//------------------------------// // Chapter 9 (Alternate) // Story: Portal 42 // by Paradox //------------------------------// (Zephyr) After 'meeting' with the two new ponies, Pandora and Nightwish, I thought, I'll never see them again, but in the morning Pinkie bounced into my personal space while I was taking a nap in the park. She gave me an invitation. Well, she was, heh, Pinkie, nopony could be angry at her. I was there in time, I don't like socializing but a party-invitation from anypony.... I hate to be forever alone. We waited, mostly in quiet. Then they arrived. After the loud shout the party started and, because I have nopony to attend to, I aimed for the buffet table to get some free sweets. I was about to grab a delicious looking choclate cupcake when my hoof collided with a mare's hoof, she wanted to get the same cupcake. It was incidentally but I actually grabbed a mare's hoof! To my surprise she asked me. "Hey Zephyr, enjoying the party?" She said. "What? Oh, yeah," I answered her, I'm not a speaking type. But I remembered something. "Wait, how do you know my name?" "My brother told me." She had a brother? "Who's your brother?" "Nightwish." "The pegasus I saw earlier? You look almost exactly like him." That would explain the similarity. "We're twins." Yes, this must be. She is... beautiful... Those mesmerizing ruby-red eyes, the velvet black locks of her mane, the mysterious dark blue of her coat... We talked for a little while, about the party and some other stuff... I asked her name, she is Dawn Whistle. She paused for a second or two when I asked, but I gave it no importance. I think... I might bore her, she looked like she doesn't want to talk, so I let her go. Why can't I pick up a mare?.... I remained at the buffet table for a little while, collecting my thoughts. I decided. I'll ask her if she want to dance! Yes! I'll do it and.... I'll fail, why would she want to dance with a loser like me... No, I have to try! I walked to her. She was eating the sweets she collected before, so I just asked her. "Hey, I was wondering if you might like to dance with me?" I asked and rubbed the back of my head, I never did this before... I felt like if my face could burst in flames any seconds then.... "Sure, why not?" She replied and grinned at me. 'YES!' - if she could hear my thoughts she would think I'm crazy or something. We walked in the middle of the room and started to dance. I... think I must be a horrible dancer... she always looked away, mostly to Paradox, even if he was drawing in a notepad... Then... when the music was over and we finished the dancing... DJ-PON3 took our place with Paradox. I just wanted to forget this all... I tried, I failed. I'll be forever alone. The time went on. After the dance I found a quiet corner where I remain until I noticed that everypony was leaving. Looking around I saw Dawn Whistle putting a pair of black saddlebags next to a wall, then she jumped on a couch and fall asleep immediately. Good for her, I'll be sleepless for two days... again... 'Wait, what if...?' I walked to her. 'This is my last chance!' I thought. Nudging her side gently, I woke her up. She was slightly angry, looks like waking her up wasn't a good idea but what could I lose?... "Uhm, hey... sorry for waking up, I just wanted to ask if you want to come to my place, you know, to a proper cloud-bed? This couch isn't too good for a beautiful mare like you... It's okay if you don't want to-" I was interrupted by her. While I was fighting to be able to speak properly, she got off of the couch and stood next to me. "Alright! Lead the way!" My heart stopped for a second. I..did it. I DID IT!!! She came with me! With a big grin on my face I trotted to the closest window and opened it. "Ladies first!" I said. By the looks she was talking with Paradox and made him angry, but when she heard my calling, she left him and flew out of the window. 'Dat flank!' I took the lead a few second later. My house, as is usual, was close to the edge of the town, 30 meters high above the ground level. After landing in front of the front-door, I opened it up and let Dawn Whistle to go inside first. She was amazed by my home... it's pretty plain and a bit messy, I don't know what would be so fantastic to her in it. "The bedroom is in this way..." I pointed to the second floor where my bedroom was, along with the bathroom and the balcony. She went up. I followed her after a moment, I swear I've seen something in the corner of my I, but there was nothing when I looked at the place. When I arrived to the door of my room, it was closed. I always leave it open when I'm not in there so she must entered it while I wasn't paying attention. "Dawn? Are you there?" I asked a bit nervously. "Yeah, come in." I heard her slightly muffled answer. I opened the door. The room was pitch black. I stepped forward but the door behind me slammed closed. "What the?!?" I shook my head. "Dawn, is it you? Why did you closed the door?" There was no answer but I felt a hoof touching my lips. I raised my right forehoof and touched it. When I did it her hoof moved away and I felt her lips on mine. My mind cleared. Is this really happening?... After the light kiss I felt her pushing me towards my bed - she probably remembered where it was. Soon I lied on my back and she was on top of me... 'My life is complete... I can die peacefully now...' I thought. And then she... and me... did... it... -o-O-o- The morning come. I woke up at seven sharp as usual. But she was nowhere. "Dawn?" I called her. No answer. I searched through the whole house but I didn't found her. "She is gone.... Doesn't matter, had sex!" I said to myself. I went in the kitchen to make a breakfast when I heard the bell ringing. "Coming!" I shouted. At the door was Nightwish. He wore a weird, shocked expression. "Oh hello Nightwish! Is something wrong?" I asked. "Uhm, yeah.. have you seen my sis?" "Yeah, but it was yesterday, she spend the night with me..." I poked his left shoulder. "If you know what I mean!" I grinned widely. "So you don't know where she is?..." He asked. Weird, he was blushing, but why?... "No... when I woke up she wasn't there... I hope we can spend more time together though. When you meet her tell her that I want to see her again." "O-okay, I-I will..." He then just turend around and flew down on the ground. I looked after him. He walked... weirdly. But I had to get in work today, I had 30 more minutes to be ready. I swear I've seen something right next to me, but there was nothing yet again... What the buck?... I walked back in the kitchen, quietly singing: "I got laid, I got laid, I got laid~! Buck I got laid!" Paradox Note: This was written by Zephyr, and is in no way the work of Tyler or me. I have made a few edits, but this is largely unedited.