//------------------------------// // Chapter 17 // Story: The True Story of Vanilla Beam // by VanillaBeam //------------------------------// Chapter 17 Rainbow Dash and I, after two hours of crying, climbed down out of the tree, wiped our tears, and joined our friends in the library. Yes, I said it, MY FRIENDS. I finally had friends after years of waiting and wanting, I finally gained six, giant friends. And to be honest, I was starting to like the fact they were bigger than me. It made me feel like a little colt, like back when I was with my mother. "HOW DID YOUR TALK GO RAINBOW?" asked Twilight. "IT WENT VERY WELL. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, I GOT SOME GREAT NEWS." "OOOO~ IS IT A NEW FLYING TRICK? OR OR, MAYBE YOU GOT INTO THE WONDERBOLTS!" boomed Pinkie Pie. "EH, NO, BUT IT'S AS GOOD, IF NOT BETTER." Dash said. "SINCE VANILLA HERE IS UNDER OUR CARE, I HAVE DECIDED.......... I WANT TO BE HIS SISTER." "RAINBOW, THAT'S SO SWEET OF YOU." said Rarity "YOU KNOW, IT'S A NICE THOUGHT, BUT HE ALREADY HAS A FAMILY, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE ARE THE PNES TO TAKE CARE OF HIM." Twilight said. Rainbow Dash just gave her a sad look, not needing to say a word. Twilight got the message by just that look. "OH, I SEE. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, I WANT TO BE YOUR SISTER AS WELL. I'D LOVE TO TEACH YOU EVERYTHING THAT YOU'LL NEED IN LIFE." I smiled at her gesture. "COUNT ME AS YER SIS TOO, 'NILLA." said Applejack. "I WOULD LOVE TO BE MORE OF YOUR AUNT VANILLA, BUT I WOULD LOVE YOU JUST AS MUCH." said Rarity. "OOO OOO, I WANNA BE YOUR SISTER VANILLA, PLEEEEEEEASE?!" begged Pinkie. I humored her, and told her yes. She sighed in relief, and gave me a big smile. "You're all the best, but there is one more pony I want to be my family. But I don't want her to be my sister, aunt, or cousin. Fluttershy?" "Y-YES VANILLA?" "I want you......... to be my new mommy." She lost her breathe when I asked her. "OH, VANILLA. YOU WANT ME..... TO BE YOUR MOTHER?" I nodded to her question, both tearing up a bit. "I WOULD BE HONORED TO CALL YOU MY SON, VANILLA." She then scooped me out of Rainbow's arns, and wrapped me in hers. Once again, I was caught in one of the warmest hugs I or anyone else could ever experience. All of the other girls were starting to get misty eyed as well. I finally had a new family, and they loved me very much. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For about two months, I was loving my new family. But even today, there is not a day that goes by where I don't miss my blood family, and I don't think there ever will. There was one day though, where I got the chance to choose to stay with this family, or be back with my real family. It all started one tuesday morning. I was at Fluttershy's Cottage playing with Pinkie Pie. We were playing giant monster. By this time, I was use to the fact that I was small, and even thought it was quite fun. Pinkie suggested this game, and how could I say no to her? She stomped toward me, doing her best Ponyzilla impression. You might call her, "Pinkizilla!" "RAAAAWR!" she roared. "Oh no, save me someone, the monster is going to get me." "YES I AM. AND I'M GOING TO EAT YOU WHEN I CATCH YOU. HAHAHA." Then right as she was going to grab me, Rainbow Dash flies in and scoops me up. "AND THE OTHER GIANT MONSTER SAVES THE DAY." Dash said, all proudly. "BUT I HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS FOR VANILLA." "What is it Dashie?" I was the only other pony who could call her that, other than Pinkie. "WELL, I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE YOUR FAMILY ONE MORE TIME, RIGHT?" I just slowly nodded, kind of confused on the point she was trying to get across. "WELL, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE FOUND SOMEPONY WHO CAN HELP. HIS NAME IS TIME TUNER. ALL I KNOW IS THAT HE IS A PONY WHO HAS MASTERED THE MAGIC OF TIME TRAVELING, WITHOUT THE MAGIC." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I had the chance to see my family again? Could I warn them before their deaths and live with them again? "Is it possible? I can see my family again?" "YEP. YOU CAN SEE THEM, AND POSSIBLY LIVE THERE LIKE YOU DID IN THE PAST. YOU CAN BASICALLY HAVE A NORMAL LIFE LIKE YOU USE TO." I was so overjoyed, I almost jumped out of Dash's arms, and had a straight plummet to the wooden floor below me. Dash didn't seem as happy. Don't get me wrong, she was definitely happy, but she also seemed to have a little bit of disappointment. "I CAN TAKE YOU TO HIM TODAY, AND IF HE SAYS HE CAN TAKE YOU, THEN YOU CAN GO HOME TODAY AS WELL." "Wow, this is all so sudden isn't it? I...... I have to say goodbye to everypony if I did this now." Fluttershy was standing at the doorway, almost on the brink of tears. Either she was so happy for me, or she was sad that I might have to leave her. "OH HONEY, I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU. I'LL BE GLAD THAT YOU ARE BACK WITH YOUR REAL MOMMY." she said. At this point, she started to cry. I had Rainbow fly me over to her, so I could give her a big hug. "Oh Fluttershy. No matter what happens, you'll always be a mother to me." By now, she started bawling. "AND YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY SON." All four of us started crying. I turned to the other two ponies. "And you'll all always be my sisters too." We all gathered in a group hug, as I was to prepare to meet this Time Turner. But first, I had to say goodbye to the other members of my family.