Fluttershy toyed with the purple straw that protruded from her cup of tea, a small smile gracing her sweet face. Across from her, Twilight Sparkle stared back, her smile not able to show exactly how excited she really was. "So," the yellow pony started, "what did I miss?"
Fluttershy had been away from Ponyville for nearly month, apparently on a journey to find rare flowers with powerful magic abilities that she'd heard about from many rumors. And though her mission had been successful, she was more than eager to return home to her group of friends. It had been years since Twilight had moved to town and they (A/N: By they, I mean all the main characters in the series.) had all many different adventures. To be exact, they were all 5 years older. Basically, everyone of the group of friends had matured over time, but looked nearly the same as when they first met except for the extra height. The sweet innocent pony was the one that changed the most in those 5 years. Fluttershy was still the same extremely shy mare; her appearance was the only thing that changed. Her already long, light pink hair grew longer and darkened, her blue-green eyes became more attractive causing many stallions in Ponyville to do a double-take every time she walked through the streets. She, too, grew taller, only centimeters shorter than Princess Celestia.
"Well, let's see," Twilight murmured, her hoof scratching her dark purple and pink streaked hair as she attempted to recall everything that happened while her friend was away. "Oh yeah!" she said, "Now I remember. Yesterday Applejack and Rainbow Dash left for the first ever Festival of Sports." Fluttershy nodded in response. "You wouldn't believe those two," the studious pony continued with a sigh, "They practically killed each other over which team would win. Rarity and I had to break up the fight." The other mare looked into her friend's eyes, a frown gracing her usually innocent face. "Oh goodness. Were they still friends when they left?" she asked anxiously. Twilight smiled softly as to relax the anxious pony, also touched by her concern. "Yes, but Pinkie Pie went with them to make sure they stay out of trouble. Which was probably for her own purposes anyway. I heard that there are going to be a series of parties in the next village over. Fluttershy smiled brightly, an apparent sign of her relief. "Speaking of Rarity, the day after you left, Spike confessed to her and they're currently in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship." Fluttershy, who'd be sipping at her tea at the time, spit it out in shock at the news. Coughing she said, "Seriously?" The purple pony nodded. "Wow! I never saw that one coming!" Twilight Sparkle nodded in earnest agreement. She then smiled secretively, leaving Fluttershy to wonder what she was about to say.
The pony leaned in closer whispering softly, "At the moment, I am working on a potion that will turn Spike into a pony so that they can be together. Keep that to yourself, alright? You know how cross-breeding is forbidden in Equestria, right?" Fluttershy's brow furrowed, but she agreed to keep their secret. A comfortable silence settled between the two as the sipped delicately at their cups of tea. "Fluttershy?" The yellow pony lifted her head to see yet another excited smile of her ingenious companion.
"Yes?" she asked softly.
"I'm a genius."
Fluttershy smiled kindly. "Dearest Twilight, we ALL know that already."
Twilight frowned slightly before shaking her head. "No. I mean, I've figured out a way to solve everyone's love problems and create something from the hands of the Fates. Now the shy mare seemed VERY interested. She leaned in closer. "Really?" A nod in response. Twilight rose from her seated position, followed closely by Fluttershy. "If you just follow me to my home," she said as she rested her payment for the tea on the table of the restaurant, "I'll show you." Not knowing what she was getting herself into, the confused pony trailed after her friend closely.