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Chapter 2: Sisterly Help

The day soon turned into night as dinnertime in the Crystal Palace came about and Shining Armor was currently in the dining room, while Flurry was in her high chair. Cadance had yet to come so the family could start eating, telling her husband she would be there soon after catching up on what she missed while on her social visit to Canterlot. In the meantime, Shining Armor thought about what his wife told him when she did arrive back…

"I want to have my own pet." The words echoing in Shining Armor's head, the stallion wondering why his wife would suddenly say something like this, she never had such thoughts before, or well at least that he knew of.

Shining Armor thought it was just his imagination at first, after all he was a little tired when Cadance arrived and he didn't quite know how to respond at the moment. So he told Cadance that he needed some time to form an answer and well nighttime came and he still didn't know what to make of it. He decided it was best to go along with it, have Cadance explain her reasoning behind her thoughts more.

Speaking of Cadance, she arrived, her magical aura covering the dining room door as it then opened and the princess entered, taking her seat.

"Sorry I'm late Shining Armor, seems I did miss more than I thought I did." Cadance apologized.

"That's okay honey, so about what you said earlier today at the train station…" Shining Armor started.

"Yes, have you thought about it?" Cadance asked.

"It's just I'm a little confused why you would want a pet…" Shining Armor admitted. "You never asked for something like that before."

"Well, it's just that the other princesses have their own pets to take care of." Cadance replied. "Don't take it the wrong way, I love Flurry and you, but when I'm alone, I really do feel alone and would like some company, the same kind that the other princesses have."

"I understand and I wouldn't argue with your choice." Shining Armor confirmed. "What makes you happy I'm okay with." Shining Armor smiled to reassure his wife.

"Thanks Shining Armor." Cadance smiled back. "Now I just need to get going getting one and I think I know just where to start." Cadance said as she returned to eating.

After the nice dinner she shared with her family, Cadance went to the study in the palace, sitting down in front of a desk as she took parchment, quill, and ink and began writing a letter.

"Dear Twilight,

I hope this letter finds you well. I have a request that may sound odd to you, Shining Armor definitely didn't know how to respond when I told him so. I have recently took a short vacation to Canterlot to visit Celestia and Luna and well seeing them spend time and have fun with their pets got me thinking…

I would very much like to have my own as well, like I told Shining Armor, I love him and Flurry, it's just when I'm alone I feel lonely and could use some company. I know this is out of the blue and I understand if you can't help me, but if you can I would be most thankful.

From your sister in law, Cadance."

"Well, it's sealed than." Cadance said as she sent the letter, with her magic, to the town of Ponyville, where her sister in law and Princess of Friendship, Twilight Sparkle lived.

Speaking of the other princess herself, she was in fact in her castle's study, about to call it a night as she just finished grading some tests from her class at the School of Friendship next door. Twilight sighed with relief as she put her quill down and made sure the pieces of parchment were all neat as she heard an owl hoot at her.

"All done Owlowiscious, would you mind cleaning up for me?" Twilight asked her pet as she then yawned, clearly exhausted from her day, the owl hooting back a "No problem".

However just as Twilight was about to leave, a rolled up piece of parchment popped right on the desk Twilight was working on, surprising both princess and owl. As Twilight settled down from the surprise she unrolled the piece of parchment and read the letter…

While Twilight was very tired currently and well was confused by the letter, she understood Cadance's wishes and of course would help her sister in law as Twilight looked at her owl while putting the letter slightly down.

"Looks like you're going to have another buddy to have fun with Owlowiscious, Cadance wants her own pet." Twilight smiled as although she needed sleep for tomorrow, she decided to write back a quick response, not wanting to put off the answer back and potentially forget about it.

"Dear Cadance,

Of course I'll be happy to help you, come to Ponyville when you can and we'll get set to finding you the perfect pet.

Hope to see you soon!

From your sister in law, Twilight."

As Twilight finished the quick response, she yawned much more loudly, indicating it was really time to head to bed. Allowing Owlowiscious to clean up her work desk, Twilight, with heavy hooves, went to sleep for the night, resting up for the next day.

A couple days later and Twilight and Owlowiscious were at the train station as the Friendship Express rolled into the station, coming to a stop as the car doors opened and the passengers came out, along those was Cadance as Twilight saw her sister in law come out of the train.

"Cadance!" Twilight greeted her sister in law as Cadance heard Twilight's voice and saw her with her pet on her back. "I'm so glad you could come, it's good to see you."

"Me too, I must admit I almost wasn't going to come this soon, I didn't want to keep Shining Armor overworked." Cadance replied.

"I'm sure my brother can handle anything, besides this time you're here for a very good reason." Twilight reassured her sister in law that everything was fine as Owlowiscious greeted Cadance, flying over and nuzzling his head against Cadance's cheek.

"And it's good to see you too Owlowiscious." Cadance told the owl before returning her attention to Twilight. "So, how are we going to start?" Cadance getting right to why she came to Ponyville.

"Follow me." Twilight told her sister in law. "We're going to the best place to find the perfect pet for you and well when we get there, I'm not going to be the one to help you." Twilight added as Cadance was rather confused by what Twilight meant, but decided to go along with what Twilight had in mind, willing to accept any help as long as it meant she had a pet to take care of in the end.

And who might Twilight be talking about you're wondering…

Well I guess it is pretty much obvious already… But we'll get to that in the next chapter and with that…

See everycreature later!