Written by Satan
 
>Be anon
>Lying in bed
>Feels something crawl into bed
>Look down
>Screw Loose curling up near your feet like a dog
"You have your own bed"
>"Nnm?" she looks at you and tilts her head
"..whatever..."
>Why did she have to follow you home all those nights ago
>Why did you have to fall in love with her
 
>You wake up
>You can't sit up
>Screw Loose has curled up ontop of you
>It reminds you more of a cat than anything
"Get off please"
>"Mmn!" she growls like a dog
>You sigh and just let her go back to sleep
>You don't have work today anyway
>She squirms around on top of you and makes little murmurs in her sleep
>Her leg kicks driving part of her leg right into your crotch
>The force is too heavy to feel nice
>You cringe in pain
>Her ears perk up and she looks around
>She sees you
>She smiles
>You have to smile back at that gross twisted grin
>She jumps off of you and runs down the hallway
>She probably thinks that since you're awake you have given her food
>She acts so much like a dog you sometimes forget she's a pony with emotions, a personality and has opinions
>Maybe she forgets she's a pony too
>You sit up and rub your eyes
>You hear her in the kitchen
>"Yap!"
>Thats rigth, she calls you "Yap"
>You usually spend at least five minutes a day trying to teach her how to say "anon"
>You get up
>Rub eyes
>Get the fuck out of bed for once
>Go into the kitchen of your tiny home
>Screw is there sitting on the floor waiting for you
>You feed her whatever you eat
>This morning you make her and yourself the stereotypical breakfast of eggs
>She's not too much like a dog
>She'll drink from a cup like you do but she eats off of a plate placed on the floor
>She can say a few words but would rather make weird awkward bark noises
>She was weird
>You love her,but she's still weird
 
>Screw Loose is chewing on one of your shoes
>You're sitting on the couch watching TV
>Screw suddenly lifts her head
>She darts to the window
>Another pony is walking by
>Screw starts barking at her
>Oh shit
>You get up and run over to her
"Damnit stop it screw!"
>"ARF ARF ARF!!"
>You pick her up
>She fights for a while
>She eventually gives up and whimpers like a injured puppy
>You sigh and put her down
>She happily barks and jumps around a few times
>You hope to god no one noticed
>"WALK!"
>You look down at her
"What?"
>"WALK!"
"...go for a walk?"
>She nods and...pants?
>You took her for a walk a week ago
>You have to carry her like a child to the field in the forest behind your tiny house
>Kids go there to fly kites but near night time there is no chance of anyone being there
>You sigh
"Fine...later when its darker"
>"NOW!"
"No. Later"
>She growls
>Dear god shes so cute though
>You snicker a bit and think of a way to make her happy instead of mad
>You knew she'd bight too
"W-want a treat?"
>Her ears perk up
>She starts barking and jumping up and down again
>You walk to the kitchen
>She follows
>You get a generic candy from the cupboard where she can't reach it
>You throw it in the air
>She catches
>You pet her head to praise her for doing the trick right
>She nuzzles her head against your hand and smiles
>Times like these you wonder how other ponies like her would act
>Would you really rather her any other way?
 
>She sat in front of the door staring at it
>She must be waiting for the time she can go for a walk
>You check the window
>Yep, sunset
>You get up
"Ok girl, lets go"
>She happily jumped up and down, wiggling her tail, which was really just shaking her butt
>It was cute though
>You walk over and pick her up
>She pretty much jumps into your arms
>She's shaking with exitment
>Christ this pony must like walks
>You take her outside
>No one notices you two as you walk into the woods with her
>The moment you two get to the clearing the jumps out of your arms and starts running in circles
>She keeps making a yip noise like a dog would
>You chuckle and watch her running around
>She looks so happy
>So content
>Her happiness vibes must be rubbing off on you, you feel like running too now
>She makes something as simple as running, look like fun
>She runs near you
"I'm gonna get you!!"
>She yips and runs the other direction
>You chase her
>She's making a noise that sounds more..natural?
>She's not barking, yipping, whimpering
>She's laughing
>Laughing like any pony would
>And y'know what? Its beautiful
>Its so infectious
>You start laughing too
>She is actually running really fast
>You can't keep up
>You start to loose your breath
>You're still running though
>She's an arms length away
>You trip
>Fall flat on your face
>You look up and she's still running until she checks behind herself one more time
>She walks towards you
>Gives you a little sniff
>This is your chance
>You reach up and grab her
>She lets out a girly squeal
>You roll over so she's lying next to you on her back
>She's still laughing like a normal pony
>A normal pony
>Whats normal anyway?
>If you chase any other pony it wouldn't be this fun, it'd probably be terrifying anyway
>This is HER normal
>Its gradually becoming yours too
 
>You're sitting on the grass watching her run around, chasing small animals and sometimes her tail
>You smile at the adorable sight
>She really does give off a dog like aura
>You wonder for a while what she was like before she was like this
>Was she always like this?
>Does it matter?
>She's here now and this is what she is like
>Part of you knows you wouldn't be able to live with the stuff she's been through
>What if there was no deep edgy reason of why she's like this
>Whatever
>You push the thought away and keep watching her
>Its getting late so you get up
>You walk to her
>She steps back
"Lets go home girl."
>She gives you a stubborn look
>She doesn't want to leave
>You know if you start walking she'll follow you anyway
>You start walking back to your house
>You turn to see if she is there
>She's still at the clearing
>You keeep walking and turn again
>She's still at the clearing
>You sigh, go back, pick her up, bring her home
>She jumps onto the couch when you two return
"Wipe your hoofs first you'll get grass and dirt on the couch"
>"...Arf!"
>What were you expecting
>She wouldn't answer anyway
>You take the opportunity to try and teach her more words before bed
"Say Anon. A-N-O-N"
>"....Arf?"
"No. AAANNOOON"
>You point at yourself
>"...Yap!"
"No its Anon"
>"Yap!"
>You sigh and rub your eyes to try and calm yourself from the annoyance
>You point at her
"What's your name?"
>"S-Scrrrrew!"
"Now whats MY name?"
>"Yap!"
"Oh my god..."
>You quit for the day and go to bed
 
>Screw Loose is asleep on the couch
>She is curled up, again, looking more like a cat than her usual dog acting stature would let her look
>She twitches her ear at times and you smile wondering what she's dreaming of
>You look out the window thats just above her
>You see two ponies walking with each other, smiling and laughing
>They seem to be shushing each other
>They must of snuck out
>You wonder what thats like, being able to be so open with your relationship
>You wonder what its like to be able to walk down the street with the one you love
>To sneak behind buildings and make out
>To give her a little kiss before work
>To exaggerate how good you to are doing or how bad you two are doing to friends
>Most of all you just wondered what it would be like to just..have a normal relationship with her
>There's that word again
>Normal
"Hm.."
>You reach over and give her a little scratch behind the ear
>She smiles in her sleep when you do it
>You chuckle warmly and stand up to go to bed
>You know she'll be curled up on top of you by the time you wake up
>You are a little excited for it too
 
>Despite her still barking, shaking her butt when shes happy and occasionally growling, Screw Loose is actually getting better
>She still can only say a few words
>She still calls you "Yap" or all things
>You must confess, you're impressed by her
>Right now she is drinking milk from a cup
>She drops it, making a mess and eats from her bowl
>Just cereal this morning, nothing fancy
>Those two ponies from last night...they can't get out of your head
>You've been with Screw Loose for so long
>You consider her a lover but does she consider you that?
>She licks your face at times to give you dog kisses but you two have never really kissed before
>The closes thing you two have been to actually making love is when she'd be sitting on your lap
>She hasn't told you she loves you per-say
>She just gives you looks
>She'll look up at you with her big magenta eyes and give you a big smile with her head tilting
>A simple kind of look but you get the sense thats her way of saying I love you
>You love her too
>You wish you didn't at times
>Times like this however, you enjoy being in love with her
"...Screw Loose c'mere"
>She looks up at you. face covered in milk and cereal bits
>She goes up closer to you and puts her chin on your knee
"...You wanna go for another walk today?"
>Her smile looks almost insane
>She jumps up and down barking happily
"Yes? No?"
>You're just trying to get her to say something in English
>"Y-..YES!"
"Good girl!"
>You get down and russle her hair
>She smiles and does her laugh
>"N- Nn...Now?!"
>You chuckle and check the time
>Holy christ its early
>6:30 a.m
>You have work at 9
"Sure why not"
>She yips happily and runs to the door and bangs into it
>You lol
>You foolishly don't check to see if anyone is outside before opening the door
>You two step outside, her butt wiggling as usual
>She stops in her tracks, eyes concentrated on something on the other side of the street
>Its some pony with his little filly
 
>Ohfuckno.png
>You see her shaking her butt even faster as if to wag her tail
>The man and his daughter (?) don't notice her
>You reach down to get her
>She's too fast
>She has four legs to run with and you only have two
>She's barking exitedly
>You see the filly and her dad jump back a little
>The filly is laughing at Screw Loose as she runs towards them
>You're still running after her
>She starts barking at the filly
>The filly laughs even harder as if its cute
>The stallion stands in between the filly and Screw Loose
>"Get away from my daughter you psycho!"
>His kid tries reaching out for Screw Loose to pet her
>The stallion pushes back his kid making her trip up
>Screw Loose pauses
>Her ears go back
>She must of though he pushed his daughter on purpose
>Screw Loose starts to growl and get closer
>You watch in horror
>The stallion goes to push Screw Loose back
>She bites him, growling
>He screams
>"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
>Her teeth are still dug deep into his arm
>You snap out of your horror trance and go towards her
>You try to make her stop biting him
"Screw Loose down! Down!"
>You tap her on the head to gently hit her, trying to make her let him go
"STOP IT SCREW LOOSE!"
>She's not letting go
>The daughter starts crying
>You don't notice that Screw's ears perk up hearing the little childs sadness
>You don't notice she starts letting go, noticing it was upsetting the little one
>Instead you keep trying to get her off the stallion
"DAMNIT SCREW LOOSE YOU'RE NOT A DOG!!"
>She instantly stops growling
>Her ears drop
>She lets go
>She then looks towards you
>She looks..heartbroken
>The stallion holds his arm that is now bleeding
>"This isn't the end! You'll be hearing form me in the future!"
"S-sir I'm sorry! Really!"
>"Sorry?! Get your...THING under control! I should call the cops on you!"
"I...I understand I'm sorry...please don't I'm..I'm sorry"
 
>”Is sorry going to fix my arm? Who knows what infections I have now because of this beast!?”
>You can see how much this is all upsetting Screw Loose
>Your fear of losing her over some mistake like this is taking control of you
>”At least have her apologize!”
>Apologize?
>She can hardly talk!
>You look to her
>Her big eyes are watery
>Her ears are low
>You pray for a miracle
“....Say Sorry Screw Loose”
>You eyes tear up a little
>Screw Loose tilts her head
“...S-O-R-R-Y...c’mon its not that hard”
>”...aauh?”
 
>A day has passed
>You're awaiting for something bad to happen
>No one just gets attacked then doesn't at least call the police
>Loose Screw is curled up in the corner looking a little somber
>She has been like this every since you told her she wasn't a dog
>Her eyes look around the room
"...Screw Loose?"
>Her eyes dart to you
"...I'm sorry for what I said"
>At least you think so
>Her head rose and she gave you a big smile before trotting over to you
>She puts her chin on your knee and wiggles her bum
>And just like that, she forgives you
>You give her a scratch behind the ears and she smiles wider
>She's so god damn cute
"I wont let anyone take you"
>She smiles back up at you
>"Yap!"
>You chuckle
"No its anon, silly"
>"...nmmYap!!"
"Pfft.. fine whatever you say"
 
>You two are watching TV
>You're not sure if she can understand whats on tv, but she's watching anyway
>She perks up and runs to the window and starts barking
>You look to the window too
>You walk over and put your hand on her head to calm her
>She whimpers
>You look out the window
>Two large ponies and a pretty mare are walking down your driveway
>Screw Loose turns to the door the second you hear them knocking
>She starts growling
"Down girl down."
>She looks to you and stops growling but keeps her normal angry looking stature
>You walk to the door and open it
"Can I help you?"
>The biggest stallion look to you "Sir, can we speak with you?"
"Is there a problem?"
>"Mind if we come in?"
>You know why they're here
>That stallion must of sent them
"I-I'm afraid I do mind actually."
>The pretty mare gives you a gentle smile
>"We wont be long, we just need to ask you and your friend a few questions and we'll be out of your hair"
"Why are you here?"
>You ask anyway
>The mare keeps talking
>"We received a call that you have somepony who, ahem, attacked a bystander. Can we speak with them please?"
"I-I'm afraid you can't. I'm sorry."
>"Why not?"
>You don't like lying
>So you fucking don't lie
"She..can't really talk"
>"Excuse me?"
"She uh..."
>"ARF!!"
>Holy shit that timing
>You turn to see her still in her attack stance staring at the door
>Her butt wiggling now so she must no longer be angry
>You looking away from the cops and mare must of given them a cue to come in
>Because they do
"Wh- excuse me?!"
>They don't listen
>You try to grab the mare to get her away from Screw Loose
>One of the stallions pulls you back
"Hey! Let me go!"
>"I'm afraid I can't do that sir."
"Don't hurt her!"
>What're you even trying to do now
>The mare looks to you
>"I wont hurt her don't worry I just wanna talk"
>Thats not what you meant
>She turns to Screw, who is still crouched down in attack mode
 
>Screw isn't growling, in fact she's shaking her tush
"She...she thinks she's a dog"
>"...Excuse me?" the mare asks
>She looks back to Screw Loose
>She rolls her eyes as her head turns
>"Tell me screw, did you or did you not bite a stallion recently?"
>"ARF ARF!!"
>"...Answer me."
>"RrrrArf! Arf!"
>"...I see."
>She pulls out a tiny phone from her saddlebag and mutters something into it
>She stands up and motions to the two stallions to come closer
"Hey what're you doing?!"
>"She needs to come with us" says the mare
"Excuse me?! Isn't this kidnapping?! You can't just take her!"
>"We're placing her under arrest" one of the stallions grunt
"WHAT?!"
>The mare gives you a gentle smile "We just need to talk to her when she becomes competent. We'll give her right back if she's not guilty"
"NO YOU CAN'T DO THAT!"
>You're panicking
>One stallion holds you back for a while
>You see one trying to pick up Screw Loose
>She's barking so loudly and kicking and screaming
"YOU'RE HURTING HER STOP IT!!"
>They're all ignoring you
>Screw Loose has never barked so hard before
>She's almost screaming
>She must not know whats going on
>The stallion starts walking out with her
>You're still being held back
"LET HER GO!!"
>Screw continues to bark
 
>"Sir, please calm down! We promise nothing will happen to her" The mare says
>The fuck is this bitch saying
>They're making something happen to her right now!
>You can hear Screw barking as they take her down the driveway
>"ARF! ARF! A-ANON! ANON!"
>The stallion finally lets you go when Screw's barks become muffled
>You see some other ponies pull up with a cart and they put her in
>That must be what that previous call was about
>The other ponies climb in and try to keep her held down
>You run down the driveway and they start taking her away
>You take chase
>You can't keep up
>You start to loose your breath
>You're still running though
>She's an arms length away
>You trip
>Fall flat on your face
>You look up and she's still barking for you until she checks behind herself one more time
>You two make eye contact as she's being taken away
>She'll look at you with her big magenta eyes and give you a big smile with her head tilting
>A simple kind of look but you get the sense thats her way of saying I love you
 
>It took you three days to realize she called you by your actual name
>However, she has been gone for a week now
>No calls from the station, no letters in the mail, nothing
>You've excepted the fact that you'll never see her again
>Why now?
>She finally learned how to say your name
>You could of taught her so many things
>How to say other words, how to act more like a normal pony, how to show love, how to do...anything really
>You try forgetting her but its hard with every shoe you own having her teeth marks in it
 
>The lack of fucking cars has it so you walk everywhere or get a chariot to bring you places
>You walk
>You know she would of enjoyed walking with you
>You get to the station 15 minutes later and teh receptionist welcomes you
>Another pretty mare
>Do only pretty mares work here or something?
"Um...a pony named Screw Loose came here about a week ago...c-can I speak to her or find out what has happened to her?"
>The mare looks through the papers
>"Hmm...Screw...Screw..."
"Sh-she was blue and had a grey mane, her eyes are kinda magenta red y'know?"
>It never crosses your mind to point out she thought she was a dog
>Its become so normal for you
>"...Ah her Cutie Mark was a screw yes?"
"...Y-yes! Yes! Thats her!"
>"And your name is?"
"Anon! But she might of said my name was....y-yap..."
>She raisd an eyebrow
>"Whos her next of kin?"
"...Me"
>"Not her parents or siblings?"
"I..don't think she has any I've never really meg them or seen them..."
>"....mhm...."
>She keeps looking through papers
>"Oh! Here we go!...Hm it says you've received a letter saying where she is now. Would you like us to re-send it?"
"What!? Bullshit! I never got anything in the mail!"
>"Sir please come down. Might I ask why you haven't come sooner?"
>Christ thats a good question
>Its not against the law to visit the station
"I..I don't know"
>"...mhm"
>Is that all she can say?!
"Just tell me where she is NOW!"
>"Sir if you don't calm down I'm going to have to call security"
>Security? You hardly even said anything!
"I'm sorry its just I need to know where she is NOW. Please tell me NOW!"
>Yeah smooth
>"Ugh fine..."
>She picks up her phone and calls, says some nonsense and hangs up
>"Sir, Screw Loose was admitted into the Canterlot asylum"
"...WHAT?! AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?! THATS KIND OF A BIG FUCKING DEAL!! SHOULDN'T YOU HAVE RUN IT BY ME FIRST?!"
>You then get kicked out for losing your shit
 
>The Canterlot Asylum?
>Christ Canterlot is so fucking far away
>You can't go all the way there
>Maybe you're better off without her
>You have a job, a house, without her you could have a normal life
>A normal life
>Why does that word keep popping up
"Damnit!"
>You're still outside the station swearing
>Screw doesn't deserve to be in such a place
>Screw Loose is so nice, so forgiving, so fun
>Its THEM who would just throw her into an asylum without anyone else knowing that should be locked up
"...F-FUCK!!"
>You swear again as you walk away from the station
>By carriage it'd be about an hour away
>Walking would be three hours
>You check your wristwatch
"3:05 p.m"
>You pause for a long, long time
>You try to picture life without Screw Loose
>For whatever reason you can't
>Not because its too painful, it just feels...weird
>It doesn't feel normal
 
>The walk to the train station gives you a lot of time to think
>You have lots of bits in your pocket but it doesn't weigh you down
>You get to think about the first time you met Screw Loose
>She was curled up on the bench in one of those little bus stop huts
>She was curled up like a dog taking up the full tiny seat inside
>You had a bag of take out noodles with you
>You really had to sit down and you were feeling too crabby to worry about how rude it is to wake up another living creature
>You nudged her and she raised her head
>You asked her to move and she started panting and wiggling her butt
>You got scared too, it was so weird
>You could tell she wasn't normal
>But she moved over and sat up
>...like a dog
>You sat next to her and ate some of your noodles
>She stared so hard
>You told her it was rude to stare but she kept doing it
>You offered her some and she gobbled down the whole bag
>Like a dog.
>You came to the conclusion the bus wasn't going to come so you decide to just walk
>And she followed
>And she hasn't stopped following you since
>But now, you're walking alone
>In a way, trying to follow her
>But you wonder as you keep walking
>If right now she's as lonely as you
 
>You have been walking for two whole god damn painful hours
>Painful physically because of your feet
>Painful mentally because of all this time to think
>Having all this time to think wasn't normal
>You get to the train station earlier than expected
>You buy a ticket and get on the train
>Most seats are taken
>You sit in one with an empty one beside you
>When you sit down its like heaven has come down and blew you
>Not even exaggerating
>Ok maybe kind of
>You sigh and take off your shoes to rub your pained feet
>Another pony comes on, she seems to old to be a filly but too young to be called a mare
>Teenager maybe
>She has a bag of clementines with her and she comes and sits next to you with nowhere else to sit
>You don't really mind
>"ALL ABOARD?!"
>You roll your eyes at such a generic line
>Train starts
>The train is going at the normal speed but you feel the need to ask sarcastically if it can go any slower
>You're looking out the window watching the trees pass by
>You notice at that moment
>You don't have a plan
>What do you do when you get there?
>What do you say?
>Are you planning on taking her back?
>Whats the plan?
>What if she has to stay there and she's treating her as badly as they do in the movies
>You feel a lump in your throat
>Fuck don't cry on a train full of ponies
>Think of something happy quick
>You try, but all you can do is worry for her as you try desperately to plan out what to say when you arrive
>Tears form in your eyes and roll down your cheeks
"Oh Screw... what am I going to do about this..."
>You feel something nudge you
>You turn your head and see that filly who sat down next to you
>She notices she has your attention and reach into her bag full of clementines
>"...Here."
>She hands you one
"....th-thank you..."
>She goes back to tapping her hoofs together
>You smile to yourself and wipe your eyes
 
>You don't eat the clementine
>You never really liked clementines but you keep it anyway
>Its a nice reminder that not all ponies are that bad
>Maybe the ponies at the asylum are just as nice
>You go to the nearest store and ask for directions to the asylum
>They say its actually close by
>Thank fucking god
>Your feet should be bleeding
>You follow the directions and you get there within 14 minutes
>The place reminds you of the hospital in ponyville
>It looks nice actually
>When you get inside you see something you never expected to see
>It looked...nice too.
>Flowers in pots, furniture and paintings
>"Can I help you?"
>You hear a friendly voice coming from beside you
>A pony behind a desk with a heart warming smile looks at you
"Oh uh...Is...Is Screw Loose here?"
>"Hmm..let me see, do you know when she came in?"
"Um about a week ago maybe...her cutie mark is a screw and she's blue with a silver mane."
>Again you don't point out she thinks she is a dog
>"Oh yes, are you her next of kin?"
"Y-Yes I am. She probably called me Yap, did she mention me?"
>"Yap? Is that your name?"
"N-No its Anon"
>"Oh you're Anon? She talks about you!"
"She...talks?"
>"Yes our professionals have been teaching her words, would you like to see her?"
"YES! I- I mean..Yes. Please."
>"Come with me."
>She walks down a hall as you follow
>You two are walking for a while, everything in the hallways. the paintings, the flowers, the atmosphere is all strangely pleasent
>"Each painting is done by some of our patience, do you paint, Anon?"
"Oh uh..no."
>She giggles and you to keep walking
>She opens a door and it turns out to be an exit
>The backyard maybe?
>There she was
>Running around in the huge field of a backyard
>"You have a visitor, Screw!"
>Screw Loose skids on the ground and turns her head to see you
>Her eyes widen
>She gives a huge grin
>The kind of grin she gives when trying to say I love you
>She runs towards you
 
>"Arf arf arf arf!!"
>She's barking so much
>She mare next to you chuckles
>Within seconds you're tackled to the ground by her
>She's barking happily and nuzzling you
>You laugh and hug her, returning the animal like affection
>"Anon! Anon!"
"Wh- Hey! You can say my name!"
>"Anon Anon Anon Anon Anon Anon Anon Anon Anon!!"
"Ha ha! Good! Good Girl!"
>She keeps saying your name
>She jumps off of you and starts running in circles saying your name
>"Show him what other words you know, Screw!"
>Screw isn't listening
>She sighs, "She doesn't listen very good."
"Heh...I know..."
>You sit up and watch her playing
>Man...she's doing really good here
>Screw is making weird noises, maybe she's trying to speak"Anon! L-..Lll..Lllove! LLLOVE! LOVE ANON!"
>You pause taking a moment to process this
>You smile at her and put your hand on her head
“...I love you too, Screw”
>The mare says she's learned other words too
>You've only taught her a few
>You could never take her outside at this time of the day and...she looks so happy
>You ponder for a while...maybe she's doing better here
>Maybe she’ll like it better here
>Lost in thought, you feel Screw's nose touching your hand
>You sit up and see what she wants
>Your clementine is still in your hand
>She must want it
>Thats how you got her to come home that first time
>So you put it in your pocket instead
>As you walk away, you turn your head to see her
>She looks at you with her big magenta eyes and gives you a big smile with her head tilting
>A simple kind of look but you get the sense thats her way of saying I love you, and goodbye
 
The end