Author's Note

Umi's POV

Arriving at Umi’s Farm: 2

I had just walked to the door and knocked, waiting for her to reply.

“Greetings, Risa and welcome!” she responded as she had opened the door to see me.

“Hiya, Umi. I brought you the three Pinkie Pie Characters. Two mares and a stallion, just as I had promised!” she responded as I stepped aside and guided her into my home through the hall.

“Hiya, Umi. Pleased to see you and we are quite happy you wanted us to live with you here on your little farm!” PinkiePie greeted me as she carried a humongous cake into my home, soon placing it on the table in the living room.

“My name is Pinkamena Diana Pie, but call me Diana, since there is more of us. You can’t just call us all Pinkie Pie, I know!” the second Pinkie Pie responded.

“Hope you like cake and pastries!” the stallion pointed out in his much deeper voice.

“Pastries, as in Muffins and Cup-Cakes? I am sure you three could provide the best once I could ever wish for. I love to have one, or a few from time to time. Cake could be great, on certain occasions as well!” I responded.

“Then it will be our pleasure to bake all the pastries you could eat and make every cake you may need, whenever you ask for one!” Diana put forth.

“Between the three of you, I would suggest you establish a Café, where you could bake and sell pastries and cakes. Then you could cater for and throw parties when ever appropriate as well. I think his is how one would best portray you too?” I responded.

“Unless there is a Sugar-Cube Corner in town, that seems like a good start. There are countless reasons, or causes for a party to be thrown. Doesn’t People like parties around here too?” Pinkie put forth.

“To the best of my knowledge, there is no Café by the name in town. I am fairly sure People around here would appreciate partying, even if we have numerous ideas as to how a party is ideally thrown!” I explained.

“With some help, we could build a Café, ourselves!” Bubbles pointed out.

“We could rebuild your, our home. We would need to adjust it!” Diana proposed.

“On second thought; Pink Bubbles Café would be more to the point!” I pointed out.

“The Sugar-Cube Corner belongs to the Cakes, even if they are not here. This would be our Café, as you pointed out!” Diana responded with a wide grin on her face.

“Our farm, our home, our Café and our barn. It is our responsibility to make it all work. I am looking forwards to the challenge!” Bubbles responded.

“Our little Herd could make it, if we try our best!” I proposed.

“You know I, we always do our best, our very bestest, Umi!” Pinkie subjected.

“We just need to organise our efforts, in order to reach the targets towards our common goals, then!” I concluded.

“First we need a total of four beds, including the one you are currently using, Umi!” Diana pointed out in a matter fact tone of voice.

“Beds are fairly easy to come by. Just a matter of finding the once for you? Diana, would you follow me to the store in order to try them out?” I offered.

“Okeley dokeley!” Diana responded.

“Pinkie, would you go over the inventory, then hit the store in order to make sure we have all the ingredients for baking, before we could open the Café?” I continued.

“Sure thing, will do!” she giggled in response as she burst out into the kitchen, rummaging in search for ingredients.

“I guess it falls upon you, Bubbles, to go over what we have in terms of carpentry, then purchasing what we need for building the Café, firstly!” I concluded.

“Checking inventory, if it is what you need me to do, I can do that!” Bubbles pointed out.

“I think I am speaking for all of us as I say; I am looking forwards to see the Café up and running!” I put forth.

“That is why I am so eager to help preparing for building the Café!” Bubbles responded.

“Once the Café is up and running, we can start building a few other structures, like a festive hall, and a barn, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. By then I expect us to have everything we need right here, in order for us to get started. I would make a few calls in order to get a few friends here to help us building as well!” I put forth.

Bubbles hasted out to investigate the resources available, while Pinkie burst off to the kitchen.

“While they are performing their preparations and gathering what we need, we could as well go to find the beds for you. I know you will need your sleep just as much as I do, aside from the other purposes for you to have your own beds. I want to have these beds here before nightfall, tonight!” I pointed out.

“Yes, we do need these beds by nightfall, just as much as you need yours. I know you could imagine other reasons for me to want my bed, we have a Stallion in our herd, after all!” Diana expressed, as she followed me out.

“I like you, just the way you are, even if it could have been convenient to have you as quadruped in some cases. Regular Ponies doesn’t need beds, but you never were regular Ponies in the first place!” I pondered.

“No, we never were. I may be Equine in nature, but I still need a bed in order to sleep comfortably at night. With all the comforts that come with it!” she responded while we slipped out on the road, walking to the bed store.

“I have always loved Ponies. Always had the dream to have my very own Ponies. I never realised I could actually have a herd of my own in this fashion. Not until a friend of mine explained she had already made all the preparations. Apparently, she knew me better than I had expected, thus you are here with me, right now!” I pondered.

“Ponies are great friends, I know, I made every Pony in Ponyvillemy friends. I put some effort into it, but it is well worth the investment I made. They gave me a purpose and all the joy I could ever have wished for. If you want to be my friend, I will extend my friendship to you as well!” she responded.

“How could I ever ask for a better friend? I feel you are completing my life, in ways I never imagined possible!” I pointed out.

“Is this the store you wanted me to follow you to? Furniture, the sign reads!” Diana pointed out.

“This was my first choice. They have quality furniture at reasonable prices. They are bound to have the beds you would enjoy sleeping in. I just need you to pick the one you find the most comfortable, for all three of you!” I responded as I walked into the store with Diana in tow.

“I usually do like the first choice. Although I am open to suggestions and alternatives too. Beds to the right, first floor!” she continues, reading the sign on the wall as she saw it.

“This is where we are going. Let’s see what they have in store for us. I hope you find your bed here!” I pointed out.

“Me too. Just curious, just what kind of beds are available to me. It is the first time I buy furniture here!” she explained.

“There is a first for everything, you know. Take a good look around, find your ideal bed. Then we can conclude the deal and go home. Then we can go home and see how they are doing, presenting them with their respective beds!” I offered.

“Some of these beds are beautiful. Too beautiful for me. I need a bed that can support me and my weight. A bed needs to be strong, and resilient to support me and my weight, regardless of when or why I am in the bed. This steel frame seems like the deal!” Diana reasoned as she moved around, examining the beds as she passed them on her way along the aisles in the store.

“If this is your bed frame of choice, all we need is the matrass and associated accessories!” I responded, looking closer at the bed.