Finding Happiness

by Wildcard25


The Bros Day Out

At Fluttershy's cottage one morning, Anton and Zayton were in the bathroom brushing their teeth. After rinsing and spitting, they smiled to see their pearly whites, "Oh, yes. That's what I'm talking about." Anton said.

"Shinier than stars." Zayton said with pride.

"Come on. Mom's probably got grub all ready." Anton said, as the two left the bathroom to head downstairs.

Soon the brothers and Fluttershy were seated at the table enjoying breakfast, "Mm. Mom, I don't mean to sound like a kiss up, but this is real good." Zayton said, after swallowing.

"Thank you, Zayton." she replied with a smile.

"Well, it's a weekend, wonder what we should do today." Zayton wondered.

"Actually, how about we have us a little guy's day out?" Anton suggested.

"Guy's day out?" Zayton wondered.

"Yeah. I mean ever since you've grown to your new size you haven't seen so much of Ponyville outside the school and Twilight's castle." his brother reminded him.

"Too true. So it's time the rest of the town got to know Zayton MacLeod." Zayton said.

"Exactly." Anton replied.

"I also think it's a good idea. You two just make sure you don't stay out too late." she secretly sent a wink to Anton which went unnoticed by Zayton.

"You can count on us, mom." Anton said, as he and Zayton finished their grub.


Later the brothers were walking about Ponyville, with Zayton looking all around, "Ponyville sure does feel different when you're not the size of a bug."

"Yeah. But now you can enjoy it better, and let me tell you there's a lot to enjoy around here." Anton said.

"Such as..." Zayton asked.

"Well..." Anton looked around before spotting Ponyville Spa, "There. The Ponyville Spa. Guaranteed to leave you new and improved."

"Really?" Zayton asked.

"Well, Rarity told me it would feel very relaxing when I first came here."

"Well, all right. But if they paint my nails I'm out of there." Zayton warned him.

Anton laughed, "Exactly what I said when I first came here. Come on." he tugged his bro along.

The two entered the place seeing ponies coming in for a treatment or leaving after feeling rejuvenated. Anton smiled recalling his first day here. After getting signed in by the counter, the two went to the changing rooms and came out with their waists wrapped in towels and wearing flip flops on their feet. They walked for the steam room, as Anton spoke, "A little time in the sauna will cleanse our pores well."

"Plus a little sweat does the body good." Zayton agreed, as they stopped and Anton spotted the two spa ponies.

"Lotus! Aloe!" he called to them.

The sisters looked over seeing Anton, "Anton!" they cheered, before trotting over to him.

"It's so good to see you!" Lotus greeted Anton with an embrace followed by a kiss on the cheek greeting.

"And it's great to see you two as well." Anton replied.

Aloe noticed Zayton, "And who do we have here?" she asked.

"This is my brother, Zayton. Z, this is Lotus Blossom and Aloe." Anton introduced them.

"It's a pleasure to meet you two." Zayton greeted.

"The pleasure's ours, darling." Aloe replied, as she gave him a cheek kiss greeting.

"We were just on our way to the sauna." Anton explained.

"Well, you'll be happy to know the room is vacant." Lotus explained.

"Great. Come on, Zayton, before a long line starts." Anton said, as the brothers headed over.


Soon the brothers were sitting in the sauna relaxing, "Ah, this is the life." Anton sighed in relaxation.

"My pores are dying in here," Zayton added, "You ever think we should try a contest and see who can stay in here the longest?"

Anton did a double take, "Are you kidding me? If we tried that we'd shrivel up into prunes!"

Hmm, good point." Zayton admitted.

"I mean Applejack once told me Rarity stayed in here for a long time waiting for her, and by the time she got there, Rarity looked like an old lady." Anton chuckled.

"Yikes." Zayton feared.

"Still it is rather tempting with wanting to stay in here." Anton admitted.

"But if we did we'd probably waste the day away." Zayton realized.

"Exactly." Anton confirmed. So the two continued to relax, until it was time for them to get out.


Afterward, the boys were lying down on massage tables, as Lotus and Aloe were giving them a massage, "Oh, that's the spot." Zayton moaned.

"Lotus and Aloe know the right spots." Anton told his brother.

"We're just glad to see how satisfied you two are." Lotus said, as she did Anton's back.

"So, Zayton, where did you come from?" Aloe inquired.

"Well, not so much from where Anton came from," he began, "I actually came from a sketchbook."

The sisters were confused, as Anton explained, "He was once a drawing in my sketchbook, but he came alive thanks to a magic paintbrush I received from a friend."

"Oh, I never would've guessed." Aloe said.

"And thanks to a little spell, I'm regular size now." Zayton finished.

"So I'm showing him a day out to get him better acquainted with Ponyville." Anton added.

"Well, we're glad to see you two came here." Aloe said.

"So am I." Zayton agreed.


Later the two boys were fully dressed, and leaving the spa, "Ah, that massage was just I needed." Anton stretched.

"Me too," Zayton nodded, "So where to next?"

"I say we grab ourselves a bite. And I know the best place to go to for one." Anton answered.

"Lead on, bro." Zayton said, as Anton led the way.

Soon the two were at Sugarcube Corner, sitting by a table waiting for their order, "Sugarcube Corner, you won't find a better place that sells sweets." Anton told Zayton.

"Especially since Pinkie Pie works here." Zayton noted.

"Precisely." Anton nodded.

Pinkie suddenly popped up with an order, "Heeeeere we go! One chocolate shake with extra whipped cream and a cherry for Anton. And for Zayton, a Strawberry shake with extra whipped cream and a cherry." she presented them their drinks, before pulling up another tray, "And for both of you, a slice of banana cream cake.

"Thanks, Pinkie." Anton thanked her.

"Don't mention it. Enjoy!" she bounced away.

The two took a sip of their shakes, as Zayton spoke, "Mm, delicious."

"Isn't it?" Anton asked.

"I can imagine many ponies in here get cavities from coming here too often." Zayton joked.

"Probably, but it'd be worth it." Anton replied.

Zayton ate a bit of his cake, "This could certainly be a good hang out spot after school."

"Yeah. I normally come here with Pip and the others if we're not too busy. And now you'll be a part of that tradition." Anton said.

"Thanks, Anton. I mean after what Uppercut said about me..."

"Forget what that jerk said," Anton replied, "I mean who decides what is real and what isn't?"

"No one?" Zayton asked.

"That's right. You're as real to me and to every pony around you." he looked over at Lyra and Bonbon and waved at them making Zayton wave as well. The two pony friends smiled and waved at the boys in response. Zayton seeing the acknowledgment knew his brother was telling the truth, and smiled.


After finishing their bite, the two walked outside Sugarcube Corner, as Zayton spoke to Anton, "Anton, this has been the best day of my life."

"And it's not over yet." Anton smirked.

"There's more?" Zayton raised a brow.

"Much more." Anton assured.

Zayton smirked, "Well, then. Let's do it to it."

"Cool." Anton said.

Suddenly, the two were skipping down the road singing together, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight Shlemiel, Schlemazel, Hasenpfeffer incorporated!"

And so both Anton and Zayton were having the time of their lives out in Ponyville. They were at the arcade playing some video games, with Zayton getting a high score on one. They were skipping rocks across Ponyville's pond. The two suddenly each opened a door which slammed into each other. They two chuckled, as it panned out to reveal they were in a Door Store with some of the customers and a few sales ponies giving them looks, and they grin sheepishly. In the park Vinyl had her turntable set up mixing beats, as Anton and Zayton were getting down with the groove. They stepped out of a shop with Anton showing off a temporary tattoo on his arm that was a dragon, while Zayton opened up his shirt to reveal a flaming Z temporary tattoo. Finally Anton was riding Silver through Ponyville with Zayton sitting behind him spreading his arms out.


As it was nearing the end of the day, Anton and Zayton made their way back to Fluttershy's laughing, "Oh, was that an awesome day or what?" Anton asked Zayton.

"That was definitely awesome." Zayton agreed, as the two went inside.

As they entered, they saw both Fluttershy and Discord waiting, "Welcome home, boys." Fluttershy greeted them.

"Yes, welcome-welcome." Discord greeted.

"Uncle D!" Anton cheered, as he ran over and fist bumped with him.

"My dear nephew, so good to see you," Discord saw Zayton, "And this must be my second surrogate nephew. Zayton, am I right?"

"That's me," he confirmed, "So you're Discord the Master of Chaos?"

"Indeed, though I like the formality, please call me Uncle D." Discord insisted.

"Ok, Uncle D." Zayton replied.

Discord smirked, "That's more like it."

Fluttershy turned to Zayton, "Zayton, we have a surprise for you."

"A surprise?" he asked.

"That's right, close your eyes." Fluttershy said.

"And no peeking." Discord warned him.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure he doesn't." Anton said, as he put his hands over his brother's eyes just in case.

Fluttershy, Discord, and Anton led Zayton up the stairs, and into another room, "All right, we're here." Fluttershy said.

"Where?" Zayton asked.

"Voila!" Anton took his hands off Zayton's eyes.

Zayton looked and saw he was standing in another room with a bed, dresser, and mirror, "Whoa!" he gasped.

"Your very own room, Zayton. Discord and I just finished up." Fluttershy explained.

"How do you like it?" Discord asked.

"This is great! Thanks, guys." Zayton said, as he looked around.

"I know there's not much to it, but don't worry we'll get you your own things to make it feel more homey." Fluttershy promised.

"Thanks, mom. Thank you so much," Zayton said, as they embraced. Zayton looked over at his brother, "Did you know about this?"

"I did." Anton confessed.

"So our day out was also an excuse to get my out of the house?"

"Partially, but that's how a surprise works." Anton reminded him.

"Thanks, bro." Zayton said.

"Any time." Anton replied, as the MacLeod boys fist pounded.