//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: I Hope you're Happy with Her! // by Soniclink137 //------------------------------// Rumble was flying several feet over the tallest buildings in Ponyville, which wasn’t actually that high because it was a small town. He was keeping a constant eye on the pathways looking between each pony that happened to be walking along that path in hopes of finding some flash of orange or purple anywhere. He figured he would eventually see Scootaloo somewhere on the road, scooting around on her scooter. Unfortunately for him though, Rumble didn’t see a spot of orange anywhere as he flew along for an entire hour. And the only purple that he managed to see was Berry Pinch in the market place buying grapes. He passed over Shady Daze and Featherweight at one point in time holding their cameras out as usual, and he even saw Snips walking around looking like he was searching for somepony as well, but he saw no sign of Scootaloo. Eventually Rumble found a good beyond the boundaries of Ponyville to land in some soft grass with only a few buildings a few yards behind him. Ugg…this is getting me nowhere, Rumble thought after landing and sitting down on the soft grass. I’ve been searching for an hour and haven’t seen Scootaloo anywhere. I never knew how hard that filly could be to find when I want to. Where in Ponyville could she be? I looked over all the spots I’ve seen her ride around on her scooter at…well except for there but I know for sure she isn’t there. I even looked pretty much throughout the entire town, but I still didn’t see her. Rumble shook his head and got back up. “Well I guess I should maybe check back at the park. Who knows, maybe she came back some time after I left? Not like I have many other options left.” Rumble turned around and spread his wings out to get ready to fly when he noticed the pink earth pony filly from before was standing right behind him. She was looking at him with an annoyed and impatient look, like she had been waiting for him to notice her for a while even though Rumble was pretty sure he was only there for a few minutes at most. Though just a few seconds after she noticed Rumble noticed her she got that expression of her face. “Hey you’re Diamond Tiara right?” Rumble asked coldly. “What exactly are you doing here?” “A little cold are you?” Diamond Tiara pointed out. “Do you greet everypony like that?” “Sorry but…you were just picking on Scootaloo before,” Rumble pointed out, “And well anypony who picks on her isn’t exactly a fast friend of mine.” “Well sorry about that but…I’ve just been so jealous of Scootaloo lately,” Diamond Tiara said. “I mean, she has lots of friend, she is a really good flyer, and she even has you. And I guess I still have a few bitter feelings from that. But I want to make it up to her. Which is why I’m here. You’re looking for Scootaloo right now aren’t you?” “Yeah I am,” Rumble said. “Alright, well I know exactly where Scootaloo is right now,” Diamond Tiara said. “So if you want, I can tell you where she is.” “Well that’d be nice but…Scootaloo will have probably ridden her scooter away before I manage to get there,” Rumble said pessimistically. “Heck, she probably rode away by the time you managed to get here.” Though I didn’t see any trace of her there while I was flying over Town Hall. But I guess that was one of the first places I looked so she might have ended up there after I checked. “Well when I saw her she wasn’t on her scooter, so if you go quickly you might be able to fine her,” Diamond Tiara said. “Just head to Town Hall quickly Rumble if you want to find her.” “Well…wait, why should I trust you?” Rumble asked. “I’ve heard about you from Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle and they haven’t said anything good about you.” Diamond Tiara lowered her head and feigned sadness. “I guess…that shouldn’t surprise me. You shouldn’t have any reason to trust me. Not after everything I did to Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle.” “Well I guess everypony deserves a second chance,” Rumble backtracked. “So I guess I’ll check there. Even if I don’t see her I can ask around to see where she went. Thanks for the help Diamond Tiara. If this works I’ll be sure to help you make it up to Scootaloo.” Rumble then started flapping his wings rapidly and flew off into the sky bound back towards the buildings of Ponyville. Diamond Tiara watched as he flew farther away, putting a mischievous smile on her face. “And the winner for ‘best actress in Ponyville’ goes to Diamond Tiara,” Diamond Tiara said to herself. “Keep flying Rumble. I’m sure you’re fillyfriend will really appreciate were you’re going. Speaking of which, it’s time for me to go and find her. And thanks to Rumble, I know exactly where to look.” ~ Rumble was once again flying over the buildings of Ponyville, only this time he had a specific destination. Standing at the center of Ponyville he could see the white round building with two stories and a balcony on top which happened to be Town Hall. From where Rumble was, a few yards away from Town Hall, he couldn’t see anybody that looked like Scootaloo yet, but he continued on hoping that he could find her there. Rumble put on one last burst of speed in order to go past the next yards he needs to reach Town Hall as quickly as possible, going at a downwards angle. He also closed his eyes to help avoid wind whiplash in his eyes holding him back. By instinct a few seconds later he swooped upwards at a small ark and opened his eyes. He managed to get where he wanted to land, however he was a few feet more into the air then he wanted to be. But either way he managed to land quickly and started looking around for any trace of Scootaloo. Unfortunate for Rumble as he was rotating counterclockwise around looking he saw no trace of purple or orange that would have indicated Scootaloo was there. In fact there were a lot less ponies around Town Hall then would normally be there on a bright sunny summer day, but that wasn’t what surprising to Rumble. The gray pegasus just guessed that Scootaloo rode off before he got there. I guess I’ll just have to ask around and see if anypony happened to see her, Rumble thought. Hopefully somepony here knows where she went. But before Rumble was able to go find somepony asked he heard a voice behind him say “Hey Rumble!” in a peppy yet somewhat sad voice. Rumble turned around to see who was talking to him when he came face to face with the pink eyes of a dark gray earth pony filly. Rumble took a step back out of surprise from seeing Silver Spoon right in front of his face and Silver Spoon took a step forward. “Oh hi uhh…Silver Spoon right?” Rumble asked nervously. He took a breath in and the nice pleasant smell of a field wafted into his nose. It wasn’t as good as the smell of rainwater to the pegasus but it still smell a little pleasant. “Yeah that’s right,” Silver Spoon said. She gave a wink and a pleasant smile to Rumble which caused his pulse to increase. Wow, she looks really good. She looks and smells even better up close, Rumble thought for a few seconds before he realized what he was thinking. Come on Rumble, you don’t need to be staring at her right now, Rumble thought to snap himself out of it. Just…quickly ask her where Scootaloo is and then get out of there. “Uhh…hey have you seen…?” Rumble tried to ask but Silver Spoon lifted up a hoof and caressed his ear causing him to lose what words he was about to say. “I’m right here,” Silver Spoon flirted. She continued to caress Rumble’s ear as her face moved closer to his. Ahh…that feels nice, Rumble thought nearly giving in to Silver Spoon’s attempt at being romantic with him. But then her remembered Scootaloo and he snapped himself out of it. No Rumble, you don’t know her and besides, you’re Scootaloo’s coltfriend! Yes she looks good but you know next to nothing about her, and looks never mattered to you before! Come on Rumble, back away from her before you do something stupid! But even though he tried to move his muscles he couldn’t move them anywhere. He couldn’t get any of his leg muscles to move where he wanted them to. Come on Rumble, move away from her! Rumble commanded himself. Just…move…away! “Would you…would you mind backing up a little,” Rumble said in a squeaky voice to try and stall until he was able to move. “You’re…kinda close.” Silver Spoon looked strangely relived as she turned around to walk away a bit. Rumble was also relived for a few seconds but that relief went away when he got a face full of silver tail. Silver Spoon moved her tail around in a circular pattern across Rumble’s muzzle somewhat tickling him and causing his face to heat up. Rumble was sure that his face was bright red right now. “You know Rumble, you’re one nice piece of colt,” Silver Spoon flirted. “Flying around all the time really gives you a nice body. I bet you…” she strangely enough softened her voice “haven’t…heard that before have you?” Well no…I haven’t exactly heard that but…Rumble said. But then again I never complemented Scootaloo on her looks either. And that’s probably what caused this whole mess in the first place. I didn’t appreciate what I had. I let my eyes wander to where they didn’t need to, and that gave the wrong idea. Now I have Scootaloo mad at me, and Silver Spoon thinks I like her. But it needs to stop. And I need to stop staring at her and move! Rumble once again tried to move his limbs with all of his might but no matter how hard he tried to move he couldn’t move anywhere. His body didn’t obey his will at all. He even tried to move his wings which were still placed at his sides, but he wasn’t able to accomplish that. Rumble also couldn’t move his head away from starting at Silver Spoon no matter how hard he tried. Great, could this get any worse? Rumble thought. ~ “I still think you’re lying,” Scootaloo said. Diamond Tiara was walking on a path that leads directly to town hall while Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were both following closely behind. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were both giving Diamond Tiara angry and unfriendly looks while Diamond Tiara had a confident smirk on her face. There was an obvious untrusting tension as they walked along, to the point where the ponies they pass by immediately noticed then and scooted away a bit. “If you think I’m lying then why are you following me?” Diamond Tiara asked. “Because I want to see your face when I prove you’re wrong,” Scootaloo said. “Just think about it,” Diamond Tiara said. “Rumble was already gawking at Silver Spoon before. He seemed to really like her looks. So what makes you think that Rumble wouldn’t cheat on you?” “Because Rumble isn’t like that!” Scootaloo yelled. “He wouldn’t just go for a filly because of her looks. He likes me. He even told me why he…” Scootaloo’s voice trailed off. She remembered that a while ago when they first agreed to be a couple, she told Rumble why she liked him, however she cut Rumble off before he told her. “He already told you what?” Diamond Tiara asked. “N…nothing,” Scootaloo growled. Sweetie Belle decided to take the initiative to help her friend. “Rumble told me that he wasn’t just about to dump Scootaloo for Silver Spoon. I don’t think he is a liar so I don’t think he is cheating on Scootaloo.” “Yes, because you’re a great judge of colts,” Diamond Tiara said sarcastically. “You were great at judging Pipsqueak’s character now weren’t you? Which is why you’re still dating him?” “Shut up before I do something we both are going to regret!” Sweetie Belle said. Scootaloo took a quick step to the left to put a bit more distance between her and Sweetie Belle after that outburst. “Anyways, we’re here,” Diamond Tiara said as she stopped just after where the pathway splits. “Watch and weep Scootalooser.” Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle both walked around Diamond Tiara on opposite sides of her and looked over in the direction of town hall. Standing a few feet away from town hall was Silver Spoon and Rumble standing quite close to each other. Silver Spoon was rubbing Rumble in the ear and Rumble’s face was redder then a tomato. Rumble looked like he was surprised right now, but he wasn’t doing anything to get away. All he was doing there was stand there and let her do that. As Scootaloo watched what was going on, her mouth dropped open and her heart fell. A mixture of emotions all boiled inside of her, the most prevalent being anger…and some sadness. Scootaloo closed her eyes for a second and then looked at the two of them, letting all her anger out as she opened her mouth. ~ Rumble’s heart fell as he saw her. Silver Spoon once again walked up to him and this time it looked like her head was coming in for a kiss, but the worst part was this time, out of the corner of his eye, Rumble saw Scootaloo walking up along with Sweetie Belle and Diamond Tiara. And then she stopped to look at him, right in the worst position possible. Come on now Rumble! Rumble thought to himself. Scootaloo is right there watching you. She is right there. If you can’t move, then at least yell! Scream at the top of your lungs! Tell her that you’re not in control right now! Tell her that she is your fillyfriend and nopony else! Just…scream! Rumble tried. He could feel the strain of his vocal cords within his throat as he tried to yell as loud as he could. He could feel the air passing through his mouth and out of it as he attempted to voice his opinion for everypony watching to her. But no matter how hard he strained himself, only one sound managed to resound around the area. And it wasn’t Rumble’s voice that was making it. “So this is really what you want Rumble?!” asked Scootaloo in an angry but somewhat chocked voice. “Are you seriously doing this? You’re cheating on me for a filly you don’t even know?! You know what, fine. Go ahead. I hope you’re happy with her!” Scootaloo gave Rumble once last annoyed look before walked away. Sweetie Belle also gave Rumble a look that sent daggers at him before walking off to comfort her friend, and if anything it was an even angrier look than what Scootaloo gave him. Finally Diamond Tiara had a satisfied look on her face. No… Rumble thought. He knew that if he could move his head he would have slumped down, but his head was still stuck in place. I…couldn’t do anything. I’m…sorry Scootaloo. Rumble felt Silver Spoon’s lips coming closer towards Rumble’s muzzle and all he could do is stand there, paralytic, waiting for the moment when he would get a kiss from the wrong filly.