Post by Lancewing on May 7, 2014 23:39:07 GMT -5
A Friendly Visit
Bright Eyes was leaving the library after doing some research. She walked down the stairs and was about to head home, when she saw someone... "Moki?"
Moki looked at Bright Eyes. "Oh...hello Bright Eyes."
“It’s been a while, hasn’t it.”
“Yes it has.”
“What brings you here?”
“My family’s visiting here, and I just remembered that you live here.”
"Oh, we'll its really good to see you."
“It is really good to see you too.”
"So where are you staying?"
“I think the name of the hotel was "Hampony Inn."
“Oh, I heard that it was a pretty nice hotel."
"It is."
“That’s good to hear. When you get a chance you really need to meet my friends.”
"I look forward to meeting them, especially Lancer."
“Yeah, you’ll especially like him as compared to Ace and Teddy. By the way, I found out that Teddy has a sister.”
"Really?"
“Yeah, it turns out that she was kidnapped while they were really young.”
"Wow..."
“She suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, which explains why you’ll see her with a service dog.”
“A service dog?”
“It’s basically a dog that helps people with disabilities such as post traumatic stress disorder. Oh, and petting him would be ill advised; it would distract him from his work.”
"Oh..."
“But like I said, you really need to meet them.”
"Well, I really look forward to it."
“Me too.”
“So where are they?”
“I don’t really know, but we do plan to meet tomorrow afternoon. Will you be around then?”
"We'll be here until Saturday, so yes."
“Okay, then I guess meet us at the ice cream shop.”
"Okay, sounds good."
“See you then.”
With that, they both went their separate ways.
The following day, all of the girls were gathered at the ice cream shop. Moki had yet to show up, but her appearance would not be one to forget.
"Can't wait to meet Moki," Clover said.
“Me either,” Patch added.
“And she won’t do anything to us, right,” Bon Bon asked.
Everyone gave Bon Bon a strange look.
“What?”
“Bon Bon, her family saved me from falling into a volcano,” Bright Eyes said, “Trust me, she’s not bad.”
"Okay..."
“Besides, you’ll love her.”
"We'll see..."
Moki walked into the store. She was pretty easy to recognize since she was the only tropical pony present.
"Hello, Moki," Bright Eyes gave her friend a big hug.
Moki hugged back “Hello.”
"So... Ready to meet the girls?"
“I am ready.”
“Okay.” She walked Moki over to the group. "Girls, this is Moki. Moki, this is Melody, Starlight, Bon Bon, Clover, Sweetheart, and Patch."
“It is very nice to meet you all,” Moki smiled.
"It's nice to meet you too." Starlight smiled.
“So is it true that you saved Bright Eyes from a volcano,” Patch asked.
“Well, it was my father who saved her, but yes.”
“Awesome…”
“But she did say that she was told some very unusual stories about tropical ponies.”
“Oh… That… Well, we were pretty nervous about her leaving and thought something bad would happen.”
"Did anything bad happen?"
“Well, from what Bright Eyes told us, no,” Starlight said, “But lesson learned.”
"Yeah..." Bright Eyes couldn’t really be too stern with them. After all, she had made the same mistake.
"So, would you like something," Starlight asked Moki.
“Um… Yes. What do you have?”
Starlight pulled out a menu from behind the counter and gave it to Moki.
“You have plenty of interesting choices,” Moki noted. After a few moments she decided on a banana split.
Starlight takes the menu and walk over to the counter to prepare the banana split. While Starlight was fixing the ice cream, the other girls began asking Moki questions. When Starlight finally finishes, she gave Moki the banana split. Moki was about to pay for it but, Bright Eyes does it for her instead.
“You didn’t have to do that, Bright Eyes,” Moki said.
“I know, but I wanted to."
“Okay. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
Teddy and Flare were walking toward the soccer field. Flare’s service dog, Scout, remained close to her. "Doin okay, Flare," Teddy asked.
“Y-yeah. I can’t wait to see Ms. Bright Eyes’s friend.
“Yeah...speaking of which..." Teddy pointed to the two approaching girls.
Flare looked in that direction to see Bright Eyes and Moki.
"Hello Teddy, Flare," Bright Eyes smiled, "How are you?"
“Um… G-Good," Flare said. She was feeling a little nervous around Moki. Scout noticed this and gave Flare's side a nuzzle, comforting the filly. Flare noticed this and gave him a short pat on the head. She looked at the two. “So what do you think of Ponyland?"
“It is good so far,” Moki said, “though it just is not as quiet as Tropical Island.”
"Oh... I'm sorry..."
“It is alright. Besides, I needed to learn about this place.”
"Why," Teddy asked.
“Well, she did visit my home. My family thought it was best to return the favor.”
"Oh yeah..."
“So you’re the one they call Teddy, right?”
"Yup. And you already know Flare."
Moki looked back at Flare and smiled. “Yes, I heard about her yesterday. I am sorry to hear about what had happened to her.”
“Yeah...I’m glad she’s back…” Teddy looked at his sister, who was stroking Scout.
“Do you know what happened?”
Flare began to tremble at the memories of what had happened to her. Scout nuzzled Flare’s neck, attempting to comfort her. The affection from the dog began to calm her, but she was still sweating.
Moki, meanwhile, was sweating herself. She didn’t mean to upset Flare, it was an accident. Bright Eyes noticed her friend’s discomfort and placed a hoof on her shoulder, “It’s okay, you didn’t know that would happen.”
“I suppose… but I feel bad.”
“Flare’s an understanding girl, she’ll forgive you.”
“Are you sure?”
Bright Eyes nodded.
Moki approached Flare, “Flare? I’m sorry I brought back such a painful memory, would you forgive me?”
Flare nodded.
“Thank you…”
“Like you said, you didn’t mean to do that.”
Moki sighed, then looked up to Teddy, “Will you forgive me?”
Teddy sighed, “I guess.”
“Thank you…”
Lancer and Ace were practicing for tomorrow’s soccer game. Ace kicked the ball towards the goal and Lancer attempted to block it, but failed as the ball hit the net.
“Rats,” Lancer exclaimed.
“Well, that’s what happens when ya go against ol’ Ace,” Ace sneered.
Lancer sighed, and kicked the ball back to Ace. “I’ll get you one day. Just you wait.”
“Yeah, dream on.”
“Hi boys.”
The boys turned to their right and saw Bright Eyes and Moki by the grandstands. Lancer was the first to speak. “Hey Bright Eyes. Who’s your friend?”
"This is Moki, my friend from Tropical Island. Moki, these are Ace and Lancer.”
"It's nice to meet you," Moki smiled.
“Nice to meet you too,” Lancer replied.
"Hiya babe," Ace flashed his mare-attracting smile.
Lancer saw the opportunity to say, “Ace, don’t you already have Starlight?”
Ace stopped smiling and glared at Lancer. “I know, I just can’t resist doing that.”
Bright Eyes rolled her eyes, "Oh brother."
Moki looked at Bright Eyes. “What is wrong?”
“Nothing. It’s just boys being boys.”
There was a pause before Moki replied, “Oh.”
"Are you seeing anyone, Moki?"
“No, not really. I just have my family and a few friends.”
"Oh..."
“I don’t see myself seeing someone as you put it, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen.”
“Ain’t that the truth,” Ace replied.
"Are you seeing anyone, Bright Eyes?"
“I am actually.”
“Who?”
Bright Eyes said nothing, but rather looked at Lancer.
Lancer noticed this, and began blushing.
“Oh,” Moki said, “And he’s Lancer, right?”
“Yes.”
“Oh. Well, it should not have come as a surprise seeing how you kept mentioning him in your letters.”
This made Lancer blush even more. Ace noticed this and started laughing. When he saw both girls looking at Ace, he asked, “What?”
There was no answer.
"If it helps, Lancer, it is hard NOT to talk about you. After all, she said nothing but good things about you.”
“Th-Thanks… So… have you ever played soccer?”
“Only a little.”
“Would you like to show us,” Ace asked.
“I can. Do you want me to kick, or block.”
“Hm… Let’s see if you can get the ball past me.”
“Okay. Just be careful," Bright Eyes cautioned, “Her parent’s would appreciate it if she returned in one piece.”
“Do not worry,” Moki said, “I will be fine.”
Lancer kicked the ball to Moki, who caught it before facing Ace. Ace was ready to block the ball. Moki kicked the ball toward the goal, but Ace caught it. “Oh well, better luck next time,” Ace said.
“I was just, as you put it, warming up,” Moki said.
Ace raised an eyebrow before he kicked the ball back to Moki. “Okay then.” He kicked the ball to Moki. “Give me your best shot.”
Moki nodded and kicked the ball again. Ace tried to block the ball again, but it was too quick for him to react in time; it soared right past him. Ace stood there dumbstruck, but when he looked at the grandstand, he noticed another pony; Starlight. "Really," he muttered.
Starlight tried so hard to resist a laugh. She had to admit, Ace was SUPER cute when he was blushing. But Moki… Starlight had no idea that she had it in her to be able to do what she did.
"Beginner's luck," Ace kicked the ball back to Moki.
“Thank you. Did I mention that we have a soccer team back on Tropical Island?”
"No...what's it called?"
“Hibiscus Hurricane,” Moki replied, “We often play against each other until the Ponyland Soccer Tournament.”
“Oh yeah, now I recognize the team, but why have we not seen you?”
“Because I joined this year.”
"Oh, well, I look forward to beat- err... Facing you."
“It will be a pleasure.”
“Aw… Ace made a friend,” Starlight said in a giggle.
The two looked at Starlight. “We’re not friends, just friendly rivals,” Ace said.
“Doesn’t that also mean friends,” Moki asked.
“Well, yes, but on opposite sides,” Ace admitted.
Bright Eyes walked Moki back to the hotel. "It was great to see you again, Moki."
“It nice seeing you again too, Bright Eyes.”
“I can’t wait to see you in the Ponyland Soccer Tournament. You would be great.”
"Thank you, but isn't Lancer on Ponyville's team?"
"Well...I'll just go for both of you," she grinned.
"Thank you, I should probably get to my room. Good night, Bright Eyes."
"Good night, Moki."
With that, Moki walks into the hotel leaving Bright Eyes outside alone. She looked up at the nighttime sky and saw one star shining brighter than the others. She said to it, “I wish you could meet her. You would have loved her.”
