Unexpected Adventures

Whip sighed and threw back his head as he finished his last book. He was laying on his couch, which is where he had spent most of his time for the last few days. He didn't have any reason to leave his home since he had all the food he needed, and in all honesty, he didn't really want to leave either.

After that crazy moment he with that pink mare, Pinkie Pie he believed her name was, he wasn't sure if he had been roped into a date or if she was just joking. Either way, he didn't want to risk it. So he decided to stay home for a while, hoping that she would forget about the whole ordeal. He had a few visitors, just a few random ponies coming to welcome him to the neighborhood. One pair even gave him a cake, which he was very thankful for since he had forgotten to get any sweets while he was in the market last.

In the time he was stuck in his home, he was able to keep himself occupied with a few books he had in a box, but he just finished his last book a few moments ago. With nothing left to read, he was afraid he might go mad with the boredom that he knew was to await him. He had heard of a library somewhere in town, but could he really risk going out there with that crazy pink mare lurking about, ready to pounce on him at any moment?

He had to. Anything was better than trying to deal with the hell that was boredom. He quickly grabbed a map of Ponyville that one of the neighbors brought to him. He didn't think he was going to need it, but he was so glad that he accepted it. He carefully set up the perfect route for him to take so he wouldn't get caught by that giggly pink menace. After he finished his planning, he nodded with a smile, grabbing his saddle bags and his keys. He was just about to lock his door shut when he realized something. He was a pegasus. He could just fly above the clouds.

He facehoofed, dragging his hoof down his face before sighing deeply tossing the map onto his table. He trotted outside, locking his door before flying up into the clouds. He didn't want to rush getting there. His body was aching a little bit from all the time he was out of commission, and the day was just getting started, so the air was fresh and the sun was bright. He decided to have a slow flight over to the library, enjoying the warm breeze of the day.

Even though he wasn't rushing to get to the library, it only took him about twenty-five minutes to get there. He poked his head through the clouds to make sure the crazy pink mare wasn't anywhere in sight. When he realized the coast was clear, he jumped down from the clouds, landing right in front of the door to the library. He looked at the building in front of him. It was quite impressive. The library was a hollowed out tree, and a large one at that. Probably the oldest tree around judging by the size of it.

He didn't see any kind of "Open" sign anywhere, so he decided to give the door a few knocks. He backed a few steps away from the door waiting for somepony to answer. He heard a young male voice yell, "I'll get it!", before the door opened, revealing nothing. Whip was a little confused that he saw nopony there, even though the door opened on it's own. After a few moments of confusion, he felt a light tap on his hoof and somepony say, "Down here!". He looked down to see not a pony, but a little baby dragon by the looks of it. Whip was struck by awe by the small dragon in front of him. He had never seen a dragon before, led alone a baby dragon. He was only brought back to reality when the small dragon waved his claw in front of Whips face trying to get his attention.

"Umm, excuse me? Did you need something?" Whip shook his head a few times before smiling sheepishly. Just as the words left his mouth, a dark lavender aura enveloped the small dragon and moved him out of site. At the same time, a mares voice asked him who was at the door. She didn't even wait for an answer before stepping in front of the door with a smile.

"Well hello there sir, my name is Twilight Sparkle, did you need anything?" Whip didn't say anything. For some reason her name was familiar to him, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it from. He realized he was making an awkward situation and and smile again.

"Oh umm yes! I came here to see if I could borrow a few books! Uhh, this is the library....right?" He looked back at the sign, just to make sure he was a the right place. The mare giggled lightly, bringing Whip's attention back to her.

"Yep! This is the Golden Oaks Library! Please come in!" She smiled and moved away from the door, allowing Whip to enter. For a moment, he thought he saw a light blush cross the mares face. He brought his attention to the shelves of the library, trying to ignore what he saw. It only took a few seconds for him to realize just how many books were packed into the shelves. There must have been hundreds of books here! He could only imagine what kind of books the great collection had.

His attention was grabbed once again when the mare began to speak. "Was there anything specific you were looking for? Mystery? Adventure?.......Romance?" That last word seemed to come out in a bit different kind of tone from the others. When he turned to look at her she was facing away from him, examining a book shelf on the other side of the room. As she turned her head slightly, he could see that her face was a bit flustered, pink from a deeper blush.

"Ummmm I think that Adventure sounds like a good idea. Do you have any recommendations?" When he said the word "Adventure", her blush seemed to soften greatly. She shook her head lightly and closed a book with a slam and shoved it back into the bookshelf. She took a deep breath before turning around to look at him, her blush almost completely gone.

"Ah yes actually I do! There is a certain series that I happen to love!" She pulled a book out of one of the shelves with her magic and moved it towards Whip. "This is only the first book in the series, it's really addicting, I'm sure you would enjoy it just as much as do!"

Whip examined the cover of the book, reading the title out loud. "Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Stone? Sounds interesting. I guess this could be a good read. Can I borrow this one for awhile? I'll bring it back as soon as I finish it."

Twilight nodded with a smile. "Of course! Just as long as you bring it back in great shape! I take great pride in the condition of all my books, so please keep it safe." Whip smiled as he slipped the book into his saddle bag. "Don't worry, I will take great care of this book. You have nothing to worry about. I should be going now. Thanks again!" As he moved towards the door, Twilight followed behind him with a smile.

"Alright! Take care now!" Whip opened his wings and flew up into the clouds. Just as he was about to go, he looked back and noticed that she had left the door wide open. He could see her grabbing a grey book book from the shelf, the same book she slammed shut and put away earlier. She then rushed upstairs to what seemed to be her room, slamming the door. Just a moment later, he saw the crazy pink mare Pinkie Pie bounce up to the library and go right inside without hesitation. There was a minute of silence before her hear Pinkie speak. It was a little muffled since he could only hear her from an opened window in Twilights room.

"Heya Twilight! What'cha reading!?" Not a second passed before he heard Twilight yell a response. "NOTHING!!!"

Whip wasn't sure what that was all about, but he was sure that it wasn't something he wanted to get mixed into. Especially if Pinkie was involved. He hurried off to his home so he could get started on the book he just borrowed. He could only imagine what wonders this book held inside.