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// Spending time with friends 
// Story: Pup: The Kind and Hated 
// by brony laughsatme 
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Chapter 13


When we finally got home, Octavia taught me a little bit of words. It took me awhile but I learned a couple. Nothing special but I can read the first sentence in my book. Yes, I said it. Octavia had bought me a book. 

I was so excited at first, but now I hate it. Trying to learn how to read after a whole day of school really takes it out of you. It was now at least five o’clock in the afternoon and I was in my room, playing with my cat. I found out snowball liked to play with strings and found a particular interest when a feather was attached to the end.

My stomach growled. I was hungry. I stood up, stretching out of my sitting position. I looked out into the hallway, nopony was there. “Vinyl?” I called. 

“Yeah, I’m in here Pup,” she answered. 

I walked into the bathroom to see her brushing her neon blue mane. Though, the effort seemed fruitless because the hair was just smoothed down for a second before popping back into its original style. I can’t say the same, my hair was like hers. But mine was a little bit messier and pure black.

Vinyl looked at me quizzically, “do you need something?” She asked in her tomboyish tone. 

“Yes.” I answered her.

“What do you need, Pup?” She asked again.

“Food, I’m starving.” I said with a smile.

Vinyl giggled and smiled at me. “Well let’s go find you some food.” She declared. We walked out of the restroom and then down the stairs. 

When we got to the kitchen Vinyl explained that Octey had to run a few errands. So, we were alone. “Do you want some fruit?” She asked.

“Yes, banana please,” I said. 

She gave an “ok” look and reached into the cupboard I couldn’t reach. She pulled out a long yellow fruit and hoofed it over to me. I grabbed it and smiled as I ran into the living room. 


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I was sitting in the living room with snowball, happily nomming on a delicious banana, when I heard a knock at the door. I hopped off the couch and bolted to the door. I stood on my hind legs so I could reach the doorknob. 

Upon opening the brown door I found Scootaloo. “Hey Pup,” she said happily. 

“Hi Scoots, what’s up?” I asked her with a toothy smile. It really would of probably been more threatening, if it were any other pony.

“Not much, just wanting to hang out.” She answered. 

I stepped aside and let her in. “Vinyl, Scootaloo is here!” I yelled throughout the house. 

I heard a crashing sound and annoyed groan. “Pup! Get your damn cat out of the kitchen!” 

I let out a groan myself, walking in the kitchen to Vinyl’s annoyed glare. I picked the white ball of fluff up by the scruff of her neck. 


~~Syphony’s PoV~~
 

I sat outside Pup’s house. Me and Scootaloo had devised a prank on a certain wolf. As soon as Pup got called into the kitchen by Vinyl, our plan went into action. Scootaloo ran over to the window and opened it. I jumped in and ran upstairs. I looked in a room. A messy bed with teeth marks on the wooden frame. ”This has to be Pup’s room.” I went in and crawled under the bed. 

I knocked twice on the floor signaling our plan to go forward. I giggled. “He’s gonna be so scared,” I said, trying to suppress my laughter at the idea.

“Who’s gonna be scared?” 

I screamed and bolted out from under the bed. I turned to look only to see Pup was in a fit of laughter. 

“You-you …. How?!” I asked, furious at him. He just laughed more. I got even madder and jumped on top of him. “Tell me how you did it!” 

He giggled, pushing me off of him. He pointed to his nose. “This is how I found out you were in here… and I figured Scoots was a part of it so I snuck past her.” 

Just as he finished his blunt explanation Scootaloo came running in. “How did he figure us out?” My hoof met my face. 


~~Pup’s PoV~~


After I explained how I thwarted their plan to scare me, we decided to bother Vinyl for some money to go out for ice cream. I had no idea what the stuff was, but their parents gave them money for some. “So, is that a yes or no?” 

She was in the basement sitting at her turntable and DJ stuff. “It’s a yes, here’s four bits. Go bother the town’s ponies while I get ready for my show tonight.” 

I smiled, I kind of liked getting my way. She hoofed over four little gold coins and shooed me away. I almost tripped running up the stairs and out the door to my two friends. 


~~2 hours later~~


“Are you sure we should be doing this Pup?” Scootaloo asked nervously. I pulled back the big branch and held it for Syphony and her. 

“Of course, the everfree is nothing to be afraid of,” I said. Despite my attempt to assure them that nothing was going to eat them, they still seemed nervous. “Hey, have I ever told a lie yet?.. Nope I haven’t. Which is why you should trust me.” They walked past me and I let the branch go. It swung back to the position we found it in and we kept moving. “Besides, if we do run into any trouble…” I climbed over a short cliff. “…ugh, I think I’ll be able to take whatever it is on.”

Suddenly I felt something hit me. Well when I say hit I mean drip, like rain. I reached up to my shoulder and touched it. The slime like liquid was warm and well… slime like.

I looked up and my eyes widened in fear. “Oh fu-“ I was cut off by a huge lion paw hit me in the side sending me flying into a tree. I hit it knocking the wind out of me. The last thing I saw was the huge manticore, skulking over to me. As if were injured. Try as I might have I couldn’t stay awake. Everything around me faded to black, but not before I heard a voice. 

“Hold on!”