//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 - Dream // Story: My Second Chance // by Devious Brony //------------------------------// Desire and Joel, two beings both at war with one another. For once they had a chance to sit together, alone in an empty field. "You know that this isn't a dream, right?" Desire asked, looking towards the now bruised up Joel. Joel just sat there, staring out towards the town of Calmare. "I refuse to believe it isn't... I just want to go back home. I miss my family, my friends... My world." Joel answered. "There's just some things I haven't gotten to do." Desire placed a hand on Joel's shoulder, looking back towards the town. "It's time to face the music Joel, everyone dies eventually." Desire said. He began to stand back up, tossing a single rose on Joel's lap. Joel picked up the flower before looking towards Desire. "You were just dealt a bad hand is all..." Desire finished, walking away from Joel. Joel looked back at the flower, staring at it. "Why me..." Joel said to himself, a tear falling onto the flower. "Why did I have to die... Why was I even brought here..." Joel began to grip the stem, letting the thorns puncture his skin and draw blood. [/hr] | Desire | My eyes shot open after I began to already relax. I sat up from the bed I was lying in, with a sleeping mare next to me. I looked towards her and gave her a smile. "Sorry doll, but it seems like I've got a little business to attend to." The mare was a heavy sleeper, she stirred only a little in her sleep before relaxing again. I got out of bed and put my suit back on. I doubt I'll see that mare again, I don't even remember her name. After getting dressed and grabbing a little something to eat from the fridge in the kitchen, I left the house. Even though I may have my own body, I can sense when Boss is feeling something. Right now I can sense lust, and a lot of it. There's only one babe who can do that to us around here, guess it's time to talk business with the boss. [/hr] | Joel | I can't believe I'm having my first real kiss with a horse right now. Every fiber in my body is screaming for me to stop, but another part keeps whispering "keep going." I can't help but listen to that whisper, I've ignored it so many times... But this time I felt that I had to listen. I could feel her soft, warm lips against mine. I had placed my hands on her sides, getting a small gasp from Daisy. She must really like the feeling of my hands, probably why she enjoyed the massage so much. Why were we doing this? I've only known Daisy for at least four days now, I would never do this with someone I've met only a few days ago. These thoughts didn't deter me from going on. I continued to kiss Daisy, making small movements with my hands to massage her. She let out a small moan, unlike before when she was holding it back. She pushed her body against me more, wrapping her forelegs around the back of my neck and pulling me in for a deeper kiss. Daisy began to slide her tongue into my mouth slowly, massaging and wrapping it around mine. I massaged her tongue in return as she pushed me over onto the couch, forcing me to lie back. I moved one hand slowly up to her hair, gently running my fingers through it. We stared into each others eyes as we continued to make out with each other. At one point Daisy stopped kissing me, only to bite and tug on my lip gently. I moved my hand down her neck and her back. I began to run my hands down her body, Daisy letting out a moan the moment my hands stopped at her rump, squeezing it softly. This went on for about 5 more minutes before Daisy pulled her head back, giving me a soft smile. "You know, I never thought I would enjoy having my first kiss with an alien." I said, getting a giggle from Daisy. "That was your first kiss? Now I know that has to be a joke." Daisy said. "I'm serious, Daisy. I'm not exactly a ladies man." I said. It was true, I never knew the right things to say to a woman. I always have had troubles trying to even make friends, let alone getting a girl close enough to me for a kiss. Before you say some shit like "I once kissed a girl who was a total stranger to me." I never kiss a girl unless I saw them as a friend, or more. "And yet you managed to get a mare to jump on you and kiss you." She said, giving me a more playful smile. I rolled my eyes, relaxing back on the couch. "You know, I've been thinking." Daisy said, grabbing my attention again. "What?" I asked. "There's a dance club that I have always wanted to go to, but Sunny never wanted to go with me since she hates noisy dance clubs." Daisy said. I sighed, knowing the exact question she was going to be asking me. "Alright, I might as well go." This made Daisy let out a quiet squeal, hopping off of me and heading towards the bathroom upstairs. "I'm so excited! Let me go wash up before we head out!" She yelled from upstairs, slamming the bathroom door. After the door slammed, somebody knocked on the front door. I got up from the couch so I could walk over to the door to open it. Desire was standing there, a smug grin on his face. [/hr] | Desire | "You could stare down a T-Rex with that glare, Boss." I said. Boss took a swing at me, causing me to take a step back away from him. "Whoa whoa whoa, easy there daddy-o. I'm just here to ask for something, nothing else." I said, trying to calm the boss down. He took a step back into the house, still obviously angry at me. "I want one more day, AH! No talking until I'm done. I want one more day to have a bit of fun, at sundown tomorrow we meet outside of town. I want to have a very serious talk with you Boss." I said, getting a raised eyebrow from Boss. "Serious talk? The hell do you mean serious talk." He asked. "You'll see, just enjoy your date tonight." I said, now turning my back and walking away. "I still want to beat the shit out of you." He said, making me laugh as I continued to walk away. [/hr] Daisy stepped out of the bathroom after about 20 minutes of washing up and putting on perfume. She was so excited to finally go to the new dance club that was opened only a few months ago. What excited her more was the fact that she was going on a date with Joel. "I'm ready!" She called out, trotting down the stairs to see Joel sitting on the couch. He looked towards her after standing up. "Phew, that's some really strong perfume you're wearing there Daisy." Joel said, starting to hold his nose. Daisy frowned at the sight of Joel plugging his nose. "You don't like it?" She asked, now sounding a bit sad. "N-No no, I'm not saying I don't. I'm just saying it's super strong is all." Joel said, walking over to Daisy. He placed his hand on top of her head to gently pet her. "You smell very nice, Daisy. Nicer than your entire garden full of flowers." He said, getting a smile from the mare again. "Thanks Joel." She said, nuzzling into him one more time before walking past him to the door. Joel followed, opening the door for her. They both left the house, locking it up just before leaving so they could head to the dance club. When they got there, Joel took notice of the name. "The Prancing Pony" was the name. The moment they walked in all the music stopped, everypony looking towards both Daisy and Joel. There was a short awkward silence before somepony spoke up. "Hey look, it's Buddy Love!" After that a few ponies that knew Buddy Love got excited, while the others that only heard of him or don't know him just got an interested look on their faces as the club music began again. Ponies began to gather around Joel, unlike last time they were just offering drinks or saying hello. Joel accepted a few of the drink offers, handing a drink to Daisy. Daisy took the drink Joel was offering her. "Joel, what's going on here? Why is everypony calling you 'Buddy Love'?" Daisy asked. He sighed and looked towards her, "It's a long story, can we just forget about it for now and I'll tell you when we get home?" He asked, getting a nod and a smile from Daisy. Joel and Daisy sat at the bar, conversing with other ponies for about half an hour while drinking. Daisy was tipsy by the time they finished, while Joel was also tipsy after only having a few drinks. Daisy had more alcoholic drinks than Joel did, while he slowly drank his. Daisy was used to her drinks, she always had to have stronger drinks to get her drunk. One of the ponies who offered Joel a drink earlier came up to him, "Hey, you should go up on stage and sing. Everypony I've been talking to tonight has been wanting to hear you." "You know what, why not?" Joel said, standing up and going up on stage towards the DJ. Something was strange about this unicorn's cutie mark. It was a brain with a musical note over it. She turned towards Joel, lifting her headphones up. "So you're the guy my cousin has been talking about all night?" She asked, getting a nod from Joel. She grinned as her horn glowed, "Alright, I have a special talent that allows me to read songs in your head. Just think of one and I can play it back for you, can't read the vocal parts so you'll have to sing them." She said. Joel pondered for a bit before nodding and lowering down so he was at eye level with the DJ. When her horn touched his forehead, he could feel a tingling sensation through his brain. "Oh, I like this one. Alright, just give me a sec to set the music up." She said, turning back towards her set up and working her magic over a clean record. Joel walked over towards the microphone, grabbing it and taking it out of it's stand. He turned towards the DJ pony, getting a wide smile and a nod from her. As the music began to play, he took a deep breath before bringing the microphone closer to his mouth to sing. Last night I had a dream about you In this dream I'm dancing right beside you And it looked like everyone was having fun the kind of feeling I've waited so long Daisy smiled, swaying her hips with the beat. Joel looked towards her as he sang and smiled, motioning for her to come up on stage. Don't stop, come a little closer As we jam the rhythm gets stronger There's nothing wrong with just a little, little fun We were dancing all night long Daisy giggled, walking up towards the stage to stand with Joel. The time is right To put my arms around you You're feeling right You wrap your arms around too But suddenly I feel the shining sun Before I knew it this dream was all gone Joel continued singing while holding his hand out, Daisy putting her hoof into his hand. He lifted her up to bring her closer, wrapping his free arm around her back. This caused Daisy to wrap her forelegs around him and hold onto him tight. Oh, I don't know what to do About this dream and you I wish this dream comes true Oh, I don't know what to do About this dream and you We'll make this dream come true Once Joel finished those lyrics, he put the microphone back on it's stand. He moved Daisy's hooves into his hands, now dancing with her on the stage as the other ponies danced with one another to the beat. Daisy danced with Joel, staring into his eyes. Her heart was nearly beating out of her chest, she's never felt this happy around anypony. The music finished, Daisy slipping her hooves out of Joel's hands to wrap her forelegs around his body. When she felt him return the hug by wrapping his arms around her, she nuzzled her head into his chest. Daisy couldn't deny what she was feeling right now, she was in love with Joel. [/hr] It was dark by the time both Daisy and I got out of the club. I decided to stay only a bit tipsy so I could sing more for the club, while Daisy had gotten completely drunk. The moment I got her home, she ran into the bathroom and began to throw up. I let out a sigh and headed straight for the bathroom so I could help her. I got her to bed, bringing a bucket in case she needed to puke more. I left her room so I could grab an extra pillow for myself. When I walked inside and turned on the lights, I noticed a small metal case on my nightstand. I walked over and picked it up, opening it to see what was inside. It was my glasses. They were fixed, Daisy must have gotten them repaired for me. I smiled, closing the case and putting it into my pocket. I left to go inside Daisy's room to see that she had leaned over the bed to throw up a bit more, and miss the bucket. Of course I have to be the one to clean it up. I replaced my normal earth dog at home for a talking pony. I absolutely hate cleaning up puke, whether its human, dog, or pony. They both did the same thing too, they drank so much that they puke their guts out. Seriously, my dog would drink his water until he hydro blasts all over my carpet. After everything was cleaned up, I got into Daisy's bed. I wrapped my arms around her, making sure she stays lying on her side. It was a bit hard to sleep like this in a small bed with a pony, but after around an hour I managed to fall asleep. Dreaming about sleeping in my own bed, with my dog lying right next to me. [/hr] Sunny finally got home after leaving the karaoke bar that Desire was singing at. Looking outside she could see that the sun was just about ready to set. She let out a sigh as she walked to the kitchen. "Please be okay, Joel." She mumbled. After around an hour of relaxing in her house her eyes shot open in realization. She looked around the house in panic. Sorrow wasn't here anymore, and Fury never came home. There were 4 Joel's walking around Calmare, possibly causing trouble for everypony. She ran back outside to hunt down Sorrow. [/hr] After Sunny and Fury left, Sorrow was starting to feel even more afraid being alone. About 30 minutes of waiting around he got up to run out the door. "G-Guys! D-Don't leave me here alone!" He yelled as he ran out the door. He stopped when he reached the market place, seeing that Fury and Sunny were nowhere to be seen. He was panting, exhausted from running between Sunny's and the market. He yelled in surprised when he felt somebody poke his back gently. "D-Don't hurt m-me!" He begged, turning to fall to his hands and knees. "Uhh... You alright, buddy?" The pony asked, getting a look from Sorrow. The pony had a cobalt coat on him, he had a pair of wings, orange eyes, and a pine shaded color of green messy mane. His cutie mark was three lances piercing through a cloud, two in an X formation and one straight down the middle. He also seemed to wear something around his neck, with a strange looking neck piece hanging off of it. He was giving Sorrow a confused look. "Y-...Y-You're n-not going to h-hurt me?" Sorrow asked, now sitting up on his knees. "Why would I hurt you? Come on, lets get you standing back up." He said, helping Sorrow back up onto his feet and giving him a toothy grin. "There ya go. hey my name's Sky Lance, just call me Lance." Lance said, holding a hoof out to Sorrow. Sorrow took a step back from his hoof. "M-My name i-is Sorrow." Sorrow said, still afraid of this new stranger. "Sorrow? That's kind of a depressing name don't you think?" Lance asked. "I-It's what the others c-call me." Sorrow said, hoping Lance would leave him alone. "Others? Oh I've heard from some of my pals over at the guard station earlier that he saw a few new creatures wandering around in town. Say, what kinda creature are you?" Lance asked. Sorrow tried backing away more from Lance, still not comfortable being around him. "I-I-I'm a-a h-human, sir." Sorrow answered, fearing the guard pony. There are three things Sorrow fears the most: spiders, being lost, and policemen. Sorrow didn't even want to remember those bad memories with policemen. "Well, it's not every day you get to meet a human. Say, why don't I help you find your friends." Lance said, smiling at Sorrow. Sorrow was too afraid to refuse his help, but at the same time too afraid to accept it. He only nodded nervously. "Good! Let's start by asking some ponies around." Lance said, spreading one wing to place it on Sorrow's back, causing him to flinch. Lance began to help Sorrow on his search by asking ponies around town, the only information they could gather was that one was seen running frantically around town while another was singing at a karaoke bar. They decided the best option was to head for the karaoke bar to see if one of the other three Joels were there. Along the way both Lance and Sorrow heard a scream come from a nearby mare. "Somepony help! He stole my purse!" The mare screamed. Lanced looked over to see a stallion running away from the distraught mare with a purse in his mouth. Lance began to run after the thief. "Come on Sorrow! We have to catch this guy before he get's away!" Lanced yelled. Sorrow didn't want to follow after him, but he knew that if he wanted to find the others then his best bet was to follow. "W-Wait! I-I need you t-to help me find the others!" Sorrow yelled, chasing after Lance. They both chased after the stallion, eventually cornering him in an alleyway. Lance stepped towards the thief, getting ready to pounce on him. The thief gave him a toothy grin and let out a sharp whistle. Sorrow looked around and saw two other stallions block the alleyway off, one holding a knife with his magical grip, the other holding a bat in his mouth. "L-L-Lance, w-we have c-company!" Sorrow said, making lance grin a bit wider. Lance didn't hesitate to take off into the air. He flew up at least a good twenty feet before dive bombing for the unicorn that blocked off the alleyway. The stallion tried moving away, but Lance was faster. Lance slams his hooves into the stallions head, causing him to tumble over onto the ground and make him slide away a few feet. The stallion with the bat in his mouth took a swing at Lance. Lance quickly ducked under the swing, throwing his hoof up to the stallion's jaw. The moment his hoof made contact, there was a loud snap as the stallion cried out in pain. Lance had dislocated his jaw. The thief galloped over and grabbed Sorrow by his neck, which caused Sorrow to yell in fear. Lance looked over to see the thief pulling Sorrow back towards the wall. "Stay back, or I swear I will hurt your friend." He said. Lance cringed his teeth, he knew he was fast but he wouldn't be fast enough to stop this stallion from hurting Sorrow if he made a move. The two stood there, having a staring contest with one another. "I-I'm t-too afraid to d-die!" Sorrow cried. There was one thing about humans that these two ponies forgot. It's that no matter how scared they are, they will always try to find a way to make sure they get out of a situation alive. Sorrow reached in, grabbing a hold of the stallion's leg and prying himself free. He was able to catch him off guard and slip away from him. Sorrow turned towards the stallion, swinging his right arm towards him. His right arm made contact with the left side of his head. While the stallion was in shock from the attack, Sorrow took the chance to sweep his left leg under both of the stallion's forelegs, causing him to fall over onto the ground. Sorrow takes this chance to run from the now knocked over stallion, giving Lance a chance to rush over and pin the stallion onto the ground. He looked up towards Sorrow, giving him a smile. "Hey, good job Sorrow! I didn't know you had it in ya to do something like that." Lance said, making Sorrow calm down a bit more. "Why don't you take this purse-" Lance said, grabbing the purse that's now lying on the ground with his wing, tossing it to Sorrow. Sorrow fumbled with the purse a bit before grabbing it tightly. "And return it to that mare. After that just meet me at the guard station, I think you deserve a reward for your help." He said, turning back towards the stallion and slamming a hoof down onto his head, knocking him out. Sorrow nodded before walking out of the alleyway, heading back to where the mare was. Once he got there he saw a few other mare's comforting the one who was robbed. He walked over slowly to them. "U-uhm... M-Miss, I-I think th-this is yours." Sorrow says, holding the purse out to the mare. She looked at it, taking it with her hooves before looking up at Sorrow. She gave him a smile with tears in her eyes before wrapping her hooves around him. "O-Oh thank you. Thank you thank you thank you." She said. Sorrow's body stiffened the moment she touched him. "C-...C-Could you t-tell me where the guard s-station is?" Sorrow asked, hoping the mare would let go, which she did. She put her purse around her neck before giving Sorrow directions to where the guard station was, which he nodded and quickly walked away once she finished. The mare stood there looking at him. "Strange boy isn't he." She said, looking at her friends. They all smiled and nodded before going on with their usual business. It was getting dark. Sorrow began to panic at the thought of being lost and alone at night in a strange place. "Wh-Where did I go wrong?! Wh-Where's the guard station, I-I should have been there by now, I-I should have-" Sorrow said, hearing somebody cry out his name. He looked over towards the direction and saw Sunny looking around, along with Fury. Fury had met her while searching for Sorrow and agreed to help her look for him. Sorrow rushed over towards Sunny, falling to his knees in front of her and hugging her tightly. "S-Sunny! I-I w-was so scared!" He cried, tears now streaming down his face. Sunny let out a sigh and wrapped one hoof around the back of his neck. "It's okay Sorrow, just don't go running off without one of us again, okay?" She said, trying to comfort the living embodiment of Joel's sadness. Sorrow looked up at her and nodded weakly before getting up. The three of them began to walk back to Sunny's home, where they could all finally go to bed and rest.