//------------------------------// // And so it....continues I guess.. Pt.2 // Story: Why is this my life? // by GamerTag //------------------------------// "Oh Celestia, my head..." Gamertag said as she woke up. She was in her hotel room, and did not remember much of anything from the night before. "Ok.... Last thing I remember was... Drinking with Game Shard, John, Kiara, and Moonshine- MOONSHINE!" "Yes?" Said a voice. The source of the voice came out of the closet and was holding a bag of peanuts and a soda with their magic. It was Moonshine. "Y-you! You drugged my drink, didn't you!" Gamertag said. "Well, yeah, but to be fair, I just put in more alcohol and I also do that to everypony's drink," Moonshine stopped talking to drink some soda. "I wanted you guys to loosen up, and well you did loosen up, so much in fact you passed out..." Moonshine finished. "Oh my Celestia... Ok, what happened after I passed out?" Gamertag asked. "Well, we all carried you back here and then we all went our separate ways." Moonshine answered. "Oh ok, well, at least nothing bad hap- wait... If we went our separate ways then why are you here... AND WHERE DID YOU GET PEANUTS AND SODA?!" Gamertag asked. "Well, I was bored, so I came over here to hang with you guys and I got this stuff from the mini fridge." Moonshine answered. "Wait... HOW DID YOU GET IN?!" In response, Moonshine tapped her horn. "You- you teleported?" Gamertag asked. "Yep. I do it all the time to ponies I find interesting." Moonshine answered. "But isn't teleportation a hard spell for unicorns?" Gamertag asked. "Oh yeah totally. And so is this". Moonshine then grabbed everything in the room with her magic and started to juggle the items. Gamertag quickly flew off the bed as it was being picked up so she could watch the presentation. "Wow." Gamertag exclaimed. "Ok, what’s with the noise- AH!" Game Shard walked into Gamertag's room as Moonshine was juggling. "MOONSHINE?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THE FURNITURE?!." Game shard asked. "Oh, hey GS, long time no see! Well, actually it has only been a few hours but you get the idea." Moonshine said. "Okay Moonshine, I think that is enough. We don't want to get kicked out if anything gets destroyed." Gamertag said. "Pff- are you doubting my abilities? WELL I'LL SHOW YOU!" Moonshine said. She then started to spin the items as she juggled them. It worked for the first few things but did not work so well on the bed which broke the window (and most of the wall) and fell down onto the sidewalk. The three ponies started at the hole in shock and Moonshine completely stopped her juggling which caused everything to fall to the floor. "CAN YOU PONIES KEEP IT DOWN IN THERE?!" A pony from downstairs yelled. The ponies stood there in shock until Moonshine broke the silence. "You didn't need that bed, right?" ~~~Later~~~ "So, these guys are a new band?" Gamertag asked as she and Game Shard were walking towards the stage. The two of them were at their second day of the gaming tournament which was going to hold a concert for the visitors and competitors’ entertainment. "Yeah, according to this the-" Game Shard started but was interrupted by a blaster noise from a game, "are a new band." "Well, I wonder if their music will be any good." Gamertag said as they found seats to watch the show. ~~~Later~~ A few bands had gone and now it was time for the new band. Gamertag was really excited to see them perform because she loved to see new bands go out for the first time. "Fillies and gentlecolts, please stomp your hooves for-" The announcer said but the name was cut out by microphone backup. The ponies stomped their hooves on the ground and Gamertag whispered to Game Shard, "I swear anytime somepony says the band's name something interrupts them." "Yeah." Game Shard whispered back, "It is almost as if this was a story and the author was not creative enough to come up with a name for the band." After the announcer was done, a Pegasus mare with a almost white coat and yellow mane and tail and a electric guitar cutie mark, a white and brown female griffin with some black spots, and a red with orange spikes on top and a yellow belly female dragon- wait DRAGON?! "IS THAT A DRAGON?!" Somepony in the audience screamed. "COOL!" Gamertag said excitedly. "Cool?! What if it hurts someone?!" Game Shard whispered to Gamertag. "Didn't you learn not to judge a book by it's cover?" Gamertag asked. "Yes, I did learn that. And I don't judge a book by it's cover unless said book can BREATH FIRE!" Game Shard loudly whispered back. The band started playing. The griffin was on the drums, the Pegasus on electric guitar of course, and the dragon on bass. The band was pretty good but halfway through the gaming tournament's security came up and dragged them off stage. Apparently, some ponies were complaining about the dragon and how unsafe the dragon was, so to not cause panic and a riot they just removed the band entirely. "WHAT?! THAT IS SO MEAN!" Gamertag yelled. "I don't know, I mean the only dragon among ponies is Spike and he was raised BY Twilight who is also a pony. So who knows what it could have been planning." Game Shard said. "WE SHOULD GO FIND THEM!" Gamertag said. "WHAT?! ARE YOU MOONSHINE?!" Game Shard yelled. "Why are you asking me if I am Moonshine?" Gamertag asked. "She broke into our hotel room and threw your bed out the window- I mean wall." Game Shard said deadpanned. "Oh... I guess that makes sense." Gamertag said. "But anyway... LET'S GO!" Gamertag finished and then started to walk to the guard in front of the stage who was also the same guard who threw the band out. "This is a bad idea..." Game Shard said to herself. She was going to stay and let Gamertag go off on her own but then she remembered when Gamertag became friends this a really shady stallion who ended up almost stabbing Gamertag but Game Shard helped Gamertag escape the stallion. "I swear one of these days she is going to get us killed." Game Shard said to herself as she followed after Gamertag. "What do you want, Gamertag?" The guard asked clearly annoyed. "I was wondering if you could tell me where that band that you just threw out is." Gamertag said right as Game Shard caught up to her. "Threw ‘em out back." The guard answered. "Ok thanks!" Gamertag said, "C'mon Game Shard let's go!" Gamertag then walked past the guard to where he said the band was. "Why didn't you stop her?" Game Shard asked the guard. "Because I love seeing you try to stop her even though in the end she will never listen." The guard said with a smirk. Game Shard glared at him and then followed after Gamertag. What they did not know was that Kiara and John were listening to the whole conversation from afar. "That guard totally likes Game Shard." Kiara said. "Yeah totally- wait... KIARA DON'T DO WHAT I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO DO!" John responded but it was too late. "HEY GUARD DO YOU WANT SOME LOVE ADVICE?!" Kiara yelled as she ran over to him. "CELESTIA DAMN IT KIARA!" John yelled as he chased Kiara. ~~~Out Back~~~ "I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!" The dragon yelled angrily, "WE HAVE BEEN PRACTICING ALL WEEK AND THIS IS WHAT WE GET?!" "It is so unfair how ponies treat you, Blaze." The Pegasus said. "OH WHAT DO YOU KNOW?! I BET YOU ARE HAPPY THEY KICKED US OFF! YOU ARE ALWAYS AFRAID TO PLAY IN PUBLIC!" The dragon yelled. The Pegasus flinched as though the she was almost hit. She then hid behind the griffon. "Blaze stop, you are starting to take your frustrations out on us. We are upset too and what they did was not right but if you start to yell at us because you are mad then you are becoming what they think you are." The griffin said. "You’re...you’re right." The dragon said as she slouched down in sadness. "I’m sorry for yelling at you Sound Blast...." "It’s ok." The Pegasus said as she moved to sit next to the dragon and put her wing around her. The griffin sat next to the dragon on the other side of her. Then they heard a door opening. "I am telling you this is a bad idea!" A voice said. "You’re just scared! Don't forget that there was also a griffin and a Pegasus so that means that the dragon is at least a little trustworthy." A different voice said back. "I’ll go see who that is." The dragon said and she stood up and walked towards the source. "What is the worst that could happen." Gamertag said right before she bumped into the dragon. Smoke came out of the dragon's nostrils and she had a face of annoyance. "What do you want?" The dragon asked in a angry tone. "OH UH, WE ARE JUST LOST, YEP LOST C'MON LET’S GO!" Game Shard said in a panic. She then grabbed Gamertag's hoof only for it to be hit by Gamertag's wing. "Sorry about that, she has a dragonphobia." Gamertag said, half smiling. "It has a name, it is called common sense- OW!" Game Shard mumbled but was then hit in the head by Gamertag's wing. "We wanted to see if you guys were ok after what happened. What they did was really mean to you guys." Gamertag said. The dragon looked at the two with a look of doubt but then was changed to a look of realization. "I know you two, you guys are Gamertag and Game Shard." The dragon said. "Yep, that is us!" Gamertag said. "Hi, I’m Blaze." The dragon said and then put her claw out to shake. Game Shard gave Gamertag a look of worry, but Gamertag ignored it and shook Blaze's claw. "Nice to meet you, Blaze!" Gamertag said. "Follow me, I will introduce you to the others." Blaze said and then walked back to the rest of the band. Gamertag and Game Shard followed her. "Hey guys, this is Gamertag and Game Shard." Blaze said to the Pegasus and griffin as she pointed at the other two ponies. "Gamertag and Game Shard, this is Sound Blast," Blaze said, pointing at the Pegasus. "and Skyler." She pointed at the griffin. "Hello! Nice to meet you two!" Gamertag said and then she shook Sound Blast's hoof and Skyler's tallon. Game Shard stared at the three band members with a confused look and said, "This whole day seems like one big drug trip." Sound blast giggled and asked, "Why does it feel like that?" "Because I started my day by seeing my friend's bed get thrown out of our hotel room, then I watched a dragon, griffin, and Pegasus perform in a band together and THEN become friends with said band." Game Shard answered "You know, now that you said our whole day so far in one sentence it really does seem like a dream or a drug trip." Gamertag said. "Wait a minute.... You saw your friend's bed get thrown out of a hotel? Was it because they were getting a new bed?" Skyler asked. "Nope, because the bartender we met last night broke into our hotel room and decided it was a smart idea to juggle everything in the room. And then also flip the items WHILE juggling them." Game Shard answered. Sound Blast stared at the two like they were crazy, Skyler grinned at them and Blaze started laughing. "I like these two ponies already. They seem like some really cool dudes." Blaze said. "Of course you would become friends with two ponies who obviously do drugs." Skyler said, smirking. "OH YOU THINK WE DO DRUGS?!" Game Shard yelled, "WELL THEN FOLLOW ME AND I WILL SHOW YOU THAT WHAT WE JUST SAID IS COMPLETELY TRUE!" Game Shard then walked off to the door that Gamertag and Game Shard came from. "This will not end well..." Gamertag said as she, Sound Blast, Blaze, and Skyler followed her. When they got back to the area the guard was, instead of the guard was John who was rubbing between his eyes in annoyance. "John, what are you doing here?" Gamertag asked. "Run." Was all John said. "Why? Is somepony here going to hurt us?!" Sound Blast asked, clearly scared. "Nope." John said. "Then why? Is it because of me?" Blaze asked, annoyed. "Why would it be because-" John started but then looked at Blaze, "OH MY CELESTIA!" John yelled. "A DRAGON?! YOU ARE NOW FRIENDS WITH A DRAGON?!" John yelled at Gamertag. "John, calm down, we have more important things to do like proving to Skyler that we in fact DO NOT DO DRUGS!" Game Shard said and then glared at Skyler. In return Skyler just grinned. "Ok, whatever, I don't care about that right now, just listen. See Kiara over there?" John said and then pointed at Kiara who was talking to the Guard, who was no longer wearing his uniform but instead was wearing a suit and was holding flowers and chocolates. Gamertag and Game Shard nodded. "Good, well, Kiara right now is telling that guard how to get Game Shard to go on a date with him, so I suggest you run unless you want to break that stallion's heart." John said. Everypony stared at John with wide eyes. "Alright, well then, now we have another reason to go to the hotel." Game Shard said and then started walking away. Gamertag, Sound Blast, Skyler, and Blaze followed after her. "See you at the bar, John!" Gamertag yelled back to John. John waved to her in response. "I am already regretting doubting their story." Skyler whispered to Sound Blast. ~~~Later~~~ "There is actually a hole in your wall." Skyler said in shock. "Yep." Game Shard responded. "H-HOW?!" Skyler yelled. "I will answer that question at the bar." Game Shard said as she started walking towards the door to go to the bar. "I am surprised no one has done anything about the hole yet." Sound Blast said. "I am glad they didn't, I love it when Skyler is proven wrong. It makes her not have that smug look on her face. Blaze said, smiling. "Why do I feel like it is a bad idea to go to the bar?..." Gamertag said to herself. ~~~Later~~~ "YOU ARE A DRAGON! THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!" Moonshine said, she then used her magic to open Blaze's mouth. "WOW LOOK AT THOSE FANGS!" "Moonshine stop that! You wouldn't do that to a pony, would you?!" Sound Blast said. "Don't doubt her." John said. "Alright, fine. Sorry about that Blaze, cool dragon name by the way, much better than Spike. I mean, what is he? A dog?" Moonshine said. "So, this is the pony that threw a bed through the wall?" Skyler asked. "Yep! That is me! I also drove a car through a museum once!" Moonshine answered. "So, where is that Kiara pony, she seemed like a pretty nice pony." Sound Blast asked. "No, wait, the more important question is that if John and her are dating." Blaze asked. "NO ME AND KIARA ARE NOT DATING!" John yelled. "But he totally wants to." Blaze whispers to Skyler. "And where Kiara is, well, I have no idea." John said. "Well then, Johnny boy, you must be blind because she is right there!" Moonshine said. "Where?" Gamertag asked. "Outside, she looked like she is going to come in. She is with this stallion guy wearing a... Suit?, looks like you have some competition John." Moonshine said. "Wait... DID YOU SAY A STALLION WITH A SUIT?!" John yelled. "Hey guys!" Kiara said as she walked in. "Meet Trex, he wanted to talk to you Game Shard~" Kiara said with a wink. Game Shard gulped while Blaze and Skyler started laughing and Gamertag and Sound Blast snickered trying to hold in their laughter. John just banged his head on the table multiple times. "I was wondering if you would go on a date with me tomorrow, Game Shard." Trex said. Before Game Shard answered Sound Blast whispered to her, "Give him a chance. You guys may have fun." Game Shard looked at Sound Blast who gave her a small smile in return. Game Shard Sighed and answered, "Alright fine, I will give you a chance." Trex smiled and left. Before he left he said, "I will pick you up at 8:00PM tomorrow." As soon as he was out of sight, Game Shard banged her head on the table. "I hate my life." Game Shard said which was muffled because her face was still on the table. "Well, you did the right thing." Sound Blast said smiling. "Ummm... is this normal?" Blaze asked. Everypony looked at her to see what she was talking about. She was pointing to Kiara who has a enormous smile on her face. "Kiara...are you oka-" Gamertag started but was interrupted by Kiara. "OH MY GOSHHHHH YOU ARE GOING ON A DATE!!!! WE HAVE TO GET YOU READY AND BUY YOU A DRESS AND MAKEUP AND WHY ARE WE STILL HERE LET'S GO!!!!" Kiara yelled happily and then pulled Game Shard out of the bar. "DON'T FORGET TO BUY SOME CONDOMS!!!" Moonshine yelled. Everypony stared at her. "What? You never know." Moonshine said with a wink. "Ewww." Sound Blast said while Gamertag's eyes went pink, Skyler grinned and Blaze laughed. And John hit his head in the table again. Harder this time. "Well, since Game Shard and Kiara will be busy tomorrow why don't you go visit Rift Raft and Shooting Star?" John asked Gamertag. "YOU ARE RIGHT! I SHOULD DO THAT!" Gamertag said. "Who's Rift Raft and Shooting Star?" Skyler asked. "They are some really old friends of mine. I met them in elementary school." Gamertag responded. "Sorry to cut this short guys but I have to close up." Moonshine said. "Really? I would think that you would keep this place open no matter what your boss says." Blaze said. "I would but the last time I did that it ended in a giant party that almost got this placed burned down so now if I do it again I will get fired." Moonshine responded. "Alright, well I guess I will go back to the hotel. I will see you guys later! And I hope we can all hang out again soon, it is really fun to be with all of you guys." Gamertag said. "Yeah! You guys are awesome!" Blaze said. "Yeah it is nice to talk to somepony who is not trying to ship ponies on the streets." John said. "Yeah. It is nice to have friends." Moonshine mumbled. "What did you say Moonshine?" Skyler asked. "Oh! I said yeah it is a ton of fun!" Moonshine said. Skyler looked at her in disbelief while Gamertag looked at her with concern because she was the only one who actually heard her. "Well, bye guys!" Sound Blast said and with that they all went their separate ways.