Supermare, last daughter of Krypton

by Guillermo

Home Sweet Home

Coco looked down from the sky at the farm below her. Using her enhanced vision, she noted that there was only one pony there, on the back porch, but to be sure, she scanned the rest of the area. Satisfied, she started down, watching the mare, who had her back to her, watering some plants. With a deep breath, she prepared to speak.

"Hi Mom."

The mare stood up immediately, her ears straight and in the direction of the voice. It had been a long time since she had heard that voice. Spring turned, looking at an earth pony she didn't recognize at first, confusing her, but before she said anything, her face began to distort. Little by little, her unknown face gave way to that of Coco, her daughter, her little filly.

"Coco..." Spring said as she walked towards her daughter, who was landing, tears in her eyes. "You have returned..."

"Yeah, sorry, I know it took me longer than..."

Before she could continue, her mother caught her in a tight hug, pulling her into her arms.

"Oh, Coco, you don't know how much I've missed you..."

"Me too, mom."

The two held each other for a while before separating. Spring, with a smile, motioned for Coco to get into house, both heading to the kitchen.

"From that suit, I guess you found what you were looking for."

"That's right" said Coco with a smile, helping her mother to prepare some coffee. "I found a ship my race sent here millennia ago."

"Was there more there?" Spring asked cautiously.

Coco was silent for a few moments, placing the coffee in the pot before daring to answer.

"Just robots, an artificial intelligence from the ship, and my biological father's consciousness."

Spring's eyes widened and she looked at her daughter in surprise.

"Your father...?"

"A simulation of him... He acts and thinks like him... but my real biological father died a long time ago... he and everyone who was like me... I'm the last one left... I'm alone."

Spring bit her lip, looking at the embarrassed face of her daughter. She knew how much Coco had felt alone during her youth, longing to know who sent her here, and wanting to meet them. She and her husband had considered many times the possibility that their daughter was the last of theirs, why else would they send her here being so small? The mare hugged her daughter, who accepted the hug, and patted her back.

"You are not alone, Coco… You are my daughter, and a pony too. I want you to remember that."

Coco nodded, separating and looking at her mother with a smile.

"I will never forget it."

Both mares smiled at each other, focusing on the coffee. Once ready, they sat at the table, enjoying their drinks.

"And tell me, did you find out what that 'S' stands for?"

"Yes" Coco said with a proud smile, passing her hoof over her chest. "It represents my family, the House of El, but it is also the symbol my race had for hope."

Spring smiled, watching her daughter happily.

"We were right, I knew it meant something good…" the mare took a sip of her coffee, still smiling, and then looked at her daughter. "What are you going to do now?"

Coco thought a bit before speaking.

"I will use my powers to help ponies, or other creatures, in any way I can. You told me, I earned my cutie mark for saving lives, and I will."

Sring looked at her daughter, unable to prevent pride from appearing in her eyes. She extended her hoof and caressed her daughter's.

"I'm sure your father, both of your fathers, will be proud."

Coco smiled, also caressing her mother's hoof. The two were silent for a while, enjoying this little moment. Finally, they parted ways and went back to their cafes.

"Are you planning on doing anything while you're not saving ponies?" Spring asked taking a sip of her drink.

"I'm going to see if Rarity can give me a job at her boutique in Manehattan, but I don't want to leave you alone so soon."

"Don't worry" said the mare with a smile "I'm fine, I have several friends that I visited and they come to visit me and there is also Wood who comes from time to time."

"Mr. Golden still comes around here?"

"Yes, part of the farm is his from our business deal, and he is helping me with the crops."

Coco couldn't help but see that her mother's smile when talking about Mr. Golden was much wider than usual, and it didn't escape her that she called him by her first name. She had a feeling her mother was falling for him, but it was none of her business.

"As you wish, although I will have to stay here for a while, I doubt my old apartment will still be available."

"Actually," Spring began with a small smile, "when I went to get your stuff, I talked to your landlady and told her you were out on a trip in mourning, and offered to keep your apartment vacant until you returned, as long as I kept paying your rent."

Coco frowned at her mother.

"Mom, have you been paying my rent? You didn't have to..."

"Nonsense" said Spring waving a hoof. "I knew you'd come back one of these days, and I wasn't going to let you stay on the street. Besides, your landlady offered to clean your apartment from time to time, you'll find it prepared and ready for you."

Coco looked at her mother for a while, not too happy that she had spent her money on her rent all that time. With a sigh, she shook her head, letting out a small smile, it was very typical of her. Her gaze focused on the cafe, now she just had to go back to Manehattan, and, hopefully, meet her friend again.

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Coco walked through the streets of Manehattan, carrying some saddlebags with her suit inside. The sun was slowly sinking over the horizon as she approached the building where her apartment was located. Stepping inside, she was met with a familiar sight, a wide, well-lit foyer, a wall lined with mailboxes to the left, and a counter to the right that also led to the landlady's hearth. There was a fairly young unicorn stallion, about 16 years old or so, a red coat and an orange mane, reading what appeared to be a comic book.

"Hello" Coco said as she approached, drawing the attention of the unicorn, who widened his eyes a little. "Is Mrs. House here?"

"Y-yes" said the unicorn with a bit of nervousness. "Wa-wait here."

The unicorn got up and went to the door that led to the house of the landlady and went inside.

"Grandma, there is somepony outside looking for you" he said from inside while Coco waited.

"Whose?" Mrs. House's voice asked.

"I do not know..."

"Okay, let's go see that pony."

A few minutes passed until an old unicorn mare came out, with reddish fur and a graying mane, with some orange spots similar to her grandson's. Coco couldn't help but smile when she saw her, Mrs. House had always been nice to her, strict with the rent, but understanding when she couldn't pay it, and always worried about how she was doing. The old mare focused on the earth pony and her eyes widened at the sight of her, before a smile crossed her face.

"Coco! Celestia, how long! How was your trip?" she said as she walked over, coming out from behind the counter and hugging the mare.

"Well, Mrs. House, quite well."

"I'm so glad you're here, your apartment is the same as you left it, well, if you don't count that your mother took your things" she said with a small laugh before focusing on her grandson. "Help Coco with her luggage."

"No need, Mrs. House, I'm just carrying these saddlebags," she said with a smile, one that Mrs. House shared. "And don't worry about the rent, I'll send a letter to my friend Rarity to see if she'll let me work at her Boutique. You remember her, don't you?"

"My dear, everypony knows who Rarity is," Mrs. House said with a laugh. "And don't worry, I can wait, although I advise you to talk to her face to face, especially if you're going to ask her for a job and you haven't talked to her in years."

"That was my idea, but she lives in Ponyville and…"

"I know, but next week she's coming over for that museum of friendship that Princess Twilight is opening."

"Museum of Friendship?" Coco asked curiously.

"Yeah, it's the talk of the town lately. So don't worry, talk to Miss Rarity first before you even think about paying me rent."

"Thank you, Mrs. House."

"You're welcome" said the old mare with a smile, then looking at her grandson. "Please, bring the key to her apartment, you know which one it is."

The unicorn nodded, looking a little nervously at the mare, and went behind the counter, searching through some drawers before pulling out a key which he handed to the earth pony, who put it in her saddlebag. With a smile and a last hug to Mrs. House, Coco headed towards the stairs going up to her apartment, approaching her door and opening it, then entering the living room.

Just like Mrs. House said, it was the same as Coco left her, except now there were no fabrics or half-finished dresses. The mare entered her room and left her saddlebags on the bed, approaching the window and looking at the city, seeing the sunset in the distance. She had already recovered her house, she only had to get a job and reunite with Ink. With a sigh, Coco turned to her saddlebag, ready to continue with the work she did have.

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The train was moving at high speed in the direction of Manehattan. Twilight and her friends will travel in a private car for them and guarded by the newly created friendship guard. It was something the young princess hadn't liked at all, but since Ponyville was getting more and more populated, Celestia had insisted that she have some protection, which included individual coaches for her and her friends. Rainbow looked out the window in boredom, sitting across from the alicorn and Spike, and next to Fluttershy. She couldn't help but give a small yawn, the only reason she was there was to support her friend at that opening.

"This is fucking boring" she said with a sigh.

"And if we play I see, I see?" Pinkie said from one end of the car, sitting across from Applejack and Rarity. "I start! I see I see..."

"I don't feel like playing that much, Pinkie," Rainbow said with a sigh, then looking at Spike, who was reading a Power Ponies comic, a memory coming to her mind. "Hey Twilight, do you think we'll be able to see that Supermare?"

Twilight blinked, snapped out of her thoughts, since she had been focused on her notes.

"Whose?"

"You know, that flying earth pony, they named her in the Daily Planet, Spike was driving us crazy all day yesterday."

"Can you blame me?" Spike said with a smile. "Her name is literally Supermare. She's practically stepped out of a comic book!"

Twilight rolled her eyes before flicking her gaze from Rainbow to Spike.

"Spike, I told you a hundred times yesterday, Superpony..."

"Supermare" Rainbow corrected with a smile.

"Whatever she's called, she's not real. Earth ponies can't fly."

"Of course we flew, silly" Pinkie chimed in with a giggle.

"Pinkie, the bike with wheels you use doesn't count" Applejack replied with a small laugh.

"Oh, so no, we don't fly."

Twilight rolled her eyes before focusing back on Rainbow and Spike.

"Like I said, earth ponies can't fly, and what's more, nopony can do what she's supposed to do."

"Lyra saw her, dear, and she doesn't usually lie" Rarity intervened.

"She was mugged, and knowing what they would have done to her, she was obviously going to exaggerate. And in the event that this Supermare exists, it must be some kind of trick."

"What trick?" Rainbow said with a sly smile, to which Twilight shrugged.

"I don't know, and honestly, I'm not going to bother investigating something that may very well be an invention."

With that, Twilight went back to her notes. Rainbow looked at Spike, and they both smiled at each other. It didn't matter what the alicorn said, nothing was going to take away their hope of seeing a pony straight out of a comic, one with powers at least.

Comments

[Roboman3000]

Oh Twilight

[readsponies]

Really weird time for Rainbow to drop the F-bomb, honestly.