Hello! Welcome back for chapter 9! I don't have much to say actually so let's get on with the story. Oh yea! Golden Time is my OC just to let you guys know. Sorry if I misspelled or added a wrong grammar in the sentence of this story :D Well let's get it started!
CHAPTER 9: Romance In Cantherlot
Leafy opened his eyes slowly as he is waking up from his sleep. He was still in the hospital and saw a pink silhouette in front of his face. He knew it was Pinkie Pie since the colour of the silhouette was 'Pink'.
"Pinkie…? What are you doing…" he said rubbing his eyes awoken by the pink party pony. He startled a bit because she was very close to his face smiling widely on the top of him on the bed.
"Yippie! You're awake! The nurse told me and Fluttershy that you can leave as soon as you wake up!" the pink pony said as the yellow Pegasus who was sitting on the left side of the bed nodded.
"Well… Pinkie was so happy that she need to wait for you to open your eyes so she, well jumped up on your bed and stared at you for a long time" Fluttershy said giggling as Pinkie blushed by what she said.
"Hehehe, you can't wait huh? Well, I'm awake now" Leafy said smiling at the pink pony. Pinkie pie blushed and smiled back looking at his brown glowing eyes. Leafy can feel her breathing closely in front of him as the smell of cake caught his attention.
"Hey! I brought you a cupcake since Ms. Cupcake has some extras! I brought one for you too Fluttershy!" she said giving each of them a cupcake. Fluttershy and Leafy thanked her and took a bite of the pink coloured cupcake.
"Well, we can go to Cantherlot now. Everyone is waiting at the train station. They heard that you can leave the hospital since Pinkie pie told everyone." The yellow Pegasus told Leafy while taking another bite. Leafy looked at Pinkie who was still on top of him signaling her that she can get down of him now. Pinkie pie quickly got down as her face got redder from embarrassment.
"Well, let's go then! Can't keep them all waiting" Leafy said jumping down from the bed and stretched his body feeling rejuvenated from the injuries.
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"Well, what's taking him so long…? And where's Rarity? We can't be late; our train will be leaving soon!" Twilight said trotting from left to right feeling nervous.
"Sugarcube, the train's leavin' at 10 and right now it's still 9…" Applejack said looking at Twilight who was trotting even faster by the minute.
"Applejack's right. It's still early Twi'. Relax…" Patrick added checking his bag pack whether he brought his potions and the important blueprint.
"Early?! What happens if they came late?! How can I relax in this situation?!" Twilight panicked who now is cantering really fast. Patrick looked at Applejack as she face-hoofed herself looking at her purple friend.
"We're here! Finally I finished some clothes for all of you to wear! It took me ages to perfect the sides." Rarity yelled galloping straight towards the group. Danny was carrying her bags which contained the clothes that they will wear.
"Man… Carrying these bags is like carrying two dumbbells on each shoulder…" Danny said setting the bags down in front of Patrick which startled him by the small quake it made.
"Great! Rarity and Danny is here. Rainbow Dash and Bolten is here the earliest. Applejack and Patrick followed me here. The remaining ponies are Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Leafy. Where are they?!" Twilight said counting each of the ponies one by one as she ticked her checklist.
"They'll probably on their way here Twilight. Relax and watch me and Bolten do our new trick we've been working out" Rainbow Dash said as Bolten nodded in agreement.
"We're here!" a certain pink pony shouted out loudly. Pinkie Pie was hopping cheerfully towards the group with Leafy and Fluttershy walking beside her.
"Well. There y'all are! Where have you three been goin'. Twilight has been trottin' back and forth for quite a while now…" Appplejack said waving at the three of them as they waved back to her.
"Well! We've been eating cupcakes, of course!" Pinkie pie said hopping happily around all of them. Leafy giggled and nodded looking at his fellow best friend.
"Oh, Sorry for keeping all of you waiting…" Fluttershy said apologizing to the entire pony that waited for their arrival. Twilight sighed and ticked them in her checklist and gave it to Patrick as he put it into his bag pack.
"Okay! We are going to be visiting Princess Celestia and Luna! They said they have some important things to tell us so we need to be there on time!" she said glaring at the ones who came here late.
"It's still 9:30… That's not late…" Leafy said looking at Pinkie who stopped hopping and stood still beside him.
"You can say that again!" Pinkie pie said smiling at Leafy as he chuckled by what she said. Twilight shrugged it off and turned towards Patrick who was also laughing at Pinkie pie. The ponies went inside the train and they depart on their journey to Cantherlot.
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"It's good to see you, Queen Chrysalis…" the dark black stallion said to the mare with insect-like wings. The mare has green-blue hair with a small crown on the head which also has a similar body colour King Sombra.
"What do you call me for Sombra?" Queen Chrysalis asked King Sombra who was currently giving the next order to Ted. He turned towards the queen and showed brought her to the orb room.
"We will take revenge on the 6 little ponies that ruined our plans with the Elements of Harmony. We will conquer the world with world that the red pony named Leafy lived in." King Sombra told her his plans which caught her attention.
"You called me to send my minions to attack both worlds, am I correct?" Queen Chrysalis asked the dark stallion who was standing in front of the orb. King Sombra nodded replying the queen.
"First, we will need to find Discord, master of chaos… but right now he is trapped in a statue. No worries, I can use my dark magic to break the stone easily without using the elements of harmony" he said pointing at an image of Discord's statue that appeared inside the orb.
"You will be convincing Golden Time to work with us. Ben, my spy can help you with him. A warning, he could be very stubborn…" King Sombra growled which echoed throughout the room.
"No worries, Sombra. It will be easy for me to convince him. Trust me…" she said tapping her hoofs together an idea which came up in her mind.
"Ted, go to Canterlot to check on Celestia's and Luna's conversation with the 6 ponies and the other 4 colts. We need this plan to work, failure is not an option." He ordered Ted who was bowing at him with respect. He flew out of the fortress and head straight forward to Canterlot.
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The ten ponies arrived at Cantherlot, a very well-known kingdom. Leafy looked at the surrounding with awe amazed by how beautiful the buildings were compared to Ponyville.
"Well, this is Canterlot. Please behave yourselves in front of the princess later…" Twilight warned each of the colts who stood straight nodding to Twilight. Leafy galloped forward to the town ignoring the others; Pinkie pie saw him and followed him from behind.
"Wait! Where's Pinkie pie and Leafy?!" Twilight searched for them in the group. The others shook their shoulders not knowing where they're had gone to.
"Ah' Twi'. Ya' don't mind them. I'll go look for them for ya'!" Applejack told Twilight and trotted north to find the two trouble-makers. Twilight scrubbed her mane in frustration and tried calming down.
"Ok, no more ponies running around town. Got it?!" Twilight warned the remaining ponies who were there. To her shock, there were only two ponies who listened to her, Fluttershy and Patrick.
"What?! Where did Rarity and Danny go?! Where's Bolten and Rainbow Dash?!" she yelled out loud which made the other ponies who was there stared at her. Patrick went towards her and patted her on the back.
"Don't worry Twi'. They'll probably be at the castle; they're your friends right? You should trust them" he said smiling beside Twilight which made her cheeks turn a slight tint red.
"Oh yes. Patrick's right, Try to stay calm Twilight." Fluttershy said smiling at her purple friend who smiled back at her. She trusted both Patrick's and Fluttershy's words and calmed down.
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Leafy walked into a store which sells necklaces and bracelets. He wanted to buy one for Pinkie pie and Fluttershy because both of them took care of him in the hospital. He went to the counter to check the cheapest ones.
"Hello young one, any necklaces which you are interested in?" the old mare asked Leafy. Leafy tilted his head in confusion finding a perfect one for them; he knows that Pinkie likes cakes and Fluttershy likes animals.
"How about the necklace that looks like the cupcake?" he pointed out a necklace which was on the shelf. The old clerk took it and put it on the counter.
"And that rabbit bracelet?" he pointed at the bracelet which was on the other shelf. The old clerk took the bracelet and put it on the counter with the necklace.
"How much is it? I hope it's not too expensive…" Leafy asked looking at the clerk worriedly about the price.
"Tell me young one, who do you want to give these jewelleries to?" the old mare asked Leafy which made him surprised by what she said. He looked at the necklaces contently and looked back up at the lady.
"Well… I wanted to give it to two mares which helped me cure my injuries when I was in the hospital. They're my best friends that anyone could have…" he said putting a hoof on his chest with pride.
"Hmmm… take it. For free" the old pony said which made Leafy surprised but happy at the same time.
"No I can't, I'll pay for it…" he said denying the words spoken by the old mare. She shook her head to the left and right giving back the bits he took out from his small wallet.
"If the ones you bought means for someone special, then take it for free" she said smiling at the red pony. He thanked her repeatedly and bowed at her. He went out of the shop and saw a pink pony looking at the left and right finding someone.
"Hey Pinkie! What are you doing here? Shopping?" he asked the pink pony which startled her. She smiled cheerfully and hopped around him.
"Hey, Leafy! Where did you go off to? We were supposed to be going to the castle silly!" she said still hopping around him and stopped at the front of him.
"Well… I was buying you a necklace as thanks for not leaving me alone at the hospital. It was nice having you around the hospital helping me read the book Rainbow Dash borrowed Me." He said taking out a necklace with a cupcake shape on it.
"Wowowowow! I love it! Thanks Leafy!" she said taking it and jumped toards Leafy giving him a hug. She blushed lightly and pecked a kiss on Leafy's left cheek. Leafy stood there frozen looking at her as she looked at him close in the face.
"It's a wonderful gift Leafy. I never thought that you would buy me something this pretty and it has a cupcake on it too!" she said blushing happily and smiled at Leafy.
"Wait… what?! I'm so sorry for… well… kissing you! I didn't know what came in my mind!" she said apologizing at Leafy who was still standing there dumfounded by what she did.
"I'm the worst mare ever!" she said galloping away from Leafy. Leafy shook his head snapping back to reality from the kiss she made.
"Wait! Pinkie!" he yelled out but she ignored it and continued galloping farther away from Leafy.
'No…no… what did I do?' he thought to himself and chased after Pinkie pie. She was crying while galloping away from Leafy; she saw a dark alley and went inside it. She sat down at the corner of the wall and cried; she did know what she did and felt ashamed of herself for that.
"Pink, Don't cry…" a voice called out behind her. She wiped away her tears and turned around to look who it was. To her shock it was a certain blue Pegasus who has glowing green eyes with red pupils and dark blue aura surrounding him.
"*Sniff* Ted? What are you doing here?" she stopped crying and looked at the scary looking Ted.
"Did Leafy hurt your feelings? He's a jerk right?" he said whispering beside Pinkie Pie's ear. She was surprised and did know how to answer the question he asked her. She looked at the necklace Leafy bought her and tears starts falling again.
"Pinkie! Who are you talking to?" Leafy called out her name. She looked back up and to her surprise, Ted was not there anymore. She shook her head thinking that she was hallucinating.
Leafy went over Pinkie Pie and gave her a warm hug. Pinkie stood there frozen by the hug he gave her. Leafy looked at her in the eyes and used his hoof to wipe away her tears.
"Please… don't run away from me again. I really don't mind you kissing me, it's only on the cheek." Leafy said holding her hoof to her chest. Pinkie pie stood there blushing really red from top to bottom.
"Oh… Um… O-Ok, Leafy… there's something I've been wanting to tell you from the moment when we were at the farm…" she said holding her hoofs to her chest. Leafy tilted his head in confusion by what she wanted to say.
"You love cupcakes?" he asked her but she didn't nod nor answered him. She stood there holding the necklace looking down on the ground.
"I… Love… you…" she said quietly looking back up to Leafy.
"You love what?" he asked her did not hear what she said since she said it quietly. She jumped forward towards him giving him the warmest hug any pony can ever give. She starts sweating a lot which with a slight tint of red on her cheeks.
"I love you Leafy. From the moment I saw you, I have always wanted to hang out with you and be closer with you…" she whispered beside Leafy's ear. He stood there frozen like a statue; he doesn't know how to react with the words she said.
"Uh… Thanks?" he whispered back to Pinkie Pie who was still hugging him. The hug she gave was different than the other hugs. This hug was soft and tender like a hug someone would give to you when he/she loves you. She giggled by his reply and let go of the hug and looked at him in the eyes.
She went forward and gave Leafy a kiss on the lips. Leafy was shocked but he can't resist it. It was sweet like sugar as her lips touched his. He can't move his body and felt paralyzed. He felt the warmth of her breath breathing slowly kissing him as his heart skipped a beat. The only thing that Leafy can do was to wait for her to finish. He felt her body gotten warmer and her face gotten redder by the minute. She let go of the kiss and looked down on the ground feeling embarrassed by what she did.
"Leafy. This was actually my first kiss with a pony. Can… you be my coltfriend?!" she said nervously slowly looking up to Leafy's face. Leafy didn't know what to say. He doesn't know how to answer her question.
"Uhh… I don't know… It's not that I hate you Pinkie. I do love you too. It's just that… maybe it's too early to be coltfriends and marefriends?" Leafy said rubbing the back of his head lightly looking at ground blushing lightly. Pinkie Pie smiled and understood by what he meant. She stepped looking at Leafy close in the face inches away from his lips and smiled.
"I'll be waiting!" she said giggling holding Leafy's left hoof with her right hoof. He blushed and snapped back to reality. He pulled Pinkie pie out of the dark alley and looked around finding a clock. He went forward to a stranger and asked him about the time.
"Sir, what's the time now?" he asked the pony with a fancy coat. The pony looked at his watch and turned to look towards him.
"It's 3:00 p.m. young boy. Why you ask?" he looked at him tilting his glasses slightly to the side.
"Oh no! We're terribly late!" he panicked thinking about what Twilight said. It gave him the chills just thinking about it. He looked at Pinkie pie who smiled back at him.
"Pinkie! Are you afraid of heights?" he asked the pink pony who was looking at him cheerfully.
"Nopey! I like flying! If I could…" she thought to herself. Leafy smiled and carried her on his arms. Her face starts to redden as everyone looked at them giggling and whispering.
"u-uh, Leafy… everyone's looking at us…" she said covering her face with her pink hoofs. Leafy smiled and asked her to hold on tight. She boosted upwards and landed on the room of a building. Everyone who was staring at them was amazed his legs strength which able to jumped as high like that plus carrying a pony.
"So Pinkie! Where's the direction of the castle?" he asked the blushing pony which was on his arms. She looked around and pointed north. He smiled and asked her to hold tightly.
He focused on the area and boosted his speed really fast. He galloped with only to legs which made Pinkie pie watched him in amazement. He skipped from roof to roof very fast and swiftly landed in front of the castle.
"I think everyone is inside already…" he told Pinkie pie and galloped into the castle. Everyone there stared at both of them, Leafy carrying Pinkie on his arms.
"Uhhh…. There you are, Leafy and Pinkie. Princess Celestia is waiting for us in… uhhh the other room" Twilight said awkwardly as Leafy quickly set her down. She was blushing in pure redness and tried avoiding eye contacts with everyone in the room.
"There y'all are! I've been tryin' to find ya' tha' whole time!" Applejack said grinning at Leafy which made him blush. The red pony ignored her and went straight in towards the room with Twilight awkwardly trotting behind him. Pinkie pie was well… trying hard not to be red.
"I've been expecting you Leafy. Princess Luna here has been expecting you as well. We wanted to tell you something important that may change both of yours and our world." Princess Celestia told him with his other friends following behind him.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Well… that was awkward… Sorry that I had to put a (to be continue) sign there. I wanted to add more into it but it was more better for the other Chapter… So please wait for the next one!
