I'll Get The Job Done
Chapter 24: Jealousy Is A Powerful Thing
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Sorry guys! But no Halloween special this year ;3; maybe the next if this story is even up around that time but I hope you enjoy this new Eris heavy chapter! The last few parts I had to write on my phone so I apologize for any mistakes you may come across.
Eris closed the door to her home, blinking a bit to herself as she walked up the stairs which wrapped around and went along the ceiling, “he hung out with Starlight without even telling me....” She said to herself as she continued to walk up the seemingly infinite flight of stairs before finally stopping at a door. Opening it she walked inside and slumped onto her oversized bed made of jello, turning over she looked up at the ceiling. “Me and him had a heart to heart! That’s what made me see him as more than a hairless ape! If Starlight has that same revelation...no no!”
Eris turned over onto her side, picking a piece of her bed off and eating it. “No no, me and Nick are to close...he’d never do that to me…” She said laughing a bit.
For once the chaos goddess was actually nervous, her large red eyes looking at the wall. “Ha! I am the goddess of chaos! A second rate nopony would ever DARE to take Nick from me!” She said sitting up and snapping her talons, a Starlight Glimmer doll appearing in her talons. “Yes...nopony…” She whispered softly the doll suddenly catching fire before she shook her head and pushed the thought into the back of her mind.
“No Eris! You’re reformed, can’t go around catching ponies on fire!” She sighed as she took another bite out of her jello bed.
“I’ll just...check up on him tomorrow? That isn’t bad. Just checking up on someone I care about!” She said laying back and looking at the ceiling snapping her talons again.
The Draconequus sighed as she closed her eyes, remembering the smile Nick gave her when she wiped his tear away. A smile of her own forming on her face.
-The Next Morning-
Eris stayed on the ceiling watching Nick intently having taken the form of a nat, “Twilight! I’m going out to go get some food ok?” He shouted out to the alicorn.
Eris watching him intently, “ok he seems to be doing good..” She said softly as the alicorn replied, “make sure to take Starlight with you!”
“Alright,” Nick replied as the unicorn came down and stood beside him smiling. “You ready to go?” She asked as Nick nodded, “ready as I’ll ever be.”
Eris’s eye twitched slightly as she looked at Starlight, letting out a massive scream of frustration.
Nick’s ear perking a bit, “you heard something?” He asked Starlight, “uh no why?” She asked Nick shaking his head.
“Just thought I heard something.” Nick said chuckling as he rubbed his hair walking out with Starlight.
Eris flying after them reverting to her normal form, however she essentially turned incorporeal floating beside Nick. “C’mon Nick!” She said as she floated beside the two, Starlight nudging Nick. “What were you planning on getting anyway?” She asked.
“Eh, I’m gonna have to eat a lot more vegetables but suppose I’ll have to get used to that too huh?” He asked chuckling softly as Starlight gave her own nervous chuckle.
“Suppose so,” she said smiling at him. Eris hissing in her face and waving her claw at her only for it to go through her.
“The things I have to do to watch him! UGH!” She shouted as she crossed her arms floating beside them.
“I needed to check out Ponyville’s market anyway, considering you know everyone’s used to me now.” He said chuckling, Starlight rolling her eyes. “Suppose so, hey thanks for taking me along even though Twilight asked you to. Hope I’m not a bother,” She said as she rubbed her mane nervously.
“Hey it’s fine really dude,” Nick replied smiling at her. Eris throwing her hands out, “cmon! Why are you conversing with this second class character, when you’ve got me!” Eris said as she rubbed a paw against her face.
Eris continued to follow the two around, the group eventually reaching the market. Nick whistling as he looked through the inventory, “well lets see...green...green...green...wait...is that a fuckin carrot hot dog?”
Starlight’s ears perked up, “oooo Nick! I love Carrot Dogs!” She said smiling as Nick rubbed the bridge of his nose, “jesus fucking christ...ok. Well Twilight did give me a few bits so we can get maybe two, then keep looking for stuff?”
“Sure. Sounds like a good idea,” Starlight said smiling as Eris let out a loud grunt of frustration.
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An hour or two passed of Eris spying on Nick and Starlight, the Draconequus sighed as she followed. “Is this some cruel game Faust? Must you force me to watch Nick and Starlight?” She asked fully aware she was doing this on her own accord.
Currently Nick and Starlight had been sitting in front of Sugarcube Corner, “well that was fun wasn’t it?” Nick asked as he smiled widely.
“I suppose it was,” Starlight replied chuckling and rubbing her mane. “I don’t think that carrot dog agreed with me right…” He said rubbing his belly a bit.
“Really?” Starlight asked raising an eyebrow as Nick nodded, Eris’s eye twitched slightly. “I can’t take it anymore!” She shouted as she popped up tiny on the table in front of Nick.
“Ah Nick! I was looking for you!” She said giving him a frustrated smile, Nick raising an eyebrow. “Yeah? What did you need Eris?” He asked tilting his head at her.
She smiled widely, before looking at Starlight with a brief sense of hate before appearing beside Nick her normal size. “Could you by any chance meet me somewhere private?”
“Well actually me and Starlight were about to-”
“To late!” She said snapping her talons together, the two suddenly disappearing and appearing on a small boat in the middle of what looked like a river of chicken noodle soup.
Nick giving her a confused look before rubbing his nose, “OK Eris. What's up? I assume you were spying on me? Again..” He asked.
“Nick...can I ask you something? And I want you to be a hundred percent honest with me…” She said as she rubbed her arm.
“Yes?” Nick replied crossing his arms.
“Do you love Starlight?” She asked looking him dead in the eyes, Nick blinked rubbing his hair. “Dude, Eris. I've only known Starlight for a day.”
“Yeah but you two have gotten so attached so fast! I felt a bit threatened..” Eris retorted looking Nick deep in the eyes, Nick looking back.
“Eris you have nothing to feel threatened about! We've spent probably months hanging out and-”
“Well maybe I want more then to hangout Nick!” She replied quickly to his statement.
Nick looking at her as his cheeks blushed brightly, “ever since we had that heart to heart Nick I saw you as something more! Something better than what I initially saw you as!” She said as she snapped her talons together, a hairless ape appearing in front of him.
“I thought I'd take things slow! Which really isn't my style of things considering you know, goddess of chaos! I’m a bucking nut case! And I thought if I took things slow we’d get closer and closer and maybe just maybe I'd be able to be your special somepony!” she continued.
“I just...I just don't know what to do and it's UGH!” She shouted as the boat began to shake a bit, Nick looking at her before taking her claw and paw in his hands.
“Eris, you are dumb for thinking that I'd love Starlight over you. Now allow me to prove to you WHY I don't love Starlight in a romantic manner.” Nick said as he pulled her close his lips pressing against hers.
Eris’s tail stood straight up at this, her face turning a bright vibrant red before she pushed back against Nicks kiss.
Her arms wrapping around his neck as Nick kept the kiss going, closing his eyes and pushing his forehead against hers. Eris soon following after and closing her own eyes, enjoying the moment.
‘I can feel it…’ She thought to herself, her heart beating fast. ‘I can feel the passion...he does love me…’ She thought to herself. her tail unstiffening and wrapping around his ankle, tripping him up and making her fall on top of him.
Nick only continuing the kiss further for another few seconds before pulling away. “Do you believe me now?”
Eris looked at him as she snuggled up against his body, holding him close and closing her eyes. “Can we just stay here for a moment longer..? Please..?” She asked him Nick looking down at her and smiling.
“Of course...as long as you want…” He said smiling and closing his eyes enjoying the moment. A feeling of happiness washing over the two of them.
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“Erebus! Erebus! Ugh where is that bastard...EREBUS!” Velocity shouted in his workshop, Erebus suddenly appearing an irritated expression on his helmet.
“What do you want Velocity?” He asked as the cybernetic mare looked up at him intently.
“Me and the others have been starting to question our motives! Frankly we don't even know what the hell kind of plan you even have in store! You keep talking about the multiverse, and how most Equestria’s fates are intertwined with that of a displaced but never fully told us what you want to do!” She shouted at him.
Erebus’s eyes narrowing at her as he picked her up by her fur, “you will not question your motives you insignificant welp! And do not dare speak to me in such a tone ever again! Alas your bravery shall come at a reward. Gather the others, it is about time you and your colleagues learned about what I have planned.”
Pushing her aside Erebus clenched his fists watching the Pegasus take off from the room, his Manticore coming up behind him.
“Not now,” He said as he looked at the beast it moving away from him. “I suppose I have to tell them now don't I?” He asked himself slipping into his normal work area. A plethora of pictures strung up on the walls as he looked at one of them, his eyes narrowing.
The pictures seemed to be numerous pictures of humans with the Mane Six, most of them crossed out as he looked at one in particular. “He thinks he can defeat me…” He said as he grabbed the picture of what looked like Nick leaning against Eris and the other Mane Six in a silly group photo.
“Many Equestria’s I have gone through...all having a displaced...all falling to me…” He said looking up at the series of pictures, there was one wearing a Danny Phantom jumpsuit, another wearing a Spider-Man costume, the last looking exactly like Agent Venom and many more.
“He will be no different...Omnitrix wearers are special to me...I have killed many and he just as the others will die by MY hand..” Erebus growled as he clenched his fist putting the picture back up and stabbing it with what looked like an energy dagger.
Erebus walking away from the picture and narrowing his eyes quickly warping away.
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