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// Swimsuit Of Generosity And Beach Advertisement 
// Story: Poor Boy’s Greatest Saviors 
// by Lonely Fanboy48 
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Back at the beach, Sunset Shimmer and Rarity were done swimming in the water and by the time they went back to their spot, Fluttershy and the others were back from their nature walk.

“So Oliver, how was the walk with Fluttershy?” Sunset asked.

“Good I can’t believe so many animals were so nice to me back there,” Oliver answered.

Hearing the boy speaking so enthusiastically and emphatically, and in full sentences no less, surprised Sunset and Rarity.

“Oh darling! I can’t believe you’re not mute anymore.” Rarity smiled.

“Tell me about it. On the way here, he even told us what his favorite color is. He even made eye contact,” Twilight said.

“That’s really great!” Sunset said. She noticed the new boy who had joined the group. “Who’s this kid?”

“I’m Tony. I’m Oliver’s best friend,” Tony introduced himself.

“Nice to meet you,” Sunset said, shaking his hand.

“So what are we going to do next?” Oliver asked.

Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Applejack were surfing in the waves so the only thing Sunset could think to do was have Rarity make a different swimsuit for him.

“Oliver, this is Rarity,” she introduced the boy. “She makes some of the greatest outfits ever. And I was wondering, do you want a different swimsuit?”

Oliver was confused at first but then Rarity leaned down towards him.

“That sounds marvelous. Tell me: would you like a new pair of swimming trunks to wear?” Rarity asked.

Her sweet voice and beautiful looks mesmerized Oliver. “Well...Uh-huh…”

Tony looked at Oliver, and waved his hand in front of his face. He was unsuccessful to snap him back to reality.

“Oliver, my other friends are surfing, so I think it’s the perfect time to make you something new. And what a perfect way to replace your clothes after those awful bullies ruined them.” Rarity said.

“Uh-huh…” Oliver answered.

“Okay. But, what kind of swimsuit are you going to make?” Tony asked.

“No, no. That would spoil the surprise, darling. You stay with the others, while I get the necessary materials,” Rarity said.

Rarity left, leaving Oliver still staring. He was finally snapped back to reality by someone taking him by the hand. In his half-dazed state, he hoped it would be Rarity. Instead, he found it to be Sunset.

“How about we go to the concession stands while she’s making your swimsuit? You can come along too, Tony,” she said.

“Great!”



While Twilight was recording everything, Oliver, Tony, Spike and Sunset were playing the ring toss challenge.

“So, at your school do you play games like this?” Spike asked.

“Yeah and when I go on field trips with my family, we go to triathlons to give money to our grandparents,” Oliver answered.

“Seriously?” Twilight said.

“Yeah sometimes we won’t able to make enough money for everyone in our family so we do activities for grandparents charity.”

“I always help him because he knows he needs help from his best friend in the world.” Tony said.

“Man, you really did a lot before that bully business happened,” Spike replied.

Sunset was given an idea. However, she needed Twilight’s help.

“Hey Tony, is it okay if you hold onto Twilight’s camera? Me and Twilight need to get something,” she said.

“Sure,” Tony said. He didn’t know why, but obliged anyway.

Twilight and Sunset left to go to the Rainbooms’ bus to get Twilight’s notebook. When they returned to the concessions stands, they met the kids by the tables.

“Oliver, Tony. We wanted to make money off of everything we helped with, and Twilight has this idea of making a commercial about the life on this beach,” Sunset explained.

“The whole idea is to have everyone know everything when they get to this city. I’m talking about people live outside of this state,” Twilight said. When they sat by one of the tables, she handed Oliver a pen and her notebook. “I know this can be complicated but you’ve been on this beach a lot, haven’t you? You should probably get some inspiration. And even if you’re too young for this, we can still help you.”

Twilight was sitting by Oliver to see what he was going to write.

Oliver knew what it was like to be on the beach ever since he was five, and decided to take his ideas into reality.

“Oh! How about this? I know you’re in high school, but how about you take elementary students and have them show off the fun at the beach?” Oliver suggested.

Twilight and Sunset were confused but Oliver continued.

“Think about it, there are a tons of kids here on the beach when I was around and we do so many activities like using twenty kites in the sky, have our older brothers caring for us and we also make a lot of sand castles.”

Tony decided to fill in for Oliver. “And the style should be about the beach shines on the kids…. Sorry that’s all I have.”

But soon Twilight found the idea to take full effect.

“No, no it’s actually good.” She took her pen, and wrote down the ideas. “And when we do the commercial, we can add effects so kids will find the beach really enjoyable.”

“We’re not trying to appeal to a specific age group. We’re just doing whatever it takes for everyone to have a good time. That’s what we do,” Sunset said. “Like I said before, we’re doing whatever it takes to make you feel better, and this project is really big.”

Oliver never thought anyone could be so nice to him. When he first met them, he was broken on the inside, and wanted nothing to do with them. Now, he couldn’t stand to disappoint them. “Okay you can put my ideas down,” Oliver agreed.

“Good choice,” Sunset said, after gently hugging Oliver’s shoulders.

After about forty five minutes of planning, they were all done with the ideas for the commercial they were going to do at Canterlot High.

“Oliver, you may be an eight year old, but you’re smart,” Twilight commented.

“Really?” Oliver responded.

“Of course. It was your idea to add tips about making sure dogs are safe at the beach.” Spike said.

“Well, my puppy makes a lot of mistakes whenever he’s on the beach, so the tips just came to me.”

“Your family gives you life lessons you don’t even need them to tell you,” Sunset said.

“If you put it that way I guess,” Oliver said, as he smiled, which made Sunset giggled.

Then Sunset’s phone was rang. Once she looked at her screen, she saw it was a text from Rarity.

“Hey, Rarity is all done with your swimsuit!” Sunset said, showing her phone to her friends. “She wants us to meet her by our bus.”

“Well what are we waiting for? Let’s go!” Tony said.

They made it to the Rainbooms’ bus where Rarity was waiting by the bus door.

“Hello darlings,” she called, waving at her friends. Most importantly, she was waving at Oliver. “Oliver, close your eyes and come inside.”

Twilight took the camera back from Tony, so she could follow everyone from behind.

Once they were inside, Rarity removed the curtain that was covering up the swimsuit she had fashioned. “Okay darling, open your eyes.”

When Oliver opened his eyes, he was not only surprised but also shocked. The swimsuit he had on that day were just normal swimsuits. But, Rarity made him a light blue and sparkling trunks.

“How are they, sweetie?” Rarity asked.

Oliver looked pensively at the swimming trunks. They were certainly wonderful, but at the same time, he was reminded of a painful experience.

“Darling, you don’t need to look so apprehensive. They're just trunks,” Rarity said.

“No, you don’t understand!” Oliver said. He almost walked away, but in his time with these girls, he knew that they could be the ones to help him in his time of need. He sat down on one of the seats and conveyed his thoughts. “I’ve always worn this swimsuit ever since those bullies picked on me. The last time I wore trunks was on the day we went swimming. And they kept making fun of me. I tried to ignore them, but they started throwing trash at me.”

“Oh my goodness!” Rarity gasped.

“Yeah. So after that day, I want to the store with my grandma to buy a different kind of swimsuit that isn’t trunks.”

Oliver ended his story with his hands on his face.

Rarity could see the pain he was dealing with, and gently moved his hands so he could look at her.

“Oliver, those bullies were the only ones who would found that funny. All your other friends like Tony didn't care what you wear because they respect you,” she explained.

Oliver didn’t say anything, but he understood what Rarity was telling him. But, Rarity wasn’t finished.

“You see, I make outfits because of my mojo. For every one person I make an outfit for, I think about who they are to make the clothes work for them. You, to me, are innocent and I try my best to improve everything I have in my head. Trust me darling, when you wear that swimsuit in front of not only my friends, but your friends at school, they will find you adorable and cool.”

After listening to her, Oliver came to the realization. He got off the seat and picked up his new swimsuit. He went to the back of the bus, and closed the curtains. After a few seconds, he reopened them to show off his new trunks.

“So when I meet my friends, they will find this okay?” He asked.

From where she sat, Rarity was smiling. Her talents had done so much to raise this boy’s spirits, and with something so simple as a change of clothes.

“Trust me, since the bullies are gone, you will have nothing to be afraid about anymore,” Rarity said.

Twilight, Sunset, Spike and Tony watched as Oliver modeled his new swim trunks, which Twilight recorded. “His mother is going to be so proud of us,” she thought.