//------------------------------// // Friendship is a Rarity // Story: My Little Star Butterfly // by Omegathyst //------------------------------// "Um, why did you want to see me alone?" Star was sitting in the library as usual when she asked her new mentor said question. Twilight was walking in along with Rarity and Star noticed Rarity's cutie mark flashing. "Oh, you're not alone." Star commented. "Dear, we've got a problem in Manehattan. And Twilight thinks this is a good opportunity to bring you on your first friendship mission since the map only called me." Rarity explained. "After three weeks of teaching you already think I can solve someone else's problems?" Star scoffed. "I can barely open one of Twilight's stupid books without wanting to smash my head in the table." "Star, Marco and I are your only friends and maybe not even that as Marco hasn't talked to you in those three weeks." Twilight retorted. "This is a chance to make new friends and a very important one at that." "Don't lie to me you frickin' horse." Star spat. "You're not my friend, you're only talking to me cause of Princess Celestia's orders!" "You may think that, but I actually care Star. The rest of us want to be your friends too, Rarity wants to be your friend! Fluttershy wants to be your friend! Pinkie-" "Okay I get it! I'll go!" Star snapped. "Let's go to this Manhattan ripoff city." Tom and Pinkie Pie were walking down Ponyville given that a home for him there wasn't decided yet, and he couldn't be reunited with Star yet either. And a third reason, probably the most inevitable of them all was that Pinkie was throwing a party for his arrival. Of course, to answer Pinkie's question before, his favorite cake flavor was dragon heart cake marinated in unicorn blood. But since there were both sentient unicorns and dragons here, he wouldn't dare tell the party pony that. So instead he answered with strawberry. "Meet Mr. and Mrs. Cake!" Pinkie introduced Tom too. "They're basically my bosses...and landlords. But they're so much fun! Actually, I have a great idea! You can come live with me!" "Fine." Tom sighed. He growled at the blue mare with pink hair that was giggling and assumed she must be Mrs. Cake. She frowned and her husband glared at Tom. "I've also babysat their foals!" Pinkie added, oblivious to the tension in the room. "Maybe Tom could-" "I'd rather let a manticore babysit my foals then that wretched demon pony." Mrs. Cake hissed. Tom hung his head, others would treat him horribly even there where friendship seemed to be their so-called specialty. "He's not wretched Mrs. Cake! I know him, he just needs to get back up on his hooves that's all!" Pinkie reassured Mrs. Cake. Tom felt his fur tense as Pinkie leaned against him while talking to her. "Very well, but so help me if I see my babies act possessed I'll throw him out faster then a dragon throws an intruder out of it's cave." Mrs. Cake told her and Tom firmly. "Okay, with that settled. What did you two actually come here for?" Mr. Cake asked. "Strawberry cake for Tom's 'Welcome to Ponyville' party!" Pinkie squealed, then she turned to Tom as the married couple left to prepare the cake. "There's a party shop only a few stores down that should help get us everything else!" "Yeah, um...thanks for letting me stay at your loft." Tom admitted sheepishly. "Of course! What are friends for?" Pinkie replied rhetorically. "Welcome to Manehattan!" Star rolled her eyes and couldn't see for the life of her how the unicorn found this exciting, but at the same time, she figured she was just being bitter over having to participate in the lessons of friendship. "The most important thing to do first after we reached the location is to look for where a friendship is having problems. When you see it, you should know." Rarity explained. "That's how I feel during these anyway." Star ignored Rarity ramble on about the "beauties of Manehattan" as they walked and looked around for the friendship problem they were supposed to find. Which turned out to be not hard to find. Star saw her, a female earth pony that seemed to have black fur but it was powdered so much it looked white. The young mare had red eyes and a black mane dyed with red stripes and her cutie mark was a nose ring. She seemed to be homeless and Rarity ran to her right away with great concern, Star followed behind. "Dear, are you alright?" Rarity asked her. "As alright as any homeless teen mare can be." The mare growled. "What the hell are you doing talking to me? I could bite for all you know." "You really look like you could use some help darling." Rarity insisted. "The Manefair Hotel is just around the corner, we'll get you a room for a few nights and talk things out." "Whatever, but I'm not paying for crap. Cause I'm broke." She snapped, getting up to follow the two. "What is your name?" Rarity asked her. "Vanita Moonlight." The mare replied. "Who's this?" "Star, she doesn't know how to introduce herself." Rarity sighed. "C'mon Star, say something." "Whatever, hi." Star muttered, she looked at Vanita's blood-red eyes looking back at her with curiosity. They went to the Manefair Hotel and got two rooms, one with two beds for Star and Rarity, and one for Vanita. Several hours later, Star was bored as Rarity was already asleep. But then she thought about fooling around with mares and stallions, and how hot Vanita Moonlight looked. But Rarity wanted to help this homeless mare. "I can help her." Star snickered, getting up and leaving the room. She walked to Vanita's room only three doors down and knocked on it. Vanita opened the door looking tired but Star felt the feelings explode within her and she had no doubt she wanted to take the goth pony. "Oh, it's you." Vanita said. "What do you want?" "Shut up and kiss me." Star growled, pressing her nose against Vanita's. Star walked into her room and Vanita put a 'do not disturb' sign over her room door before she closed it.