As the sun is shining around in Equestria, everypony began do their daily life, but the most special thing is that it's winter. Ponies begin planning trips to their families, shopping spree, and on to playing on a cold snow or enjoying warming meals. But today, a train stopped by at the train station. As ponies come out of the train, one grey coated stallion with a black mane and black eyes with strangely for other ponies a cutie mark of a silver circular half shaped pieces surrounded in the top is at opposite three dots which the middle is bigger in diagonally was wearing a coat. He sighed happily as he trotted out of the train and got his luggage.
"Well, here I am. Ponyville, the town of wonders and the home of the six legendary heroines." he said as he gaze in the skies. Golden Flare, I kept my promise to see you. And I intend to do it.
Once he bought himself a motel to stay for three days and two nights, he decide to take a stroll around the town. He looked around at the ponies doing their daily business, he saw half of them including the colts and fillies reading books with covers that have a heart shaped with a pink starburst in the middle and the other looks more like his cutie mark.
Heh, even the fillies and colt love his story, and mine, too..............he thought said as he gazed into the skies, remembering of how he and Golden Flare met and how their stories become famous in Equestria.
Flashback
At his young age before everything started, and I mean the legend of the Mane 6 and their adventures, Roland was been a shy and gentle character not to mention been random as in his elementary school, he tried to make friends to the point of no luck as he decide to shut himself away from all others. That is until he encounter a series that changed him.
While he was with his parents, doing their shopping, he stumble upon strange cans on a toy shelf as the logo read 'Lego Bionicle' and the artwork shows a blue robot bipedal climbing on hooks. As a spark felt within him, he decide to buy it as once he open it, he begin follow the instruction of how to build it as he finish it, he smiled at this as this robot toy known as Gail became dearly important.
One day, while he brought her to school, all of the foals and colts were amazed at it as they shown him the story, the mystery, and the adventures that Gail and her elemental brothers fought against evil 'rahi' beast controlled by the 'Makuta'. Fascinated by this, he made few friends as he become extremely enamored to it as he bought all of the Toa Mata sets and the Rahi beast not to mention of hunting for the masks in Kanohi Packs. So far, he even read the books as he grew to love to read as throughout his life, his shyness become less as he become more open to other ponies as even though he been focus on his studies, following other series, and hanging out with friends, he kept continuing following Bionicle despite that in 2006 becomes dark and so on indicated by buying lots of sets, watching the movies, reading the books, and so fourth.
After that it ended in 2010, all of the ponies forgotten the series as if the series faded away even his friends. Determined to keep the legends alive, he decide to become a storywriter or in his case, a 'Chronicler' as he begin taking studies in college on reading and writing. At his time, when he signed up in Fimfiction, a writing studio for readers and writers, he begin writing out the legends as one point, he met Golden Flare as throughout, he read his story, Kingdom Hearts Heart of Frienship, as also been a fan of the Kingdom Hearts series, he decide to give his support thus, spark their friendship. At the time Golden Flare's story was complete, it gaining lots of popularity as Roland felt happy to help his friend as they decide to make his promise : to meet each other in Ponyville once his story series is complete.
And so, he continue his best to not only revive the legend of Bionicle, but also keep his promise to him, as through out facing against grammars mistake, his biggest weakness, he kept going until he able to publish his first Bionicle story as at first, his story retells of the forgotten legend but overall of his reason, his story been approved as all of the ponies begin reading it and remember the legends. Throughout his life, he able to publish more than one story as his getting lots of positive critics as well as introducing new fans of the legends as his final book, Bionicle - Journey's End, become a new fan favorite as he getting reviews of his story series surpassing that of the Daring Do series (which he felt bad for A.K. Yearling). So far, his story now in par of Equestria's favorite book series with Golden Flare's Kingdom Heart Heart of Friendship series.
End Flashback
"Well" he snapped out of his flashback "better check this place out."
As he begin walking around, he come across a gingerbread house that looks like something came out of a storybook. Feeling his sweet tooth craving, he reach the door handle until a pink blur dash towards him, spinning him until he hold onto the rails, feeling dizzy a bit.
Then coming to his sense, he saw a pink mare with a magenta mane that reminds him of cotton candy as she said in a hyperactive voice "Oh my gosh! Sorry if I running into you! My Pinkie Sense told me of a new pony so I decide to quickly once I got the invitations is all set up until I ran into you! But wait, I never seen you before, so you must be the new pony that my Pinkie Sense telling me! My name is Pinkie Pie, what's yours?"
He blinked in confusion. This pony is very odd yet, funny at the same time, reminds him of Lewa. He just gave a small smile "My name is Roland Gen."
"Odd name, but I like it!" Pinkie said earning a small laugh from him "So what's bring you here?"
But before he can answer, a voice was heard "Pinks!"
As they to the source of the voice, a red coating pegasus stallion was hovering carrying box of streamers. "I got the streamers that you needed!"
"Thank you, Goldie!" Pinkie cheered as she grabbed the box "Oh and Goldie, this is my new friend, Roland Gen! Roland Gen, this is my friend Goldie!"
"Actually my real name is Golden Flare" he said as Roland's eyes widened in surprise.
"Did you say, Golden Flare?" he asked.
"Yeah, why?"
He chuckled a bit as he decide a surprise way to surprise him "Well do you remember, GundamBrony?"
He nodded as he continue "Well I came here to tell you that GundamBrony now become a author."
"Really?! What book had he written?" he asked, surprised of this.
"Goldie, is GundamBrony the friend that you mention about? The one that you met in Fimfiction and become best friends before you move here?" Pinkie asked
"The one and the same." he replied as he turned his gaze back to the grey earth pony.
"Well for starters, he made a book series to honor of a special series that many ponies forgotten." Roland replied
"Really, what's it called?" he asked which he point his muzzle to his cutie mark. At first the mark seems strange yet familiar, then at the last moment, his memory recalls of that symbol.
Flashback
Golden Flare was at his computer writing his stories as well as chatting with GundamBrony. He smiled as his friend wrote on the chat table,
'Golden Flare, if you can take a guess of this symbol, you'll know what what book series that I'm about to do. It meant to revive the legends that the ponies forgotten.'
End Flashback
"Wait, that symbol, could you be........." Golden Flare starting to piece up the clues faster as he nodded at him.
"It's been a while, my friend. I kept our promise, just like how Sora did in your KH:EG story" Roland said which he smiled at him as he gave him a big hug.
"GundamBrony! I can't believe it! You're here!" he said as both pat on their backs while holding their embrace.
"Goldie, you're saying that Roland Gen is acutally GundamBrony?!" Pinkie asked which he nodded as she grinned at him "WOW!!!!! I can't believe I got to meet you, Mr.GundamBrony! Goldie told me so much about you!"
"Thanks, Ms. Pie."
"Just Pinkie is fine, Rolly!" Pinkie said, earning laugh from both of the stallions at Pinkie's nickname for Roland.
"Oh my gosh, I got to set the party up, but since your here early before then, I need to set a place for your 'Welcome to Ponyville'! Don't worry, me and my friends got this handle, you just do what you and your friend do until I come get you! Bye!" Pinkie said as she zipped through town leaving them all by themselves.
"So, how's things going in Las Pegasus?" Golden Flare asked as both him and Roland walked through the town.
"For me, just as usual days, got lots of classes to go through along with other stories." he replied "What about you?"
"Same thing in Ponyville as you."
"Don't you ever go on a adventure with your friends?" he asked.
"Well sometimes, but for the most part, they doing well just fine." Golden said as they headed to Ponyville's bookstore. Golden told him about the recent adventures that his friends did including the one that both shared a laugh : the visit of the yaks which in Roland's case, heard about how yaks are very sensitives to make anything like their own home which he said that he can't blame them. It's just one of those case that anyone felt homesick and want to make things like it was home. But one thing that both found to be a favorable memory is how Discord 'crash' the Grand Galloping Gala with his ooze like being called The Smooze.
"You know, I was wondering, where did Discord found this 'Smooze' creature?" he asked
"To be honest, he said from the same dimension that he lived in." Golden replied as they enter the Bookstore building, most of the ponies are browsing around the books on shelves as one, with a mane of dual colors of white and a light shade green with a cutie mark of a harp, take glance around as she trotted to the duo "Excuse me, but um are you Golden Flare and Roland Gen?"
Both of them nodded as she grinned at them "Wow, I'm a huge fan of your stories! Um........"
She shuffled her hooves as a hint of blush kissed her cheek "I was wondering if............. you can sign my book?"
She holds one of the copies of Roland's book, Bionicle - Book I : Quest of the Masks, as he smile at her "Sure."
He open the book and signed to her as she got it, her eyes widened like a little foal as she hugged the book "Oh thank you!"
"No problem, hope you enjoy it." Roland nodded as both of the mares continue walking as one pony shouted "Look, it's Roland Gen! The Chronicler!"
With that everypony begin swarming towards him as Golden Flare got out of the crowds in time, but saw as Roland struggle from the flooded crowds.
"C'mon, one at the time-"every time he tried to say something, all of the fans wanting to ask questions along with asking him for his autograph.
And this is why, famous can make life go bananas.........his mind scolded at this fact as Golden Flare helped him got out of the crowd and dash to his house.
"Awww man............" Roland sighed as Golden Flare made some tea as both take a sip "That's was brutal."
"Yeah, no kidding, when I move here, a lot of ponies did the same thing to me and trust me, it ain't easy until the ponies calm down." Golden Flare remarked as both share a good laugh.
"So this is where you live?" Roland asked
"Yeah, pretty neat." Golden Flare commented as Roland take glance at his apartment, it was like a simplistic yet very comforting home like those you seen in hotels. His kitchen has marble pillars floors that caught a bit of sunlight, a wooden black table with four comfort chairs as a sink on the left corner with stoves and fridges, along with a cabinet room. His living room is very standard like the others, just a coffee table on the middle, a comfy sofa on the right, and a couch on the left. His bed room has collection of books including his famous Kingdom Hearts Heart of Friendship stories and surprising he have Roland's Bionicle books from Book I through Book X.
"I never knew that you enjoy my stories like I did with yours." he commented, looked at the shelves.
"Yeah, your stories are pretty interesting. Very interesting of the settings including the characters." Golden Flare replied "I was wondering, Roland, did they used to have books before Bionicle ended?"
"Yeah, they do but they sold out so quickly after 2010, so I decide to at least make a revive book series from the years that the franchise did into big chapter books and trust me, my hooves always get tired from doing one book to the other." Roland said then something click his brain "Oh right, Golden, I got something for you."
He headed to his briefcase as he got a yellow folder, stack in papers as he gave to him "Here, for your future stories. I took the time to draw all of them before I came here."
As he open it, it was his cover drawings of Kingdom Hearts Heart of Friendship as he skim the pages "Wow, Roland! This is awesome! Thank you so much!"
He nodded "Your welcome. It ain't easy to get the details right for Sora's eyes."
Both of them share a good laugh as a knock on the door as Golden Flare open it, a pink blur crash into him as Roland jump out of the way as Pinkie Pie was standing on top of him.
Golden shook off his daze and smile at his marefriend "Pinks, we got to stop crashing onto each other."
"Sorry, Goldie! Anyway, just want to give you two this!" Pinkie gave them two invitation as both open as they read it :
Hello everypony,
Your invited to Pinkie's Welcoming Party of Goldie's Best Friend Writers' , Roland Gen aka GundamBrony, the author of the famous Bionicle book series! We got lots of treats, games, and a dancing party! Hope you can come!
From Pinkie Pie
"Wow a party, thanks Pinkie." Roland amazed at this "You don't have to go all the way to set up a party for me."
"No problem and I really want to set it up because it meant so much for both me and my coltfriend to see you!"
Roland was touched that his friends did something so special to them. He only came here to see his best friend and now he know much that being here meant everything to him and his marefriend even though they just met.
"Thanks you two. Your the best friends that anypony could have." With that they pulled into a tender hug.
As the two storywriters reached Sugarcube Corner (with Pinkie told them that she needs to do one more thing and zoomed through town), Golden open the door for them as inside, it was pitch dark as he close the door, the lights when on as a crowd of ponies shouted in unison :
"SURPRISE!"
While Roland was bit surprised, he hold a grin and smile at this. From the left and right of corners of the attic, party activities were set from pin the tail on the pony, apple bobbing, and a karaoke as on the sides, party refreshment consist of decorated cupcakes, a purple juice bowl, and all apple treats from Sweet Apples Acres.
From each ponies, he can recognize them from the bookstore and even Pinkie and her friends that Golden told him about them while some that he seen on his trip and even the DJ pony on her DJ booth that he recognize from the one that attended at Las Pegasus as each of them holds their genuine smiles.
"Here it is, everypony!!! Goldie's BFF and the author of the Bionicle series, Roland Gen also as GundamBrony!!!!" Pinkie shouted then zoomed to the storywriter's side.
"Wow, Pinkie, that's incredible party you set it up for me." Roland amazed at her. "Thanks Pinkie."
"Trust me, I also got that reaction when I moved to Ponyville." Golden said as he nodded.
"No problem, Rolly!" Another laugh from him which Pinkie grin at this as her friends walking towards him.
Rainbow came to his side "So you must be GundamBrony, huh?"
"Yeah but my real name is Roland Gen." he nodded.
"So you're the 'Chronicler' of these Bionicle books!" she inched her narrow eyes at him that her snot touched his "My favorite book, Daring Do is behind on second being famous because of your books! How on Equestria you able to come up with something better than Daring Do?!"
"Simple, a honor to those who forgotten and also to keep the series alive." he replied without being fazed by her eyes.
Applejack then pulled Rainbow's tail "Simmer down, Rainbow! He's Golden's best friend so at least control you're rivalry."
Rainbow groaned as Rarity came to him "It's nice to meet you, darling. Golden told me so much about you. I'm Rarity by the way."
She held her hoof as Roland shook it with his "Likewise, Miss Rarity."
Then Fluttershy came as she shifted her hooves as well as hiding her mane "Um, hello..... I'm Fluttershy."
"Can you say that again please?"
"It's Fluttershy...."
He realize how shy she is as a warm smile crept into him and came to her level "It's okay. You can whispered in my ear if you like."
The shy pegasus was surprise at first but nodded as she whispered to his ear. "Fluttershy."
"Fluttershy, huh? I think that's a cute name for you." Roland said as Fluttershy smile while blushing red.
The farm pony came to the meek shy pegasus with a warm smile "Well, howdy Roland. M'ah name is Applejack. Golden told me much about you and your books. M'ah sister really love those adventures you made. Sorry for Rainbow being sour, she's a Daring Do fan and seeing her favorite series is second behind yours really tick her."
"It's okay. I never knew how my books are that famous." Roland scratching his head embarrassed.
And now Twilight and Spike came to him "Well, it's nice to meet you Roland. I'm-"
"Your Majesty." Roland quickly bowed down "It's a honor to meet you, Princess Twilight Sparkle."
Twilight giggled "No need to bow down. I'm still getting used to my tittle."
"Sorry, it's just I need to show respect to the princess." Roland said as her friends giggled.
"I heard so much what you and your friends did after you save Equestria from Lord Tierk. He apparently came to terrorize Las Pegasus as we hidden from him until you and your friends able to stop him." Twilight and her friends gave a smile at him which he return it.
"Well, that's in the past now, sugarcube." Applejack said "That Tierk varmint won't escape from Tartarus this time."
He nodded as Pinkie came behind him "Okay with all of the introduction set," she got her party cannon out of nowhere "LET'S PARTY!!!!!"
With that, the party cannon shot out streamers and confetti around as Roland glance at Golden who shrugged.
"Let me guess, just deal with Pinkie's randomness?"
He nodded "Yep."
"Otherwise, anypony who tried to understand her will get their brains fried?"
"Yep."
"And you told me this before in Fimficiton, correct?"
"Eeyup." Golden turned and saw Big Mac on the side with curiosity look of how he got there.
"All right, cool." With that ponies begin to dancing around in the karaoke, some are apple bobbing, while some are eating the cake or drinking the punch, and some playing the pin tail on the pony. Roland tried doing apple bobbing as he dunk his head on the water and got an apple on his mouth, a spring attached to it fling his face back to the water. Once he lifted his head, a baby toothless alligator attached to his face as other ponies laughing at the sight with Roland looking clueless. Next he play pin the tail on the pony as Golden attached a blindfold as they spin him around until he got dizzy as he hold a pin with a cloth that looks like a tail as he move slowly while ponies called him to other direction as with many voices to tell him, he able to feel something on his left hoof as he pin on it as he unfold his blindfold he able to got it right. He then tried to karaoke as he at first doesn't know how to dance but as Vinyl Scratch's music starting to put his body on a dancing trance as he let the music take over and dancing out which other ponies were impressive of his dancing skills.
After much dancing, Roland tried of Pinkie's cupcake as he sink his mouth into it, he can feel the moisture and sweetness of it "Wow! Pinkie's cupcake is really the top of all sugar goodness."
"Told you going to love her cupcake." Golden smriked taking a bite of his own cupcake along with plates of apple fritters. "Her's like the heaven of sweetness."
Spike came to him as he hold something on his back "Um, excuse me, Roland Gen?"
"Yes, Spike?"
"I was wondering if you can sign this one." he hold a copy of Bionicle Book 10 - Journey's End as he nodded as he open the book and sign his initial on it.
"There you go. You really love the series correct?"
"Are you kidding me? I'm a fan of that series! I mean, it maybe similar to Twilight's and her friend's adventure but still, elemental nature living biomechanical heroes fighting against evil darkness on a mysterious island? I'm impress of how the series goes out even though it's pretty confusing at first."
"I know what you mean, but as long as anypony like it, I'm happy with it." he said as Twilight came to him.
"I see that you two are enjoying the party." Twilight said as he nodded.
"Yeah, it's pretty impressive of this party. Normally I been to parties before but this one is very lively." he gaze at the parties with Twilight's friends enjoying it.
"That's what I felt when I move to Ponyville." Twilight said as Roland crane his neck in confusion.
"What do you mean?" he asked as Twilight begin explaining that she used to be a studious unicorn and a student to Princess Celestia but moved here after learning of the prophecy of Nightmare Moon, meeting with her closest friends that changed her and awaken the final Element of Harmony, Magic and purge out the darkness of Nightmare Moon back into Princess Luna, exploring more of friendships, dealing with a spirit of chaos (who reformed him), an evil queen with evil bugs, a power hungry unicorn, and finally finished the last spell that cause her accession into a alicorn, returning the Elements to the Tree of Harmony, and also dealing with Lord Tierk and gaining a castle as well as a tittle the Princess of Friendship.
"Wow, Golden told me about those before but I never knew how deep and powerful Friendship is." Roland amazed at her story.
"Yeah, and if I haven't discover it, I wouldn't be here as I am now."
"Well you sure are lucky, that's one thing, Twilight." Roland praise at her "Beside, if wasn't for you and you're friends, I wouldn't met my best friend."
Golden was surprise but smile at him for his caring tone "Thanks Roland."
He nodded as Twilight watches them chatting with each other. Golden was always close to Pinkie but to him and Roland, they're like brothers to each other even though they're not related by blood.
"So Roland?" she asked him "I did some research of the series and I found out there're already books release years ago. Why would you want to write them again? I know it's to honor the series and revive it but why?
"Well, to me, it happened since I was a colt. I was always shy and nervous to other ponies. Even though I tried to be social, I was always shunned so I gave up on it and being alone. Until I bought my first set as much as I love Legos, I thought it was just a toy but as I dive deeper into the story and learn to be brave, I able to make new friends. Since then, it became part of my life as I kept going through the story despite the reviews of them because of how they're important to me because in a way, it also introduce me to friendship too. But after the story ended, most of my friends forgotten it as well as everypony."
"So in a way, I found Friendship through the series." he said with a smile "And I'm doing this to share my experience of friendship to other ponies who are struggle with making friends."
Golden was touched by how he working hard to revive the series just to share his experience of friendship as well as Twilight too having the same expression.
Twilight smiled at him "Well I hope you can share your experience with somepony too."
Roland nodded as they continue enjoying the party. After a hour, they clean up the party as all of the ponies headed back to their homes with Roland rent a hotel for him to sleep for their adventures with his best friend and the Mane 6 is about to begin.
Author's Note
So this is my first OC story as I decide to put my best and beloved friend, Golden Flare into the story as well as myself into it. Also this is like a love letter to the first Bionicle series that ended in 2010.
This will be my first OC SideStroy connecting to Golden Flare's OC.
May friendship, unity, duty, and destiny guide to harmony and legends............
