Inkwell, Meet Ponyville

"So, I heard from Luna that you and Button were makin' out, huh?" Sweetie Belle smiled as we carried our bags up to the hotel room.

"Ugh! Does Luna see everything I do? And no, we were not making out ! You guys are gross! We just may have maybe kissed...maybe," I responded, getting defensive.

"Haw was it? Is he a good kisser? Ah've never kissed anypony before; is this yer first tahm?" Apple Bloom asked, excited.

"It was...great! I don't really know if he was a good kisser, because I've never been kissed before by a colt, so I have nothing to compare it to, y'know," I answered.

"Do you think you guys will kiss again?" Scootaloo asked.

"I mean, probably. Why wouldn't we? He's just so cute..."

"Did you like it? The kiss?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Yeah, duh! Why wouldn't I? I mean, Button's sorta my coltfriend now."

"Sorta?" Button asked, running up the stairs after us. He had already brought Pinkie's bags in along with his, so he was just coming back up from the lobby. "I thought we were a thing! That's what Luna said. But if you don't wanna be a thing, then, I mean, we can just be....whatever we are......"

"Luna just knows everything, doesn't she?" I smiled. "Of course we're a thing. We're together, right? I mean, y'know, if that what you think."

"'Course! Yeah, sure! Okay, I'm gonna go unpack my bags, but I'll grab yours and then we can all play some video games! Watch out for Sweetie Belle, though. She's nearly as good at Ponycraft as I am."

"Okay, but Luna has to explain the living quarters and junk to us, remember?" I yelled after Button, but he was already gone with my bags. He was so awkward, but it's not like I was any better.

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"We shalt rest in this room, along with Tia," Luna said, pointing to the floor. "Button and Crusaders, thou shalt rest in that room," she pointed to the door to her left. "Cadence, Shining Armor," she pointed to the door on the right. "And Twilight and friends shall rest in the large room across the hall. Thou mares and gentlecolts may now disperse into their respective rooms." And we did.

The Crusaders, Button, and I trotted into our room, and there were three beds. Two for all of the Crusaders (including me) to share and one for Button, since he was a colt and all.

"Wow, this is nice!" The Crusaders exclaimed.

That was odd. They were impressed. Had they never seen a room this nice before? At the castle, there were rooms a thousand times better than that. I was going to say something, but then I decided against it. It would probably be rude. I think.

"Uh...yeeaahh....totally!" I said, trying to look enthused.

"Inky, you're a bad liar. We know you've seen better," Sweetie Belle said, rolling her eyes and smiling.

"Oh, thank Celestia," I said, full of relief. "I thought I was gonna have to fake it the whole time!"

"Ah, please! We don't r'lly care. Applejack has already been HONEST enough with me." Apple Bloom sighed.

We were all confused. "What do you mean, Apple Bloom?" Scootaloo piped up.

"Uh, hello? Have ya MET Applejack? She's lahk a Candor! Sometimes, honesty is a burden." She explained.

"I know what'cha mean. Luna has....no boundaries," I smiled.

The Crusaders and Button giggled as we unpacked our belongings.

"So, Button," Sweetie Belle started. "How is it, having royalty as your mare-friend? Was it nice, making out together?"

"For the last time, Sweetie Belle, we DID NOT make out!" I said.

"But we will eventually, right, Inky?" Button grabbed my in his arms and dipped me like we were doing the tango. Then he dropped me, and that was the last thing I remember.

===

"Child, hath thou awaken?"

"Luna, please, show the least bit of kindness!"

"Forgive me if I withhold my sympathy."

"For Equestria's sake, Luna. Just go get her some ice, will you?"

"Fine, sister. It seems as if it is always Luna-- 'Luna, be my nurse, Luna, take a shower, Luna, you smell like dead fish,' etcetera, etcetera! What does a princess have to do to get some respect around here?"

My eyes began to open and I saw Luna trot away, huffily. Aunt Tia was sitting next to me, but I didn't know where I was.

"Hello, Inky, how are you feeling?" She asked.

"Oh, hello Aunt Tia, I'm just fine. My head hurt a little, but I'm still okay. Where am I?"

"You're in the Las Pegasus hospital. Button said that he...dropped you? And you were knocked out, so we took you to the hospital for good measure."

"Oh, alright. Hey, where is Button?" I asked.

Celestia smiled. "Ah, young love. I actually don't know. Really, I don't know where anypony else is. Only Apple Bloom. I'll go fetch her." She got up out of her seat and trotted away down the hall.

I was in a very nice room. I was sitting on a nice fluffy bed, not like the usual hospital beds. I had a pale blue comforter, with purple paisley designs on it. Two firm pillows were stacked behind me. I looked around. The walls were a nice yellow, and there were maybe three chairs that filled up the rest of the room. To my right was a nightstand with a stack of books and a glass of apple juice. Next to the glass, there was a note.

Feel better, sugarcube.

Your Gal,

AJ

P.S. I'M SORRY! FORGIVE ME! -From Button.

I sighed happily.Oh, Button.

"Inky, how are ya feeling? Button wanted me to tell ya this," Apple Bloom said as she pulled out a piece of paper. "ah'm so sorry! ah just, ah didn't mean to drop ya on the ground! Are ya okay? Please forgive me! ah mean, ah'll do whatever makes ya happy! We don't even havh ta be together anymore. It's fine, ah get it. Ah wouldn't like me either! Just, can we be friends?" She read. I rolled my eyes and jumped out of the fluffy bed.

"Yeah, I'm not even hurt. It's just my head, that's all. Actually, Luna was supposed to get me some ice. Where did she go?" I walked out into the hallway to Celestia

I turned to Aunt Tia as she put her golden coin into the vending machine. "Aunt Tia," I asked. "Do you know where Luna went?"

She looked at me, confused. "Actually, now that you mention it, I don't. You seem to be feeling better."

"Yeah, I am, thanks," I smiled. "Do you know where I could find her? Luna, I mean."

Celestia pressed 'F5' with her hoof and turned to me. "The ice is in the cafeteria, so you can check there if you want. Just be careful, you two."

I nodded in thanks. "C'mon, Apple Bloom!" I grabbed her hoof and we ran to the elevator so that we could go downstairs. You'll never guess what happened next.

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"Hi, um, I'm looking for a tall, dark blue mare, she's pretty recognizable, um....Apple Bloom, help me out here," I said to a cafeteria pony who looked confused.

"She's a princess of 'questria."

"Oh yeah, thanks, Apple Bloom," I said.

"Actually, yes. She asked if she could go get some ice, but I haven't seen her since. She should be in the ice room, back there." The cafeteria pony said, pointing to a small pantry behind us.

"Alright, thank ya, sir!" Apple Bloom said as we trotted to the pantry.

I tugged on the door's handle, and we walked inside, only to find a room filled with nothing but ice. No sign of Luna, except for a small note on the floor. It read:

Dear Inky,

Thou hath most likely cometh to find Us, hath thou not? Well, We have thy ice, but We have forgotten where thy room is. We are going to ask the lobby pony.

Yours truly,

Luna

"Wow. Can you believe this, Apple Bloom? She's leading us on a scavenger hunt, I bet. Typical Luna! Well, I guess I'll just grab the ice now. It's gonna be a while," I said, pouring ice out of a large bag in to a smaller bag I found on a shelf. "Let's go."

===

We walked into the lobby and trotted up to the desk mare.

"Hello," Apple Bloom started. "Do you know where we could find Princess Luna? She sahd that she was goin' ta ask ya where our room was."

"Oh," started the desk mare. "She said that she was going to get her filly some flowers from the gift shop. Ask the florist."

"Not again, Luna! Let's go, Apple Bloom," I tugged at her hoof and we trotted into the gift shop, and then walked up to the florist.

Our snouts twitched at the mixed aroma of every flower in Equestria. "Do you know where we could find Princess Luna? She said she was getting flowers in here," I asked her.

"No, she left, but she did leave this note she said to give to two fillies who were described much like you. Here you go," the florist said, handing me a small piece of paper.

Inkwell,

It seems we have met verbally once again. We stopped to get thou flowers, and then remembered that it was time to check out of the hospital room. Please ride the train to the hotel that we checked into the other day. We hath moved all of thy belongings to the hotel.

Best wishes,

Luna

“Sweet Celestia!” Apple Bloom exclaimed. “Ah can’t believe her! Ah just—aw, buck it. Let’s go. “

===

So, we rode the train to the hotel room, and went to the lobby to get a key.

“Hi, um, we’re room number 798 and we need a key,” I said, out of breath.

The lobby stallion looked down at me from his high desk. “Ah huh. And I have a pet phoenix.”

“No, sir, r’lly, we’re room 798, with the princesses! Inky here is a pri—“ I clapped my hoof over Apple Bloom’s mouth before she had the chance to finish her sentences.

“Um, yes, sir, I’m Princess Luna’s daughter,” I said politely, letting my hair out of it’s bun to show him (yes, I’d been wearing my bun and cloak while I wasn’t in Ponyville).

“Oh, yes ma’am! I apologize, your highness! Princess Luna asked me to give you this key when you arrived. I’m so sorry, I was looking for an alicorn!” The lobby stallion said, with a nervous face. He handed me the key, and Apple Bloom and I trotted up the stairs.

===

We were out of breath when we finally reached the seventh level.

"So....uh.....phew.....whaddya think they have.....uh......planned....for us?" Apple Bloom asked, breathing heavily.

"I....uh......I don't know.......let's go....." I replied.

We walked down the hall until we got to room 787, then 788, then finally, 789.

"If thar's a note in here, ah swear ah'll kill somepony," Apple Bloom giggled.

I put the key in the door, and pushed it open. The first thing I saw was balloons. Then streamers. Then a bright pink shape jumping towards us.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, APPLE BLOOM!"