//------------------------------// // Halloween Special // Story: A Punk's Love: The Story of Straight Edge // by AC Punk //------------------------------// A Canterlot Halloween It's the morning of Halloween at the Brooks Household, and Straight is in his bathroom getting ready for tonight. All of his friends are going to the school for a Halloween Party the school has decided to sponsor, thanks to some very unusual and possibly illegal negotiation tactics from Pinkie Pie. As Straight gels his hair back to its usual style, He grabs his clothes and heads downstairs. In the kitchen he finds his mom in a pair of sweatpants and t-shirt, she is sitting at the table with a cup of coffee. His Dad is also at the table, only he is drinking what appears to be a fruit smoothie and eating a breakfast full of nothing but fruit. "Morning Guys." Straight says upo entering. "Moring David." AJ replies with a smile. "Hi Son." Punk says before digging into his grapefruit. Straight laughs at the sight of his Father, who is a vegetarian, literally digging into the grapefruit with a spoon. Afterwards, Straight himself grabs some fruit and goes to the blender. After making himself a strawberry, Banana smoothie with a touch of spinach, he grabs some toast and heads back to his room. Upon placing his plate down, his cellphone rings. "Why would someone be calling me now?" he wonders before answering. "Hey Straight, you still coming to the Party tonight?" Soul asks on the other end of the phone. "Yeah, I'm coming as my Dad, I even grew out my facial hair for authenticity." Straight replies. "Your coming as which version of him?" "I'm coming as him when he won the WWE Championship." "Oh... Well me and Sunset are coming as Characters from the Nightmare before Christmas." "Interesting. Well look, I need to finish breakfast and get my stuff together so I'll see you tonight." "Okay, see you tonight." Soul then hangs up. Sighing, Straight finishes his food then begins drinking his smoothie. Afterwards, he heads to his closet to begin putting his costume together. He grabs a pair of wrestling trunks that have red six pointed stars adorning them, a pair of kick pads with a similar design, and a t-shirt that has his dads old logo on it. As he lays it out on his bed, he hears the sound of his door opening and turns to see his mom in the door. "Oh, your getting your costume put together." She says. "Yeah, did you need something?" Straight asks. AJ says nothing and opens the door to reveal Applejack. "Applejack came by wanting to see what you were up to, I decided it would be okay if she helped you put your costume together." Straight can only stare wit a slight twitch in his eye as his mom turns to leave with a mischievous grin. "Your folks are nice." Applejack says. "Yeah, nice." Straight replies before going back to his costume. As straight finally gets his costume situated, he leaves his room, leaving Applejack to snoop around and learn a little bit about her secret crush. As she does this, Straight heads to his parents room and finds his dad Watching a Blackhawks game. "Hi dad." he says upon entering. "I know why you're here." Punk says, not looking away from the television. "Then you know what I want." Punk says nothing and walks over to a chest at the foot of his bed. Upon opening it, a bright glow illuminates the room and an angelic choir is heard. "Really?" Straight says. "Sorry, I forgot to turn it off." Punk replies before flipping a switch inside the top that cuts off the ;light and choir. Punk then reaches inside and pulls out a WWE Championship Spinner Belt and holds it in his hands. After a couple of secinds, he sighs and hands it to Straight. "Guess it's time for a changing of the guard." Punk says as the belt is given to Straight. "Wait, you're giving me your belt?" Straight asks in shock. "I said when you were old enough, I would give you my most prized possession. That belt< "Punk points to the diamond encrusted chunk of gold in Straights hands, " is my most prized possession. I got that thing from WWE when I took tem to court and won. John gave it to me as a sign of no hard feelings after they paid for my lipoma removal, and then there was the treatment for the staph infection..." "Alright dad, I get it." Straight says. Straight then unbuckles the belt and throws it over his should, the buckl facing his father. "You look like I did the night I won it." Punk says with a smile. Straight laughs at this and hugs his father before leaving. When he arrives back at his room, he finds Applejack going through his photo album. "Doing a little snooping are we?" Straight asks. Applejack looks up at hearing him. "Just looking atr sme of the photos from when you only had your dad." she replies. "That can wait, we got to get ready for the Halloween party." Straight then plces the belt in front of her and Applejack can only stare at the title belt. "Is this thing-" she begins. "Real? Yes, it's gold plated and is made from both real diamonds and cubic zirconium." Straight finishes before grabbing his costume and heading into the bathroom. Forty-Five minutes Later... After what felt like forever, Straight exits the bathroom only to have Applejack stare at his trunks. "Uh, your not wearing any pants." she says with a slight blush. "These are wrestling trunks, And I have the build for it." Straight replies before heading to his bed where he begins wrapping his hands in both athletic and cohesive tape. Afterwards, he places the championship around his waist and heads to a mirror. "Good god, I've turned into dad." he says upon looking in the mirror. Applejack laughs at this and heads into the bathroom with a backpack. after a few minutes she comes out wearing a costume that makes her look like Rhonda Rousey. Straight blushes at the slightly revealing outfit and finally sighs as his clock rings signaling that the party is in a few hours. "Guess that means we need to get over to Pinkie Pie's House." Applejack says as Straight walks to the door of his room. As he opens it, he is blinded by an onslaught of camera flashes from his mom who wants to get a shot of her son dressed as his dad. "Mom, No Flash Photography!!!" Straight eclaims in annoyance as the flashes only get worse. AJ Replies with a laugh that is reminiscent of her wrestling days. Hearing this, Punk pokes his head out of his bedroom and smiles. "Like I said, I dig crazy chicks." he says before a buzzer goes off. "DAMNITT I MISSED THE GOAL!" he quickly heads back to his seat. After escaping his mother and her camera, Straight walks over to his car, only for Applejack to stop him form opening the door. "What?" he asks. "We're taking my pink-up." she says before pressing the button on her car keys. The headlights of a 4x4 pickup truck turn on in response to this and Straight's jaw drops at the sight of vehicle. Applejack smirks at the reaction and motions for him to get in. Straight obliges and gets in the passenger seat. After a bit of driving, the two arrive at the Pie household, which has several cars parked outside it. "Guess were late arrivals." Straight says. After getting out, Straight and Applejack walk up to the door of Pinkie's house and ring the doorbell. A few seconds pass until a girl with gray skin and purple hair answers the door. "How may I help you." she says in a clearly bipolar tone. "Um, we're looking for pinkie pie." Straight says upon seeing the girl. "She's downstairs with th others. Please keep the npise to a minimum," she then pulls a small stone out of her pocket, "Boulder is trying to sleep." She then walks away. "Who was that?" Straight asks. "Pinkie sister Maud, one of the smartest girls I know when it comes to geology, but she is kinda bipolar if you ask me." Applejack replies. As the two head to the basement, they find their friends sitting at the couches playing some kind of game. As Straight taes a step into the room, Everyone turns to the direction of him and He is suddenly met by rarity who literally appeared out of thin air. "Uh, hi." straight says to the girl. Rarity says nothing, she can only stare at the belt around Straights waist with intent. As straight attempts go around, Rarirty blocks his path. "Uh, Rarity?" Straight asks. "Where did you get it?" She asks. "Get what?" Straight replies. "The belt, where did you get the belt." "I got it form my dad." Straight replies. He finally manages to get around her, only to feel the weight of the fifteen pound championship leave. "What the-" He says before turning around to find Rarity stroking the championship, the logo in the middle spinning like it was originally made to. "Oh, what a wonderful piece of jewelry." Rarity says befire hugging the title bet as if it were a small child. The others begin laughing at the sight as Applejack takes her seat next to Soul. Straight then tries to get back his belt, only for Rarity to turn away from him. "Oh for the love of... Clyde, a little assistance please?" Straight asks. "Don't worry, I got this." Clyde replies. Two hours later... "How long have they been in there?" Sunset asks. "I have no clue; Clyde just whispered something into Rarity's ear and she gave me my belt back and followed Clyde into the closet." Straight replies. The door then pens to reveal a smiling Rarity clinging to the arm of Clyde who has purple lipstick smudges on his cheek, neck, and forehead. "What the hell happened?" Straight asks. "Worth it." Clyde says before falling to the floor. Forty Five minutes later... Straight and the others are at Canterlot high, the gymnasium to be specific, all of them in costume. As they enter the building, they fid several other students either dancing or sitting at a table talking with each other. The group splits up with Pinkie, Rainbow, Sonata and their boyfriends heading to the dance floor, and the others heading to get a table. Straight laughs at the decorations in the gym and follows Applejack to the tables. As they arrive, a certain blonde haired boy bumps into Straight. "Watch where your going you insolent fool!" he exclaims. "Why don't you go bet some more bleach for that hair of yours." Straight replies. He is then grabbed by the back of his short by one of the boys friends who came to the aid of his "friend". Turning straight around to face him, the blonde smirks. "I don't think we've been properly introduced." He says, "My name is Blueblood, and I am the nephew of Principal Celestia." "Is that supposed to impress me?" Straight asks in a smart tone. Blueblood says nothing as his goon takes Straights belt and shoves him to the floor. "Hey, That's Mine!" Straight says trying t grab it. He is then restrained by another one of Bluebloods goons as their boss looks over the belt. "My, what woul a commoner like you be doing with such an exquisite piece of jewelry?" he asks with a raised eyebrow. "I'm wearing it, what else do you do with a belt?" He is then slapped by blueblood. The sound is loud enough that Vinyl scratches a record as the entire room stares at the two boys. "FOOL!" Blueblood exclaims with anger in his eyes. "A commoner like you should not be in possession of something like this!" He then has his goon place it around his waist. "It belongs around the waist of someone who is equal in value to it." Seeing the belt around Bluebloods waist, Straight Roundhouse Kicks one of his goons into unconsciousness and Delivers an elbow strike to the head of the other, splitting his head open. As straight Runs towards Blueblood, He is restrained by Warhawk, Zero, Swift, and Night. "LET GO OF ME, I'M GONNA BEAT THE HELL IOUT OF THIS PIECE OF SHIT!!!" Straight exclaims as his friends hold him back. "Straight it's not worth it." Warhawk tells him. "Yes, Listen to your fellow commoners." Blueblood says. "It seems we have a predicament." A voice says. the group turns to see Coach Iron will drssed up as a referee. "Coach Ironwill, these boys were harassing me." Blue blood tells him in a scared tone. "Like Coach Ironwill would believe a lying, cheating rat like you. It is clear that you have stolen something that belongs to Straight Edge." "I did no such thing, I was merely putting something in the possession of someone who can truly appreciate it's worth." Ironwill then takes the belt from Blueblood and holds it under his arm. " Seeing how you two are going to fight no matter what happens, "He retrieves a device from his pocket, "We will settle this the old fashioned way." The sound of gears turning fills the room as basket ball court opens up to reveal a pro wrestling ring that rises from beneath the floor. "Tia, what di Coach say the fundraiser were for again?" Luna asks. "He said it was for the athletic budget." Celestia replies, not paying any attention to what is going on as she grabs multiple pieces of cake and places them on her plate. Back with the boys... "Here's what's going to happen, You two are going to fight for this here belt, and Coach Ironwill is going t referee. The belt will be hung above the ring and the first to grab it will be the rightful owner." Ironwill explains as a wire falls from the ceiling. Coach then buckles the belt to it and it ascends to its place above the ring. Straight smiles at seeing the ring and a couple of students moving some of the long tables to the side of the ring and a couple of ladders as well. His friends finally let go of him and he heads to the side of the ring. The bleachers unfold as Iron will enters the ring and several faculty members leave the gym, not wanting to be blamed for whatever happens. "This should be good." Rainbow says as the group of friends takes a seat on the front row. Blueblood finally enters the ring, a pair of mixed martial arts gloves on and a Olympic wrestling unitary covering his body. Seeing this, Straight breaks down in laughter. "What's so funny, are you laughing at your imminent defeat?" Blue blood asks as he takes an orthodox boxing stance. "I'm laughing at the fact that you think you have a chance." Straight replies as he puts in his mouthpiece. Seeing that both boys are ready, Ironwill points to ringside where Flash Sentry rings a bell. Forty-five minutes Later... Blueblood is atop a ladder, reaching for the belt. His forehead has been busted open by straight hitting him in the head with a chair. Straight is climbing the ropes trying to get back to his feet. Seeing blueblood with the belt almost in his grasp, Straight gathers what strength he has left and does the only thing possible as he spots two tables conveniently placed on top of each other. "What is Straight doing." Rainbow asks as Straight grabs the side of the ladder. "Oh god, He's gonna put Blueblood in the hospital!" Soul exclaims as he makes the realization. The others figure it out a little late as Straight pushes the ladder over and Blueblood falls through the two tables, landing on the floor with an audible smack. Students start cheering as Straight places the ladder back up and begins climbing. As he gets to the top, Blueblood somehow manages to recover and begins climbing the other side. Iron will can only watch as Straight grabs the belt as to the floor with it as Blueblood tries to grabs it out of the air. The student body goes crazy as Flash rings the bell for the match to stop and Straights friends help him to his feet. He is exhausted and has to be carried out by Warhawk and Clyde. Coach iron will smiles at the oucome and takes the belt form straight, placing it around the waist of the rightful owner. Straight raises hands in victory as exhaustion takes its effect on his body and he collapses to the floor, asleep. "Is this the end of the chapter?" Pinkei asks, "BUT WE DIDN'T EVEN GET TO GO TRICK-OR-TREATING!!!"