The Machine

by ADRNEL

Chapter XV~The Sense~

Chapter XV

The Sense

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Day 98

"So," began the human, standing in front of his newly completed home. It looks exactly like the other homes in Ponyville, only bigger to fit his size. "ready to see my new home?"

Twilight, Spike, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Dash and Pinkie are standing in front of the human, in front of the front door. "We've been ready for 10 minutes already! Please open the door, it's cold out here!" complained an impatient Dash.

"But Dash, I thought pegasi can handle the colder temperatures better than unicorns or ponies." cheekily stated the human.

"Just open the door!" was all Dash could say.

Adam does as told and opens the front door, inviting all of his friends inside. The ponies and dragon are in awe, everything, even the furniture, has been proportioned to fit the human's tall frame. "My goodness, they've done such a fine job." exclaimed Rarity.

"Ooh! What is that?!" blurted Pinkie, running around the house, trying to familiarize herself with every nook and cranny of this new place. "There's so many great places to hide my first aid kits!" she exclaims heading into the living room.

While the ponies look around the new home, Adam goes to the living room and sits on the couch. He then sees Fluttershy nervously walking up towards him. "Don't you want to look around?" he asks.

"I prefer to be with you...if you don't mind." the pegasus states. Adam just smiles and happily makes room on the couch for her. Fluttershy also smiles and floats towards the couch, before sitting down next to the human. The pegasus then lays her head on the human's lap. "Mm...pillow." she muses. The human couldn't help but smile from the adorableness.

Adam just begins stroking her mane, nothing bothering them. Not even Twilight yelling at Spike for breaking something could make them move. But something else can...

"THIS HOUSE IS AWESOME!" yelled Pinkie, who pops out from behind the couch, startling both the human and Fluttershy.

"PINKIE!" exclaims the human.

"Oops...sorry about that." apologized Pinkie. "I guess I ruined an adorable moment didn't I?"

"That's okay Pinkie..."

"Sorry about what happened," stated Twilight, walking into the living room along with the rest of the group. "I'll get you a new flower vase to make-up for the one Spike broke." she states.

"I said I was sorry!" defended Spike, annoyed.

"Ooh! Maybe we should do a house warming party for Adam!" announced a happy and cheerful Pinkie. "I haven't held one since last month!"

"You nearly burnt down their house!" stated Rarity.

"That hardly ever happens, I've held nearly 500 parties since I arrived in Ponyville, and only six of them resulted in fires!" playfully defended Pinkie.

"Six?" stated a confused Adam.

"Three electrical, two chemical and one that even surprised me!" the pink pony cheerful answers, how then giggles at what she said.

"Ah reckon a housewarmin' party is a good idea." chimed Applejack. The other ponies and Spike all agree, Adam turns to Fluttershy, who also agreed to the idea. If Fluttershy says it's okay, then Adam knows it's okay.

"Sure, a housewarming party sounds appropriate, how about next weekend?" the human agrees.

"Next week is perfect! Let the preparations begin!" announced Pinkie before zipping off into town. Leaving the rest of her friends in shock.

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The next day at the Cutie Mark Crusaders clubhouse, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo are building birdhouses.

"Why are we building birdhouses again Bloom?" asked Scootaloo, having great difficulty in properly building the wooden structure.

"Adam said that ah have potential in carpentry, and that ah need to hone my skills in this so ah can finally earn my cutie mark!" explained Apple Bloom, focused on putting the finishing touches on the birdhouse. "Or at least that what he said to me."

"But aren't you still upset from discovering that he's with Fluttershy now?" stated Sweetie.

"Like ah said before, ah moved on and ah am happy that he finally found somepony to love." stated Apple Bloom, her voice faltering slightly.

Both the unicorn and the pegasus know that their friend still hasn't gotten over the human, but there's is nothing they could do to help her.

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"It's so great for you to come over to help me with the deserts." exclaimed a cheerful Pinkie to Twilight while bouncing around the kitchen, grabbing supplies.

"I'm not here to help you bake Pinkie, I'm here to tell you what kind of food he likes." clarified the unicorn.

"Oh right..." sheepishly smiled the pink pony, who has everything set up to bake a cake. "what kind of does he like?"

"Well..." started the unicorn in deep thought. "he says that he has a weakness for chocolate...and cheese...and anything else that can be turned into a sauce." she explains.

"Chocolate and cheese huh...?" thought the pink pony. "I GOT IT!" she exclaims. "CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE!" she then zooms off to get the appropriate ingredients. "So tell me Twi...how long have you had a crush on him?"

Twilight is shocked and caught off guard at the question. "How did-?"

"Pinkie sense."

Twilight is speechless, not sure how to answer the question, but finally manages to figure out what to say next. "Since the hearing in Canterlot, I don't know, every time I'm around him, it feels like we've known each other intimately before." explained the purple unicorn, trying to find the right words. "But now that he's with Fluttershy, nothing romantic will ever happen between us."

"Don't be silly Twilight, you can just ask them to join them and form a herd." suggested the pink pony starting to bake.

"First of all, me joining Fluttershy and Adam to form a herd runs the risk of ruining our friendship from the sheer awkwardness, second of all, Adam is not from a society that frowns upon polyamorous relationships." explained Twilight. "Besides, I'm proud of Fluttershy, she finally has found her special somepony, and I'm also proud of Adam for finally moving on from Mary's death."

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At Adam's home, the human is lying on his bed, stareing at the ceiling.

"100 days." he mumbles to himself. "I've been here for almost 100 days."

The human then gets off the bed and goes downstairs. He puts on his coat and scarf, and decides to go on a walk.

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Despite being the middle of winter, everypony in town continues to go about their daily business. Most of the citizens finally used to his presence, having been over three months since he arrived.

"Watch out!" yelled a voice, before the human gets hit in the back of the head by a snowball. The human turns around to see a mint colored unicorn trotting up to him. "I'm so sorry!" she exclaims.

"That's okay..." assured the human, cleaning off the snow from his hair. "uh..." he seen the unicorn before around town, but doesn't remember her name.

"Lyra, Lyra Heartstrings." answered the unicorn.

"Well, Lyra, it is nice to meet you, no harm done." he states. "Who was that snowball meant for?" he asks.

"My friend and roommate Bon Bon." Lyra points towards her direction. "We sometimes like to have snowball fights with each other every winter." This gives the human an idea.

"Snowball fights you say?" stated the human for confirmation. The unicorn just gives him a confused look.

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Twilight is walking back to the library from Sugarcube Corner. But along the way she hears the voice of Adam and another pony laughing and having fun. She then sees Adam and Lyra, together, hiding behind a snow fort, throwing snowballs at another fort manned by Bon Bon.

"We're running out of ammunition captain, I don't know how long we can hold out!" exclaimed Lyra to Adam, giggling.

"Then we're going to have go on the offense." stated the human. He then gets up from behind the fort and points to Bon Bon. "CHARGE!" Both Lyra and Adam quickly jump over the fort and run towards Bon Bon's fort, Lyra using her magic to pick up more snow and throw it at her.

"I SURRENDER!" exclaimed Bon Bon before being pelted by a large amount of snowballs.

Twilight just gives a loving smile at the sight.

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"I bet you had a lot of fun." exclaimed Pinkie, serving Adam some hot chocolate. "The look on Bon Bon's face must've been priceless!" she states. Adam is at Sugercube Corner warming himself up before going back to his new home. Only he and Pinkie were the only ones in the building. Mr. and Mrs. Cake, along with their foals, have left to visit Mrs. Cake's parents.

"It sure was," the human mused. "I haven't had so much fun since my vaudeville days."

"Do you still think about Mary sometimes?" asked Pinkie out of nowhere. Adam almost chokes on his hot chocolate upon hearing it.

"What?" was all he could say in shock.

"Do you still think about her?" repeated Pinkie smiling, eager to know.

"Well...yes I do...but it's kind of hard not to since she died in my arms and all..." explained the human.

"But are you willing to find somepony else even though you still think about her?" asked Pinkie.

Adam was about to say something, but then suddenly finds himself unable to answer the question with certainty. He wants to find somepony else, but he also doesn't want to give up on preventing Mary's death. The silence is cut short by the oven bell ringing, signaling that what ever is baking inside is done.

"OH! Cupcakes are done!" Pinkie exclaims as she zooms into the kitchen.

The human just quietly waits, until he hears the sound of various objects crash to the floor from the kitchen. Adam quickly gets up to figure out what is happening and runs into the kitchen. Only to see a strange sight; a straight-maned bug-eyed Pinkie Pie with a sinister grin on her face.

"Pinkie?" said the human, confused by this strange behavior, only to be quickly and unexpectedly tackled to the floor by the pink pony. Pinkie has him pinned to the floor, her crazy eyes piercing Adam's soul.

"Don't call me that! The name is Pinkamena!" growled the pink pony.

"What's going on?" asked the human, confused and intimidated by what is going on.

"Someone is going to die!" ominously explained Pinkamena.

"Who-?" Adam is quickly interrupted by a deep kiss on the lips. The pink pony wastes no time in using her long tongue to explore his mouth. She breaks the kiss as quickly as she began it.

"Mmm...you taste like salty cotton candy." grinned Pinkamena with a sinister smile on her face. "I must have more!" The pink pony then goes down to his crotch and places her teeth on the zipper of his pants, getting ready to pull it down.

"WHO IS GOING TO DIE!?" exclaimed the human, the question stopping the pink pony from going any further.

"I don't know..." stated Pinkamena. "...but that pony's death will change Equestria...FOREVER!" she exclaims. "Oh...and he's returning."

"Who?"

Suddenly, a loud "puff" is heard as Adam sees the pony's mane return to it's usual puffiness, with a confused look on her face. "What happened? Why are my cupcakes on the floor? Why am I on top of you? Why is the zipper to your pants down?" asked Pinkie, clearly confused. "That must be one doozy of a Pinkie sense I had."

"You don't remember?" asked Adam, even more confused as he gets up from the floor and pulling up his pants zipper.

Pinkie just smiles and shakes her head. "Not a clue!" she happily exclaims.

Adam is speechless.

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"What do you know about 'Pinkie sense'?" asked Adam to Twilight in the Ponyville library.

"Not much..." stated Twilight. "...just that Pinkie gets them every once in a while that seems to predict major events, not even Pinkie herself knows the answer." she explains.

"What about 'Pinkamena'?" asked the human. He then sees a noticeable reaction on the purple unicorn, one of dread. Twilight just gives a frustrated sigh.

"Pinkamena is the name of Pinkie's inner, tormented, self." began the unicorn. "On the outside, Pinkie may be a very strange, happy, friendly and cheerful pony, but on the inside, she is a sad, lonely, depressed and slightly psychotic pony."

"A dissociative personality I'm guessing." stated Adam.

"You can say that..." responded Twilight. "Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering..." lied Adam, he didn't want to tell Twilight about what he heard and make her worry. Someone is going to die...and it's best not to say anything, for now.

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It has been a very long day...and Adam can't wait to get back to his new home. He opens the front door, only to see Fluttershy wearing an apron and dusting the staircase railing.

"Oh...welcome back Adam, if you don't mind, I've decided to clean your house in preparation for the housewarming party." explained the yellow pegasus with a smile and blush on her face.

Adam couldn't help but smile at the adorableness he is witnessing.

Someone is going to die... echoed Pinkamena's voice in his head.

The human begins to get lost in his thoughts. What if it is him that will die? Maybe someone else? Someone he cares about? Fluttershy? If it is Fluttershy, then he must not take his relationship with her for granted, like he did with Mary.

"Fluttershy," began Adam. "can I ask you something?"

"Sure." nodded Fluttershy, sitting in front of the human. Adam crouches down so they can be face to face.

"Do you think we're taking our relationship too slow?" the human asks.

"What do you mean?" asked Fluttershy, a concerned look forming on her face.

"Well...we've been together for almost two months now, and we still hadn't done anything romantic or gone on a date together, and the only time we kissed was when you confessed to me." explained the human.

"But I thought we were taking this slow because you still hadn't gotten over Mary's death." stated Fluttershy, worried.

"And you're right..." agreed Adam before leaning in and kissing the pegasus deeply on the lips, he wants to enjoy this before Pinkamena's prediction comes true. Fluttershy fully accepts the kiss, but then realizes that this isn't like Adam to be so impulsive when it comes to this and breaks the kiss,

"Are you okay Adam?" asked a concerned Fluttershy. "I'm sorry I have to ask, but this isn't like you." she continues.

Adam realizes what he did. "I know you're right...maybe now it's not the time for this...not yet." He then gets up and walks up the stairs. "I'm going to get ready for bed, you should also go home, there's a party coming tomorrow you know?"

"I understand..." nodded Fluttershy with a smile on her face. "I'll see you tomorrow then." the pegasus then walks out the front door and closes it.

"It better not be you that dies..." mumbled the human to himself. He lost a loved one before...he will not let it happen again.

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At Sugercube Corner, Pinkie Pie his getting ready for bed, checking herself out in the mirror.

"Another day...another smile." mumbled a smiling Pinkie Pie to her reflection.

"Another deception..." blurted a growling voice. Pinkie then sees that her reflection is now Pinkamena. "Hello Pinkie..." Pinkamena spat.

"What do you want?" asked Pinkie, intimidated by her.

"You know what happened back there earlier today with Adam, we both know that you can remember everything that happens when I take over." hissed Pinkamena.

"Leave me alone!" spat Pinkie, scared and intimidated by her other self. "Why can't you stay hidden?"

"Oh poor, poor, Pinkie Pie, still in denial." cooed Pinkamena, taunting her. "We both know that you are just a mask...you're not the real Pinkamena Diane Pie...I AM!" she snaps.

"NO! NO!" exclaimed Pinkie. "I'm the true Pinkamena Diane Pie! Not you!"

"That's what your friends have you believe." states Pinkamena. "The more you repress me...the stronger I become...and one day...I'll take over...PERMENANTLY!"

"SHUT UP!" yells Pinkie as she quickly turns around and bucks the mirror...shattering it. The room goes quiet as only the sounds Pinkie's sobbing can be heard. "I'm Pinkamena Diane Pie...I'm Pinkamena Diane Pie..." she mumbles over and over again through her tears.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Author's Note:

So for the delay...
But here's Chapter 15!
Expect Chapter 16 within a day or two...

100 DAYS!

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