//------------------------------// // How Our Story Began // Story: Pony Side Story // by Catrina37 //------------------------------// Chapter 2: How Our Story Began That night, Diamond Tiara was sulking in her room as she paced around, thinking about her dilemma. “What am I going to do?!” she said with panic, “If I don’t do as mom says, my birthday is cancelled; however, if I do as I’m told, Drill Bit will be mad at me. I don’t know what to do!” She held her face and she sat herself on her bed. Just then, she heard a sound of tapping glass outside her window. Curious, Diamond Tiara went over to her window and opened it. What she saw outside completely shocked! It was...a green dragon! Flying outside her window! “Hey, Diamond Tiara,” the dragon said. “Huh? How do you know my name?” Diamond Tiara asked with confusion. “It’s me. Rep.” “Rep?” “Yeah. Catrina and I overheard you and your mom talking earlier, and we understand what you’re going through.” “You do?” “Yeah. Catrina is waiting for us in the garden. Can we talk there?” “Okay.” Diamond Tiara climbed onto Rep’s back, and they both safely landed on the ground. Rep changed back, and then they walked into the hedge maze. They entered and stopped right at the entrance when they saw Catrina sipping tea while sitting at the gazebo. A plate of cookies and teacups of green tea were set up for the three of them. “Hey, Tiara.” Catrina greets, “Care for some cookies and green tea?” “Don’t mind if I do,” Diamond Tiara sat herself and bit into a cookie. “We heard your mother doesn’t want you to invite Drill Bit,” Catrina said. “Yeah. My mom has always been on her high horse,” Diamond Tiara said, “She means well. She grew up thinking that we should be with our own kind.” “Does that mean you’re not gonna let Drill Bit come to your party?” Rep asked. “I don’t know what I’m gonna do. I can’t go against my mom, but I don’t wanna lose my friend either.” “Believe me,” Rep said, “Catrina and I have been through the same thing as you.” “So you told me. What happened?” “It’s a long story about how Catrina and I met one another and became close. It started shortly before we enrolled in the Tambelon’s School of Knighthood, back when we were kids…” **** Tambelon-1900 AC (After Celestia) Inside of a house not far from the castle, where Rep and his family lived... “…My father and brothers were part of the royal guard of Tambelon. I wanted to be just like him and do something heroic like he did during his time. Problem was...I was the smallest and weakest of my family…” Young Rep is trying to carry a spear, and it looks like he was successful. A smile appears on his face at what he accomplished, holding his spear above him. But his triumph... ...was short-lived. His arms backwards and he fell on his back from the weight of the spear. A dark green lizard and a light green laughed upon what they saw. “Don’t worry little brother,” the dark green lizard said, “We’ll find a pair of safety scissors for you to use as a weapon.” Both continued to laugh until a short, dark green lizard in armor gave the two lizards a stern look, causing them to stop. “That’s enough out of you two!” he said, “Now, report for training.” “Yes, Father,” both lizards said with a salute. They run off while their father looked at Rep with concern. “Rep, what were you doing?” his father asked while helping him up. “I just wanted to train with you, Croc, and Cham,” Rep said. “Rep, you’re too young to train right now. You’ll get to be part of the family business when you’re old enough.” “But I want to do some of the heroic stuff that you did.” “You will, Rep. Heroism takes time, and it has to be a deed that no one else has ever accomplished. Someday, you’ll be a hero in your own way.” Rep smiled to his father’s wise words. Then, they heard the sound of pipe organ music. “…Just then, Dad and I, along with the rest of Tambelon, heard the sound of a pipe organ playing. We looked outside from our tower and saw caravan of cats coming…” Catrina narrates, “That caravan was mine, Diamond Tiara. I was part of a troupe of gypsy cats who go around from town to town, performing magic acts and acrobatics. At that same time, I too was trying to find my place…” A young Catrina was in her carriage, filling the smoke bombs she and her troupe had with tons of glitter. She was carefully putting in a potion when an old, brown cat with an orange mustache came in and startled her, causing a colorful explosion to happen. Catrina was coughing while brushing the glitter off of herself. “Catrina, what are you up to?” the old cat said as she took her beaker away, “You know you’re not allowed to handle the smoke bombs!” “I just want to do more for the troupe, Daddy,” Catrina said, “I’m tired of being backstage where no one else can see me. I want to be in the light of the show instead of the darkness of backstage.” “I know. That is why I talked with the rest of the troupe.” When her father told her that, Catrina couldn’t help but tilt her head with curiosity. “You did?” Catrina inquires. “Yes. You get to participate in the magic show tonight.” her father told. “*gasp* Really?!” Catrina’s father chuckled, “You get to help me with the magic box trick during show time.” “That’s my favorite trick.” “I figured it’s time you’d be a little more hands-on. Just no more making smoke bombs.” “Okay, Daddy.” After her father left, she started to clean up the mess that she made from trying to make smoke bombs.