the sound of objects clattering and somepony scrolling through a phone filled the room.
"hey Zipp, mocha_beans12 just commented on one of my posts. didn't you used to have a crush on somepony named Mocha?" Pipp asked, looking over at Zipp.
"I did not!" Zipp insisted, her cheeks turning a strawberry red.
"what's this about Zipp having a crush on somepony?" Sunny asked, walking into the room. her horn and wings weren't visible for longer than an hour for the first time in almost a week.
"oh, when me and Zipp were younger she had a crush on a guy named Mocha" Pipp explained, resisting the urge to burst into laughter.
"oh my Celestia! how did that happen?" Sunny asked, sitting on Pipp's bed.
"okay, so. it went like this" Pipp said, flipping over onto her stomach.
"la la la la la la la la!" Zipp repeated while covering her ears.
"oh shut up, your acting childish" the pink pegasus scowled.
"I am not staying to hear about your made up nonsense!" Zipp said while standing up and flying out of the room, her cheeks a light pink from embarrassment.
she landed where the ramps joined together, hearing Pipp beginning to talk about when they were younger.
she then walked over to the front door.
Zipp opened the door, only to see Diano leaning against a nearby tree.
"what are you doing here and why are you wearing that?" Zipp asked, gesturing to the hat similar to Applejacks on their head.
"mane melody's closed today and also because I can" Diano replied with a smirk, pushing the hat off their eyes.
Zipp sighed before looking behind her.
"you wanna race?" Zipp asked, not thinking about it beforehoof.
Diano blushed slightly at the question before replying.
"sure" they said in a calm tone, taking off the hat and putting it into their mane.
"how in the name of Celestia did you do that?" Zipp questioned.
"I have weird magic" Diano shrugged.
"not only is your magic weird, so is your excuses" Zipp remarked.
"Ah don't know what in tarnation you mean" Diano shrugged, speaking in a southern american accent for some reason.
Zipp rolled her eyes at the nonsense.
"can we just race already?" the white pegasus asked.
"alright alright, but no flying okay? don't want you cheating" Diano replied, winking with a mischievous grin.
"that's easy, I've been parkouring around zephyr heights since I was seven without any magic after all" Zipp bragged, her wings fluttering.
"since you were seven? impressive" Diano responded, a kind smile appearing on their face.
Zipp stretched her legs in preparation for the race as they talked, Diano doing the same.
"so where are you from? I'm assuming outside of equestria" Zipp commented.
"oh, I grew up in farasi. it's full of other magical creatures. I was one of the very few ponies" Diano explained, raising their back leg upwards an incredibly impressive degree like it was nothing.
"I've never heard of it" Zipp remarked, stretching out her front legs.
"its on like, the other side of the continent. you've probably never heard of it. in fact, if it weren't for me and my biological family, creatures there would probably think ponies are a myth" Diano shrugged raising their other back leg in the same way.
"I know what its like to know somepony like that" Zipp chuckled.
"oh yeah?" Diano responded, stretching their front legs.
"yeah. my ex thought earth ponies and unicorns were a myth until he heard about a unicorn making it to zephyr heights" Zipp laughed.
"of course somecreature like you would have dated by now" Diano blurted out, looking shocked when they realized what they had just said.
Zipp froze, her cheeks turning a bright red.
"so where are we heading?" Diano asked, changing the topic.
"you know those old town ruins? the one with the crystal castle?" Zipp questioned in reply.
"yeah. are we racing to the castle?" Diano wondered aloud.
"I was thinking the remains of the town square" Zipp replied, her ear twitching.
"sounds good" Diano smiled.
"ready?" they asked, turning to face the direction of the ponyville ruins.
"ready" Zipp responded before they ran off in unison.
Diano disappeared from Zipp's view in the trees after a few minutes with her too focused ahead of her to notice.
when she got to the ruins she saw Diano casually leaning on the railing.
"how did you get here so fast!?" Zipp asked, breathing heavily.
"not to brag, but I'm pretty fast on my hoo-" Diano was cut off by the railing snapping into pieces under their weight, causing them to slam onto the ground.
"you okay?" Zipp questioned, her breathing slowing.
"yeah, I'll be okay" Diano replied, sitting up and shaking their head to get rid of the splinters trapped in their mane.
"really? because there's splinters all over you" Zipp commented, gesturing to them.
"its only splinters. besides, it was probably stupid to lean on railings older than probably anypony either of us know" Diano responded, brushing off the splinters from their chest as they gave a light laugh.
"actually I know some ponies probably older than that house" Zipp said, gesturing over to a torn down house nearby.
Diano's eyes widened.
"how!?" they shrieked.
"apparently alicorns live a long time. and so do draconiqui" Zipp replied.
Diano looked at her like she had just said she kissed a bird on her sixteenth birthday.
"the owner of that castle is immortal and over two thousand years old and the queen of the crystal empire is ten years older than her" Zipp casually explained.
"I-I'm not even going to ask" Diano responded, brushing off wood fragments from their front leg.
"yeah, you probably shouldn't" Zipp awkwardly muttered.
"so...what's it like having a sister?" Diano asked, changing the topic.
"she is really annoying. I bet you right now she's telling Sunny about when I sprained my ankle running away from some guards when we were teenagers" Zipp replied, walking over and sitting on the bottom step of the town hall.
"context?" Diano queried, brushing off the wood from their other front leg.
"I was racing my ex across zephyr heights and then a guard began chasing us and I tripped on a rock. you can probably tell what the results were" the white pegasus shrugged while the blue pony stood up.
"your face broke open and blood spilled everywhere!" Diano joked.
Zipp looked at them in horror and confusion.
"just kidding, I know your ankle sprained" Diano continued.
"is that a market!?" they suddenly yelled, looking behind Zipp.
she turned, seeing the remains of what looked to be a market place.
"lets go explore!" Diano exclaimed, racing over to the bridge.
"wait!" Zipp cried out when she saw the bridge cracking faster than Diano was walking.
"huh?" Diano replied before the stone bridge gave out, dunking them in the water.
Zipp felt her heart skip a beat when they didn't appear for a few seconds.
Diano gasped for breath when their head came out of the water.
"I'm okay!" they panted.
Zipp sighed with relief when she saw their emerald green eye.
she flew over and dragged them to solid land as she flew past.
Diano stuttered a dab of gibberish before pulling their mane off their eye.
"strand of my mane touched my eye" Diano explained, opening their mismatched eyes. their right eye was green while their left was a soft pink.
Zipps cheeks tinted red at the sight.
"lets go!" Diano squealed, turning their attention to the old stands that looked like they could collapse any moment.
the blue pony headed over to a dusty stand full of party supplies.
Zipp walked over, only to be hit in the head by a roll of streamers.
Diano inhaled to blow into a party horn, only to start coughing repeatedly.
"and that's why you don't do that" Zipp remarked while grabbing them by the hoof and dragging them away from all the dust.
"yeah, wanna help me dunk some of this in the river to get rid of the dust?" Diano asked when they had stopped coughing.
Zipp nodded in reply, her face not showing any emotion.
they then proceeded to take a few smaller items and dunking them in the water.
Diano audibly grunted, pushing an especially dusty cannon towards the river.
"what's this?" Zipp asked as she stopped them, leaning forward to look inside.
Diano noticed a string, pulling it without thinking.
Zipp pulled away, her face now covered in confetti, glitter and dust.
she quickly began coughing wildly from the gray powder.
"sorry! didn't realize that was the trigger!" Diano panicked, looking over at Zipp.
"its okay" Zipp gasped between coughs.
she kept coughing for a minute before it began calming down.
"I just got a random idea" Diano smirked once she had stopped coughing.
they grabbed some party supplies they had already cleaned, along with some streamers from the ground nearby.
Diano then stuffed it into the cannon before pulling the string.
all the party supplies launched into the air before landing on the ground with a soft thud.
"what was that for?" Zipp asked.
"it would be good for kids parties. pretty sure that's what this was for" Diano shrugged.
"I'm gonna head home now, you good with continuing alone?" Zipp asked when she saw the sun beginning to set.
Diano nodded before she took off into the sky.
when Zipp came inside, she heard the others talking in the bedroom.
she sighed before she began walking up the ramp.
"are you still talking about my ex?" Zipp asked, walking into the room.
"do you know what he's doing now?" Izzy answered with her own question. she was sitting in the chair at Pipps desk.
"yeah, he runs a coffee shop in zephyr heights. I attended the grand opening" Zipp casually replied.
"hey, what was Pipp like when she was a teenager?" Sunny questioned. she was sitting on the edge of Pipps bed.
"really anxious and annoying" Zipp responded.
"hey! I was trying to become famous!" Pipp cried out. she was lying on her bed.
"your already famous as the youngest princess of zephyr heights" Zipp replied with annoyance.
"Zipp! you say that like its a bad thing!" Pipp said, sitting up on her bed.
"well maybe it is!" the white pegasus shrieked, spreading her wings wide.
"Zipp" Hitch said in a calm voice. he was standing near the desk.
Zipp groaned before leaving the room and heading to the kitchen.
she grabbed a cup and began filling it with water. her throat was still slightly sore from the coughing earlier.
"sooooo...you and the changeling huh?" CC asked, appearing at the kitchen table.
"I don't even know what a changeling is" Zipp replied, turning to face her while turning off the tap.
"and I'm over two thousand years old. I've got a lot of memories" CC shrugged.
"is that your reason for asking about me and a changeling?" Zipp questioned.
CC simply nodded, leaning forwards on the stool.
"so how's your love life going courage?" CC asked.
"your not allowed to ask about my love life until you use my name" Zipp responded with a small scowl.
she then drank the water in the cup she was still holding in one gulp.
"alright then. how's your love life going Zephyrina storm?" CC remarked.
Zipp nearly choked at what the hybrid had just called her.
"how do you know my full name?" Zipp asked.
"if I'm gonna be like princess Celestia and give monologues about history to the elements of harmony, I'm gonna know their names" CC explained.
Zipp gave a quiet sigh to the nonsense.
"anyways you didn't answer my question! how's your love life?" CC continued.
"bland" Zipp bluntly replied, scowling.
"alright then. I'mma go back to doing my big 'ol cloud puzzle" CC shrugged before disappearing.
"seriously, what is a changeling?" Zipp muttered under her breath.
credits
writing: hanhanlovesbananas
inspiration: my little pony make your mark, my little pony a new generation, my little pony friendship is magic