//------------------------------// // A Day On The Beach // Story: Summer Sun And Filly Fun // by XionFate //------------------------------// A Day On The Beach The group reconvened at sugarcube corner nearly two hours after they parted before. Cherry Blossom was the first to show up, a cloud exploding in the air as she made her entrance. Not one to make light of her entrances, Cherry Blossom always found a new way to make jaws drop. Her idol was the famous Rainbow Dash of the wonderbolts and she worked day after day to hone her skills. The next to enter the scene was Starry Daze, stopping to smell the flowers as she walked. Starry Daze was as carefree as anypony had ever been. She often stopped as she was walking to smell flowers or gaze at the sky and was always getting in other ponies ways. The last to make their entrance was Lily Gumdrop, and she entered as studiously and professionally as ever. Not one for horsing around she always wore her body like the finest dress and secretly hoped that some older stallion would take notice, with no such luck of course. The group formed another circle in front of sugarcube corner and began to discuss the plans for the day ahead. Cherry Blossom spoke first, her slightly masculine voice echoing through the partially empty streets around them. "So, now that we're all here what are we gonna do today?" Cherry Blossom asked. "Well, I was thinking maybe we could go to the beach first." Lily Gumdrop said as she rummaged through her saddlebag. Her face grew frustrated for a mere second as she went but then softened after she found her sunscreen. "Ah, seems Lily is already prepared for the beach, and I do need to work on my tan." Starry daze replied as she nudged Lily. "I also wanna see some cute stallions while we're there." All three of the fillies faces lit up at the thought and they each turned to look away. Lily was the first to regain her composure and turned to speak to the other two. "Alright, it's settled. For the first day of summer vacation we will go to the beach!" Lily exclaimed excitedly as she placed an arm around each of her friends. "You guys are going to the beach? Oh I haven't been to the beach in forever! Last time I went to the beach Gummy fell in the water and everypony totally flipped out. They actually thought he was dangerous!" Ponyville's premiere party pony exclaimed as she hopped into the circle. "Oh hey Pinkie Pie." Lily said nervously as a forced smile found its way to her face. "Are you busy in the bakery today? If not then you can go with us." "Oh I would absopositivelylutely love to go to the beach, but I need to finish up some orders here at the bakery." Pinkie Pie said as she bounced around the trio. "You guys go have tons of fun, and don't be afraid to start a party while you're there!" "Okay Pinkie, thanks for the encouragement." Lily said as she waved goodbye to Pinkie Pie. "So, what are we waiting for? Lets go to the beach!" Cherry Blossom exclaimed as she rocketed towards the edge of town. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The beach was only slightly busy that day, and there was plenty of room for the trio to "party" as Pinkie Pie had put it. They set up three fold-out chairs by the water and began to put sunscreen on. Lily Gumdrop and Cherry Blossom raced to the water; behind them Starry Daze was beginning to lay out her towel for a relaxing day of sunbathing. It was absolutely beautiful out, and Lily secretly thanked Celestia for the day they had been given. "Hey Lily, think fast." Cherry Blossom said as she tossed some water onto Lily Gumdrop. "Oh no you didn't, I'm gonna get you for that." Lily said as she chased after Cherry Blossom splashing like crazy. "Oh Lily, you are so silly. Hey, that rhymed." Cherry Blossom said as she flew backwards through the air. The pair continued to play water games for well over an hour. From diving contests to marco polo they kept themselves entertained. Starry Daze joined them in the middle of a game of water ball, in which one pony tries to keep the ball away from the other ponies for as long as possible, and when tagged the pony with the ball must throw the ball away for the other ponies to get. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Ha, gotcha Cherry Blossom!" Starry Daze exclaimed as she tackled Cherry Blossom into the water. "Yeah, guess you did. Alright Lily, this ones headed for you." Cherry Blossom said as she hurled the ball through the air towards Lily Gumdrop. "I got it, I got it!" Lily called out, running backwards. She kept her eye on the ball the whole time to be sure she would catch it. After several steps there was a loud crash and Lily Gumdrop was submerged beneath the water. She resurfaced after a few seconds and turned around quickly to see what she had run into. Standing in front of her was one of the most handsome stallions she had ever laid eyes on, and her heart skipped a beat just at the sight of him. "Oh, I'm so sorry sir, I didn't mean to run into you like that." Lily Gumdrop said hurriedly, trying not to fumble over her words. "I promise it won't happen again." "Oh no, you're quite alright miss..." "Lily, Lily Gumdrop's the name." Lily said, her heart racing. "Ah, Lily Gumdrop, that's a cute name. I suppose you're looking for this?" the stallion said as he placed the little rubber ball into her hoof. "Why, um, yes, that's exactly what I'm looking for." Lily said as a tinge of red spread across her face. "Thank you very much Mr..." "Mr. Flash. Midnight Flash to be exact." the stallion replied with a smile. For the first time since she had run into him Lily stopped to look at his features. He was a young stallion, not like the ones she saw around the elementary school. His coat was a dark purple and his cutie mark was of lightning. His wings were filled out to their full volume and when stretched to full length were as long as Lily's body. She gasped as she took the sight of him in, then quickly regained her senses hoping he had not caught her staring. "Well, thanks again Mr. Flash." Lily said shyly and then turned and ran back to her friends. "Hmmm, she was kind of cute. I'll have too look her up sometime." Midnight Flash said as he turned to return to his friends at the other side of the water. "Well well Lily, making moves on an older stallion are we?" Starry Daze mused as she poked Lily gumdrop. "I wasn't trying to, why? did it come off like I was?" Lily asked worriedly. "Oh don't worry about it, Starry Daze is just trying to give you a hard way to go. Anyways, he was really cute." Cherry Blossom said as she turned her eyes in the direction of the dark purple stallion. "Yeah, congrats on running into him." Starry Daze said as she gave a playful smile to Lily Gumdrop. "Thanks." Lily chuckled and then turned to the beach shore. "I think it's about time we got back to Ponyville, what do you girls think?" "Sounds fine to me." Cherry Blossom said as she started to hover towards the shore. "Yeah, the sun will be going down soon. Race you to the beach Lily." Starry Daze said as she started running towards the shore. "Oh no you don't!" Lily shouted as she started a sprint to the shore behind Starry Daze. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When the trio arrived back in Ponyville they decided to go see Pinkie Pie at sugarcube corner. By now she would hopefully be done with her work, and would love to hear about their day at the beach. "Hey Pinkie Pie." Lily said as she took a seat at the counter, Cherry Blossom and Starry Daze filling in the seats beside her. "Oh hey girls, how was your day at the beach?" Pinkie asked as she bounced up to the counter. "It was great! I got to tan, Cherry Blossom got to practice her aerial acrobatics, and Lily met a sexy stallion." Starry Daze replied. "Oh really? What was he like?" Pinkie asked, curiosity dripping from her syllables. "Well, he was really tall, and he had gorgeous, full wings. He was dark purple and he called himself Midnight Flash." Cherry Blossom replied as her eyes glazed over in a daydream. "Ooohhh, sounds dreamy." Pinkie replied in a whisper. "Yeah, but I don't stand a chance." Lily Gumdrop said glumly. "Of course you do, everypony stands a chance with any other pony. Duh, that's how relationships work." Pinkie Pie said as she took a few steps towards the shelf with all of the cakes on it. "Besides, any stallion would be luck to catch a mare like you." "Really? you think so?" Lily asked, hope returning to her voice. "Of course. Now who wants some cake?" "Oh, we do, we do!" the trio chimed simultaneously as Pinkie Pie began to cut the cake. After the cake eating and laughing was over with the three ponies split up for the night and went home to get some much needed shut eye. Lily Gumdrop made it home earlier than she expected and immediately went up to her room. There was so much going through her head, and she wanted to sort it all out. summer vacation had just started and she had already met the most handsome and wonderful stallion she thought she would ever meet. She was on a cloud that nopony could bring her down from and she never wanted the feeling to stop. As she laid down for bed, a smile plastered on her face, she looked forward to the things that tomorrow would bring.