//------------------------------// // Chapter 9: A Night at Hoofington Part 2 // Story: My Little Deadpool: Friendship is Deadpool // by LightTechnology //------------------------------// Twilight rested her head with her elbow as she watched Deadpool chug another mug of what he called ‘sweet drunk-inducing nectar’. “Y’know, Twilight?” Deadpool slurred his words. “I don’t care what anypony says. I think you should be able to go to the ball.” Deadpool became drunk quite a while ago and Twilight finally became desensitized by his drunken antics, so she humored him. “Thank you very much, Rainbow Dash,” she rolled her eyes. “I’m sure my stepmother was just wrong when she forbade me to go.” “Damn straight,” Deadpool said. “You go to that ball and you fall in love with the fairy god prince and you leave your glass slipper there so that he can slay the dragon with it and you’ll end up in Wonderland and live happily ever after.” “Gee, that’s nice of you and all, but what about your happily ever after?” Twilight asked with a dull tone. “Don’t worry, Twilight,” Deadpool wrapped his forearm around Twilight. “I can live on as one of your mice companions. Just don't forget to use your third wish to set me free." Twilight sighed. “...I’ll be sure to do that, Rainbow Dash.” Deadpool looked around. “You keep call me Rainbow Dash, but I don’t see any Skittles here!” “I don’t know what that means.” Deadpool started to laugh. “You’re funny, Twilight. You-You’re a funny...thing. The things that you say make you entertaining to my humor sensors.” His laughing turned into snickering. “What?” Twilight asked. “Twilight...hey Twilight...” he snickered again. “What,” her question became a statement this time. “You’re a horse.” Twilight glared at Deadpool. “You’re a horse,” he repeated. “Well I’d prefer it if you called me a pony, but that statement is indeed factual.” Deadpool snickered some more. “Look it chu. You have a big horse face!” “You’re a horse yourself, y’know,” Twilight pointed out. “...That’s...That’s not whatcha sup poster say...” “What?” Twilight was starting to get annoyed. “Your asposed to say ‘No I’m not’ an den neigh.” “Neigh?” Twilight repeated. “C’mon, Kira Buckland!” “That’s not my name!” “Okay okay, Rina-chan. RINA-CHAN KAWAII-DESU!!!” “STOP TALKING, YOU PUPPET!” “My, you two seem to be lively this evening,” Twilight heard a voice say behind her. She looked back and noticed Celestia was standing behind her. “Celestia!” Celestia immediately shushed Twilight. “Shh! Please don’t call me by that name anymore.” “What...?” Twilight questioned. “Look, in this form I’m in now, we can’t use my real name. Some pony will recognize me and then question my appearance.” “So...if we can’t call you Celestia, then what should we call you?” “I thought about it ever since we entered Hoofington and I think I’ve come up with an appropriate name.” “Ooh, you should call yourself Cinder......Cinder....Cinderella-- Hey, Twilight, I don’t care what anypony says. I think you should be able to go to the ball.” “What’s the name?” Twilight asked curiously while ignoring Deadpool. “Sunset Overdrive,” Celestia said. Twilight and Deadpool paused. “Holy shit, that is a badass name,” Deadpool broke the silence. “Well I can see the Sunset part of the name,” Twilight said. “But ‘Overdrive?’” Celestia-or rather Sunset Overdrive- merely blinked and smiled innocently at Twilight. “TWILIGHT, SHE’S HIDING SOMETHING, QUICK JUMP HER!” Deadpool suddenly yelled. Again, Twilight ignored him. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Relax, Rainbow Dash, so what if one of your subconscious is in the voice of the pony you absolutely despise at the moment? It doesn’t make you any less pathetic than you already are. “Pfft, like I need to be hearing this from the likes of you!” Rainbow Dash said to Discord. “Say whatever you want, Discord, but there’s no way you’re going to break me down like last time!” Discord sighed. Rainbow Dash, were you not paying attention to what I said earlier? I want to help you this time. She looked at her current state. “You’re doing a great job,” she said sarcastically. Never look a gifted pony in the mouth, Rainbow. Soon you’ll realize I’m actually doing you a favor. “Jeez, just get to the point already!” Rainbow Dash, do you realize whose body you’re in? “Pfft, duh. It’s Deadpool’s.” Exactly! Rainbow Dash just stared in confusion With the victor comes the spoils, Rainbow Dash, and that includes the benefits of Deadpool’s body. “Wait...what’re you trying to say?” Do you remember your scuffle with the Ursa Major a while ago. Think back to how you felt during that time, and then think about how Deadpool felt at that moment! Rainbow Dash’s eyes suddenly widened in response. “He was practically invincible...” Yes, yes! And now you have access to his invincibility! “I’m...I’m invincible?” Ladies and gentleponies we have a winner! Not only is she the fastest pony in all of Equestria, she is also now the most powerful creature in the world! Rainbow Dash paused as she looked down at her hands, trying to process this whole scenario. “...Yeah right,” she finally said. “I get that I have a healing factor, but I doubt that I’m the most powerful creature in all of Equestria.” Tsk. You’re breaking my heart, Rainbow Dash. Here I am, trying to support you in your time of need, and you’re just pushing away all these factual statements I’m making about you. “Pfft. Since when have you been honest with anypony?” Hmm, I suppose you have a point. Tell you what, instead of relying merely on my words, how about I offer you a chance to see for yourself how powerful you are. “...I’m listening.” Please refer to the handsome fellow to your right. Rainbow Dash followed Discord’s instructions and noticed that the tied up Ursa Major from earlier was still there and asleep. Now, Deadpool had the right idea when summoning an Ursa Major, but why don’t we add a little 'Discord Flair’ into the mix? Suddenly, the Ursa Major was wrapped in a dark cloudy aura. It suddenly woke up and growled as it started to grow larger in size. Its claws became more fearsome and its eyes glowed red. “D-Discord! What the heck are you doing?!” Rainbow Dash yelled. IT’S BIGGER The Ursa Major started to swipe at Rainbow Dash as she dodged the attack at the last second. IT’S BADDER Once Rainbow recovered, she tightly gripped one of Deadpool’s swords that was attached to her back. BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO DEFEAT THE GREAT AND POWERFUL RAINBOW DASH? The giant bear roared in anger at Rainbow Dash, but she stood her ground as she finally pulled out both of Deadpool’s swords. “Alright then...” she said with a stern tone. “Let’s dance.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Hey, where you guyzzz go-wing?” Deadpool said as he stumbled towards Twilight and ‘Sunset’ who were about to leave the bar. “We need to decide our next course of action, Deadpool,” Twilight said. “Me and, uh, Sunset are going to our rooms to plan things out.” “Ooh, lemme go wif u!” Deadpool slurred out. “I iz good wif da plans and the making of dem.” Sunset approached Deadpool. “Look, Deadpool, you’re not really in a ‘focused’ state, so I think it’s best if me and Twilight do the planning ourselves, for now.” “Whaaaaaat?” Deadpool said. “You’re talkin’ nonsense, you horse. I can- I can do....the things. In fact, I drunk better when I’m think!” Twilight and Sunset merely looked at each other. “Okay,” Deadpool said with a more serious tone. “Maybe I am a bit drunk, but trust me, girls, I’m still focused enough where I can- BLARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR- Deadpool started vomiting. “-RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH! OH GOD! MY THROAT IS BURNING! BLARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-” Twilight and Sunset backed far away from Deadpool as they stared wide-eyed at the scene before them. -RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH! SERIOUSLY, IT’S ON FIRE! IT’S LIKE I SWALLOWED SATAN AND HE’S MAKING A SPICY ENCHILADA IN MY THROAT HOLE WHILE HE’S BLENDING IT WITH GARBAGE AND HOT PEPPERS AS HE’S HAVING A FIESTA DURING THE HOTTEST DAY IN THE SUMMER!” The other ponies in the bar looked on as well. “Jeez, what a lightweight,” one of the ponies said to his friend. A few moments later, Deadpool stopped vomiting and held his stomach. “Uuugh....my tummy hurts....” he said as he finally fell unconscious and collapsed on the floor. “Deadpool!” Twilight and Sunset yelled. Twice Nightly quickly came onto the scene as she saw an unconscious pony laying in a pile of vomit. “What happened?!” she said surprised. “My friend, Rainbow Dash, drank to much and knocked herself out,” Twilight explained. “Oh dear!” Nightly said worriedly. “Don’t worry, I’ll take her to our medical room.” “And what should we do?” Sunset Overdrive asked. “Please, please,” Nightly said calmly. “Go about with your business and I’ll have your friend healed in no time.” “Well alright, then,” Sunset said. “Come Twilight, let’s proceed to our rooms.” “If you say so,” Twilight responded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deadpool groaned as he slowly opened his eyes. His vision was blurry at first, but he soon regained his sight. The first thing he noticed was that he wasn’t at the bar anymore. The second thing he noticed was that the night manager of the inn was there as well, smiling sweetly towards him. “Oh my god, a horse!” Deadpool finally said. “I mean, uh...what happened?” “Well,” Nightly scratched the back of her neck. “You kind of threw up back at the bar.” Upon recollection, Deadpool facehoofed in shame. “Oh...right.” “But don’t worry!” Nightly reassured. “It’s not as bad as you think.” “Uh, by any chance, I wasn’t vomiting in a helicopter-like motion, was I?” “Um...no?” “Oh okay, that’s good,” Deadpool sighed in relief. Soon afterwards, he developed a rather guilty look on his face. “Gee, I sure made a mess of things at your establishment, haven’t I?” Twice Night blushed as she looked away from Deadpool. “I-It’s no problem. W-We get all kinds of ponies here at our Bed and Br-Breakfast! “Yeah, but I’m kinda like...your idol, right?” “T-That’s right, I’m a big fan...y’know, ever since I saw you do your Sonic Rainboom...” “I believe we’ve been over this before.” “Yes! Forgive me, I’m repeating myself. I’ll just leave you alone now-” Deadpool stopped Nightly in her tracks by tapping her lightly in the shoulder. “EEP!” Twice Nightly cried out suddenly. “Hey, hey!” Deadpool cried back. “Relax. I may be somepony you look up to, but I’m a regular pony nonetheless, so you can quit with the formalities.” “I-I’m so sorry,” Nightly nearly had tears forming in her eyes. “It’s just that I never expected to meet you at all in my lifetime. You don’t know what it’s like to meet a pony you hold in high regards.” Deadpool thought to himself for a brief moment. “Oh my goodness! Look! It’s Twilight Sparkle! Guys look, it’s Twilight Sparkle!” “It’s Princess Celestia! Guys, guys, look! It’s her! It’s Princess Celestia!” “Yeah...I wouldn’t know anything about that...” Deadpool said nervously. “It’s just that...” Nightly continued. “...for all my life, I lived in this boring old town and basically watched as everyday passed right by me. Other than this inn and my family, I have nothing else going for me. So when I saw you...when I saw you perform such a feat that I didn’t think could be possible...it gave me hope that maybe if a ‘regular’ pony such as yourself can do that, then maybe someday I could do something just as amazing.” Deadpool silently stared at Nightly. “Damn...I’m sorry, I didn’t know...” “Ah! Excuse me! I just went all emotional so suddenly. Please disregard what I said! I don’t wish to be a burden to you!” “Now, now no need to take it back,” Deadpool said calmly. “We all have our dreams that we wish to accomplish. There’s no fault in simply believing in them.” “M-Miss Rainbow Dash...” “In fact, I support you 100%!” Deadpool suddenly grabbed both of Nightly’s hoofs. “Twice Nightly, keep on believing and I know someday you will do something so amazing that life will be worth living...twice!” Twice Nightly stared agape at Deadpool, astonished at the words coming from her supposed hero. “See what I did there?” Deadpool said. “At the end, with the ‘twice’? Your name’s ‘Twice’ Nightly. Yes? No? Maybe?” It took a moment, but Nightly did indeed respond...just not in the way Deadpool expected. Twice Nightly suddenly jumped at Deadpool and locked her lips with his.