//------------------------------// // Mixed Emotions // Story: A Young Flier's Heart // by JoeChacho //------------------------------// "OK Roid Rage you and Cloud Kicker work the southern part of Ponyville. I'll work on the North and the West. Rain Drop I'm sure you can handle the East." Rainbow dash said to her team. "Then what about that guy?" Asked Cloud Kicker, "Flitter did say she was going to find a temp, maybe that's him." "Well its about damn time!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed without turning around to see that it was me, "State your name, experience in weather patrol, and why I shouldn't just blow you off right now?" After finishing that sentence Dash looked me in the eye. It finally hit her, I was the new temp her coltfriend was her new temp for her ex Thunderlane. "OK." I took a deep breath and started to answer the questions, "My name is Chacho, I don't know much about weather patrol, and you shouldn't blow me off because it'll be easier with me than without me." Rainbow had a thin line of red across her face that I'm guessing that only I saw. "Pfft. As if rookie you'd only be a liability and a hinderenc to our squad." Cloud Kicker starting her on slot of harsh words, "You wouldn't make a difference even if you tried your hardest. You're showing up here with no experience in weather patrol and expect to fit in with the best weather patrol squad in Ponyville? The next thing you'll be telling me is that your dating a Wonderbolt. Ha fat chance. Before you emb-" Rainbow cut her off while trying to hide her rising anger. "Actually he is dating a Wonderbolt." Cloud Kicker gasped along with the others in the squad. "Dash, that was a great joke." Cloud Kicker stated after thinking about how much Rainbow Dash likes to play around. "I'm not joking. He is" Rainbow replied with a serious face. Roid Rage put me in a head lock and began to give me a noogie, and asked "So whose then lucky stallion-" "Mare." I corrected him while struggling to breathe, "could you please let me go. I can't breathe." "Oh, my bad man. I just thought with a slender figure like yours that you'd be interested in stallions. So I'm going on a limb here and say you're dating Spitfire. Always thought she would be dating Sorin si-" "She is dating him." I interrupted his train of thought. "So she's-" once again I cut him off. "No. Before you ask no she is not dating me and him nor is she going to leave him for me. I'm dating-" this time Rainbow Dash interrupted me as she tried to hide her blush by turning away to reassign teams. "Enough with the chitchat Cloud Kicker since you seem not to like Chacho you'll be working with Rain Drop on the South. Roid Rage you'll be working with Chacho in the East since you and him seem to hit it off pretty well and you can teach him the basics of manipulating the weather, plus now you'll have another guy to talk about, uh, what ever it is most guys talk about. Finally I'll do the North and West." Rainbow Dash knew what we would probably be talking about. "Alright Chach. You don't mind if I call you Chach do ya?" "Nah it's cool man." "Yeah!" Roid Rage let out his signature yeah. Alright Chach lets head to the East and get this job done. "Alright Rage let's go." As Roid and I were out of ear shot Cloud Kicker immediately began to ask Rainbow if it was her that I was dating, but I could not catch the answer she gave. I hope she said yes, and hope she's not embarrassed about going out with me. Roid Rage led the way to the Eastern part of Ponyville where a few clouds floated aimlessly. We both landed on a cloud and Rage was going to tell me what to do. "So Chach how'd you manage to get Rainbow man?" Well he was supposed to tell me what to do. I just tilted my head and pretended not to know what he was talking about so we could get this job done with and I could possibly have a part time job locked in. "Come again?" I asked hopefully hed get mad and not want to repeat himself. "How'd you score with dash man?" He was persistent for a pony who looked like going to the gym was the most important thing in the world. "Well honestly." I stopped thinking if I should even tell him. I mean really I just met the guy and already he wants to know how I got Rainbow to be my marefriend. "First I want to know one thing before I even let you know." "Shoot." "You and Cloud Kicker-" "Before you finish that statement yes we are together. And only because I'm sure you'll hold up to your end of the deal I'll tell you the whole story,but to be safe let's shake on it." Looks like Roid Rage has the same rule for his bro-code as I do. "Alright. But wont it cut into our work?" "Nah what we gotta do is quick and we got plenty of time to just goof off." I took his word for it and we shook on it. He started with when he went to try out for the Wonderbolts and got paired with Flitter's older sister Cloudchaser. Then going on about how she didn't want a relationship with him for some reason. He believes it was because she was with someone else and still tried to get with her. It didn't work out and he soon gave up. When he came back after dropping out of the academy Cloud Kicker caught his eye. She was everything he wanted in a mare: sweet, kind, a bitch when needed, and a killer body. He and her have been together for almost two full years. "Wow so I guess your relationship is still going good, and that's great." "Thanks Chach. Glad to have another bro to talk to. Don't get me wrong Thunderlane is cool and all but he's an asshole. Now how'd you score Dash man?" Was it really that interesting? No,but I gave him my word with the bro-code by shaking on the deal. I began to tell him how I met her and how I asked her out once and she rejected me, and me dealing with the heartbreak leaving out the parts when I cried to not look like a puss in front of what could be a good friend in the feature. And told him about how I saw her at the show in Ponyville and she spoke of how much of a mistake it was that she didn't go out with me and I took the opportunity to get together with her. "And that's the whole story." "Wow so not did you replace Thunderlane in her heart but also today in his place that's great man. But in all honesty dude I think she might be using you, and I've noticed her eyeing Cloudchaser." I couldn't believe it. He could be right. I mean really, not only is Rainbow way out of my league, but Thunderlane has already had time to bond with her. "Let's hope not don't really want another heartbreak because of her." "Well that's enough slacking. So we got rain scheduled for tonight nit a lot but some rain. It needs to be scattered. So what we need to do is bust all the pure white fluffy clouds and rip apart the gray ones to have more clouds and leave the dark gray ones alone. Got it?" "And then what?" "Then we head back to town hall meet back up with the team and head back to the WPHQ." "WPHQ? Is that the weather patrol headquarters?" He just nodded.in response. After busting four white clouds myself and Rage busting the other seven, we began to tear the gray clouds in half so there can be more rain clouds and we tried to avoid the dark gray clouds completely. After we finished we headed back to the hall to regroup with everypony and head back to the HQ. Dash didn't even spare me a glance. I felt my fears coming true. Dammit I hope Rainbow just had a bad day instead. After arriving at the station everypony had to give their reports to the boss which I have never met. So I decided to talk to the pony that was behind the desk earlier. "Hey I was just wondering whats the boss like?" She replied only loud eno8gh for me to hear "Which one? Because one is a real sweetheart and the other is a bitch." "Oh man I'm so fucked with my luck I'd get the bitch." "Oh don't worry about it. You'll be fine. Especially since you're cute." At that comment I blushed a bit. "Th-hanks heh-heh." After my reply Rage came out of the boss's room signaling me to head inside. Now it was up to chance which boss I had to deal with. Maybe I should have asked what the names of the bosses. Too late now. I knocked on the door. "Come in." I heard two voices say in unison. Dammit just my luck I get both if them well I can kiss this job goodbye. I walked inside the office. "Report." I heard a female voice say. "Uhhh." Was all I could say. Nailed it. The mare looked up from her desk and straight into my eyes. "You must be the temp that my sister hired. Huh. Kinda cute. What's your name so I can put a name tag on your cute little face." "Ch-chacho, m-my name is Chacho ma'am." Woohoo number one smooth talker and the best with formalities. I am so not getting this job. "Chacho, eh? Suits you. Well I heard no complaints from your temporary squad and one actually requested that you be part of that squad but I'll have to take it up with my younger sister Flitter. So how'd you like the job?" Before she finished talking I looked at her desk and saw her name tag which stated "Co - owner Cloudchaser" and wondered who was the other owner until she got to the end of her little evaluation of my name. I saw Flitters desk only feet away from her sisters but her back was facing me while she was doing something on the computer. "Well I would really like to get to do this type of work it's pretty fun and my coworkers were amazing." "He's still in high school sis so hell be able to work from anywhere past two pm. And we only have one squad that works at that time its Dash’s squad." Flitter said as she trotted over to her sister's side, "And I think we should let him join them." I suddenly realized something. I am friends with one of the bosses. This could actually work out. I let them talk while I just stood there. Until they told me to get my stuff and come back in after I had my things. I hovered over to my locker, locker number forty - seven and noticed every locker in my row had a name over the number. Day Glider, Windrunner, Twister, Thunderlane, Roid Rage, Cloud Kicker, Rainbow Dash, Rain Drop, Fridgit Winds, Bennett Hooves and a whole lot more names which I couldn't read from standing in front of my locker. I took out mt saddle bags put them on and hovered my way back to the front door of Flitter and Cloudchaser's office and trotted in.