hey guys! Warning so ur not confused! First part of this chapter begins by Fluttershy telling what has happened in the past 5 years. Then the chapter truly begins with melody! Oh and in this story the CMC have disabnded and will not be in this story (except for Sweetie Belle and Applebloom here and there) Enjoy!
Its been five years since I found Melody on my door step.
So much has happened in such a short time. For now, I will begin by telling you what has been going on with each of my friends (also involves their family) in this order: Cadance and Shining Armor, Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Big Macintosh and myself, and last but not least my beautiful daughter, Meoldy.
No matter how hard anypony tried, nopony found Princess Mi Amor Cadanza or Head of the Royal Guard, Shining Armor. No funeral was held for either of them. No pony believed they had died. In grave danger, yes, but not dead.
After finding out about their son's disappearance, Twilight's parents had called Twilight home for a few months to help themselves and Twilight cope. There was much celebration when Twilight returned. Her friends were especially happy and surpised because she hadn't told them of her homecoming. When Twilight had left she had been a husk of her old self and now she was back to being the Twilight they all know and love. Everyonce in awhile, the lilac unicorn would break down from her memories of her BBBFF, but the love of her friends would help her through it. Today, Twilight Sparkle lives in the libary tree with Spike and Owlicious. Her magic is much stronger and so is her will.
Rarity lived happily throughout the years with Sweetie Belle and Opal. When Sweetie Belle was seven-years-old she got her cutie mark, which was a purple treble cleft. She also discovered that she could only used magic when she sang. Back to Rarity; Rarity began making dresses for Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. She loved the job, but had to quit when Luna tried to get her to move to Canterlot. She told Luna that she couldn't leave her home or her friends. Rarity wasn't sure yet, but she believed that Spike had a little crush on her.
Pinkie Pie didn't change one bit. She stilled love parties, pulling pranks, and having fun. Though after about three years, Pinkie Pie fell in love with a pegasus who had flew into ponyville. The pegasus, at first, didn't even know the pink pony excisted, no matter how hard she tried to be noticed by him. When Rainbow Dash heard about Pinkie's problem, she had a chat with the pegasus who had a black coat and his mane and tail were a silver color with a yellow streak. She reported back to Pinkie Pie that the pegasus's name was Lighting Striker and she was to meet him by the gazebo in 20 minutes. She had rushed there, excited to finaly meet the pony who had stolen her heart. When he had arrived, Pinkie was so happy and excited she couldn't speak. Pinkie had said that Lighting Strike talked nicely to her until she was able to talk again. "Hes such a gentlecolt!" She had told me dreamily. After a few months, Lighting Striker fell in love with Pinkie Pie and asked her to marry him. She said yes and they had the most amazing wedding anypony had been to in a long time. After their honey moon, Lighting Striker built them a beautiful home by Sugarcube Corner. Today, they lived together happily. Lighting Strike had gotten a job clearing the clouds along side Rainbow Dash- the 2 of them becoming very good friends over time- and Pinkie Pie continued to work with Mr. and Mrs. Cake.
Next, Rainbow Dash had finally made her dream of becoming a wonderbolt. But after a terrible crime involving Soarin', Rainbow Dash quit the team. A few months after quiting, she realized she was pregnant with that monster's baby. After the baby was born, she gave up the colt up for adoption, claiming she was too young to be a mother and she couldn't stand the foal's eyes because he had HIS eyes. The foal had been adopted by a sweet, newly wed pegasus couple who couldn't have a child of their own. None of us ever saw the colt again. All of her friends helped Rainbow to slowly recover from her experience. Today, Rainbow Dash lives a happier life. She works along side Pinkie's new husband, to clear the skies and makes storms when needed.
Applejack and her family flourished throughout the years. Applebloom, around the same time Sweetie Belle got hers, finally got her cutie mark. She had been talking to an applebloom and when she wasn't paying attention to the blossom, it slowly grew. When she had looked up at the blossom, she was surpised to find that the blossom was no longer a blossom but a full grown apple. She had ran home to Applejack and showed her and thats when Applejack had pointed at the appleblossom on her flank. Granny Smith was still around, but everypony could see that her years were numbered. Applejack was doing great. She even had a crush on a certain somepony but refused to tell who it is.**
Now to tell about Big Macintosh and myself. Melody was a week old when Applejack told Big Macintosh about Melody -the true story. At first, Applejack had told him the lie they had made up, but Big Mac knew his sister too well and asked her to tell him the true story. After she told him, he had left Sweet Apple Arces and came straight to my cottage. I was surpised to see him and he was surprised to see a sleeping Alicorn in the crook of my leg. He then told me what Applejack had told him. He pointed out the only flaw in their fake story about Meoldy, the father. He then told me that he had had a crush on me for quite some time but just didn't know how to tell me. For about a year we dated and eventually fell in love. Big Macintosh asked me to marry him on Melody's birthday and i said yes. We had a wonderful wedding and a fantastic honeymoon. Big Macintosh is a wonderful husband and the prefect father. He lives with Melody and me in my cottage by Everfree Forest. He still works along side the other Apple's at Sweet Apple Acres, he wouldn't have it anyother way.
Melody had grown up into a graceful young filly. Her wings were healthy and strong and her magic was quite impressive. But her voice was so amazing. When she talked it sounded like she was singing and when she was actuallly singing, it was the most awe inspiring thing anypony had heard in their life. And today was her first day of school...
Melody yawned, trying to keep her eyes closed that way, just maybe, she could fall back to sleep.
Too bad she new that wasn't going to happen.
For some reason, ever since she was little, she always woke up just as the sun was rising. Mama could never figure out why. Some days, she would even wake up before Celestia raises her pretty sun.
She didn't mind though. Since she was old enough, she would wonder outside and start singing with the birds around the cottage. She was very careful to stay away from the Everfree Forest though, her Mama and Papa said it was a very dangerous and scary place.
And she believed them with all her heart.
She decided then to jump out of bed and stretch. She thanked Princess Celestia for rising the sun, just like her Mama had taught her. She walked out of her bedroom and then stopped in front of her Mama and Papa's room, listening to see if they were awake. From her Papa's snoring, she decided they weren't awake yet and headed down the stairs and out the door.
Once out the door, she found Angel and his pretty bunny-friend. "Good morning, Angel," Melody smiled. The little white bunny sniffed and hopped away with the girl bunny. She giggled, Angel didn't come around the cottageto often anymore because of that little bunny. Melody remembered Mama being sad at first, but Papa told her he was happier this way and Mama was happy again.
Papa always knew what to say. Melody thought this was funny because he didn't usually say much.
Finally she made it to the tree she went to every monring. She sang a little note and then waited. A few seconds later, she heard her note repeated to her by the little birds that lived in the tree. She smiled, and sung a longer note. The birds eargly replied with their version of the note.
"ooohh, sweet little birdies sitting in a tree," Melody sang sweetly, "come, come, come and sing with me! Sing a sweet melody for little Melody! Oooh, please little birdies sing a sweet song for little Melody!"
She had made up that song when she was about three-years-old. It had been the first day she had gone outside by herself. Each morning before Melody went outside, she could hear the birds outside. She could hear them sing to one another, she loved hearing them. Their music is what first made her venture outside. She wanted to sing with them so bad!
Finally, she went outside. Melody had appoarched the tree were the singing was loudest and tried to sing with them. At the sound of her voice, the birds stopped singing for a second, then they all flew out of the tree and away from her. Melody was destoryed, with tears falling from her eyes, she began to sing again the words of her special bird song forming as they left her mouth. When she had stopped singing, she opened her eyes to find that she was surrounded by dozens of birds. They all had their heads titled to one side or another, looking at her with curious eyes. She sang a small tune, then waited to see what the little birds would do. To her surpise, they sung her tune back to her! Her tears stopped flowing and the birds and Melody sung to each other for a long time.
Ever since then, Melody went outside each morning when she woke up to sing with the birds. Just like she was doing today.
She was in the middle of giving the birds a complicated melody when she heard Papa calling her name, "Melody! Come inside!"
"Coming Papa!" She called back. Looking back at the birds, she said, "Bye-bye birdies! I'll be back later!"
Melody leaped up into the air and opened her wings. She smiled, she loved to fly! She flew as fast as she could back to the front side of the cottage. Only to crash into her Papa...
"Oof!" Exclaimed Big Mac as his daughter crashed into him.
Melody landed on the ground with a 'thump'. "Oww!" She moaned, "Papa why were you standing there?" She asked, tears forming in her eyes.
The big work horse helped his daughter up and said, "Ah just wanted ta tell my Melody good luck on her first day of school. Is that so wrong?"
"Well," said Melody, wiping away her already drying tears, "I guess not, Papa."
"Good, now ya go on an' see yer Mother," Melody's papa told her, "I gots ta go help yer Aunt AJ apple buck so I won't be home until later."
"Ok papa!" Said Melody, giving her Papa a hug, "tell Auntie I said hi!"
"Will do Sugarcube," said Big Macintosh as he returned his daughter's hug.
Melody watch her Papa trot off to work for a few moments before going inside to see what her Mama wanted.
She walked into the kitchen to see two pieces of toast with apple jam spread on top of it on the kitchen table. And her Mama looked at her and asked, "This is your favorite, right Melody?"
Melody nodded and smiled. She loved her Mama's quiet -and maybe a little shy-, but still kind and caring voice.
After Melody was done eating her Mama told her to brush out her mane-which was to her shoulders now- and tail, brush her teeth, and then come back to her with two white ribbions.
Melody went and did all of the things her Mama had asked her to do. She ran back to her mom, the white ribbons floating in Melody's light blue magic. "Here you go Mama!" Said Melody happily.
"Thank you Melody," Fluttershy said quietly, but with a smile, "now turn around so i can braid your mane, please."
"Yes Mama," said Melody as she turned to where her Mama could easily braid her mane.
There was a few moments of peaceful silence between mother and daughter until Fluttershy said, "Now Melody, today is going to be your first day of sch-"
"I know, Mama" interrupted Melody, not in a rude way. Her Mama smiled at her and said, "Yes, i know you know sweetheart."
Melody looked her Mama as she finished tying her bow and started to braid her tail. She sighed, something wasn't right with Mama today. Melody couldn't place it, but something was wrong.
"Mama?" She asked.
"Yes Melody?"
"What's wrong?"
Mama paused in her braiding and looked up at Melody's face. "Oh sweetheart," murmured Fluttershy, wrapping her daughter in a hug, "you already going off to school!" Melody could feel her Mama's tears on her back.
She felt the saddness like it was her own. She couldn't stand it! So she did the only thing that felt right, she began to sing softly. Her horn glowing as she unintentionally weaved magic into the song. Melody could feel her mother's worries float away. When her Mama finally pulled her head away, though keeping her hoofs wrapped tightly around Melody's small body. "Thank you, Melody. I'm sorry, but i-i just don't want you to grow up..."
Melody smiled and buried her face in her mother's warm chest and whispered, "Its ok Mama. I have to grow up sometime, but i will always be your little filly..."
Mama hugged her even closer and whispered back, "Oh Melody..."
The two of them sat like that for a time until Fluttershy finally released Melody and finished braiding her gold tail. "Ok sweetie," began Fluttershy, "would you like me to walk you to school?"
"I know my way there Mama," said Melody carefully, "I think I want to walk there by myself, ok?"
"A-are you sure?"
"Yes, Mama. Can you come and take me flying afterwards?"
"Oh! Of course, Melody," said her Mama with a smile, "you should be going now or your going to be late."
Melody wrapped her Mama in one last hug before walking out the door, throwing her good-byes and I love yous over her shoulder as she began to trot down the dirt path towards Ponyville.
After walking for little while, Melody decided it would be faster to fly. She took a running start and then leaped high into the air, snapping out her wings. "Up, down, up, down," she repeated to herself mentally. Soon she was humming a soft melody and doing barrel rolls and dainty flips in the air.
She was begining to tire when Ponyville came -thankfully- into view. The sight of the small town gave Melody a burst of energy and she flew faster. Soon she was over the middle of Ponyville, and turned toward the direction of the little school house. Melody landed just as the school house came into view and then trotted the rest of the way there.
Once she finally reached the door, she peeked in, unsure of what to do. The room was fairly empty, there was just a few fillies and one colt. The 3 fillies were huddled togther in seemingly deep conversation and the colt sat by himself in the back. Shyly, Melody entered the room. The three fillies head's snapped up in unison and the colt tilted his head at Melody. "Um... h-hello," she said shyly.
"Who are you?" Asked a yellow coated pegasus filly with a pink mane.
"Yeah? Like really?" Said a red coated earth filly with a fizzy mess of a green mane.
The other unicorn filly with a silver coat and black mane, just narrowed her eyes at Melody.
"I-I'm M-Melody," she replied, her ears pressing against her head. She could feel the emotions of of the fillies and they weren't at all nice... They were all jealous, but of who or what Melody didn't know.
"Well, Melody," the unicorn filly shot at her, "why did you even come here?"
"M-m-my Mama-"
The pegasus filly laughed harshly, "She can't even get the words out!"
The colt from the back of the room flew up to the front of the room and stood in front of Melody, "You all should leave her alone! She didn't do nothin to you and here you are being meanies and bullies!"
"And who are you?" Asked the earth filly cruelly.
The colt puffed out his chest and declared proudly, "I'm Cloud Dash! Now who are you?"
"I'm Silver Shadow," said the unicorn and then she gestured toward the earth filly and said, "Thats Fizzle. And thats-" Silver Shadow pointed at the pegasus, "Strawberry."
Her cyan coated savior with the white fluffly mane and green eyes said in a very scary voice, "Well Silver Shadow, Fizzle, and Strawberry. You. Leave. Melody. Alone."
The three bullies looked terrified and Melody could feel their fear. They nodded and made a dash for the door. Melody moved out of the way, but Cloud Dash stayed where he was and gave each of the fillies a glare as they passed.
Once they were gone, Cloud Dash looked over at Melody and asked gently, "I'm sorry if I scared you. Are you ok?"
"Um... I-I'm fine now. T-thank you, Cloud Dash." She barley managed to get out.
The cyan pegasus smiled at her, "It was nothing, I saw that they were being mean to you and I had to help."
She gave the colt a small smile and blushed a little. "Can I sing for you?"
"Um... Why would you want to sing?" Asked Cloud Dash, a confused look on his face.
Melody was suddenly self-consious, "Well... um.. I just thought-"
"Shoot, my Pa always told me my mouth was gunna get me in trouble," he said, a sheepish grin on his face, "Go ahead and sing, um, please?"
Melody smiled and stood to her full height and closed her eyes. She then let out a single note and it began to form into words without her permission, "A sweet little butterfly flew across the sky. Flew, flew, flew, away, away from every care. Why, oh, why, can't I be a butterfly and fly across the sky? Fly, fly, fly, away, away from every care..."
When her song ended, Melody opened her eyes to see Cloud Dash looking at her with a face that was full of awe... And he wasn't the only one. Ms. Cheerillee was standing just behind Cloud Dash and the rest of the class -or what Melody assumed was the rest of the class- was also staring at her with awestruck faces. Melody didn't know what to do, a deep blush was rising toward her cheeks.
"Well, I would assume you are Melody, yes?" Asked Ms. Cheerilee.
"Yes, Im Melody."
Ms. Cheerilee smiled and said, "Your singing would be a nice treat for show and tell. But for now, class must begin! Everypony pick a seat!"
The rest of the ponies filed into the room, casting curious glances as they passed.
"Melody," said Cloud Dash, grabbing her hoof, "come on! You can sit beside me!"
"Alright," Melody said, letting Cloud Dash lead her to where he had been sitting before.
He let go of her hoof and pointed towards the the desk beside the one he sitted at, "You can sit there."
Melody smiled at Cloud Dash and said, "Thank you."
"No, thank you, Melody," said the young colt with a smile.
Melody blushed, and turned to pay attention to Ms. Cheerilee, who was saying something about happiness.
(Few hours later)
"Ok, my little ponies!" Ms. Cheerilee almost sang, "time for recess!"
"YAY!" Screamed the class as they jumped out of their seats and ran for the door.
"Come on, Melody!" Said Cloud Dash as he flew up into the air, "You can fly, can't you?"
Melody sniffed and then leaped up into the air and snapped open her wings and flew as fast as she could out the door yelling, "Of course I can fly! So catch me if you can!"
"Your on!" She heard the cyan pony call back.
Melody found a pretty looking cloud and made it her destination. She looked behind her and saw the Cloud Dash was slowly catching up.
"Come on, slow poke!" She called, "Last one to the cloud is rotten egg!"
"You got it!" He called back, puttin on a sudden burst of speed.
"Uh-oh..." thought Melody as she pumped her wings harder.
She was almost to the cloud when Cloud Dash came up beside her, "Guess your gunna lose!"
Thats when Melody got an idea.
Her horn began to glow with light blue magic and then she cast a spell and Cloud Dash came to a complete and sudden stop. Melody landed daintily on the cloud and then looked back at Cloud Dash innocently and said, "What did you stop for?"
"Oh you know... Just your magic! Thats cheating!" He accused, but had a good-hearted smile on his face.
"Not for an Alicorn it isn't!" Melody sang, releasing her hold on the young pegasus.
"Maybe it would be fair if you were up against Princess Celestia or Princess Luna or Princess Cadance!" Said Cloud Dash as he landed beside her on the cloud.
"Princess Cadance? Who is she?" Asked Melody, she had never heard of this Cadance before.
Cloud Dash gave a funny look and said, "You've never heard of Princess Cadance? What about her husband Shining Armor?"
"I've heard of him! Hes my Auntie Twilight's brother!" She said proudly.
Cloud Dash gasped, " Are you, like, his daughter or something?"
She laughed, "Of course not silly! My papa is Big Macintosh Apple! My Mama is Fluttershy Apple!"
"Thats a relief. Princess Mi Amor Cadanza and the Head of the Royal Guard, Shining Armor, disappeared 5 years ago."
"What? How does a Princess and the Head of the Royal Guard just go missing?" Asked Melody, shocked.
"Nobody knows, from what my Ma tells me though, someponies are still out there trying to find them."
"Wow..." sighed Melody, "I hope they turn up sometime."
Cloud Dash nodded, "I hope so too. I heard that alot of ponies respected and loved them. Cadance's special talent was spreading love and happiness, her cutie mark was a crystal heart with some gold things underneath it. I'm not quite sure what Shining Armor's speical talent was, but his cutie mark was a shield with the magic symbol inside it."
"Thats amazing!"
"i know right," said Cloud Dash, smiling at the white alicorn.
"Hey!" Exclaimed Melody, "the class is starting to head inside!"
"Race ya!" Yelled Cloud Dash as he jumped off the cloud.
Melody laughed and jumped after him.
"Hey!" Exclaimed Cloud Dash as he came to a sudden stop again, "I said that wasn't fair!"
Melody laughed even harder as she past him. She let the cyan peagsus go after only a few moments and they continued to race for the door. They both landed at the same time and ran to the door, getting to the door just as the last pony was stepping inside.
"We barley made it!" whispered Cloud Dash as they walked back to their seats.
"I know!" Melody whispered back, a smile one her face.
Throughout the rest of the class, Melody and Cloud Dash whispered to one another and giggled at jokes and stories they shared. Once Ms. Cheerilee dismissed her class, Cloud Dash looked at Melody with a serious face and asked, "Melody?"
"Yes, Cloud Dash?"
"Do... do you want to be my friend?" Cloud Dash asked her timidly
Melody giggled and said, "I thought we already were!"
cloud Dash looked at her, a big smile spreading across his mouth, "Really?"
"Yeah, silly!" She gigled more, then pointed and said, "Look! Thats my Mama Fluttershy! Do you wanna meet her?"
"Um... Yeah. Sure, why not?"
Melody smiled and then called out, "Mama! Mama, I'm over here!"
Her Mama heard her calls and began to trot over stoppin in front of the 2 ponies.
"There you are Melody. I starting to get worried," Fluttershy said quietly.
"Mama, this is Cloud Dash! Hes my new friend!" Melody told her mom excitedly.
"Uh, hi Mrs. Apple." Said Cloud Dash shyly.
"Um... I'm sorry, bit what was your name again?" Fluttershy asked.
"C-cloud Dash."
"Oh my..." Fluttershy whispered, then send in a slightly louder voice, "Well it was very nice meeting you, um... Cloud Dash, but Melody and I must be going now."
Melody went ovrr to Cloud Dash and gave him a tight hug, "Bye, Cloud Dash! I'll see you tomorrow, ok?"
Cloud Dash just stood there for a moment, stunned. Finally, he returned Melody's hug and said, "Ok Melody, see you tomorrow!"
They backed away from each other and Melody leaped up into the sky with her Mama and flew away from her new friend, who just watched them go...
You guys like the chapter? Hope so! oh and Rainbow dash's son was born just 10 months after Fluttershy found Melody on her door step. And the ** is for this: should i have a AppleDash relationship or an oc? If who would like an oc then please leave ideas for one in a review.(like coat, mane and tail color. Also his -oc should be a guy- cutie mark and whether he is an earth pony, pegasus, or unicorn. And 2 of this pony's best traits. I will have to give the pony a few of my own touches that way it wont be plagerizing.) Thank you! :)
