What's up readers? It's VickyT36 here with another mlp fanfic. Enjoy!
Twilight was in her study, doing finishing up some paperwork.
"And done." she said, putting down her quill pen and putting her last paper in a pile.
She walked over to the window, and looked out at Ponyville. All the citizens were going about their business. Then she spotted a mare and a filly, they were taking a picnic basket and blanket towards the park.
"I remember when Cadance and I used to do that together." she recalled.
She had fond memories of spending time with her old foal sitter who became her sister-in-law. They were really good friends. But with both of them being princesses, Twilight's school job, and Cadance also having to care for Flurry Heart the two didn't see much of each other.
"Hey, Twilight. I brought us some ice cream." announced Spike, as he came in, with two ice cream cones in hands.
"Thanks, Spike."
And she levitated the ice cream cone to her.
"Something wrong?" he wondered.
"I was just thinking it's been a while since Cadance and I had some quality time together."
"Hmm, that's true. Why don't you write her a letter and ask if she wants to hang out?"
"That's a great idea, Spike. I'll get it written right away. Thanks, Spike."
She was so excited, she stopped levitating her ice cream cone, and it fell right on Spike's head.
"(Sighs), you're welcome." he sighed, as he pulled the cone off.
So Twilight got another paper and quill pen out and wrote a letter to Cadance.
"Dear Cadance, I've been thinking it's been quite a while since the two of us had some bonding time together. And I think we should fix that. I can understand if you're too busy, because I too get busy with my duties. But I think we'd have lots of fun together, and I can plan a fun day for us. So would you like to come visit? Please give it some thought. Sincerely, Princess Twilight Sparkle." she said, as she wrote.
After putting the letter in an envelope, and addressing it, she put it in the mailbox.
"I hope I get a reply soon." she hoped, as she went back inside.
Eventually, Derpy took the letter to the post office, and another mail pony came to take it to the Crystal Empire. Another day, Cadance was putting little Flurry Heart down for a nap.
"Sweet dreams, sweetie." she whispered.
And she quietly and carefully left the room. She returned to the throne room, and sat in her seat. Just as she did, a mail pony came flying in.
"Letter for Princess Cadance, from Princess Twilight Sparkle." he informed.
"A letter from Twilight? How nice." Cadance replied.
She used her magic to take the letter from him, and opened it as he left. After reading the letter, it made her think. It had been a while since she and her sister-in-law had some quality time together. So she decided to write a letter back. Then she had it sent.
A couple days later, Twilight got her letter.
"Spike I got a reply from Cadance."
"What does she say?" Spike wondered.
Twilight quickly opened it up, and read it aloud.
"Dear, Twilight, I agree that it has been a while since we hung out. And I would love to come visit. Just figure out a day, and I'll try my best to get there." Yours truly, Princess Cadance."
"Sounds like she's on board." Spike observed.
"I know, I've gotta start planning, but I may need some help."
So she got word to her friends, and they all met in the throne room.
"So and Cadance are gonna spend some time together? That's great." Applejack told her.
"That's wonderful, darling." added Rarity.
"I know. It'll definitely be better than the last time we spent time together." Twilight remarked.
The last time Twilight and Cadance tried to have a day together, it was interrupted by Discord. He'd pretended to be sick as a "friendship test" to see if Twilight would go to the end for him as a sign of friendship.
Sure Cadance said, it didn't really spoil her visit, because she said she'd had a good time with all the excitement, Twilight still wished it could've gone better.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure he doesn't disturb you." Fluttershy assured her.
"Thanks, Fluttershy."
"So what're ya'll gonna do?" asked Applejack.
"I'm planning it out now. We'll go to the spa, then go for a fly, and then get ice cream."
"That sounds nice." Rainbow Dash mentioned.
"I know. I can hardly wait."
After figuring out a date, writing Cadance back with that date, and then waiting on a reply, which happened to be a good day for her too. Twilight was filled with joy.
When the day came, she had Starlight cover her classes for the day.
"Excited for the big day, Twilight?" asked Pinkie.
"You bet."
"And don't worry about a thing, we've got you covered." Applejack assured.
"I'll cover you Princess duties." Spike told.
"And Discord's going to be assisting my with my classes." Fluttershy added.
"And we'll make sure things at the school go smoothly." replied Rarity.
"Thanks guys." Twilight said gratefully.
Just then they heard the sound of a train whistle.
"Here comes the train." Rainbow Dash informed.
The train from the Crystal Empire pulled up to the station, and some royal guards stepped off.
"Introducing her Royal Highness of the Crystal Empire, Princess Cadance." one of them announced.
And with that, Cadance stepped off the train.
"Cadance I'm so glad you made it." Twilight greeted.
"Me too, Twilight. All hi everypony." Cadance replied.
The others greeted her.
"Well we better get to the school now." said Rainbow Dash.
"See you guys later." told Twilight.
And they all left.
"So where are we off to first?" Cadance wondered.
"First stop, the Ponyville Spa."
"Sounds good. Will we be taking care of Discord this time?"
"(Chuckles), nope not this time."
At the spa, they checked in with Lotus Blossom.
"Follow me, Princesses." she told them.
She led them back, where they were given towels and robes.
"We'll start with a steam, then a massage, facial, and hoofficures." Twilight explained.
"Sounds really relaxing." replied Cadance.
In the steam room they chatted about their lives, duties, and what they'd been up to recently.
"Glad to hear, Flurry and my brother are doing good."
"And I'm glad the school's still going well."
Next the got their massages.
"(Sighs), this feels really nice." Cadance sighed.
"Yeah, I'm pretty much on my hooves all day, so it feels good to have my back rubbed." agreed Twilight.
"I'm sure being princesses must get to be very stressful." Aloe told the two.
"It is." the two princesses said together.
After getting rubbed down, it was time for the facials. It was so relaxing, the two didn't speak for the time. And lastly they got their hooves done.
"That was very relaxing." Twilight said, as they left.
"I know, I feel completely relaxed and refreshed." agreed Cadance.
"Now for our next stop."
"Where to?"
"The local ice cream parlor."
They flew there and ordered a couple of sundaes.
"It's been a while since we had ice cream together." Cadance recalled.
"Yeah, I remember you taking me to that ice cream shop in Canterlot when I was a filly." Twilight remembered.
"(Giggles), yeah. You always loved going there."
After finishing their sundaes, they paid and left. For their final activity, they decided to go for a fly around Ponyville, Cloudsdale, and over the Everfree Forest.
"Ready to go?" asked Twilight.
"Let's go." Cadance replied.
And with that they took to the skies.
"Great day for flying."
"You said it." Twilight agreed.
It truly was, the sky was clear and the sun warmed the air. They flew over Ponyville and saw that everything was well, in Cloudsdale they walked on the clouds and saw the weather being made. Finally they flew over the Everfree Forest.
"Looks peaceful from up here." Cadance observed.
"Looks can be deceiving. While it may be that way sometimes, but the Everfree Forest can be full of surprises." Twilight explained.
By the time they reached Twilight's castle again, school was out, and her friends were waiting for them.
"Hey, ya'll you enjoy your day?" asked Applejack.
"Yeah, it was really fun." Cadance told.
"We had a good time." agreed Twilight.
"Well I better get back to the train station."
"Yeah, the train back to the Crystal Empire should be coming soon."
"We'll walk you there." Fluttershy offered.
And so they all walked to the train station.
"Thanks for a great day, Twilight." Cadance told her sister-in-law.
"Thanks for being able to come. I had a great time." Twilight replied.
Then she turned to her friends.
"And thank you guys for keeping things under control today."
"It was our pleasure darling." Rarity replied.
"Glad we were able to help." added Rainbow Dash.
"Last call for the Crystal Empire!" announced the conductor.
"I better go now. We'll have to do this again."
The two shared a hug, and Cadance got back on the train to the Crystal Empire. It truly had been a great day.
The End
