Chapter Fifteen
Recieve
I awoke suddenly from a nightmare. I knew I was running but I did not see or hear what it was. I looked over my surroundings; grey and cold. I was shivering and sweating at the same time, my body shaking with tremors. I felt clouded and unmistakably hung-over. I was in what looked to be a jail cell; all I can remember is seeing Chestnut ask me how I was doing. What had I done to land myself in jail? Usually I was very cool and pretty calculated, even when it came to revenge.
I paced around my cell, shaking and allowing my head to clear. What in the hell had I done? How severe was it? Did I kill Chestnut, or even worse; Rainbow Dash? Would someone come and get me or would I rot in here?
A pony in a police uniform walked past. I thought about flagging him down but my greater conscience kept me from bugging him. Another officer walked into the room and whispered something to the patrolling pony. He turned and looked at me before nodding, allowing a hooded unicorn to enter the room. He escorted the Unicorn over to my cell, unlocking the door.
“Your bail has been paid son. We don’t want to see you again; you are a colt yet and you have a long life ahead of you. Don’t throw it away.” I smiled sincerely at the pony and walked out by the mysterious unicorn.
It wasn’t until we got outside that I realized the pony who had bailed me out of prison was Trixie.
She looked at me from under her hood, making sure to conceal her identity to every other pony. “I heard you got canned and I had to come get you. I didn’t want you to say anything is all. That’s all this is; nothing more.”
I hushed my tone, “So the only reason you bailed me is so I wouldn’t ‘rat’ you out? Sure…”
She cut me a agitated look, “You are pissing Trixie off, let’s just go back to my place and forget again…in silence.”
I nodded and followed by her side as we walked out of the prison and across Ponyville.
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Twilight Sparkle walked with Rainbow Dash into the prison. “Look I know he said mean things but he needs you right now. He needs to hear you while his mind is clear and he can talk to you without Chestnut.”
She lowered her head. “Yea, I mean it was a mistake! He has to know that…that I kind of…”she shrunk her voice to a whisper “love him.”
“I know Dash, we will tell him. But you have to understand that what you did was wrong as well. He feels really deceived by you two, and he will need some time to get over it; but hopefully you can move forward.”
She just nodded with her head down.
Twilight walked up to the front desk of the prison, lifting a bag of bits on to the counter. “Excuse me, we are here to bail out Ethan; he was admitted here yesterday and we need to make sure we take him home.”
An orange receptionist pony shrugged, “You just missed him, got bailed out no more than five minutes ago by some unicorn, and she didn’t leave a name either.”
Rainbow Dash flew face to face with the receptionist, “WHAT?! No, you can’t just let some random pony take him! Where is that fair? Where did he go?!”
Keeping a bland face the receptionist just sighed, “No rules on who can bail anypony out, sorry kid.”
Twilight pushed the furious Dash away from the counter, “What she meant to ask was what this pony looked like or if they filled out any paperwork.”
The receptionist turned away from them, “Can’t give out any information, please leave and quit holding up the line.”
Rainbow Dash was already storming out of the doors.
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I forgot again.
This time the effects were clear and I could spend more time in my memories; I was in the old carriage that I used to pull around in my school days. I always went too fast, I just loved to feel the wind resist against my face as I screeched around corners, causing other ponies to look at me with scorn. I was just running down an old dirt road towards my parent’s house. I ran and I ran but I never came any closer to my house, never any closer to my parents. I stopped and looked at my carriage. It was foreign in shape from most carriages; the wheels were black and thick, smelling of a rubber composite. The doors had weird handles that surely no pony could open without magic and it was glass in an open space near the front. What was this thing I was pulling? It seemed familiar but I had never seen one… Or had I?
I came out of my past memories with a weird sensation of un-belonging. Why had that foreign thing been so familiar? Whatever the case was, I needed to shower and rest.
I walked absent-mindedly into the bathroom, not noticing the steam or the sound of running water. I only realized when it was too late after I heard the squeak of the shower handles being turned off and the sliding of shower curtains.
Trixie gave a shriek and fell back into the shower whilst pushing me away with a surge of magic.
“I- I’m Uhm..I’m really sorry Trix, I was still kind of foggy and I just walked in and….” I stammered.
“Shut up, and never call me ‘Trix’ again; I am not your pet.” She came from the bathroom, nursing the back of her head while glaring at me.
I had to admit that she looked beautiful; even after the years of emotional abuse, she still held a certain aura that seemed to light her coat in luminescence. Her mane was wet and pressed against her body, deflating her usual intimidating demeanor. I walked up to her,
“Let me see if your head is okay.” I walked around her, putting my hoof to split her mane where she had been holding it. Only a small red bump lay under her mane, “It looks okay Trixie. I really am sorry that I walked in on you.”
She walked to the other side of the room, deep in thought. “Well then, shower if you need too. Whatever…”
I shrugged it off and made my way to her bathroom, which was still humid from Trixie using it only minutes ago. Her scent lingered in the air around me, mixing within my nostrils, drawing my mind to dwell on her. I stepped in the shower and let the water wet my coat and warm my body. I found myself thinking more and more about Trixie, Did she have a special somepony; on that, has she ever even had one? What about her parents were they still alive and if they were; what were they like? Maybe I can just stay with her and run away, leaving all of this mess behind me; leave Chestnut and Dash to do whatever they want while traveling with Trixie. We can even save each other from this life…
I began to turn the shower off, stepping out into the bathroom again, the cold air sweeping around my legs. I heard a click and another gush of cold air flooded into the room. Trixie stood in the doorway, blushing ever so slightly, “Ohhhh! I am most sorry!” she said in a sarcastic tone, walking up to me.
I quickly threw a towel over me, blushing and backing up. “Oh…haha, you got me; I said I was sorry!”
She walked up to me, still wet from her previous shower and hugged me. She took me in her arms and put her muzzle to the bottom of my ear and whispered “I heard what you said…and all I can say is time will tell if you only let it.”
Chills ran down my spine, “Heard what?”
She scoffed, “You were talking in the shower idiot…”
I just returned the embrace; I had nothing else to say. I meant what I had said and was eager to finding out if it was all true.
She stepped away from the hug and looked me in the eyes, a rekindled spirit staring me back, “Two things Ethan. One, are you sure? And Two, Don’t try and save me, I can’t be saved”
“Yes, I am sure and I am positive that I can save you from this life! It can change and grow and be so much more!”
She gave me a smile that was laced with sorrow, “Well I can’t stop you, but for now…let’s just enjoy ourselves.”
With that we walked into the main room of her house without a care in the world.
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Rainbow Dash paced in front of Chestnut, “Did you really do that to him? I can’t believe you! H-He was my friend and I loved him! “she had tears streaming down her face.
Chestnut gave a halfhearted shrug and sat down. “Look I don’t care about that shit. You are mine and he isn’t good enough for you. End of story; just forget he even exists.”
Dash let her temper flare, charging up to him “You only say that because you are just a bully! You pick on other ponies and you need to stay away from me and my friends. I can’t believe I ever even let myself like you…you…you..trash!”
Chestnuts eyes flew wide, “Don’t you ever call me that again do you hear me? You are mine and you do what I say. You will be my marefriend and you will have my colts just as I planned from the start! “
“No! You are a monster!” she said, pulling closer to him and meeting his glares.
Chestnut lifted a hoof and smacked Rainbow Dash hard in the face, cutting her right below her left eye. Rainbow Dash shrieked as he came on her again. “Don’t ever say no to me!” she tried to run but he struck her again, causing her cut to bleed more.
Rainbow Dash kicked at him and flew as fast as she ever had. Chestnut gave pursuit but had no chance of catching her. She flew out of the gym and towards the only place that she could go in this state…Twilights.
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All that I remember was drinking a few cups of cider and taking a few pills with Trixie; but now I was lying on the floor next to her, deep in embrace. I felt her breath warm my neck as her sides rose and fell. We looked like we had had a full party for two, but I knew none of what happened. Her wardrobe had been tipped over and her bathroom floor was wet. Water had been trailed throughout the room, creating a path as to where we had been. I looked back to her. She was looking at me with her big purple hued eyes through strands of her snow white hair. She was stunning this way.
She caught me off guard by giving me a peck on the nose, “Sleep well my prince?”
I couldn’t help from smiling and pulling her in to a closer hug, taking in the scent of her mane. “Mmmhmmm….”
I knew what I was doing was bad for me. I knew that I had problems and friends that I needed to talk to and to see. But I didn’t want any of that right now; I had her in my grasp and for once, I had no fear of being betrayed. She had nothing and no reason to betray me, I felt like I had given her life back that she had lost a long time ago with her career. She wouldn’t betray me because she needed me…and right now, whether I needed her or not; I had her.
We cleaned ourselves up and sat patiently for some time.
Trixie took a breath and hesitated some, “Do…Do you want to take Trixie to lunch? It has been some time since I actually went out…”
My heart fluttered. She had actually wanted to go out with me! I was going to get to go into Ponyville with Trixie and eat lunch! I nodded my head furiously, “Yes yes! Just tell me where and we will be gone!”
Trixie fastened her cape around her neck “Let’s just go to the café, Trixie will need to get used to being seen in public.”
We left, stepping over broken glass and splintered wood, presumably caused by us last night.
It was a bright beautiful day in Ponyville; the birds were making sure the whole world knew their presence and the winds had decided to breeze the land gently with a warm zephyr. We walked from the shady alley behind the stationary store and into public view. Few ponies gave us a second glance, but many still eyed Trixie with caution. Trixie had a small grin planted on her face as we walked.
“I think Trixie wants a window in her room”
I looked at her, “Really now? Why do you want a window now…I mean with what you do and all…”
She let her grin grow across her face, “I am no longer doing that. Last night we talked about it. You said that I could change everything and lead a normal life. You asked me to be your marefriend, if I gave up selling drugs; and I of course said yes.” She stopped, turning to face me. “Ethan, I can relate to you. You are the first pony to show me compassion in a very long time, and you have given me another reason to live.”
I took her in a hug, drawing looks from passing ponies. “I love you Trixie…I love you because you can love back, and that would be a first. I trust you…”
We stood there for some time before I felt a presence looming over me.
“Where have you been!” Twilight glared at me furiously. “After you attacked Chestnut and got put in jail nopony could find you! What are you doing with Trixie!?”
Trixie took a step back and hoofed at the ground.
“She bailed me out Twilight, I’m sorry that I couldn’t tell you all but I didn’t want you to see me in that state.”
Twilight shook her head “That’s okay Ethan…We were all just worried about you, especially Rainbow Dash.”
That name stung my soul, rekindling the betrayal that I had been dealt by her. “Oh really? Was I too happy for just a second?”
Twilight hushed me, “No Ethan! Stop being so stubborn, she is sorry for what she has done, it was unfair of her. After you attacked Chestnut he went and abused Dash physically; she ran to me because she was scared and didn’t want to get hurt, she wanted you to forgive her.”
I shook my head in disbelief. That bastard had beat her?! He would pay by my hoof! I hated to admit to myself but I didn’t want Dash to get hurt even though I was mad at her; she didn’t deserve that. “What?! He beat her? I’ll bucking kill him!”
I didn’t notice Trixie flinching at the drop of Chestnuts name.
Twilight came next to me, “its okay Ethan, he hasn’t been seen since. We think he skipped town for good. But you are going to have to speak to Dash.” She turned to Trixie. “What are you doing here Trixie?”
Trixie shyly gave Twilight a peek before looking back at the ground, “Oh…Trixie and Ethan were just going on a ….lunch date is all…”
Twilight laughed aloud, looking at me in disbelief “You and Trixie are special somepony’s?”
I nodded defiantly, “Yes we are Twilight, she understands me and loves me back. Most people miss-understood her original act as how she really is and basically exiled her. She means no harm and is a wonderful pony!”
Trixie blushed and hid behind me, making a squeak when she moved “y-yes Twilight, Trixie is sorry if she upset you…”
Twilight just giggled and walked over to Trixie, extending a hoof. “I am sorry for the way we treated you Trixie. If you would please forgive me...” Twilight didn’t finish her sentence.
Trixie had jumped her and was giving her a giant hug. “Yes! All Trixie wanted was to be accepted by you; you are such a powerful unicorn and I looked up to you when you dispelled the Ursa Minor! I am sorry too, for the things I did. I let the show get to my head! “
Twilight gave me a weird look while patting Trixie on the back. I was surprised too; I had to admit that it was weird for Trixie to be showing this sort of affection, she hadn’t had any affection given to her in a long time but I guessed that the rejection that she felt was a big part of who she was. Now that had been lifted and she was finally accepted.
“You know Twilight if you want to join us for lunch we can catch up” I asked her as we all three walked towards the café.
She shook her head and stopped waking, “I would love to, but you and Trixie deserve a date and I need to find Rainbow Dash; I want you to talk to her today, she really needs to apologize in person.”
I nodded, waving her a goodbye. As much as I hated to admit it, I really did want to forgive Dash. She was only a few months older than me probably and felt just as much confused and betrayed as I did. She had no reason to hate me, so why did I hate her? I ruled her out. I wasnt mad at her, I was mad at what Chestnut had done to her. She wasn’t herself and Chestnut saw it fit to take advantage of her.
I was going to make sure that he paid if I ever saw him again.
Trixie and I ate lunch slowly, taking time to look into each other’s eyes for resolve. She looked alive and full of life and I felt like I could take on the world again. I hoped that this could last; that I could forgive Dash and reconnect with all of my friends, all the while forgetting about that bastard Chestnut and moving on with life. I saw Trixie look around to make sure nopony was looking our way, and then she locked eyes with me. I could feel my insides melt and my heart begin to pound.
I knew what was about to happen and I never had wanted anything more than this.
She leaned in closer to me. I leaned over, meeting her muzzle halfway across the small table. We lingered here for a small time, enjoying the warmth of our breath on our lips before she made her move. Our lips locked for the first time and I almost exploded. I awkwardly returned the kiss before figuring her out; I twisted my head to match with hers and kissed her deeper and more sensual than before.
This felt so right. Our bodies bound by the lips, locked into a love forced by fate. All of my feeling faded, leaving only the love that I felt for Trixie in this moment.