DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own any of the ponies in this story. They belong to Hasbro. I do however own all of the Human characters in this story as well as Baby Rainbow Star and Melody.
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"Molly's Great Search"
Chapter 8
Meanwhile, Patrick was hanging around Firefly like there was no tomorrow. Everywhere she went, he wanted to go too. He helped her put Melody to sleep with Medley's help and then they went on their usual nighttime flight.
By the time they got back, Firefly and Patrick were both wownd up and not able to sleep. They had a bowl of cereal and then Firefly called it a night.
Patrick said good night to her and then went to his own bed. but as Patrick lay in bed some forty-five minutes later, he couldn't sleep. He didn't know why. He just couldn't sleep. He tried listening to his "Harry Potter" Books on tape and even listened to his CD's for a little while, but it wasn't working.
He wasn't about to go and watch TV this late at night, so he decided to see if Firefly was awake.
Patrick walked into Firefly's room and found her still awake.
He smirked as he sat down on her bed.
"You can't sleep either?"
Firefly jumped about a mile.
"Kiddo! Geez, you scared me to pieces!"
"Sorry," Patrick said sincerely, reaching out and stroking her mane gently. "I didn't mean to. Can't sleep either?"
Firefly sighed and shook her head. She then looked at Patrick thoughtfully and asked,"Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure," Patrick said, twirling his magic wand a little.
"Why are you so afraid of thunderstorms. I mean I know you aren't as afraid of them as my precious peanut and Baby Rainbow Star are, but you were attached to me for about an hour after the storm passed. What's the deal?"
Patrick sighed as he tried his best to explain to Firefly why he was so spooked by them.
"It happened when I was five years old," Patrick began. "I was spending the night at my friend's house and his older brother, Tony, scared the living lights out of both of us. He jumped out of a closet and a thunder clap sounded and all the lights went off. I never forgave him for that."
Firefly nodded and nuzzled her kiddo affectionately.
"Well, ya know he was just being a jerk, right?"
Patrick nodded and closed his eyes for a few minutes. He ended up falling asleep and Firefly didn't mind. She tucked the teenager in and then fell asleep herself. She enjoyed having late night talks with Patrick and learning about his past, but now it was time to get some rest. It had been a really long day and night.
The next day, the weather was still a little rainy. It was a little chilly and still drizzling.
Nevertheless, Firefly took Patrick for a flight and they ended up stopping in Flutter Valley to hang out. As Patrick was finishing up a few cookies that Peach Blossom had given him, Firefly started getting a bad feeling about Megan. something was wrong with her sweet girl.
"Come on, kiddo. We need to get back home. I think something's wrong with Megan."
Patrick nodded and they both said good-bye to the Flutter Ponies before taking off back to the Estate.
"Come again!" Morning Glory called.
"Definitely!" Patrick called back as Firefly headed back to the Estate.
Meanwhile back at the Estate, Megan had just gotten off the phone with her mother. Lisa had called to see how her eldest child was doing and Megan hadn't welcomed her phone call warmly at all.
In fact, once Megan found out who it was, she hung up on her.
She really didn't want to talk to her mother after
what Lisa had done to Molly. After what she had done to all of them.
"I have nothing to say to you!" Megan said angrily before hanging up. she growled in frustration and glared out of the window. She was in need of a flight with Firefly more than ever. Her prayers were answered as Firefly landed near the Estate five minutes later.
Patrick got off Firefly's back, gave her mane a pat and went to do his homework.
Firefly hadn't been standing there for much longer when Megan came out of the Estate and jumped onto her back. She grabbed Firefly's mane rather tightly and then loosened her grip a little.
Firefly could tell something was wrong with her sweet girl. Very wrong.
"Megan, honey, what's going on? I missed you too, but I was only gone for an hour and a... . " Firefly's voice trailed off as she noticed the teenage girl was shaking. She nuzzled her eldest daughter gently and noticed she wasn't crying, but close to it. "Sweetie, what's the matter?"
Megan shook her head and Firefly could tell she needed a flight.
She took off right there. They went down their usual trail and Megan started to open up right away.
"I can't believe she did that!" She shouted, gripping Firefly's mane a little too tightly. She loosend her grip and blushed a little. "She actually had the nerve to call after what she did and said! I feel like... ." Her voice trailed off as Firefly rounded a bend.
"Uh, honey, would you mind telling me what you're talking about?"
"Someone called who I really didn't want to talk to." Megan said, her voice calm, but no less angry.
"Who was it? Your uncle or aunt?"
Megan shook her head.
"No."
Firefly looked at Megan expectantly.
"Lisa."
Firefly's jaw was about on the ground. She knew Megan rarely called Lisa 'Mom or mother unless she was talking to someone else about her.
Firefly also knew Megan viewed her as her mother and it melted her heart.
"Why would she call here?" Firefly asked after she had recovered from her shock. "What could she possibly want after what she did to my precious peanut?"
Megan shook her head and let out a frustrated growl. She took a deep breath as Firefly soared over the trees near Flutter Valley.
"I have no idea, but I didn't want to find out. I don't want to talk to her ever again! She hurt Molly and that is something I Don't forgive too easily."
Firefly nodded. She could tell that Megan needed to just cry for a few minutes so she landed in the familiar fields of the sunflower patch and let Megan dismount. Megan fought her feelings for a few minutes and then let the flood gates open up.
She collapsed to the ground in tears and Firefly nuzzled her.
Megan then wrapped her arms around Firefly's neck and cried into her mane for about twenty-five minutes.
"I don't understand why she called. She doesn't have the right to. Not after what she did to Molly! No right at all!"
"Shh, shh, hush now, my sweet girl. Hush now. You're going to be okay. It's all right. Shh, Just cry it out, Megan. Just cry it out. It's okay, my sweet girl. It's okay." Firefly continued to soothe Megan until the young girl's tears had subsided.
After that, Firefly and Megan relaxed for awhile, just enjoying the silence of the forest and each other's company.
When they got back to the Estate, Patrick came up to Megan and gave her a hug. She hugged him back and laid her head on his shoulder for a few minutes.
She then went into the nursery and cuddled with her daughter. She needed some time with Baby Rainbow Star.
"Mama sad?" Baby Rainbow Star asked
Megan nodded, not even bothering to hide the tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes. She was just so upset, she didn't know what to do
After about an hour, Megan put Baby Rainbow Star to bed early and went to think outside. She needed to be alone, but Firefly had other plans. She came up to Megan and nuzzled her gently.
"I don't want to see her," Megan said to nobody in particular. "She hurt Molly and I don't want to see her ever again."
Firefly nodded, but she knew that the decision Megan had made wasn't right. She had to boost her confidence somehow and she knew exactly how she was going to do it. SHE nuzzled her sweet girl and just sat with her for awhile.
Even though MEgan had originally wanted to be alone, Firefly being there with her was comforting.
"You know you have to see her, right? " Firefly asked softly, not wanting to get her daughter mad.
Megan nodded and the flood gates opened again.
"Come here, my sweet girl." Firefly said gently.
Megan wrapped her arms around Firefly's neck and cried into her mane for the second time that day. She was just so scared and she told Firefly as much.
"I'm scared!" Megan whimpered. "I don't know what I'm going to say to her. I mean she hurt my baby sister. She hurt one of the two people I love more than anything else in the world. She hurt my baby girl and I want to fix it, but I... . I... . I just don't know how." With that, Megan broke down right then and there.
Firefly nuzzled her sweet girl, trying to calm her down.
Around ten-thirty, Firefly took Megan for a nighttime flight, even though she was tired.
After they got back, Megan went straight to bed. She checked on her little sunshine and little shining star and they were both sound asleep. She then checked on Baby Rainbow Star and found her awake. She let Baby Rainbow Star sleep with her because she needed to be near her right then. Megan didn't know why, she just wanted her daughter close. As Megan stroked Baby Rainbow Star's mane, she made a decision.
She was going to bring Baby Rainbow Star with her tomorrow. She had to. It was the only way for her mother to see reason, or help her see reason. Megan only hoped and prayed that Firefly would take her.
Megan was going to ask Firefly to come in with her. She needed her there. She needed her support and she also needed her as back up in case Lisa said something out of line that she, Megan couldn't handle.
Megan slept fitfully that night, but she kept waking up at odd hours of the morning. It was weird, but she just couldn't stay asleep for very long.
When Megan finally did manage to fall asleep, Baby Rainbow Star woke up from a nightmare.
Megan sighed and tried her best to put her feelings about her upcoming visit to her mother aside and take care of her daughter. Baby Rainbow Star needed her now and Megan was
determined to do everything she could to help her daughter feel better.
After Megan sung Baby Rainbow Star back to sleep, she managed to fall asleep for the rest of the night herself…
