On the Horizon It Is · 10:50pm Jun 15th, 2014
Fluttershy gently shut the door behind her and glanced to the middle of the room. Angel Bunny was sitting contentedly by a half-empty bowl of carrots and greens, and there were signs of other detritus scattered around the cottage of recent feeding. “Angel, out,” Fluttershy said in a quiet but firm tone. The nasty little bunny glanced at Sunset, then at Fluttershy with a stubborn look on his face. Fluttershy’s voice turned quietly menacing. “Angel, I’m in no mood today. Out.”
The bunny opened his tiny mouth to complain… but Fluttershy’s glare at him seemed to be effective for once, and he scampered off out the door a moment later. Fluttershy sighed and quickly swept up the mess around her living room, putting her wings to surprisingly excellent use corralling the trash and sweeping it into a bag. “Have a seat, Sunset. Is there anything I can get you?” She tucked the bag into one corner and half-heartedly pushed the big and familiar sofa out of its corner just a touch.
Sunset crawled into the sofa, sighing when its softness brought out how tired she felt. “I’d like some bottled hope if you’ve got any of that lying around,” she said ruefully. There was a small couch pillow on one of the chairs, and Sunset levitated it over to rest her head on the arm more comfortably.
“Well, I do have a bit of last year’s stock…” Fluttershy hummed, and Sunset instantly felt a little confused. That had to be some kind of joke on Fluttershy’s part there, right? But Fluttershy did produce a bottle… a very small bottle, containing a bright amber-red liquid and labeled ‘Sweet Apple Acre’s Brandy, Family Reserve’. Two shot glasses followed, and Fluttershy blushed a little as she smiled at Sunset. “What happened, Sunset?” she asked in her serious voice, flying… well, more fluttering over to the couch, pouring a tiny measure into each glass.
The stuff smelled like somepony had liquified apples and made them alcoholic. It was almost thick, like a syrup, but not quite that viscous. Sunset took her glass without hesitation and knocked it back without even pausing. Yes, she needed this right now. It seared down her throat and sent a massive blast of warmth right into her middle, tasting of sweet and tart apples so strongly that it was like eating an entire pie in one go. It was strong enough to make her cough a little, and for Fluttershy to give a soft and encouraging giggle at her for doing so. “I don’t know what happened,” Sunset admitted. “I just… I don’t know. Everything was okay, it really was. I’m working so hard Fluttershy. I want to make Mistress proud that I’m trying to get along with Rarity, and then she says…” Sunset stopped. It was embarrassing and shameful in a way. Was she really not completely adequate anymore?
Fluttershy gently tsked and squeezed a hoof around her shoulder. “I’m certain she’s very proud of you, Sunset.” She was so utterly certain of that, too… in a way that Sunset found a little surprising. “And you don’t have to tell me what she said, if you don’t want to. I understand that sometimes things get a little hard for both ponies… This kind of relationship is never easy.” Her gentle smile was even more warming than the alcohol had been, and just her presence was oddly comforting in a familiar way.
Sounds interesting. I'm looking forward to it.
Does this take place right after Tough Love or dose this take place a few day's after or takes place kind of like an Interlude sounds like FLuttershy is asking Sunset what happened with Rarity. Sounds good so far cant wait tell its out...
This should be a fun trip.
All aboard the hype train!
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OMNISHIIIIIIIIIIP!!!!!
But mostly hype
I'm confused. I feel stupid for asking, but is the story going to be titled 'On The Horizon It Is' or 'On The Horizon'?
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No, that's just inky's way of titling a teaser post. =P
2210495 Oh... I just feel more stupid now.
After E3 I'm kinda hyped out.
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Oh buck up, ya pansy. This one's gonna be awesome.
Oh hell yes! Hype Get! 20G!
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Choo-choo, muthafucka! All aboard the hype train!
Seriously, though, this is gonna be awesome. I hope my theories on the ending of the first story are right.
Oh, speaking of which: Lapis! When're we going to have that chat you mentioned, eh?
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Which one? I've completely lost track of a lot of things, and my brain is kind of mushy right now. ^^;
2211857 That discussion regarding my rather sizeable list of points on The Two Between that I sent to your inbox awhile back. I appreciate you're busy irl, I was just wondering 'cos it's been nearly 12 weeks now since you mentioned it, according to the PM system.
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Ahhhh. Well, finals and other stuff have been kind of rough on me.
I'll review the message tonight, and send you some details on talky-talky.
2211906 Yeah, it's no biggie, like I said. RL stuff > Horse words. ^^
Also, awesome.