Best Filly Friends

Ginger <<<<<

I was playing on my GameColt when i heard a knock on the door. I set it on the table and went to go see who was knocking. I opened the door to see Tom, standing there, out of breath. "Hi Tom." i said, waving him inside. He looked like he had been running. "Hi....Ginger...I...was...running from....the crusaders...." he said, holding his chest. "Why?" i asked, picking up my GameColt. He pointed to his flank, and there i saw a rose made of little rubies stuck to his flank. "what?" i asked, looking at it in confusion. "The crusaders thought they could get their cutie marks in bedazzling." he said, pulling off the gems. He yelped every time one came off, a small patch of blue fur along with it. I couldn't help but laugh at the sight.

One he had gotten all of the gems off, the fur around his flank was really thin. He rolled his eyes and came over to see what i was doing. I had already put my GameColt away, so i asked his what he wanted to do. "Well, we could go to SugarCube Corner." he said, a smile spreading across his face. "Ok." i said, and we walked out of the house, and towards the restaurant. After about 10 minutes of walking, we came up to the gingerbread house-looking store. We walked in and a little bell went off. Pinkie Pie zoomed up to the counter, a big smile plastered on her face. "Hey little fillies! What can i get for you today?" she asked, leaning over the counter to look at us. I realized something and whispered in Tom's ear. "Tom, we have no bits. We can't buy anything." i said nervously. he ignored me and continued to order. "Can we get two cupcakes please?" he asked. Pinkie zipped into the kitchen and came out in a matter of seconds with two lime green cupcakes.

She handed one to each of us, and Tom pulled two bits out of his shirt pocket. (I hadn't even realized he was wearing one, because it was a dark blue with a golden trim, and it matched his coat almost perfectly.) Pinkie scooped up the bits and put them in the register. "Thanks come again!" she said cheerfully. We walked out, cupcakes in our hooves, over to a picnic table. "Thanks for the cupcake." i told him, licking off the icing. "No problem." he said, taking a big bite out of his cupcake, lime green icing getting all over his muzzle. I giggled. Tom crossed his eyes to look at his muzzle, and this just made me laugh harder. He saw me laughing and smiled. After we had eaten our cupcakes and gotten cleaned up, Tom said that we should go see what the crusaders were doing. So, we set a course for Sweet Apple Acres.

Tom <<<<<

My hooves were killing me when we finally got the the clubhouse. I knocked on the door and walked in, only to see there was nopony there. "Huh. The crusaders must be somewhere else, trying to earn their cutie-marks." i said, looking at Ginger. She nodded and we went back to town.

Once we were back in Ponyville, I heard a loud noise. It sounded like a mixture of claws on a blackboard, and a walrus calling out. I guess Ginger heard it too, cause she started plugging her ears with her hooves. I motioned for her to follow me, as i tried to track down the source of the noise. I traced it back to Rarity's house.

We walked in the boutique and saw Rarity on the floor, clenching her ears with her hooves, and the Crusaders, in the weirdest outfits, doing what looked like.....singing? Ginger and I walked up to them and they stopped singing. "Oh. Hey guys! We're trying to get our cutie-marks in yodeling!" Scootaloo said, tugging at a suspender over her shoulder. "Oh. Ok, well we were looking for you guys so we could hang out with you, but seeing that your busy...." I said, turning to leave. Apple bloom spoke up and ran over to me. "Nah, this wasn't working out anyways. We'll be happy to hang you ya!" she said. And with that, they ran into the other room for a few minutes, only to come back out without the costumes on. "Ok. Ready to go?" i asked. They nodded, as well as Ginger, and we walked out of the boutique, Rarity silently thanking me from the ground.

"You guys wanna go see if Button's doing anything fun?" Ginger asked, walking beside me. "Yeah! He's always up to something." Sweetie Belle said, starting to blush. So, because I didn't know where Button lives, Ginger took us to Button's house. I knocked on the door and we waited for an answer. After a few minutes, a little brown colt with orange and tan hair, wearing a propeller hat opened the door. In his hoof, he was holding a juice box, sipping it as he pushed the door open. "hey guys!" he said. "Hey Button." i said. Button waved us inside and went to get another juice. When he came back, we were sitting on the floor. "So what's up?" he said, taking sips from his juice. "Well, we were wondering if you wanted to come hang out with us." Ginger said. Button nodded and i got up. I stretched and soon we left his house.

Ginger had told us to follow her, because she had a surprise. After walking for what seemed like hours, we finally got to our destination. According to Ginger. We were in what looked like a garden, but with weird statues everywhere. "This is where Discord used to be imprisoned. I usually visit here cause its so pretty, but I wanted to show you guys something." she said, leading us through the garden.

Soon we came to a clearing with mossy stone benches scattered around. Ginger told us to wait where we were and she'd be right back. She went behind some bushes for a moment, then came back out with a small marble box. I gave her a confused look. Ginger opened the box and inside were six amulets. Each one had a gemstone that was a different color, as well as a different shape.

Ginger <<<<<

We all stared at the amulets in awe. Each gemstone was different and unique. There was a purple music note, a pink flower, a gold sword, a white wheel, a lime green A button, and a turquoise paintbrush. "Where did you get these?" Button asked, picking up the amulet with the green gemstone. "Well, it's kind of a long story." i said. And with that, the fillies sat on their haunches and waited for me to speak.

"Ok. Well, it all started back before we were friends. I had a dream one night that i was being chased. I was running through the Ever-free forest, trying to escape the shadows, and the thing lurking in them. I tried to make out my surroundings, but everything looked the same. Same bushes, same creepy trees, same rocks. I heard a loud laughing, but it didn't sound good. This made me run faster, causing me to wheeze and gasp. I soon came to a clearing, where i sat down and was able to catch my breath. I didn't know where i was or if i'd ever get back to my family, so I started to cry.

Suddenly, the bushes started to rustle, and i jumped to my feet to face what ever was making the noise. I stared at the brush, tears streaming down my face and wetting my fur. Instead of a monster coming out of the brush, it turned out to be Princess Luna. I sat back on the grass, knowing Luna wouldn't hurt me, and stared at the ground. I felt a big wing drape over me and Luna began to talk. "It's ok child. I'm here to help." she said, comforting me. "What...what was that thing chasing me?" i asked. Luna gave me a concerning look. "In time you will know, but for now, take this." she said, as her horn lit up with magic, and the marble box appeared out of nowhere. "What's in it?" i asked, trying to force it open. "I cannot tell you. However, when the five friends you care most about are present, you will know." she said, setting the marble box on my lap. I looked at the box with curiosity. "Wait. Five friends? my only friend is Tom." i said. I looked up at her, but she had disappeared into thin air. I called for her, but got no reply. I woke up in my bed with a gasp, and saw the box at the foot of my bed. So, i decided to take the box and bury it until i found the five friends i care the most about."

That's where you guys come in." i said, blushing slightly. I waited for their response, but got none. They just stared at me with blank expressions. "I....um...i didn't..." i stammered. Then, i smile appeared on all of their faces. "That. Is Awesome!!" Scoots said, fluttering slightly in the air. Sweetie Belle squealed, and Tom was shooting me the biggest smile i'd ever seen. "So, what now? Are we supposed to put these amulets on?" Button asked, looking at the amulets. "I guess so." i said, putting on the amulet with the blue paintbrush gemstone. The amulet glowed when i clasped it on, then faded. "Whoa." Tom said, eyeing my neck.

They then proceeded to do the same, picking out the amulet which they liked best. Tom had the golden sword, Button had the A button, Sweetie belle had the music note, Scoots had the wheel, and Apple bloom had the flower. Each time a necklace was put on, it shined brightly.

To Be Continued...... :)