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// face stomach  
// Story: When I Cry 
// by Brony Hectic 
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                    Thanks to "Diarch" for editing. Also thanks to "NightShader" for proofreading. 

"Okay Dim, let's start..." Dim said, frantically looking behind various buildings and large structures. "Come on, come on. Where did they go?!" Dim was getting annoyed at this point. How did he manage to lose those two? It only took him a minute or two to explain what had happened to Sweetie Belle. There's no way it could be this hard to find them if they were on the side of the section of town that he took. Dim was now walking behind the back of what looked like an outlet mall when he saw two familiar faces, Rider and Heavy Weight. They didn't seem to notice him yet, they were having a conversation and were looking at each other, but they were were going to cross Dim Shadow any second and they would notice him when they did. Just keep looking, they probably won't bother you if you don't bother them, like bees or something. He was wrong. He continued walking then bumped into something feathery.

"Hey there," said Heavy Weight with a sinister smile.

"Now is not the time, I'm busy." Dim continued to look behind the buildings and the ground.

"Maybe now is the time." Rider stepped in front of Dim, also with a sinister smile.

"Only if you can provide the background music, now move." Dim walked tried to walk away from Rider.

"What, you think you're funny?" Rider exclaimed.

"Not particularly. Sometimes though," Dim said wittingly.  Dim's smile went away when he was shoved to the ground by Heavy Weight.

"Think you're funny now?" Heavy Weight said, with a smile.

"I'm going to pretend that didn't happen." Dim rose up from the ground and dusted himself off. "If you do that again, I won't be as nice." Dim tried to walk away and continue his search but with no luck.

"Oh, what this?" Rider shoved Dim to the ground again, still smiling.

"I was hoping you'd do that. I warned you..." Dim's face became over run with a look of malice he then punched Rider in the gut, taking him down wheezing for breath, turning his attention to Heavy Weight, he then tackled Heavy Weight, who went down with a hard thud.

Dim was quick to climb onto his hooves and face his opponents, panting heavily as he was physically outmatched against the two larger and more athletic colts.

Suddenly the two charged him. Dim was flexible enough to dodge them both and push Rider into Heavy Weight, which caused Rider to fall down. Dim jumped on Rider and proceed to punch him repeatedly in the face and stomach. Dim got off of Rider, who was holding his face and stomach. 

"You'd think for the boxing "champion" you'd at least be able to throw a punch, or maybe block one." Dim look to his right. "Hey Heavy Weight..." Dim said slowly, glaring at him like a maniac. Heavy Weight charged at Dim and knocked him down on the ground. Dim tried to get up, but in the same way he hurt Rider, he was being punched. Heavy Weight only got one or two punches on him before Dim could block the rest with his upper hooves. He wiggled and squirmed until he finally knocked Heavy Weight off, when Dim got up he noticed that Rider was getting up.

"Cut me a break." Dim whispered to himself. Dim started to run back to where he and Sweetie Belle had to meet back up, while he thought of a plan. Dim could take both of them but not now, he was under too much pressure of what Silver Spoon and quite possibly Diamond Tiara have probably read, he couldn't think straight.

"Why you runnin'? You scared, you little foal?" shouted Heavy Weight.

"Yep, terrified." Dim rolled his eyes, trotted off to to the spot.

"Come on Rider, get up, we can take him!"

Rider began to shuffle to his hoofs. "I know, but he can throw a punch."  He finally got up fully. 

"Let's get him." The two ponies began to chase after him, and they were fast to catch up, but Dim wasn't far from where he was trying to get to. They were right behind him, Heavy Weight on left and Rider on the right. Dim smiled then stopped and quickly threw his front hooves sideways.This caused them to get hit right in the throats. The two colts dropped to the ground in a coughing fit.

"What's the matter?" Dim was enjoying this very much. "You can't take little old me? Come on, you can do better than this, I know you can. Give me a challenge." Dim laughed.
The two colts were trying to say something but it only came out as mutters. They held their throats and began to get up.

"It's about time-" Dim was tackled by Heavy Weight in a flash, Dim was just faked out. He was about to get that challenge. Dim didn't know what hit him, he felt like an idiot because of how easily he was tricked. However, Heavy Weight was the only one who wasn't hurt, Rider was actually hurt and still recovering. Dim was getting pinned and couldn't move. Ironically, Heavy Weight was pretty heavy.

"Come one Rider, I got him! Help me out here!"

"Yeah he needs help, you know he can't take me alone!" Dim laughed to himself.

"Shut up!" Heavy Weight punched Dim in the mouth.

"Worth it," said Dim.

Rider began to walk towards Dim with a burning hatred. Rider circled Dim twice smiling, thinking where to hurt him first. After a moment of thinking he began to kick Dim Shadow on the side of his head.

"Hows that feel, huh?!" Rider kept kicking and kicking, then finally stopped.
Dim was in world of pain at this point. He was foolish to give those two a chance to fight back.

"I got this, step back Rides." Heavy Weight wanted to take a turn on beating on Dim. Heavy Weight got off of Dim but held on to one of his back hooves. He began to twist. Dim still could move, he was recovering from the kicks. It was a few seconds before the pain shot through him like an arrow. He needed to act now before Heavy Weight broke his back right hoof.

"Bad idea numbskull," Dim turned his body and kicked Heavy Weight in the head. Heavy fell back, releasing Dim. Dim could see where he was trying to get to. He looked at his watch, "Perfect," he began to limp to where was trying to get to.

"Come on Heavy Weight get up, he's hurt and we can take him for sure now." Rider was trying to help Heavy Weight up.

"Ow, just give me a second! He kicked me in the head if you didn't notice!" Heavy Weight sat on the ground, waiting for the pain to ease off. He could fell his head pounding on the inside. Heavy Weight was never hurt this bad before, well, he was never hurt much, but this was for sure the worst he felt in a long time. After about half a minute Heavy Weight got up but was still in pain. Him and Rider began running in Dim's direction, he was still in sight but Dim got right where he needed to be, he just needed to hold out until she got back.

Dim's back leg was in pain, Dim thought that he probably seriously hurt a muscle and he was just beginning to gain the feeling back in his skull. He felt his head a few times then looked at his hoof, there was blood but not much, he didn't think anything of it. Dim turned his attention back to his hoof. He could put weight on it, but it hurt a lot when he did. He turned to where he came from, Heavy and Rider were running towards him. "I think I can take them." Dim stepped forward with bravery.
The two colts were almost to Dim when he heard running and panting from the other direction. He turned to see who it was quickly before the two could get to him. It was Sweetie Belle being chased by Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. Those two had the journal.