Family Matters
Chapter 5: Noname Gets his Name
Previous ChapterAuthor's note: Hola everypony! Sorry for not updating in a while. Busy, busy, busy. Also, I won't be able to update through August 12-17, because I'm going on a trip. But anyway, thanks to all of you who reviewed. You guys are awesome! And also, to godzillafan1, So you're saying my story is pointless? And that you hate Dislestia? Dude, I warned you in the summary, if you don't like, DON'T READ. Anyways, I hope you enjoy. So... ENJOY!
Chapter 4
No-name Gets his Name
We walked into the dining hall. Already, tons if different breakfast foods were laid out, buffet-style on the dining table (just to let you know, the dining table was huge. So it was quite a bit of food). Grits, eggs, pancakes, waffles, French toast, and so much more was just waiting to be eaten.
I looked over at No-name. His eyes were glowing with excitement, while his snake tongue was lolled out. He looked like he had just struck gold.
"What should I eat first?!" No-name asked himself as he ran over to the table. But his ear-to-ear grin dropped when he saw the type of food.
"What's wrong?" I asked, "Aren't you hungry?"
"Don't you have any..." No-name paused, "Sweets? Or at least some chocolate milk?"
"A wise pony once said" Apollo began to quote as he levitated three pancakes on to his plate, "A foal is wiser when he is full. So eat up."
"Yeah. But I don't need to be wise to know I want chocolate milk." No-name replied while he glared at the plain milk meanly.
I knew No-name was trying to be serious, but complaining over a flavor of milk? I couldn't help but giggle a bit. I grabbed an apple and a waffle and put it on my plate. Surprisingly, No-name only got a piece of French toast.
"I could of sworn you said you were starving." I said.
"I was," No-name replied, "I'm just not a fan of royal food."
"It's... Not really... Royal food..." I said as I took a bite out of my apple.
Apollo took his breakfast upstairs. I guess to eat in bed.
"Wanna go eat upstairs?" I asked.
"Nah," No-name answered, "I'll stay down here."
I nodded, and headed out the door. I glanced at No-name before I left completely, and I could of sworn I saw him smiling like he was up to something.
Later after all the guards, royals, and others in the castle had got their food, I went back downstairs to check on No-name.
"No-name?" I called as I opened the door to the hall. As I entered, I stepped in something very sticky. I looked down, and discovered a giant patch of pink cotton candy, just sitting there.
"What in Equestria..." I mumbled to myself. Actually, there was quite a bit of cotton candy laying around the hall, on the windows, on the wall, and even on the ceiling.
"No-name!" I called a bit louder. I later noticed No-name at the end of the dining table, trying to put chocolate syrup in white milk.
"What are you doing?" I asked as I trotted up to him.
"Making... Chocolate.. Milk?" No-name asked as he smiled nervously.
"But what's with all the cotton candy?"
"What cotton candy?"
"This cotton candy!" I yelled as I held up a piece of cotton candy.
"I don't know," No-name replied, "I was trying to make chocolate milk, but every time I tried to make it, something weird would happen. Watch."
No-name put one drop of syrup into the milk, and all of the sudden, the apples on the table grew to ginormous size.
"How did you do that?" I asked.
"I wish I knew!" No-name answered, "But it's pretty darn awesome!"
"No it's not!" I yelled, "Change it back before our parents find out!"
"Fine." No-name sighed. He stood up on the table, and held out his paw and claw, before shouting:
"Open sesame!"
The apples returned to normal size, and the cotton candy disappeared.
"Wow..." I said.
"Hey," No-name said as he hopped off the table, "Wanna lollipop?" He held out a rainbow colored lollipop.
"No thanks." I replied.
"Suit your self." No-name shrugged, as he ate the stick, and threw the remaining candy behind him, which exploded into blue butterflies with orange spots.
"Seriously," I said, "How are you doing that?"
"Doing what?" No-name asked.
"That!" I yelled, "That crazy stuff! The butterflies! The cotton candy!"
"How should I know?" No-name asked, "Maybe I'm half unicorn or something."
Just then, Apollo trotted up to us with a slight grin on his face.
"Hello Tia, No-name," Apollo greeted, "Would you like to go into town with me?"
"Sure!" I answered, "Wanna come No-name?"
No-name looked up. He had been staring at the plain milk with a very annoyed look on his face.
"Is there chocolate milk?" he asked.
"Chocolate milk?" Apollo asked.
"Yes," No-name answered, "Chocolate milk. It's like milk, but it's chocolate flavored! It's gooder than plain milk!"
"First off," Apollo started, "'Gooder' is not a word. Second, I know where we might could get something like chocolate milk."
"Oh boy! Really?" No-name asked, "Well what are we waiting for?! Let's go get some chocolate milk!"
Later, Apollo, me, and No-name trotted into the city of Canterlot. As always, the city was busy, with ponies coming and leaving. Every time we passed a pony, that pony would bow, out of respect for king Apollo. They would also shoot weird looks at No-name, but he didn't seem to mind, as he continued walking with a goofy grin on his face. We then came up to a stand, with a brown pony stirring pink liquid in a wooden barrel while he poured ice, and strawberries into it. Strawberry ice cream.
"Hello there king Apollo!" the owner greeted, "What can I get for you?"
"Tia? No-name? What would you like?" Apollo asked.
"Can I get strawberry?" I asked politely.
"You sure can!" the owner answered. He got a cone, and scooped strawberry ice cream into it. He then handed it to me.
"And what can I get you-..." the owner began to say, but he stopped when he saw No-name, "... Mister...?"
"Do you have chocolate milk flavor?" No-name asked.
"Umm... We have chocolate... Just chocolate..." the owner answered.
"Close enough." No-name said.
The owner smiled weakly, as he opened another barrel filled with chocolate ice cream. He got a cone, scooped ice cream into the cone, and handed it to No-name.
"Anything else?" the owner asked.
"No sir," Apollo answered as he handed the owner four bits, "Thank you."
"Thank you!" the owner said as he put the bits into another barrel.
Me and No-name sat under a tree next to the stand, and ate our ice cream, while Apollo went and greeted everypony coming, and leaving Canterlot. I ate it like any other pony would, the ice cream first, then the cone. No-name however, ate the cone, then the ice cream, making his face a chocolate covered mess. Later, two other ponies, a pegasus, and a unicorn, walked up to the stand.
"I'll have one vanilla please!" the pegasus asked.
"Certainly!" the owner said. He got a cone, opened another barrel, and scooped vanilla into the cone. He then handed it to the pegasus.
"That'll be two bits." the owner said.
The pegasus looked down, and began frowning.
"Aw no!" the pegasus cried, "I lost my wallet!"
"You did?" the unicorn asked.
"Yes! Now how am I supposed to buy this ice cream?"
"Did you leave it in your nightstand?"
The pegasus narrowed her eyes at the unicorn.
"How did you know I kept my wallet in my nightstand?" she asked.
"Because you told me?" the unicorn answered.
"Or did you steal it?" the pegasus asked.
"What?!" the unicorn cried, "Why in Equestria would I steal from you?!"
"Because! You said it yourself!" the pegasus accused, "You told me you were running low on funds! So I bet you stole mine just for an extra buck!"
"You're accusing me of stealing something I didn't even steal?!" the unicorn asked, "And I thought we were friends! You don't trust me!"
"Heck no I don't!" the pegasus shouted, "Not anymore!"
As we watched the fight, No-name got up, and began to walk over to the two.
"No-name?" I asked, "What are you doing? Stay out of there!"
No-name didn't listen. He trotted up to the couple. Both of the two looked down on the chocolate covered draconequues.
"Can we help you... Whatever you are?" the pegasus asked.
"Is there a reason you're fighting?" No-name asked.
"Of course!" the pegasus answered, "This no-good thief stole my wallet!"
"I did not!" the unicorn yelled.
"Yes you did!"
No-name scanned the streets of Canterlot, like he was searching for sompony in specific. He growled, as the fur on his back stood up straight, then he charged, at a trashcan, and knocked it over.
"No-name!" I shouted, "What in Equestria are you doing?!"
A black pony fell out of the trashcan along with lots of, well, trash. He then quickly got up, and began to run away, but No-name teleported (again, leaving his bottom half beind), and grabbed onto the ponies tail.
"Here's your thief!" No-name announced.
The pegasus approached No-name and the pony. She searched the pony, and pulled her wallet out of the pony's mane.
"My wallet!" the pegasus exclaimed, "Oh thank you so much!" She picked up No-name and gave him a hug and a kiss.
"I'm sorry, " the pegasus apologized, "Can you forgive me?"
"Of course I can." the unicorn said with a smile. They both hugged, and made up.
Apollo came up to see what all the commotion was.
"You won't believe what just happened, dad!" I said, "No-name stopped a burgalar! And kept two ponies from fighting!"
"He did?" Apollo asked. He walked over to No-name, who was still holding onto the pony's tail.
"Let him go No-name." Apollo said.
No-name let go, and the pony ran away, yelling curses.
"You know, I believe I know what we're going to name you, No-name." Apollo said.
"You do?!" No-name asked as he hopped up and down, which was kind of weird, considering he was still missing his bottom half.
"First, please put your body in one piece." Apollo asked.
No-name looked down at his missing half. He disappeared, and reappered by the ice cream stand, once again connected to his lower half. He ran back over to us.
"So whatcha gonna name me?" No-name asked,
"Since you prevented a fight between ponies," Apollo began, "I shall name you, Accord."
"Ac- what?" the new Accord asked.
"It means harmony between ponies, which is what you brought between feuding ponies." Apollo explained.
"Well, it's not Apollo the second," Accord sighed, "But at least it's better than No-name!"
"Nice job, 'Accord'" I said, "You got your name!"
"Now let's go home." Apollo said, "Your mother is probably wondering where we're at."