Forgotten: Mists of Bridlewood

by milesprower06


Unicycled

Sunset was the last one of the Bridlewood drop-offs to disembark from the Scouticus, turning back to Sprout, still in the driver's seat.

"Alright, thanks Sprout. You and Zipp have a safe trip back to Maretime Bay," she said, smiling up at the earth pony.

"Thanks Sunset. See you soon," Sprout replied before Sunset closed the passenger door, turning back to Sunny and her students as the vehicle pulled away and continued south over the rolling hills as the sun continued towards the horizon as the early afternoon continued on.

"Alright, class. Congratulations on a successful and safe trip. The rest of the day is yours, and I'll see you in class tomorrow," she told them.

Onyx, Jasper, Bongo, and Misty nodded at her with smiles before turning and galloping into the forest, likely eager to get back to their friends and classmates to tell them all about their trip, leaving Sunny and Sunset at the treeline.

"Well, I'm not sure what you have in mind for the rest of the day, but I'd love to see what you've done to the Tea Room," Sunny told the unicorn.

"I'd be happy to give you the dime tour, if you think your stomach will be good until dinner," Sunset told her as they started to walk into the forest, far behind the students.

The two of them didn't get far before they saw almost all of their group looking at something next to Izzy's house.

"Pretty cool, huh? If anypony needs anything unicycled, please don't hesitate to give me a call, or come on by!" Sunset heard Izzy's voice.

Sunny and Sunset made their way through the small crowd, and saw that Izzy had completed her project in just a few short days. What had been a rusty, muddy scooter mere days ago was now completely renewed and restored into something quite impressive. Izzy saw that her best friend and teacher had arrived, so decided to immediately restart her presentation.

"Presenting, Izzy Does It!" she announced, repeating 'it' several times in a mock echo.

The two most drastic changes were the fresh coat of paint, and the box that had been attached to the back, where she had painted her cutie mark, with flower patterns almost everywhere else across the silver, teal, and fuchsia paint job.

"My unicycling cart! My trailer of treasures, my wagon of whimsy, my..."

"Carriage of creativity?" Sunny guessed as Izzy opened the side of the trailer, revealing all kinds of compartments and hideaways.

"Boom! Zing! You got it." Izzy affirmed.

"Wow. A complete restoration like this? In just under a week? Color me impressed," Sunset told her assistant.

"Just tell me what color 'impressed' is to you, and you got it!" Izzy replied, getting chuckles from the group in response. "Usually ponies had to come to me for their unicycling needs. With this, I can be a lot more mobile, and if I need to bring something back to my place, it can get there and back that much faster!"

Sunset silently hoped that Izzy would stay away from her guitar; she knew plenty of musicians who absolutely covered their instruments in stickers and paint, but she preferred the clean look of the sunburst paint job of her Flying V.

"Well Sunny," Sunset began as she and the other students turned to head farther into Bridlewood. "I don't mean to put you on the spot, but do you think you might want to give us a demonstration of earth pony magic while you're here?"

Sunny's smile widened, as did her eyes at the prospect.

"Well, if you can give me a secluded spot to practice for a few days, I'd be happy to see what I can come up with!"