Author's Note: Hello my little lemondrops. Heart, heart. That is all.
Updated: October. 29, 2012
Even after the cheering up that Zecora had given her, something still weighed on Pumpkin's mind. There was only one thing that she could think of that may lift her spirits, aside from partying with Pinkie Pie, and that often caused more problems. So, she started to seek out her brother.
She started by checking his most usual haunts. He wasn't at Big Apple Orchards, nor was he wandering around Rainbow Dash. She was beginning to give up hope when she heard something from above.
"Hey Pumpkin!" She looked up to see a grey, speckled pegasus with an emerald, close-cropped mane. His cutiemark was an arrow shooting through a hoop. Ace Trueheart had always shown a great interest in the pretty as a peach Pumpkin Pie. He was every-friendly and always went out of his way to include her.
"Good afternoon Ace," she said, smiling politely, "how are you?"
"I'm great, and the weather's fine," Ace replied, grinning at her. He was hovering inches above her. "If only you could fly, I would show you how nice it is." Pumpkin hummed dreamily.
"Sometimes I do wish that I could fly," she mused. "It's stronger than ever when the sky is so flawless a blue as it is now."
"If you want to fly, I could take you up here," Ace offered. He looked confident, and Pumpkin was almost tempted, but she shook her head.
"That sounds very dangerous," she shook her head," so I think it would be better if we didn't."
"Oh, come on Pumpkin," he pressured. "When was the last time that you tried anything adventurous? I'm strong, I could fly two buckets of apples up to the sun, if I tried to," he bragged. "You're so tiny, it wouldn't be a problem." Her adventurous spirit took the jab, and she set her mouth seriously.
"Fine, show me,' she agreed after the tempting offer, "but not too high." Looking victorious Ace grabbed on to her, and flew up into the sky way too quickly to suit the first flight of a unicorn. Pumpkin yelped with nervousness, and clutched onto him.
Just then, a brown mass flew towards them a mite shakily.
"Ace, put her down!" Pound yelled, startling his fellow pegasus, who accidental loosened his grip on the now terrified Pumpkin. "No!"
Pumpkin screamed in terror as she plummeted to what would surely be her death. The blue of the sky no longer seemed fantastic, but horrific as a few clouds whizzed past. The two pegasi flew down after her. Trying to catch up with her free-fall they each went into a nose-dive, but it was not needed. Pumpkin felt her feet hit surprisingly soft ground, and she was safe.