Chapter 4 - Cloud Slayer
I woke up to find myself in a bed. "Where am I?" I say to myself. I look around to see my armor was on the ground. I quickly stood up. I looked around to realize I was in the underground HQ. How did I get down here? Back when I was a kid I went into the forest and found an abandon underground research facility. I quickly adopted it as my own underground base. I only ever told two people about it. Those people are Imperator and Chimbo my closest friends.
Pinkie Pie came in with a tray of cookies on her head. "Blood, your finally awake?" she said softly with a smile on her face "I brought you some cookies.".
"Thanks Pinkie." I say as I take a cookie and bite into it.
"I hope you don't mind, but I changed your clothes while you were asleep, I did leave your boxers on." Pinkie said with a slight blush. I quickly look to see what I was wearing. I was wearing black cargo pants and a purple t-shirt with a white pentacle made of vines.
"Wait how did you get my armor off, more importantly, how am I alive?" I said confused. Pinkie shrugged.
"The armor just came off, and ...." The door swings open, and Pinkie and I jump.
"Dude I saw you awake on the camera! What the hell is going on!?" It was Imperator, loud mouth has so much potential. When we first met I wanted to ring his neck because he was annoying and rash. Yet over time he grew on me.
"Haven't you ever heard of knocking?" I say to him annoyed.
"Dude I respect you like a father but really man whats going on? When two colorful cartoon ponies pull my best friend down into our base covered in blood and half dead, I tend to panic!" I jump up and cover his mouth, even without the armor I'm still fast.
"First, where is my armor? Second, where is Twilight? Third, where is Chimbo?" I say to him with authority.
"In that box,IDK,and in the lab."
I gave a sigh. "How do you not know where Twilight is?"
"Knowing Twilight she is probably in the lab with your friend." Exclaimed Pinkie.
I start running toward the lab.
"He wants to bang her." Snickers Pinkie. Imperator looks at Pinkie with a shocked expression.
"Blood may be slightly unstable and weird but I don't think he would do that."
"Well she likes him" she sings.
"Oh shut up, Pinkie. Your making me worry about him."
I turn the corner and enter the door code 907295, the door slides open.
"Twilight!" I exclaim.
"I'm here" she says through a giggle "I'm glad your up, your friend Chimbo has been keeping me company and he is so smart."
"I wouldn't be without Blood's encouragement." Chimbo said taking off a welding mask and walking to me arms open.
I give my friend a hug. "How's the inventing?"
"Pretty good I just finished making the Mohawk Grenade." He starts to laugh and I quickly join in.Twilight looks at us confused but grins. I walk to Twilight and whisper into her ear.
"Did you kiss me?" I inquire with a small blush.
She blushes back "I-I don't remember." Pinkie walks inside the lab hooves clicking on the floor.
"Twilight totally kissed you! She was all like" Pinkie makes kissing sound.
"PINKIE!" Twilight yells looking embarrassed.
"Be honest with who you love. That's what Blood told me when I was having girl problems." Chimbo says smiling.
"Ok that's all I can handle for now kids! Chimbo is the Cloud Slayer ready?" I inquire.
"It still can't go top speed."
"As long as it can go airborne without killing us, I could care less" I turn around to see Imperator leaning on the door frame with his arms crossed.
"It flies but it only seats three" he holds up three fingers." And two seats are already taken."
"What do you mean?" I glare at him.
"We'll I'm not staying here. I'm coming with you." I could tell he was trying to impress me.
"No"
"What do you mean no. Your not going without me."
"You have no say in this."
He looked shocked and hurt "Yes I do, and so does Chimbo. You can't just tell us what we can and can't do! We've been a team for five years! Five, Blood! Don't you care about the team anymore?!"
I face palm myself and sigh "That is way you not coming. How will I explain your death to your parents if you get killed? I'm not risking your life for a promise I made." I look at him.
"But Blood.." I cut him off.
"Your not coming and that's final!"
He looks down at the floor. "Understood" he turns and walks out the room.
"I feel like such a jerk." I sit down in a burgandy office chair.
"Pinkie make him smile." Twilight says to her pink pony pal.
Pinkie Pie runs out the door like lighting.
"Twilight ,I don't need to laugh, not right now" I say to her.
"Yeah you do" both Twilight and Chimbo say at the same time.
Pinkie returns eating a jar of .....
"Is that mayonnaise?" All three of us say, giving her a odd look.
"Nope it's really funny when you fill a mayo jar with vanilla pudding." She laughs, and we soon join in.
"I really thought you were eating mayo." I say smiling, I stand up.
"Are you ready?" Twilight inquires.
"Ready for what?" I was thinking negative.
"I did promise to teach you magic." I nod at her. "Good"
"Training room is has been prepaired, Good luck bro, I'll get the Cloud Slayer ready." Chimbo walks out.
Twilight and I start heading toward the training room.
"What don't you guys have down here?" She asks, at first it seems like she just wants small talk, but I can tell she has something else on her mind.
"Well we don't have taxes." I smile at her and she smiles back.
"Ok I have three lessons planned. You choose between transformation, telekinesis , and teleportation."
I think for a moment "What would I be transforming into?" I ask.
She blushes for an unknown reason "You could turn into a pony ... or something else."
To be honest I wanted to choose transformation just to see what she would do but I couldn't think of why I would need to change form. Teleportation seemed like the best choice.
"I guess I should learn to transform then." Why the heck did I just say that?
"Alright to transform you ..." She continues to explain the process in detail, I soak in every word.
We turn the corner to see my armor mounted on the wall. The first time I put it on by myself, I had Twilight to help me this time. I hear Twilight give a light sigh like the one you hear when you look at someone you love. Am I really her type? She gives me a light peck on the cheek. I guess I am. Now I just have to figure out how to tell her we can't be together.
"I've never had to break a girls heart before." I say without thinking and I think she took it the wrong way.
"I'll bet you treat your fillyfriends nice." She giggles her blush becoming more noticeable.
Oh damn I'm doing the opposite of what I want to. I open the training areas door. I manage to change my hair tips red within a hour but I keep thinking how I can tell Twilight "No" without hurting her. I notice Twilight watching me with her eyes half open and the smallest blush. My curiosity gets the better of me.
"Twilight, what do you see in me?"
Her pupils shrink, did she really think she was hiding her feelings well?
"I have no clue what your talking about."she says looking embarrassed.
"Twilight I think your falling in love with me because I've kept you safe. Am I right?" This is the part where my mouth gets me in trouble because Twilight starts to cry. I hate seeing sadness and pain.
"Why can't I just like you.?Why do I need a reason?" She says looking upset. Oh damn, male hormones kicked in, I tried to resist but I was trying to fight a million years of genetics, a fight I couldn't win.
"I'm sorry Twilight, please don't cry. I don't like seeing you sad." I give her a hug. To be honest I had the urge to kiss her but I knew something terrible would happen if I did. She warped her hooves around me and let out a comforted sigh. Well that's one problem solved, she's happy now.
"Am I interrupting something?" Chimbo say smiling. Both Twilight and I let go of each other instantly .I clear my throat but he speaks before I do.
"The Cloud Slayer is ready."
"So your all set to do whatever it is your doing." Imperator says as he turns he corner giving Twilight an angry look. I turn to Twilight and grin.
"Next stop Mexico!"