The pair experienced a harsh awakening as Pinkie barged into their room.
"Gooooood MORNING, EVERYPONY!" She yelled. "It's time to get up! You gotta come downstairs and eat breakfast before I give you the tour of Ponyville! Rise and shine! Wakey wakey eggs and...whatever else you eat with them!" She said, opening the blinds, accidentally blinding both Vinyl and Octavia.
"Wha-what is going on!?" Octavia asked, bewildered and confused.
"PINKIE! CALM DOWN!" Vinyl yelled, trying to gain her bearings and silence the pink pony from further assaulting their ears.
"Ooh! Are we playing a new yelling game? I WANNA PLAY TOO!" Pinkie yelled back. "NOW IT'S YOUR TURN, SCRATCHIE!"
"Pinkie, stop yelling! You're hurting our ears! We JUST woke up!" Vinyl said. As much as she valued her friendship with Pinkie, at that particular moment, she valued sleep a significant amount more.
Pinkie stopped for a moment, and giggled. "Sorry Scratchie, I'm just REEEEALLY excited for the party we're having today for your baby! It's gonna be the BIGGEST BESTEST PARTY Ponyville's ever seen! I'm putting out all the stops on this one! It's going to be the PERFECT PINKIE PARTY!" She said, vibrating with excitement.
"Ugh...any chance I had of going back to sleep is now completely gone." Vinyl grumbled.
"My ears are still ringing..." Octavia murmured, rubbing her aching head with a hoof.
The pair got out of bed, and took a few minutes to straighten up. Once they made their way downstairs, Pinkie was waiting for them with two heaping plates of flapjacks.
"I made them myself! They've got our super-special apple syrup! I made sure to get some fresh from Sweet Apple Acres. Applejack wasn't too happy about me taking it, but I'll pay her back later." Pinkie said cheerily, as if what she did was no big deal.
"So...you stole the syrup?" Vinyl said, raising an eyebrow.
"Silly filly, I borrowed it! I just did it when Applejack wasn't looking, or at least I THOUGHT she wasn't..." Pinkie said, suddenly becoming lost in thought.
Vinyl and Octavia looked at one another, and decided not to question it. They already had a large enough headache between the two of them after their rude awakening. They each took a bite, and they felt the smooth, bright flavor of the apple syrup come to life in their mouthes. The syrup was some of the best they had ever had.
"This...this is so good I could cry..." Vinyl said, shoveling her flapjacks into her mouth as fast as she could to keep the flavor coming.
"I have never had apple syrup...I do not think I want any other type anymore..." Octavia said, savoring each and every bite slowly.
"I'm really, really glad you like it! I'm sure Applejack will be happy to hear it too, seeing as nopony's ever tried it before-"
Suddenly, the door to Sugarcube Corner burst open, a particularly angry orange mare in the doorway.
"PINKIEEEE! If y'all don't return mah syrup right this INSTANT, Ah'll corral ya an' make ya work off EVERY DROP IN THOSE BOTTLES!" She yelled.
Octavia leaned over to Vinyl. "...Three guesses says she is this "Applejack" Pinkie mentioned..."
"What was your first clue, Octy?" Vinyl said. "No need to yell, she's right-" Vinyl turned to point at Pinkie, but she was nowhere to be seen, even though she had been there only a moment before.
Vinyl sat in stunned silence for all of a second before Applejack rounded on them.
"So YOU two're the ones eatin' mah syrup!" She said angrily. Suddenly, to both Vinyl and Octavia's surprise, her expression turned hopeful.
"Well? How is it? Too sweet? Too thick? How's the flavor?" Applejack questioned.
Vinyl and Octavia looked at one another, Vinyl taking the initiative to speak up first.
"It's delicious...some of the best syrup we've ever had." She said honestly.
"Pheeyew! What a relief! Ah was gettin' all worked up fer nothin' by the looks of it. Heh, looks like Big Mac owes me twenty bits." The farmpony chuckled to herself, rubbing her hooves together at the prospect of earning a bit of extra cash.
"Sorry about all the commotion, the name's Applejack, the proud manager of Sweet Apple Acres." She said, taking a quick bow. Octavia wasn't sure what to make of her, but Vinyl seemed interested enough.
"Cool hat." Vinyl said. "Mind if I take a look at it?"
"No can do, sugarcube. This here hat's mah pappy's, and on mah head is where it's stayin'." Applejack responded. "Ah reckon Ah've never seen y'all round these parts. Y'all new in town?" She asked.
"We're actually just passing through. We're on our way to Hoofington to tell Octy's parents we're having a foal." Vinyl said, Octavia face-hoofing.
"Are you just going to blurt that out to just anypony!? Not everyone is accepting of two mares dating, you know!" Octavia said forcefully.
"Relax, Octy. I'm sure she doesn't mind, right?" She said. The response she got wasn't quite what she expected. If anything, Applejack was puzzled.
"Now wait just an apple-buckin' minute. This here mare's yer marefriend, right?" She said, pointing to Octavia.
"Yep." Vinyl responded.
"Y'all just said she's havin' a foal, right?" She continued.
"Yep." Vinyl responded in the exact same way.
"Ah'm pretty sure that that's not quite how-" She then noticed the horn on Vinyl's head, and it somehow made sense. "Oh, Ah get it now. Ah'm not exactly versed in magicky stuff, but Ah guess it makes sense when a unicorn's involved somehow."
"Yeah, well, we're not entirely sure how it happened either." Vinyl stated. "That's why we're gonna go see Celestia's student to go see if she's got an idea."
"Ya'll mean Twi, right? Makes sense y'all would go to her. Mare spends more time readin' than what Ah'm sure's healthy, but she is the librarian after all, so she'll prolly be able to get y'all yer info." Applejack said. "Only problem, she rises later in the mornin', so Ah'm willin' to bet she ain't up yet. Ah can show y'all round Ponyville in the meantime, if'n y'all don't mind." She offered.
"That is very kind of you, Applejack. We would love to." Octavia said, getting out of her chair and trotting over to her. "Well? What are you waiting for, Vinyl? An engraved invitation?"
"Oh, right." She quickly got up and followed the other two out, shutting the door to Sugarcube Corner behind them.
They walked through town, watching as it slowly came to life in the light of Celestia's sun. For some reason, the two of them felt so comfortable in this peaceful little hamlet. They couldn't explain it, but they definitely liked it. The first place they came to was a elaborately designed home, a sign on the front reading "Carousel Boutique." Applejack pushed the door open, and the three entered, a bell above the door ringing as the door pushed it.
"Cooomiiiing~" A voice said from down the hall. A few moments later, a unicorn with a snow white coat, blue eyes, a royal purple mane as well as three diamonds for a cutie mark appeared. "Applejack, what have we spoken about you tracking dirt into the boutique?!" She chastised.
Applejack looked down, and sure enough, her hooves were covered in dirt from the early morning's work. "Heheh, sorry Rarity. Ah didn't mean to." She blushed, embarrassed.
Rarity then turned to the two standing next to Applejack, to which she reacted explosively upon seeing Octavia.
"Y-Y-Y-YOU'RE-You're Octavia Philharmonica! HERE! In MY boutique! I absolutely ADORE your music, dear! Oh, what a privilege! An act of providence, one might say! Oh, I feel faint~" She swooned, using her magic to conjure a chair for her to collapse on.
"Uh...Rares, it's not that big a' deal." Applejack said, raising an eyebrow at her theatrics.
"Not that big a DEAL!? This is MOST CERTAINLY a big deal! I have someone who plays for the PRINCESS in MY BOUTIQUE!" Rarity yelled, bothered by the fact that Applejack had no idea who Octavia was.
"Woah, nelly! You've played for the Princess? Ah reckon it ain't easy." Applejack said. "Ah know Ah wouldn't be able to play much a' anythin' for the Princess. Ah'm sure country western ain't the Princess' flavor a' apples."
Octavia was blushing wildly at all the praise. "It can get tough performing for the Princess, yes...but I do so love to play music." She said, Applejack nodding in understanding.
She then turned to Rarity. "Rarity...it really is not that big a deal. If anything, it is I who am privileged to meet you. I have seen a multitude of your dresses in Canterlot shops, and your newest winter collection is all the buzz...I am what you would call a fan of your style, and have been following your work for some time now." She said rather shyly.
Rarity fainted. The praise from one of Canterlot's finest was too much for her to handle.
Vinyl was laughing her life away. "I-I think she likes you, Octy." She continued laughing, falling over while clutching her stomach.
"Oh, shut up..." Octavia growled.
"...Well, uh...why don't we all just leave Rarity here and go see Fluttershy? She's the nicest pony in Ponyville, and Ah'm sure she'll be excited ta hear y'all are havin' a foal. She takes care of animals, it's her callin' in life, and Ah'm sure she's helped birth tons of the animals we have in town." Applejack explained.
"Intriguing...maybe she would make a good midwife...what do you think, Vinyl?" Octavia asked.
"I just wanna see the animals." She shrugged.
"Of course you do..." Octavia sighed, unable to comprehend just how she fell in love with somepony so simple-minded.
"Well, lead the way Applejack. I am very much interested in meeting Fluttershy, given how you speak so highly of her." Octavia said.
"Fluttershy's sweeter than anything y'all can buy at Sugarcube Corner. She's a little on the shy side-" Applejack stopped. "-Actually, the poor filly's terrified of her own shadow, but Ah still think she's the nicest, kindest, most soft-spoken pony Ah've ever met in my life." Applejack said.
The trio left the boutique after leaving Rarity on the chair she had brought out, and made their way towards Fluttershy's cottage.
Rarity has a white coat, not white mane.
Nitpicks aside, I think it gets better when our lovely couple interact with other ponies than when they are on their lonesome; in the latter case it becomes a little too much Odd Couple. But it is really good all over!
Awesome as usual. But I noticed a type: "snow white mane, blue eyes, a royal purple mane". The first should "mane" should actually be "coat" if I am not mistaken.
Other than that, very good and a fluent read.
Desperately waiting for more to come!
:D nicely done i just swooped over the story the writing is nicely done hope to see the next part
My face from chapter 1+ :
I just came from a sesson of checking out bikes at a Harley Davidson dealership and now I'm looking at ponies and reading pony fanfics......CONFOUND THESE PONIES THEY DRIVE TO CONTRIDICTION LITTERALLY!!!
every time I see you update I get happy, then I ready it and laugh, then I get all sad because I finished the chapter. I hope your happy,
So recap, first I was all thin I was like Now I'm like
Keep up the fantastic work!
i love this story
Nice understatement you got there, Applejack. "A little" on the shy side? Only "A little"? It's in her name, for christ's sake!
Kidding, kidding. I just guessed AJ would've been more honest and say "She's scared of her own damn shadow, but..."
Anyways, chapters of this fic=
SUPERB chapter! One of your best so far. The only thing I did not like was that they left Rarity unconscious - it seemed a tiny bit too rushed. Nevertheless - GOOD WORK!!!
I'm guessing fluttershy is gonna be all like "NO MUSICIANS WELCOME ON MUSICIAN DAY!"
29613
Same =P
i am loving this series keep it up plz
29608 CONFOUND THESE PONIES THEY MAKE GAY AND LESBIAN LOOK OK!
yay more reading of awesome
...
THIS IS TOO EPIC FOR WORDS.
I
NEED
MORE!!!
PWEEEEEASE??
Uh. I think you mean "snow white 'coat'"
Other than that, great chapter.
I give your AJ a 70% accuracy rating. Still far better than most, but not entirely perfect.
On the other hand Rarity is about a 95% if you ignore the snow white typo. She is a bit exaggurated, but not much from what they do in the show. Especially if compared to Lesson Zero.
Pinkie should warn people when she is gonna teleport.
I can't wait to see my favorite little fluttergirl, and Big Macintosh is gonna be fun to see as well. http://www.eeyup.com/
If you need a male fangirl just ask.
Excellent
Trevor thanks you for giving his his daily dose of pony shipping D'awwwww for the day. Please keep up the amazing work!
~ Magical Trevor, Minstrel of Equestria
Is this leading in to a Fluttershy crazy moment, it kinda looks like it. She'e the most soft spoken pony ya all ever meet....
Ten min later... ANGEL BUNNY GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW OR AM I GOING TO HAVE TO STARE YOU DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
reading a new chapter is like an emotional rolorcoaster
Outstanding as all ways.
Did Octavia forget about Vinyl being very forward towards Frederic (Story chapter 2; site chapter 4)?
That's not how you borrow stuff Pinkie
Also Fluttershy :D
d'aaaaaawwwwww
29635 In the human universe its unatural but since in the pony verse nature isn't natural does that make being gay natural?
Then i said No new chapters? Are you crazy?
i don't know why, but i must have pancakes now!! this is really good stuff! keep it up
Me everytime a new chapter comes out: fangirlish squeal. Quickly read chapter. Go to click next chapter. Realise there is no next chapter. Cry.
24242
the autor of such an awesome pice of work asks a question and nobody answers it in this long time?
now I'm dissapointed
So i'm gonna take out my small knowlegde and let it shine uppon the world
Tootsie Flute (fannon Name as far as i know) appears in "call of the cutie" at the party. Her coat is ligth blue and her mane is purple(split in a ligther and a Darker tone). In fannon she is the daugther of BonBon and Lyra.
Damn that Author I hate him I cant stop reading even though its getting realy late >.<
for some reason during around the middle i read 'vinyl' as 'virginity' -.-
I wonder what the two will think of Fluttershy when she shows her rage side?
Fluttershy: IF YOU ANIMALS DON'T CALM DOWN RIGHT NOW, I WILL KICK YOU OUT, AND YOU WILL HAVE TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IN HELL!!!
Vinyl: *Insert mother of god face here*
Octavia: O_o I thought you said she was nice and kind...
Applejack: She can go a little crazy at times.
HI, Meet my reaction to this chapter:
Thanks for writing it!
The nicknames are kinda annoying, like when vinyl met applejack, she introduced Octavia as octy but other than that, another wonderful chapter
"I just want to see the animals" lol
I get the feeling your gonna fit an appleshy in here somewhere... Or that you just did
great chapter,bro
Oh oh oh the fabulousness of this chapter is overwhelming
Great job, I can hardly take enough time to comment when there is sooo muuuchhh MMMMOOOOAAAARRRRR dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Twilight_future.png dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Luna_apple.png dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Derpy_Hooves.png dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Queen_Chrysalis.png dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_bronymaster1.png
i hope the man 6 get involved in this story more than just when Octavia and Vinyl are in Ponyville
Hmmm do I sense some ApplejackxFluttershy?
Another swell chappie well done, hehehe.
Let's see how Fluttershy goes 8'D