//------------------------------// // Epilogue and Presents? // Story: Equestria Noir Case 10 "Pinkie Party" // by Jacoboby1 //------------------------------// Case 10 “Presents and Epilogue?” After the Doctor left the party went well into the night. I sat in my house as the clock showed it was two in the morning. Two hours ago I was officially declared twenty five… The Party ended an hour ago on a light note. I got a lot of presents despite my hope that Pinkie said in the invitations not to include them. But I guess she didn’t so I got a huge pile I had to dig through. From Pinkie Pie herself I got a bunch of party supplies. Balloons, streamers, the whole shebang. From Miss Rarity I got another trench coat upgrade, this one had bullet proof enhanced fabric. She said I got shot at way too many times for my own good so she decided to choose function over form. Somehow she still managed to keep its grey color and all the pockets despite the addition of the enhanced fabric. From Rainbow I got a dumbbell. She said I needed to keep myself physically fit if I was going to keep up with her on cases. I looked at my rather skinny legs and I understood her argument. Raiden gave me a compilation CD of his latest hits, I didn’t tell him I bought all of his albums whenever they came out. He already had a huge ego I didn’t need to add to it. Fluttershy gave me some books on wolf care. Luca was spending most of his time in the woods but I still needed to look after the wolf. Despite her pet bunny being terrified of the wolf she’s developed a fondness for my noble friend. Luca didn’t give me anything for my birthday though…he was making a lot of effort trying to catch Angel Bunny though… From the Apple family I got a huge basket of treats. Apple Fritters, tarts, pies, cakes, and even an apple turnover that tasted rather good. Big Mac gave me a simple thank you for hooking him up with Fluttershy. I swear those two were made for each other. Spike gave me an old Mare-Do-Well comic as his gift. He said he actually liked reading them and he said I should be a super hero one day. My thoughts? Anypony who goes riding around dressed in tights and that hat clearly has issues… The Cutie Mark Crusaders tried their hands at card making for my gift. The thing was huge! I’ve seen movie posters that were smaller! How the hey did they even get it out the door? It was a nice looking card anyway, not sure where I’m going to put it though. Sadly this did not earn them their cutie marks…so they moved on to trying some other crazy adventure. Dinky got me a charm bracelet she made in arts and crafts. Her mother gave me; you guessed it, a basket of muffins. When I mentioned The Doctor (under his pseudonym Time Turner) she seemed to get flustered a little…I wonder what their relationship is? Colgate got me a whole bunch of dental supplies. I felt my blood go cold when she said I should go to her place for an appointment. No matter how old you get a trip to the dentist is always something to dread… Lyra and Bon Bon got me some of the candy Bon Bon makes for a living. Lyra tried to give me tips about what to do with Twilight during “alone time” That just got her yanked away by her marefriend trying to hide her embarrassment. Those two really do complete each other despite what happened. That and Bon Bon has a nasally voice now for some reason… I got a few novelty gifts from the other ponies that came to the party. I just stared at the pile and wondered what I was going to do with all of this. I heard rolling and saw Tailspin rolling in his chair towards me. A smile was on his face and a present was in his lap. He held up a hoof “Before you say how dumb I am for buying you a present…just know I wanted to give you this because you’re an awesome brother” I laughed “Well when you put it that way…” Tailspin handed me the box and I unwrapped it with my magic. I looked down at what was in the package…it was a stack of papers. I lifted up the papers and looked at the title My Awesome Brother… It was a story…about my life and how Tailspin fit into it. It showed all I’ve done for him and the story about our lives together. I saw him staying at hospital…him making friends…us living at Potso’s. All the while Tailspin’s care was shown for telling the tale. I smiled a little and looked over at Tailspin “Thanks…this is very flattering Tailspin…” He smiled “You deserve it bro…you’ve done so much for me I just wanted you to see how I felt” “You’re not half bad at writing either…” I pointed out “A little work and you could turn this into a series” Tailspin blushed at my praise “It’s just something I do, I don’t know if it’ll catch on” I smiled at my brother and opened my forelegs. He wheeled over to me and I picked up my brother in a hug. I held my brother to me “Thank you Tailspin…I should write a story about how much you’ve been awesome” Tailspin laughed a little “Wouldn’t be much to it. All I did was sit on my butt and rolled around everywhere” We both laughed and Tailspin gave a noticeable yawn. I picked Tailspin up in my magic and walked to his bedroom. Tailspin’s room was smaller than mine. His walls were adorned with posters of various flyers and super heroes. His desk was littered with papers from his various writing ventures. I was careful to avoid stepping on any toys he left on the ground. I set my brother on his bed and tucked the little guy in bed. He smiled at me “Bro…happy birthday…” I smiled and nuzzled my little brother “I hope to keep having birthdays…so that I can spend time with my awesome brother…” Tailspin smiled and his blue eyes closed. I pulled his cloud covered blanket over him. I couldn’t help but look down at his small and brittle wings…if I had one wish in my life…it would be for him to be able to fly and walk like everypony else. I never told Tailspin that, I didn’t want him to hope too much. But it was a dream I had…some days I would prey to Luna or Celestia that some miracle would happen. That one day Tailspin would jump on my bed his wings and legs restored… I shook my head; it was a dream that’s all. Tailspin has adapted to living without flying or walking normally. Still…a brother can hope… I heard the doorbell ring. Tailspin didn’t stir, he had a lot of fun at the party and he was dog tired. I ran a hoof over his mane and walked to the front door. There was Twilight levitating two items: a small cupcake with a candle on top and a small package with a ribbon on it. She smiled upon seeing me “You left so quickly after the party I didn’t have a chance to catch up…” I smiled upon seeing her and gestured for her to come in. “I just put Tailspin to bed” Twilight smiled and walked into my home. She sat down on the couch and set the cupcake on the coffee table. She seemed even more beautiful with the candle light illuminating her. I turned off all of the other lights just to add to the mood. I sat down opposite her and she smiled. She levitated the rather large package in front of me “Happy Birthday…” I opened the package and saw a large book. I opened it and saw it was a scrapbook. Each page was dedicated to a particular pony that lived in Ponyville. Everypony had a page including Raiden and even Moongale contributed a page. I looked up at Twilight “What’s this?” “A scrapbook” Twilight said simply “Celestia said I should make one so that you remember everypony here…I don’t know why she asked though. Then again I don’t think I’ll ever truly understand the Princess…it’s my gift to you” I levitated the scrapbook onto the table. Twilight levitated the cupcake in front of me “Make a wish Private…” I knew what I wanted...it was the same wish I wished every year. For Tailspin to be able to walk and fly like everypony. I took in a breath and blew out the candle. Twilight laughed in delight “I hope your wish comes true Private” I smiled “So do I…” Twilight set the cupcake down on the table and scooted to me. She looked at me with those beautiful Amethyst eyes of hers “Private…I just want to say I’m happy you’ve stayed with us for so long…I’m happy that I met you” I pulled her in with my forelegs and kissed her deeply. She matched my tender kissing and pressed her body into mine. I fell backwards and she was lying on top of me. I ran a hoof through her violet bangs as I said “The feeling’s mutual Twilight…I’m happy to have met you…the mare I love…” “Preventus…” she said my real name with so much love and tenderness. She kissed me on the horn and smiled “I love you so much…” I pulled her into another loving and tender kiss. I was happy to have this mare as my somepony. So beautiful, strong and brave…I loved her more than life itself… We stopped kissing for a moment and I just held her in my forelegs. I whispered into her ear “The one present I enjoyed the most…was you Twilight…” Twilight smiled and pressed her muzzle into my chest “Preventus...don’t let me go…don’t ever let me go…” “I won’t Twilight…I won’t ever let you go…” ____________________________________________________________ Authors Notes… I can’t thank you guys enough for all the support you’ve given me. Here’s some shout outs to some fans pretty close to my heart To narupiv, you were my first follower and you were there from the beginning. I cannot think of a better way to start my career here on FimFiction.Net then with you. To RainbowBringer33, I enjoyed my conversations with you and I’m happy that you’ve enjoyed the series so far To GamermanZendrelax, I’m so blessed to have a Whovian among my fans. Thank you so much for your advice on this case. I hope you enjoyed my interpretation of The Doctor. May you continue to be a help when he returns later this season. Also…Potso will be back don’t worry! Stop asking about that damn accordion! To The philosopher, I enjoyed your humorous comments and I look forward to them every time I post a case. To averagejoey2000, stay sane dude as I keep making these stories. To Sour Grapes, I hope you’ve come to enjoy the series despite being a part of it only recently. You’ve contributed quite a bit and I hope you will continue to do so. To Midnight Dancer, Thank you so much for bailing me out from that chapter in case 9. You saved my life and reputation on this sight. I hope you will find the whole package enjoyable now Last but certainly not least I cannot express my thanks enough for Darkskyz. This series really kept going because of you. You are always encouraging me whenever I got down. You’re always keeping my spirits up. This series would never have reached this point without you. I just can’t thank you enough… That goes for all of you. I’m blessed to have such an awesome set of fans. Just remember…Read my stuff and I will provide where I can. I love you guys… Jacoboby1