Once Upon A Zeppelin - Aftermath

As Casey wheeled himself out of the Crystal Mirror, followed by Starlight, the injured pony asked, “You think we missed anything while we were gone?”

“Nah, I doubt it,” replied the light-purple unicorn, and she began following Casey out to the balcony, where they began to enjoy the fresh air and coolness of the night. “Didn’t Twilight have a bunch of princess stuff to take care of?”

Before Casey could answer, he noticed a familiar mare making her way down to them, and a smile appeared on his face. “And, speaking of princess…”

“I thought I saw you two up here,” said a smiling Twilight. “Is Spike still in the library?”

Casey and Starlight looked at each other, in confusion, before he replied, “No, but I’m guessing that explains why all of those papers were on the table, right?”

As Twilight nodded her head, Starlight asked, “So, uh, what exactly did you do today?”

“It’s, uh, kind of a funny story actually,” said the young alicorn. “Earlier today, my family invited me to go with them on a Zeppelin cruise…”

Around twenty minutes later

Once Twilight had finished telling them about the day’s events, a slight frown appeared on Casey’s face. “Star Tracker doesn’t live here in Ponyville, right?”

“No, I don’t think so,” replied Twilight. “Why do you-”

Her question was interrupted by a smirking Starlight, who said, “Ah, is somepony jealous?”

“Me? Jealous of what?” exclaimed Casey. “I already got - uh, I mean… no, why I would be?”

“Gee, I dunno,” replied an amused Starlight. “Maybe because he’s kind of the same way you were when me, Twilight, and the others first met you back at the Crystal Empire? And that he got to spend pretty much the whole day with her? Also, it sounds as if he really liked-”

A scowl appeared on Casey’s face, but before he could say anything to her, Twilight said, “Alright, leave him alone, Starlight… besides, I don’t think Star Tracker liked me in that way-”

Well, that’s a relief, thought an unamused Casey, and a sly smile appeared on Twilight’s face.

“- and he did say that he thought my necklace was pretty to look at, as well as saying that whoever gave it to me was a really lucky pony.”

A sheepish expression appeared on Casey’s face after hearing her say that. “Heh-heh… I’m, uh, glad to know that he liked it… so, er, what happened to-”

“Hey! Starlight!” interrupted a familiar voice, and the young alicorn’s pupil looked down to see her best friend standing by the castle steps. “Are you gonna help me out with tomorrow’s show, or what?”

Starlight nodded her head, and cried, “Yeah, sure, be right down!”

Poof!

Then, she was gone in the blink of an eye, having teleported herself to where Trixie was at, and as they walked away, Casey said, “I really hope she takes Trixie out somewhere far away from this castle.”

“Huh? Why?” wondered Twilight, and the young pony started to frown again.

“Because every time she’s been close to me, something bad always happens, so as long as-”

WHAM!

Twilight’s mouth nearly dropped to the ground as she watched a certain minotaur look around, in confusion. “Hey, this isn’t Iron Will’s home!”

“Iron Will!” exclaimed the Princess of Friendship. “You just crash-landed onto my special somepony! Can’t you pay atten-”

The minotaur interrupted her by showing Twilight a copy of the contract that her parents had signed. “In the event of Iron Will possibly having to make an emergency landing from the deck of the airship, Iron Will is not responsible for anything that happens to whatever or whoever Iron Will may or may not land on, except for his own home, which he’s about to head back over to right now, so good night, Princess Twilight… and still no refunds!”

Then, Iron Will jumped off of the castle balcony, and a bewildered Twilight watched him run off into the night, yelling, “I didn’t pay for anything!”

“Uhhhh…”

Twilight quickly turned back around, and placed Casey in her open hooves. “Are you okay?”

As his eyes rolled around in a circle, the dazed Earth Pony replied, “I’ll let the doctor at the hospital tell you that, Twilight.”