Computer Man
There once was a man. He was called the Computer Man. He really enjoyed fixing, using, and generally being around computers. He programmed them, played games on them, wrote stories on them . . . this man was named Booker Gray, and he is me.
So, being the Computer Man, I was doing what my second title entailed: using my computer. Specifically, I was logging onto League of Legends with a couple other of my pals.
I adjusted my "Boise State Broncos" baseball cap, cracked my knuckles, and selected my favorite champion: Karthus. Soon I was laying waste to my foes with the power of Rah and generally being on all around badass. This, however, was when something rather odd decided to happen. Well, most people would probably consider it odd, I know I did, first time it happened to me, but I had gotten used to it by this point.
I was just about entering round two when there was a near-deafening *crack*, accompanied with a rather bright flash of purple light that scared me into spilling my soda.
Instinctively, I whirled around. I relaxed a bit and smiled when I saw who it was. I turned back to my computer and made some excuse through Ventrilo, thus ending my role in the game early.
"Oh no, I'm so sorry; I interrupted something, didn't I?" she said in a slightly panicked voice. She held her ears down and her large, expressive eyes swept the red carped underneath her. She was, as always, adorable.
My smile grew and I said, "Little bit, but it was just a game. Though I'm slightly curious. This is the first time your arrival has been so . . . loud. Sudden."
Twilight looked up at me, widened her eyes, and looked down again.
"Oh no!" she said again, "I should've warned you; I found a new teleportation spell that made me not so tired after I was done and-well, I'll just keep using the old one, it was much better and . . . ."
I'm sure a better person would have jumped in at any time to stop her self-destruction, but I guess I'm heartless. I let her continue for a few more moments, but then decided to have mercy and piped in when she stopped to take a breath. Honestly, I had been a bit annoyed at her sudden arrival, but no one (no one) - can stay irritated at such a cute purple little pony.
"No, no, there's no point. I know about it now, you can use this one."
Poor thing. She was so submissive and kind of tore herself up when she made mistakes. But mistakes are the best way to learn.
"And how many times have I told you not kick yourself so much? Based on what you've told me so far, you're not really that way back home, so why here?"
"Well, the fact that you're an alien from another world-"
"One that you know."
"Regardless, you still kind of, uh, intimidate me."
"Aw, I'm hurt," I said.
Twilight saw my sarcasm, thankfully, and perked up, a smile on her muzzle.
"So," I said, smiling at the tiny jump Twilight made, "what can I do ya for?"
"Well, today," she looked out the window, "Tonight I was just hoping to 'hang out' a bit."
I nodded thoughtfully. "Alright, yeah, I can do that."
Twilight smiled happily and happily trotted over to me. While she was on her way, I stood from my computer chair and sat on the nearby couch. Twilight hopped up on my lap and we began a age-old (month-old, really) - ritual: I scratch behind her ears while holding in laughter at the cute sounds my pony makes, and she sits, enjoying herself and not really realizing how much effort I'm dishing out on my part. Words too, of course, if companionable silence gets boring. You'd be surprised, though, how much we don't speak, a lot of the time it's just platonic cuddling and scratching, enjoyment of each other's company. This can be done with two human beings, but even more so for us. Just being in the presence of an alien was totally awesome for both of us. Once or twice we've even fallen asleep (what? She's warm.) When this happens, I wake up and am amused. Twilight, however, freaks out, despite the fact that when she's here time doesn't move near as fast in her home world, and she probably hasn't missed a single thing on her home planet.
This silence was not something that happened on that night, however.
"So what's been going on with that search for Button Mash?"
"Oh! Good news! We finally found him!"
"Oh? Where was he? No one kidnapped him?"
"Thank Celestia no. That sort of stuff doesn't really happen much in Equestria. No, he had gotten himself lost in the Everfree Forest after playing a game with Sweetie Belle. It was that little pony who pointed us in his direction in the first place; she thought he had found his way home after she had left early."
"Well that's great. I wish Earth was as crime-free as your place."
I felt Twilight shiver. "Me too. I mean, you're planet's great and all, but . . . "
"It's kind an awesome place and simultaneously the worst."
"If that's how you want to describe it, yes."
"Great technology, great people, great books, great opportunities . . . and yet everyone's a complete and utter moron."
My pony (don't tell her I call her that) - giggled. "Yes, I feel that way, too sometimes."
We were silent for a few seconds until a thought occurred to me and I frowned in interest.
"Hey 'Twi?"
"Mm-hmm?" she purred in response.
"I've been wondering . . . why me?"
She looked up at me, a shade of curiosity in her massive eyes. "What do you mean?"
"Well, there are billions and billions of people on this planet, how did you end up with me? Was it something random or what?"
Twilight, surprisingly, blushed slightly at this. Curious . . .
"Well, I did go through a lot of people, but I chose you, well . . . ."
"Yes?"
"Alright, fine, your name."
"What?"
"Your name. 'Booker.'"
Realization hit me and I couldn't help but through back my head and give a few bouts of over-exaggerated laughter. But of course.
"Is that it?"
"Well, no, but that was mostly it."
I smiled again.
"Well I'm glad you ended up with me."
"Me too."
"D'aww."
"Knock it off."
"Why?"
"Because."
I smiled again (I can't stop doing that) - and leaned my head back a bit, staring at my blank television, preparing to lapse into a silence. It happened for a little while, but that's when things started.
"Booker?" came her voice. I furrowed my brow in concern; her voice was quiet, distant.
I lifted my head and let it fall down until my chin struck my chest. The gaze Twilight was giving me was one that she hadn't before. It was sad. Longing.
I frowned deeper. "What's the matter?"
The delicate creature on my lap sighed and let her head hang for a few seconds as I raised my eyebrow.
"Booker, I have a confession to make?"
I smirked a bit, my worry gone.
"Oh?"
" . . . yeah."
"What?"
"It . . .it's easier if I just show you. Close your eyes."
I furrowed my brow - were things going to get more and more out of the ordinary? - but did as she said.
I felt a soft hoof on the back of my neck gently pulling me down and I had to fight the temptation to open my eyes. What was going on?
Then I felt it. A soft pair of lips brushing against mine. My eyes shot open and I jumped back a bit, Twilight mirroring me.
"Woah, what the-?"
Twilight said not a single thing, she simply turned around and dashed away. Her purple blur was enveloped in a bright light and a loud *crack*. Then she was gone.
I sat there, breathing heavily. Alright. Twilight the pony from another world had just kissed me, I think. It wasn't unpleasant, to be truthful, but it was surprising. I may have offended her in my expression of that surprise. I groaned to myself. I sat there, staring up at the rather unpleasantly yellow-colored ceiling of my apartment, watching the ceiling fan slowly rotate. Then my gut sank as a sudden, unpleasant realization dawned on me: what if she never came back?
I jerked up, my eyes wide and my mouth gaping slightly.
"Oh no."
A knock on my door startled me and my mind provided me with the thought that it was Twilight, though that notion really makes no sense.
I ran over to the door and opened it only to see a very short old lady looking back up at me with a stern expression.
"No. Firecrackers."
What? Then it dawned on me.
"Uh, yeah, sorry, won't happen again."
The woman, my landlady, haughtily sized me up and then stalked away.
I quietly shut my door and sighed, the woman already out of my mind. Why couldn't I control me surprise? Why was Twilight so sensitive? I started down at the floor, pondering and absentmindedly chewing my bottom lip. Eventually I checked my watch, realizing how late it must be, and slumped over, the events of the past half hour or so gnawing at my mind.
I went to bed with the large, ugly scar on my back irritating me and found that sleep evaded all of my attempts to capture it.
Suddenly, there was a flash of light - green this time - and I sat up, excited. I frowned, both in disappointment and in curiosity, when I saw a letter on my bedside table.
I gently grasped it and unrolled the scroll. I frowned even deeper as I read it more and more, and then sighed, heavier than ever when I finished. I halfheartedly tossed it on the floor beside my bed and turned over, pulling my heavy blanket over my shoulder.
Dear Booker, it said. This is rather odd for me, seeing as I was not in any way aware of these recent events, but my student, Twilight Sparkle, has requested that I do this. Twilight regrets what she has done and wants you to know that she is sorry. She would also like you to know that, due to her mistake, she will not be visiting you again. She, again, is sorry.
P.S. Booker Gray, whoever you are let me inform you that my student is an emotional pony, and has been know to "freak out," as it were. Though it is my duty as Princess to find out what exactly it was that Twilight was up to, I'm assuming that you are a good soul, and Twilight is more than likely not gone from your life forever.
Princess Celestia.
I wasn't so sure.
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Make a sequel!!!!!do it!!!!!!!!!EXTERMINATE!
nice
i think is speak for all of us when i say
SEQUELS FOR THE SEQUEL GOD
I say go for it. It seemed to have a bit of an inconclusive ending to be proper anyway.
I like it. ANOTHER!!!
It felt like you left a number things unexplained and it'd be a shame if you left it as is.
Please do a SEQUEL!!!
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DAILCK!!! RUNNNNNNNN!!!!!!
love it
You'd better do a sequel or you're going to have a lot of upset bronies howling at the moon.
...or was that just part of your nefarious plan?
Well done on the story!
A sequel would be nice.
Sequel please
a sequel would be NICE, but to be honest, i almost see this chapter as a PILOT, cause i dont think another chapter will explain everything unless it be a looong chanper. anyway, please MAKE A SEQUEL PLEASE.
I certainly hope that's not the end of that.
I would like a sequel.
Sequeeeeeeeeeel! Please! Good story!
Bring us the girl and wipe away the debt...
I don't want a sequal, I want a chapter 2.
more
Please do another chapter or sequel. It was cute and I would like to see what happens next. It kind of just ended on a sad note that leaves the reader longing for more.
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Thus was its intention.
Well, I like the story. Quite a lot, actually. But I just can't bring myself to favourite it, because, well, it's only half done.
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It's a oneshot, so It's all the way done. Don't worry, though, I'm planning the sequel.
MOAR NOW. OR BE ATTACKED BY DOCTOR BEEEEES
*bitches about wanting a sequel*
Oh, and also. Prepare for the tag samourai. I warned you.
Herp Derp.
What do you do when your thirsty in a desert city?
You sequel
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Bring us the mare and wipe away the guilt
Sequens? Sequens anyone?
Oh wait, wrong things.
Have it in fineprint that he can respond back by writing on the back of the letter.
Good little one-shot, I'd like to see this expanded. I'll give a thumbs up to you.
Awww. The feels. A sequel will be very appreciated thanks. :) Have a stache for the effort -
Needs a sequel. Or at least another chapter.
press r harder and win noob
You should definitely make this a story!
Please send Twin over to my house cause I love her too
Pretty good!
Although wouldn't it be easier to just add another chapter rather than a whole new story?
SEQUAL
SEQUAL
A MILLION TIMES SEQUAL!
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Please make another! I will engage in jolly cooperation if it means we get another one!
I do ^_^
I'd read the sequel
I would like to read the sequel!
Google translate says "Je voudrais lire la suite!"
So by wanting to say Booker DeWitt, does that mean you are a big fan of Bioshock?
Bioshock Infinite brought me into that series.
..*Sigh*
I do this too much...
*Flips switch*
"MOAR! MOAR! MOAR! MOAR! MOAR!"
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I've actually never played Bioshock (*winces slightly*) - but I have done research into its mythos and, yes, I think it's all rather interesting.
Bring us back the girl and wipe away the debt!
Please do a sequel! I really want to read more!
For the love of God, please write a sequel, I need my closure...
That was fun, and over far to quick. Please sir, I want some more.
*Looks at cover art* Ugh, Gateway case...
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Hey, it was the most accurate one I could find.
3693338 Didn't mean any offense! Just, Gateway, man, Gateway...
3693338 I use a Storm Stryker personally. In my opinion it is the best case ever released by Cooler Master.
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I prefer Origin Chronos. At least, I would if I could afford such a machine. Right now I'm stuck with an XPS M1730.
3695543 What mother board do you use. I use a Gigabyte A88X Sniper from the G1 Killer Series.