The smell of freshly-brewed tea wafted through the air, which only served to add to the already well-established mood of calm about the room. The Sentry household, it had to be said, was about as comfortable and cosy-looking as possible, with Mrs Sentry herself looking quite content, as she sat in her favourite chair, gently sipping from her tea cup. Opposite her, sitting on the nearby sofa, was another woman around her age. She bore bright pink skin and somewhat-spikey blue hair, and was dressed far more casually than Mrs Sentry right now, with a simple shirt and jeans. For a time, the two women sat in silence, enjoying the taste of their respective drinks, but, after a while, it was the newcomer who finally broke the quiet between them.
"Great tea, as always, Grace."
Mrs Sentry smiled.
"It's always nice to have friends over, Firefly. And the two of us haven't spoken in since..."
But Firefly herself cut her off.
"Not since we spoke over the phone after...well..."
Mrs Sentry sighed.
"Yes...that was a rather unfortunate moment."
Firefly nodded.
"Yeah...but we knew it had to happen eventually. We couldn't just keep a secret like that from those kids forever."
Mrs Sentry considered that.
"I wish you could've been there."
A chuckle escaped the other woman.
"No offence, Grace, but I was a little glad not to be a part of that."
Mrs Sentry nodded, understanding.
"I can't blame you. Still..."
A smile crept onto her lips.
"...I suppose we should be glad that things worked out as well as they did. Flash and Scootaloo have taken to thinking rather fondly of Rainbow as a sister."
Firefly reclined back into the sofa.
"What can I say? My girl knows how to get on well with people. Besides, it helps that they were friends before the big reveal, I guess."
Taking another sip of her tea, Mrs Sentry started to look deep in thought.
"Did you ever feel tempted to tell Rainbow before all of this?"
Firefly sighed, leaning forward once more.
"Sure, lots of times. But then I knew I'd eventually have to talk about...well..."
Understanding came to Mrs Sentry's expression.
"Say no more. Telling those kids about...about the wedding night, it..."
Another dry laugh escaped Firefly.
"Yeah. We were lucky that little tid-bit didn't screw them up."
Mrs Sentry looked at her with some incredulity.
"I'm surprised we weren't screwed up by it, if I'm being honest."
Looking back to her friend, Firefly, despite that remark, started to gain a somewhat mischievous smirk.
"Well...it wasn't all bad, was it? I mean, we might not remember much of it, but...the parts we do remember were...you know...pretty good, right?"
Mrs Sentry took another dignified sip of tea, looking away from her friend briefly as though insulted by such words.
"It is not proper to think about that kind of thing, Firefly."
But, as the moments passed, and Firefly continued to stare at her with a raised eyebrow, Mrs Sentry eventually let out a sigh, looking back to her and joining in on the smile.
"But...I suppose it was rather exciting, wasn't it?"
Firefly looked to her triumphantly.
"There you go!"
The two laughed together for a minute or two, and when that laughter eventually died down, they let out a simultaneous sigh. When it was done, Mrs Sentry looked to Firefly with a degree of curiosity.
"I've only heard bits and pieces from Flash, but...have you actually seen all this magical stuff Rainbow's supposed to have now?"
Smiling, Firefly nodded.
"Yep. One time, I was walking in on her while she was practising on her guitar in her room. All of a sudden, wham, she started growing wings and glowing!"
Mrs Sentry looked to her with clear interest.
"You weren't worried?"
Firefly shook her head.
"Nah. In truth, I was as giddy as a schoolgirl. After Rainbow saw that I'd seen the whole thing, and was embarrassed about it of course, I kept on asking her questions about it."
She glanced away, smiling to herself.
"You wouldn't believe how enthusiastic she was about the whole thing. Magic, monsters from other worlds. The kinds of stuff she and the other girls get up to these days is just crazy!"
Reclining back into her own chair, Mrs Sentry nodded further.
"Agreed. When I heard that Flash was getting back with his ex, and that said ex was actually a magical unicorn from another dimension, I'll admit, it took a little getting used to."
A small smirk returned to her face.
"Although...I will admit, the look on his face when he realised that I already knew was just priceless."
Again, the two women laughed, taking sips of their tea once more when they'd finished. Looking back up to her friend, Firefly seemed to be considering something, before just coming out and saying it.
"Life certainly seems to be getting interesting for our kids these days, isn't it?"
Mrs Sentry nodded.
"True enough. One minute, they're simply High School students, the next, they've got superpowers and are saving the world."
She looked Firefly right in the eye.
"So yes, interesting certainty seems to be the word for it."
This time, it was Firefly's time to smirk, and she raised her cup.
"Well, here's to our kids getting into even more crazy adventures, with monsters, magic and who knows what else."
Mrs Sentry raised her own cup, smiling as she did so, and once the two women had gulped down their tea, the former sighed, before starting to take on a look of worry.
"Although...I do probably have to worry about giving young Scootaloo the talk soon."
To that, Firefly's eyes widened with horror.
"Can't help you there, Grace. She's already started dating, so it's either from you, or from...well...somewhere else."
Mrs Sentry sighed.
"Well...maybe it won't be so bad. I mean, if we can tell our kids about our sordid little get-together, then maybe telling Scootaloo about the birds and the bees won't be so..."
But Firefly raised an eyebrow, prompting Mrs Sentry to hang her head in defeat.
"...Right. That's being too hopeful."
She shrugged her shoulders.
"Still, push comes to shove, I can always have Flash do it."
