Vinyl Scratch had walked around the perimeter of the small house. She couldn't find any possible ways in, and didn't dare to break in. She was a sneaky pony at that, but she knew not to break into a house. She decided to camp out somewhere outside the house, for if she returned to her house Octavia would probably question her until she spilled the truth.
The Sun passed the Moon on it's journey into the cloudless sky. The warmth and light of the Sun shone all over Ponyville, sending a wake-up call to most of the early risers. For the small cottage on the outskirts of Ponyville, this was Fluttershy's clue to awake. She had to feed her various critters and then make a trip to the local market to gather the ingredients needed for Angel's special dish. She tiptoed towards the main room, making sure her guest wouldn't be awoken by her noise. "Good Morning." She said in the lightest, most calming tone she could to the various early awoken animals. A few squirrels, a rabbit and a few hummingbirds all chimed in, as if they were responding back with another greeting.
Fluttershy left the animals to go to her kitchen. She started to drag a bag of feed back to the main room and split it up in each of the bowls. "Here's breakfast." She said, as the squirrels took a dive into the food bowls. "Oh, my" Fluttershy jolted back, surprised by the squirrels actions. She decided to busy herself, making hay sandwiches for both herself and her guest. She thought she should wait for Song Serenade to wake up before heading out for the market.
Song Serenade, was asleep in the guest room. Although she didn't dream, some feeling deep inside her urged her to awaken. Her eyes slowly peeled open as she sat upright. She didn't know why, but a single word escaped from her mouth, "Activated". She quickly snapped out of it. Was it possible that some parts from her turret body stayed intact? Or was it because she was used to doing it? She shook off the thoughts and got out of her bed. She tried to neatly put the sheets back were they used to be before she got the room, but she failed; as she wasn't used to using her hooves to pick objects up. She stared out the window, wondering if the grand Moon Princess made the Sun rise. She left her room, slowly entering the main room and sneaked around the eating animals. She was relived to see that Fluttershy was already awake and muttered a greeting of "Good morning" to her host.
Outside the cottage, a certain Unicorn was just awakening. Her mane was messier then normal, as she hardly slept that night. She took off her glasses and decided to stay just a while longer before heading home to her doom. It took her a few minutes to notice she would need food, or else she would fall asleep and get caught, so she returned to a spot that she saw various edible plants growing at, and grabbed a few carrots in her telekinetic grip. She returned to her post, eating the carrots. What she didn't see was a powdery blue plant's mark on her hooves.
Fluttershy showed her guest a small table, laced with white fabric. The table had two plain sandwiches on it, and Fluttershy waited for Song to sit down. Song made her way to the far end of the table and sat down. Sitting was weird for a pony. It looked like what humans would do, but Song Serenade never imagined a pony; especially a pastel pony, being able to do so. "I, um made us some hay sandwiches if you don't mind." Fluttershy said, motioning towards the plates. Song nodded and waited for Fluttershy to start before she started. She had no idea how to use her hooves to pick up food. Fluttershy picked up her sandwich first and took a small bite, then looked over at Song. "Is anything wrong? Did I do something wrong? Oh my, are you allergic to hay?" Fluttershy started to freak out and throw questions at Song.
Song simply shook her head. "It's okay" She responded and attempted to pick up the sandwich. When she finally got it in a good enough grip, she was able to get a few mouthfuls. The food was weird, as she never had real food before.
As soon as Fluttershy took a few more bites, she started a conversation. "Um, you acted like you didn't know Princess Luna yesterday. You aren't from around here, are you?" She questioned, afraid of being too obnoxious.
Song Serenade put down the sandwich and nodded. "I thought Queen Elizabeth the Second was the last of the royal family to be in the highest spot before the Black Mesa incident. " She waved a hoof around as she explained her knowledge on the Royal Family.
Fluttershy's face took a confused expression. "Well, um. We have three princesses. Princess Celestia, Princess Luna and Princess Cadence." Song was even more confused. "When I go out to get supplies from the market, you could visit Twilight Sparkle and ask her about it. That is if you'd like to"
Song agreed to visit the unicorn, and they were soon done with breakfast. Fluttershy checked the animals to make sure they were okay, before collecting her saddlebags and motioning to Song, showing her that she was ready to leave. Fluttershy dropped a few bits into Song's hoof and told her that she could get something small, if she wanted to. The two left the house, and the door slammed shut after them, giving a signal to their unsuspecting follower.
Vinyl Scratch popped up and rushed to the front door, watching the pair leave. There was no use of trying to get in now, since her target was not in the house. Vinyl Scratch decided to try and beat the pony into town, as that's where the white unicorn expected them to be heading. She started up, galloping through the thick branches of the Everfree forest, as that was her fastest route. She stumbled a bit, blamed it on her lack of sleep and kept on running.
The pair of ponies entered the marketplace. Fluttershy led Song through the small amount of early risers, towards a giant Oak that seemed to be hollowed out and renovated into a house. Fluttershy went up to the door and knocked lightly. The noise of hooves grew louder, as a half awake pony came closer to the door. "We aren't open yet" the pony claimed before walking towards the kitchen.
"Twilight it's me!" Fluttershy exclaimed, trying to get the mare to let her in.
Twilight entered the kitchen and sat on a chair,waiting for Spike to get up and make her breakfast, as it was her morning routine. Spike, scrambled down the stairs to help Twilight, but noticed the ponies at the door. "Twilight, Fluttershy's at the door."
Twilight mentally facehooved at her half-asleep mistake and got up to let her friend in. Fluttershy nodded towards Song, who walked in as if on cue. "Twilight, can Song stay with you for a while? I have to go shopping."
Twilight nodded. "Of course Fluttershy"
Fluttershy left the library and shut it quietly, leaving the two ponies to speak. Twilight motioned towards the library. "You are free to go wherever you want" She said to Song. "I'll be back in a few minutes." Twilight returned to the kitchen to eat her breakfast, as Song sat next to a bookshelf in the corner, a now-usual spot for her.
The unicorn entered the marketplace, she started to scout for the white earth pony. She thought she saw her darker coated friend and dove in for an alley way. There was no way she could see Octavia right now. Vinyl hurt when she got back up. It was like two parts in her back were punctured by a unicorn's horn. She tried to conjure up a healing spell, but couldn't. It just hurt her head to do so.