Chapter 11 - "Disappearing Acts"
"I still find it hard to believe that Discord just whisked away like that," Twilight said thoughtfully, glancing through the books on her shelf. "But I'm sure that the other nations around us will notify the princesses if they find him anywhere. There isn't any way he could go around unnoticed."
"I'm sure he could if he tried," Church muttered. "What better way to cause chaos than to disappear without a trace leaving people on edge their entire lives, wondering when he'll come up next?"
"That would make sense, but Discord seems to prefer being there himself to see the action," she said. "I still find it strange... you would think he'd have a grudge against us and choose to stay close."
"Yeah, well it's too bad I don't know anything about that," he said, looking at Tex who continued giving him a strange, blank stare. "You okay Tex?"
"I think so," she muttered. Looking over to Twilight, she cleared her throat slightly. "Twilight, Spike, do you think you could go make us some coffee or something? I need to have a private chat with Church."
"Sure thing," Twilight said as she hopped off her chair. "Come on, Spike. Let's let them talk."
"Right," he grunted, jumping off of his chair to follow her.
Tex kept her eyes glued to the unicorn and her assistant until they had left hearing range, then turned to Church and squinted at him.
"Are you mad at me or something?" he asked quietly.
"You're lying about Discord," she grunted.
"What? I'm not-" he began, but stopped and sighed at the loo Tex was giving him. She knows him and there was no use hiding from her. "Okay, maybe I'm not telling the whole truth, but I'm not lying one hundred percent."
"Tell me the truth."
"I don't think I-"
"Church, tell me the truth," she said again, but her voice was not angry.
"Fine," he sighed. "Right before I got freed from the stone prison, I promised Discord that in exchange for him not tormenting me for eternity, I would not chase him if we got free. The other stuff I said was true. I'm not sure how Discord managed to spirit away, and I don't know where he is."
"But he didn't free you, so you don't need to go through with your promise," she said.
"And? Why the fuck should it be up to me to save lives?" he inquired angrily. "When I went into the unit after you, I thought I'd just be able to relax ever so slightly, but I didn't. When we were told we had to stay here until we got our marks, I thought I'd get some rest. I didn't. Then I thought that when I let the girls turn me to stone, I'd finally get what I wanted. I didn't. Instead I got tormented for a month, which felt like a century by the way, only to wake up and be split mentally and physically once again. So fuck looking for Discord. Since life has a way of pouring shit onto me, I'm sure he'll pop up again anyways, but for now he's somebody else's problem. I doubt I'll be relaxed anyways, but at least I'll be in a better state of mind relative to what I would be if I tried tracking him down."
"But-"
"But nothing, Tex. It's not like I have any leads to his whereabouts. I'd have less luck looking for him than the entire damn planet would," he snapped. His ears twitched slightly as the blue pony to his left began to move. "We'll talk about this later."
"I doubt that," she sighed.
"Church? Church! You are back!" Caboose cried out in joy, trying to wrestle his way out from under the covers, only to find himself stuck. "Where are you?"
"I'm right here," he replied, lightly grabbing the blanket with his magic, tossing it to the side.
Twilight and Spike entered back into the room just in time to see Caboose tackle Church off of his chair. Church pulled away from the bubbly stallion and managed to get to his hooves. Laughing at the way he glared at Caboose, Twilight put the tray of drinks onto the table.
"What are you laughing at?" Church inquired, shifting his glare onto Twilight as he sat at the table.
"You know why," she giggled, taking a seat with him, taking a small sip out of her cup. "By the way, you might want to move."
Before Church could even think to reply, dozens of books flew off the shelves as a large pink pony darted out of the bookshelf, once again knocking Church out of his chair. Church yelped as he sailed across the room, tumbling through the sky, hearing nothing but an all to familiar laugh. He then landed on his hooves, face to face with his amiably assailant.
"Heya, Churchie!" Pinkie laughed as she pulled him in for a giant hug. "I'm so happy you're back!"
"You are?" he inquired breathlessly. "I didn't think you really liked me all that much."
"Hey, you might be a meanie pants sometimes, but you're our meanie pants," she said, smiling brightly at him as she hugged him tighter. "And that means more than anything!"
"Thanks, Pinkie," he said, returning her hug ever so slightly. "So how have you been?"
"I've been okay, I guess. Things are more boring without Caboose around Sugarcube Corner, but I new he was really sad when you left, so I didn't mind when he decided to be a good friend and stayed with the girls. He knew that the girls missed him too, so he wanted to be there for them when they needed him, just lie you were there for me!"
"Yeah, I heard," he coughed roughly. "Okay, starting to have a little trouble breathing now."
"Whoops, sorry," she said, releasing him.
"It's okay."
"And now that you're back, Caboose can come back too! I'll need his help to prepare your welcome back party," she said, then her smile fell a little bit when she saw Church sigh. "Unless you don't want a party, that is. I know that you like being left alone sometimes..."
"No, I'd like you to throw me a party, but do you think you could meet me halfway and throw the party in a few days rather than right now. I'd like to get back into the swing of things. Maybe have some dreamless sleep while I'm at it."
"Anything for a friend, Church!" Pinkie smiled. "So where are the others? At Applejack's again?"
"You got it," he replied instantly, not surprised that she knew that the other AIs were back as well.
"Come on, Boosey," Pinkie said, crawling back into the bookshelf. "Let's let Church get some sleep! I'm sure you need some too."
"I also need some three!" Caboose said, jumping into the bookcase with her.
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.... Its Pinkie, i shouldn't question it
That was adorable with Pinkie and Caboose.
And Church... he deserved his peace after all he(Alpha, Epsilon AND Director Church) went through. Despite it all though, he gets called back to the front lines. Why? Because, even if he denies it he is a hero. A messed up hero, yes, but a hero none the less.
2277311NEVER question her.
Dont tell me caboose is learning to break the fourth wall from pinkie........only bad things can happen.....
Also, I feel the need to post this here:
ah caboose you and pinkie are the best team at making people smile
Yay update!!!
2277311
You really shouldn't you can also usually guess when she's going to jump out of something though!
Classic Caboose. Me encanta.
DAAARRKKWIIINNGG!
Stop posting faster than I can read! Seriously, an update less than 3 hours after the first one? I understand being in the groove, but I can't keep up!
And come to think of it, that's a good thing. More to read later, I guess.
2277314 That's what makes him that guy.
The fact that it pisses him off just makes it funny.
There may be an imposter Caboose. You can tell, because if he were to count to three now, he would have fallen down. Then he would call for a doctor/medic to help him find his fingers.
WATER BISON POWERS!!!!
ACTIVATE!!!
*Wooooooosh*
.....I think that's enough science for today
@DarkWing
> but I new he was really sad when you left
Uh oh! Twilight hates typos! ;)
2278814
I just watched that yesterday
What was the grenade for?
If I travel at the speed of light does that mean Grif travels at the speed of heavy?
oh god!!!! run for you life the end has come !!!!
by the way nice story.i
like it
Caboose:
We all dislike things in Various Ways
BEST COMMENT THREAD EVER
I noticed church doesn't cruse as much as he used to - fine with me
2279100i kinda miss it...
2278859 twi would be pissed if she knew ya missed alot more near that one to point out mate, looks around pinkies spot
Hey there! Just got into this fic recently, just binged on the 256 prior chapters, really love this story.
I have a quick question. A few dozen chapters ago, Scoots and Theta made a wish on a falling star. The last time one of those happened, Carolina came to town. Is there yet another human skulking around Equestria somewhere?
2280159 Well, as far as I remember, Carolina WAS buried, and now the CMC are excavating looking for new extinct species, so...
really good chapter but i found a mistake were it says "What? I'm not-" he began, but stopped and sighed at the loo Tex was giving him. you need to fix loo to look. but other than that really good
Your Eye in the Sky Star Shooter
Nopony question my and my Boosies methods I'm Pinkie Pie deal with it.
somehow this doesnt surprise me in the slightest other than that caboose followed the same way
I have yet to understand why so many people hate crossovers. This is fantastic as far as fanfic goes and is even better then some published stuff I have read.
2439821 i like crossovers. this one, doctor whooves, and one with dusk instead of twi (r63 cross) are my favorites.
2284744 no, your vinyl scratch, pinkie is somewhere around here.
3171370 ...I don't get it.