Chapter 1
It was just another beautiful morning in Ponyville, the whole sky ablaze with a wild splash of golden rays, broke through the mists and beat down on the magical pony land. Everypony wake up and started doing their routine as the birdies singing their morning song. One of the ponies there, Sonic Hooves, walked out from his house built by his friend as a gift for him, and started to head towards his favourite marketplace nearby.
It has been 6 years since the tragedy in Canterlot happened, but the green pony with brown eyes and dark red mane still remembers it clearly just like it happened yesterday.
Sonic Hooves used to be the conductor at the prestigious Canterlot Music School until the city was struck by a planned destructive fire caused by a thief known as Pahelo Chrysant that had burnt down half of the city to avenge his jail time for 3 months given to him by the royal sisters.
Sonic Hooves was furious, and so are the other Canterlot ponies. The fire had costed lots of lives and has destroyed the school where he now used to work in and love He cursed the thief, the one who almost destroyed his life and others too. It had traumatised him. It was something that he and his colleagues from the school won't ever forget.
Ever since then, Sonic Hooves has been moved to Ponyville, helped by his other friends. He hasn't got a job either; all of his expenses were paid by Woodwind and his house built by Fiddle, both of them his friends and formerly worked at the Canterlot Music School together with him. After hearing rumours the thief who caused chaos in Canterlot hiding somewhere near Ponyville, he went on a hunt for him so that he could be brought to justice.
Today, he was going to try the restaurant that Woodwind was working as a waitress 2 years ago. It's quite far from his house and it made him feel tired walking.
"I gonna walk faster…" He stopped for a while whispering, and continued walking on the street to his destination, until he heard a familiar voice.
"Hey Sonic!" There is a sound calling him somewhere, but Sonic recognize the voice, it is his old friend, Woodwind Serenade called him. "It has been a really long time! How are you? And where are you going?"
"Hey there Woodwind, I'm quite tired trying to walk through the endless road to the restaurant, how about you?" Sonic wiped his sweat and replied.
"I'm good, after open the new restaurant that you want to go," Woodwind grin and said, "I have to smile to everypony who come to the restaurant and enjoy our food!"
"You open the Le Kafé Restaurant? That is nice, but can you move the restaurant nearer from my house?" Sonic said.
"But it is the only empty slot near the downtown, I bought the land 4 months ago and it took 3 months to build it… Look, that is my restaurant!" Woodwind replied him and quickly trotted to her restaurant.
After a while, Sonic walked into the restaurant and sit on the cushion. Woodwind take a menu and walk to his table.
"Today, we have a special set lunch with discount," Woodwind said and give him the menu.
"That is awesome! I'm your friend, so did I have some discount?" Sonic asked and look at the menu.
"I'll give you a 2% friendship discount if you want to," Woodwind replied.
"Nice, I would like to have this, Equis sandwich set," Sonic pointed to the picture on the menu. When they are ordering, a familiar chain sound coming out somewhere. Sonic looked back and saw a yellow colored pony.
"Oh, it is our guest who often come here for last two weeks, be right back." Woodwind said then she trots away from Sonic.
It is him, Pahelo Chrysant with his friends, they sit near the front door.
"We meet again..." sonic thought and looking behind. After they ordered, Woodwind walk through and head toward to the kitchen. She came out with a sandwich after a few minutes.
"Sandwich come!" Woodwind said and put the sandwich on the table, but sonic wasn't responding. "Hey! Are you daydreaming?" Woodwind asked, and waved her hoof in front of Sonic.
Sonic was taken aback "Oh what... Emm nope, nothing." So… may I ask about him?" Sonic asked.
"Oh, okay then, well his name is Pahelo Chrysant, and I saw his silver carriage once! I don't know is it his transportation since i never saw that carriage after that day. Why you ask about him? Are you a spy?" Woodwind stared at Sonic and ask him. "Of course not! I'm just... curious about it." Sonic replied.
On the next three weeks, Sonic always come to this restaurant and track on him.
Occasionally, he saw his silver carriage, it have three Hookah carving behind his carriage.
"Oh, it must be his carriage," Sonic whispered to himself, hiding himself in the bushes and continue to spy on him.
After a few minutes, Pahelo comes out from the restaurant and abroad on his carriage.
"It's time," Sonic said, and then follow the carriage secretly. Just at that time, Sonic stuck in the bushes and it take him a few second to get out. The carriage has already run away, sonic try to chase it.
"It is too fast," Sonic can't follow and miss the carriage. "What should I do now?" He said and flies up. At the same time he look around and trying to find the carriage, unfortunately the carriage has gone.
"I lost him. Bad luck for me," Sonic sighed and fly down to the ground, he sight was locked at the horizon, suddenly he felt something fluffy under his hoof.
"Hey! What are you doing!" a blue pony shouted at Sonic because he accidentally landed on her body.
"Oops, I'm sorry." Sonic Hooves apologize to her. He looks at the mare and spin around her. She has a red eyes, blue mane and tails and purple-blue gradient body. Sonic's heart pounding wildly, he never have that feels before, he think the mare in front of him is really cute.
"Why you stare at me like that? Well, I saw you trying to fly into the Everfree Forest just now," the blue pony said.
"Did I reach the Everfree Forest just now?" Sonic asked and look around, he never realises that until the blue mare said so.
"Eeyup, and I saw that you are flying around, like looking for somepony."
"Wait… how did you know I was founding… never mind that."
"I know, you are trying to find Pahelo, so do I too." the blue mare replied.
"Wow, really?" Sonic asked surprisingly.
"It's a long story…" she said.
It was one day before the Canterlot Fire, a yellow pony put many bags of hay behind her store room. On that night when she closed her shop, she saw the yellow pony put the fire on it.
After that tragedy, she lost her job for almost six years.
"We are the same," Sonic Hooves said and walked to his house,
"I know that feel when you lost everything just because a pony." the blue mare said,
"Well, what is your name? And where did you live?" Sonic tries to ask her.
"My name is Enjeru Ichigo. I have no place to live, I can only build a nest in a tree and sleep there. Why you ask this?" Enjeru said and asked him.
"Ooh, just curious, by the way, would you like to stay in my house? I can let you live there. And also, we can form a small group." Sonic said.
"You are so kind, and... What group we have to form?" Enjeru asked with a puzzled face.
"A... assassination group maybe?" Sonic said.
"Say what?" Enjeru thought she is mishear.
"Let me think about a suitable name for it. And now you can move to my house, I'll Find a room for ya." Sonic said again, then leading her to his house.
After arrived his house, Enjeru was shocked about his large backyard and two storey house.
"Welcome to my sweet home~" Sonic said and open the door.
"That is beautiful!" Enjeru said, looking around the light lime floor, neat book shelf, large window and woodcraft decorations.
"Your room is on the second floor," Sonic bring Enjeru to the second floor.
Enjeru gasped and hop onto the cyan colored bed. "Oh my, a fluffy bed with my favorite color!"
"It is~" Sonic giggled and said, "my special room for visitors, and you're the first one."
"I like it so much, thanks~" Enjeru hugs Sonic.
"I'm glad you like it, emm..." Sonic blushed and said.
"Oops, sorry, I'm just too happy." Enjeru said
"It is okay, well, the sky is getting dark, would you like to have some dinner?" Sonic asked and walk down to the kitchen.
"Sure! I would like to have some burger and strawberry juice." Enjeru said and follow him.
"Chicken or beef?" Sonic asked, and take some strawberry from the refrigerator.
"Chicken, I don't like beef." Enjeru answered and help Sonic to prepare.
"She is cute..." Sonic look at her view from the side and whispered.
"What?" Enjeru asked when taking some bread with her mouth.
"Oh, nothing, I just want some... Cooking oil." Sonic said with a little panic.
After dinner and bath, Enjeru sleep in her room that Sonic prepared. After few hours, Sonic walked into her room.
"Sleep well, have a fluffy dream." Sonic look at her. "You are the most pretty and cutest pony I have ever seen." Sonic whispered.
