//------------------------------// // Chapter 12: Pipsqueak - Dinky's Account of the Show // Story: Revelations BOOK 1: A Night To Remember - Pipsqueak // by VGI //------------------------------// Chapter 12: Pipsqueak Dinky's Account Of The Show Dinky goes to the front of the class. I go back to my seat, still feeling a bit bad for the ironic turn of events. Oh, how the tables have turned. “Well,” Dinky starts, “there really isn't much I can say. I mean, it was good and all. Nothing that Pip, Dai, or Sil can't tell you about.” Gee, sheepish much, Dink? “The music was great. Gryphons sang. There was acting, illusions by Master Illusionist Trixie... Uhm...the four Alicorn Princesses were there...” Dinky is already having a bit of trouble thinking of what to share with us. I gotta help her. “Tell them about how the show started! How the Princesses opened up the ceiling and how Princess Luna made the moon stop right on top...” I say, but I’m interrupted as Dinky gets excited about that part of the night. “Oh! Oh! That's right! They opened up the roof with their combined magic! And the moon hovered above us and lit the whole place up! Great, huh?” Dinky says with a smile. “Dinky,” says Diamond Tiara, “you make it sound so boring. You're going to ruin it.” “Yeah,” Silver Spoon follows, “tell us about the gryphon you spoke to.” The rest of the class wants to hear about that, too. “Yeah, Dinky! What's he like?” “How did you two meet?” “Was it a guy or a girl gryphon?” “Was he part of the gryphon delegates?” “Describe him...” “...or her...” “What did you talk about?” Finally, Dinky gives in. “Okay okay, classmates, hold your horses! First off, it was a boy gryphon.” “OooOooh!” comments the class. I roll my eyes. Poor Dinky. Yet another victim for the class's teasing. “He looked like, uh...” Dinky thinks. Silver Spoon sighs. Putting a hoof on her forehead and shaking her head, she says, “Dinky, before you describe him, what say you tell us his name first, hmm?” “Oh, right,” Dinky says sheepishly. “His name is Kite.” “How old is he?” Diamond Tiara asks. “I guess he's around our age...I guess?” Dinky answers. “Wow! A foal, like us!” Button says. “Not a foal, ya ding dong!” says Diamond Tiara, looking back at Button. “Diamond Tiara, language, please,” says Ms. Cheerilee, her reprimanding tone coming back. “Oops! Sorry Teacher,” says Dai, embarrassed. “A...a chick?” “I think gryphons as young as you would be called...” Ms. Cheerilee thinks deeply, “...a gryphlet...or is it a fledgling? They have many names, class. After all, they are creatures that are a mix of big cats and birds of prey. Now, Dinky, please continue. What did you and Kite talk about?” “No, Ms. Cheerilee!” protests Silver Spoon. “Where did they meet first!” “Oh, okay, yes,” Ms. Cheerilee says. “Where did you meet Kite?” “I bumped into him before the show started. Then I bumped into him again during intermission.” “That's a lot of bumping,” Diamond Tiara comments. Dinky continues, “That's when we talked. He's seen unicorns before, but never talked to one, let alone a filly unicorn like me, so we talked. I told him I’ve never seen or talked to a gryphon before, especially not one as young as me.” Silver Spoon interrupts, “Now is a good time to describe him.” Dinky continues, “Ok, Kite looks like...well, a Kite. Like a...Mississippi Kite.” “How do you know that he looks like a Mississippi Kite? Did you read a book or something?” Apple Bloom asks. “Oh, he told me he was named Kite because he looked like a Mississippi Kite. Except that he's got a lion cub's body, and his claws and beak are so yellow they look like gold. Oh, and his fur is white as well as his feathers, but he's got black pointed oval outlines around his eyes, and his feathers are tipped black.” “Wow, Dinky, you really remember him well,” says Sweetie Belle. “Yup!” Dinky says with smiling eyes. “Oh, and also, half the time he walked on all fours, and the other half he walked on his hind legs like a human.” The class goes “WOW!” “So anyways, we talked about where we came from, school, friends, favorite subjects...” This is the part where Dinky lost me. They talked about this, they talked about that. Friends, school, teacher, home, town. Chit-chat. Chit-chat. Yada-yada-blah blah... Hmmm, maybe I should file my hooves? What do you think? I think my left front hoof is a bit off thanks to this chipped part. Looking out the window, I can see clouds poofing away as a streak of fading rainbow goes through them. Rainbow Dash. “Then, during intermission, he took me up to the roof where most of the gryphons and pegasi were.” Huh? Most of the gryphons were on the roof during the intermission? I didn't know that. “There were tiny foods and drinks being served by pony waiters and waitresses up on the roof. Ms. Pinkie was also there, and she gave us honey berry shots.” Up on the roof? Okay, I gotta listen to Dinky now. “What's a honey berry shot?” Scootaloo asks. “It’s a thick and sweet drink served in the tiniest glass you've ever seen,” Dinky says. “The honey berry shot really woke us up. Kite and I drank two more. After that, Kite was all like, 'I need to fly!' He was actually flapping his wings. I felt like running. Like I said, the honey berry shot really woke us up. So he told me to climb onto his back and hold on tight, and he leaped from the building! It felt like I was on a roller coaster! My heart just went to my tail!” I listen intently; now it’s getting pretty exciting. Totally ace! The whole class is at the edge of their seats. Dinky continues, “Then he spread his wings, and we went from a free fall to soaring high into the sky! Soon, the buildings were all below us! Kite leveled his flying, and we were just soaring there, gliding, up above Canterlot with all its towers just below...the moon was above, and the wind was on our faces.” Wow! “That sounds awesome, Dinky!” I say. She’s got my full attention back. “We were just soaring up there, above the Canterlot towers and buildings. Then Kite said, “Hold on to me tighter.” I was about to ask why when suddenly he dropped altitude! Now, we were flying just several meters from the streets. Kite turned from street corner to street corner, barely reducing speed! It was sooo thrilling. You know, for someone as young as Kite, his back feathers were really comfortable. Still, I had my hooves super tight around his neck, just above his chest. Didn’t want to choke him as we flew, right?” The class nods in unison, too absorbed to utter a word. “Soon, we were coming up to the castle. Kite pulled up and we gained altitude and we flew just above the castle wall. We flew over and around the castle towers, and under the castle bridges. I think we made quite the commotion among the Royal Guards. But we didn’t stay there long. Kite climbed up and we were among the clouds. Mom rarely takes me up that high. Then, he lined up with Canterlot Cultural Center, and we flew a gradual descent towards it. We landed in front of the building. It was the softest landing I’ve ever had. Ponies were looking at us as we landed. Kite and I fixed ourselves up. We were quite a mess with the wind blowing on my mane and on our clothes. We headed straight to the comfort rooms to fix ourselves up in the mirror. We came out just in time to see Prince Shining Armor dance with Princess Cadance. The end.” Dinky smiles. The whole class complains. “Whaat? That's it? Awww.” Then Dinky says, “But we could listen to the music later if you want! I bought the CD!” “You did!?!” Ms. Cheerilee cries out with a smile. “Yep! It’s a compilation of all the musical pieces that were performed during the whole event! Even the music that I missed during the intermission when Kite and I were flying above Canterlot. It’s even got the cheers of the audience!” “*GASP!* Dinky! How could you?!” Button shouts out. “You wouldn't steal a wagon, you wouldn't steal a saddlebag, Piracy. Is. STEALING!” Pffft, nice one, dude! Of course everypony knows that Button is just being cheeky. “Oh shush, Button!” Dinky says. “This copy is legit! I've got the receipt and everything!” And she holds up a piece of parchment with the Canterlot Cultural Center seal. Yep, that's a legitimate proof of purchase all right! “Oh, wonderful!” Ms. Cheerilee says as she clops her hooves together. “Class, we get to listen to the music, all thanks to Dinky!” Wow, Dinky got the CD. All I have is the program during the show. How come she only mentioned this now? Apple Bloom is quick to point out, “That's funny, Dai, how come you and Silver didn't get the CD? Ran out of bits?” Diamond Tiara blushes. “Actually...yes, yes we did.” Silver Spoon nods and is quick to add, “We...kinda splurged on gryphon jewelry at the shops downstairs below the foyer.” What?!? What shops?!? There were shops?!?! “Wait just a galloping minute!” I say, loudly stomping a hoof on my desk. “There were shops?! SHOPS?!! With gryphon things for sale?!?” “And other things, not just gryphon things.” Silver Spoon says. “I...I didn't know.” Wow, the things I missed. “Oh Pip, don't feel bad. That's just the price you had to pay for being with your favorite Princess,” Diamond Tiara says. Actually, she's right. Being with Princess Luna all night long during the whole event – totally worth it.