//------------------------------// // Can I just be left alone?! // Story: My little short stories- Tales of Dream castle // by Paradise Oasis //------------------------------// Can I just be left alone?! Wind Whistler was a pony of many talents and habits. She liked doing many different things; from hanging out with her friends to play a game, to working in her laboratory, to going on whatever hair-brained adventure the ponies of Dream Valley had gotten themselves into this time. But today, Wind Whistler had just gotten a new book in from Hoofkaido- a rather intellectual tome on eastern pony metaphysics, written by that well-renowned philosopher the mareharishi herself. Windy wanted total silence today, so she could study up and be ready for her philosophical debate over the matter with Galaxy next week. So she had taken off for a secluded corner of the castle, where no pony would be able to bother her. Unfortunately, given her particular group of friends, such seclusion and silence would be a most unlikely scenario. Fascinating, I cannot believe the Ponyrishi used Starswirl's principle of spell reciprocation to argue her point! Wind Whistler thought to herself, nosed buried in the hardbound book as she lay reclining in the large alclove window on the Castle's second floor. personally, I would've used Twilight Sparkle's theory of- "Hey Windy!" Fizzy yelled to her friend from the other end of the hall, a great big goofy grin on her face. "Whatcha doooooin?" "Oh! Salutations, Fizzy." Windy replied, looking up at her friend. "I was just read a book Paradise just got into the castle library, about-" "Awww, it's too nice a day to sit in here and read!" The blue Twinkle eyed pony giggled, tapping the book in a bubble, and floating it above the Pegasus's head out of her reach. "Why don't you come outside with me, and we'll play some tag!" "While I do most certainly appreciate the offer, Fizzy, I currently desire to simply read my tome in peace." Windy replied gabbing after the book several time before zipping up to pluck it out of the air. "So if you could please excuse me for a while..." "Awww, you're to fun!" Fizzy pouted, pushing out her bottom lip before trotting away. Wind Whistler then turned her attention back to her book, but had not even gotten two pages read, before another distraction came galloping in, tears streaming down her face. "Oh Windy, I'm so glad I found you!" Shady sobbed, trotting up and throwing her tear-soaked hooves around her friend. "Something terrible- no awful!- No, HORRIBLE- has happened!" "Oh really, Shady?" Wind Whistler grimaced, glad that she was able to keep herself from expressing her emotions at the drop of a hat. "Please, tell me all about this predicament that is obviously causing you so much distress." "W-well it's a lot of things, really!" The pink earth mare sobbed, wiping her eyes with her hoof. "F-first, I got up out of bad five minutes late this morning, and that's when I knew something must be wrong today! Then, I gave the bushwoolies ice cream and they got brain freeze- oh, I really hope I didn't make them sick!" The earth mare sat down next to the annoyed Pegasus, whining away at her every little problem. "A-and then, I got a soda out of one of the castle's vending machines, and it was five degrees too cold! Ohhhh, I can't believe I'm such a failure!" Windy put her book down, and proceeded to listen to her friend's sobbing and wailing. After nearly two hours of Shady being Shady, Wind Whistler was finally able to get the depressed mare calmed down. "And so Shady, you should not let a few disheartening events throw you into despair." The mare told her, trying to hide her impatience. "You need to find the best in each day, my good Shady, and try to approach the day with a smile." "I-I guess you're right." The earth mare replied with a sigh, before slowly moving to trot away. "Well, I've stood around here and bothered you enough." Genuinely concerned about her friend, Wind Whistler started to get up and follow her, but then thinking the better of it sat back down to read her book again. But less than ten minutes later, yet another annoyance soon reared it's ugly head. "Hey Windy, there ya are!" Gusty bellowed, winking into the room, while levitating a magazine over her head. "I've been lookin' for ya everywhere, ya ain't gonna believe what I found!" "No, Gusty, tell me..." Wind Whistler asked, putting the book held in her wings down, eye twitching. "What is so terribly and amazingly fascinating that you just had go through all the trouble and seek me out and inform me of it?" "I was diggin' around through Firefly's private stuff, an' I found this year's copy of playfilly illustrated, wet coat edition!" The unicorn tomboy giggled, levitating the magazine up in front of Windy's face. "You just gotta see some of these stallions! This one you can even see his-" "First of all, you shouldn't have been scouring through Firefly's private things, even if she a cheap and loose-moraled harlot." Wind Whistler replied, shoving her face deep into her book to hide her deep red blush. "And two, I don't want to see any of that vulgar and demeaning photography, that appeals to the lowest common denominator." Windy fought to keep herself from looking at the magazine again. "Besides, I personally prefer gentlefilly quarterly, which is more high-brow and high class smut that that drivel you are holding." "Awww, you really are no fun, Windy!" Gusty barked. "Ya really need ta put that dumb book down, and do something else!" Gusty lowered her head, creating a strong wind with her horn that sent the book flying from Windy's grasp. It was at this point, that Fizzy came chasing Shady back up the steps. "Aww c'mon, Shady! I'm sorry I made your comb float away in a bubble!" Fizz pleaded, running after her friend as they came to a stop in front of Windy and Gusty. "I'll get it back, I promise!" "No! I'll look even more terrible with my mane a mess like this!" Shady whimpered. "I can't believe how ugly I look!" It only took a moment for Gusty to join in the argument, and soon all three were going at it very loudly in what had once been a tranquil and quiet hallway. Finally fed up with all the chicanery, Wind Whistler finally blew her top. "One day... I just wanted one day away from all the insanity that usually goes on in this castle, and YOU ALL HAD TO RUIN IT FOR ME!" The blue Pegasus snapped, finally getting all of their attention. "I cannot believe that you three couldn't find something to amuse yourselves, even for a few measly hours!" "Huh?" Fizzy inquired, confused at what had just happened. "What?" Shady asked, not sure what was happening either. "Windy, wait!" Gusty started to apologize, realizing they had all gone too far. "We didn't mean ta-" "Don't bother, you have all done quite enough!" Wind Whistler replied curtly, trotting over and picking up her book, before flying out the window. "I think I'll go spend a few hours in the mastifiecent Forest, maybe I can get some peace and quiet there!" "The everfree? No, wait Windy!" Fizzy pleaded, running over to the window. "It's too dangerous for a pony to go there alone!" But the Pegasus was already gone, disappearing into the dark and mysterious forest.