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- >"Anon, could I talk with you for a second?"
- >You hear the voice
- >You know the owner of said voice
- >She's Empress Mi Amore Cadenza
- >She's not only a ruler of an entire nation she's an immortal being with magical powers far beyond your comprehension
- >If you knew what was good for you, you would have stopped to listen to what she had to say
- >But you didn't
- >Despite her title and her powers, you knew this horse
- >You might even say that you knew her too well
- >So when she asked you to stop for a second you didn't
- >FUCK that
- >You just acted like you hadn't heard her, continuing to walk down the street
- >It was a feeble act, you knew, but you felt like you should at least try to get away
- >"Anon? Anon! I know you can hear me, you silly colt!"
- >There was the clip clop of hooves as the large pink mare bounded after you
- >Most ponies would have ran toward you until you both were walking side by side
- >Cadence wasn't most ponies
- >You heard her hooves slap against the cobblestone street and the flap of wings
- >You were barely able to ready yourself as the empress slammed into your back and settled herself into human riding position
- >Back legs hooked through your arms, fore legs wrapped around your shoulders, head up far enough for her to look you in the eye, which she did, a frown on her face
- >"Annnnnon," she whined. "Stop being a fussy colt and listen! I was going through my shipping chart and--"
- "I'll pass."
- >For a few blissful moments the only sounds that you were hear were your footsteps and the nervous whispers of some crystal ponies
- >You had a feeling that their empress riding some foreign stallion was going to get you both in the newspapers
- >Again
- >You felt Cadence shift on your back, her big pink wings twitching
- >"Now," she began. "I know that the last date didn't go very well--"
- "I ended up on the side of a mountain in the fucking Dragonlands, Cadence."
- >"I know, I know, and I'm really sorry about that! My math was just a little off and--"
- "It took me three days to get down. I had to beat a timberwolf to death with a rock and suck out the moisture from inside of it."
- >Cadence sucked air through her teeth, no doubt whincing
- >"I know. I was just as mad as you, and I gave that dragon a piece of my mind!"
- "But you didn't have to climb down a mountain for three days," you replied, turning another corner. "Or suck out marrow from a stick creature. Or shit on the ground like some filthy animal."
- >Cadence wiggled on your back, making a noise of desperation
- >"I know! And that's why no Dragonlands this time! I've done the numbers and there's this unicorn in Canterlot--"
- "No."
- >"B-But she's really pretty!" Cadence whined, giving you puppy dog eyes
- >Once upon a time, they might have even worked too
- >But you were a hardened man
- >A man that had squatted in a blackened, sulfur-caked plain to shit
- "No," you repeated
- >"But she'd be your perfect match!"
- "No."
- >"She's a model! And Prench! She's exotic!"
- "Don't care."
- >"She's also really nice! She treats stallions really, really well, and she really has a things for bipeds and cuddling! You're a biped, and you love to hug me!"
- "I do not. You just attach yourself to me like some leech."
- >You reached down to give her leg a pinch
- >Cadence made an indigent sound, gently kicking at your hand
- >"Come onnnnnn! I already told her that you'd be up for a movie and dinner! I even had a nice suit for you made!"
- >You reached back to try to pry the alicorn off of you
- >She naturally wiggled around, making the process difficult
- >"Just one date! You'll have a blast, really."
- "That's what you said about that earth pony in Appaloosa."
- >"How was I supposed to know that the mare had a no-fur fetish?"
- >Cadence grunted as you managed to pry her fore legs from around your shoulders
- >Her back legs tightened around your waist
- >"This time it'll be perfect! You'll find your soulmate and you'll have a bunch of babies! I promise!"
- "Get off of me, you pain in the neck."
- >"Anon! Noooo!"
- >It took some elbow grease, but you eventually managed to get the squirming, wiggling, pain in the butt horse off of you and at arm's length
- >She looked not at all happy about this, her hoofsies kicking and her wings flapping
- >"She'll make you so bucking happy, Anon! I promise! You just gotta give her a chance!"
- >You set the empress down
- >She tried to leap back onto you like some pink spider monkey
- >You were too quick for her though, booping her on the snozzle before she took the leap
- >Her eyes crossed and she went ramrod stiff
- >Good
- >Now you had at least thirty seconds to get away
- "I don't need anymore of your crazy dates, thank you very much," you told her frozen self.
- >You gave her a pat on the head
- >She might have been a pain in the ass, but at least she was trying to be a pain and the ass for your benefit
- >...You think
- "Look, I gotta go. I'm getting a new bench press and a box of those new snake ponies for the shop."
- >With that, you sprinted away with all of the dignity that you could muster
- >Just as you turned the corner, you could hear Condense shout one more thing
- >"Don't you worry, Anon! I'll find you the perfect match! You won't be Equestria's first spinner on my watch!"
- >...
- >Fuck's sake...
- ~_~_~_~_~_~_~
- "That'll be two hundred bits even."
- >"Two hundred bits?! That's highway robbery!"
- >Be Anon
- >You were on the other side of your counter, staring down a little nerd horse
- >A couple of boxes of HorseHammer figures sat between you
- >Her nose was scrunched up
- >You were bigger than her
- >"Can't you lower the price just a little?" she asked. "They're plastic models, for Celestia's sake!"
- "Hey, I gotta eat," you said, extending a hand. "And some of those was resin. Now pay up."
- >The mare's nose scrunched up to dangerous levels
- >Even so, she reached into her saddle bag and pulled out a sizeable bag of bits
- >"Here. This should be enough," she grumbled, slamming it onto the counter
- >Picking up the bag, you weighed it in your hands
- >Hmm...
- >Two hundred on the dot...
- "Fantastic," you said, putting the bits behind the counter. "Now what about your gym membership? You didn't pay for this month yet."
- >The mare opened her mouth
- >A undisguisable sound escaped her before her mouth snapped shut
- >"I'll get it to you next paycheck, you donkey of a stallion," she said, grabbing the boxes and stuffing them into her bags. "I swear, you're more anal about bits than the bucking government..."
- >You watched the little nerd mare leave, nodding to yourself
- >Ever since the Empire had returned, it's populace had taken quite well to modern amenities
- >For some reason, they had taken to tabletop gaming to an almost fanatic degree
- >Apparently, ancient poners had something very similar back in the day, but a lot shitter
- >Which was where you came in
- >Back on earth, people called you crazy to have a gamestop connected with a gym
- >And they were fucking right
- >It was a horrible idea
- >When you had tried it back home you had gone bankrubt
- >But things, thankfully, were different here
- >Bullshit that would make an economist's head explode happened here all the time
- >Thanks to some local connections, some bribery, and begging, you had opened up not only the first LGS in the Crystal Empire, but the first gym as well
- >And it was fucking SWEET
- >Not only could you do dumb nerd shit, you could make ponies spent exorbitant amounts on plastic and paint
- >You sat back into your stool, looking around your store
- >There were nerds browsing your wares
- >Twenty or thirty feet away, in the designated gym section, a group or mares were horse squatting
- >The barest of smiles came onto your face as you took a deep breath
- >Yep...
- >Living the dream...
- >The little bell on your front door rang as it opened
- >A familiar pink head poked its head inside
- >"Hi Anon!"
- >...
- >Fuck
- >Your head snapped over toward your Princess Broom, which sat in the corner behind the counter with you
- >Cadence, all smiles, stepped into your establishment
- >"There's my favorite human! Now, I know you were a little hesitant the other day but--"
- "Hey!" you interrupted. "You know the rules
- >To emphasize your point, you pointed out one of the many signs hung up around the store
- >Please take hats, hoods, glasses, and crowns off while in the store
- >Cadence giggled, plucking off her crown and putting it on the coat rack you had near the door
- >"There you go, silly. Now--"
- "Hey," you said, pointing at another sign
- >If you want to talk with the big green alien, you need to buy something
- >Cadence rolled her eyes
- >"Fine, can I get a box of those... um, which ones does Shiny get when he's here?"
- >You scratched your head, looking around
- "He's a Chaos player, if I remember correctly."
- >"Alright, which is the cheapest box for those?"
- >You pointed out a started unit of HorseSpace Fighters
- >Humming to herself, Cadence trotted over toward the displays
- >To stop theft and be a lowkey piece of shit, you had made all of your displays and counters just a but bigger than the average pony
- >You had also gotten a special stone placed at the top of your building that cancelled out Equestrian magic
- >This meant that you pretty much had to get everything for your customers, but at least little horses weren't running out with your boxes
- >Cadence, though, being a bigger little horse, didn't have much of a problem grabbing a box with her mouth and trotting over toward you
- "That'll be thirty bits," you said
- >Cadence produced a bit bag, giving you your money, which you put in your cash register
- "Alright, now whatcha want?" you asked, crossed your arms
- >The Empress cleared her throat
- >"Now, I know the last couple of matches were a bit... lackluster, but I think I have just the match for you!"
- >You did your best not to groan
- >This shit again...
- "Look. As much as I appreciate--"
- >"Hang on! Before you say anything else, will you just talk with her?" Cadence asked, clasping her hooves together. "She's right outside"
- >You groaned
- >That didn't deter Cadence, who just propped herself up on your nice, clean counter so that you were eye level
- >"Please, for me?"
- >...
- >You covered your face with a hand, letting out a sigh
- "Fine. But I swear to god if she's a dragon or crazy and she breaks anything in here I'm picking up the broom."
- >Cadence took a few hasty steps back, her eyes darting toward the Princess Broom
- >"N-No need for that, Anon! She'll be perfectly behaved. Now give me a second and I'll go and get her!"
- >Pushing off your counter, smudging your FUCKING GLASS, she trotted over toward your door
- >She trotted outside, as happy as a clam
- >You heard some grunting, some straining, and what sounded like hissing before Cadence trotted back inside with your "perfect match" in tow
- >It was a bound and gagged Changeling
- >And not one of those queer hippy ones
- >It was a big fucker, black and holey
- >"Here she is, Anon!" Cadence said as the Changeling struggled on her back. "It's your Mrs. Right!"
- >Your nose scrunched up
- "...Cadence?"
- >"Yeah?"
- "Is that the Changeling's old queen? The evil one?"
- >Cadence nodded as the Changeling looked around the room with murder in her eyes
- >The kind of murder that would fuck up your shop like nothing else
- >"Yep! This is Queen Chrysalis! Chrysalis, this is Anon, the one that I was talking about."
- >"Gnldfndlknl!" Chrysalis angrily replied
- >You stared at Cadence for several seconds
- "Where the fuck did you find a enemy of the state?"
- >"I have my ways," Cadence said, bringing a hoof to her chest. "Now, if you're not doing anything later, I know a great place where the two of you can get to know each other!"
- >...
- >No
- "No."
- >Cadence winced, as if you had just slapped her
- >"No? How come?" she asked
- "Because she's a crazy emotion sucking murder."
- >"Oh, she's not that bad!"
- "Didn't she try to kill you like a year ago."
- >Cadence looked back at Chrysalid, then at her
- >Her smile returned, just as big if not bigger
- >"I'm sure that was just a misunderstanding. She needed love, but if the two of you are together then--"
- >You looked around your store, searching all of the signs that you had posted
- >...
- >...
- >...
- >Did you really not have a "do not bring enemies of the state in this establishment please" sign up?
- >Weird
- >Shaking your head, you pointed toward the door
- "No. Now get this crazy bug outta here."
- >"Come on! You didn't even give her a chance!"
- "Go take her to your husband, for Christ's sake. Throw her in a fucking dungeon before she kills anyone."
- >"She can change into anypony~"
- "She could also turn me into a lifeless husk."
- >"I bet you she doesn't have a gag reflex because she's part bug. You stallions like that, right?"
- >The tip of Chrysalis's horn glowed
- >Cadence yelped as a green aura grabbed her by the back of the head and slammed it into your HorseTreemen display, sending boxes onto the floor
- >"Ow!"
- >Without a second though, you grabbed your broom and leapt over the counter
- >Cadence's eyes widened as you approached
- >She tried to backpedal, but you were too quick
- >Chrysalis yelped as you smacked her right on the rump
- >The next blow hit the empress right on her noggin
- >"Ow! You didn't need to--OW!"
- >Boxes went flying as you continued to swing
- >Cadence scrambled around, the Changeling Queen still on her back as you gave chase
- >"I'msorryI'msorryI'msorypleasestophittingme!"
- "Getthefuckbackhereyouturd!"
- >"DFdkjfndkjndkjd!"
- >You crashed into a fucking LOVELY display of HorseEmpire Troops
- >This gave Cadence the opportunity to make a break for the door
- >Chrysalis let out a pained grunt as your door was thrown open, colliding with her head
- >"I'msorryaboutthisAnon, mymathmightbealittleoffI'lltalktoyoulaterbye!"
- >Giving you a little wave, the very much panicked empress raced out into the street, with a dazed Changeling queen hanging on for life
- >You pushed yourself up with a grunt
- "Fucking Cadence... It's gonna take like ten minutes for me to clean this all up
- >You looked around
- >Andt here!
- >She didn't even take her goddamn box of Chaos shit!
- >Godammit...
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