//------------------------------// // It's Not A Lab Experiment // Story: Poetic Justice // by KingSombraTheTyrantRuler //------------------------------// Poetic Justice Chapter Nine It's Not A Lab Experiment Sombra's P.O.V: I flop onto my bed in exhaustion. I had managed to convince Sparkler not to lecture me...but she decided to be a little over smart and gave me a lecture to read instead. Apparently, that way it didn't count as her lecturing me even though she wrote it. I hear a knock on the door and sigh. I stifle a yawn as I sit up and rub my eyes. "You can come in, Sparkler," I say rather than simply opening the door, because I'm too exhausted to. It'd most likely be her anyways. The door opens and she walks in. "Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie will be coming in an hour, so you should freshen up." Once I walk into the throne room, accompanied by Sparkler, I see two mares, one's pink with a frizzy mane formed out of curls that bounce in every direction, and she has a huge grin on her face, while the other's yellow with a mane that obscures her face from view. She seems nervous and scared, in contrast to her friend. I can only assume that these are the mares I was supposed to meet, and guess that the upbeat one is Pinkie Pie, if only for the colour of her mane and tail, while the one beside her must be Fluttershy. They confirm my suspicions, as they introduce themselves. Pinkie is loud enough that I could have heard her even if I were outside the Castle, and if Sparkler hadn't told me Fluttershy's name beforehoof, I would have mistaken it for Butterfly. "Take a seat," I say. "It is impolite to keep one's guests standing, even if this is not my Castle and S-" I can't call her Sparkler in front of her friends, "Twilight is nowhere to be seen. " They do as I say, and Pinkie begins talking. "So, Shard, when is your birthday?" it was a question most common, yet it sent me into panic almost immediately. It had been so long since I was wished a Happy Birthday that I forgot the date itself. What should I tell her…? Oh, right, my made up past… Truth mixed with lies isn't really that bad… "I am afraid that the date has removed itself from my mind, for when the usurper returned twice in succession, us Crystal Ponies were far too concerned with survival that we stopped celebrating, for we lived in fear of the terror he had inflicted upon us," I say at last. " Even now, that he has been forever banished from the realm by you six, some of us still fear him. " She winces, and I swear that her mane droops down a little. "Oh, sorry… But since I don't know your birthday, I'll throw you a-" Suddenly she begins choking on air itself, and to fit the role of the gentleman that I am playing, I stand up and tap her while conjuring a glass of water. As if by some coincidence, Fluttershy stands up at the same time I do to tap her friend, and our hooves touch. She blushes and steps back. I barely hear her whisper out an apology, and return my attention to Pinkie Pie, who thanks me for the water as she sips it, unaware of the event that had transpired between Fluttershy and I. "Are you okay?" I ask, not out of real concern, but like before, to keep up the act. She nods. "So, I was saying that I forgot to throw you a Welcome to Ponyville party, even though my Pinkie senses tell me about every single new pony in town. That means I need to throw you a Welcome to Ponyville party as well as another one to celebrate your two month stay here. Or wait, maybe I should combine them…" As she becomes lost in thought, I turn to the other mare. "Fluttershy, was it?" I ask quietly, not to startle her. She looks up from her hooves and blushes when she sees me. "Yes," she replies, even quieter than before. Her mane falls over her face, as though it were a veil, and she makes no attempt to move it. She's cute. Knowing that she wasn't the type to start a conversation, and that were I not to do something quickly, we would be left in an awkward silence, I say, "So, where do you live? I don't think I've seen you around town." " Oh… T-that's because I don't actually live in town. I live near the Everfree Forest. Just outside it. " Cute and daring… "The Everfree Forest?" I asked, unsure of whether my ears were deceiving me. I had studied about it, and it held creatures which were able to be a huge threat to one's life. "Aren't there supposed to be creatures such as timberwolves and the like in there?" She nods. " There are also manticores and many others, and even though anypony else would be scared to live near it, I'm not that scared because as long as I don't scare them or try to attack them, they won't hurt me. " "Don't timberwolves usually attack on sight?" " They do, but that's only because they think that the ponies will attack them, " she replies. I nod, and the conversation carries on, until Sparkler comes and opens the door. "I'm sorry to interrupt you all, but I think Shard would like to rest," she says. "I may or may not need his help with something later." The mares nod and leave after bidding me farewell and promising to visit again. "So, how was it?" she asks once they've left. I shrug. "It was ok. The pink mare was a bit too loud for my liking, but Fluttershy was nice." Sparkler nods and writes something down. I sigh, seeing that she's gotten her notepad. "Let me guess, this is the part where you take notes on the visit?" She nods. I sigh and turn around. "Fuck you Sparkler, it's not a lab experiment or something." With that said, I head up the stairs to have a shower.