Chapter 5: Worst. Party. Ever.

"Why does everypony keep staring at me" you grunted as you passed by a group of colts.

"Might be the fact that your wings are tied to you," Rainbow said as she got closer to your ear, "Or the fact that everypony knows what you're trying to do"

"How the hay would they know what I'm doing?" you asked, stopping on the stop.

"Well, I might have told Rarity, and she might have told somepony, who told somepony, who told-" Rainbow said until you but her off with your hoof.

"I get the picture" you said in an agitated tone. You turned away from Rainbow and started a run towards Sugar Cube Corner, hoping Pinkie Pie's party would help lighten your mood. As you got closer you noticed that the windows were shut, along with the door, on Sugar Cube Corner. You turned around to face Rainbow, only to find out she had flown away, probably to get inside the bakery without you noticing. Great, a surprise party, you thought angrily as you walked up to the door.

Knock, knock

"It's open!" you heard somepony shout from inside, anticipation seeping from their voice. You decided to play long with the plan and opened the door slowly.

"SURPRISE!"

"Oh, my, a surprise party for me?" you said, half-assedly pretending to be surprised.

"You're faking it!" a pink pony yelled at you from inside a plant.

"Pinkie Pie I'm guessing?" you asked as the pony climbed out of the plant, somehow not covered in leaves and dirt.

"Yesserie!" Pinkie said as she started to shake your hoof, "It's nice to meet you..."

"It's Choco" you said awkwardly, knowing that there were around fifty ponies staring at you at the moment.

"That sounds like a nickname!" Pinkie said as she hopped away, a alligator clinging to her tail. You decided to walk over to the only ponies you recognized in the entire place.

"Hi Fluttershy, Twilight" you said, pausing for a moment, "Rainbow"

"Hi" Fluttershy and Twilight said in unison, Rainbow nodding to show her acknowledgement.

"You excited for your party?" Twilight asked, waving a hoof at the mass gathering of ponies behind you.

"Not really, considering I'm guessing most of the ponies that are here, are here for free food and drink" you said pessimistically, noticing a purple toned pony downing an entire cup of punch.

"But it's a Pinkie Pie party, everypony loves them!" Rainbow said, pointing at a very grumpy looking donkey with a wig, "See!"

"He doesn't looks very happy" you said, and as if on cue the donkey's face split into a wide smile as another donkey went to dance with him.

"Looks like Rainbow was right" Fluttershy said, barely audible over the music that had just started.

"Great, loud music, my favourite" you grumbled as you saw Pinkie hopping back over.

"Having fun yet?!" she yelled over the music. You didn't answer, nor did you need to when she saw your face, which was showing no form of happiness, even in the smallest amount.

"Oh, lighten up!" Pinkie said, punching you in the side, eliciting a blood curdling scream from you.

"THAT WAS MY WING!" you screamed as you hit the floor. The music instantly stopped, the DJ staring at you, along with every other pony, in horror.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean-" Pinkie started, before you got to your feet. You darted out of the bakery, leaving everypony there in a weird confusion. Everypony's attention quickly turned to Pinkie Pie, who's hair had gone flat, and had lost most of her color.

"He didn't like my party..." she muttered as she slowly walked towards the back of the bakery.

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You were running through town, eager to get as far away from it as possible. Sadly on your way you didn't notice the Apple family walking towards the party, running late due to farm work. You ended up colliding with the younger sister, accidentally sending her flying into a nearby stall.

"GET BACK HERE!" you heard Big Mac yell, eager to get revenge on you for hurting his sister, but you kept running. Eventually your adrenaline ran out, and you collapsed to the ground in a heap, skidding for at least five feet before you finally stopped. When you opened your eyes you saw the gigantic figure of Big Mac standing over you.

"Get up" he said sternly. When you didn't move he picked you up and set you on your hooves. Then proceeded to punch you so hard you went flying at least another five feet. This time you managed to land, his punch releasing the little bit of adrenaline you had left. You lunged forwards, managing to punch Big Mac back, nearly knocking him off his hooves.

"Why you little..." he growled as he took a step towards you, raising his hoof to deliver another blow.

"STOP!"

"Stay back Applejack!" you heard Big Mac shout as you got back to your feet, seeing Applejack with her sister on her back standing a few feet away.

"He's injured, you can't do this!" Applejack pleaded, knowing that you were in no shape to fight.

"I said stay out of this!" Big Mac yelled as his attention turned back to you, "This is between me and him"

"Bring it" you spit out with a chuckle, barely able to stand. Big Mac lunged forwards, but you used your lack of balance to your advantage and ducked, causing him to fall forward, smashing his face into a large tree. He quickly recovered, running towards you again, eager to grab hold of you. He got closer as your adrenaline finally ran out.

"Now you're gonna get it" he growled as he towered over you, knowing you weren't able to get away.

"STOP!" Applejack yelled as she ran in front of you as Big Mac began to throw his punch. Because he had put so much power into it he was unable to stop it from connecting with the side of her head, throwing her a good three or four yards. Seeing her go flying caused both you and Mac to stop hating each other long enough to figure out why she had got in the way.

"Why did you do that sis?!" Big Mac asked as Applejack got to her feet.

"Because, I. I..." Applejack said as she looked at you.

"You what?!" Big Mac ordered.

"I LOVE HIM!" she shouted, causing everypony to look at her in surprise.

"YOU WHAT?!" You and Big Mac shouted at the same time.

"I love him, okay! He's the only pony that's every wanted to work our farm as much as him!" Applejack said as she walked to your side.

"Are you telling the truth?" you whispered to her as she stood next you.

"Yeah, I am" she whispered back.

"Well, I think I love you too" you whispered back, causing her to blush. The two of you turned to face Big Mac, who was barely containing his rage.

"How could you love him?! He's a Pegasus!" he hissed, his rage showing in his voice.

"Because he actually wants to work at our farm, and he's willing to do anything to do it!" Applejack said, taking a step towards her brother.

"But he's not even an Earth pony, he can't help us on the farm!" Big Mac shouted as he took another step forward, a crowd now gathering around them.

"I don't care, I know he will help as much as he can!" Applejack said, the crowd growing in size.

"Then you're no sister of mine!" Big Mac said raising a hoof towards her.

"You wouldn't dare!" Applejack said, now face to face with her brother.

"I do dare!" Big Mac growled as he brought his hoof down across his sister's face. The entire crowd gasped as Applejack's now unconscious body was sent flying by Big Mac.

"You're gonna pay for that!" Rainbow Dash yelled, popping out of the crowd, prepared to fight Big Mac.

"No, he's mine!" you shouted as you stood upright.

"You don't stand a chance against him!" Twilight shouted, knowing full well that Big Mac could kill you with one well aimed punch.

"I don't care!" you shouted back as Big Mac turned to face you.

"She's right you know" he said, obviously confident in his abilities.

"Hurt the pony I love?!" you said as your body started to glow, "I don't think so!". The glowing around your body suddenly increased, leaving everypony blind as you starting to fly upwards.

"Twilight! What's happening?!" Rainbow shouted, trying to look towards you.

"It's magic! He's using magic!" Twilight shouted as she tried to figure out what spell you were using, "He's healing himself!". At that everypony looked up as the light began to fade away. When they looked up they saw you levitating, the light receding back towards your body, when suddenly your wings shot out of the bandages, and you looked down at Big Mac.

"You're going to learn what real pain is!" you shouted as you dove towards Big Mac. As you flew towards him he readied himself for your assault, preparing to counter any attack you could throw at him. An air cone began to form around you as you closed in on him, but suddenly Big Mac took to the air, attempt to meet you half way.

"You're just an over sized fly!" he growled as he punch towards you, managing to send you of course. He managed to hit you hard enough that you were flying towards Sweet Apple Acres at an uncontrollable speed. The sudden shock to your body made the magic wear off, and your wings snapped to your body in pain as you crashed into the tree canopy. Before you passed out you hit a few branches, and managed to mutter one thing.

"Worst party ever. Of all time"

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"He's waking up!"

"Quick call one of the nurses!"

You opened your eyes slowly when you heard a door open. When you looked up you saw Nurse Redheart rushing into the room. She quickly rushed to your bedside and began to check your vitals. While she did that you looked at the other side of the room, finding Applejack, Twilight, Rainbow, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie standing quietly.

"What's up?" you asked sarcastically.

"We got some bad news for you" Nurse Redheart said as she finished checking your vitals. Her face looked grim.

"What is it?" you asked, somewhat afraid of what was coming next.

"You almost lost a wing and had to undergo massive surgery to repair your internal organs" Med said, now standing the doorway.

"Seriously?!" you asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, when we found you, you were sitting in the Apple family's farm, horribly mangled and bleeding out" Med said as he nodded to Nurse Redheart, who quickly left the room, "It's a wonder you survived"

"How bad was it?" you asked, noticing Applejack flinch as he said said you barely made it.

"Well, your spleen was ruptured, your torso was torn open, and your skull was fractured" Med said, while you noticed everypony flinch at every injury he listed.

"It's a good thing you were here then" you said, remember what he had told you about his medical skills.

"Yup, but I think we should leave you and Applejack alone for a bit" Med said, shooting a glance at the other ponies in the room. They all complied and followed him out of the room, leaving you and Applejack alone. The two of you sat there quietly for a few minutes before you spoke up.

"So..." you mumbled, "Do you really love me?"

"Uh, yeah..." Applejack responded quietly while blushing, "Do you feel the same?"

"I think so" you said, noticing her flinch at your answer you added, "But I'm almost 100% positive that given time, I will"

"Oh, okay..." Applejack said, obviously displeased with your answer.

"Don't worry I'll work on it, I promise" you said as you sat up. Applejack looked up when she heard you move and slowly made her way towards you.

"Sorry about my brother" she said as she hugged you, "He only meant well"

"I know, and it's fine, I'm sure we'll get over it eventually" you said as you rubbed her back.

"Thanks" she said as she looked up towards your face. Taking the opportunity in front of you, you leaned your head forward and planted a soft kiss on her lips. She leaned back and looked at you blushing, before she moved forward for another. The two of you kissed again, for longer this time, and when it finally broke there was a chorus of Daw's from the doorway.

"I thought you were giving us privacy?" you asked, looking up at them.

"We were, but we just couldn't resist seeing the two of you reveal your love for one another" Med said, laughing as he finished.

"Can you leave now?" you asked, "I think we need a bit more privacy"

"Ah, I see" Med said, catching on to what you were planning, "Come on girls, let's leave the two lovebirds alone". He quickly pushed the girls down the hall before leaning back in.

"Oh, and Applejack, he has a thing for nurses" Med said jokingly. You lifted a hoof up to him so you could tell him off, but he closed the door before you could do it properly.

"What did he mean by that?" Applejack asked.

"Nothing, don't worry about it" you said as you nuzzled her neck, "Now where were we..."