Chapter 2: A Tour of Ponyville
It was another beautiful morning in Ponyville, with the sky clear and the sun shining. In the Horseshoe Hotel, Silver Storm was sleeping, in his nice comfy bed. Sunlight poured into the room through the window and onto his face. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around. Then, a letter was pushed under the door and into Silver's hotel room. Tiredly, he got up and picked up the letter. It was addressed to him...from Fluttershy!
He immediately opened the envelope and read it.
Welcome Silver Storm!
I hope you are enjoying Ponyville! I was simply wondering if you would like a tour of Ponyville so you could get to know the place better. I know some spots where you would like to go, besides Sugarcube Corner. And then...maybe go to see the Wonderbolts? Most likely you've heard of them. They're known everywhere! If you would like a tour of Ponyville, please come to my house before sunset.
From,
Fluttershy
Silver Storm's smile was huge. He knew he had to go see her, and take a tour of Ponyville. He looked out the window and saw ponies already begin their daily lives.
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Fluttershy was pacing back and forth across the living room floor. "What if he doesn't come, Angel? What if my letter didn't get to him? What if he doesn't like my letter and decided not to come? Or even worse, he didn't like the letter and hates me. That would be awful!" She looked at herself, and sighed. "Fluttershy, you're worrying too much. Be...less...shy. Yes, less shy." She closed her eyes and lifted her head proudly in the air.
A sudden knock at the door startled Fluttershy. She looked to the door. "Coming," she said quietly. She trotted to the door and opened it. To her excitement, she saw Silver Storm standing there, smiling.
"Hi Fluttershy! Got your invite." He poked his head inside Fluttershy's house. "Huh. Nice house."
"Thank you." Fluttershy looked at the ground. "So, um, should we get going?"
"Oh, uh, yeah." Silver Storm turned around began trotting towards Ponyville. "Also, I have heard of the Wonderbolts. I can not believe you have tickets to the show!" Fluttershy nodded, and followed, closing the door behind her. "I got the cloud walker spell put on me before I came here. So, where are we going first?"
"Oh..um...to Carosuel Botique." Fluttershy felt more comfortable talking about places her friends were at. "My friend, Rarity, owns it. She makes dresses, hats, shoes, any type of clothing. She made these wonderful dresses for me and friends for the Gala. I could tell you what happened at the Gala. That is, of you want me to."
Silver Storm chuckled. "Sure."
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When Silver Storm and Fluttershy reached Carosuel Botique, they were both laughing. Fluttershy opened the door, and the two ponies trotted inside.
"Welcome to- oh, hello, Fluttershy! Who's the stallion?"
"Oh, this is Silver Storm," said Fluttershy. "I'm showing him around."
"Well then, Silver, whenever you feel the need for dressing up for a rather special, occasion, Carosuel Botique is the right place for you!" Rarity turned to Fluttershy. "Would you like some tea?"
"Thank you, but, um, I want to show Silver Storm around Ponyville before the Wonderbolts show starts. Goodbye." Fluttershy turned around and trotted outside, with Silver following.
"Bye, Fluttershy! Come back soon!" Rarity waved.
When Fluttershy and Silver Storm were outside, Fluttershy turned Silver and said, "Why didn't you say hi to Rarity?"
"Oh...uhhhh...she was pretty?"
And then the two burst out laughing.
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Fluttershy and Silver Storm came upon Sweet Apple Acres, they saw Applejack bucking apple trees like nopony else. The two ponies quickly trotted up to her. "Hi Applejack. How are you?"
"I'm mighy fine, Fluttershy. Who's the stallion?"
"I'm Silver Storm, and I'm on a trip here in Ponyville. Fluttershy here is showing me around. Right, Fluttershy?"
"Uh, yes."
"Well then, welcome to Ponyville, Silver. My name is Applejack, and I'm a mighty apple bucker." To prove this, Applejack trotted to a nearby tree and bucked it hard. Apples came raining down into the the buckets. "Speaking of apples, would you like to a bite?"
"No thanks," said Silver Storm. "I'm not very hungry."
"And we have to get to the Wonderbolts show very soon," said Fluttershy.
"Well, hope you enjoy the show, and remember, if ya ever feel hungry for some apple fritters, caramel apples, etcetera, then come on down to Sweet Apple Acres!"
Silver nodded. "I'll remember that. Bye!" He and Fluttershy turned around to leave.
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Rainbow Dash was pacing outside the Cloudsdale Stadium. Fluttershy better hurry up. The show's about to start! She looked around, and saw Fluttershy and that other stallion she was talking about heading towards her. And she seemed...less shy. The way him and her were laughing proved that.
"Finally!" said Rainbow Dash when the two ponies had reached her. "The show's about to start! C'mon!" She immediately gave the tickets to the pony in the ticket booth, and they trotted into the stadium.
"Whoa," said Silver Storm. The stadium was very, very, large. The three took a seat, and when a pony selling popcorn came around, they each bought a bag.
Then, everypony began to cheer, as the Wonderbolts flew through the hole in the middle of the stadium. They landed on a balcony that Princess Celestia had sat on during the Best Young Fliers Competetion. Spitfire, the captain of the team, lifted her goggles off of her eyes. "Welcome everypony, to our amazing show! We'd like to thank you all for your support, and how about we get started right now?"
Everypony cheered. Spitfire put on her goggles and the Wonderbolts wasted no time getting to their tricks. Silver Storm watched them in awe. He could almost feel his own wings sprouting. No, no, Silver. Not here.
But he desperately wanted to fly.
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"That was amazing!" said Rainbow Dash. They were trotting towards the Horseshoe Hotel. "They were so. Awesome!" Rainbow Dash zoomed around.
"That's *yawn* nice," said Fluttershy. She was leaning against Silver, clearly tired.
"Well, I better dash home. See ya!" said Rainbow Dash, and in a flash, she was gone. Silver Storm and Fluttershy entered the hotel and trotted to his room. Fluttershy immediately laid down on the bed and yawned.
"That was amazing," said Fluttershy.
"Yeah," said Silver, and he got under the covers with Fluttershy. She turned to him and smiled. Silver storm looked at those beautiful eyes. Fluttershy got closer to him and nuzzled him. He nuzzled her back. The scent of her fur...it smelled like flowers and the breezes of his old home.
Suddenly, Fluttershy got very close to him, and, without thinking, kissed him on the mouth. Silver was surprised at first, but then just went with the flow. And he couldn't help it. Wings started sprouting from his back. Silver realized what had happened, and pushed her away. "Fluttershy, you're making a big-" But Fluttershy immediately caught him off guard and kissed him again. She soon broke the kiss.
Silver Storm didn't even care anymore. If she saw his wings, it wouldn't matter. And her smell...it was so good. He got close to Fluttershy, and began to show her some love, love that he had kept bottled up for years since he was a filly. After all, that was his talent.
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"Mom! Mom! Look at what I got!" The small gray filly ran up to her mother.
"What is it dear?"
"I got my cutie mark!" He promptly showed her his cutie mark. It was a blue heart, with a lightning bolt over it.
"That's wonderful!" And the colt's mother immediately gave her son a hug.