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Almost Easy (MLP Fanfic)

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Chapter 2: "With a Little Help From My Friends"


"Dude… Cune… calm down. You're gonna wear a hole in my floor!" the dark blue pegasus was watching Cale pace back and forth in his house.
"I dunno Shade… It's just… I don't wanna screw this up like I did with… with…" Cale never could bring himself to say her name.
"Ok, ok… I get it… She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Geeze, lighten up… you're worse than Shadowtrot crafting a new sword." Shade looked down at Cale, who had indeed worn a rut into the floor.
"Uh… whoops!" Cale looked up at Shade from inside the hole, "Sorry Shade…"
Shade sighed and face-hoofed. "No, no… it's fine… I'll just… Fill it in later…" He was obviously annoyed.
One of Cale's longtime friends, Shade Ryu was a blue pegasus with a teal blue and red tail and teal blue and red Mohawk mane. His eyes are both like a dragon's, but also are colored teal blue. He also had a small teal blue beard, not very big, though. A black military-like vest completes his look.
Cale hopped out of the deep hole. "So like… what do YOU think I should do, Shade?"
"I think you should go for it, she seems nice like I told you a hundred times already."
"…and this is coming from a colt who can't keep a marefriend for long…"
"HEY! That's only because they're afraid of my parents!"
"Well, not every colt has Dragons for parents, geeze." Cale smirked.
Yes, It's true, Shade was raised by the Ryu clan of dragons. Unlike most dragons, though, these were friendly towards the ponies living in Equestria. They don't want harm to be brought to anypony.
"Hey, leave my parents out of this!" Shade was getting a bit furious.
"Hey, hey… I was just ribbin' ya, dude!" Cale said, mussing up Shade's mane.
"Well stop… it's not funny!"
"I thought it was funny…"
"You're mean…"
"Only to you, Shade. Only to you." Cale chuckled a bit.
"Whatever…" Shade walked over to a cabinet near the door and pulled out some things that looked like potion vials and set them on a nearby table.
"What in Ponyville are you doing now?"
"Well, before you got here I was gonna make myself a little something…"
"Oh, no… you ain't usin' my feathers for another love potion are ya?"
"Pfft… I'm not doing that again… that was horrible…"
"Ya, cause Granny Smith got a hold of it!" He fell on his back laughing.
"Oh shut up… It was a test sample… I'm just glad we got that sorted out…"
"WE?" Cale stood back up, "If I recall… it was ME that fixed that problem… while you just sat back and hid."
"I had a legit reason for that… Granny Smith is scary like that…"
"Wimp."
"Oh shut up. Least I can talk to a mare without screwing up every sentence."
"Don't even start."
"Alright, alright…" Shade moved on to pull out some odd powders and such, and Cale never knew what any of the stuff was… like he cared, anyways… If it didn't concern him he didn't care too much.
"So…. What is it this time? Potion to cure the feather flu? Pony-pox? Or is it that potion you claimed would get rid of parasprites?" Cale was looking over his shoulder at his work.
"HEY! How was I supposed to know the fumes would cause ponies to break out in green spots?!" he fumed.
"Well… maybe TESTING it would've been better."
"Oh… well… maybe I should…" he turned with a creepy look on his face to Cale.
"Wha-… oh, uh uh, UH UH! You ain't gonna use ME for no testing, no siree!" Cale started backing up slowly.
"Darn it… who can I get then?"
"Umm… I dunno… but if you ever need me I'll… be in town…" Cale was slowly backing out the door as he said this, "So I'll just… catch you later… BYE!" He bolted, leaving a cloud of dust that was in the shape of his silhouette which disintegrated.
"…Well ok then…" Shade closed the door and returned to his work.

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Cale was finally far enough away from Shade's cottage when he decided to slow down and walk the rest of the way. "Why does he live all secluded out here anyways… Oh, well…" He continued walking down a path that lead to Shade's cottage. He'd traveled it many times in the past, mostly because Shade, despite his obsession with potions, is actually a very good cook, so Cale spends his dinners there usually along with their other friends Scott Colt and Shadowtrot Sabremane. Cale liked Shade as a friend a lot… just sometimes he had his moments. After all, he only almost blew up Ponyville twice… both prevented by Cale.
Cale was content living without a house. He often was asked by Shade if he needed a place to bed down. Cale always declined. He enjoyed living out in nature. He always said: "If I need a house I'll build it myself!" and that became his mantra. Sure he appreciates help sometimes, but if he knows he can do it he will.
"Oh, Celestia what a beautiful day you've brought us… Welp, Granny Smith told me to take the day off… better find something to do then…" Cale was talking to himself as he took in the scenery. Birds tweeting, squirrels scampering, deer frolicking, he loved it.
Nearby, though, someone… or rather, something… was creeping up on Cale. Course, he didn't notice. The figure inched closer and closer to Cale as he walked. Suddenly, it lunged towards Cale, pulling out a sword on the way, but is met with a powerful kick to the face, seeming that he noticed his ambush, the figure stumbles back.
"Ugh…" Cale seemed irritated, "Shadow… again? I mean seriously… how many times you gonna try that on me?"
The figure rises to his feet and re-sheaths the sword. "Well dang I was just practicing!" He dusted himself off.
"Well, stop or you'll kill someone, I thought you were gonna use those old manikins I bought you…"
"I did. They're all dead."
"Good lord, dude! They were made of metal!"
"Ya, well… I make really good swords."
The yellow earth pony got back up, and turned towards Cale, his brown mane and tail flowing in the wind. This was one of Cale's closest friends, Shadowtrot Sabremane. His cutie mark is that of a sword and a hammer, as he is somewhat of a blacksmith and forger of swords. He makes them for a living. Always carries his best work on him.
"Apparently…" Cale stared at him, "…Fixed my old katana yet?"
"OH! Right… hang on…" And with that he was gone almost instantly.
Cale sighed and walked into the woods, towards Shadow's house. He knew where it was by heart. "Just like Shadow to ambush me and forget to bring my stuff…"
Cale arrived at his house, a small shack-like building in the woods, a bit further from it was Shadow's smithing building, really just a crude shack made from trees and leaves, with a giant anvil and an assortment of knives, swords, and other sharp and deadly objects lining the walls. Cale couldn't understand how Shadow lived like this… course most of his time he's doing orders for the Royal Guards in Canterlot, because he also specializes in metals… and is the only pony Princess Celestia trusts for the armor, mostly because he tests ever product out before shipping it, usually having Cale deliver it for him.
Shadow walked out of his workshop, holding a gleaming katana, with cale's name inscribed on the blade.
"OH, dude, thanks!" Cale took the sword and twirled it a bit, before taking his old sheath and strapping it back onto himself.
"No cost this time… I owe you for getting that large order to Hoofington." Shadow looked at him and smiled slightly.
"Whoa… thanks dude! I won't break it this time… promise." Cale looked back at him.
"Make sure of it… its easier to make these than fix them ya know?" He turned and walked towards his workshop again.
"You sure you don't want me to pay for it?" Cale said, taking out his money pouch.
"Positive." Shadow called, "Just think of it as repayment for that delivery." And with that he returned to his workshop, and a few seconds later all that could be heard was the banging and clanging of metal.
"Welp… Gotta go into town I guess." Cale turned and walked away from the house.
Cale glanced around him, looking up into the trees, thinking of Misty a bit, and how he got there in the first place. He thought of his home, the farm he grew up on with his foster parents… two of the nicest Earth Ponies around… course that's how he fits in so well at Sweet Apple Acres.
He arrived back into town without really anything happening, and just walked through town, glancing around at the buildings… judging by the position of the sun it was already noon.
"Alrighty then… What do I need… Well… I never get a day off… hmmm… aw crap… I need something to do- OOF!" he smacked into something soft and fell over.
"OH MY GOSH! CUNE I'M SO SORRY!!!" The pony said, helping him up.
Cale recognized the voice, "You're fine, Golden Ring… I wasn't paying attention anyways.." Cale looked up at the maroon unicorn mare, behind her was a easel with a drawing pencil on it and a nice portrait of Sugar Cube Corner done in pencil, "Drawing again I see?"
"Yep yep yep! You know I love it… Thought I'd draw some buildings for a change! Get away from drawing those mythical beings… Humans. Whatever they are… that "My Little Human" show is so gay, don't you agree?" she was straightening her green and maroon mane as she babbled on. Her cutie mark of two golden rings stuck together shone in the light and blinded Cale, who shielded his eyes with his hoof.
"Yes… very… umm… you're cutie mark is blinding me again…" Cale moved around her so it wouldn't blind him, "Ok better…"
Golden Ring had gone back to her drawing. "Sorry about that… it does that."
"I'll say.." Cale turned his attention to her drawing. "Say… why is your cutie mark two golden rings and not like… art supplies?"
"WELL… I dunno. Maybe cause it's like my NAME!!!!!!!" She smiled wide and continued drawing.
"…ok then… well… I'm gonna… leave you to your.. Art… laters!" And with that he walked off.
"BYE!!!" she called to him, resuming her drawing.
Cale resumed walking. "Eccentric, isn't she?" he chuckled to himself. "Anyways… need something to do… something to… oh, hey!" He walked over to the library, where a couple random construction ponies were adding onto the Library. He talked with them for a bit, and then convinced them to let him help.

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About 8 hours later, somehow they had completed the new edition, with Cale's speed and help. They graciously thanked him and explained they were behind schedule as it was earlier… and that he just saved them a lot of time, so they gave him a few bits as a thank-you.
Then it hit him. "Hey… guys?" he asked them.
"Ya?"  the more buff yellow one replied.
"…You think the owner would let me y'know… stay here… as my house? I can pay rent and everything, I just don't have a place of my own."
"Oh, uh… hang on. Rick, go ask her real quick…" the smaller red construction pony nodded and took off, returning moments later. "She said you could, I explained how we finished on schedule thanks to you…"
"SWEET! IF you ever need any help with ANYTHING… don't  hesitate to ask me!" and with that Cale charger into the building, through the main part and up to the new edition to the library, "Welp…" he looked around the bare room, nothing there but a ledge at the window… the one they replaced twice because it kept falling out, "Er… maybe I should go and get my stuff…" he trotted off back downstairs and slid out the front door heading to Ponyville Self-Storage, where he kept a multitude of stuff… like a homemade bed, chairs, table, some lamps he bought, and a lot of photos his Foster Parents gave him when he moved out.
He arrives at the place in no time, being it was very close to begin with. Once he got there he noticed a familiar figure, a brown unicorn colt with a brown mane and cowpony hat.
"HEY YO SCOTT!" he called to the figure, which turned to him and yelled "Ah' do declare… Cune, dude, where ya been?" in a very southern accent.
Cale galloped on down to the colt, whom was busy putting stuff in his own storage locker.
"Dude… I ain't seen you in ages!" Cale gave him a huge bear hug.
"Cune… partner…. Calm down… can't breathe…" Scott was struggling for breath.
"Oh, sorry…" he let go and stared for a second, "So… where ya been?"
"Oh, jus' got back from Appleloosa… been there for a while. Workin' the farm up there…" Scott took a piece of straw and put it in his mouth.
Out of all the ponies… Scott Colt was the only unicorn Cale knew to be a farmer. Course he was also the only pegasus Scott had seen to be a farmer. So they became quick friends even as colts. Only difference? Scott actually got married.  To an explorer unicorn named Lilly, whom many say is the inspiration behind the newly released "Daring Do" series of books.
"Then what are you doing back here in Ponyville?" Cale wandered over to his unit, and pulled a key out from under his hat, unlocking the unit and raising the door.
"Ah, y'know… Me an' Lilly getting' ready to go on a expedition… ah'm lookin' forward tuh' it." He looked at Cale's unorganized mess in his storage unit, "Lawdy, Cune, cain't ya like… organize a bit in there?"
"Oh, sorry… I don't organize very much and I ain't gonna start so don't pester me on it… got me a place of my own. Finally." He started removing the large bed first.
"Ah… ah' see… settlin' down with that gal you date, eh? What was her name… Spitfire?"
Cale immediately shoved his hoof in Scott's mouth, "SERIOUSLY? You just HAVE to mention her, didn't ya?" he removed his hoof and pulled out a pull-cart from the corner of the unit.
"Wha… wha' happened, Cune? I thoughts you two were like peaches and cream."
"Stuff, Scott, stuff happened and I don't wanna talk about it. Just don't mention that name again. I got a new mare… well I hope so… her name is Misty. She's a Wonderbolt…" he pulled the bed fram out and attempted to load it onto the cart.
"Here, cune, let me help ya…" Scott lifts the other side with his hooves and him and Cale hoist it onto the cart, "A Wonderbolt, eh? Nice score buddy!"
"Ya… she's the most beautiful thing I ever met… or seen. I dunno I just think she's perfect."
"Gots a picture of her?" Scott hoisted Cale's nightstand onto the cart.
"Not yet… maybe soon. We've only done one date so far."
"Ah… makes sense." Cale and him both hoisted the large dresser that had belonged to Cale's grandmother (foster parent's side) onto the cart as well as several lamps, and boxes of knick-knacks.
"Need help, pardner? I can help ya hoist these items into your house." Scott looked at Cale who was locking the unit back up.
"Sure." He said, putting the key back under his hat, "Thanks, dude."
"Not a problem, dude. Yer one of my friends, and that's what we do."
"You're like a bro to me, y'know?" Cale lightly pushes him playfully and hitched himself to the cart, starting to pull the overly-heavy load with relative ease.
They talked the whole way back to Cale's new digs, mostly about their love lives, and catching up with each other. Cale and Scott go back, see… to when they were foals. So when he left with Lilly, Cale was alone… but that's when he met Golden Ring, Shade, and Shadowtrot, so it wasn't all bad.
"Alrigh', Cune… you want this in the house now?"
"Yep… second floor."
"Lawdy, Cune…"
The hoisted all the boxes and lamps into the main part first, then lifted the heavy dresser into the library, and up the stairs, sitting it against the back wall. Next came the bed frame…Cale had already had the mattress up there, so they hoisted the bed frame up the stairs and put it together. Then came the nightstand… and the lamps… and the knick-knacks. And everything was set.
"Welp… ah' think that about does it, bro. need anything else?" Scoot was admiring their handiwork.
Cale looked around and then outside, noticing it was dark. "Uh… we're good, Scott… I think it's getting late."
"Ya don't say?" Scott turned towards the stairs. "Ah' imagine Lilly is lookin' for me… I'll see ya around, Cune." he walked down the stairs and out the library.
Cale crouched and leapt into his newly-made bed, having slept in trees for the last couple years, he fell asleep immediately from the comfort… Dreaming about Misty, and the fact that he finally has SOMEWHERE to stay for a change.

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Several hours passed as Cale woke up suddenly. "Geeze… what a dream… freaking weird… gack…" he hopped out of his bed and walked to the ledge, laying on it and looking out the window, up at the moon with the silhouette of the mythical Nightmare Moon embossed into it. "So much to do… so little time…" he muttered to himself, pulling out a locket and opening it, revealing a picture of a nice pony couple… his biological parents. His dad, a stout and handsome navy-blue pegasus with a lightning bolt and raindrops as his cutie mark, and his mom, a beautiful off-white unicorn with light blue streaks in her mane and a water droplet as her cutie mark. They were weather ponies… and Cale was their only foal. Cale glanced down at his cutie mark… an odd creature he had found out was called "Suicune", a large dog-like creature from another planet. He found it was embedded with the power of water. Of course Cale doesn't have water powers. He couldn't figure out why it was there, or what talent it represented. It just… appeared one day. He did take note that it's colors matched his, which confused him even more. It was an oddity, "I'll never figure it out…" he said as he pulled out an acoustic guitar and started to play a random song he knew, stopping midway and putting it back down, gazing back into the sky. "Whatever my destiny is… I hope it's a good one…"
MY OC, Calecune's life and times. This chapter is mostly to introduce some characters into the story that will be important later on... i promise it'll get better.

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An enjoyable read, no obvious errors. I don't have much to say this time, other than that I'm eagerly awaiting the next chapter.