Chapter two: Lucky's Fire's first trip to Ponyville part 2
"Sure, if you're brave enough." Twilight, and Pinkie snickered and Rarity smirked. Even Fluttershy grinned at Lucky's comment. "Of course I'm brave!", Rainbow said. "Well, I may have told you about the forest being none too nice, but I ain't scared. We all have been in there once. Not too bad. Not unless you go way deep in the forest." Lucky grinned. "Well I don't live too deep in the forest. You remember talking about the blue flowers near a hut?" Applejack nodded.
"Well, I live 10 trees past the hut you were talking about. A zebra lives there, right?" Everypony's eyebrows shot up. "How did you know Zecora was a zebra?", Twilight asked. "Papa and I read a book about different kinds of ponies and zebras were in there." "Wow.", was all everypony could say. "Well, meet us at the school ok everypony?", Rainbow said. They all nodded. Lucky, Applejack, and Rainbow went to the forest. As they got past the blue flowers, they saw Zecora come out of her hut. Zecora never saw Lucky, but Lucky's seen Zecora before.
Zecora was heading for them, then she saw Lucky just before Lucky dashed behind Rainbow. Rainbow's gaze followed Lucky as Lucky went behind her. Rainbow sighed, but smiled. "Hey kiddo, don't be scared, Zecora may talk weird, but she's harmless." Zecora came up to Rainbow and gently nudged her, grinning. (XD all I can think of for Zecora to say to rainbow's comment is "I heard that remark, but what brings you here in the forest dark?" but it isn't dark outside, it's noon. T_T zecora's so difficult)
"Hi Zecora.", Rainbow said, and Lucky peeked out from behind Rainbow then went ahead by 5 trees. Zecora looked at Lucky, then back at Rainbow Dash and Applejack. "Now, what have we here? A little filly, with no fear?" "Yeah, that there filly lives just 10 trees away from you." "Hmm… I see, but why does she live in the forest free?" Rainbow explained that time. Zecora looked at Lucky sadly. "I know, sad ain't it? Nopony to take care of her, surviving on her own in a big ol' forest by herself.
"I wish there was somepony to take her in. I would and so would the other ponies she met today, but then I don't want Lucky making a choice between six homes. It'd probably be too much for her, bein' 5 and all." Zecora looked at Applejack. "That filly is 5? She is left in this big lonely forest, to survive?" "Pretty much.", Rainbow said. Zecora looked in Lucky's direction again, with a thoughtful look on her face. "Sorry to run out on ya Zecora, but we gotta get some papers to Miss Cheerilee so that Lucky can attend school here."
"Education is very important, I am glad she didn't forfeit. Moving to Ponyville, she will have a thrill." "Yeah, I too am glad that even though she moved, she didn't just quit school. She even said herself she had transfer papers. She coulda just said nothin' about 'em. With Applebloom and Rarity's sister Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo in her class, Lucky will definitely have fun. Well, see ya Zecora." "Bye Zecora." Zecora smiled and nodded and left, then Rainbow and Applejack caught up with Lucky. "See, she's nice.", Rainbow said.
Lucky nodded, and continued walking, the other two following. Rainbow was thinking, then when she recalled Lucky saying something about flying and magic training, Rainbow finally realized, "Lucky, you're an alicorn?" Lucky looked back smirking, actually smirking. "Slow aren't we?", she said. Applejack's and Rainbow's jaws dropped at that remark. Then as the shock got over, Applejack started laughing. "Not funny! Hey, that was mean.", Rainbow said. "Hey, you're the one who took forever to realize it. The other 4 ponies haven't said anything either, Rarity, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Pinkie. They're pretty slow at realizing too."
Applejack raised an eyebrow. Rainbow was starting to get annoyed. "Knock it off will ya? You remind me of those two little fillies, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon." Lucky stopped and turned around. "One, I'm kidding, two, it's kinda true though. It's taking everypony a long time to realize that. Though you just realized it now." Rainbow and Applejack stopped as well now. "We're not used to seeing alicorns much. We've only seen 4, and they're all royalty.", Rainbow said.
"Well, as I said, my mama was a unicorn and my papa was a pegasus. I got the horn and the wings. I was born with them." Rainbow smiled. "And that's pretty cool." Lucky smiled and turned back around, they were only one tree away when she stopped. She went over to her teepee and grabbed her saddlebags. Her saddlebags are the only things she had to grab, even if she was given a place in Ponyville to stay, all she had to do was grab the saddlebags and she'd have everything.
Rainbow looked in the teepee. "This thing is tiny. You don't have anything with you at all?" Lucky nodded, "Yeah I do. They're all in my saddlebags. I never took anything out. Well, except for at night before I go to bed, I take out the picture of me, mama, and papa. I'd cry a little, then go to sleep. Sometimes I have good memories of me and them. Mostly mama because papa worked a lot, so we could keep the house." Rainbow and Applejack smiled sadly, and Applejack almost got tears in her eyes, Rainbow did too, but she just put a wing around Lucky.
Applejack is surprised at Rainbow's actions today towards the little filly. Lucky too, Lucky warmed right up to Rainbow no problem. "It'll be ok Lucky. You got us 6 ponies to look out for you. Also whatever new friends you may make. Everypony will look out for you." Lucky nuzzled Rainbow. "Thanks Rainbow Dash. It'll take me a bit to go near anymore ponies, but I'll go near 'em sometime. It'll also take me longer to get close to anypony. I was really close to my mama and papa, but they're gone now, so I'm afraid that if I get close to anypony else, that they'll go away too."
"I understand. That's normal for any pony to feel that way after somethin' like that happens. Ya just gotta push through and continue on. Just like you did Lucky. You're a big girl for doing that, and on your own too. I'm mighty proud of ya." "Me too. Now come on, let's get out of here. I feel like running. Hey, wanna have a race Applejack?" "We have Lucky with us though." Lucky piped up, "I can run fast, trust me. Papa used to call me a speed demon. I love going fast." Rainbow grinned at AJ. "Well, there's your answer. Let's go!" She then took off at a full gallop.
Applejack and Lucky both followed, Lucky keeping up pretty well. 'Seems like Lucky's had some practice if she can keep up, 'specially with them saddlebags on her.', Applejack thought to herself. They finally got out of the forest in 10 minutes, then Rainbow led them to the school. As they got closer, they saw the others in front of the school. They sprinted the last few feet and skidded to a stop in front of them. "I win!", Rainbow said. "That's because… you went… before us.", Applejack said in between pants. Lucky just nodded in agreement. "And 'sides… I wanted to… keep close to… Lucky."
Rainbow looked at Lucky, then at the others and said, "Know what I just realized in the forest, Lucky's an alicorn." Twilight, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie looked at each other, then they all raised one eyebrow at the same time. "You're just figuring that out now?", Rarity said. Rainbow just looked stunned. "You mean to tell me you knew all along?" "Well duh! We just didn't want to make a big deal out of it.", said Pinkie.
"Exactly. I know alicorns are rare, but we shouldn't make a big deal out of it because she's a young one. I bet she only wants to be accepted for who she is without being smothered or spoiled or anything in those lines, right Lucky?", Twilight said. Lucky smiled and said, "Exactly Twilight. I just want to be treated like everypony else. Nothing special." Rainbow smiled at Lucky, "Sorry Lucky if I made a big deal out of it. Like I said in the forest and like Twilight just said, alicorns are rare and I was just surprised you are one."
Lucky hugged Rainbow. "It's ok Rainbow. I should have understood your surprise. Forgive me for calling you slow at figuring it out, but I still was joking when I said it, but you took it seriously." Rainbow gave a light laugh and hugged her back. "It's ok. I forgive you. Now, let's go in and hand these papers in to Miss Cheerilee." Lucky let go and nodded. She then surprised everypony and hopped onto Rainbow's back, but she looked scared, again.
Rainbow looked back at her. "What's up?" "I'm scared some foals will tease me for being the only alicorn in class. At my old school some foals teased me and I didn't like it." "I'll bet that Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo will come to your rescue if that happens.", Applejack said. Lucky nodded, then they all walked in. "Hello Miss Cheerilee. The new filly we talked about at lunch is here.", Rarity said. Miss Cheerilee paused in her teaching and looked over to the 7 ponies.
She smiled and said, "Oh good. Do you have the transfer papers with you?" Lucky nodded and hopped off Rainbow's back and took off her saddlebags. She searched through them and pulled out important looking papers and handed them to the teacher. She heard whispers and she hung her head and looked at Rainbow and Applejack. Applejack just traced a smile on her face and smiled as she did it, Rainbow did the same. Lucky smiled a very shy smile at everypony in the class.
Then she saw Applebloom, whom she had met earlier. Her smile became less shy as she waved slightly to her. Applebloom grinned widely and waved back. "Hiya Lucky!" Miss Cheerilee then said, "I will look at these papers tonight and I'll let you know tomorrow morning if you're accepted. I'm very sure you will be. I just have to do my job and review these. Be up bright and early tomorrow ok? I'll be around at 6:30. School starts at 7:30, so I have to come in early to get my lessons sorted out. Where do you live?"
Lucky backed away, knowing she'll be outcasted when she tells them, and said, "Th-the E-Everfree F-Forest." The class gasps except Applebloom, because she already knew. Miss Cheerilee's smiled went away, replaced with a concerned look. "The Everfree? Why there of all places?" "It's a long story.", Twilight said. "Well, I'm very sure I, as well as the class, would like to know how she ended up there." The class agreed. Applebloom just went up to Lucky and placed a hoof on her shoulder.
Lucky smiled a small smile at her. Applebloom gave a small smile as well. So Twilight told the story this time. After she finished, the class and the teacher looked stunned, yet sorry. Even Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. "Wow, such a young age to lose her parents. Well, why don't you stay the night at somepony's house. That forest is… kinda not a place I'd like to be." "She'll be at my place!", Rainbow and Applejack said at the same time. They looked at each other. "My place.", AJ said. "No, mine.", Rainbow said. Twilight sighed, and facehoofed.
"How about she stays at Applejack's? Rainbow, if you want to go too, I'm sure that'll be fine." The two ponies looked at each other. "If Rainbow will behave sure, she can stay too." Rainbow nodded, "Fine. I'll be a good pony and keep out of trouble." Lucky smiled. The pony she feels more attached to will be staying. To Lucky, Rainbow reminds her of her papa, to an extent. Applejack… well, she's not sure yet, but there is something about her.
Besides, when she ate at Applejack's, it tasted a little bit like how her mama fixed things. These two ponies are special to Lucky, and her being only 5, she needs somepony to look up to, if her parents aren't there, then she needs somepony else. Lucky just thanked Applejack and left the schoolhouse, everypony watching as she left. Lucky saw the playground and grinned. It looked fun, but she resisted the urge to play. School would probably still be in session when the other 6 ponies left.
A couple minutes passed and the others came out of the schoolhouse and went over to her. "So, I have to get my cloud bed from my place. I can't stand other beds. Wanna come with me Lucky?" Applejack had Lucky's saddle bags and she set them down. "I'm gonna bring these to my place. Ok?" Lucky nodded, then Applejack took them again and went to her place to put them up. Rainbow knelt down so Lucky could get on her back. Lucky got on and Rainbow stood up.
"Taking off, hang on." Lucky did so. Rainbow extended her wings and took off in the sky towards the mass of clouds that was Cloudsdale. When they got closer, Rainbow took Lucky all around the town and then to her cloud home. "Cloudsdale is cool. I might live here when I get older." "Sounds good kiddo. Think about it when you do get older though. You're still young to think about that yet." Lucky nodded. Rainbow gave a tour of her home, then went in the bedroom last. "This is my room. Pretty cool huh?" Lucky hopped off Rainbow's back and looked around while Rainbow gets her cloud bed.
As she pushes it, light being a cloud, Lucky gets her fill of the room and then hopped onto it. Rainbow laughed. Then she zoomed around the house with the bed and Lucky on it. Lucky giggled throughout the whole thing. When Rainbow stopped, Lucky hopped off the bed still giggling. "That was fun!" Rainbow chuckled. "Glad you had fun, but we should be getting to AJ's." "Ok!", Lucky said, as she hopped onto Rainbow's back before Rainbow could kneel down.
Rainbow just stood there, surprised a little bit, but got over it quick. She then pushed her cloud bed out of the door and off to Applejack's. "Does everypony call Applejack AJ sometimes?" Rainbow nodded. "Will she let me call her that too?" "I dunno. You'll have to ask her. I doubt she'll say no." Lucky nodded and in no time they were at Applejack's. Rainbow touched down to the ground and Lucky hopped off. They walked into the house and Rainbow called out to Applejack.
"I'll be down in a minute! Getting' things all settled fer ya two." About a minute later, Applejack comes downstairs without her cowboy hat. "Alright, I only got one guest room, so you two will hafta share." Rainbow raised an eyebrow. "Only one guest room? Why not share your room then? It's fine if it was just Lucky, but I'm here too." Applejack sighed, then thought about it. "Well…. i think that does make sense. You're right, for the first time ever.", she said jokingly.
Rainbow playfully stuck her tongue out. Applejack chuckled, much like the time when Rainbow suggested an Iron Pony Competition. Lucky then got between them, looking at Applejack, "I heard Rainbow and I think somepony else call you AJ. Can I call you that too sometimes?" Applejack smiled down at the little filly. "Why sure. I don't see why ya can't. Everypony else does." Lucky smiled. She actually felt like part of a family with her 9 new friends. Granny Smith, Big Mac, Applebloom, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie.
Lucky followed Applejack to Applejack's room. She'd gotten Lucky's saddlebags from the guest room while Lucky was thinking, and they got to her room, Rainbow trying to find a place for her cloud bed. "Wish I had an extra bed for ya Lucky.", Applejack said after putting down the saddlebags. "Looks like you might have to share with one of us then.", Rainbow said. Then she looked around again. Seems like she'd have to put it at the foot of Applejack's bed.
She put it there, but she put where her head would go the farthest way from the foot of the bed. Lucky sized up the two beds. Tapping her chin she said, "Hmm….. I think AJ's bed's biggest, by a little bit. I'm a little filly anyway, I probably don't need much room." After a little bit they heard the door open, and Applebloom came charging in, up the stairs, and into AJ's room. She tackled/hugged Lucky. "Hey, you're stayin' the night! That's awesome!", she said.
Applejack and Rainbow laughed. Lucky grinned shyly. "Yeah, I am. I'm staying in here. Maybe next time I could be your guest." Applebloom nodded. Then they heard a call for Applebloom. Big Mac was calling her. "Oops. I dropped my bags at the door. Besides, I have homework. See ya later at dinner." She went back downstairs. "I'm glad for ya Lucky. You have great friends who care for ya now. Especially Rainbow Dash it seems."
Rainbow blushed lightly. "I'm not that great, but you can call me an awesome friend." Applejack and Lucky rolled their eyes. "Hey!" Then the three laughed. "What time does the school get out?", Lucky asked. "2:30.", Applejack said. "Wow. 7:30 to 2:30. that's a long time." "Well you'll get used to it after a while. Besides, you'll have recess time. That'll be fun.", Rainbow said. Lucky nodded. Then they heard a lot of hoof steps and then Twilight, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie came in, this time Twilight had a baby dragon on her back.
"Hey everypony. Is Lucky settled now?", Twilight asked. The three ponies nodded. "Oh, and Lucky, this is Spike. He's like a little brother to me. I hatched him from his egg." "Aww, he's so cute." Spike grinned. "I got called cute again. Why thank you my fair filly." Lucky smiled. "I'm Lucky Fire." "I know, Twilight was telling me about you. I'm sorry about your parents. Heh, now thinking about it, Twilight is actually kind of a parental figure in my life, has been since I was newly hatched." Twilight just blushed lightly. "I don't know Spike. I'd say more of a little brother."
Spike just shrugged. Lucky then hopped onto Applejack's bed, to test it. It was pretty soft. Comfortable at least. She just about fell asleep when somepony called her name. "Lucky, kiddo, come on. It's supper time already." It was Rainbow. "Haha, I know you're tired, but you have to eat before sleeping." Lucky nodded and followed the two older ponies downstairs. The food this time looked yummier. "Pinkie and Applejack made supper, the rest of us talked down here while you were testing out the bed."
Lucky blushed lightly. "Sorry." "Aw, don't apologize. I don't blame ya a bit. You're still quite young yet and you had a big day." Lucky nodded. They sat down and grabbed plates and food. "So, how was school before and after we left?", Applejack asked Applebloom. "It was fine. We did math and all that stuff. Nothin' special. Other than you comin' in." Lucky loved the food that was served. It was very delicious and after supper she thanked Applejack, with Rainbow and Lucky asked to help with dishes.
"Nuh-uh. You're a guest. Guests don't do dishes.", Applejack said, drawing the dish water and putting some soap in. "It's the least I can do though, having eaten here twice now." Applejack then looked at Lucky and her ears drooped. Lucky had a puppy-dog face much like Applebloom's when she wanted something. "Oh not that face. I get that from Applebloom a lot." Rainbow laughed and Applebloom giggled. Lucky wanted to giggle, but she held it in and made her puppy-dog face look a little more sad.
"Aw, shoot…. Fine. You can help." Lucky smiled, then giggled. Applejack and Lucky had fun washing dishes. Rainbow stuck around and watched. Applebloom went up to her room seeing as Lucky was helping out. Granny Smith is listening to the radio and Big Mac is in his room as well. Lucky stepped down from the stool she was standing on to do the dishes. She stretched and yawned. Rainbow and AJ grinned. Lucky went upstairs with the two following her.
Applejack got into the bed first and held up the covers for Lucky. Rainbow got in her cloud bed, getting cozy under the covers. Lucky got in and Applejack let down the covers. Lucky curled up into a ball and immediately fell asleep. She was a tired little filly. "Hehe, she's so cute.", Applejack said. "Yeah. She is a cute filly. I seriously feel bad for her though….. hey AJ? Mind if I move my bed next to yours? You'll go right through the cloud, so you don't have to bother trying to go over it. Well, Lucky on the other hoof….
"But she don't look like she can stay on that bed. Yeah, it's bigger than mine, but there's the possibility that she rolls or moves in her sleep and she could probably roll right out of bed." Applejack thought about that, "You know Rainbow, you could be right and I don't want Lucky rollin' out of bed. That will smart when she wakes up in the morning. Go ahead and move yer bed. That way we'll know she's safe." Rainbow gets out of bed and moves it next to Applejack's, then gets back in it. Applejack and Rainbow talk for a little bit then fall asleep.
Sometime during the night, Lucky rolled over to Rainbow's side, curling up again into her stomach. She's dreaming about her mama again. She smiled in her sleep and mumbled mama. Rainbow, being a light sleeper, could feel Lucky curled up against her and heard her mumble 'mama'. She raised her head, and an eyebrow with a confused look on her face, to look at Lucky. She was sleeping, so Rainbow figured that she was having her 'dream memory', like what she was telling her and Applejack earlier. Rainbow smiled sadly, it really does have to stink to be that young without parents.
Rainbow put her head back down and went back to sleep. Applejack heard the mama thing too and she just grinned. She knew Lucky was on Rainbow's side at the moment. Lucky cuddled into Rainbow, and Rainbow unconsciously wrapped her front legs around Lucky, kind of hugging her to her. Then morning came and Applejack was the first to wake up. She looked at the clock on her vanity. It said 6:00. 'Good, Lucky still has time before Cheerilee comes.', she thought to herself. Then she looked at the two sleeping ponies.
What she saw made her smile a big smile. Rainbow's chin was resting on Lucky's head, front legs wrapped around her and Lucky curled right up against Rainbow. "How cute is that? Too bad they're gonna have to wake up soon. Though that would make a mighty good picture." Rainbow heard Applejack, "Hey, don't even think about it.", she said quietly. Applejack chuckled quietly. Rainbow opened her eyes to see that she had her front legs around Lucky. She unwrapped them from her and then Lucky groaned.
She opened her eyes to see that she was curled up against Rainbow Dash. When she was sleeping, she had dreamed about her mama, and in her sleep, she knew there was somepony next to her, she just didn't know it was Rainbow, and not her mama. So she had accidentally called Rainbow 'mama' in her sleep. "Um….. sorry Rainbow. I think I called you mama when I was sleeping. I was dreaming of her again. For the first time in 3 weeks."
"That's ok Lucky. I figured you were dreaming.", Rainbow said with a got up and then Lucky then Applejack just went through the crowd, like Rainbow said. She chuckled, then the three of them went downstairs to get breakfast and wait for Cheerilee to arrive. Lucky couldn't wait to hear if she'd been accepted. Lucky also wished she didn't live in the forest anymore. She kinda wished she lived either here or at Rainbow's awesome cloud home. Deep in thought she just played with her food when it was set in front of her.
Applejack and Rainbow Dash looked at each other then at Lucky. "Bit for yer thoughts?", Applejack said. Lucky looked up. "Nothing really…. Just figuring out where I want to live. I don't wanna live in the forest anymore.", she said with a pouty face, then she went back to playing with her food. Rainbow and Applejack look at each other again. "I think she's starting to get used to Ponyville, and she's only been here a day going on two days.", Rainbow said. "Yeah, but I wonder as well. Who will take her in?", Applejack said.
"Hmm….. maybe I could? She did love my cloud home when she went and saw it." Applejack ponders that for a moment. Lucky then started eating finally. Rainbow does as well, and Applejack. After they finished Applejack said, "Yeah, I think that would be better. That way she'd be at least a bit closer to Twilight's place so she can study magic as well as flyin'." As Applejack finished saying that, there was a knock on the door. 6:30 already. Applejack answered.
"Good mornin' Miss Cheerilee." "Morning Applejack. May I come in?" Applejack nodded, "Why of course. Come on in." She stepped aside to let the teacher through. Cheerilee went up to Lucky. She reached in her saddlebag and pulled out two pieces of paper and handed it to Lucky. "You are accepted, here's the letter and the supply list. Get them today and come to school tomorrow.", Cheerilee said. Lucky took them and nodded.
"Well, I'm afraid I have to go now. I will see you tomorrow bright and early at 7:30 Lucky. Good bye Applejack and Rainbow Dash." "Bye.", the three ponies said. "I knew you'd get accepted.", Rainbow said. "I did too. Now, should we take care of the dishes and go get yer supplies?", Applejack said. Lucky nodded. "Alright then. Big Mac should be comin' down any minute, then I can tell him to make sure Applebloom gets to school." "Ok, I will.", said a voice at the foot of the steps.
(Phew two chapters in one night/morning. Tired, but I really wanna keep going with this. I'm loving it right now ^^ )