//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 // Story: The Sun of My Heart 2: Love's Flames // by BlueSun52 //------------------------------// A Day at the Beach! Part II A Night of Craziness and Making Sweet Memories It was now nighttime at the beach, and everyone was settling inside the house. Soul, Swift, and Rivet were watching TV on the couch along with Comet while Sonata was on the floor on her stomach and Aria was sitting on the reclining chair and was reading a book. Sunset was in a reclining chair too as she was near Soul. Adagio was in her and Aria’s shared room. Applejack and Clyde were tending to Rarity’s sunburn in her room. Pinkie, Fluttershy and Night were with Dawn in the kitchen as they were cleaning up the dishes after they all had eaten dinner, and Rainbow Dash was taking a run around the beach to get some exercise in before she went to bed. Pinkie was whistling a tune to herself as she was scrubbing a dish in her hands while Fluttershy and Night were chatting with Dawn. “So, Mrs. D, did you guys ever find out what the baby is going to be?” Night asked. “Not yet. The doctor said that we would try again next week to see anymore development,” Dawn replied. “By the way, you’re very good with cleaning dishes.” “Thanks, I help out with my mom sometimes,” Night said. “Wish my son would come in and help with the dishes,” Dawn commented. “You never asked!” Soul shouted from the living room. Dawn rolled her eyes. “Um Dawn, how have you been doing lately?” Fluttershy asked. “I’ve been doing good, why do you ask?” Dawn asked. “Well, I’ve heard you’ve been having mood swing problems,” Fluttershy replied. Dawn waved her hand. “Pfff, please. I’ve already been pregnant once,” she said. “Once you go through all the pain and suffering of the miracle of birth, you get a better idea on how to handle it the next time around.” “That’s good to know,” Pinkie said. “I kinda thought you were twice as crazy when you couldn’t find the spoons.” Dawn blushed. “I um, that might have been a slip up, but I assure you all that I have it under control,” she said. She looked at the plate she was cleaning and saw that there was a small stain on it. “Oops, there’s still a spot there.” She rubbed it down some and washed. She looked at it to see that the stain was still there. “Hmmm, nasty little thing.” She rubbed down on it harder and longer until she washed off the plate again. She looked at it one more time before her eyes were boiling with anger as she saw the stain was still there. “GOD DAMN IT! WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET RID OF THIS THING!? Dawn yelled with fury. She panted for a moment before she looked at both sides to see the girls and Night looking at her with wide eyes of terror in them while Fluttershy was shivering with fear. Dawn coughed in her hand and cleared her throat. “Like I said, I have it under control.” “That’s a lie,” Soul commented from the living room. Dawn groaned. “I think someone likes to sleep outside in the sand,” she said. “.... I’ll be quiet.” Dawn let out a sigh and got back to cleaning dishes. “So, any teen gossip that I might like to hear?” she asked. “Oh, oh I got like a bunch of them!” Pinkie chimed. “Rarity and I love to talk about gossip all the time.” “Then lay it on me, sister,” Dawn commented. Back in the living room, the others were still watching TV until Comet got up and stretched for a moment. “I’m going to check on your mom for a sec,” Comet said before he left the others to themselves. As soon as Comet had left the living room, Soul nudged Swift. “Hey Swift, move over,” Soul said. “So Sunset and I can sit together.” “Why do I have to move?” Swift asked. “Why can’t you move?” “Because I’m sitting at the edge of the couch and I’d really like to sit with my girlfriend,” Soul replied. “But what if I want Pinkie to sit next to me?” Swift retorted. “Is she here?” “No.” “Then move over!” “Fine,” Swift grumbled as he shifted from his position. “But if Pinkie comes back here and asks why I didn’t save her a spot, it’s on your head.” Soul rolled his eyes. Just as Sunset was about to get up and sit next to her boyfriend, Adagio walked into the room and spoke in a very sultry voice. “Hiya boys.” Everyone looked over to where Adagio was standing, and all their eyes and mouths were opened wide, except for Sonata and Aria, who only let out an irritated sigh and got back to reading her book. Adagio was only wearing a black nightgown with a matching panty with it showing most of of her belly while it hung on only to her bra. All the guys were blushing red and Sunset was seeing red. “What the hell are you doing!?” she asked angrily. “You can’t wear something like that in plain sight!” “Oh, don’t be such a prude, Shimmer,” Adagio commented. “Prude!?” “I’m just getting comfortable is all,” Adagio said. “I mean, we sirens and ponies have always been naked, so what would be the problem in wearing something that’s just a little revealing?” “A little?” Aria asked. “You look like man bait.” Adagio rolled her eyes. “I’m not trying to get my hands on a man right now,” she said. “Though I do like the attention I’m getting.” Sunset looked over Soul who had a little drool in his mouth. “Soul!” “GHA!” Soul yelped and shook his head. “I mean, Adagio, how about you put on some regular pajamas? My mom wouldn’t like it if she saw you in…. that.” “I would, but I don’t really have any pajamas,” Adagio replied. “I sleep in the nude.” The moment that she had finished her words, Swift fainted and fell off the couch on top of Sonata. Sonata felt the crushing force from Swift’s heavy unconscious body as she tried to wiggle herself out of their predicament. “Help! I’m being crushed to death!” Sonata yelped as she wiggled her way out to freedom. Aria moved her book out of her view to see Sonata struggle under Swift’s body. She rolled her eyes and looked back at the book once more to ignore her youngest sister’s plea for help. Adagio casually walked towards the couch and sat in between Rivet and Soul as the two tried to look away from her with their blushes intensifying and sweat beading down their foreheads. Rivet was becoming more and more uncomfortable as time went on, and the moment that Adagio placed a hand on his legs, he jumped up from his spot and quickly walked backwards towards the door. “I, eh, um, decided to go out and get some exercise with Rainbow Dash… my girlfriend…. who I am with…. the one that might kill me if she see me here like this,” Rivet said before he bumped into the door and tried to grab the handle. “So um…. bye!” He opened the door and ran out. Adagio simply shrugged it off and looked over to Soul with a sly smile. Soul gulped and started to get up from his spot. “Maybe I should see if anyone would be willing to give you some-” Soul was about to finish until Adagio wrapped her arms around his arm and gazed into his eyes with wide sad eyes. “You don’t want to leave me here all cold, do you?” Adagio asked in a sad tone. “Eeeeeehhh,” was all Soul could say before he heard another call to him. “Would you let go of my boyfriend!?” Sunset said as she grabbed hold of Soul’s other arm and started to pull him towards her. “You can’t just grab onto him like that!” “Oh, what’s the harm of me snuggling up to your boyfriend?” Adagio asked innocently. “I just want to stay warm. It does feel a bit chilly in here.” Aria raised a brow as she looked back to see that the temperature was seventy-two degrees inside. She was about to comment on it, but thought about it for a moment and decided that she didn’t care and got back to reading her book. “I don’t care if you’re cold,” Sunset said. “Why don’t you just find some clothes to wear or go on to bed and get warm underneath the blankets?” “I would be lying to say that it would be the same as snuggling up to your boyfriend,” Adagio replied. “He does feel more warm than any sheet or blanket I slept with.” “Yes, I agree with that, but he is my boyfriend, and if anyone snuggles up to him, it’ll be me,” Sunset countered. “Wait, do I get a say in this?” Sonata asked while she was still trapped under Swift. “No!” both Sunset and Adagio said at the same time. “Oh come on! I was the one that was willing to kill Sunset just have him,” Sonata said. “What!?” Sunset yelped with terror. “Eh, I mean, that I was willing to beat Sunset just to have him,” Sonata corrected herself. “Yeah, let’s go with that.” Adagio rolled her eyes. “Don’t worry, she says stuff like that all the time,” she said. “Remember, this is the same girl that takes children TV shows too seriously.” “Okay, I am getting very uncomfortable now,” Soul commented. Just coming out of the kitchen, Comet was walking into the living room, but stopped as he saw Adagio and Sunset grabbing his son’s arms and had a blank expression on him. Soul noticed his father and made the words with his lips saying ‘help me.’ Comet turned around and walked back into the kitchen and Soul furrowed his brow as he let out a low groan. Comet walked into the kitchen and made his way over to his wife. He leaned over to Dawn’s ear and whispered something to her that the others couldn’t hear. After Comet finished whispering to her, she let out an irritated sigh and dropped the dishes in the water-filled sink. “I swear, there is no moral value in these kids today,” Dawn commented as she made her way out of the room. “Dear, help the kids with the dishes and send them off to bed. I believe this night is over.” “Sure thing, honey,” Comet replied as he saw his wife walk out the kitchen. He let out a sigh and started helping with the dishes. “What has her so upset?” Night asked. “Trust me, you don’t want to know,” Comet replied. Dawn walked into the living room angrily and saw what was happening on the couch as Sunset and Adagio were pulling Soul back and forth between each other. Soul had a slightly bored expression on him as the initial shyness around Adagio’s boldness was wearing off. “Okay seriously, you two need to stop,” Soul said. “Because if my mom catches us like this, there’s no telling what’s going to happen. Like for example, how she’s glaring like at me whenever- AAAHH!” Adagio and Sunset stopped as they looked up and turned pale when they saw Dawn glaring at them with fire in her eyes. The two let go of Soul as Adagio put on an innocent smile while Sunset gulped and twirled her fingers around each other and avoided Dawn’s glare. “The night is over, go to your beds now,” Dawn said and looked over to Adagio. “And for the love of God, please puts some real pajamas on.” “I don’t have any. I usually sleep in the nud-” “Then ask for some else's,” Dawn said. “Surely there’s someone here that can give you a spare.” “I brought a spare just in case,” Aria said. “Good, put that on and head to bed,” Dawn said. “And for heaven’s sake, someone get Swift off of Sonata.” “I’ll get him off,” Soul said as he got up and went over to the two on the floor. He reached down and pulled Swift with great effort. He was able to get him off and Sonata was free. Sonata stretched for a moment and let out victorious cheer. “Woo hoo, I’m free!” she chimed. “Thanks, Soul.” “No problem.” “And I better not hear or see anyone sharing the same bed unless its the same gender,” Dawn said. “If I see a boy and a girl in the same bed, hell is going to pay.” “So wait, it’s not okay for us to fool around with a boy but it’s okay if me and Applejack fool around, right?” Sonata asked. Everyone in the room looked at Sonata with half-lid eyes except for Dawn who only had a blank look. “‘Cause I’ll be honest, I’m not really into girls, but I am willing to try anything new. And Applejack does seem like she can really-” *SLAM* Next thing Sonata knew, she was outside of the house as Dawn closed the door behind her. In her arms was a blanket and a pillow. She turned around to face the door with a confused expression. “What did I do wrong?” Sonata asked herself. Rainbow Dash and Rivet were running up to the house and they panted a few times before catching their breath. “Thanks for coming along, R. I didn’t think you like jogging so much,” Rainbow Dash commented. “Yeah well, I was motivated to,” Rivet said and looked to notice Sonata with her blanket and pillow. “Um, Sonata what are you doing out here with your blanket?” “Mrs. Writer kicked me out,” Sonata replied. “Why?” “I don’t know! First I was crushed under Swift for a long time and when she was telling everyone to go to bed, I asked if fooling with Applejack was okay since she and I were planning on sharing the same bed and the next thing I knew, she kicked me out!” Sonata explained. Rivet looked at Sonata with half-lid eyes and Rainbow Dash placed a hand over her forehead. “Okay, Applejack had told you this a bunch of times but clearly you don’t understand. You and Applejack are not a real couple! I made that up! It was a joke! I don’t why you took it so seriously!” Rainbow Dash explained. “What, are you trying to get to Soul by sleeping with his cousin or something?” Sonata pursed her lips. “Wait, that can work?” she asked. Rainbow Dash smacked herself in the face and let out a groan. “Forget it, you clearly have some thinking to do,” she commented as she walked by Sonata and knocked on the door. “Hey, can someone let us in?” “I’ll let you in, but don’t let Sonata come in,” Dawn said just before she unlocked the door. “What did I do wrong!?” Sonata pleaded. “All I said was that Applejack would seem good at-” “That’s exactly why I kicked you out!” Dawn pointed out. Rainbow Dash and Rivet shrugged and went inside. When Rainbow Dash was halfway through the door, she turned around and looked at Sonata. “Have a nice night, Sonata,” Rainbow Dash said. “Oh, and be careful for the crabs, they like to snap their claws onto anything.” She went into the house and Dawn locked the door behind her. Sonata gulped. “Well, at least they’re not brave enough to come to a wooden porch,” she said before turning around and her eyes went wide at what she was seeing. She saw dozens of crabs staring back at her with their claws up and snipping them. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!” Sonata made a run for it as the crabs chased after her while crawling sideways. Aria and Rainbow Dash watched through the window as they saw Sonata run out of sight with the crabs following behind her. “Huh, I thought crabs were only aggressive with one another,” Rainbow Dash commented. “Sonata always has that kind of luck,” Aria said. Applejack and Clyde walked into the living room. “Well, it took a while, but Rarity should get better,” Applejack said. “She took a lukewarm bath and we rubbed down some aloe on her too. She’ll be right as rain tomorrow.” “That’s good to hear. Applejack, I need you to stay with her for the night and make sure that she stays okay,” Dawn said. “If it’s alright, I want to share the same bed with Rarity,” Clyde said. “I respect some of the values you believe in, but I really want to tend to her sunburn myself.” Dawn had a smile on her and she placed a hand over Clyde’s shoulder. “And while I do understand that you and Rarity have been dating for a long time, I was also granted to watch over you and her with both your brother’s and her parents’ permission.” Her hand tighten on Clyde’s shoulder as sweat slowly started beading on his forehead, making him more nervous by the moment. “So, what I'm really saying is, get over it and share a bed with one of your guy friends. You can tend to her while we're all awake, but Applejack can just as easily take of her. And if you try anything behind my back, you're sleeping out in the sand with Sonata and the crabs! Are we clear?” Clyde gulped. “Crystal,” he meekly replied. Just as everyone was heading off to bed including Comet and the rest of the others in the kitchen, Applejack felt her shoulder being grabbed and turned to see Dawn holding her. “Applejack sweetie, there’s something I need to ask,” Dawn said. “Sure Aunty, what do ya need?” Applejack asked. “Well um, have you and Sonata been dating?” “W-What!?” “I know that you’re young and still have so much to experience about life, so if you ever have any questions, please let me know,” Dawn said. “And on another note, this would explain why you haven’t had a boyfriend yet.” Applejack let out an agitated growl. It was late at night and Sonata was on top of the tallest tree she could find. She sat on the branch for hours and looked down to see the crabs still gathered around the bottom of it. She had attempted to get in her sister’s car and hoped to have slept in it, but to her dismay, Dawn had kicked her out of the house before she could have brought the keys with her and was locked out. She let out a defeated sigh and tried her best to sleep…. while she prayed and hoped that she wouldn’t fall off the branch while she slept. Inside the house, where Soul’s room was, he was still wide awake as his brow twitched with annoyance. He was paired off with Swift to share the same bed, and while sleeping, Swift wrapped his arms around Soul and cuddled with him. Swift let out loud snores as he slept, which was part of the reason why Soul was still awake. Soul looked at the clock to see that it was eleven thirty-seven post meridiem (Soul learned that from latin class). Soul let out an irritated sigh. “I really hope Sunset is having a better sleep than me,” he said to himself. In another room, Sunset was still awake, partly because Pinkie had wrapped her arms around her and crossed their legs together as she had pulled Sunset closer to her. Sunset looked over to the clock to see that a minute had just passed since she last looked at it. Pinkie snuggled up against Sunset as a content smile was plastered on her face. Sunset let out a sigh and tried to go to sleep until she felt something pulling on her. She looked over to see Pinkie with a lock of her hair in her mouth, chewing on it. Sunset grumbled. ‘I think I’m going to grab something to eat,’ she thought to herself. Sunset wiggled her way out of Pinkie’s grasp with difficulty, but was able to get free from her. Just as Sunset was about to walk out of the room, she saw that Pinkie was trying to cuddle on something as her arms moved around. Sunset looked around the room for a moment until she looked under the bed to see a rolled up sleeping bag and grabbed it. She placed it next to Pinkie and she cuddled up against it, and her content smile returned. Sunset smiled and walked out the door quietly to not wake her roommate up. Sunset quietly walked down the hallway as she made her way towards the kitchen. When she was getting close to it, she saw that the lights were on and peeked her head inside the doorway to see who was in there. Sitting at the table as she was eating a peanut butter-covered pickle was Dawn. Dawn finished eating the pickle she had and took another pickle from its jar and dipped it in the peanut butter bottle. “Oh, um, hi Dawn, what are you doing up so late?” Sunset asked as she came into the kitchen. Dawn looked up at Sunset and smiled. “I couldn’t sleep with these stupid food cravings,” she replied. “I haven’t eaten peanut covered pickles since I had Soul. Damn kid wouldn’t let me sleep until he had some of this weird stuff in him.” Sunset giggled. “I guess that would explain why he likes to dip french fries in his ice cream sometimes,” she said as she took a seat. “He got that from his dad,” Dawn commented. “If you have the right kind of fries, it really does taste good. So, what are you doing up so late?” “Pinkie really likes to cuddle up to people,” Sunset replied. She reached over to the pickle jar and took a bite of it. “A girl like that, I wouldn’t be surprised,” Dawn commented as she giggled. The two laughed for a moment before silence fell between them. They ate quietly as they enjoyed the other’s company and the silence that came with it. Just as Sunset was done with her first pickle, she started reaching for another until she spoke up. “So Dawn, why did you come down here with us?” Sunset asked. “I mean, I know you and the other parents really wanted to keep an eye on us until we go back, but why couldn’t any of the others be here? Wouldn’t Clyde’s brother be more suitable to be here?” Dawn paused for a moment and twirled her fingers around each other. A frown formed around her face and she let out a sigh. “It’s mostly because I’ve been feeling a little worried about Soul,” she answered. Sunset raised a brow. “About what?” she asked. “I'm probably just overthinking this, but he’s been growing so fast since he started going to Canterlot,” Dawn replied. “I use to see him around the house most of the time when he used to go to his last school. He had few friends there, and the school didn’t have a good reputation with how they handle most of the students there. I was just thankful that Soul was hardly influenced by some of them.” Dawn rubbed her belly for a moment. “Ever since I’ve been pregnant with this little angel, I began to remember how much I loved raising Soul and seeing him smile, laugh, and play all the time. Now he has his own ride, many friends to be with, good grades, and is very lucky to be with a sweet girl like you.” Sunset slightly blushed and smiled. “But that also means that he’s been out of the house most of the time and I don’t see him as often as I want to,” Dawn explained with a small frown. “So, I didn’t really come here to watch over all of you, even though it’s clear to me that you all need some moral guidance, but just to spend some time with my son before I am too busy watching over this sweet little angel here.” She rubbed her pregnant belly gently with a small smile. “I understand completely,” Sunset said. “I know what it’s like wanting to spend so much time with your family.” “I’m glad that you understand,” Dawn said. She then grabbed another pickle from the jar and dipped it in the peanut butter bottle. “Now, you should really try eating these with peanut butter. I’ve forgotten how good they actually taste.” Sunset raised a brow. “Trust me, you’re gonna start eating these like crazy when you have a kid of your own,” Dawn commented before taking a bite of her late night snack. Sunset gave a shrug and dipped the pickle in the peanut butter. She took a bite of it and, after tasting it for a moment, let out a content hum as she enjoyed the taste. “This really does taste good,” Sunset said. “Told you,” Dawn commented. It was the next day, and most of everyone was on the beach enjoying the games they had set up or relaxing under the sun. Rarity, however, was sitting on the porch under a large umbrella with Clyde as she watched the others enjoying their time in the sand. Because of Rarity’s sunburn, she had to stay under the shade and out of the sun’s ray until it got better. Rarity was reading a magazine and took a peek over it to see the others playing on the beach. She let out a bored sigh as she continued to read her magazine. Clyde noticed Rarity’s boredom and spoke up. “Are you alright?” Clyde asked. Rarity looked up to Clyde. “Oh, I’m doing alright,” she replied. “I’m just a little disappointed that I can’t enjoy the day with the others right now.” “We still have today and tomorrow before we all head back home, and your sunburn has gotten a lot better,” Clyde pointed out. “Who knows, you might be well enough to enjoy time with the others later tonight.” “What are we planning on doing tonight?” Rarity asked. “Pinkie thought it would be a cool idea to do a Hawaii-themed party,” Clyde replied. “Oh, that sounds like fun,” Rarity commented. She looked at Clyde for a moment before she formed a frown. “I hope that me having sunburn on my back isn’t the reason why you’re sitting with me while the others have fun.” “Don’t worry about it, beautiful,” Clyde said. “I mostly came here to spend time with you. So this doesn't change anything I had planned.” “Aww, you’re such a sweet talker,” Rarity said before she started to lean in towards Clyde. Rarity puckered her lips as she was about to kiss Clyde. All of a sudden though, a beach ball flew over towards her and hit her in the side of the head. Rarity fell over and landed on her back. She winced in pain as a single tear was coming out of her eye. Clyde quickly got out of his seat and carefully lifted her up from the ground. “Are you okay!?” Clyde asked, frantically. “I-I’m fine,” Rarity replied, weakly. “I'm just feeling a little sting is all.” “Sorry about that!” Rainbow Dash yelled. “Aria threw a mean one there.” “Meh, it is lighter than throwing rocks at people,” Aria commented. “Well, can you at least be careful?” Clyde asked. “Don’t worry, we will,” Rainbow Dash said. She turned to Aria and a wicked smile crept up on her. “Told you that would work.” “The best pranks are the ones that really get under people’s skins,” Aria commented before the two high fived each other. “Don’t you think that was a little too mean of a prank?” Rivet asked. “Hey, it’s not my fault that she has sunburn,” Rainbow Dash said. “Why do I have this feeling that it is?” Rivet asked himself. “Yeah, but still, don’t you think it’s a little too far?” “Meh,” Aria simply replied. “.... I don’t know why, but I think we have a lot more in common than I thought,” Rivet commented. “What makes you say that?” Rainbow Dash asked. “Meh,” Rivet simply replied. Near them, Pinkie was running her fingers in Adagio's hair as she was feeling how soft and stringy it was. Adagio had a somewhat annoyed look on her as Pinkie was stroking her hair. “Can you please stop rummaging through my hair?” Adagio asked. “No way, it’s so soft,” Pinkie replied. “It’s like petting a fluffy baby sheep. Swift, you gotta feel this!” Swift looked back and forth between Pinkie and Adagio as he felt a bit conflicted on the issue. “Eh, I’m not sure if that’s such good idea,” Swift said. “Come on, it’s so FLUFFY!” Pinkie said as she buried her face into Adagio’s hair. Adagio let out a sigh. “If I let you and your boyfriend feel my hair for minute, would you please stop petting it?” she asked. Pinkie nodded. “Fine, alright you can pet it,” Adagio said to Swift before she made a sly smile. “Don’t worry, it won’t bite…. but I might like to.” Swift’s face turned red and gulped. “Okay, now I’m really not comfortable with this,” he said. Swimming in the water, Night and Fluttershy were enjoying their time together. They kept on swimming until the water was up to their shoulders. Night looked over to the beach to see the others weren’t paying attention to him and Fluttershy. “Okay, I think we’re far enough away from them,” Night said. “O-Okay,” Fluttershy simply said. Night smiled as he gazed into Fluttershy’s eyes and leaned in to kiss her on the lips. Fluttershy embraced the kiss as she tenderly kissed him back while he held her in his arms. After a moment, the two broke their kiss off and gazed into each other. “I know you said that you get nervous around people, but do we really have to go this far just to kiss?” Night asked. “They are our friends, after all, and they know we’ve been dating for a while.” “I know, I just get nervous whenever people stare at me,” Fluttershy said. “I'm really trying to get comfortable with it. I just need some time, if that’s okay?” “Of course,” Night said as he leaned in for another kiss. Just as he was about to kiss, he saw something in the corner of his eye and looked to see a couple of dolphins jumping out of the water. “Hey Shy, look! I see some dolphins over there.” Fluttershy’s eyes widen and her skin turned pale. “D-D-D-Dolphins?” she asked nervously. “Yeah, you can see them jumping out of the water over there,” Night said. “I think they might be coming our way-” “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!” Night winced back when Fluttershy let out a scream and she swam frantically back towards the beach. Night raised a brow and swam after her. After a moment, Fluttershy got out of the water and panted heavily. Almost everyone at the beach gathered around her as they had heard Fluttershy scream and had concerned looks on their faces. Night got out of the water too and ran over to Fluttershy to see if she was okay. “Fluttershy, what happened?” Rainbow Dash asked. “D-D-Dolphins!” Fluttershy replied. “There’s dolphins in the water!” Everyone raised a brow except for Rainbow Dash. “Oh yeah, your fear of dolphins. I forgot about that,” Rainbow Dash commented. “Why are you afraid of dolphins?” Aria asked. “Aren’t you like a nature girl that loves that kind of stuff?” “Yeah, dolphins are cute and sweet,” Sonata said. “THEY ARE NOT CUTE AND SWEET!” Fluttershy yelled at Sonata. “THEY’RE EVIL!” Sonata whimpered to herself as the others looked to one another in confusion. “What are you talking about?” Pinkie asked. “Why are they evil?” “Don’t you know what they do? The males are really violent towards females and would beat them often and would be even more violent towards their young. They would even kill them for just fun. And even worse, they actually use their corpses for toys! And they have prehensile… um… things just like a tentacle.” Everyone had their mouths opened with pale skins as they looked at Fluttershy with horrid expressions. “I NEVER WANT TO GO BACK TO THE OCEAN AGAIN!” Sonata yelled. Aria gagged in her mouth before she turned around and barfed out her breakfast. “Okay, I’ve been into a lot of stuff before, but that is just downright disgusting,” Adagio said. Walking down the beach, Soul and Sunset were walking together with his parents as Comet held Dawn with his hand. They kept on walking until they had met up with the rest of the group. Dawn looked over to Aria and had a concern look on her. “Are you alright?” Dawn asked. “I-I’m fine,” Aria replied as she waved her hand. “I just found out about something I wish I didn’t know.” “Like what?” “About how dolphins are-” “Aria wanted to see if a clam tasted like chicken,” Pinkie interrupted Fluttershy. “Turns out it didn’t.” Dawn raised a brow at Pinkie before looking back at Aria. “Look, if you’re that hungry, you could have gotten something from the house or could have asked me to make something,” she said. “What? But I didn’t-” “Poor Aria, you were too hungry to have even thought of that,” Pinkie said as she helped Aria and patted her on the shoulder. “It’s okay, it happens to the best of us.” Aria narrowed her glare at Pinkie. “I am going to make you pay for this,” she whispered angrily. “I guess it is getting close to lunch. Might as well get something going,” Dawn said. “I would like some help if anyone doesn’t mind.” “Oh, oh I wanna help!” Pinkie chimed. “Actually, I think Soul should help Dawn out,” Sunset said. “After all, he really does want to spend time with his mom.” “What, but I-OOF!” Soul was about say something until Sunset elbowed him the stomach. “Great, I would really appreciate it sweety,” Dawn said as she grabbed her son’s arm. “Let’s get to it. I have a lot to teach you if we’re going to get everything ready soon.” As Soul was being dragged by his mother, Soul looked back at Sunset with a raised brow. She simply shrugged, so Soul let out a sigh and decided to go with it. The two went inside and started to get everything ready for lunch. “So, what were you kids talking about?” Comet asked the group. “It looked like some of you were telling a ghost story.” “Ah think ya should not really hear this, uncle,” Applejack said. “What? It can’t be that bad,” Comet said. “I’ve seen and heard a lot of things in my service in the guard. So, whatever it is, I’m sure I can handle it.” Everyone looked over to Fluttershy as she walked up to Comet. “Well, it goes like this,” Fluttershy started to say.