//------------------------------// // House Half-Baked // Story: Newtown Ponies // by COMPLETELY DONE //------------------------------// Newtown Ponies I was getting scared, the firetruck was following us. As we turned onto our street, I saw smoke coming from our house, our house was on fire! “Dad, we need to get to the house, FAST!” I said, he responded. “I’m aware, and you’re right!”. As he said for the stallions to go a little bit faster, I was afraid I was going to have a panic attack. When we pulled in the driveway, Father trotted out, and gasped. Half the house was burnt, but most of our stuff survived, that’s when I realized, my baby tiger was still home. “Tigre`!” I shouted, and got out of the carriage, and galloped to the half-burnt house. Zen and my room was a little burnt, and I found Tigre`, scared, and in a corner. I tried to coax him out. “Here kitty kitty kitty, c’mon baby!” I coaxed. He stepped out, and hopped onto my back, his claws were digging into my saddlebag strap. As I galloped back outside, Mother and Father were conversing about the house and what we should do. “Arthur, we can’t live here, and I don’t know how the fire even STARTED, I don’t want to risk my life here!” Mother said. Father just suggested calmly. “Maybe we can try my sister, Firefly, see if we can stay with her until the house is rebuilt, or we can try your sister, Sapphire, and see if the girls can stay with Rarity, and White can stay with Dash, I know they like to race, and the girls love Rarity and Sweetie!”. My heart sank. We have to go to Ponyville?! I thought. Life was still a flop so far, and it was 3 days until Zen and my 11th birthday, then we’d be off from school 5 days later. Father motioned for me to come over where he was standing. I trotted over. “Yeah Dad?” I asked. “Glitty, would you like to stay with Rarity and Sweetie Belle until the house is rebuilt? Zen and Tigre` can go with you.” Mother said. I smiled from ear to ear and said cheerfully. “Of course Mommy!”. She smiled and said that we’d ask Zen if it was okay, and they’d ask White if he wanted to stay with Rainbow Dash. I was so happy, yet I was sad because Wild and Starr thought we weren’t the Ponyton Cutiemark Crusaders anymore. I somehow knew that Crystal had set my house on fire, and it was a cruel joke. 6 hours past, Zen was packing with me, and White was already at Dash’s house. I casually asked Zen a question. “Do you think Crystal had anything to do with the fire?”. Zen glanced at me and responded. “Highly likely. One: You were in the nurse’s office for an hour. Two: Wild and Starr were actually hanging out with Crystal. Three: She was excused from class long enough to do something like this.”. I nodded and zipped up my bag, Tigre` was still on my back, and he had fallen asleep, Zen was almost done packing when Rarity pulled into the driveway. “I’m ready, Glits, lets go!” Zen said. beating me to the door, for once. “if it isn’t my favorite nieces! Zen and Glitter! Zen, you’re cutiemark compliments your persona perfectly! So zen!” Rarity complimented us both. “Thanks for taking the girls, sis! I’m sure they’ll have a lot of fun!” Mother assured. “No trouble at all Teah, I’m glad to see them again.” Rarity said, smiling. I climbed into the back and glanced to the empty seat next to me, it was her spoiled cat, Opal Essence. “Oh pony feathers, I forgot about Opal,” I said, as she hissed at Tigre`, he growled as Rarity climbed in. Zen was in the passenger side, “Maturity rules, yeah yeah yeah,” I said, mocking Zen. We were at Rarity’s house, and it was still gorgeous and neat. Sweetie Belle galloped downstairs and greeted us. “Hi Glitter and Zen! I didn’t know you guys were coming!”. I smiled and admired one of Rarity’s dresses, as Zen just criticized her use of thread. “No! That color isn’t for the season at all, ‘mint’ in the summer?! No!”. Rarity explained who the dress was for, and I just rolled my eyes and trotted upstairs to the guest room, and there was only one bed, the one Zen and I had to share. I was so not looking forward to that.