Tales of Equestria

by Lunerpet

Chapter 4

Melody Bloom had seen the whole city by now, or the important parts at least, she had been traveling with Twilight and they were now around the Ponyville refugee camp, Twilight seemed really interested in this place and there were a bunch of ponies walking and talking.

“I wonder if some of my friends are here?” Twilight asked herself.

“Who are you looking for?” Melody Bloom asked.

“Well I have five friends but we when Ponyville sank we all got separated, luckily I know where Rainbow Dash is, so I'm only missing four friends” Twilight explained.

“Twilight!” Pinkie hopped up excitedly as she came up to them. “I was so worried about you!”

Pinkie tackled Twilight in a hug with tears of joy. “I can't believe your back and walking so soon!”

“Oof!” Twilight luckily fell on some grass, even though it hurt a little she was more happy to see Pinkie then she thought she would because she didn't feel anything. “Hey Pinkie, I'm so glad your safe”

“Me too Twilight, I made some new friends, but I really missed you girls! Where is Rainbow Dash, wasn't she with you?” Pinkie asked looking around.

“She's getting Applejack and Fluttershy right now, and hopefully Rarity as well” Twilight explained.

From just those words Pinkie's day brightened ten fold. “OH GOODIE!!!!”

“Oh Pinkie? By the way, this is Melody Bloom, the mare that was found with me underground and she's from the days Celestia was a little older then a filly” Twilight introduced them with a smile.

“Hello there” Melody said with a small wave.

Pinkie gasped with excitement and grabbed Melody's hoof and shook her around like crazy. “Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie, you don't look thousands of moons old!”

“I uh...” Melody was still shaking even after Pinkie had stopped. “I was frozen for all those years so I didn't change much”

“Wow! That's one cold nap, so your a unicorn, what kind of magic do you do!?” Pinkie asked watching her shake.

Twilight got up and placed a hoof on Melody to stop her from shaking. “Sorry about Pinkie, she's an odd ball, but she means well”

“I understand, and I don't mined talking about my past” Melody said. “My magic is mainly supportive, I can cast musical magic and warm the lonely hearts of others, but I can also do attacking magic such as nature spells and I think I can do something new”

“You can do more then one type of magic?” Twilight asked. “Most unicorns can only do one kind”

“One? That's strange” Melody said confused.

“And you said you can do something new? What did you mean?” Twilight continued her questions.

“I feel it, something I couldn't do before, like a surge of magic that wasn't there before” Melody focused her magic and her horn glowed a light green, then the tip of her horn sparked and the ground just around her froze over like it was flash froze but the sudden magic burst tired Melody out more then she thought.

“Wow! You have ice magic!? But how can that be? I thought you said your magic was about music?” Twilight looked at the ice around Melody in awe.

“I don't know, I only had magic for nature control and music, but I feel like my magic is stronger” Melody explained.

“Oh! Oh! I bet because you were sealed away in magical ice for so, so, so long that the magic flowed into you making you young for like ever and giving you new magic!” Pinkie said excitedly.

Melody and Twilight looked at Pinkie in shock and Twilight nodded and spoke up. “Wow Pinkie, that actually makes sense, Celestia's magic was never canceled out, so all that alicorn magic surrounding her for so long it was bound to leak some magic into her and because it was ice she gained ice magic!”

Melody thought about it and smiled. “That sounds great, but I shouldn't use it to much until I can control it better”

“Why? You can make your own ice for ANY party! That's awesome!” Pinkie said jumping.

“It's an unknown magic for me though, so it takes a lot to cast, I'll have to study it for awhile before I can get the hang of three magic types” Melody explained.

“That's true, but don't you feel cold standing in that ice?” Twilight asked.

“Huh?” Melody realized that she wasn't cold at all, like it was normal for her to be in the ice. “Actually, I don't feel it at all”

“I've never heard of a unicorn gaining another magic type like that before but alicorn magic is strange itself, so anything is possible” Twilight said.

“Like you and dark magic?” Pinkie said rather unsurprised.

“Wha?!” Twilight backed up a little. “I don't use that kind of magic!”

“It's fine, you used it to save the day, Spike told me, it's dark magic not evil silly” Pinkie said.

“I thought only Discord could do dark magic...things are so weird in this time” Melody said

“I don't like using dark magic, it's...it feels wrong when I use it” Twilight admitted.

“You have a lot of magic potential Twilight Sparkle, that's a rare trait” Melody said and put a hoof on her shoulder.

“Oh uh..thanks Melody” Twilight blushed a little.

“So Twilight? Now that I met your new friend, how about you two meet my new friends!?” Pinkie said and pointed over to the camp.

“Sure Pinkie, let's go” Twilight said and they followed Pinkie to the camp, there they saw Rock Candy and Winter Sugar talking with the cake family.

“I have a really bad time selling candy, I think I need to go back to school or something” Rock Candy said annoyed.

“But you make amazing sweets, I've never even thought of making weather candy, they make everypony forget about their problems for awhile!” Mrs. Cake said watching Mr. Cake eating a candy.

“Thank you, that's sweet, no pun intended” Rock Candy said with a blush.

“Hehe!” Winter laughed a little and ate candy. “So fluffy”

“You know, we're always looking for extra hooves around the store, Pinkie is great to have around of course, but she's only one mare and having two more attractive young mares to help around could help us” Mrs. Cake said. “If you'd like we could give you both a job when we get the store open again”

“You'd do that for us?” Winter asked. “It's true I need a job, and I love baking”

“If you want to, you could take and remodel my shop to your liking until your ready” Rock Candy said smiling.

“But it's your store, we don't want to take something you worked so hard for” Mr. Cake said.

“Oh no, if it'll help my friend's friends then by all means, and besides if I work for you two it'll be easier for me to make the candies” Rock Candy was actually too generous for her own good, so whenever she would try to sell baked goods she ended up getting ripped off in some way.

“Hmmm” Mrs. Cake thought about it and then got an idea. “How about...we use your store for a temporary place for Sugarcube Corner and you work for us, but in exchange we'll teach you good business sense!”

“Really!?” Rock Candy looked excited at the idea. “You'd do that for me!?”

“Of course, that way we have a fair deal” Mrs, Cake said.

“Thanks I like that idea!” Rock Candy jumped with joy.

Pinkie walked over and jumped on top of Rock Candy. “Wowwy! I get to work with my friends making baked goods!”

“Whoa!” Rock Candy landed on the ground with Pinkie still on top of her. “Hey Pinkie, Mrs and Mr. Cake are going to teach me business!”

“Haha!” Winter was also excited about this because she always wanted to work in a bakery. “I can't wait!”

Twilight was glad everypony was getting along, even after losing their homes, they still smiled, it was like a large weight that she thought was there, but it wasn't. “I'm glad to see you all still happy”

“Twilight! Your okay!” Mrs. Cake went over to her and hugged her. “We were so worried about you!”

“I'm fine, really, just worried about what we can do now without Ponyville” Twilight said and gave her a hug back.

They broke the hug shortly after and Mrs. Cake smiled. “We don't need to worry about that just yet, we have time and what really matters is the ponies around us, we were lucky to get away with our whole family”

“That's true” Melody spoke up. “Family is important, although you two seem to be one of the few ones to make it out with the whole family”

Twilight remembered that Melody never had a family and turned to her. “Everypony, this is Melody Bloom, a friend”

“It's nice to meet you Melody, and that's true, I feel bad that the others weren't so lucky” Mrs. Cake said looking down.

“Time will heal their pain, I know what that's like” Melody said not sure what to say about all that was going on, she didn't really know what was happening here other then what she was told. “It's okay to feel bad for them, but your family should be your first concern.....”

Twilight could tell she wanted to say something else, but she couldn't bring herself to say it. “Melody?”

“It's nothing, I think I know of a way to bring some joy back to everypony, at least forget about their troubles for a bit” Melody said and went onto a nearby table. “Let's see, I think this one will do”

“What is she doing?” Pinkie asked looking over at Twilight.

“I'm not sure” Twilight said studying Melody right there.

Melody's horn glowed as a bubble formed around it and then it grow around her and it kept growing, the bubble soon covered the area around them and Twilight and Pinkie heard a melody start to play.

“Music?” Twilight cocked her head to the side as she listened.

The melody was smooth and calming, everypony around the refugee camp relaxed and the crowd seemed to calm down from the playing music inside the bubble.

“Amazing, it's soft and relaxing..” Pinkie said closing her eyes to the sounds around her.

“It's even got you relaxed, that's saying something” Twilight listened to the melody as Melody herself hummed it like a lullaby. “I have to admit...it's beautiful”

After the refugees calmed down Melody stopped casting and rested a bit, she hadn't done magic in a lot time so it took a lot more out of her then she thought it would, Twilight walked over to her and looked her over.

“Are you okay? Casting that level of spell when your still weak isn't good for your body” Twilight said.

“I'll be fine...” Melody said panting. “My magic must be still recovering...”

“You shouldn't push yourself like that, magic pushes the body harder then anything and you use three types, that's going to REALLY push you” Twilight said.

“And you don't push yourself?” Melody asked, she knew from what Celestia had told her that Twilight had saved the world before several times. “You even went up against Discord if I'm not mistaken”

“Whoa, don't say it!” Twilight Put her hoof on Melody's mouth and looked around in a panic. “If you even mention his name he might show up and I really don't want to have to deal with him!”

“Mmmmff?” Melody mumbled looking confused.

“Did I hear my name? Or was that just me mishearing?” A voice came from behind Twilight.

Twilight sighed and turned to face the Draconequus, Discord was right behind her and smiling his creepy smile. “What are you want Discord?”

“I don't know, YOU called me” Discord said and then saw Melody Bloom with Twilight's hoof in her mouth. “Am I seeing things or is that a ghost?”

“No, she's real, why do you ask?” Twilight said annoyed.

Melody moved Twilight's hoof from her mouth and looked at him. “It's been awhile Discord, I heard about what you have been doing since I got frozen, it's great to see you again!”

“Uh...wow, this is awkward even for me” Discord said looking worried. “It's strange to see an ex-marefriend from over a thousand years ago”

“Well sure it's been awhile but-wait EX!!?” Melody glared at him. “What does that mean!?”

Twilight backed up knowing this wasn't going to end well and Pinkie was under the table, Discord sweat a little. “Well you did, or I thought you died, I'm an immortal being, so I didn't actually...care when you were taken out by Celestia back then”

They all ducked under the table not sure what Melody was going to do, Melody's horn flared from her anger. “So that's how you immortals work huh? Toss us living beings to the side because you'll get another chance later, this is why I hate ailcorns and now you!”

“I'll be glad to make it up to you if you want, I know some great places to eat” Discord said trying to calm her down.

“You know what!?” Melody shouted in anger, but then she stopped and took a deep breath, Twilight knew that breathing technique from her sister in law Cadance, she was surprised to see that from Melody though. “I'm done, and thank you Discord, I'm glad you confirmed it for me, now I know I'm a free mare again”

“Soooo...your not upset?” Discord asked hoping he was out of trouble.

“Nope, we're through right? I died once before after all” Melody said and turned away from him.

“Well, that's good, I hope we can still, be friends?” Discord said and smiled.

“I'll think about it, now please go” Melody said keeping her gaze away from him.

“Right” Discord then vanished in a cloud of smoke letting everypony relax.

Twilight went over to Melody and looked into her eyes. “You okay?”

“Twilight....don't ever become like them...” Melody said choking down her tears. “Discord is just like that other Celestia, evil, uncaring and selfish”

“Well Discord has always been like that, but not all ailcorns are bad, Celestia was nice to you remember?” Twilight said trying to think of what to say.

Melody then smiled and wiped away her forming tears. “I remember”

“I'm sorry you have to go through that so soon Melody, breaking up is hard” Twilight said.

“Are you kidding?” Melody said suddenly looking a lot better. “That's a huge weight off my shoulders actually”

“You used to date that weirdo!?” Pinkie said as she crawled out from under the table. “That's crazy, why would you do that!?”

“Well I had my reasons, but that reason died a long time ago” Melody pointed out. “Plus the magic I tried to learn never came up so I don't really care, I just wanted him to feel bad about it”

“Oh your good, I thought those tears were real!” Pinkie said in awe.

“If you know how colts work, their easy to manipulate” Melody said with a bit of a laugh. “Do you want to learn how to do that?”

“Oh! That sounds fun!” Pinkie said jumping up and down.

“Haha, you have a lot of energy Pinkie!” Melody said, she seemed to have forgotten all about Discord right then and there.

“Oh great just what we need” Twilight sighed, but she couldn't help but feel good about all this, she knew if she took time to work with Melody she would come to like Celestia and be true friends with everypony.

Rock Candy and Winter Sugar looked at each other and then back at them before Rock Candy spoke up. “What did we get ourselves into?”

“I have no idea” Winter said.

Pinkie jumped behind them and glomped them both. “Come on you two, we have a lot to do before my friends all come back! Let's bake!”

Rock Candy smiled at her. “Sure!”

“I'd love to!” Winter said smiling.

Twilight was glad to see Pinkie as her old self again, she didn't know what clicked but she could tell that Pinkie was having a lot more fun.

Melody's ears went up as she heard the sound of baking, she drooled at the thought and went over to Pinkie. “Bake? As in...cake? Cookies? Sweet....sweet....chocolate?”

“Yeppers! We're going to have a bunch of sweets ready by the time my friends come back!” Pinkie said grinning. “You can become their friend too!”

“Chocolate....” Melody licked her wet lips just thinking about it. “Can I have some?”

“Well of course silly!” Pinkie said. “Let's go bake girls!”

Winter and Rock Candy nodded and they followed Pinkie to Rock Candy's shop to go bake, Melody turned to Twilight happily.

“I think I'm going to enjoy this time period more then I thought” Melody said.

Twilight couldn't help but smile, she knew Rainbow Dash would be back soon, so she didn't have to worry, she finally could relax a little. “Well? Shall we go? Pinkie is really good at baking”

“Let's!” Melody grabbed Twilight and ran off to go after them.