>The school bell rings for you to move to your next class.
>When you pick up your backpack, you are shoved back into your seat by an unfriendly face among the crowd of kids leaving the room.
>Flash.
>That fucking asshole jock who pushes you around and does what he wants.
>Stupid prick.
>You pick yourself up and walk out behind the last kid.
>Like always, waiting for you out in the hallway is your friend Applejack.
>Been best friends since you came to Canterlot High two years ago.
>Wow.
>It's been two years already...
>She smiles at you and you groan a bit.
>"What's the matter sugarcube?"
"It's... It's nothing."
>You start walking and she walks with you.
>"It obviously ain't nothin' if it's got ya down."
>She looks at you for a few seconds as you walk.
>"It's Flash, isn't it?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
>She chuckles as she shrugs.
>"Call it a friend's intuition."
>Both of you turn around a corner.
>Walking down the other side of the hallway is one of the hottest girls in the school.
>Rainbow Dash.
>The things you've heard she can do with her thighs...
>God damn.
>But she only hangs out with the most popular of guys.
 
 
 
 
>She passes you without even looking.
>You continue your conversation with Applejack.
"He's such a dick sometimes. Always acting like he owns the place."
>"Kinda like Sunset?"
>You shake your head.
"No. Unlike Sunset, he isn't outspoken about it. He's discrete."
>She nods in understanding.
>It is quiet for a little while as you two walk.
"But yeah, Flash is a total dick."
>"He probably sucks a lot of em too."
>You smirk at her joke.
>"Sucks a lot of what?"
>Both of you turn to see Flash right behind you.
>Applejack turns red in the face as she tries to form up a lie.
>"Ah uh... Suckers! Ya know, lollipops! B-Because... Because your breath always smells kinda fruity! R-Right Anon?"
>She looks at you with a really bad attempt at a sincere smile.
>She's never been the best at lying.
>"So you think I smell fruity? Like a girl?"
>Flash then nears her.
>You furrow your brow and shout out.
"Hey!"
>He stops and looks at you.
>"What do you want, Anon? This is between me and her."
"Leave her alone, I was the one who said it."
>He turns toward you with a smug smile.
>"Really then? Tell me, what exactly did you say?"
>Aj is shaking her head for you to not do it.
>But you have to take a stand against him.
>He's been doing this since you first got here.
>And this is what you learned in school, right?
>To stand up to a bully?
 
 
 
 
>Kids start to crowd around.
>You gulp.
>Well, here goes nothing.
"I said you suck cocks, you stupid fucking jock faggot."
 
>AJ sits with you in the health room as you hold an ice pack to your forehead.
>"Ah ain't never seen someone punch so fast."
"Mhm."
>"Ah almost thought ya fainted from fear."
"Really."
>"It was like he just looked at ya and ya fell over."
"Aj."
>"And it wasn't just a light one either. Ah mean, look how swollen-"
"I GET IT."
>She stops talking and rubs your hand.
>"Oops. Ah'm sorry."
>The nurse comes back with another ice pack and smiles at you both.
>"Aww... Young love is so adorable."
>Aj retracts her hand and both of you scoot away, simultaneously saying "WHAT?!"
>The nurse just smiles at you.
>"There's no need to hide it."
"Hide what?!"
>"We ain't in no relationship, we're just friends!"
>Both of you glare at the nurse and she just laughs.
>"I was the saaame waaay. Never wanted to tell admit it."
>You stand and look at AJ.
"Come on, let's go."
>She stands and you take the ice pack given to you by the grinning nurse.
>When you get back into the hallway, you pull out your phone to check the time.
"Ten minutes until school's out. Might as well start walking to the front."
>You start walking and put away your phone.
>She catches up with you.
>"Well that was mighty strange, wasn't it?"
 
 
 
 
>You look at her and see a light blush on her face.
"Yeah, it was. I mean, why would she think that just because we're the opposite gender that we have to be dating?"
>Her eyes look down a little bit.
>"Yeah, we're friends. Just two friends."
>She says that last part a bit strangely.
>You walk with her in silence to the front of the building.
>The bell rings when you reach the door and you exit.
>Applejack lives further away than you, so she has to take the bus.
>You walk with her to her bus.
>"Ah'll uh... Ah'll see ya tomorrow, friend."
>A confused look comes across your face at her tone, but you respond politely.
"See you later Aj."
>She gets on her bus after waving goodbye and you follow the sidewalk to go home.
>Why was she being so weird after what happened in the health room?
>A second earlier she was just being herself, and then she changed instantly.
>Guess Dad was right.
>Girls are strange.
>You reach your house and take the key from your pocket to unlock and open the door.
>Once inside, you call out.
"I'm home!"
>Your father calls back.
>"So am I!"
>After closing the door behind you, you enter.
>Your father comes around the corner.
>"How was sch-"
>He stops once seeing you holding an ice pack up to your head.
>"What happened?"
"I just got in a little fight. It's nothing."
>He nods.
>"Oh..."
 
 
 
 
>You stare at each other for a few seconds.
>"I take it you didn't win then."
>You shake your head and make your way to the stairs.
>As you ascend them, your father calls to you.
>"I'll tell your mother you ran into a pole again."
"Thanks Dad."
>Your dad's a pretty cool guy sometimes.
>Once you reach your room, you close the door and throw off your backpack.
>You sit on the bed and continue to hold the ice pack to your head.
>Fucking Flash.
>Stupid faggot.
>One of these days you'll show him.
>...you have no idea how...
>But you'll do it.
>Hopefully...
>You lay down in bed and look up at the ceiling for a little while.
>As you lay in bed, a knock is heard on your door.
"Come in."
>It opens and your jaw drops as Rainbow Dash walks in.
"R-Rainbow, what are-"
>"Shut up kid."
>She sits down on the bed and starts to take off her top.
>You watch with anticipation.
>Her shirt just barely gets to the nipple when a loud stomp startles you.
>You open your eyes and see your mom in the doorway.
>She's shaking her head while looking at your erection.
>Quickly grabbing the pillow to cover yourself, you yell at her.
"M-MOM!"
>"You were having dreams about that girl again, weren't you?"
"NO!"
>She smirks.
 
 
 
 
>"It's dinner time honey."
>She turns around and goes downstairs.
>Damn it.
>Need to get a lock for that door...
>You stand up and start to stretch.
>As you stretch, you look out the window at the dark sky.
>Man, you must have been out for a while.
>Suddenly the sky flashes white for a second and you stop stretching.
"The fuck?"
>You walk over to the window and look out at the sky.
>Nothing seems to be different.
"Maybe my eyes are just playing tricks on me."
>Just then, you notice a tiny light appear in the darkness of the sky.
>It seems to move across the sky.
>Like a shooting star.
>But...
>Why is it moving so slow?
>It then seemingly stops moving completely.
>And then the tiny line of light curves downward and lands somewhere in front of the house.
>Whoa.
>What was that?
>Maybe some sort of-
>"ANON, IT'S DINNER TIME!"
"COMING!"
>You shake your head and walk down the stairs for dinner.
>It was probably nothing.
>Maybe some space rock or something that caught fire in the atmosphere.
>When you get downstairs, you walk into the dining room and sit at the end of the table.
>A plate of pasta is there.
>Your mom is smiling at you as she eats her food.
>She swallows.
>"I made your favorite!"
 
 
 
"Mom, the last time I said spaghetti was my favorite was when I was ten. I'm seventeen now."
>Your dad gives you a look.
>"Don't talk to your mother like that."
>You nod and eat your food in silence.
>The rest of the dinner is silent as you repress your anger from the fight earlier today.
>When you finish, you stand up and take your plate to the kitchen.
>After you put it in the sink, your mom calls from the dining room.
>"Can you take out the trash?"
>You groan out,
"Alright."
>You take the trash bag out of the can and tie it closed.
>Then you carry it out of the kitchen and leave the house to put it in the dumpster across the street.
>Just after you dispose of the trash, you get curious as to what that thing in the sky was.
>A quick scan of the area is enough to see a tiny crater a few meters away from the dumpster.
>You approach it slowly and peer inside.
>It's a... Watch?
>What would a watch be doing falling from the sky like that?
>Maybe someone dropped it while skydiving?
>...nah.
>That doesn't make any sense.
>What's even more strange is how perfect it looks, considering it just was a flaming mass not too long ago.
>You pick it up and are shocked at how cold it is to the touch.
>Upon further inspection of it, you come to a conclusion.
>This is one nice looking watch.
>You walk back inside with the watch in your hand.
>Without a word to your parents, you go back upstairs and close the door behind you.
>The shiny silver of the watch really pops out when under a light.
 
 
 
 
>This aught to get you some attention at school.
>You put it on your wrist.
>Four sharp pains are felt on your wrist where the back of the clock are.
>The veins on your arms bulge out and you yell out in pain as this burning sensation is pumped into your body through this watch.
>As first instinct, you try pulling on the watch to get it off.
>It doesn't bulge, and seems to make the pain coursing through your body intensify.
>You lay on your back with all of your limbs stiff and scream at the top of your lungs.
>Mom's voice is heard from downstairs.
>"Anon?!"
>You scream out once again and try slamming the watch against the wall.
>The wall is more damaged than the watch itself.
>A pressure deep within your chest is felt climbing its way up to your neck.
>The door opens and your mother rushes in with your father right behind her.
>She runs to your side and kneels down.
>"Are you alright? What's wrong baby?"
>You groan out in pain, every vein in your body feeling like it's about to burst.
>The pressure reaches your head and your eyes roll back into your head.
>The last thing you hear is the screams of your mother.