Griffon of Canterlot

by Electuroo


Chapter 64.5 – One Heck of a Birthday Wish

Griffon of Canterlot

Chapter 64.5 – One Heck of a Birthday Wish

The smoke from the candles rose with the sweet smell filling the air, Gilda looked around to see nothing happened. “Oh look birthday wishes via blowing candles out doesn't work, it a childish idiotic dweeby thing that never come true.” Gilda said but no one were looking at her.

She saw they all was watching the smoke. “Dweebs! Any of you paying attention to me!?”

Celestia finally spoke up staring above her. “Gilda, I believe you should look up.”

“Huh? Look up what-” She look up to squawk in surprise seeing the smoke seemingly start to spin together forming in a smoke like sphere getting denser by the second. “What the heck is that smoke doing!?”

Luna responds. “From the heart on the day of birth if it is pure it will come true.”

Gilda quickly took a double take to Luna. “Say what!?”

RS lean against the table taking a sip of the punch. “Another magical surprise, birthday wishes can come true and this will be interesting to see for sure.” She put the glass down pulling out a blue book with a quill writing into it.

Gilda gulped as the smoke sped up to compress into a solid sphere with light glowing through it till it engulfed the sphere, everyone shielded their eyes from the light including Gilda, she part the wing being used to try and see what happening.

The sphere of light explodes and crashing into Gilda a rainbow trail line with a scream mixed with surprised freak out squawk, the two masses tumble around till they come to a stop, with a white and blue griffon with a rainbow mix feather head and tail tip lying on her back on top of Gilda. “Urg... What happened...” The rainbow brush tip griffon groans rubbing her side of the head.

Gilda growls. “You crashed into me and on top of me Dash! Get off me!”

“Gi-Gilda!?” Dash quickly push off standing on all fours as Gilda got up. “How did I crash into you and why am I in some sort of room where a birt-” She saw the banner. “This is your birthday!?” Not even releasing her sudden change of appearance.

Gilda shook her head. “It is and-” She stared right at Rainbow Dash. “Oh sweet Grover...”

Greystorm blinked a few times. “Octicovix, change into a griffon quickly.” His wife staring silently change into her griffon form quickly. “You see what I see now?”

“Birthday wish not only brought Rainbow Dash one of the elements and turn her into a griffon? Yes I do...” Octicovix staring at the Pegasus turn griffon.

Celestia lean in to Luna. “If I am correct birthday wishes have effect till midnight doesn't it?”

“Last time I checked... Yes, specially those that change ones form and I believe she is not aware.” Luna whispered back.

RS chuckled. “Now this is one for the books.” She brought out a camera taking a picture of Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash looking around noticing the staring. “Can somepony explain to me how I got here?”

“Oh Gilda made a wish and boom you came!” Gabby answered with a big smile. “Never knew Gilda had a white and blue griffon friend with a AWESOME rainbow fluffy feathered head and brushy rainbow tail tip before!”

Rainbow Dash stared at Gabby. “Erm... What?”

Gilda swallowed hard. “Dash sit and look at your forelimb...”

Dash rolled her eyes doing that and rose a h-talon that was white staring at it with shock. “Wh-what happened to my hoof!? Why have I got a griffon talon!?”

Celestia step forwards. “Relax Rainbow Dash, the magic of the birthday wish only last till midnight, enjoy being a griffon while it lasts, it will be a interesting experience you are sure not to forget is it not?”

Rainbow Dash open and close the talon before her, including open and closing her beak swishing the tail around. “I guess you got a point princess but...” Rainbow turn her attention to Gilda. “You seriously made a birthday wish and that was to bring me here as a griffon!?”

Gilda now out of shock growls. “Oh come on Dash how many times did you make a wish from a bunch of candles on a cake and it come true!?”

Rainbow thought about it before she lost her own rage over Gilda. “None...”

“EXACTLY!” Gilda screeched. “I made a wish for you to be at my birthday and see what it like to one of my kind! I never thought in a million trillion whatever years this would come true! I had no idea a stupid birthday wish could be magical!”

“Okay... You got a serious point there G...” Rainbow responded.

Gilda took a deep breath. “It just crazy that a birthday wish magical happen.”

“It cool G.” Dash said. “So... Erm... I guess I am here now and back to normal by midnight?” She turn to Celestia.

“As I just said... Yes, transformative means via a wish by the one celebrating their day of birth by pure means only last till then.” Celestia confirmed. “It is a interesting wish though, I am curious why you made it Gilda.”

Gilda rubbed the back of her neck. “It been a month since we broke up our friendship yet I still see you as my friend even I hate to admit it Rainbow Dash... That stup-”

Rainbow Dash interrupts. “Gilda I broke the promise, it was completely stupid of me and I should of did this from the moment I made that idiotic mistake and got called out on it, it was lame of me and now I am going to say it with heart.” Rainbow Dash put the talon over her feathered fur chest. “I Rainbow Dash sorry for being a complete jerk and breaking a promise I made with you when we were young, please accept my apology...”

Gilda hugged her. “That all I wanted from you dweeb.”

Rainbow Dash first froze but return the hug from her friend. “This feels so weird and embarrassing you know?”

“Yeah I know you dweeb, but I don't give a damn about it at the moment.” She continue to hug getting a massive clap of talons, stomp of hooves with cheering from everyone around. “Now since I dragged your sorry tail all the way here, care to join us for my birthday?” Gilda release from the hug.

Rainbow Dash look around. “Heck yeah! Not missing out on my friends birthday and guess what?”

“What?” She raise a eye brow.

“I win, I found out your birthday before you found out about mine!”

Gilda rolled her eyes. “Please... I figured it out ages ago.”

“Yeah right!”

Gilda grins. “It was on the day you moved to Ponyville.”

Rainbow Dash smug look disappeared with surprise. “Oh come on!”

“Sorry you dorky griffon, I knew for years, heck I am the anonymous gift giver of those Wonderbolt stuff you got on your birthday.” She chuckled. “Just couldn't be bothered to tell ya since you got a big ego.”

“Smooth G and your one to talk.” Rainbow Dash puffed.

Gilda laughed. “Soooo true Dash, so true.”

Gabby put both talons against each other with a squee squawk. “Awww that is soooo awesome and cute! You made up and know you two have egos as large as a mountain!” She pulled out a camera from the bag taking a picture of both of them.

Rainbow Dash turn to her. “Are you her friend?”

Gabby giggled. “Nope! I am her best cousin in the world!”

“Cousin!?”

“Yep, this dweeb of a hyper friendly griffon is my cousin Gabby, she might be annoying but she family.” Gilda confirmed.

Gale flew around Rainbow Dash. “Ooo you look better griffon than pony! Stay like forever?”

Rainbow Dash snorts through her beak nostrils. “Yeah... No, as interesting and awesome this is, I rather be back to normal.” Gale pouts and Dash rubs her talon over his head. “Doesn't mean I get to enjoy being one for now, no point mopping about a birthday wish surprise right?”

Cadance step up. “Exactly Rainbow Dash, also before you turn back I suggest surprising Twilight.”

Gilda grins. “Please do! I love to hear how Purple went all frizzle over that!”

Shining chuckled. “Even that is my sister we speaking about I am all in for that.”

Rainbow Dash imagined it and laughed. “Oooo I so can see it!” Getting laughter from them all.

Luna speaks up. “Maybe later, for now we are celebrating Gilda's birthday afterall.” She holds up a cake knife in her magic with a plate to Gilda. “It is I believe still tradition for the birthday griffon to cut the first piece.”

Gale look to the stack of presents. “Than we give presents?”

“After we all have cake, yes.” Luna smiled giving the knife and plate to Gilda and Gale accepting that with a gleeful nod.

Gilda step up to the cake. “This first piece for my oldest and renewed friend Dash.” Gilda cuts into the cake and put a piece on the plant handing it over to Rainbow. “Also for unexpectingly dragging you here.”

“Don't sweat it G.” Rainbow took the plate with a talon. “Wow it feels weird not using kinetic magic to hold things with a hoof, I even get to do this.” She poke a part of the icing and put the claw into her beak pulling it out. “Wow that some cake!” She grab the cake and took a bite out of it chewing happily.

Gilda continue to cut pieces and give out to every pony, griffon changeling turn griffon and cat in the room till she took one for herself, there was still plenty left over. “This is one birthday I am never going to forget.” Gilda said before eating her own piece happily enjoying it.

Soon after everyone gathered for present open time, Gale really excited for this moment when she start opening up the presents, Gilda step forwards to them and Cheese Sandwich put a hat on putting his hoof on the door. “Well Boneless, our job done here and we got more pony parties through out Equestria to do...” He smiled warmly. “Till we meet again.” He tip the hat and walk out closing the door behind.

Amber crossed her arms seeing he had left. “Just like that wacko stallion to do, see ya around Sandwich.” She turn the present opening about to start. “Never dull is it Trace?”

Trace standing on his paws leaning against the pillar with forelegs crossed. “Not at all Amber, I do hope she like our gift.”

“I am sure Kitty will.” Amber put her arm around Trace. “It was last minute too, so we did our best.”

Trace shook his head. “You did your best, I was busy doing her general check up.”

RS pulled out a wrapped gift from her bag. “It will take time but Gilda will figure it out.” She grab the foreleg of a waiter pony walking by. “Can you be a sweetie and add this to the pile?”

The stallion bows. “Of course, ma'am.” He takes it with a forehoof walking over to the table.

“It took two years but it was worth the wait.”

“What took two years?” Shining Armor asked hearing RS said.

RS raise her glass up to the tip of her beak. “Spoilers Captain Armor, Spoilers.” She took a sip.

Shining gave a very confused gaze upon the messy feathered head griffon. “You are always so cryptic...” All he got from her was a sly smirk from the corner of the beak.

Gilda pick up a present looking at the tag on the wrapped up gift. “From Gale.” He cheered in delight seeing she took his first getting a chuckle from her. “Well let's see what you got me cub.” Gilda rip the paper apart.

Rainbow Dash saw what she pulled out of it. “Seriously a book?”

Gilda open it up to see it was signed by the author. “Dash don't dis a book to ya try it, I thought they were lame till Gale got me into reading this.” She showed the Daring Do book to Rainbow. “It a pretty cool adventure novel for a pony that stars in it.”

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. “Whatever G, you won't get me reading that.”

“I bet you twenty bits but this time next year you will not only read Daring Do but you be hooked on it.” Gilda grins putting a free talon out to Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash put her talon against Gilda's shaking it. “Your on G!”

Gilda turn to Gale. “Thanks for the awesome gift Gale, I'll read this later tonight.” Gale jumped up doing a few spins on the spot before landing on his paws punching the air with a talon with joy. “Now... What should I open next?” Gilda looked around at the different presents.

She took what look like a letter size one, opening it to pull out a voucher for Wagons and Cookeries at Hoofington Wares, she saw it was from Cadance. “It will get you anything you need for your scones Gilda, Gabby showed me the state of your current one and thought you might need a new one when that finally goes, it has no expiry date so you got plenty of time to use it.”

Gilda stared at it. “That would be a big help, thanks Candy I'll keep this safe for future use for sure.” Gilda put it in her Daring Do book for safety. “Now... Let's go for something bigger.”

“See told you she like it.” Cadance nudged Shining.

He rubbed his side. “Your very much right my love.” He chuckled lightly.

Gilda grab a box with shields on the wrapping paper. “Oh I wonder who this is from?” She pulled the tag. “Blue Hooves.” Gilda look over at Shining Armor. “What the heck did you get me? This thing heavy!”

“Open it and see for yourself.” Shining said.

Gilda put the box down and remove the paper to find it wasn't a box but a wooden chest, opening it up she saw a chest plate, foreleg guards to hind quarter plating and a helmet. “Armour? You se-” She saw the crest on it. “No bucking way! This is King Grover's royal guard armour!” She took the helmet out getting a good look at it. “How the blazes you get this dweeb!”

Shining Armor stepped up. “I found it when looking into more of the griffon past deep in parts of the castle I didn't even know were there, thanks to Princess Celestia showing me those blue prints of the castle I found that in one of the forgotten parts of the castle, thought about you and saw it look like it would be a good fit on you.”

“You idiotic pony! I would only wear this thing if I really need to, this is a piece of the best of the best griffons had, the moment we were not a bunch lame brain greedy two face griffons.” Gilda put the helmet down and pull out the chest piece seeing the wing hole sides on it to the well craved markings through out it. “This going to the canterlot house I live in and put up in display to show what I can amount to.”

Rainbow place her talon over it. “It pretty cool G, but what do you mean by greedy griffons?”

“Griffonstone isn't sunshine and rainbows like you think your home town and cities are like, if anything it a dump.” Gilda stated. “But I'll tell ya about it another time, okay?”

“Sure, still pretty neat armour, you should at least try it on once.”

Gilda put the armour back into the chest closing the lid, she went to the tube and open it to find a bottle of Apple Cider from Sweet Apple Acres in it. “If you can help me finish this bottle maybe I will.” Gilda shows it.

Rainbow's beak start to water. “Oh yeah, that would be sweet!”

Gilda turn to Celestia. “Thank you for the Apple Cider Princess Celestia!”

Celestia nod her head slightly. “Being last moment I quickly grabbed something and it happen to be the cider.”

“Well you made our day.” Gilda chuckled seeing Rainbow following the bottle where ever she moves it. “Dash and I have a love for this kind of cider, this sure brings back time.”

“I aim to please.” Celestia smiled.

Gilda goes back to opening the presents...


Gilda and Rainbow Dash sat on top of Gilda's Canterlot home roof, they watching the sunset talking about the last month and drinking the apple cider. “-teaching Gale the last month really been one of the best things I did Dash, it weird for me to say but I see him more and more like a little brother but the cub really had that effect on me.” She raise the glass up to her beak taking a sip of the cider.

Rainbow looking at the bubbles in hers glance past it at her paws, twitching the three toes on each hind paw. “The cub attached to ya G, your the first griffon he saw and you stood up for him when I was a total lame jerk of a pony.” Rainbow drunk a little of her cider.

“Yeah you were, also Gale the one that put the birthday party together last second.”

Rainbow looked very surprised. “Seriously?”

“Seriously, if it wasn't for him this most likely never happened at all.” Gilda chuckled lightly. “Life has a funny way of twist and turns huh? And guess we needed this month to just cool off?”

“Totally, that cub is totally awesome.” Dash raise her glass up. “Got admit that weird cat Amber, sure got some awesome glasses for ya.” Dash looked at the Griffon and Pegasus engraved into the glass holding up a shield.

Gilda laughed. “Gingernut always had a way of getting some pretty neat stuff on the legit side, some day I'll write ya about my experience working with a anti-fraud officer.” She raise her glass up to Dash's clinging them together. “To renewed friendship.”

“Renewed friendship!” Rainbow repeated as the last rays of the sun vanished and the moon start to raise with the stars showing. “This quite the awesome view we got here.”

Gilda drunk the last of the cider from her glass. “It sure is, I sometimes sit here with Gale chowing down on some fish and chips take out.” Gilda put the stopper back on the bottle, getting up on her paws flexing her wings adjusting her counterbalance with them.

Rainbow Dash finished off the last of hers also standing on the paws balancing with her wings. “Sooooo weird having paw pads instead of hooves G.”

“Always had it, never had hooves so I can't tell Dash.” Gilda shrugged taking the glass from Rainbow Dash giving the third of cider filled bottle to her. “Bet by morning you miss having talons and paws.”

Rainbow chuckled shifting the paw toes on the tiles feeling the limbs shifting through muscle movement. “Most likely.” Rainbow chuckled.

Gilda flap her wings dropping down to the door, Rainbow lands by her as she open the door and walk inside turning around to face Rainbow Dash. “Keep the bottle Dash, just don't drink it on the way home, you don't want to drop and smash that.”

Rainbow held it tight to her chest. “Not a chance G and thanks!”

“No problem dweeb.” Gilda put the glasses down on the table by the door, she move her wing out to Rainbow Dash, she in return move her wing to Gilda, they slap wings followed by a press of wings shaking them up and down. “Keep in touch okay?”

Rainbow Dash flap her wings taking off. “Sure thing G!” She turn to fly away but turn back around. “Hey G!”

“Yeah!?”

“Thanks for making that wish!” Rainbow Dash flew off to Ponyville.

Gilda waves her talon. “Your welcomed Dash!” Gilda closed her door walking over to the bed flopping on it with sigh. “Best... Awesome... Birthday... Ever...” She snuggled up into the sheets resting her head on the pillow closing her eyes with a big warm smile on her beak.


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