A rocky affairby FallenLaughterChaptersCH1 - A rocky meetingCH2 - A rocky awakeningCH3 - A rocky conversationCH1 - A rocky meetingBlinkie looked across the gray, barren fields of her family's farm, letting out a small sigh. Limestone, what did you do to deserve this?. She had worked all morning, moving rocks from one side of the fields to the other, while simultaneously fixing up all the little annoyances that usually befell a farm. And yet, as she let her weary gaze wander around the farm, she could see that she barely had made any progress. She shook her head, silently lamenting her situation. If only her sister was here, but Inkie had been needed in Manehattan to oversee a shipment for an very important client. It was crucial that everything went right, so Blinkie had have no choice but to take on all the chores alone. At first she had hated it, but over time she had learned to distract herself by concentrating on the more positive things in her life. Today it was the knowledge that her mother was already preparing dinner and that once she came back home she could enjoy a delicious meal, that kept her from getting too depressed. With the thought of the delicious food that was waiting for her in her head, she grudgingly strapped herself back into her waiting harness and began to pull the cart she had fetched to transport a few of the bigger rocks towards another patch of land that needed her attention. As she walked, she did her best to try and distract herself. Unfortunately though, there wasn’t much to grab her attention. The Pie farm was fairly secluded from the outside world, their house was the only one for miles, so all there was to see were rocks, rocks and more rocks. Only on very few occasions there was something more to behold, for example the occasional bird perching in the half dead trees located all around the farm, or an particular beautiful sunrise, crawling over the mountain ranges that bordered the farm, tinting everything in a deep red glow or sometimes, when she was particularly lucky, she could hear the sound of snoring coming from a nearby pile of rocks. ...?! ”What in the hay? Blinkie paused, staring at the place the snoring came from. She couldn't tell for sure, but it sounded as if somepony was hiding behind those rocks. But that was impossible. The Pie family were the only ones living in the area for miles, not to mention that, with the relative closeness to the Everfree, the area was not the safest, so there normally weren’t many travelers coming through the area. And yet, she could not deny that the fact that she was definitely hearing something. Curiosity welled up in her as she listened to the sound. Maybe she should take a peek? For a while she contemplated it, but in the end her curiosity won out and she decided to take a look. Quickly she slipped out of the harness before she left the path and walked over to where she thought the sound was coming from. At first, she saw nothing and she was about to dismiss the entire thing as a simple mistake on her part, but then her eyes fell on the form of a sleeping, yellow coated mare, laying beneath a particular large rock, which not only offered her a shadowy place to lay down, but also protection from the elements. The moment Blinkie saw her, her eyes widened in surprise and quickly she began trotting over to her. "Hey!" she shouted over to the sleeping form. "What in the hay are you doing here? It’s dangerous out here, you need to leave." Unfortunately though, it seemed as if the mare hadn't heard her, if her blatant lack of any form of reaction was any indication. Facehoofing, Blinkie sighed, then she walked closer to the sleeping form. "Hey!" she repeated, louder this time."Did you hear me? Get your flank out of here!" This time the mare reacted. Giving a big yawn, she sat up and stretched, allowing Blinkie to get a better look of her. She was about as tall as her, but lighter built, which wasn’t very surprising considering Blinkie was rather muscular due to years of working on a rockfarm. The yellow mare also was a unicorn, given the horn that jutted out from under her yellow and brown mane that was so long, it covered most of her face. Only her muzzle was really visible, the rest of her face was hidden behind a curtain of hair. As Blinkie mustered the mare, she turned around, facing Blinkie directly, who in turn raised an eyebrow expectantly. The mare cocked her head slightly, giving her a rather confused look, then she turned back around, leaving a surprised looking Blinkie to stare at her back. Did that really just happen?, Blinkie stared at the yellow mare. Hiding the irritation that was starting to well up in her as best as she could, she walked around the strange mare. She opened her mouth to tell her to leave once again, but before she could say anything she was suddenly interrupted. “Did you see a book laying around?” the mare asked, causing Blinkie to pause. “Huh? Wha-” Blinkie stammered confused. The question had caught her off guard. In response the mare paused her actions for a moment, and looked back up. “Did you see a book laying around somewhere?” she repeated. “No, I haven’t,” Blinkie automatically replied, her confusion momentarily overwriting her better judgement. Only a moment later she realized what she had done. “Drat,” the yellow mare muttered. “I’m sure I left it somewhere around here.” She began searching the ground again, once again ignoring Blinkie, who was watching the scene before her in confused silence. It took her a moment, but finally she managed to pull herself out of her stupor. “Listen here...” “Sonar,” the yellow mare said without looking up. “Listen, Sonar.” Blinkie said, tapping her hoof in irritation. “I’m sorry if I was too harsh before, but I have to ask you to leave.” “Yeah, yeah” Sonar said, waving a hoof dismissively. “Just gimme a sec.” All the while she continued to rummage around on the ground. “I think you didn’t hear me,” Blinkie insisted, the intensity in which she taped her hoof growing. “I said it’s dangerous-“ “Found it,” Sonar suddenly shouted, cutting off Blinkie once again. She stood up smiling, a small black book in her hoof. “You nearly gave me a heart attack,” she chuckled at the book, as she carefully placed it in a pair of bags resting besides her. Blinkie waited until she was done, then addressed the mare again “I’m glad you found what you were looking for, but you’ve got to listen to me,” she said and lowered her head so that she was on eye level with Sonar. ”It is dangerous out here! You. Need. To. Leave!” It didn’t seem to impress Sonar. The mare just smiled and sat back down, waving a hoof at Blinkie.“Relax. I heard you the first time,” she said lazily as she began to rummage through her bags. “Just let me finish up here, then I’m gone in a jiffy.” “NO!” Blinkie roared. Her patience had run thin, causing her to stamp her hoof against the ground with all her strength. “You’ll leave no-*” Suddenly, a rumble sounded across the field, causing Blinkie to pause. Slowly she looked down, where she saw that a crack had formed in the ground beneath her hoof. Following the crack with her eyes, she saw that it disappeared somewhere beneath the rock pile they were standing under. Again a loud rumble sounded through the field, causing Blinkie to wince. With a bad feeling, she glanced up at the rockpile above them, just in time to see the first rock starting to break loose. At once her training kicked in, and she began to turn around to flee; until she saw that Sonar hadn’t moved yet. The yellow mare was just sitting there, still rummaging through her saddle. “Are you crazy?” Blinkie shouted, dread filling her voice as the first pebbles started to roll down the pile. “Move!” But Sonar wasn’t budging. It nearly seemed as if she hadn’t seen the danger she was in at all. Blinkie had only a moment to think. “BUCK!” Cursing under her breath, she jumped forward and run towards the oblivious mare. Author's Note After re-reading this feel like I've could done better, but if I just keep revising this chapter, I'll never move forward. So here, have a story and have fun reading Special thanks to DaveKenroy, BluegrassBrooke and NekoThaCat. All three of them helped me to improve myself as a writer, as well as helping me with this story. So, a big thank you to all of you. CH2 - A rocky awakeningThe first thing she felt was pain. Her entire body ached and her head felt as if it had been split in two. Groggily, she tried to stand up, but the moment she put pressure on her limbs, they immediately gave in, forcing her back down. She tried a few more times to get up, but after the fifth failed attempt she sighed and lay back down, wondering what had happened. All she could remember was a shout, then a pile of rocks had collapsed onto her. Warily she raised a hoof and began to search her body for injuries, but to her surprise she couldn’t find anything more than a few bruises. Only her right front leg felt as if it might be something more serious, but without a doctor it was hard to tell. Confused by her apparent lack of injury, she put down her hoof again. Obviously she had somehow survived the incident, she just couldn’t tell how and no matter how hard she tried to remember, nothing came to mind. While she wondered about that, part of her registered that the surface she was laying on was surprisingly soft. Hadn’t she been hit by rocks? She was no expert on the matter, but as far she knew, rocks were not this soft. Curious, she wriggled around a little, trying to get a better idea of where she was. Yes, the ground she was laying on was incredible soft, and now that she thought about it, she noticed that something was laying on top of her; something heavy, but just as soft as the ground, which greatly confused her. She was about to try and sit up again, when she suddenly heard a voice. "You're awake," a monotone, feminine voice stated from somewhere besides her. It was close, too. Startled by the sudden noise, Sonar let out a quiet yelp and, fighting through the pain, she pushed herself up and turned towards the newcomer. “Where am I?" Sonar managed to croak despite the discomfort. Her throat felt incredibly dry and she had trouble keeping her voice from failing. “You’re at our home. My sister brought you here," the mare stated in the same tone as before. “Our home..?” Sonar asked groggily. The pain she still felt kept her from thinking clearly, so the vague statements of the mare confused her deeply. “Yes." Sonar waited for the mare to continue, but nothing came. Unsatisfied with the answer, Sonar decided to press the matter a little more. “And you are?" "My name is Maud,” the mare said, “Maud Pie. My sister's called Limestone," she added after a moment of thought. Again a silence followed, only this time Sonar didn’t object to it She felt to exhausted to press the matter any further, not to mention that, seeing how things currently went, she assumed that she couldn't get any more information out of Maud anyway. So, in an attempt to save her strength, she simply let herself sink back, letting out a small sigh in the progress. Apparently Maud took that for a sign that the conversation was over. She suddenly turned around and began to walk away. “Where are you going?" Sonar asked, not bothering with sitting up again. “I am getting Blinkie." "Who’s Blinkie?" Confused Sonar turned towards Maud. “I mean Limestone," Maud clarified after a moment. "Blinkie is what my sisters and I call her. After she carried you over here, she asked me to look after you while she talked to ma and pa. She also asked me to get her once you are awake." "So she's okay?" Sonar asked relieved. Considering how close Blinkie had been just before the rocks started falling, there was a good chances that she had been caught in the rockslide as well. It was good to hear that at least one of them had made it out unharmed. Maud only nodded slightly, then she left the room through the door, leaving Sonar alone with her thoughts; not that she had many. Due to the still lingering pain, she had trouble forming any complex thoughts. The best she could muster was to listen to what was going on around her. Angling her ears, she followed Maud's steps down the hallway. She followed her hoofsteps through what seemed to be a halfway, until Maud suddenly stopped. Next she heard the sound of hooves knocking against wood, then the sound of a door opening. "And? She had expected Blinkie to open the door, but this definitely wasn’t her. This voice was much rougher and deeper. Also, it belonged to a stallion. “She is awake." That one was Maud. A second of whispering followed, which in turn was followed by the sound of shuffling bodies. Next, she heard the door close again, then a second, lighter set of hooves approach her direction. A moment later the door to her room opened and Blinkie stepped in. "I see you’re feeling better,” Blinkie said. Her voice was completely neutral. “Seems like it,” Sonar answered. “How long was I out?” "Not long. Little more than a day." Blinkie replied. Her voice was still completely neutral. "Admittedly, I'm surprised. "Considering that I had to drag your sorry flank all the way from the fields to here, I was expecting you to stay knocked out for a while longer. ” "Yeah. thanks for that by the way," Sonar said. "Don’t worry. I mean, it was an accident right?" Blinkie said and waved a hoof. "I mean, it isn't as if i was warning you to leave or anything." Suddenly she gasped in fake surprise and held a hoof to her mouth. “Oh wait, I was," she finished coldly. Across from her Sonar tried to smile at her, while she scratched the back of her head with her uninjured hoof. "Umm I'm sorry?" “You better be!” Blinkie snapped, causing Sonar to shrink back a little. “Do you know how lucky you are to still be alive?” “Very?” Sonar asked an unamused Blinkie. “But not as lucky at you,” she continued after a moment. “You managed to get out of it without a scratch.” Blinkie snorted at that and shook her head. “That's no luck. I’m just tougher than you.” “Really?” Sonar asked doubtfully. “I mean, I’m not saying you aren’t tough, but I don’t think it matters how tough you are when a pile of rock is toppling down on you. That isn’t really anything anypony just shrugs off.” “Oh, you think so?” Blinkie asked. A hint of amusement rang in her voice, which confused Sonar. “Yes, why?” Instead of answering, Blinkie simply walked over to a nearby table and picked up a hoof sized stone that was laying on top of it. Confused, Sonar turned to her. “What are you- ?” She was interrupted when Blinkie held the stone up, showing it to her, before simply crushing it between her hooves, leaving Sonar slack jawed. Tiny splinters and dust fell to the ground as she brushed of the remains of the once-stone from her hooves, then Blinkie looked back to Sonar an obvious smirk on her lips. “You were saying?” Blinkie asked. “How did you do that?” Sonar asked, after she had picked her jaw up again. “Ehh, I just did it,” Blinkie shrugged. “It’s nothing special, really. Everypony in my family can do the same to some degree or another. Something like this,” she nodded to the dust below her, “is nothing.” “But how did you learn something like that?” Sonar asked in confusion. Surprised Blinkie raised an eyebrow. “Didn’t Maud tell you? Wait scratch that, of course she didn’t. We’re rock farmers. Stuff like that just comes with the territory.” “Rock farmers… ?” Sonar asked confused, causing Blinkie to roll her eyes. “Yes, rock farmers. Let me guess,” she added as Sonar opened her mouth. “What the hell is a rock farmer, right?” Across from her Sonar nodded, causing Blinkie to groan and face hoof. “I swear to Celestia, no one knows what we’re doing. Is it too much to ask that at least once somepony knows something about our work?” She looked back up, staring right at Sonar. “We are rock farmers. Our job is it to grow and distribute rocks. Yes you heard right, we grow rocks. We have special equipment for that. But that’s not what you want to know right? You wonder why anyone would grow rocks in the first place, right? Well, the answer for that is somewhat difficult. “First let me ask you, what do you think rocks are made of?” “What rocks are made of?” Sonar asked confused. “Umm, stone?” “Yes, ” Blinkie smirked, “but which one?” “Umm, which one… ?” “Yes.” Blinkie nodded. She gave Sonar a thoughtful look, then she suddenly sat down and cleared her throat. “Stone isn’t just stone, you know? There are hundreds of variations. Marble, slate, chalk, sandstone, onyx, the list goes on and on. Some of those are very rare in Equestria, maybe because they aren’t naturally found in high quantities or because they are only found in some far off lands and too expensive to import. “So, where do you think all those materials used in Equestria come from?" She paused and looked at Sonar, but when she didn't answer, Blinkie sighed and shook her head. "I’ll tell you where it comes from; from us. “ Ignoring the surprised look on Sonar’s face, Blinkie gestured to a nearby window, from where they could see the fields. “On this farm we grow those rare types of rocks, allowing for an easy and cheap distribution all around the country. “Need marble to built a new statue? We deliver it to you. “Need cobblestone to build a new house? We provide it to you. “Need ingredients for a new chemical mixture? We get it to you. “Whether you realize it or not, we are far more important to Equestria’s well-being than many others and yet nearly no one knows about us.” At this point Blinkie interrupted herself. She was panting slightly, anger written all over her face. Quickly she took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. “Anyways, ” she continued once she had calmed down enough. “Does this answer your question?” Sonar nodded, causing Blinkie to relax. “Good, because now I have a question.” “And that would be?” “What’s up with your eyes?” The moment the words left Blinkie’s mouth, Sonar froze. “Why? What is with them?” she tried to act casually, but there clearly was a certain uneasiness hidden behind her words. “They are so … strange” Blinkie said, struggling to find the right words. “I mean, I’m no doctor, but I’m pretty sure normal ponies eyes don’t have notes in them. Nearly didn’t notice because of all that hair of yours, but I saw them when I checked your vitals after rescuing you from those rocks.” “I’m wearing contacts,” Sonar snapped back immediately, causing Blinkie to raise an eyebrow at her behaviour. “Sure..” Blinkie said after a while. She wasn’t really satisfied with the answer she had been given, but for the moment it had to be enough. There were other, more important matters they had to address first. “Anyway, think you can walk?” Blinkie asked, as she stood back up, snapping Sonar out of her thoughts. “I’m not sure,” Sonar said hesitantly after a moment. “Why?” “Because Dad wants to see you. He told me to get you over there once you are ready. So again, can you walk?” Unsure, Sonar looked at her hooves. Carefully, she tried to put pressure on them and this time she was able to keep herself upright. If it was because the pain had numbed down, or if she’d just had gotten used to it, she couldn’t say. “I’ll manage,” she finally said. “Good, then let’s go.” She walked over to Sonar, supporting the mare as she stood up. Once she was standing, Blinkie guided her through the room and out of the door. CH3 - A rocky conversationThe walk to the living room, where Blinkie’s father was waiting for them, proved more difficult than expected. While at first only minor, the pain in Sonar’s hoof grew with each step she took, forcing her to limb most of the way rather than walk. On a few occasions, the pain even got so bad that she threatened to fall, and only a quick intervention from Blinkie saved her from doing so. Yet, despite the added help of Blinkie, they made slow progress. Once they had reached their goal, Blinkie waited a moment for Sonar to catch her breath, then she knocked and opened the large wooden door leading inside the living room. They were greeted by a small, spartan room. A large oak table stood in the center of the room, surrounded by two small couches on either side and a large armchair at the head end. A few shelves lined the walls, filled with equal amounts of books, folders and rocks. One of the shelves also held what seemed to be an oldfamily picture. Except for that, the room was completely barren of any decorations. Two ponies, one mare and one stallion, were sitting at the table, one on the couch to its left, the other in the armchair at the head of the table. The first one, the mare sitting on the couch, Sonar identified as Maud, yet she had never met the other one. Considering why she was there though, she figured that he must have been Blinkie’s father. He was an older, light brown stallion with an impressive looking pair of sideburns that ended into an equally impressive looking beard. A black hat rested on his head, it’s wide brim partially hiding his piercing golden colored eyes that seemed to look right through her. He quietly nodded at them as they approached him and gestured for them to sit down. He waited until Blinkie helped Sonar sit onto the free couch, then he turned towards her. “So, you must be Sonar.” he began in a deep gravelly tone that was just as unreadable as his daughters. “My name is Igneous Rock, it’s a pleasure to finally meet you,” he said with a slight bow. “I would have liked to meet you sooner, but unfortunately I had work to do that couldn’t wait. I still do technically, but my wife was nice enough to take over for a while so we could talk.” He paused and stared at her for a moment, then he shook his head ever so slightly. “I must say though, now that I see you for myself, I must say you aren’t exactly what is was expecting. When Limestone told me that a strange mare had caused an rockslide in the fields, I would have expected you to look a little less …fragile.” At the mention of the rockslide Sonar glanced at Blinkie, yet the mare didn’t return her gaze and instead quickly averted her eyes. Meanwhile Igneous observed her quietly, his eyes wandering over the different scratches and bruises covering her hide until they came to rest on her leg. “I see you haven’t gotten off scotch free either.” he continued, drawing her attention back from Blinkie to him. “How bad is it?” “Oh this?” Sonar asked and casually gestured to her body. “That’s nothing, just a few scratches. See?” Quickly she performed a quick row of movements to prove her point, yet, as she moved her injured hoof, a sudden bolt of pain jolted through her leg, making her gasp in pain. Trying her best to ignore the seething pain, she quickly stopped and looked up at Igneous to see if he had noticed. Unfortunately for her, his face was still the same unreadable mask it always seemed to be, so she couldn’t tell for sure. “I see,” Igneous simply said. He paused for a moment, apparently lost in thought, then his eyes suddenly narrowed and he gave her a slight nod. “Well then. For the time being you can stay in Pinkie’s room. It’s empty at the moment anyway and I already talked to my wife about it. “Once your leg is healed,” he said, causing Sonar to wince at being caught lying, ”we will bring you to the next train station. From there you can go wherever you want. Any questions?” Taken aback by the sudden swell of information it took Sonar a moment to find her voice. “Umm, just one” she began hesitantly, causing Igneous to stare at her expectantly. ”Umm, with all due respect but this is all a little sudden, don’t you think? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to be disrespectful but is there a reason for the hurry?” Once she finished she looked at Igneous, yet to her discomfort he was completely silent and for a moment she wondered if she’d gone too far, but then Igneous suddenly spoke up, causing her to sigh in relief. ”Yes,” he said with a slight nod “there is a reason for it. You see, we are rather busy at the moment. We lately received an very important order from Canterlot which requires all of our time and expertise. Yet, despite that we had to sent Marble to Manehattan, because some oaf screwed up a delivery, leaving us one worker short. Normally something like that wouldn't have been a problem, and we still would have been able to finish everything without much problem, but thanks to your little accident and the time we lost nursing you back up to health, we are currently on a very tight schedule. We simply don’t have time to spent on you more than we already did.” “I see...” Sonar said once he had finished, yet, from the way she said it, it was clear that there was still something else bothering here. Apparently Igneous noticed it too, since he looked at her with a strange gleam in his eyes. “You still got a question?” he asked, causing Sonar to wince. For a moment she thought about denying it, but as she look into Igneous calculating eyes, she knew that he’d probably able to tell that she was lying. “”It’s just” she began slowly causing Igneous to raise an eyebrow. ”I’m a little confused. If you’re all so busy then why did you even bother helping me? Would it have been easier to just sent me off to an hospital or something? Wouldn't that have been easier than to keep me here and throw of your schedule?” she asked and looked at Igneous, who to her surprise had a look of respect on his face, though it was gone a moment later, as he once again hid behind his stoned faced mask. “There are actually a couple of reasons why we decided the way we did.” Igneous said after a moment, causing Sonar to perk up. ”The first one is also the most important one. As you should know, the next city, and therefore the next hospital, is miles away. Quite frankly, it would have cost us more time and money to get you there than to let you stay here. “Apart from that, your injuries were only very minor, nothing that we couldn’t have taken care of ourselves.” Noticing Sonar’s sceptical expression he added, “We are rockfarmers Sonar. We are constantly at danger to be caught in a rockslide, a cave in or worse. Us Pies may be tough but we aren’t invincible. We all are trained in first aid and my wife used to be a nurse before she married me and she passed the knowledge on to our daughters. Trust me if I say, we know what we can handle and what not.” “For the last reason… ” he began, yet he suddenly paused, his eyes flickering over to Maud. He opened his mouth again, but before he could say anything somepony else suddenly spoke up. “I asked him to let you stay," Maud said as she turned to Sonar. Her voice was still as emotionless as always, yet there was a hint of determination in it that hadn't been there before. “For why I did it,” she continued before any could react, “I had my reasons." "That doesn't really answer my question though" Sonar said after a moment, a little annoyed. “No, it doesn't," Maud simply answered before looking at her father. “ I'm tired. I'll go to my room." With that she stood up and before anyone could stop her she disappeared through the door. A moment of surprised silence followed her leave, then Igneous shook his head. "I think Maud had a good idea," he sighed and stood up as well. "Maybe we should all go to bed. Blinkie, if you please could escort our guest to her room." At his words Blinkie, who was still looking after her older sister, snapped to attention and she quickly nodded. "Will do, dad" she said and stood up. She sounded a little annoyed at the idea of having to babysit Sonar, but she knew better than to argue with her parents, so she simply turned around and offered Sonar a hoof. “You coming?" For a moment Sonar considered not to. She wasn’t really happy with how the conversation had ended, but after a moment of thought she decided against it. she knew that she probably wouldn’t get anything more out of the Pies even if she tried anyway and besides, it wasn't like she didn't know how it was when you wanted to keep certain things to yourself. "Fine," she finally said and she took Blinkie’s hoof to let her guide her to her room. ********************* Pinkie's room was definitely different from what Sonar had expected. Whereas the rest of the house was designed in cold efficiency, Pinkie's room was rather messy with all kinds of things stuffed into an abundance of shelves and boxes. Posters lined the wall, all of them with different topics and designs. A single bed stood crammed in one corner of the room, with a couple of plushies covering it. ”Well, this is your room," Blinkie said, and walked over to the bed to make room for her. She stuffed the toys into a nearby box, then she turned back to Sonar. “Any questions?" "No, not really," Sonar said as she climbed onto the bed. She paused, carefully stretching her limbs to test them. “Sheesh, I haven’t been this exhausted since I toured through Fillydelphia." "Yeah that's great.” Blinkie said with a roll of her eyes “Anyway, if you need something..." She began as walked over to the door, but suddenly she paused and slowly turned back to Sonar. “Wait, you've been to Fillydelphia?" she asked in disbelief. "Sure I did.” Sonar grinned mischievously “You know it?” “Are you kidding?" Blinkie said, her eyes lightening up in excitement. "I always wanted to go there, but I never was able to. I don’t really get away from the farm often, Inkie and Maud normally take care of anything. The farthest I’ve ever traveled is ponyville. Is it true that they even got dragons living there?" "Somewhat," Sonar said smiling. "Yes, there are dragons living there, but they mostly keep to their own area of the city called DragonTown. They only seldom interact with the outside." Once she was done, Blinkie paused, chewing her lip. "Think you can tell me more?" she asked after a while. "Sure, it would be my pleasure," Sonar smiled. She scooted over to make room, then she patted the place besides her, offering Blinkie to join her. "Well then,” she began once Blinkie was seated, “the first thing you need to know is. . ." Author's Note Been a while since the last update. Hope the next one will come sooner. Thx to the usual suspects, and of course thank you to the readers for putting up with me.
CH1 - A rocky meetingBlinkie looked across the gray, barren fields of her family's farm, letting out a small sigh. Limestone, what did you do to deserve this?. She had worked all morning, moving rocks from one side of the fields to the other, while simultaneously fixing up all the little annoyances that usually befell a farm. And yet, as she let her weary gaze wander around the farm, she could see that she barely had made any progress. She shook her head, silently lamenting her situation. If only her sister was here, but Inkie had been needed in Manehattan to oversee a shipment for an very important client. It was crucial that everything went right, so Blinkie had have no choice but to take on all the chores alone. At first she had hated it, but over time she had learned to distract herself by concentrating on the more positive things in her life. Today it was the knowledge that her mother was already preparing dinner and that once she came back home she could enjoy a delicious meal, that kept her from getting too depressed. With the thought of the delicious food that was waiting for her in her head, she grudgingly strapped herself back into her waiting harness and began to pull the cart she had fetched to transport a few of the bigger rocks towards another patch of land that needed her attention. As she walked, she did her best to try and distract herself. Unfortunately though, there wasn’t much to grab her attention. The Pie farm was fairly secluded from the outside world, their house was the only one for miles, so all there was to see were rocks, rocks and more rocks. Only on very few occasions there was something more to behold, for example the occasional bird perching in the half dead trees located all around the farm, or an particular beautiful sunrise, crawling over the mountain ranges that bordered the farm, tinting everything in a deep red glow or sometimes, when she was particularly lucky, she could hear the sound of snoring coming from a nearby pile of rocks. ...?! ”What in the hay? Blinkie paused, staring at the place the snoring came from. She couldn't tell for sure, but it sounded as if somepony was hiding behind those rocks. But that was impossible. The Pie family were the only ones living in the area for miles, not to mention that, with the relative closeness to the Everfree, the area was not the safest, so there normally weren’t many travelers coming through the area. And yet, she could not deny that the fact that she was definitely hearing something. Curiosity welled up in her as she listened to the sound. Maybe she should take a peek? For a while she contemplated it, but in the end her curiosity won out and she decided to take a look. Quickly she slipped out of the harness before she left the path and walked over to where she thought the sound was coming from. At first, she saw nothing and she was about to dismiss the entire thing as a simple mistake on her part, but then her eyes fell on the form of a sleeping, yellow coated mare, laying beneath a particular large rock, which not only offered her a shadowy place to lay down, but also protection from the elements. The moment Blinkie saw her, her eyes widened in surprise and quickly she began trotting over to her. "Hey!" she shouted over to the sleeping form. "What in the hay are you doing here? It’s dangerous out here, you need to leave." Unfortunately though, it seemed as if the mare hadn't heard her, if her blatant lack of any form of reaction was any indication. Facehoofing, Blinkie sighed, then she walked closer to the sleeping form. "Hey!" she repeated, louder this time."Did you hear me? Get your flank out of here!" This time the mare reacted. Giving a big yawn, she sat up and stretched, allowing Blinkie to get a better look of her. She was about as tall as her, but lighter built, which wasn’t very surprising considering Blinkie was rather muscular due to years of working on a rockfarm. The yellow mare also was a unicorn, given the horn that jutted out from under her yellow and brown mane that was so long, it covered most of her face. Only her muzzle was really visible, the rest of her face was hidden behind a curtain of hair. As Blinkie mustered the mare, she turned around, facing Blinkie directly, who in turn raised an eyebrow expectantly. The mare cocked her head slightly, giving her a rather confused look, then she turned back around, leaving a surprised looking Blinkie to stare at her back. Did that really just happen?, Blinkie stared at the yellow mare. Hiding the irritation that was starting to well up in her as best as she could, she walked around the strange mare. She opened her mouth to tell her to leave once again, but before she could say anything she was suddenly interrupted. “Did you see a book laying around?” the mare asked, causing Blinkie to pause. “Huh? Wha-” Blinkie stammered confused. The question had caught her off guard. In response the mare paused her actions for a moment, and looked back up. “Did you see a book laying around somewhere?” she repeated. “No, I haven’t,” Blinkie automatically replied, her confusion momentarily overwriting her better judgement. Only a moment later she realized what she had done. “Drat,” the yellow mare muttered. “I’m sure I left it somewhere around here.” She began searching the ground again, once again ignoring Blinkie, who was watching the scene before her in confused silence. It took her a moment, but finally she managed to pull herself out of her stupor. “Listen here...” “Sonar,” the yellow mare said without looking up. “Listen, Sonar.” Blinkie said, tapping her hoof in irritation. “I’m sorry if I was too harsh before, but I have to ask you to leave.” “Yeah, yeah” Sonar said, waving a hoof dismissively. “Just gimme a sec.” All the while she continued to rummage around on the ground. “I think you didn’t hear me,” Blinkie insisted, the intensity in which she taped her hoof growing. “I said it’s dangerous-“ “Found it,” Sonar suddenly shouted, cutting off Blinkie once again. She stood up smiling, a small black book in her hoof. “You nearly gave me a heart attack,” she chuckled at the book, as she carefully placed it in a pair of bags resting besides her. Blinkie waited until she was done, then addressed the mare again “I’m glad you found what you were looking for, but you’ve got to listen to me,” she said and lowered her head so that she was on eye level with Sonar. ”It is dangerous out here! You. Need. To. Leave!” It didn’t seem to impress Sonar. The mare just smiled and sat back down, waving a hoof at Blinkie.“Relax. I heard you the first time,” she said lazily as she began to rummage through her bags. “Just let me finish up here, then I’m gone in a jiffy.” “NO!” Blinkie roared. Her patience had run thin, causing her to stamp her hoof against the ground with all her strength. “You’ll leave no-*” Suddenly, a rumble sounded across the field, causing Blinkie to pause. Slowly she looked down, where she saw that a crack had formed in the ground beneath her hoof. Following the crack with her eyes, she saw that it disappeared somewhere beneath the rock pile they were standing under. Again a loud rumble sounded through the field, causing Blinkie to wince. With a bad feeling, she glanced up at the rockpile above them, just in time to see the first rock starting to break loose. At once her training kicked in, and she began to turn around to flee; until she saw that Sonar hadn’t moved yet. The yellow mare was just sitting there, still rummaging through her saddle. “Are you crazy?” Blinkie shouted, dread filling her voice as the first pebbles started to roll down the pile. “Move!” But Sonar wasn’t budging. It nearly seemed as if she hadn’t seen the danger she was in at all. Blinkie had only a moment to think. “BUCK!” Cursing under her breath, she jumped forward and run towards the oblivious mare. Author's Note After re-reading this feel like I've could done better, but if I just keep revising this chapter, I'll never move forward. So here, have a story and have fun reading Special thanks to DaveKenroy, BluegrassBrooke and NekoThaCat. All three of them helped me to improve myself as a writer, as well as helping me with this story. So, a big thank you to all of you.
CH2 - A rocky awakeningThe first thing she felt was pain. Her entire body ached and her head felt as if it had been split in two. Groggily, she tried to stand up, but the moment she put pressure on her limbs, they immediately gave in, forcing her back down. She tried a few more times to get up, but after the fifth failed attempt she sighed and lay back down, wondering what had happened. All she could remember was a shout, then a pile of rocks had collapsed onto her. Warily she raised a hoof and began to search her body for injuries, but to her surprise she couldn’t find anything more than a few bruises. Only her right front leg felt as if it might be something more serious, but without a doctor it was hard to tell. Confused by her apparent lack of injury, she put down her hoof again. Obviously she had somehow survived the incident, she just couldn’t tell how and no matter how hard she tried to remember, nothing came to mind. While she wondered about that, part of her registered that the surface she was laying on was surprisingly soft. Hadn’t she been hit by rocks? She was no expert on the matter, but as far she knew, rocks were not this soft. Curious, she wriggled around a little, trying to get a better idea of where she was. Yes, the ground she was laying on was incredible soft, and now that she thought about it, she noticed that something was laying on top of her; something heavy, but just as soft as the ground, which greatly confused her. She was about to try and sit up again, when she suddenly heard a voice. "You're awake," a monotone, feminine voice stated from somewhere besides her. It was close, too. Startled by the sudden noise, Sonar let out a quiet yelp and, fighting through the pain, she pushed herself up and turned towards the newcomer. “Where am I?" Sonar managed to croak despite the discomfort. Her throat felt incredibly dry and she had trouble keeping her voice from failing. “You’re at our home. My sister brought you here," the mare stated in the same tone as before. “Our home..?” Sonar asked groggily. The pain she still felt kept her from thinking clearly, so the vague statements of the mare confused her deeply. “Yes." Sonar waited for the mare to continue, but nothing came. Unsatisfied with the answer, Sonar decided to press the matter a little more. “And you are?" "My name is Maud,” the mare said, “Maud Pie. My sister's called Limestone," she added after a moment of thought. Again a silence followed, only this time Sonar didn’t object to it She felt to exhausted to press the matter any further, not to mention that, seeing how things currently went, she assumed that she couldn't get any more information out of Maud anyway. So, in an attempt to save her strength, she simply let herself sink back, letting out a small sigh in the progress. Apparently Maud took that for a sign that the conversation was over. She suddenly turned around and began to walk away. “Where are you going?" Sonar asked, not bothering with sitting up again. “I am getting Blinkie." "Who’s Blinkie?" Confused Sonar turned towards Maud. “I mean Limestone," Maud clarified after a moment. "Blinkie is what my sisters and I call her. After she carried you over here, she asked me to look after you while she talked to ma and pa. She also asked me to get her once you are awake." "So she's okay?" Sonar asked relieved. Considering how close Blinkie had been just before the rocks started falling, there was a good chances that she had been caught in the rockslide as well. It was good to hear that at least one of them had made it out unharmed. Maud only nodded slightly, then she left the room through the door, leaving Sonar alone with her thoughts; not that she had many. Due to the still lingering pain, she had trouble forming any complex thoughts. The best she could muster was to listen to what was going on around her. Angling her ears, she followed Maud's steps down the hallway. She followed her hoofsteps through what seemed to be a halfway, until Maud suddenly stopped. Next she heard the sound of hooves knocking against wood, then the sound of a door opening. "And? She had expected Blinkie to open the door, but this definitely wasn’t her. This voice was much rougher and deeper. Also, it belonged to a stallion. “She is awake." That one was Maud. A second of whispering followed, which in turn was followed by the sound of shuffling bodies. Next, she heard the door close again, then a second, lighter set of hooves approach her direction. A moment later the door to her room opened and Blinkie stepped in. "I see you’re feeling better,” Blinkie said. Her voice was completely neutral. “Seems like it,” Sonar answered. “How long was I out?” "Not long. Little more than a day." Blinkie replied. Her voice was still completely neutral. "Admittedly, I'm surprised. "Considering that I had to drag your sorry flank all the way from the fields to here, I was expecting you to stay knocked out for a while longer. ” "Yeah. thanks for that by the way," Sonar said. "Don’t worry. I mean, it was an accident right?" Blinkie said and waved a hoof. "I mean, it isn't as if i was warning you to leave or anything." Suddenly she gasped in fake surprise and held a hoof to her mouth. “Oh wait, I was," she finished coldly. Across from her Sonar tried to smile at her, while she scratched the back of her head with her uninjured hoof. "Umm I'm sorry?" “You better be!” Blinkie snapped, causing Sonar to shrink back a little. “Do you know how lucky you are to still be alive?” “Very?” Sonar asked an unamused Blinkie. “But not as lucky at you,” she continued after a moment. “You managed to get out of it without a scratch.” Blinkie snorted at that and shook her head. “That's no luck. I’m just tougher than you.” “Really?” Sonar asked doubtfully. “I mean, I’m not saying you aren’t tough, but I don’t think it matters how tough you are when a pile of rock is toppling down on you. That isn’t really anything anypony just shrugs off.” “Oh, you think so?” Blinkie asked. A hint of amusement rang in her voice, which confused Sonar. “Yes, why?” Instead of answering, Blinkie simply walked over to a nearby table and picked up a hoof sized stone that was laying on top of it. Confused, Sonar turned to her. “What are you- ?” She was interrupted when Blinkie held the stone up, showing it to her, before simply crushing it between her hooves, leaving Sonar slack jawed. Tiny splinters and dust fell to the ground as she brushed of the remains of the once-stone from her hooves, then Blinkie looked back to Sonar an obvious smirk on her lips. “You were saying?” Blinkie asked. “How did you do that?” Sonar asked, after she had picked her jaw up again. “Ehh, I just did it,” Blinkie shrugged. “It’s nothing special, really. Everypony in my family can do the same to some degree or another. Something like this,” she nodded to the dust below her, “is nothing.” “But how did you learn something like that?” Sonar asked in confusion. Surprised Blinkie raised an eyebrow. “Didn’t Maud tell you? Wait scratch that, of course she didn’t. We’re rock farmers. Stuff like that just comes with the territory.” “Rock farmers… ?” Sonar asked confused, causing Blinkie to roll her eyes. “Yes, rock farmers. Let me guess,” she added as Sonar opened her mouth. “What the hell is a rock farmer, right?” Across from her Sonar nodded, causing Blinkie to groan and face hoof. “I swear to Celestia, no one knows what we’re doing. Is it too much to ask that at least once somepony knows something about our work?” She looked back up, staring right at Sonar. “We are rock farmers. Our job is it to grow and distribute rocks. Yes you heard right, we grow rocks. We have special equipment for that. But that’s not what you want to know right? You wonder why anyone would grow rocks in the first place, right? Well, the answer for that is somewhat difficult. “First let me ask you, what do you think rocks are made of?” “What rocks are made of?” Sonar asked confused. “Umm, stone?” “Yes, ” Blinkie smirked, “but which one?” “Umm, which one… ?” “Yes.” Blinkie nodded. She gave Sonar a thoughtful look, then she suddenly sat down and cleared her throat. “Stone isn’t just stone, you know? There are hundreds of variations. Marble, slate, chalk, sandstone, onyx, the list goes on and on. Some of those are very rare in Equestria, maybe because they aren’t naturally found in high quantities or because they are only found in some far off lands and too expensive to import. “So, where do you think all those materials used in Equestria come from?" She paused and looked at Sonar, but when she didn't answer, Blinkie sighed and shook her head. "I’ll tell you where it comes from; from us. “ Ignoring the surprised look on Sonar’s face, Blinkie gestured to a nearby window, from where they could see the fields. “On this farm we grow those rare types of rocks, allowing for an easy and cheap distribution all around the country. “Need marble to built a new statue? We deliver it to you. “Need cobblestone to build a new house? We provide it to you. “Need ingredients for a new chemical mixture? We get it to you. “Whether you realize it or not, we are far more important to Equestria’s well-being than many others and yet nearly no one knows about us.” At this point Blinkie interrupted herself. She was panting slightly, anger written all over her face. Quickly she took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. “Anyways, ” she continued once she had calmed down enough. “Does this answer your question?” Sonar nodded, causing Blinkie to relax. “Good, because now I have a question.” “And that would be?” “What’s up with your eyes?” The moment the words left Blinkie’s mouth, Sonar froze. “Why? What is with them?” she tried to act casually, but there clearly was a certain uneasiness hidden behind her words. “They are so … strange” Blinkie said, struggling to find the right words. “I mean, I’m no doctor, but I’m pretty sure normal ponies eyes don’t have notes in them. Nearly didn’t notice because of all that hair of yours, but I saw them when I checked your vitals after rescuing you from those rocks.” “I’m wearing contacts,” Sonar snapped back immediately, causing Blinkie to raise an eyebrow at her behaviour. “Sure..” Blinkie said after a while. She wasn’t really satisfied with the answer she had been given, but for the moment it had to be enough. There were other, more important matters they had to address first. “Anyway, think you can walk?” Blinkie asked, as she stood back up, snapping Sonar out of her thoughts. “I’m not sure,” Sonar said hesitantly after a moment. “Why?” “Because Dad wants to see you. He told me to get you over there once you are ready. So again, can you walk?” Unsure, Sonar looked at her hooves. Carefully, she tried to put pressure on them and this time she was able to keep herself upright. If it was because the pain had numbed down, or if she’d just had gotten used to it, she couldn’t say. “I’ll manage,” she finally said. “Good, then let’s go.” She walked over to Sonar, supporting the mare as she stood up. Once she was standing, Blinkie guided her through the room and out of the door.
CH3 - A rocky conversationThe walk to the living room, where Blinkie’s father was waiting for them, proved more difficult than expected. While at first only minor, the pain in Sonar’s hoof grew with each step she took, forcing her to limb most of the way rather than walk. On a few occasions, the pain even got so bad that she threatened to fall, and only a quick intervention from Blinkie saved her from doing so. Yet, despite the added help of Blinkie, they made slow progress. Once they had reached their goal, Blinkie waited a moment for Sonar to catch her breath, then she knocked and opened the large wooden door leading inside the living room. They were greeted by a small, spartan room. A large oak table stood in the center of the room, surrounded by two small couches on either side and a large armchair at the head end. A few shelves lined the walls, filled with equal amounts of books, folders and rocks. One of the shelves also held what seemed to be an oldfamily picture. Except for that, the room was completely barren of any decorations. Two ponies, one mare and one stallion, were sitting at the table, one on the couch to its left, the other in the armchair at the head of the table. The first one, the mare sitting on the couch, Sonar identified as Maud, yet she had never met the other one. Considering why she was there though, she figured that he must have been Blinkie’s father. He was an older, light brown stallion with an impressive looking pair of sideburns that ended into an equally impressive looking beard. A black hat rested on his head, it’s wide brim partially hiding his piercing golden colored eyes that seemed to look right through her. He quietly nodded at them as they approached him and gestured for them to sit down. He waited until Blinkie helped Sonar sit onto the free couch, then he turned towards her. “So, you must be Sonar.” he began in a deep gravelly tone that was just as unreadable as his daughters. “My name is Igneous Rock, it’s a pleasure to finally meet you,” he said with a slight bow. “I would have liked to meet you sooner, but unfortunately I had work to do that couldn’t wait. I still do technically, but my wife was nice enough to take over for a while so we could talk.” He paused and stared at her for a moment, then he shook his head ever so slightly. “I must say though, now that I see you for myself, I must say you aren’t exactly what is was expecting. When Limestone told me that a strange mare had caused an rockslide in the fields, I would have expected you to look a little less …fragile.” At the mention of the rockslide Sonar glanced at Blinkie, yet the mare didn’t return her gaze and instead quickly averted her eyes. Meanwhile Igneous observed her quietly, his eyes wandering over the different scratches and bruises covering her hide until they came to rest on her leg. “I see you haven’t gotten off scotch free either.” he continued, drawing her attention back from Blinkie to him. “How bad is it?” “Oh this?” Sonar asked and casually gestured to her body. “That’s nothing, just a few scratches. See?” Quickly she performed a quick row of movements to prove her point, yet, as she moved her injured hoof, a sudden bolt of pain jolted through her leg, making her gasp in pain. Trying her best to ignore the seething pain, she quickly stopped and looked up at Igneous to see if he had noticed. Unfortunately for her, his face was still the same unreadable mask it always seemed to be, so she couldn’t tell for sure. “I see,” Igneous simply said. He paused for a moment, apparently lost in thought, then his eyes suddenly narrowed and he gave her a slight nod. “Well then. For the time being you can stay in Pinkie’s room. It’s empty at the moment anyway and I already talked to my wife about it. “Once your leg is healed,” he said, causing Sonar to wince at being caught lying, ”we will bring you to the next train station. From there you can go wherever you want. Any questions?” Taken aback by the sudden swell of information it took Sonar a moment to find her voice. “Umm, just one” she began hesitantly, causing Igneous to stare at her expectantly. ”Umm, with all due respect but this is all a little sudden, don’t you think? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to be disrespectful but is there a reason for the hurry?” Once she finished she looked at Igneous, yet to her discomfort he was completely silent and for a moment she wondered if she’d gone too far, but then Igneous suddenly spoke up, causing her to sigh in relief. ”Yes,” he said with a slight nod “there is a reason for it. You see, we are rather busy at the moment. We lately received an very important order from Canterlot which requires all of our time and expertise. Yet, despite that we had to sent Marble to Manehattan, because some oaf screwed up a delivery, leaving us one worker short. Normally something like that wouldn't have been a problem, and we still would have been able to finish everything without much problem, but thanks to your little accident and the time we lost nursing you back up to health, we are currently on a very tight schedule. We simply don’t have time to spent on you more than we already did.” “I see...” Sonar said once he had finished, yet, from the way she said it, it was clear that there was still something else bothering here. Apparently Igneous noticed it too, since he looked at her with a strange gleam in his eyes. “You still got a question?” he asked, causing Sonar to wince. For a moment she thought about denying it, but as she look into Igneous calculating eyes, she knew that he’d probably able to tell that she was lying. “”It’s just” she began slowly causing Igneous to raise an eyebrow. ”I’m a little confused. If you’re all so busy then why did you even bother helping me? Would it have been easier to just sent me off to an hospital or something? Wouldn't that have been easier than to keep me here and throw of your schedule?” she asked and looked at Igneous, who to her surprise had a look of respect on his face, though it was gone a moment later, as he once again hid behind his stoned faced mask. “There are actually a couple of reasons why we decided the way we did.” Igneous said after a moment, causing Sonar to perk up. ”The first one is also the most important one. As you should know, the next city, and therefore the next hospital, is miles away. Quite frankly, it would have cost us more time and money to get you there than to let you stay here. “Apart from that, your injuries were only very minor, nothing that we couldn’t have taken care of ourselves.” Noticing Sonar’s sceptical expression he added, “We are rockfarmers Sonar. We are constantly at danger to be caught in a rockslide, a cave in or worse. Us Pies may be tough but we aren’t invincible. We all are trained in first aid and my wife used to be a nurse before she married me and she passed the knowledge on to our daughters. Trust me if I say, we know what we can handle and what not.” “For the last reason… ” he began, yet he suddenly paused, his eyes flickering over to Maud. He opened his mouth again, but before he could say anything somepony else suddenly spoke up. “I asked him to let you stay," Maud said as she turned to Sonar. Her voice was still as emotionless as always, yet there was a hint of determination in it that hadn't been there before. “For why I did it,” she continued before any could react, “I had my reasons." "That doesn't really answer my question though" Sonar said after a moment, a little annoyed. “No, it doesn't," Maud simply answered before looking at her father. “ I'm tired. I'll go to my room." With that she stood up and before anyone could stop her she disappeared through the door. A moment of surprised silence followed her leave, then Igneous shook his head. "I think Maud had a good idea," he sighed and stood up as well. "Maybe we should all go to bed. Blinkie, if you please could escort our guest to her room." At his words Blinkie, who was still looking after her older sister, snapped to attention and she quickly nodded. "Will do, dad" she said and stood up. She sounded a little annoyed at the idea of having to babysit Sonar, but she knew better than to argue with her parents, so she simply turned around and offered Sonar a hoof. “You coming?" For a moment Sonar considered not to. She wasn’t really happy with how the conversation had ended, but after a moment of thought she decided against it. she knew that she probably wouldn’t get anything more out of the Pies even if she tried anyway and besides, it wasn't like she didn't know how it was when you wanted to keep certain things to yourself. "Fine," she finally said and she took Blinkie’s hoof to let her guide her to her room. ********************* Pinkie's room was definitely different from what Sonar had expected. Whereas the rest of the house was designed in cold efficiency, Pinkie's room was rather messy with all kinds of things stuffed into an abundance of shelves and boxes. Posters lined the wall, all of them with different topics and designs. A single bed stood crammed in one corner of the room, with a couple of plushies covering it. ”Well, this is your room," Blinkie said, and walked over to the bed to make room for her. She stuffed the toys into a nearby box, then she turned back to Sonar. “Any questions?" "No, not really," Sonar said as she climbed onto the bed. She paused, carefully stretching her limbs to test them. “Sheesh, I haven’t been this exhausted since I toured through Fillydelphia." "Yeah that's great.” Blinkie said with a roll of her eyes “Anyway, if you need something..." She began as walked over to the door, but suddenly she paused and slowly turned back to Sonar. “Wait, you've been to Fillydelphia?" she asked in disbelief. "Sure I did.” Sonar grinned mischievously “You know it?” “Are you kidding?" Blinkie said, her eyes lightening up in excitement. "I always wanted to go there, but I never was able to. I don’t really get away from the farm often, Inkie and Maud normally take care of anything. The farthest I’ve ever traveled is ponyville. Is it true that they even got dragons living there?" "Somewhat," Sonar said smiling. "Yes, there are dragons living there, but they mostly keep to their own area of the city called DragonTown. They only seldom interact with the outside." Once she was done, Blinkie paused, chewing her lip. "Think you can tell me more?" she asked after a while. "Sure, it would be my pleasure," Sonar smiled. She scooted over to make room, then she patted the place besides her, offering Blinkie to join her. "Well then,” she began once Blinkie was seated, “the first thing you need to know is. . ." Author's Note Been a while since the last update. Hope the next one will come sooner. Thx to the usual suspects, and of course thank you to the readers for putting up with me.
