//------------------------------// // I Regret Nothing! // Story: The Other Button // by One of the Crowd //------------------------------// Chapter 5: I Regret Nothing! "AAAAHHHHH! GHOSTS" A cream colored mare yelled as she ran away from her stall. The best targets tend to be the easiest when it comes to pranking and from what these girls told me Rose there was an easy target. It was a really simple prank too, I only had to levitate a sheet in front of her to make her go into a full blown panic. We were laughing the entire time, but Rose eventually noticed I was using my magic on the sheet. She was mad to say the least, but with quick thinking and some pepper we were long gone by the time she had quit sneezing. I don't think we stopped running until we were clear across town where our next target would be at this time. "So, how do we go about Pranking your sister, Sweetie?" I asked as I pulled out various items from the saddle bag we got from pinkie when we began our pranking spree. Sweetie looked toward the spa with a mischievous smile across her face before asking, "Do we have any green dye?" ****** Let me just say that the windows to this spa should be more secure. I mean I literally just tapped it and if opened the way to the supply closet. Crawling into the window I checked to make sure the cost was clear before pulling the other three in with me. It did not go smoothly as when I tried pulling Scootaloo in last we both fell backwards into a crate filled with beauty supplies. "Do you mind getting of me, Scootaloo? This is a really weird position for me," I said as I tried pushing Scootaloo off of me. She did pull herself up thankfully so my leg was not permanently next to my head. We both clambered out of the box using the various bottles to give us both a small boost. "Alright, Sweetie. Do you see the bottle?" I asked as I pulled out the green mane dye. "It's too dark. I can't see anything," I responded to that by focusing my magic into my horn giving off a blue light. It wasn't the brightest light in the world, but it was enough to illuminate most of the room we were currently in. After a minute or two I was finally stored enough magic in my horn for me to not have to focus on it anymore; when I opened my eyes however Sweetie was looking at me wide eyed. "Do have something on my face?" I asked as I started wiping my face of whatever it was she was looking at. "No, you... You can control your magic," "Yeah?" "I'm still trying to learn basic levitation. Do you think that maybe... Nevermind," "Don't be scared to ask me something, Sweetie," She seemed to want to keep speaking, but something wouldn't let her continue so I didn't press the issue for now. My magical ability was semi natural, and I say that because from what I understand how I came here left a large amount of magical energy in me. The fact that I'm also eighteen and have a better understanding of the world might of also had something to do with it. After all magic is really all about knowing what you want, and focusing on it until it happens. We however still had a task at hand, and that was finding a bottle of mane shampoo that Sweetie's sister would ask for. It was some really long winded name that I couldn't even begin to pronounce, but I knew it started with a S and had really fancy lettering. Fortunately I found the bottle in question; unfortunately said bottle was on the top shelf in the storage room. "Anyone got an idea?" I asked while looking between everyone. They were staring at me expectantly when I realized what they wanted me to do, "I can't do everything! I'm only huma...I mean I'm only a pony!" Their eyes all widened when I almost told them what I was before I came here. "Did you just say, human?" Scootaloo asked. "No, I said pony. What made you think I said that?" I know I was dodging the question, but these girls were really nice and I didn't want them calling me crazy, like before. I stopped telling new people about my problem back in Manehatten since it only served to make me that weirdo who everyone avoided. "You were about to say human! You-" "I know what I said! Just forget I said it." I pleaded as I began climbing a box that was near the shelf so I could get closer to the bottle. "But Wh-" "Drop it!" I said with a little more spite than I had intended. "She was just asking about it!" Applebloom said raising her voice slightly. "No she wasn't. She was going to call me a freak just like everyone else!" They were all looking at me with quizzical looks before I continued, "I don't want to be a freak anymore. Please, just forget I said anything." By this time I was finally close enough to the bottle to lift it off the shelf, and tossed it down to the girls who were all less enthusiastic about the prank now. I know that I probably said something I shouldn't have, but I already knew this was going to be the exact same as last time. *** Manehatten, week 1 day 4 *** "HA, look at the Freaky colt!" "Yeah what a loser," "I thought you were my friend, Cold," I said looking toward the pure white colt who had told everyone about my problem. "Friends? With you, that's a laugh!" I couldn't take it anymore, and I ran all the way to the apartments that Arrow was staying in. I don't know why I did that; he did let me stay with him however, at least until the ponies looking after me came for me later that evening. ******* We finished emptying the bottle, and refilling it in a few seconds getting out was the problem. None of the girls were looking me in the eye anymore so I knew I already screwed up; at least I had a week of fun in Manehatten instead of one day! As soon as the bottle was refilled I started climbing back up the boxes to replace the bottle. "You really thought we'd call you a freak?" Scootaloo asked from below me. "Why not? Cold jumped at the chance to be popular with that," "Cold doesn't sound like a very nice pony," "I thought he was when I met him. Shows what I know about people," A silence fell upon the room as I put the bottle exactly where I got it from. I even made sure to have the label facing the same direction as it was when I grabbed it to make sure there was no way they could tell someone messed with it. Just as I placing it the door cracked open which caused me to jump and fall off the shelf back into the crate me and Scootaloo were in earlier. The girls were hiding behind the door as it opened to reveal a hot pink pony. She walked in with an air of calm about her as she looked up toward the bottle we had just filled with dye. Looks like our mission was successful because she grabbed the bottle and began to leave the room when she stopped. I froze because she turned toward the crate I was hiding in and started taking a few steps before being called back by another pony; she stared at my crate for a few seconds before walking back to the door and leaving. I sighed in relief before climbing out of my crate and looking toward the girls who had serious expressions on their faces. "Before you start poking at this without context, lets enjoy a prank well done," I said taking a few steps toward the window we entered from. "Chance, we wont tell anyone about what you said," Applebloom said before walking up to me, "Pinkie Promise" She then did various motions that ended in her touching her freaking eye! The other two did the same before walking over to me, "Yeah, we'll even help keep ponies from bullying you," Sweetie said before giving me a random hug that was a little uncomfortable, but hey free hugs! These three barely knew me and they just promised to keep my problem a secret for me; I began thinking that I was being cynical toward these fillies so I decided to so something nice for them. What that nice thing would be was still up for debate because I barely knew them either, but hey it's the thought that counts. After all of that was over we quickly made our exit through the window we had entered from so we could get front row seats to the show. When we got back outside I realized that it had gotten really late as the sun was about to set so as soon as I saw the Sweetie's sister's reaction I'd head back to Button's for the night. We quickly made our way to the waiting room where two ponies were moving around frantically as one white unicorn with a green mane was staring into a mirror, complete shock on her face. I couldn't help but burst out laughing at her complete shock over her hair as if it was irreversible. She did however take note of our laughing and looked directly toward us with a scowl before yelling, "SWEETIE BELLE!" With that we all booked it in different directions, and I said a silent prayer for Sweetie because she'd have to deal with that eventually. I did not though so when I was certain that her furious sister was far behind me I started making my way back to Button's house where Arrow and Loving both were standing with a worried expressions on their faces. When their eyes landed on me however, they changed from worry to furry; with that I knew I fucked up big time.