Sea Swirl
“Bye Lyra!” I waved as my friend trotted out of the house. We usually have our friends over for dinner every week as I watched Lyra and Bon Bon trotting toward their house. Amethyst had agreed to watch over their kids.
“So what do you wanna do now?” Sassaflash asked curiously from the living as I trotted over to sit next to my wife on the couch.
“I don’t know. Watch a movie or something,” I admitted as Sassaflash gave me a grin.
“I know what else we could do,” Sassaflash suggested as her hoof slipped between my hindquarters and I gasped slightly at the contact.
“I could be down for that,” I agreed as she moved her hoof up. A loud knock out the door made us both groan in frustration as she removed her hoof and licked it. “I’ll get the door.”
I jumped off the couch and trotted over to the door, opening it to reveal a fire maned unicorn.
“Sunset?”
“Hey there,” Sunset smirked as she leaned against the door frame. “Hope I’m not interrupting anything?”
“Oh my stars!” I gushed and hugged her eagerly. “You should have said you were coming. Come inside, do you want a drink?”
“A water would be nice. I didn’t entirely plan to visit, things just sorta happened. Saw Lyra and Bon Bon yesterday as well. It ended up with me and the others spending a few hours testing experimental products for the shop.”
I nodded as I pulled my friend into the house, shutting the door with my magic.
“Sunset, meet my wife Sassaflash. Sassaflash, meet one of my foalhood friends Sunset,” I introduced the two as they shook hooves.
“Nice to finally meet you. Heard a lot of things about you,” Sassaflash said as Sunset chuckled.
“Likewise. Good things, I hope.”
“Oh mainly about how you’re a certified bad bitch if we wish to quote my wife word for word,” Sassaflash commented casually as I blushed and the two shot me grins.
“Only a bad bitch Monday through Thursday. I prefer to take the weekends off,” Sunset snickered as I laughed. “So how’s it been around here?”
The three of us settled back onto the couch as I shrugged.
“Been pretty calm around here actually,” I admitted as my eyes widened and I turned to Sassaflash. “That means we’re due for a monster attack. We should board up the windows tonight.”
“Yeah yeah. It’s been six months since that Timberwolf came to town it’ll be fine,” Sassaflash rolled her eyes as Sunset raised an eyebrow slightly. “So what’s been up with you Sunset? Sea Swirl has only told me so much.”
“Not much. Just visiting Spitfire while she recovers. Had us all worried for a moment there. Home has been pretty calm surprisingly.”
“Spitfire is her sister,” I clarified as Sassaflash gave me a confused look. Her eyes widened slightly and she sat up straighter. “Sassaflash went to the Wondercolt academy with Rainbow, Raindrops, White Lightning and Cloud Kicker.”
“And Dizzy Twister,” Sassaflash added. “Cloud Chaser and Bulk Biceps went too. How is the captain?”
“Stubborn but fine. She goes in for surgery tomorrow. I got the doctor’s to let the other wonderbolts in to see her.”
“Oh damn,” I said and wrapped a hoof around her. “If you want us there, we can show up. I can take that day off.” Sassaflash nodded her agreement as Sunset hugged me back.
“I’d liked that if you would. Up to you two of course. Cloud Kicker and the other Ponyville wonderbolts have been there today too,” Sunset admitted as she sniffed the air and gave us smirks. “Based on the smell, I’d say I did interrupt something.”
We both turned red as Sunset burst out laughing.
“Alright well I’ll let you two get back to your actives. Sassaflash, it was nice to meet you. I’m staying at the castle with the others so anytime you wanna come by, you’re more than welcome too.”
Sunset stood up as she and Sassy walked to the door. They both surprised me as they hugged and Sunset trotted out the door.
“Well she seems really nice. I like her,” Sassaflash said as she came back into the living room. “Way better than her past self as you’ve told me some things.”
“Yeah she is,” I said fondly as I grinned at her. “If I remember correctly, we were busy.”
I used my magic to drag her next to me as she smirked back.
I trotted down the hospital hallway with Sassaflash hovering next to me. Sunset and a few others I recognized were pacing out of the hall.
“Hey did we miss anything?” I asked as we stopped next to them.
“Spitfire has been in surgery for hours. They haven’t came and talked to us yet. I’m getting nervous,” Sunset admitted as Rarity and Soarin placed reassuring hooves on her back. Sunburst was sitting nearby talking to Fleetfoot and Fluttershy.
“Spitfire is related to you. I’m sure she will be fine,” Lyra commented as I nodded. “Stubborn too.”
“Haha.”
“How’s Lavender?” I asked curiously as Sunset paused her pacing.
“She’s doing good. She hasn’t talked to her cousin in a good while still even though we’ve all tried to convince her too. CK is getting more and more upset about it as the days go by. Lavender really liked Equestria.”
“My friend over in the human world,” I whispered into Sassaflashs ear as the confused expression disappeared as she nodded.
“Gotcha.”
Together, we sat down on some nearby chairs as Twilight was talking quietly to Bon Bon and Adagio. Apparently the rest didn’t come with. Probably school related. Glad to know I didn’t have that problem anymore.
A stallion dressed in blue clothes pushed through the doors and we all looked expectantly at him.
“I’m Doctor Stable. I worked on your sister. I really think we should speak in private.”
“What you can say to us you can say to them,” Sunburst answered and nodded to us all.
“Spitfire requires a blood transfusion. She lost a lot of blood during the surgery.
“Okay, how much do you need?” Sunset asked as she stretched a bit.
“A few gallons.”
“Then take mine. Take it all if you have to,” Sunset said casually as a stunned silence fell over us.
“I can’t. That would kill you and according to your file, you don’t have a matching blood type to Spitfire. No one here does. It’s a rare type.”
He handed Sunset a file and her eyes narrowed.
“Trixie demands to know how you didn’t find a way to stop her bloodloss in the first place.”
“It’s always a risk with these surgeries,” Doctor Stable answered.
“Sunburst, Adagio, Twilight, stay with Spitfire. Lyra, Trixie, Bon Bon, Applejack, Rarity and Fluttershy, come with me. We’re going to Canterlot.”
She strode out the room as we all looked at each other and I chased after her. Twilight stayed back and appeared to be talking to the doctor.
“Why are we going to Canterlot?” I asked as Lyra and the others caught up.
“Easy. I’m going to see Celestia,” Sunset said as Berry Blast trotted by. “Berry, I’ll need you. Come with me please.”
The mare nodded and spun around to join us.
“I thought you were afraid of seeing Celestia,” Bon Bon pointed out.
“I am. But it’s for my sister. She would do the same for me or Sunburst. Only she and Luna have the blood of all three tribes. Cadence and Twilight don’t according to my knowledge due to them not being natural born alicorns. And I refuse to take blood from a filly.”
“And if she refuses?” Applejack pointed out as Sunset gritted her teeth.
“Then I’ll take it from her.”