((This chapter's a short one, I know. Shame on me. I don't own My Little
Pony, I know. Shame on me.))
Chapter 6: Adjusting
The next day, Moonstone awoke feeling refreshed. He got up, stretched, and strolled over to the pond. He bent down to take a drink, but a sudden shove from behind sent him head-over-hooves into the pond. Luckily, it was only up to his neck. Moonstone wheeled around clumsily to face his attacker, only to see a blue unicorn laughing his head off.
"Man, you shoulda seen the look on your face! That was priceless!" the stranger managed between giggles.
Moonstone paused briefly to wonder how someone behind him could have seen the look on his face, then snorted, "Yeah. Riotous. Who do you think you are, anyhow?"
The other unicorn shrugged, "Name's Sunbeam. Who're you?" He smiled innocently, his face maintaining a boyish, optimistic look at all times.
For a moment, Moonstone got a nagging feeling in the back of his head. Young, innocent. blue. Sun. Sun something or other. He peered closely at the unicorn in front of him. "You look familiar, Sunbeam. Have we met before?"
"Um, I can't really say unless if you tell me your name. Though the hair doesn't look too familiar." Sunbeam shrugged again.
"Right, sorry. I'm Moonstone. I'm, ah, new here."
"Waitwaitwait! So you're the guy who came yesterday! The whole herd's been talking about you! Are you really a rainbow pony? That's so AWESOME! I've heard all about rainbow ponies, y'know. Are they all unicorns? I hope so, 'cause rainbow trotters and airborne would just plain suck and. and." Sunbeam pranced in a circle, blabbering away animatedly.
"Calm down, kiddo! I dunno what you mean about rainbow ponies. I'm blue. And my hair's. just. colorful." He trailed off lamely.
"Ah, gotcha. Colorful. Don't want the mares swarming around and giving you cooties. I get it." Sunbeam winked, grinning, "Whatever you say, old buddy old pal!"
Moonstone sighed with a hint of a resigned grin, "Got me there. Wanna show me around a bit before my little bodyguard wakes up?"
"You betcha! You already know the foals, right? I really like the foals. The foals are awesome." Sunbeam pranced off, Moonstone walking behind.
Neither of them noticed the lavender sea pony peeking out from behind the reeds. "Yes, Starburst will want to hear of this." With a splash of her elegant fins, the sea pony vanished under the water.
"Ah, Sealight. You're back." The yellow earthling who had moment earlier been pacing anxiously past Dream Castle's moat (which had been connect to the river years ago for the sake of sea ponies) nodded to the lavender head peeking up.
"As you have commanded our empress, we hear and obey you, queen, yesss. I have spied upon the casters as you wished, queen. There is a new one in their midst, a Moonstone, yess. Hair like what you once called the rainbow, but claims not to be a rainbow pony, yes. My queen may do well to beware this stranger, he reeks of power, he does." Sealight hissed, bobbing slowly in place.
"Thank you, Sealight. Report to Empress Sea Breeze now, will you?" Princess Starburst nodded absently to the sea pony, who nodded back before submerging. "Now this. this changes everything." The last surviving princess pony muttered to herself, trotting briskly into Dream Castle.
"Good morning, Queen Starburst. Er, something the matter?" A lavender earthling with eyes that shone like rubies greeted Starburst almost immediately.
"Yes, Sky Rocket. Tell me, who is the fastest pony in the herd?"
"Hm, I'd say either Creamsicle, what with those big, long legs and all, or maybe Night Glider. Why?" Sky Rocket replied, tilting her head slightly.
"Get them both. Now." Starburst brushed the question off easily, walking briskly into the throne room. "I have a mission for them."
Chapter 6: Adjusting
The next day, Moonstone awoke feeling refreshed. He got up, stretched, and strolled over to the pond. He bent down to take a drink, but a sudden shove from behind sent him head-over-hooves into the pond. Luckily, it was only up to his neck. Moonstone wheeled around clumsily to face his attacker, only to see a blue unicorn laughing his head off.
"Man, you shoulda seen the look on your face! That was priceless!" the stranger managed between giggles.
Moonstone paused briefly to wonder how someone behind him could have seen the look on his face, then snorted, "Yeah. Riotous. Who do you think you are, anyhow?"
The other unicorn shrugged, "Name's Sunbeam. Who're you?" He smiled innocently, his face maintaining a boyish, optimistic look at all times.
For a moment, Moonstone got a nagging feeling in the back of his head. Young, innocent. blue. Sun. Sun something or other. He peered closely at the unicorn in front of him. "You look familiar, Sunbeam. Have we met before?"
"Um, I can't really say unless if you tell me your name. Though the hair doesn't look too familiar." Sunbeam shrugged again.
"Right, sorry. I'm Moonstone. I'm, ah, new here."
"Waitwaitwait! So you're the guy who came yesterday! The whole herd's been talking about you! Are you really a rainbow pony? That's so AWESOME! I've heard all about rainbow ponies, y'know. Are they all unicorns? I hope so, 'cause rainbow trotters and airborne would just plain suck and. and." Sunbeam pranced in a circle, blabbering away animatedly.
"Calm down, kiddo! I dunno what you mean about rainbow ponies. I'm blue. And my hair's. just. colorful." He trailed off lamely.
"Ah, gotcha. Colorful. Don't want the mares swarming around and giving you cooties. I get it." Sunbeam winked, grinning, "Whatever you say, old buddy old pal!"
Moonstone sighed with a hint of a resigned grin, "Got me there. Wanna show me around a bit before my little bodyguard wakes up?"
"You betcha! You already know the foals, right? I really like the foals. The foals are awesome." Sunbeam pranced off, Moonstone walking behind.
Neither of them noticed the lavender sea pony peeking out from behind the reeds. "Yes, Starburst will want to hear of this." With a splash of her elegant fins, the sea pony vanished under the water.
"Ah, Sealight. You're back." The yellow earthling who had moment earlier been pacing anxiously past Dream Castle's moat (which had been connect to the river years ago for the sake of sea ponies) nodded to the lavender head peeking up.
"As you have commanded our empress, we hear and obey you, queen, yesss. I have spied upon the casters as you wished, queen. There is a new one in their midst, a Moonstone, yess. Hair like what you once called the rainbow, but claims not to be a rainbow pony, yes. My queen may do well to beware this stranger, he reeks of power, he does." Sealight hissed, bobbing slowly in place.
"Thank you, Sealight. Report to Empress Sea Breeze now, will you?" Princess Starburst nodded absently to the sea pony, who nodded back before submerging. "Now this. this changes everything." The last surviving princess pony muttered to herself, trotting briskly into Dream Castle.
"Good morning, Queen Starburst. Er, something the matter?" A lavender earthling with eyes that shone like rubies greeted Starburst almost immediately.
"Yes, Sky Rocket. Tell me, who is the fastest pony in the herd?"
"Hm, I'd say either Creamsicle, what with those big, long legs and all, or maybe Night Glider. Why?" Sky Rocket replied, tilting her head slightly.
"Get them both. Now." Starburst brushed the question off easily, walking briskly into the throne room. "I have a mission for them."