Prologue: Lullaby
Author: Remenbrand
Translator and Proofreader: By123445
It was night time in Ponyville, just a day after the Winter Wrap Up, and a big party welcomed the start of spring. Everypony was enjoying the party, the catering was filled with pies from the Apple family, muffins and cupcakes brought by Mr. And Ms. Cake, those gave a sweet touch to the party. The music could be heard through the whole town, and it invited everypony to the town hall, where you could see a mare, with electric blue hair and dark purple glasses, on top of the turntables.
Even though the party was incredibly fun, a single pony didn't come to the party. Twilight Sparkle got sick just after finishing organizing the Winter Wrap Up, and couldn't go to the event.
"Don't you dare to move!" Shouted Spike, to a light purple mare, who was trying to slip out of the library. "I can't let you go to the party Twilight."
"But..." She tried to reply, before being cut off by the little purple dragon.
"No Twilight. I know you don't want to deceive anyone, but in your condition, it's better that you stay in bed."
Twilight lowered her sight, and let out a faint sigh "You’re right, Spike" she said, with a sad tone in her voice, while her sight directed to the town hall, with its sounds and music "Why don’t you go to the party Spike? There’s no problem, if you go."
"Mmh...I don’t know, I don’t want to leave you alone."
"Don’t worry, I know how much you want to go. I can take care of myself." Proposed Twilight.
"Really!!? Thanks Twi!" Spike turned around immediately, and just when he was at the door, he turned to have a good look at his partner. "Twilight, are you sure you’ll be okay?" He asked worried.
"Do not worry Spike." Said Twilight, with a little smile, and her ears down because of her sick condition.
Now reassured, the little purple dragon started running towards the party, just to crash a few steps ahead with a pink pony, that was going in the opposite direction of his.
"Hey!" Shouted the pink pony, carrying an apple pie in her back.
"Ouch! Sorry pinkie! "
"Don’t worry, you silly!" Exclaimed the pony with a playful smile on her face. "Is Twilight feeling any better? I mean, you are headed to the party, so she has to be feeling better, doesn’t she?"
"She is better. She said that she could take care of herself, and gave me permission to go to the party." Spike answered, trying to hide the bit of sadness he had, from leaving Twilight at the library.
"No problem Spikey! Go and have some fun at the party, I will take care of Twilight in your place." She said, rubbing Spike’s head.
"Thanks Pinkie!...But, aren’t you coming to the party?"
"There’s always time to make another party later. Plus, all of this wouldn’t have been possible without Twilight!"
Spike, now relieved, but still a little insecure, said goodbye to Pinkie with a hug, and started running towards the party.
Meanwhile, in the library, Twilight enjoyed the warmth of a book, with a blanket and a cup of tea.
*Knock-knock-knock*
The sudden noise coming from the door broke the concentration of the mare.
"Who’s there?" Twilight Shouted, while slurping the last drops of tea.
"Hi Twi!" Shouted Pinkie, breaking into the room.
"H...Hi Pinkie. What brings you here?"
"I came here to take care of you! I supposed you would be bored, and that we could have some fun here tonight!" The pink pony explained, while a small apple pie shook on her back.
"Thank you Pinkie! But I don’t want to spoil your night."
"There’s no problem, you silly-filly"
With nothing more to do, Pinkie snuggled next to Twilight and offered her a piece of the pie. The two ponies talked and laughed, as the night passed on, but a moment arrived, where the words lost enthusiasm and the laughs died down, leaving awkward silences between every phrase, making Twilight embarrassed, because of her lack of knowledge in any matter that was not magic and science. Pinkie immediately noted this, and after a quick mental operation, she asked:
"Twilight, would you like to read me something?" Twilight’s face was covered in a mix of surprise and joy, her eyes were shining, and her jaw hung, trying to express some kind of emotion verbally. Her horn started glowing, and a book levitated out of one of the shelves, and directly to the ponies. Twilight didn’t even bother to look at the book, she just picked one, she just wanted to share the magic of reading to another pony.
Pinkie understood the frustration of not being able to go to a party, so she suggested reading. “Maybe this makes her happier” thought Pinkie.
The music couldn’t be heard clearly, but it echoed through the walls, making the whole tree shake. Pinkie started trembling in anxiety, fighting her own desires to jump out of the side of Twilight and go to the party. She made herself a little bit more comfortable in Twilight’s blanket trying to hide her trembles. Twilight noted the shakes of her friend, so she moved closer, to give her her warmth
"Do you feel better now?" Twilight asked worryingly.
"Ye...Yes."
The very instant Pinkie felt her friends body touching hers...all the shakes and trembles were gone, her body relaxed, and adapted to the shape next to hers.Her eyes closed slowly, leaving more room to the other senses, the music couldn’t be heard anymore, and the earlier shakes, were replaced with intense heart beats. Those new sensations took hold of her desires, making her body relax, and lower itself until she was lying in the ground.
Twilight nuzzled her partner’s mane with the snout and started “...Once upon a time, in an era where dragons where the only rulers of Equestria, there was a white stallion that fought for the ponies’ liberty...” Pinkie listened carefully, feeling the soft voice caress her ears, she was lost in the wave of emotions surrounding her. It was something she hadn’t felt before, the parties and everything that she cataloged as “funny”, couldn’t compare with the feelings that emanated from that voice, a feeling that she didn’t want to reject...
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Dawn’s light hit the eyes of an alabaster pony. Next to her, a little dragon rested between her legs. A quick look to the window showed that normal activity came back to Ponyville, and it was time to get to work. He took care of her mane and coat quickly, and when she was about to leave, she remembered Spike, who couldn’t stand more than two minutes before collapsing. She lifted Spike, and let him rest on her back, so she could take her home.
When she arrived to the library, Rarity lifted her hoof and made three light knocks on the door... but nobody answered. She made another three knocks, this time stronger... still no answer. She tried to open the door, and it was, as it was usual in Ponyville, she entered silently, and she started going to Twilight’s room. “She’ll be there” Rarity supposed. But she wasn’t. Rarity lifted Spike off her back, and rested him in his tiny bed. She decided to search for Twilight. She searched through the whole house, but she didn’t see anything different. She went to the kitchen once again, and this time she noticed something different that she hadn’t paid attention earlier. It was a blanket. There was a bulge under it, and coming out of it there was...cotton candy? She got close to inspect the pink thing, and discovered that it was a mane, so she lifted the blanket carefully.
Suddenly, her jaw dropped to floor level, and her pupils shrank to the size of peas at the sight of two of her best friends, sleeping next to each other, their bodies together made the shape of a crescent moon, both hugging closely one to another. A LOT of thoughts crossed the mind of the fashionista, but she decided to leave the room with a grin formed in her face. She knew it was none of her concern to mess around other ponies lives.
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Twilight opened her eyes and looked around in a yawn, finishing it over Pinkie. She tapped her friends shoulder with her hoof, waking her from her slumber. The eyes of the pink pony opened slowly, carefully getting used to the sun’s light. After a small yawn, she looked to the eyes that woke her from her dreams. A huge smile appeared in her face, like if she never had experienced joy before. Both ponies got up.
"Can I come tonight too? I would like to hear the end of the story..."
"Whenever you want..." Said Twilight with a smile.