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// A Regretful past 
// Story: He left a Nerd. Returned an Nerdy Assassin. 
// by The Soviet Turtle 
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 Ponyville 20 years ago.

At Ponyville School, all the fillies, colts, boys and girls were all sitting in their seats, while Ms Mare walked in with a new human, he was scrawny, had brown hair, wearing a green shirt and yellow shorts.

“Settle down class, we have a new student. His name is Ricky, go on, introduce yourself.” She said as she pushed him slightly forward. He was scratching his arm while looking away.

“Hey, my names Ricky” he said.

“Everyone say hi” the teacher said.

“Hi!”

“Well take a seat Ricky and let’s get started” she said as Ricky took his seat and got ready.

When the class was doing some work, three fillies one row back from Ricky were whispering.

“What do you think of him Rarity?” Pinkie asked.

“He looks pretty weak” She replied

“How about you AJ?” Pinkie Asked, the Orange Filly didn’t Answer, she looked like she was staring at someone.

“AJ?” Rarity said loudly enough for the teacher to hear.

“Hey! Back to work you three.” She said, knocking Applejack out of her trance and making the three get back to work, with Applejack leaving a rosy blush on her cheeks.

Recess.

Ricky was eating alone on a bench when three shadows casted over him, he looked up to see a White unicorn Filly with a Purple Mane, a Completely pink Earth pony filly and the Filly he had been looking at sometimes in the class.

“Um…can I help you?” He asked in a polite voice.

“Yeah, what’s wimp like you doing here?” rarity asked.

“I don’t understand.” He asked a bit scared.

“Just look out cry baby, because if you mess with us, then it won’t be a fun party.” Pinkie said before the three left, with Applejack wearing a face of regret, Rocky was just confused and scared.

“What just happened?”

2 years later.

Ricky and the three were still going to school, Ricky was a bit more mature but was occasionally tease or picked on by the Three Fillies, but mainly Rarity and Pinkie, but Applejack had rarely done it, but only did it due to peer pressure since she thought if she didn’t. Rarity and Pinkie wouldn’t be her friends.

Ricky was playing on the Monkey bars when something hit him on the head causing him to fall on his back, he groaned in pain before looking in the direction of the rock, when he did he just frowned and sighed.

“What do you three want?” he asked.

“What, we didn’t do anything.” Rarity said grinning.

“Can you please just leave me alone” he asked getting up and walking back to the playground.

“Fine, come on, let’s go.” Rarity said walking off, Pinkie following, but Applejack just stayed and stared at him with a depressed look.

“Aj!”

She shook out of her trance to see Pinkie with a worried look.

“Oh, yeah. I’m fine” she said following Pinkie but looking back once before following her friend.

3 more years later.

Ricky had matured more and was no longer shy, he and the girls were now in High school and he had gotten a couple of hobbies. Building with Lego and playing the Guitar. The Girls got a bit more drastic with teasing him more frequently; his grades were very good, ranging from B’s to A’s.

Ricky was walking through the hallway with his bag slung over his shoulder; he then notices a pamphlet on the school board.

‘Everypony and body! Get ready for the first Ponyville High school talent show! It’s on the June 6th. Ask For entries at the front desk. Any talent is allowed!’

Ricky read it over and was interested and headed over to the front desk, not long after him three mares followed and read over it as well.

“I can show off my dress making!” Rarity said excited.

“I can show my Party skills!” Pinkie said bouncing uncontrollably.

“Ah can show mah lasso tricks” Applejack finished, the three mares then walked off discussing on what they should do.

At the talent show.

“Thank ya’ll” Applejack says as she finishes her act and walks off the stage as people cheer her for her performance. She went then walked over to her two friends in the Audience who had already finished their performances.

“That was super-duper AJ!” Pinkie said barley able to stay still in her seat.

“Yes dear, that was splendid.” Rarity said.

“Aw shucks guys, ya were both pretty good to.” She replied sitting down.

“Our next performer is Ricky who is playing a song for us on his guitar.” The first judge said as the human walked on stage carrying a guitar and a chair. Rarity, Pinkie and Applejack were shocked.

“What talent does Ricky have!?” Rarity asked furious.

Then Ricky sat down and started to play and sing.

(‘Somebody I used to know’ belongs to Goyte.)

Now and then I think of when we were toegether.
Like when you said you were so happy you could die.
Told myself you were right for me.
But felt so lonely in your company.
But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember.

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness.
Like registration to the end, always the end.
So when we found out we could not make sense.
Well you said that we would still be friends.
But I’ll admit that I was glad it was over.

But you didn’t have to cut me off.
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing.
And I don’t even need your love.
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough.
No you didn’t have to stoop so low.
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number.
I guess that I don’t need that though.
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times that you screwed me over.
But had me believing it was always that I’d done.
But I don’t wanna live that way.
Reading into every word you say.
You said you could let it go.
And I wouldn’t catch you hung up on somebody that I used to know!

But you didn’t have to cut me off.
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing.
And I don’t even need your love.
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough.
No you didn’t have to stoop so low.
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number.
I guess that I don’t need that though.
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know.

Somebody.
I used to know.
Somebody.
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know.

Somebody.
I used to know.
Somebody.
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know.

I used to know.
That I used to know.
I used to know.
Somebody.
(End of song.)

Once he finished, nearly everypony and Human’s jaws were dropped, Ricky simply picked up the chair and his Guitar and walked off the stage. One of the judge’s jaws retraced and coughed signally his attention for everyone to listen.
“Well, that was the last performance; the winners will be announced tomorrow at school. Now you can go home.”

The next day.

In the Auditorium, every high school student was in their seats talking to each other before the principal walked out on stage.

“Attention!”

The students then stopped talking and listened to the principal.

“Third place goes to Pinkie Pie and her mad party skills.”

Pinkie shot off like a rocket, which no one saw since it seemed natural.

“Second place goes to Applejack.”

Applejack proudly beamed.

“And First Place goes to…Ricky Phillips!” Everyone clapped Except for the three mares, but everyone looked around to see he wasn’t there.

“It seems Ricky isn’t with us today, so everyone back to class.”

3 years later

High School was over for the girls and Ricky, Ricky had gotten and bit stronger but still seemed stronger, Applejack started wearing the Steston, Rarity set up her business and Pinkie started to live her life as a baker at Sugar cube corner.

But something was threatening the Human community of Ponyville, Prince Blueblood visited Ponyville and seemed disgusted at these different species, so he put a vote down to banish Humans for Ponyville, many Ponies agreed since they were feed lies from Blueblood and voted yes, all humans and very few ponies voted no, but, the vote was won by Blueblood, and Humans were to leave Ponyville in the next 30 days.

Rarity, Pinkie and Applejack went and saw some off, but when they saw Ricky Board a Train and he saw them, he only gave them a look that said ‘ I’m not mad, I’m disappointed’ he then boarded the train and left Ponyville.


“…And that’s that” Applejack finished.

The other three mares were shocked at this story, Twilight then broke the silence. “So who did you vote for?”

“The Humans of course” Pinkie said

“As much as I admired Blueblood back then, I didn’t agree on his choice.” Rarity replied.

Then Ricky reappeared from the crowd.

“Hey Girls.” He said.

“Hi Ricky” they all replied.

“I’ve gotta go to bed now, night.” He said walking away.

“Goodnight” they all replied.

Soon the party died down and People and Ponies left, once everyone left, Ricky reappeared wearing assassin Robes and his hidden blades before walking out the door, climbing onto his roof before jumping from rooftop to rooftop, this was his job, patrolling to make sure everyone’s safe. And can sleep in peace.