Disclaimer: All My Little Ponies, Big Brother Ponies, Bushwoolies, the Moochick and Spike do not belong to me.
A/N: Thanks for reviewing again, HappyGlow. Without you, I probably would keep writing chapters.
THESE TWO HEARTS
by Lina Shay
Chapter Five: Changed and Surprised
Fizzy couldn't stop thinking about Steamer for days. She thought of his kind eyes, his glistening apricot skin, the black stripe in his hair, and his large furry hooves. He was the handsomest Big Brother pony. More than his looks, though, she thought about his nice words, his great way with kids and how he believed she was more that she knew. She let out a sigh as she lay on the couch in Paradise Estate. Fizzy wondered if Steamer could like her- maybe like her enough to want to be her mate. Fizzy felt silly thinking of such things. After all, she didn't know him all that well. But what she knew about him, she thought was amazing.
"You lollygag 'round the Estate too much, Fiz," Truly informed as she entered the room.
"I'm not lollygagging," Fizzy insisted. "I'm just thinking."
"Daydreamin'?" Truly said with a sly smile. "That was a right giddy smile you had."
"Giddy?" Fizzy repeated, her cheeks turning red. "What do you mean?"
"You were thinkin' about someone special, weren't you?" Truly accused.
Fizzy bit her lip.
"You and Steamer looked right cozy at the picnic," Truly said, smiling.
Fizzy didn't know what to say. She couldn't lie.
"Like him, don't you?" Truly asked. "He don't have a girlfriend as far as I know. You should go for it."
"I don't know," Fizzy blushed. "I don't go for guys...I'm not that brave."
"Well then, you get the guy to go fer you," Truly explained. "All we need to do is change this innocent peasant look."
Fizzy bit her lip. Did she really want to change how she looked? Truly was the most fashionably pony in Ponyland, though. Steamer would definitely want to be her mate if she dressed like Truly did. Finally, Fizzy agreed. Overjoyed, Truly took Fizzy back to her room. First, Truly put her mane and tail in curlers. Then she powered and dressed her. It was a silk dress with flared sleeves and a ruffly collar. It was pure white and felt smooth against her skin. After Truly pulled out the curlers, she fluffed and ratted until Fizzy's hair was really wild and curly. Last, Truly set a navy blue beret tilted against Fizzy's unicorn horn.
"Ya're a masterpiece, Fizzy," Truly exclaimed.
Fizzy felt silly all dressed up but she had to admit that she looked good. She looked like Truly, only blue...and with a unicorn horn...and diamond eyes...Oh, you get the point. Truly was so excited about what she had done that she had to show it off right away. So Truly took Fizzy's hoof and led her off out of Paradise Estate.
"There he is!" Truly exclaimed the moment she spotted Steamer by the garden. He sat there, watching the baby ponies play tag. Truly gave Fizzy a shove in that direction.
Fizzy took a deep breath as she approached him. She couldn't wait to see how he'd react. Steamer continued watching the kids until he glimpsed Fizzy's shadow. Quickly, he turned around. His eyes went wide as he looked her up and down.
"Fizzy?" Steamer asked as if making sure that it was really her.
"How do you like it?" Fizzy posed, blushing already.
"It's...It's, uh, different," Steamer said softly.
Fizzy's smile melted into a hurt frown. "You don't like it?"
Steamer was about to answer when a whistle came from behind her. Fizzy glanced over her shoulder to see Tex and Score coming up. She suddenly felt really nervous.
"Lookin' mighty fine," Tex commented as he and Score circled her.
"Quite some 'caboose', ay Steamer?" Score snickered, nudging him.
Fizzy looked down at herself and felt ashamed. She wasn't a pony. She was a painting on a wall for others to gawk at. She felt like crying. This wasn't her, and she liked who she was. She didn't need curls and fancy clothes to get anything. She was better than that.
"Hey, Fizzy," Tex began, "want to gallop with a REAL stud?"
Fizzy shook her head and shot away from there. She didn't quit running until she reached her waterfall. Fizzy threw off the clothes and dove into the pond. The water caressed her body, washing away the powder, curls and tears. As she swam slowly, she began to feel herself calm.
"Fizzy! Fizzy!"
She stopped swimming, in shock. For a moment, she was sure that she was hearing things. Then Fizzy looked to shore and saw Buttons running up.
"Buttons!" Fizzy called, winking to her and hugging her. "I missed you."
"I know," Buttons whispered. "I missed you too."
Fizzy was so happy her friend was home. It felt like everything was OK again.
"Fizzy-honey, you're getting me wet," Buttons told her in jest.
Fizzy laughed and pulled away. Instantly she gasped at Buttons's enlarged belly.
"Buttons!" Fizzy exclaimed. "Why didn't you send word?"
"I wanted it to be a surprise," Buttons told her with a glowing smile.
"Oh, Buttons, I'm so glad you're home," Fizzy said, near tears.
"Fizzy," Buttons began sadly, "what happened? Steamer said you were all dressed up like Truly or something."
Fizzy nodded, ashamed.
"Why would you want to change?" Buttons asked.
"I guess I just thought ponies would like me better that way," Fizzy muttered.
"Those who matter won't need all that fancy stuff," Buttons told her, rubbing a hoof against Fizzy's leg in a comforting way. "They'll like you for who you are...Like Steamer."
Fizzy's eyes shot to her friend, "What about Steamer?"
"Aren't you and he getting pretty close?" Buttons queried.
"I don't know," Fizzy muttered. "I just feel like a doofus so often around him. I do everything wrong."
"That's not what he said," Buttons shrugged.
Fizzy gawked at her, asking, "What does he say?"
Buttons gave her a sly smile, walking off toward Paradise Estate.
"What?" Fizzy asked, trying to keep up. "What does he say?"
"Well, I probably shouldn't tell you this," Buttons began, excitedly. "Steamer seems to think you're pretty great. Oh, you should have seen him after you left."
"What?" Fizzy asked, standing in front of Buttons to stop her. "What happened?"
"Mind you, I have no idea what went on with you four," Buttons said, looking around. Once she found it was safe, she got really close to Fizzy and began quietly as if it were a great secret, "I came along just after you left. Steamer seemed steamed (pardon the pun). He told Score and Tex to blow it up their smoke stacks. Steamer told them if they ever spoke to you like that again, he would de-rail them into the closest ravine. His words, of course."
"He said that?" Fizzy said in surprise.
"What did those guys say to you?" Buttons asked as they continued toward Paradise Estate.
"Not anything more than they would say to any other girl pony dressed like I was," Fizzy shrugged.
"I know them well enough that I can imagine," Buttons rolled her eyes. "I'm glad I picked out Slugger right away. These other guys are real jacks. Well, not Steamer."
Fizzy blushed, a smile sneaking up. "He is great, isn't he?"
Buttons nodded.
The two best friends walked up to Paradise Estate, nudging and giggling playfully. It was like old times, so they thought.
A/N: I know Buttons has only been gone a few days and she already has an 'enlarged belly', but I'm pretending that things work differently in Ponyland. Babies get born REALLY quickly. That's why you never see a pregnant pony on the show. They give birth so fast that it happens between episodes. That's also why there're different babies every time. That's not considering the whole Big Brother ponies come only once a year. When you think about it, these ponies are really promiscuous. That's going back to the fact that Ribbon, Heartthrob, Lofty and dozens of others are single mothers. This is one mixed-up cartoon. I guess they don't expect watchers to take it apart like that. They also don't expect it to be watched by teenagers...I'm just one of those people that never grew out of cartoons. OK, that's my soapbox lecture. If you made it through all the way, congratulations. You get a cookie. Come to Kentucky and I'll give it to you. You could always mail order for it, but I'm not sure you'll want it once it gets to you. Dang, this just keeps going on, doesn't it? Well, I guess that's all for now. I promise this will never happen again.
A/N: Thanks for reviewing again, HappyGlow. Without you, I probably would keep writing chapters.
THESE TWO HEARTS
by Lina Shay
Chapter Five: Changed and Surprised
Fizzy couldn't stop thinking about Steamer for days. She thought of his kind eyes, his glistening apricot skin, the black stripe in his hair, and his large furry hooves. He was the handsomest Big Brother pony. More than his looks, though, she thought about his nice words, his great way with kids and how he believed she was more that she knew. She let out a sigh as she lay on the couch in Paradise Estate. Fizzy wondered if Steamer could like her- maybe like her enough to want to be her mate. Fizzy felt silly thinking of such things. After all, she didn't know him all that well. But what she knew about him, she thought was amazing.
"You lollygag 'round the Estate too much, Fiz," Truly informed as she entered the room.
"I'm not lollygagging," Fizzy insisted. "I'm just thinking."
"Daydreamin'?" Truly said with a sly smile. "That was a right giddy smile you had."
"Giddy?" Fizzy repeated, her cheeks turning red. "What do you mean?"
"You were thinkin' about someone special, weren't you?" Truly accused.
Fizzy bit her lip.
"You and Steamer looked right cozy at the picnic," Truly said, smiling.
Fizzy didn't know what to say. She couldn't lie.
"Like him, don't you?" Truly asked. "He don't have a girlfriend as far as I know. You should go for it."
"I don't know," Fizzy blushed. "I don't go for guys...I'm not that brave."
"Well then, you get the guy to go fer you," Truly explained. "All we need to do is change this innocent peasant look."
Fizzy bit her lip. Did she really want to change how she looked? Truly was the most fashionably pony in Ponyland, though. Steamer would definitely want to be her mate if she dressed like Truly did. Finally, Fizzy agreed. Overjoyed, Truly took Fizzy back to her room. First, Truly put her mane and tail in curlers. Then she powered and dressed her. It was a silk dress with flared sleeves and a ruffly collar. It was pure white and felt smooth against her skin. After Truly pulled out the curlers, she fluffed and ratted until Fizzy's hair was really wild and curly. Last, Truly set a navy blue beret tilted against Fizzy's unicorn horn.
"Ya're a masterpiece, Fizzy," Truly exclaimed.
Fizzy felt silly all dressed up but she had to admit that she looked good. She looked like Truly, only blue...and with a unicorn horn...and diamond eyes...Oh, you get the point. Truly was so excited about what she had done that she had to show it off right away. So Truly took Fizzy's hoof and led her off out of Paradise Estate.
"There he is!" Truly exclaimed the moment she spotted Steamer by the garden. He sat there, watching the baby ponies play tag. Truly gave Fizzy a shove in that direction.
Fizzy took a deep breath as she approached him. She couldn't wait to see how he'd react. Steamer continued watching the kids until he glimpsed Fizzy's shadow. Quickly, he turned around. His eyes went wide as he looked her up and down.
"Fizzy?" Steamer asked as if making sure that it was really her.
"How do you like it?" Fizzy posed, blushing already.
"It's...It's, uh, different," Steamer said softly.
Fizzy's smile melted into a hurt frown. "You don't like it?"
Steamer was about to answer when a whistle came from behind her. Fizzy glanced over her shoulder to see Tex and Score coming up. She suddenly felt really nervous.
"Lookin' mighty fine," Tex commented as he and Score circled her.
"Quite some 'caboose', ay Steamer?" Score snickered, nudging him.
Fizzy looked down at herself and felt ashamed. She wasn't a pony. She was a painting on a wall for others to gawk at. She felt like crying. This wasn't her, and she liked who she was. She didn't need curls and fancy clothes to get anything. She was better than that.
"Hey, Fizzy," Tex began, "want to gallop with a REAL stud?"
Fizzy shook her head and shot away from there. She didn't quit running until she reached her waterfall. Fizzy threw off the clothes and dove into the pond. The water caressed her body, washing away the powder, curls and tears. As she swam slowly, she began to feel herself calm.
"Fizzy! Fizzy!"
She stopped swimming, in shock. For a moment, she was sure that she was hearing things. Then Fizzy looked to shore and saw Buttons running up.
"Buttons!" Fizzy called, winking to her and hugging her. "I missed you."
"I know," Buttons whispered. "I missed you too."
Fizzy was so happy her friend was home. It felt like everything was OK again.
"Fizzy-honey, you're getting me wet," Buttons told her in jest.
Fizzy laughed and pulled away. Instantly she gasped at Buttons's enlarged belly.
"Buttons!" Fizzy exclaimed. "Why didn't you send word?"
"I wanted it to be a surprise," Buttons told her with a glowing smile.
"Oh, Buttons, I'm so glad you're home," Fizzy said, near tears.
"Fizzy," Buttons began sadly, "what happened? Steamer said you were all dressed up like Truly or something."
Fizzy nodded, ashamed.
"Why would you want to change?" Buttons asked.
"I guess I just thought ponies would like me better that way," Fizzy muttered.
"Those who matter won't need all that fancy stuff," Buttons told her, rubbing a hoof against Fizzy's leg in a comforting way. "They'll like you for who you are...Like Steamer."
Fizzy's eyes shot to her friend, "What about Steamer?"
"Aren't you and he getting pretty close?" Buttons queried.
"I don't know," Fizzy muttered. "I just feel like a doofus so often around him. I do everything wrong."
"That's not what he said," Buttons shrugged.
Fizzy gawked at her, asking, "What does he say?"
Buttons gave her a sly smile, walking off toward Paradise Estate.
"What?" Fizzy asked, trying to keep up. "What does he say?"
"Well, I probably shouldn't tell you this," Buttons began, excitedly. "Steamer seems to think you're pretty great. Oh, you should have seen him after you left."
"What?" Fizzy asked, standing in front of Buttons to stop her. "What happened?"
"Mind you, I have no idea what went on with you four," Buttons said, looking around. Once she found it was safe, she got really close to Fizzy and began quietly as if it were a great secret, "I came along just after you left. Steamer seemed steamed (pardon the pun). He told Score and Tex to blow it up their smoke stacks. Steamer told them if they ever spoke to you like that again, he would de-rail them into the closest ravine. His words, of course."
"He said that?" Fizzy said in surprise.
"What did those guys say to you?" Buttons asked as they continued toward Paradise Estate.
"Not anything more than they would say to any other girl pony dressed like I was," Fizzy shrugged.
"I know them well enough that I can imagine," Buttons rolled her eyes. "I'm glad I picked out Slugger right away. These other guys are real jacks. Well, not Steamer."
Fizzy blushed, a smile sneaking up. "He is great, isn't he?"
Buttons nodded.
The two best friends walked up to Paradise Estate, nudging and giggling playfully. It was like old times, so they thought.
A/N: I know Buttons has only been gone a few days and she already has an 'enlarged belly', but I'm pretending that things work differently in Ponyland. Babies get born REALLY quickly. That's why you never see a pregnant pony on the show. They give birth so fast that it happens between episodes. That's also why there're different babies every time. That's not considering the whole Big Brother ponies come only once a year. When you think about it, these ponies are really promiscuous. That's going back to the fact that Ribbon, Heartthrob, Lofty and dozens of others are single mothers. This is one mixed-up cartoon. I guess they don't expect watchers to take it apart like that. They also don't expect it to be watched by teenagers...I'm just one of those people that never grew out of cartoons. OK, that's my soapbox lecture. If you made it through all the way, congratulations. You get a cookie. Come to Kentucky and I'll give it to you. You could always mail order for it, but I'm not sure you'll want it once it gets to you. Dang, this just keeps going on, doesn't it? Well, I guess that's all for now. I promise this will never happen again.
