Morning in Equestria

by Rosepixie

A series of very short stories about characters from the My Little Pony universe in the morning. There is very little plot, but it is safe to assume that the stories all take place on the same morning, so small connections may become evident. I have no current plans to expand any of these into longer stories, but may continue to add more of them over time.

4. Gilda

Gilda had flown until pretty late last night, so she let herself sleep in a bit. She woke on the cloud she had fallen asleep on and looked around. The cloud had blown a ways during the night and she needed to figure out where she was.

Launching herself high into the air to survey the landscape below, Gilda saw that there was a river flowing by and she could see the Everfree Forest not far off. Beyond that, she knew, was Ponyville, which mean that she was closer to Cloudsdale than she had been when she stopped for the night.

Gilda was heading there for the Autumn Festival that marked the shift from summer to fall. Before she got there, though, she needed to find some breakfast. Gilda liked the ponies she had become friends with, but their food definitely left something to be desired. Since she knew that there wouldn't be a scrap of meat in Cloudsdale, Gilda set out to find something worth eating before she headed to the festival.

The river looked promising, so she decided to start there. She swooped low over the water looking for prey. She spotted a school of fish close to the surface and dived through the air towards it. Her front feet breached the water sending fish scrambling in all directions. In the chaos, Gilda managed to grab one. She soared back up towards the sky with her prize.

Finding a perch on a cloud, she set to feasting on her catch. Fish were better cooked, but even an uncooked fish was better than the rabbit food that she knew would be waiting for her in Cloudsdale!