Realizations: Cycle 2

by Jaycren

Apple Tart - Babs Seed: Heartbeat Song (Edited)

Babs Seed stepped off the train into the Ponyville station, feelings and memories of a certain orange, purple maned ostrich driving her to distraction. She shook her head, she hadn't even contacted her cousin Applebloom- she had just hopped a train and two hours later got off here.

She was finally moving forward with what she wanted; she had joined a juvenile league roller derby team, and was also beginning a career as an amateur mixed martial artist. Still, that ostrich drove her to fixation. She needed to see her. She needed to resolve what this was. She needed to know if the ostrich felt the same way.

This is my Hoofbeat Song

How do I say it

Been her’s all along

How do I say it

Up Up, Up, Up, All Night Long

Stayed Up All Night Long

She was losing sleep, losing focus, all around her she saw the ostrich. Purple maned mares, especially ones with an orange coat had been catching her eye more and more. Her heart would begin to hurt when she realized that they were not her ostrich. Thoughts of her rival made her heart pound. A flush coming to her face, she dreamed of that moment when they laid on the grass after they fought. She wished that they had gone farther than just a snuggle. Again such thoughts brought a blush to her face as she walked off the train platform.

She headed towards town, if she knew the ostrich, she would be running, training for one of the local dance, parkour, or martial arts competitions. Just as Babs was pushing herself to what she wanted, she knew the ostrich was doing the same. Both had been living up to their promise to the other, to be the rival the other needed.

You, what the Buck have you done?

You're different from where I come from

And I'M so used to being numb

Now these feelings coming on so strong

Anticipating all the fun

Like a sprinter, about to run

I can hear it pounding

Hoofbeats loud inside me

Haven't heard it before this time

It was then she saw the ostrich, moving through the town. Babs saw her gracefully use an earth pony technique to scale Sugarcube Corner. In an instant Babs found herself running along the ground, mirroring the ostrich's path, clearing anything in her way, taking a tact out of the ostrich's own book she channeled her Earth Pony Magic to push off, not just the ground, but all other surfaces, giving the impression she was gliding.

Babs smirked, the ostrich was not the only one that could learn to do things a different way. Babs had studied the way Pegasi used their magic and adapted it for herself, just as the ostrich had studied Earth Pony magic.

This is my Hoofbeat Song

You're gonna hear it

Been yours all along

And I just couldn't say it

Up, Up, Up, Up going strong

Up, Up, Going strong

This is my Hoofbeat Song

And I'm gonna say it

Turned me on

Not gonna fake it

Up Up Up Up going strong

Up Up going strong

I wasn't gonna give my heart out

But I wish I had known what I know now

I would've never left this town

My hoofs touching your hips

And your kiss on my lips

I've wanted that for so long

She followed closely and she realized that Scootaloo wasn't an ostrich any longer. She had found her way to fly, she had found her way to surpass even her mentor Rainbow Dash. She had ascended to the heights of angels. Babs heart grew warm, but no longer was it a distraction, now it was a source of strength. She was in love with Scootaloo. It was time to Pony Up or Shut Up. It was time to admit this not just to Scootaloo but herself. She kept pace with her Valkyrie, matching her speed and skill on the ground as her beloved claimed the sky. This was what she had desired, this is where she belonged.

This is our Hoofbeat Song

We're gonna play it

Been this way we just couldn't say it

Up Up Up Up going strong

Up Up going strong

This is our Hoofbeat Song

We already play it

Turned this up

We know not to fake it

Up Up Up Up going strong

Up Up going strong

On that day I wished I'd reached for you

I don't believe I ever lived without you

Scoots, you create a life so brand new

Let's not waste more Time

Babs watched as her one, the one that was the her other half, landed her form, perfect as always. She watched the muscles on Scoots body-so lean and strong. Babs knew now what to call what she was feeling. She knew its name now. She was in love. She was in love with the most beautiful mare she had ever seen.

Why had she wasted time? Why had she agonized for a second on saying her feelings out loud? She had been a coward, now it was time to rectify that.

We have or Hoofbeat Song

We alone can hear it

Turned us on

We're gonna make it

Up Up Up Up going strong

Up Up going strong

This is our Hoofbeat Song

We alone sing it

Been all along

Only gotta sing it

Up Up Up Up going strong

Up Up going strong

Babs took a breath, she needed to steady herself. In her moment of quiet she heard Scoots Heartsong, it was completely about her. Babs Smile widened. The mare she loved felt the same way. Yippee!

Scootaloo had yet to turn around, had yet to acknowledge her presence. Babs knew she hadn't been noticed, otherwise Scootaloo would have greeted her warmly. Babs smile turned into something a little more flirtatious. She quietly crept up behind the object of her affection and then said very calmly.

"Hey, that a blush I see are you just happy to see me?"

Author's Note:

Alright these are the last of the old edits, now I am going to be posting new chapters, Up next Rough Diamond - Featherweight: Uptown Girl. I will post it before Notjohnharker edits it then will repost it after she does so, just so those that read this first can see the difference. I will also be doing so with that last chapter which will be Star Crossed - Time Turner (I am not sure of the song yet). Just two more chapters and this one will be completed and it will be on to the next. Until I have cleared my backlog. Oh, YEAH!