The Lost Shimmering Sun

by Pinkie Pie Sweets


Chapter 11: Wild Cat Playdate

In the evening at the Animal Shelter:

Sun and the other are finished working today and are going to make their way back home. Discord is in his car to pick Sun up. Then she says goodbye to her friends and has a bag full of information on how to take care of the wild kitten, and the kitten is in the kitty kennel for the ride home fast a sleep on a pillow in the kennel.

After Sun got to the car, they start to head back to the house.

"So how was working in the shelter go?" Discord asks.

"It went fine is just…" Sun tries to say, but stops herself before she can continue.

"Yes," Discord replies.

"I'm going to cat sit someone," Sun answers

"Really who?" Discord asks happily.

Sun hesitates at first then she decides to tell Discord who the cat she is cat sitting, "It's an Iriomote Wild Cat. Her name is Nina."

"A what?" Discord says confused.

"An Iriomote Wild Cat, apparently she became attached to me so Fluttershy and Treehugger says I can take care of her until the people from the preserve can pick her up," Sun explains.

"Well you do realize that taking care of a wild cat is a lot of work," Discord says in a sarcastic tone.

"I know but she's only staying here for tonight and she'll be on her way back to the preserve by tomorrow," Sun says calmly.

"Well that's okay then," Discord replies a little worried of the responsibility that Sun got herself into.

At Discord's house in the evening:

"So where's Screwball?" Sun asks.

"She's at a sleepover with Apple Bloom and her Crusader friends for tonight so you and I are alone tonight," Discord answers.

"Okay hope Screwball is having a good time?" Sun asks.

"Oh she'll do fine if I know Screwball she'll make the sleepover fantastic, Discord answers excited.

"Okay I'll just take Nina and some supplies to my room and make her comfortable," Sun says while heading upstairs.

Then Sun takes the kitten along with some food and supplies for the cat for tonight. Sun spend the evening playing with her, and feeding her. She is glad that Nina is being really calm and behaved around her. After Sun and Discord have their dinner, Sun decides to give Nina a bath so she'll be nice and clean for tomorrow.

Sun put soap and water on her so she can be nice and clean.

"There that's a good girl," Sun says as she is scrubbing the soap on the cat.

Just then Discord came in

"Well she is very well behave around you," Discord says as he is coming in the restroom to check to see how Sun is doing.

"I was trying to hold her earlier and she kind of put up a fight," Discord says clam.

"Is that right," Sun says a little surprised.

"Here come the rinse," Sun replies as she pour water on the cat to get the soap off of her.

"There you're all clean now," Sun says to Nina. Then the cat shake herself so she can get the extra water off.

After Sun got ready for bed and wrote in her journal about her day with the cat they both go to sleep for the night and the cat is sleeping on a pillow next to Sun like it doesn't have a care in the world.

The next day in the afternoon:

Sun and her cat friend Nina are in the living room relaxing on a Sunday afternoon. Sun is on the couch reading some books, while the kitten Nina is relaxing on their lap taking a nap.

Just then someone is knocking on the door.

Knock, knock, knock

Sun hears the the door knocking but Discord is the one that answers. When he opens the door, he sees Fluttershy, Treehugger, and a man in a safari uniform to pick up the cat.

"Hey Discord who is your day today,"

"Fine Treehugger and who is this guy?" Discord says a little sarcastically..

"His name's Tiger and he is here to pick up the kitten," Treehugger answers calmly.

"Hello My name is Tiger and I understand that your adopted daughter found your wild cat," Tiger says.

"Yes she did and she and the cat really bonded," Discord says kind of calm.

"That's good to hear, where is Sun?" Fluttershy replies happily.

"Right here," Sun says showing the cat to the ranger. Then she give the cat to Tiger and Nina feels relax being with someone she knows.

"Hey girl how are you doing?" Tiger says while petting her.

"Meow," Nina says.

"She's doing fine and didn't cause any trouble at all," Sun answers happily and pets the cat.

"That's good she usually not that calm around strangers well mostly when she thinks they're up to no good," Tiger says in relieve.

"Yeah I can tell," Sun says.

"Either way thanks for taking care of her I'm her her family will be glad to see her again," Tiger replies happily.

"Okay," Sun says.

"Now we must get going it we're going to make it to the preserve," Tiger says.

"I'm going to miss you Nina I hope I get to see you again soon," Sun says her goodbyes to Nina and the cat responds with a meow and snuggling her head on Sun's cheek.

After Nina left, Sun starts to feel had and tears are starting to come out of her face, because she lost a really good friend.

Fluttershy enters the living room and notice that Sun isn't looking so good so she goes sit on the couch next to Sun and worriedly asks, "What's wrong Sun?"

Sun turns to see Fluttershy and get rid of the tears on her face and answers, "Oh it's nothing."

"Really because you look really sad," Fluttershy says feeling sad for Sun.

"I miss her even though it was just for one day I really bonded with her," Sun answers and feeling like she is going to cry.

"I understand you feel sad because you had to let a friend go," Fluttershy says comforting Sun.

"I guess you can say that. Even though I'm glad Nina gets to go home but I'm going to miss her," Sun answers and tears are still falling from her face.

"Don't worry you still have a picture of her to remember her by, and you have me and the others to help you. All you need to remember that Nina will always be your friend in your heart," Fluttershy says trying to cheer her friend up.

"Thanks Fluttershy I really need that," Sun says feeling a lot better now.

"Your welcome," Fluttershy says giving Sun a hug.

At night:

Sun is in her bed writing in her journal of what happen and that she learned a good lesson about friendship.

Dear diary,

Today have been okay earlier today me and Nina were having a relaxing afternoon and the preserve ranger Tiger came to the house to take her home. I still can't help but missing her even though I know it was a short while. I learn that sometimes it hard to let go of a friends but it good to do something that will make them happy. I also learn that friends will help you get through those times and will always be there for you.

Sincerely,

Sun

After writing in her journal, Sun puts her journal back in her draw and goes to sleep for the night. She wonders if Nina made it to the preserve okay.

At the preserve:

Nina the little iriomote wild cat is sleeping in a cave with her mother father and brothers and sisters. She is happy to be home but also happy that she made a friend that was able to not only help her but teach that there are some strangers that will help her if she give them a chance. She also remembers the good time that she and Sun had together and she'll never forget her.