Unpredictable (Balloons)

They had all set up the picnic on a simple grasslands within the Apple Family’s land. They had as much space as they wanted, and there was no lack of food. Everyone contributed, as usual, though Swiftpen was amazed by the easy and quick trust between the friends. They begun eating, it was time to meet all of them. The orange mare introduced herself first.

“Why hello there CJ- or should I say Swiftpen. Pleased to meet’cha at last. My name’s Applejack.” Swiftpen was not surprised at the pony’s friendliness, they were Twilight’s friends after all.

“The pleasure is likewise, Ms. Apple. It’s always nice to meet a fan, and a close friend of the princess nonetheless.” He gave a casual hoofshake that he was accustomed to from his work line. Friendly, yet official. Next was the elegant white unicorn. She wore a few accessories, obviously being some sort of fashionista.

“Hello, CJ! I really do love your books, you know. I've read every romance novel you've written. I, am Rarity.” She almost seemed to be bragging.

“Very glad to meet a romance fan. I have always been an adamant romantic. I’m sure we have much to talk about on the topic, Ms. Rarity!” Another casual and friendly hoofshake. Next was the hyperactive pink mare.

“Hiiiiii!!! I’m Pinkie Pie. Your books are preeeetty good! I've caught aaaaall my friends reading them once or twice over. Greaaat books! Ooh, you’re new in town, right? We have to have a PARTY!! I’ll start preparing it RIGHT after this picnic!” Swiftpen felt somewhat embarrassed. He almost didn't want the party, but the pink pony was quite convincing.

“Erm… of course! Just don’t forget that my identity is secret, okay? Pleased to meet you, Ms. Pie.” He didn't even try to offer a hoofshake. Pinkie had seemed to get distracted from him halfway through his sentence. Next, the sporty blue pegasus. She was incredibly quick, and startled Swiftpen when she first landed from the sky right in front of him after Pinkie walked away.

“Hey, I’m Rainbow Dash. I really liked your book about the Wonderbolts! I’d love to hear about how you learned all that stuff about ‘em. I’m the best flier in Equestria, y’know, and I’ll be part of them one of these days. Anyway, seeya round.” She was gone as fast as she appeared. She managed to speak a lot in the small time she had. Last but not least, the yellow, shy pegasus. She did not approach him until Twilight apparently managed to convince her.

“um, hi” She spoke, incredibly quietly.

“Don’t worry, he’s perfectly fine. Speak up!” Twilight egged her on.

“I really like your books. Especially the one on the talking animals. It’s great…” She got quieter as she went on, but Swiftpen was used to quiet people, and understood her well.

“I’m glad you liked it. I haven’t met many people who favored that one. You must have a particular fondness for animals. I respect that.” She looked incredibly embarrassed and bashful, but smiled a bit in spite of herself. She trotted away quietly. Twilight gave an apologetic smile.

“She’s Fluttershy. You can see she’s a bit, er, shy. She absolutely loves animals, and really enjoys your books.” After meeting all of the ponies, and eventually Spike, who was at first skeptical but then quite fond of the stallion, the picnic went on as you would assume a picnic between friends would. Stories, gossip, and laughs were shared as time went on. It went on all day, and once it got dark Twilight used her magic to start a fire. They talked and enjoyed themselves late into the night, until at last they all departed back to their homes. Swiftpen decided that he would walk the Princess home, as he felt it was the chivalrous thing to do. After some time of quiet walking, she spoke up.

“You know, all of my friends warmed up quite quickly to you, even if you couldn't notice. I don't meet stallions like you often, you know. Perhaps you don’t even need my help to make friends.” She spoke those words and then realized that they were at the library.

“Good night, Ms. Twilight. Shall I be here at the same time tomorrow?”

“I don’t see why not, though don’t expect me to put you to work!” They shared a laugh, and went their separate ways.

Pinkie Pie knew that the mostly-serious side of Swiftpen that she saw was not his only side. She figured that she could bring out the other side, through, her answer to everything, a PARTY. She started the preparations early the next morning.

Rarity quite liked the messy-maned stallion. He was very neat, organized, classy, and a romantic to boot. She figured that getting to know him better would be one of her goals during the upcoming months.

Rainbow Dash was very respectful of the author pony, seeing as he actually managed to score an audience with the Wonderbolts without actually having any athletic talent. She wanted to know his secrets, badly, as she felt she was destined to be a member herself.

The Princess Twilight Sparkle assumed that there was a reason to him having few friends. She looked through many personality analyzation books during the night, and found some clues as to why.

Applejack saw that the writer stallion knew the worth of some good hard work, even though it wasn't near as physical as what she did. She definitely respected him, and enjoyed his books. Perhaps she could get some hints on focus from him.

Fluttershy was honestly one of the largest fans of the stallion’s books, despite never showing any interest in romance to her friends. Twilight, being the town’s librarian, saw this, and smiled to herself. Fluttershy was obviously quite intimidated by the famous pony, even though his actions have proved that he is no unfriendly pony. This did not help that she was naturally shy and intimidated by almost anyone or anything new. She wished that she could befriend the author, but would most likely not get the chance unless pushed by one of her friends.