Cameo's Adventures

by CutieMarkCrusaders


Canterlot Vacation Part Five

Cameo awoke from very sweet dreams of Timber, and cotton candy, and peaches and cream. She jumped out of bed and trotted out of the hotel room. Today was the second day. She had just arrived in Canterlot the day before, but sadly, she had planned a short vacation and was scheduled to return to Ponyville tomorrow afternoon.
Cameo pushed open the glass door on the front of Diamond Gardens hotel and trotted into the beautiful star covered streets. She smiled at everypony she passed, even though she had a very specific unicorn in mind that she wanted to find. She trotted past gardens, and snack stands, and a number of fancy restaurants. Then, finally, when she got to the park she saw the familiar peach colored unicorn she had made plans to meet the previous evening.
Timber! she thought as she trotted towards her friend. Then, she noticed for the first time what Timber's cutie mark was. It didn't make any sense at all; her cutie mark was a peach and a peach slice that was dipped in cream. That doesn't make any sense, Cameo thought. Shouldn't her cutie mark be a tree or something? she kept on trotting until she reached her friend. She sat down next to her on the grass and pulled a paper and quill from her saddlebags and wrote down her question about Timber's cutie mark.
"Oh, that. My real name is Peaches N' Cream. Timber's just a nickname; but I like it better." she explained. Cameo levitated the quill and wrote the word "why" on the paper.
"Because ponies started calling me 'Peachy,' and I don't really like that. So I started going by Timber. That's my grandmother's name." She said. Cameo nodded. That made sense. Her grandmother's name was Glitter, and she would much rather be called Glitter than Peachy. The two unicorns talked and played in the park until they got hungry.
"Want to go get something to eat?" Timber asked. "We could go to one of those fancy restaurants." Cameo nodded and the ponies trotted out of the park.

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"I think I'll get the Hibiscus Salad, with golden bell flowers on the side. What about you, Cameo? I can order for you if you want," Timber offered. Cameo levitated the quill and wrote "Manehatten Salad" on her paper.
"Have you made your decision?" the waiter asked them as he slowly walked to the table.
"Yes," Timber began. "I will have the Hibiscus Salad, and my friend will have the Manehatten Salad. Oh, and put the golden bells on the side, please."
"Very well," the waiter said as he levitated a quill to write down the orders. "Your food will arrive very shortly."
"Thank you," Timber said. The waiter nodded and left the table. Cameo looked out the window at the sunset. Then, her smile faded as she remembered that she was going to leave her new friend behind tomorrow. She hesitated, then levitated a quill to write the devastating news.
"You- you're leaving?" Timber asked as a tear formed in her eye. Cameo nodded sadly. "I'll miss you. Maybe I can come visit sometime."
I would like that, Cameo thought. As if on cue, the sound of light raindrops began to pitter-patter on the roof, and the ponies sat quietly and listened until their food arrived.