Today Is Different

by Stormy Dawn

The Journey Comes To A Close

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Well, as all journeys, this one had come to an end.

To be honest, I actually doubted I'd be able to get all y friends to come. I still had doubts that AJ would come, but thankfully, that didn't happen.

I suppose you want to see what happened hm? Yeah, I don't like to be on the edge of my seat about something that's never going to be presented. Lucky for you, this one will be. Kick your hooves back and enjoy!

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I sat on the side of the fountain with Flutteshy, waiting for the rest of my friends.

"I'm so glad you decided to come, Fluttershy." I said, breaking the silence.

"Oh, I wouldn't miss it for the world." She replied. We went silent again, occasionally broken by the hellos of passers.

After a little bit of waiting, Applejack arrived.

"Applejack! You made it!" I beamed.

"Ah wouldn't pass on it for for te fresh pie ah just made back at the farm." She have a small smile.

"Oh, hello Applejack." Fluttershy said quietly.

"Howdy Fluttershy," She said. "Been awhile, ain't it?"

"Oh yes, I'm so glad to see you out and about." She answered.

"Ah could say the same about ya." She said.

"Yes," Fluttershy replied.

"I'm soooo happy to see you interacting!" I beamed.

"Awe, it's nothin. It was your idea, and we're very proud of ya." AJ said. Our conversation was interrupted by another voice.

"Hello girls, did I miss anything?" Rarity asked. She wore a big hat with a feather sticking out of it.

"Rarity!" Both girl beamed.

"Oh, I've missed you so much." Flutters' said.

"Oh, I've missed you too, girls." She said. "My goodness, we have so much to catch up on."

"Wait!" I shouted. "You have to wait..."

"Alright," Rarity said as she turned around. "I can wait."

I made conversation while we waited for Twi and Dashie. We talked about Rarity's travels, and that's about it, considering the other two hadn't left Ponyville, or done anything for that matter.

"Hey girls!" Twi called as she flapped her wings to keep her in the air until she made contact with the ground. Spike balanced on her back.

"Twilight, darling, my have I missed you!" Rares said.

"I'm extremely sorry I left you girls behind, I really didn't mean to." Twi said as Spike climbed off of her.

"Oh, don't mention it." Rares said. Her gaze turned to Spike. "Oh, and I've missed you too, Spikey-Wikey!" She said as she used her magic to lift him into the air.

"I-I've missed you too, Rarity..." He said.

More conversation was made. It was almost 4:40. I glued my eyes on the sky to watch for my final guest.

We went dead silent as a boom erupted from the sky. We all looked up to see a Sonic Rainboom spreading across the sky. A rainbow trail shot through the sky. I looked at my friend's eyes. They were sparkling with excitement.

The rainbow trail got closer and closer to us. Dashie landed right in front of us with her most popular pose.

"You made it!!" I beamed before jumping on top of we and wrapping her in a bone crushing hug.

"Of course, I wouldn't want to miss it," Dashie said. She looked at our group of friends. "And now that I see what you're doing, I would regret not coming."

"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight beamed. "You could make it!"

"Yeah," Dashie said.

"I don't know if you two remember, but I do!" I beamed. "Dashie and AJ are still tied for most daring pony!" I giggled.

"You had to mention that, dear?" Rares said as she covered her face with her hoof.

"You're on!" Dashie smirked.

I laughed.

"C'mon everypony! Les go to Sugarcube Corner and have a PARTY!!" I beamed. They all cheered.

"I could use one of those." Twi said as she followed the group.

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Dashie shoved a whole piece of cake in her mouth and laughed through the bits of cake in her mouth.

"Uh, Rainbow Dash, that is the most uncouth thing I have ever seen!" Rarity said in a disgusted manner.

"What? I was just eating some cake!" Dashie complained. "Is that a problem?"

"Of course not, just use a fork!" Rarity said.

"Um, I don't know if you've noticed, but I can't really use a fork," Dashie said as she raised an eyebrow.

"But I can." Rarity responded.

"Well, not everypony has magic, Rarity!" Dashie responded.

"Hey girls, are you having fun!?" I asked.

"Plenty." Rarity smiled.

"Awe yeah, most fun I've had in years!" Dashie answered.

"Really?" I asked as I blinked a bunch of times.

"Sure! All the parties I go to with the Wonderbolts are cool, but I haven't had one of these with just my good ole' friends in awhile!" Dashie said.

"Awesome!" I said before bouncing away.

"Hey Twi!" I beamed.

"Hey Pinkie." Twi said. "Hey, wasn't Discord with you?"

"Yeah, but I told him to leave himself out of this so we could have some time to ourselves!" I explained.

"I see." Twi said as she nodded. "Where is he now?"

"I dunno," I answered. "It's not like letting him roam free was ever a problem now."

"I suppose." Twi said.

"Hey, want some cake before Dashie eats it all?" I asked.

"Yeah, I guess so." She replied. I watched Twi walk until she was standing in front of the cake.

I spun around, almost ramming into Fluttershy.

"Oops, sorry about thy Flutters'!" I said.

"Oh, it's okay, I just wanted a cup of punch." She said.

"Sure! I'll get that for you!" I said.

"Oh, okay." She said. I poured some punch into a bowl and hoofed it to her. "Thank you." She said.

"Hey RD!" AJ called. Dashie looked up from the cake.

"What?" She asked.

"How about a challenge of bobbing fer apples?" She asked.

"You're on!" She grinned and narrowed her eyes.

"You're on!" She grinned and narrowed her eyes.

The party continued for a long time, considering it was dark when it ended. Everypony was tuckered out from all the dancing, an I'm pretty sure Dashie ate too much cake.

"Hey guys, wanna watch fireworks?" I asked. They all looked at one another.

"Sure, we'd love to!" Twilight said.

"I'll go get them!" I said before running up the stairs.

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Spike inhaled before blowing out green flames across all the fireworks that stood on posted. We waited a few seconds, then watched the sky explode into different colours of the rainbow. Woahs, oohs an aaahs were said.

As Spike lit the second batch, I crawled into Dashie's arms and snuggled my face into her chest. A giggled could be heard from Rarity's spot.

"You spmell nicshe." I mumbled trough her fur.

"Umm, thanks?" She responded. She rested her chin on my frizzy mane.

As the last of the fireworks finished up, my eyelids drooped, and I drifted off to sleep.

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Sunlight streamed into my vision as my eyes slowly opened. The sun was already high in the sky, meaning I slept in. Then I remembered we were all there, and we all slept in. Then I realized what I was sleeping on. Dashie had fallen asleep with me still in her hooves. The only leg that managed to stay on top on me, was her right foreleg. Her back was against the ground and I basically laid on top of her like it was my bed.

Eventually, the chirping of the birds, the stomping of hooves and the talking of ponies woke the rest of the girls up.

"Mmmm," Twilight mumbled. She stood up and ruffled her wings. I deliberately rolled off of Dashie when she started to stir.

"Uung, I feel like 80 pounds just slept on me all night..." She moaned.

"Oops..." I giggled.

"Uh! My mane! It's simply ruined!" Rarity whined.

"Isn't it normally like that in tha morin'?" AJ asked as she stood up.

"Not is much as this!" She complained.

"Maybeh it's beside we slept outside?" Applejack answered.

"Oh, girls, I don't mean to interrupt, but I must get home. my animal friends are probably looking for me." She said.

"Yes, I have to say, I must head back to Canterlot, Celestia must be looking for me as well." Twilight said as she opened her wings.

"Spitfire's gonna kick my flank if I don't get back in time!" Dashie added. We all looked at AJ.

"Who, me?" She asked. "Ah got nothin' today."

"It was so nice to see all of you girls." Twilight said. She smiled at me. "It was all Pinkie Pie's doing."

"Hm, what?" I said before I was encased in the most awesomest group hug with me in the middle ever.

"We most certainly have to do this again sometime." Rarity said.

"Sometime?" I asked. "I'd say once a week, at least!" They all exchanged looks with one another.

"Sounds good to me." Dashie said.

"Totally!" Rarity added. We all nodded.

"I'd say every Tuesday." Twilight said.

"Yeah!" We all cheered.

"Well, you girls that have to go should probably be going now." I said. "I can't wait to see you all soon!"


Author's Note

Well, the real storyline comes to an end. It's been fun writing this long (for my standards) story. But now that this is out of the way, I can get to all those one shots I want to write. What's that? The real storyline? Oh yeah, Epilogue coming soon!

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