Chapter 4: i'm a believer
“You have a muffin on yer back”
Floating the muffin which Ditzy had left off my back, I took a bite and opened my letter
Meet inside barn at 7:30pm
~P.P~
I re-read the letter, P.P?
Pinkie Pie.
Applejack looked at me with a worried smile “so you’ve got a part in this, but I won’t say a word” I chuckled.
AJ had to pick up her jaw from the floor, before she could formulate any phrase I simply smiled.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be there” I smiled, I watched the orange pony sigh with relief.
“That’s mighty decent of ya Trigger,” she laughed “save me from dragging you there personally” she continued.
Walking back upstairs I noticed a small rabbit out of the corner of my eye, it didn’t look too happy. From downstairs I could hear AJ and Fluttershy have a little chat about her rabbits.
“Hey little guy, is fluttershy looking for you? Hop onto my back and I’ll take you downstairs”
I watched as it suddenly mimed its predicament, not knowing that was complaining about me. In the end, the little bugger jumped on my back. Using my magic, I had floated my guitar down the stairs, placing it next to the front door.
“..Ooh thank you Trigger,” the shy little yellow pony then apologized to me and AJ
“Fluttershy, you don’t have to apologize, least of all to me,” I smiled as she picked up the rabbit
“oh..Oh, okay then” she smiled. Hiding under her mane was the telltale sign of a blush. She then turned around and gave the rabbit a stern look.
As she left for home, AJ started to giggle a little bit. “Jeez Sugarcube, you’ve gone as red as big Mac” she stifled, and then started to laugh at my reaction.
“But… who, what…. Oh…Crap” grabbing my guitar, I ran off. AJ watched me as I ran, noting the trail of tears I had left
“that pony must have some serious problems”
Finally worn out, I had come to a lake. I sat down, and just watched the world go by.
“Why is this bothering me so much, Fluttershy is probably the first pony I’ve properly noticed in that way, I could say I’ve fallen for her… but the memories kept popping up” the memories in question are from when I was human. But all in due time.
Noticing the music shop was still open, I walked in. laid my guitar on the counter.
“I need some strings for this” the mare behind the counter looked at the guitar, disappeared for a moment, came back with a packet of strings. “That’ll be 5 bits please”
I deadpanned.
“Do-whaa? 5 bits? Bollocks” I reached into one of the many pockets on my coat, pulled out the money.
“Here ya go, 5 bits” after handing the money over, I tore open the packet and quickly restrung the guitar. Walking back to the farm, I bumped into the doctor
“ah hello Trigger, I think you and I need to talk” he said with an undertone of anger
“Doctor, I know about you, the weary time-traveler,” he jumped a little bit, I could see the fear in his eyes
“but,” I sighed “unlike you, im here to stay” I extended a hoof
“I know you didn’t particularly like that song I played in rarity’s boutique so shall we just forget about that?” he nodded in agreement, and walked off, just as confused as I was.
As I walked back to the farm, I suddenly felt a set of teeth clamp down on my tail.
“I’m late, aren’t I” I said nonchalantly. A muffled yup came as the reply.
As we tumbled into the barn an eruption of sound was blasted out “surprise!” came from an exceedingly bouncy Pinkie Pie. I could smell apple cider in the air, and various other alcoholic concoctions.
“Dude, you gotta try this” rainbow dash shouted over the music, then handed me a drink. I took a swig, realizing it was pretty damn good cider, I downed it. “Yo dash!, who’s behind the bar?” I asked
I jumped over various ponies that were there for a good time, finally getting to the bar, I could see fluttershy just sitting at a table “hey Fluttershy” I mouthed at her; she blushed again, but stayed put. I could see she had a drink in front of her.
I excused the bar-pony, and then shouted “AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT” the music suddenly changed into a different beat
“Dude, check this out” I grinned. Pulling out some bottles, the ponies watched as I mixed a cocktail seemingly out of nothing. Most ponies who tried it loved it, it was even enough to stop pinkie pie bouncing. “This is really good, Trigger” Pinkie pie beamed “thanks I guess”
After a few hours, the guests all started to leave, some were drunker than others.
Soon it was just the 6 of us. I made up a few more drinks as we talked more.
“Whoa, pinkie pie must have over done it again” Twilight giggled.
“It does seem that way doesn’t it” Rarity nodded
“Does she usually get like this after a party?” I asked, worried about the pink mares health.
“Don’t worry dude, she’ll be fine tomorrow but she’ll have one hay of a hangover” rainbow dash concluded, we all laughed. “Hey, who’s up for a Helldorado?” I asked. Watching three ponies shaking there heads,
“so, that’s a no from AJ, rainbow dash, and Rarity, right, no Helldorado then, doubt we could anyways, no pineapple rum”
The three neigh-Sayers left, AJ went to bed because she had ‘a shed load of applebuckin’ to do in the morning, and rarity want her own bed. Dash had weather control to sort out. In the end it was me, twilight and Fluttershy… and a bottle of whiskey. “So, Trigger, where did you learn how to make those cocktails?” Twilight asked, just tipsy enough to keep her balance “it’s just another thing I can do I suppose” I smiled. Fluttershy was looking at me, blushing.
“I better get going,” twilight stood up, and nearly toppled over.
“Not in that state” I muttered, I got up to help her,
“oh I better get home too, Angle will be pretty mad at me if I don’t”
We started to giggle “wh-what?” She asked turning a deeper shade of red.
“You said angle instead of angel” I tittered, pulling her into a hug. We walked twilight home. Me with a guitar on my back, a bottle of whiskey in one of the pockets, and a huge goofy drunken grin plastered on my face
“here we are twilight” I grinned, luckily spike left earlier for some sleep. She walked in uttering the words
“see, later, me sleep, hangover, bitch”, I was stifling a laugh during. I suddenly realized I was left with Fluttershy.
I looked at her for moment while she walked beside me.
Suddenly I realized I why I liked the night. The peace and quiet.
“Hey, fluttershy?”
She squeaked, stopped dead in her tracks. “Yes trigger?”
“Do you…ah….” I started to speak softly, going red in the face.
A song started to play in my head, as I fumbled my words.
“I think too much” I told her, even redder in the face. She looked at me.
As we walked along the cobbled stone path, the moonlight beamed down through the trees. A cool breeze drifted autumn leaves through the air. Fluttershy listened as I hummed the song. We arrived at her house after what seemed to be a 20 minute walk.
I looked at her with a smile, the thought of me and her together ran through my head, but I shook it off. Not that it wasn’t a nice idea of having a relationship with somepony, but everything prior to my arrival has stopped me.
My memories were basically the bane of my life.
“Thank you, for walking me home” she said with a yawn.
“No problem, I better get going back to the farm, lots of….” Before I could finish, she kissed me on the cheek “you can stay here for the night if you want” she said with a smile. I attempted to protest, continuously fumbling my words. In the end she sat me down on her sofa, threw a blanket and pillow at me. “You’re staying”
I couldn’t argue…
The sofa was too comfy.