//------------------------------// // Stuck // Story: The Weeping Angel // by Max Caulfield //------------------------------// Chapter 8 - Stuck "Have you found anything pertaining to our guest?" Eris asked, taking a bite out of her plate and downing it with a glass of chocolate milk I'm not kidding, she actually drank the glass "I'm right here, you don't have to keep referring to me as 'the guest'" I said "You never told us your name- I could call you 'human' if you prefer" "...'guest' is fine..." I muttered 'Goldie' cleared her throat, trying to hide a smirk at Eris' antics. "As I said before, we've had very little luck in tracing your origins- our search has come up with nothing." "It's alright" I sighed "I'm sure I'll get home eventually..." "You must tell me about your home" Time insisted "Well...it's very, um, spherical- and there's a lot of water" "How much?" she implored. "About 75% of the planet is covered with it..." I replied quietly, not used to the attention. "I see- did you always have wings?" she asked. I became very interested in my plate as her eyes continued to drill into me. Yellow cleared her throat, and the other mare broke her gaze. "So..." she interrupted. "I...think I'll just...go back to my room..." I muttered, getting up from the table. I felt their eyes bore into me as I left the room. X X X X X X X Eris POV "How's she doing?" I asked, watching Goldie trot out of the human's room. "A bit better than she was before..." she responded. "How long before you tell her?" I asked. "I cannot, for I do not relate to her, nor do I have the heart to. Could you break the news to her, instead? Though, she will need time to grieve and adjust to the situation." "..." I sighed. "Alright. Oh, by the way- I've got a teensy favor to ask of ya." "Eris, if this is about filling the ballroom with whipped cream again-" she began. "Nah, nothing like that; but that was pretty funny, wasn't it? Though, anyway, what's Time's problem? She acted pretty cold towards her" she said, pointing to the girl's room. "You are aware of her condition, correct?" she stated. (She didn't ask, mind you.) "Uh-huh" I nodded. "She has been cursed to nourish herself by forcing ponies back through time" she contiued. "Pretty neat...so Time's all bent out of shape because her little timeline is getting screwed up?" I responded. "Eris, I am in no mood for this..." Wow... She really knows me... "Well when are you? All of this isn't going to fix itself, you know Time is going to try something, especially with what- who, she is. She can't stay here forever, she can't go back to her own world, I think she at least deserves to go back to Equestria." I fumed. "And why, pray tell, have you taken such special interest in her?" her eyebrow raised. “What? Can’t I just help a misplaced dimensional traveller find their way home?” I retorted. Goldie sighed and walked down the hall.                        X X X X X X X "Guest" The Weeping Angel POV Something fuzzy held my shoulder, still in my sleepy state, I took hold of it and cuddled it like a teddy bear. *Ahem* "I’m gonna need that back...” Eris deadpanned, trying to retract her paw. "Huh? What’s going on?” I asked groggily, releasing the appendage. "Time’s up, Goldie says I gotta take you home.” Eris replied "Wha? She found my planet?” I jumped out of bed, with my wings fully outstretched, and promtly fell due to the lack of response from my legs. “Er, no...I’m sorry kiddo, they haven’t found anything...she figured it’d be more merciful to send you back down there- start over, y’know?” "Start over? START OVER?!?!” I screamed, getting up. "I had a FAMILY, I had other responsibilities! And you expect me to START OVER?!” Eris shrunk back, an apologetic look on her face. “I’m sorry...if there was anyway to send you back, I would- we would, but we can’t…” I cried to the heavens in anger, damning whatever deity had decided to bring me here, forcing me to stay in a world I didn’t belong, as something I wasn’t. Eris laid her paw on my shoulder in sympathy. "I know kid, this isn’t funny- it goes too far *gag* even for me…” she frowned slightly. "Take me home…” I scowled. "Right now? Are you sure? You at least want to-” she was cut off. "No! I’ve had enough! I want to go home!” I retorted angrily. Eris cocked an eyebrow and shrugged. She snapped her fingers, and both of us disappeared in a flash of blinding light.                                X X X X X X X                           ~ Excerpt from ‘Daring Do and the case of the Living Statue’ ~ It’s been five weeks since my crew and I have began exploring the ruins of the Royal Pony Sisters in the Everfree forest, I’ve been tempted to leave, given that some of the other ponies claim to have seen that odd looking statue in the courtyard making faces at them. One minute, they’re completely fine, the next, the statue is holding one of their hats or saddlebags- I just think this is a big prank being pulled on the younger colts and mares… I'm not sure if this is normal, not normal at all...