//------------------------------// // Chapter Six: Meetings // Story: My Little Pony: Friendship Will Live On // by Tropical Beats //------------------------------// "Hurry up! Go on! Can't you go faster?!" Nightingale screamed at the top of her voice to the guards pulling the chariot once again, yet this time to Fillydelphia from Ponyville. "I must get there as quick as possible! So step on it!" Nightingale squeaked as the chariot was pulled faster, but that wasn't all. Her vision began to turn all fuzzy. "Sweet Spectrum, not now..." She muttered under the breath. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. "My dear, Twilight. There is more to a young pony's life than studying. So I'm sending you to supervise the preparation for the Summer Sun Celebration in this years location, Ponyville. And, I have an even more essential task for you to complete. Make some friends!" The baby dragon enthusiastically said to the lavender unicorn. A faint sigh escaped her muzzle. "Look on the bright side, Twilight." The purple dragon said as an attempt to cheer his friend up, "The princess arranged for you to stay in a library. Doesn't that make you happy?" Suddenly, Twilight sat up." Yes. Yes it does. And you wanna know why? Because I'm right. I'll check on the preparation as fast as I can. Then get to the library to find some proof on Nightmare Moon's return." "Then... When will you make friends like the princess said?" "She said to check on preparations. I am her student, and I'll do my royal duty. But the fate of Equestria does not rest on me making friends. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... "Nightingale! Nightingale, we're here!" "Huh..?" "OH MY SPECTRUM! NIGHTINGALE! COCOA POP! IT'S YOU GUYS! GIRLS! GIRLS COME! THESE ARE THE PONIES I WAS TALKING ABOUT!" "B-bubble Lime?!" Nightingale exclaimed in disbelief of finding her as soon as they got there. Cocoa Pop giggled. "Instead of us finding her, she found us!" "So! Let's begin! This is my bestie, Sky Breeze, but we call her Sky, or Breezie!" Bubble Lime said with a big smile on her face. "Actually, Bubs here is the only pony who's allowed to call me Breezie." Sky said while she and gave Bubble Lime and hoofbump. Nightingale saw that Sky was a turquoise pegasus pony who had plum colored eyes. She had a long silky dark yellow mane with some think pink strips, a braided tail, and a few freckles on her face. Her cutiemark had the sun behind a grey cloud with a lighting bolt shooting out of it. Before she could say a word, Bubble Lime moved on to the next mare. Before her was a light orange earth pony with a wavy beige mane tied into a high ponytail. She had a short wavy tail, and brown eyes. Her face was surrounded with freckles. Her cutiemark was a heart made out of what could've been brown sugar mixed with of course, cinnamon. "This is another one of my friends! Cinnamon Crush! We call her, Cinni, or CC!" Bubble Lime was overjoyed until she remembered something, "OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH!" "Uh... Ohmygosh what?" Sky said as everypony was looking at her. "I forgot to say that CC and I might be cousins!" Bubble said, her face glowing bright. "Uh... How are you two related..?" Nightingale asked confused. The two of them looked nothing alike. "The Crush family is a fourth cousin twice removed by the Lime family!" Bubble Lime happily said. "Okay..." Cocoa said, "Now, who are the other two?" "Oh! This is Ivory Lace, and Bunnyflower!" Ivory lace was a unicorn with an ivory coat. She had a bright reddish-pinkish mane which was wavy at the front, and swirly at the back. She had beautiful amber colored eyes, and her cutiemark was a heart made of amber wrapped around lace fabric which matched the color of her mane. She was a very pretty and eye-catching. Ivory had many stallions had found her attractive and tried to hook up with her, but they never succeeded. "It was something all of us laugh about." She had told her. Her accent was very posh and fancy. Nightingale found it hard to believe she was from Fillydelphia. She also found out that her nickname is Ivy. She didn't expect that. Bunnyflower on the other hoof was a white pegasus with a ruffled pink mane with lots of layers. She had the same shade of pink for her eyes, and she had a light pink cutiemark of a bunny's pawprint. Not only that, but she had a hair clip of a bunny in her mane. As the day passed, Nightingale and Cocoa Pop learned a lot about the ponies they've met. Bubble Lime was a huge scatterbrain. She had a terrible memory, and she always lost her stuff. But she was always happy and cheerful, and would do anything to wipe a frown off the face of anypony. And she was the best baker. She stays with Mr. and Mrs. Cupcake at Sweet Delights. They saw that Cinnamon Crush was really down to earth who loves being outdoors, and really strong. She also runs her family's spice farm, Spice N' Stuff. She is pretty stubborn and responsible, but she'd always put her own needs aside if her actions were causing any trouble. She is terrible at lying. She could never keep a secret, and if she didn't tell the truth, she'd live with the guilt until she lets it out to somepony. Sky Breeze was a really sporty pony. She's always causing mischief and is really competitive, being as fast as light on both land and air, her strength nearly matches Cinnamon's. She's pretty active, but pretty lazy as well. A thrid of her day is normally spent napping on a cloud, and she's the captain of the Ponyville weather team. She may be rude and aggressive, but no matter what, and no matter the situation, she'd always help anypony, even if she didn't like it. And no matter what, everypony knows she's the real althlete. They saw that Bunnyflower was shy and timid. Practically as frail as a flower! But she was kind and spoke soft and gently. She loved nature and everything that inhabits it. She started a small animal hospital at her cottage that was found abandoned near the edge of the Everfree Forest. Getting scared easily, she often stays close to Sky in "scary situations" since the two have known one another since they were fillies. Lastly, they saw that Ivory Lace adored fashion. She has a boutique called Magnifique Chique, and she also loves to make things for everypony. Various gifts were given by Ivory. She would even make one-of-a-kind creations and send them off to charity. She doesn't like sports and getting dirty, but she doesn't mind sauntering around town to feel the crisp breeze in her mane and admire the scenery of the town. Nightingale couldn't believe it, "How are Sky and Bunny friends, they're total opposite! Same with Bunny and Bubble! And Ivory, Cinnamon, and Sky!" Nightingale said to Cocoa Pop. "That doesn't mean you can't be friends. They all have different personalities! And sure they fight, but that's what a real friend is. The ones you can count on. The ones who will be there for you when you need it." Cocoa replied hoping that Nightingale will change her ways and make more friends. Nightingale sighed in response with a small smile on her face as she watched the five ponies chatter and laugh away.