A True Family

Rarity was adding the finishing touches to her newest creation.

"Oh, it looks WONDERFUL," She marveled to herself. "I simply CANNOT wait until it's finished."

Rarity levitated a layer of Fancy Fabric with her magic.

"Just one more layer and-"

Rarity gasped and then let out a scream, for she had seen that the fabric had claw marks all over it, and there was a huge pile of scraps of the fabric underneath.

"OPALESCENCE!" She screamed angrily.

The cat strolled into the room nonchalantly.

"HOW COULD YOU? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW RARE THIS FABRIC IS?!"

The cat rolled her eyes, not seeming to care about her mistress' concerns.

Rarity yelled in frustration and threw the fabric to the floor, suddenly, she heard a gentle knock at the door.

"Oh...Come in dear." She said, attempting to regain her composure for her guest.

Fluttershy entered after opening the door.

"Rarity? Is everything all right?" She asked.

Rarity shook her head. "Alas no, my most BEAUTIFUL fabric has been torn apart by my CAT."

There was a snicker heard from behind Fluttershy. Suddenly, Rarity noticed a small filly behind her friend.

"Oh...who is this?" She inquired.

Fluttershy smiled. "This is Screwball." she looked down at Screwball. "Screwball, this is Rarity, she's a good friend of mine."

"Hiya, Rarity," said Screwball excitedly, this was her third time meeting a pony she didn't recognize.

Rarity jumped when she saw the filly's eyes. "GOODNESS DEAR, YOUR EYES, THEIR-" Fluttershy gave Rarity a look of warning. "They're- Wonderful!!!" Rarity laughed nervously.

"Thanks," said Screwball happily.

"Anyways, I'm so sorry about your fabric," Fluttershy said frowning.

Rarity waved a hoof at her concern. "It's alright, it's just that it's not like Opal to tear up my fabric, even for a cat."

Once again Screwball snickered, but this time no one heard it.

"Well, that's very strange," said Fluttershy curiously.

Rarity suddenly became curious herself. "Speaking of strange, since WHEN did you have a child?"

Fluttershy blushed a bright shade of pink."Oh no, she's not MY child...though, I DO take care of her...sort of..."

"I see, that's a very generous thing for you to do, darling."

Screwball laughed a little "The way you talk sounds a lot like my dad." She said.

"Oh?" Remarked Rarity.

"It's called an accent Screwball, many ponies have them depending on what culture that they come from," explained Fluttershy wisely.

"If you don't mind me asking, who IS her father?" Rarity asked.

Fluttershy bit her lip. "He's...a VERY UNIQUE...um...well..."

"Pony?" Offered Rarity.

Fluttershy paused and then nodded nervously.

"Well, what's his name?"

"His name is Discord, he's very sweet, even if he seems a bit rude, he's just very shy and protective." Fluttershy answered.

"How so?" Rarity pressed.

"Well, he's always busy, and he never plays with me," said Screwball sadly.

"Well, that seems a bit selfish, SURELY he could put a few things aside and spend a LITTLE time with you?"

"It's not just me...I have other friends who live with him too, "Applebloom, Button Mash, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle"

Rarity's eyes slightly widened, she didn't know why, but that last name sounded familiar.

"Anyways, it was nice to stop by but we have to go someplace," said Screwball.

"We DO?" asked Fluttershy.

"Yeah, like that BARN, it looks like there's some IMPORTANT things going on over there," said Screwball pulling Fluttershy with her out the door.

"Um-Bye Rarity," said Fluttershy right before the door closed.

Rarity then heard a noise coming from the stairs, but upon looking, nothing was there, she then pondered to herself.

"Sweetie Belle...Why does that name somehow ring a bell?" She turned to her cat. "Do you know Opal?"

The cat began to slowly walk away.

"Oh FINE, BE LIKE THAT, I'll just get rid of that little SWEATER you love so much!!!" Rarity threatened her cat, she then stopped and sighed. "When a mare argues with her cat, she has TRUELY seen it all."

Applejack was loading the last basket of apples into the cart she then looked behind her out into the field and her jaw dropped in horror, all the apples in the tree were replaced by pears.

"LAND SAKES!!! WHAT THE-?"

"Applejack?" Asked a soft voice, interrupting her cries.

Applejack turned around, her friend Fluttershy was standing there, her face displaying a look of concern.

"Fluttershy, Mah ORCHARD!!! It's filled with PEARS instead of APPLES!!!"

"Oh NO!" Exclaimed Fluttershy.

Applejack looked around frantically, but when she turned back to the trees were the same as before.

"What th' heck? Ah swear, Ah saw PEARS on those trees." She insisted.

Applejack heard laughter burst out behind from behind Fluttershy, Applejack walked out from behind her, when she saw a filly, her eyes expanded.

"Well, SHOOT Fluttershy, since when did YOU have a foal?" Her friend inquired.

Fluttershy hid her blush.

"Oh no, she's not mine, her name is Screwball.. I sort of foalsit her." She explained bashfully.

Fluttershy looked at Screwball.

"Screwball, this is my good friend Applejack."

"Hey Applejack," chirped Screwball.

"Howdy Screwball, Ah'm sorry I got a bit dis-WHAT IN TARNATION?!"

Applejack jumped back a bit after seeing Screwball's eyes.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Asked Screwball a bit puzzled.

"Well...no...It's just yer EYES."

"What about em'?"

"Their...Spirals."

"Yeah...So?"

Fluttershy chuckled nervously. "Screwball? Me and Applejack need to have a little chat, can you stay here and behave yourself?"

Screwball nodded.

Fluttershy pulled her cowgirl friend off to the side. "Applejack, please don't bring up her eyes."

"Why not?" She asked.

"Well, she doesn't KNOW that her eyes are...different."

"She SHOULD Fluttershy, she can't go her whole life not knowin' about her unusual eyes."

"She won't be clueless about it forever, besides, she's only FIVE, she's TOO young, you would know about that wouldn't you?"

Applejack's ears flattened as her cheeks turned pink as a small purple dragon entered her mind. "Alright FINE...But you'll tell her one day...right?"

Fluttershy smiled softly, "Of course."

"Tell me about what?"

Applejack and Fluttershy's eyes widened as they saw Screwball behind them.

"Uhh...Nothin" said Applejack

Screwball chuckled, "You sound like my friend Apple bloom."

Applejack froze, the name sounded familiar, but she couldn't imagine why.

"Well, it was nice to meet'cha, but Fluttershy's giving me a tour of Ponyville, see ya," said Screwball grabbing Fluttershy's hoof and pulling her away to the village.

Applejack stood stiff for a second, then ran inside to question Granny Smith.

Rainbow Dash was doing her daily morning workouts, when suddenly she heard a knock at her door. She looked outside and saw sunflowers on the patch of clouds outside her home.

"AHHHHHHHH" She screamed and ran outside but once she did, the sunflowers were gone.

"Huh?" Rainbow sccratched her head, when she heard laughter next to her.

"What the- WOAH" Exclaimed Rainbow as she saw a small earthpony filly on her yard.

"Uhh, Kid? How did you get here?" She asked.

"Hmm?" Replied the filly with a tilt of her head.

"Okay, let me rephrase that, HOW ARE you here?"

"She's with me," sighed a soft voice.

Rainbow turned around, it was her friend Fluttershy.

"Right, but how is she in CLOUDSDALE if she's an EARTHPONY?"

Fluttershy bit her lip nervously. "Well, um, you see-"

"MAGIC." Screwball interrupted.

"Oh...Alright" said Rainbow Dash, "She's probably had a cloud walking spell from Twilight" she thought to herself.

Fluttershy breathed a sigh of relief. "Anyways, this is Screwball, Screwball, this is Rainbow Dash."

"Sup?" Greeted the cyan pegasus, ignoring the filly's eyes, sure they were very weird, but a friend of Fluttershy's is a friend of hers.

Screwball laughed. "I know who you are, Scootaloo talks about you ALL the time!!!"

"Oh, you've met Scoots? Sweet kid, isn't she?"

"Yeah, she's cool enough."

Fluttershy smiled. "I'm sorry but Screwball, it's time to go home."

"Awww, okay." Said Screwball.

Screwball hopped on Fluttershy's back as Fluttershy flew back down to Ponyville.

Slightly paranoid, Rainbow look around on her lawn one more time and disappeared into her house.