//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 // Story: Whipping Digi // by Digital Whiplash //------------------------------// Digi woke up with his forehooves wrapped around the toilet with his face on the seat. He moaned, “Ugh…” He wanted to get up but his stomach and head refused more than small stirs. Besides, the toilet was soooo comfortable~. So, for now he was content with a toilet for a pillow. He was about to fall back to sleep when there was a loud knock at the door that may as well have made his horn crack. “Digi, get the heck up! I have to piss!” Vinyl yelled. “Screw you!” He yelled back. “Aww, love you too. Now get out, I really need to go.” “Go in the sink, you’ve done it before.” “Tavi’ll yell at me. Besides, if you don’t get up soon you’ll miss your date with Twilight.” That instantly sobered him up a little. “What?” “Yeah, she came by earlier and she said for you to meet her at the pond at 2.” “What time is it?” “1:30” Digi jumped up and immediately went back down to throw up. He hardly had enough energy to cast that anti-hangover spell. After a minute or so he staggered out of the bathroom. “It’s all yours.” He said. Vinyl took one look at him and shook her head. “I’ll just go out back. You need the bathroom more than me.” He went back in and gazed at himself in the mirror. She was right; he was a mess. He couldn’t see Twilight like this. He levitated a brush over to him and began his morning routine as quick as he could. Once he was done, he sprinted out the door and down the street as fast as his legs would carry him, only one problem, he didn’t know where he was going. He stopped and asked that pink, singing pony that he saw his first day. “Excuse me, can you tell me where the pond is?” “I sure can! I can also tell you where Sweet Apple Acres is, and Sugar Cube Corner, and Carousel Boutique, and Golden Oak Library, and-” She was cut off by Digi, “I just need to know where pond is. I’m kind of in a hurry.” “Okey Dokey Lokey, Go back the way you came and make a left on Reiny street and it’s aaaall the down to the edge of town. But hurry, Twilight’s on her way there.” She smiled. “How did you-”, he started, “Nevermind. Thanks for the help.” And with that he started sprinting toward his destination. He actually managed to get there before her, which gave him time to catch his breath and straighten out his mane. When he looked up from the water he saw Twilight. “Hi Digi,” She said with a smile, “Were you waiting long? Should I have left earlier?” “Nah, it’s cool, I just got here too.” “That’s good. For a second I thought I might have been tardy.” ‘Tardy?’ He thought. “Well, what did you have in mind for today?” “I thought we could just go for a walk through Whitetail Woods and get to know each other better.” “Sounds good to me.” And so they began they’re walk through the woods and shared stories about their pasts. They both shared an equal amount of interest in what the other had to say, given Twilight’s lack of an average childhood and Digi’s extreme normality. “The immense power of their love was too much for them to handle and they were thrown all the way back to the badlands.” “Wow! You have such an incredible life. I’m just a run of the mill unicorn.” “That’s not true. You have a great life. Tell me another story.” “Alright, what do you want to know?” “Hmm… How about how you got into music.” “Well, I was always into music. I mostly listened to rock. I was actually the emo colt at our school and the fact that I was the last in my class to get my cutie mark didn’t help. Then one day a friend of mine showed me music from Foozogz, Alex S, and Silva Hound. When I heard the drop I knew instantly that’s the kind of music I wanted to make.” “See? I would’ve loved to have a childhood like that. I mean I’m very happy about how my life was but all I did was study.” “Heh, nerd.” Twilight stopped and looked at him with an irritated look. “What?” “I called you a nerd.” She scrunched her muzzle, “I’m not a nerd, I am a scholar.” He booped her nose, “You’re adorkable, is what you are.” She began blushing and looked away. “I like adorkable nerds.” He said as he kissed her on the cheek. Twilight turned back to him and they shared an admiring gaze for what felt like years. They slowly began to move closer and closer to each other, savoring every moment they shared until they were nose to nose. They closed their eyes and pursed their lips, getting ready to share a tender kiss until a rainbow blur knocked them over. (Quite the mood killer, don’t you think?) “How many damn times am I gonna get tackled!?” Digi shouted. “Is this town some kind of football training camp?” “Well if you got problem with getting tackled you shouldn’tve been standing in my flight path.” The rainbow mare said. “Why don’t you watch where you’re flying?” “Why don’t you make me, bro?” “I wish I could, but I don’t hit mares.” “Oh, you wanna hit me?” She said, “Well come at me! I’m not scared of you!” “Both of you shut up!” Twilight shouted. “Oh, Twilight!” She said. “I’m so sorry, I didn’t see you there.” “Oh sure, apologize to her.” Digi snapped. “You’re pissing me off, dude.” “Rainbow Dash, you should apologize for flying into him.” Twilight said. “Yeah!” Digi added. “And you should apologize for threatening her.” “Yeah!” Rainbow Dash mocked. “Why should I?” He asked. “She ruined our moment.” “Because, if you want this date to happen again you need to treat my friends with respect.” She scolded. “What if I started a fight with Vinyl Scratch?” “Well honestly, sometimes she needs a kick in the ass. But, I understand.” He faced Rainbow and gave her an awkward smile. “Sorry about what I said. I shouldn’t have exploded like that.” She returned a sheepish look. “Yeah, it’s cool. I should have watched where I was going.” They shared a brohoof and gave each other a defiant smirk. Twilight smiled, “See wasn’t that-” she was cut off by Rainbow. “Wait a minute! Are you two on a date?” Twilight blushed and looked away. “Well, um… Yes, I suppose we are.” Rainbow fell on the ground in a fit of laughter. “What’s so funny about that?” Digi challenged. “She’s beautiful, smart, and amazing.” Digi’s compliments toward Twilight just made her blush and caused Rainbow to laugh even harder. “Hahahahahah! Make it stop! Hahahaha! I’m gonna pee!” She laughed. “Grrr!” He growled. “Come on Twilight, I’ll walk you back to the library.” “Uh… Okay. Bye Rainbow.” “Hahah! Wait ‘til I tell Applejack!” Digi set a brisk pace to get away from the sound of Rainbow’s taunting laughs. “Did you really mean what you said back there?” Twilight asked. “Of course I did.” He replied. “I’ve never met anypony like you before. And I want to keep getting to know you.” Twilight slightly blushed and smiled warmly. “I feel the same way about you.” They walked through town in a content silence until they were spotted again, this time by Digi’s friends. They were eating at Sugar Cube Corner again. Vinyl was the first to see them and started snickering like a school colt that just heard a curse word, Which caused Digi to groan; Octavia smiled like the classy mare she was; Lyra gave him a big smile and two thumbs up, which confused Digi and in return made Bon Bon facehoof; And the Twenty Ten boys were whooping and whistling at them. Digi tried all he could to ignore them but they got Twilight’s attention. “Isn’t that your friends over there?” “Yeah… That’s them…” “Let’s go say hi.” He sighed, “Alright…” They trotted over to them and Digi was instantly met with a headlock courtesy of Vinyl Scratch. “You brought her home to meet the family already?” “Vinyl, stop that!” Octavia scolded. She let him go, “Aw, I’m just having a little fun with him. Our little boy’s all grown up now.” “How are you today, Twilight?” Octavia asked. “I’m well, thanks for asking.” She replied. “Let me introduce you, this is MicTheMicrophone, iBringDaLULZ, Wooden Toaster, and The Living Tombstone.” “Hey,” Toaster said. “Nice to meet you.” Tombstone said. “How’s it going?” Lulz said. “Isn’t you’re brother captain of the royal guard?” Mic asked. “Why, yes he is.” She answered. “You should watch you’re back, Digi. One slip of the tongue and you could be in for it.” Lyra taunted. “Lyra!” Bon Bon scolded. “I’m just saying.” Digi was starting to get a little nervous. “Well, we should probably get going. I have to practice.” “He’s right. Don’t want him messing up on stage like Aoshi.” Vinyl said. “We’ll catch you later.” “I’ll see you all later.” Twilight said. They made their way back to the library with light conversation to pass the time, mostly about Digi’s friends. “I had a good time today.” Twilight said. “Yeah, it was fun.” He replied. “So, I was wondering, if you weren’t busy, maybe you would like to come to our show on Saturday.” “I would love to.” She said. “Awesome!” He exclaimed. “So, I’ll see you Saturday.” “I’ll be there.” With that, they said their goodbyes and Digi went back to Vinyl and Octavia’s house to practice his set.