I struck the match on the side of the box and put the cigar in my mouth. I was going to have myself a nice little smoke outside until Twilight came out. I was on the balcony all alone looking out towards Canterlot thinking of past times when she pulled the cigar out of my mouth, damn, I didn't even get to light the thing. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. What have I told you, Volt?" she said mockingly.
"Aw come on princess. What could go wrong?" I asked looking back at her.
"Hm... let's see," she put a hoof on the chin and pretended to think hard about it. "Oh! That's right! There's Lung cancer and it makes you smell and-"
"Okay, okay, I get it. It was a stupid question. Hell, I bet you lost half you IQ just hearing me say that," I admitted reluctantly. " But, hay. It's a very nice view. I couldn't help myself."
Twilight looked out where I was looking. The orange sky from the setting sun complemented the view, even with that weird looking castle. "I have to admit it, you'er right." she said as she walked up to me, smiling. "It is a great view. I could understand why you wanted to use this." She waved the cigar around, most likely to piss me off, but I counter-acted.
"You want one then?" I pulled one out and held it in front of her.
Twilight seemed a little embarrassed by the question. "Wha- but - I - uh..." She rubbed the back of her head and looked away. I could tell she was thinking about it, for real this time. "Well... uh, I- I guess. Maybe one couldn't hurt." and she sat on the floor.
"I've been using up all your resources for a little over a week now anyway, you deserve this." I looked over the town. It really looked like mid-October with the leaves all red and brown and yellow and stuff like that. But I also remembered something coming up next month, November 18th, my birthday. Or at least the day Maiden found me on the doorstep. I would usually just get drunk on that day to forget everything.
I cut off the front and punched the hole in to give to Twilight and she handed me my own cigar. I struck another match and lit it for her and I did so with mine. "Are these Coltbin cigars?" Twilight asked. I was quite surprised she knew the taste.
"How did you know?" I asked with a little smirk.
Twilight looked around with her cheeks slightly red. "Uh, well I've- I've had some before."
"Busted!" I said and pretended to point a shotgun at her and pulled back my hoof like I was pulling the trigger and Twilight slowly laid down like I shot her in slow motion. We both laughed hysterically. Then we just sat there in silence, we admired the view with our cigars. And suddenly, the door behind us opened. It was Spike.
I remember when I first saw Spike. I thought he broke into the house and was waiting for us to come so he could eat us. When Twilight calmed me down, she told me that Spike was an assistant of her's and there was no way he would eat us. But trust is slow to gain. "Twilight! There's a huge storm and it's moving quickly!"
Me and Twilight turned our heads and saw it instantly. "Oh no," Twilight said to herself. And oh no was right, There was no way a storm could move this fast. Twilight got up and helped me get up. As she assisted me to the door, lightning struck right next to us. Twilight screamed louder then the thunder that came right after. Spike went to help but Twilight told him to get inside. Just before we got to the door a blade went into my back. The pain surged all over my body. I fell to the ground as the wind kicked up and the rain was drenching us. I was struck by lightning but I was still alive. I tried to get up but I saw another bolt coming at me. I shielded my face. This time, though, something was pushing down on me. The floor was lit with a light blue. I looked at Twilight who looked amazed, and a little scared. I looked up and the bolt was still there, it was...In my hoof!?
Wherever I moved my hoof, the lightning seemed to follow. I pushed it away and it went back into the storm which seemed to slow it down. More came at me and I kept catching them and throwing them back. I still had no idea what was happening but I was getting into it. Then came the big one. The really big one. I needed both hoofs to hold this one, and it was weighing down on me.
I tried keep it from destroying the place. I took a couple seconds to breath and concentrate. "One..." I counted. " Two..." I drew one last breath." Three!" And pushed as hard as I could. The last bolt shot back and penetrated the clouds and they suddenly expelled. I fell to the ground. I couldn't tell weather I was drenched from the rain, or the sweat. I don't think lightning was supposed to be as heavy as that.
I felt my chest and realized that the cast was gone. Just gone, no ashes or anything. I couldn't even think clearly. I just lied there trying to process things fruitlessly. Whatever just happened, I had a feeling there was more to come.