//------------------------------// // Intro: No Comment // Story: Friendship is Failure #16: Write of Way // by DakariKingMykan //------------------------------// INTRO A simple Saturday, No classes at the School of Friendship, and all the students were either at home, or those who stayed at the school were studying up for tests or having fun and playing games. Twilight, was in her office and was supposed to have been grading tests and reviewing reports, yet she had her muzzle buried in a book. Starlight Glimmer and Spike came in with more papers for her to look at, and they noticed she was lost in her book. “Um, Twilight?” asked Starlight “Don’t you think you should grade that pile of papers.” “Mm-Hmm.” said Twilight, and she just turned another page. “Twilight…?” Spike said “…Chancellor Naysayer is here.” Again, Twilight hardly flinched. “HEY!!!” Spike shouted, finally making her jump clear up into the air, and flutter. Starlight held in a chuckle. Twilight came down, “Sorry, I guess I was a little wrapped up again.” “A little?” said Spike. Starlight looked at the book Twilight had dropped and recognized the name of the author, “You’re reading Stone Heart’s book too, huh? I finished reading this long ago. Great characters, great plot.” Twilight smiled and nodded. “Stone Heart?” said Spike “Is that the author?” “Sure is,” said Twilight, and she pulled up the Equestria Daily newspaper, “According to this, he’s been donating a large sums of money he got from his book to different charities to help the poor and the homeless.” Spike looked at the paper, and looked at the paper of Stone Heart. He was navy blue unicorn with a short brown mane, but he didn’t seem very happy in the picture. If anything he looked as if he was ready to blow someone up. His Cutiemark was that of a broken pencil and a book with pages falling out of it. Plus, his very name “Stone Heart” didn’t seem to match that of a writer of books. Spike read the headline: “When asked of what other stories he would write next, Stone Heart said “No comment.” The two ponies thought that strange, but Twilight still loved the story she was reading: “A Change of Heart” It was about a pony whose mare-friend dumped him, got fired from his job, and his friends all moved away, and he spent the weeks learning how to let go, start over, and make new friends. After which, he became a successful business pony, was rich, had a new wife and a son, and soon rekindled with his old friends from long ago. “It’s so beautiful!” cried Twilight “He grows so well, and becomes successful.” “That reminds me of a story I read,” said Starlight. The book she read was about a noble medieval warrior who risked his life to save a princess whom he was in love with, but was already married and didn’t know of his feelings or reciprocate them. In the end, after much suffering and injury, the poor warrior ended up with hardly any credit for his heroism, and knew he would never win the princess’s heart, and while he was saddened by this, he looked ahead at the setting sun, knowing it would rise again, and tomorrow would being him hope, strength, and new possibilities. “Now that’s courage. Some-pony I can even relate to.” said Starlight. Twilight sat at her desk and took a letter, “That decides it.” she declared “I’d like to request him to come here to the school, and head up the literature class. Maybe his stories and his writing-style can inspire the students on what friendship and believing in yourself can do.” “Hmm, that’s a good idea.” said Starlight. Suddenly, Rarity burst into Twilight’s office with a gleeful shriek, “Sorry to barge in, but did I just hear you were inviting Stone Heart to this school.” “You know about him too?” asked Starlight. Rarity then went into one of her romantic dazes, and fanned her face to cool down, and she levitated out from her backpack, three copies of A Change of Heart. “His penmanship, his capturing of characters and their growth-- He must be the passionate and sensitive type, as well as dashing and debonair.” Spike was already looking jealousy and sulked. “Oh,” Rarity sighed “I’ve written him dozens of fan-letters but never got a reply.” Her eyes started to fill with tears, “Could it be that he just doesn’t like me?” “How could any-pony not like you, Rarity?” Spike said. Rarity wiped her eyes, and smiled at him, batting her eyelashes softly, which melted Spike’s heart. “Besides, he doesn’t even know you,” said Twilight “When he comes to visit, I’m sure you two can sit down and talk.” She finished writing the letter, and gave it to Spike who sent it on its way to Canterlot. “Well, now we just wait it out.” said Starlight. They did wait, for a few weeks, and Stone Heart hadn’t sent a reply back at all. Twilight even him another letter, in case her first one got lost in the mail, which made Spike feel rather insulted. “I never misaim my letters when I send them to the post-office.” he grumbled. “Maybe he’s just too busy writing to really reply?” suggested Starlight “I’m sure a famous writer like him has loads of fans, fan-mail, signing sessions-- things like that.” Twilight then looked at the publishing company logo on one of her books. “Canterlot Order of Writers” Spike couldn’t help but chuckle, “Cow? It’s an acronym of “Cow?” The ponies all gawked at him, and realized the funny acronym, and they resisted the urge to chuckle. “Maybe we can visit there over the weekend and arrange a meeting.” “Yes, Yes… OH, YES!!” cried Rarity, and then she calmed down and “Ahem, I mean, that’s a splendid idea, if you don’t mind my coming with you.” The others all gave her a funny glare, knowing she was going to meet Stone in person, but she was more than invited to join them. Rarity levitated a book up and gazed heavenly at Stone’s picture, much to Spike displeasure.