Sunny tossed and turned in her sleep. After a moment, she opened her eyes. Ugh! I can’t get Pipp out of my mind! She thought. She rolled over and saw Izzy sound asleep next to her in bed. She sighed and got out of bed. Hoping some warm milk would lure her back to sleep, she went downstairs and into the kitchen. She put a glass of milk in the microwave and heated it up. While it was working, Sunny gathered her thoughts. “Ok so I have thought about it and yes. I do have feelings for Pipp. I still can’t believe I have feelings for two. What?”
“Sunny?” Asked Izzy. Sunny saw her come into the kitchen.
Sunny sighed. “I woke you up didn’t I.” She said.
“I got the sense something was bothering you.” Izzy said. “What’s up?”
“Pipp.” Sunny said. “I have feelings for both her and you and I don’t know what to do.” She said.
Izzy chuckled and nuzzled Sunny in the cheek. “Sunny, I already said I don’t mind pursuing this new relationship. A three way romance sounds fun!” She said.
“It’s not that Izzy.” Sunny said. “Pipp is a princess. How the hay do I confess to a princess?”
“Talk to her?” Izzy suggested. “We could talk to her together.”
“Izzy. Confessing to a princess isn’t just talking. It needs to be a memorable moment.” Sunny remarked.
“Well, don’t we know Somepony who confessed to royalty?” Izzy asked. “We could talk to her.”
Sunny blinked as it dawned on her what Izzy just said.
The next day, Sparkler and Flurry were out in town, Pipp and Hitch had taken the kids to the waterpark, and while Sparkler wanted to go, she needed to run errands to prepare for the overnight Camping trip she and her family, both current and future, were going on as a fun family outing. And, technically we can say we HAD to camp out to survive so Twilight hopefully won’t get too mad about missing the first camp out of our kids. She thought. FAUST the Timegate better work, and reach the correct time. Twilight and the fate of Friendship are depending on it. She shivered at the thought. It haunted her how such a dark future could spawn from one event. But nonetheless, now that she knew, she was determined to ensure that it didn’t happen. “I’ll even take ten years ahead of the disappearance. I’d rather try to help her out of that Tartarus hole she put herself in than not have her at all.” She said out loud.
“What was that Sparkler?” Asked Zipp.
Sparkler turned and saw Zipp, Sunny and Izzy all approach her. She smiled. “Oh, hey girls.” She said. “I was just thinking about Twilight.” She said. “And hoping that the Timegate does its job.”
“Aww. Don’t worry Sparky! I’m sure it’ll work!” Izzy said. “I mean, it kinda has to since Winter and her siblings are your descendants.” She reasoned.
Sparkler’s breath hitched in her throat. “Please, can we not talk about has to or is GOING to happen? I’m pretty sure a Time Paradox already happened with me finding out Fleur is my sister and I really don’t need anymore. Besides, Twilight doesn’t necessarily need to be alive. For all I know I fell in love with a new mare. Or maybe I just raised 11 kids on my own.” Sparkler reasoned.
“Fair point.” Izzy responded.
Sparkler nodded. “So, what’s up with you girls?” She asked.
“We need to talk to you about something.”
“I need to talk to you about something.” Zipp, Izzy, and Sunny all said at the same time. They glanced at each other before smiling. “Sorry. You go first.” They said to each other.
They were about to speak again in unison when Sparkler held up a hoof. “Sunny and Izzy first, then Zipp.” She said to avoid the unison talking.
Zipp nodded and stepped back. Izzy and Sunny smiled. “We were wondering.” Izzy said.
“How did you confess your feelings for Twilight? Given that she’s a princess?” Sunny asked.
Sparkler blinked, and Zipp stared at her friends. Sparkler bit her lip and reached up behind her head to scratch behind her neck. “Ahem. Well, I actually accidentally confessed to her in my sleep, and then a bit later we talked it out.” She said. “She’s actually the one who made a proper confession to me.” She explained.
“That’s a strange question to ask somepony out of the blue.” Zipp said. “Why do you two want to know?”
Sunny blushed. “We uh…May want Pipp to join us in a three way love herd.” She explained.
“Sunny’s fallen for her in addition to me so we thought we’d make everypony happy and have a three way pony herd relationship.” Izzy added.
At that, Sparkler’s and Zipp’s eyes widened and their jaws dropped. Sparkler because she hadn’t seen a polyamorous relationship before, not that she’d judge, love was love. And Zipp because she was well aware of her sister’s feelings for Sunny and Izzy and was shocked that they felt the same, or at least Sunny did and Izzy was ok with Pipp joining them.
Before anypony said anything. Zipp’s sister instincts kicked in. She flared her wings and growled at Izzy and Sunny. “If either of you hurt her in any way I WILL find you!” She warned.
Sunny jumped and gulped while Izzy just smiled and patted Zipp on the head. “Oh relax Zippy. We’d never do anything to hurt our friend/lover.” She said.
Zipp nodded and folded her wings back up. “If you want a suggestion, sing her a song.” She said. “That’s sure to get her attention.” She said.
“Yeah. That’s actually what I had in mind for a confession idea.” Sparkler agreed. “It shows how you’re willing to put in the effort.”
“Ooh, a song! Great idea!” Izzy said. “Sunny and I sound great together. We can totally woo Pipp over with our harmony!”
Sunny giggled. “Would you suggest a cover or an original Sparkler?” She asked.
“It depends.” Sparkler responded. “If you go original you can better show that you’re willing to put in the effort. But if you don’t know how to play instruments then it could take longer than you want. Whereas with a cover, you can prepare for it quicker, but not as much effort shown.” She explained. “Now, with an original, you could mitigate the longer prep time by about 50 to 75% if you know a friend or two that has a talent for playing instruments. Making it only a LITTLE longer than a cover.” She added.
Sparkler saw her friends give her confused looks. She deadpanned. “If you know a musician or two willing to help you, the process of writing an original is shorter if you don’t know how to play instruments yourself.” She simplified.
“Oh.” Her friends responded, understanding that.
Izzy nodded. “Hey! You’re a musician right?” She asked Sparkler. “Can you help us?” She asked.
Sparkler bit her lip and glanced at her watch that was synchronized to the countdown for the Timegate recharge. She saw that she had 5 days before it was complete. “I would love to help you, but with the limited time I have left in 2022, I cannot guarantee a quality song.” She explained.
“Eh, Pipp knows it’s the thought that counts.” Zipp responded. “It just needs to come from the heart.”
“Ok then. Let’s see what we can do in 5 days.” She said
Izzy beamed and hugged Sparkler. “Thanks Sparky! Start work after your camping trip?” She asked.
“You could speed up the process by writing the lyrics while I’m gone.” Sparkler said. “Remember, it’s best if they come from the heart.”
“Roger that Sparkler.” Sunny said. “Thanks.” She added as she and Izzy said their goodbyes and left.
Sparkler smiled and turned to Zipp. “So, what’s up with you?” She asked.
“Same as them. I have a crush on Hitch.” Zipp responded.
At that moment, Flurry giggled and teleported away. Sparkler didn’t see it but she heard the teleport. “Flurry teleported didn’t she.” She said.
“Yep.” Zipp responded.
"How do Cadence and Shining not lose their minds over this?" Sparkler asked under her breath. “Let’s walk and talk and Find out where Sprout ran away from Flurry.” She said as she whipped out her phone.
To be continued…