Birds sang and danced in Ponyville Square, while ponies laughed and played, sang songs and told jokes, carrying about their own business on this sunny afternoon. Warm midsummer air filled the sky, and the lungs of a broad orange pegasus as he flew above the town.
“Ah.” Sunny exhaled his breath as he idly flew above the buildings below. He found himself making a quick check to regain his bearings, mostly because he was stuck in thought for the most of his flight. Suddenly he realised where he was and began to adjust his flight path accordingly.
His destination however, was not actually in the town itself, but rather a small hill on the outskirts. The outskirts of Ponyville consisted mostly of trees and grassland, with few hills scattered amongst them. Sunny flew toward his favorite hill. As Sunny neared the hill, he flew passed Ponyville’s clocktower, checking the time as he did so.
“Oh no!” he quickly stated, “I’m a few minutes late!” He quickened his pace even further, in hopes that she wouldn’t be too angry with his tardiness. He’d soon find out, as the hill came into view. It was a small hill, not too steep, overlooking a small stream nearby. A grand oak tree once set root at the top of the hill, and now stood protector of the small mound of which it stands, overshadowing the majority of it’s surface.
Though the hill had its beauty, Sunny’s gaze was elsewhere. Particularly fixed upon a red and white checkered picnic blanket and the teal mare sitting comfortably on it. Sunny slowed his speed as he approached, and to his relief, she smiled and greeted him warmly.
“I was wondering when you’d show up.” she said. “What took you so long?”
“Oh, I suppose I was thinking and lost track of time.” Sunny replied. “I’m really sorry Slinky.”
“Nonsense. So long as you’re here, I don’t really care. Now I hope you brought your appetite.”
To answer her question, Sunny’s stomach growled loudly. And with that, Slinky opened the lid of the basket and withdrew two clover and daisy sandwiches. Sunny’s mouth watered, as his taste buds anticipated their next meal. Slinky handed him the sandwich and he took a bite, enjoying its fresh flavor.
As the day progressed with laughing and chit-chat, a few more sandwiches disappeared. Finally Sunny and Slinky resorted to lying on their backs and watching the sun go down.
Slinky watched Sunny’s gaze toward the horizon in deep thought, she noted however that his face seemed more laxed and cheeks held a slight heartwarming grin. Finally she decided to break the silence.
“What you thinking about?” she asked.
“Huh,” Sunny said, having been off guard, “Oh, nothing really. It doesn’t matter.”
Silence fell once again, so Slinky decided to pry some more.
“Were you thinking about me?” she asked.
“What? No, I mean.. uh” Sunny said defensively, before he recalled the topic of thought he was having. “Actually yes.” he said a bit embarrassed, ”I was.”
Slinky only replied with a smirk. “You know, normally I can’t tell what you’re thinking about, except when you think about me.”
“Why’s that?”
“Because, when ever you think about me, you can’t help but smile.”
“Really?” Sunny said in disbelief.
“Yup. Don’t worry about it though, I feel special knowing that I make you happy.” Slinking stated, to which she also added a smile.
“Thanks Slinks, you’re the best.”
“Hey, that’s what marefriends are for.” she added.
Suddenly, changeling appeared out of nowhere. One tackled Sunny as another grabbed Slinky and carried her away.
“No!” Sunny screamed, throwing the changeling off of him. Sunny started flying after Slinky, but the changeling quickly recovered and threw itself on to sunny’s back, causing sunny to loose his balance and slam head first into the tree.
Stars faded pasted Sunny’s head, however, despite the colts condition, the grand oak had seen better days. Some of its branches were splintered and its grand demeanor fell pitiful.
Sunny could have sworn that the weather schedule was clear for today, but despite that, rainclouds hovered above him and dripped sorrowful drops upon his head.
Sunny however, was not deterred. As soon as he could regain direction, he flew full speed to rescue his marefriend. The air felt chilly, and surprisingly harsher than it had been before. Sunny was all to used to terrible flying conditions however. He blocked out everything else. His mind was set upon Slinky. Her well being was his motivation. The distance between them quickly shrank.
The changeling holding Slinky had the most difficult time. The mare would not be so easily captured. She fought and struggled, even knowing that if she broke the changeling’s grasp, only a deadly fall would result. Perhaps it was earth pony stubbornness. Regardless, the changeling found it stupid. The changeling had finally wrestled the mare to the point where she stopped fighting only to be hit in the face be a blunt object.
“Gryphon Punch!” screamed Sunny as his hoof made contact with the changeling’s face. The changeling relinquished the mare as it divebombed to a small lake below. Sunny was quick to react, wrapping his forelegs around Slinky and holding her in a tight embrace.
“Oh Sunny, thank you! I was so scared.” Slinky clung to him with tears in her eyes.
“Oh, don’t you worry your pretty little head. What are coltfriends for.” Sunny slowed their flight to a gentle cruise.
By the time Sunny and Slinky touched down in front of Sugarcube Corner, Slinky had calmed down. The sun had long since gone down, and the streets were illuminated by starlight.
“Here we are.” exclaimed Sunny, “You get some rest now.”
Slinky climbed off of Sunny’s back and turned to him. “I wanted to thank you once again Sunny. If you hadn’t been there I don’t know what I would’ve done.”
“Don’t worry about it. I guess I’ll take my lea-”
Sunny was interrupted as Slinky leaned forward, pulling Sunny into a passionate kiss. Sunny at first was confused, but quickly accepted her warm lips. A warm feeling spread throughout his body, from the farthest reaches of his hooves to the tip of his nose. As if this very kiss had touched his very soul.
After what seemed as though and eternity of bliss, Slinky pulled away. Sunny still stood dumbfoundedly. Slinky couldn’t help but giggle at his goofiness.
They bid their farewells, and Slinky hurried inside the bakery. Sunny began the flight home, his body still warm from the kiss, and he had only one more thought for the night. A thought which posed the greatest of questions to him. One which he could find no answer for. Again it asked.
How could I have found such an amazing marefriend like her?
