//------------------------------// // A Little Rest. // Story: Shadow Sky In a New World // by Shadow Skysito //------------------------------// A quiet day like any other, it is a very common environment in this dimension, I suppose that the lack of technology is very evident, someone who is used to technology and the horrible conditions of the planet would not take long to get used to this place, there is no smoke from factories, there are no cars that cause pollution, cutting down trees is not so necessary, the smell of tree leaves, the smell of rain colliding with nature, global warming has definitely ruined my dimension, this place is beautiful. "Alright, time to go home, have a nice weekend!" "Thank you teacher Cheerilee." The students exclaimed happily. Even though my research is something very important, I have managed to find a balance between my daily life and research, after Discord was defeated I have been able to rest a little more, at least I have been able to sleep thousands of times better than before, knowing that Discord isn't coming back helps me relax. "So you have things to do?" Shadow asked. "I'm sorry Shadow, I promised my mom I would help her after school." Sweetie Belle answered. "Don't worry, I was thinking of going home to read a little anyway, I didn't really have any plan." Shadow said calmly. "Well, in that case, let's do something fun tomorrow." Proposed the filly. "Of course, we haven't done anything in a while." It has been more than a month since we entered the EverFree forest, during this time Sweetie Belle had behaved strangely, if she heard a loud noise she got very upset, she couldn't stay in the dark for so long and she didn't like to go out so often either, after a few weeks She´s back to normal, but it just makes me wonder, what the hell happened in that forest?! "Well, it's decided, tomorrow we will find something fun to kill the boredom." The filly exclaimed. "Alright, in that case, bye Sweetie Belle, I have to get home." "Goodbye Shadow." The two foals said goodbye to make way for their plans, one wanted to relax at home, and the other had to help her mother. "Well...since Sweetie Belle doesn't have anything planned I guess I'll head home and try to continue the equation." Reflected the foal while he walked distractedly. The equation was spinning thousands of times in Shadow's head, he distracted him from reality, causing small accidents to sometimes occur. *Bonk* "Ouch!" The two foals exclaimed. "Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention." Shadow said a little embarrassed. "Nah, don't worry, I was kind of distracted too." The foal said carefree. "Now that I see you well... you are Shadow Sky, right?, the colt from the class next door." the foal asked. "Yes, it's me." Shadow answered. "My class and I heard that you fought with Justy, and what you won." "Justy?, he's in my class, why is he so famous?" Shadow asked confused. "Justy is one of the strongest ponies in the school, although she uses her strength to annoy others. Justy also annoys those in my classroom." The foal answered. "Wow, so Justy is an airhead to everyone." "Yeah, anyway, my name is Holy Gold." "Shadow Sky, nice to meet you." Shadow overthinks the equation a lot, he keeps trying to find the correct result even in his mind, but he usually ends up in an accident because he doesn't pay attention to his surroundings, he usually crashes into light poles or just trips, but this time he found something else. "Hey, how about you come with me and some friends from my class? We'll go have something to eat and then we'll go bowling." Holy Gold said excitedly. "...sure, I don't see why not." Shadow replied happily. Shadow Sky and Holy Gold walked to the restaurant, Holy Gold maintaining a friendly and relaxed demeanor, having a nice and pleasant conversation with Shadow along the way. "So there will be 6 of us in total, wow, your group is pretty big." Shadow said surprised. "Yes, we still need two more, unfortunately they couldn't come today." Replicate Holy gold. "I see, okay... I'm a little nervous." Shadow said a little shakily. "Why are you afraid?" Holy Gold asked. "Well, it's the first time I'm going to see them, it seems a bit sudden." "Don't worry about that, our group is always open to new members." Holy Gold said happily. "...okay, let's go in." Shadow said worriedly. Shadow and Holy Gold entered the restaurant, Shadow trying to maintain a pleasant and friendly demeanor, but "introductions" had never been his thing. "Hey, I'm here." Holy Gold said happily. "It's about time, it took you long enough... who is he?" asked the foal sitting at the table. "Right, this is Shadow Sky, and he's joining us today." Holy Gold answered. "H-hello, I'm Shadow, I hope I don't bother you." Shadow said embarrassed. "Oh, don't worry, it doesn't bother us, we are always willing to welcome new members, my name is Chemiken." Answer nonchalantly. The colt's attitude was direct and relaxed, pleasant at first glance, it seems that he is one of the "extroverts" of the group, the others only listened while Chemiken spoke to get to know Shadow. "My name is Snow Lotus, nice to meet you Shadow." "My name is Snow Hill." "And my name is Silent Stone." One by one they introduced themselves individually, each one presenting qualities that could be defined at first glance, Snow Lotus, the energetic and cheerful girl of the group, Snow Hill, the shy and submissive boy, Silent Stone, the quiet and calm boy, Chemiken, the extroverted and relaxed boy, and finally Holy Gold, the sociable and charismatic boy, each with their own qualities and differences. "Thanks for including me." Shadow said a little more relaxed. "I can sense that Holy Gold asked you out of the blue if you wanted to come, right? Did you have a plan?" Chemiken asked. "Not really, I was actually planning on going home to read some books, so I was actually free." Shadow answered. "I see, in that case sit down, don't just stand there." Chemiken said in a mocking tone, Holy Gold and Shadow just smiled and joined the atmosphere. Shadow Sky quickly fit into the friendly environment of her new friends, when everyone trusts each other, a very curious friendly atmosphere is created. "And tell me Shadow, are you in love with someone?" Snow Lotus asked with a playful smile. "What?!...what's with that question?" Shadow asked blushing and surprised. "Well... Sweetie Belle and you are very closely, right?..." Snow Lotus answered with a mocking look. "W-well, she and I are just friends, w-we're nothing more than that..." Shadow answered very blushing, but he was also confused, his feelings didn't seem to have their own place yet, he doesn't know how to really feel. "Wow, that's strange, I could have sworn she and you were a couple, you know, because you don't leave her side for even a minute." Snow Lotus said in surprise. "If I separate from She, it's just that at school she's the only pony I talk to." Shadow said blushing. "Enough Lotus, I think that's enough questions for today, look at it, she's going to faint from blushing so much haha." Snow Hill intervened in a mocking manner. "I was just curious, do you know what I would give to fall in love like in fairy tales?" Snow Lotus answered. "We know Lotus, you can't fall in love." Chemiken intervened mockingly. "Really? Why can't you?" Shadow asked curiously. "Well... I don't know clearly, I just haven't been able to... but I want to!" Answer disappointed and sad. After a while we all finished eating, paid the bill and headed to the bowling alley; Lotus' question took me by surprise, I actually don't know exactly what to feel, I don't know how to really feel, it's a surprise even knowing that many ponies believe that Sweetie Belle and I are dating, but it caught me off guard, although her tone of voice was a little relaxed and a little bold, like that of a drunken pony; We are arriving at the bowling alley, I have already joined the group, it is no longer as embarrassing as at the beginning.