Flutter Heart sighed as she approached the front doors of Canterlot High School. Being the new student wasn’t always the best thing in the world, but this time, it felt like more than the worst thing. Having grown up in the country most of her life, her parents’ decision to move to the big city of Canterlot hit her world like a ton of bricks and subsequently shattered it. Now as she entered the school, she took a deep breath and approached the locker with the number written on the card she was holding. Walking down the halls, trying to avoid eye contact, she accidentally bumped into someone walking in the opposite direction.
“Ow, ow, ow!” She saw that she dropped her bag in the confusion.
“No, it’s my fault,” a male voice replied. Flutter looked up to see a boy about her age holding up her bag. He had green hair with white stripes, blue eyes and a kind smile on his face. Flutter blushed as he handed her the bag. “My name’s Emerald Peace by the way.”
“F-F-Flutter Heart…” She managed to say. She adjusted her blue hair before looking at her locker number again.
“You have 712?” Emerald asked.
“Oh? Uh, yeah… why?”
“I have the locker right next to yours!” He beamed. Flutter was dumbfounded at this boy’s kindness. “Wanna walk together?”
“I… guess?” Flutter was being overwhelmed with panic as Emerald took her hand and led her down the hall. Arriving at their lockers, Flutter managed to open hers and place her books inside.
“So this your first day?” Emerald asked, having just shut his locker.
“Um, yes…” Flutter looked away to avoid the attention she was getting from this student. He gently moved her head back to facing him.
“Hey, it’s alright to be nervous. I was the same way when I started coming here.”
“I see…” Before Emerald could continue, the bell rang and the students began to head to homeroom.
“I’ll see you after school then,” he called out as she hurried to class.
At the end of the day, Flutter noticed Emerald was waiting for her outside the entrance.
“Hey, Flutter,” he smiled. “Wanna walk home together?”
“B-But you don’t know where I live…” she started.
“I actually saw you move in the house across from ours yesterday.”
“…oh.”
“So you’re new to Canterlot?”
“Yeah, we’re from the country…” she whispered the last part as if she was ashamed.
“That’s pretty neat,” Emerald smiled. “I just live with my mother and younger sister. My dad kinda upped and left when I was five.”
“I’m sorry to hear that…”
“Nah, it’s fine. So you got any family?”
“Well, I’m an only child, but my parents work all the time so I rarely get to spend time with them…” she sighed sadly.
“Well, how about you spend the day with us? It must be hard to stay at home alone all the time.”
“Um… I think I’ll pass…” she sounded half-sure about the offer.
“Hey, we’re here!” Emerald beamed. Flutter looked at her house and saw no cars were in the driveway, meaning her parents were already at work. She looked back at Emerald and saw him enter the house. Sighing as she walked towards her own, Flutter fished out the key in her backpack, and inserted it into the lock. Heading inside, she saw the moving boxes were still scattered around the house, unopened. Flutter smiled a little before going upstairs to her new room. Setting the bag down by her desk, she fell face first onto the bed, its soft mattress cushioning her fall.
A few hours later, Flutter awoke to the smell of dinner being made. Knowing this meant at least her mom was home, she quickly scurried downstairs, carefully weaving around the boxes as she did.
“Hello there, hon,” Flutter’s mother, Sweet Heart, smiled as she turned the stove off. Sweet was the splitting image of her daughter with the exception of her eyes which were dark blue instead of light green. She was the reason they had to move to the city as she was offered a new job at one of those corporations, run by some big name mogul appropriately named Filthy Rich.
“How was the first day at the office?” Flutter asked as she sat down at the table.
“It was fine, my new coworkers were nice,” her mother replied as she set a bowl of ramen in front of Flutter. She knew her daughter was addicted to the stuff and hoped it would help her ease into their new home. “How was school? Meet anyone?”
“Oh, um, this guy who lives across the street showed me around the school,” Flutter said, blushing a little for some reason.
“A guy, you say?” Sweet was now smirking, her romantic side taking over.
“I-It’s not like that!” The now embarrassed Flutter buried her head in her bowl. The sound of a car engine interrupted their conversation.
“Ah, Starfoot’s home,” Sweet grinned. A man in his forties came into the dining room and kissed his wife on the cheek. He had brown hair, black eyes, and a weary smile on his face.
“You find a job?” Sweet asked, gently stroking her husband’s face.
“It doesn’t pay much, but hey, work is work.”
That night, Flutter was dressed in her pajamas as she stretched before climbing into bed. From the corner of her eye, she saw a light on the second floor of the house across the street was on. A figure then stepped in front of the window. Flutter recognized it was Emerald.
“He must be getting ready for bed as well…” she thought to herself as she noticed he was shirtless. “Though it’s weird he isn’t wearing a shirt on a cold night like this…” She turned off her light and got under the covers just as Sweet came in to say good night.
“Hey, I know it’s going to be a hard couple of weeks, but we’ll get through this. We always have,” she kissed her daughter’s forehead and left the room. Flutter slowly but surely drifted off into dreamland.
“Welcome, welcome, welcome!” An energetic pink-haired girl sang to Flutter’s half-asleep form at the entrance to school the next day. The sudden loudness in her ears snapped the new girl awake as she looked at the girl singing and dancing in front of the school for her.
“Okay, this is making the country look normal…” she sighed mentally as she walked past the pink girl, whose puffy hair somehow deflated itself.
“…she didn’t acknowledge my song?” she sniffled a little.
“I think that overwhelmed her, Pinkie,” a red-and-yellow haired girl noted. “I better go talk to her.” She hurriedly followed Flutter Heart inside.
At her locker, Flutter was looking for Emerald as he was the only friend she had currently.
“Hey there,” the girl’s voice caught her off-guard. Flutter turned around to see her smiling softly.
“Sorry if I scared you. My name’s Sunset, Sunset Shimmer,” she held out her hand. Flutter nervously took it and shook it.
“I-I’m Flutter Heart,” she stammered as she fiddled with her locker door.
“You remind me of my friend, Fluttershy,” Sunset chuckled. “Both in name and shyness.”
“I-I’m not normally this shy,” Flutter protested. “Y-You just took me by surprise.”
“Again, sorry bout that. So you’re new here?”
“Just started yesterday,” Flutter’s heart started to beat a little slower as she began to calm down.
“That’s cool,” Sunset smiled as Emerald joined them.
“Hey, Sunset,” the green-haired boy grinned as he hugged her. “And hello, Flutter.” He quickly gave the new girl a hug, causing her to blush.
“I see you’ve met Emerald already,” Sunset smiled. “He’s one of the friendliest people here at Canterlot High.”
“I think Pinkie Pie is friendlier,” Emerald rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
“I’m guessing she’s the singing girl?” Flutter asked.
“So you met her already,” the boy sighed. “I know she can be a bit… intense when meeting new people but she means well.”
“You don’t say…” Flutter smiled a little as the bell rang. Perhaps moving to a new home and school wasn’t bad after all…
“What’s up, Em?” An older girl asked the unusually silent Emerald Peace during lunch. She had black hair with a pink stripe dyed onto her right side and purple eyes. Her name was Sapphire Jewel, and she had been his best friend his whole life, he considered her his big sister instead.
“Sapphy…” He began, looking up from his lunch. “Can I… ask you something?”
“Sure. What is it?”
“Well, there’s… this girl I like…”
“Be yourself,” she stated.
“…that’s it?”
“Yes. Be yourself and get to know the girl. Come back once you have some info on her then I can work on that.”
“Thanks!” Emerald grinned before hugging her. She patted his head as he headed off to Flutter Heart’s table. The new girl was currently eating by herself, apparently trying to avoid contact with others. “Hi, Flutter,” the green-and-white haired boy began. She looked up to see him waving nervously.
“Oh, Emerald, would you like to sit down with me?” She smiled. He slowly sat down across from her, breathing deeply.
“Be yourself,” Sapphire’s voice echoed in his head.
“So, um… are you doing anything after school?”
“Well, I’ll be looking for clubs to join. Any ones you recommend?”
“Not really, though I can tell you to stay away from the school newspaper. The editor-in-chief is a total…” he paused as he didn’t want to finish that sentence.
“A bitch?” The blue-haired girl finished.
“Sorry, swearing isn’t one of my favorite things to do…” he looked down.
“It’s okay,” she smiled. “I don’t mind.” The bell then rang, signaling the end of lunch.
“Can we still walk home together?” He called out as she left.
“Maybe,” she called back. She then vanished into the crowd of departing students. Emerald then felt Sapphire’s hand on his back.
“She seems nice.”
“Yeah, she is,” Emerald blushed.
“Word of advice, don’t invite her over until you know she’s comfortable with your… lifestyle. Your mom is kind of a psycho to guests about it…” she shuddered a little.
“Again, sorry about that, Sapphy,” he sweat-dropped a little.
At the end of the day, Emerald waited patiently at the school entrance. Finally, Flutter exited the school, looking slightly disappointed.
“So how did it go?” He asked.
“There… weren’t any clubs that seemed to interest me.”
“Sorry to hear that,” he patted her on the shoulder to try to comfort her.
“Thanks,” her spirits lifted a little as they began to walk home.
“So what was life in the country like?” Emerald asked as they were halfway home.
“Kinda boring compared to here,” she chuckled. “And a little lonely… We kinda lived by ourselves with no neighbors for miles.”
“So I guess you had little friends as well?”
“Yeah, though there was one good thing about it,” she managed to give a soft smile as she looked back to her childhood. “No one around meant I could explore the surrounding area dressed however I want.” Emerald gave her a confused look. Flutter quickly looked around to see if anyone was nearby. “I… played outside in the nude back at my old home.” She closed her eyes, expecting him to be disgusted or offended by what she said.
“…you’re a nudist too?” He finally said after a few minutes of silence. She opened her eyes in surprise to see the grin emerging on her friend’s face. "My whole family spends time at home naked," he explained.
“Well, not so much anymore…” she sighed in relief as they continued walking. “As I got older, my parents insisted that I wear clothes since it was considered obscene at my age.”
“That’s a load of bull if you ask me. Your parents probably didn’t know about nudism. Did you enjoy it?”
“…yes, though it hasn’t crossed my mind much,” she looked away as they reached their street. The empty driveway at Flutter’s house indicated that her parents were working again. On the other hand, Emerald’s house had a single car parked.
“Looks like Mom’s home. Look, you’ll probably say no, but how about you spend the rest of the day with us? My little sister will like you.”
“I… don’t know…” she was blushing a little now. “I mean, I just learned you like to be naked at home, but I don’t know if… I’d like it…”
“Alright, well, our house is always open to you.” He then headed to his home while Flutter fished out her key from her backpack. She then saw Emerald running back to her.
“What is it?”
“Well, at least give it a try at your own house,” he added. “See if you like it.”
“Um, thanks…” her face was bright red again as she headed inside. Flutter sighed to herself as she placed her bag near the dining room table. Everything had been unpacked and their previously empty house was now decorated. Sitting down, she took out her binder and began to work on her math assignments. Normally, she would finish this kind of homework with ease, but today, she felt… funny. For some reason, her clothes were feeling constrictive. Assuming that Emerald’s words were getting to her, she tried to ignore the feeling and focus on her math. However, the “itch” came back and was more unbearable than before. Accidentally slamming her pencil down on the table, she quickly pulled off her shirt and threw it onto the table. Breathing deeply, she slowly calmed down. After a few moments, she began to internally panic again as the realization that she just pulled her shirt off filled her mind.
“Just calm down...” She said mentally. She looked around before redirecting her focus back to math. After a few more problems, she was starting to fidget again.
“There’s no one here to judge you,” a second voice in her head said somewhat teasingly.
“But my parents could be here at any time…” Flutter argued internally.
“But they aren’t here now, are they?”
“No…”
“Plus, you were intrigued by Emerald’s words. Why else would you remove your shirt?”
“I…” Flutter was stumped there, and also running out of excuses. “Fine… but only for a little while...” She sighed as she could imagine the imaginary voice was doing a victory dance in her head. She then unbuttoned her pants and stepped out of them. Her heart beating faster at what was to come next, she unhooked her bra and grabbed it before it could fall. Realizing nothing terrible happened the moment she took it off, she then grabbed her panties and pulled them down her legs. Placing them with the rest of her clothes, Flutter Heart continued to do her homework, now wearing her birthday suit. About half an hour later, she put her pencil on the table, gently this time, and looked at the clock. There was still about an hour before her parents usually got home so she had some time to kill before she had to get dressed again. The thought of going to see Emerald crossed her mind, but decided she wasn’t exactly ready to be naked around other nude people just yet.
“Maybe this could be a good time to do some research…” she mused as she carried her clothes upstairs to her room. Sitting down at her computer, she looked up all sorts of naturist sites to gain a better understanding of the lifestyle. Soon, she heard her mother’s car pull up in the driveway. Flutter quickly put on the shirt and shorts and headed downstairs to greet her mother.
“Hey, Mom,” she smiled, hugging Sweet Heart. “How was work today?”
“Less stressful than the past few days. How about school? Did you find a club you were interested in?”
“It was fine, and there weren’t really many open clubs.” She smiled, trying to hide the fact she was getting interested in being naked again.
“Well, since it’s Friday and our first week in Canterlot, I was thinking we could go out to eat once Starfoot gets home.”
“Sounds cool, Mom.”
One hour later, Starfoot came home, it was decided that the family would go out for pizza. After arriving at the restaurant, they were soon seated.
“Flutter?” Emerald’s voice called out. Flutter and her family turned their heads to the table across from them to see Emerald Peace waving at them. Sitting with him was a woman in her forties and a girl about the age of twelve. Both had bright pink hair and green eyes. From the looks of things, they had just sat down as well.
“Hey, Emerald,” she called back.
“That’s the boy you met?” Sweet Heart smirked, causing her daughter to blush. “He’s a cute one.”
“Not a good time, Mom…” Flutter said under her breath.
“Would you like to join us?” The pink-haired woman, whom Flutter assumed was Emerald’s mother, offered her family.
“Well, we are neighbors after all, so why not?” Starfoot and Sweet Heart got up and sat at Emerald’s table. Flutter followed close behind, sitting next to Emerald. The young girl looked at Flutter in curiosity. Her hair was tied up in a braid on her left side.
“Flutter, this is my younger sister Fuchsia Joy,” her classmate began. “She’s about to start middle school next year.”
“Then I can go to big brother’s school!” Fuchsia added cutely.
“You have some nice children, Miss…?” Starfoot began.
“Peace. Rosie Peace,” Emerald’s mother smiled sweetly as she shook his hand.
Soon, their orders were taken and drinks were handed out. Emerald took the time to talk to Flutter privately.
“Tomorrow, we’re going to our… you-know-what club,” he whispered to her. “I wanted to ask if you wanted to tag along.”
“Oh,” Flutter blushed brightly. “I’ll… think about it.”
“Whatcha talking about?” Sweet Heart asked, causing her daughter to go even more red.
“Oh, I was asking if Flutter wanted go with us on a family excursion tomorrow,” Emerald replied.
“To where exactly?” Starfoot asked suspiciously.
“Just to this campsite we go to every other weekend,” Rosie answered, obviously leaving out the fact it was a nudist club.
“Well, I think it’s fine by me, as I’ll be working late all weekend.” Sweet Heart said first.
“And the store’s got me working overtime,” her husband added.
“Well, then I guess it’s settled,” the pink-haired woman smiled as their dinner arrived.
“So that’s it…” Flutter told herself later that night as she laid in bed. She hadn’t bothered to put anything on, preparing herself for the next couple days. “I’m going to a nudist camp…” She breathed deeply as she began to fall asleep.
Flutter Heart sighed as she gazed from the backseat of Rosie Peace's car. Saturday had finally come and she was spending her first weekend in her new home at a nudist camp. Her classmate and friend, Emerald Peace, was placing her bag into the trunk. Flutter's parents, unaware she was going to a nudist club, had her pack her swimsuit, sunscreen and a change of clothes.
"Is that all?" Emerald's little sister, Fuchsia asked, bouncing excitedly next to Flutter.
"Yup, we're all set," Emerald shut the trunk and sat in the front passenger seat. Rosie started the car and pulled out of the driveway after checking everyone had buckled up. As she drove out of Canterlot, Fuchsia gleefully began to pull her clothes off. She tossed them at her feet, and set a towel under her bare bottom. She flashed a cute grin at Flutter, not caring that she was the only nude person in the car.
"She's certainly excited," the blue-haired girl laughed nervously, hoping to get her mind on what she just saw.
"She loves our trips to the Green Hill Club," Emerald explained. "She's made lots of friends there, both young and old." Unbeknownst to Flutter, he was stripping as well, sighing in relief as his underwear joined the rest of his clothes on the floor.
"So, um, how long have you been nudists?" Flutter looked out the window to see they were heading to the hills outside the city.
"Oh, ever since my husband left us," Rosie replied somewhat sadly. "Fuchsia was just born and he just up and left one day. I hadn't bothered to put anything on while Emerald was at school since Fuchsia was constantly hungry..."
"Then one day, there was an early dismissal," Emerald continued. "I came in while she was feeding my sister. Needless to say, it got really awkward..." he blushed a little at the memory.
"Well, after explaining the situation to him, he asked if he could take off his clothes as well since he worked up a sweat running home."
"And the rest is history," Emerald finished as the car stopped in front of a large gate. A young man, presumably an employee, stepped up to Rosie's side of the car. The mother rolled her window down in greetings. He had light green skin, brown eyes, blonde curly hair and looked slightly older than Emerald.
"Welcome back, Ms. Peace," the employee waved. "Here for the weekend as usual?"
"Of course, Sunleaf," she smiled as he hurried to open the gate. Once it fully opened, Rosie drove the car into the campground's parking area. Shutting off the engine, she stepped out and did a little stretch. Her children eagerly got themselves out and surveyed the area. True to its name, the camp had numerous green hills surrounding the property. There were numerous cabins filling out one side of the camp, while the other side was more recreational with a pool, volleyball and tennis courts, a dining area, as well as several trails leading to a small valley nearby. It truly did give off the vibe of paradise.
"It's beautiful ..." Flutter whispered to herself.
"I know, right?" Emerald said next to her. Flutter immediately blushed as she looked below his waist. She quickly turned her head away in the hopes of getting the image out of her head. "We should go sign in then get to our cabin before we give you the grand tour." Flutter could only nod as he led her towards the cabin area.
Rosie was greeting the club's owners, Cotton Branch and Field Showers, as she signed her family's names in the guestbook. Cotton Branch was a slightly plump woman with indigo skin, grayish hair and blue eyes. Her husband had dark brown hair, dark blue eyes and freckled blue skin.
"It's good to have you back here, Rosie," Cotton smiled sweetly. "And I see you brought someone new."
"Her name's Flutter Heart, she's a friend of my son's."
"Ooh, I smell love," Field said teasingly, causing Flutter to go bright red again. Cotton handed Rosie her cabin's key before gently patting Flutter on the back.
"Don't mind my husband. He's a fan of young love."
"As I recall, that's partially why you fell in love with me in the first place," Field brought her into an embrace and kissed her on the cheek. The door's bell rang, snapping their attention to the new arrivals. They were a family of four, all carrying suitcases. The father had white skin, blonde hair, red eyes and wore glasses. His wife had yellow eyes, brown skin and dark brown hair. Their daughter looked almost like a splitting image of her dad, with blonde hair, white skin and black eyeglasses. She seemed to be about Flutter and Emerald's age. The son looked about Fuchsia's age with blonde hair, brown skin and red eyes.
"Hello," the female owner greeted. "Welcome to the Green Hill Club. What's the duration of your stay?"
"For the weekend, thank you," the mother said in a British accent, as she signed their names into the book. Cotton smiled as she handed the father their cabin key. Rosie took the time to glimpse at their cabin's number.
"Cabin 17? You got the one right next to ours!" She beamed as the group walked outside towards the cabin area. "I don't think I've seen you around here before."
"Yes, we just moved from Trottingham," the father explained. "I'm Smart Globe and this is my wife Hazelhair and our children Sandymane and Pimpernel." The two children waved.
"My name's Rosie Peace," the pink-haired mother shook her new friend's hand as they reached the cabins. "This is Flutter Heart, a friend of my son's. Perhaps, once we've all gotten changed, we can look around the place together?"
"That sounds like a wonderful idea," Hazelhair bowed her head in respect as she and her family carried their bags into their cabin. Outside Cabin 16, Emerald and Fuchsia were waiting at the door impatiently. Rosie turned the key in the lock, allowing her children to rush inside eagerly. Flutter slowly followed, helping Rosie carry in their bags. The interior of their cabin had two bedrooms with a TV in both, a bathroom and a couch in the front bedroom.
"So shall we get started?" Rosie asked as she began pulling off her clothes, exposing more of her light pink skin to Flutter. Emerald was applying sunscreen to his green skin while helping Fuchsia apply it to her purplish red skin body's hard-to-reach spots. The blue-haired girl began to internally panic a little as she lifted her shirt up and over her head. Placing it with Rosie's discarded clothes, she next unbuttoned her shorts and tossed them onto the pile as well.
"Just like yesterday, Flutter..." she said to herself as she unhooked her bra and let it fall. She then dug her hands into the sides of her panties and lowered them from her waist area. She removed her hands immediately, allowing them to fall to the floor. Stepping out of her underwear, she took several deep breaths. She was finally naked in front of people.
"That wasn't so bad, right?" Emerald placed his hand on her shoulder. She noticed her light-blue skin was lighter in the areas she usually had covered with her clothes. Meanwhile, Emerald's skin was completely green, with no visible tan lines.
"R-Right," Flutter blushed at his surprisingly gentle touch on her bare skin. Rosie had just finished applying the sunscreen to herself before offering the bottle to Flutter. She graciously took it and began applying the sunblock. After making sure she got her whole body, she handed it back to Rosie who placed it in the bathroom. Emerald and Fuchsia had grabbed their towels in the meantime. Flutter headed to her bag to grab her own. As she opened the suitcase, she noticed her swimsuit her parents made sure she packed. She chuckled slightly to herself as she knew she wouldn't be wearing it all weekend. Fishing her towel out and placing it over her shoulder, she followed the Peace family out into the nudist campground.
"Hello there!" She heard Sandymane call out. Flutter turned her head to see her and her family waiting outside their own cabin, all equally as nude as her. She nervously waved at the family before joining them.
"So what do you guys wanna do first?" Rosie asked, stretching her arms a little. "There's a pool, volleyball courts, nature trails..."
"I wanna do that!" Sandymane interrupted. "Which way is the closest trail?" Rosie pointed in the direction behind their cabins. The blonde girl ran off excitedly, carrying a large brown book under her arm.
"My daughter loves to study bugs," Smart Globe explained as they walked off towards the recreation area. "Back in Trottingham, she spent her free time in our backyard looking at them."
"That's very interesting," Rosie smiled as she and the other two parents walked to the dining area, leaving their children alone by the pool.
"So wanna take a dip?" Emerald offered to Flutter. "You must be worn out from the drive."
"A swim does sound nice..." she replied as she undid her ponytail and set the hairband and towel on one of the chairs. She then sat along the edge of the pool, placing her right foot into the water. Emerald dove into the deep end and swam over to her. Fuchsia was chasing Pimpernel around the pool, eager to play with her new friend. During one lap, she accidentally hit Flutter, causing her to fall into the water.
"Please don't run in the pool area!" A young woman's voice shouted. Flutter surfaced to see a woman in her twenties approach Fuchsia and Pimpernel. She had yellowish skin, blue hair and light green eyes. Judging by the whistle around her neck, Flutter guessed she was the lifeguard.
"Sorry, Miss Waterspell..." Fuchsia looked down in shame. The lifeguard smiled as she playfully rubbed the young girl's light pink hair.
"It's fine, Fuchsia. Just remember not to get so excited and chase people around the pool." She gave her a wink before returning to her chair. Fuchsia giggled as she cannonballed into the pool, splashing both Emerald and Flutter. Flutter spat some water out before splashing back. Fuchsia responded by swiping her arm across the water, creating a small wave. Flutter quickly ducked, making Fuchsia's attack hit her brother instead.
"S-Sorry, big brother!" The young nudist covered her mouth in shock. Emerald slammed his fists in the water, soaking both girls. As the water dripped from their hair for a few minutes, Flutter broke the ice by starting to chuckle. The Peace siblings joined in the laughter as the three began to splash each other playfully. Pimpernel soon joined their little war until they finally tired out.
"That... was fun..." Flutter panted as she got out of the pool and went to dry off.
"So what do you wanna do next?" Emerald asked.
"How about we go find my sister?" Pimpernel suggested. Fuchsia hugged him, causing him to blush a little.
"Sounds like a plan," Flutter replied as she wrung the water out of her hair before tying it back into a ponytail. Fuchsia and Emerald led both of the new guests out of the pool area and towards the nature trail. Flutter smiled as she felt the sun slowly dry off her wet body.
As they entered the nature trail by the cabins, Flutter moved a little closer to Emerald as they walked through the forest surrounding the camp.
"Something wrong, Flutter?" The green-and-white haired boy asked.
"Oh, just wanted to make sure we didn't lose each other," she replied. Behind her, Fuchsia giggled a little as she knew what Flutter really meant. Just then some nearby bushes rustling caused Flutter to grab Emerald's arm for protection. Sandymane leapt out of the bushes, covered in leaves and mud. She then took out a magnifying glass and her guide book of invertebrates. She started crawling around on her hands and knees, finding and identifying species, from butterflies to beetles to millipedes.
"So... you find bugs interesting?" asked Flutter, catching the girl's attention
"Sorry if you find it odd," Sandymane replied, looking up at her new friends. "It's just a little hobby of mine."
"She used to catch live bugs in jars and keep them in her room," added Pimpernell. "But mom made her stop."
"Yes, I HAVE moved on from that, thank you, little brother," said Sandymane in an irritated tone. "You don't need to bring it up with everyone we meet."
"Well, they need a good idea on how obsessed with them you are," he shrugged, causing her to playfully tackle him, inadvertently getting some of the mud onto his skin. Emerald chuckled at their little squabble.
"I think you two need some cleaning." Sandymane and Pimpernel looked at each other's bodies and laughed embarrassingly.
"We certainly do look messy," Sandymane chuckled as she got up and helped her brother stand. Emerald led them to the trail's exit and towards the showers by the cabins. As the Trottingham siblings washed themselves off, Flutter was wandering around the cabin area. As she looked around, not paying attention to her surroundings, she accidentally bumped into someone.
"Oh, sorry!" She bowed in apology.
"No need to apologize," a familiar voice said. Flutter looked up and saw an adult woman with blue skin, hair that was two different shades of blue, and moderate opal eyes. Flutter's eyes widened as she realized who this woman was.
"V-Vice Principal Luna?!" She nearly fainted at the sight of her school's vice principal butt naked. The older woman chuckled at her shock.
"Please just call me Luna. We're not at school at the moment." Flutter got over her initial shock and began to blush as she remembered she was just as naked as her.
"Wh-What are you doing here?"
"Same as you, enjoying a nice weekend getaway naturally."
Flutter was taken aback by Luna's casual attitude, almost as if she was talking to a different person than the firm vice principal of Canterlot High.
"Though," Luna continued. "I didn't expect you to be a nudist as well."
"I-I'm not a full one yet..." Flutter began. "I just came with a friend and his family."
"Emerald, I saw. We've met a couple times here before."
"B-But when did you become a nudist?"
"Oh, that's a long story, I'm afraid," she sighed as she walked Flutter back to the others.
"Hi, Miss Luna!" Fuchsia waved while Sandymane and Pimpernel dried themselves off.
"Hello, Fuchsia," the vice principal smiled. "How's your family doing?"
"Great!" The young girl beamed.
"How's school life?" Emerald asked.
"Very good," Luna replied, chuckling a little. "Who are your new friends?"
"Sandymane, and this is my brother Pimpernel."
"Ah, you must be the one that'll be enrolling next week," Luna said. Sandymane smiled as she opened her bug guidebook. Emerald noticed the sun was starting to set.
"Looks like we gotta got meet mom for dinner. Would you care to join us?" He offered the vice principal.
"I would love to, Emerald."
At the club's mess hall, the two families and Luna had gathered at one table and were enjoying their dinner. Pimpernel had a burger in a bun, which he was currently wolfing down.
"Pimpernel, don't be a pig," sighed Sandymane. But Fuchsia found it funny and sniggered into her drink.
"So, are you newcomers, or have you been into the lifestyle before this?" asked Rosie.
"It's our first time at a naturist resort," replied Hazelhair. "We actually never tried out going nude until quite recently."
"It was mainly thanks to Sandymane that we got into it," said Smart Globe, smirking towards his daughter.
"By accident!" Sandymane cried. "But yes, it is technically because of me. It happened one weekend when I got mad at Pimpernel. He took me by surprise when I was drinking, and I got it splashed all over my shirt. Looking back, it was probably an accident, but I didn't care at the time. I just wanted to get him back."
"She stole my clothes and the towels while I was in the shower," added Pimpernel after swallowing a mouthful.
"And you left the door unlocked, didn't you?" Sandymane replied. "But yes, I did. He decided to spite me by just going about the day as he normally would, only without clothes. And he never really stopped."
"I ended up really enjoying it," smiled Pimpernel.
"He still wore clothes when he went out, of course," said Hazelhair, "but as soon as he was back indoors, off they came."
"What about the rest of you?" asked Emerald. "How did you get into it?"
"I was next," said Sandymane. "I asked Pimpernel how long he was going to keep this up, and he convinced me to try it."
"Yeah," smiled Pimpernel. "I told her that it was surprisingly comfortable and relaxing, and I wasn't gonna stop."
"I decided to humor him and try it out in my room," continued Sandymane, "then he found me doing it, and we ended up going naked around the rest of the house. We become much closer than we had been, in fact."
"I was the next convert," said Hazelhair with a slight chuckle. "The kids told me it would relieve some of my stress, and it did! Everyday housework became more fun!"
"And then you brought me into it to complete the picture," smiled Smart Globe, kissing his wife on the cheek, "and we never looked back."
"What about you, Miss Luna?" Pimpernel asked. "What's your story?"
"Well, that's kind of a long one," the vice principal chuckled as she recollected her thoughts. "It all started when one of our teachers approached me and my sister about the creation of a new school club. Of course, she didn't tell Celie about its true nature as she's a little too old-fashioned with school policies. However, the teacher explained it to me in full, that three of her students had recently taken an interest in naturism and wished to start a club about it."
"Wait, there's a naturist club at CHS now?" Emerald paused her story, now taking an interest.
"Yes, the Natural Living Appreciation Club, or NLAC. There were ads for it."
"I think I may have seen them..." Emerald looked up, trying to remember.
"Em's sometimes slow on the uptake," Fuchsia stuck her tongue out teasingly.
"I am not!" Her brother shouted defensively. "I just... need to look at things a couple times to understand them."
"Riiiight," Fuchsia giggled as she continued to sip her drink.
"Anyway," Luna continued. "After the club's first successful party, the teacher who proposed the idea to me suggested I attend a naturist club and feel the experience myself. I found this particular one was the cheapest in the area."
"And you got hooked," Flutter guessed. Luna gave a little nod while Emerald attempted to chase down Fuchsia around the room.
"So how's being a naturist so far, Ms. Heart?" Flutter blushed slightly at the question.
"To be honest... it feels a little more freeing than I thought. I mean, it's almost like a barrier has gone down."
"I know that feeling. When I first came here, I was internally panicking."
"You too?" Flutter was surprised that her admittedly somewhat scary vice principal could lose her cool, even if it wasn't obvious.
"Mhm. I stayed in my cabin for about half an hour, trying to collect myself until I finally gave into my impulses, tore my clothes off and dashed outside. Of course, nothing bad happened to me the instant I stepped outside, and I slowly made my way to enjoy the club's activities." Her expression became an embarrassed one. "Then when I came back to my cabin, I realized in my haste, I left the keys inside."
"So you were..."
"Trapped outside stark naked," her vice principal chuckled. "Trust me, that is not a pleasant experience for someone just starting out on naturism."
"I can imagine..."
"To make a long story short, Cotton had graciously been in the area and used her master key to get me inside." Flutter stared in awe as she felt a newfound respect for her vice principal develop. "Well, that's my story. What about yours?"
"Well, back at our old house, I kinda explored the surrounding area and since we lived far out there, I had the place all to myself. And since nobody was around to judge me what I wore, I just discarded my clothes and hid them before exploring." She held her hand over her chest. "Of course as I grew older, my parents started to have me dress more often until ultimately I was no longer permitted to leave the vicinity of the house." Luna slowly pulled her into a small hug as she finished her story. "If they knew exactly where I was going this weekend, they would ground me till graduation."
"Well, then it can be our little secret," Luna smiled. "After all, my sister hasn't learned about this either."
"And if you ever have the need to go naked, our house is always open to you," Rosie added.
"Thank you, Miss Peace," Flutter smiled.
After dinner, both groups had gone to their cabins for the night. Flutter sighed as she laid down in her bed, the sheets feeling strange against her bare skin. She was sharing the secondary bedroom with Fuchsia and her roommate's snoring was another factor for her insomnia. Covering her ears with her pillow in the hopes of drowning out the snoring, Flutter noticed Emerald was slowly entering the room. Tiptoeing over to the back window, he passed both girls' beds and opened it. Placing one foot outside, he felt his shoulder being grabbed by Flutter.
"What do you think you're doing?" She hissed. "What if your mom catches us?"
"She hasn't before. Besides, I was just going for a little walk," he replied before continuing to step outside. Flutter grabbed his shoulder again. "What is it now?"
"Can I... go with you?" She winced as she heard herself utter those words. "So you won't be alone," she added.
"Sure," Emerald smiled as she let go and he fully stepped outside. Flutter quietly followed suit and crouched down beside him below the window. "Follow me," he slowly crept towards the entrance to the forest. Flutter shivered slightly at the cool night air as she kept close to him on the path. Halfway through the trees, Emerald suddenly went off the trail. She weaved her way through the numerous fallen trees until they reached a clearing. Above them was a perfect view of the night sky.
"Whoa.." she looked in awe as Emerald sat down in the middle of the grass and patted the spot next to him, offering her to sit. She plopped herself onto the ground and looked up at the stars.
"It's pretty, right?" Emerald smiled as he turned his head to her.
"Yeah..." she said absent mindedly.
"So, um..."
"Yes, Em?"
"You... got a boyfriend?" Flutter immediately blushed at the question.
"N-No... You seeing anyone?"
"Not really... Just trying to find the right person."
"Well, you ever been kissed?" Now Emerald was bright red.
"Never." Flutter responded by planting her lips on Emerald's, catching him off-guard before calming down and returning the kiss. After a few minutes, Flutter released herself from the kiss. Both teens were blushing.
"So... guess this means we're dating?" Emerald asked hopefully. Flutter quickly kissed him again, accidentally knocking them both to the ground.
"We should head back before Fuchsia realizes I'm gone," Flutter quickly got up, grabbed Emerald by the arm and dragged him back to the cabin.
Flutter Heart was snapped awake by her and Fuchsia's room's TV blaring that unbelievably catchy theme song. She just wanted to sleep in after the events of yesterday. She had stepped outside nude and found that she enjoyed it, learned that her vice principal was a nudist as well AND she finally got a boyfriend. She blushed slightly at that last one However, the unreasonably high volume of the television ruined her peaceful slumber and now she was feeling groggy and a faint headache was coming in.
"Fuchsia.." she began, clutching her forehead in pain. "Can you please turn that down a little?"
"Oops, sorry about that," Emerald's little sister chuckled nervously as she found the remote and pressed the volume button. As the noise diminished, Flutter shook her head a couple times as her head began to clear up from the effects of sleep. Sitting up, but keeping her lower half covered by the sheets, she noticed Fuchsia was smirking mischievously.
"What?" The blue-haired girl asked somewhat defensively as she began tying her hair in its usual ponytail and reached for the hairband on the nightstand.
"How was your first kiss?" Fuchsia giggled at her new friend's red face.
"How did you...?"
"Em talks in his sleep."
"Of course he does..." she muttered to herself. Fuchsia had gone back to watching the TV. Flutter recognized the show as one of the Power Ponies cartoons. She remembered watching the original as a kid, which made her smile as her new boyfriend's younger sister enjoyed the latest incarnation of the franchise. Just as the show went to commercial break, there was a gentle knock on the door.
"May I come in?" Emerald's voice said from outside.
"It's open," Flutter replied. The door opened as Emerald Peace stepped inside. He sat down next to Flutter, looking somewhat embarrassed. "Um, Fuchsia, would you mind watching in the main room?"
"Relax, Em, she already knows," Flutter smirked.
"...I talked while sleeping again, didn't I?"
"Yup!" Fuchsia grinned as the show came back on. "You two are sooooo cute together!" The couple blushed at the compliment.
"Wonder what your parents will say about you dating a nudist," Emerald chuckled as he gently stroked Flutter's cheek.
"The less they know about that, the better," she sighed as she got out of bed and began to stretch. Emerald smiled as she headed to the bathroom to take a quick shower.
After a quick breakfast, Flutter and Emerald were strolling along the path to the open field near the recreation area.
"So wanna do anything before we leave later today?" Emerald placed his arms behind his head as they stepped onto the grass. The feeling of each blade across her bare feet tickled Flutter's soles.
"Well, what else is there to do?"
"Ummmmm..." Emerald looked around the area before seeing the volleyball courts. "How about volleyball?"
"Sounds like a plan!" Flutter smiled as they ran over to the nearest net. A ball was already standing against one of the poles. Emerald picked it up and gave it a little toss.
"So me against you? Or should we go find two other people?"
"I'm in," Waterspell's voice called out. The couple turned their heads to see her walking from the pool area, now wearing a red lifeguard cap. "I'm on break at the moment, and nobody's using the pool right now." She walked past Emerald and Flutter and stepped onto one side of the court.
"Can I join as well?" Sandymane asked, coming from the cabin area. "We're also leaving later today."
"Sure. And maybe we could take the trail down into the valley before we go?" Flutter asked her boyfriend.
"Well, let's see what Mom says first," Emerald chuckled a little as she kissed him on the cheek.
"Wait, are you two...?" Sandymane asked as she took her place on the side of the court opposite Waterspell's.
"We're official starting last night," Flutter giggled. "So who's on which team?"
"How about veterans vs newbies?" Waterspell suggested as Emerald tossed her the ball. "Meaning me and Emerald against you two, since we've been coming here longer."
"Sounds like a plan," Flutter smiled as she joined Sandymane. Waterspell began the first serve which Flutter returned with ease. "So what's your story?"
"Well, I come from one of the most uptight families out there," the lifeguard explained as she spiked the ball back. "My parents are picky about what should be worn all the time. Back when I was your age, I was one of the up and coming members of the swim team."
"For what school?" Flutter asked, as she jumped up and hit the ball.
"Canterlot High, though my parents wanted me to go to Crystal Prep," Waterspell stuck her tongue out in mock disgust. "I never would have fit in among those snooty rich kids. I like feeling unrestrained. Well, my first step into naturism began during one night of practice at the local swim center. We had just finished wrapping up our usual routine and I had decided to shower before getting dressed."
"I don't like where this is going," Sandymane muttered to herself, missing the ball and allowing the opposing team to score a point.
"It wasn't horrifying. Anyway, as I dried off and headed to my locker, I realized I had left the locker key in my shorts. Another member of the team, Auburn Beam, tried to help me get the door open to no avail. After coming to the conclusion there was no way to get the locker open without a sledgehammer, Auburn let me use her phone to tell my parents of my predicament and hope they could bring me some spare clothes."
"And?" Flutter spiked the ball past Emerald, evening the score .
"They were busy so Auburn offered to lend me some of hers. However, it was past closing time and we were the last ones there so it was our responsibility to lock the place up when we left. Since it was just the two of us, I had a naughty idea..."
Seven years ago
"You're going to do what?!" The orange skinned girl asked her swim teammate. Waterspell had a smirk on her face as she finished telling her plan. "You're crazy, Water. What if someone catches you?"
"You know that we're the only ones here AND that they don't have cameras here." Waterspell began to casually stroll out of the women's locker room towards the pool area. "You coming?" Auburn's face became just as red as her hair at that question. She then sighed in defeat as she followed her teammate, still wearing her school swimsuit. As the two reached the edge of the pool, Waterspell bent down, giving Auburn a good view of her rear. She then gracefully dove into the pool and began to do a lap of freestyle. Auburn sat down in disbelief. Her teammate and best friend was currently swimming in the community pool buck naked.
"You gotta try this, Auburn!" Waterspell said excitedly as she came back and poked her head out of the water. "It's... I don't even know how to describe it!"
"I dunno, Water..." Auburn looked away to hide her blush. "I mean, it just feels... wrong..."
"It's not really. Look, once you take off your suit and get in here, it won't feel so bad."
Auburn's red eyes blinked as she absentmindedly played with the suit's straps, slowly slipping them off her shoulders. She began pulling it down her body, pausing halfway as her chest was exposed. She gasped slightly before pulling the suit off completely. Dropping it beside her feet, Auburn Beam stood still for a few minutes, her nude body taking in the feeling of the cool air brushing every part of it.
"O-Oh, my..." she whispered, not registering the fact Waterspell had grabbed her leg and quickly pulled her into the pool. "GAH! Water, what the hell?!" She spat some water from her mouth and glared angrily at her grinning friend. "I could've been hurt!"
"But you didn't, did ya?" Waterspell chuckled as she floated on her back. Auburn began to laugh with her as they started to swim several laps together.
Half an hour later, the two girls were back in the locker room, Auburn getting her clothes bag out from her locker. She then saw Waterspell hadn't gotten dressed in her lent clothes yet.
"You're not getting dressed?" She asked.
"I dunno," Waterspell replied. "It just feels... weird getting dressed again."
"Maybe you're becoming a nudist," Auburn jokingly teased. Waterspell chuckled a little.
"Yeah, guess I am..."
Present Day
"So how did you find out about here?" Flutter asked as the four sat by the court, catching their breath. The game ended up in a tie, but nobody really cared as Waterspell's story had caught their interest instead.
"Well, after graduating high school, I began to look for a job to pay for college. Of course, since then, my time spent nude became more frequent after that night, so I thought I could get a job at a nudist resort or club. Luckily, this particular one was in need of a lifeguard and hired me after seeing my qualifications."
"And Auburn?" Sandymane asked in curiosity.
"Well..." Waterspell started before noticing a woman about her age with frizzled red hair, light orange skin and red eyes walked up to them. Like the others, she wore nothing.
"Your break's over, Water," Auburn Beam smirked. Waterspell smiled as she stood up and kissed Auburn on the lips. Sandymane and Flutter's jaws simultaneously dropped at the sight.
"Let's just say we discovered more than just a love for being naked after that night," Waterspell winked at the three as she and Auburn headed to the pool area. Emerald sighed as Flutter and Sandymane were still slack-jawed in disbelief.
After snapping the girls out of their shock, Emerald asked his mother if they could hike down to the valley before they left for home. Rosie agreed and suggested that Sandymane's family join them as well. Soon, the group of eight was hiking the trail leading to the valley.
"Have you guys ever made it to the bottom before?" Flutter asked Rosie.
"Lots of times," Emerald's mother replied. "There's a lovely river down there perfect for swimming in. It was actually the first place we came to the first time we came to the club." She sighed as the memories played in her head. "Maybe next time you come here, we could go for a swim."
"Sure!" Flutter smiled as the river came into view. "Whoa, it's so pretty!"
"So I heard Waterspell told you her story during your volleyball game with her. She's one of the nicest people I know here."
"So what does Auburn do here?"
"She mainly works in the kitchen. Her meals are quite superb," she licked her lips hungrily at the thought of the numerous food cooked by Auburn. "And those two have been together ever since they both started working here."
"Well, I'm happy for them," Flutter replied as she looked at the valley. "So did Emerald tell you about us?"
"I already know after he told me about your little forest adventure last night," she smirked. "I think he made the right choice." Rosie then looked at her watch. "Oh, it's getting late! We better head back now."
After packing Flutter's bag into the trunk, Rosie got into the driver's seat and started the car. Flutter took one last look at the campground before the car pulled out of the parking lot and towards the gate.
"Hope to see you again soon, Ms. Peace," Sunleaf called out as he opened the gate.
"Likewise," Rosie called back as she began to drive away from the Green Hill Club's gate. The drive home was mostly uneventful as Flutter listened to the car radio to pass the time. When they finally pulled up in the driveway of Emerald's house, Flutter noticed her parents weren't home yet.
"Would you like to spend the rest of the afternoon with us, Flutter?" Emerald asked as his mother turned off the engine.
"I'd love to!" She grinned as she opened the door.
"Hm?" Flutter asked in confusion before looking down and realizing she was still naked! "Oh, right..." She chuckled in embarrassment, closing the door and began wrapping her towel around herself. Fuchsia meanwhile just stepped out of the car without bothering to cover herself.
"F-Fuchsia!" She began to panic and stepped out of the car, hoping to cover her.
"Relax, Flutter," Rosie smiled. "The neighborhood is mostly dead at this time of day. Nobody is going to know four people walked into their house completely nude." Flutter cocked her head in confusion before looking down at her towel. Taking a deep breath, she let go of it, letting it drop to the ground. Hearing no gasps or sirens, she began to relax as Rosie opened the trunk. Taking her bag, Flutter followed the Peace family into their house. It was somewhat similar to her own house as it was two stories high, had a bathroom on each floor and three bedrooms. However, their house had a pool in the backyard.
"So where can I set my bag down?" She asked as Emerald and his family were upstairs, unpacking their comparatively light bags.
"Just in the living room is fine," Emerald replied as he headed downstairs. Flutter set the suitcase on the sofa and walked over to him, giving him a kiss on the mouth.
"MMMPH?!" Emerald shouted in muffled surprise as she released herself from the kiss.
"Gotta admit, you do make a cute boyfriend," she giggled.
"And you make a cute nudist," he replied as Fuchsia dashed past them to the backyard.
"Up for another swim?" Flutter offered her hand out. Emerald nodded and took it as they made their way outside. Fuchsia was currently washing off in the outdoor shower before jumping in. Thankfully, the backyard was completely in the shade so they didn't have to worry about being burnt. Flutter smiled as she and Emerald began to wash themselves in the shower, Emerald bringing her into another kiss.
"You're getting better, love," she giggled after he finished. Rosie smiled as she sat on one of the chairs near the pool, reading her book.
"Well, I know what we should do tomorrow," Emerald stated as he and Flutter waded into the pool.
"Yes?"
"Sign up for the Natural Living Appreciation Club."
"Definitely! I wonder how many people are part of it."
"Guess we'll find out soon enough," he replied as he swam underwater.
That night, Flutter was getting ready for bed. Her parents had come by to pick her up around six o'clock. Thankfully, she and the others had gotten dressed to answer the door. The events of the weekend were still a blur in her mind, she had discovered she enjoyed being naked around others, made some new friends and most importantly, had gotten her first kiss and boyfriend. She giggled to herself as she turned off her light and began pulling off her pajamas. After sleeping nude the night before, she knew that she would never wear clothes to bed again! After dropping her pants (she had not put on any underwear ever since coming home), she looked out the window to see Emerald getting ready for bed as well. She smiled as she knew he was nude as well. She blew a small kiss in the direction of his window, not caring if he saw her or not, before getting under her covers. Slowly, but surely, she drifted off to sleep.
A few days after Emerald and Flutter's first NLAC party
Flutter Heart sighed softly as she gathered her belongings from her locker. Just a few days ago, she and her boyfriend Emerald had signed up for the Natural Living Appreciation Club, Canterlot High's naturist group and attended their very first party. After meeting many new friends with the same interest, Flutter was beginning to feel more comfortable with being nude in social settings. As she closed her locker, she was met with the scowling face of a girl that appeared to be a sophomore. She had blue eyes, pale violet hair with white streaks and pale magenta skin.
"May I help you?" Flutter asked as she placed her bag over her shoulder. She knew full well this was Diamond Tiara, daughter of her mother's boss, and judging by the less-than-favorable comments from her fellow partygoers, she was not exactly the most well-liked person at CHS.
"I heard you're one of the new kids here," Diamond Tiara replied in a snooty tone. "I've been... busy with other things to give you the official welcome." She began to approach Flutter menacingly, her sneer becoming more apparent. But before Diamond Tiara could do anything, someone else's hand grabbed her wrist. The school bully slowly turned around in fear as she saw the dark blue-skinned girl Flutter saw Emerald talking to on Friday.
"S-Sapphire," Diamond started. "I didn't expect you to be around here."
"Diamond," Sapphire Jewel stated bluntly. "I see you haven't given up being a bitch to everyone." She let go of Diamond's wrist, causing the rich girl to give off a glare before scurrying away. Sapphire then turned to Flutter. "You doing okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," Flutter smiled as she straightened her bag. "You're Emerald's friend, right?"
"Yeah, Sapphire Jewel," she held out her hand in greeting. Flutter shook it as the bell rang for their next class. "Want me to walk you to your next class?"
"Sure," the junior nodded.
As the two girls proceeded down the hallway to Flutter's class, they noticed some of the students were whispering to each other as they passed by.
"You're that scary?" Flutter asked with worry.
"Nah, I just have a rep of standing up to bullies harassing others. Emerald can tell you the details later."
"So, um... do you know about...?"
"About his lifestyle? Yeah, but I'm never gonna get into it. It's not my kind of thing. But I do respect his choices." They stopped outside the language arts classroom. Emerald and Sandymane were already waiting inside. "Have fun with my little bro," she winked before heading off to her own class. Flutter blushed slightly as she went inside and took her seat next to her two friends.
"So I saw you met Sapphy out there," Emerald grinned. "She's cool, right?"
"Yeah, she is," Flutter chuckled a little. "How long have you known each other?"
"Ever since elementary school..." Emerald chuckled to himself. "We actually met in detention. She was there because of a chemistry class experiment exploding and she took the blame. I was there for a..." he cleared his throat before continuing. "...an out-of-clothes experience."
Flutter giggled as she knew what he really meant. But before he could continue his story, the teacher walked in. She was a woman in her thirties with pale green skin, black hair that was messily held back by clips, a black top and skirt as well as black heeled boots. She wore glasses and was carrying a small stack of papers.
"Good morning, class," she began. "I'm the new language arts teacher, Miss Willow Grove." She began handing the students the papers she was holding. When Flutter got hers, she saw that it was a fill-in sheet asking basic information about the student, such as name, age and interests.
"This assignment will help us get to know each other better," Willow Grove explained with a soft smile on her face. Flutter took out her pencil and began filling in the blanks on the paper. Emerald on the other hand, was studying his new teacher intently.
"What's up, Em?" Sandymane whispered.
"I feel like I've seen her somewhere before..." he muttered as he absentmindedly filled out his paper.
Soon, the bell rang, signifying the end of the school day. As the class began to file out and turned in their papers, Sandymane caught up with Flutter and Emerald.
"So we going to your place after school for study group with Sunset?" The bespectacled girl asked. "I really need help with this biology homework."
"Sure, it's our first study group with her anyway," Flutter smiled as she remembered meeting Sunset Shimmer at the party. Surprised that the former pony was a fellow nudist, Emerald suggested they try to make a study group that was clothing free. Since Emerald's house was the closest to the school, it was decided they would go there for their first study group. As the trio began to walk toward Emerald's house, Sunset Shimmer had joined the group.
"So you've been a nudist since you were a kid?" The red-and-yellow haired girl asked Emerald.
"Yeah, and I've been going to the Green Hill Club since second grade."
"I never heard of that particular club, is it far?" Sunset asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Yeah, it's kinda out there, but it's family friendly and it's not as expensive as the other clubs we've been to."
"Maybe I'll switch to there sometime," the pony nudist gave a soft smile as they reached Emerald's house. Rosie's car was already parked in the driveway.
"Your mom knows about the study group, right?" Sandymane asked as they entered the house. Fuchsia was watching TV in the living room.
"Of course, in fact Mom is looking forward to meeting Sunset."
"She is?" Sunset was taken aback by the comment.
"Of course I am," Rosie Peace's voice said from behind her. She was already nude and smiling sweetly. "Would you like something to eat or drink?"
"Um, I'm good..." Sunset replied with an unnerved voice. "So where can I get undressed?"
"Anywhere is fine," Emerald explained as he removed his clothes and carelessly tossed them onto the floor. Sunset blinked a few times in confusion as she began to undress. "What's wrong, Sunset?"
"N-Nothing," Sunset sighed as she removed the last of her clothing, and gently folded them up before setting them down. Flutter and Sandymane were already nude and heading to the dining room.
Rosie carried a tray with glasses of fruit juice over to them. She noticed Sunset blushing slightly and trying to stay calm.
"There's no need to be nervous," she assured the girl. "Nudity is the norm in our home. You have nothing to be ashamed of."
"It's not that, Ms. Peace," Sunset replied as she joined her classmates. "It's just... this is my first time in another person's house that was naturist. I usually only go nude at my own house or at the club I attend, but never in someone else's house."
"Well, there's a first time for everything," the pink-haired mother smiled as her guest took her seat.
"Yeah, I guess," Sunset chuckled as the uneasiness slowly diminished. "So what is it you guys need help on?"
"Math, for me," Emerald spoke up.
"Ah, yes. The bane of most students," Sunset smirked as she got closer to Emerald and looked at his math homework.
"I need help with biology," Flutter spoke up next.
"I can help you there," Sandymane offered. "I have a certain expertise in that field, not just with bugs." The two girls began to look over the papers their biology teacher assigned.
After about an hour, the study group of four felt they had studied enough for one day and now joined Fuchsia in the living room watching TV. Currently, the middle school student had the channel switched to Transformers Animated. Emerald had always been a fan of the giant robots, and had only recently gotten his sister interested. Sunset looked at the cartoon with interest, especially when a human girl by the name of Sari Sumdac appeared on the screen and spoke in a very familiar voice...
"Twilight?!" She jumped up in surprise and her friends looked at her in confusion. She nervously chuckled as she lowered herself back onto the couch. "Oops, sorry about that. It's just... that pigtailed girl sounds a lot like a friend of mine..."
"Twilight Sparkle," Emerald answered. "I thought the same."
"But she's a student," Flutter pointed out. "How could she have the time to voice act for a cartoon?"
"Maybe she's living a double life!" Fuchsia giggled at her own theory. "A secret identity she hides from everyone! Like how Sunset doesn't tell her friends she likes to go nude!"
"How do you know about that?!" Sunset jumped up in surprise again as Fuchsia laughed at her reaction.
"Flutter has the same look in her eyes. She's desperate to hide this new secret from her parents."
"You don't need to tell everyone!" Flutter angrily snarled as the channel was suddenly switched to the news by Rosie.
"Hey!" Fuchsia whined at her mother.
"You may wanna see this, sweetie," Rosie pointed at the screen. "Our club is being featured."
"... and a threat to the fashion industry, it goes without saying. We'd be much better off with less of these degenerates around."
On the screen was a girl with purple curly hair, mauve skin, brown eyes and a smug, condescending demeanour. She was giving this accusatory speech to an interviewer.
"And what of the naturists' statements that their way of life is harmless and encourages bodily acceptance?"
"Don't make me laugh," scoffed the girl. "I think we can all recognize brainwashing when we hear it. With luck, our campaigns will help at least some of these weirdos see the error of their ways. At the very least, the Green Hill Club will soon be nothing but a bad memory."
"'Campaigns'?" frowned Flutter.
"'Brainwashing'?!" growled Sunset.
"Mom, what is this about?" asked Emerald, looking no happier than the girls.
"Suri Polomare..." Sunset clenched her fists in anger. "I remember her from the Friendship Games."
"Suri Polomare? Isn't she a fashion designer in training?" asked Sandymane.
"Yes, and a dishonest, underhanded one at that," said Sunset Shimmer, frowning. "Rarity once tried to present designs to her, and Suri rejected her - then copied her designs and tried to take credit for them."
"That's just low..." Flutter said.
"Thankfully, she didn't realize Rarity always signs her work and Suri was disqualified as a result. She hasn't had the most reliable reputation ever since."
"The group's leader has one though," Rosie pointed the screen again, which had been muted by Fuchsia. Speaking to the reporter was a woman about the same age as Vice-Principal Luna. She had pale skin and sparkly dark-blue hair. "That's Night Sky, Luna's former best friend. She went to Crystal Prep and their friendship just sort of... broke."
"What does she have against our lifestyle?" asked Sandymane, starting to look angry. "How are we such an inconvenience for her?"
"I feel this has something more to do against Vice-Principal Luna than against naturism," Sunset replied, as Rosie shut the TV off. "I had better get home now," said Sunset, starting to gather up her clothes. "I have planning to do for the next session of the NLAC at Canterlot High. Hope to see you guys there!"
"Goodbye, Sunset," smiled Rosie. "Have a safe journey back. What about you, Sandymane? Do you have to leave too?"
The Trottingham girl pondered for a moment. "Actually, I might be able to spend the night here... if you'll have me, of course." Sunset had finished getting dressed and waved good-bye to the others.
"We should do this again, sometime," the former unicorn said before closing the door.
"Of course you can stay for the night, if you want to," smiled Rosie. She turned to her daughter. "Fuchsia, are you okay sharing your room with Sandymane?"
"Sure!" Fuchsia grinned, moving over to her new temporary roommate. "In fact, I... kinda want to ask you about something later, Sandy."
"Well, this would be a good chance," smiled Sandymane.
"What about you, Flutter?" asked Emerald.
"I'm afraid I can't," his girlfriend replied. "Mom and Dad are expecting me to be at home tonight. Maybe next time." She got up from the couch and began to get dressed. Before she left, she gave Emerald a kiss on the cheek. Emerald absentmindedly rubbed the spot where her lips touched it.
"Em?" Fuchsia said after a few minutes. "She's already gone." Emerald quickly stood up and went to his room in embarrassment.
"I take it he'd never been kissed before?" Sandymane asked as she and Fuchsia helped Rosie set the dinner table.
"Never."
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Fuchsia suddenly blushed at the question.
"Um, would you... see if your brother would wanna get together with me sometime?"
"Like a play date?"
"Yeah, sure," the younger girl looked away to avoid showing off her redder cheeks.
Later that night
Flutter sighed as she looked out her bedroom window. Emerald's light was still on across the street.
"Maybe I should have stayed the night..." she sighed as she rested her arms on the windowsill. Remembering that her parents were leaving early tomorrow for work, an idea began to form in her head. Opening her window, she nervously stepped onto the roof of her house's garage. Keeping her balance, she slowly made her way down one of the support pillars holding roof above the porch. Landing behind the bushes surrounding the house, she slowly crept her way across the lawn. Stopping at the first row of bushes that bordered between the grass and sidewalk, a naughty thought crossed her mind. Crouching behind the nearest bush, she began to pull off her pajama top and bottoms, once again neglecting to put on underwear. Her nude body shivered as it was completely exposed to the night air. She quickly stashed her clothes into the bush and gave a quick look around the plant formation to make sure they weren't visible. Nodding in satisfaction, Flutter dashed across the street and climbed on top of Rosie's car. She admittedly felt a little more flexible as she leapt up to her neighbors' roof and reached the still illuminated window. Gently tapping the glass, she saw Emerald approaching her. Quietly opening the window, he had a look of surprise on his face.
"What are you doing?" He whispered harshly, not wanting to wake his mother, sister or guest.
"Couldn't sleep," Flutter shrugged. "Thought I could spend the night here with you." She had a hopeful gleam in her eyes as Emerald sighed.
"Sure. Come in," he walked back to his bed as Flutter carefully stepped into his room. It had a TV on one end of the wall, with the closet by its side. On his desk were numerous figurines, comics and books. His bed was untidy, and sitting by it was a game console. Flutter noticed Emerald was inviting her to lie down with him. "So where are your clothes?"
"Oh," Flutter played with her hair a little as she pointed to the bush where she had hidden her nightwear.
"So you came here in the nude?"
"Mostly, it was kind of a impulsive moment when I reached the ground."
"And your parents know about this?"
"Not a clue. But they're leaving early tomorrow, so I'll be fine. They never come in to check on me during the morning."
"Alright then..." Emerald blushed as Flutter got under the covers with him. "Yeesh! You feel so cold!"
"Well, I DID just run across the street in the nude at night," Flutter replied teasingly as she snuggled up to his body, his bare skin feeling warm in comparison. "Maybe you can help warm me up," she whispered in his ear.
"No sex though," her boyfriend warned. "I'm not ready for that level in our relationship yet."
"Same here," Flutter hugged him tighter. "Hence why I'm keeping you secure in this position..." she yawned before resting her head against his arm. The sound of light snoring confirmed to Emerald that she was asleep. Slowly, he began to doze off to dreamland as well.
Emerald Peace calmly made his way through the somewhat crowded main street heading towards the local animal shelter. He had signed up to volunteer for a few weeks with the main representative from Canterlot High, Fluttershy. This was just his third week helping her out, but it felt more like he was there for months. Gently pushing the door open, he saw Fluttershy was tending to some wounded birds. He cleared his throat to get her attention.
"Oh, hello, Emerald," the pink-haired girl smiled softly as he set his backpack down by the reception desk. "Thanks for coming by again."
"My pleasure," he said as he pulled out a pair of rubber gloves from his bag and put them on. He always made sure to pack some after his first day and one of the more grumpy animals bit his finger. "So who are we helping today?"
"Just some squirrels," she replied. "One more person will be helping us out today."
"Who?" The door's bell rang as another person entered the shelter. Emerald saw Sunset Shimmer setting her bag beside his. "Oh, hi, Sunset." He waved as Fluttershy walked over to her.
"Hi, Emerald," Sunset waved back before turning to Fluttershy. "Just us here today?" Fluttershy nodded. Sunset smirked before helping Fluttershy close the window blinds and covering the door, turning the Open sign over to read "On Break".
"What's going on?" Emerald asked the two girls as they stopped at the desk.
"Sunset and I have been doing this when we had the chance," Fluttershy explained as she pulled her shirt off, revealing her pink bra. Sunset likewise had removed her own jacket and shirt, placing them on the desk. Realizing what they were doing, Emerald began to remove his own clothing. When he was down to his boxers, he saw the girls folding up their panties and stepping out of their shoes. Placing the last of their clothing on the desk, the two nude girls headed to tend the squirrels. Emerald dropped his boxers and picked up his clothes, putting them near his friends' clothing. Adjusting the gloves, he joined Sunset's side and knelt down to get a better look at the squirrels.
"So Fluttershy's a nudist too?" He asked.
"Oh, I've been one since I was in elementary," the yellow-skinned girl explained. "I always sleep in the nude. But when Sunset came out to us saying she was a nudist, I... confessed my own secret to her in private."
"We've had some get-togethers outside of school," Sunset continued as they began to clean the squirrels.
"That's nice," Emerald smiled, absentmindedly grooming one squirrel.
At the same time, Rosie Peace was driving Fuchsia to the Globe family's house. It was the day of her play date with Pimpernel and she was looking forward to hanging out at his house. After stopping the car in front of the one-story house in the same neighborhood as theirs, Fuchsia eagerly ran up to the door, impatiently waiting for her mom.
Rosie rung the doorbell, and was answered by Smart Globe in a bathrobe. "Ah, hello," he smiled. "Sandymane told us about her chat with you, Fuchsia, so we've been expecting your arrival."
"Pimpernel's here, right?" asked Fuchsia in excitement.
"Of course. He's been waiting for you. You can come inside and 'get comfortable', if you like. I'll just call him down..." Smart Globe turned his head and raised his voice. "PIMPERNEL! Your girlfriend's here!"
Giggling, Fuchsia bounded right into the house. She soon heard the light thudding of bare feet against a carpeted floor, and knew that the boy she'd taken a fancy to was on his way.
"What about you, Rosie?" Smart Globe asked her mother. "Do you want to stay for a bit too, or are you busy?"
"I'm afraid I have to go to work," the pink-skinned and haired woman replied. "I'll pick her up a little after six."
"Bye, mom," said Fuchsia, who had already kicked off her sandals and removed her shirt. She paused to give Rosie a hug.
"Goodbye, sweetheart," smiled Rosie, with a slight mischievous twinkle in her eyes. "Have a nice date. See if you can steal a kiss."
"Mooom!" Fuchsia blushed and giggled.
Pimpernel arrived in the room at that moment, naked as Fuchsia remembered him. He beamed at seeing the playful girl who'd never left his mind since they first met at the Green Hill Club.
"Fuchsia!"
"Hi, Pimpy," said Fuchsia with a wink, letting her shorts drop to the floor.
"Have fun, you two," said Rosie, giving a playful little wave before closing the door. Now as nude as Pimpernel was, Fuchsia wasted no time in rushing forward and hugging him, or giggling at the resulting blush on his face.
"Err... wanna see our garden?" he managed to ask. "Mom's very proud of it. She's tending to it right now."
"Ooh, yes please," grinned Fuchsia, sliding a hand across his back.
"I'm going to make myself some tea," said Smart Globe. "I can prepare some fruit juice for you kids too, if you like. We have blackcurrant, orange, apple, pineapple--"
"P-pineapple for me, dad," said Pimpernel, stuttering slightly as Fuchsia still gripped him. He had butterflies in the stomach at the feeling of her soft skin.
"I'll take apple juice, please," the girl said.
Smart Globe nodded. "All right. Why don't you take her to the garden, Pimpernel? I'll bring your drinks out in a minute."
"Okay," said Pimpernel. "This way, Fuchsia." He led her down a short hallway and through the house's dining room, where they passed Sandymane and Flutter still absorbed in their studying.
"Hi, guys!" said Fuchsia. "Pimpy's showing me the garden." As she pulled him along by the arm, Sandymane quietly gave her little brother a wink and a thumbs up, making him blush again.
The two youngsters then entered the living room and passed through its exterior glass doors and into the garden. Fuchsia was spellbound: the place was indeed like a self-contained paradise. A willow tree stood over a pond at the center, with the surrounding area decorated by large bushes, a few small cypresses, cycad ferns, Mexican feathergrass, sunflowers, tulips, snapdragons, rhododendrons and many other plants.
Just as Pimpernel had mentioned, his mother Hazelhair was there, tending to her flowers with a watering can. She wore nothing but a raffia sun hat, since the tall fence that surrounded the garden kept her out of the neighbors' view. Upon noticing the children, she smiled and waved to them.
"It's pretty here," Fuchsia said in awe as she sat down on one of the decorative benches. Pimpernel sat next to her, blushing as she placed a hand on his shoulder. Hazelhair chuckled a little at the growing romance between the two kids.
"Y-Yeah, it is," Pimpernel replied. "Mom's been working on it ever since we came here." He waved at his mother as she continued to water the plants. Fuchsia then suddenly jumped up from the bench excitedly. "What is it?"
"Let's go take a dip, Pimpy!" She pulled him by the arm again, this time towards the pond. Thankfully, the Globe Family never had animals placed in the pond so they wouldn't have to worry about disrupting their habitat. Fuchsia quickly cannonballed into the water, creating a large splash. She surfaced, showing the water went up to her waist. Pimpernel slowly stepped into the pond and was quickly pulled into a tight embrace with her.
"You're really cute when you blush, you know that?"
"I-I am?" Pimpernel went even more red at that comment. Fuchsia giggled before planting a small kiss on his cheek. At that moment, Pimpernel's entire inner world exploded. He slowly collapsed into the water, his head being only visible thing. Fuchsia smiled before lowering herself to his level and kissing him again, this time on the lips. Pimpernel suddenly jolted awake at the feeling.
"Usually, it's the prince that wakes up the sleeping princess, not the other way around," she chuckled.
"You... kissed me..."
"Yeah, we're a couple, aren't we?" Pimpernel almost fainted again at that statement. She giggled before kissing him again.
Later that day, Fluttershy, Sunset and Emerald had finished locking up the animal shelter and were now walking toward Fluttershy's house as it was the closest to where they were at. Taking a shortcut through the park, they noticed the place was virtually empty. Exchanging each other the same look, they quickly hid behind a series of bushes and peeled off their clothes. Sunset peeked out from behind the tree to see if the coast was clear. She then quickly signaled her two companions and the three nudists began their trek through the park to Fluttershy's house on the other side, carrying their clothes along the way.
"So, Fluttershy," Emerald began after they walked halfway through the park. "You considering joining the Green Hill Club? Sunset's already signed up to be a member."
"I'm considering it," the animal lover smiled softly. "It seems affordable plus it'll be good to be with my friends."
"I'm planning to go up there in a few weeks," Sunset explained. "Maybe you could tag along with me?"
"Sure," Fluttershy smiled. "But what about Twilight?"
"I want to have her ease into being nude first, and I think being at a resort may overwhelm her."
"That's a good point..." Fluttershy's sentence was interrupted by a series of unfamiliar voices. The trio quickly hid behind some bushes as two girls passed by.
"Well, I'd say that our protest today has been a success," one of the girls said. Emerald recognized her voice as Suri Polomare's. "Soon that club will be closed down and those freaks evicted."
"Yeah, sure," her companion replied. Sunset recognized the other girl as Sour Sweet, one of the Shadowbolts from the Friendship Games. She felt she could trust the group, but Sour's bipolar disorder threw pretty much everyone off-guard. The three nude students were trying their to not make a sound, but alas, while clutching on one of the bushes, Fluttershy snapped one of the twigs by mistake. The noise was loud enough to gain the attention of both Crystal Prep students. They turned around to the bushes to investigate it.
"Who's there?" Sour's mean voice demanded. Emerald quickly put his pants and shirt on and stood up. "Who are you?"
"Oh, I-I'm just playing hide and seek with my sister," Emerald answered nervously, hoping they couldn't figure out he was lying through his teeth.
"Well," Suri smirked somewhat seductively. "I see someone has a sense of style." She approached Emerald, and ran a finger on his chest. Emerald shivered at the feeling of her somewhat sharp nail. Suri raised an eyebrow flirtingly as she coyly handed him a flyer for her group. "Why don't you... give me a call about joining our group?" She smirked as she started to walk off, ignoring the fact she pretty much abandoned her classmate.
"That bitch has got to see beyond herself," Sour growled before switching to her sweet persona. She then inspected Emerald more closely. "You're one of those Canterlot High kids, aren't you?" She gave a false reassuring smile, which unnerved Emerald once again. Emerald then noticed behind her, Sunset and Fluttershy were slowly tiptoeing past her, hoping she wouldn't turn around.
"So, um, what are your thoughts on her group?" Emerald asked, hoping to distract her long enough for his friends to get away.
"It's a load of bull, if you ask me," Sour's mean voice was back. "She's just trying to make herself look good after that fashion show incident."
"The one where she plagiarized Rarity, you mean."
"Yes, what's it to you?" Sour raised an eyebrow, noticing Emerald was starting to sweat. "And what exactly are you trying to hide?" Before Emerald could answer, Sour turned around. Thankfully, Fluttershy and Sunset were already out of sight. When she turned her head back, she saw Emerald had bolted off. "Weird kid."
Emerald had caught up to the girls, taking his clothes off as he ran. Now nude again, he panted and laughed at the same time.
"That girl needs help," he stated.
"Maybe some time away from clothes will do her good," Sunset joked as they reached Fluttershy's house. She lived alone, which prevented any awkward moments with her parents. They all shared a laugh as Fluttershy unlocked the door and they all headed inside.
"It's getting pretty late," Fluttershy said as she flicked the lights on. "Since it's Friday, how about you guys stay over?"
"I'm game," Sunset smiled.
"I gotta ask Mom first," Emerald replied as he began to dial her number. A few seconds later, he was grinning. "She said yes."
"Great!" Fluttershy beamed. "Another sleepover!"
That night
Flutter Heart tossed and turned in her bed. For some reason, she couldn't sleep, even with her clothes discarded. Acting on impulse, she flung the window open and climbed out, not bothering to put something on. Using the same route she took the other night, she landed on all fours onto the grass. Looking around to see if anyone was around, she quickly began to walk out into her neighborhood. Feeling at ease, she began to jog along the sidewalk, making sure her bare feet didn't touch anything sharp. She giggled a little at the feel of the air brushing against her skin.
"Flutter?" She heard someone call out. She suddenly froze and began to try to cover herself. She then began to relax when she saw it was Fuchsia and she was just as naked. "Couldn't sleep either?" Flutter shook her head.
"You doing a nude walk too?"
"Yup! Hoping to invite Pimpy along too."
"I saw you two kiss earlier," Flutter smiled as they headed to the Globe family's house. Once they arrived, Fuchsia ran up to the window that was connected to Pimpernel's room. Tapping on the glass, the window opened to show Pimpernel looking sleepy.
"Hey, we're going on a late night streak," Fuchsia said to her new boyfriend. "Wanna come along?" The boy perked up at the invitation and climbed outside, carefully closing the window behind him.
"So where are we going?" He asked.
"Well, how about a walk around the neighborhood for starters?" Flutter suggested. "I just need to relieve some stress..."
"I feel ya," Fuchsia patted her back as they set off down the street.
"I hope Em's doing alright..." the blue-skinned girl sighed as they rounded the block. "I mean, I trust Sunset, but it's just... I kinda wanted to cuddle with him again."
"Ooooh," Fuchsia said teasingly. "You loooove him."
Flutter went bright red at the comment.
Soon, they had reached Pimpernel's house. Fuchsia gave Pimpernel a kiss as he climbed back into his room and got under the covers. The girls then headed back to their street.
"Tonight was fun," Flutter gave Fuchsia a small hug.
"We should do it again with big brother next time," the younger girl smiled as she ran back to her house. Flutter chuckled as she began to climb up the banister and into her room. Flutter quickly snuggled back under her blankets and slowly fell asleep... unaware that her mother managed to see her sneak through the yard in her birthday suit.
Flutter yawned as she slowly woke up and stretched her arms. She had a successful streak the night before and felt practically untouchable... until her bedroom door opened.
"Flutter," she heard her mother's voice and instinctively covered her chest in alarm. "I just want to talk." Sweet Heart calmly stepped into the room, her face surprisingly not one of anger.
"About what?" Flutter demanded somewhat harshly.
"I saw you sneak through our front yard last night, dressed like... that," she motioned toward Flutter's nude body. Her daughter tightened her grip around her own body.
"So now you're gonna ground me?" Flutter asked dejectedly, fearing it would mean she would be forbidden to see Emerald as well.
"Why would I?" Sweet Heart asked, catching Flutter off-guard. "You obviously like doing this." Flutter slowly lowered her arms in relief. "Though I am curious about how my daughter became a nudist," her mother added, raising an eyebrow mischievously. Flutter sighed as she climbed out of bed.
"Well, it... kinda has to do with our neighbors," she began.
"The Peace family?"
Flutter nodded. "That camp they took me to a couple weeks ago? It was a nudist resort."
"I see..."
"And I... got hooked on it. I even spend my time home alone in the nude," Flutter chuckled. "And I've made so many new friends at this naturist club at school..."
"Wait, there's a club for nudists at your school?" Sweet Heart interrupted. "So those times when you were 'studying late'..."
"I was at a nudist party, yes." Flutter blushed a little as she confessed her secrets to her mother. "And that's not all..."
"There's more?"
"That boy Emerald?" Flutter took a deep breath. "He's my boyfriend now."
What happened next was a large shape tackling Flutter, causing her to yelp in surprise. Her mother was quite the hugger.
"I'm so proud of you, sweetie," she whispered in her ear. Flutter blushed as Sweet Heart released her from the hug.
"So... does this mean you and dad won't mind if I spent more time around the house naked?"
"Of course, dear," Sweet Heart smiled. "In fact, I remember back at our old house, you used to run around wearing just your birthday suit."
Flutter went bright red at that statement. "Moooooom!"
"I'll go tell your father over breakfast," she winked as she headed downstairs. Flutter sighed as she laid back in her bed.
"That went more smoothly than I thought..." she said to herself.
*** Soon ***
"So your parents are cool with you being a naturist?" Emerald asked. Flutter had gone over to his house to relax at the pool, though her mother insisted she got dressed first.
"Yeah, they were both really supportive of it actually," she blushed a little as she sipped her drink.
"Well, that just goes to show your fears were just in your head," Rosie added as she sat on one of the deck chairs, one of her books in her hand.
"Heh, yeah, I guess so..." Flutter smiled as Emerald put his arm over her shoulder.
"Maybe we can get them to join the club as well," Emerald said jokingly.
"That would be nice..." his girlfriend replied. "Though maybe we should ease them into it first..." Rosie suddenly stood up upon hearing that.
"I got just the place!" She quickly ran inside to fetch something. A moment later, she came back with a scrapbook. "I've been been meaning to show this for so long..." She opened the book showing photos of Rosie as a young woman on a beach, still nude. What surprised Emerald and Flutter was that the photos also featured an infant Emerald Peace, just as naked as his mother.
"Mom?" Emerald asked, confused. "When did this happen?"
Rosie sighed. "The truth is, Emerald, is that I was a nudist before your father left us. I used to take you to this beach all the time when you were young. But my husband did not know about it and shortly after Fuchsia was born, he found out and left me in disgust, claiming he had 'married a whore.' Excuse my language."
"It's fine," Flutter said.
"Well, after he left, I wanted to leave a good impression on my children, so I... wore clothes more often around you, Emerald. Well, until you walked in on me breast feeding your sister..."
"Yup, and never looked back on it since," he smiled. "So... I was a nudist longer than I thought."
"You loved that beach so much, in fact, I named you after it."
"So you're thinking of bringing my parents to this beach?" Flutter asked.
Rosie nodded. "I think it'll be a wonderful experience for them. It's clothing optional too so they can ease into it on their own terms."
*** A few minutes later ***
"M-m-me? At a nude beach?" stammered Sweet Heart. "I... Flutter, hon, I don't know..." She was currently blushing, while trying to avoid looking at the nude bodies of her neighbors. Starfoot had already left for work, so introducing him to naturism would have to wait for another day.
"It'll be fun, plus you don't even have to get naked."
"Well, I suppose I could come along since it's my day off..."
"Great!" Flutter hugged her mother as she headed outside to tell Emerald the good news.
"So I guess I should go pack then," she said to Rosie.
"Just sunscreen and a swimsuit if you get nervous," her neighbor replied as Sweet headed back to her house. "We'll handle the rest."
Soon, the Peace family had packed their car with a blanket, a large umbrella, several beach toys and a cooler with enough lunch for all of them. Flutter was waiting in the passenger seat of her mother's car as Sweet placed the bag with a change of clothes and sunscreen in the backseat. She was wearing an open coat over her one-piece swimsuit and a sunhat. Her face then went bright red to see Flutter was sitting in the car completely nude.
"So... you're going to be like that the whole trip?" She asked, getting into the car and starting the ignition.
"Emerald's been a bad influence on me," Flutter giggled as the car pulled out of the driveway and began to follow Rosie's car out of town. Fifteen minutes later, they exited the freeway onto a somewhat secluded road with a few houses along the coastline. They finally pulled up into a parking lot leading to the beach. Sweet blushed again as she saw much of the people in the lot were already nude.
"This will take some getting used to," she stated nervously. "And they're going to see all of me too..."
Flutter laid a hand on Sweet's shoulder. "Don't worry, mom," she said kindly. "Nobody's gonna judge you. Just take your clothes off once you're ready, and you'll probably get the hang of it very fast. I know I did."
Sweet took a deep breath and exhaled gently. "I suppose you're right. It would be rather silly if I wasn't as brave as my own daughter, right?"
"We're gonna have fun, mom," Flutter smiled. "By the end, I bet you'll find it a shame to have to get dressed again. Hey, there's Emerald and his family now!"
Sure enough, the Peace family's car had just come into the lot. It soon parked not too far from Flutter and Sweet, and Fuchsia bounced out with Emerald right behind her, both of them already nude.
"Hi, Flutter!" Fuchsia beamed, hugging her around the waist. Flutter patted the younger girl's head before taking her hand and heading onto the sand. Emerald followed closely behind, carrying the umbrella and blanket. Sweet slightly chuckled to herself as she walked alongside Rosie.
"It does seem pretty here," she said, as she stepped onto the beach. Rosie smiled, carrying the cooler containing their lunch. They passed a sign in the sand that read "Welcome to Emerald Beach. WARNING! You may encounter nude swimmers beyond this point." Sweet chuckled as she had already encountered some before that point.
"Right here, Mommy!" Fuchsia called out, patting on the large blanket her brother had set down in an open area of the beach. He was currently setting up the umbrella while Flutter applied some sunblock to Fuchsia's body. The two mothers made their way to the spot and sat on the blanket, Rosie setting the cooler down in the middle. The pink-haired mother stretched her upper body as she breathed in the sea air.
"Ahhhh, it's good to be back," Rosie sighed as she took the sunscreen from Flutter and began to rub it on herself. Sweet blushed a little when Rosie began to rub it onto her more private areas.
"Let's go for a swim!" Fuchsia grabbed Flutter's arm and dragged her towards the ocean. Flutter yelped at the surprising show of strength the younger girl exhibited as they entered the water. Emerald chuckled as they were both dunked underwater by a wave.
"I think I'm gonna join them in a bit," he smiled as he began to apply the sunblock to himself.
"Em?" He turned to see Sunset Shimmer heading their way.
"Sunset!" He ran up to give her a little hug. "So you heard about this place too?"
"I come here whenever I get the chance," the red-and-yellow haired girl smirked. "Shame I couldn't bring Twilight along."
"Well, maybe you could bring her to the club," Emerald replied.
"Sunset!" Flutter waved her arm from the ocean. "Care to take a dip with us?"
"Be glad to!" Sunset hollered back. Emerald followed her toward the sea. She gracefully dove underwater and surfaced, her now wet hair clinging to her bare back.
"Cheer up, grumpy-guts!"
Sweet suddenly turned in the direction the cheerful voice came from, and noticed two girls on a walk. One had grey skin, rather scruffy dark grey hair, greenish eyes and a beaming grin. She was springy in her step, her bare feet kicking up small bursts of sand as she went. Sweet quickly guessed that it was her who had just spoken.
The other, moodier looking girl, who had light brown skin, punk-styled white hair with hints of mauve, golden eyes and purplish eye shadow and lipstick, was being dragged along by one arm by her friend, while trying to cover her breasts with the other. "I didn't plan on coming here and parading myself to strangers, Gabby," she growled, blushing almost as red as a tomato .
"A bet's a bet, Gilda, remember?" replied Gabby with a cheeky smirk. "You thought I couldn't deliver all that mail in just one morning, and you agreed to join me in doing ANYTHING I chose for a day if I proved you wrong. Well, this is what we're doing!"
"And you couldn't have chosen something less embarrassing?!" groaned Gilda. "We're starkers in public, for Faust's sake!"
Gabby suddenly stopped and turned towards her friend - and much to Gilda's dismay, the two were now right next to a picnicking family, whose curious young son got a close look at her posterior. Gabby ignored this, however, and spoke to Gilda in a happy but firm voice.
"I've got four words for you, pouty-pants: You. Only. Live. Once. I've given a lot of stuff a try, and when I heard about this place and looked up the benefits of nudism, I got really curious about giving it a go. I won our bet, and I say we're staying until they close. Might as well loosen up and try to enjoy it! And stop trying to cover up - we've all got the same equipment here!" Gabby giggled at her own bawdy statement, while Gilda sighed and rubbed her forehead. Sweet chuckled a little at the casual attitude these people had with one another. Gabby then also went for a swim. She quickly struck up a conversation with Fuchsia and the two seemed to hit it off almost immediately. Gilda sighed as she searched for a place to hide herself from the others. Sweet took pity on the young woman and headed to her hiding place between some rocks.
"You feeling okay in there?" She asked the embarrassed girl. Gilda looked up in surprise to see someone clothed on this beach.
"...not really," the girl replied. "I was kinda roped into this by my friend..."
"I heard," Sweet said, understanding in her voice. "I came here at the request of my daughter."
"Well, at least she didn't steal your clothes," Gilda laughed sarcastically.
"Oh, dear," Sweet covered her mouth in concern. "Well, would you like to join our little group? It's certainly better than being cramped up in there."
"...I guess," Gilda muttered, climbing out of the wedge and walked with Flutter's mother to the blanket. "I'm Gilda by the way..."
"Sweet Heart," she replied, shaking the girl's hand. Gilda nervously sat down on the edge of the blanket in the shade of the umbrella. She blushed a little as she felt a light breeze brush against her rear. She gasped slightly from the surprisingly good feeling.
"I felt the same too," Rosie said reassuringly. "Word of advice, Gilda, don't try to cover yourself. You'll only draw more attention than you would have just being naked." Gilda shot a look at Emerald's mother before slowly lowering her arms. She closed her eyes, expecting people to jeer and laugh at her, but... it never came. She sighed in relief as her inner tension began to slowly melt away.
"So I guess this is your first time as well?" The white haired girl asked Sweet after a few minutes. Sweet nodded as she tugged at her suit to adjust it.
"If you wanna take the suit off, no one's judging you," Rosie said reassuringly. Sweet blushed brightly again before sighing.
"Alright," she said in defeat. "I'll do it. " She then ducked her arms through the shoulder straps and began to peel the swimsuit off, exposing her chest to the other beach goers. She then stood up as she removed the rest of the suit, letting it fall between her legs and onto the blanket. Her tan lines were much more visible than her daughter's, but nobody said a word about it. In fact, a few of the groups near their blanket applauded her courage. Sweet Heart on the other hand, was internally freaking out. "I'mbucknakedinfrontofothernakedpeople!" Her internal panic was diminished by Flutter and the others approaching them.
"Now THAT was fun!" Her daughter beamed as she grabbed a towel and began to dry off. Gabby and Fuchsia were giggling with one another while Emerald shook Gilda's hand. Rosie began to serve the sandwiches she prepared for their lunch, thankfully packing three extra ones in advance. Sunset, Gabby and Gilda each took one and soon all eight people were having a great time chatting and getting to know one another better.
"So you two are roommates at Griffonstone Boarding School?" Sunset asked, taking another bite from her sandwich.
"Yeah," Gilda admitted. "Gabriela is also the mail courier for the school."
"Well, I am kinda a closet nudist in our dorm room," Gabby added. "Gilda only recently found out about it, and I've kept pressuring her to try it."
"And I must admit, she was right about it!" Gilda laughed loudly at how she used to be a gibbering wreck half an hour ago over being naked. "I don't think I wanna put something on again!"
"I know that feeling!" Sweet Heart chuckled. "I may even join Flutter in her nude time around the house!"
"Well, you could always join the Green Hill Club," Rosie offered. "Sunset here has officially signed up and we're heading there next week."
"I'm afraid we can't..." Gabby said dejectedly. "See, we're kinda visiting from out of town and we're heading back to Griffonstone on Monday."
"Well, let's exchange contact info then!" Fuchsia pulled out her cell phone. Gabby did the same with hers and soon, the two girls exchanged both phone numbers and e-mail addresses. Soon, everyone had finished eating and the sun was starting to go down. Fuchsia gave Gabby one last hug goodbye as she and Gilda headed back to their car.
"I think we'll be seeing them again sometime," Sunset smirked as she began to head to her own car. Flutter and her mother had packed their bag and were heading to the exit as well.
"Um, Mom?" Flutter started.
"Yes, sweetie?"
"You're forgetting something," she smirked. Sweet looked confused for a moment before realizing she was still naked!
"Oh, silly me," she chuckled as they got into the car, not bothering to get dressed.
"Guess this means you're a nudist too," Flutter giggled as they headed home.
"Yeah, I guess I am."
*** The Next Day ***
Starfoot awoke to see his wife and daughter making breakfast together, both of them wearing only aprons and their backsides completely exposed to him.
"I guess Flutter managed to convince you to take up nudism?" He chuckled nervously.
"Mhm," Sweet kissed his cheek. "I also signed myself and Flutter up for the club the Peaces go to."
"Well, you can sign up one more," Starfoot pulled his shirt off and lowered his shorts and underwear. "Because wherever you go, I'll always be by your side." He quickly pulled her close and kissed her with passion. Flutter rolled her eyes at the over-the-top display of affection, but was glad she managed to have her parents become part of her new lifestyle.
*** Meanwhile ***
Suri Polomare fidgeted as she stood outside the house of her group's leader, Night Sky. She was called here urgently this morning and she did not want to disappoint the former Crystal Prep alumnus. The house's door opened to reveal Night Sky herself. She looked like a darker skinned version of Vice Principal Luna and had an annoyed expression on her face.
"You're late," she stated bluntly.
"Y-Yes, Miss Sky," Suri stammered. "I was just advertising our group to some potential members and lost track of time." She followed Night Sky into the house, noticing there were several framed photos of her and a young Luna. "What did you want to see me about?"
"Oh, I had a nice chat with the governor," Night Sky began, sitting down. "She agreed to shut down the naked club my former best friend is a part of if I managed to get enough people to sign my petition for it." She handed Suri a clipboard with a paper attached to it. "I want you to get your fellow students to take part in signing it."
"O-Of course, Miss Sky!" Suri clutched the clipboard close to her body. "Is that all?"
"Yes, you can enjoy your weekend," Suri quickly ran out of the house while Night Sky picked up one of the photos.
"I'll be sure to pay you a personal visit before I bring the bulldozers, Luna." She sneered at the picture of herself and her former best friend.
Sour Sweet made her way through the hallways of the elite preparatory school toward her next class. Things have not been the same since Abacus Cinch was fired as principal shortly after the events of the Friendship Games. Her replacement, the now-former Dean Cadence, was already establishing a curriculum that was very similar to the one at Canterlot High. However, Suri Polomare was approaching her, holding a clipboard.
"Ah, Sour Sweet! So glad I found you!" Her self-centered classmate began, holding out the clipboard. "Would it trouble you to sign this petition for me?"
"For that group of yours?" Sour asked in an annoyed voice. Suri nodded excitedly, not taking the hint she wasn't interested.
"I've gotten half of the signatures I need for Miss Night Sky, and I was hoping you could take part in our campaign to have that place of freaks torn down this Friday," she continued to ramble on as Sour rolled her eyes. "So what do you say?"
"Erm, let me think about it..." Sour said as Suri ran off to ask more of her classmates about signing the paper. She looked at her hand for a moment before heading to her next class.
*** Later that day ***
Sour Sweet sighed as she approached the door to the animal shelter. She recalled seeing the pink-haired girl from that group at Canterlot High come here regularly, so it was safe to assume that she at least worked there. Noticing the windows were shut, the door was covered by drapes and the sign read "On break", Sour gently tapped on the glass door. Hearing something rustling inside, she patiently waited until the door opened to reveal Fluttershy wearing a bathrobe.
"Oh, it's you," Fluttershy adjusted her robe as she opened the door further. "Do you need any help?"
"More like a warning," Sour replied as she stepped inside. "You know that group trying to shut down that nudist colony?"
"No..." Fluttershy answered somewhat angrily.
"What? You're a nudist, so you gotta know about the camp."
"Did you think just because I'm a nudist, that would immediately mean I know about it? And the correct term is 'resort' by the way."
"Well, that group is getting a petition to tear the place down. Think you could relay that to your friends?"
"And why do you care? You've never shown any kindness to us before."
"That's not...!" Sour shouted before collecting herself. "Look, after what happened at the Friendship Games, something just... clicked inside me. Cinch went too far with Twilight, I just wanted to win. But she... didn't even care if people got hurt."
"That's called remorse, Sour."
"You think I never read a dictionary before?!" Sour screamed before calming down again. "But look, can you tell one of your nude friends about it? I doubt they'll trust me."
"Well, maybe if you opened up to the idea a little, maybe they would trust you more?" Fluttershy asked hopefully. Sour Sweet suddenly went bright red at that statement.
"A-Are you saying... I should... get naked?" Her face twisted in a mix of revulsion and surprise. Fluttershy nodded as she began to untie her robe's belt. She began walking back to the animals, the garment falling off by her feet, exposing her nude backside to the Crystal Prep Shadowbolt. Sour almost fainted at the sight before hearing footsteps come from the backroom. To her surprise, she saw Sunset Shimmer, Flutter Heart and Emerald Peace carrying large bags of pet food, and all three were just as naked as Fluttershy.
"S-So you guys..."
"Are all nudists, yes," Sunset answered, setting her bag down. "We also heard your message, and we'll be sure to tell Vice Principal Luna when she arrives to pick up her pet possum."
"O-Oh, alright," Sour quickly turned around to leave.
"Wait!" Emerald called out. "Why don't you join us? We could always use an extra set of hands."
"I'M NOT STRIPPING FOR YOU GUYS!" Sour bellowed, her face bright red again.
"Nobody said you had to," Flutter calmly explained. "But we really do need help with this."
"Fine, but if you guys start making out, I'm leaving!" Sour closed her eyes as she stomped past Flutter and set her bag by the others.
"...who told you those things?" Sunset asked.
"Well, my parents..." the Shadowbolt started. "And... Principal Cinch..."
"And how many times has she been right?" Fluttershy asked.
"...never," Sour sighed in defeat. "But I'm still not getting naked!"
"Nobody said you had to," Emerald smiled. Sour looked away again to avoid looking between his legs.
"So what do I need to do?" She asked Fluttershy.
"Could you help Sunset with the pet food?" She pointed to the former unicorn carrying several large bags. Sour sighed as she picked up another one and carried it to the feeding area.
"So..." she began after a few minutes. "Why did you guys become nudists?"
"It was pretty much my whole life," Sunset started. "Living in a clothes free environment is hard to break out of."
"It makes me feel closer to nature," Fluttershy added.
"I got it from my mom," Emerald smiled as he hugged his girlfriend.
"And Em got me hooked," she replied, kissing Emerald on the cheek.
"Well..." said Sour calmly, "I can certainly respect your choices." Then her voice rose slightly as she added "But don't expect me to join you just like that!"
"We won't force it on you," said Emerald. "We don't try to dictate people's lifestyles, unlike Suri Polomare and Night Sky."
"That's a good point," the Crystal Prep student sighed as she finished putting the last bag down. Just then, the door was heard being knocked on again.
"Who is it?" Fluttershy called out.
"Just someone looking for their possum," Vice Principal Luna's voice replied. Fluttershy opened the door slightly, allowing her to come inside.
Sour immediately panicked. "IT'S YOUR VICE PRINCIPAL! AREN'T YOU FOUR GOING TO COVER UP?!"
"Sour Sweet?!" gasped Luna, startled by the girl's shrieking, but not at all concerned about the nudity of her students. "Why are you here?"
"I... came to warn you guys about Night Sky wanting to tear this nudist camp down on Friday."
Luna sighed as she made her way to a chair. "I figured she would try this. She... hasn't gotten over our falling out."
"What exactly happened there?" Emerald asked.
"She was unhappy I chose to attend Canterlot High rather than Crystal Prep like her."
"Wait, you two really were friends before?" Flutter asked. Luna nodded solemnly.
"BUT HOW ARE YOU OKAY WITH THEM BEING--?!" Sour began to squeal. But then it occurred to her, and in her signature manner, her voice lowered again on a dime. "You're a nudist too, aren't you?"
"Guilty as charged," replied Luna, with a troubled but wry smile.
"I'm surrounded by them..." she grumbled.
"So what do we do about Night Sky?" Flutter asked. "I mean, we can't exactly protest back as it'll just gain her more support."
Luna pondered this for a moment before an idea came to her mind. "If she's anything like she was before, she'll come by to where I am to gloat before carrying out her actions. It's how I beat her at the first Friendship Games."
"So we catch her off-guard at the resort?" Sunset asked. Luna nodded.
“Oh!” Fluttershy spoke up. “What if we got the NLAC to hold a party there?”
“That’ll be perfect!” Luna smiled as she picked up her pet possum, Tiberius, and gently stroked his head. “Perhaps we can schedule it for Friday?”
“We’ll try to invite as many people, ma’am,” Sunset offered as Luna stood up to leave. Sour Sweet was still dumbfounded by this turn of events. As the door closed, the four nudists returned to their duties.
“...what did I get myself into?” She muttered to herself as she made her way to the exit. Flutter quickly grabbed her arm before she stepped out. “What do you want?” She snarled.
“Just wanted to ask if you needed to be walked home.”
"...why?" Sour eyed her suspiciously.
"So you won't be alone?" Flutter answered nervously. Sour rolled her eyes a little before sighing.
"Fine, but get dressed first." Flutter nodded before pulling her clothes on. She then grabbed both Sour's backpack and her own. Handing the bag to the Shadowbolt, the two girls left the animal shelter and began to walk through the city streets.
"Wait, do you even know where I live?" Sour asked suddenly.
"Um, sorta..." Flutter replied sheepishly. "I kinda saw you in our neighborhood one morning."
"Wait, you live on Spring Street?" Sour asked, sounding somewhat surprised.
"Yeah, why?"
"Um... that's where I live too..." Sour looked away in embarrassment. When she turned her head back, she saw Flutter had a dumbfounded look on her face. "What?"
"Sorry, it's just... I kinda pictured you living in a mansion or something."
Sour scoffed at that assumption. "I'm rich, but I ain't that rich."
"So... I guess we're neighbors," Flutter said after an awkward silence. Sour only grunted as they passed by the city's spa. The door suddenly opened, accidentally smacking Sour in the face. A tall, glamorous girl with white skin, mauve-streaked hair and purple eyes stepped out. Flutter immediately recognized her from her visits to the NLAC at Canterlot High - though now, of course, she was fully clothed in stylish purple garments including a tartan skirt, a frilly bow tie and high-heeled shoes.
"Fleur!"
"Ah, Flutter Heart," Fleur Dis Lee smiled as she shook Flutter's hand. "It has been a long time, no?" Sour clutched her nose in pain as she slowly got up. "Oh, Sour Sweet!" Fleur helped her classmate to her feet and brushed some dirt off of her clothes. "I am very sorry about that!"
"It's fine..." Sour grumbled. "Wait, how do you two know each other?"
"Fleur has become a regular attendee at our NLAC parties," Flutter explained. Now it was Sour's turn to look dumbfounded.
"So... you're a nudist too?" Fleur nodded as she joined their walk through the city.
"Me and my family have been naturists for years, but due to Crystal Prep's rather... uptight policies..."
"Yeah, yeah, I know," Sour interrupted.
"Well, a few people from Canterlot High were advertising that naturist school club, discreetly of course." Fleur giggled a little at the memory. "Of course, I... got a little too excited when I found out."
"You tackled Fluttershy when she confirmed it was a nudist club," Flutter deadpanned. The trio had finally entered the suburbs that housed Spring Street. By that time, the sun was already starting to go down.
"Oh, you live in this neighborhood too?" Fleur asked curiously. The other two girls nodded. "Well, perhaps we should get together sometime for some nude time," she smiled, causing Sour to blush.
"W-Wait, I'm not like you girls," she stammered. "I mean, I can't be known as someone who likes to take her clothes off!"
"Nobody said you had to, Sour," Flutter said reassuringly. "When you want to give it a try, just come see me and Emerald." They soon passed by the Globe family's house. Fleur quickly separated from the group and headed to the house next to it.
"Will I see you at the next party, Flutter?" She asked before heading to the door.
"Actually," the blue-haired girl stopped her fellow nudist. "We're planning to have the next party at this resort on Friday. Admission will be free for the day. You can bring your family along too."
"Sounds like fun," Fleur beamed as she headed inside her house.
Sour was beginning to enter a state of inner turmoil. On the one hand, she was still nervous about being associated with nudists. But they were still the same people she'd known before finding that out, weren't they? She had just seen them to be good, friendly and decent - contrary to the nasty descriptions Suri Polomare and others in her protest gave them. And she had never wholeheartedly supported that, anyway. As these thoughts raced through Sour's head, she began to pace back and forth in agitation.
"Are you all right, Sour?" asked Flutter.
"No!" Sour snapped, before immediately regretting her outburst and speaking more softly. "I mean... it's a lot to take in, y'know? You'd think clothes were about to go the way of the dodo..."
Flutter chuckled. "Well, remember my offer. You're free to come to us and try it anytime. See ya 'round."
The girls each went homeward, Sour still gripped in internal debate. Little did she know that she herself would end up at the resort's party on Friday, or how dramatically it would turn out....
The rest of the week was eventful for Emerald Peace, Flutter Heart, Sunset Shimmer, Fluttershy and Sandymane. First, they told the NLAC founders, Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, about Luna's plans for the location of the NLAC's next party. Once they agreed to the idea, the next step was to invite as many members as possible to the event. It was agreed they would each split up to accomplish this task.
Fluttershy began by speaking to her fellow nudist Tree Hugger and best friend Rainbow Dash. After explaining the situation, the grin on Rainbow Dash's face pretty much confirmed her answer.
"Well, of course I'm going!" The rainbow-haired athlete light tapped Fluttershy's shoulder. "Helping to save a place from destruction is gonna be awesome!"
"Like, count me in," added Tree Hugger. "Parties are a veritable factory for good groovy auras."
"Especially with everyone butt naked, huh?" smirked Rainbow Dash.
"You said it, Dashie. Clothes kinda block off the senses, y'know? Without them, the positive energies just flow much more... well, smoothly. You're that much closer to Mother Nature..." The laid back girl toyed with her red dreadlocks, a faraway smile on her face.
"Well, count on us being there, Fluttershy," Rainbow Dash beamed as she headed out to the field for practice.
Sunset and Sandymane were chatting with Twilight Sparkle and Vinyl Scratch about the DJ providing music for the party.
"I'm not sure about this, Sunset..." the bespectacled genius said. "I mean, it would be kinda overwhelming for me..."
"Well, you can't progress forward without trying new things," Sandymane interjected. Vinyl gave a thumbs-up as a way of agreeing.
"Alright then," Twilight rubbed her arm somewhat as the four girls walked to their next class.
Emerald and Flutter were waiting for their language arts class to finish. Willow Grove was currently reading to them an excerpt from their textbooks. Finally the bell rang signaling the school day had ended, and the class began to shuffle out of the room. Emerald and Flutter were not having much luck finding people to attend the party. However, as they passed by the teacher's desk, Willow Grove cleared her throat loudly to get their attention.
"Emerald, may I see you for a moment?" Emerald looked confused for a moment before sitting down in front of the desk. "Would you care explaining what you wrote on your assignment a few weeks ago?" She handed him the information assignment from his first class with her. Written in the Hobbies section were the words "I like spending time at home nude." Emerald suddenly went bright red as he realized he absent mindedly wrote that when handed the paper.
"Um..." he tried to look away in embarrassment only to be confused by Willow's smirking face.
"I'm surprised you don't recognize me, Emerald," she chuckled. "You pass by me all the time at the club."
"Wait, you go to the Green Hill Club as well?" Flutter asked in surprise.
"Of course," the teacher smiled. "It's essentially my weekend home. In fact, I saw you two there a couple weeks ago. You looked adorable together." Emerald and Flutter blushed at the compliment.
"Oh, Miss Grove?" Flutter began, taking a seat next to Emerald. "The club is having a party on Friday and maybe you could attend it? Our friends are going to be there too."
"That sounds wonderful," Willow clapped her hands as she got up and led the lovers out of school.
*** Friday Canterlot City ***
Sour Sweet sighed as she walked home from Crystal Prep. The school day had ended and she was sure those nudists from CHS were on their way to their party. Suddenly, Suri Polomare's fancy-looking chauffeur-driven car approached her. The back window rolled down, revealing the rich and obnoxious girl herself.
Sour mentally groaned. This could only mean stress and trouble.
"Sour, get in!" Suri barked as if ordering a household servant.
"Maybe I will," said Sour in a falsely sweet tone, which then became annoyed as she added "IF you can tell me why you're not letting me just go home and put my feet up."
"Because we're going to join Night Sky and the others. Word got out of a party they're having at that degenerate club today, and that's where we're going to strike! I look forward to seeing those weirdos' faces when they realize how many enemies they have!"
Sour's eyes widened nervously. "Umm... how did you find out about the par--"
"No time for that! Shut up and get in!" Suri threw the door open and pulled Sour inside.
"Whoa, hey!" She yelped as she was flung into the seat next to Suri and the car then suddenly zoomed off to the Green Hill Club.
"What did I get myself into?!" Sour yelled internally.
Emerald Peace and Flutter Heart smiled at each other as the large field in the center of the resort was packed with their classmates and teachers from Canterlot High School.
"Luna really went all out with the planning," Flutter noted as they walked through the crowd.
"Well, Pinkie Pie helped," Emerald chuckled as a party cannon suddenly went off nearby, startling the blue-haired girl momentarily.
As if on cue, Pinkie popped up right next to them. "Somebody mention my name?" she asked, a beaming grin dominating her face as usual.
"We were just... talking about how you helped to set all this up," said Emerald, whose heart was still thumping in his chest.
"But of course, silly billy! Can't have a party without Pinkie!" She draped her arms over her classmates and led them towards the body painting area.
"So... there's a secret plan going on here?" Fuchsia whispered to Pimpernel, as the two of them sat at the foot of a tree together at the Green Hill Club.
"That's what Sandymane told me," her boyfriend replied. "Apparently, Luna's expecting Night Sky and her crew to show up right here at the club, to gloat about her so-called 'inevitable success' in shutting it down. Well, they're gonna find us having this party, and hopefully see that we're much nicer than they think."
"So that's why they've been going around talking to people," Fuchsia realized.
"Yep," smiled Pimpernel. "They've been rounding up as much support as possible." He blushed as he felt Fuchsia grasp his hand and squeezed it a little. She chuckled before planting a kiss on his cheek.
Lyra Heartstrings giggled as she and her girlfriend Sweetie Drops practiced yoga alongside Tree Hugger and the club's lifeguard Waterspell.
"Crescent moon, everyone," instructed Tree Hugger, leaning to one side with her arms connected at the hands. The others emulated her as best they could.
"This feels pretty awkward," whispered Lyra, though she couldn't help but grin as she said it.
"Tell me about it," replied Sweetie Drops. "It's like we're making sure no inch of us is left unexposed."
"It's meant to help us relax, you know," said Waterspell, with a slight hint of annoyance. "And we could do that much easier without being distracted by your giggling."
"Sorry," said Lyra. "We're not used to this, that's all."
Waterspell decided to change the subject. "So I hear you two are in a relationship?"
Lyra and Sweetie Drops exchanged blushes.
"Nothing wrong with that," Waterspell assured them. "I'm with a girl too. Auburn Beam's her name. I think she's dancing to your friend Vinyl's music right now. We met in Canterlot High, just like you."
"Now a tree," said Tree Hugger, balancing on one leg and bringing her hands together again. "The sun bathes you in its glow..."
Meanwhile, Sandymane had struck up a conversation with Twilight at one of the tables.
"So you're a fellow nerd?" she grinned.
"Yeah, you could say that," shrugged Twilight, looking a bit sheepish. "Did the glasses give it away or something?"
"C'mon, no need to be shy," said Sandymane. "It's great to meet someone else who appreciates books and science. Personally, I've always been fascinated by bugs, or arthropods. One of the most successful groups in the animal kingdom. But what are you into? Biology? Or perhaps chemistry?"
"Er, kind of a mix of all..." Twilight sheepishly rubbed the back of her head. "The desire to learn things has always intrigued me."
"I know the feeling," Sandymane patted Twilight's shoulder, causing the purple-skinned genius to blush again.
Rosie Peace sighed to herself as she sipped her drink. She was happy the club was getting more attention and potentially new members. She then saw Sunset Shimmer was heading to the table she was sitting on, carrying a tray of drinks. She was followed closely by Fluttershy.
"Mind if we sit here?" Sunset asked.
"Sure," Emerald's mother smiled as the two high school girls sat in the empty chairs. "So I heard from my son that you've been a nudist most of your life as well, Fluttershy."
"That's right," Fluttershy smiled softly. "I've always felt more close to nature without clothing. And Emerald told us about you and your ex-husband." Rosie's smile slowly vanished at the mention of him. "I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you..."
"It's fine," Rosie sighed as she took another sip. "That was so many years ago."
"I'm sorry about what happened with your husband, Rosie," said Sunset. "He had no right to call you those things." She gently laid a hand on the woman's shoulder.
"Well, it's in the past," smiled Rosie. "I'm just glad that my children and I are free to enjoy ourselves now."
"I noticed your daughter talking to that Globe boy, Pimpernel," said Fluttershy, changing the subject.
"Yes," chuckled Rosie. "I think it's fairly obvious that they're an official couple now."
"If I may say so," ventured Fluttershy, "she chose well. I can tell Pimpernel will be good with her."
"Look at our son. I'm so happy our son found a girl," smiled Hazelhair.
Smart Globe nodded. "I'm proud of him. I didn't have the courage to even speak to girls at his age."
Rainbow Dash then bounced over to them with a ball under her arm.
"We're about to play volleyball. Either of you guys care to join us?"
"Oh, yes!" grinned Hazelhair. "I've always enjoyed a bit of sport."
Smart Globe was more reluctant. He eyed the ball nervously. "I don't know, it was never really my thing..."
"I'll let you play on my side," offered Dash with a slightly smug grin. "You can just leave the daring moves to me!"
"Just tell everyone to avoid hitting me in the face with that thing," said Smart Globe. "I don't want to have to replace these glasses."
But before they could begin, the sound of cars pulling up and the clamoring of people filled the air.
Sunleaf rushed over at that moment, looking very nervous and flustered. "That... old friend of yours, Luna..." he gasped, panting between the words, "she's here... and she's not alone...."
"It's all right, Sunleaf," Luna assured him. "You can open the gate. We're ready for them."
"Are you sure about this?" Cotton Branch asked skeptically. "If there's any chance my club members could be at risk--"
"We'll be fine," Luna replied.
Before long, a group of disgruntled looking, fully clothed people stepped into the resort. To her shock, Flutter recognized Sour Sweet among them, albeit looking rather nervous and ashamed of herself. There was also Sugarcoat, Sunny Flare, Jet Set, Upper Crust and, of course, Night Sky leading them all, with Suri Polomare, smug as ever, at her side.
Luna calmly stepped forward, unflinching from her former friend's narrowed eyes and not bothering in the slightest to cover her body. "Hello, Night Sky. I see you've brought some friends to visit us. Bit overdressed, though, aren't you?"
"Some of us still care for our social standards, Luna," Night Sky replied coldly. "If I were in your position, for instance, I'd think twice about being naked in public, especially with some of your own students present in the same state."
"Just look at her, Miss Sky," added Suri with a cruel grin. "Parading herself around like that, like she was some lowly animal instead of the Vice Principal she's supposed to be. How low she's sunk without you."
Luna stood her ground. "You honestly think we're not reasonable, good-natured people, with or without clothes?"
"Clothes were invented for a reason, Miss Luna," sneered Suri audaciously, "besides providing business for people who design them, like me. They define us socially."
"But," said Luna, still restraining her temper, "don't they also help to designate social stereotypes and divide people? Rich people with elaborate clothes mock others who dress more casually. Whereas here, we all feel more equal and in harmony. We don't even judge people for being overweight, or how much body hair they have."
"Plus, I heard your clothes business has been tanking lately, Suri," Rainbow Dash retorted, earning an angry glare from the Crystal Prep girl.
Willow Grove stepped forward. "Why are you so fixated on shutting this place down?" she asked.
"It's our obligation to keep people safe from such degeneracy," said Jet Set snobbishly. At the same time, though, he was pretending to adjust his glasses, in a vain attempt to avoid giving the impression of eyeing up the nude female bodies in front of him.
"Yes, what you are doing is intolerably disgusting and perverse," declared Upper Crust, while giving the male nudists attention in the same manner.
"Excuse me?" said Willow, starting to get annoyed. "For your information, we do not behave lewdly or disrespectfully towards each other - at least, no more than in any decent club. In fact, we always make an effort to be as discreet about our lifestyle as we can."
Sunset joined the debate. "That's right. We care for each other, and try to avoid alienating anyone."
Emerald stood up, with Flutter by his side. "And if you still don't like it, well, we're far away from the view of anyone who doesn't want to see us."
"And all of us are here by our own choice!" snapped Flutter. "We don't try to force our ways on people - unlike you!"
"They might have a point..." Sour Sweet nervously ventured to say. She earned herself surprised looks from many on both sides, including Flutter, Sugarcoat and Sunny Flare. In Suri's case, it was also a look of outrage, as if Sour had just committed an appalling betrayal.
Luna couldn't help but smirk at Night Sky with her hands on her hips. "Looks like your support isn't as undivided as you might have hoped, hm?"
"W-Well, I already have the petition for this club's demolition signed!" Night Sky held up the paperwork. "And I plan to take this to City Hall after we crushed your spirits!"
This revelation did succeed in making Cotton Branch and Field Showers very nervous for their resort, along with quite a few members.
But Luna remained boldly defiant. "You've failed in that last part, haven't you?" she said.
"It's true," remarked Sugarcoat. "Their spirits aren't totally crushed. Not one of them has the slightest problem with being naked in front of us."
"Who asked you, pigtails?!" snarled Suri.
Sour's aggressive side suddenly resurfaced. "Hey! No one insults my friends!"
"Friends?!" Suri laughed mockingly. "More like nudie sympathizers!"
At this point, Sour finally snapped. She had experienced how friendly and good-natured the Green Hill Club members really were. This, coupled with her growing annoyance at Suri over the last few days, made her finally lose her patience. She was fed up with all this hypocrisy.
"What if we are taking their side?!" she yelled. "I happen to have spoken with some of these people and gotten to know them, while you just rely on your stupid stereotypes! They are good, nice, accepting people who'd never unfairly judge me - not that I'd expect YOU to understand that!"
"You've been fraternizing with the enemy?!" Suri spat. "You're an ever bigger traitor than I thought!"
"For your information," countered Sour, "I never wanted to be part of your rotten protest in the first place! YOU dragged me into it, along with my two friends here!" She indicated Sugarcoat and Sunny, who were both moved by her loyalty and honesty. Flutter was also impressed.
Suri stomped towards Sour and grabbed her by the bow tie. "You backstabbing little b--!"
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!" Sour shouted, so ferociously that the startled rich girl backed down without a word. Sunny Flare gently placed her hand on her friend's shoulder.
"Calm down a little, Sour," she said softly. "I think you made your point."
Sour took a deep breath and exhaled gently. Then she did something that astonished everyone even more - perhaps herself most of all. First, she freed her hair from its usual ponytail. Then she kicked off her shoes and peeled off her stockings. Her bow tie, jacket, shirt and skirt swiftly followed. Finally, she unhooked her bra and let it fall off, before pulling down her undies and stepping out of them. She then picked up her pile of clothes, placed them on one of the resort's tables, and moved to stand with Luna's supporters, just as naked as them.
"NOW I've made my point," she said firmly, despite the blush on her face and the slight shaking in her legs. "I know what kind of people I'd rather side with."
Sugarcoat and Sunny Flare couldn't help but stare, but Sour found she didn't mind, as their eyes were clearly full of pride at their friend's bravery.
"You're uh... free to join us, if you want?" she added, allowing herself a sheepish smile.
"I think not," declared Night Sky firmly. "I won't be losing any more support--"
She got no further, on account of Sunny's jacket being unceremoniously flung in her face.
"You're not the boss of me," the girl said, starting to unbutton her shirt. Sugarcoat had already undone her pigtails and was removing her shoes and socks.
"M-Miss Sky, st-stop them!" Jet Set stammered as the two Shadowbolts were now down to their underwear. But before Night Sky could take a single step towards them, Sour Sweet provided the perfect distraction: she snatched the petition for the club's destruction out of the woman's hands. This loss of her trump card unnerved Night Sky.
"S-S-Sour Sweet," she stammered, "g-give that back this instant--!"
"Oh, you mean this?" asked Sour in a deliberately mocking sweet tone. "The very thing that, if it disappeared, would render your whole campaign useless?" She held the paper as if ready to tear it to shreds. Sugarcoat and Sunny Flare, by now fully nude themselves, were again totally surprised by their friend's actions and wondered what they should do next.
Night Sky sighed in defeat as she held her head low. "What do you want from me?"
"Oh, something simple really," Sour smirked as she slowly loosened her grip on the paper.
"What?"
"Just take off your clothes and enjoy the party."
"That's a good idea," smiled Luna. "You could actually give this place a try, and see for yourself what it's really like."
"Then we'll see if you still want that paper!" smirked Rainbow Dash.
For perhaps ten seconds Night Sky looked back into Luna's kind eyes, and everyone held their breath. It was almost like they were parallels of the same woman: one nude and carefree, the other clothed and stressed. Both seemed to be mentally running through memories of earlier years, when they were anything but enemies.
"Come on, Nighty-Night," said Luna softly. "Can't we enjoy this party together, for old times' sake?"
Flutter, Emerald and the others guessed that 'Nighty-Night' must have been an old, nostalgic nickname, because upon hearing it, Night Sky looked overcome by emotion, almost ready to cry. At last she replied. "Well... I suppose it would be fair..."
"M-M-Miss Sky!" spluttered Upper Crust. "You're not seriously considering--?!"
But the woman was already kneeling down to take off her shoes. Suri's face was bright red with both anger and embarrassment as her leader was taking off her clothes, going against everything they worked for! The nudists, on the other hand, were given new hope for their club's future by this turn of events. Cotton Branch stepped forward with a formal smile to address what was left of the protestors.
"Any more of you who want to undress and join us are welcome. As for those who do not, I kindly request that you leave the premises."
Suri could only stammer as Jet Set and Upper Crust slowly escorted her back to their cars.
"Huh," Flutter noted. "Thought there'd be more than just those guys."
"Nobody can really stand Suri's obnoxiousness," Sugarcoat replied.
By now Night Sky was fully nude, and obviously fighting the urge to cover herself. Luna kindly laid a hand on her shoulder and guided her to a table, where they each took a chair and started talking. The others decided to let the women work things out for themselves and, one by one, went back to their own activities. Flutter and Emerald decided to give Sour, Sugarcoat and Sunny a proper tour of the club.
"So what do you guys have around here?" Sunny asked, nervously waving to a student from CHS as they headed towards the pool.
"Well, there's this pool, for one thing," smiled Emerald. "We also have volleyball courts and trails through the woods to walk along."
"And we've got other stuff at this party too," added Flutter, "Vinyl's playing some music, Tree Hugger's running a yoga session, and I think Pinkie said she and Willow were going to try a bit of body painting..."
The girl herself bounced over to them, her body now adorned with a pattern of blue and yellow balloon images.
"Welcome to the club!" she grinned. "You won't regret joining us today - your Auntie Pinkie Pie will make sure of it!"
"...we're a year older than you," Sugarcoat deadpanned.
"Body painting, you say?" Sunny asked Pinkie Pie with interest in her voice.
Pinkie nodded eagerly. "Yep! It's great fun, if you're ready to hold still long enough. As you can see, I chose balloons, cause I'm all about partying!"
At that moment, Fuchsia dragged Pimpernel over to the group. "We overheard you talking about body painting," she grinned, "and I'd love to have me and Pimpy here painted to look like cats!"
"The more, the merrier!" cheered Pinkie. "What about you, Sunny?"
"How about some stars?" The Shadowbolt followed Pinkie and the two middle schoolers to the body painting area.
Emerald turned back to Sour and Sugarcoat. "What about you two?"
"Yoga would be a good idea," said Sugarcoat. "Sour's still feeling nervous about this whole thing. It might help her relax."
"S-Sure," Sour held Sugarcoat's hand as they headed to the yoga group.
"How bout we go take a dip in the river?" Flutter ran a finger down Emerald's bare chest.
Emerald chuckled and blushed a bit. "Sure, sweetheart."
"You mean FLUTTER Heart," his girlfriend smirked, not at all caring how corny her joke was. Emerald shared a laugh with her as they walked towards the trail leading to the nearby valley.
"So how are you feeling about this, Night?" Luna asked her friend.
"It's... surreal," the nervous woman replied, rubbing her arms slightly. "Being so completely exposed to everyone..."
"Well, just remember that they're all as naked as us," chuckled Luna, casually leaning on her elbows. "We're all in the same boat."
"These people actually... seem rather nice," Night Sky admitted, observing the partying around them. "This isn't at all what I expected."
"And what DID you expect?"
"Err... the less said, the better."
Sunset Shimmer passed their table at that moment and offered to get them drinks. Luna asked for a glass of milk, while Night Sky opted for simple water.
"Thinking of trying any of the stuff here?" Sunset asked casually. "I'm planning to do a bit of dancing in Vinyl's corner later."
"Welllllll, we used to play a lot of badminton together as teenagers," smiled Luna, "and volleyball is rather similar. What do you say, Nightie?"
"I don't know..." murmured Night Sky. "The sight of the opposing team bouncing around might... distract me."
Luna and Sunset couldn't help but laugh at that.
"Unlike your own?" Luna teased, causing Night Sky to blush again.
"I-It's on!" Night suddenly stood up and marched over to the volleyball court.
"I'll leave your drinks ready for when you're done!" Sunset called, still giggling to herself.
On the court, the two women found themselves up against Rainbow Dash and Smart Globe, who had gotten quite into the game by now.
"All right, ladies, hope you're ready," the man smiled. "I'll be tough to beat with Rainbow Dash here on my side."
The girl in question grinned at him before serving the ball. Luna immediately leaped up to beat it back over the net, and the game continued from there. It was true that Night Sky found it hard not to stare at Smart Globe's body at first, but then she got the hang of things and scored quite a few points for herself and Luna.
"I haven't had fun like this in years!" she laughed. Luna smiled as her best friend smiled without a care in the world, not caring about her unclothed state anymore.
As the game continued, Fuchsia giggled at their antics while Pinkie and Sunny Flare painted on hers and Pimpernel's bodies.
"Somebody's having more fun that she expected," she remarked.
"Yeah," said Pimpernel. "Hopefully, this means she won't be interested in delivering that petition after all-- ohh!!" He jumped and blushed slightly as Pinkie's brush moved to a certain area.
"Kitty's gotta look the part," the pink girl giggled as Sunny painted whiskers on Fuchsia's face.
"Err, sure," Pimpernel replied, doing his best to stay still and make Pinkie's job easier.
Before long, both were fully painted. Pinkie had turned Pimpernel into a grey tabby with black stripes, while Sunny had gone with a patched calico for Fuchsia. Pinkie then added some cat-eared headbands and fluffy-tailed belts, and the kids' transformations were complete. Fuchsia giggled before playfully meowing at her boyfriend. The two eagerly ran towards one of the nature trails, passing Sugarcoat and Sour Sweet.
"Well, looks like someone brought their pets along," remarked Sugarcoat jokingly. "Hope you're not allergic, Sour."
"I'm not," replied Sour in annoyance. "But they do look adorable like that," she then added in a softer tone.
"Reckon we'll see kittens coming out of the bushes soon?" Sugarcoat smirked at her own dirty quip.
"I doubt it," Sour wiped some sweat off her forehead. "Hey, you up for a swim? That yoga session took a lot out of me."
"Sounds like a plan," Sugarcoat nodded, noticing Lyra and Sweetie Drops also heading towards the pool with Sandymane in tow.
Before entering the water, Sandymane approached Waterspell, who was called from the yoga session for lifeguard duty. "Is there anywhere Sugarcoat and I can safely put our glasses?"
"Just set them on one of the chairs," Waterspell pointed at a group of empty pool chairs. "We have a supply of towels over there," she then pointed to a large cabinet at one end of the pool.
"Very considerate of you, asking on behalf of us both," said Sugarcoat to Sandymane. "Thanks."
"You're welcome," the yellow-haired girl replied. Soon all five girls were enjoying a peaceful swim, while Waterspell continued to watch over them.
Meanwhile in the nearby valley, Emerald and Flutter gazed upon the naturally flowing river. Its calm and serene environment looked no different from the resort, making them wonder if they were still on the property.
"Are you sure we're still within the club's grounds?" Flutter asked her boyfriend. "I mean, we aren't going to get any... unexpected company here, right?"
"Well, we're pretty far from any other populated area anyway," Emerald reassured her. "So I wouldn't be too worried about running into anyone else."
Suddenly they heard mewing sounds, and soon saw the feline-looking Fuchsia and Pimpernel bounding through the woods on all fours, clearly immersed in their role playing.
"Sis, is that you?" Emerald called, quite astonished by their paint jobs. The kids noticed them then, freezing in surprise much like the animals they resembled. Pimpernel was a bit embarrassed at being seen acting like this, but Fuchsia just grinned and waved at her brother with one "paw". Flutter giggled as they began to run towards her and Emerald.
"You like?" Fuchsia purred.
"Very cute," Emerald chuckled, patting her head gently. A splash caught their attention as they saw Flutter currently doing the backstroke in the river.
"I'm going to join her," said Emerald. "Perhaps you two had better keep your distance - don't want the water to ruin your paint yet, right?"
"That's okay," replied Fuchsia. "We'll just hang out in that tree!" She approached a tree that stood near the river and, in a remarkably cat-like way, leaped up onto a low branch. She then helped Pimpernel climb up after her, and soon the two were seated comfortably together a bit further up, watching Emerald and Flutter swimming.
"You really enjoy acting like that, don't you?" Pimpernel sighed as he rested his head on her shoulder.
"Yup! Cats are so cute!" She purred again, stroking his hair while doing so.
Later on in the day, Night Sky noticed Sour Sweet had left the petition unattended on one of the pool chairs.
Picking it up, she remembered how the last time she held it, she had been bent on using it to wipe this club out of existence, after rubbing it in the nudists' faces. Guilt gnawed at her mind as she remembered how ignorant and judgmental she had been.
Luna noticed her standing there with the paper. "Well?" she asked. "What are you going to do?"
Picking it up, Night Sky looked at the paper for a few minutes.
"Luna?" She began. "Do you think we can... start over?"
A warm smile spread over Luna's face. "Of course, Nightie. I'm so glad to hear you say that!"
Officially reconciled, the two women embraced and shed tears of joy. Emerald and Flutter noticed the scene, and smiled warmly.
"Does this mean you're gonna spare the club?" Flutter ventured to ask. Night Sky responded by tearing the petition in half, and dumping the remains in the trash can. All the people observing the event burst into cheers, now sure the club was safe and gained a new member.
"Does that answer your question, Miss Heart?" Night Sky asked with a cheeky smile.
Flutter was so happy that she immediately grabbed Emerald and pulled him into an intense kiss.
"Thank you so much, Night Sky," said Rosie Peace, her relief so great that she looked ready to weep herself.
"Well, if I had this place torn down, I wouldn't be able to continue visiting, would I?" smiled Night Sky.
"You mean...?"
"That's right. Consider me a club regular from now on."
"Marvelous news!" declared Field Showers as he stepped over with his wife.
"As a matter of fact," said Cotton Branch, "your little announcement reminded us that we have one of our own to make. I hope you're all paying attention - especially you, Rosie Peace."
The woman was intrigued. "What do you mean?"
"Well, Field and I have been planning to retire for a while," she began. "We've been holding off as we didn't know who would take over at the time."
"But," Field Showers continued. "We finally made our decision. Rosie Peace, would you be willing to be the Green Hill Club's new owner?"
"M-m-m... me??" Rosie was astonished. "You'd entrust this place... to me?"
"Of course," Cotton smiled. "We've seen what a responsible, trustworthy, generous woman you are, and we'd only pass the club down to someone like that. So - what do you say?"
"I-I'd love to!" Rosie shook the owners' hands in excitement before hugging them. She then turned to Emerald and Fuchsia. "Kids, I think we're going to be moving soon."
"...what?"
"Well, it'd be easier to run this place if we lived here, right?" grinned Rosie.
Emerald and Fuchsia's eyes widened with excitement. They both rushed forward into their mother's embrace, overjoyed at the thought of being free to enjoy this beautiful environment full-time. Excitable as ever, Fuchsia then leaped at Pimpernel, knocking him over and kissing him while the surrounding crowd laughed.
"Congrats, Emerald!" beamed Flutter.
"Thanks, Flutter!" He hugged her before realizing something. "Wait, if we're moving here, then that means... we're gonna see each other less often..."
Fuchsia's face fell too at hearing this, worried about being further apart from Pimpernel. Rosie gently patted her daughter's back reassuringly.
"We'll figure something out, sweetie."
"Well, we can still hang out, Pimpernel," Flutter offered.
"Plus, you have me and Fleur as well," Sour Sweet added.
"So this isn't the end," smiled Emerald.
"Definitely not," Rosie assured him. "In fact, I'd say it's a new beginning for all of us."
"Whoo! New Owner Party!" Pinkie Pie yelled as Vinyl increased the music's volume, as everyone danced on the field in the light of the setting sun.
Flutter Heart grinned to herself as she stepped outside of Canterlot High. Emerald and his family had moved to the Green Hill Club a couple weeks ago. Flutter and her parents had plans to visit them there once she got home from school. Along the way they would pick up Sour Sweet, who had become Flutter's close friend since the dramatic experience at the party. The Globe family had also planned to visit the club today, partially as a means to spend the weekend, but mostly so Pimpernel could see Fuchsia. Rosie had managed to give both families free membership, meaning they could come to the club any time they would like. As for Night Sky, she was now not only part of the club's staff, but also discreetly helped to fund the NLAC through her renewed connections to Luna.
"Hey, Flutter!" Sandymane called out as the blue girl walked home.
"How's it going, Sandy?" Flutter replied.
Sandymane rushed over to walk alongside her. "Well, Pimpernel's been very excited about our little gathering today. It's been almost a week since he and Fuchsia last got to see each other."
"I'm looking forward to seeing Emerald too," smiled Flutter. "By the way, Sour Sweet will be joining us, if that's okay?"
"That girl who helped us save the club? Yeah, that'll be fine."
As the girls chatted on their way home, Suri Polomare was staring at them across the street with anger in her eyes.
"They think they've won," she growled to herself. "Those smug exhibitionist weirdos...! I'll get back at them... somehow."
"And we will, dear Suri," a woman's snobbish voice replied over the phone. "We will succeed where that traitor Night Sky failed."
"Of course, Miss Cinch."
Flutter and Sandymane had turned onto Spring Street, noticing a large van parked in front of Emerald's old house. They also noticed both Sour Sweet and Fleur Dis Lee standing outside Flutter's, each with a packed bag and observing the van as they talked with each other.
"Hey, gals" called Flutter. "What's going on?"
"Someone new is moving into the Peace family's former home," said Fleur. "We don't know his name yet."
"But he does look cute," Sour added. "Guess we'll be seeing him at either of our schools soon enough."
"So you guys ready?" Sandymane asked. Sour responded by holding up her suitcase. Sweet Heart and Starfoot then exited the house, carrying their own bags.
"Hey, honey," Sweetheart said to her daughter. "We were just waiting for you to arrive so we could set off." Starfoot was already loading up the boot of their car.
"I will be tagging along, if that is okay?" inquired Fleur.
"Sure, there'll be room for all three of us in the back," smiled Flutter.
"See ya over there, Flutter!" Sandymane waved goodbye as she headed to her own house. Soon Flutter, Fleur and Sour were all squeezed together in the backseat of the Hearts' car. Sweet Heart sat in the front seat, while Starfoot drove them all towards the club. As the car headed towards the outskirts of Canterlot, the three girls struggled to get their clothes off, not wanting to wait.
"Ahh, much better," smiled Fleur once all of them were fully nude. She stretched her limbs slightly and wiggled her toes.
"Tell me about it," giggled Flutter. Sour, who sat next to her on the left, blushed at the feeling of her naked flesh being in such close contact with someone else's.
"You get used to it," Flutter smiled reassuringly. "I felt the same when I started out."
Soon, they had reached the Green Hill Club. Starfoot parked the car and the three girls climbed out, Flutter eagerly rushing towards the pool, where she knew Emerald usually hung out. Sour, still not used to feeling fresh air all over her body, shivered and hugged herself slightly.
"I am going to sunbathe for a while," said Fleur. "You are welcome to join me."
"All right," replied Sour with a grateful smile. Sweet Heart and Starfoot then noticed the Globe family's car pulling up next to theirs. Sandymane and Pimpernel, along with their parents, stepped out of the car, all four were already nude.
"So you're Miss Flutter Heart's parents," said Smart Globe, shaking Starfoot's hand. "A pleasure to meet you at last."
"Yes," grinned Sweet. "Our daughter's gone down to the pool to look for her boyfriend." She turned to Pimpernel. "His little sister's probably there too," she told him with a wink. The boy immediately raced off to find her. The four adults chuckled as they headed to the office to sign in, Sandymane following close behind. There they found Rosie Peace comfortably fulfilling her new role as the club's owner, while Night Sky was busy preparing pamphlets that would offer yet more people the chance to visit.
"Welcome back, you guys!" Rosie smiled as her friends signed themselves in. "As you can see, Night Sky here has found a new job at the club."
The woman gave a small wave. "Hello there."
"Good to have you on our side now," grinned Sandymane.
"Well, I may have renounced being anti-nudist, but I still have plenty of influence over the public," Night Sky chuckled. "Plus, Luna has come by on weekends more often since I started to work here."
"Great to have your friend back, huh?"
"Oh, it is," smiled Night Sky. "And this place has such a relaxed, friendly environment. I definitely made the right choice."
The door's bell then jingled, getting everyone's attention. Standing in the doorway were a nude Sunset Shimmer and an equally naked, but extremely blushing Twilight Sparkle.
"Guess who I persuaded to come back?" said Sunset with a sly grin.
"Hey, Twilight!" grinned Sandymane, happily hooking arms with her.
"H-Hey," the bespectacled girl replied, her blush vanishing somewhat.
"Fluttershy is getting our bags," Sunset explained to Rosie and Night, heading over to the desk to sign in.
"All we just need is Luna and we'll have a group reunion," Sandymane chuckled as she led Twilight outside.
"Somebody mention me?" Vice Principal Luna smirked as she helped Fluttershy carry the bags into the office.
"Hey, Luna," said Night Sky.
"Hey yourself, Nighty. And by the way, thanks for supporting the NLAC."
"No problem," Night smiled as Luna signed her name in the guest book.
"You don't mind if I bunk with you, Nighty?" Canterlot High's vice principal asked.
"Not at all."
"Anyone else bunking together?" Rosie asked.
"Me and Flutter are," Emerald replied, coming into the office as well with Flutter in tow.
"And me and Twilight," Sandymane added as she and her new friend returned. Behind them were Sour Sweet, Sunny Flare, Sugarcoat and Fleur.
"We also would like to bunk together," Sour spoke up.
"Can me and Pimpy bunk together too, mom?" begged Fuchsia as she dragged her boyfriend in.
Rosie laughed at the number of couples wanting to bunk together. "Of course, sweetie."
"Oh!" Fluttershy spoke up. "What if we get a group photo of all of us?"
"Not a bad idea," agreed Luna. "Let's arrange ourselves, everyone!"
After a bit of squeezing past each other, they all ended up standing in three rows. Rosie, Luna, Night Sky and the other adults were against the wall at the back. In front of them were Flutter, Emerald and the other teenagers. The youngest, Pimpernel and Fuchsia, sat on the floor together at the very front. Fleur readied the camera while everyone put on their best camera faces.
"Smile, everyone!"
"Say 'naked'!" grinned Fuchsia.
They all did just that, and their grins and laughs were preserved as the camera flashed.
