//------------------------------// // Sunshine Isles // Story: EquestriaBound Girls: Short Stories // by Lucky Ness //------------------------------// "It's so great that Ness managed to get us these plane tickets! I've always wanted to visit a tropical island!" Pinkie says with jubilation as the group of seven friends get off the plane they had gotten on in Onett. "I can't wait to see what there is to do here!" "I can't wait to see where we'll be staying." Rarity says as the attendant's unloading Rarity's mountain of luggage. "I hope it meets our needs." "Oh I-a think it'll meet-a your needs perfectly." A voice says coming from the red and blue clothed mustachioed man standing in front of them. "Ohmigosh!" Rainbow exclaims. "I can't believe we're actually meeting the great Super Mario!" Mario offers his hand to each of the girls. "I-a figured you might want-a someone to meet you when you arrived. As your friend already pointed out, my name is Mario Mario. And on behalf of the Pianta, I'd like to welcome you to Isle Delfino!" Mario directs them towards a boat. The attendant moves to follow with some of the luggage before Mario stops him. "My brother and I will-a pick it up later." He explains before turning back to the girls "You'll be-a staying in the prestigious Hotel Delfino. I'd just-a recomend that you stay away from the casino." Mario chuckles. " I-a already had to clean-a the whole island when I was framed for polluting it. I can't imagine what would happen to me if I allowed minors to gamble." "We'll stay away from the casino." Applejack says as she directs a stern look at Rainbow Dash. "Good. When we-a get to the Hotel, I'll let-a you get settled in before the Princess and I give you the tour of the island, showing you all it has to offer." Mario says everyone climbs into the boat and a Noki starts the engine. ---- "And you-a girls will have the entire third floor to yourselves," Mario says as he leads them up another flight of stairs at the hotel. "You can feel-a free to visit anyplace in-a the hotel, except for the casino, until it's time for-a the tour. This includes the pool we-a passed on the second floor." Mario turns to leave. "I-a need to go help Luigi bring your luggage here, so feel free to look around. The restrooms are on-a the first floor if you need them." Mario walks back down the stairs. "Well, it looks like Ness got us the royal treatment." Rarity says as everyone looks around their rooms. "I mean just LOOK at the size of our rooms!" "There's a reason for that." A regal voice says as a woman in a pink dress with blue earrings approaches them from the stairwell. "It's the only hotel in all of Isle Delfino." "I guess that makes sense." Fluttershy says. "But how could Ne-" Fluttershy is cut off by Pinkie Pie jumping in front of the woman and bowing. "OH MY GOSH! PRINCESS PEACH! IT"S AN HONOR TO MEAT YOU!" She exclaims excitedly. "There's no need for that." Peach says to Pinkie. "Mario went to get your luggage, so I thought that you might want some company." Peach pulls a chair over and sits on it as a man dressed in a green shirt and hat and indigo overalls comes up the stairs with some luggage. "That's a lot of luggage." Luigi says as he puts the luggage on the ground. He then turns towards the girls. "H-hello. It's a me, Luigi! I figured I'd bring the luggage I had with me up here when I arrived. You know, so you could get settled in." Luigi turns towards the Princess. "Mario's back at the airstrip picking up the rest of the luggage." He says, explaining Mario's absence. "It shouldn't take him long to get back through the warp pipes we've had set up." Sure enough, Mario and a Pianta emerge from the stairwell, each with an armful of luggage, as Luigi finishes talking. "Here's the rest of-a your stuff." Mario says as he puts the luggage down, making sure to be careful with a backpack that Spike is sticking his head out of. "We'll let-a you put your stuff away and then-a we'll start the tour." ---- "And if-a you need medical assistance, then Doctor Mario should be able to help you." Mario says as he points towards a building with a sign that looks like a giant red and blue Megavitamin in front of it as he finishes the tour in Delfino Plaza. "Feel-a free to do whatever you want while you're here." He points towards a group of differently colored Warp Pipes in front of the Grand Pianta Statue. "These-a pipes will take you to-a the different locations around the island. Each one has a sign that states where they'll take you to." "Thank you, Mario!" Pinkie exclaims. "Uh, Mario? Can I ask you something, dear?" Rairity asks. "What is it." "How could Ness afford to get us a vacation here?" "About that. I was-a framed for polluting the island a few years ago. My name-a was eventually cleared, but not after I had been forced to clean up the ENTIRE ISLAND!" He turns to look at them. "After they realized-a their mistake, the government of Isle Delfino made me an offer. Me, and anyone I invite-a, are allowed to stay at Isle Delfino for as long as wanted, free of charge." Mario smiles. "Ness remembered that they made me that deal with me after our last match on the Delfino Plaza stage. He talked to me, and I talked to the people of Isle Delfino, and they gave me the tickets you used to get here." Mario turns to leave. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to check on-a the Princess." The girls all look at one another. "Well, we'd better enjoy this while we can." Sunset says. "After all, school starts up again in just about a week." -A week later- "Well that was fun!" Pinkie says as she remembers all that the girls had done over the week as they stand in front of Ness's mirror portal, which had included fishing and Blooper Surfing at Rico Harbor, soaking up the sun at Gelato Beach and Sirena Beach, riding the roller coaster at Pinna Park, swimming at Noki Bay, and viewing the volcanic insides of Corona Mountain. "It was, wasn't it?" Rainbow says. "I swear I must have beaten the record with those Bloopers!" "Yeah, but now it's time to go back home," Sunset says as the girls step through the portal into the snow-covered grounds of Canterlot High. "I-I th-think we f-forgot that we w-went there on W-winter Break." Fluttershy says as the girls shiver in their tropical garb. -The End-