//------------------------------// // Chapter 32: The Following Morning // Story: The Recluse // by Live Light //------------------------------// The Recluse Chapter 32 ________________________________________________ Live Light and Fluttershy were sleeping in their bed. Angel Bunny, using a bunny-sized sleeping bag, slept near the bed. He was intending to keep watch, what with Light's living, mentally unstable character being in the cottage, he felt he had to make sure they were safe, and put his rest behind him. ...He did fall asleep in 30 minutes, however, as the adventure was rather annoyingly tiring. Light's eyes lifted as he woke up. He looked at Fluttershy and smiled. She looks cute even when she's asleep! He got out of bed, trying not to wake her. He put his hermit cloak on (It still looks good, in his opinion), and trotted over to the door. He stopped for a moment, looking back at Angel, who was asleep on the door. He considered placing him next to Fluttershy, but decided Angel would get mad at him. He's caused a few problems in the past. He went over to the door and opened it. Suddenly, Deathelocke. "HEY HEY HEY!" Deathelocke yelled in greeting. "SSSSSssssshhhh..." Light reacted, almost uttering a profanity, then turning it into a shush. "STAY OUTTA MY SHED!" He continued, and, although his face was hidden, looked as if he was looking for a hint of approval. Light scowled at him, looked back at Fluttershy, who, thankfully seemed to have slept through that, then continued scowling at Deathelocke. "...Ooohhh, riiiight..." Deathelocke said in realization, "She wasn't in a mental hospital. I get continuities mixed up." Light's eye twitched. He feels pretty sure he just called Fluttershy crazy. "I'm sorry..." Light said... "Could you repeat that?" "Nope, anyway, I feel now is a good time to wake up. I'll just go tell Flutters to wake up." "No, wa-" Deathelocke ran over to Fluttershy's bed, and seemed to be speaking in some sort of dialect... voodoo, maybe. Won teiuq won hsuh Deah ypeels ruoy yal ot emit sti Won teiuq won hsuh Deb ot og ot emit sti. Fluttershy yawned as her eyes fluttered awake. She looked around, and at Deathelocke. She yelped, retreating into her covers. Angel woke up, and looked at Deathelocke, contempt filling his eyes. "...What? I have nothing else to do but be a maid in this house." He said, trying to shrug with his forehooves, then falling on his face. "Ow." "You know, Deathelocke," Light began, "You could always... I dunno, go outside?" ...Bad idea. "Give me one good reason." Deathelocke said. Phew... "There is none." Light replied. "Good enough for me!" He responded, running out the door. ...Aw, buck. "I'm gonna go get him, Flutters," Light said, giving Fluttershy a peck on the cheek. "Be back soon." "Okay... please be safe." She replied. Light nodded, before walking outside. ----- Light galloped after Deathelocke, who was just walking, through some fields. "Hey, Deathelocke, what are ya doin'?" "Two things... going to eat, and wondering why the hell nobody calls me Dave anymore." I'll assume it's for keeping human names away. Fingers and toes needed for an uncommonly common thing. "No... no you're not, you're going somewhere... awesome, where nopony bothers ya." Light said. "But I'm bovvered." Deathelocke replied. "No, you're not." Light insisted. "I'm not paper. Or pixels. I'm just all-round digital. That doesn't mean I can't do what I want, you know." Deathelocke responded, hastening his walk. Light hastened his as well. "Slow down." Light requested. "Make me." Deathelocke retorted. Light attempted to trip him, but Deathelocke blocks the hoof, and punches him in the neck. "OW!" Light said, hastening his trot a little. "Think fast." Deathelocke said. "Whuh?" Light said, confused, before walking into a lamppost. "No wait... I think it was 'pay attention to your surroundings...' Ah well, he knows now." Deathelocke said to himself as he trotted into the distance. ----- Light blinked as he woke up. His eyes darted around, and he stood up, moving away from the lamppost. He looked in the direction of Ponyville. He remembered the situation, and ran after Deathelocke again. He found him at the 'Welcome to Ponyville' sign. Deathelocke was merely standing next to it, looking around the place. He walked next to him. "So... err... a lot of... ponies." Deathelocke commented. "What'd you expect?" Light asked. "I dunno... horses?" "...Yeah... this isn't horse-ville, is it?" Light asked, sarcastically. "It could be... if given time..." He responded, suddenly rubbing both of his front hooves together, leaning next to the welcome sign. "Why are you rubbing your hooves together like a crazy cat lady? Or... thing?" Light asked. "Oh, I'm testing new lotion," Deathelocke replied. "A lot of forest-y stuff probably makes me smell of nature. That's another thing... you two should take a shower, unless you want the house to smell like a rainforest of nature." "It already does, and it's a great smell." Light said. "Oh, right, tree-huggers." Deathelocke replied. "Well, someone's bitter," Light commented, "I designed you to be a nice guy." "I'm in an unfamiliar world, okay? I miss home." "Well, we'll take you back to Manehattan, if that's what you wa-" Light began, before Deathelocke burst out laughing. "...What?" "S-sorry..." Deathelocke said, regaining his composure... "Is that like a 'ponification' of Manhattan? How many are we gonna see here?" ...Man...hattan? "...Okay... someone needs to take his pills..." Light said. "You never gave me any." Deathelocke said, shrugging. "...You still nee-" Light began, before being interrupted by a fluglehorn, and some familiar materials. Interrupted twice... in one minute... it's a new world record. "Hi there, guy dressed as Light standing next to Light! I'm Pinkie Pie! And you're new here! I know you're new here, because I know everypony in Ponyville, and I mean EVERYpony in Ponyville, and I haven't seen you before which means you're new! Well, I kind of have seen you before, but not you, just the guy standing next to you! I didn't know he had a new friend, but to celebrate him finding a new friend, and on you arriving here, we should throw a PARTY!" Light and Deathelocke stared at Pinkie Pie for a moment. Deathelocke sighed in a rather exasperated and shaky tone, "...To be continued..." And he slowly sat down, and lay down on his back. He then proceeded to lift his head slightly, then hit the back of it on the ground to knock himself unconscious. Pinkie looked at him, then at Light with curiosity. "...Psycho-fans... what're you gonna do?" Was all Light could think to say. ----- Author's Notes Yes. More random. But I'm actually okay with this now. Because I have a (hopefully) small arc being made of this. So... yeah. Nice to see you again. ... ... So... how about them superbowls?