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"In No Time At All"
Chapter 4
Back outside, Megan was teaching Kassie reading when she noticed that Molly wasn't in Posey's garden anymore.
She looked down at her watch and saw that Molly still had fifteen minutes of science left. Where was she? It wasn't like Molly to run out of a lesson like that. What had happened to her little sunshine this morning? After Megan had asked Fizzy to help Kassie with the last ten minutes of her lesson, she went to find out what had happened. She walked into
the garden to find Posey alone.
"Posey?" Megan asked, coming up behind her. "Posey, where's Molly? I saw her here a few minutes ago. What happened? She's been looking forward to the planting sunflowers lesson for a while."
Posey sighed as she started telling Megan what happened.
"Everything was fine until Brandy came through here like a furbob from the black mountains. He was chasing a squirrel and he ran across Molly's freshly planted sunflowers." Posey frowned sympathetically. "She was really upset. She ran to the Estate in tears. I think she's in her room."
Megan nodded and thanked Posey for her help. She then went to see what she could do to help her sister.
When she got to her sister's bedroom, she knocked,
but got no answer. She walked in and found Molly crying on her bed. Jewelhart was still with her.
"Molly?" Megan asked gently. "Molly, honey, do you want to talk? Posey told me what happened."
"There's nothing to talk about!" Molly said tearfully, glancing up at Megan with her hazel eyes full of tears with more to come. "Brandy ruined the sunflowers. End of story. I know you want to help, but I just want to be alone, okay?"
Megan sighed and sat down on Molly's bed. she reached out and patted Molly's shoulder.
"No. It's not okay. You want to know why? It's not okay because I care about you and love you. And I want to help you feel better. Especially since you have geography next and I know how much you love it." She said this sarcastically. Molly hated geography with a passion.
She liked learning about
the different cultures and stuff, in fact, she loved that part of her geography lesson. But as far as maps and stuff went, she didn't do so hot.
"Do I have to go to geography today, Megan?" Molly asked, hoping to get out of it.
Megan smiled and nodded.
"I'm afraid so, my little sunshine. But maybe this will help you feel better. After geography, we can go for a walk and spend some time together. Just the two of us. Nobody else."
Molly nodded, but she didn't smile. She was too upset. It wasn't just the ruined sunflowers that had her down, it was something else. Something that she didn't want to talk about at the moment, but knew she would have to sooner or later. She sighed and let Megan give her a hug.
As Megan put her arm
around Molly, Molly buried her face in Megan's shoulder and broke down again.
"Brandy ruined my sunflowers!" she shouted, even though Posey already told Megan. "I wanted to plant one special for you, and one special for Emily! And Brandy ran through them!"
"It's all right, my little sunshine," Megan said, rubbing her little sister's back. "You can plant some more. It's okay."
"But why did he do that? Jewelhart doesn't do that! She's a much better behaved dog than Brandy!"
"Well, you know Brandy's just a puppy."
"But so's Jewelhart!"
"I guess Jewelhart's just a little better trained."
"It's not fair!" Molly cried as more tears came.
It took Megan a while, but she was finally able to calm Molly down.
Just then, Patrick came in. He was carrying Brandy in his arms.
He had recently discovered he could talk to more than just dolphins and he put his talent to good use.
"Molly, Brandy wants to talk to you." Patrick said as he sat on a chair across from the two Hartson sisters.
Molly glared at Brandy and turned away.
"He wanted me to tell you he's really,reallly, really dinosaur-sized sorry for ruining your sunflowers. He was just excited about chasin' the squirrel. But he told me to tell you he promises never to chase squirrels near Posey's garden again and he hopes you'll forgive him and still be his friend."
"Does he really promise?" Molly asked cautiously.
Patrick asked Brandy and the dog barked earnestly.
"Well…" Molly said as she thought about it. "…I guess I could forgive him this time."
Patrick grinned.
"Aw, that's my spunky Punky." With that, he let Brandy go and the brown puppy raced over to Molly. He licked the little girl's face, making her giggle.
Molly patted his head.
"Brandy, I forgive you. I'm sorry I said you were a bad dog. Are we still friends?"
Brandy barked happily and licked Molly once again.
"I think that's a yes." Megan guessed with a laugh. "Do you feel better now, Moll?"
Molly nodded. She still wasn't looking forward to geography, but she did forgive Brandy for what he had done to her flowers.
"I'm glad." Megan said while patting Molly's shoulder.
After a few minutes, Megan left the room to get lunch ready.
Molly would eat before her geography class began.
After geo class was over, Molly was hanging out in Posey's garden when Fizzy winked in next to her. She giggled as a few bubbles came out of her horn.
"Hey Molly! What cha doin'?" Fizzy asked as she nuzzled her best friend.
Molly shrugged.
"Nothin' much. I'm just hangin' out."
"Want some company?"
Molly grinned.
"Sure. I always want company from my best friend."
Fizzy grinned.
The two ended up going on a ride a little while later.
"Wanna have a sleepover tonight?" Molly asked as she and Fizzy returned to the Estate an hour or so later.
"Sure!" Fizzy agreed. "That sounds like fun!"
When they got back to the Estate, they found Megan spending time with Firefly.
Megan grinned when she saw Molly. She was glad her baby sister was having a better day.
"Hey Moll! What's up?"
"Firefly!" Molly answered before she and Fizzy dissolved into a fit of giggles.
After the giggles had subsided, Molly asked Megan about having a sleepover with Fizzy.
Her older sister said yes almost immediately. She knew her baby sister would be safe in Fizzy's care. Once more, she knew they would have fun.
A week had passed since Patrick received the phone call from his mother. He was still in a mood and not talking much to anyone.
Firefly was the only one who could get anything out of him, and even she was having some trouble getting him to open up.
That Friday was a nice, warm one.
Molly was hanging out with Firefly, while Emily was hanging out with Medley.
Megan was inside the Estate, taking care of the baby ponies. She was probably putting them down for a nap by now.
"So," The eight year old started. "Are you gonna sign up for the pony Olympics? Megan thinks you have a chance. And with that new trick of yours, you'll win for sure."
"I don't know about that." Firefly said as she went into her famous double inside out loop for the third time that day. "The Pony Olympics aren't really my thing. They're more of Gusty and Shady's thing."
Molly made a noise that suggested she was disgusted about something.
"Don't even mention her." She said with a frown.
"Uh-oh. What'd she do now?"
Molly glared back at the Estate before answering the pink pegasus' question.
"She tried to tell Fizzy she was wasting her time signing up. I think she should. I Think Gusty's just afraid Fizzy will beat her."
"What's Fizzy thinking of doing?" Firefly asked just as Julie and Medley landed. "Hey you two. Did you have a nice flight?"
"Uh-huh." Julie replied as she dismounted from Medley. "What are you guys talking about?"
"The pony Olympics." Molly and Firefly said in unison.
"I'm trying to get Firefly to enter." Molly said as she started to absentmindedly braid Firefly's mane.
"Hold on a minute, my precious peanut." Firefly said as she realized what the little girl was doing.
"What?" Molly asked. "I've braided your hair before."
"I know. It's not that. Just don't' use bows this time."
"Aw, but they look so nice."
"Do you want to go on that flight tonight?"
"Okay. Fine. No bows."
"Thank you."
"Uh-huh." With that, Molly continued to style her friend's hair.
"That gives me an idea!" Julie shouted as she ran for the Estate. "I'll be right back, my pretty Medly. " With that, she ran into the Estate and into her room.
Once she had retrieved what she was looking for, she ran back outside and prepared to do Medley's hair as well
Fortunately, Medley found this relaxing. She didn't mind what her sweet little hummingbird used to tie the braid off.
"So is Glowstar entering the Pony Olympics?" Molly asked as she finished Firefly's hair.
"Are you kidding?" Firefly asked incredulously. "Of course he is. He's coming back early just for that."
Medley glared at her best pony friend.
"Oh. Of course he's coming back to see you too."
Medly grinned. She knew Firefly only too well.
"There." Molly said triumphantly. "All done. Now I Think my efforts deserve the double inside out loop."
"You got it, my precious peanut. " Firefly was about to get Molly onto her back, when a purple and green streak, followed by a purple and blue one passed over them.
When the two pegasi landed, they weren't alone.
Molly was the first one to recognize the person on North Star's back.
"Danny! What are you doing here?"
"Can't I come and see my favorite cousins?"
"Really." Molly asked as she threw her arms around her older cousin. "What are you doing here?"
Danny ruffled her hair before picking her up.
"I missed you too, squirt. I'm here because Megan asked me to help out with the Pony Olympics."
It was then that the girls realized that Danny wasn't the only one who had come for a visit.
Danny's little brother, Zack, jumped off Surprise with the energy of a cheetah on a sugar high.
"Hay Molly!" He said as he ran past her in search of Whizzer.
"Hi." Molly said as she jumped back on Firefly. She whispered something in the pink Pegasus' ear and Firefly grinned.
"You know me too well." She said.
"What are you two doing?" Julie asked as she finished Medley's braid.
"Oh nothing." Molly turned around to face Danny who was talking to Surprise. "Hey, Danny, how about you and I have a race? Me and Firefly versus you and Surprise. What do you say? Are you up for the challenge?"
"You know it." Danny said as he jumped on Surprise. "Ready to lose, little cousin?"
"No. Are you ready to lose? Hit it, Firefly!"
"Hang on!" With that, Firefly took off at top speed. She was determined to win this race. She had lost to Surprise once before and now was her chance to get even.
"Hey! NO fair!" Zack cried as he and Whizzer zoomed past them. "We wanna race too!"
"Come on." Whizzer said. "We're gonna beat them. yes we will, yes we will. Yes we will!" With that, she tore through the skies with the speed of a rocket.
"Oh no you don't!" Molly cried as she saw what her younger cousin was up to. "Come on, Firefly! Let's show them.
"I gotta remember to have you as a partner the next time I Race Paradise." Firefly said. "I love your sister, but when it comes to racing, you're my choice."
"Thanks!" Molly said as she held on tightly.
Just as Whizzer and Zack zoomed past them again, they started gaining speed.
"We're gonna win!" Molly shouted as Firefly made a left turn and did her double-inside-out loop in mid flight.
"You got that one right, my precious peanut!" Firefly exclaimed.
As it happened, Firefly and Molly ended up winning the race by two minutes.
Firefly took Molly on an extra flight to celebrate, while Zack jumped off Whizzer's back and ran inside the Estate to play videogames with Danny.
"That was awesome!" Molly cried as Firefly rounded a bend in the sky as they were heading back to the Estate.
"You said it." Firefly said with a grin.
They returned to the Estate shortly afterwards.
When they got back, Firefly saw Patrick walking around aimlessly.
She frowned as she watched him. It was clear her kiddo needed a flight. At least that's what she thought.
"Thanks for the flight, Firefly." Molly said as she patted her mane. 'I wanna write a little in my diary and see what Fizzy's doing." With that she was gone.
Firefly flew over to Patrick and nuzzled him.
"Hey kiddo." She greeted as she usually did. "Wanna go for a flight?"
"Hey." Patrick said halfheartedly. "Listen, Firefly, I know you're just trying to help, but I wanna take a flight to get my mind off things."
"That's exactly what I was thinking." Firefly said with a grin. "Hop on."
Patrick shook his head.
"No thanks. I think I'll go find Whizzer. I wanna ask her about the Pony Olympics anyway. See ya." With that, he left her standing there stunned.
Firefly couldn't believe Patrick had just turned down a flight with her for Whizzer.
Trying to shake off the shock, she flew off to keep an eye on him. She felt as protective of him as she did towards Megan and the others.
Meanwhile, Patrick had found Whizzer and the two had taken off for a flight around Ponyland.
Patrick just needed to take a flight with a pegasus he knew wouldn't try and get him to talk about his mother. He knew Firefly wouldn't push him per say, but she would have brought it up out of worry and concern for him.
While Patrick appreciated Firefly's concern, he really didn't feel like talking to anyone about it just yet.
"I'm glad you asked me to go on a flight with you." Whizzer said in her usual fast talking way. "Yes I am, yes I am, yes I am. It's a beautiful day for a flight, yes it is, yes it is!"
Patrick laughed despite himself.
"You got that right. Hey, you think you can go a little faster?"
"Sure!" Whizzer obliged. With that, she put on a burst of speed that would have made Firefly jealous.
Unbeknownst to the two of them, Firefly was tailing them.
"Hey!" Whizzer said as they were heading back to Paradise Estate a little while later. "Wanna see a new trick?"
"Sure!" Patrick exclaimed. "Go for it!"
This was exactly what he needed.
"Here we go!" Whizzer cried. With that, she tried to do a version of the double inside out loop with a slight twist.
Firefly gasped when she saw what was gonna happen.
"Kiddo, look out!" Firefly cried. She tried to race to her kiddo's rescue, but it was no use.
Surprised by Firefly's shout, Patrick lost his grip on Whizzer's mane just as she did a final flip.
Unfortunately, Whizzer neglected to see the tree that was looming ahead.
She hit it full force, making Patrick fall right off her back!
"No!" Firefly cried in alarm. She tried to scoop Patrick onto her back via the double inside out loop, but she wasn't quick enough. It wasn't her speed that prevented her from coming to her kiddo's rescue as much as it was the altitude she was at versus how fast Patrick was falling. Needless to say, Firefly couldn't catch him in time…