"This is Sugarcube Corner?" Wind said cautiously.
"Yeah, What were you expecting?" Rainbow asked.
"I think I'm getting diabetes from just looking at it." Rainbow opened the door for Wind as he thanked Celestia this building was newer and thus had higher and wider door ways. It wasn't even noon and he had already crashed into someone, got sent to the hospital, and almost got diabetes from a building. Today was certainly a strange one.
"Yo Pinkie!" Rainbow called from behind you as she closed the door. "You here?"
"Coming~" A sing song tone called from the back room. Wind look around the inside of the confectionery, noting that the inside look much more normal than the outside. Normal tables, normal chairs, the counter looked like candy though. Speaking of the counter, he looked over the food in the glass casing as he and Rainbow approached.
Most of it was sweets obviously, perhaps a bit to sweet for his taste. Wind had always preferred milder things when it came to sweets. Things like pumpkin pie or a simple hot coco. However, considering his budget, he wasn't going to turn down free food now, especially since his idea for a main source of income was kaput.
Pinkie Pie bounced into the room with a tray of cupcakes on her head and another tray balanced on her back. Not that Wind had noticed, to busy looking in the display case. Pinkie however, instantly took note of the new stallion. Somehow managing to wedge her face between Wind and the case as she let out a gasp and placed the trays on the counter.
"Oh my gosh, a new pony!" Pinkie moved her whole body between Wind and the case, causing him to take several steps back and Rainbow to laugh.
"Ican'tbelieveitanewponyIhavetogetallthedecorationandinvitesIcan'twaittointroduceyoutoever-"
"Stop!" Wind shoved a hoof into Pinkie's face effectively stopping her before she ran out of air. At least that's what he thought would happen, completely unaware of Pinkie's reality breaking antics. Pinkie just looked straight at him in the eyes, hoof still covering her mouth.
"Now, calm down and then talk, OK?" Pinkie nodded, prompting Wind to take his hoof away. Pinkie took one deep breath before starting over.
"Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie! I'm Ponyville's premier party planning pony!" Wind thanked the gods that she actually listened to him. For as nice a mare as she seemed, he hated hyper, easily excited ponies. Something about them just grated on his nerves in the worst possible way.
"I throw parties for every new pony that comes to town as a way to introduce them to everypony, and since you're the new pony, I get to throw a party for you." Pinkie reached into her mane and pulled out a pop-out invitation, complete with a construction paper Whipper Wind with the word 'Welcome!' above it in an arch.
While Wind questioned how she managed to make the paper version of him despite only meeting each other just a few seconds before hand, Rainbow Dash spoke up.
"I dunno Pinkie, Wind doesn't seem like much of a party pony."
"His name is Wind? Or is that a nickname? Is his name Chilly Wind? Howling Wind? Wind Whistle? Windy Skies?"
"My name is Whipper Wind, but you can just call me Wind." Wind said having set the invite on a nearby table to rejoin the conversation. "I work with weather, violent weather mostly"
"Oh, Rainbow told us bout you! Is it true you can make a full sized tornado by yourself? Is it true you can make lightning strike when it snows? Can you really make it rain fish? Can ya can ya can ya?" Pinkie asked excitedly, albeit in a much calmer manner than she would normally.
"Well yes, I can. Rainbow actually decided to introduced me to all of her friends." Again, Pinkie gasps and began pushing the two out of the shop.
"Then what are you doing here? You've got friends to meet and I have a surprise party to set up!" Wind's and Rainbow's hooves scratched and squeaked against the floorboards as Pinkie evacuated the shop.
"Isn't telling me about the party kind of defeat the purpose of a surprise party?" Wind asked.
"Just make sure to act surprised." Pinkie winked before shoving them both out the door and slamming it behind them. Both Rainbow Dash and Whipper Wind stood quietly before Wind spoke up.
"Well she's..."
"It's ok, you can be honest."
"She may be a bit much for me. She seems very sweet but I don't have much of a sweet tooth."
"But it was nice of her to calm down for you, right?"
"Yes, that was very nice. Now, I assume your not a loser with just one friend, right?" Rainbow's muzzle scrunched.
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"Welcome to the Golden Oaks Library, home and business place of Twilight Sparkle and Spike the dragon." Rainbow said in a mock noble voice. Wind had thought that 'Golden Oaks' was reference to some outstanding wood working, but nope. The damn place was literally in a tree. He could only imagine the innocent books that lost their lives to the termite infestations that are sure to happen in a place like this. Rest in spaghetti, never forgetti.
"Wind, why do you look all sad all of a sudden?"
"I have no Idea what you're talking about. You said something about Twilight Sparkle the Dragon?" Wind said wiping a tear from his eye.
"Twilight and Spike live here." Rainbow said as she approached the door. "Twilight's kind of an egghead and Spike is surprisingly a push over, especially for a dragon." The door creaked open as Rainbow stepped inside while Wind was mentally cussing because the door was smaller than the one at the bakery.
"Twilight! Remember Whipper Wind?!" Rainbow called through the library. A door opened at the top of a flight of stair with a miffed purple unicorn coming out, followed by an equally miffed dragon.
"Rainbow, this is a library, you can't just go around shouting at the top of your lungs." Twilight grumbled.
"Sorry Twi, I was just showing Wind around."
"Who?" Spike asked.
"Whipper Wind, The pegasus we were talking about a few days ago." Twilight visible perked up as she finally turned towards Rainbow Dash and her guest.
"Oh, Hello. I'm Twilight Sparkle."
"The names Whipper Wind, but you can just call me Wind." He held out a hoof as she approached prompting Twilight to bump it with her own. Spike however, was still grumpy and trudged along just behind Twilight.
"Wind, I've recently been looking into the intricacies of weather control and cloud manipulation, and since you're so versed on the field, I was wondering if you could perhaps give a demonstration?" Twilight asked professionally.
"Oh, I would love to, really, but I had a bit of an accident this morning." Wind turned to reveal his bandaged wing.
"Oh goodness, I had no idea! What happened?"
"I wasn't paying attention to where I was flying and crashed into something." Wind covered for Rainbow as she sighed in relief.
"Why do you need this guy to demonstrate anyway, can't you just get any pegasus and be fine?" Spike butted in.
"Hey, weather control isn't as easy as everyone thinks it is! It takes a certain poise, you can't just go shoving clouds back and forth like some kind of demolition worker." Wind snapped. It wasn't the first time his line of work had been insulted by a non-pegasus, and it had always annoyed him how ponies (and apparently dragons now) could make such comments about something they knew nothing about.
"Y-You must forgive him, he gets that way without his morning snack." Twilight said nervously, trying to defuse the situation.
"Snack? Twilight, I haven't needed a snack since-" Spike was cut off by some peanut butter crackers floating in from the kitchen and being shoved into his mouth. As he tried to dislodge the salty sweet treats from his gullet, he soon found himself being levitated out of the room and into the kitchen with the door slamming behind him.
"So," Twilight started, pretending that she didn't just shut Spike up and throw him out. "Since you can't do a demonstration know, could we perhaps do it when your better?"
"Yeah sure." Wind said, still pretty ticked off with the young drake.
"Anyway Twilight, Me and Wind should go meet everyone else. We can all meet up later at Pinkie's surprise party for Wind." Rainbow said as she turned towards the door with Wind just behind her.
"Surprise party? But shouldn't Wind not know about the party then?" Twilight asked.
"She told me just to act surprised." And with that Wind shut the door behind him, leaving Twilight to chuckle and Pinkie's antics.
"So what did you think of her?" Rainbow asked.
"Kind of uptight but otherwise she seemed just fine." Wind said as the trotted off to Carousel Boutique.
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"Applejack, please. Don't track dirt into the boutique. I cleaned the whole shop just yesterday." Rarity whined.
"Don' worry, Ah'll wipe it up soon." Applejack replied.
"I could help if you'd like." Fluttershy offered quietly. Rarity had invited Fluttershy over for tea when Applejack showed up with a tarp she need repaired. Applejack had dragged in dirt from outside as she brought it inside.
"No need Flutters, Ah got this." Applejack said as she plopped the tarp down against a wall and grabbed a nearby broom in her mouth. As Rarity took the now whistling teapot of the stove, Applejack began to sweep the dirt towards the door.
"So Rarity," Fluttershy chirped. "Why'd you invite me over?"
"Well, I would have taken you to the spa today but apparently a pipe burst and so they had to shut it down. I figured since you were already on your way, why not treat you to some tea and chat for a bit?"
"What, ya ain't gonna give me some tea too?" Applejack said, taking the broom out of her mouth for the moment.
"I'll give you some as soon as you're finished. Besides, I thought you hated Earl-gray." Rarity stated as she pulled two small cups from out of her cupboard and began filling them.
"Ah do, but still woulda been nice to be offered." Applejack said as she opened the door to sweep the dirt outside. As it swung open, the orange mare instantly recognized the rainbow maned mare standing just outside.
"Rainbow, what brings ya out here?" Applejack asked.
"Well I could ask you for same thing. Anyway, I brought along a new friend and I wanted to introduce him to everypony."
"Is that Rainbow Dash?" Rarity called from the kitchen.
"Yeah, she brought a new friend she wants us to meet."
"Well bring her over darling, we can all catch up on the latest gossip." Applejack groaned as she set the broom against a wall and lead Rainbow and her guest towards the kitchen. Rainbow signaled the pony to wait just outside the room before she entered and greeted everyone.
"Hey Rares, Flutters."
"Rainbow darling, it's so good to see you. Where's the new pony you brought?" Rarity asked intrigued.
"Wow Rarity, cuttin' pretty fast through your uppity lady ways, huh?" Apple jack teased, to which Rarity responded with a glare.
"Well, I want you guys to meet some one very important. Someone who is very well respected among all pegasi. And that some one is..." Rainbow stopped for dramatic effect. "Whipper Wind!" Wind stepped into the room with the slightest bit a flare, but not enough for Rainbow Dash who voiced her displeasure.
"Come on dude, you said you'd do the thing!"
"Well I would, but considering what happened this morning, it'd seem pretty stupid to just have one wing out." Wind turned towards the other in the room. "In any case, I'm Whipper Wind, but you can call me Wind."
"Well Wind, it's mighty nice to meetcha!" Applejack chimed.
"Yes, it's quite delightful whenever there's a new face around Ponyville." Rarity added.
"What happened to your wing?" Fluttershy asked, not bothering with a greeting as she tried to get a better look at the bandaged limb.
"Oh, It's nothing to serious. Just a sprain. I should be back in the air soon enough." Wind reassured her.
"Oh, Wind. Would you perhaps be interested in staying and having a chat with us. We could all get to know each other and you could tell us all the juicy gossip from where you're from. Oh this will be absolutely fabulous!" Rarity cheered as she clopped her hooves together. Wind wondered to himself how long this would take.
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"Geez, that girl has some good pipes on her. Can't believe I didn't lose my hearing after that squeal." Wind said as he and Rainbow trotted away from the shop as he rubbed his ear in an attempt to stop the ringing.
"At least we got it all done sooner than I had planned. Now we can go get ready for the party. What did you think of the rest of my friends anyway?"
"Rarity seems a bit to invested in gossip for my taste, but other wise she seems fine. Buttershy-"
"Fluttershy." Rainbow corrected
"Right, Fluttershy needs a bit more confidence, and... Ugh, I've always been awful with names."
"Her names Applejack." Wind stopped in his tracks.
"Wait, is she an apple? Like, in the Apple family?"
"Yeah, what about it? You think she's in the Peach family?" Rainbow teased. Wind just slapped his hoof into his face, he should've realized it sooner.
"Ugh, I was gonna ask them if I could work there for some bits."
"Well she'll probably be at the party, so you don't really need to worry to much about that. In the mean time, why don't you go get ready? I'm sure that everyone will be there soon." Rainbow began to take to the skies. "You know how to get back to Thunderlane's right?"
"Yeah, thanks for showing me around." And with that, she left for her house, leaving Wind to trot through town alone.