//------------------------------// // Memories // Story: Careful What You Wish For // by ImWithYouAllTheWay //------------------------------// Chapter 1 A white Pegasus ran around her room, searching for an item. "D'arvit!" she exclaimed. "Where is that blasted box!? It's super special!" Suddenly, a bright light caught her eye. "Hah! There you are!" she said, triumphantly. Meanwhile, a purple adult mare was hanging a purple banner in her library, when a green teenage dragon looked at the words on it. 'Happy 18th Birthday, Spike!' it read. "Well, that's the last knot, why don't we start putting out the snacks?" the mare asked him, stretching her wings out. The dragon took a quick glance at the banner, it was his 18th birthday, and he had lived with Twilight since he was hatched. "Okay..." he said, following her into the kitchen. "Sweetie Belle!" the white unicorn called. "Sweetie Belle!" "I'm coming!" came a sing-song voice from upstairs. Grunting, Rarity decided to pick up the items she needed for the event. "That mare is getting on my last nerve..." she muttered, putting her sun hat on. Turning around, she saw her sister walk down the stairs. Sweetie Belle had long gone past the 'filly' stage, she was a sophisticated mare now, about 16, and had her singing cutie mark. Walking out the door, she noticed something, her sister was as almost tall and old as she was when she met Twilight. Sweetie Belle had been with her that long, she couldn't believe it... "Gosh darn-it! Applebloom!" Applejack called, outside the barn. "Ah never reckon' you turnin' into a picky dresser!" "Sis, Ah'm not dressin', Ah'm brushin'! My mane is blowin' up!" came a serious voice, from upstairs. "Besides, Scootaloo isn't here yet! Are we gonna leave without 'er?" Applejack rolled her eyes, when did her sister become so sophisticated? When she got her designing cutie mark? "Alright, Ah'm ready!" Applebloom yelled, running down the stairs, and landing in the wagon. After looking around, she added, "Where's Scootaloo?" "She's-" "Right here!" Applejack turned around to see a glimpse of a purple mane dash by. Rolling her eyes, she noticed an orange mare in the wagon, who wasn't there before. "Okay, can we please go now?" she pleaded, hitching herself to the saddle. "Okay!" the mares answered. Applejack trotted along the dirt road, wondering how in the world the time had gone that fast. First, Applebloom and Scootaloo were part of the group Cutie Mark Crusaders now they were Cutie Mark Concurs! Both had their Cutie Marks, Applebloom, as you already know, had a designing cutie mark, and Scootaloo had a stunt cutie mark! She thought tears would just start to swell up... Pinkie Pie hopped up and down the rocky road to the library, carrying a large cake. She had never ever noticed how time had flown so quickly! First, she was gasping really loud as she saw Twilight for the very first time, then, she was an element of harmony, now, she bringing a cake to Spike's 18th birthday! Where had time gone? "Oh well," she muttered, still hopping. "At least we had a pinkie-tastic time!" Rainbow Dash flew across every building searching for the library, she thought she was late, but when she saw some of her friends just started there way down there, she knew she was okay. "Whoa!" she exclaimed, almost tipping over her gift. "Close call!" She suddenly stopped in mid-air, looking at the gift. This gift was for Spike's 18th birthday. Eighteen! Whoa, the years had flown by so quickly, she could hardly remember what he looked like as a baby dragon! "Hmm..." she said, trying to remember, but then remembered the party. "Oh, now I'm gonna be late!" "La la la la laaa, la la la la laaaa..." Fluttershy sang as she flew gracefully across Pony Ville. "Oh, I sure hope Spike enjoys his gift! It took me forever to get Rarity to help me make one!!" The Pegasus looked down at the green box she carried in her hand, with a purple ribbon wrapped around it. Inside the box was a pillow with 'Spike' embraded on it, little jewels were sewn around it.. "Oh..." she said, remembering Spike as the name of a baby dragon. "Gee, I never noticed how...time...flies...by..." Suddenly, a glimpse of a rainbow mane dashed right by, making her spin around for a second. Though, the gift was unharmed. "Mph..." she muttered, trying to not fall down. "Pretty sure that was Rainbow Dash." She giggled, continuing her way to the library. The white Pegasus dashed across the sky, searching for the tree house, also known as the Pony Ville library. "Oh!" she muttered. "At this rate, I'll be late!" "Hey, wait up Lilly!" someone called. The golden maned pony stopped and turned around, to see Rainbow Dash rush into her. "Oh, hey Rainbow Dash!" she said gleefully. "Hey, Lilly!" the blue Pegasus replied. "So, on your way to the party?" "Yeah, can you believe that Spike is already eighteen!?" "I know, it's hard to believe that when you and I met him, he was just little..." Rainbow Dash turned to the stuck-in-thought Lilly. "Then again, for you, he was two years older..." she added to her sentence. Lilly turned to her with an annoyed look. "What is that supposed to mean!?" she asked, glaring. "Well, let's face it. He was eight you and the Cutie Mark Crusaders were six, I mean, you must be at least a little jealous that he is older than you!" Rainbow Dash answered. "Oh, please." she said. "Jealous of age? That is just lame!" Rainbow Dash frowned playfully. "Hey, your not the one who is twenty-eight!" she said, nudging her friend over to the right. "Yeah, well, I'm just glad were all friends!" Lilly answered, hugging her gift. "Hey, what did you get him?" Rainbow asked, looking at the box. Lilly looked around to make sure no one would hear. When the coast was clear, she leaned in and whispered, "An 'S' shaped emerald." The blue Pegasus stared with her mouth dangling open. "Ohmygosh, ohmygosh! Where did you get one like that!? It's not even sold here in PonyVille, and, even if it was, it would be over three thousand bits!" Lilly bit her lip, blushing. "No...you didn't..." Rainbow Dash gasped. Lilly nodded. "But, that was your whole life savings! Why would you use it for a gem!?" Lilly blushed again, looking away. "He...he's a very special friend to me...I...I wanted the best for him..." she said, not looking Rainbow in the eye. The blue Pegasus could see that her alicorn friend was getting uncomfortable, and dropped the subject. They flew towards the library in silence.