So there I was, sitting in a cellar and talking with a changeling called Vex while princess Luna, assorted members of the Element Bearers and a human child were preparing dinner upstairs... in my store and home. Had I read my horoscope for that month it probably would have said something close to 'Changes are comming towards you' or some similar less disturbing statement. All in all, a very vexing situation.
I'm going to ignore the terrible pun in that last sentence.
"Alright, you can stay for the moment," I tried my best to imagine a reasonable way to deal with this, "but..."
"But?" Vex tilted his head with a mixture of worry and hope.
"But..." I thought for a moment, trying not to think of the horrible things that my decision could invoke. "Alright, alright," I finally sighed, "look, we'll figure this out in the morning. I need to get back up there before they come looking for me." Vex nodded in agreement. "There are some blankets and sheets in that crate over there," I pointed at one of the big boxes, "do me a favor and don't eat my stock until we figure out how to do this?"
Vex grinned sheepishly. "Yeah... sorry about that, again... and for the whole other stuff, too."
In hindsight, I'm not even completely sure what it was that made me agree to actually help him. Maybe it was the fact that I had personally met the charming queen of the changelings myself just recently, or maybe it was because he was actually the first to apologize for turning my life upside down even if he was unlikely to be the cause of the entire drama taking over?
I shook my head and pushed the thought away, no sense in debating it with myself at this point.
"I'll see you in the morning," I sighed and picked up the chairs, the spoons and forks in the pockets of my apron clinking softy as I made my way towards the stairs.
"See you tomorrow!" Vex waved after me with a happy smile, "You're not going to regret this!"
Oh, how I wished he didn't say that.
Once I reached the ground floor again I set down the chairs for a moment to push the cellar door shut, turning around again only to feel another surge of panic run through me.
Twilight Sparkle had arrived; standing in my store, watching me quietly and seemingly frozen in place.
And what do you say to someone you have been trying to avoid only to find yourself in an awkward moment of silence with? Well, the shortest and simplest thing that comes to mind, of course.
"Hi," I slowly mouthed, still slightly bent over the chairs and paused in the process of picking them up; my position putting me strangely close to her eye level.
I'm not sure how I had expected our first encounter to be, in all honesty I had simply been trying to ignore the fact that it would occur at some point or the other. What I had definitely not expected, was her response.
"Hi?" Twilight seemed surprised at my greeting, then furrowed an eyebrow, "That's what you have to say? Hi?!"
"Uhm..." I blinked with confusion, wondering what had her upset her. "Yes?"
Twilight Sparkle huffed and quickly started to walk towards me. "Do you have any idea how much.." he clenched her mouth shut as she stood before me, seemingly tempted to punt my chest with a hoof as he eyebrows worked furiously. "We spent a day in jail because of you!"
"Actually.. that was-"
"Can you imagine what it was like to tell the Princess we got arrested for assault on an officer?!" she almost wailed.
"No, but.." I stammered with a dumbfounded expression only to be cut off again as she continued.
"And then, when we finally think things are going to be nice you get kidnapped by changelings! Poor Silver Blossom was so upset!"
"Now, hold on. That wasn't actually something I int-"
"Not to mention how worried I was when you got hit with my... my..." her expression suddenly fell, all energy leaving her sudden outburst as she quickly switched to a sheepish smile. "Eh heh... uhm... never mind!" she beamed a smile at me. "You're back, you're healthy and everything is going perfectly! Perfectly healthy and fine!"
"Uhuh..." I gave her a long stare and tried to put together the things she had just said. "So.. uh.. I kinda have to get these into the kitchen," I held up the chairs to emphasize. "For.. dinner?"
Twilight raised an eyebrow. "Well... what's stopping you?"
I blinked at her, a bit dumbfounded. "Uh.. not much, actually," I started to raise the chairs, but then simply could not help myself and set them down again. "You're not going to shower me with questions? I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm far from complaining here, but..."
Twilight interrupted me with a small sigh and a roll of her eyes. "Did the girls tell you that?"
"Well, uhm.. I-"
"Don't worry," she interrupted me again. "I'm not going to shower you with questions on our first meeting, I don't do that any more." I felt a small wave of relief wash over me. Had the stars answered my prayers? Twilight smiled sweetly. "I'm going to wait until after dinner," she smiled even wider and opened a saddlebag to reveal more ink and paper than needed to write a phonebook. "This is going to be such a nice evening! I even brought jars in case I need samples!"
And there went the stars, and kicked me in the nads.
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yay
It lives! And what do you mean this wasn't much of a chapter? It was short and spicy!
Glad to see you're all right though.
Life has been breathed into that which was once dead, and now it comes.
the Sun hides it's face and the Stars tremble at it's mere sight.
The winds blow from all corners of the world, heralding it's return.
Like the Blossom that signs that the Winter is over, so is this shitty chapter.
In and of itself, nothing and useless. But, it is a sign for what is to come.
Hidden eyes watch from the shadows and silent voices strain to hear.
The Return of The Thing.
If I recall correctly, didn't they invade his home?
Great, but he's looking forward to after dinner! Quick, tell her humans have to sleep for a couple of hours after eating, then lock yourself in your room!
Glad you are back!
By Xenus left nut, it's alive! Been, missing you, Gnoll!
Yay! GnollReader is back! *cheers*
Edit: And the story jumped into the feature box right now.
5228294 Huh, it did.. fancy that
Nice!
Chasing ponies, with brooms, is looking more reasonable, every chapter.
Yay! I don't care that it's short, I loved it anyways.
Anypony know how to make yourself get emails for when new chapters come out?
Well hello, an update.
Great to hear you are alive. Was afraid we'd have to bring the defibrillator.
Still in my "needs to update" bookshelf
How do you furrow a single eyebrow?
Welcome back!
Don't mind the short chapter. It was still enjoyable
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click on a bookshelf, in your library, and there should be an edit button, for the shelf, off to the side. That's where the email updates option is.
5228272 <= what this guy said, now add peanut butter.
I love you.
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It's not hard. You just have to be able to identify one side of your face and the other. I can raise one eyebrow while I furrow my other. Yes, I know, it's weird to look at.
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Ok, maybe my (honestly not that funny) jab was a bit too subtle. While I did ask how such an action was possible, I was meaning to imply that such an action is not a valid facial expression. It's possible, yeah, but it doesn't really mean anything.
It's technically possible to smile with one half of your mouth and frown with the other. That's not a facial expression, though. It's a sign of a stroke.
The correct description of the facial expression I assume he was meaning to convey would be "she furrowed her eyebrows" or some variation
Ha. This funny. Me gusta. Commence writing more chapters. Ooh, I like that word....co-menceee
Hope that kick in the nuts the stars gave you hurt, and hurt lots, jerk.
Finally done. Story incomplete, but I don't care, can't stand this unlikable main character anymore. Kind of a shame, too, since Silver Blossom is a much more interesting character and I honestly would like to read her story instead. Have you considered it as a side-story or something?
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*tears of joy* THE LEGEND NEVER DIES!
Updates on this story make me as mad as they make me happy, because they are so ridiculously short and far apart.
Finally a drop of water in this desert of neglect!
I feel bad for the guy and a 'little' bad for the ponies. The guy doesn't want to have anything to do with the mane six because of all their adventures. Meanwhile the ponies want to do their 'friendship' thing and help the little girl learn more about herself.
Its kind of like the batman/spiderman syndrome; the heroes do great deeds to help/save others, but they also draw attention and bring out more trouble because of what they do. I.E. Batman reduced crime in Gotham City, however he also added problems because of his presence.
Both sides in this case are wrong though. He was wrong for being so standoff-ish and rude. The ponies were wrong for forcing/imposing someone to accept them and their ways just because of 'friendship'.
I can understand the situation from both sides and they need to sit down and air out their grievances eventually.
After all he can still sell the shop and move to another country afterwards if he so wishes.
Thanks for the update.
~8chill
Is... is this actually happening?
5228676 That is a very rational and reasonable statement.
Nothing in this story has ever been rational or reasonable.
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he skipped the part that said "rainbow assaulted an officer" and he thinks that people can simply do that in society and not face criminal charges. some people are incapable of thinking beyond the confines of their perfect world, dont take what he says as serious
btw im interested to hear how this guy is gonna explain certain things to the group such as humanity, reproduction, and social norms!
Yeah, honestly would have loved to see Twilight gotten hit with a broom, but something tells me that wouldn't have gone very well with somepony as unstable as Twilight. xD
Btw, you have Twilight Sparkle as a dude in this one set here:
Well Twilight, when someone does not want you in their home, attempting to break in is not the correct response. Nor is assault of an officer. I know it must be hard for you, accepting the responsibility of your actions, but frankly you should be grateful you got off with one day thanks to the nepotistic treatment you receive as the protégé of Celestia.
Gnollreader! You're back! How's things? You Kay, man? All good?
5228405 in the add to bookshelf menu under tracking?
lol
I'm thinking zombie here. I'm not fooled.
No, Twilight, if I recall correctly, you spent a day in jail because you and your friends assaulted an officer when he was going to arrest you for breaking and entering.
Oh my god. This is a breath of fresh air. This is amazing. Don't ever stop!
I would just kick them out
I think we're okay with a small chapter, because you're back! Also, the ending to it was priceless.
That's good for a pony. Builds character.
(Plus, you can make sangria in the terlet.)
5228987 Oh my god, I love that profile picture
IT'S ALIVE!!!
Glad to see this again!
5228575 Wow, butthurt much?
Seriously, if you're going to say stuff like that, at least say WHY the main character is an unlikable person. Seems that a lot of people DO like him, so since you're one of the only people saying so, you need to explain your opinion, or else you'll be seen as 'just' a hater. It's almost rude to read this far into the story, and then say it sucks, without saying why. Man up and give reasons that the author can then either try to explain something to you in better detail, or take to heart your concerns to hopefully rectify the problem in future chapters.
5228651 5229508 Please don't feed the troll.