//------------------------------// // Change With Time... // Story: Gold Just Stands Out... // by G 5-1-6 //------------------------------// “I-I wasn’t talking to you.” “Then who the hay were you talking to?” “It’s complicated.” After that all of you look at the door as quick footsteps get louder and louder. With a sudden BANG you see a blue pegasus with rainbow hair, she was panting being out of breath. Uh… This is weird. “Twi….” Before she starts talking again all noise muffles as you hear a static noise in your head as images flashed in your mind. You and your friends are searching through an abandoned gas station, you all find a map leading towards a sewer, after you all enter the dirty sewer a man appeared with a gun and told you to follow him, next thing you knew one of your friends was on the ground dead with blood coming out of their head from the bullet. “Descending into madness isn’t the only thing that followed that event.” You could feel it all. Cracks appear in the void as you start to break. You couldn’t let this other you take over your soul, but was it both of your souls? Even if you didn’t want to listen to him he could always talk to you and every word he said stuck like glue. Then everything goes away and what’s left is a crying mother. You tried to comfort her in your confused state but she snapped when you talked. “YOU NEED TO SNAP OUT OF IT! ALL THOSE PONIES WANT THE REAL YOU! Let go of the past…. Do it for your mom, for her.” “Who is that?” You go back to the real world to see the pegasus looking at you with confusion but still trying to assert dominance. “Is he a demon, or something else? Hey you! Don’t try to pull anything with me, you got it!?” Uh… *** It had been a few hours since then and Twilight let you go out into PonyVille. You loved it that you could have some time to yourself again. Eventually you were tuckered out and decided to sit in the shade of a big tree on a hill. You stare up at the big sun as you start to cool down when you hear wings flapping closer to you. “Ah! You’re here.” You knew that voice. You turned around and, like you suspected, Derpy was there giving you a smile. “Oh son of a bitch!” “Hey Derpy. Where have you been this entire day?” Derpy started shifting around to get comfortable under the tree. “I was trying to talk with my boss to convince you that you weren't a treat and all.” “I didn’t mean to get you in trouble-” “No no it’s okay! You don’t have to worry about me. I am also here to just get to talk to you. I only have around a one hour break every day. So, maybe we should meet up everyday?” That was something you never had considered. Derpy was the closest pony to you and you wanted her to be your friend, and hey, maybe you could speak your thoughts to her. “Don’t even try. You hear me?” “Yeah that sounds good! We can meet up everyday under this tree.” Then you shook hands (or hoods) and then after that it was time to end the day. That is how it went from then on, everyday you had a normal day going around Equestria. Every day you would meet up and talk with Derpy under that tree. You two became really good friends and learned a lot about each other. You learned that Derpy LOVES muffins, like, she goes full rapid wolf when she sees blueberry muffins. The first time that happened was a strange day to say the least. Then at the end of everyday the other you would tell you how stupid you were and try to convince you to not see her again, spoiler alert, it never worked. One day you woke up like usual at 7 am and this time you felt different. Every time you thought of Derpy you felt a sense of calm and happiness rush over you. What is going on? “I told youuuuu.” The voice teased as you blush. “Look okay it is NOT like that!” You yell in your empty house that you just got from Twilight. Right? Then you went through a normal day. Buying food, watching ponies play sports, hang out in your room for hours, talk with Derpy, and then spend the rest of your day at home before going to sleep. The next day the feeling you had was stronger this time. You even blush every time you think of her. This can’t be true… Then later you sat by the tree as always at the right time for Derpy to show up. Do I….? You then saw Derpy having a bag with her this time. You get those thoughts out of your head and it is replaced with confusion. “What’s in the bag?” “I got us both some food.” She said as she took out a blanket on the floor and put the food on it. “Why are we having a picnic?” “Why not a picnic?” “Hm, got me there.” It was a nice picnic with some good food, she even gave you something to get drunk off of later. But she told you to only drink it tomorrow. The entire time during the picnic you just rambled in your mind. Why her? Out of all of them, why is she the one I keep thinking about? You expected to hear the voice but ever since yesterday the voice never talked to you at all, like if it was so angry they refused to talk to you. But why now? You remember him saying something about a mission but you never knew what it was. After you get home and put the beer bottle in the fridge you enter your room and sigh. “Come on. I know you haven’t been talking to me lately so what? What’s going on?” With that you were pulled into the void as the other you stared back in anger. “Don’t try to do this! You can’t just let her take control. I know how to take you back to your world!” “What?” “It’s been your mission your entire time! How could you not see it, you are so stupid!” “The hell is the mission then? How can I be sure that doing it will bring me back home?” “It’s quite simple really. Just do it and you will be back in your home where you can drink until you pass out!” “All you need to do is to KILL HER."