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Miscast - Chapter 11

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  1. >Day 24 in Equestria
  2.  
  3. >"Anon, Ah don't mean to be rude, but that is one of the ugliest things Ah've ever seen."
  4. "Oh come on, it's not that bad."
  5. >You and Applejack are standing outside of this run down, broken, piece of shit building on the outskirts of town.
  6. >Or as you like to call it, your future home.
  7. >"Seriously, Anon, we have another barn..."
  8. "Applejack, I've been mooching off of you guys for a month."
  9. >No fallacy in that statement.
  10. >For the better portion of a month, you've been sleeping in comfy piles of hay and eating their apples.
  11. >And as much as you enjoyed mooching, it's time to stop.
  12. >That sack of bits Rarity gave you amazingly did not get wasted in a few nights of drinking.
  13. >In fact, the booze barely made a dent.
  14. >After a night of drunken contemplation, you decided to buy and fix up your own place.
  15. >"Looks like ya got a LOT of work ahead of ya..."
  16. "Definitely, but it will be worth it."
  17. >You don't often do things on your own.
  18. >But when you do, damn it feels good.
  19.  
  20. >AJ accompanied you to the hardware store to pick up a proper tool set.
  21. >Hammer, Nails, Saw, Screws, Screwdriver, and a fancy Tool Box filled with other necessities.
  22. >All of this took a small chunk of bits, but you still have the majority of them left.
  23. >You even bought the building on discount because of how, well, shitty it is.
  24. >Long story short, you still have a of bits left.
  25. >To go drinking with.
  26. >Real fucking responsible.
  27. >As you make your way back to the shit shack...
  28. >"How's the, uh, scar?"
  29. >It hasn't been bothering you of late.
  30. "It's fine. Just as mysterious as ever."
  31. >She's been the one to ask the most about it, aside from Fluttershy.
  32. >Does she know something about it...?
  33. >Or maybe you won't be fucking paranoid and she's just genuinely concerned.
  34. >Let's go with number 2.
  35. "I appreciate the concern, though."
  36. >"Yeah, no problem..."
  37. >She really IS concerned.
  38. >And that's concerning you!
  39. >Recursive concern.
  40.  
  41. >And so you get to work.
  42. >AJ helps you out the whole time, giving you nails and boards.
  43. >Eventually, it gets late in the day, and the sun starts to set.
  44. >"No point in workin' when we can't see."
  45. "Sounds fine by me."
  46. >"Ya'll gonna sleep in the splinter shack, or you wanna come back to the barn?"
  47. >You hoped you could have started sleeping in it today, but it is in no condition to live in it.
  48. "Guess I'll have to eh?"
  49. >You put all your tools in the house and lock it up, and make your way back to the barn.
  50. >After a short walk, you're there.
  51. "Thanks for the help today, AJ."
  52. >"Ain't nothin', sugarcube."
  53. >As you walk in and prepare to lie down in some comfy as shit hay, you hear.
  54. >"Give me just a minute, I got a present for ya."
  55. >A present?
  56. >You haven't done anything present-worthy.
  57. >But who're you to turn down free stuff?
  58. >In a few minutes, she returns with two bottles.
  59. "Hm?"
  60. >You grab one from her.
  61. >Applejack Daniels...
  62. "You make your own booze?"
  63. >She looks away.
  64. >"Yeah, here and there...it's the strong stuff too, not like that dishwater you get at the bar."
  65. >Now this is a fucking present.
  66.  
  67. >"Ah wanted to thank ya for all the help on the farm."
  68. "I'm pretty sure letting me sleep here was thanks enough."
  69. >"Heh, it was nothing. Besides, always nice to have another person besides the family on the orchard."
  70. >Applejack works all the time.
  71. >All. The. Time.
  72. >It's understandable she should be happy someone else came along.
  73. >Even if it wasn't a p0ny.
  74. >"Well come on, enough chit chat. Down the hatch!"
  75. >You clink bottles with her as you down the booze.
  76. >Ho-ly shit this stuff was strong.
  77. >She's right, you may as well be drinking soda at the bar.
  78. >This is REAL alcohol.
  79. >And it tastes like delicious fucking apples.
  80. >As expected from an Apple-family brew.
  81. >You take another swig as you lay your head back in the hay.
  82. >Before long, you and Applejack are engaging in drunken conversation.
  83.  
  84. >"So is Rainbow such a LIGHTWEIGHT, that after a few beers, she flew into the barn?"
  85. "Yep, she'd probably pass out drinking this stuff."
  86. >"What a pushover!"
  87. >You drunkenly giggle at poking fun at Rainbow.
  88. >With that small frame, it's no surprise she couldn't hold her liquor.
  89. >"It's been FOREVER since Ah've had a drink like this..."
  90. "Don't get out much?"
  91. >"It's always work, work, work, make meals, babysit Applebloom, blahdeblahdeblah..."
  92. >That sounds like a massive pain in the ass.
  93. >"You workin' here has made it a bit easier...but Ah never get to go out at night with friends."
  94. >And that's not fair in the least.
  95. >Drunken kindness goes into full swing.
  96. "Applejack, why don't I babysit Applebloom for you sometime?"
  97. >She looks up at you in awe.
  98. >"You'd really do that fer me?"
  99. "Absolutely."
  100. >Your bro-ness is at critical levels.
  101. >"That would be so great!"
  102. >She throws herself at you, giving you a big hug.
  103. >"It's not often people are so nice to me..."
  104. >Which you find odd.
  105. >Maybe it's just because she's so out of the way?
  106.  
  107. >"Thanks so much..."
  108. >She's still hugging you.
  109. >Normally you'd find a way out of it, but that AJ Daniels has hit you pretty hard.
  110. >Plus the hay is so comfy, you don't wanna move.
  111. >Eventually the hug is released, but she doesn't leave.
  112. >She just kinda lays on you.
  113. >You don't mind.
  114. >You're exhausted, hay's comfy, she's warm and offered you booze.
  115. >She's been concerned for your health and gave you a place to stay.
  116. >Hell, it only makes sense you share a drink and chat like this.
  117. >The lying down may be a bit much.
  118. >But who cares, you're halfway to wasted.
  119. >Another sip, and you toss your head back.
  120. >Damn she's warm.
  121. >And soft.
  122. >NO, no petting.
  123. >You know where that got you before.
  124. >"Heh, you know mah Granny still thinks you're a p0ny..."
  125. >You can't help but giggle at that.
  126. "Yeah..."
  127. >"She thought it was an awful shame ya weren't here to court me..."
  128. >...
  129.  
  130. >The next morning, Day 25 in Equestria...
  131.  
  132. >Good morning, hangover.
  133. >You sit up from your pile of hay and stretch.
  134. >That was some powerful drink last night...
  135. >With Applejack.
  136. >Nothing happened, right?
  137. >Of course not.
  138. >You're a bigger man than that.
  139. >And she's a fucking p0ny.
  140. >You've been here for a while, but not for that long.
  141. >You go to rub your temples to alleviate the mild headache...
  142. >Something's in the way.
  143. >You pull it off your head...
  144. >A brown Stetson hat.
  145. >...
  146. >"Morning, sugarcube."
  147. >Looking down to your right, you see an orange marshmallow sharing the hay with you.
  148. >You have GOT to be kidding me.
  149. >She turns up and looks at you.
  150. >"Ah gotta say, the hat suits ya."
  151. >You quickly take off the hat and pop it on her head.
  152. "It, uh, definitely looks better on you."
  153. >She laughs lightly.
  154. >"Thanks."
  155. >Oh fuck this is bad.
  156. >This is BAD.
  157.  
  158. >In a few minutes, you're up and at 'em.
  159. >Luckily you noticed you were still fully dressed, so that quelled some suspicion.
  160. >You still have to wonder...
  161. >"Thanks again for last night Anon, that's exactly what I needed."
  162. >Fucking dammit that isn't helping.
  163. "Yeah, no problem..."
  164. >"So you'll take 'em off my hooves later today?"
  165. >What?
  166. >Oh, OH! She means Applebloom and her friends.
  167. >Whew.
  168. "Of course! I said I'd give you a ha-hoof."
  169. >That just sounds wrong, but it's proper vernacular.
  170. >She gives you a smile and gets up herself.
  171. >"Welp, I'm gonna get my work done for the day and get ready to go out!"
  172. "Sounds like a plan."
  173. >She shakes off the hay and walks towards the exit.
  174. >"See ya later, sugarcube."
  175. >She gives you a wink, then leaves.
  176. >NOT HELPING WITH THE SUSPICION.
  177. >Looks like you have a fun day to look forward to.
  178. >Looking after Applebloom and her pals.
  179. >Babysitting, yay....
  180.  
  181. >"MORNING!"
  182. >Oh hell you recognize that voice.
  183. "Pinkie, what in the-"
  184. >She covers your mouth.
  185. >"Look at you, lying down with Applejack! Was it FUN~?"
  186. >She was fucking here for...
  187. >I don't know how long, but she saw.
  188. "Nothing happened."
  189. >"Are you suuuuu~re?"
  190. >Not a chance.
  191. "Yes."
  192. >Lying fuck.
  193. >"If you say so~"
  194. "What the hell do you want?!"
  195. >"Noooothing, just making sure you're happy!"
  196. >That's her excuse? Making sure you are HAPPY?
  197. >"You seem to get along reee~ally well with a few p0nies."
  198. >She sounds almost evil...but her voice is so high and cheerful.
  199. "I guess so. What of it?"
  200. >You want her gone.
  201. >"Nothing, nothing at all..."
  202. >She smirks.
  203. >"I'll see you later~"
  204. >She dives into the pile of hay.
  205. >And she's gone.
  206. >Fucking. Crazy. Stalker. Psycho. P0ny.