//------------------------------// // Issue 7: // Story: MLP G5 Sunset: IDW Comic Story // by JesusG0987 //------------------------------// Issue 7: It is a nice morning in Maretime Bay as the sun is shining and ponies are having a good time and ponies going on about their day, while magic is still going for now since Discord still has the Pegasus Crystal with him, as ponies are now having a calm time for now. In the Police Station, Hitch is sleeping in his bed as he snored in his sleep. And then his alarm clock goes off as it rings and makes Hitch wake up as he stops his clock as he gives off a yawn. Hitch got up as he smiled. “It’s a beautiful morning.” He said as he got out of bed and looked at his calendar. “And the first day of Autumn.” He said with a smile as he checked the 8’th day of the month that says ‘Harvest Day’ on it. “Which means it’s time for the Harvest Day Celebration!” He announced happily, seeing that he loves celebrations. A little bit later, Hitch is in the shower as he washes his mane with some soap as he sings happily. “Do you recall? The first day of fall? The leaves were changin’ the minds of all, while chasin’ the clouds away.” Hitch sang happily while washing his mane. A little bit after the shower, Hitch got his strap and badge on as he looked at Kenneth and his bird friend with a smile. “As Sheriff of Maretime Bay, my duties of helping others bring me so much joy, but today I get to help others by helping them get their groove on.” Hitch explained to the birds with a smile. A moment after that, Hitch got a wheel cart stack with some crates and a box of dj discs records with McSnips watching from behind  him. “DJ Hitch is ready to get on the ones and twos.” Hitch said happily as he stacked his dj music discs on top of the crake as a squirrel came to him while holding out Hitch’s headphones to him with a smile. “Thank you!” He happily said as he grabbed his headphones and placed them around his neck as he got the cart strap on him. “I can’t get hooves in the air without these.” He added as he walked out the door with a smile. “This is going to be a blast.” He added happily with a smile, and then somepony went past him as he twirls around. “WHAO!” He cried out in startled as his dj player discs flew off. Hitch grabs his discs as quickly as he can so they won’t break on the ground while catching one with his teeth as he puts them all back in the box as he sees the pony who rushed past him, and it was Sunny who was wearing her roller skating gear as she gave a happy smile. “I am so excited!” Sunny cheered excitedly. “Can you believe today is the Harvest Day Celebration?” She asked Hitch happily, really loving this special day. Hitch gave a small smile to Sunny, knowing how excited she gets when she loves special events. “Well, good morning to you too, Sunny.” He said with a smile. Sunny gave Hitch a sheepish smile after she realized what she just did in her excitement. “Whoops! Sorry, Hitch. I’m just really stirred up about today’s activities for the celebration.” She apologizes about her behavior. “Hayrides, straw bale mazes, scarepony-making contest, apple-pie-baking… Gosh, I could go on.” She listed out the fun activities of the celebration with a smile. “I can tell.” Hitch said with a smile as he looked around and noticed one pony not with Sunny. “Hey, where’s Sunset anyway? Usually she is with you sometimes.” He pointed out, knowing how Sunset always is there for Sunny whenever she goes somewhere. “Oh, I told Sunset about this holiday as she is helping some ponies across Maretime Bay setting up for the activities to start. So she will be busy for some time.” Sunny explained, having told Sunset about Harvest’s Day Celebration and is helping other ponies set up the activities. “Thank you again for agreeing to DJ.” She said to Hitch with a smile. “It’s no problem at all.” Hitch answered with a smile as he placed his disc box in the cart. “Helping others is my calling, especially my friends. Sunset seemed good doing it as well.” He said, while adding how Sunset is helping right now with other ponies. “I can’t wait to remind the good ponies of Maretime Bay how to feel the rhythm for the new season.” He added, love doing that part really well. Sunny smiled at Hitch with sparkles in her eyes as she tapped her hooves together as she spoke. “You are great when it comes to helping others!” She said cheerfully. “That’s why I’m here. I need a small favor. Nothing you can’t handle, of course!” She cheerfully added. Hitch smiled as he rolled his eyes playfully at Sunny. “Sure. Although I do really need to get all my equipment set up.” He said, knowing he needs to set up his equipment for the DJ thing later as he is thinking through as he spoke with a smile. “I guess I can make a quick pitstop.” He said with a smile. After hearing that, Sunny placed a hoof over Hitch as she smiled at him. “Great! Izzy asked me to get extra rings for The Unicorn Ring Toss Booth. You think you can stop over at Neighborhood Sporting Goods?” She asked Hitch after explaining what he needed to do. “I’m just your pony to get the job done.” Hitch answered with a smile. Sunny's smile grew bigger as she faced Hitch. “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” She said happily. “No problem at all, Sunny.” Hitch said with a smile. “My duty as Sheriff of Maretime Bay is to help all ponies and critters alike.” He added, while not only does he help ponies, but he also helps critters out. Sunny then skated off as she turned her head to Hitch again with a smile. “Bye, Hitch! See you later! I have a Tug-Of-War Game to set up!” She called out, while stating her part of the activities that she needs to set up. Hitch smiled as he watched Sunny go. Once she was out of sight, he turned and saw Kenneth giving Hitch a ‘seriously’ expression from that with narrowed eyebrows. “Hey, don’t look at me like that.” He told Kenneth as he gave a determined look with a smile. “I can help Sunny and set my stuff up.” He added. A little bit later, Hitch is walking across Maretime Bay with a smile as he sees two ponies, an Earth Pony stallion on a stool ladder and a Pegasus mare, setting up the ‘Harvest Day’ sign. “The start of a new season gives me hope that we can find Discord.” Hitch said with a smile, knowing that they will find Discord soon and get the Pegasus Crystal back, because they have hope, and celebrating festivities can help clear their heads before continuing the search. A moment later, Hitch arrives at the ‘Neighborhood Sporting Goods’, and apparently it’s a big store with so much sporting equipment. “This place is massive.” Hitch commented as he entered the store and saw many sports equipment all around as he searched for the allies. “All right. Now where do they keep the rings?” He asked himself as he searched for the items Sunny told him about. After searching a bit, he found a stack of rings he’s been looking for as they are in front of him. “Found ‘em!” Hitch said happily as he grabbed the rings and put them on his cart as he went to the cashier to pay for them. After giving the cashier the bits, he went out the door as he went to where the festival is. At the Harvest Day Festival, Hitch is walking by the festivity as he gives a smile at how much the festival is set up. While walking, he saw Sunset setting up a booth nearby. Hitch smiled as he walked to Sunset. “Happy Harvest Day, Sunset!” He greeted Sunset with a smile. Sunset heard Hitch as she turned with a smile. “Happy Harvest Day to you too, Hitch. How are you doing?” She asked. “Doing great! I got the rings for Sunny and I was just about to head to my stand to set up my DJ equipment.” Hitch said with a smile. “Good to hear. And I’m still surprised that you play a Dj thing, Hitch. Didn’t know you even know DJ records.” Sunset commented, never knowing that Hitch plays DJ stuff, something that reminds her of Vinyl Scratch, aka DJ Pon-3 as others would call her, since she is one for music. “What can I say? I’m the greatest Sheriff in all of Maretime Bay there is.” Hitch said with a prideful smile. Sunset gave a chuckle from that. “You’re the only Sheriff in Maretime Bay, but can’t argue with that.” She said playfully, knowing that Hitch is the only Sheriff in Maretime Bay, but just messing with him. Hitch chuckled at what Sunset said. “Yeah. I know. Need any help?” He asked, wondering if Sunset needs help. Sunset shook her head. “No thanks. I got this. I managed to rebuild the entire front door part of the school I used to go to in the other world I was living in with my own bare hooves.” She said, recalling after her She-Demon incident, she did spend a long time fixing the front part of CHS with her own bare hands, even though she said hooves, she said it to make more sense for the ponies since they don’t know about hands. “Really? Impressive.” Hitch commented, seeing how hardworking Sunset is when it comes to things. “Yep. So don’t worry about me. Worry about your DJ thing. I got it. And it will clear our heads a bit before we continue our search to find Discord.” Sunset added, saying that they are talking a break to clear their heads before they continue their search to find Discord. “Yeah, that is true.” Hitch agreed as he walked off with a smile. “See ya later, Sunset!” He called out. “See ya later, Hitch!” Sunset called out as well as he continued her part in setting up the festival. Hitch continued to walk off as he saw his stand that said ‘DJ Hitch” on it. “BINGO!” He cheered happily. Before he can continue, Izzy then pops in front of Hitch with a cheery smile. “Hi, Hitch!” She said cheerfully. “Oh, hey, Izzy.” Hitch greeted with a smile. “Sunny asked me to bring these to you.” He said while gesturing to the rings on his carriage. “Aw, thank you so much.” Izzy thanked Hitch with a smile after seeing the rings. “Do you mind coming with me to the Unicorn Toss Booth?” She asked. “Lead the way.” Hitch said with a smile as Izzy led ahead while Hitch followed. “Isn’t it just wonderful how everypony has come together to bring in the new season? Earth Ponies, Unicorns, and Pegasi all falling together.” Izzy said with a smile, while adding a pun to the ‘falling’ thing for a season pun. “Yeah.” Hitch answered with a smile. “I can’t wait to see everypony hoof up the dance floor when I play the Greatest Pony hits.” He added, really excited to do the DJ thing. “Hey, I was wondering if you could grab some arts and crafts supplies for me?” Izzy asked kindly as they kept walking. “Well, I need to get my DJ Booth set up.” Hitch said in thought, wanting to set up his booth on time as he and Izzy made it to the ‘Unicorn Toss’ booth as Izzy uses her magic to levitate the rings to an Earth Pony stallion in a jar. “But I guess one more errand won’t hurt.” He said, thinking another errand won’t be that long as he walked off to get the supplies Izzy needed with a smile. “You’re a lifesaver, Hitch!” Izzy called off cheerfully to Hitch with a smile. “Anything for my friends.” Hitch called back with a smile as he continued to walk off to get the supplies for Izzy. Hitch walks by Sunny with a group of ponies on both ends holding a rope over a mud puddle as he watches the contest. “On my mark.” Sunny called out to the ponies with a smile. “Ready. Set. PULL!” She cried out as she and the ponies were tugging on the rope from both ends with smiles on their faces to practice as Hitch walked off. Next to Sunny and the other ponies by the mud puddle, Sprout is seen as he pointed at a Pegasus colt happily trotting by him. “Hey! Rein it in! Don’t make me get the Harvest Day Celebration Rule Pamphlet!” He yelled out to the ponies pulling the rope strictly. Apparently since Hitch is doing the DJ thing, Sprout is left in charge of ponies to know the rules of the Harvest Day Festival since he used to be the Deputy. Sprout turned to his mother, Cloverleaf, next to him as he gave a smile at her. “How am I doing mommy?” He asked his mother with a smirk. Cloverleaf just gave her son a look at this, she knows he changed a bit and wants to do better by following Hitch’s hoofsteps to make up for what he did, but seeing he is getting a little overboard. “Maybe take it down a notch.” She advises her son to turn down his authority a bit. And then one side of the rope the ponies were pulling won one side as the other fell into the mud puddle, with some mud flying off as it landed on Sprout, as the former deputy Earth Pony stallion gave an annoying expression as her mother just watched, unsure what to say. A little bit later, Hitch arrives at the ‘Pasture Arts & Crafts. Please.’ Store to get the supplies for Izzy. “At least the store is much smaller.” Hitch commented, feeling a bit relieved that this store is smaller and easy to search. Sometime later, Hitch came out of the store with a small bag of crafting supplies he’s holding with his mouth as Izzy came next to him. “Oh, Hitch. I am sorry. I found my supplies after you left.” Izzy said cheerfully as she told him that she found her supplies as she gave an apologetic expression to Hitch with a smile as she levitated the bag out of Hitch’s mouth. “I tried to track you down sooner but stopped to watch Sunny’s Tug-Of-War Contest. I left before it got too messy.” She added. Hitch gave Izzy a reassuring expression. “Don’t worry about it. Now you have extras.” He said with an assured smile. Izzy happily walked off as she levitated the bag along the way with a smile. “And I need them, too. I just got hit with a stampede of little ones wanting to make acorns with tissue paper.” She said, glad that she has extras for other ponies wanting to craft things. “Thank you for your help!” She called out as she trotted off. Hitch then gave a look to himself after Izzy left. “I mean, I do enjoy helping. It’s my thing.” He said to himself while thinking in his mind. “But now I may have to rush to set my booth up.” He added, knowing he has to set up his booth quickly. As Hitch walked off, he stopped when he saw Pipp with two ponies, a unicorn and an earth pony, on a parade float as Pipp was singing while the crowd was cheering her on. “Oh, great. I need to find a way around this parade.” Hitch said to himself, going to have to find a way around to get to his booth. Before Hitch had to find another way, Pipp turned her head as she saw Hitch at the side. “HITCH!” She called out happily as she flew to Hitch and surprisingly grabbed him as she flew him on the parade float. “Get up here!” She cheered. “Whoa! You’re surprisingly super strong.” Hitch commented as he was surprised that Pipp is strong enough to lift up on and onto her parade float. Once Pipp got Hitch on the stage, she then spoke to him. “You are just the pony I was hoping to see. I need your help.” She explained with a smile. “Pipp, I really need to get ready for my DJ set tonight.” Hitch pointed out, not wanting to be late. “I will be quick. I promise.” Pipp assured. “My camera guy is nowhere to be found. And I need somepony to record my performance to post my Social Media Accounts.” She explained, wanting to record her performance but her camera guy went missing, so she needed Hitch to help record it. Somewhere in a Hay Maze, a blue Earth Pony stallion with a camera, which is apparently the camera guy Pipp mentioned, is in the middle of the Hay Maze with his camera. “Help!” The Camera Guy called out to anypony who can hear him, apparently having got lost in the maze, which explains why he isn’t at Pipp’s performance. Back at the parade, Hitch smiled at Pipp, knowing the issue she was having and having to help her. “Just one song. Okay?” Hitch asked Pipp with a smile. “Totally!” Pipp answered cheerfully as she gave Hitch her phone so that he could record her performance. Once Hitch got it ready, Pipp took out her microphone as she began to sing. “A new season has begun. Our summer fun isn’t done. We’re still going up like the sun. It’s time for the Harvest Day Celebration!” She sang to the crowd. “Celebration!” The two mares, the unicorn and earth pony, sang together with Pipp as the crowd cheered to Pipp while Hitch smiled at this while he recorded the whole thing on Pipp’s phone. Sometime later after Pipp’s performance, Hitch is walking with his carriage strap on him with one of his critter birds on it as he spoke to the bird while passing by signs that pointed to one direction where Hitch was, ‘Mane St’, while another pointed to a direction to ‘Figgy’s’. “I really gotta blaze a trail now.” Hitch said to his bird friend as he walked while the bird gave him a narrowed eye expression as Hitch gave him a small smile. “Don’t look at me like that. I know I could have told Pipp no. But I’m Hitch. I always make space for others.” He pointed out as he kept walking while he visioned the girls, Sunny, Pipp and Izzy, with sad expressions, having thought that if he said, knowing that they would be sad. “I don’t want to let my friends down. They depend on me.” He said, thinking that if he says no, he will make his friends upset. “Hey, Hitch.” Sunset’s voice called out, Hitch turned and saw Sunset coming next to him. “Are you okay?” She asked. “Hey, Sunset. Just going to my booth to set up for the DJ.” Hitch said to Sunset. “Wait. You haven’t set up your equipment yet? How come?” Sunset wondered. “Well, I have to help Sunny get the rings for Izzy’s ring’s toss, I have to get some crafting supplies for Izzy, and I have to help record Pipp’s performance parade for her Social Media. So I’ve been pretty busy not setting up my booth yet.” Hitch explained what he’s been doing all day. “You did all that while helping Sunny and the others? How come you just didn’t say no to them since you are busy yourself and needed to set up your booth?” Sunset questioned. “I would. But if I say no, I would let my friends down. I help others, it’s my thing.” Hitch explained while having that thought again. Sunset placed a comforting wing on Hitch as she spoke. “Hitch. Don’t think of it that way. We know our friends and you know Sunny better than any of us. And they would understand that you are too busy to help them, all you have to do is to say no since you are doing your own things.” She said to Hitch, telling him that their friends won’t think of Hitch like that, they would understand him if he is too busy to help them. Hitch took a thought to what Sunset is saying, knowing that she’s right, they know their friends better and he knows that they would understand him if he told them that he is too busy to help them out from time to time. Hitch sighs as he speaks. “Still, I’m not sure, Sunset. I just hope the others would understand even if I did say no.” He said with a concerned expression. “I’m sure they will, Hitch. Remember, our friends will understand. And the thing is, even though you want to help others, you can’t always help them if you have other things to do.” Sunset said, knowing that even if someone wants to help others, they can’t always do it all the time. “I’ll leave you to your booth, I do have to meet up with Sunny elsewhere.” She said, going to leave Hitch alone while wanting to have some fun time with Sunny and the others, but also having something else in her mind that she will deal with. “See ya, Hitch.” She said as she rushed off to find Sunny. “See ya, Sunset!” Hitch called out as she saw Sunset out of sight. Thinking about what Sunset spoke to him as he had a lot to think about. “I don’t know if I could say no if I want to.” He muttered to himself, not sure if he even can say no to his friends if he is busy. And then, Hitch then spotted an obstacle course as he had a feeling of what might come. “Oh, great. Maybe I can sneak by without anypony seeing me.” Hitch said to himself as he kept walking, hoping he could sneak his way out of this one. “Hey, Hitch!” Zipp’s voice called out as Hitch looked behind him and saw Zipp in the air behind him. “Ah, hoof.” Hitch muttered, knowing that he won’t be getting out of this one as well now that he's been seen. Zipp then flew close to Hitch with a smile. “Wait up! Save some for the obstacle course.” She called out while Hitch turned to Zipp with a confused look at what she meant. “My partner ate too much apple pie. I need your help.” She explained to Hitch. “Oh, geeze, I’m sorry to hear that, Zipp.” Hitch sincerely said  to Zipp, feeling bad that her partner got sick. “But I need to--” He tried to explain to her that he has a booth to set up but was cut off. Zipp placed her hooves together in a ‘pleading’ expression as she spoke. “Please! I promise it will be fun.” She assured him with a smile. Hitch gave a ‘sigh’ expression, knowing that he just can’t say no to his friends, while he took Sunset’s words by heart, he just doesn’t have the guts to say no to them as he nodded his head in ‘yes’. Zipp smiled as she grabbed Hitch and took the air as Hitch looked on in surprise. “Wow, you and your sister are ridiculously strong.” Hitch commented, really amazed at how strong Zipp and Pipp are to carry him. Once Zipp put Hitch down on the obstacle course and landed next to him with two earth ponies next to them, a mare and a stallion, the Pegasi coach between them spoke to the contestants. “First to make it to the finish line is the winner. Play fair. Don’t want a repeat of last year’s incident…” The Pegasi coach called out to them, while also reminding them not to make some incident they had last year. Hitch grew nervous as his eye’s swirl in dizziness while he gulped nervously at the obstacle course. Zipp turned to Hitch with a smile on her face. “Don’t worry. This’ll be a piece of cake.” She assured Hitch. “That’s easy for you to say.” Hitch commented nervously, a little scared to go through with this obstacle course. Sometime later with the sun setting, Hitch came walking by with his carriage in tow, but with a trophy on it with an apple symbol on top while feeling a little sick to the stomach, meaning that he must’ve won the obstacle course and gotten a little sick in the process. “Ugh. That obstacle course makes me sick.” Hitch said, feeling tired. “I don’t want to see another apple for the rest of the day.” He said to himself, but as he said that, he saw a pony wearing an apple costume, which made Hitch sick enough to go to a nearby bush and throw up in it.  Once Hitch’s finished, he got his head out of the bush and sighs from that, but once he got his head up, he saw that the sun was setting and it was near dark. “Oh no, it’s almost time for my set!” Hitch cried out in panic after seeing how late it was. “I gotta get moving!” He cried out as he rushed past the ponies in the festival. “Pardon me!” He called out while losing the trophy in the process, but he didn’t care since he needed to set up his set. But once Hitch arrives at his booth, he sees that his booth is nearly set up with balloons at both sides of it. “Oh great. Now I’m hallucinating.” Hitch commented, while thinking he’s seeing things after what he's been through today. “Ahem!” A voice faked cough as Hitch turned and saw the girls and Sprout there, while Izzy is levitating a speaker while Zipp is carrying Hitch’s discs. “What are you all doing here?” Hitch asked in confusion and surprise. “Sunset told us what you’ve been doing all day for us.” Sunny is the first to speak with a smile, while also saying that Sunset told the girls what Hitch has been through by helping others, he didn’t have time to set up his booth. “Sometimes you have a hard time putting yourself first.” She said, knowing Hitch very well that he put helping others first before himself. “And I had a feeling that you’ve been helping your friends all day, you haven’t had time to set up your booth.” Sunset said next, knowing that Hitch hadn't had time to set up his booth. “So I told the girls about your predicament and they wanted to make it up for you.” She added. “And after what Sunset said to us about what you’ve been through, we felt awful about not being great friends and making sure that you do.” Izzy said with a smile as well, feeling bad for not letting Hitch do his thing before she and the others asked favors from him. “So we’re here to help you.” Pipp added with a smile too. “Like you’ve helped us today.” Zipp finished with a smile. Sprout however, gave a bored expression. “Yeah. Well, he didn’t help me out today.” He commented, since Hitch never really did help Sprout out today, but know that during his time as deputy, Hitch has always tried to help him be better, and Sprout wanted to make things right to Hitch after the ‘chaos’ he did when he was out to find Sunny on their first adventure before reuniting ponykind. “So we will tag along and help you finish up your booth, Hitch.” Sunset said with a smile, knowing that Hitch deserved it after helping his friends today. Hitch felt happiness in him as he smiled at his friends. “I don’t know what to say.” He said in happiness to his friends, feeling joy that his friends are helping him out. “Next time, try the word no.” Izzy suggested with a smile. “Yeah, you need to practice on saying no sometimes, Hitch.” Sunset commented with a smirk. “Maybe learn a thing or two about it from Zipp since she said no a lot sometimes before she said yes to have fun with us.” She suggested while pointing at Zipp with a smirk. Zipp gave a sheepish chuckle at what Sunset just said. “Hehe. Well, she’s not wrong there, buddy.” She said with a chuckle. Hitch chuckled sheepishly at that as well. “I guess I need some practice on that.” He said. “You sure do.” Izzy commented cheerfully before waving a hoof at Hitch. “Now come on,. Let’s get your DJ Booth Party ready.” She pointed out with a smile. A little bit later, the rest of the Mane 6, and Sprout, are finishing up Hitch’s booth as they work together to finish it for Hitch. Zipp and Izzy are setting up the lights on the sign of the booth while Izzy levitates one end while Zipp holds the other end. “I hope you like the decorations I made with the extra art supplies.” Izzy said to Hitch with a smile, having made the decorations with the extra supplies she got while she and Zipp smiled as they set them up. In another area of Hitch’s booth, Sprout is instructing two ponies with a board wood as he pointed a hoof to one direction.  “Pick up the pace. A little more horsepower, please.” Sprout called out as the two ponies gave an annoying expression to each other at Sprout’s command as they moved the wood to the direction Sprout pointed too. In the back of Hitch’s booth, Sunset is setting up the speakers as she connects the cables to Hitch’s player. “The cables are now connected to the speakers!” Sunset called out with a smile, having been in a band for years, she knows how to set up cables for speakers and players. In another area, Sunny and Pipp are smiling as they place the pumpkins in place. “We’re almost done, Hitch!” Pipp called out with a smile while holding a carved out pumpkin with a smiling face. “Are you ready?” Sunny asked Hitch with a smile. Hitch looked at his disc player controller as he set the setting as he smiled. “I only have one more thing left to do.” He said as he then placed a pony head mask, which is a big stallion smiling head, that its head was black with a blue mane piece on top and blue hearts in the eyes. The rest of the Mane 6 smiled at Hitch as he begins to play his DJ music as the ponies around him then starts dancing to the music as the mares smiled as they dance in the part with Sunny, Sunset and Izzy on the floor while Pipp and Zipp holding each others hooves with a smile as they enjoy the music Hitch is playing, having the best night as Hitch play as they dance around his booth while ponies are having fun. End of Issue 7.