“Whoa! Check out this Waterpark!” Mystic exclaimed as she, her three sisters, Flurry, and Sunny Izzy and Pipp stood outside Maretime Bay’s resident waterpark. It was another day in Maretime Bay and Izzy and Sunny decided to take the kids to have some fun at the Waterpark. Pipp tagged along to help.
“Too bad Hitch and Zipp couldn’t make it.” Izzy commented. “Woulda been fun for the whole group.”
“Hitch is busy interviewing new deputies and Zipp’s still his temp until he finds a permanent one.” Sunny reminded Izzy.
“Not that Zipp minds since she’s got a crush on ‘sheriff handsome’.” Pipp chined in.
“No way.” Sunny said.
“Did she say that?” Melody asked.
“That’s what I heard in my sleep. She’s a loud sleep talker.” Pipp said.
That got everypony chuckling. Pedal nodded. “Anywho, come on let’s go!” She said excitedly. Taking off to get into the futuristic Waterpark that captivated them.
The kids, Melody having Flurry on her back, ran off after her. The three adults chuckled. “This is going to be a fun day.” Izzy commented.
“Yeah.” Pipp said. “Though I wish they stuck around so we could get a selfie.”
“They’ll be waiting by the ticket counter for us so we can get it there.” Sunny told Pipp.
“Perfect. Girls day at the Waterpark #funinthesun #waitingforsparklingmedley.” Pipp said, probably thinking of the post to social media.
“I wouldn’t post anything about the girls’ special situation.” Sunny warned Pipp. “That sounds like something to keep under wraps.”
“Well duh.” Pipp responded. “Of course I’m not gonna post anything about that. But I’ll be darned if I don’t share all the fun times we have.”
Izzy laughed. “You better be saving all the pictures too. I think Sparkler’ll want them.” She said as they started for the Waterpark.
“Already have all the photos in a special gallery that I’ll airdrop to Sparkler as soon as she sets up her phone.” Pipp responded.
“Speaking of set up. You know what we should do?” Izzy asked.
“What?” Pipp and Sunny asked.
“Throw a party when our little time traveling family is all reunited. Like a yay we’re all safe and back together party.” Izzy suggested.
Pipp and Sunny chuckled. “I’m sure they’ll appreciate it.” Pipp said.
And so, the six ponies entered the Waterpark, and suffice to say, the kids were immediately captivated by all the futuristic stuff. They were particularly drawn to the giant water slides. Fortunately everypony was tall enough to go down it, except Flurry, who was pretty much confined to the kiddy area with other babies. Not that Flurry minded.
The three adults took turns rotating who was watching Flurry. Sunny and Izzy were watching Flurry when Pipp came by to relieve one of them. “Ok. The girls are at the wave pool. Who wants to trade shifts?” She asked.
“I can take the next shift with the girls. I love the wave pool!” Sunny responded. She got up out of her chair and trotted off.
Pipp watched her go and smiled. “I can see why she’s named Sunny. So cheerful.” She commented.
“She’s a blast to be around!“ Izzy said.
“Yeah…yeah she is.” Pipp said. She smiled as she sat down next to Izzy. She watched as Flurry splashed around in the kiddy pool with the other foals…only for her mind to start wandering off and to her, a little Alicorn Foal appeared beside Flurry, and the foal wasn’t alone. She also saw herself and Sunny and Izzy around the foal. Laughing and playing. If we ever have a foal, I hope they take after all three of us… She thought to herself. She would never admit it, but Zipp was right. She did have feelings for their two mare friends, Sunny and Izzy. She couldn’t place what exactly happened. But there was something about both Sunny and Izzy that she was drawn to. Was it their upbeat attitudes? Their willingness to push forward no matter what? Was it their beauty? Whatever it was, Pipp had developed a liking to it.
“Hello? Pipp?” She heard Izzy call out, taking her out of her Sunny and Izzy induced daydream.
Pipp blinked and turned to her friend. “Huh? Did you say something Izzy?” She asked.
“I asked if you ever thought about having foals. I saw you looking at Flurry with longing.” Izzy said.
Pipp was surprised with herself that she didn’t jump in shock that Izzy guessed what she was thinking. “W-well, I mean, I’m sure mom would love grandkids.” She said.
“If Zipp and Hitch make it there she will have grandchildren from them. Hehe.” Izzy commented.
“Yeah…” Pipp said, blushing. “Hey, Izzy? Do you think it would be weird if a foal had three mothers?”
“Not at all!” Izzy said. “Sure it might be strange but love is love.” She said.
“I guess you’re right.” Pipp said. And, even if ponies were weirded out, we’re heroes. I doubt anypony would give us any trouble… She thought.
“Speaking of right, hey Pipp? What do you think the best way is to confess to Sunny that I love her?”Izzy asked.
Pipp nearly jumped out of her fur. Did Izzy just ask what she thought she just asked? “W-what?” She asked.
“Yeah. I have feelings for Sunny. We have so much fun together and…She sent that message saying I had friends in Maretime Bay during a time I didn’t have any friends…I guess something inside me just clicked during these last four weeks. Especially when Melody, Pedal and Flurry came into the picture.” Izzy explained.
Pipp stared at Izzy. On one hoof, she was a little hurt because Izzy gave no indication that she loved her as well. But she quickly thought to herself that Izzy loving Sunny meant the idea of a three way relationship would be better received, assuming of course all parties were open to the idea. So instead, she just smiled. “Well…I think you should just go up and talk to her. I mean, sometimes the most romantic gestures are the ones that aren’t grand or extravagant. They’re the simple, quiet, intimate moments. No bands, no flowers, just the two of you talking.” She said.
Izzy raised an eyebrow. “You think I should just talk to her? What if she says no?” She asked.
“Then she says no.” Pipp said. “You can’t expect she’ll reciprocate. But she’d probably want you to talk to her.” She said.
Izzy smiled. “Yeah…you’re right. I’ll talk to her tonight.” She said.
Pipp smiled and nodded. Just remember, this means it’ll be better received if they’ll have me. She thought to herself.
Later that evening…
After all the fun at the Waterpark, the girls were tired out. So much so that Melody didn’t have the energy to climb up the lighthouse with Sunny to send out the night signal to Sparkler like she had every day before. So Izzy made sure the girls went to bed while Sunny went up alone…or so she thought she was alone.
Sunny climbed the stairs and reached the top of the lighthouse to find Pipp standing there. “Pipp?” Sunny asked. “What’re you doing here?”
Pipp heard her friend’s voice and turned to see Sunny with a confused look on her face. She smiled. “Hey Sunny. I was just out for a fly cause it was a beautiful night and I was passing by and I…thought I’d stop by and maybe watch you send out your signal to Sparkling Medley…” Pipp muttered the last part. Her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.
Sunny smiled. “Oh, you want to watch the signal be sent? Alright.” She said. “Usually Melody is here with me but she’s tired out from today’s trip to the Waterpark.”
“Oh I’ll bet. I genuinely believe that they’re from the past. You’d swear they’d never been to a waterpark before.” Pipp commented.
Sunny nodded. And took a deep breath. She closed her eyes and focused on the magic that now flowed through her. The squirrelly patterns on her spread wings started glowing a beautiful golden glow, as did the pattern on her horn. A ball of golden magical energy started to form at the tip of her horn.
Pipp meanwhile was standing there, and she was in awe of how radiant Sunny was. The glowing patterns on her wings and horn, the way she could see the magic flowing through Sunny. It was breathtaking. This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
As the hall grew, Sunny opened her eyes, and let it rip. The glow from the patterns faded in a way that made it look like the hall absorbed it, and the ball launched into the air. Circled around, slammed into the middle of the exterior of the lighthouse tower roof, and exploded. The explosion send a golden shockwave out in all horizontal directions. Pipp watched as the shockwave faded into the night.
Once the shockwave disappeared, Sunny smiled. “Haha. Nailed it.” She commented.
“I would certainly say so. That was truly impressive. I so WISH I was live-streaming that!” Pipp said. “You really got this magic thing down huh.” She said.
Sunny smiled sheepishly and blushed a little. “Eh, I’m still learning. Honestly the Omnidirectional Beacon Signaling Spell is one of the most basic spells out there. At least according to my dad’s journal.” She explained. “Faust bless his interest in ancient Equestria history. His journals on magic are the main reason why I’ve become so good at it so quickly.”
“He sounds like an incredible pony.” Pipp said.
“One of the most incredible ponies out there.” Sunny responded. “If only he were here now…” She commented.
“I’m sure he’d be proud of you. You did what was long considered impossible. You restored magic to the world, and reignited the spark of friendship that once tied the tribes together.” Pipp said.
Sunny smiled. “I didn’t do it alone.” She pointed out.
“Maybe. But you sent that message to Izzy all those years ago. If you hadn’t done that, she may never have come to Maretime Bay, and everything else that happened. So yeah Sunny. You might not have done it alone, but your initiative made it all possible.” Pipp said, smiling at her.
Sunny listened to Pipp, and smiled back. “I guess you're right.” She said.
Pipp smiled warmly at Sunny. “Seriously Sunny. The world owes you a debt of gratitude. And so does a mother who lost her kids.” She added. Referencing Sunny’s and Izzy’s house guests.
“Right. Uh, when Sparkler gets here. Let’s not tell her about how Sprout almost killed Melody. And also not tell her about how Flurry nearly drowned today because she got out when we weren’t looking.” Sunny said.
“You kidding? I don’t want an angry Alicorn Momma Bear on my tail.” Pipp responded. “Truly the most terrifying creature in the world.”
That got both girls chuckling. After a second, Pipp nodded. “Right, I should probably get back home. I had fun today.” She said.
“Yeah we should go back there sometime. Whole group.” Sunny responded.
“Yeah…whole group.” Pipp said as she spread her wings. “Well, goodnight.” She said as she took off.
Sunny watched her go, and smiled. “Yeah. We definitely need to do more things together…” She said idly as she walked back down into the house.
She walked into the living room to see Izzy sitting on the couch. She smiled as she approached. “Did the kids go down alright?” She asked.
“Yeah. They did.” Izzy responded. “You were up there for longer than I thought.” She commented.
“Pipp came by.” Sunny responded.
“Gotcha. Hey, Sunny? Can we talk?” Izzy asked.
“Sure. What’s on your mind pal?” Sunny asked.
Izzy took a deep breath. This was it. After looking at Sunny for a moment, she began to talk.
Somewhere, closer to Maretime Bay than ever before, Sparkler saw the golden shockwave, and right as it passed over her horn, she felt that familiar tingle. She smiled. “We have to be getting closer…there has to be an origin point.” She commented as she climbed into bed. “We have to be closer…”
To be continued…