//------------------------------// // There isn't much left to go you know. // Story: My Little Pony: Blue Version // by FaelaArts //------------------------------// Blue knocked on the door of the boutique, raising an eyebrow as it opened up a crack and the pony Twilight had called Rarity looked at him. He watched her look to the group behind him, before grabbing him arm and pulling him inside, slamming the door behind them. Blue rubbed his arm as he stood up and looked around at the fabric splayed haphazardly around the area. “Green is getting her makeup on, we will meet you at the party.” Rarity saw the mess and quickly began rummaging through the fabric, searching frantically for something. Blue watched her work for a moment, before heading toward the door. “Okay then, we’ll see you there.” Raising his hand to reach the doorknob, he paused as Rarity blocked the door and looked at him searchingly, something black in her hands. “Quick question; you, Green, and Red are all the same height and stature correct? Just as Green said?” Rarity pressed forward, and Blue took a step back, giving a nod and opening his mouth to speak. Once again, he was interrupted as the black bundle was pushed into his hands. “Good, make sure Red is wearing this when he enters the party. Green is planning something special and I refuse to watch as she is forced to take an undressed hooligan along with her plans.” Rarity, then vanished, appearing behind Blue and opening the door. In one swift movement she pushed him out and closed the door, leaving him looking at his confused friends. It was exactly five seconds before he looked to Red and opened his mouth, and swore. “Lyra take the others to the party. I’ve gotta do something quickly with Red, I’m borrowing your house for a moment too.” Blue then began walking in the direction of Lyra’s house, Red following behind him unbidden. Lyra watched them go with a raised eyebrow, before shaking her head and motioning to Twilight to lead the way. Blue tried Lyra’s door, swearing as he realised it was locked. Looking under the mat and various other places for a key, he growled once more. Pulling his bag off, he reached into the secret compartment hidden on the back where his chest normally sat and pulled out two long metal sticks and brought them to the door. With practiced fingers, he quickly picked the lock and put his tools away, following Red inside, and closed the door. Walking up the stairs he found the spare bedroom and tossed the clothes onto the bed and motioned to them as he turned to Red, who was a the doorway. “Put these on.” Blue approached Red as they swapped positions, Red picking up the clothes and looking them over. Putting them down he shook his head, and made his way back to the doorway Blue was now standing in. “Red, trust me here. If you don’t put that monkey suit on, you will regret it for the rest of your life.” Blue poked Red once in the chest, and glared into his eyes before taking a step back, and closing the door. Heading to the bathroom, he quickly rifled through the cabinets before standing up and pushing his hand through his hair. Hearing footsteps, he turned around and saw Red in the doorway. “Good, looks like it fits.” Blue looked over the black suit and ironed trousers as Red put on the red tie, letting it land over the white shirt that was underneath the suit. Blue went over to the tap and quickly wet his hands, brushing them quickly through Red’s hair to make it sit slightly less wild. Stepping back, he nodded to himself and motioned toward the exit. Locking the door behind him, they headed for the party. “There you are Blue, I was starting to think you were going to miss out on your own party.” Pinkie Pie rapidly shook his hand as Blue entered, quickly spotting Lyra standing awkwardly near Twilight as she shared a laugh with her friends. Blue saw Twilight turn and say something to Lyra, who scratched the back of her head in response. “And let this party miss out on this much awesome?” Blue smirked as Pinkie Pie turned to greet the guests arriving behind them, following Red toward Lyra’s table as they moved through the crowd. Taking a seat, Blue waved a hand in greeting as he ordered some drinks from Pinkie. “I’m serious Lyra, he is literally the embodiment of chaos. If he can be friends with Fluttershy, I doubt someone like Giovanni could say no.” Twilight glanced to Fluttershy as she hid behind her friends, noticing the gazes directed at her, if only for a moment. “I don’t know Twilight, Discord’s from our world and Giovanni isn’t. It might be different rules.” Lyra took a sip of her drink and glanced to Blue as he listened into the conversation, seeming to take interest in what they were discussing. “I doubt it, but then again Dash’s old friend Gilda seemed immune, so you may be right.” Twilight glanced to the door as Pinkie moved to greet Rarity as she came through the door. As she waved to Rarity, all turned to look at the door as Green followed Rarity in. Red and Blue breathed in, almost entirely in sync. The white dress was plain of any color, and yet the folds of the skirt portion was made up of many layers of white, giving it a fluffy, almost cloud like appearance. The top hugged the body without being revealing, which said a lot about Green’s character. Red blinked back to reality and glanced to Blue as his mouth opened. “あなた ラッキーろくでなし,” muttered Blue, glancing to Red as he gave him a smirk. Lyra tapped him on the shoulder, and he turned to her, as her confusion was evident. “Anata-whatsit?” Lyra saw Blue blink, and give a chuckle scratching the side of his face. “Sorry, sometimes my native language slips though, don’t worry about it.” Blue saw Lyra raise an eyebrow and knew she was going to worry about it, and inwardly sighed. Green sat down beside Red, looking him over before giving a pleasant smile. “You look nice, I see Rarity made you an outfit too.” Green raised a hand to get Pinkie’s attention, and ordered a drink of water for herself. Red nodded once and took a sip of his own drink. “What do you mean your native language? You don’t normally speak Equestrian?” Lyra took a sip of her own drink as Blue turned his full attention to her, everyone launching into private conversations around the table. “You don’t know? In the pokemon world this language is called English, most people speak both over there. We’re all natively Japanese speakers though.” Blue glanced toward Pinkie Pie as she began to hand out the cake, and took another sip of his drink. If anyone had known he was drinking water, they would have been astonished. “Really? Where can I learn it?” Lyra glanced to Twilight as she began to laugh, giving a snort occasionally as she quieted down. Her mouth twitched slightly, and for a moment the desire to join them was in the forefront of her mind. “I don’t really know sorry, we all just kinda knew it the moment we learned to talk. If it works differently for your world then I don’t really know how to help you.” Blue saw Lyra’s pointed glances and chuckled slightly, getting her attention. Motioning his hand dismissively he opened his mouth to speak. “Go on, I’m not going anywhere.” Blue watched Lyra roll her eyes at him, and turn to join Twilight and her friends in their conversation. He turned and saw Red get up to refill their cups at the snack table. Hearing the band starting to play, Blue closed his eyes and took another sip of his drink. “Blue, Lyra, I need a favor.” Green’s voice roused him a moment later, and he turned, raising an eyebrow as she continued. “Lyra could you give me the keys to her house? And could you also stay away for the night? I want to have a quiet dinner with Red and you’re the only ones I can really ask.” Green glanced to Red as he began to pour the drinks, and bit her lip. Blue turned to Lyra as she pulled out a set of keys and handed them to Green. “No problem with me, what about you Blue?” Lyra glanced to Blue, before returning to her conversation with Twilight. “No problem with me either Green, have a lovely night.” Blue gave her a warm smile before turning to listen in to Twilight’s conversation as Red once more sat down. With both not able to see his face, he visibly winced for a moment before returning to his smirk, and taking a sip of his drink. Once more, he closed his eyes to try and enjoy the music. Blue winced once more as he heard Red and Green’s chairs scrape, and their footsteps as they left. Pinkie was quick on the scene, but after a quick thank you she let them leave and returned to her catering duties. Blue closed his eyes once more, and returned to trying to enjoy the music, wondering if it was too late to switch to the harder stuff.