//------------------------------// // Chapter 22: Of Birthdays and Presents // Story: Saiyan of Equestria // by Boyzilla //------------------------------// Discord Saga Chapter 22: Of Birthdays and Presents We find the twins walking through Ponyville, the sun is still up however it was going down now. Not many ponies were out in the streets now as they usual are, but Ken and Kira didn't seem to mind this fact. "Where do you think mommy is bringing us?" Kira questioned as she walked side-by-side by her brother, her tail wiggling freely in the open air. Ken crossed his arms in a thinking way. "I don't know, but I hope their some food there!" the moment he said that statement, his stomach growled. Kira giggled, then her stomach also growled in agreement to Ken's. The twins burst out into laughter over their grumbling stomachs, while Lyra had a single thought in her mind. 'Why do they love to eat so much?' Suddenly, the saiyan twin's heads jolted up as the sweet smell of pastry treats invaded their saiyan sense of smell. The aroma of both cupcakes and muffins surrounded the air toward a single building, which looks like it was made from pastures itself. The twins looked onto a sign labeled 'SugerCube Corner', in which they were heading toward. Needless to say, their drooling was well being made clear. Lyra turned around to face her human hybrid children. "Now I'm going to go in their for a minute and come right back out ok? You stay right here, and don't try to eat the shop." she said. Lyra entered the door and closed it behind her, leaving the twins to think about whats going on. "What do you think mommys doing?" Ken asked his sister. "I don't know, maybe she is...Uh...Buying us some muffins?" Kira said with uncertainly apparent in her voice, tail now curled up somewhat in the air. Lyra came back outside and raised a hoof for them to follow, saying. "Alright, come inside Ken and Kira, I gotta show you something." The two twins looked at each other for a brief moment before making their way into the pastry shop. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" The twins faces were of shock, in the shop er house? Was a collection of ponies from school and the town, there was a giant chocolate cake on a table, with a line of presents against a wall. With everypony yelling out happy birthday, to them. Ken was, beyond happy. He was slightly crying tears of joy, but he wiped them off his face with his sleeve before screaming a very happy and cheerful word. "YAY! THANK YOU SO MUCH!" his voice rivaled that of the royal Cantorlot 'yelling' voice. This was his first EVER birthday party, and he was already enjoying it before he had even done anything! Kira had almost forgot it was their birthday! She guessed the spar kinda brought it out of her mind, but she was just as excited as Ken to finally have a birthday party for the both of them! She screamed out a giant "YAY!" alongside Ken and then the two proceeded to party. And a party it was. There was food, drinks, games, more food, even more food, and guess what? Even more food after that! Ok, maybe they were enjoying the food a little too much. But who can blame them with their saiyan appetites? They played loads of games, ranging from tag to pin the tail on the donkey, and had punch and juice for drinks! Of course they had lots of fun with their friends, the Cutie Mark Crusaders! As well as their other school mates, school bullies not included. After perhaps an hour or two, maybe three. The twins were ready to blow out the candles and eat the delicious huge cake. Lyra carried the matches and lit the eight candles on top of the cake. the Cake was about 3 feet tall, and covered the top to the base with pink frosting with the words 'Happy 8th Birthday' lined across it. It was a huge table as well, there was a lott of ponies the saiyans knew of, Lyra, Bon-Bon, Twilight, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Sweetie Bell, Rarity, Applebloom, Scootaloo, even Princess Luna was there! They couldn't see Celestia through, and thankfully the pony bullies didn't bother to attend the party. Everypony was singing the Happy birthday song. Even through Ken and Kira had only heard of it once years ago, they could still remember it. And it made them happy. "Blow out the candles my little humans! You deserved it!" Lyra said with a smile. "Don't forget to make a wish!" Sweetie Bell added. "Make sure it's a good one cause ya don't wanna waste it!" said Applebloom. "Then you can open the presents next!" yelled out Scootaloo. Ken opened a telepathic link to his twin sister. 'On three Kira?' 'On three.' 'One.....two...three!' The blew on the candles at the same time, making their secret wishes. The crowd cheered as the candles finally let out, everypony and everyone got cake slices and ate with the taste of chocolate and pink frosting. Then, it was time to open the presents! "Open mine first!" "No mine!" "Mine's gonna be better then theirs!" "MINE!" 'Let's take turns.' 'Ok!' Ken went first, he grabbed a small rectangle box that had purple wrapping. He ripped through it to reveal...a book? That had a picture of a tannish pony with gray hair swinging on a vine. Twilight Sparkle spoke up spoke up. "It's the first book of the Daring Doo series, I'm sure your like it." 'Hahahahahaha! That book must be this world's version of Indiana Jones! Classic!' Chris spoke from Ken's mind. Making Ken wonder who Indiana Jones was. Kira opened her present next, which was a a long rectangle box. She ripped it up to reveal... *Gasp* "Yay! A skateboard!" Kira showed off her skateboard which had a picture of magical beams on the top side. "Yeah, I knew your like it! Told you gals." Scootaloo spoke up, then an exchange of bits could be silently heard between the CMC. Many other presents were opened up, some of them toys, some of them being clothes and accessories. Then the last two came up, from both Luna and Lyra. Luna spoke in a authoritative yet calming voice. "We made a compromise and we both worked together to get you these rare gifts." "Go ahead my little humans, open them up." Lyra spoke in a motherly loving voice. Ken opened his and he tore through the wrapper, he grabbed the Bo staff from it and eyes it curiously. From some visions of Chris's past, it looked like the power pole that Goku had when he was younger. However this pole was a midnight blue, and had also the same holder as the power pole with the same blue color. "That is a Slicing Pole, it is a rare gift because it's indestructible, and can slice through solid rock. But it's dull touch to anything living, unless you wanna give some pony a hard bash on the head." Luna explained. "Wow, thank you so much Mommy and Miss Luna!" Ken came over them and gave them a hug before looking toward his sister as she was unwrapping her present which was a small box. And as she opened it, she gasped one of those girl screams in which they get some sort of shiny thing. Kira brought out a necklace that had a Crystal attached to a golden handle. The Crystal was a midnight crystal with cyan sparkles within, when she poked it when her finger it started glowing brightly like a flashlight. When she touched it again, and dimmed a bit. Human curiosity urged her to explore further and she touched it again twice. It dimmed once more the first touch then turned off. "That is Light Crystal, it is a rare type of crystal found in the Midnight Moon Caverns that glows at touch. The more times you touch it the more it dims. Then it goes out, you can touch it again to light it back up! Like a night light." Luna explained about the Light Crystal Necklace. "Thank you very much!" She also hugged the two ponies in thanks. An hour later, Lyra, Bon-Bon, and the hybrid twins were back at their own home. "Now go get ready for bed!" Lyra told them. "Yes mommy." the twins said, exhausted from today's events. They brushed their teeth and washed their hands and faces, and put on some sleeping clothes they got from Rarity at the party. Meanwhile, Lyra was setting up the new bunk-bed in that old music room. She, along with Bon-Bon had completely re-organized and re-decorated the room to be the twin's new bedroom and toy room. Now with a good bunk-bed, the twins had their own room to sleep and play in. Lyra was tucking in her humans, they yawned and they snuggled in the sheets. She kissed them on their small foreheads and walked over to the door blowing out the lighting candles saying softly... "Goodnight Ken and Kira." "I love you." In which they replied in their sweet child voices. "I love you too, mommy."