Fur ruined with twigs, sand, and mud, soaked in the rain that had been pouring the entire day. A trail formed of the dripping filth all along the floor, the muck seeming to never end. Mud snuck outside and had rolled and slid through every puddle or mud pit she found. The Kelpie trotted proudly down the hall, on her way to the living room, ready to relax in front of the fireplace. She was thoroughly exhausted, but happy she could still do kelpie things in pony territory.
However, she was not expecting a shocked gasp right in front of her. stopping mid stride, Mud stared at the unicorn, who’s jaw dropped, and horrified at something on the kelpie’s body.
Starlight was just leaving the living room, and froze at the sight of the filthy mare.
“How are you this filthy?!”
The words were just gibberish to a kelpie’s ears, and the mare Starlight addressed only paused, shrugged, and took a few steps more.
But an outstretched hoof stopped her again, “Hold up, I’m not letting you near any furniture.”
She lights her horn.
“Not until you took a bath!”
Mud backed up now, finally realizing what the pony intended. She heard that word before, and it meant she would be cleaned.
Starlight lit her horn, “Oh no you don’t!”
Mud whipped around to sprint away, but Starlight was quicker. A blue field was thrown around the Kelpie, making her jump. Mud’s hooves slid in the muck trail she left on the floor, leaving behind a perfect bubble of magic in her likeness.
“Wuh-uh?”
The unicorn watched as the soaked brown tail disappeared around the corner, but only for a moment to give chase.
Mud’s hooves splattered on the ground, hitting the crystal floor. Moving too quick to, and too slippery, she slid across the hall. The table and vase shook as the kelpie slammed into the wall, leaving Mud to lay flat on the floor. Her head spun as she tried to stand again, but her pursuer now stood over her.
Starlight charged her magic again, wrapping the struggling creature in another field. But she slipped out of it easily still, and lunged to the side to escape. A surge of frustration went through the unicorn, making the magic spark and flash brighter around Mud’s body.
She was now trapped, mid stride.
“Alright you…” Starlight smiled with victory, and maintained the strain of power. “Your gonna get cleaned up, and we’re gonna figure out what the hay just happened!”