Chapter 2: Making Friends
As Spike went home, Twilight and Auquasia approached Sugarcube Corner. "Pinkie Pie loves making new friends. And if I didn't let her know there was somepony new in Ponyville she'd be upset that she didn't find out sooner. I just know she's going to like you as soon as she meets you," Twilight told Auquasia. The two friends entered the bakery.
"Hello, Mrs. Cake. Hello Mr. Cake," Twilight said to the couple.
"Hello, Twilight. What brings you here today?" The Cakes asked.
"I was wondering if you happen to know where Pinkie Pie is."
"All she told me was she was going out, dear. But she should be back soon," Mrs. Cake told her.
Suddenly a flash of pink flew in the door. "I'm back! Oh hey Twilight!" Pinkie said as she burst through the door. When she saw Auquasia she gasped. Twilight could tell Pinkie already liked Auquasia. "Hey I've never seen you before! I'm Pinkie Pie! You must be new if I don't recognize you, because I know everypony in Ponyville! Let's be friends! Can I throw you a party? It will be so much fun!" Pinkie said all in one breath.
Twilight was afraid Auquasia would be frightened because of her quiet nature. But Auquasia smiled at Pinkie. "Really? You would do that for me?"
"Of course I would! And who wouldn't want to be friends with you? It's not like you're some terrible, evil, scary meanie!"
"This might surprise you, but I've never had a real friend before. No pony has ever offered to do this for me."
Pinkie was shocked. "That's terrible! Those meanies! I'll be your friend! And I will throw you the best party ever!"
Auquasia smiled. "I would love that, Pinkie. Thank you."
"Pinkie, we need to introduce Auquasia to the rest of our friends," Twilight told her energetic friend.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Pinkie exclaimed. The three friends left the bakery and headed to the edge of Ponyville.
"Fluttershy is one of the kindest ponies I know. I think you two will be great friends," Twilight told Auquasia.
"I hope so," Auquasia said.
The three approached a cottage and Twilight knocked on the door. A yellow pony with a pink mane opened the door. "Hello, Twilight," she said.
"Hello, Fluttershy. I'd like to introduce you to Auquasia. She's an alicorn who's new to Ponyville," Twilight informed her friend.
"Oh, hello. I'm Fluttershy. Where are you from," Fluttershy said in a voice that her friends could barely hear.
"I don't know. I don't know anything about my family either. And believe it or not, Pinkie and Twilight are my first real friends," Auquasia told Fluttershy.
"Oh, that's terrible. Are you saying most ponies are not kind to you? Well I'll be your friend." "Thank you, Fluttershy
"Fluttershy, do you want to come with us? We're introducing Auquasia to the rest of our friends," Twilight told her friend.
"Sure. I'll do anything I can for a lonely friend." The four friends left the cottage and went of to find the others.
"Rarity loves fashion. She makes the best dresses in all of Ponyville," Twilight told her new friend as they walked in to see Rarity.
"Hello, Twilight," a white pony with a beautiful purple mane said.
"Hello, Rarity. There's somepony I'd like you to meet. This is Auquasia." Auquasia came closer to Rarity.
"Nice to meet you, Auquasia. And may I say your mane is wonderful! The way it flows is absolutely magnificent! Where are you from, darling?" Rarity asked Auquasia.
"I don't know where I'm from. I don't know who my family is either. And Twilight, Pinkie, and Fluttershy are my first friends."
"Oh, how dreadful! You poor dear! Well I'll certainly be your friend." Suddenly Rarity had an idea. "I'll make you a dress!" Instantly she began working. She picked out some fabric and started sewing. Soon, the dress was finished. It was a coral color like her cutie mark and it had a ruffle going across the front.
"I love it Rarity. No pony has ever done anything like this for me," Auquasia said.
"Anything for a friend," replied Rarity. Rarity was looking at Auquasia and suddenly came to a shocking realization. "Twilight, can I speak to you for a minute?" Rarity asked her friend.
"Sure." Twilight and Rarity walked a few steps away. "What is it, Rarity?"
"Look at Auquasia really hard for a few seconds. Who do you see?"
"Um, Auquasia. Isn't that obvious?"
"No. What I mean is if you look at her really hard, who does she look like?" Twilight looked really hard, but didn't think she looked like anypony other than herself.
"She doesn't look like anypony, Rarity."
"Just think about it. The flowing mane, the shape of her face, her wings, her horn, her tail, her elegance. When you look at her really hard, she looks like a smaller and shorter version of Princess Celestia!" Twilight stared even harder. Finally she saw it. Her mane flowed just like Princess Celestia's, her head was the same shape, she was an alicorn just like the princess, her tail also looked the same. The only difference was her color and size.
"Wow," said Twilight.
"Wow is right," Rarity responded. "It's such a strange coincidence."
"I know. It's completely unbelievable." "Anyway, would you like to come with us? We're introducing Auquasia to the rest of our friends."
"Of course." The two rejoined the others and they all left to find the others.
"Applejack is the most honest pony you'll ever meet. I know you two will become great friends," Twilight told her new friend. The group approached Sweet Apple Acres. They could see Applejack bucking trees. As they walked up Applejack stopes her work to meet them.
"Well howdy there y'all!" Applejack greeted them.
"Hello, Applejack. I'd like to introduce you to Auquasia. She's an alicorn who's new to Ponyville," Twilight explained.
"Well, hello sugarcube. I'm Applejack. Allow me to introduce you to the Apple family. That over there is Apple Fritter, Apple Bumpkin, Red Gala, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Caramel Apple, Apple Strudel, Apple Tart, Baked Apples, Apple Brioche, Apple Cinnamon Crisp, Big McIntosh, Apple Bloom, and Granny Smith," Applejack sounded off as she indicated each family member.
"Wow. You have such a big family, when I don't know if I even have a family," Auquasia said sadly.
"Well that's terrible, sugarcube. No pony should have to live without a family. But friends can be family too. You wanna be friends?"
"That would be wonderful. Thank you, Applejack."
"Now all we have to do is find Rainbow Dash. Does anypony know where she is?" Twilight asked her friends. No one new. "All right. I guess we should start looking," Twilight said.
The friends walked for a long time without any sign of Rainbow Dash. "Now where could Rainbow Dash be?" Applejack thought aloud.
Suddenly they saw a rainbow flash past and felt a gust of wind. "Was somepony looking for me?" a voice said.
"There you are, Rainbow! We've been looking for you everywhere!" Twilight said in relief.
"Were you looking for me because I'm awesome?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Actually, I wanted to introduce somepony to you. This is Auquasia. She's an alicorn who's new to Ponyville."
"Hello Auquasia. The name's Rainbow Dash. Nice to meet ya. Not to brag, but I'm probably the best flyer in all of Ponyville. Oh, who am I kidding! I am the greatest flyer in all of Ponyville!" Rainbow Dash said confidently.
"Nice to meet you too. And I'm sure you are," Auquasia said with a smile.
"It's awesome to have a new friend around. Even though I could never get tired of these guys," Rainbow Dash said as she smiled at her friends.
"We could never get tired of you either, Rainbow. But now I think Pinkie has something in mind," Twilight said as she smiled at Pinkie.
"Let's party!" Pinkie exclaimed as she bounced up and down.
The friends went back to Twilight's castle. They invited all of their Ponyville friends. There were plenty of games. Everypony loved the cake made by Pinkie Pie. After the party the seven friends made a room for Auquasia.
"Thank you, everypony. All the other ponies I've met before you guys would never do anything like this for me. I'm such a lucky pony to have met you all," Auquasia said.
"We're lucky to have met you," said Twilight. As everypony but Twilight left the castle, Auquasia looked around her room. She couldn't believe anypony would do something like this for her. As Twilight went to the library, Auquasia stared out her window and gazed over all of Ponyville. All of the questions she had flew through her mind. She began to wonder once again if she would ever know the answers. But at least now she had friends who would care about her no matter what. As she slowly fell asleep, she wished that one day she might find the answers she was searching for.