Today was the first day of Summer vacation. The Mane 7 were excited as they talked about what they would be planning to do for the next three months. They had all passed thier exams. Sunset and Twilight had gotten all As. Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie had gotten A's and B's. Rainbow had gotten Cs, but she didn't care. She still passed and that's all that matters.
"Why don't we start off with a slumber party at my place?" Pinkie suggested.
"I don't see why not," Rarity said.
"Sound great!" Sunset added. "I think that's a great way to start off a summer vacation."
The other girls made agreeable comments and started to talk about what they would do after.
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Later that night
Fluttershy was driving off to Pinkie's house later that night. Unlike Rainbow or some of her other friends, she liked to go a bit slower than the speed sign for her own safety. Something that sometimes annoyed Rainbow in most cases. She kept her focus on the road as her headlights shined on them when suddenly, she spotted a small figure from the corner of her eye. She gasped as she drove past. What was that?! she pulled her car over to the side and wondered if she should go back and see what or who that was. She had seen the small figure in the alleyway. She decided to go back and check. She texted her friends telling them she was going to be a little late. She drove back to the alleyway and parked her car to the side. From her bag, she grabbed her flashlight and checked to see if it worked: It did. "Hello?!" she said softly. "Anyone there?!" there didn't seem to be any response. Fluttershy got a sick feeling in her stomach but gathered enough courage to go further down the alley. "Is...anyone here?" she asked again, but like before no answer. Suddenly she heard what appears to be a soft crying coming nearby. Her heart rate began to rise as she got closer and closer to the corner. The crying still soft but more audible. She peeked around and what she saw made her gasp. It was a small toddler. He had brown hair, blue t-shirt, light brown shorts, and tennis shoes. "Oh my goodness!" she gasped. The toddler held a small black duffel bag in his hands. As soon as he saw her, he yelped and dropped his bag. he ran behind the big trashcan and whimpered. "Wait! I'm not going to hurt you!" Fluttershy said. She picked up his bag and slowly walked torwads where he was hiding. He began to cry out loud.
"P-p-please don't hurt me," he whimpered. Fluttershy felt her heart break. This little toddler was terrified out of his mind. He acted like she was going to hurt him.
"Sweetheart, you can come out," she said gently. She tried to approach but he started to run away. "It's okay, I'm not going to hurt you." The boy heard and got out from his hiding place. He nervously walked torwads Fluttershy.
"Come here, Sweetie." she said. The boy came closer and pressed his head on her belly and hugged her waist. Her shirt getting wet from his tears. She wrapped her arms around him and tried to soothe his sobbing. "Shhh....shhhh it's okay, it's okay, don't cry, don't cry, baby." She rubbed his back trying to calm him down. She gave his bag back to him and asked, "What's your name?"
"Berry," he said nervously. Fluttershy smiled kindly.
"That's a lovley name, Berry. I'm Fluttershy. Do you need help finding your parents?" she asked, but Berry made a sad face and cried. Pressing his head against her belly. Where could his parents be? Shouldn't they be looking for him? "Awww you can't find your mommy and daddy?" Fluttershy cooed.
"No...because they're gone."
Fluttershy gasped. "Oh my goodness! Awwww poor baby." Fluttershy hushed as she came closer to him for a hug. She decided it was best to take him with her. She couldn't just leave him out here all alone. "Berry, would you like to come with me? I have friends over there and I know they would absolutley adore you."
Berry started to get scared but the Fluttershy's kindness was too much to not accept the offer. "They will?"
"Of course, sweetheart. They're really nice." Berry agreed and Fluttershy picked him up, suprised on how light he is and carried him to the car. She didn't have a car seat for him so she decided to drive slower to make sure he was safe.
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While the girls waited for Fluttershy, they decided to watch some T.V Pinkie turned it on. It was on a news report. The headline "Scientist and Inventor Rosie Shine hints "Big Project" coming soon"
"Scientist and inventor, well I'll be!" AppleJack said. "And ah thought there couldn't be any more geniuses!" A young girl who was in her mid 20s had appeared on the news in an interview.
"I don't want to ruin the surprise yet, Mister. But I will tell you my big project is going to come as a shocker." Rosie smiled. "It will also involve some magic, you believe in magic don't you?"
"Well at first I didn't, but after seeing what you can accomplish, I'm a full blown believer now!" The interview said. The doorbell rang and Sunset went to answer the door.
"Hey, Fluttershy! What happened?"
"You're late too the party!" Rainbow playfully teased. "You gonna come in or what?" she said with a smirk. Sunset looked down and noticed Berry hiding behind Fluttershy's legs, blushing nervously.
"Awwwww who's the little cutie?" she cooed. Berry peeked around from Fluttershy's legs. "You don't need to be afraid." Berry heard and slowly approached the red head and hugged her. "Aren't you such a little wittle cutie?" she asked. She gave him a tender kiss on his cheek making him blush.
"Sunset, Rainbow, this is Berry. Berry this is Sunset Shimmer and Rainbow Dash," Fluttershy said introducing Berry to her friends. Berry shook like a leaf and whimpered. "He's really shy," Fluttershy explained. "You'll have to give him time to get comfortable with you. Fluttershy went inside with Berry following closely behind her. He was gettign scared in being in the presense of these unknown people. They went upstairs to Pinkie's room.
"Oh my you're quite late darling! Hope everything is alright!" Rarity said.
"I'm fine, Rarity," Fluttershy said. Rarity noticed Berry hiding behind Fluttershy's legs.
"AWWWWW and who's this sweet little thing?!" Fluttershy introduced Rarity to Berry and vice versa.
"And this is Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, and AppleJack."
"Hi," Berry said nervously.
"Well aren't you a little cutie?" Applejack asked. Berry hid behind Fluttershy's legs and continued to whimper.
"Awww, it's ok, Berry. She won't hurt you." Fluttershy said soothingly. Berry heard and slowly walked over to Applejack and hugged her waist and buried his head on her belly. The girls made an 'awwwww" reaction.
"Miss Fluttershy?"
"Sweetheart, you're very polite, but you don't have to call me Miss, Fluttershy is just fine. The same goes for the rest of us."
"ok," Berry said. He handed Fluttershy the DVD that was in his hand.
"What's this?" Fluttershy took the DVD and read the title. All it said was 'WATCH ME'. She put the DVD in the tape cassete and pressed play. The T.V came on and it showed a teen girl, with light brown hair like Berry. It looked like she was in an apartment. She was hugging Berry as he sobbed. The girl looked at the camera.
"If you are watching this, please listen carefully! The little boy you met is my little brother, and he's not just any ordinary human. He's one with powers. But unfortunatley, because of that, they are looking for him. They are intending to exploit his powers and to have him under thier control." The sound of banging could be heard. The girl seemed to be in a hurry to finish up. "Our parents our dead and I can't take care of him any longer because he is no longer safe here. I have tried to help the other kids escape, but it has gotten more risky." The sound of banging could be heard getting louder. "I have to go! Please take care of him! He's the most special boy there is!"
The T.V turned off and Berry began to cry out loud. The girls were surprised and shocked. Fluttershy put her hand over her mouth and stiffled a sob, Pinkie's hair turned flat as she felt a sadness in her, and Sunset, Twilight, and Rarity were lost beyond words.
"Oh my..." Rarity gasped. She saw Berry wailing and went over to him and gave him a comforting hug. "I am so sorry, darling. Don't cry. Everything is going to be alright..." Berry laid his head on Rarity's breast and whimpered. The fasion girl have him a kiss on the cheek as she continued to stroke his back and tried to calm his crying.
"I can't believe it!" Rainbow growled. "When I find who's behind this, I'm going to beat the ever living sh-" Rainbow quickly stopped herself to avoid cussing in front of Berry, who was being held Sunset's cradle. "Sorry. But whoever is behind this should be ashamed!"
"A person like that Is beyond horrible!" Rarity added on.
"Hey, Berry, you want something to drink?" Sunset asked trying to cheer him up. Berry nodded.
"Yes, please. What is there?"
"Well we have orange juice, applejuice, and cranberry."
"Can I have an orange juice please?" Berry asked. Sunset smiled warmly and went to the fridge and poured him a glass of orange juice. She walked over to Berry with the glass in her hand.
"Thank you," Berry said, but when he reached out to grab the glass cup, it flew off from Sunset's hand and fell on the ground, shattering the glass and spilling orange juice all over the floor. The girls gasped and Berry was terrified.
"I'm sorry! Please don't be mad!" He started crying and Sunset took Berry in her arms and gave him a hug.
"Berry it's ok, you did nothing wrong, it's ok."
"I think that's his powers," Rainbow pointed out. "And it's so cool!"
Berry started to get scared and whimper. Sunset continued to hug him. After calming down, Sunset went over and poured him another glass and gave it to him. This time it did not fly off her hand. Pinkie grabbed a broom and towel and cleaned up the mess.
"I guess his powers come and go at random," Rainbow guessed. "I wonder if he has any others."
"I'm not really sure,, but It's getting mighty late, how about we hit the sack," Applejack suggested. The girls agreed.
"Where am I sleeping?" Berry asked.
"Sugarcube you can sleep in the guestroom. Do you need help getting ready?"
"Yes, please," Berry said.
"I'll help him," Twilight volunteered. She took Berry and got him ready for bed.