Finding South Dakota

by Daylight Storm


The chat room

Middle of no where USA. That is my home town one could say. I live on in a old house by a dirt road, the only road for miles and the nearest town is at least 50 miles away. There is an old gas pump outside my house that folks are free to fill up I get paid just to maintain the station and it's enough to keep me going. Food trucks coming to and from the far off town drop off food and supplies I am free to live on my own. Loneliness doesn't bother me I got the internet it's all you really need to survive on your own after all. I created a chat room yet no one ever seems to enter it. So my life isn't exactly an interesting one obviously. However late one night...

I sighed while tapping on the flat part of the mouse so as to not click the button.

"Still nothing it's been 3 weeks." I muttered.

With a sigh of defeat I got up and reached to turn off the computer when the screen finally dinged.

Star angel had joined the chatroom

Star angel: hello?

Excited I signed in and began typing back. My username was relevant at the time so I left that part out.

Me: Hello there your my first visitor.

Star angel: I am? Oh thank goodness I'm not to late.

Me: Huh?

Star angel: This may sound a little strange but please tell me now what do you desire more then anything?

Me: What I desire? *rubs head* that's a bit out of left field. But... I'd have to say that I don't want to be alone anymore.

Star angel: Good good can you wish for it?

Me: What? Uh... okay I wish I wasn't alone anymore.

Star angel: No no no in reality please wish to not be alone anymore say your full name too hurry!

I was bewildered but I let go of the mouse and nodded my head.

"Okay then. I Anthony Chaotic Silverwind wish that I was never alone again. I want to find my paradise and share it with those I care about." I said then slapped my forehead I felt like an idiot.

Star angel: Thank you I will grant your wish. Tomorrow night at midnight return to this chatroom I will keep my promise to you. I must go now good luck!

Star angel has left the chat room

10 minutes to midnight... It was just as Star angel claimed the next night at midnight 6 people joined the chat room. Once a week they returned at midnight and I quickly became friends with all of them. They shared their lives and adventures they claimed to be creatures called ponies in a magical land called Equestria. I knew it was a lie but I didn't care I had wonderful and imaginative friends this continued on for months then one night everything changed. I was sitting in my room watching TV keeping an eye on my computer screen. My chat room was open and I just had to wait a little longer. Gods the clock couldn't go any slower tonight but I waited. Finally at 11:59 I turned my TV off and hopped on my computer. I waited just 60 seconds more and grinned as a name popped up.

20%Cooler has joined the chatroom

20%Cooler: Hello?

Me: Hey there you are.

20%Cooler: Oh it's you! Good I'm the first one here tonight.

Me: Huh that's a twist.

20%Cooler: S-shut up! Anyway did you get it?

Me: You bet I did.

20%Cooler: *squees* Awesome!

Me: Oh my... did you just type in that you squeed?

20%Cooler: If you tell anyone I swear to the sky I'll-

J's Apples has entered the chat room

J's Apples: Howdy ya'll what's going on?

20%Cooler: Ah what? I didn't even get to talk for 2 minutes so not cool.

Me: Hey J what's up?

J's Apples: *groans* please don't call me that ah hate this new user name there was nothing wrong with my old one.

20%Cooler: Besides the fact it is your real name come on no one on the internet uses their real name!

Me: I use my real name.

20%Cooler: Yeah but your name is awesome you don't need a fake one.

J's Apples: Huh I wonder where the others are.

Glory to fashion has logged on

Glory to fashion: I have arrived!

20%Cooler and J's apples: Great.

Me: *snickers*

Glory fashion: Well I never. Goodness I'm the third on here? How is that possible I'm always fashionably late!

20%Cooler: What fashion this is a chat room!

Glory to fashion: I got a new font style and color can't you tell?

Me: Not on this monitor.

Glory to fashion: Honestly darling when will you upgrade that disgraceful thing?

Me: When one of you gives me the 300 bits it would take to replace it.

Glory to fashion: Ah... I see anyhoo who wants to my newest design?

She threw up a few pictures of her newest outfits.

J's apple: What in tarnation are those?

Me: *slaps forehead* Cosplay.

Glory to fashion: Oh come on now you promised.

Me: Fine. *I look them over* No no no the skirt is a bit shorter and it's a diamond on the forehead not a cube.

Glory to fashion: Goodness, it this would be so much easier if I could contact you more then once a week.

Me: You think I like only being able to spend time with my friends only once a week? I hate it I want to be with you guys I hate it over here.

Bunnyluv has entered the chat room

Bunnyluv: H-hi everyone what's going on?

20%Cooler: Oh nothing special Anthony's Sovantchi'd his fate again.

J's apples: Ah knew ah shouldn't have let Lele Cele teach you a new word you use it wrong all the time.

20%Cooler: It's the perfect word! Sovantchi! See how cool that sounds?

Me: It's fine Bunnyluv I'm just depressed we only got an hour and a third of it's gone already.

Bunnyluv: Oh you poor thing I'm sorry can I do anything?

all: No!

Me: No... no thank you Bunnyluv the last time you tried to help it dodn't end well.

Bunnluv: Oh? I've offered to help before.

Glory to fashion: Yes darling on new years.

Me: When I sent each of you some sake...

20%Cooler: Best worst night ever.

Bunnyluv: Oh I see well can I do anything?

Live2party has logged in

Live2party: Hi hi hi everyone what's up?

Me: Ah there you are where is Cele?

Live2party: Not sure she hasn't come home yet.

J's apples: She still in canterlot?

Live2party: Yeah I think so. Oh wait she just came home I'll turn her computer on for her.

Bunnyluv: It was really nice of her to put you up while the bakery is being rebuilt.

Me: Party when I told you how to make soda rockets I should have mentioned to never... ever start them up inside. I take full responsiblity for that one.

Live2party: Nah the cakes are greetful actually this has given them the chance to rebuild the bakery I almost forgot to tell you guys but Mrs C is pregnant they got the news the other day!

J's apples: Land sakes that's something special right there I'll have to congradulate her when the bakery reopens.

Live2party: Ah here comes Lil Cele now. Aww spiky is already asleep poor thing didn't even make it to his bed I'll take care of that.

Lil Cele has logged in

Lil Cele: Ah finally hey everyone man what a trip that was.

Me: How are things back home?

Lil Cele: Not as good as I'd like Shining armor left looking for a kidnap victim it's someone really important to the royal family my parents are really distraught over it. Honestly this scrupulous course of events has me most vexed and disturbed.

20%Cooler: Gah big words hurt poor Cooler's head! Make her stop Tony!

Me: Don't whine and Cele please you know how she gets.

Lil cele: *giggles* alright so what's up?

Me: Not much just depressed we only got 20 minutes left tonight.

Lil cele: Oh my your right I'm sorry I should have hurried.

Me: IT's no one's fault but... I can't take this anymore and I really mean it this time. I don't belong here I belogn with you. You girls are my world I don't have a purpose outside of this house.

Lil cele: Oh that's right I wanted to talk to you about that. I've been talking to the princess and she has agreed to let us stay with you for a few days.

20%Cooler: No fooling!?

Lil cele: Yes and if all goes well we might just able to bring you back with us Tony but we have to test the portal first it is much safer for us to use it then you your body rejects magic after all but if we can set it up right you can come back with us.

J's apples: Who cares about that we get ta finally met Tony!

Live2pary: Whee this is going to be so awesome!

Glory to fashion: I shall prepare right away!

Bunnyluv: This is so sudden! I... I'd love to go anything for Tony.

Lil cele: We'll be there tomorrow at midnight that should give you enough time to set up Tony. Well it's almost 1 we should get to bed we got a big day tomorrow.

Me: Night girls I better get started.

With that we all logged off at once and I turned around the house was a cesspool of bachelorism.

"Hmm... I might actually need to use more then the hose to clean this up." I thought I got to work.