//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Sweet Friends bring Faithful Goodness // Story: MLP: Origins of Friendship's Magic // by Mymolly123 //------------------------------// Months later after the Elements of Harmony have been restored... Ponyville, where every pony are re-welcomed from the hidden village after Nightmare Moon's wrath, now lives peacefully and normal as it was before. Cosmic Star, now known as the Princess of Harmony by Princess Celestia, takes a break from studying magic and sets off to make friends to fill in the purpose of the Elements Humming down the street, Cosmo trots to Silver Colt's and Shadow Rose's new home, but stumbles and falls as she wasn't paying attention to her surroundings. Seeing a a bucket and a marble-spread of green, yellow, and red apples on the ground. "Oh, oh no I'm sorry. I wasn't looking were I was going." Cosmo apologizes to the light-yellow Pegasus. She gets up and pick up her hat with a flip to her candy-pink hair and magenta bow on her mane,"T-that's okay, I wasn't strong enough to take hold of these apples." "Oh, did you need any help?" Cosmo asked as she lifts up the apples helping out the Pegasus. But the Pegasus shook her head as Cosmo placed by her back and the Pegasus walked away from Cosmo. Concerned about the yellow Pegasus, she followed her as next time she'll see her friends later. After a short amount time, Cosmo arrived to a grand apple farm that took acres and acres of land full of apples tree. "Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres honey." an old mare Apple farmer came and spooked Cosmo from behind. The elder mare chuckles as she wasn't expecting an Alicorn to be on Ponyville, "My my, your are one beautiful mare young one, what'a your name?" "Cosmic Star, pleasure to meet you." Cosmo replied as she got and greet the eldest farmer. "Aw, the pleasure is already mine, Star. Might if I call you Star?" the old mare asked kindly. Cosmo sighed and nodded, "And may I ask who your are, miss?" The old mare walked Cosmo into the Apple Acres gates as they head to the barn, "My name is, well name's Golden Caramel Reinette, you can call me Reine, sugar." Inside the Apple barn was the same Pegasus that Cosmo encountered along with two earth stallions with flowers of different colors. " Hey, Reine? Who's the Pegasus?" Cosmo asked. Caramel looked over of Cosmo is pointing and smiles, "Oh, well sugar, those two are just working on the apple farm, and my granddaughter over there is sweet ol' Candy Apple." "Would you Candy, be my mare to take you to the Grand Galloping Gala?" one stallion holding yellow buttercups, while the other pushed him over holds pink-star lilies, " No, let me be your date for the Gala, Candy." Overwhelmed with two stallions fighting over the sweet Pegasus, she stopped them and with confidence she light shook her head, "Sorry guys, I'm busy with setting over the the clouds over with these trees, why don't you ask me cousins, they always like to go to the galloping gala, but not me." As the two frowned they walked away exiting passed Caramel and Cosmo, they entered as Candy Apple flies over and pulls down the rope as she finished her last picking batch. "Candy dear," Candy turns around seeing Caramel and Cosmo, she came up to hug her grandma and bows in greet to Cosmo, "Sorry about before, uh Candy." Cosmo with her last apology, "That's might fine, I couldn't even barely to hold those last batches. I was exhausted from getting already 36 bucket batches of green, yellow, and red apples in morning and day." Candy said as she took off her cowboy hat to wipe her forehead. "Well you need to rest up those wings of yours sugar-cube, or your going to be sore from flying so much. Just let the Pegasus do the work here" Caramel says with worry and concern of Candy's hard work. "Well, Candy dear, would be so kind to take this lovely mare a tour in Sweet Apple Acres?" "I would love to see what you guys did here, and good to see a Pegasus on an Earth Pony farm." Cosmo with cheer, Candy turnover to Cosmo and smiles as she flew up and exits the barn along with Cosmo, as Caramel waved goodbye. Hours of tour, it never seemed to tire Cosmo and Candy from the apple history to how Candy become the Apple of the family... "So, you mother was a Pegasus and your father is a Earth pony?" Cosmo questions with interested, "Yep, my mother was actually an explorer as she travels throughout to of all of Equestria, and took a break with my dad." Candy answered, although interests Cosmo with many questions for Candy, but sets them aside as they entered into the family home of Candy's dad and her older brothers and little sisters. " That is quite a family you have there, Candy." said Cosmo as she looked welcomed. "Candy, I didn't know you would bring in a princess in the house. Were just going to have dinner." Candy's dad says as he came up to greet Cosmo and hugs Candy, " Oh daddy, I was just showing her around the Apple farm, and she's, uh, ready to get moving." Candy says as might try to pushing Cosmo away, but Candy Apple's dad shrugged and head to the kitchen as Candy shows Cosmo out the door. "Sorry for pushing you away, Cosmo," Candy says with worries, "Its okay, I was going to hang around more with your family, but I have realize that I have to do something, but at least we can see each other later, right?" Cosmo says accepting her forgiveness. Candy looked away from Cosmo, shut the door, and sobs. " Oh, Candy what's wrong?" Cosmo came over to Candy and comforts her, " Sorry, I lied to my pop, about you that your were-" Cosmo cuts her off as she brushed away her tears. " Its fine, and why would you be lying if I so have things to do?" surprisingly Candy's multi-colored pink and orange eyes glimpse at Cosmo's golden eyes as a sheen gleamed. Cosmo gets up, spreads her wings and flew off as night settles in. While Candy still sits, realized that she felt faith has came within her heart. The door opens, its was Caramel Reinette standing by the door seeing Candy Apple's eyes leaking with tears, "Sweet-heart? Are you alright?" "Grandma," tears of joy came from Candy Apple as she lightly hugs Caramel, "I have found my true self purpose." Candy says with happiness. "Oh, why don't you come inside and tell me about it." Caramel says as she smiles and pats Candy, bringing her inside the house. Shutting the door behind, a strange dragon tail slithers away from the grass and into the bushes. End of Candy's side...