//------------------------------// // Chapter Eight: Dawn of a new day // Story: A new beginning // by Da Bunnana King //------------------------------// A new beginning By Da Bunnana King Chapter eight: Dawn of a new day === I felt the sun beginning to slightly warm up the back of my neck as the sweet sound of birds filled my ears. I felt at ease even though the dream I had the night before was horrifying… Could I even call it a dream at that, it was more like a nightmare; yet it all felt so real. Sighing I began to slowly shuffle Remi off of my foreleg, but it was hard as she was just so adorable sleeping. ‘Wait I have work, and she has school. Oh curse you modern day problems; you love to steal sleep away from me. Don’t you?’ I questioned myself as I began to become more alert with each passing second. “Remi,” I whispered into the slumbering filly’s ear, “It’s time for school.” “Mmmm, five more minutes?” She mumbled as she buried her head into the pillow. “Come on Remi, wakie wakie,” I said as I slid her off my foreleg. “Mhfhrph,” she replied as I nudged her with my muzzle. “Don’t make me get a bucket of ice water. I’ve done it before and I’ll do it again,” I threatened her as she slowly began to stir. “Fine,” she moaned as she slid off the bed and waddled over to the large fluffy rug in the centre of the room. I chuckled and then moved off the bed to steady her before she collapsed on the floor. She nearly fell back into her sleep but I nudged her awake again and helped her get to her hooves. “How do you even know if school is on or if it starts this early?” moaned Remi as she stretched her back in the same fashion a cat would. “It’s a Friday and the sun’s just broke the horizon, so it’s around six and school starts at seven, now lets get you some breakfast and on your way,” I said as I pulled the bed covers back up with my mouth. “Fine, but I want to take the Runey limo,” she slightly said. “The Runey limo isn’t running today so looks like you're going to have to walk with me,” I replied back as I gently pushed open the door with my magic, “Come on lets get some food.” Remi nodded and followed me out into the kitchen where my mother was already up making a pot of coffee. It was quite funny seeing my mother in a robe and wearing slippers as a pony. The pink robe and slippers clashed with her cream colored coat. She even had curlers in her mane. It was quite the funny sight and I could hear Remi letting out a small giggle as I could barely contain my own laughter. “What’s so funny you two?” she asked looking back at us before she poured herself a cup of black coffee. “Oh nothing,” I said as I let out a small chuckle. “Well then,” she said as she put the pot on top of the stove, “Do you two want some hay pancakes or just hay on its own?” “Pancakes,” Remi and I blurted at the same time. ‘Wow, she’s more like me than I imagined,’ I thought to myself as we moved over to the island table to grab a seat. “So, how was your dream last night?” mum asked as she opened up the large pantry to look for ingredients. “How did you kno-,” “You still talk in your sleep,” she said cutting me off, “but from the sounds of it was one crazy dream.” “You could say that, but it was an… alright dream,” I said trying to describe the dream without getting lost on words. “Well at least it wasn’t a bad one,” she said as she began mixing the batter for the hay pancakes. It seemed to just be regular pancake batter mixed with crushed up hay. “Good morning all,” said Sunburst as he happily trotted into the kitchen and promptly took a seat next to me. “Hey,” I replied back as I was more focused on the pancakes. “Oh something smells good,” he said as he sniffed the air, “Oh hay pancakes, I love hay pancakes.” “Yep and they're nearly done,” my mother said as she flipped off the last pancake off the frying pan. She then proceeded to pour maple syrup on the stack of pancakes she had created in a flash. The syrup slowly rippled down the sides of the delicious pancakes and then began to pool at the bottom. “Bon appétit,” she said as she moved the plate of pancakes with her head onto the table. “Oops, almost forgot the plates,” she said as she opened up a cupboard and removed enough plates for us. “Now you can dig in,” she said. I couldn’t resist the alluring scent of the pancakes or the delicious syrup they covered them. So I grabbed one with my magic and placed it on Remi’s plate, then grabbed another one and pretty much moved it into my mouth. “Wow sompony’s hungry,” commented my mother as all three of us were too busy to respond while we were devouring the pancakes. “So,” I said as I finished swallowing the pancake I had in my mouth, “What are you doing up so early Sunburst?” “Well the clouds aren’t going to move themselves,” he chuckled as he picked up his napkin and whipped his muzzle. “Umm… don’t clouds usually move themselves around on air currents and stuff?” I asked baffled to why clouds wouldn’t move by themselves. I knew that the clouds on Earth did, but why was Equestria so different… then it snapped in the back of my head. Equestria wasn’t like Earth. There was no magic on Earth, there were no talking animals and humans ruled the land with machines and our brilliant minds. We weren’t like Equestrians who lived in harmony with the land, we conquered it and survived in it. Equestrian’s kept the land they lived in alive by taking care of it while we just used it until it was exhausted. “Well,” he began as if he were explain it a foal, “most pegasus ponies take care of moving clouds to give the ground water and if somepony needs water on their farm we move some clouds over there, or to put out fires.” “Ahh,” I said as I was still taken back by mini epiphany on the Equestrian ecosystem. Perhaps that was my whole mindset since day one of being a newfoal. I was always comparing Equestria to Earth, and myself to a human. I’m not human anymore, I’m an Equestria… but still deep inside I felt I was still human, and I don’t think I can let go of that part of me. “Ummm… Runey?” asked Remi as she waved a hoof in front of my muzzle, “Are you okay?” “What?” I asked as I just noticed I was staring at the pancakes that my mother had set out front of us, “Oh sorry, but the pancakes are good and they're ever so enticing,” I said trying to cover up my inner conflict of identity. “Well there is no need to stare at them,” Sunburst said as he picked up a pancake with his fork and placed it on my plate, “You can have them. Unless you were trying to pick one up with magic… that’s how magic works… right?” “No… well I don’t think so,” I said as I promptly picked up a fork and butter knife in my hooves, “I think magic is more like an extension of yourself… like another pair of hooves that can pick up anything.” “Oh,” he said as he took a bite of his pancake, “Well then. I always though it was some sort of superpower that all unicorns had.” “I wouldn’t blame you, I’m beginning to think it is a super power,” I said as I began cutting up my pancakes and shoving them into my mouth. “Heh,” he chuckled with a mouthful of pancake in his mouth. ‘Wait, what time is it?’ I thought to myself as I remembered I had to take Remi to school and get me to that farm. “Umm… what’s the time?” I asked as I finished swallowing down half of the pancake that was in my mouth. “About a quarter to seven,” she said as she looked behind my head, “Why?” “Well I have to get Remi here to her first day at school and I got to get going to that farm,” I said as I ruffled Remi’s mane. “Alright, you might want to clean up first,” mum said as she pointed to the syrup that covered our muzzles. “Okay,” I said as I whipped my muzzle with my forehoof, cleaning it off the syrup. “I said clean it off, not whip it off,” she said in that motherly tone of voice, “Bathroom. Now,” she said stamping one hoof on the ground as the other pointed to the bathroom. “Fine,” I moaned as I left my seat at the table, “Come on Remi, you heard what she said.” “I don’t see why you’re making a big fuss out of it,” mum said, “You don’t want to be going around all dirty." “I get it mum, no need to run in circles,” I moaned as I dragged myself toward the bathroom door. I then pushed it open to let Remi go inside first as I knew she was too small and weak to open the door by herself. “Alright, think you can turn on the tap?” I asked as I closed the door behind us, but to my surprise she had already turned it on and was cleaning her muzzle with the water. “What?” she asked as she looked back at me, “It’s not that hard.” “Well…” I said surprised that I didn’t need to tell her to clean herself, “Yeah that is true, but you did forget the soap.” “Oh, well…” she said as I picked up the bar of peach smelling soap and placed it in the basin. She then began scrubbing her fore hooves with the soap then rubbed some of the excess on her muzzle. “Good, now move over,” I said as she did. I then did what she had done to clean herself and in no time I had gotten the sticky residue of the maple syrup off of my coat. “Now, lets get you off to class,” I said as I opened up the door to see two packed lunches sitting on the now cleared table we were just sitting at. “Now I made a packed lunch for Remi, but your father tells me they’ll feed you at the farm,” my mum said as she shoved Remi’s packed lunch into my muzzle to carry. I looked at Sunburst quizzically or almost as to say, ‘are you sure?’ “Don’t worry,” he said picking up my thoughts somehow, “I’ve worked there a few times myself, you’ll be fed there at midday.” I then picked up the packed lunch bag and with utmost care placed it on my back making sure not to put too much energy into my magic making it fly and hit the roof. “Alright, we’ll be heading out I guess… so see you later,” I said as I hurried Remi out the door. “Okay, see you then!” called out my mother as the door closed behind me on to a street full of busy ponies going about their day. ===