//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Ponyville // Story: Life in Ponyville:New Town, New Beginnings // by SeaBreeze173 //------------------------------// Life in Ponyville book 1: New Town, New Beginnings by SeaBreeze173 The young light grey pegasus snored to the rhythm of the moving train. Beside her laid her dog, a large black and white beast which she smuggled into the sleeping car in the middle of the night. His heart rested on her cutie mark, a heart with a dog paw print and microphone. Her light blue and burgundy mane lay softly against her face as she drooled into the pillow. Suddenly the train hit a bump, jolting the mare awake. “Ugh. I hate trains,” she groaned as she sat up, rubbing her neck with her hoof. Her mother, a white pegasus with a dark pink mane and tail with lighter pink highlights and a cutie mark of a rose and a open book, was already up and moving around. Her brother, sister and father were still knocked out on the bunks. “Good morning, Sea Breeze!” the mare smiled. “How did you sleep, sweetie?” “Okay, considering I almost fell off my bed at each bump,” Sea Breeze got to her hooves and went to hug her mother. Just then her father, a unicorn with a dark blue coat and golden blonde mane and tail and a drum set cutie mark, rose up from his bunk. “No matter how often I travel on trains, I will never get used to the constant jolting. Seriously gonna need a chiropractor after this trip,” he grumbled as he walked up to his wife, kissing her cheek and hugging his daughter. “I don’t think there are any chiropractors in Ponyville, dear,” his wife laughed. “But I can always give you a… good rub down once we get settled in the motel,” she smiled seductively. “Eeww, gross, Mom!” Sea Breeze stuck her tongue out as her parents laughed at her utterly disgusted face. Eventually Sea Breeze’s siblings awoke and Sea got her pet back to the baggage car. As she went back to her family’s car, she began to think about her soon to be new life in the town called Ponyville. Although she was exited at the prospect of seeing a long time friend, she was nervous at the thought of once more moving to a new place. Sea lived in many towns and cities during her young life due to her parents’ professions, but she could never get used to it. Being a naturally shy pony made the constant moving even worse. Sea continued on, lost in her thoughts. Suddenly she collided with something, the impact knocking her back onto her hindquarters. “Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry! I wasn’t looking where I was going,” came a masculine voice. Sea Breeze glared up angrily at the pony. Her scowl, however, quickly turned into a blush as she saw who she bumped into. He was a pegasus colt, almost a stallion, about her age. His blonde mane hung messily over his face and his light brown coat shown in the morning sun which was pouring in through the windows. He had a soccer ball and lightning cloud for a cutie mark. “Here, let me help you,” he said as he lent Sea Breeze his hoof. She shakily took it and he easily pulled her up, despite her not being the lightest mare around. Sea Breeze was taller than the average pegasus mare, but her head only came up to the start of his neck. His deep blue eyes appeared to look straight through her emerald green ones, directly into her soul. Sea Breeze immediately averted her eyes and took a step back, lowering her head so that he couldn’t see her blush, although he had certainly already seen it. “Uh, um, thanks” Sea Breeze said softly. “My name’s Thunder Bolt, but you can call me Bolt,” the colt smiled as he leaned down towards the cowering mare. “What’s your name? I won’t bite.” “Um, I’m, uh—” “C’mon Breezey! We’re almost at Ponyville!” came the cheerful voice of Sea Breeze’s ten year old sister, Daisy Juniper, a light pink pegasus with a hot pink and blonde striped mane and tail that was fixed into a braid. “Okay Junie! I’m sorry. I have to go.” The pegasus quickly cantered around the colt and to her sister. “Wait—” Bolt stopped as Sea Breeze disappeared into the next car. ~~~ Sea Breeze and her family stepped off the train, ready to take on their new lives in the small town of Ponyville. Sea Breeze looked around and finally caught eye of the baggage handlers bring out Angus in his cage. She smiled as she trotted up to the stallions. “Thank you, sirs. I hope he was no trouble?” “That’s quite the pooch ya go there, miss. He’s been growling at us the whole time,” the first stallion shivered. “Don’t worry, he wouldn’t hurt anypony. Would you, big boy?” Sea Breeze laughed as she unlatched the cage door. The stallions quickly backed up to the train and jumped inside as the pegasus opened the door. The dog,nearly as tall as the mare herself, gently walked out and licked his mistress on her face. “Angus, sit,” the mare sternly commanded. Angus complied as Sea Breeze clipped a leash to his collar and looped the end around her hoof. Angus really didn’t need a leash, being a well behaved canine citizen, but Sea Breeze didn’t know the laws about off-leash dogs in the town yet and she wanted to play it safe. The town was bustling with ponies of all races, colors, and sizes. The buildings were simply but well built. The cobblestone and hard packed dirt streets had ponies bustling all around. Sea Breeze trotted behind her family, Angus easily keeping up beside her. Several stallions were a few paces behind her, pulling a wagon which held the family’s belongings. Junie, happily skipping beside her mother, was talking a mile a minute. Lightning Strike, Sea Breeze’s thirteen year old brother, a dark grey unicorn with a red and black striped mane and tail and a computer cutie mark, trotted calmly beside their father, chatting about technology and other stallion stuff. Lightning yelped slightly as a pink blur rushed past him and stopped in front of his mother, a loud gasp coming from it. “NEW PONIES! Hi, I’m Pinkie Pie! I’ve never seen you here before, so that must mean you’re new and don’t have any friends and—OH MY GOSH, Ihavetogeta cakeandstreamersandballoonsand—” Pinkie was cut off when Amethyst Rose stuck a hoof in Pinkie’s mouth. “Easy sweetie, you have to breathe some time,” Amethyst laughed and removed her hoof. “Sorry, I just love meeting new ponies!” Pinkie began bouncing in place. “I can see that,” Amethyst smiled. “Actually, we do have a friend here. Perhaps you know her. Her name is Twilight Sparkle. Well, it’s Princess Twilight Sparkle now days and—” “YOU KNOW TWILIGHT!!??!” Pinkie gasped, cutting off Amethyst. “THIS IS AMAZING! C’MON, FOLLOW ME!” the pink party pony began bouncing down the street. “Woah…” Lightning said, his jaw hung open. “And I thought Junie was energetic,” the unicorn then realized, “Oh no, TWO Junies? Celestia help us.” The family followed Pinkie to a castle on the edge of town. It looked to be made out of crystal and had an amazing resemblance to a tree house. “Twilight? Are ya here?” Pinkie walked in, with Sea Breeze and her family close behind. “Hey Pinkie. What are you doing here?” A baby dragon came up. “Spike!” Daisy Juniper exclaimed, jumping out at the dragon and tackling him to ground. “Woah! Junie? What are you doing here?” Spike laughed, looking up and seeing the rest of the ponies filing in through the door, Pinkie slightly vibrating behind Junie. “What’s all the commotion down here?” came a new voice. Twilight trotted into the castle foyer, her face instantly turning from one of confusion to surprise and excitement. “Hi, Twilight!” Amethyst embraced the young princess. “Amethyst?” Twilight choked out, her chest being crushed from the mare’s tight grip. The white mare released the princess, Twilight nearly collapsing on the floor. Once she got her breathe, the purple alicorn smiled and hugged each of her visitors, giving Sea Breeze an extra squeeze. “What are you guys doing here? I thought it was next month that you were moving?” Twilight asked. “Bass and I managed to get everything in order earlier than expected, so we said why not, hopped on the train and here we are. We all wanted to surprise you. We’re so sorry we weren’t able to make it to Shining’s wedding or to your coronation. Bass was on tour during the wedding and Daisy got sick right before we were leaving to come to the coronation and then life just got in way, as I’m sure you know all too well,” Amethyst sighed. “Yes, life does tend to do that. I’m just so happy you all are here!” Twilight turned to Pinkie, the pink party pony trying to hold back from bouncing around the reuniting friends. “Pinkie, can you go round up the girls. I want them to meet some friends of my family,” “Okie dokie loki Twilight. Be back in a sec!!” Pinkie shot out of the castle with speed that could rival Rainbow Dash. Twilight giggled at her friend’s enthusiasm. She looked back at the family, saying, “C’mon guys, let me give you the grand tour.”