Color Four: Sparks of Magic

by Pastel Color

Sparks of Magic

Even at night, the crystals of the Crystal Empire gleamed and reflected in the moonlight. Pastel Color was walking along a path, admiring the crystals as she made way to her home. She felt the gleaming crystalline path under her hooves, and she sighed in happiness. Her eyes were half-closed, completely relaxed. She would be able to work on a painting when she got home. She greeted a few fillies as she passed. Finally, she got home. As she was standing at her front door, she felt something in her life was missing, but what? She had an amazing house, she was a crystal alicorn for Faust's sake! Still, she felt like there was a missing part of her life.

Candy Cloud hopped around the street of the Crystal Empire, munching on a cupcake she had whipped up earlier. On her back was a large box of cupcakes to be delivered for a party the next morning. Her hooves clopped on the crystals of the path as she jumped. She felt no strain; she had been carrying boxes of baked goods like this ever since her bake sale in fillyhood. However, Candy began to get a sinking feeling that her life was not complete. What was it she needed?

Cracker Curl delicately trotted across the hair styling place where she worked. She grabbed the mirror, and she told the customer that they were free to go. This meant an end to her job for the night. She went through the door out of the shop, and she walked home. As Candy walked home, she looked at the breathtaking scenery around her. The Crystal Empire was truly beautiful, all fabulous ponies wished to live there. Candy luckily had parents living there, so she had lived in the empire all her life. Of course, she had her own house now, and a gorgeous one at that. Come to think of it, though, she felt like there was a missing piece of her. A missing piece that she didn't know of. She had that feeling all through the night.

Kitten Feather fed and watered all of her winged cats, nuzzling them all in the process to strengthen their bond. She brought in the toys she had in the closet, and she levitated a wand with a feather clump at the end. She waved it back and forth, letting all the cats pounce at it and dive from flight. After all the cats had tired out, Kitten Feather went down to get a drink and carrot for herself. That was when a worrying thought came through her mind. All her cats were amazing company and all, but they didn't feel like enough. She needed something, but she couldn't put her hoof on it.

All four ponies did exactly what they were planning, but with a much more negative attitude.

The next morning, all four of them managed to find themselves together at one of the crossroads. They accidentally started up a conversation about where they were going.

Pastel raised a hoof. "I was just taking my morning walk. I enjoy admiring our empire at sunrise. By the way, I'm Pastel."

Candy turned her head to the side, striking a signature pose. "Hey. I'm Candy Cloud, the best baker on Equis! I was going to work until, um... we bumped into each other."

"Hi! You may know me, famous hairstylist Cracker Curl! Same as Candy Cloud, I was going to work." Cracker Curl spun around a few times to flip her mane and look at the others.

Kitten Feather didn't speak up. Everypony stared at her until she finally said, "I'm Kitten Feather and I train cats. Oh, I also can make a cat sprout wings. It's kind of my gift."

They all kept chatting for about five minutes until Cracker felt she was going to be late for her job. However, Kitten cried out, "Wait!"

All the ponies stopped going away and stared at her. "I know we don't know each other, but I was wondering if we could all take the day off to hang out a little bit?"

Candy looked through a long scroll. "There aren't any parties coming up, and this one nut job stallion named Marmalade got hired at the bakery yesterday, so I guess I could take today off."

Cracker flipped out her TwiPhone from her saddle bags and checked out her hairstyle boutique's website. "I don't seem to have a single appointment until tonight, plus we have a bunch of pros ready for walk ins, so I can take the day off as well."

Pastel swished her tail nervously. "I was planning on finishing a painting, but it isn't due until next month. I only needed to add a few more details, so I can hang around with you girls and still have it finished by next month."

Kitten Feather lit up in excitement. "It's decided then! Today we are having a day for the four of us! Any ideas on what we should do?"

Everypony was quiet until Candy yelled, "Let's have a party at my house! It isn't far from here! And I make such amazing apple and berry cupcakes, I get hungry just thinking about them!" She started drooling.

Pastel whipped her softly with her paintbrush-like tail to snap her out of her cupcake daydream. They all agreed to trot on over to Candy's house for a "getting to know my new friends I met at the crossroads while trying to walk to work today and we talked productively and became friends party" as Candy liked to call it.

They all walked to Candy's house, speaking lightly as they walked, and they noticed that her house was indeed NOT close to the place they met. It was actually very far down a few miles away.

Finally, they made it to Candy Cloud's house and were let right in by Candy. This was going to be cool...

To be continued