Author's Note

This is appropriate.

Ch. 5: Summer Sun Celebration pt.2

When the boys finally got to Rose’s apartment building, their eyes were mainly on Sabine’s dress and the fact that she was perched on a railing looking like she’d sooner pounce and rip ‘em in half than have them escort her to main street.

“Damn!”, all three exclaimed as they saw Sabine.

“That had better be a good ‘damn!'” Sabine started, “Filly, C’mon!” she finished while yelling back up the fire escape.

A flash of light and a few seconds later, Roseblossom appeared behind the boys. Who at first jumped out of suprise then relaxed. Yet it was Paint whose jaw almost hit the ground when he saw her.

“bons garçons du soir.”, Roseblossom greeted the boys sweetly.

While Brick and Ocean goggle and fawn over how both girls look, Paint Smear still had a massively goofy grin on his face and was still silent. Although, Rose noticed this and approached him timidly.

“Paint? Is everything okay?...Paint Smear?”, Rose questioned as she waved a hoof over his face in an attempt to get his attention. It apparently worked because a few seconds later he snapped out of his daze.

“Huh? What? Oh! Uh...H-How out of it was I?”, Paint said with a bright blush.

The two stallions and lone griffon laughed at their friend, while Rosie wrapped a hoof around his.

“Its okay Paint.” Rosie soothed.

“Ha! I was right. Alright boys, pay up.”, Sabine laughed as Ocean and Brick hoofed her each 40 bits. Then they all made their way to a taxi port to catch a cab.

30 minutes later….

They exited the cab and paid. Then they made their way towards the center of the huge celebration. Everypony there was anxiously waiting the arrival of Princesses Celestia and Luna to set the moon and raise the sun respectively to officially start the longest day of the year.

“Let’s kick off the longest day of the year with the most epic party of the year!”, Sabine yelled. Thus causing the crowd of ponies, griffons, and other creatures to cheer in agreement.

At promptly 5 ‘o clock in the morning the princesses arrived. Luna, who prompted to simply fly there instead of taking a chariot, landed first and addressed the crowd. Not long after, Celestia's chariot landed and she approached the stage where she was greeted by the mayor of Paris and her sister.

“Guys this is WAY exciting!!!”, Brick shouted over the noise.

“Definitely”, Ocean replied as he found his family

“Even better than the one I saw in Ponyville.”, Paint shouted to the surprise of Rosie and Sabine.

“YOU WERE THERE WHEN NIGHTMARE MOON RETURNED?!?!?!”, both ladies yelled in shock.

“First-ow!” Paint started as he rubbed both ears, “Second, yes. Yes I was there and was in so much shock I nearly froze. Yet that event still inspired me to paint one of my most inventive paintings I’ve ever done. I guess I wasn’t the only one to think so because the day after I finished it, Princess Luna herself happened to be in Ponyville at a ‘welcome back’ party and...I gave it to her. She liked it so much I just let her have it. Of course after the initial shock of meeting a princess wore off.” he finished.

Both Sabine and Roseblossom stood there wide eyed but then snapped out of it when Ocean Storm nudged them both to look at the sky as Princess Luna lowered the moon. The excitement only intensified as the sun slowly came up. As the sun reached it's apex there was a tremendous roar of cheering and applause.

“In all my years….never have I seen such a beautiful moonset and sunrise.”, Paint said in awe.

The others agreed as the morning officially began and the crowd started to migrate towards downtown.