• Published 3rd Jan 2013
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Help Me! My Parents Are Bronies! - Enfield



You think having a brony friend or sibling is embarrassing? Well guess what, my situation is a lot worse.

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Parental Laments

"What do you mean he's been taken by Changelings?" Barry roared in rage after Fluttershy told him what had happened to Douglas.

"I-I-I-I'm s-s-s-sorry Barry, but he's gone," Fluttershy stammered.

"He's gone. Is that all you have to fecking say? My son, my only son is missing because of you! Why the hell didn't you help him?"

"He told me to run."

Barry leaned against the table and gave Fluttershy a cold stare until she broke down and wept. Margret put a hand on Barry's arm.

"Honey, calm down a little. If we're going to find Douglas then we need as much information as possible."

Barry sighed and slumped down in his chair. He couldn't believe that his son was now missing in such a peaceful world, he knew that Douglas wouldn't have ran away without a good cause or at least telling them first. Now that Barry knew that Douglas was captured by Changelings he could only pray that they would treat him well. Barry looked up and saw Twilight and the rest of her friends staring at him in amazement.

"You must be really worried about him," Twilight said.

"I just want him back," Barry said. His wife put her hand around his.

"Can you tell us anything about the Changelings?"

"We don't know too much about them," Twilight said.

"They've only been seen around here once," Pinkie said, "Their leader took Princess Cadence's form and managed to take over Equestria but we managed to beat them.

"What do they look like."

"Awful, hideous creatures," Rarity said, "They look like bugs with holes in them. Nasty little things. As for their leader, she's the worst of the lot."

"Bugs," Barry said, "Makes sense that they would be living in a cave."

Twilight managed to comfort Futtershy, as she did Rainbow dash walked over to them.

"But the cave that they are staying in, is it really that close to Ponyville?"

"Yes," Fluttershy said weakly.

"I'm going after him," Barry said as he stood up.

"You can't fight Chrysalis and her Changelings alone," Twilight said. Barry leaned over the table and stared at Twilight dead in her eye.

"That thing has my son and I'm going out there and I'm getting him back, no matter what."

Barry walked away and was promptly stopped by Pinkie.

"What will you do if you meet Queen Chrysalis?" she asked. Barry looked down at her, a dark look on his face.

"She took my son, Pinkie. If I encounter that hag I'm going to pull her fecking nipples off."

And without another word he left. Pinkie watched as he disappeared over the horizon.

"I hope you find him," she whispered softly to no-one.

Barry was furious and determined. Who did this creature think it was, kidnapping his son. Barry was ready to meet this Queen of the Changelings and give her the beat down of a lifetime, he had been in a few pub fights when he as younger and Barry was confident that he could squash Chrysalis like the bug she was. A few ponies waved to him but Barry took no notice of them, he wanted his son back. As he neared the forest he pulled a branch off a tree and decided to use it as a club, he may need to fight a few of the bugs and he wanted to make sure that he would be able to reach Douglas so he could help him escape. As darkness fell Barry followed the pathways until he managed to find a trail that steered him sharply to the right. Barry, out of parental instinct, followed it knowing that this was the right way to Douglas.

"Chrysalis!" he bellowed, "Give me back my son!"

The cave where the Changelings reside loomed in front of Barry and he walked into the darkness. He couldn't see much in front of him but he could feel Douglas in the cave and he was safe Barry breathed a sigh of relief and called out to his son.

"Douglas, are you in here?"

The sound of boots against loose rock answered Barry's spirits raised as the form of his son appeared in front of him. But something didn't seem right with Douglas, it was as if he was a ghost.

"Douglas?"

"Oh, it's you," came the reply. It sounded very monotone and dark.

"Douglas?"

"What are you doing here?"

Barry walked closer to Douglas but no matter how many steps he took Douglas seemed to retreat further into the darkness. What puzzled Barry was how Douglas wasn't moving but he kept getting more distant.

"Douglas, I came to get you out of here."

"Strange words coming from a man who keeps trying to ruin my life," Douglas said.

"What are you talking about?" Barry asked with irritation. Douglas held up a stiff accusing finger.

"You, it was you and mum who became the epidemic of my life, I was always unable to rid you both of that stupid obsession."

"What obsession?" Barry asked, "Douglas, what happened to you?"

Douglas coked his head to one side in such a quick and inhuman motion, Barry thought that his head had become detached to his body. He then gave a creepy grin and Barry backed away.

"I got my memory back, and now I want it gone."

"Douglas?"

"I now know why my mind was taken, you and your wife have done nothing for me. All my life has been nothing but disappointment and humiliation, but no more dad. No more of your little games. Get out."

"What?" Barry asked. Douglas' gaze dropped and made him look more menacing.

"Get out of my life!" Douglas yelled, "I'm sick of you and your bronieism, I've had it with you and mum. Get! Out! Of! My! Life!"

"Douglas," Barry said, "What did this to you?"

"You...did this...to your...only...son."

Barry dropped the stick and raced out of the cave, but not before hearing one last thing from Douglas.

"I'm disowning myself from you, I don't want you to come back ever again."

Tears streamed down Barry's face as he ran for Ponyville. His son, his own flesh and blood had said all of that. Barry stumbled and fell, he sat there on his hands and knees.

"How could he do that?" he thought, "What happened to my boy?"

The thought of Douglas' outburst was too much to bear and Barry promptly vomited. He got up and ran again, he has to tell the others what he had just witnessed. He thought of what might have happened to Douglas scared him. All Barry could do now was run, run and pray to God that there was a way to cure his son. Barry kept up his sprint, hopping over tree stumps and branches as he tried to get out of the forest, he did eventually come to a path that led back to the town and he was lucky when he saw Margret and the six ponies all standing at the end of the path. Barry slowed to a walk and went over to his wife.

"Did you find him?" she asked. Barry sighed and looked his wife in her eyes.

"I did, but it wasn't him."

"What are you talking about?"

"Douglas, he's...he's changed. He is no longer is our son, he said some strange things about us ruining our life and then he disowned himself. He kept shouting at me to get out of the cave, he's become a monster."

Several gasps followed.

"But why?" Margret asked Barry.

"I don't know, but he said that he got his memory back."

Twilight stepped up to Barry and placed a hoof on his hand.

"I'm sorry for what happened but I know what happened," she said, "If he was taken by the Changelings then Chrysalis might have altered his memory. I don't know why she would do that but I can assume it will not be good."

"Can you fix him?" Barry asked hopefully.

"I'll try and see if there's a cure."

Barry crouched down and hugged Twilight.

"Just get me my son back."

"I'll do whatever it takes," Twilight said, "For Douglas."