//------------------------------// // Conversation & Plans // Story: Neighpon tales // by Seanzilla115 //------------------------------// “They’re so precious while they’re asleep,” Fluttershy whispered as she looked at her two kids fast asleep. “I know,” Posey quietly agreed as she stood next to her cousin, “They’re just so kawaii.” The two pinkettes slowly walked downstairs, seeing Timid reading a manga, Silver Hawk making dinner and Discord was off asleep by Angel, Yuki, and Peach. “You’re really a great mother, itoko-chan,” Posey said to her cousin with a smile. “Arigato gozaimasu,” Fluttershy smiled as she sat down and looked at Silver Hawk for a moment, “Silver-kun?” “Hai?” Silver Hawk asked as he poked his head in. “I’m curious about something. During the time we were apart, did you ever… try and move on?” Fluttershy asked curiously, taking a moment to look at the ribbon he returned to her. “...At one point for a bit, yes,” Silver replied after a moment of silence, “But… everytime I looked at your ribbon, your face always came back to my mind.” “I did try to help him…” Posey admitted, “Don’t get me wrong, I’m very happy you two are a couple, but I didn’t know if you’d ever come back to Neighpon, so… I took it upon myself to try and find Silver Hawk a marefriend. The first few choices I tried were...well...let’s just say I should’ve looked into their info further.” “Don’t remind me,” Silver sweatdropped a bit, “That one mare you tried to pair me with tried to take Timid home with her because, and I quote, ‘was absolutely kawaii’.” “Wait, what?” Fluttershy asked while laughing, but not too loud to wake the twins upstairs. “I said I was sorry about that one!” Posey yelped, “How was I supposed to know she had an obsession with cute things?” “...I know,” Silver stated, rolling his eyes. “But… after some failed attempts I tried some of the nurses he worked with and… well, I even tried once,” Posey informed. “Oh don’t bring that mess up again…” Silver groaned. “What happened?” Fluttershy asked. “Before I tell this story, Timid needs to leave the room,” Silver explained. “Oh… O-okay,” Timid nodded, closing her manga as she walked upstairs. “...so, Silver Hawk’s harem mangas… well, one time… he left one of them at my apartment. And… I noticed before he left he was drooling over one character in it…” Posey begun to recount. “I was not!” Silver exclaimed with a heavy blush. “So… the character was a…ahem, dominatrix, and… well, she sorta looked like you and I do, itoko-chan. So… I got the brilliant-” Posey began. “Brilliant being subjective,” Silver Hawk responded. “...Idea to dress up like a dominatrix and try to use that to give him somebody new to pine over.” Posey admitted with a blush, “And well… when I did it, I failed to notice Timid was around… so… she did see some things, but nothing too intense… right?” “Right. You’re lucky,” Silver groaned, “Oh...and do I need to bring up the candles or anything?” “I was experimenting.” “You got some on me, and it hurt like tartarus!” Silver snapped before groaning, “Can we please move onto something else aside from my love life?” “...How much did Timid end up seeing?” Fluttershy inquired. “Not much, but she did see what one looks like and how they tend to use whips.” “She had me tied to my bed and… I’ll just leave it at that,” Silver deadpanned. “...I didn’t do anything worse than that! I swear!” Posey quickly told her cousin, who was laughing at this whole ordeal “Do I need to bring the candles back up?!” “I said I was sorry about that! And I meant physically!” Silver Hawk just rolled his eyes and turned over to Posey in anger, “Are you… an idiot? Cause seriously, you tend to overlook certain facts before trying something out.” “...I make mistakes okay? I was just trying to help you, Silver,” Posey sighed, twirling her hair around just a bit. “...The one thing I have to say on this whole ordeal to you itoko-chan, you lack the personality and the curves to pull off that kind of thing,” Fluttershy stated. “Mou~ what is this? ‘Pick-on-Posey-day’?” Posey whimpered as she cried anime tears. “But, I know your heart was in the right place, so I’m not gonna hold grudges or anything like that. And for you Silver-kun,” Fluttershy begun before turning around and walked towards the stallion, “I have something to tell you.” “...Ano, what’s that?” Silver Hawk asked in slight confusion before the shy pinkette spun him around and she stood before him, “Uh… wh-wh-wh-what do you…” “First: we’ll have to explain to Timid about that… incident you and my itoko had. Second…” Fluttershy paused as she gave him a small kiss on the cheek, ”That’s for being honest with me.” He blushed as red as the tomato he had by a cutting board, the stallion ending up dropping the knife he was holding. --- Dash stared out the window in thought, as she simply thought about the future, specifically, her’s and Twilight’s. A few years ago, she’d never imagine she’d be getting married to somepony like Twilight, and yet here she is getting married to her. But… she didn’t know what to do after marriage. Will she still be a Wonderbolt? Will she be able to have enough time for her job and Twilight? And… would they have foals? “Rainbow. Rainbow…” Twilight spoke, waving her hand in front of Rainbow’s face. “Rainbow!” “Huh?” Rainbow blinked a bit, looking over to her left to see the Alicorn standing next to her, “Did you need something, Twi?” The Princess of Friendship sat down by her and looked at her, “...I have to ask you something. What made you fall for me?” “...I beg your pardon?” “You heard me. What made you fall for me?” Twilight asked, again, “Is it because I look pretty? Is that a big thing in what makes you like somepony?” “...Why are you-” “A certain somepony told me you used to have a crush on Rarity,” Twilight informed. ‘Ugh… dang it, mom,’ Rainbow groaned mentally, “Ugh… yes. I did have a crush on her, but it was a small one. Okay?!” “Okay okay. I just want to know… why you fell for me?” “Looks are just a very small part of it. Your personality is great, you helped out a lot of ponies, me included, you helped me get over my old embarrassments about reading… you’re just so talented. That’s what I look for in a pony, talents and interest… and looks are an occasional factor.” “I see…” Twilight noted “Yeah… Twi, I love you. That’s never going to change, okay?” Rainbow said before the two hugged each other, Twilight giving Rainbow a small peck on the cheek. “Also… you write?” “...Sometimes,” Dash blushed nervously, “Heh heh heh…” “Heh, you and my mom are gonna get along just fine,” Twilight giggled as they split off the hug, “She’s gonna love how you love her Daring Do books,” “Wait… your mom writes the Daring Do books?” Dash gawked. “How do you think I got each issue early before they’re officially released?” Dash blinked as it dawned on her, but one question remained in her mind, “...then who’s this T.V. Sparkling credited as the writer?” “An alias.” “Huh?” “Answer me this. What’s my mom’s name?” "Uh… Twilight Vel…” Rainbow began before it dawned on her, “....I am such an idiot.” “You can be at times. Oh right, by the way Dash… what’s with this one entry in the friendship journal dated the 7th on the 14th month?” “...Read it,” “‘Dear Diary, Just had the coolest adventure with the coolest pony ever. Came this close to blowing it because I got so wrapped up in how awesome she was, I almost forgot about how awesome I was. Good thing I didn’t, cause it gave me a chance to show her how important it is to put your trust in somepony else. And I guess I never realized how lucky I am to work with a team who I totally trust. I mean, of course I can handle things on my own. But being me, I’ve gotten into a mess of scrapes. And without my friends, those scrapes would have been a whole lot messier. Never underestimate the power of friends who always got your back’. Sound familiar?” “Sort of…” Dash admitted, “I think I wrote that after our adventure with Daring Do. ...oh right, I was dreaming.” “That explains why I found the journal in your house by you and a copy of ‘Daring Do and the Hunters of the Lost Marks’,” Twilight realized. “...You were in my house while I was asleep?” “I was looking for something, and your house was the only one I didn’t check,” Twilight clarified. “...You could’ve knocked you know,” Rainbow sweatdropped a bit. “Giving you a taste of your own medicine when you just randomly flew into my treebary,” Twilight giggled. “..Heh. Yeah,” Rainbow chuckled a bit, before she looked outside for a moment in thought, “...I’m gonna go for a walk. I’ll be back later, okay?” “I can go with you.” “No… I’m fine,” Dash told her. “Are you sure?” Dash nodded as she headed out the door, leaving Twilight by herself. “...Well, since I got nothing else to do at the moment, I’ll check in on Spike,” the Alicorn said to herself as she left the room. --- Dash walked along to a two story cottage that looked rather normal, but it had some lighting damage. “Yep… this is it,” she nodded, walking over to the door and knocking on the door. “Who is it?” “Derpy, it’s me. Rainbow Dash,” the tomboy replied. With that, somepony walked over and unlocked the door for her, said being being a mare with grey fur, a blond mane and tail, and was wearing a gray t-shirt, yellow jacket, and green skirt. One thing to note was that one of her eyes was...well, they appeared to be crooked. “Hello, Rainbow,” the mare replied with a smile. “Hey, Derpy. Listen, can I… talk with you for a moment?” “Sure, come on in,” Derpy smiled, motioning for Dash to come in. “Thanks,” Rainbow smiled a bit as she walked in, and noticed that the house was… so-so. It looked nice, but there were some burn marks, wet areas, and some pieces of wall missing “...uh…” “I’ve been working on trying to clean it. My manager didn’t pay me for the whole wedding invite mess…” “Oh… sorry about that,” “It’s fine…I just wish I had the money for repairs and stuff,” Dash walked over the kitchen and sat in a wobbly chair, “...Derpy, I need to ask you about something,” “...Why sure, Rainbow,” Derpy nodded as she sat down on a chair that was barely standing, “What do you want to talk about?” “...Dinky. What’s it like… being a mother?” Derpy blinked for a moment, “Well, it’s a really good feeling. Me and my marefriend are proud to raise her,” “...Marefriend?” Dash blinked. “...You remember Berryshine?” Derpy asked. “Yeah. What about her?” “One night… she convinced me to do something with her… I got drunk… and one thing lead to another, and I begun to carry Dinky,” “...Wait. But you’re a pegasus, and she’s a Earth pony. How did you two…” Rainbow began. “I dunno,” Derpy admitted with a shrug. “Oh… wait. I thought that… ’Doctor’ guy was your coltfriend,” Dash responded in confusion. “...” “What? I’ve seen you two together a lot.” “...he and I are dating. I don’t really know if me and Berryshine are a couple since we had Dinky. It’s all just so confusing…” Derpy sighed before the chair she was sitting on collapsed, “...he does help me raise her, but he’s never set foot in my house.” “I see…” Rainbow noted before she got a slight idea, “I think I may have something to help you.” “Hmm?” “First, I want you to tell me how you feel for both the Doc, and Berryshine. Like, how do you feel about them personally?” Derpy got up, dusted herself off and put the leg in the chair back on so she could sit, “...I honestly really love them both. Berryshine gave me a little miracle and she’s supported me however she can… and the Doctor, he’s always there for me, and supports me. Even after I mess up, he’s there to try and cheer me up. They just both make me so happy and… I… I don’t know which one to choose. I just don’t know what to do, Rainbow Dash.” Dash looked at her for a moment, “I know I can’t make you choose which one, but I will say this. You don’t always have to make such hard choices in life… you can take both.” “...thanks Rainbow. But why’d you ask me about Dinky?” Derpy responded. “...I’ve been thinking about mine and Twi’s future… and children entered my mind. Scoots I can handle since she’s still a kid… even though she’s going to turn 13 later this year, but a baby?...that’s another thing entirely.” “It’s a bit hard at times, but the love you’ll get from those who care about you helps support you in raising the little one,” Derpy stated, “It’s totally worth any sort of pain. And from one person who’s raised a child with another female to somebody similar, just trust each-other.” “I see…” Rainbow noted before gave Derpy a soft smile, “Thanks, Derpy.” “No problem,” Derpy smiled back. --- “So… it was some silly attempt to get Onii-chan to fall for Posey-san? I get that some stallions like to see a lot of skin, but… Posey-san, you looked… odd. I mean, I didn’t get why you had to wear all that leather. Didn’t it hurt?” “...It felt funny, to say the very least,” Posey admitted. “...Ano, one more question,” Timid spoke, “Why did Posey-san use c-” “No reason!” Silver quickly answered. “It was not intended, and I’ll stop there.” Posey added in. “...Love is strange sometimes,” Timid said. “It can be,” Fluttershy added with a small shrug before turning to Silver Hawk with a soft smile, “...but it can totally be worth it.” “Hai,” Silver nodded, smiling back at the shy pegasus before turning his attention back to Timid “And when you find somepony you like… never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever do what Posey did. Ever.” “Noted,” Timid nodded, “Ano… I’m… going to go see my friends now.” “...It’s almost 10:45pm… shouldn’t you be in bed right now?” Fluttershy asked. “Oh….g-gomen. I didn’t realize the time,” Timid apologized. “Sorry about the late dinner, everypony…” Silver Hawk apologized, “It would’ve been done faster if somepony didn’t bring up a certain incident.” “Um, I’d like to remind you, it was itoko-chan who asked you if you had anypony you liked that wasn’t her. I was only answering a question.” Posey rebuttled. “Yes. And you brought up the dominatrix incident,” Silver countered. “Stop. Arguing. Now.” Fluttershy told them in a very stern tone. “Hai,” the two gulped a bit in response. “Good,” Fluttershy nodded before looking towards Posey, “Itoko, mind checking up on the twins? I have something I want to talk to Silver-kun about.” Posey nodded and headed up, also taking Timid upstairs with her, leaving Fluttershy and Silver Hawk alone… “You too Discord. Shoo,” Fluttershy said without even turning around to see Discord wearing a lampshade on his head. “Oh, come on,” Discord groaned a bit as he moved the lampshade off his head, “Was I that obvi-” “Now.” “Okay okay,” Discord said as he disappeared in a puff of smoke, “Yeesh, you’re a lot less fun.” “...Okay, now that we’re alone... Silver-kun?” “Hai?” “...Do you wanna go on a d-d-date?” Fluttershy asked, reverting to her normal shy self for a bit as she blushed, “I… I ask because… well, aside from that one date Itoko set up back in Neighpon, we haven’t really ...w-well, officially gone on a regular date. So perhaps maybe tomorrow or this week, we can go on a date?” “...Well, I don’t have work tomorrow…” Silver stated before smiling a bit, “Sure. A date sounds nice, Butterfly-chan.” “Really? Thank you so much… yay…” she smiled, hugging him. “No problem,” Silver smiled back as he returned the hug. Fluttershy blushed a bit before the two released the hug, teh shy pinkette yawning a bit. “I think I’ll turn in early.” “...it’s still almost 10:50, but whatever floats your boat on that term,” Silver Hawk shrugged. “Hai,” Fluttershy nodded as she began to walk upstairs, giving Silver Hawk one last smile, “Good night, Silver-kun.” “Night,” Silver smiled back as Fluttershy left upstairs. Once the shy pinkette was gone, Silver sat down on the couch, the snow-white pegasus seemingly thinking of something. After a few moments of silence, he decided to pull his phone out and dialed in a number, “I just hope they’re still awake.” --- A phone began to ring in Neighpon with Tomoe walked over and picking it up, “Moshi-moshi?” -...Tomoe? Oh right… my parents are looking after you right now- Silver Hawk recalled, -Uh, are my parents around?- “Hai. Chotto matte,” she responded, covering up the end where Silver Hawk could hear from, “Mrs. Gentle Snow, Mr. Feather Scroll, your son is on the phone.” “Oh?” Gentle Snow blinked a little as she walked up to the filly from the living room, “I wonder what he wants?” she couldn’t help but ponder as Tomoe handed her the phone, “Hello?” -Hi mom… listen, I need some advice from you and dad- Silver said -You see, me and Butterfly-chan are going on a date tomorrow and… well…- “Well what? ...you’re not leaving her, are you?” Gentle Snow frowned a little. -...where would you get that idea from?- “Well, you’re not married and well… sometimes unmarried stallions bail out if they learn a girl is carrying foals. Not that I’d expect you to do it… I just had to ask,” Gentle Snow informed. -Oh… no mom. I’m not breaking up with her… in fact… it’s sorta the opposite really- “Who is it?” Feather Scroll asked as he walked over. “It’s our son,” Gentle Snow replied before smiling a bit, “And I think he wants to pop the big question to Butterfly-chan.” “Oh?” -Yes. I want to propose to her tomorrow, but...I’m not sure how to do it- Silver admitted as Gentle Snow put the phone on speaker -I really love her, and...I don’t want to mess this up. I was hoping you could give me some advice, Okaa-san. Otou-san- “Soka…” Feather Scroll noted, “Well one thing I can suggest is to treat her like a lady, and not be rude.” “Also, make sure you do something that builds up to the proposal,” Gentle Snow added before giggling a bit, “I remember when your father took me to the part of the park with the cherry blossom trees just as the full moon was out. And when your father proposed to me just as the moon hit the trees just right...I felt as if the world stopped, knowing I would spend the rest of my life with the stallion I loved.” -...that’s sweet. Demo… what can I do? I want to make sure I propose to her just right- “Uh… I hear there’s special park in Ponyville,” Tomoe began, “Where… a special flower that blossoms under the full moon grows. It’s a special park.” -Eh? Really?- “Hai,” Tomoe nodded, “And...ano, if I recall right, the full moon is tomorrow night.” -...What’s the park called?- “Ano, I’m not sure really. It only comes on the night of a full moon. But… it’s said to be close by a waterfall...” -That’s near Princess Twilight’s castle- Silver gasped a bit -..Tomoe, thank you. I think I know what to do. I just need to bring this up with Posey-chan, and Butterfly-chan’s friends, and I think I’ll have the perfect way to lead up to the proposal- “No problem. Also… please forgive me…” Tomoe told him. -...Eh?- “For tormenting Timid. After what Aki and my father tried to do, I...felt like I got a huge slap of realization on my face. If I continued what I was doing, then I would’ve become my sister. So… p-p-please… f-f-f-orgive… me…” -...Tomoe, I forgive you. I know what you did was wrong, but that’s in the past. If I focus on only the bad traits, I don’t think I’d be able to forgive Posey and her… dunderheadedness.- “Oh right. Uh… son, can we… see our grandchildren? Like… pictures or something?” Gentle Snow inquired. -...I think I still have a picture of them from when they were born. Hold on. I’ll see if I can try and send it to you- Silver replied, messing with his phone for a moment -Okay. I managed to send it to both your ph- Gentle Snow immediately handed her husband the phone before she rushed upstairs to get her phone before the sound of her squealing filled the air. “Kawaii! My grandchildren are absolutely kawaii!” she smiled in pure joy off-screen. Feather Scroll walked up stairs (phone still in hand of course) to see his wife smiled brightly at a picture on her phone, the stallion looking over her shoulder to see it for himself. “...kawaii…” “I know!” Gentle Snow giggled, “ooh~ I just want to scoop them up and hold them right now!” -Glad to know you think they’re so cute…- Silver Hawk smiled. “Hai…” Feather Scroll nodded, “Oh. Before I forget, how’s Timid doing?” -Great. She got her Cutie Mark a while back a-.- “Timid got her Cutie Mark?!” Gentle Snow gasped. -Gah! Mom! Not so loud!- Silver winced -That literally hurt my ear- “Oops… sorry,” Gentle Snow sheepishly giggled, “...so, what is it?” -It means she’s a counselor. She’s still starting out, but she’s been making pretty good progress with some of her patients.- “That seems just like Timid,” Feather Scroll said with a small smile, “She was always a good listener.” -Yeah…- Silver nodded -...She really misses you guys- “I know… I wish we can come up to see you.” -Yeah… it would mean the world to Timid. Plus, I’m sure the twins would love to see their grandparents at least once.- “......” “Dear, are you a-” Feather Scroll began before Gentle Snow took the phone and took it off speaker phone. “We’ll be there next week.” -Wait wh- “Love-you-dear-Give-Timid-a-kiss-for-me-bye!” Gentle Snow said quickly as she hung up the phone, “Dear, order us some tickets.” “Eh?” Feather Scroll blinked at that. “Um...can I...come with you two?” Tomoe asked. “Of course dear,” Gentle Snow smiled, “We’re all going. Besides…” she paused as she gained a look of determination,”I am not going to miss a chance of seeing my grandchildren in person!”