20 years in the future, the mane 6 are fully grown, and have foals of their own.
The main six are now forty-one years of age—each are married to loving husbands, have fillies and colts of their own, and are borne with problems of their own. The fillies and colts, on the other hand, get themselves into much inconvenience.
"Light! Get down here immediately!" Twilight sparkle stomps her hoof upon the wooden floor.
"But mooooom" A high filly's voice rings down the stairs.
"But nothing! it is time for your magic lesson!" Twilight begins to fly up. "If you don't come down, I will do flying less-" Twilight is cut off by her daughter rushing down the stairs.
"No no! Ill do magic!" Light stops abruptly at the bottom of the stairs, her puffy magenta mane hitting her face.
"Good. Now Light Shine, Show me your teleportation spell. You know, one day you could be a princess, if you would practice more, but if not, you will always just be an alicorn. or... you know what could happen." Twilight sits her daughter down, looking her in the eyes.
"I know, mum. But I don't want to be a princess! I want to just be an alicorn! but... not just one or the other." Light looks down to the ground. "Why did Princess Celestia put so much pressure on me?"
"Honey, you know its because one day, Celestia will grow too old, and I will as well. The next princess would be my own apprentice. Unless she picks Aunt Cadence, witch, from what i've heard, shes not. and i don't think Aunt Cadence minds it." Twilight uses her hoof to raise her daughters head.
"But, mom. Im only 12! I haven't even found my cutie mark... and you found it when you were only in kinder garden.... " Light Shine tries to look down at the floor in her living room, but her mother holds her head up.
"Hon, I want you to be happy, but be a happy alicorn. please, just practice." Twilight relases her daughters head.
"Alright, Mom..."
~
"Neeigh!" Light Shine appears in a light ball in the middle of the school house, its walls rumble slightly.
"Light!" A young colts voice rings out from the back of the school house.
"Oh! Hi, Mist!" Light Shine brushes off the dust from her hooves.
"you're able to teleport to school now? Your mom lets you?" Mist Twister runs up, his wings fluttering.
"Yeah, My mom made me practice yesterday, she said i got good enough to teleport to school." Light Shine hugs Mist Twister in a happy greeting.
"My mom wont even let me fly to school" Mist Twister stomps his hoof on the ground. "Its not fair!"
"Really? Fluttershy wont let you fly to school? Why?" Light's face contorts into frown.
"She dosent trust me to fly here, even though i can fly just fine!" Mist Twister sighs and sits down in a desk at the front row.
Light Shine sits down beside him, in the only other empty seat in the class. "Light? Hey!" A unicorn filly grins in the seat next to Light.
"Oh, Hey Crystal!" Light smiles widely at the young filly.
"Hi, Mist Twister." Crystal Design leans over her desk to see the colt on the other side of her friend.
"Haha, Mist Twister, you can just call me Crystal, I prefer it." Crystal Design smiles to Mist Twister. Mist Twister Looks down, avoiding her eyes and blushing.
"Hey, Crystal, you never answerd my question that I asked a few days ago." Light Shine pokes Crystal.
"Remind me again, What was it?" Crystal Design pulls out a book and sits it on her wooden desk.
"Why do you talk like your mother, when shes the only one who talks like that." Light Shine pulls out her own book, setting it down on her desk.
"Oh, I dont know, I just picked it up, I guess." Crystal Design waves her hoof in the air as an earth pony trots in happily to the small school room.
"Hello class! Have you all had a good march break?" She asks, setting down books and folders on her own desk in the front.
"Hello, Ms Raspery!" The class collectively smiles.
"Alright, if you could all- huh? Where is Flash Bolt?" Raspery looks around the class, all but one seat full.
Out of nowhere, a crackle sounds down from the ceiling. All the fillys, Colts and the one mare look up just as a yellow colt falls through the ceiling, his rainbow mane coated in dust and rubble. "Im here! Im here!" Flash Bolt glides over to his seat in the middle row.
"hmm..." Raspery looks up to the ceiling, "Ill have to talk to mayor mare about it." She whispers to herself. "As I was saying, students, please take out your books." She walks infront of her desk as all the unicorns and the one alicorn uses their weak magic to pull out their books, Crystal Design's book is already on her desk, as everyone else gets theirs, she opens it to a random page and reads. all the other pegasi and earth ponies pull it out from their desks and bags.
"Now... everyone go to page 34 where we left off.." Raspery trots back and forth in the front of the class. Crystal Design groans and slams her book shut with her magic, and re-opens it to the right page. "As you see, the image on page 34 decipts a pegasus, in mid flight, now see how the pegasus's wings are filled with magic, abilitating them to fly. now turn you attention to page 35 where there is a diagram of a unicorn."
"Pssst. Light Shine. Here." Crystal Design passes Light Shine a small folded slip of paper. Light Shine holds it on her hoof and sets it on her desk, she quickly uses her magic to open it and read the inside. Messy and rushed hoof writing pain painstakingly coats the paper in red ink.
Light Shine, PlesePleasemeet me after school in the playground.
Flash Bolt stood waiting for his class mate to arrive, his hoof tapping the concrete.
"Ah!" A high pitched scream runs from above, with a crackle. just infront of Flash Bolt, Light Shine dropped down infront of him, landng loudly on the ground. "oooow..." She moans, rising slowly.
"Light Shine? Why were you in-" Flash Bolt gives her a look when he is cut off
"I teleported, but I missed and ended up in the sky. I had to teleport, my mom dosent know im out." Light Shine glances around her.
"Oh. Then ill make this quick." He takes a step twords Light Shine and looks her in the eye. "Light Shine. I like you." He keeps a serious face as he says it.
"Haha!" Light Shine giggles "Of course I like you too! Were friends!" She laughs, playfully punching him.
He keeps a serious face, looking her right in the eye. "Oh..." She has the sudden realization of what her friend meant. "I... Er... I have to go before my mom realizes im gone" She says as she starts to fly up "I uh... I guess ill see you tomorrow." She quickly flys off, forgetting to teleport.
"UGH!" Flash Bolt slams his hoof against the school house wall "I screwed up!" He slides down the side of the school house and sits on the concrete "How could I-" He's cut off by a giggle from the shadows. "Hello?" He asks, standing up "Is anyone there?"
"Hahaha! Silly!" a high pitched voice rings out from the depths of the shadows. A blue filly steps out into the llight, her pink puffy hair carried down through her generation. "I know how you can get her too like you!" She smiles and hops up and down.
"Pinata? How-?" He starts but is cut off when the blue filly named Pinata bounces over and whispers in his ear. "Genius." Flash Bolt stares off into the distance after she tells him her plan. "When did you make that up?"
"Right now!" She smiles and giggles, then bounces away, squeeing as she hops into the distance "Whee whee!"
~
Flash Bolt sits in his room in the center of his cloud house writing with black inc on a piece of parchment. "Yo. Flash! I'm home!" A mare calls out from the hallway "Do you want dinner?"
"yeah" Flash Bolt turns on his chair twords his door.
"'Kay. I'll call you down when its ready" Hoof steps are audible down the hall as Rainbow Dash walks away. Flash Bolt turns back to his desk and continues to write.
"Done." He smiles to himself as he folds the paper into an envelope, sealing it with hot wax and slamming a seal on it. "Perfect" he runs out into the hall and past his mother cooking dinner, past the living room, past her foyer and outside, he flys down to the ground and slips his letter into his mail box, then puts the red flag up.
"Yo, Flash Bolt! Dinner!" Rainbow Dash throws a wooden spoon down at him.
"Okay Okay I'm coming, Mom!" He fly's up to his house and lands softly on the cloud porch, rainbow falls around him as he walks inside.
"Hey. Come sit at the dining table, Flash Bolt." Rainbow Dash waves him over.
"dining table? But we normally eat on the couch or in our rooms." Flash Bolt asks as he sits down on a chair. "And wheres Dad?"
"Soarin is at work late tonight." Rainbow Dash pulls over a plate or vegetarian burgers. "And I wont be going back to work for a while now."
"what? Why?" Flash Bolt freezes while grabbing a burger.
"Soon, you will have a baby brother or sister!" Rainbow Dash smiles widely.
"Wait so... You mean...?" Flash Bolt takes a sip of water.
"yep! I'm pregnant!" She exclaims.
"Well that's unexpected" Flash Bolt sits stunned looking at his water glass.
"Yes, well. I'll be at home now, and Soarin will be at work more often. you get more of one parent, less of another."
"Mon can I go over to Mist Twister's house?" Flash Bolt asks his mother.
"Oh, sure. Just be back by 9" Rainbow Dash takes a sip of water.
"Thanks, Mum." Flash Bolt says while slipping out of his chair. "See you, Mum" He runs out of the room, and out of the house, fluttering down to the ground. He Raced to his friends house,near the edge of the everfree, in the cottage that smells of animals and looks like peace and rest.
He knocks on the wooden door of the cottage. Once. Twice. Three times with no response. "Ugh." Flash Bolt groans as he realizes mist twister isint home. He trots down the path, and away from the everfree forest.
"Mooooom. Do I really have to come help you deliver these eggs?" Mist Twister groans under the weight of the basket filled with eggs, his mother shoots him a look. "sorry..." he mutters, looking to the ground.
"yes, you do. I can't carry three baskets!" Flutter Shy flutters her wings, showing off the two baskets of eggs she is already carrying.
"Mom? When will dad be home?" Mist Twister asks his mother while walking just behind her.
Flutter shy stops abruptly.
"Mom?" Mist Twister shrugs the basket off his back and onto the ground lightly. "mom are you oka-" Mist Twister freezes when he sees a tear drop from his mother's face and hits the ground, wetting the dirt beneath it. "Mom? Whats wrong?" Mist Twister starts walking up beside his mother, but her hoof is placed infront of him, stopping him.
"I can take the baskets. you go home, I'll be home in 10 minutes, go to your room, okay?" Flutter Shy looks to the ground, not looking up.
"O-okay, mom..." Mist Twister says as he backs up and walks away. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mist Twister sits on his bed in his room, looking up at the ceiling. He can hear his mother speaking to Rainbow Dash, only hearing mumbles, and un-coherent sobs. "I need water, I've been up here for an hour." He says as he slides off his bed and walks to his door, he sneaks down to the first floor, passing the door to the living room, where his mother and Rainbow Dash are talking, he hears his mother speaking quietly.
"How can I tell him?" Flutter Shy sobs into a pillow.
"I know its hard, but you just have to-" Rainbow Dash grunts "Sorry, my baby kicked." Flutter shy sobs more. "Flutters, you just have to tell him straight up." Flutter Shy sobs even louder.
"H-how?" Flutter Shy squeaks out between sobs. "how do I tell my son his f-father is d... Dead!?"
Mist Twister's breath stops, he sinks to the ground, face paling. "h-how...?" He whispers quietly to himself. "H-how is h-he dead...?"
"Mist Twister?" Rainbow Dash slides open the door and sits down beside the young colt. "How much did you hear?"
"h-he.. Hes d-dead..." Mist Twister stares blankly at the wall.
"Oh, most of it, I see." Rainbow Dash pats Mist Twisters head. "It will get better soon, trust me, Little guy."
"H-how...?" Mist Twister craines his head to look at Rainbow Dash.
"How what?" Rainbow Dash looks at Mist Twister.
"How did he die...?" Mist Twister starts sobbing again.
Rainbow Dash sighs. "Maybe thats something you should ask your mother." Rainbow Dash gets up.
Mist Twister gets up shakily and walks into the living room, he sits down beside his mother. "mom?"
"He cheated on me. When the lady he was cheating on me with found out he was married, she killed him." Flutter Shy breaks into a heap of sobs.
"W-what...?" Mist Twister freezes again, his vison starts to blur and darken, untill its all black. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mist Twister sits at his desk in class a day later, silently staring down at his desk. "Hey, Mist Twister." He looks up to see Crystal Design standing infront of his desk.
"Crystal Design?" Mist Twister says, surprised.
"Just Crystal, Darling." Crystal Design says with a sad look on her face. "I heard about your father's death. I am truely so sorry, Darling."
"Oh, Thanks..." Mist Twister says, looking back down at his desk.
"Look back up, Darling." Crystal Design says.
Mist Twister looks up to see Crystal Design standing right beside him, her face close to his own. "It will get better, okay?"
"Okay." Mist Twister says saddly. Crystal Design give him a small kiss on the cheek and walks away to her desk, Mist Twisters face goes beet red.
"Hello, Class!" Raspery trots happily into the class.
"Hello, Ms Raspery!" The class shouts collectively.
"hello, Ms Raspery..." Mist Twister mumbles late.
"Now class, open to the page where we last left off at page 38..." Raspery trots over to the chalk board.
"Psst, Mist Twister, here!" a slip of paper falls onto his desk, he carefully picks it up and reads it under his desk.
Hey, Mist Twister. Soooo I saw what happend, are you two dating now? :) -Light
He groans as he pulls out his pencil from his bag, digging though his sketch books. He quietly lifts the paper onto his desk and scribles a reply.
No. Well. I don't think so.
He pokes Light and hands her the paper under her desk. She opens it, reads it and writes back, she hands him the paper back, he opens it under his desk and reads it.
Hah, well. I bet you will soon!
Mist Twister blushes profusely and folds up the note, but when he looks up, he sees Raspery standing impatiently infront of his desk. "Mist Twister. Were you passing notes?" She asks, tapping her hoof on the ground.
"uh. No?" Mist Twister tries to lie, but ultemently fails.
"Hand it over." She holds her hoof infront of him, he passes it over as he looks over to Light. She looks mortified. Lets see what you think is so important!" she unfolds the paper and starts to read outloud; "Mist Twister, So i saw what happend. Are you two dating now? No. Well. I don't think so. Hah. Well. I bet you will soon. So mist Twister, who is it?"
"No one!" Mist Twister starts blushing even more, when a laugh calls out from 2 seats down.
"Its me." Crystal Design says inbetween laughter. "and you know what? Sure, Why not go out on a date, Mist Twister?"
"Huh? Oh. y-yeah..." Mist Twister stutters, his whole face red.
"see you after school at sugar cube corner?" Crystal Design asks.
"Uh huh..." Mist Twister whispers out, face getting redder.
Crystal Design sits at sugar cube corner, awaiting her date. "Crystal Design!" A filly's voice rings out from the other side of the sweet shop.
"Ambrosia Apple?" Crystal Design asks, turning around to face the voice.
"You bet'cha!" A yellow filly wearing a cowboy hat slides into the seat beside Crystal Design, her short red-green hair bobbing as she moves.
"Where have you been? You wern't in class for the past 3 days!" Crystal Design puts her hoof on the table.
"Zap Apple harvest! aunt Apple Bloom remembered how much she wanted to do Zap apple harvesting when she was my age, so she let me! Momma needed lots o'convincin'." Ambrosia Apple smiles her toothy grin.
"Its all over now, right? so you will be returning to school?" Crystal Design asks, readjusting her seat.
"You bet! So what'cha doin' at sugar cube corner?" Ambrosia Apple waves her hoof up, signaling a unicorn mare with an orange mane and a yellow body, she starts to walk over when she sees the filly's hoof waving in the air.
"Hello, Ambrosia Apple! what can I get you?" The mare asks, pulling out her order book from her apron.
"One apple milkshake! Thanks, Pumpkin Cake!" Ambrosia Apple smiles again. "Do you want anything, Crystal Design?"
Crystal Design shakes her head, "No thank you, Not at the moment, I am waiting for Mist Twister to arrive to order."
"Ooh. Are you two out on a date?" Pumpkin Cake smiles, moving her order book out of her face with her blue magic.
"Why yes, we are." Crystal Design smiles.
"Really? Well then, I will move over to that table" Ambrosia Apple states, pointing her hoof at a table across the room. She stands up and begins to walk over to the table.
"Have a good day, Ambrosia Apple!" Crystal Design waves off her friend. Pumpkin Cake walks away to recive the apple milkshake for Ambrosia Apple. The door swings open and Mist Twister walks in.
He looks around untill he sees Crystal Design sitting in her chair, he rushes over and sits across from her. "H-hi..." He stutters.
"Hello, Mist Twister. How are-" Crystal Design is interrupted by Pumpkin Cake sliding just over the table, her order book hovering in the middle of the table.
"Soooo...what can I get I get you two love birds?" Pumpkin Cake asks, a mischievous smile on her face.
"I will get a Raspberry milkshake and a chocolate cupcake, please." Crystal Design orders. " What flavor do you want, Mist Twister?" A quill scribbles on the order book.
"I uh- Blue Berry and uh, a cookie, please." Mist Twister stutters again.
"Alright." Pumpkin Cake smiles mischievously as she walks away.
"so, uh... How are you?" Mist Twister asks, staring down at the table.
"Wonderful, Darling. How are you?" Crystal Design asks, smiling at the shy colt.
"I'm good..." Mist Twister replies, tapping his hoof on the ground.
"You're lying." Crystal Design states, a hard look on her face.
"W-what?" Mist Twister stutters.
"I can tell. You aren't okay, your fed up about your father." Crystal Design whispers.
"H-how...?" Mist Twister says surprised.
"we have known each other since we were born, just like the other 4. Ambrosia Apple, Me, You, Light, Pinata and Flash Bolt." Crystal Design says, looking Mist Twister straight in the eye.
"Oh... Yeah I-" Mist Twister is cut off when Pumpkin Cake walks up, a plate with a cookie and one large milkshake with two straws in it levitating in front of her, a mischievous smile on her face.
"Pumpkin Cake, we said TWO milksh-" Crystal Design frowns.
"Well, You said two flavors but not two milkshakes." Pumpkin Cake says, levitating the milkshake and plate onto the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________
"I had fun. I'll see you tomorrow at school." Crystal Design says as she exits sugar cube corner , Mist twister stands beside her.
"Yeah, bye..." Mist Twister says, blushing. Crystal Design leans over and kisses him on the cheek, which makes him blush even more.
"Bye!" Crystal Design says, waving as she walks away. She walks left for a short amount of time, turns left again, then turns right and down the street to her home, carousal boutique. Crystal Design opens the door with a spell her mother taught her and walks in. "Mother? I'm home!" She shouts
"Bleegh" A vomit sounding sound wails from the bathroom.
"One moment, Crystal!" Rarity's voice calls out from the bathroom. Her mother trots out of the bathroom, looking tired.
"Mom, did you-" Crystal Design starts to ask, but is interrupted by her mother.
"No no... It was your Aunt Sweetie Belle. morning sickness and all." Rarity says, wiping sweat off her forehead.
"Oh." Crystal Design says, dropping her bag. "Have you finnished my dress yet? The dance is in 3 days."
"No, your aunt has kept me very bu-" Another vomiting noise rains from the bathroom "-suy.... But I will Finnish it in time for the dance!" Rarity proclaims, stomping her hoof on the ground, looking up to the ceiling.
"Okay, Mom. I will be up in my room." Crystal Design says, walking to the extension added to the boutique when she was born.
"I will call you down for dinner, Darling!" Her mother yells up at her as she walks up the stairs.
She sighs as she opens her door, exhausted from the day. She gasps at whats inside her room.
"This is ridiculous, but fine." Crystal Design agrees, rolling her eyes. "This won't work."
"Just give it a chance, okay?" Flash Bolt pleads, pouting.
"I said fine. now could you guys leave?" Crystal Design asks imaptiently.
"Kay!" Pinata says happily, pushing open Crystal's window.
Flash Bolt flies out the window, as Pinata hops out, softly landing on the ground. "I told you this would work!" Pinata exclaims happily, bouncing up and down.
"All we've done is step one, now we have the others too." Flash Bolt says flatly. "Im going home now"
"Kay!" Pinata giggle, her hair bouncing up and down. Flash Bolt flies off hastily, Pinata watches in amazement, she shakes her head to end her trance. Her hair bounces around as she hops down the side of Carousal Boutique and into the road, she hops all the way to Sugar Cube Corner, the bell rings as she pushes the door open.
"Hi ya, Pinata!" Pumpkin Cake walks over, a tray gliding behind her.
"Hi, Pumpkin!" Pinata sides into a seat near the door.
"Want a Double Chocolate Strawberry and Cream Milk Shake?" Pumpkin Cake asks as she levitates a cube of cake onto another table, infront of a red stallion.
"As always!" Pinata smiles.
"Alright, let me get that for you." Pumpkin Cake turns to the desk, Pound Cake sits sleeping behind it. "POUND WAKE UP I NEED A DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY AND CREAM MILK SHAKE!" She yells at her sleeping brother, his head perks up. "Sometimes I swear..." Pumpkin cake mumbles under her breath. "anyway, ill have that for you soon."
Pinata watches Pumpkin Cake walk away, talking to another customer. Pinata sighs and looks out the window. She can't stand to sit idly by as ponies run and play outside without her. She drops her face onto the cold table with a grunt.
"Here you are." A glow of blue magic floats down infront of Pinata, a chocolate foamy glass is encased in the magic. Pinata perks up.
"That was quick!" Pinata slides the glass over closer to her. She starts sipping away from her straw.
"It was 10 minutes." Pumpkin Cake raises her eye brow, not unlike Apple Jack does. Pinata spits out her drink, strawberry chunks follow behind.
"What!?" Pinata squeaks.
"Guess you're exhausted." Pumpkin Cake smirks "You should get more sleep" She adds as she walks away, serving another customer.
"Huh." Pinata looks at her drink, deep in thought. "Nah." she says as she drags her drink closer and continue sipping away.
"I-" Pinata starts, watching her mother as she runs about the room, packing random items into a small suitcase.
"Sorry, Pinata. But Cheese Sandwich has asked me to help him plan his biggest party ever." Pinkie Pie packs a clock that clearly should not fit inside her bag, but however, feels its need to defy logic and physics. "When I get back we will have enough money to spend a day bowling, okay?"
"Okay..." Pinata says as her hair deflates. She begins to walk away to her room.
"before I go. I need to give you something." Pinkie Pie taps her hoof against her chin,
Pinata's hair perks back up. "Really? What is it?"
"Come and see." Pinkie says as she reaches into her bag and pulls out a small false leather bag. "Use this while I'm gone. You can buy drinks and sweets and such." She says as she hands the bag over to her daughter.
"Wheres dad?" Pinata asks, remembering her Father is not away on buisness anymore."
"He was called back into work. He'll be back a little after I am" Pinkie states, easily zipping up her overstuffed bag. "Open the bag once i'm gone" Pinkie says as she opens the front door. She takes a deep breath and turns around. "Everything has a meaning, everything adds to the plot." Pinkie recites to her daughter as she steps out of the door.
"Bye, Mom..." Pinata sighs as she turns and sits on her couch. The bag sits upon the small side table. Pinata reaches over and grabs it, staring at it, wondering what could be inside. "Mom can be so mysterious sometimes." She giggles alittle as she opens the small bag and looks inside.
"Negh!" Ambrosia Apple bucks her feet back, her hair flipping up, over her face. She blows the hair out of her face. "Why cant ya just drop?" Ambrosia Apple looks up to the apples mixed in the leaves above her. She kicks the tree once more, then sighs. "All ah want is for just one apple to fall." She says as she sits infront of the tree.
"Ow!" Ambrosia Apple cries out in pain, she rubs her head and looks to the side of her to see an apple. "oh my gosh, ah did it!" Ambrosia Apple jumps up and down, making parts in the grass under her.
"Don't get too exited, Sugar Plum" A female voice ring from up in the tree.
"Auntie Apple Bloom! Dont make me get all exited for nothin'!" Ambrosia Apple shakes her hoof at her aunt "Ah thought ah finally bucked an apple down..." Ambrosia Apple sighs and plops down on the grass.
"Oh please." Apple Bloom says, dropping down to a lower branch. "Look between the leaves, here." She says parting some leaves.
"What in the..." Ambrosia Apple back up.
"See these here nets? I set them up." Apple Bloom drops to another lower branch. "You got one strong kick, just like your mother."
"Wow! ah need to show mom!" Ambrosia Apple's smile speads wide over her face, giddy with excitement. She begins to run to the barn.
"Too bad she dosen't know these nets have been set up for 2 days." Apple Bloom chuckles. "2 days worth of bucking." _____________________________________________________________________________
"Mom the formal is coming soon, can ah please just ask someone?" Ambrosia Apple begs.
"No. Ah think yall are too young to be datin'" Apple Jack sticks her nose in the air. "Is your uncle home?" Apple Jack asks her daughter.
"No. He's still out in Appaloosa helpin' Braeburn, remember?" Ambrosia Apple continues to stir the pot of soup infront of her.
"Add in the carrots" Apple Jack tosses over a small bag of chopped carrots.
"Ok." Ambrosia Apple tosses in the carrots. "Hm. How is Braeburn?" Ambrosia asks, stiring the soup.
Apple Jack sighs. "Doing alright. He still hasn't completely recovered from the birth." She rubs her forehead. "Ah wish I could help him. Ah wish ah could ask him how to help"
"Speaking of asking..." Ambrosia Apple starts, sprinkling a little salt into the pot.
"No. No means no, Ambrosia." Apple Jack folds slices of apples into a pie tin.
"Mom ple-" Ambrosia turns to face her mother, the pot still on the stove.
"One more time and you're grounded." Apple Jack glares at her daughter, continuing to fold slices of apples into the pie tin.
"ughhhh" Ambrosia Apple rolls her eyes, turning back to the stove. "The soup is done." Ambrosia Apple puts a cover over the handle of the pot. She slides her mouth over it. biting down on it. She tilts it into a bowl. "Can ah go talk to Auntie Apple Bloom?"
"Are all your chores done?" Apple Jack asks.
"Yes." Ambrosia Apple replies annoyed.
"Alright. go have fun" Apple Jack drops dough onto the counter. As Ambrosia Apple walks out the door she yells "Be safe!" She sighs. "I dont trust your Aunt." She mumbles.
"Auntie Apple Blooooooooooooom!" Ambrosia Apple yells out in the field as she gallops between the trees. She comes to a halt. "Auntie Apple Bloom." She looks up into the tree infront of her, yellow and magenta is visible through the leaves. Steady breathing is audible. "are you asleep?" She asks
The leaves russle as Apple Bloom turns. "AUNTIE APPLE BLOOM WAKE UP THERES A FIIIIIIIIIIREEEEEEEE!" Ambrosia Apple shrieks. No movement. Ambrosia Apple groans and tries to climb the tree. half way up the tree she falls on her back. "hm." Ambrosia Apple ponders. "aha." she coughs, preparing her voice. "MOMMA'S PIE IS BURNING!" Apple Bloom springs up.
"What!? No!" Apple Bloom jumps down infront of Ambrosia Apple. A smirk glides over Ambrosia Apple's face. Apple Bloom groans. "The pie isin't burnt, is it."
"Not even in the oven." Ambrosia Apple kicks at the grass. "How is Honorary Aunt Sweetie Belle?" Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were and are best friends so to their kids (Or kids on the way) they are their honorary aunts as they consider each other sisters.
"Shes almost past her 2nd trimester. Nearly there." Apple Bloom sits on the roots of a tree.
"Thats good..." Ambrosia Apple starts. "So... when did you start datin'?" She asks.
"Your're 13, right?" Apple Bloom reaches for an apple on the ground.
"Yeah." Ambrosia Apple nods.
"'Bout your age. Why?" Apple Bloom takes a bite of the apple.
"Because Mom wont let me ask anyone to the formal on Monday." Ambrosia Apple sits on the ground.
"Aha. Ah see." Apple Bloom tosses the apple on the ground. "Ah dated without your mom knowing untill ah was 15."
"Oh." Ambrosia Apple sighs.
"Who were you thinkin' of anyway?" Apple Bloom asks.
"uhhhmmmm..." Ambrosia Apple mumbles. "Pinata..."
"Who? Ah didin't hear." Apple Bloom looks up.
"Pinata..." Ambrosia Apple says alittle louder.
"Again?"
"Pinata."
"I ship it." Apple Bloom states.
"What?" Ambrosia Apple asks.
"Nevermind." Apple Bloom says quickly. "Just go for it."
"huh?" Ambrosia Apple cocks her head.
"Ask her out. Simple." Apple Bloom shuts her eyes.
"But mom said-" Ambrosia Apple is interrupted.
"Just do it." Apple Bloom gets up, climing back up into the tree.
"I-" Ambrosia Apple starts. "I give up." She says, walking away.
"Pinata?" The bell above the door to sugar cube corner rings.
"Shes sleeping on that couch over there." Pumpkin Cake says as she passes with a tray levitating behind her.
"Ok." Ambrosia Apple walks over to the faint red couch and sits down on the small space left. "Pinata?" She pokes the sleeping pony beside her. Pinata groans and rolls over, still sleeping. "Pinata wake up."
"Mmm. What?" Pinata rolls over to face up, squinting through one eye.
"Pinata ah need to ask you something." Ambrosia Apple shifts uncomfortably.
"Yeah?" Pinata sits up.
"Uh, yeah." Ambrosia Apple looks away.
"What is it?" Pinata asks eagerly.
"Er. Are you going to the formal with anyone?" Ambrosia Apple asks, leaning away.
"Nope!" Pinata says in her usual tone.
"Want to go to the formal with m-" Ambrosia Apple is interrupted.
"Sure, I'll go to the dance with you" Pinata says, laying back down.
"wait, what? How did you know ah wasint going to say another ponies name?" Ambrosia Apple raises an eyebrow.
"I took the chance." Pinata says, rolling back over.
Ambrosia Apple looks out past the tables and out at the window, the soft hum of Pinata's snores are audible above the chatter. "See you then, Pinata." Ambrosia Apple says as she gets up to leave.
"Its not my best work, but here." Crystal Designer hands Flash Bolt a small violet box.
"Thanks!" Flash Bolt says, taking the box under his wing. "see you at the formal tonight?"
"Well yeah, I'm going with Mist Twister." Crystal Design says, readying herself to shut the front door.
"Ok I-" Flash Bolt is interrupted as she shuts the door. "well fine then." Flash Bolt mumbles under his breath as he walks away. "Light!" Flash Bolt yells out as he sees Light Charmer walking past the doorstep of carousal boutique, A floating spell book covering her face as she walks. She stops and the book floats out of her face as she looks over to Flash Bolt.
"O-oh... Hi, Flash Bolt." Light Charmer says nervously, shifting her glance around her.
"Hey so are you going to the dance to-" Flash Bolt starts but is interrupted by Light Charmer.
"S-sorry but I have to go." Light Charmer says as the boats float infront of her face. She begins to trot away.
"O-okay..." Flash Bolt stutters, at a loss for words. He watches her walk away, blinded by her book. "Strange..." He mumbles to himself. He is suddenly knocked to the ground when the door to Carousal Boutique swings open behind him. 3 Ponies rush out of the door.
"Okay... Uh... Sweetie Belle, Darling hang tight?" Rarity stutters, holding her sister up.
Sweetie Belle groans "I'm trying..." She gasps for air.
"I can prepare the baby's room!" Crystal Design yells in an unusually high tone.
"Thank you, Dear!" Rarity calls behind her as she guides Sweetie Belle into a carriage.
The carriage speeds off. "Whats going on?" Flash Bolt struggles to get up.
"Aunt Sweetie Belle went into labor 2 months early." Crystal Design rubs her hoof, her voice returning to normal.
"Oh." Flash Bolt shakes dirt and dust out of his bright mane. "I hope the babys okay."
"Yes well... Theres no telling at this point..." Crystal Design begins to walk back inside.
"Tell your Aunt that I wish for the best?" Flash Bolt asks
"Very well." Crystal Design says, closing the door. _____________________________________________________________________________
"Ooooh mom I cant decide." Light Charmer sits on the floor infront of a floating mirror,two dresses lay on the floor infront of her.
"You see I never had this issue." Twilight sparkle begins. "There were no dances at my school" The mirror drops.
"Uhhh... How about the red one?" Crystal Design suggests.
"Doesn't match you. According to this book (And Rarity)" Twilight Sparkle adds under her breath.
"Okay then I'll go with the blue one." Light Charmer pulls up the dress with her magic. "Hey mom how did you reject people when you were younger?" She asks casually.
Twilight Sparkle is shocked momentairly. "Oh well. I never really had to reject anyone. No dances and all."
"Oh." Crystal Design places the dress on her bed.
"Why do you ask?" Twilight Sparkle readjusts the mirror up onto the pale violet wall.
"Uh. Flash Bolt asked me out and I said no. Did I do the wrong thing?" Light Charmer asks her mother, sitting down on her bed.
"You did the wrong thing only if its not what your heart told you." Twilight Sparkle sits down on the bed beside her daughter.
"Thanks for the cheesy advice, mom." Light Charmer gets up from the bed. "Did you get that from a book?" She says as she walks out of her room.
"...Yes..." Twilight Sparkle says under his breath.
"W-whoa!" Ambrosia Apple stumbles over the hem of her dress.
"Haha!" Pinata giggles, bouncing infront of her date.
"Why did y'all have to convince me to wear this darned long dress?" Ambrosia Apple asks, looking down to avoid more tripping.
"Because a long dress suits you." Pinata says happily, bouncing up the few stairs to the gym door. "Of course." She adds, opening the door.
"H-hey- wait up for me!" Ambrosia Apple stumbles again, looking up.
"The early bird catches the worm!" Pinata screeches, running into the decorated gym.
"Early bird catches the worm..." Ambrosia Apple mumbles, slowly climbing up the stairs. She trips and falls once again as flash bolt rips past her. "Could everypony-" She's interrupted by a filly that looks suspiciously like Twist as she also speeds past her. The light cream colored pony wears a short dress which makes Ambrosia Apple want to punch Pinata in the face for making her wear this long dress.
"Oh dont tr-" A very Canterlot like voice rings out from behind the pile of fabric that Ambrosia Apple is covered in. "-ip." The voice finishes with a sigh. Ambrosia Apple carefully pulls herself up to see a regal looking carriage on the dirt street with Crystal Design helping Mist Twister up from the ground.
"Th-thanks..." Mist Twister stutters, a blush creeping onto his face.
"No problem, darling." Crystal Design says, patting off her short yet regal looking dress. This makes Ambrosia Apple want to kick Pinata. "Ambrosia Apple! I do love your dress. Its a nice change." Crystal Design smiles at the sitting pony.
"Thanks..." Ambrosia Apple mumbles, getting up from the steps. She doesn't bother patting down her skirt and just walks into the dance.
"I do wonder sometimes-" Crystal Design is cut off by a large flash of light. A fazed Light Charmer stands infront of them once the light fades. "Ah! Light Charmer" Crystal Design says, walking around her.
"H-hi..." Light Charmer stutters, her eyes adjusting to the dim light. Her mid length blue dress sparkles under the moonlight.
"As I was saying... I do wonder if sometimes..." Crystal Design says to Mist Twister as they enter the dance. Their voices fading.
"I really dont think I'm ready for this." Light Charmer says to herself. "I should just go home and... read a book. Yeah. We have plenty of those." She taps her hoof on the ground, preparing to teleport home but is interrupted by Flash Bolt as he walks out onto the front steps of the building.
"Light!" He says in mock shock. (He knew she was there, of course.) "Come in!" He says, motioning for her to come into the dim building.
"Uh.. I was just..." Light Charmer begins, but reconsiders. "Okay." She agrees, following him into the building. The room is large with lines painted along the floor, insinuating a basketball court. The lights are dim with the only visible light coming from the sliver of exposed windows, mostly covered with posters. A disco ball with light reflected onto it shines from the ceiling. A blue haired mare stands at the DJ table, playing the loud music.
Flash Bolt slides up infront of Light Charmer, Extending his hoof. "Wanna dance?" He asks.
"Oh I- I don't dance. Sorry" Light Charmer looks away, avoiding his eyes.
"Please?" He asks. Light Charmer can hear the despair in his voice.
She sighs. "Alright." She extends her hoof out. He takes it and leads her out to the dance floor. He nods his head to Pinata, who is standing off to the side, who nods her head at the Dj. A slow song comes on.
They begin to dance. "I like your dress." Flash Bolt smiles.
"Thanks." Light Charmer replies, still avoiding his gaze.
Flash Bolt looks down at his tuxedo jacket, he extends his head out and pulls a small box out from his pocket with his mouth. __________________________________________________________________________________________
"This is lovely." Crystal Design smiles at her date.
"Y-yeah..." Mist Twister stutters. Still in shock from the fact the most beautiful filly is his date.
"Are you enjoying the dance so far?" Crystal Design asks Mist Twister.
"Uh-huh..." He replies, distracted by the commotion on the other side of the gym.
Flash Bolt nods his head at Light Charmer, sticking the box out slightly more. "Uh." Light Charmer mumbles.
"Tuke eet" Flash Bolt tries to speak but is blocked by the box.
She reaches her hoof under his mouth and he drops it into her hoof. "It was made specially for you."
Light Charmer opens it and gasps. "Its... Its beautiful..." She pulls a silver bracelet out, the charms dangling off of it. A book, A blue green gem, A quill, A Lavender gem, A book, A green Gem, A quill, A book, A Yellow gem, A quill, A book, A Pale blue gem, a Quill and Yellow-orange Gem. Those are the charms in that order. "The gems.. Are they all the colors of Crystal, Myself, Mist Twister, you, Ambrosia and Pinata?"
"Yeah. It is." Flash Bolt says, realizing that. He looks over to Crystal Design. Shes busy dancing, but looks to him and winks. He looks back to Light Charmer.
"I love it." Light Charmer says, slipping it on her hoof. "Did it cause you much trouble to ge-" She is interrupted by 3 ponies bursting into the gym packed with foals.
"Where is Mist Twister?" A Snow colored mare asks, wearing a nurses hat. Several ponies move out of the way to create a clear line to the colt.
"Come here." Another pony demands, this time green with a white jacket on. Mist Twister slowly trots forward to the entrance of the building.
"Y-yes?" He says, looking at the 2 ponies who have spoken, the third one standing slightly behind the other two.
The snow colored one sighs. "Im nurse Redheart." she looks at the young colt. "Theres... Theres some bad news..." She says, feeling heartbroken about the young colts fate.
"Yes... Your mother, Fluttershy, has sadly passed." The green pony sighs.
"She had a deadly disease. Did you not know?" The Green pony asks.
"N-no..." Mist Twister stutters.
"As you have no other family in town. You are being relocated to your-" The green pony is interrupted.
"Dad!?" Mist Twister yells out, tears streaming down his face.
The third pony steps out from behind the other two ponies. "hello. Mist Twister." He says.
"You left us! You let mom and I just... Just hang there!" He shouts at his father. The usually quiet and shy pony releasing all of his anger.
"I know. But-" His father is once again interrupted by his son.
"THERE IS NO EXCUSE!" He shouts "YOU CAN LET YOUR ONLY SON AND YOUR WIFE HANG THERE!" Crystal Design stares at the commotion, tears welling up in her eyes. "YOU CAN JUST... JUST..." He breaks down, collapsing onto the ground in sobs.
"Come along, Mist Twister. Were going to Manehatten." His father says, avoiding the glares of the foals. The sobbing, broken down colt heaves himself up. He trots tword the door. looking back at his school mates, possibly for the last time.
"G-goodbye..." He sobs as he walks out of the door with the 3 other adult ponies.
Pinata cocks her head to the side. Flash Bolt stares in shock. Light Charmer looks angrily upon the door. Ambrosia Apple looks away. Crystal Design stares at the door, tears within her eyes.
