End of the summer
It was a gorgeous, tranquil, lazy August afternoon. A group of young teenagers had gathered around a beautiful seclude countryside lake with an equally beautiful meadow to take pleasure in the day.
It was obvious the group of 14 were all the best of friends as well in love with their partners just from a glance. It was also obvious from a glance that these weren't your average everyday young teenagers in love and enjoying a beautiful lazy summer day in the countryside for fun and romance.
Because clearly eight of them were more magical then the rest! Eight of them which was all seven of the girls and one of the handsome boys were dressed right now dressed in some kind of magical armor like clothes and they're looking not quite human, vaguely like ponies to be honest and not to mention they had what appeared to be real magic powers!
Six out of seven girls significant others were engaging them in fun and creative ways that were meant as both as way to have fun and romance at the same time and use their new abilities, whilst the remaining two who were already a couple were challenging each other.
"Okay, Jackie?" called out a tall rugged cowboy with longish auburn hair to the blond green eyed girl, "Let see how strong you are today! Can you lift those fallen trees we log rolling on earlier today? The ones I bested you on by the way?" he teased his girlfriend.
"Butch, don't you lie!" the blond replied as she lifted the three logs out of the water with one hand and put them down and chided him again, "You only one because you tripped me! You know better than boy! You know I hate a liar!"
"Oh, I know, Jackie! You are the element of Honesty after all! But you have to admit, I couldn't honestly not trip you up just to get you in my arms today with how you've been working too hard lately! I needed some excuse to get you in my arms!"
"Well, okay, I'll admit, Granny Smith is right. I get too caught up on working on the farm too many times and forget to have fun," giggled the girl who real name was Applejack. Butch was the only one who called her "Jackie" and she wouldn't let anyone else call her that.
She gave him a punch to the shoulder that knocked him over and she looked embarrassed and said, "Sorry y'all!"
"It's alright, Jackie, I like it my girl is a strong woman!" he laughed as she helped him off the ground and handed him his hat backed and they smiled. Then had to duck as someone zoomed over their heads. "DASH!" they yelled.
"Sorry! Soarin! Shoot them now!" a rainbow haired girl yelled from the sky above and her boyfriend did as she asked and started to first kick soccer balls at her then when he ran out that ammunition he switched to his next set of ammunition, which was footballs, Frisbees and finally even a set of arrows.
All which the girl was able to bob, weave and doge with grace, speed and fluidly. She was really showing off and crowing quite loudly as she actually caught the arrows in midair.
"Oh yeah! I'm so awesome! Who's rad? Who's bad? Who the one who will never be had?! Oh yeah the awesome Rainbow Dash!" she cried delightfully as she did a stellar acrobatic show which all the girls glared at her and she blushed and calmed down and looked embarrassed.
"Oh, okay yeah maybe a little piggy headed at the moment," she admitted as she started to descended to the ground only to be knocked over a diamond shaped energy shield making her fall flat on her butt which everyone laugh at her.
Soarin hurried to help his girlfriend regain some of her lost dignity but it was too late for that but she growled and gazed her pink eyes at her friend with the lush royal purple hair who was acting like she was so innocent.
"Ha, Ha, Rarity! You're supposed to be the one with some class!" shot her friend at the pretty girl who was now whispering something to her boyfriend with the dark blue hair wearing a French beret. They talked for a few moments in French apparently about Rainbow Dash's ego before the girl Rarity spoke in English.
"Darling, class and good manners, moi has, you on the other hand? Don't have with such an exceeding display of boorish manners and your rather swelled head from our practicing since leaving Camp Everfree over a month and half ago.
It would do well for someone who know for loyalty to also have a good dose of humility, Rainbow Dash."
"I do agree with my Rarity, Rainbow Dash. She does make a fair point. You've gotten a tad bit more big headed since we started coming to Lake Parime, so you girls and Fledge could continue to hone your new powers from Camp Everfree, and we'd all still hang out and have dates at the same time," Rarity's French college boyfriend Suave Debonair pointed out truthfully but in a kind way so Rainbow Dash didn't feel insulted.
"He is making sense, Dash, just saying!" her boyfriend agreed as he held up his hands in defense and she sighed. "Alright I can agree I was being a jerk and letting it go to my head again. You can bring me back down to the ground."
"Glad to hear it. Now let's just try and make sure we all know how to be well manner…ahh! PINKIE PIE!" cried Rarity as an explosion knocked everyone in the group ground.
"Oops! Sorry! Jelly beans?" the girl Pinkie Pie asked as she stuffed her face with the large bag of jelly beans her and her boyfriend Cheese Sandwich had been stuffing their faces with and she'd unintentional made explosives. Pinkie still hadn't managed even now to get full control on her new magical power of turning things into explosives.
"Pass! I'm trying to watch my figure," Rarity said as politely as the others made some type of excuse for not wanting to put a potential bomb in their mouth.
"Pinkie Pie, please be more careful, you nearly dropped your jelly beans on the den of a mother fox and her kits. Let me and Rusty led them to a safer place before you accidently drop another one, alright?" a light pink haired girl with a soft voice requested as she turned to her boyfriend.
Rusty clothes and coloring were very rustic and seemed very earth so he and this girl seemed well matched for being nature lovers and both seemed shy and soft spoken so a perfect match. So the girls watched as their friend talked to the animals and helped move the foxes to a safer location away from the temporary danger they're in.
"You're so gifted with animals, Fluttershy, it's only natural you be given the gift of gab!" Pinkie Pie squealed loudly.
"Thank you, Pinkie Pie, but then again all out gifts we received from Camp Everfree and the gems reflected both our elements and who were are on the inside, don't they?"
"I'd agree with that assessment and they do go with what we know our pony counterparts are talented in back in Equestira! It's so interesting to test these hypotheses and learn how magic works in both worlds and how again we are the same and different from who we are here and there!" cried a girl with two strips through her hair a pink one and light purple one.
She was testing out how well her new power of telekinesis was working along with her boyfriend who battle armor seemed similar to his girlfriend only his hairstyle was like the only other girl who hadn't spoken yet and his shoes were winged sneakers.
He was working on his new power of astral projection as he was seeing how far he could go with what appeared his set limit of seven projections and test what each projection could do.
The two of them seemed to be having a great deal of fun and very much in love the way they tested and helped one another through their training and honing their skills since Camp Everfree.
"Don't push yourselves too hard! We don't need you to push yourselves too hard again. We couldn't get you to wake up for two hours last time you push yourself too hard, remember, Fledge?" reminded a boy with bright orange and purple hair and his girlfriend with bright red and gold hair looked at the girl with the same concern.
"Yeah, Twilight, we already know what it was like when I nearly died, we don't need another friend to nearly died because we know miracles like lightning don't strike twice!"
The couple stopped what they're doing and looked at the other couple who were their best friends and took a deep breath and sighed. "We're sorry if we worried you and you're right we don't need another accident." Fledge started to say when Twilight turned towards Sunset.
"Especially not since we almost lost you, Sunset. I mean it nearly killed all of us losing you! And if we didn't have you..."
Everyone was very quiet as they thought back to events just before summer vacation when they'd been learning about the other two Magics. They all knew and were well endowed with the Magic of Friendship since it was what gave them their powers in the first place.
They first got their powers and their magic when Princess Twilight Sparkle from Equestira had followed Sunset back to their world to Canterlot High at the beginning of their junior year.
She'd taught all the students the Magic of Friendship and reunited the girls given them back the Elements of Harmony. They stopped Sunset who'd become a demon and she'd began the start of her journey from redemption.
Princess Twilight had gone home and only come back when they'd needed her to help stop some bad girls from Equestira who were using music for evil at the school.
After that they met their own world's Twilight who didn't know anything about friendship and coming full circle Sunset had not only saved her life when she'd become corrupted by the same magic that had once corrupt her she'd taught her what Twilight's other self had taught her.
Then the spent the rest of their junior year having a lot of fun doing a great deal of thing but the most important thing they'd learn were two more Magics. The Magic of Love by all them finding their true loves and for Sunset learning the Magic of Family with a great deal of help from this world's Twilight.
Sunset had lived with a foster family since leaving Equestria. A couple named Sunfire Daydreamer and Yin Yang. She did love them very much and after the events of the Fall Formal really felt ashamed for how she'd treated them but couldn't forgive herself for it.
Though throughout the remaining parts of their junior year and Sunset nearly dying when she was about to win the Equestrian Games and that both the Human World and Equestria worked together to save her life, Sunset was finally able to let go the last of her guilt, forgive herself and call her human parents, "Mom and Dad"
They'd legally adopted her before the end of the school year and ever since then Sunset seemed to be happier than ever. Like she truly was home at last and had found what she couldn't find in Equestira.
Still it really showed what actually mattered in either world. The life of a friend something you couldn't live without and could never be replaced. As everyone finished recalling these events they decided they'd practiced their powers enough and the girls who nicknamed themselves the Mane Seven and Fledge all touched the gems that gave them their power up forms and they powered down.
No-longer were they their power warrior human pony hybrid forms but just their normal teenager forms. They're just normal kids once more. Finally settling down everyone gathered around on a large blanket and dug into the feast that the boys had put together for their girlfriends made up of all their favorite foods.
Sunrise had gone truly the extra mile for his girl Sunset who had a slight quirk about her the girls didn't learn about her till they'd met her parents. He handed her a homemade bento box full of Japanese food he'd prepared himself.
"Arigato, Hinode" (Thank you, Sunrise)
"Anata wa kangeidesu, san setto.) (You're welcome, Sunset)
Both of Sunset's human parents were extremely intelligent as well as gifted individuals. Her mother Sunfire was incredibly talented in the arts and music whether her father Ying Yang was skilled in academics, especially mathematics. He was exceptionally talented in the culinary arts as well.
Though both shared a knack for languages and her father was most fluent in Japanese which he spoken often at home. Though they'd could speak both about eight languages all together as well read Braille and do sigh language which meant they're polyglots and had taught this all to their daughter.
Sunset in turn had over the last three and half years despite her previous bad behavior learn to embrace the best of all her parents' interests and all they'd shared with her and had kept a very tight lid on her secret. So tight on her 'secret life' it wasn't till she actually took Twilight to her home that anyone ever found out she had parents or a home at all!
So that explained right now why she was enjoying a bento box from Sunrise and thanking him in Japanese since it be the think her father treat her with for doing a good job.
It was all very romantic at the moment as the boys were placing each delicious bite of food directly on their girlfriend's tongue and she giggled with each bite she indulged in. Then when it came to dessert the girls had made all the boys' favorites and they're the ones placing the bits on their tongues this time.
As the last bite was finished they all smiled and fell into a romantic kiss and held it for a good long while only stopping when they need to breath. Looking out at the beautiful scenery everyone collective sighed and wished allowed everyday could be just like this blissful and perfect.
However they knew their summer of fun and romance was soon to end even if another exciting adventure was awaiting them in two and half weeks. The beginning of the next school year. For everyone except Suave it was the start of their last year of high school! They'd be seniors!
And needless to say it was like reaching the final frontier. One last adventure before they really faced the unknown and took the plunge into the real world. They'd no longer be girls after this year. They'd be women next year when they'd got to college!
There was so much to think about this year. It was like a rite of passage in many ways. So many special things to think about. There was their SATS, Drivers ED, Prom, and most important Graduation! But all the other little things of course.
But what was most important to think would their friendship and magic only get stronger now that they'd in their last year of CHS and what would happen to it once they left the place it had come into the world?
When they turned to ask Sunset about this she shrugged a bit and looked a bit uncomfortable. Before summer vacation had begun they'd gotten an unexpected visit from Princess Twilight and her husband Prince Fledge.
They'd been sent by Princess Celestia to one check on Sunset and two to crown her a Princess! But as Sunset lived in this world her official title was Ambassador of Equestria and Emissary of Friendship.
From what they did understand so far and what Sunset did understand as she was playing with the cutie mark barrette that was her disguised crown that her duties were the following.
To keep communications between the two worlds open. 2. To understand, protect and keep the balance of magic all safe and under control on this side of the portal. 3. To make sure the Magic of Friendship shined brightly. 4. To visit Equestira every once and awhile and give reports on how things were going on this side of the portal.
So far Sunset had only gone to Equestira a week after they'd gone to Camp Everfree to attend a special ceremony to welcome Princess Twilight and Prince Fledge's newborn son Prince Dream Magic to Equestria. It'd be more than a shock to girls to find out not only was Princess Twilight married but expecting a baby. The shock for Equestira was the baby was the first natural born male Alicorn! They'd suspect like Twilight sister-in-law Princess Cadence having giving birth to her Alicorn daughter Flurry Heart that it made logical sense Twilight's foal be an Alicorn, though no pony thought it be a son!
Right now Sunset gave another sigh and said in a tired voice, "Well, it's been a long summer for all of us and yeah my new royal duties are to come to play before the school year begins so maybe I'll get us some answers to a few of our questions before our senior year starts.
I got a letter from Princess Twilight in my journal last night requesting my presence this weekend in Equestira for a meeting with all the royals of Equestria at Princess Twilight's castle."
"You're not gonna miss doing the Back to School fun stuff we're planning on doing right? You're only gonna be gone this weekend right, Sunset?" Sunrise asked her concerningly.
She gazed into his beautiful ocean blue eyes and smiled and nodded assuringly. "I'll be back Monday, Sunrise, don't fret. Princess Twilight assures me they just wish to tell me what expect with my new duties as a Princess, given I'm a unique Princess. Plus let me know how things are going in Equestira is all."
"Well, if that's all I think we can live with you being gone for two days. But when you get back Monday we best get start immediately on what needs to be done with what little time we have left to do. After all a stich in time saves nine and we don't have a lot time left to do much stitching!" Rarity spoke up looking up from a sketchbook where she'd been busy sketching in every time they'd come her.
"Rarity? I hate to ask but are you planning on dressing us up like your own personal Barbie doll collection or something?" Applejack inquired with a shudder.
"Well," she asked peeking over her red glasses she wore when designing, "It's just it is our last year at CHS. I thought we could all use some new looks. Something to make one last statement and really give as a fashionable bon voyage to our beloved CHS.
Also darlings Principal Celestia did change the dress code a slightly. So I've been going over tons of ideas for all of us and I do mean all of us. Not just us wonderful girls but all our lovely lovers too. I was hoping to surprise you with the new outfits if they met with your approvals first that is," she cringed a bit as she blushed carmine.
"It is living up to your element to be generous enough to make us all new outfits for our last year at CHS or whatever school will be attending, Rarity. That's very sweet of you," Twilight complimented her graciously which made Rarity smile her million dollar smile.
"Oh, Twilight, darling it really was nothing. I can whip up five different season in a whole afternoon. Making clothes for my six best friends and the beaus is the least I can do since we are all bounded together in both the Magic of Friendship and Love!"
"Well, I find it a very kind gesture, Rarity, though I feel I must ask while he's sleeping in the truck. Did you make something for Spike as well? Since we don't need the poor doggy feeling left out." Fluttershy reminded everyone of Twilight purple taking dog who'd gone to take a nap in Butch's pickup truck a couple hours ago.
"Don't fret, Fluttershy. I did come up with a complete line of clothes for a favorite furry friend. I wasn't about to let him feel left out."
"Good thinking, Rarity. We don't need that puppy getting moppy and start making a fuss like some mother hen whose eggs never hatch!"
"Yeah that be so un-awesome and we don't need more people finding out he can talk either."
"So about we see these super fun cool doodles of yours?!"
"Pinkie Pie, please! Lay off the sugar rush for a moment! And have some respect for my work. They are not doodles. These are very important designs."
"Designs, doodles they're still something you drew with pencil on a piece paper does it really matter whatever you call them?" Cheese Sandwich asked with a shrug as he flipped his curly mop of hair back.
"Let's us not argue, my friends. Rarity, my sweet princess, why don't you just show us your hard work? And let us not quarrel over the silly words of others choosing?" her handsome prince interject trying his best to avoid an argument.
"You're right as always, a fight avoid is a fight won. Alright, these are my preliminary works. I've done at least three designs for each of us, which includes myself. So please pick which one you like the best. Then next weekend you can come to my house and we'll tailor them to fit exact to everyone. How does that sound?"
"Sound like the perfect way to end the summer and not have to go back to school shopping with the 'rents who always buy the most awful clothes. I mean my parents can be embarrassing in ways you have cannot imagine!" Rainbow Dash confessed while blushing pink.
"I know what you mean, Dash. When I came over for dinner the first time your dad practically smothered me and then couldn't help showing me practically every photo album of all your childhood 'triumphs'." Soarin' looked like it been one long and very embarrassing night.
"Please don't elaborate on it, Soarin' you promised!" she hissed to him in an undertone and he squeezed her hand to let her know he wasn't gonna too.
"Yean, I think we can all agree family can be a bit embarrassing or get on your nerves on your time. Take my brother Zephyr for example. His narcissism and freeloading really to put it politely gets me peeved at times," Fluttershy admitted with a sad sigh as she collected the cups.
"I didn't even know you had a brother, Fluttershy and we've been dating a long time now," Rusty admitted as he was helping her clean up the dishes from the picnic.
"He's like the black sheep of the family and he also not usually brought up around my friends since he once made a pass at Rainbow Dash and she um… well let just say it didn't end well for my little brother." Fluttershy whispered and Rusty got what she was saying.
"Well, let's hurry it along and get the truck loaded up before the sunsets. Not you Miss Sunset!" Butch called out to the confused girl. "I meant I think we can stay long enough to watch the sunset," he started to clarify as they're all working swiftly to load up his silver Chevrolet Silverado.
"Though after we're done watching the sun set we better hightail it back to Canterlot before your daddies tan our hides for having you ladies in the woods at night!" the rugged cowboy finished as they hurried to finish loading the back of the trunk.
"Well, I don't have a daddy to worry about, but Granny and Big Mac will be more than willing to tan your hide in place of one, Butch, so let's finish up fast folks!" Applejack barked and the girls and Fledge used their magic get the job done.
In 15 minutes they're done and just in time to watch a rather magical sunset which they all enjoyed with one more romantic kiss. Then before they hopped back into the car all the boys except Fledge and Sunrise had a gift for their girls.
Each girl was given a special necklace as a token of their true love's devotion and symbol of their love. But before they placed them around their necks something strange happened. The gems that had been necklaces since Camp Everfree suddenly glowed brightly and shot off their necks and shimmered in the air for a moment. Then morphed into rings and zoomed onto the girls and Fledge's fingers!
Looking at their new rings the band was solid gold and the gems had morphed to match their cutie marks of their pony's selves and they're glowing brightly.
Everyone just shrugged and nodded silent as if to say the same thing. No one understood how magic worked in the human world and it was best not to question it and just let it do what it wanted and figure it out as you went along.
With that shared silent thought the girls and boys climbed into the truck who finally woke up a confused Spike who was like did he miss the whole party? And Twilight like she fill him in later as they hurried home and wondering what this coming year's adventure be like for all of them?
Voices of the OC Boyfriends
Fledge Dreamwings-Dan Green- famous as Atem and Yugi- doing Atem's voice
Sunrise Aglow- Michael Sinterniklass- Mahad- Yugioh
Butch Coleman- Greg Crisp- Caleb- WITCH
Rusty Crust -Vic Mignogna Edward Elric from Fullmetal alchemist (English dub)
Suave Debonair- Sean Schemmel- Lucario in Lucario and the mystery of Mew (English Dub)