//------------------------------// // Getting to Know You Better // Story: When I Cry // by Brony Hectic //------------------------------// Thanks to NightShader for editing (maybe Diarch). Thanks to TexPony and multiple bronies for proofreading. "Don't mention it, it's what I do. Now, go the the orchard and I'll be there with everything before the end of the day." Dim glanced back with a smile and slowly began to walk away. Now, first Rider and Heavy Weight. They have to learn to leave her alone and leave her out of this. Wait no, the sashes are more important. Ugh, I'll have to deal with those two again. Can I go a day without them? They're so irritating. Now, how will I-- Dim dashed back to where Sweetie Belle was. "Sweetie Belle, wait!" Dim yelled. Sweetie stopped and glanced back. "What is it?" she asked. "Which way did they go?" he asked. "The ally closest to where I was. Why?" "Hoof prints; and this is mostly gravel, so it should be very easy for me to find them." he replied. "Smart." "Basic," Dim said before trotting off to the alleyway. When Dim got there he looked at the ground and saw a mixture of what appeared to be hoof prints covered by other hoof prints. The alleyway was thin so Dim walked through it; when he did, the prints became more clear. Since it was still fairly early in the morning, few ponies came down this road, but that wasn't even an inconvenience for Dim Shadow. He followed the tracks, staring at the ground. After about three or so minutes the tracks went in two different ways, the tracks that headed west were much bigger than the ones that continued north, Dim knew they were obviously Rider and Heavy Weight's. However, now the much smaller prints looked like they were stomped in with a lot more force. Dim continued north, but not for too long before he came upon a large house. He wouldn't call it a mansion but it was much larger than any other house or in fact any building he saw in Ponyville so far. "How am I even going to do this?" he asked himself. "I can't just break a window..." Dim put a hoof up to his chin. "Actually," he said rubbing his chin and narrowing his eyes. After a few more seconds of contemplating the idea Dim noticed the ground; the tracks hadn't stopped at the front door. The tracks went around the house. Dim noticed this so he slowly walked around the large house and peered around the corner. There he saw a white fence which he knew could only be around a pool. Probably meant to keep out animals from the pool. He was about to walk in the back yard before he heard two voices. "How much longer do we have to wait?" Diamond said frustrated. "Until he gets here, I know he will. He can't not help his little "damsel in distress". I've learned that about him so far, he won't put up with somepony else hurting ponies he likes. I can work with that." Silver said really seriously like it was a part of a master plan to destroy Dim. "Okay..." Diamond replied. Honestly, she thought that Silver Spoon was getting a little too serious. Diamond didn't think it was a bad thing on her part though, as long as Diamond got what she wanted she didn't care if her friend went insane. A trap or something? Probably. Dim thought to himself. I'm pretty sure Silver is crazy or something. I haven't been that bad to her... Oh wait, yes I have. Whatever, it gives me something to do if I have a mortal enemy. Yeah that could be fun. "Hey, I've been wondering, why haven't we just told our dad's about him? This whole things could be over just like that, you know." Diamond brought up. "If we do that then our fun is ruined. Are you not having fun trying to make him squirm?" Silver asked. "True." Diamond replied. Making me squirm, oh are they gonna have some trouble with that. Lets see what else they say. Rather than reveal himself, he now chooses to be a little spy. "Silver, it's hot, do you wanna get a quick drink? It will only be a second." Diamond Tiara asked. "Fine, but it has to be quick." Silver replied. "Whatever." Diamond rolled her eyes and opened the glass sliding door. "Just keep the sashes under the table." Diamond said as Silver reached for the bag that had the sashes. "That was all over the ground and it will track dirt." Silver let out a grunt and put the bag under the patio table then walked inside the house and shut the sliding door. "Well I guess now is my only chance," Dim said in a sarcastic heroic voice. Dim calmly trotted over to the patio table, moved a couple of chairs and grabbed the bag with his mouth. "Wait a minute," Dim put the bag down and inspected the area around him. "No, this was too easy..." Dim Shadow slowly turned his head from right to left inspecting everything. "Nothing looks out of the ordinary." Dim slowly picked up the bag,, in doing so he hit his head on the table. "Ow!" Dim yelled in pain, then stumbled forward hitting a chair and making it fall forward. The large backrest of the chair fell forward and landed on the table. The weight of the backrest made the table fall down and land on Dim Shadow. Dim was trapped under the weight of the fallen table and chair. _______________________________________________ Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were in the kitchen enjoying their cold drinks when they heard a large bang. "Did you hear that?" Diamond asked. "Yes," Silver Spoon said, putting her drink down and running back down the stairs and to the patio where the bag was. "Wait up!" Diamond shouted, who was still on a different floor. Silver Spoon opened the glass door and began to walk around Dim. "Well, what do we have here?" she said in a fake surprised voice. "I know we haven't become the best of friends, but can you please help get this off of me?" Dim asked with his voice being strained . "I don't know how you managed this by trying to pick up a bag but now you're trapped under all of this patio furniture," Silver mocked. "Yeah, I know. Thanks for pointing out the obvious." Dim said. Now, this was a small problem with Dim, in situations like this he didn't know how to keep his mouth shut, he always had to crack a joke or make a smart remark. Silver Spoon leaned into Dim's face. "You're just like every other failure we meet. You think you can be better than us, but you can't. Diamond and I are the best, richest, and smartest fillies in Ponyville, anypony else who says otherwise is wrong. Just like you, you're as good as the dirt we walk on." Silver said to Dim, trying to break him. Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara did this to anypony who thought that they could stand up to them. This usually stopped them dead in their tracks and they would never mess them again. "You think just because-" she was cut off mid sentence. "What's happening?" Diamond asked, still inside the house. From her perspective she just show her friend talking to some fallen furniture. "Come see for yourself," she answered. Diamond trotted over to Silver Spoon's side and burst out laughing at what she saw. "Are you kidding me?" she said nearly in tears. "I know, only an idiot could end up like this." she turned her attention back at Dim. "Okay are you done rambling yet?" Dim Shadow asked annoyed. "I just wanted the sashes, I don't want any trouble." "That's another thing, Sweetie Belle." Silver was about to start talking again before Dim cut her off. "Leave her out of this." Dim immediately said. "What is that blank flank off limits for us to talk about?" Diamond asked. "Just don't, you can say anything else. Just leave her out of this, please." he pleaded. "I honestly don't see why you like her so much, she's just a dumb blank flank who can't defend herself." Silver said, ignoring his request. "Stop." Dim said, now trying to wiggle and nudge his way out from under the patio furniture. "Trying to get out I see?" Silver Spoon said. "Don't worry about it, just let it happen." Dim said, trying joke around. Silver Spoon just rolled her eyes, "Okay, so be it." she jumped on top of the fallen table, adding more weight on top of Dim Shadow. "Ahh," Dim let out a soft moan as more weight was now pushing on his back."Okay, you know you can't keep me here forever." "We know that." they both said. "Good, because I have somewhere to be soon." Dim said calmly. "And where would that be?" Silver asked. "Crusading with Sweetie Belle and her friends." he proudly answered. "Oh my Celestia they even have you in on that now?!" Diamond started to laugh. "You're such a pansy, just like them." "A pansy is the one thing I am not." he looked up at Silver Spoon. "Okay, I better get going now as a matter of fact. So can you get off now?" "Wh-why would I agree to get off or let you go?" Silver asked, confused as to why he would ask such a dumb question. "Because if you don't get down you could get hurt, do you honestly think I can't get out? I could have gotten out the moment this stuff fell on me, now get down." he laughed, now awaiting Silver's reaction. Diamond Tiara was just sitting back and waiting to see if Dim was bluffing. "If you could get out then why would you stay there?" she asked, shocked. "I wanted to talk, see what you two are like. I must say, I don't like you any more than I did yesterday. And just for the record, you're no better than anypony else in town. I could just sit here and tell you how you're so much worse actually, but I'll do that another day. Now if you'll excuse me," Dim began to lift his back and the table began rise. In one jolt the table rolled off toward the door and Silver fell over. The table was now on top of Silver Spoon, she was trapped under the stand part of it. She tried to lift it off, but she wasn't strong enough. "Diamond, help!" she yelled for assistance. Diamond Tiara tried to roll off the table, it was difficult and she had to use almost all of her strength, but she got it off her friend. Meanwhile, Dim Shadow had picked up the bag and had almost gotten out of there. "You get him, I need to catch my breath." Diamond said panting after lifting the table. Silver answered with a nod then began to run after Dim. _________________________________________________________________ "Hey, wait. I just want to know one thing," Silver said to Dim. He sighed and put the bag down by his hooves, but didn't turn to face her. "And that is?" he said. "Why do you want to stand up for other ponies so much? You don't gain anything from it." she asked. "I genuinely don't know." he answered. "Liar." she huffed. "Maybe I am." he shrugged his shoulders and walked off, Silver didn't pursue him. Dim stopped for a second and turned his head to Silver Spoon. "One more thing, if you ever do anything like whatever you did today," Dim paused. "To Sweetie Belle again I won't be as nice," he said slowly to her. After that he picked up the bag and was on his way to Sweet Apple Acres.