Chapter 14: Pet Sitting

It was Friday afternoon, and Twilight and her friends were just leaving the school.

"I can't believe it's next week." Twilight said.

"Don't worry, Twilight. It'll be okay." Fluttershy comforted.

"It's just some tests." Rainbow Dash told her.

Next week the 10th graders would be taking a standardized test. It wasn't anything too serious, just a test that tested students on what they knew. But they did have some practice tests to study with, and they planned to work on them right away.

Fluttershy arrived home with Zephyr Breeze behind her.

"Mom, Dad, we're home." she announced.

"Hey." Zephyr replied.

He went straight to the kitchen grabbed a box of cookies, and went upstairs. Fluttershy just sighed. Ever since Zephyr found out that Rainbow Dash liked Soarin', he was sorta in a funk. She then went up to her bedroom, and saw Angel, her pet rabbit lying in his bed.

"Angel, I'm home."

The bunny smiled at her, and hopped out of his bed and over to her. Fluttershy got down to his level, and stroked his fur.

"We can only play for a little while, I got some important homework to do."

When Rarity and Sweetie Belle got home, Sweetie Belle went to watch TV, while Rarity went up to her room. When she entered, she saw Opal sleeping on her bed.

"Opal, mama's home." she said quietly, petting her cat.

Opal opened her eyes, and looked at Rarity.

"Would Opal, like a good brushing?"

Opal meowed, and Rarity went to get Opal's fur brush.

Rainbow Dash got home, greeted her parents, and then went up to her bedroom. Then she went over to Tank's terrarium where he was sunbathing.

"What's up, Tank?" Tank looked up at her, and smiled.

"Before I jump right into homework, I better give your shell a good wash."

Tank liked that idea.

At Applejack's house, the whole Apple family arrived.

"Woowee, feels good to be home." Granny Smith replied, plopping down on the couch.

"You bet." Applejack agreed.

Suddenly they heard barking, and Winona ran up to Applejack.

"Hey there, Winona. Did you miss me?"

She bent down, and petted her. Winona barked, and licked Applejack's cheek.

"You wanna go for a quick walk?"

Winona barked, and grabbed her leash.

"Okay, girl. Let's go."

And Applejack put Winona on her leash, and they walked outside.

And Twilight got home, and was met by a happy Spike.

"Twilight you're home. I missed you."

He yipped as he got on his hind legs, and tried to climb up her leg.

"(Giggles), I missed you too, Spike."

"Can we play a little, please?"

Twilight really wanted to get started on her homework, but she couldn't resist those big eyes of his.

"Okay, but just for a little while."

And they went to play with his doggie toys.

Pinkie Pie got home, and quickly hurried to her bedroom.

"Gummy, I'm back." she greeted.

In a tank was a green lizard, and he looked up at Pinkie.

"Did you miss me?"

She petted his head, and Gummy opened his mouth, and bit down on her finger. Luckily Gummy had no teeth. Pinkie then took him out of his tank, and began playing with him.

After playing with their pets, the girls started their homework and practice tests. They weren't too bad, but they did take a lot. Then when the week of the tests came, and that really took up the girls' time.

Pinkie Pie didn't have the time to play with Gummy. Twilight didn't play with Spike as much, Applejack had to let one of her other family members walk Winona because she was too tired. Rainbow Dash couldn't give Tank the baths she usually did, Rarity was able to give Opal the attention she usually got, and Fluttershy couldn't give Angel the usual love and affection she usually did.

Finally, the testing ended.

"Boy am I glad that's over." said Applejack, as the girls left their last class.

"Yeah, that test was really something." added Pinkie.

"I don't know about you girls, but I could use a little pampering at the spa." Rarity informed.

"That sounds nice." said Fluttershy.

"Even though frou frou spa treatments aren't really my thing, it does sound relaxing." Rainbow Dash replied.

"But isn't the spa expensive?" Twilight wondered.

"Not if you have the right connections." Rarity told her.

It turns out Rarity used to work there, and when she left the owner allowed her to have half off any spa treatment she wanted, and for any guests of hers. So Rarity got on her phone, and called the spa.

After a couple minutes, Rarity got off her cell phone.

"Well girls, looks like we can get in tomorrow." The girls cheered.

When they got to their homes, Fluttershy plopped down on her bed. Angel hopped up onto the bed, and nuzzled her.

"Hi Angel." Angel tried to get her to get up.

"You wanna play don't you?" Angel nodded.

"I'd love to nothing more than to play with you all day tomorrow, but my friends and I need to relax."

Angel's face fell. Fluttershy felt a little guilty, she'd been so busy lately; and her beloved bunny needed some attention. Then she had an idea. She picked up Angel, left her room, and went to Zephyr Breeze's room.

Fluttershy knocked on the door, and waited.

"Come in." Zephyr called.

Fluttershy opened his door, and pushed away the hanging beads decorations. Zephyr Breeze was sitting in his beanbag chair, playing a video game.

"Hey, Zephyr. I was wondering if you could do something for me?"

"What is it, sis?"

"My friends and I are going to the spa tomorrow. And I wondering if you could watch Angel?"

That made Angel and Zephyr surprised.

"You want me to babysit your bunny?"

"Please Zephyr. Angel needs a little attention, and I'm willing to pay."

"Really?"

He quickly stood up, and Fluttershy noticed that Zephyr's mid-section was a little larger. At first he was confused as to why then he realized it.

"Uh, I've been filling the emptiness I've been filling lately."

"With what?"

"Potato chips, ice cream, frozen pizza, and soda."

"Okay, well will you do it?"

"How much money we talking about?"

"How's $20?"

"Done."

And she gave him the money. Angel couldn't believe this was happening.

Later on, Zephyr got an idea. If Fluttershy needed her pet watched while she'd be with her friends, maybe her friends needed their pets watched too. So he quickly got on his phone, and called her friends.

"You want to watch Spike for me?" Twilight asked over the phone.

"Yeah, I mean I'm already watching Angel for Fluttershy. All it takes is $20."

"Well...I guess it wouldn't hurt for Spike to have a sitter."

After calling Fluttershy's other friends, and they agreed to it.

The next morning, the girls arrived with their pets.

"Hello, ladies. I'm ready to take care of your furry friends." Zephyr told them.

"Are ya sure you can handle six animals?" asked Applejack.

"Don't worry. I got it covered."

"Well, be sure to fluff Angel's tail, he likes it extra poofy." Fluttershy told her brother.

"Gotcha."

"And make sure Spike gets only two scoops of this dog food." Twilight advised, giving him a bag of dog food.

"Right."

"And be sure Gummy gets plenty of sunlight." Pinkie added.

"And Winona likes to take a walks in the morning, and lasts at least thirty minutes." Applejack informed.

"All right."

"And Opal likes the temperature in the room to be 86 degrees exactly, she likes to be brushed 100 with her silk brush, be sure to fluff her sleeping pillow."

"Gotcha, Rarity."

"Be sure to give Tank's shell a good polishing. He likes that." Rainbow Dash said.

"Of course."

The girls then gave him their money.

"All right, girls. It's time to get going. But first we say goodbye." Rarity said.

And the girls gave their pets a nice goodbye.

"I'll see you later, Spike. Keep an eye on Zephyr." Twilight told her pet.

"Gotcha." Spike whispered.

"I love you, Gummy. No I love you more. I LOVE YOU MORE!" Pinkie said to Gummy.

"Come here you little puppy. I'm gonna miss you." gushed Applejack to Winona.

Rainbow Dash picked Tank up, nuzzled his nose, but quickly put him down.

"You behave yourself, Opal. And I'll be back soon." Rarity softly said to Opal.

"Be good for Zephyr, Angel." Fluttershy instructed.

Angel just looked at her blankly.

"All right ladies, go enjoy yourselves." urged Zephyr.

And with that the girls left the house.

"Now time to relax." Zephyr replied.

Spike looked at the other pets. This was going to be rough.

As Zephyr sat on the couch watching TV, Spike walked up to him with his dog bowl.

"What's up, Spike? You ready to eat?"

He got up, and got his food. He scooped some dog food into his bowl, but instead of two scoops, he scooped three.

"There you go, boy."

Spike's eyes grew wide, and he started eating. Before he could plop back down on the couch, Opal walked up to him and started meowing.

"What is it, Opal?" But she kept meowing.

"What?" Then Opal shivered.

"Oh, right. Rarity said you like the room to be warmer."

He then tapped the button on the thermostat, but instead of stopping at 86, he went to 88. Then Winona wanted to go on her walk.

"Gee, Winona. You wanna walk now?" Winona whined.

"(Sighs), okay."

He put the leash on her, and took her outside. They went down the sidewalk, and Winona while enjoying it, Zephyr wasn't enjoying it, because of the extra weight he'd put on.

"(Pants), has it been thirty minutes yet?" Winona just barked.

They walked for about fifteen minutes, then Zephyr got tired, and decided to go back. But when he opened the door, he was met with a terrible scene.

Spike was lying on the floor, and there was small pile of vomit on the floor, Gummy was chewing on the curtains, Opal was scratching up the carpet, Tank was flipped on his back, and Angel was bouncing around all over the place.

"What the?" asked Zephyr.

He quickly scrambled around, trying to get the pets under control.

"Come on, guys. Give a guy a break." he pleaded.

He managed to get all the pets under control, but didn't know what to do now.

"Now what do I do?"

Then the pets all surrounded him, and looked at him with their pet eyes. Looking at them, he realized that these guys actually needed care, and if he didn't do a good job, his sister and all her friends would be mad.

Then he stood up.

"All right, guys. Get ready for the new Zephyr."

Zephyr first cleaned up the mess, and turned the temperature to 86 degrees, which Opal found very comforting. Then he put Gummy by the window, so he could get some sun. He then took the curlers out of Angel's tail, and fluffed it up.

"There you go, Angel." he told him.

Angel looked at his tail, and had to admit it was puffed up the way he liked it. After he was done with Angel, Zephyr polished Tank's shell. Once he was done with him, he checked on Spike, who was resting on the couch.

"You feeling better, Spike?" he asked, petting his head.

Spike barked a little chipper, obviously his tummy ache was going away.

"All right, Winona, you ready for another walk?" Winona barked excitedly.

He hooked her up, and took her outside; this time they stayed out for a full 30 minutes.

"Whew, that was certainly a workout." Zephyr huffed, when they got back inside.

Winona barked happily, and went to rest.

"And now, Opal. I need to brush you."

He then took Opal's silk brush, and brushed her 100 times. Once he was done, he fluffed her sleeping pillow. Now all the pets were calm and quiet. Zephyr took this time to settle down, and watch TV.

A while later the door opened, and Fluttershty and her friends came back.

"Zephyr we're back." she announced.

All the pets were happy to see their owners.

"Hello, ladies. Enjoy your pamper day?" Zephyr asked.

"It was pretty good. How'd everything go here?" Applejack questioned, as she petted Winona.

"Uh, yeah. No problem at all."

"Well that's good to hear. Come on, Gummy time to go home." Pinkie said, picking up her pet.

The girls got their animals, and left the house.

"Bye girls." Fluttershy said.

Then she faced her brother.

"So...did things really go okay?"

"Er, more or less." Zephyr answered.

Fluttershy and Angel looked at each other knowingly.

That's chapter 14, plz review