//------------------------------// // An Immortal's Love // Story: AAE Seasonal Holidays // by Animatorsnake //------------------------------// Ponyville, Town Square, 11:00am “I can’t believe I’m doing this,” Anim thought. This all started when Anim asked Rainbow Dash out to be his somepony… or in this case Anim is her somepony. It happened a few hours outside the boundaries of Ponyville, on a branch… a very unstable branch. A few hours ago, Outside of Ponyville, 9:20am “WHAT DID YOU SAY!?” shouted Rainbow. Anim has fainted before he could respond, but when he was… the branch broke off the tree. Rainbow had quick reflexes and flew immediately, but Anim fell with the branch, dazed from the fall. “Anim, you okay?!” said Rainbow, landing. “Goodnight,” said Anim, falling unconscious. Afraid of what he said, Rainbow viciously shakes him to make sure what he said. “ANIM WAKE UP, WHAT DID YOU SAY!” said Rainbow. “Rainbow stop, he just fell off a tree, we need to make sure his fine!” said Twilight, stopping her. Checking Anim, he wakes up a few seconds later fine. His given odd looks from everypony, especially Rainbow who was blushing. “What… what was it that you said to me?” Rainbow asked. “I… I said if you wanted me to be your somepony,” said Anim, who was embarrassed to say it. Rainbow was about to pummel Anim, but she took a deep breath, and stared at him. “Well… okay then,” said Rainbow, bluntly. “Wait, WHAT!? Just like that, you don’t think I’m screwing with you,” said Anim. “Why would I, your Anim, this sort of stuff is your thing,” said Rainbow. “WHAT’S THAT SUPPOSE TO MEAN!?” shouted Anim. The two argued as if they were already dating, while their friends watch with a blank emotionless stare. They then snapped to reality and joined the conversation. “Anim, I know you’ve known all of us already, but don’t you think this is sort of sudden?” asked Applejack. “I know… but, Rainbow deserves this,” said Anim. “Wait I mean… ah damn it!” “I deserve what?!” said Rainbow, flustered. “Well come on, let’s go start… dating, I guess,” said Anim, extending his hoof. Rainbow stared at the hoof, and wanted to hit it away from her… but she also wanted to touch it too. Not sure what to do, she simply extended her hoof too and held Anim’s against hers. “Come on… let’s go…” said Rainbow. Present time, Ponyville, Town Square, 11:10am “So… what do you want to do?” asked Anim. Rainbow was spaced completely; she nodded a minute or so. Their friends followed behind but keep their distance, to not interrupt them. “Hey… you okay?” asked Anim. Rainbow nodded softly, staring down to not make any eye contact. Anim led her the right way when another couple was passing by. Heading back to Sugarcube Corner, they can see Rarity and her date, Fancy Pants trotting up to them. “Oh Anim, I never thought to see you here on this day… wait, darling why are you and Rainbow so close to each other?” asked Rarity. “Is this one of your friends Rarity,” said Fancy Pants. “Oh yes, where’s my manners. Anim this is Fancy Pants, I met him a while back at Canterlot, Fancy Pants this is my friend Anim, the pony I was talking about,” said Rarity. “It’s a pleasure to meet you Anim,” said Fancy Pants. “Fancy Pants, so what is it that you do?” asked Anim. “Fancy Pants is the most important pony of all of Canterlot, Anim” said Rarity, quickly answering. “Important you say? What about Celestia or Luna?” asked Anim. “Well I would say they are important all over Equestria, not just Canterlot,” said Fancy Pants. “Rarity this friend of yours is very interesting.” “Your welcome Fancy Pants… say Anim, you haven’t answered my question with Rainbow,” said Rarity. Anim was about to answered but, Twilight and gang quickly grabbed Rarity and her date (gently) away from the two. “Twilight, what are you doing?!” said Rarity. “I’ll explain everything at Sugarcube Corner,” said Twilight. A few minutes later, Sugarcube Corner, 11:30am “Their dating!” said Rarity, gawking. “Uh huh, we saw Anim said it to Rainbow, and she flipped,” said Pinkie, flipping a cupcake to imitate what she said. “Well, is Rainbow okay?” asked Rarity. “It’s hard to tell, she’s been quiet even quieter than Fluttershy,” said Applejack, looking over at the table where Anim and Rainbow are sitting. Rainbow pokes her cupcake, not even taking a single bite of it. Anim has also been silent and not as sociable as usual. Talking about the two, an unexpected thing happens. “Hey you guys, what’s up?!” “Oh, hey Vinyl, I see you brought your friend Octavia with you,” said Twilight. “Well just because we aren’t joining in this fine day doesn’t mean we have to stay shut forever. Speaking of shut, what’s with those two, their closed like a book?” asked Vinyl. “Oh haven’t you heard, their dating,” said Rarity. “FOR REAL!” said Vinyl, “Why are they dating in the first place?!” “Well long story short, Anim asked Rainbow out, and Rainbow sort of said yes… so now their dating, but they don’t seem to know what to do… I think,” said Applejack. After a long time of silence, Anim’s makes the first move. “So… your mane kind of looks like it’s glowing,” said Anim. Suddenly Rainbow instantly moves her gaze upwards at Anim, with Anim returning with a slight shiver. “Thank… thank you, I think,” said Rainbow. “It’s just, for some reason your mane looks adorable on you,” said Anim. “A… adorable!” said Rainbow, slamming her hooves. “ADORABLE, WHAT WAS I THINKING?!” Anim thought. Watching afar, the group of ponies finally sees the two speak. “Finally, their speaking,” said Vinyl. “I find it inappropriate for us to do this,” said Octavia. “Oh come on Tavi, something like this is a onetime chance. I mean, Anim and Rainbow, that’s have to be the biggest things to happen today, Anim was crazy at New Year’s and Rainbow can do a sonic rainboom,” said Vinyl. Anim stares blankly unable to speak anymore after that comment. “I… I need a breather, I’ll be right back,” said Anim. Leaving the building, Anim steps outside and thinks about what he is doing right now. His dating one of his friends, his said a few things that weren’t his intentions, and the odd events that been having this morning. Before he can go back inside, Rainbow stands in the entryway. “Rainbow… I was going to back, let’s go back and sit—” “Why are you doing this?” asked Rainbow. Anim couldn’t answer, why he is doing this, is it because he felt bad for Rainbow. Whatever it was, something was wrong, suddenly he was speaking except… he wasn’t trying to speak. “It’s because I love you,” said Anim. Rainbow stare wide eyed, Anim saw her hooves tense up ready to land on his face. “Wait Rainbow, I didn’t mean to say that!” said Anim, waving his hooves. “No, I mean I do love. What I mean is that I love you as a friend. Something more than… that is not… I’m trying… to say… is that… I don’t… I do… love… you…” said Anim, who was speaking oddly. Before taking action, Anim was acting strange where one side of his would agree while the other side wouldn’t agree. Two faces, one Anim… Rainbow was so confused she didn’t what to do… until she saw it. “Anim… your face… it’s changing… shape,” said Rainbow, horrified. Anim face no… his whole figure was being distorted. One side of him was still him, but the other side looked like him when he was drunk, as if another side of him was taking control. “Oh come on Anim, let me take control,” said Anim’s left side. “I’m not letting you doing anything!” said Anim’s right side. “What’s going on here?” said Twilight, who came outside. After Twilight went outside, everypony else followed seeing what was happening. They watched their friend being tore apart from within, not sure what to do they panicked. “WHAT’S WRONG WITH ANIM!?” shouted Pinkie. “I think I know what’s wrong,” Everypony faced who spoke, and it was Zecora with the CMC. “Anim is under the love potion’s effects,” said Zecora. “The love potion?!” said Applejack, who realized who made it. “APPLEBLOOM!” “We didn’t mean this to happen,” said Applebloom. “It’s not their fault, completely. It seems Anim isn’t truly under the potion’s effects, but something within him has awoken and is attempting to take control of him like when he went crazy at New Year’s,” said Zecora. “Can we forget about that, please,” said Twilight, quietly so nopony could hear. “What’s wrong with me?” Anim’s right side asked. “Oh come on you know, you were or to be specific I was like this back at New Year’s,” said Anim’s left side, smirking oddly. Anim remembers what had happened that day, and suddenly his personality changes completely and vicious forces his body to move. Doing this causes him to overexert himself, causing him to slightly faint. “I won’t… let you… do this… again,” said Anim. Before anything could be done, Anim falls silently on the floor. Everypony stares quiet, until somepony speaks. “Well that was new,” said Vinyl. “Vinyl, not now!” said Octavia. “Quick, to the library, Twilight and Applejack I need you to help Anim up,” said Zecora. “You three fillies, I want you to tell me what you used in that potion.” Quickly heading off, Rainbow is left behind in the dust. “…What just happened?” said Rainbow, dumbfounded. “I could ask you the same thing,” said Vinyl. “You got some odd friends.” “Indeed,” Rainbow thought. Unconscious and mentally damaged, Anim is attacked by his very own soul. With his friends in turmoil, this year’s Heart’s and Hooves won’t be all great as it seems. What exactly did the love potion has done to Anim?