Sweetie Belle is practicing for the talent show alone due to Applebloom helping out of the farm that day and Scootaloo on a vacation, and she needs at least somepony to tell her how her voice is, and Featherweight volunteers.
Sweetie Belle is REALLY worried about the upcoming talent show, and even with tons of practise she still is missing something, somepony to judge her so she can improve, but never fear, Featherweight is here. But it looks like Featherweight may have a crush, on a certain cute somepony.
Not gonna spoil why i put it as sad, tragedy and dark, it's hidden in a few chapters.
Also i put a mane six tag because all of the mane six except for Aapplejack are gonna appear
This is my first fic.
Anyway, hope you got you're aspirin, you'll need it for this adorabete's causing fiction.
The bell rings, signalling the end of the school day, fillies and colts trotting out of the classroom, to hang around the playground a bit before they head home. Sweetie Belle sits down on a bench and sighs, sad that she has to do the talent show alone. "Applebloom and Scootaloo are gone during the talent show..." she thought, hanging her head down. She has something for the talent show, and she doesn't feel nervous, she just thinks that her voice isn't good enough.
Sweetie Belle gasps as an idea pops into her head, and goes to her fellow classmates.
"Do you wanna watch my practice for the contest and judge it?" Sweetie Belle asks Archer confidently.
"Sorry but I have to get straight home in the next 5 minutes." Archer answered apologetically.
"Its alright!" Sweetie Belle went to ask Rumble the same question.
"Sorry, but... I... um... need to go somewhere" Rumble lied, hiding his affection for somepony, trying to not say he's going on a date.
"Its... okay?" Sweetie Belle responded, confused yet in a suspicious tone, and watched as Rumble flew away quickly.
Sweetie Belle asked more of her classmates, but the answers she got were on the lines of "I have to go do some homework" or "I need to be home soon" and she slowly started giving up hope, until she saw one last colt, the only one who didn't try to bail away. Sweetie Belle looked at the tall yet skinny pegasus colt.
"Hey Featherweight! Wanna be the judge for my talent show practice?" Sweetie Belle asked, pulling her famous puppy eyes. Featherweight blushed, it was bad enough he had a crush on Sweetie Belle but those eyes made him "n'aaww" mentally, he was scared to say no to his crush, but sighed and nodded shyly. Sweetie Belle did her famous loud "YAY!" without the rest of her friends, and dragged Featherweight to the clubhouse.
Featherweight sits down on a cushion and waits as Sweetie Belle gets some snacks before the what seems like her one millionth practice begins. She comes back wearing a dress that Rarity made for the talent show, a pink and yellow fabric with a heart embroidered in and what seems like quite a bit of glitter, and a crown made from some gems Rarity generously used. She walked in elegantly too, and a smile on her face.
Featherweight had a hard time to stifle a bigger "N'aaaaaaaw!" from the adorableness, his heart skipped a few beats and almost fainted. A blush plastered above his coat as he mentally squees and n'awws. Sweetie Belle giggles, which ends up getting a "N'aaaaaaaaaaaaw!" from Featherweight and a brighter blush too. Sweetie Belle blushes a bit, and hugs Featherweight, much to his surprise.
Featherweight sits there for a good 10 minutes comprehending what just happened. Thought rushing in such as "D-did my crush just... hug me?!" and "That did not just happen, that is impossible, who would hug me?!" but then finally hugged Sweetie Belle back and faints.
**
Featherweight wakes up in a bed, still inside the tree house like clubhouse, and looks around, confused and gets glomped by Sweetie Belle, who was worried.
"I'm so glad you're awake! I thought I lost you!" Sweetie Belle hugged Featherweight tight and shed a few tears.
"I-I'm okay Sweetie Belle really-" Featherweight choked, "-but i would be more okay if you stopped hugging so tight"
"Oops, sorry." Sweetie Belle apologized and dropped Featherweight who dropped to the ground with a thump. His eyes span dizzily. He shook his head and sat up.
Featherweight looked around, "When are you gonna sing?" he asked. Sweetie Belle double-taked three times and gulped. She never felt this nervous before, like ever. Sweetie Belle cleared her throat and tried to sing the first line in her song but nothing came out. She was confused and scared why nothing came out her mouth.
"You okay, Sweetie Belle?" Featherweight asked, tilting his head in concern. Sweetie Belle sweat a bit, and looked around trying to quickly think of a reason, even if it did have to be a lie.
"U-U-Um... u-uh..." Sweetie Belle failed to think of a reason and tried to restart but yet again nothing came out. She kept trying and trying till she finally curled up and sobbed, making Featherweight really worried and concerned for the poor, adorable filly.
Featherweight runs to Sweetie Belle and cuddles her to comfort her, petting her mane to comfort her more, and just lets her cry till she can't cry no more before talking to her again, still cuddling.
"You done, Sweetie Belle?" Featherweight asked in a concerned yet soft voice.
"I-I-I think so..." Sweetie Belle responded, sniffling and wiping her eyes.
"What was wrong?"
"I................I............I........" Sweetie Belle hid her face in her hooves.
"I AM HAVING THE WORST STAGE FRIGHT!" Sweetie Belle shouted and cried again, only this time Featherweight snuggled up to her, making the both of them blush and Sweetie Belle to stop crying, but mildly sobbing. Featherweight couldn't bare to see her in this state, so he looked around and pecked her cheek, and covered his bright blushing cheeks with his wings.
Sweetie Belle suddenly stopped sobbing, surprised Featherweight kissed her cheek. Her tiny heart fluttered as she fainted.
**
Sweetie Belle woke up and looked at a sleeping Featherweight, she kissed his muzzle and snuggled up to him, and falls asleep once again
Featherweight woke up a few hours later, he looked around and blushed when he saw Sweetie Belle snuggled up to him, he quietly "n'aw"ed and softly woke Sweetie Belle up. She yawns and smiles softly at Featherweight, she never felt this way before,this feeling of love, it was like a mix of friendship and family, but in a more caring way. She stood up on her four hooves and tried once more to sing the first line, and once again nothing came out. She collapses in defeat as she sobs once more.
Featherweight sighed and snuggled up to her to comfort the poor filly. He used his hooves to wipe tears from her eyes and sometimes nuzzled her cheek to calm her down more.
"Sweetie Belle-" he sighed, looking into her teary eyes, "-I know what it's like to be scared of performing in front of anypony, it was hard for me to do so last talent show. Just please keep calm, I can help you, I care for your talent, the music note inside the shield on your flank right now. Your gift of helping is singing, and anything musical in that matter."
"R-R-R...R-Really?" Sweetie Belle asked, wiping her tears away.
"Really-" Featherweight blushed brightly, and looks around, he drags his hoof on the wood of the clubhouse, "-b-because, I...I..I-I-I...-" Featherweight blushed brighter, and his legs began to shake, "I LOVE YOU SWEETIE BELLE! YOU'RE JUST SO ADORABLE AND KIND!"
Featherweight hid his face the best he could with his wings and his heart skipped multiple beats. Sweetie Belle was shocked, surprised, nervous and yet her heart was trying to flutter out her chest. She hopped to Featherweight and moved his wing out the way and kissed him on the muzzle once more, making both foals to faint.
**
Featherweight was the first to wake up, his heart pounding out his chest, and the biggest blush on his face, he was shocked, surprised and yet felt very successful. Sweetie Belle loved him back, it was obvious due to the kiss he got on his muzzle. His wings fluttered and buzzed so fast he ended up hovering above the ground. He went outside the clubhouse and picked a rose from a bush, being careful not to be stung by bees or be hurt from the thorns. He walked back inside and waited for Sweetie Belle to wake up, the rose in his mouth.
**
Sweetie Belle woke up an hour later and looked at Featherweight and gasped. She thought she'd never get a flower, let alone a rose. She blushed brightly and used her magic to levitate the rose to herself.
"F-For me?" Sweetie Belle asked shockingly. Featherweight nodded, and blushed. Sweetie Belle put the rose in her mane, and kisses Featherweight on the cheek once more. His wings fluttered again, lifting him up into the air, but Sweetie Belle brought him back down to the ground and kissed his snout. Featherweight felt himself melt inside, his legs acted like jelly and made him lie down, he sighed happily.
"Thanks Featherweight, I feel a lot more strong now" Sweetie Belle exclaimed, giggling.
She was about to sing the first line but her stomach growled as it had other plans. Sweetie Belle and Featherweight laughed together, in harmony too.
"Come on! Let's go to Sugarcube Corner! We should might as well have our first date there!" Sweetie Belle shouted, winking at Featherweight. Featherweight's wings opened up suddenly, he never expected her to say the d word (No not the asset males have, get your mind out the gutter, perverts XD).
"O-O-O-O-Our.... f-f-f--f-first... d-........d--......d-.......date..." Featherweight felt like fainting but he stayed strong. He slapped himself and nodded.
"Y-Yeah! Let's go!"
Featherweight ran out the clubhouse, Sweetie Belle following him. He never expected to be having a date, let alone this early in the relationship. He shook his head and smiled successfully as Sugarcube Corner was in sight.
The Youngest and Cutest date (Plus a cameo of CheesePie shipping)
Featherweight opened the door for Sweetie Belle, she was flattered for his kindness, she giggled and trotted her way to Pinkie Pie, who was looking at some sort of picture. Pinkie Pie saw the two young foals and smiled widely, "What brings you two cuties here?" Pinkie Pie giggled."We're here cause we're on a date." Sweetie Belle answered with a blush on her face. Pinkie Pie looked surprised, but then "n'awww"ed, she dashed off and pulled a table, two chairs from nowhere and sat the two down. Sweetie Belle looked at the picture, "Is that a picture of Cheese Sandwich?" she asked confusingly. Pinkie Pie blushed, she looked around quickly, "Uh... maybe?" she responded, trying to hide her crush for Cheese.
"Okay then?" Sweetie Belle shrugged at Featherweight, who shrugged back, and then let out a snicker.
"So, what would you two cutie's like to order?" Pinkie asked in her enthusiastic voice.
"Uh, I'll just have a cupcake and a chocolate milkshake." Sweetie Belle answered.
"I will just have a Banana milkshake. I don't eat much sweets..." Featherweight responded.
"Okey dokey lokey!" Pinkie Pie dashed off, to prepare the food and drink. Featherweight and Sweetie Belle just looked into each other's gaze, "She's so adorable" Featherweight thought out loud, and then realized he said that instead of keeping it in his mind. Sweetie Belle giggled, and pecked Featherweight on the snout. Featherweight's wings opened up again from surprise, Sweetie Belle giggled once more. Featherweight kissed Sweetie Belle's hoof, which made her giggle more. Both their faces were bright red.
Pinkie Pie came back, and placed the milkshakes and the cupcake on the table, "That'll be ten bits!" Pinkie exclaimed. Featherweight only had five bits and put the five bits in his mouth, whilst Sweetie Belle also had five bits, she was levitating her five bits with her magic, they both gave Pinkie their five bits. Pinkie Pie put the ten bits in the register and hopped away to her room, leaving the two foals alone.
Featherweight drank his milkshake slowly, as Sweetie Belle ate her cupcake. Featherweight finished his milkshake when Sweetie Belle just starting drinking hers. Featherweight looked at Sweetie Belle, who was drinking their milkshake holding it with her two front hooves, "So, Adorable!" Featherweight thought in awe. Sweetie Belle surprisingly put her milkshake down and moved it to the middle of the table, she grabbed Featherweight's straw and put it in her milkshake, as if she was inviting him to drink the milkshake with her, and that is what she was directly implying. Featherweight blushed brighter than ever, his wings opened up once more, he leaned towards the straw and drank the chocolate milkshake with Sweetie Belle. Featherweight never liked chocolate ever since something terrible happened to him and his brother's mother.
After they finished the milkshake they nuzzled each other's nose, and walked back to the clubhouse, until they were stopped by some certain egghead, who saw them whilst she was entering her castle library.
"Hey Sweetie Belle! Hey Featherweight!" the egghead shouted!
Sweetie Belle mumbled to Featherweight, "Oh boy, it's Twilight, be prepared for a boring lecture..." Featherweight chuckled and walked towards Princess "Egghead" Twilight
An Egghead's Guide to Young Love (Well, a quick dodge from a boring lecture)
Twilight pushes the two unfortunate foals into her library, and then sits them down.
"So I see you two have already had one date." Twilight said, "But it's no laughing matter, it can cause some "accidents", do i really need to give you two "the talk"?" (Naive and Oblivious Twilight is oblivious) Featherweight blushed.
"TWILIGHT! WE'VE ONLY BEEN ON ONE DATE! WHY WOULD WE DO "THAT"! ALSO WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THAT STUFF!" Featherweight shouted, blushing red. Sweetie Belle just sat there, in silence, blushing, with a look of mortification on her face.
"This is serious Featherweight! It can really cause problems in your whole life! You two are too young to already be on a date!" Twilight exclaimed.
"I know it's serious, but, you really think two 9 year olds would get it on? Who do you think we are?! Also it's our decision if we want to date!" Featherweight responded angrily. Sweetie Belle kept sitting there, with no expression but shock. "Why would Princess Twilight of all ponies... why would we... me and Featherweight... why..." She thought, she stared at Twilight with a blank expression, she mentally crashed afterwards like an over confused Sweetie Bot.
Twilight tried to say something but decided to drop it and groans. She looked at Sweetie Belle who was just sitting there, broken mentally. Featherweight tapped Sweetie Belle and she fell sideways.
"I think you broke her..." Featherweight said quietly.
"I think you're right..." Twilight responded.
"How do we fix her..."
"I don't know you're her coltfriend, think of something!"
"But how?!"
"I don't know! Just think of something!"
The two were just going back and forth at each other, like it was a fight going on, until Fluttershy walked in.
"Um, excuse me but I sense something going on here" Fluttershy said concerned, "S-Should I go? I didn't mean to interrupt." Fluttershy was about to close the door again.
"Wait!" Twilight shouted, "We actually do need you for something, you see I kinda broken Sweetie Belle, and Featherweight is angry at me cause I was telling them they're too young to be dating, and what "accidents" can come from it."
"Oh Twilight," Fluttershy tutted, "It's there right to date if they want, as long as they don't do anything "ecstatic", they'll be fine! You're being over-reactive again like that time were you thought you would go back to magic school if you didn't get a letter to Celestia."
"Ugh... don't remind me of that time i went insane..." Twilight groaned and facebooked.
"Sorry..." Fluttershy apologized, "But still Twilight, you shouldn't do that."
"Just help me fix Sweetie Belle you two!" Featherweight shouted, kinda angry and blushing. He rolled Sweetie Belle onto her back.
"Um... try CPR, she doesn't seem to be breathing right." Twilight said a bit smugly.
"W-What type of CPR?" Featherweight blushed red, hoping it's not mouth to mouth.
"Mou-" Twilight got stopped by Fluttershy who put her hoof over her mouth.
"Uh, try using an inhaler" Fluttershy said sheepishly.
"We don't have inhalers in Equestria..." Twilight mumbled through Fluttershy's hoof. Featherweight groaned and got a bell and ringed it right next to Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle jumped from the loud bell and looked around.
"What what what, what?! What just happened?!" Sweetie Belle shouted and asked, still in a daze.
"You're mind broke" Featherweight answered.
Sweetie Belle stood up and walked out confused, Featherweight shrugged and followed Sweetie Belle. Fluttershy sat down to take care of Owlolicious and Twilight went to check on Spike.
Featherweight and Sweetie Belle were asleep in the clubhouse, Featherweight was fidgeting a lot, whilst Sweetie Belle was sleeping like a foal.
**
Featherweight awoke in a cemetery, he looked around dazed, "Why am I here? " he thought. He saw a grave right in front of him. It was his mother's... He never felt so sad in his life, he didn't know why he was here, he mourned the loss of his mother.
"I-I told her not to eat too much.... s-she didn't listen..." Featherweight chocked, trying to hold back tears, until he saw a grave next to it, it was his father's grave too. His father killed himself after his mother died from diabetes, he mourned for the loss of his father too and cries. But then to his shock he saw his brother's grave, Bulk's grave. "T-This can't be real, he's still alive..." he thought, "This has to be a nightmare..."
He looked at his brother's grave, it said...
Here lies Bulk Biceps, Time of Death- 29 June, Way of Death- Heart Attack
Featherweight was shocked, he knew his brother was starting to have chest pains, but he wouldn't think it would end in his death, he started to cry loudly, now knowing of his brother's future death which unfortunately for Featherweight was going to happen the day before the talent show, leaving Featherweight 2 more days till the day of his brother's death. He looked at one last grave, he stood there, mortified, still as a rock, it was his own grave...
Featherweight didn't understand, and yet was too shocked to even question, he looked at the grave, he only looked at the time of death which would be "27th January" and the grave eerily said "age 13", that would be 4 years in the future, he then saw somepony walk to his grave, it was Sweetie Belle, but she looked older, and more prettier than cute, he saw Sweetie Belle drop to the ground and cry heavily. Featherweight tried to cuddle Sweetie Belle but he went through her.
He collapsed to the ground and cried even louder than before. The nightmare surrounding him faded to some sort of nebula, he felt a hoof touch his leg and pulled him up. Luna, the Princess of the Night looked at Featherweight, she hugged him with her wing.
"Do not threat my young loyal subject, this is not real, yet, but it is a vision of the future, thou've been eating too little, thou death would be caused by lack of energy, thou would start eating less and less after thou brother's death, we cannot change his future, but thou future can be changed, all thou need to doth, is eat the normal amount for normal subject's, not too much, not to little neither. This is not fear, this is a lesson, but a nightmare thy did not cause just to teach thou t'is lesson. Now my loyal subject, I must leave, remember, thou need to eat more, or thou death is neigh" Luna flew away facing Featherweight.
Featherweight woke up with a gasp, his breathing, heavy, from the nightmare, he looked at the moon which had Luna's face on it, he remembered what she said to him, and sighed, knowing he must follow Luna's advice to avoid his death, but he couldn't help being sad that his brother's death is unchangeable and inevitable, but he mustn't give up faith. Luna talked to Featherweight via the moon, "Thou need to change thou weight from a measly 30 pounds to at least an average pegasi weight of 100, not heavy at all, and thou will have a lot of energy." Luna's face disappeared from the moon, leaving Featherweight in a daze, but he shook his head and nodded, he went back to sleep and snuggled up to Sweetie Belle, he whispered softly in her ear not to awaken her
I will never leave you Sweetie Belle...
I will change my weight to stay with you, so I don't die early...
Rainbow Dash flew to the clubhouse to check how Sweetie Belle is doing without Applebloom and Scootaloo. She sees Sweetie Belle kissing Featherweight's muzzle, RD stifles a "n'aww" and knocks on the clubhouse door. Sweetie Belle walks to the door, blushing red and opens the door.
"Oh, Hey Rainbow Dash!" Sweetie Belle said, "Why are you here?"
"I was just popping in to see how you are doing without Applebloom and Scoots, and it seems to me you're doing absolutely AWESOME!" Rainbow Dash shouted.
"Y-Yeah... funny that..." Sweetie Belle blushed more, knowing she saw her kiss Featherweight's muzzle.
"Do you want some help, I can set you two up for a date, if ya want that is." Rainbow Dash smirked, winking.
"Well, there is a restaurant open in Canterlot, I can fly you two there if ya want." Rainbow Dash winked again.
"Canterlot you say?!" Featherweight said in surprise. "What are we waiting for?! Lets go there!"
"Luckily today's cute couples eat free" (Totally not a homage to Sonic Adventure ) Rainbow Dash said enthusiastically.
"Then let's go!" Sweetie Belle shouted and followed up with "YAY!". Rainbow Dash put the two young foals on her back and flies to Canterlot in a quick time for 1 hour, 23 hours shorter than a train ride there.
Rainbow Dash lands near the restaurant and Sweetie Belle and Featherweight get off.
"No problem kid" Rainbow Dash responded, "Now go and have the best date of your life!" Rainbow Dash flies away. Featherweight and Sweetie Belle walk inside the restaurant.
A waiter looks at the two, "N'aaaaaw" he says, "You two are definitely a cute couple, follow me." The waiter walks to a table, with Sweetie Belle and Featherweight following behind him. They sit down at a table, the waiter levitating a notepad and pencil with his magic. "What would you two like to order?" he asked. Featherweight remembered what Luna said to him the night before, he needed to eat more or he would die at age 13.
"I'll have some mac and cheese if you please." Featherweight said with a chuckle, managing to get a giggle from Sweetie Belle and a chuckle from the waiter too.
"I'll have the same, and also two large milkshakes please!" Sweetie Belle said politely.
"Coming right up!" The waiter said enthusiastically and walked to the kitchen.
The two foals looked into each others enchanting gaze, Featherweight's mind easing itself from his brother's inevitable death in two days. The waiter comes back and puts the food down onto the table. Featherweight's mouth drool, he's never seen such perfectly cooked food in his life. Sweetie Belle nods at the waiter and he smiles, walking away. Featherweight eats some of the Mac and Cheese and smiles, he never tasted such good food in his life. Sweetie Belle ate her mac and cheese pretty quickly, it looked too good for her to savor it. She then drank her milkshake to avoid getting a burnt tongue. Featherweight keeps eating bits of his mac and cheese and drinking some milkshake after each bit. Sweetie Belle smiles at Featherweight who has some cheese on his muzzle, they laugh and exits the restaurant, their date, once again, successful.
Siblings Aren't Siblings Without Being Overprotective (Unless you're sibling isn't smart)
Sweetie Belle walked to the boutique, she and Featherweight needed to go home. Sweetie Belle walked to Rarity who rushed over to her and hugged her.
"Oh my gosh Sweetie Belle! I'm glad you're okay!" Rarity said, happy to see her sister.
"You, okay Rarity?" Sweetie Belle asked. She is worried that her relationship with Featherweight will be found out by her sister.
"No, Twilight told me you were dating some colt at your school." Rarity said a bit annoyed. Sweetie Belle felt damned, she thought Twilight would tell her sister, Sweetie Belle was ready for anything, to even argue if it's the way Rarity wanted to play.
**
Featherweight entered the house, his brother Bulk, who only had 2 days to live as Featherweight knew from Luna the night before, was in. Featherweight sat down and watched his brother cook dinner. Featherweight sniffed and drooled, it was the smell of tacos, the only thing Featherweight used to eat. Featherweight hoped that Twilight didn't tell his brother, as he thought she would. Bulk put the taco on the plate and gave it to his brother. Featherweight ate the taco, Bulk sat next to him.
"Now bro, I know what it was like to be in love," Bulk said. Featherweight froze, he knew Twilight would tell his brother who he is dating.
"U-U-Uh... Bulk, I-I-I can explain!" Featherweight said, stuttering a lot, he was blushing red, a very bright red.
"But Sweetie Belle?! Little Bro you did well!" Bulk said happy.
"W-W-W-Wait what..."
Featherweight was shocked, he didn't think he would get praise, but he smiled, knowing his brother's okay with it.
**
Unfortunately for Sweetie Belle, things weren't going as easy that it was for Featherweight. Sweetie Belle was failing to stand up to her sister and it's gone from bickering to an argument. Sweetie Belle felt she was gonna lose it all, when she thought of something that would finally beat her sister, something that might hurt her a bit, but anything to not lose Featherweight.
"W-Well at least I HAVE, a coltfriend, unlike you! You can't get a prince, and you seduce stallions just so you can get your way! And YOU'RE supposed to be my role model sister?! I wouldn't wanna grow up to be like you! That's just mean of you to go around, and seducing stallions just so you can get what you want!" Sweetie Belle berated at her older sister, meaning every word she said, as it's true. Rarity was in shock, and actually feeling bad about herself, what was she doing her whole life? Rarity sits down, and sighs, she waves a white flag to show that she gives up. Sweetie Belle felt bad but she had to get that off her chest, she went to bed to sleep and at the same time, Featherweight went to sleep.
Featherweight was super depressed when he woke up, he can not believe he has to take care of himself after Bulk's passing, he only has 5 hours till the heart attack that would kill his brother. Featherweight locked himself inside his room to just cry the hours away, after crying for a good 4 hours and went out his room to go toilet.
He then went downstairs to see his brother, as much as Featherweight feared Bulk was holding his chest, managing to deal with the chest pain, but Featherweight knew he wouldn't be able to beat out the heart attack. Featherweight didn't cry in front on his brother, he didn't want to make his brother's last hour misery. He hugged his brother, who couldn't hug back, but he did see Bulk smile, but Featherweight didn't smile back, he just looked the floor, they just hugged for 20 minutes, leaving 2 thirds of an hour left of Bulk to live.
Bulk made Featherweight two taco's and gave one to him. Featherweight slowly ate the taco, trying to hold back tears. Bulk didn't say a word to his brother. Bulk at the other taco, which would be the last thing he would ever eat. Bulk slumped onto the couch, which was not like him, but Featherweight knowing his brother is in pain he didn't mind.
With only 10 minutes on Bulk's life clock known as his heart and brain, Featherweight started to shake and twitch, close to failing to not cry. Bulk tilted his head and looked concerned at his brother, he hugged him for a good 9 minutes...
Featherweight couldn't stand it, he ran to the hospital to have Nurse Redheart ready to bring Bulk in, he ran back home and saw there was only 10 seconds, Featherweight just whispered the seconds and gave his brother one last hug.
The clock hit 11 am, and then Featherweight heard a thud, he looked at his brother, who went into cardiac arrest. Featherweight ran out the house, so the nurses could bring Bulk into the hospital. Featherweight ran to the only person he trusted to be with during this moment. He knocked on the door, knowing his luck today he expected Rarity, but luckily Sweetie Belle answered.
"Hey Featherweight-" she saw Featherweight's look of serious depression and looked at him concerned "-whats wrong?"
"I-I need you right now..." Featherweight answered, and walks to the hospital, with Sweetie Belle following him.
Your Lover Will Help You Find The Way To Happiness Again
Featherweight sat down on the chair in the waiting room, looking at the floor, Sweetie Belle next to him. Featherweight already told Sweetie Belle about his nightmare, just in case Sweetie Belle wanted to say that Bulk would survive, which made Sweetie Belle feel almost as sad as Featherweight is, but unlike what Sweetie Belle is like, Sweetie Belle stayed strong, which was very different to the way Sweetie Belle is when she's sad, most of the time she cries a waterfall. Featherweight didn't shed a tear, he stayed strong like his brother, but knew that depression was squashing him down from the depths of happiness.
Sweetie Belle just kept cuddling Featherweight, not knowing what else to do, Featherweight cuddling back, awaiting the terrible news, which felt like an eternity to him. Featherweight looked at the clock, which said 3 pm, 4 hours since Bulk's heart attack. Featherweight at least hoped his brother would be out of his coma to at least say goodbye to him...
**
It truly felt like forever as it was 11 pm, 12 whole hours since the heart attack, and Featherweight was doubting Bulk would awake. Sweetie Belle was still very awake, wanting to stay by Featherweight's side for the tragic news.
Nurse Redheart came in, with different news than they both expected, but it was still as tragic as ever...
"Featherweight-" Nurse Redheart sighed, hating to break it to a colt, "you're brother is severely declining in brain activity, we have huge doubts that he will wake to even at least say goodbye..." This news took a swing to Featherweight's already broken psyche, Featherweight just kept looking at the floor, not saying a word.
Right smack bang near 11:45 pm, Nurse Redheart came back once more, with the news both Sweetie Belle and Featherweight expected in the first place.
"I'm sorry Featherweight, but you're brother has passed, his brain activity just stopped completely..." Nurse Redheart looked down herself, most likely from having to tell a young foal his last relative passed. Featherweight felt like breaking into millions of pieces.
"Now what am I supposed to do... i doubt I can take care of myself... and there's no way I'm going to an orphanage in Baltimare..." Featherweight said coldly, he never thought he was ever gonna see this day. Featherweight oddly didn't want to see his brother get covered by a sheet. Sweetie Belle kisses Featherweight's cheek and cuddles him, whom cuddles back. Sweetie Belle's horn sparks and randomly teleports them to now Featherweight's house.
Sweetie Belle looks around as Featherweight grabs a book on how to make tacos, which he has read a few times before, hoping to at least get the recipe down into his mind.
"W-Well look on the bright side, your bit jar is full, basically 100000 bits, that would last you definitely till your 23, where you'll most likely have a job, or if I have one." Sweetie Belle said, trying to brighten the mood. Featherweight nodded, his ears slowly rising. "Also, if we're old enough to move in together I can have Bulk's room, unless you're comfortable letting me sleep in the same bed as you..." Sweetie Belle added, blushing, "Also if we do have a foal together, he could have Bulk's room." Sweetie Belle blushed to the maximum, Featherweight stopped walking, he turned to Sweetie Belle, and looked at her. Featherweight smiled, blushing, he walked to Sweetie Belle, and kissed her snout.
"T-Thank's Sweetie Belle..." he said, blushing. They touched noses, looking deeply into the other's eyes, they kissed each other on the lips and nothing more, then they both felt like melting.
They kissed once more and then fainted, cuddling each other for warmth.
Featherweight walked around Ponyville, Sweetie Belle really cheered him up, but depression's trying to creep back in, he knows that it's there, he can sense it in his hooves. But no matter what he was going to stay positive and not let depression ruin his life, for the sake of Sweetie Belle. He was on his way to the park when he saw Rainbow Dash, chilling on a cloud as usual, until she see's the thin pegasus colt, she shouted to Featherweight "Hey Featherweight! Glad to see you're not sad..." He sighed but responded kindly "Hey Rainbow Dash, yeah, Sweetie Belle cheered me up that's why, i know you had connections with my brother." Rainbow Dash looked around "Had connections with him? I trained him for the Equestria Games! Snowflake did pretty well even with his well bulky body." she said in a non-offensive way. Featherweight smiled a bit and nodded, he always liked his brother nickname of Snowflake. He walked away and waves at RD, who was napping on the cloud she was chilling on.
Featherweight was heading to Sugarcube Corner to order a cupcake, Pinkie Pie smiling as usual, until she noticed who it was who came in, then her ears lowered, Featherweight walked to the counter, and tilted his head. He's never seen Pinkie like this. Not since Cheese upstaged her. He looked at Pinkie with concern, "You okay Pinkie? You're not yourself today." he asked. Pinkie's ears lowered more, "I'm just, sorry about your brother...I hate it when I see somepony with one less relative..." Pinkie said apologetically. "Actually, he was my last relative..." Featherweight responded. Pinkie couldn't believe it, her mane deflated and her ears lowered even more. Featherweight was shocked, he really has never seen this side of Pinkie, not at all. Featherweight was confused, but worried, he walked away in case Pinkie went insane.
Featherweight sighed, he kept walking through out Ponyville. His depression slowly getting stronger, Featherweight was looking at the ground, he saw a rose bush and decided to pick one for Sweetie Belle. A bee came out of the bush and looked at Featherweight angrily, Featherweight fell onto his back, the bee surprised him after coming out of the bush. The bee flew at Featherweight and stung him on his front left leg, injecting some venom in him to add to the pain. Featherweight screamed, it didn't help that the bee stung right were his veins were, he kept screaming in dire pain, ponies looking at him, they saw the stinger that's right in his vein and one of the ponies who so happened to be Sweetie Belle ran to Featherweight and put him on his back, then ran to the hospital.
Sweetie Belle sat at the waiting room, levitating a present for Featherweight with her magic, waiting as Nurse Redheart put some sort of vaccine in the same vein were Featherweight got stung. Featherweight screamed in pain once more, this time managing to calm down after the first scream, today was not his day that's for sure.
**
Featherweight walked back to his house, his depression getting worse, his leg shaking. He went up to his room and cried into his pillow.
Sweetie Belle put a letter in Featherweight's mail box, it was about the talent show. Featherweight opened the door, looking more down than ever, he was obviously angry and looked like he was bargaining something, he looked at Sweetie Belle, he didn't speak a word. Sweetie Belle looked inside the house, it was in a bit of a mess, hoof prints on the wall, and the couch was ruffed up a bit. Featherweight opened the letter, and read in his mind "The talent show has been rescheduled to Friday". Today was a Tuesday, 3 extra days to grieve, and finally listen to Sweetie's singing, but right now Featherweight was not of sound mind, his mane was a bit frazzled.
"What's happened here?" Sweetie Belle asked Featherweight, looking concerned. Featherweight did not respond, but instead kick a wall with his left hind leg, tears welling up in his eyes, his head low, his ears flopped down, he went to his couch and flopped down on it, sprawling his legs. Sweetie Belle had no idea what to do, she was scared what his anger could make him do, but she felt too sad to let him deal with this on his own, she relented and laid next to him on the couch, she looked around once more, then gave Featherweight as warm as a hug can get. Featherweight growled a bit but then calmed down, remembering Sweetie Belle was his fillifriend.
Sweetie Belle kept the hug going, Featherweight's anger fading away AND his bargaining fading right after, his depression now weaker, but only slowly. Sweetie Belle sees Featherweight's tear stains, as well as seeing more tears roll down his face. Sweetie Belle kisses his lips, holding his hooves, Featherweight blushes hard and kisses back, they kiss for a good 3 minutes then they both faint.
Back at the clubhouse, Sweetie Belle was going over her lyrics, as the talent show was only one evening away. It was 9 am, and the show starts at 8 pm, leaving much time to practice, but she was still worried about Featherweight. He wasn't like himself for the past two days, but hopefully today he would be cheerful, seeing that the talent show was near, and the fact he has his own performance to worry about.
**
Featherweight was rushing around trying to not only make himself breakfast, but to also find the props he needs to do his performance for the talent show. He ran out the house when he found his floating hoops for he was doing a stunt, one that his father did when he was colt. He was hoping that from hearing about it from his now deceased brother Bulk, that he could repeat the stunt, and hope that not only it goes well, but that he could add to it.
Featherweight ran towards the clubhouse, dodging rocks that could potentially trip him up, running up the steps and bursting into the door of the clubhouse and slows to a halt, nearly bumping into a wall. Sweetie Belle looked at Featherweight and smiled, for she was hoping he would stop by.
"Hey Featherweight!" Sweetie Belle shouted, then ran to him and hugged him making the both of them fall due to the rapid change from run to hug. Featherweight blushed, "Hey Sweetie Belle." He then stood up to hug back, Sweetie Belle noticed the hoops floating around his body and tilted her head.
"What are those?" she asked, pointing to the hoops with her front left hoof. Featherweight chuckled for he knew she would ask that.
"Those are floating rings!" he answered, "These belonged to my father before her took his own life after my mother's death, he was hoping Bulk could pull off his stunt, but unfortunately not only was he too much muscle and not enough wing, he's also dead now..." Featherweight looked at the floor, but then stomped his hoof on the wooden floor and raised his head, "My dad didn't think I would be able to do it, but I'm going to prove him wrong, and do what my brother was unable to do! And that's to do my dad's stunt for the talent show. Although I know what I need to do to pull it off, I just, don't know how..." A measly squee came from Featherweight as he put his hoof on his head. "So basically it's down to pot luck, and skill. but 90% luck." Sweetie Belle giggled. She levitated her lyric sheet in front of her, so she could take one quick glimpse at her lyrics.
"Well glad you're here, I was hoping you could finally listen to my song, I think my stage fright is gone." Sweetie Belle said confidently. "I practically got the instruments done, I'm putting the instrumental track I made beforehand over Vinyl's speakers, she basically is the only pony in Equestria that has good high quality speakers." She squeed, and then put her instrumental track into the radio.
Featherweight sat down, smiling, for he was waiting for this day for what felt a million years. Sweetie Belle walked to the front of the clubhouse, she pressed the play button on the radio to play the instrumental track, she took a deep breath then she-
The moment has arrived, mares and stallions already on the seats, waiting for the first "talented" pony. Cheerilee talking at the stand before it started, the food and drinks ready, and Featherweight practicing behind the stage. It was a very tall stage. Sweetie Belle had to wait last, so she could prepare.
Snips and Snails was up first, and surprise surprise they screwed up and they walked backwards off stage, and at that moment, they knew, that their *squee*ed up. Anyway, next, came Rumble, he had another flying trick, he barely didn't manage to do it. Then was Twist, she was cooking a nice pudding, the judges were impressed. Then came the other foals. None of them did well.
Then, it was Featherweight, he placed the hoops in a very complicated and very tough places. He had practiced 100 times and managed to do it on the last 3 attempts. Now he just has to do it for real, in front of ponies, and no brother in sight. Featherweight flew to a platform that was suspended high... 50 ft high... very, very high indeed. Featherweight wiped his eyes and slammed his hoof on the wood underneath his hooves.
He had a flashback, of his brother, Bulk, of his mother, of his father... they were all dead at this moment, but he had flashbacks of when they were alive. Tears welled up in his eyes, he missed them all so much, and crying before his stunt was not going to help. He slammed his hoof on the wooden platform again and looked up at the sky, he then pointed at it, the crowd looking where he was pointing. Featherweight took a deep breath and shouted "This is for my family! This is too make them proud beyond the grave! They will not have died in vain. I can do this stunt! And no hoops are going to random combust on me! For I, have faith in the princesses! TIME TO DO THIS!"
He stomped his hooves on the platform more, the crowd cheering, Sweetie Belle smiling. Featherweight runs off the platform, his wings spread and aims towards the ground to gain speed so he can get height when he uses that speed to get higher. When he was 2 foot from the ground he quickly aimed up and got a lot of height, flapping his wings for more momentum. He got higher than his starting point, right where the hoops are, the crowd following his movement.
He flies straight through the first hoop, and then does an aileron roll straight through the second. He then drops and has his eyes set on hoop 3, which is hovering above the ground, it was risky but he had to do it, no backing out now. He folds his wings for more speed, and then gets his legs into a landing position, he lands on the ground after quickly opening his wings, running through hoop 3 and flying up after to hit hoop 4, only 3 more left.
He starts losing momentum and has to use his wings to get higher, he slowly passes hoop 5, and then randomly climbs back onto his platform, he jumps off it again and drops once more, but his wings didn't open, he just plows through the ground, a camera showing his destruction through dirt, gaining hoop 6, leaving hoop 7, which was right in water.
Featherweight flies up, Rainbow Dash rage quitting the crowd, Fluttershy chasing after her, Twilight rolled her eyes and Rarity fidgeting. Spike wide mouthed and Pinkie clinging onto Cheese, who was a special guest. But all of them left randomly, besides Rarity, the crowd and Twilight. Featherweight flies up, does a barrel roll and drops into the water, but lands wrong, most likely breaking a few bones in his legs on ribs or maybe only chipping it.
Featherweight in pain, grabs hoop 7 and throws all the collected rings outside the water, his legs unable to swim him up, the pool of water wasnt see through either, and it was very deep so and the crowd was so far away nopony could reach him. Featherweight gasping for air but he could not swim up for it, and drowned. But no body went up to the surface, so no one knew if he was still alive or breathing.
It was only after 2 minutes, when the foals had to leave with their parents, Twilight, Rarity and Sweetie Belle running to the pool to see where he was, Twilight used her magic to lift Featherweight out of the pool and onto the floor. "Oh no, this is not good..." Twilight said in a sad voice, her magic putting Featherweight onto his back, looking aruond and running as quick as she can to the hospital, Rarity and a distraught Sweetie Belle following.
Twilight, Rarity and Sweetie Belle sit in the waiting room, Featherweight is in the A&E, having surgery. Twilight already knows the inevitable and so does Rarity, but Sweetie Belle had hope, she gave all the hope she had left, that Featherweight would come back alive.
**
"Clear!" shouted Nurse Redheart, defibrillating Featherweight as his heart rate was dropping seriously low. Redheart had to do the surgery alone as she was the only staff at the hospital, putting the maximum effort to save Featherweight.
**
Feaherweight looked around, he was in a blackened version of Ponyville, seeing over spirits of the ponies who had died there, he walked to a woods area, where it's silent. "Hello?..." he shouted, but to no avail, "Is anypony here? Sweetie Belle? Twilight?..." he sat down, starting to get upset, "Where am I? Why is everything black? Can anypony answer me?"
Luna walked up to Featherweight, looking sad, sitting down next to him. "Luna?... Why are you looking down?" he asked. Luna sighed, hating the 2nd job she has to do. "Well... you see... this is purgatory Featherweight..." Luna explained, trying to not break down, "You've had... an early end... you drowned as well as broke parts of your body, Redheart is trying herb est... but unfortunately, she's not succeeding, your heart rates going down... I'm afraid at this rate, you'll never be able to get out of here... I'm afraid you won't see anypony you love, until they die... Bulk and your family already knows, and are waiting for you at your house... go to them... quickly... I don't wanna see a young foal cry... I'm sorry..." Luna fades away, going back to real life.
Featherweight goes silent, running to home, tears in his eyes falling whilst he runs.
**
Redheart keeps trying faster and faster, but the closer Featherweight gets to home, the lower his heart rate goes. Redheart shocked Featherweight, and again but to no avail. Featherweight kept running, about to break, ghosts of ponies looking at him as he runs,. He opens the door and runs onto the couch, and with that, his heart rate dropped fully, dieing.
"No... not again... it was... bad enough to tell him his brother died... but having to tell a filly that her love has died..." Redheart whispered, sitting in a corner, "I can't... I just can't... Why must the others decide to not be here only because they didn't feel like it, didn't feel like it?!" Redheart screamed in anger throwing a bone saw onto the floor, making a loud sound throughout the hospital. "What was that?" Rarity asked, worried, "I think it might have been from the surgery room, lets go." Twilight ran, with Rarity following, Sweetie Belle following them too, they opened the door and saw a distraught Redheart in the corner of the room, teared up, and shaking.
) Rainbow Dash said enthusiastically.