//------------------------------// // Reactions and Reasons // Story: When I Cry // by Brony Hectic //------------------------------// Thanks to Diarch for editing and thanks to TexPony and NightShader for proofreading. "S-sorry," Apple Bloom stuttered. She didn't realize that she was making Dim mad, she knew that she was maybe annoying him a little bit. "I didn't mean to make you mad Dim, I was just kidding." "I'm sorry, just please don't so something like that again. Okay?" he said. Dim didn't like being mocked because of fears. You can't help fear, you can get over fears but not things that just happen within half an hour. And especially fears that Dim was facing, something that feels so real. But it wasn't only that, not at all. Scootaloo was thinking back to when she got scared by Rainbow Dash's campfire story. How afraid she was to even go outside, until she learned that they aren't real and that they can't hurt her. She felt some pity for Dim Shadow and honestly wanted to speak out when Apple Bloom was laughing at him, but she didn't. She didn't want to start a fight with one of her best friends. Sweetie Belle was actually quite shocked at what Dim said. She didn't expect him to say that. She thought Dim knew that Apple Bloom was only kidding, she didn't mean to make Dim mad. And even if she was, Dim would say that? I guess you know more about a pony each day. she thought to herself. "Listen, just don't do stuff like that," A small frown came on to Dim's face. "When I was back in my old town, there were some ponies... I don't wanna talk about it." What happened to him that made him react to something so little the way he did? Sweetie thought to herself. There's a lot about Dim that she didn't know yet. "How about we just.. uh, I still got nothing." Dim said. "Any more ideas?" Sweetie Belle said, now getting annoyed. "Actually, there are a few trees my sis hasn't bucked yet, maybe we can get those apples for her?" Apple Bloom suggested. "And how do you get the apple's out of the trees?" Dim said, waiting for Apple Bloom to realize why what she said was a bad idea. "Bucking them... oh yeah, your leg," Apple said slowly, rather in an embarrassed tone. "Wait, I think I got something!" Scootaloo shouted in excitement. "What?" all three of the ponies said. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "That didn't work out," Silver Spoon sighed, disappointed. "I see now why you hate him so much, he's smart, in both ways." Diamond Tiara said, wearing a small angry frown. "Do you have anymore genius plans?" "Plenty, but not now." "That doesn't make any sense." "Yes it does." Silver huffed. "No it doesn't you can't have something if you don't have it." "Whatever, I mean I'll think of stuff. He hasn't seen the last of us." "Calm down, you're starting to sound like an evil villain from a book." "I can't help it. He's driving me crazy, and not in a good way. Although, I must admit, it gives me something to do." "I can't believe those three blank flanks had to help him. We would have totally kicked his flank." Diamond smirked. "Agreed, I can't believe he just pushed you aside like that, nopony would dare to do that!" "And then there's "Dim Shadow" Mr, I think I can treat Diamond Tiara like that. At first today I thought you were going too far, but now I can see why you went so far." "Good," "Hey!" a voice called. Both Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were looking around for who called out. "Over here," Rider and Heavy Weight walked toward the fillies, they had hell-fire in their eyes. "Rider you look... mad, is everything okay?" Rider was about to yell out about what Dim Shadow had done to their little club house, but calmer than a monk on morphine, Heavy Weight put a hoof in front of Rider's mouth then said, "No no no no no, let them see for themselves." "What happened?" they both asked. "Just follow us and you'll see why we want to destroy Dim Shadow with a brick." Heavy Weight said, keeping the small smile and calm voice. "Sweet Celestia, what did he do?" Silver Spoon asked. "Oh, you'll see in a minute Silver Spoon, you'll see in a minute." he said. "When did you become so calm and laid back?" Rider said confused and somewhat annoyed at how his friend all of a sudden just stopped caring about what happened. So many memories happened in that place and now it was a wreck, sure it could maybe be fixed but that would take work and bits. "We're almost there." "Okay, why are you so calm, it's seriously starting to scare me a little." "No, I'm fine," Heavy Weight said. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were still really confused as to what happened to make Rider look like he was an escapee from an insane asylum. "Right here," Heavy Weight pointed his hoof to the club house. "Okay it's your silly little club house, we don't see anything wrong here..." Diamond Tiara said. "Go inside, take a look." Rider twitched. "Ugh, but that place is old and dirty." Silver whined. "Oh, you'll only be in there for a second or two. Just go upstairs and take a peek. We'll be out here" Heavy Weight gestured the front of hoof, showing them the door. "Fine," they both entered the club house, "I don't see- why is there a dresser at the bottom of the staircase?" Silver Spoon asked. "Oh, that's not the big thing, head upstairs." Rider said. "No, the stairs look like they'll collapse!" Diamond Tiara shouted. "You'll live, just a quick peek. Do it." Rider demanded. Diamond Tiara cautiously put a hoof down slowly on the first stair, it was fine, she along with Silver Spoon slowly walked up the rest of the staircase. They made it to the top. "Oh. My. Celestia." Diamond Tiara let out. "Move, let me see!" Silver lightly shoved Diamond Tiara out of the way. "Wow... he did this?!" she yelled mouth agape. After a moment of pure shock, they rushed back down the stairs and outside. "He did that?" Silver exclaimed. "Yes. He did. And before you ask if we're gonna do something about it, you can bet your cutie mark we will, and you two will help." Rider said, devilishly. "Yes we will." they said simultaneously. "Good, lets talk." Rider said.