Chapter 1: How it all Began
“Thanks for helping me, Hitch,” said Sunny as she and her childhood friend were moving some stuff around.
“No worries, Sunny. Happy to help,” said the stallion, moving some boxes with his head. “Though, I can’t believe you’re getting rid of this stuff.”
“Well, the Brighthouse is getting a bit cluttered. Plus, I have no need for these old things and figured somepony else might have better use for them.”
“Oh, what’s this?” asked Izzy as she popped out from a box.
The stack then began to fall from the sudden burst of the unicorn as it fell to the floor, and she let out a scream. Hitch and Sunny approached the clutter pile, tossed some stuff to the side, and pulled a blanket off to reveal Izzy.
“You okay, Izzy?” asked Sunny.
“Never better. Especially ‘cause I found shiny,” said the energetic unicorn as she revealed a jar of sparkling beads.
“Oh, I remember these,” said Sunny as she took the jar from Izzy to look at it. “I spent hours embedding these little sparkling bead stones into my pictures. My dad bought me a stash so that I could bedazzle them.”
“We just cleaned up,” stated Hitch as he was more focused on the mess that Izzy made after they had cleared out the storage space.
“Can I have them?” asked Izzy as she was already thinking of so many unicycling projects and crafts she could make from the bead stones.
“Sure thing, Izzy.”
“Awesome! I’m going to make something for everypony!” said Izzy as she took the jar in her magic and began to trot away happily.
“It’s going to take even longer to clean this up!” stated Hitch as he kicked some stuff around.
“No worries, we’ll just clean it up,” Sunny assured her childhood friend as she didn’t mind the mess.
“I gotta teach that girl about cleaning measures and making sure…” Hitch was talking to himself when he approached a section of the massive clutter pile when something caught his attention.
The stallion moved his hoof about as he noticed a book; he brought it up to his muzzle and blew on it as bits of dirt picked up which got him to cough before waving his hoof about. He then put the book down on a box as he opened it, and the first thing inside he saw was pictures. The stallion had unintentionally found an old picture book that belonged to Sunny and her father, as it was full of photos throughout the mare’s life.
“Hitch, are you gonna lend me a hoof or not?” asked Sunny as she felt like she was doing all the work of cleaning up.
“Sorry, I got distracted,” called out the stallion as he continued to look at the photos.
“Where did you find this?” asked the mare as she came up from behind her friend and saw the book.
“It was in one of the boxes that Izzy knocked over.”
“I remember this. That was my first ever popsicle house that I made with my dad!” said the mare as she looked at the photo. The image was that of her and her dad as Sunny’s tongue was stuck to one of the sides of the houses due to her accidentally putting glue on it. “I’ll never forget the taste of vinegar water thanks to that day.” The mare let out a disgusting sound as she recalled how her father used that stuff to remove her tongue.
“How’d you even get glue on your tongue?” asked Hitch.
“I was a foal, alright! Don’t judge me, Mr. Safety and all for rules!” said Sunny, giving her best friend a stern look. “I bet your first-ever popsicle house was a disaster.”
“Nope. It was perfect, look!” said Hitch as he directed Sunny’s attention to another photo; it showed Hitch and Sunny as foals, standing next to their popsicle stick houses as he managed to build without any flaws perfectly.
“Stupid…” mumbled the mare as she looked away.
“Hey, look, there’s your lemonade stand that you set up to raise money for the library,” said the stallion as he pointed to a photo of the mare as she stood behind a homemade stand and served some ponies with a smile on her face.
“That’s a day I’ll never forget. Because by doing that, I got my Cutie Mark,” stated the mare as it was an etched day in her mind.
“Huh? I don’t remember this,” said Hitch as he saw a photo of him and Sunny as the pair had boxes on their heads.
“I do. It’s the first time we met,” said the mare as she began to recall that memory.
It was a bright sunny day in Maretime Bay as the earth ponies were going about their business. Sunny's father was in the lighthouse that overlooked the small town on the hill. The earth pony was doing some research as he adjusted his glasses at the book he was reading. The sound of a mechanism was heard. Sunny descended from her room above as the little foal beamed excitedly; she quickly grabbed the skates her father had bought before rushing to the door.
“I’m going into town, Dad!”
“Alright, Sunny bunny. Be careful, now!” stated Argyle as he walked to his daughter and opened the door for her.
The little foal hugged her father before taking off down the road; he stood there and waved to see his daughter off. Sunny was skating into the town as she’d gotten better due to her father’s teachings. The small foal passed by some of her fellow townmates as they waved at the girl who felt the wind blowing in her face. The mare failed to pay attention to what was in front of her as there was a banana peel on the ground that someone had just thrown away. By the time Sunny opened her eyes, it was too late. The foal felt herself starting to lose balance as she tried to steady herself. She was letting out small shouts as a few ponies in her path moved out as the little pony tried to stop. But Sunny wasn’t having luck, it wasn’t until she realized that she was heading straight toward someone.
“Look out! I can’t stop!” exclaimed Sunny as the colt that heard the cry looked and turned his head.
He didn’t seem to hear or notice the mare coming at him until she collided with him, and everything went black.
“Now, it’s starting to come back,” groaned Hitch as the memory of that incident flashed into his mind as if it were fresh. “I still have the bruise to show for you crashing into me.”
“Well, if it wasn’t for that bruise, we’d never been friends,” chuckled Sunny.
“You’re lucky that I happen to be out that day,” stated Hitch as he began to recall the events leading up to that point from his POV.
A cottage just outside the skirts of the town, there was an elderly pony. The old mare adjusted her glasses as she had a basket in her mouth. She went to the small garden where she had grown herself and began picking some fruits and vegetables. The mare then entered her house and set the basket full of food on the counter; she took out the ingredients she needed to make a pie when she approached the fridge. The mare opened the fridge door and pulled out some additional supplies; however, there was something she couldn’t seem to find.
“Where are those berries?” wondered the mare as she closed the fridge.
She began to check her cupboards for the missing ingredient she thought she had but couldn’t seem to find anything.
“Hitch!”
“Yes, Granny!” said a voice.
The voice belonged to a colt as he heard his grandma calling for him and appeared before her.
“Hitch, dear. Do you happen to know where the strawberries are?” asked the old mare as she checked the drawers near the sink. “I could have sworn I saw them just the other day.”
“Oh, I… know where they are,” said Hitch.
“Where?” asked the mare as she adjusted her glasses to look at her grandson.
“I, uh, ate them,” said the colt as he nervously traced the floor before him with his hoof while trying to hide his face. “I’m sorry. I only wanted a few.” stated the young pony as the sweetness of the fruit caused him to consume more than he should have. “Please don’t be mad at me. I’ll clean the attic.”
The old mare merely smiled at her grandson as she approached him and held his face. The colt looked at his grandmother as he expected her to be disappointed or scold him for taking something without permission, but she didn’t have either of those. Instead, she had a smile on her face as she rubbed his head.
“It’s alright, Hitchy. Accidents happen,” said the old mare as she hugged her grandson. “But I’ll take you up on your offer to clean the attic later. Come on! Let’s go into town and get more strawberries!”
The small colt smiled as he was glad his grandmother wasn’t upset. He hugged her before she opened the door, and they proceeded to head out. The pair headed into town and went to the stand that was selling strawberries as a line of ponies was formed. The pair stood in for quite a while, as Hitch was becoming a bit bored. He saw a few parents and their colts as they were passing by a toy store. The colt got an idea as he nudged his grandmother in the side to get her attention.
“Hey, Granny. Can I go look at the toy store window?” asked Hitch.
“Of course, dear. Be careful, though.”
“I will, Granny!” said Hitch, hugging his grandmother before galloping away.
The colt began to approach the toy store as he arrived at the window and looked in. Inside were some families, as a few parents were buying their children some toys and gifts. The young colts hugged their parents for getting them the gifts as they all rushed out of the store to start playing with them. Hitch smiled at them but felt a tad bit envious before looking at the display window as it was full of stuff. He saw several toys, and one of the things that caught his eye was a small sash with a star badge attached to it. The colt looked at the shiny object for a bit before turning around to head back to his grandma. He wasn’t paying attention to his surroundings and he failed to hear the shout of someone.
“Look out! I can’t stop!” exclaimed Sunny as the colt that heard the cry looked and turned his head.
He didn’t seem to hear or notice the mare coming at him until she collided with him, and everything went black.
The sounds of groans were heard as two different bodies were shown as they crashed into some nearby boxes. Hitch was shown as he had his head inside a box while Sunny had the banana peel she slipped on her helmet as she lay on the ground.
“Next time, I’ll watch out for banana peels,” said the filly as she looked at the peel on her helmet and let out a disgusted look before standing up.
At that moment, Hitch pulled his head out of the box and rubbed his head.
“Ow,” said the colt.
“Oh, my bad,” said the filly as she skated over to the colt she bumped into and helped him up. “Sorry, it’s my fault.”
“No, no, it’s my fault,” said Hitch as he stretched out his back to crack it. “I wasn’t paying attention to my surroundings.”
“No, it’s my fault!” stated Sunny. “I was skating with my eyes closed. I hope you’re not too hurt.”
“I’m fine,” said Hitch as the pain started to fade. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah. Sorry again. I’m Sunny Starscout,” said the filly as she put her hoof out.
“That’s a nice name. I’m Hitch. Hitch Trailblazer.” responded the colt as he put his hoof out and shook Sunny’s. “So, do you live around here?”
“Yup. I live with my dad at that lighthouse over there,” said Sunny as she pointed to the tall red and white striped building in the distance.
“Lighthouse? Cool!” said Hitch as he found the idea of Sunny living there to be out of this world.
“What about you?” asked the filly.
“I live with my Grandma Figgy,” answered the colt as the two began to walk and talk; well, mostly, Hitch as Sunny just skated along. “She has a cottage just on the outskirts of town.”
“Hitch! Hitch!” called out the old mare as she was currently looking for her grandson.
“Oh, that’s my Grandma Figgy. I gotta go.” stated the colt as he began to gallop back to his grandma.
“Okay. Bye! It was nice meeting you! I hope to see you again! And hey, feel free to visit me at the lighthouse!” shouted Sunny as she waved one of her hoofs wearing her roller blades.
“Thanks! It was nice to meet you, too!” stated the colt as he turned his head to address the filly he just met before picking up the speed to find his grandma.
“Huh? I just made a friend,” smiled Sunny as she actually talked to somepony new. It got the small filly to feel something nice as she turned around and began to skate back to the lighthouse to tell her dad about the new pony she met and made friends with.
“Hitch!”
“I’m here, Granny!” said the colt as he was shown approaching his grandma before slowing down into a small trot.
“Oh, there you are, Hitchy! I was beginning to worry,” said the mare as she hugged her grandson. “Did you have fun looking at the toys?”
“Yeah. And guess what? I met a pony. She’s super nice.” stated Hitch. “Her name’s Sunny, and she lives at that lighthouse over there.” The colt pointed to where the building stood as the old mare looked and saw it in the distance.
“That’s lovely, dear. My little Hitchy is already making friends,” said Grandma Figgy as she rubbed his mane, which made him laugh. “Come on, that pie isn’t gonna make itself.”
The colt licked his lips as he was looking forward to his grandma’s cooking. Little did Sunny and Hitch know that small unintentional crash into each other, whether by fate or not, not only set a series of events into motion for the distant future. But it was the start of something special between the pair. It was the start of a beautiful friendship. One that would continue to grow and develop as the years went on.
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D'aaaw!!
Alright, this isn't a bad start. However. if you are going to have flashbacks, then you need to either us italics like this or put in a line breaker like this:
Those would make it easier to read.
Oh ew that is a terrible feeling and taste at the same time
The mare failed to pay attention to what was in front of her as there was a banana peel on the ground that someone had just thrown away. By the time Sunny opened her eyes, it was too late.
Oh boy that's kind of foreshadowing of that little incident from the tell your tail
Okay this is actually a pretty interesting start of a story and it's always nice to see how these two met each other so it looks like sunny and the others are trying to clean out some stuff getting rid of old items until hitch saw a scrapbook even talking about how they first met each other which it was kind of cute to see that I wonder how their friendship grew throughout the years guess we'll find out next time
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Glad you like it. Means so much to me.
This is a nice start to the story. I love how Sunny and Hitch are reliving their memories because of the scrapbook.
I loved this story so much, so cute. Congratulations, keep writing please
