Bramblestar yawned as he walked towards the kitchen for breakfast. He’s been in Ponyville for a week now and has learned so much. He made sure to wake up extra early so he could make breakfast for her. He grabbed some soy milk out of the fridge and blueberry muffin mix out of the cupboard. Once he turned the oven on he set the timer so it could preheat.
“Morning.” He said to Spike as he walked through the door.
Spike yawned and waved. The timer went off and Bramblestar put the muffins in the oven. Again he set the timer and waited for the muffins to bake. He poured a couple glasses of milk for him and Twilight and some liquid ruby for Spike. He sat down at the table and opened up the journal he had first seen when he came to Ponyville. He’s been studying their lessons and decided that this “magic of friendship” was like a warrior code here. Everyone seemed to follow it.
Bramblestar had read about two lessons when the timer went off again. He grabbed some oven mitts and took out the pan. He turned at the sound of hooves clopping down the stairs. Twilight smiled when she saw the muffins on the table.
“Those look scrumptious.”
“Well I made them for all of us so dig in.”
Twilight and Spike each grabbed a muffin while he took a sip of milk. Once they had their fill he grabbed a chocolate chip one and took a bite. Sure, he still missed the succulent taste of a fresh mouse or his favorite, a fresh canary, but the food here was the runner up. He couldn’t wait until later. Octavia had invited him to her concert that night and he wasn’t going to miss it. Bramblestar had heard her practice and he was really excited.
“I can’t wait until tonight.” He said excitedly.
Twilight rolled her eyes. “We know, you only said it about a hundred times.”
“I know. I just can’t believe she’s performing tonight. I’ve been listening to her practice and it sounds divine, but she’s so worried it won’t be good enough.”
“How about you go and give her a pep talk. It may help her gain more confidence.”
Bramblestar nodded. Spike sent a letter for him. In a few minutes Octavia replied saying it would be great for him to come over. He picked up a few extra muffins and put them in a basket. Then he headed out the door and started flying towards her house. It was really easy to spot since she painted musical notes all over it.
He landed at the door and rang the doorbell. Octavia came and answered it. Bramblestar couldn’t help thinking about how her main was absolutely beautiful. The way it lay flat but still gave the illusion that it had a bit of curl to it.
“Hi Bramblestar. It’s so nice to see before my big show. I’m so nervous.”
“You have no reason to be nervous. You’re really talented.” He said, trying to cheer her up.
She smiled. Bramblestar tried not to blush but she caught him.
“Is that blushing I see?” She said teasingly.
“I,I uh……”
“Don’t worry Bramblestar. I kinda like you too.”
He nearly fainted as she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. Suddenly he felt a pang of sadness as it reminded him of Squirrelflight. Octavia automatically knew what he was thinking.
“I think I know what you can do to get back at her Bramblestar.”
He perked up his ears. “How?
“Tell the clan that you’re alive through a letter. Spike can send it. Then Squirrelflight will probably be kicked out of her place as leader or the clan might rebel against her.”
He nodded. This sounded like a great plan. He didn’t know if Spike can send letters through different worlds though. Then a thought hit him.
“But cat’s can't read.”
“Then you can send a voice message. I heard it’s a really hard spell but I bet Twilight can do it.” She said.
Bramblestar smiled. He planned to send it right after Octavia’s concert. He leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
“I love you.” He said softly.
He closed his eyes. Even though she said she liked him he was still afraid of rejection.
“I love you too.”
He sighed in relief and wished her luck. After he gave Octavia the muffins he flew off back to the library to get ready. Quickly he ate lunch and prepared for the concert. It was only an hour away after all.
Now he was excited for getting revenge and seeing his girlfriend play her cello for a crowd.
“This is the best day ever!” He yelled out loud.
He heard Twilight complain downstairs. Bramblestar ignored her and started to get ready.