//------------------------------// // Cgaoter 10 - Backyard Brawling // Story: Pint's Birthday Party - Part 2 // by Yosh-E-O //------------------------------// Bucky made a big show out of his forthcoming Backyard Brawlers match with Pint. “Come one! Come all!” he called. “See if seven is truly Pint’s lucky number in defeating the one, and only, true champion of Backyard Brawlers!” Many of the fillies and colts stopped what they were doing to see what they knew would be a great match between the two biggest rivals in school. *** Once a space was clear, and within eye shot of the grown-ups, Pint and Bucky got out all their Backyard Brawlers figures and cards. “Ooh!” awed River Runner as he walked alongside Candy Cloud and Fall. “This is going to be good!” “Yeah,” agreed Candy Cloud as she let out a giggle and flapped her wings. “And funny.” “Funny?” asked Fall. Candy Cloud pulled Fall in close to her as she audibly stated, “Pint and Bucky are the best in the school! But Pint never wins against Bucky and he gets so silly when he gets all angry over it!” “I do not!” barked Pint as he shuffled Bucky’s deck of cards. “You do, too,” stated Bucky as he handed Pint back his deck of cards. The children watching all laughed and made various comments like, “You can do it, Pint!” and “Get him to do that thing again, Bucky! That thing where his nose looks all goofy!” Pint’s eyes narrowed as he stared down Bucky. “You’re going down!” he proclaimed. “In history as the best Backyard Brawler ever!” exclaimed Bucky. Candy Cloud let out the cutest giggle as she nudged Fall and said, “See? Aren’t they just the silliest?” Fall didn’t say anything. Bucky’s actions towards Pint with respect to this game reminded her of how people picked on her, along with others, at the orphanage. It was hurtful and how any of the children here could find it funny bothered her. “Stand back!” cried Pint as he picked up one of the Backyard Brawler balls he had beside his deck of cards. “Here comes the pain!” “Right back at you, squirt!” exclaimed Bucky as he tossed a similar ball outward. CLICK CA-CLICK POMF, PA-POMF FWIP FWIP CLI-CLACK-CLOP “Ooh…,” the children awed as Pint’s Backyard Brawler sprung to life from within the ball upon landing on the ground. It was a bird of some sort with eyes painted to look as if they were glowing an ominous, green color. Bucky’s then opened alongside Pint’s bird to reveal a purple, goat-like creature that was posed like it was ready to pounce. “Ready?” asked Bucky as he drew five cards from his deck. Pint did the same as he replied, “Brawl on!” The two picked a card from the five they had in their hands and held it up so only the back was showing towards each other. “Reveal the power!” proclaimed Pint as he flipped his card towards Bucky. It was a picture of a bird with air circles surrounding it with the words ‘Beak Blaster’ written on the top. “Nice try!” stated Bucky as he revealed a card with a goat-like creature throwing a boulder into the air. “My Coo-Cootrice blasts through your boulder with its stone smashing beak!” snapped Pint. “Not when the boulder is made out of iron!” announced Bucky. “Iron?” asked Pint. “Iron,” grinned Bucky. Pint pulled out another card that read, “Bird Pride” that illustrated his Coo-Cootrice puffing out its chest as light radiated off of its body. “Now my Coo-Cootrice is super strong and breaks through your iron rock!” he proclaimed. Bucky pulled out another card that showed his goat throwing a rock. “Then I throw another at your bird that is made out of diamond!” “Diamond?” asked Pint. “BOOM!” exclaimed Bucky dramatically. “SQUISH!” “No!” stomped Pint. Bucky gestured towards the two Backyard Brawlers. “Coo-Cootrice is grass pancakes,” he said. “Whose next?” Pint’s eyes narrowed as he picked up and put away his Backyard Brawler. “I’ll get you!” he yelled. “I’m just getting warmed up!” “Bring it!” called Bucky as he made a face towards Pint. “Ain’t nothing taking down my Bahramutt!” *** River Runner, Candy Cloud, and the other kids were all cheering, laughing, and making silly comments. Fall, on the other hand, felt miserable. “What’s wrong?” asked Candy Cloud upon noticing how Fall appeared unhappy. “Do you need to use the potty?” Fall looked up towards the pink Pegasus and shook her head. “Perhaps you’re not ready for Backyard Brawlers?” asked Candy Cloud thoughtfully. “Come on. We’ll go play chase in the yard.” Fall didn’t want to leave her friends, but the way they were acting seemed very wrong to her. It was like Backyard Brawlers made them mean. So she quietly followed after the white-haired filly.