//------------------------------// // Life is Beautiful and I'm Dead on the Inside // Story: The Loser's Booth // by Pickleless //------------------------------// I'M MARCHING MY WAY UP TO THE HOSPITAL. WORKING UP THE CASH NEEDED, LITTLE BY LITTLE. MY PRECIOUS LITTLE FILLY IS STUCK IN A BED AND I'M NOT GIVING UP ON HER, ENOUGH SAID. THEY SAY SHE HAS YEAR TO LIVE WELL LIFE SURE HAS A LOT TO GIVE SO I'M GONNA GIVE HER THE MEDICINE NEEDED THERE'S NO WAY E.K.'S GONNA GET DEFEATED. IT'S THE GOOD OL SUMMER SUN CELEBRATION. MY DAUGHTER NEEDS A BREAK FROM THE FRUSTRATION! I'M TAKING HER ROUND TOWN, ALL DAY LONG. TODAY THERE'S NOTHING BUT CHEER AND SONG! GOING THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR, YOU CAN'T STOP ME! NOW TELL ME WHICH FLOOR, I HAVE A FILLY TO SEE! Through the dim lit halls of the hospital I trot. Dark shadows cast upon the wall, taking forms of children writhing in pain, mocking me. With the light flickering, my heart flutters in fear as the unbearable silence weighs down on me. The wretched building is a home for the condemned, where hope is lost and spirits break. Slowly, ever so slowly I lift my hoof and knock upon the door leading my single ray of light left in this twisted world. A mechanical voice calls me in. Leading me to small, expressionless cage built for a youth far too young to face such hardships. The robotic nurse gives me a plastic smile. The wretched rat driveling on with lies about how my daughter is improving. Trying to give me false hope before bringing up the need for medicinal use I cannot afford. THANKS NURSE, I LOVE THE GOOD NEWS! HEARING HER IMPROVE JUST TAKES AWAY THE BLUES! I LOVE TO STICK AROUND, BUT I'M HERE TO GRAB SUNSHINE! I WANT TO TAKE HER OUT BEFORE LUNCHTIME! AW DOC, CAN'T SHE HIT THE STREETS FOR A BIT? SHE'S BEEN HERE SO LONG, SHE'S GONNA THROW A FIT! MY LITTLE FILLY IS SO WONDERFUL AND SILLY. I THINK SHE SHOULD ROAM JUST FOR A LIL BITTY! I'LL BE WITH HER THE WHOLE TIME. IS GOING OUT SUCH A CRIME? LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE IN BED ALL DAY. I MISS MY DAUGHTER, CAN'T YOU FIND A WAY? The heartless wench would not sway. In a day as wonderful as this, my daughter is forced to watch others have what she cannot. Miserable life sucking demons garbed in deceptive white. They don't care at all about the spirit of a pony, as long as no trouble arises and the money keeps flowing, they're content. With a sneer I ask to be alone with my ray of light. Calmly stroking her hair. I tell her about my day. About the laughter. About the joy and fun. About the job opportunities and chances ahead. Never about the pain. Never about the anger and sadness. Never, ever about the fear that I cannot save her, my last ray of light. I force a smile on my lips, no matter how sad I am, I will never frown at her. A father is never a invincible hero, but I will always put on a brave face. For her, my little sunshine. CAN'T PLAY ALL DAY, THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE! NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WISH TO HAVE SOME FUN. ON A DAY LIKE THIS, THERE'S ALWAYS A JOB TO DO. GOTTA LOOK AROUND, GOTTA GET A CLUE! HOLD ON, THE CASTLE NEEDS A D.J.? THAT SOUNDS LIKE A JOB FOR E.K.! THE PRINCESS PAYS SHINY LARGE FOLDS! I THINK IT'S TIME TO BREAK THE MOLD! I'M GETTING SUNSHINE HER EXPENSIVE MEDICINE. SHE NEEDS THE URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION! I'M NOT BACKING DOWN, THEY'RE GONNA HIRE ME! HEAR THAT TOWN?!? YOU ALL ARE GONNA SEE! I'M ON THE ATTACK, I'M MAKING A RAID! WATCH OUT WORLD, I'M ELECTRIC KOOLAID! Foul, rotted skeleton of a planet. No breath or pulse flows through this abomination. Like a corpse infested with maggots and disease, what ponies call 'plants' and 'animals' fester inside of it. What sick, twisted mind could possibly conceive the world we live in?!? We all are nothing but a nasty stain upon that needs to be wiped off, purged. From the very core of my soul, I see them all staring at me. The ponies, the animals, the plants, the very earth we are forced to walk upon. Like barely contained beasts gnashing it's teeth I could tell they are were all out to get me. Me and my little sunshine, my ray of light. But no, ohohoho no! I will not be thwarted that easily! I can see you all... Watching...plotting...scheming... MARCHING UP TO THE CASTLE GATE! THIS JUST HAS TO BE THE WORK OF FATE! WITH A BRILLIANT SMILE I WALK ON THROUGH. WAITING IN LINE, I'M ONE OF THE LAST FEW. WELL HEY THERE PRINCESS I'M D.J. E.K.! AND I'M A PRETTY FINE D.J. I HAVE TO SAY! IF YOUR HIGHNESS WOULD BE WILLING, I'D LOVE THE JOB. MY STORY'S SO SAD IT'LL MAKE YOU SOB. PLEASE WAIT PRINCESS CAN'T YOU HEAR ME OUT? I NEED THIS JOB, WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT! MY LITTLE GIRL'S SICK, AND SHE REALLY NEEDS THE MEDICINE! I HAVE THE SKILL, LEMME SHOW YOU A QUICK SESSION! PLEASE PRINCESS, DON'T SHOW ME THE DOOR! WITH A QUICK TOSS I'VE NOW TASTED THE FLOOR! The goddess of the sun has forsaken me! In my most dire time of need, even the grace of her light won't shine upon me. Miserable, I wander through the gardens, Nature mocking me as all the monsters inhabiting it stare at me with contempt. Even as I quietly sit on the bench the low hum of...What's this now? Following the noise I walk into a living nightmare. Demons taking the form of ponies sadistically sacrificing a small filly. Unholy green flame surrounding her as they keep to their unworldly chant! GET AWAY FROM THAT CHILD YOU FOUL MONSTERS! I'LL TEACH ALL OF YOU DEMON IMPOSTERS! I AM ERUPTING WITH ANGER THAT YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND! YOUR DEATHS SHALL BE GLORIOUS, MY LEGACY GRAND! HEY BACK THE BUCK OFF, YOU'RE PLAYING WITH FIRE! TAKE A BLAST OF MY MAGIC, YOUR MIND'S OFF THE WIRE! IS THIS THE REAL LIFE? IS THIS JUST FANTASY? THIS IS MY WORLD NOW, AND IT'S GONNA GET NASTY! I AM ELECTRIC KOOLAID, AND THIS' A BAD TIME! YOU PICKED THE BUCKING WRONG DAY TO COMMIT A CRIME! Monsters. Monsters! Everywhere! Seeping through the shadows and crawling into our very souls! Stealing the body to commit horrors on our love ones no doubt. I can have seen them. I have SEEN the mindless glare they give. Their very essence reeking with knowledge not meant to be known from beyond this reality! But I have SEEN them! and I KNOW! Oh no! Ohohoho NO! They will not invade Canterlot on my watch! I can SEE them now, no demon will escape my wraith. Foul demons begone!.. I will slay thee!!!