The moving crew arrived today with all of Sunny’s stuff. And sweet Luna it’s a lot. A high definition TV, several movie players, a gaming console, and about 50 gazillion board games.
And the makeup. Can’t forget about the 30 pounds of makeup.
On top of that, there was a bunch of small stuff, such as old toys that held sentimental value.
The first day she was here, we spent it all unpacking and putting stuff away. Our house only had two bedrooms, since it was only me and mom living there.
“Sunny, where will you be comfortable sleeping?”
“I can sleep in Cloud’s room, mom.”
“Celestia, I will never get used to that. You sure?”
“We’ve been sleeping in the same room for the past few months now. Don’t worry.”
“There isn’t any room in there as is. His Pokemon are spread out all over the place at night.”
“Did I say same room? I meant same bed.”
“Well, that’s good-wait, WHAT?!”
I decided to put in my two cents. “The Pokemon slept on the other bed.”
Mom just stood there. She had a faraway look in her eyes. It was rather unnerving.
Where should the TV go? Espeon popped in. Uhhh…what’s going on here?
“Mom just learned that we slept in the same bed for the past few months.” I said.
Why is that a big deal? She wasn’t much better when she babysat Flurry. Umbreon said.
“Hey mom, where do you want the TV?” I ask in an attempt to snap her out of it.
“In the living room, on the south wall. Now, we’re going to have a talk about this new information.” She then grabbed the two of us by our ears and dragged us into my-well, mine and Sunny’s-room.
After we made it, she shut the door, and looked at the two of us. The next 30 seconds were awkward silence. For those of you who have been lectured by your parents, you know what it’s like.
“Why did it happen?”
“Practical reasons, actually. I was waking up with all of my Pokemon on top of me, and given that Vaporeon is heavy, I wasn’t able to get out of bed. Sunny offered her bed so that I could wake up when I usually do.”
“Have the two of you done anything-“
“NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO nothing like that, mom!” I yelled.
“Yeah, mom. Get your head out of the gutter.”
Mom then made a pouty face. “Thank goodness. I had a bet with Cadence. She thought you were going to…ya know. I said no. Thankfully, I’m right.”
“So, the only reason you’re happy is because you get some money from it?”
“Yup.”
Sunny then says the only thing that could make this conversation more awkward. “Pervert.”
We spent the rest of the day putting away boxes, while trying not to think about our mom like that. Mom, meanwhile, decided that working at the office is better than trying to win an argument with Sunny. A fact I can confirm.
Day two saw me introducing Sunny to the guards. The guards tried to do some playful ribbing, but Sunny turned it right back around on them.
“So, you think that a soft Pegasus like you can survive here in Hollow Shades?” Night Shade teased.
“You call me soft, but you wear armor to defend the place. Afraid you’ll get beat by a snow bunny without it?” Sunny retorted back.
I meanwhile, just sat in the corner and laughed at them. Hay, it was funny.
Night Shade then asked if she wanted to try on some armor. Now that she was, technically, the daughter of the captain, she was almost as popular as me. I was currently wearing my armor, and quickly got her suited up. I also used the bracelet to turn her into a thestral. Now, she was a light blue thestral with purple wings and a golden mane, covered in dark purple armor. Quite a color combination, and not in a good way.
Either way, she leapt out of the changing room (why we need a room to change, when we don’t normally wear clothes, is beyond me) and stared all of them down. And while they won’t admit it, the guards all took a step back. A few even messed their armor.
I finally showed them the bracelet, and told them the story of how we got it. Then told them the story of how we pranked mom at Flurry’s birthday party. Both stories had them rolling on the ground in laughter.
Then, we told them about what happened yesterday. None of them were surprised. I guess while I’m not around, my mom is a massive pervert.
Sweet Luna, my family is messed up. I have my mom, who liked to go out drinking and then…well, stuff. And now my sister, who is also my marefriend, who is the Element of Laughter version 2.0.
I dare you to say your family is stranger.
That night saw me and Sunny sitting at the train station. We were going to take a train to Vanhoover. From there, it would be a lot of walking.
Mom was trying to crush the two of us. Now that Sunny was her daughter, she went from ‘polite hug’ to ‘Imma kill you’. Not that Sunny minded.
“Mom, you can let go of us. We’ll be fine.”
“Nonsense, Cloud. I’m trying to give you as much good luck as possible. Shut up and deal with it.”
She couldn’t hug us forever, and when she finally let go, we had to get onto the train. We waved goodbye, and climbed onto the train, with full saddlebags. Thanks to magic, we had a tent, a couple sleeping bags, and several other assorted items. We wouldn’t need any on the train, as we were going to be in a sleeper car again. Which I’m glad for, since it’s a good 2 days non-stop from Hollow Shades to Vanhoover, and there would be several stops along the way. Have I mentioned I hate being in an enclosed space for extended periods of time?
I was going to go bat-(expletive) crazy.