//------------------------------// // Deciding Over Lunch // Story: Meeting the Parents // by Spot Light //------------------------------// 1:00 that same day: Vinyl grabbed her money, Octavia put on her bow and the two of them headed out to meet Lyra and Bon Bon at the restaurant. But before going to the restaurant they stopped by Derpy's place. Vinyl knocked on the door. They were greeted by an amethyst unicorn with three diamonds for a cutie mark. "Hey Sparkly!" Vinyl said very loudly. "Hello Vinyl, I thought I told you not to call me Sparkly!" She said sounding annoyed, "It's Sparkler," Octavia made the attempt to apologize for Vinyl, "You must pardon Vinyl, for her... insecurity." "And you are?" Sparkler asked. Octavia was about to reply, but Vinyl spoke up. "Sparkler, we've known each other for how long?" Vinyl started, "Since our filly hood in Manehatten, I'm surprised you haven't figured it out." "Figure what out?" "I'm not stallions." "So she’s you’re..." The pieces started to fall into place. "Yes," "And you’re her..." "Yes," "How long have..." "Two years," "Have you had..." "You don't need to know that," Vinyl quickly cut her off there, she knew what Sparkler was going to say. Octavia cleared her throat, "Can we cut to the chase?" "Oh right, but first Sparkler this is my Mare Friend Octavia Symphony. Octavia this is Sparkler Hooves. Derpy's first daughter." "But you're a unicorn and Derpy is a Pegasus." "my little sister Dinky and I are adopted. Anyway what brings you to our house?" "We were just wondering if your mother was home," "We need to see if she is coming to lunch today," "Well if that's the case, you just missed her. She is on her way to meet Lyra and Bon Bon." "Well thank you Sparkly," Sparkler growled at the nick name. "We shall be on our way," said Octavia. The two were just about to leave when Sparkler asked one last thing. "Vinyl, I never took you for liking mares instead of stallions." "Sparkly, you’re forgetting who your first kiss was." Vinyl said as the two walked away leaving Sparkler with a face more red then amethyst. As they headed for the restaurant Octavia had to ask: "Who was her first kiss anyway?" "Yours truly," Octavia had an angry look on her face and stared at her. "And why haven't you told me this?" "Because I was a filly when it happened, besides I didn't think it was worth talking about because despite it happened, you were my first real kiss," The angry look on Octavia's face faded. "You know Vinyl, despite your over the top, wild personality, you are very honest." She stopped and hugged her and then they headed to the restaurant. They finally made it to the restaurant, it was called Corn Stalks. They spotted Derpy who was sitting with Lyra and Bon Bon. "Lyra! Bon Bon! Derpy!" Vinyl called. The three of them looked over at them and gestured for them to come over. "Vinyl! Octavia!" Lyra called over. "We saved you some seats," The two walked over and sat down, the waiter asked for their order, and they began to chat with the girls. "So I take it Carrot Top couldn't make it." Octavia asked. "She said something about having root weeds with Barry Punch," Derpy said. The other four looked at each other and laughed. Derpy gave them a strange look, as if she already wasn't. "What does that even mean?" she asked. "Out of all ponies we thought you would be first to know," Bon Bon said, trying hard not to laugh. "After all you are the oldest of us." "Take it easy on her, she has had it rough," Octavia said, "And she looks good for her age, she is also a mother and she works part time. " "Part time with what? Delivering mail or putting holes in our roof?" Vinyl asked sarcastically. Derpy was about to say she was sorry, but she was cut off by the waiter delivering their lunch. Vinyl took a sip of her drink just as Lyra spoke up. "Speaking of motherhood, we have some good news." Derpy and Octavia leaned in to listen. "What's the news?" Octavia asked. "Bon Bon and I are going to have a baby!" Cue Vinyl's nose take. She wipe her mouth and realized who got drenched. "Ouch! that came out of my nose... Oops, sorry Octie. Um..." She levitated a napkin over to Octavia, who swiped it out of the air. "Sorry?" she said again. "Just be careful next time you sit down," She said with a deadpan tone. "In that case, I'm not getting up," Vinyl stated. "Anyway back to you two. How in Equestria are you going to have a baby? " "Do you plan on adopting?" Octavia asked. "Nope, Bon Bon is going to get pregnant." Lyra smiled. "Just how is that possible? You two are both mares." "That is true, but as you can tell Lyra is a unicorn." said Bon Bon "So what if she is?" asked Octavia "There is a spell that she can cast to get me pregnant. A unicorn's magic contains their DNA and the spell will do something that I don't want to say because there are other ponies around." "So you mean?" Derpy asked, "that it only works during..." "Why do you think I don't want to say anything else about it." she interrupted abruptly. "We get it," Vinyl quickly said. At that moment Octavia remembered something from earlier. "Vinyl, remember what we were going to ask them?" "Ask them what?" "The thing, the letters?" "Oh right." she remembered, "Say, Lyra, Bon Bon, we have been meaning to ask you?" "And what's that?" Lyra asked. "Well you see, we received some letters in the mail today from our parents." "And?" "They want to meet each us." "Then what's the problem?" "Well you see, since my parents passed away, Octie will be meeting my Aunt and Uncle; they're fine with whoever I want to be with." "The problem is my parents," Octavia said, "My mother in particular. She is the strongest member of my family and what she says goes. And she is not too fond of the mare with mare relationship. We want to know what to do about that?" "Let me handle this one," Derpy said, "You two love each other, right?" They both nodded. "Then go as yourselves, and Octavia tell your mother how you feel about Vinyl." "I guess we could, my mother is tough as iron nails, I don't know if she will understand; she's too stubborn." "I know what it's like to be a mother and sometimes we don't realize what is important to our children." Derpy said, "Sometimes we need to be stood up too." "Thanks Derpy," Octavia said with a smile. "Vinyl, there is no need to find a Stallion to come along, we shall go as is." "If you say so, we have plenty of time to get ready." "Girls, lunch was great, but I must go pick up Dinky from school." With that Derpy left. "Wait, you were going to have a Stallion go with you?" Lyra asked. "Well it was more of just an idea," Vinyl said, "If it was helping my Octie, I would have allowed it." She rubbed against Octavia's neck. Octavia blushed. And a building behind them had fallen over. Oddly enough it was in the same direction Derpy had flown in. Followed up by an, "Oops, My Bad!" coming from that direction. "I would do anything just to make her happy." A grin crossed Octavia's face. "Lyra, Bon Bon, lunch was good, thank you." Octavia said, sounding a bit sly. "No problem," Bon Bon said with a grin, who realized what was on Octavia's mind. "Say Vinyl, why don't we go home and play our special record." "What are you getting at Octie, you know what happens when we listen to it. You fall into me and... Oh," She got it. "Thanks for lunch you two, me and Octavia have got something we have to do now and... bye. Good luck with that spell" she said as she and Octavia raced back to their house to listen to their record. Lyra looked at Bon Bon. "You know, they remind me so much of us when we got together." "You know Lyra, your right, say let's pay the bill and head back home." Meanwhile, back at Vinyl and Octavia's place, the two danced to their record, they kissed and the rest is history.