Chapter 2
Donut Joe's, Canterlot
Evening Cloud
"Hi Joe, sorry about yesterday that must've been super awkward for you." I said rubbing my hands together, "Gosh, I feel so embarrassed!"
"Oh, Evee, it's okay! Gee, my little person, I'm 'onna miss ya." Joe replied.
"I'll miss you too! The usual please," I asked.
Handing it to me he remarked, "Oh Evening Cloud, look at the board,"
I looked and did the donut approximate of a spit-take, "EEEPP! You put my usual on the board! 'The Eve-Usual!' I totally feel the love! Ahhhhh!" I screamed with joy, I hadn't felt this awesome since I had finally gotten better. "Joe! I'm gonna play you a song," after the Princesses' help I could channel little tiny spells, "In my world, there were tiny, little music players called iPods, they could hold like, every song made! Now, I can be my own iPod," I explained. In my head I knew this would sting. A Lot. Okay, O-Kay,Uh, Oh-k-k-Kay, "Sorry, Joe, I just can't--"
"DONUTS! DONUTS, DOH-NUUTS!!" I heard coming down the road. Joe gave me the funniest look, half terror, half a slightly resigned'?' look. Something in that voice scared me, I don't know what about it but, it did.
"Uh, Uh, can't sing, uh," I called on all of the Princess's power and all I could think is this won't hurt thank god.
In my head I heard, "All right, Evening." as Princess Celestia heard what I was about to do. She knew the process would cause neither of us pain or suffering, for we had already tried this in one of our practice sessions.
I'm pretty sure that anybody in the Southern end of Canterlot could see the bright glow shining through the Donut Shop's windows.
"Whoa," I said.
"E-Evening, is that you?"
"Yes, see, the Sun here, the Moon here, and the Clouds here." I said pointing to the various shapes on my Cutie Mark, "I made it super unique! Since I'm Evening Cloud, I have a Sun with a Cloud on one side and a Moon with a Cloud on this side! Maybe the horn would help me channel magic? I don't know but, I love, love, love my nice kinda blue purple fu-"
Jingle,Jingle.
A pink pony with cotton candy hair poofed through the door "Hi Joe! It must've been at least five months since we've seen you!" All that entered my ears after that was a seemingly meaninglessly babble as I stared at her constantly buzzing mouth. I finally managed to move my head as four other ponies strolled in. Let's see, an orange earth pony, two pegasai, blue and yellow, and lastly a white unicorn.
"Uh, Pinkie," said the Blue pegasus, maybe her name was Bluie? "I think you've greeted Joe enough."
"Guys," whispered Yelloie(?). As her friends continued to speak I finally managed to close my mouth. Did it make an audible 'pop'? It seemingly did.
"Ya'll, theres another pony here." Orangie (?) hollered. They all turned their heads towards me.
The Blue walked towards me, "Hey, are you a fan?" she asked, she pointed at herself and loudly declared, "You must know who I am, Equestria's Best Young Flier, obviously destined to be a Wonderbolt!"
"Uh, no, I'm sorry, I've never heard of you."
"Oh, Rainbow," said the White in a posh accent, "She, seems to be quite elegant, here, I, am Rarity," and as she pointed to the others she said, "The pegasus with the cyan coat and rainbow mane is Rainbow Dash, the other pegasus is Fluttershy, this one here is Pinkie Pie, and the orange pony with the hat is Apple Jack." The four ponies said hello in turn. "I must say, your coat, the hyacinthine, I just adore the shine! What spa do you go to?"
"The Princesses let me use theirs." I say as 'Rarity' has some sort of paroxysm.
"Oh gosh," Fluttershy murmurs, "I am so sorry about my friends, you know this but, I am Fluttershy. My friend Rarity really likes the high class. We never actually asked for your name so-"
"What's your name?" Pinkie Pie asks.
"My name is Evening Cloud. You could call me Evening, Evee, or if you like, Cloud, I'm really okay with anything, just not mean stuff."
"Well, nice ta meet ya." Apple Jack sweeps off her hat.
A slight breeze sailed by my back side. Rainbow Dash is staring at my back flanks. "Your cutie mark. It's different on either side! That's so cool!"
"Thanks! I guess you could say that I'm super special?" the set of the ponies all gape at my dissimilar cutie marks.
"Oh my, my sister would be so delighted to hear your cutie mark story." Rarity announces. That's funny, I never saw the end to her fit.
"Cutie Mark Crusaders! Ambushing Evening Cloud to learn how she got her unique Cutie Mark!" Rainbow Dash yells like it's some joke. Apparently it's a good one because they all laugh.
I really feel that I have a connection to these other ponies. They're so leisurely, just trying to have a good time. I feel prompted to ask, "Where do you guys live?'
"Sweet Apple Acres, Ponyville! Home of the best darn apples you'd ever eat!" Apple Jack proclaims proudly.
"The rest of us live in just Ponyville." Fluttershy informs me, "Where do you live, if you want to tell us that is?
"Oh, I, right now, live in the Palace, East Wing, super close to Princess Celestia and down the hall from Princess Luna, but, I'm moving to Ponyville really soon, actually!"
"Ooh! Where? Like by the Everfree Forest? or the Library? close to Sugar Cube Corner? by the Orchard? the School? Hospital? Clock Tower? Cafe? Stirrup Street?!" Pinkie Pie asks getting more and more excited with each place.
All I can see is the floor as I realize that I don't even know where I would live. When I tell the ponies of my predicament they start to make offers.
"You can stay at Sweet Apple Acres!"
"No, the Cakes would definitely let you have a room! but only if you don't mind all the crying."
"Oh, Pinkie, the Cakes probably don't have all that much more room. Come stay at Carousel Boutique! I really could use help with my new line! Your coloring is perfect to model!"
"If you wanted you could stay at my cottage. I mean if you want to."
"Uhm, I think that the Princess has something planned for me. She had planed for me to move to Ponyville for a while. I was just complaining for a while because I didn't know where I'd stay."
"Oh," We all laughed.
A small dragon bursted through the door. "Twilight and the Princess said that you could come now."
The ponies developed a serious demeanor. As they ran out the door Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy shouted, "See you in Ponyville!"