//------------------------------// // Episode 30: This Is All Just A Big Misunde-RUN FOR IT!! // Story: The Life of a Wanted Changeling Season 2: Debt to a Doctor (Comment Driven Story) // by Down with Chrysalis //------------------------------// Um... you're in trouble. You don't even know why they're after you. As Bugzee get out from the forest, he look to the angry mob "Yeah... We forgot that" Say Twilight "Oh great..." Mutter Bugzee A sweat drop rolls down the side of your head as you stare at the angry mob in confusion as you think, Okay... apparently I'm in trouble with an angry mob and for once in my life, I have no bucking idea as to what I did to make them so mad. Did I do something bad before I went into the Bog to find Nightshade and the CMC? Did King Ghidorah smack the memory of me doing said bad thing out of my skull when he was beating me to a pulp? You know what, it probably has something to do when I heard all those ponies scream my name in anger before I went after the fillies. You nod your head at your conclusion, and are about to ask why they're all giving you the stink eye when a pony with a mustache and dressed in a stereotypical chef outfit yells, The mob voices their grievances; -Olive Grotto owner: Ruined his business (speaks in stereotypical Italian accent) -Applejack: Put pears in her applesauce -Pinkie: Made her think there was candy treasure (relents after it's pointed out she did find a candy treasure, but is angry you pranked Fluttershy) -Rarity: Turned her hair and awful awful green (much to Golden Harvest's annoyance) -Spike: Ordered Nightshade to kick him in the nards -Twilight: Replaced her novel with a pop-up book full of itching powder -Rainbow Dash: Made her look like a doofus by making her think she was an alicorn -Spa Ponies: Scared off customers with that head and stole her book -Filthy Rich: Glued his daughter to a seat -Miss Cheerilee: Put a robot head on her bed -Octavia: Filled her cello with rubber ducks -Vinyl: Is surprisingly okay with the "robot head under turntable" prank so it was a good one, but is upset at you pranking Octavia "You-a ruined ma restaurant! The health-a inspector shut us down because of your dumb-a dog!" You stare at the chef as you think in a deadpanned tone, Wow, ain't that a stereotypical accent... And when did I ever get a pet? You are about to say something when you hear Applejack say behind you, "You put no good pears in mah applesauce!" You blink in confusion, turn, and say to her, "Look, I hate pears too, but why wold I put them in your app-" Your interrupted when you hear Pinkie say, "You made me think that there was candy at the end of that treasure map!" Rarity taps Pinkie's shoulder and says, "Pinkie dear, didn't you say that there was some candy at the end of that map?" Pinkie looks at her blankly before saying in a cheerful tone "Oh yeah! There was wasn't there!" she giggles, but suddenly glares at you in anger and says, "But I'm still angry at you pranking Fluttershy!" Your eyes widen in shock as you respond, "Hey! I may be a prankster, but even I would never-" "You turned my beautiful gracious mane green! The worst color there is!" Rarity angrily interrupts. "HEY! WHAT'S WRONG WITH GREEN!" you hear a mare yell from the mob, And as if her outburst was a spark, a fire of angry voices start to yell at you, "YOU TOLD NIGHTSHADE TO KICK ME IN THE NARDS!" "YOU REPLACED MY NOVEL WITH A POP-UP BOOK FILLED WITH ITCHING POWDER *itch*" "YOU MAD ME LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT WITH THAT FAKE ALICORN TRICK!" "YOU SCARED OFF OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THAT HORRIFYING FOX HEAD AND STOLE OUR EARTHBENDING BOOK! ALOE GOT MUD ALL OVER THE SPA BECAUSE OF THAT!" "YOU GLUED MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND TO THEIR SEATS AT SUGARCUBE CORNER AND LEFT THEM THERE IN THE DARK!" "WE'RE STILL STUCK IN HERE, WOULD SOMEPONY PLEASE GET US OUT!" You then proceed to yell back at the necktie-wearing parent, "WHAT THE HAY ARE YOU DOING HERE YOU IDIOT!!! GO UN-GLUE THEM!!!" Your second outburst causes Cheerlie and Octavia (who you just notice was in the mob) to yell, "YOU PUT A HORRIFYING RABBIT HEAD ON MY BED WHILE I WAS ASLEEP! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I'VE FAINTED, ONLY TO FAINT AGAIN AS SOON AS I SEE THAT CREEPY RABBIT HEAD?!" "YOU STUFFED MY CELLO FULL OF RUBBER DUCKS! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO HAVE THOSE REMOVED!? SERIOUSLY DO YOU, CAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT'S EVER BEEN DONE BEFORE!!!" At that point you notice Vinyl in the mob, but she doesn't appear to be paying attention as she's currently examining... an animatronic chicken head? "HE POISONED OUR WATER SUPPLY, BURNED OUR CROPS, AND DELIVERED A PLAGUE UNTO OUR HOUSES!!!" one stallion randomly yells, "I/WE/HE DID?!!" you, the CMC, and the crowd all shout/ask in confusion. "NO... BUT ARE WE GOING TO WAIT AROUND UNTIL HE DOES?!" said random stallion says again. You gulp and stammer in a fearful tone, "And... wh... why do you think it's me?" They then all throw a bunch of flashcards at you (fortunatly, your coat, hat, and scarf protect you from any papercuts) while shouting, "BECAUSE OF THESE!" You look at all the flashcards and see that they all say, "It was me, B.S. Tennant who did this to you. What are you gonna do about it?!" and then has a chibi-you doing the akanbe taunt (a Neighponese insult where you pull down one eyelid while sticking your tongue out) at the person reading the flashcard. You gulp and think, Not good... I knew making calling cards was a bad idea! It's true, you had a stamp made so that when you started pranking again, you would have a signature symbol to leave at the prank scene. I guess that idea is out the window now... uh oh. You start to shake in fear as the glares form the crowd seem to have intensified form their outbursts. You start to back away in fear as you think, Besides the fact that I'm really happy at the fact that most of my supposed 'victims' are ponies I don't like. I can't help but feel like if I don't figure out who really did this, I'm gonna end up in alot of pain. Now who could have done all th- Before you can finish your thought, the angry mob starts to menacingly advance on you and you now notice that the mob is carrying pitch forks, torches, and a bunch of sharp things that will leave marks if used on your body. You gulp in terror as you think, What am I, Manekenstein's monster!? Do I even look like a pony made from multiple dead ponies? Sure, I look like I'm made from multiple Doctors but- GAH! FOCUS BUG! Buck figuring out who's framing me, I'm getting my meat shield! And with that thought you... The angry mob is coming close, at first you think about using the Evil Five as pony shield just like when you get in ponyville. You got in the back of Rarity and get ready to shout that she is your ponyshield that there is most ponyshield but she is your ponyshield when she kick you in the balls. "Auch" Say Bugzee "What? sorry Darling... after that evil changelling attacked the village nearly a year ago, I and other mares did a little of self-defense classes and when you got in my back, I kicked in instinct" Excuse herself Rarity "Okay, that is not going to work" Mutter Bugzee as he look the angry mob that is still coming close You resign yourself to be hit by the mob but they are not still in front of you. If it was not impossible, you could think that the angry mob only advance one centimetre since you get out of the forest. Leap behind Rarity, grab her, and yell, "THIS IS-*POW*" You fall over in a curled-up ball of pain when Rarity reflexively kicks you in the nards. "Oh, Sorry Darling... after that evil changelling attacked the village nearly a year ago, we took some self-defense classes and when you got behind me, I kicked on reflex." Rarity says, "Okay... that's not going to work..." You high-pitch mutter in pain as you see that the angry mob that is still closing in. You sigh in pained defeat as you hold your nards in agony and think, You know what, I've had a long day. I fought a Hydra AND a Dragon, I'm tried, hungry, and really desperate to get some good flicks into my system before I hit the hay, maybe the rest of "Death Notebook". Besides, I'm so tried I'll probably barely feel a thing. With that thought in mind, you close your eyes and wait for the pain. That is, until you hear someling shout, "YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR ALL THOSE PRANKS YOU PULLED!" Your eyes widen a little as you think, Wait a second... pranks! You begin to have flashbacks to today's events... HI, I'M A FLASHBACK! While you're sitting on the bench, a random pegasus mare with a khaki coat and pink mane suddenly walks up to you, and hoofs you a letter. You give a awkward thanks as the pony leaves before you open the note and it reads, "Dear Daddy, Please meet me in the bog in the Everfree forest Your daughter, Nightshade P.S You might want to leave now, because some ponies are about to have a nasty surprise." "Well you see, me and the other Cutie Mark Crusaders thought we could get our Cutie mark's in pranking, so we decided to prank my daddy by scaring my daddy in the bog by dressing in our Nightmare Night costumes, but we accidentally disturbed King Ghidorah's sleeping. He started to chase us, but if it weren't for my daddy we would be Ghidorah chow. Right Girls?" BYE! THE FLASHBACK IS OVER NOW! When your flashbacks subside, your eyes widen in realization as you think, That's it! Nightshade and the CMC pranked all these ponies to get their pranking Cutie Marks. Then, Nightshade must have put the blame on me for all of their pranks so she could prank me! Then the whole 'scare in the bog' thing to prank me again! A double prank! *sniff* Tears of fatherly and prankster pride run down your face and into your half mask/scarf as you think, That's my girl. This ingenious prank was perfect! If I was about to be beaten to a pulp I would be parsing her to no end. But, if she did this, then the town will blame her. And I can't let that happen! I'm gonna have to take... the blame! With that thought, you slowly and painfully get up even as the pain from Rarity's nut shot still lingers. When you finally get up, you hold your hoof out in front of you and shout, "HOLD IT!" The angry mob stop their advances as you say, "Ahem... it's true. I did it! I stole Heart's Warm-I mean I pranked you all!" You hear a random stallion in the crowd shout, "I knew it! You're the reason why my favorite restaurant is gone for good!" Really. Did you really just admit to something you didn't do? To protect my daughter, of course. ...Touche "Errr... Look! Is Celestia doing break-dance!" You appoint to the right and some of the mob look to the side, but not all. "Great... err... Is that the mare-do-well fighting the hooded offender?" You appoint to the roof of a house and half of the mob that was looking to you look there "Mmm... Err.... Oh no!!! Queen Chrysalis and Nightmare Moon are coming from there" You repeat the process until no one of the mob is looking for you, you are going to escape when you see the Crusaders and the Evil Five with Fluttershy looking around "Where is the Hooded Offender?" Ask Scootaloo looking around "Princess Celestia?" Ask Twilight "Where is that giant cake of thirteen floors?" Ask Pinkie Pie "Spitfire? where?" Ask Rainbow Dash "Where is the Fairy that give Cutie Marks?" Ask Sweetie Belle "Where is the lost Do-Do?" Ask Fluttershy You make a facehoof as you look at that "Errr... Look! Is Celestia doing break-dance!" you point to the right and some of the mob look to the side, but not all. "Great... err... Is that the hooded offender fighting a Hydra?" You point to the roof of a house and the half of the mob that was looking to you look there. "Mmm... Err.... Oh no!!! Queen Chrysalis and Nightmare Moon are coming from there" You repeat the process until nopony is looking at you. You're going to escape when you see the Crusaders and the Evil Five with Fluttershy looking around as well, "Where's the Hooded Offender?" "Princess Celestia?" "Where is that giant cake of thirteen floors?" "Spitfire? where?" "Where is the Fairy that give Cutie Marks?" "Where is the lost Dodo?" You roll your eyes at how they all fell for that, it wasn't even your signature "look a distraction" technique. It was just you pointing in random directions while saying random things. Noticing that they're still distracted, you slowly walk backwards towards the CMC and Nightshade as you whisper, "Okay girls, here's the plan. We're gonna slowly walk away while everypony's distracted. Then we'll hide out in me and Nightshade's shed back at the Apple's farm until things cool down. And when we do get there I'm both going to congratulate you four for a great pranking spree, and then berate you all on blaming others for your mistakes, any questions?" Scootaloo raises her hoof, "Yes Scootaloo?" She put's her hoof down and whisper asks in a nervous chuckle, "Is there a option where you don't berate us?" You give her a 'you gotta be kidding me' look as you say, "No, now let's get out of he-" "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?!" You give out a tiny "meep" as you slowly turn your head back towards the mob and see... That they aren't distracted anymore and are now glaring at you. Apple Bloom gives a nervous chuckle at the intense glares directed at you and asks, "Uh... what's plan B Mister Tennant?" You look over to her and say in a calm voice, "Well, plan B is to..." Run as always you desperately try to convince ponyville not to beat you into hospital but you end up getting chased away "SPLIT UP AND RUN AWAY!!!" And with that you run one way and the girls run the other way. Unfortunately, the entire mob (which even includes Fluttershy) chases after you and none even split off to chase the girls. This also starts to play, and you can't help but find it fitting considering on what's happening. You get chased throughout town the angry mob. At one point you were chased into a part of town that had alot of alleyways. You ran down one alley and the mob pursued, but soon you and the members of the mob were all popping out of random alleys doing random things. Eventually you end up in the middle of all the alleyways with no sign of the mob. You begin sigh in relief, but then mob members pop out from all of the alleys at once! You sit their blinking blankly before you scream and make a run for it. SOMETIME LATER After a long chase you get cornered in the boutique,but then you get THE idea! You charge up your teleport,but then Twilight uses her anti-magic spell of doom and you barely dodge it,causing it to reflect from a mirror and hitting Twilight,then you teleport away,right in the middle of another angry horde You eventually hide out in Rarity's Boutique. You look out the window to see the mob scattered and looking around, before running off away from the Boutique. You give a sigh of relief and say, "Welp, it looks like I'm in the-" Suddenly, the Boutique door bursts open and an itchy Twilight walks though with some of the mob members. "I have you now you prankster!" she declares as she itches some more. "Yeahs wes gots yous now!" "Nowhere to run now!" You back up into a corner as you begin to think, Oh... This is the end! If I survive this, Nightshade is SO grounded! Waitaminute, I'm a changeling. duh! You smirk as you begin to charge up your teleport spell and say to Twilight, "Nice try Twilight, but I have teleportation on my side! Allons-y!" Just as you're about to teleport, Twilight shoots a magical blast at you. You look at it strangely before you remember, Oh shoot! That's her dumb magic cancellation spell. DIVE BUG DIVE! And you do just that as you dive out of the way, the magical blast bouncing off a gem-encrusted costume behind you and zapping Twilight instead. You smirk in victory and think, Ha! Now you know how I feel whenever you blast me with that stup- uh oh. Your victory is short lived as the mob charges at you. You give a meep as you shout, "YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!" And with that you teleport... Right above the other group of the angry mob. You look down at the mob mutter in dread, "Oh buck you lady luck..." You fall into the group, and the next thing you know... You get grabbed and dragged for town square. The entire town starts to... sing? Marking spoilers so I won't ruin the song... Nightshade and the CMC chase after you, shouting how they were the ones to prank every pony. The singing and dancing drown out their cries, and Big Red drags you up to the gallows. Vinyl Scratch is waiting there, and she gags you before your screams for mercy grow any more tiresome. She lifts her sunglasses and winks at you before she steps aside. Madame Mayor pronounces her judgement with great glee, and sentences you to hang by the neck until you are dead. Twilight Sparkle throws the lever, and you drop. The rope breaks, and you fall into a kiddie pool filled with whipped cream. The whole town laughs at you and disperses. The DFV implores you to unleash her and you keep refusing. You're about to give in and unleash the Nightmare Cloak on the ponies when the prank reveals itself. You're hooves are suddenly tied and bound in your own scarf as... everypony starts to sing? Hang the bastard, hang him high. Hoist his body to the sky. It's as nice as a day can be. Won't you come to the hanging with me? "Put me down! Are you all nuts! Think about what you all are doing!" you protest as you're dragged towards town hall. Hang the bastard, hang him tallest. Send his sorry soul to Tartarus. When his neckbone snaps we'll know. When the prankster won't be pranking anymore. The CMC arrive and are horrifed by the scene, "What the buck are they doing with my daddy?!" Nightshade yells. "Are you all mad! Stop it! Stop you're gonna kill him!" Scootaloo protests. "It was all our idea, it wasn't Mister Tennant! Put him down! Rarity what has gotten into you!?" Sweetie Belle cries. "What is wrong with ya'll?! Put him down! It was us, we did it!" Apple Bloom says. Unfortunately, their cries are drowned out by the singing and the spectacle continues with the flower trio singing, His face will turn red, Then purple, then blue. We'll watch from up here To get a good view. And when his eyes bug out we'll know, It's the end of him And the end of the show! To your horror, you see that the mob is dragging you to the gallows! Release me now you fool, before I become your only dead friend! No! Okay the- WHAT THE BUCK DO YOU MEAN "NO!" If I release you, you'll kill everypony! You would rather let them kill you?! The DFV asks as the song continues, So hang the bastard, hang him with cheer. We'll make some carrot dogs And drink a few beers. And when his tongue rolls out we'll know, It's the end of the show And we all can go home! Big Red and another hugely muscled white Pegasus drag you up to the gallows where Vinyl Scratch gags you before your screams for mercy grow any more tiresome. She lifts her sunglasses and winks at you before she steps aside. "Put my Daddy down! Stop, stop, stop! I did, it was me! I pranked you all, PUT MY DADDY DOWN AND TAKE ME INSTEAD!" But not till we hang the bastard, hang him here. The most exciting thing this town has seen in years. When his body stops jerking we'll know, It's the end of him, it's the end of him, It's the end of him, And the end of the show. Madame Mayor walks up to the gallows and gleefully announces to the mob, "Baker Sylvester Tennant, for your crimes against the citizens of Ponyville, you are sentenced to hang by the neck until you're dead! Twilight, pull the switch!!" Twilight smirks and as her unicorn magic envelopes the lever, time seems to slow down for you and the CMC. "YOU'VE ALL GONE CRAZY! I'LL NEVER FORGIVE ANY OF YOU, YOU HEAR ME!" Apple Bloom screams, her face mixed with anger and sadness. "Why! Why are you doing this! It was just a few pranks! They didn't hurt anypony! He didn't even do the pranks! IT WAS US OKAY!" Scootaloo cries. "No, this wasn't supposed to happen. It was just a few pranks. We should be up there. Look at what you've all doing! YOU KILLED HIM YOU MANIACS!" Sweetie Belle cries. "DADDDDDDDDDDDY!!!" RELEASE ME NOW YOU FOOL! PLEASE, I'M BEGGING YOU!!! RELEASE ME BEFORE THEY COME AFTER NIGHTSHADE NEXT!!! RELEASE BEFORE YOU DIE!!! ... ...Okay *snap* *creak* *splat* Your eyes glowed orange as the lever was pulled and the doors opened under you, but the noose wasn't tied to the pole and you fell straight down into a kiddie pool full of whipped cream. Everypony starts laughing uproariously as the CMC stand frozen in shock as you surface from the whipped cream and untie your hooves from the scarf. When you breath in sweet sweet fresh air, you look up to see the "angry" mob leaving. As you wipe off some the whip cream on your scarf and the rest of your outfit, you mutter in disgust, "Great, not only is my awesome Doctor's outfit covered in Hydra puke and saliva, now it's covered in whipped cream too. I really hope I can wash all this out..." As you begin walking away form the pool of whipped cream, you spot the CMC and Nightshade sneaking away. You scowl and think, Oh no you don't. You're not out of this mess yet... And with that thought you shout, "WAIT A BUCKING MINUTE!" The mob stop walking away and look at you in confusion (and a few in shock at your profanity) as you walk towards the CMC and Nightshade. They chuckle nervously as you glare at them and say, "Girls, you've got some 'splaining to do!" They gulp in nervousness and you see that all the prank victims are surrounding them and you. You make a 'go on' gesture with your hoof causing Nightshade to sigh and say, Hear how and why she pranked everypony, get horrified and ashamed at Nightshade pranking sweet fragile Fluttershy ("I thought you said you liked her?!") when Nightshade counters FS murdered a bear. You start to agree with her until Twilight clears up that that was a massage. When the "nosebleeding" is brought up, get flustered and claim that you'll explain it to her "when you're older". "As we we're trying to say during the whole hanging prank, we did it." The crowd gasps as Twilight asks you, "But Mister Tennant, if they pulled all those pranks, why did you still claim you did it?" "Let's see, an angry mob wants to lynch the prankster and it turns out a foal is the prankster, WHAT THE BUCK DO YOU THINK ANY GOOD DAD WOULD DO?!!!" you snark/yell. Twilight an the crowd wince at that. "But, why in tarnation did you y'all pull all those pranks?" Applejack asks the fillies. "Well, mainly to get pranking cutie marks, but also to get payback for Mistah Tennant." Apple Bloom answers. "Huh?" everypony (even you) except the fillies said, "Nightshade had a list of ponies who had been mean to Mister Tennant on way or another." Sweetie Belle says. "Apparently you all did something mean to Mister Tennant." Scootaloo says while pointing at the Deadly Six (excluding Fluttershy). "Yeah, and the Olive Grotto ponies banned us for life even though their sign clearly said 'all you can eat on it'." Nightshade says. "And Ms. Cheerilee threw a mug at Mister Tennant's head during Cider Season." Apple Bloom adds. "And we pranked Diamond Tiara and Sliver Spoon because... well in all fairness we just don't like them." Sweetie Belle says getting nods of agreement from Nightshade, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo. "And Fluttershy... killed a bear apparently?" Scootaloo says doubtfully. "What!?" The crowd says in shock as they turn their heads towards Flutteshy. "But I would never ever ever hurt any innocent creature. Not even a little fly!" "But I saw you snap a bear's neck like it was a toothpick back when Twilight casted that voodoo magic on that doll." you point out. "Didn't you see it too?" you ask Twilight. Everypony turns to Twilight (who's blushing form embarrassment at remembering the incident) who answers, "Ugh... don't remind me. Anyway, she didn't kill that bear, that was a massage." "THAT WAS JUST A MASSAGE!" you and Nightshade yell is disbelief. "Y..yes it was. Harry has sore muscles all the time. So it takes intense massages to help release all the stress." You stare at Fluttershy and say, "Uh... remind me never to get on your bad side. If that's what your hoof massages are like, I'd hate to see your hot stones technique." "Anyway." Nightshade continues, "And the only reason we pranked DJ Palm Tree, Miss Octavia, and the spa twins was because they kept giving daddy nosebleeds." Your eyes widen in horror and you start to blush like mad as Vinyl and Aloe chuckle knowingly and Octavia asks, "What do you mean we gave Mister Tennant nosebleeds?" Nightshade looks at her and starts to say, "Well, whenever he talks about you guys his nose wou-mmmphf mmmmphf?" The mob looks at you weirdly as you cover Nightshade's mouth before she could continue. You chuckle nervously and say, "What she means is that my nose tends to bleed often due to it... uh... forming wrong... yeah that's it! My nose formed wrong while I was growing up so it tends to bleed from time to time. It just so happened to do that when I told Nightshade about meeting you nice folks." The mob seems to barely accept your explanation as you whisper to Nightshade, "Honey, I'll tell you when your older why my nosebleeds okay?" She nods her head as you say, Make Nightshade apologize to Fluttershy, Octavia, Vinyl, and the Spa Ponies (and ONLY those ponies) before claiming "Welp, I guess that's everypony" and that you're tired cause of the Hydra and take Nightshade home before she apologizes to anypony else (much to the annoyance of the mob members who weren't apologized to) Vinyl wants to know if she can keep all the animatronic heads since they are machines and would make a wicked sound system. Everypony and you just say sure and Vinyl walks off with four creepy as tartarus animal heads. Also, Pinkie and Dash congratulate Night Shade on being a master prankster at such an early age. "Well, now that they'e explained their reasons, I want everypony to line up so that they can say sorry to all of you." The Mob does as you say and gets in a line, conveniently having the Spa Ponies, Spike, Vinyl, Octavia, Applejack, and Fluttershy in the front of the line. As you lead the CMC and Nightshade down the line and they apologize to the spa twins you think, You know, originally I was just gonna have them say sorry to only these six, but since Applejack might be my cousin I might as well have them apologize to her as well. Besides, she's still my landlord. After they finish apologizing to the spa twins (with Aloe giving you a flirty wink that makes you blush under your scarf and mask) you reach Spike. "I'm sorry for kicking you in the balls Spike." Nightshade says, Spike winces at the memory as he says, "No problem, I just wish I knew why your dad asked you to do that. I thought we were pretty good friends." "Oh Spike, we're great friends. I didn't tell Nightshade to kick you in the nards specifically, it's for any and allcolts who hit on my daughter." This gets a few awww's from nearby mares as Flutteshy asks, "Um... Isn't that a little extreme?" "I'm very protective of my daughter. She's my pride and joy and all the family I got since my Grandpony disappeared. So I make my mission to make sure that she is safe at all times, even from Hydras and angry mobs." Que more awww's form mares as well as some sad looks for your grandbuggy, but you notice Twilight looking at you with... a glint that says "I wanna know more". When they apologize to Vinyl she takes it surprisingly well, "No worries little dudes, I liked the prank. I was just upset that you pranked Octy is all." Octavia smiles at Vinyl as she continues, "Hey, mind if I take those heads? They could make for a wicked stereo system for Nightmare Night." "Sure." you and the CMC shrug as Vinyl happily uses her unicorn telekinesis to carry all four heads back home causing Octavia to roll her eyes at her when the five of you reach her. After the apology, she gives you a comforting hug as she says, "Don't worry Baker. I'm sure your Grandpony will pop up someday." Painful flashbacks to your Grandbuggy's exile hit you and you give a sad smile as you say, "I hope he will..." Octavia ends the hug and says, "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go make sure Vinyl doesn't put any of those heads in my room." before trotting off. After apologizing to Applejack (who says she'll talk with Big Red and Granny Smith about how they'll ground Apple Bloom), the five of you reach Fluttershy, "I'm really really sorry for pranking you Miss Fluttershy. I do like you and the only reason I ever even thought about that prank was because I thought you murdered a bear." "And I'm really sorry for thinking you killed that bear. I should've just asked you instead of jumping to conclusions." you apologize to her as well. "Oh, it's okay. You were just confused. As long as you learned your lesson, then everything should be okay." You spot Spike writing something out of the corner of your eye as Twilight tells him something. You hear the words "Mister Tennant" and "lesson in friendship", but you're snapped out of it when Nightshade says, "You know, you would make a good mommy Miss Fluttershy." You and Fluttershy blush in embarrassment and start to stammer at her comment. You hear mares giggling so you decide to move it along by saying, "Okay, Nightshade that's enough. I think that's everypony so lets go home." This is greeted by upset protests by the crowd as you hear Miss Cherrilee say, "What about the rest of us?!" *snap* Remembering their prank, you roar, "OI, YOU LOT DON'T GET AN APOLOGY! I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA SWING FOR SOMETHING I DIDN'T BUCKING DO AND WHY DID YOU THINK I DID IT?! CALLING CARDS!!! YOU THINK ANY PRANKSTER WORTH A BUCK WOULD BE DUMB ENOUGH TO LEAVE BEHIND EVIDENCE INCRIMINATING HIMSELF (too be fair, I am that dumb, but still...) THE ONLY REASON THE OTHERS GOT THEM WASssss... WELL FOR REASONS! YOU LOT CAN GO AND SIT IN THE CORNER BECAUSE YOU AIN'T GONNA GET NO APOLOGY FROM ME TILL YOU ALL SAY SORRY FOR MAKING ME THINK I WAS ABOUT! TO! HANG!!! GOOD NIGHT, YOU CONCLUSION-JUMPING DUMBFLANKS!!!" You and Nightshade turn away from the stunned crowd and walk home as you think, Although while that was pants-wettingly terrifying and they were THIS close to being victims of a Dark voiced influence Massacre, it was still a pretty good prank. You and Nightshade walk in silence back to Sweet Apple Acres, but when you're past the gate, you sigh, look at Nightshade and say... Ground Nightshade with either: -She has to turn in any and all Nightmare Night candy she acquires -No dessert for a week -Or make her choose between the above "Now Nightshade, honey, I'm not upset at the pranking (hay, I used to prank my bullies all the time and you're pretty good at it), however I'm very upset at how you stupidly put yourself in danger. Even worse, you put your friends in danger! If I wasn't there cause of your note, who knows what would've happened. So as much as it pains me to do this, I'm going to have to ground you." "WHAT?!" "But I'm gonna give you a choice, either you donate all your candy from Nightmare Night to some charity nearby or you can go without dessert for a week." "I have to choose!? That's not fair!!!" Nightshade whines, You chuckle as you say, "As your great Grandbuggy would always say, 'Life ain't fair kid, now you can either be locked in a room playing Justin Beatbox non-stop or you can help me move these highly radioactive leaky barrels out back. Your call. Oh and we ran out of hazmat suits last week, so...' Oh, and you have till morning so if you don't choose by then, I'm choosing both options for you young lady." "Buck..." After the air has cleared up and it is later in the evening when Night Shade has gone to bed, there is still something that's been bugging you since earlier. In fact, you realize it's been bugging you for a long time, but today was too much. You decide to set the ground rules firmly for the mother of your child. You: Hey! Wake Up! DFV: I was not asleep my friend I was... You: SHUT UP! DFV: Excuse me? You: You heard me. DFV: One such as you does not speak... You: I said shut your psychotic pie hole! DFV: ...Why are you upset with me? You: Oh I don't know, how about the whole "Let me kill three little foals idea" you had earlier. DFV: I thought you wished to keep your anonymity, I was merely suggesting that You: I SAID SHUT UP!!! (using RCV in your mind) DFV: ... You: I know you've had your moments in the past, but that was just too far. I Will NEVER Kill Someling! Especially not a child! Get that through your thick skull! DFV: ... You: I'd hoped that you had mellowed out, especially after you started openly caring for our Daughter, but you haven't changed one bit. DFV: ... You: And since you won't change through compassion, I'll change you with your own game. Threats and Violence DFV: What? You: If you ever take control of me and kill someling, then I'm ending this. DFV: Ending what? You: This...relationship you and I have. I will end it. DFV: How? You pick up a knife you had taken from the Apple's kitchen, and the DFV becomes panicked DFV: NO! NO! You can't do that! You: I can and I will...if you kill DFV: We both would die! Everything we have done would be for naught! You: That’s what I’m counting on. I know you’re not just some ordinary voice in my head, I don’t know what you are, but if I go, so do you. DFV: I would stop you! You: This is still my body, I’ve taken it back before, and I will again if you force me to. DFV: You would seriously end yourself just to take me out? I who helped you survive countless times? You: Yes, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself anyway if I killed someling innocent. DFV: Bu-but think about our daughter! Who would protect her? Who would raise her? You’d leave her without us! You: (You Imagine a sad Night Shade, all alone, crying over you and it hurts your heart to think about, but you have to get your point across) The 6 would care for her. They hate me, not her (You remember Twilight’s care for her well being when everyone else was discorded, Fluttershy’s care for her animals, and even AJ and her care for Applebloom). That rainbow weapon of theirs would stop even Luna if she tried anything DFV: Bu-But… You: Look, it’s very simple. You Kill, We Die. DFV: Yo-you’re serious… You: you know I am, now promise me you won’t kill an innocent DFV: … You: Promise Me! DFV: Okay! I promise I won’t kill, or even suggest it, There, are you happy? (strained voice) You: And why won’t you? DFV: You know why! You: Say it. DFV: (sigh) because if I kill…we die… You: And don’t you forget it. You then hear whimpering and sobbing within your head, a slight bit of guilt courses through you, but You shrug it off. Let her cry, maybe then she’ll learn something. Some people need tough love whether they want it or not. You briefly wonder if you can even go through with your threat if the time ever came, you are just copying what Krieg from Borderlands did, but could you actually do it? You hope you never have to find out. When you arrive back at the shed, you use up the last of the jar of bath soak to bathe Nightshade, you, and then your Doctor clothes. 2 Jars of 'Goops for Stuff: Milk and Honey Bath Soak' remaining After making Nightshade go to bed (she complained she wasn't tired, but you insisted it was part of her punishment), you hung your clothes out to dry inside the shed and you started to set up the projector to watch the remaining Death Notebook episodes when you remember that there's still something that's been bugging you since earlier. In fact, you realize it's been bugging you for a long time, but today was the final hay. You decide to set the ground rules firmly for the "mother" of your child. Hey! Wake Up! I was not asleep my friend I was... SHUT UP! Excuse me? You heard me... One such as you does not speak... I said shut your psychotic pie hole! ...Why are you upset with me? Oh I don't know, how about the whole "Let me kill three little foals idea" you had earlier? you angrily mentally snark. I thought you wished to keep your anonymity, I was merely suggesting that- I SAID SHUT THE BUCK UP!!! you mentally roar, using the RCV in your mind. ... I know you've had your moments in the past, but that was just too far. I Will NEVER Kill Someling! Especially not a foal! Get that through your thick skull! ... I'd hoped that you had mellowed out, especially after you started openly caring for our Daughter, but you haven't changed one bit! ... And you know the worst part? The worst part is that I almost unleashed you on the town. Any sooner and you would've massacred the whole town over a bucking prank! ... And since you won't change through compassion, I'll change you with your own game. Threats and Violence. What? the DFV asks in subdued shock. If you ever take control of me and kill someling, then I'm ending this. Ending what? the DFV says in more worried shock. This... arrangement you and I have. I will end it. How? You pick up a knife you had borrowed from the Apple's kitchen and point it at your throat, causing the DFV to become panicked, No! NO! NO!!! You can't do that! I can and I will... if you kill. We both would die! Everything we have done would be for naught! That’s what I’m counting on. I know you’re not just some ordinary voice in my head, I don’t know exactly what you are, but what I do know is that you're stuck in here so if I go, so do you. I would stop you! This is still my body, I’ve taken it back before, and I will again if you force me to. You would seriously end yourself just to take me out? I who helped you survive countless times? I who granted you immense power when you were just a petty insect?! Yes, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself anyway if I killed someling innocent. you think with steely resolve. Bu-but think about our daughter! Who would protect her? Who would raise her? You’d leave her alone in this world! You Imagine Nightshade, all alone, crying over you and it hurts your heart to think about, but you have to get your point across, The 6 would care for her. They hate me, not her... You remember Twilight’s care for her well being when everyone else was discorded, Fluttershy’s care for her animals and how well she got along with her, and even AJ and her care for Applebloom, That rainbow weapon of theirs would stop even Celestia if she tried anything. Bu-But… Look, it’s very simple. You Kill... You press the blade against your throat just tightly enough to draw a tiny drop of blood to emphasize your point. We Die. Yo-you’re serious…the DFV says in a scared tone. You're in my head. You know I am. Now promise me you won’t kill an innocent. … "Promise Me!" you say out loud, tightening the grip on the knife. Okay! I promise I won’t kill, or even suggest it, There, are you happy? She says in a strained voice. And why won’t you? You know why! Say it. You hear the DFV sigh and say, Because if I kill… we die… And don’t you forget it. You mentally growl as you put the knife away. You then hear whimpering and sobbing within your head, causing a slight bit of guilt courses through you, but You shrug it off. Let her cry, maybe then she’ll learn something. Some people need tough love whether they want it or not. Doubt suddenly enters your thoughts as you think, But if the time ever came, could I actually go through with it? You shake your head free of the thought and think, Enough of those kinds of thoughts! It's an issue I'll deal with when the time comes. You start the projector, lay down on the cot, wrap yourself in the blanket and think, Welp, today's been a long day. Got swallowed by a Hydra 3 times, saw a Hydra and Smaug duke it out, almost got killed by an angry mob, told off the evil voice in my head, I'm watching a marathon about a bored genius with a killer notebook and a OTT way of writing, and tomorrow's Nightmare Night... this should be fun! And with that... you fell asleep watching the rest of Death Notebook. THE NEXT DAY-ER AFTERNOON You wake up with a yawn as you look around your room. Same as I left it last night, and it looks like Nightshade went out to play with her friends. You look out the window and see that it's past noon. You chuckle and think, "Heh heh, I must have overslept." you chuckle before you realize something, *crack* "I OVERSLEPT!!!" You jump out of bed, but you see your clothes hanging around and you look at your bare changeling form. "Buck... My clothes aren't dry yet and I'm not wearing anything!" Thinking quickly you take out your Subject Delta costume that you brought a week ago. As you put on the mask, you decide to test out the voice changer, *MOOOOOOOAAAAAANNNN* Sweet! It works perfectly! I sound just like Subject Delta. Now... what do I do? What do you do?