Memories: Another Time

by Wishes


Applebloom's Arrival

Applebloom stood outside Carousel Boutique patiently waiting. Her eyes peeked in the window to bright lights; nopony seemed to be home, because she had rang the bell a hundred times at least without any answer.

Knock. Knock.

Applebloom put her hoof on the door. The knock was loud and clear, and surely if anypony was home they would've heard it.

As quickly as she had knocked, a recognizable, fancy, fully-grown mare came to the door. Her purple mane was curled as usual and her diamond cutie mark gleaming in the sunlight.

"Hello, Rarity," Applebloom began politely, "Is Sweetie Belle home?"

Rarity nodded, smiling.

"Yes, they're talking in the kitchen right this moment, eating up S'mores."

"They're?" Applebloom wondered aloud.

"Yes, 'They're'," Rarity answered, "I'm sorry to say that you're awfully late. Scootaloo arrived early so they're talking away, as I said."

"Oh..." Applebloom nodded, looking down at her hooves, "Oops."

"Come in, anyway. Better late than never,"

Applebloom followed the mare's instructions. She hopped onto the floor of the Boutique. Usually, customers went to the front; but at the back of the boutique was Rarity's part of the house. It was nice, either way.

She stopped right before entering the kitchen. Applebloom could hear voices from the room, one girlish one and another kind-of-scratchy voice.

"And she said...'to get to the other side'..."

"Oatmeal, are you crazy?"

"And she flipped around and did a double sonic rainboom!"

"Oh and..."

There was an awkward pause. Applebloom wasn't sure what was going on.

"Applebloom!?"

A familiar voice squealed her name, and she fell to the ground with a thump, revealing her hiding place. Sweetie Belle looked at Scootaloo, shrugged, then glanced at Applebloom.

"Were you eavesdropping on us?" Sweetie Belle asked suspiciously.

"Oh...well...no...I..." Applebloom muttered, "Yeah. Sorry."

They both laughed. "No need," Scootaloo answered, "Come on. We have a lot to catch up on."

~~~

"...so then Applejack said to Diamond Tiara, 'You ain't comin' back here for any Zap Apples now, ya hear?"

They all laughed. Listening to tales about their old enemies were fun, especially the parts where they became defeated. Like Diamond Tiara.

Scootaloo smiled at the information, but was eager to hear about her hometown, Ponyville. Since Sweetie Belle had been traveling so much for concerts and world tours, Sweetie didn't know much and should be interested in the topic too.

Glancing at Sweetie Belle for a split second, she blurted, "How about Ponyville?"

Scootaloo hesitated, since the two ponies were staring at her uncomfortably, then continued. "I mean, what about Ponyville?" Scootaloo said, calmly, "It's nice to hear about your farm and all, but you were, like, the only one who stayed here. Sweetie Belle went on tours and I couldn't visit because of my shows."

Sweetie Belle nodded, slowly. "Yeah," she agreed, "I went to all different places, meeting all different ponies, but even if I spent my days here in the boutique I was usually inside songwriting or practicing my singing, training my vocal chords for my next concert. So I agree, I didn't really catch up on all the inside information of the town."

Applebloom laughed softly. "Of course you didn't, but you don't have to be so dramatic about it," she giggled, "Okay. If I miss anything, just ask me."

Applebloom cleared her throat, and began slowly.

"Okay. You know, before y'all left, remember Twist? My old friend?"

Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo nodded in reply.

"Well, Diamond Tiara strikes again, cuz I heard Twist had a cute very special somepony, and she was so happy that before her first date she bought this expensive though pretty red dress but he dumped her at last minute for the snobby Diamond Tiara! And it was at the hottest club in Ponyville! How about that."

"Waste of money, I'd say," Sweetie Belle explained, "But love takes flight, beginning from the heart and soul."

"I'd never be caught in the latest club with a special somepony," Scootaloo replied, "I'd be up in the clouds, over the club, sharing a milkshake."

Sweetie Belle and Applebloom glared at her, but their glares soon faded into laughter as the joked around about it.

And Applebloom couldn't stop this special feeling growing inside her heart.

~~~

Scootaloo began to laugh when Applebloom told another joke. Sweetie Belle joined in, taking another S'more but choking on it while giggling crazily. Applebloom's eyes wandered from Sweetie Belle to Scootaloo. They were just three friends...three close friends sharing a joke.

Applebloom's mouth turned to a smile sundae topped with delight and appreciation. Her friends made up the cherry on top.

And all was peaceful.

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~Author's Note
Sorry for the late update. I was working on a new fan fiction and had tons more to do. Sorry.

And if you want to suggest anything for any next chapters of the fan fic to help me update chapters more often, then that'd be great.

I think there might be at least two more chapters until the end of the story. So comment and criticize, I don't care which.

Sorry about the bad grammar and spelling errors. I'm only good at the meaning of literature and not really the specific details. Sorry about it.