Forgive The Forgotten

Dawn Star

The pony Dawn greeted stopped in front of him with a smile, looking up to meet his sapphire gaze. "I'm good, slightly curious at the moment... How are you?" The words seemed to flow out of her mouth smoothly, the smile remaining.

Dawn’s eyes seemed to grow more animated, bright and rambunctious despite the fact that he might very well be well into his twenties and was supposedly on duty.

“I’m very well thanks for asking, enjoying the country air and sunshine.” He replied readily, taking an almost exaggerated inhale that caused the breastplate of his armor to clink as his chest expanded to capacity only to deflate with similar swiftness.

His grin only faltered for a split second before it had resumed its place on the white stallion’s lips. “Now, about this curiosity of yours,” There was an almost conspiratorial note in his tone which wouldn’t seem so strange if one could recognize the almost knowing glint in his eye.

“What’s on your mind – ah, where are my manners.” Dawn bent his head forward a bit, a hoof coming up over his chest as he bowed - the mare did so as well - and straightened, the action graceful and, leaving most to assume, frequently repeated gesture.

“My name is Dawn Star, a guard as you can probably tell. Now, what’s on your mind miss? Perhaps I have answers to your curiosities.”

With a nod, the Pegasus in front of him greeted him with her alias. "My name is Aurora. Aurora Borealis."

Aurora seemed to pause for a while after straightening, pondering he question at hand. It seemed 5 seconds had passed before she spoke again, a smile once again on her face. "Nothing of too much importance... Just wondering why you were here?"

And though, she swiftly added on with a flick of her tail. "Not to sound rude or anything..."

To his credit, Dawn Star didn’t look at all perturbed by her inquiry. In fact, the stallion seemed to radiate amusement as Aurora gracelessly tried to assure him that she had meant her question in the most cordial way possible.

He gave her a complacent smile for her troubles, wanting to let it be known that he took no offense to her words and understood her question for what it was.

“Ah, I see. Officially I am here to inspect the town, see if there are any miscreants who need talking to or repairs that need to be made and to report back.”

He glanced over his shoulder to the guards who had accompanied him and were wrangling up the critters and were now leading them out of Ponyville. “Unofficially I’m trying to get away from Canterlot for a day.” He smirked mischievously.

Aurora let out a little chuckle from Dawn's remark and opened her mouth to respond, but was rudely interrupted by he sounds of panicking ponies.

She immediately shut her mouth, and glanced over at the guard, before looking towards Sugarcube Corner, of which ponies were fleeing out of.

It was easy to see that the Pegasus was perhaps silently excited for a new even, for when she glanced back at Dawn, a smile lit her face. "I do believe duty calls?"

Danny Bullwhip

The Pegasus that had so rudely interrupted him seemed to be taken back for Danny's rude reply, but she seemed to shrug it off as she quickly replied with a smile gracing her lips. "Where are my manners?" Sticking out a hoof, she gave away her name happily. "My name is Ashely Dawn, but you may call me Ashely! Oh, and sorry about your mane."

Daniel didn’t seem at all remorseful for his rudeness nor did he particularly care if Ashley was offended because of it.

...

Okay, that wasn’t entirely true. He would much rather not be discourteous if he could help it, sowing seeds of distrust and dislike unfortunately just seemed to be as much a talent as herding however.

The stallion’s brows furrowed down as he looked at the offered hoof, tentatively raising his own and giving the Pegasus a firm shake before retracting it promptly. “Right, Danny. But you seemed to know that already.” He murmured out.

“Sorry, mah mouth has tends to run off on me.” The apology was halfhearted at best but genuine if nothing else.

His eyes flicked up to his disheveled mane and he simply shook himself until the strands were reasonably positioned again. “S’not a problem, kinda don’t do anything with it anyways. Was there something you were needing? You looked like ya were in an awful hurry to find somepony.”

He really hoped it hadn’t been him because usually that meant he was in trouble and he did not have the patience to get yelled at today.

Ashely seemed to be opening her mouth for answer when screaming rose into the air, cutting off her voice, and what's he was about to say.

"Hey, do ya hear screamin'?"

It didn’t appear that they would have time to get an answer as the roar in town drew Daniel’s attention away. “Aw for Pete’s sake what now!”

Today was just not turning out right at all was it?

He looked to the Pegasus with a new seriousness in his eyes that banished all further social endeavors for the time being. “We gotta get to town and see what’s up.”

He didn’t care if she chose not to but the Apples lived here and whatever was attacking the town was threatening their livelihood, which was something he couldn’t allow.

Checking to make sure his whip was in place the stallion charged down the road, across the bridge and very nearly slipped on the stray globs of frosting that had rained down from the …cake monster?

“Ya have got to be kidding me…” How had they managed to make a cake, of all things, a vicious killing machine! Was nothing sacred anymore?