Chapter 7
A wise man once said "The grass is always greener, on the other side. I however, must confess that in my life, a more appropriate term might sound like "To reach an equilibrium in everything, life must be mirrored. Such is daily struggle." And like everything. It's all for a reason. To get my point across, nothing can be perfect, because in order to reach that state some people are always going to have to suffer. I wish I had known this earlier. I really do. However quoting myself. This needed to happen.....
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"Oh, David. Your home! How was your trip?"
"It was absolute fantastic Twi. ruined everything in one fell swoop"
"W-what's wrong?"
"I want to go back Twilight"
"Back? To Manehatten?"
"I want to go home!!"
"I-I-I can't, it's not that easy"
"Of coarse it's not easy!!!"
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I can now only hope that a Manticore would stumble upon me, as I sit against this tree, thinking of everything I have done. God, I'm such an idiot. Acting the role of a five year old throwing a tantrum.....
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"Oh, hi David, where have you been? I haven't seen you around lately, and I was starting to worry"
"Where have I been? To hell and back."
"I-I'm so sorry, what's wrong"
"Sorry. Your, sorry? Is that the only thing your are good at? Being sorry?!?!?"
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Had I really said those thing's? oOf coarse, and now, I feel sorry for myself, which only make's me more angry.
"Why couldn't I have just stayed were I was with Natalie"
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"Howdy David! How are you on this fine afternoon?"
"I could be a lot better."
"Well, Apple Bloom and her friend's wanted to know if you could "hang out with em'", I'm guessing your helping them get there cutie mark?"
"Tell them that they should learn to help them self's"
"Something wrong David?"
"Ya, just leave me alone"
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I'm so, so, stupid.......
*Whoosh!* *Thud!*
I looked up.
"Rainbow Dash?" I muttered "How did you find me? Why did you find me?" I stumbled over my words, as mixed emotions temporarily left my current being.
She looked very nervous. "Uhhhh, well, you see."
I examined her as she fidgeted around, looking for her words. She was, strange. Her normally frizzy out of place mane was straitened, and she looked.... "clean". Not to say, she usually isn't, but, her mane had a "sparkle" to it. Almost like she had spent a good day at the spa.
"Uhhh- David?"
"What?" I said, suddenly realizing that I had been staring at her for some time now.
"Listen, this is really hard for me, like, you have no idea!"
"What are you talking about Dash?"
"The cloudy night when you walked home from Scratch's house."
I raised an eyebrow.
"That night you talked with Luna, and fell asleep on the porch." She said now lowering her head "In the Manehatten park.."
"So you mean to tell me, that you have been spying on me?!?!?!" I said remembering the promise I made to myself only day's ago.
She lowered her head further, and I noticed she was wearing a saddle bag, with a rectangle "bulge" in the side, that, for some reason, stuck out to me.
"what's in the bag?"
She didn't answer, but instead reached in and pulled out a large, colorful, thin, box, and, put it down shamefully.
"From your friend David" She said guiltily.
I looked at the object, and immediately realized what it was. "Snow, she, gave this to you?"
"No"
"You stole this from Snow?"
"No" She said once again, a tear dropping from her eye
"THEN HOW DID YOU GET THIS!?!?!?"
"I AM SNOW!" Dash said angrily, tears now streaming down here dreamy blue face.
"What??"
"I paid a unicorn a good amount of bit's for a spell that would alter my appearance, and enchant my wings."
"Dash..."
"And the only reason I have been staying away from you is because I have a huge crush on you!"
"C-crush?"
"Your the only human that has ever been here! How cool is that?"
I realized that she was suddenly just inch's away from me. Then she collapsed onto me, hoof's around me, face on my chest.
"What am I supposed to do?" I wondered in a panic. My entire body was one throbbing vain of mixed emotions. She's the reason I couldn't tell Scratch how I felt. So I should be angry at her, but here she is, exposed, and obviously hurting. Do I tell her, I don't like her?
"I love you" I heard a small muffle come out of the cyan Pegasus.
Something suddenly snapped. "love", The one word I could never say to Scratch, and yet here RD is, saying it with no problem's.
"Dash, get off of me"
"W-what"
"GET OFF OF ME RIGHT NOW!"
The Pegasus, jumped off of me and backed away
"David, are you alright?"
"ALRIGHT!?!? YA I'M FINE!" I yelled at her
she turned, painfully, and mouthed what I can only guess was "why Celestia" before taking off through the dense canopy of the Everfree.
"and now I'm alone" I said, my entire body throbbing.
I screamed and turned around, fist clenched, only to find a partner to meet my angry gaze.
the bight orange eye's of a Manticore.
*Thud!*
I blacked out.......
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"David? Daaaaavid?" I sweet voice cooed
"Wake up, David"
I opened my eye's.
"Twi, is that you?"
"yes" she said sweetly putting a hoof lightly on my head. "how do you feel?"
"ugh, my head" I said trying to lean forward
"no,no, it's ok, your fine. Just relax."
I looked over to see Rainbow Dash,staring at me, a slight hint of concern in her eye's
"Rainbow! I'm SO SORRY!!!!"
She gave me a strange look
"Sorry for what?"
"The Everfree..."
"I was never in the Everfree with you David" She said "That potion, must have done something real strange with your head.."
"My, head?"
"Ya, don't you remember?" Twi said with concern.
"What happened exactly?"
"Well, I was walking through the Everfree, on my way to pick some wild tapnature's." She paused "Actually i was going to make this really cool potion, and-"
"Twi, please"
"oh yes, I'm sorry. Anyway when i saw you, face to face, with a manticore. then, you, well." I heard RD giggle
"You knocked his lights out, BAM!, one punch!!"
"Ya, and I'm only here because I was passing by." Fluttershy said quietly.
"but you've never talked to me since, well. A LONG time"
"Wait, wait, wait. What's all this about a potion?" I questioned.
"well I just so happened to be passing by, when I saw you in front of a rather hideous looking cart. I kept on going, but just caught a glimpse of you downing a potion."
"So" I paused "All a hallucination?"
"I can only imagine what that potion could have done to you"
"And, I can only imagine what kind of crazy dream's you might have had while knocked out." Twi said with a giggle
"So, I never came back to the library?"
"Not until this time" Twi smiled
The vivid color's of the horrid nightmare of depression, and anger, started to fade like a bad dream.
"I have, gone to the concert with Scratch right?"
"Of course"
"Good" I laid my head down on the pillow Letting out a deep, relaxed sigh. "I'm going to need a few packed lunch's, a map of Equestria, and any information on the location of any pony that may know Trixie."
"What are you planning David?"
"A friendly get together with Trixie." I smiled "I need to figure out what's going on.."