//------------------------------// // Sunny’s fillyhood // Story: Watching A New Generation // by Shadow Dragon //------------------------------// The screen lit up again, changing the N logo to a rainbow. In the rainbow you see a shadow that turns out to be Twilight that rises in the air giving the view of the blue sky, when it comes down you can see Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinky Pie and Rarity with Twilight saying “Hurry friends! It’s time for another adventure!” "I don't remember any of this." Twilight mumbled confused where that was coming from. Rainbow Dash appears saying “Adventure! I’m in!” Applejack yells “Ye-ha!” Princess Twilight then announced "Earth ponies, take the lead! Pegasi, fly beside me! Unicorns, horn at the ready!" All: "For EQUESTRIA!" “You have to admit it, it's something we would do.” Pinkie Pie laughed as she said it, her friends accompanied her with a silly laugh. "What fantastical foes awaits us, princess?" Asked Rarity "Is it something scary?" Fluttershy whimpered. "Or is it something awesome?" Rainbow Dash asked excitedly. "No matter what it is, we'll face it together," Princess Twilight reassured. "For we are the Guardians of Friendship. With the power of friendship on our side, we will..." Twilight pondered “Guardians of friendship?” “Has a nice ring to it, we should use it some time.” Rainbow started "Spread love!" Pinkie Pie chirped. "Give hugs!" Fluttershy smiled. "Fry brains!" Rarity said in a Colts voice? “What?” Rarity asked somewhat confused and offended. Rainbow laughed in the background along with Hitch. "I remember where this is from." Hitch kept laughing a little softer this time. "Huh?" The rest of the Mane Six asked. "Wait, what?!" Twilight Sparkle asked, as she and her friends look at Rarity, who has suddenly turned evil with sharp teeth, red eyes, and talks in a colt’s voice. "Yeah I'm a unicorn, and we're evil!" Rarity boasted, before she proceeded to zap her friends and chase them, like a maniac. "I'm gonna zap everypony with my horn lasers!". Twilight tries to stay calm by saying "What?! No, no, no! It's all wrong!" Everything changes to be replaced by a young Sunny wearing a pair of paper mâché wings and holding a Twilight toy. "Oh." Realization hit the Mane Six realizing that it was just a game. 5 of them were impressed on how well they acted on their personalities, Rarity was still upset about being labeled as a villain. "The ponies are all supposed to get along, remember?" She was telling the story of Twilight Sparkle and friends' heroism, to her friends, Hitch Trailblazer and a Red earth pony, when they were the same age as her. "Boring!" The mystery colt shouted after Sunny, who paid him no mind. "It's like in the olden times when all three ponykinds were friends," Sunny began, with a look of wonder. “And now you can't tell me it's a lie!” Sunny raised her head in delight. Her father would’ve been so proud of her "Uhh! Here we go again!" The Red colt rolled his eyes in annoyance. "And they never used their magics against each other!" “Eh- I think I've had more magic fights than anything else.” Twilight says a little embarrassed as she turns to see Sunny who is a little surprised. “Yeah Nightmare Moon, Trixie, Discord, Maybe Chrysalis, Possibly Sombra, Trixie’s revenge, Sunset Shimmer, Terek, Starlight Glimmers revenge, the pony of shadows, the Storm King I think, definitely Sombras revenge, that one time that three of equestrias greatest threats came back together to defeat us, oh and don’t forget the Windigos” Pinkie also revealed a little about that. “Ha! You see Sunny, not everything is like in your fairy tales” Hitch stated. “Maybe it wasn't all peace and love, but that doesn't invalidate that they are friends! That all ponies are friends!” What Sunny said was received by smiles from the Mane Six and a big smile from Izzy. “Great words new friend!” Izzy cheered The little Red Colt said "You're wrong!" "No, I'm not!" "My mom says the Pegasi and the Unicorns tried to eat up all the earth ponies by zapping 'em with lasers and frying 'em to a crisp." “I’m terribly sorry darlings but I’m afraid I misheard, I could’ve sworn I just heard that Colt accuse Unicorn’s and Pegasi of being cannibals.” Rarity announced with a discussed look “No you heard right, trust me I’m disgusted too” Sunny confirmed Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and Twilight looked like they were about to loose their lunches but managed not to "They wouldn't do that!" "So the Earth Ponies kicked their butts in an epic battle," The so far unnamed colt continued with his twisted version of the story. "And if they ever come back to Maretime Bay, we'll kick their butts again!" "Those are lies!" Sunny continued to persist, before turning to the colt next to her. "Hitch, tell him." "Well," Hitch began. "That is kind of what our teacher said in history class, but..." Realizing she was in denial, Sunny scoffed as she turned towards Hitch, "But, hey, we can play the game your way if you want, Sunny. I don't mind." “What kind of things do teachers teach them in the future?” Fluttershy asked sounding worried Twilight spat “Lies.” Twilight was beyond angry at this point, to be taught outright lies? That warranted anger. "Well I do!" The Red Colt frowned. "It's a boring game. Let's play Pegasus Barbecue instead!" “Okay, now I have a very bad mental image.” Zipp shook a little thinking about it. That gained an unspoken agreement from all the adult ponies, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash nearly vomited but somehow managed not to. Disgusted, Sunny tried to talk the colt out of his antics, "Sprout, stop it! I'm going to tell my dad!" Speaking of whom, Sunny's father is Blue with a darker Blue mane and tail, darker Blue hooves, and Purple eyes. He has some stubble on his chin. He wears black-rimmed glasses and a necklace with Twilight Sparkle's cutie mark. His Cutie Mark is a yellow shooting star. The old stallion himself was working on a new night light, when the sound of children roughhousing brought his attention to his daughter, and the two colts, coming down on an elevator, with Sprout and Hitch role-playing a battle between a doll of Rarity and Rainbow Dash. Sunny thought happily about her dad upon seeing him on screen Twilight looked curiously, especially at the stallion’s pendant wondering why he had such a thing "Dad, tell them that's not what they do," Sunny pleaded to her dad. Setting his handiwork down, Sunny's father, walked over to the two colts and beckoned them to leave, "Time to head on home, don't you think, colts?" He said. "Uhh! Fine!" Sprout rolled his eyes as both he and Hitch took their leave. "Pew pew!" "Oh no!" Hitch played. "My brains are melting!" Upon walking out the door, both Hitch and Sprout were greeted at the sight of a Pale Pink Earth Pony Mare with a brighter yellow mane and tail and blue eyes. She wears bright pink glasses. Her cutie mark is a bar graph depicting rising stocks. "Mom?" Sprout exclaimed. "Hello, Mrs. Cloverleaf!" Hitch greeted. "How many times have I told you?" Phyllis berated the two colts. "You cannot just go trotting off without my permission, especially not here." She gritted her teeth, turning her eyes on Sunny's father. "And why is that again, Phyllis?" The old stallion asked. "Because you are brainwashing their minds with all of your...nonsense." “It offends me a little that she insult the investigation in such a way, more so if there seems to be a lot of misinformation.”Twilight complains a little with Sunny nodding. “My dad did a lot of research to have his sources safe.” “If how you are now is any indication, he did great in two parts, learning the truth and raising you not to believe those lies.” Twilight complimented Sunny smiled. "It's called research, Phyllis. And by the way, I leave all the brainwashing in Maretime Bay to you. Unicorn cupcake?" He offered, when his daughter presented the said baked goods. “Maretime Bay?” Twilight pondered never hearing of such a name Pinkie cheered “Unicorn Cupcakes?! I invited Unicorn Cupcakes!” “In that case thank you, me and my dad used to make them all the time, they are still my favorite.” Sunny smiled "Freshly baked," Sunny smiled. Disgusted, Phyllis walked up to Sunny's dad, "You know, you're an earth pony, Argyle," Phyllis marched up to the stallion, pulling her son away, before he had the chance to take a cupcake. "You should really start acting like one, at least for her sake," She gestured to young Sunny who had frosting on her face indicating she was eating one of the cupcakes. “Again invited them, and I’m an Earth Pony!” Twilight smiled and muttered under her breath “That can defy the laws of physics.” Nevertheless, neither Sunny, nor her father, Argyle, heeded her words as they saw Phyllis out, with Sprout and Hitch. "Who does he think he is?" Phyllis asked in outrage. "Talking to me like that? That pony is trouble." "Don't worry, Mommy," Young Sprout promised. "When I become sheriff, I'll keep everypony in line." "Hmm...Sheriff Sprout," Phyllis commented. "Oh, it does have a certain ring to it." Sunny looked to Hitch and started “Thank you for becoming Sheriff instead, I know I can be a pain at times.” Hitch smiled and stated “Eh, not much can stop us from being friends, and besides, Sprout is hardly Sheriff material, he’d probably go mad with power.” The screen turns to sad Sunny where her father asks her “What's the matter, Sunny Bunny?” Sunny sadly answered “Hitch and Sprout still don't believe me.” Argyle smiled and declared “Maybe one day they will. But the important thing is that you stand up for what you believe in, okay?” Sunny laughed hard at the fact that she finally did have proof, she looked over to Izzy who said that she was a new friend, and then to the two Pegasi wondering if she could befriend one, or even both of them. Sunny declared “Well, when I grow up, I'm going to show everypony that we are right.” Argyle Starshine asked “Oh?” “Yeah! And someday, the both of us will meet Unicorns or a Pegasus, and we'll be best friends forever!” She bounces happily at the thought of happily ever after of being friends with unicorns and Pegasi. Argyle looked to a window stated “Well, maybe today is that day.” He then pointed to the window and yelled “Look! A Unicorn!” Sunny gasped and looked out the window and excitedly asked “Where?! Where?!” Argyle declared “Over here!” It’s revealed that Argyle simply tricked Sunny into looking away so he could put a fake horn on his head, it slipped down so he had to readjust it causing both to giggle Sunny got on her fathers back as Argyle laughs and he cheered “Hold on!” Sunny yelled “Wheeee! I'm soaring through the sky! Argyle cheers “Whoo! Yee-haw!” “Aww, that's so cute,” Izzy said looking at the horn and wings prop. "Your father seems like a very nice pony." Fluttershy gave an opinion based on how nice he was Suddenly Sunny stopped her dad by declaring “Wait! Dad! I have an idea!” The ‘idea’ was to make a note Argyle clears his throat and reads the note his daughter made "Dear unicorns and Pegasi, you have friends in Maretime Bay. Come visit us." Sunny excited asked “Can we send it?” As the note was revealed to the audience Argyle declared “I think it's our duty.” “Wait!” Izzy got up quickly and pulled out a note from her hair, the same note “You wrote this! It’s official we are destined to be best friends forever and ever!” The unicorn practically bounced next to Sunny who smiled. "Then somepony did see it!" Sunny bounced next to Izzy. "Watch out for the horn, watch out for the horn," Hitch muttered quickly, looking at Izzy's horn as the two hugged. The letter goes away rising through the sky carried by a lantern, Argyle puts the paper horn on Sunny "Can you tell me the story?" Sunny asked. "Again?" Her father laughed, incredulously. "Pleeeeease?" Unable to resist his daughter's plea, Sunny's father complied, as he told the story, "Once upon a time, many, many moons ago, in ancient Equestria, there lived a very special— "Unicorn!" Young Sunny finished. "The unicorn was very bright..." "As bright as the sun." “I think that's a good pun on 'Sparkle.'” Applejack laughed lightly "One day, the princess summoned her to the castle for an important assignment." "To learn about friendship!" "Mm-hmm. She soon made lots of new friends." "Earth ponies, Pegasuses, and Unicorns!" The Mane Six smiled tenderly, that may not be exactly how the story went but the summary was kinda accurate. "Together, they showed everypony the Magic of Friendship and how to live in harmony," Argyle ended the story, as he held up a night light that resembled a carousel, with images of Unicorns, Pegasi, and Earth Ponies. "Wow! You finished it!" Young Sunny marveled. "Pretty neat, huh?" Setting it on the nightstand, next to her bed, Argyle played the night light, enchanting his daughter more, with beautiful lights of ponies that flew around the room. "Earth ponies watched in wonder as Pegasi painted rainbows across the sky. The nights were lit up by a hundred unicorn horns." "It's beautiful," Young Sunny marveled in awe. "I wish I had a friend who could fly around or float things. Why can't we be friends anymore?" She asked, tiredly. "That, my darling, is a big question," Argyle frowned sadly, before he encouraged, "And maybe one day, we'll figure it out. Together. We'll do our part... "...hoof to heart," Father and daughter said together. "Goodnight, Daddy," "Goodnight, my little pony," With that, Argyle took his leave, closing the door to Sunny's room, behind him. "Goodnight, friends," Sunny said to her dolls.