//------------------------------// // A New Way // Story: Falling // by Maddie Koester //------------------------------// When I got home from school, I asked my mom if Shining Feather could com over. "Sure, Platinum, but she can't stay past 5:00," Mom replied. I was so excited; I haven't had a friend in over two years! After finishing homework, I rushed straight to my work shop to clean up. The floor was covered in scrapes, the tables were dusty, and the smell was awful. Soon, night rushed in and I was called inside. I was ready for tomorrow. The school day passed as slow as a slug. When school dismissal bell rang I felt like crying with joy. I picked up my stuff and met up with Shining Feather. She was wearing a light yellow sweater which matched my mood; joy! "Hey, you ready for today?" I asked. She smiled and replied, "I'm so ready! I have an idea for the invention." We started walking to my house. Mom said she had to go shopping for Hearth's Warming. I was hoping for more materials to make the copter with. We were walking in comfortable silence, but i wanted to know more about her. I didn't want to say that directly though. "So... what was your idea for the invention?" I asked. "Well, it depends on what your wanting and already are building." she replied. "I don't have anything built right now. it fell apart, but my basic idea was a helicopter like the Tank Copter. The only problem is that I don't have any magic to make it work and I can't figure out how to make one that can go in multiple directions." I stated. Shining looked like she was concentrating on something. We stepped onto the porch and I pulled the door open. There was a plate of brownies on the counter and a note. "Your house is so cool! My house is full of really nice furniture that I would get in so much trouble if I messed anything up." she said with sigh. Shining Feather wandered off to look around and I went over to the table. The note read: "Platinum, have fun with your friend. The brownies are double chocolate! There are two milk glasses in the fridge . I should be home around 3:30." Shining was in the game room. Dad's computer was on the desk and my tablet was next to it. The pool table was a wreck, and I gave her an awkward smile. "It's messy, I know." I stated. "I don't mind. Let's go eat those brownies; they smell delicious!" she exclaimed. We went over to the table and she sat down while I got the milk. Shining Feather pulled out paper and a pencil out of her bag, and started drawing. I set down the glasses down and took a sip of my milk. We both grabbed three brownies each and gave each other mischievous smiles. "What's that?" I asked pointing at the paper. "My idea for the invention. It's basically a pair of metal wings," she smiled, and showed me the paper. It was a sketch of metal wings and paragraph explaining it. The more I read, the more I loved the idea. "How come I've never thought of this before?! This is genius!" I exclaimed. Shining blushed in response. We finished our brownies and went out to the workshop. Shining looked around and said "Nice place." I grabbed some metal and screws and took them to my work counter. With journal opened at my side, I taped in the picture of the wings. Shining came over and asked "What do we do first?" I turned around and led her to the other side of the table and then sat down, grabbing a pencil. "We start by looking at how your wings work. Can you open them and just do some stuff?" I replied. She nodded and opened her wings and flapped them. I took notes about how her wings moved and my brain started to work out ways to make mechanical wings. We were messing around and having a great time when Mom walked into the workshop. "Hi!" Shining said. "Hello, I'm glad you could come over, but it's about time for you to head home." she replied. "It's five already?!" I asked quite surprised at how time got away from us. "Yep, you two should finish up here." Mom said as she walked out the door. "My mother should be here soon, I should get ready to go." Shining said as she brushed dirt off her sweater. We walked inside and Shining grabbed her saddlebag. While we waited, we talked about school and the Super Flyer; that's the name we cam up with. I hoped we could meet up again before Hearth's Warming. The doorbell rang and mom opened it. We walked over and saw the two mares glaring at each other. "Silver Spoon," Mom said in an unkind tone. "Diamond Tiara. Let's go Shining Feather," her mom responded. Shining's mom tried to hide it but I could her the hate in her voice. I wonder what caused them to hate each other. I've never met her, so it couldn't have been a recent argument or problem. "See you tomorrow Platinum! Shining called as she walked out the door. Mom closed the door as soon as they walked away. "What's with you and Shining's mom?" I asked as she walked into the kitchen. "Nothing for you to be bothered with. Do you have any homework?" she replied. "Nope, and I should be bothered with it. I don't want you hate Shining's mom because Shining's my friend." I said. "We had a problems in the past. We need to go get your father; we're going out for dinner." she ended. We walked out to Dad's work and then got dinner. I planned to talk to Dad when we got home, but I didn't get a chance. I would figure it out though, and I would fix it.