//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Like Any Other Day // Story: Craziness in Las Pegasus // by Sonicrules831 //------------------------------// It was a normal day in Ponyville, Sport just got done with a win with his team, the Ponyville Cardinals, defeating the Mustangia Red Sox 5-1. Sport hit two solo homeruns and was named player of the game. After the post game talk with coach, Sport took his ball bag, walked out of the dugout of Ponyville Stadium and headed out of the ballpark to town. Sport looked around and then saw his two friends, Ludwig and his sister Rainbow Shine, walking towards them. "Hey Sport! Guess what?" Ludwig said looking very excited. "What's that bro?" Sport asked. "Princess Luna has given us a week long vacation from Lunar Royal Guard Duty!" Ludwig said smiling. "Wow, really?" Sport asked. "Yes!" Ludwig said showing him the letter he got from Princess Luna. "We should go somewhere. The five of us! You, me, Rainbow Shine, Striker, and your wife Twinkle Bloom. Who does that sound?" "That sounds wonderful!" Sport said. "I think we're going to Las Pegasus for a couple games. Luckily, I don't have much going on this week baseball wise." Sport said. "OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH! I've never been to Las Pegasus! We should so go there! Please? Please? Please? Please?" Rainbow Shine said jumping up and down. "She looks like she's in. You?" Ludwig said. "Count us in!" Sport said. "You don't mind if I bring Striker along? I won't take him anywhere where he doesn't belong. I Pinkie Pie Promise." Sport said. "That's fine." Ludwig said. "Ok cool, let's meet at a restaurant tonight." Sport said. "Where at?" Ludwig asked. "I was thinking the Cider Barrel. If that's ok with you." Sport suggested. "Ok, see ya there!" Rainbow Shine said happily. Sport walked home and opened the door to his house. "Twinkle Bloom, Striker, I'm home!" Sport called. "Hey big bro! Great job out there! You were awesome!" Striker said. "Thanks kiddo." Sport thanked. "Hi honey!" Twinkle Bloom said running up to Sport and giving him a big hug. "Hey sweetie." Sport said kissing her. "I have great news!" "What's that?" Twinkle Bloom asked. "Did you make the All Star Team?" Striker asked. "Not yet bud, not for another month." Sport said chuckling. "I was talking to my friends Ludwig and Rainbow Shine and Ludwig told me that the Princess Luna gave us the week off from Lunar Royal Guard Duty." Sport replied. "That's great! And?" Twinkle Bloom asked in excitement. "We decided that we're going on a little trip to Las Pegasus for the week!" Sport announced. "Yay! That's great!" Twinkle Bloom said in excitement. "Now I think Striker is old enough to go. But Crystal Rose isn't, she's still a little too young." Sport mentioned. "Yeah, she's three years younger than Striker. I want her to grow a little bit. Striker has shown he can handle this stuff." Twinkle Bloom replied. "There are some things I can do there. I promise not to go to any casinos." Striker said. "Alright, but be careful bro." Sport said smiling. "And if we go to any adult like places. I want you to stay with Twinkle Bloom alright?" "You got it Sport." Striker replied happily. "I'll probably take Crystal to Fluttershy's for babysitting." Twinkle said. "That's fine." Sport answered. "Ok, when do we leave though?" Twinkle asked. "We'll find out tonight." Sport said giving her a wink. Twinkle Bloom blushed and giggled. "Hehe, ok." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ So later that day, the sun began to set. Sport and Twinkle Bloom set out to the Cider Barrel. "Ok Striker, take care of your cousin while we're gone. We'll give you the details when we get back." Sport said to his little brother. "Ok Sport." Striker said as they closed the door and locked it to make sure nopony broke in. They walked together to the Cider Barrel. When they got there, Ludwig and Rainbow Shine were outside waiting. They approached the place and greeted them. "Hey guys!" Sport said giving them brohoofs. "Hey Sport! Hey Twinkle Bloom!" Ludwig called to them. "Hi guys!" Twinkle Bloom said to them. "Hiya!" Rainbow Shine said. "Where's Striker?" Ludwig asked. "He's staying back to take care of our adopted daughter, Crystal Rose." Twinkle Bloom replied. "Wow, he definitely knows how to be responsible for a colt his age. He's such a cute little colt!" Rainbow Shine said happily. "Yeah, he's pretty good at it." Sport said with a smile. "And he hasn't even gotten his cutie mark yet!" "Really? I thought he already had one." Ludwig said. "No, but I'm sure he'll get one soon." Sport said nicely. "Yeah! I love him so much!" Rainbow Shine added. They walked into the place. The place had a bar to the left with TV's for sporting events and news, and loud music was playing, especially dubstep. "Hello, welcome to the Cider Barrel. How can I help you?" The waiter asked nicely. She had on an orange Cider Barrel t-shirt and a Ponyville Cardinals cap. "Table for four please?" Ludwig asked. "Sure, follow me." The waiter said as they walked in looking at the Bar, the TV's and the loud music playing. They sat down at a both, Sport and Twinkle Bloom on one side, and Ludwig and Rainbow on the other. "What would you like to drink?" The waiter asked. "We'll all take my favorite." Sport answered. "Sure thing and good job today on those homeruns!" The waiter said happily. "Thank you so much." Sport said with a smile. "Before I go get your drinks, if my boss doesn't catch me, can you sign my Ponyville Cardinals hat?" The waiter asked taking it off her hat and showing it to Sport. Sport just smiled. "Sure." He took the hat and signed "Sport" next to the Cardinals logo. "There you go." Sport said giving the hat to her. "Oh thank you so much!" She said so happily. "Sorry, it's just that you're my favorite player." "It's all good ma'am." Sport smiled. "Ok, I'll be back with your drinks!" She happily said and left. "Wow, you're a rookie and you're getting this much popularity! You're a star!" Rainbow Shine mentioned to Sport. "Well, it has been a good first season so far." Sport replied. "You are just the sweetest." Twinkle Bloom said nuzzling him. "Oh you." Sport said blushing. "Awwwww." Ludwig and Rainbow said. "Sport and Twinkle Bloom, kissing in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Rainbow Shine sang happily. Sport and Twinkle Bloom giggled. The waiter came back if the drinks. "Ok guys, here are your drinks. Can I start you guys off with a appetizer?" She asked. "Hmmm, what do you guys want?" Sport asked. "I was thinking we can start out with chips and queso if that's ok with you." Ludwig replied. "My favorite!" Sport happily said. "He does love chips and queso, he eats it when he has the chance." Twinkle Bloom said putting her hoof around him. Sport blushed again and smiled. "Yeah, I do." "Sounds yummy! We'll have that." Rainbow Shine smiled at the waiter. "Ok, would you like salsa with that too?" The waiter asked. They all looked at each other and nodded. "Sure." Sport answered. "Ok, and would you like a few more minutes to decide what you want for dinner?" She asked. "Yes please." Sport replied smiling. "Ok, I'll be back." She said. "Ok, so let's talk about the trip." Ludwig said taking a sip of his cider. "Yeah like what do we want to see, hotels, beaches and such. As a matter fact, Twinkle Bloom is from Long Beach in Las Pegasus." Sport pointed out. "That's right, I could help out." Twinkle Bloom said smiling. "I now Las Pegasus quite well." She added. "Awesome! That's even better!" Rainbow Shine said starting to get excited again. "Oh my gosh! I can't believe we're going to LAS PEGASUS!" "Ok sister, come down." Ludwig said calming her. "Sorry, it's just that I'm very excited!" Rainbow Shine said shyly. "It's ok buddy. We all get excited for something at times. Like when I was drafted by the Ponyville Cardinals, first overall pick!" Sport said. "Oops, now I've gotten a little excited." They all laughed. The waiter then came by with chips and queso and asked what they wanted for dinner. Sport looked at the menu. "Hmmm, I'll have a plate of spaghetti." Sport replied. "I'll have a Caesar Salad." Twinkle Bloom said shyly smiling. "I think I'll have…Grilled Cheese Sandwhich with Tomato Soup." Rainbow Shine said. Ludwig looked at Rainbow, "I'll have what she's having." They laughed. "Ok, I'll make that happen!" The waiter happily said as they started eating chips and queso. "Mmm, this is good!" Rainbow Shine said happily. "I agree!" Ludwig agreed. "Told you so." Sport said chuckling. "Ok, so what do you guys want to do? There are many golf courses, casinos, shops, beaches and clubs there. As long as you don't go overboard." Twinkle Bloom said. "Hmm, well first, any good hotels that you would recommend?" Ludwig asked. "Oh yes, there is one called the Mannehattan Hotel. There's the MGM Hotel and such. I really like the Mareiott Hotel however because it's affordable and it's always a comfortable visit." Twinkle Bloom suggested. "Ok, we'll go with that." Sport answered as they all nodded yes. "We can all stay in the same room if there's five of us. There's two big beds and a couch so yeah. Perfect!" Twinkle Bloom said. "Sounds great sweetie!" Sport happily said. "Ok, we got that out of the way. What's next?" Rainbow Shine said eating a chip covered in queso cheese. "What do we do when we're there, it seems." Ludwig pointed out. "Ok. Well on Tuesday and Thursday, I have games, both at night. So let's not party too much on those days." Sport said. "Yeah, I don't think your coach would be that happy." Twinkle Bloom chuckled. "Yeah. I don't want to disappoint my fans or anything." Sport said. "No problem buddy." Ludwig said with a smile. "Ok then." Sport smiled. "We should so go to Applewood too! It's not that far away." Rainbow Shine said. "Really? Sounds great! So many celebrities live there!" Ludwig pointed out. "Yeah, we could see what Bellevery Hills looks like too." Sport said. "I know! And about the hotel. Can I have a bed so I can cuddle with Strikey Wikey?" Rainbow Shine asked. Sport chuckled, "Of course. Ludwig?" He asked. "Sure, I'll take the couch, pull-out or not." Ludwig announced. "Ok, everything seems to be looking good. I'll stop by the Town Hall and pick up a flyer of Las Pegasus for more details." Sport said. Suddenly, one of his friends and newest Princess, Twilight Sparkl overheard this and walked over to Sport. "Hey Sport!" Twilight said. "Oh hey Twi, how's it going?" Sport said happily. "I'm doing good. You?" She asked. "Good." Sport answered. "I couldn't help but overhear you guys discussing a trip to Las Pegasus. So I got you this little info book about Las Pegasus." Twilight said giving him a book. "Thank you so much!" Sport said brohoofing her. "No problem. Anything for my friends." Twilight said happily. "Are you enjoying being a Princess?" Sport asked. "It's a lot of hard work. But I'm doing fine." She said. "I'm just here hanging with the girls." "That's cool. My wife Twinkle Bloom is from Long Beach, so she knows about Las Pegasus." Sport replied. "Good, there's a lot of good and bad things in Las Pegasus. Try not to party to much." Twilight pointed out with a smile. "Haha, I bet there is." Sport said. "I remember being there a couple times for a baseball tournament when I was younger. Good times." Sport thought to himself "Ok, you guys take care. You might want to leave early too." Twilight said with a smile. "Ok, thanks Twilight." Sport thanked her. "Have fun guys!" She said back. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ That night, they all gathered at Sport and Twinkle Bloom's home to discuss when to meet up. "That was great food!" Rainbow Shine said rubbing her tummy. "Oh Strikey Wikey?" She asked. Striker ran up to her and hugged his foalsitter. Striker giggled and snuggled in with her. "Ohhhh!!!!! You're just the cutest colt ever!" She squeaked. They all smiled and D'awwwwwed. "So anyway, both games against the Angels are 8:00pm first pitches on Tuesday and Thursday. Lets make sure we don't do anything stupid leading up to those games." Sport said. "Definitely!" Ludwig answered. "As Twilight said, we have to leave early. Maybe around….hmmm." Sport thought. Twinkle Bloom checked the train schedule near the back of the book for Ponyville times. "The first one is at 6am." She pointed out. "Ok, we'll leave by then. Does that sound good with everypony?" Sport asked. They all nodded yes. "I'll take Crystal to Fluttershy after this is all set and done." Twinkle Bloom said. "That's cool, you're good." Sport replied nicely "Ok then." Ludwig said pulling out a schedule. "This sounds dumb and we can change it, but here's the schedule of what we can do in LP." "Looks really good! Don’t you guys think so?" Sport asked. They all nodded in agreement. Sport looked over at the clock. "Well, it's getting late. It's 11pm. We better head off to bed and catch the train in time. Remember everypony. Set you alarms to 5 or 5:30am so you have enough time to pack, eat breakfast and freshen up." Sport said. "Sounds great Sport see you in the morning! You too my lil Strikey Wikey!" Rainbow Shine said to Striker. "Bye Rainbow Shine." Striker said giving her a hug They all split and Twinkle Bloom went to take Crystal to Fluttershy. Sport and Striker went to their beds. "So, do you think I'm old enough to go with you?" Striker asked. "You're a good little colt who deserves it. Plus Rainbow Shine is also a good foalsitter towards you. Ludwig is a good pony too, all four of us are here for bud. Don't you forget that." Sport smiled and winked. Striker smiled back, "Thanks big brother." He said yawning. "No prob dude. Now get some rest, I'll wake you in the morning." Sport said to him. "Ok, goodnight Sport." Striker replied. "Goodnight Striker, we're going to have a good time." Sport said. Twinkle Bloom entered the house a few minutes later, walked up into Sport's room, lied down and cuddled with him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Meanwhile over at Ludwig and Rainbow's house….. "Whew, it's nice to get some time off from guard duty. I'm bushed." Ludwig yawned. "Yeah, but I'm so excited to go to Las Pegasus!" Rainbow Shine squeed in excitement. "Haha, yeah. Now get some rest. You can cuddle with you little, 'Strikey Wikey on the train tomorrow." Ludwig chuckled. "Hey! He's adorable. And besides, try not to eat anything off the floor like Sport lets you during guard duty." She joked back. "Hey, it was strawberry ice cream and plus it was only one time." Ludwig said. "Haha, I know, I just like to mess with you." She chuckled. "I know you do. Now go ahead and get some rest little sister. See you in the morning." He said walking into his bedroom. "Ok, nighty night Ludwig." She said walking into her bedroom. So with that, they all went to sleep as excitement builds up for their adventure to Las Pegasus.