//------------------------------// // Second Degree // Story: Geometry // by ADRNEL //------------------------------// "BIG MAC! COME ON OUT!" yelled Applejack while pounding on the door to Big Mac's room. "Yo' know th' rules, nopony eats until ev'rypony is at th' table!" It is breakfast time at the Apple family farmhouse, Granny Smith and Apple Bloom are waiting downstairs for them. "Evah since Twi came over yesterday t'give yo' that book, yo've locked yourself in thar, now come on out!" continued Applejack with her pounding, lack of food making her irretable. "Nnope!" was all Big Mac said from inside his room. Applejack just growls with anger. "Lissen, if yo' don't get your rump down hyar, ah's gettin' Granny t'come up hyar t'tell yo' one of her saucy stories from her youth!" said a desperate Applejack. She then hears Big Mac getting up and getting ready from inside. The door then opens to reveal Big Mac wearing his yoke and ready for the day. Applejack just smiles, it works everytime. "Whut yo' doin' in thar?" asked a suspicious Applejack. "Studyin'" answered Big Mac, obviously lying. Applejack wanted to pursue the subject more, but was too tired and hungry. "Yer a horrible liar!" was all Applejack was able to say before making her way back downstairs for breakfast. Big Mac just smiles, rolls his eyes and follows his sister downstairs. "Fluttershy, are you in there?" asked Rainbow Dash knocking on the locked bedroom door to Fluttershy's room. "We're holding a meeting at Sugercube Corner to plan for Twilight's anniversery party today." Dash doesn't hear an answer. "Come on!" exclaimed Dash. "It will mean a lot to Twilight if you came, she's been obsessing over this for months, for some reason." Dash still hears no response. "Fine! I guess you'll come out when you feel like it!" said a defeated Dash, she is about to leave but then hears the bedroom door open. Dash turns to see Fluttershy, only her mane is messy and with bags under her eyes. "Are you okay?" asked a concered Dash. Dash could also smell a strange odor coming from Fluttershy, a mix of musk, sweat and soap. "Sorry...I kind of had a sleepless night last night." said the timid Fluttershy. Dash looks behind her to see that Fluttershy's bedroom is a complete mess. "Right." said a suspicious Dash. "You can go on without me, I just need to get ready, I'll meet you there." quietly explained Fluttershy. "Are you sure you're okay?" Dash is having trouble buying it. "I'm sure...just go." answered Fluttershy, wanting her to leave and not ask any questions. "Alright then, Sugercube Corner at noon, remember that." said Dash, before flying out of the cottage. Angel then comes up to Fluttershy and starts to pantomime again. "I know that Angel, but what was I supposed to tell her?" said Fluttershy ashamed at herself. In Pinkie Pie's bedroom, Rarity and Pinkie Pie are waiting for the rest of their friends to come over so they can get the meeting started. Nopony, except Rarity and maybe Pinkie Pie, knows why Twilight is making such a big deal about the party. Rarity sees Pinkie Pie at her desk writing a guest list. Rarity decides to use this to her advantage. "Pinkie, could you be so kind by adding Big Mac to the guest list?" asked Rarity. "Oh, you're still trying to get Fluttershy and Big Mac together? I thought you gave up after Fluttershy locked herself up in her room for an entire day." questioned a grinning Pinkie Pie. "Yes I am, I need you to add him to the guest list, but do NOT, under any circumstances, tell Applejack or Fluttershy about this." ordered Rarity. "Why?" grinned Pinkie. "Because Fluttershy will avoid the party at all costs once she finds out, and Applejack will go ballistic if she finds out I'm trying to set her brother up with one of her friends, that's why!" she exclaimes, slightly annoyed. "Okie dokie lokie!" saluted Pinkie Pie, before adding Big Mac's name. The things Rarity has to deal with everyday. "Hey everypony, I'm here!" announced Rainbow Dash, flying through an open window, Pinkie Pie always kept her bedroom window open for whenever Dash wanted to visit. "Where's Fluttershy?" asked Rarity. "She had a bad night's sleep and is getting ready, she'll be over soon." responded Dash. A few minutes later, they are joined by Applejack, followed by Twilight. "Sorry I'm tardy, let's just say a certain baby dragon almost burned down the kitchen with a grease fire." explained Twilight, not in the mood to go into details. She then looks at her friends. "Where's Fluttershy?" "Present!" announed Fluttershy entering the room, looking like her normal self again. "Sorry." she quietly added before taking her place next to her friends, in front of Twilight. "Okay then," said Twilight. "As you know, me and Time Turner have been dating for a year already and I wanted to plan something very special for the occasion. I've been talking with Pinkie Pie this past month over theme ideas and we've came up with 'Night at the Gala'." lectured Twilight. "Night at the Gala?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Yes, we'll be dressed up in formal wear and I've managed to convince Octavia and her band to perform at the party, we'll be holding it at the library." explained Twilight. "Well, I hope it doesn't end like the real gala." whispered Dash to Applejack. "But what's with the all the planning, why do you want it to be so special?" Dash asked Twilight. "Because it's our one year anniversery, that's why." answered Twilight. It was true, but there's an even bigger motive behind it, one that only Rarity knows about. "We only have six days to get everything ready, so enough with the questions." Twilight then continues on with her lecture. At Sweet Apple Acres, Big Mac is busy bucking some apples off the trees, Applejack is off with her friends for a meeting of some kind and he was tasked with taking over for his sister. While Big Mac continues his bucking, his thoughts wander to the day his heart was torn apart. Ten months ago... It was the start of summer, and Big Mac was taking his lunch break by the barn. He was eating his dandelion sandwich when he sees Twilight come up to him. "Hey Mac, have you seen Applejack, I really need to tell her something." said a strangely anxious Twilight. "Nnope." said Big Mac, on the outside he gave his usual plain expression, but on the inside, he's very nervous and his heart pounding. Everytime he looked at her, he felt safe and happy, plus her adorkableness made his heart melt. But what made him attracted to her in the first place was her intelligence, how such a beautiful mind could be in such a beautiful body baffeled him. "Well, do you mind if I told you instead so you can tell Applejack." asked Twilight. "Eeyup." responded Big Mac, wanting Twilight to stick around longer. "Tell her that I found my special somepony and I've never been happier." said Twilight. In his mind, Big Mac was hoping that this special somepony was him, but did not want to jump to conclusions. "Wif who?" said Big Mac, hoping Twilight would say his name. "Why, with Time Turner." answered Twilight. Big Mac's world collapsed around him in that instant, his vision of himself and Twilight as an old couple cuddling on a couch reading a book together shattered. Luckily, Big Mac had a good poker face, Twilight was unable to tell that a piece of Big Mac's soul has just died. "Will you tell her that?" asked Twilight, happy to tell somepony about this. "E...eeyup." nodded Big Mac, trying his best not to let his inner feelings out. "Okay then, it was good seeing you, bye." said Twilight before walking off back into town. Once Big Mac is sure that Twilight is out of sight, he sprints into the barn, sticks his face into a haystack so any noise he makes can be muffled, and screams. Present day... "Hey Mac, just got back fum th' meetin'." said Applejack, seeing Big Mac doing what should've been her job that day. "Ah can take it over fum hyar," she said getting her baskets ready. "Granny said t'take th' ress of th' day off." "Eeyup." said Big Mac, just as he's about to go back to the farmhouse, Applejack begins to talk. "Ah don't know whut's been going on wif yo', o' why you've been acting so peculiar, but ah's yer sister, an' if yo' haf any problems, don't be afraid t'talk t'me, okay?" explained Applejack to her brother. "Eeyup." nodded Big Mac before walk off to the farmhouse. Applejack just looks at him with concern. "Be careful sugarcube."