember you have lots of ponies and a dragon here for you. I just wish I got to know Trixie better. Stupid of me of all ponies to have held onto a silly grudge. But she did make you happy and that made me happy. Your happiness is all that matters,” Twilight muttered into my mane as she hugged me. And this is why Twilight is my number two best friend. Sorry Twilight but nopony will ever top Trixie. Heh, that sounded dirty. No Starlight, think clean. “I know. And thanks again for putting up with my lame drunk ass once again.” Twilight pulled back and gave me a frown. “None of that talk. You’re not lame, you’re a great pony. I don’t think you should entirely quit drinking, just ease into slowing down. This is the fourth or fifth night you’ve been drunk and I’m afraid one of these days me or Spike will find you dead,” Twilight admitted. We both stared at your hat and cloak hanging on the wall. I’ll admit, I sometimes sleep in your cloak or just hold it when I think about you and it gets bad. “Can you believe it’s been three years?” I asked quietly. “It feels like it was just yesterday.” Twilight sighed and nodded slowly. “I know. It surprised us too. We were talking about it last night. As for your question, Pinkie and Applejack brought you home. Me and Rainbow were already up talking.” “Do you think Trixie would be disappointed in me?” I asked and gestured around her wagon at the bottles. The two glasses from when me and Trixie had drank together still sat on the nightstand gathering dust. I refused to move them from where she had left them. Weird but I know. I can’t bring myself to change anything in her wagon from how she left it. The only thing me and Trixie changed was expanding and changing out the hammocks for a mattress for on the road and more comfort. “I think,” Twilight wet her lips and looked away. “That if Trixie was in your hoofsteps, she might be in your exact spot. And I’ll be honest, there’s a small chance I would be too. You’re like family to me. Along with Spike. The other girls are close to me yeah, but you live with me. You’re like a sister to me. Losing you would utterly break me.” “So you won’t abandon me for drinking?” I asked nervously. Twilight rolled her eyes as she maintained her hug and I hugged her back. “I’ll never abandon you Starlight. Ever. I haven’t when we had trouble with your friendship lessons and I won’t abandon you because of this.”