Just Another Day; Good Work Delta
Chapter 12: Chapter 11: Hearth's Warming Eve: Now With Humans!
Previous Chapter Next ChapterPonyville / The Crew, The Mane 6 / Monday, 8:00 AM
Today was Hearth's Warming Eve, from what I've been told by Twilight it was when Equestria was founded. I had intended to go into town and get everypony something but today Rainbow wanted me all to herself, or at least that's what she told me.
"Being a little greedy today, eh?" I asked, Rainbow blushing, with that blush she could possibly melt a patch of snow within 5 feet of her, I thought it was cute though.
"Anyways, I'm gonna have to rain check Rainbow, I got to do some stuff today." I told her, she looked depressed, but she got over it quickly, she had some business to take care of at the weather factory.
"Whew, that was close, now, to find presents for mah friends!" I said, happily strutting into town. I know Rainbow has a love for the Wonderbolts, so I will get her tickets to that, Twilight likes books so I will have to give her some sort of book. Rarity would like some sort of rare fabric, or a gem, I think I still have some transparent red dragon scales to give her. Pinkie I would think would want some sort of dessert, I could get Nick to make something for her. Applejack, I want to get her a new hat, but I don't know if it had some sort of sentimental value or something. Fluttershy, I would get her a new pet, I could ask Princess Celestia to let me have a Phoenix egg for her. So, now I have everything planned out to give to the girls, the crew however, I already gave them a new set of armor and Pip-boys so I don't need to get them anything. First off, I would go get the more difficult stuff to get, so I would start at getting Rainbow a ticket to the Wonderbolts.
So I was off to Canterlot again, to ask the Princess for a Phoenix egg and a ticket to the Wonderbolts. Since the stadium where the Wonderbolts were playing was closer than the castle, I decided to head over there first. To not attract any attention as my human form, I decided to disguise myself as a pegasus using my magic to make my horn invisible, but my electric mane remained the same.
"Yes, may I help you?" The reception mare had asked me, gazing at my electric blue mane.
"Ma'am is there any more front row seat tickets left to the Wonderbolts?" I replied, she nodded, "Yes, we have front row seats, but they are 250 bits each, I'm sorry, those are the only ones left." She said, I was thinking, 'Bitch Please!' In my mind, but I didn't say it out loud because I wouldn't want to make a bad first impression. I pulled out 750 bits from my, imaginary pocket, and laid them on the counter. The mare behind the counter picked them up and took out three engraved golden tickets, and handed them to me, where I put them into my imaginary pocket, in which I had no clue I had until I took the money out of it. The tickets itself had red thread bordering the outside and it said on it, 'Deluxe Ticket to the: Wonderbolts.' In which I hope this was worth getting in the first place. Next off, I'm gonna go ask the princesses if they have anything Twilight would like for Hearth's Warming as well as Fluttershy. I came up to Princess Celestia's Bedchamber, being the gentleman I am I knocked on the door before I came in, seeing Princess Celestia just laying down on her carpet next to her fireplace, waiting for me to talk first, but instead she spoke first.
"Something wrong Drew? If you need anything just ask." Princess Celestia said, raising an eyebrow.
"I was wondering if you can help me get something for the girls since it's Hearth's Warming Eve?" I had asked, Princess Celestia knew what to give Twilight, but she didn't know what Fluttershy wanted, so that's why I asked her for a Phoenix egg. The princess gave me a copy of one of the oldest spell books in the Canterlot archives, written by a Starswirl the Bearded pony. I hear Twilight go on and on about him, saying he's the best sorcerer to ever live and stuff like that. As for the Phoenix egg, Princess Celestia gave me one to give to Fluttershy.
"Thank you princess, I owe ya one." I said, thanking her greatly for the stuff she's given me.
"Actually, now we're even, remember the Griffon incident?" She said, all I could do was say, "Ohhhhhhh, I remember now." I said, placing my hand on my chin, thinking about it, while she let out a little giggle.
"Drew, how come you are 36 years old, yet you still act like a child?" Princess Celestia asked, laughing hysterically, I raised my eyebrow, I guess she really wanted to know the truth.
"You see, since I'm going to live a long time, mine as well act like a child to feel younger, y'know? The thing is that you need to be serious when the situation calls for it to be serious." I replied, Celestia took my statement into deep thought, and completely agreed with it.
Once I had gotten the Canterlot items out of the way, now I needed to get Applejack a new hat, but what I didn't know is WHERE to get her a new hat. I had asked Granny Smith what type of hat Applejack would want, she said something about a really good hat store in Appleloosa, so I made my way there, since today was Hearth's Warming Eve, I couldn't take the scenic route and take forever to get to my destination, so I stayed an Alicorn and just teleported my way to Appleloosa.
"Howdy there mister, the name's Braeburn! Welcome to, Aaaaaappleloosa! Is there anything I can help you with?" Braeburn asked me, he looked a lot like Applejack too, but I was new here so I needed all the help I can get.
"Well hello Braeburn, I'm looking for a really good hat store. Granny Smith mentioned to go here to get a really high-quality good one." His eyes bulged out of his head when I mentioned Granny Smith, I had a feeling he was in the Apple Family as well.
"Well, ah'll be darned, you must be that Alicorn Applejack writes about in her letters! Well, it's nice to meet you Mr. Lightning, and that hat store you mentioned is right over there! Applejack always wanted a new hat, but she could never get the time to come back to Appleloosa and purchase that one in the window there." He pointed to the mahogany colored hat, it was the exact same kind as Applejack's, just a different color I guess.
"Thank you Braeburn, I will purchase it for her, as a Hearth's Warming Eve present, I'll tell her you said hi for you." I said, purchasing the hat, then teleporting back into the house. I had gotten Nick earlier to make his grandmother's secret triple layered, double decker, German chocolate cake for Pinkie, and that cake was to die for! It was that good. The dragon scales I was giving to Rarity were perfect, they weren't too big, nor too small, they would be perfect for her, I don't know what she will do with them, maybe make it into a tiara or something, but I guess I'll find out when she's done making it into something.
Later That Day...(6:00 PM to be exact)
Okay, this is it, the time where I bust out my presents, I have gathered the girls into my house so I could give them their gifts. I knew they were going to love them, but I couldn't but wonder what their reactions would be? It was going to be priceless when I see the look on their faces.
"So, tell me again why we're here?" Applejack asked with great confusion, but I just laughed as we kept walking towards my house. When we all got to the house, I had finally told them what was going on.
"Okay, so this is my first Hearth's Warming Eve with you guys so, I had been busy all day retrieving presents for y'all!" They were so shocked that I would do such a thing, but as each of them opened their presents, they all literally squeaked with joy, almost blasting the eardrums out of our ears. They all group hugged me, I still didn't like hugs by the way, but with these adorable ponies how could I say no? Fluttershy said she had always wanted a Phoenix, and now she gets to raise one of her own, Twilight was bouncing around saying thank you for almost a thousand times, Rarity was screaming at how perfect those dragon sales would work with her new line of designer clothing, Applejack, "Thanked me kindly." For her new mahogany colored hat, instantly putting it on once she opened it, I had to admit she looked pretty good with mahogany by the way. Once I Pinkie's reaction when she tasted it, she literally shot off like a firework, and started to devour the shit out of it. Once I saw Rainbow's reaction, all she could say is, "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!" And then fainted, on top of me of course.
Rainbow, who passed out, cuddling her deluxe seats to see the Wonderbolts next to her, didn't wake up because she was tired from working at the weather factory all day. I had gotten three tickets because I knew Jhon, being half pegasus, would want to go too, knowing the daredevil he is, would recreate the stunts pulled off by the professionals themselves. The performance didn't start for another day though, so I thought about who I should be when I showed up, either as Drew, or Twilight Lightning. Since both my forms attract attention, I decided to go out as Drew because I didn't want everypony to know about Lightning, I only use him for jokes, medical purposes, emergencies, and whenever the fuck I feel like turning into an Alicorn.
Wonderbolts Stadium, The Next Day...
"I can't believe you got these seats Drew! These are like impossible to get!" Rainbow shouted as Spitfire came whizzing by, in the lead of the race. I didn't think Fleetfoot was doing so well because she was way last, and from what Rainbow told me she was always up front during a race. I knew something was up, she was flying with a limp in her wing, from my studies in pony anatomy, a limp in a pegasi's wing means that she either pulled a muscle, which isn't likely because she was an athlete, and the other reason is that she had torn a tendon in her wing, which wasn't good at all. A few moments later she started to freefall, all anypony could do was watch as she fell out of the stadium, which is 50,000 feet above ground. Spitfire and Soarin' were too far away to save her, so I went on instinct, I dove after her, falling pretty fast at the moment, until I eventually caught up to her. I placed her on my back as I changed into Lightning, safely flying her down onto the field where I lay her and cast a healing spell on her injured wing, making a full recovery, I changed back into a human before any more ponies saw me, only a very few amount saw me as I saved Fleetfoot, including Spitfire, Soarin', Rainbow, and Fleetfoot, she was still conscious because the spell was quick and painless. Well, now my secret was out to the Wonderbolts, great, just whoop-dee-doo.
"Uhmm, did you just turn into an Alicorn and save Fleetfoot?" Spitfire was in complete shock, she knows about us, by reading about it on the newspaper, but what she didn't know about is that all of us are half pony. To answer her question, I said, "Yes, Miss Spitfire, but I don't want this going all over the papers, so keep quiet about my secret, please?" She just laughed and replied, "Okay human, you have my word, I will keep the Wonderbolts quiet from the press about your secret identity, but you will be on the papers." She pointed to a crowd of paparazzi coming this way.
"Jhon, Rainbow, we'd better be going..." I said, while they silently nodding, staring at the large crowd of paparazzi ponies.
"Thank you for the show Miss Spitfire, you might see us again the next time you perform!" I yelled back at the Wonderbolts, running away from the crowd and back to the trainstation heading our way back to Ponyville.
"Wow Drew, the way you swooped in to save Fleetfoot! That. Was. Awesome! What were you doing while you were falling though?" I chuckled, and gave a sleek smirk towards Rainbow, and replied. "Well Rainbow, back in the army, you needed to get somewhere fast, that's why they trained me in skydiving, it's all in the aerodynamics. Oh, and weight, I am much heavier than pegasus ponies when I'm in human form." She just muzzled me in the shoulder and then fell alseep on my lap. I know I was gonna have to get used to this, so mine as well put up with it now than later, plus, it's not my decision when Rainbow decides to take a nap on me, and it never will be.
Meanwhile, Spitfire could still not believe what she saw, a human, skydiving to save Fleetfoot, and then turning into an Alicorn to save both of their lives!
"Miss Spitfire! Can you explain to us what happened up there!?" One of the press ponies asked, she replied, "Well, Fleetfoot had a torn tendon and started falling, until Drew came and rescued her from falling to her death. The good thing is that Drew healed her right up, and now she's as good as new. We have a human now in our debt for saving one of the Wonderbolts." She finished her speech leaving the field, Soarin's jaw was still wide open, eventually having to be dragged away by Spitfire.
' Wow, the paper must update really fast. ' I wondered looking at the latest issue of the newspaper, the article saying, Human Saves Wonderbolt! on the front page, a picture of me, with Fleetfoot on my back. How do they get this up so fast?! Anyways, everypony by now has read the newspaper, as I walked into Sugarcube Corner to grab a bite to eat, there was a crowd of ponies, who were...stomping on the ground, I guess this is the equivalent of clapping back on Earth.
"No need for that everypony, it's just my job." I said, trying to be as modest as I can be. Eventually, the press had found me, Jhon and I just hauled ass back home locking the doors behind me, hoping that we wouldn't have to put up with anymore shit today.
Overview of today, went to the Wonderbolts with Jhon and Rainbow, saved Fleetfoot from falling to her death, got to meet Spitfire, captain of the Woncerbolts. Finally, now the Wonderbolts know my secret, which may or may not be bad. I had finally fell asleep, wanting to have just another regular day tomorrow, just once.
The Next Day...
Now that Hearth's Warming is over, next big event I was told that is up next is Winter Wrap-Up, which they told me that you clean up winter manually without magic. I knew we were going to be a big help because we were rather strong, I would think we could even break record time with our help this time around. I think I may be able to help the weather team with Rainbow, Jhon could help Pinkie and the ice scorers, Kaptn could help with the snow plow, and Nick could help Twilight organize everything. I also heard that they all had a musical number, but I just wanted to listen this time, I sing enough in the nightclub anyway. I had finally caught up with Rainbow, trying to find the cloud that was snoring, I turned to an Alicorn and tried to sneak up and startle her, in which I was successful.
"BOO!" I yelled next to her, "Aaaaaaagggghhh!" She wailed, falling through the cloud, just to fly up again and talk to me.
"That's not cool man." She hoof-slapped me on the cheek, making a red hoof mark on the side of my face.
"I was wondering Rainbow, you want to do something tonight?" I asked her, to my good luck, she nodded, saying that I can cook her dinner?! That was the part that got to me, I had to cook both of us dinner?
I had everything planned for tonight though, I was gonna have to cook a vegetable pot pie, and we were eating over at my house, so after dinner, we would introduce her into video games, which was gonna be funny to see her rage at Jhon killing her, also while showing her the ropes, actually, that may not be a good idea, maybe instead she and Jhon could teach me a couple of flying tricks, I didn't know much, but after seeing the Wonderbolts, I wanted to try it out.
"Wow Drew, I didn't know you could cook so well!" Rainbow exclaimed, putting her hooves into the air, to make it more dramatic I guess.
"Well, I know a little bit about cooking, my mom taught me how to make this, my family's vegetarian, probably knowing that I'm blood related to Alicorns." I explained to her, so, it was the cool night breeze kicking in, and Rainbow was teaching me one of her favorites, the Rainbow Corkscrew, it was really hard for her first time learning it, but I learned it in a snap, I guess being part Alicorn has its advantages and disadvantages. Once they taught me all they could teach me, I went to bed, I asked Rainbow if she wanted to sleep in our house tonight since hers was on the other side of town, and she said, "Yeah, that would be great." As she yawned, she climbed into MY BED?!
"Uhmm Rainbow, you know you're sleeping in MY bed right?" I had asked her, well I DID say she could sleep in any room she wanted.
"Mmhmm, now go to sleep." She said, drifting off to sleep, I had no choice but to climb in with her, I hope I wouldn't regret this in the morning though, as I climbed into bed with her, she started to cuddle with me, and all I could think of is, D'awwwwwww, while I fell asleep as well, giving a little chuckle before falling into a deep sleep, I needed it anyway considering that I've been very tired lately.
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