New Best Friendsby FionnaSkribblesChaptersDay OneDay TwoDay ThreeDay FourDay FiveDay One"When are we goin' to Canterlot?" Apple Bloom asked. "In a few minutes, Apple Bloom!" Pinkie answered. The four ponies decided to go to Canterlot for a week to take a break from baking, while the other two decided to stay to maintain Sugarcube Corner. "We've all been to Canterlot, right?" Blaze asked. "Yeah," Scootaloo said, "You lived there before, we've all been there during the royal wedding." She continued. "Where were you during all that?" Sweetie Belle questioned. "Well," He turned into a changeling. "Being a changeling has its benefits." He smirked. "I just blend in." "But wait what about the barrier?" Rainbow Dash asked eyes widened. "Dude, I used to live there even before the wedding." He responded. "How about the huge explosion the removed all of the changelings?" Pinkie asked too. "I'm a hybrid I wasn't affected by it." "Do you know how to use your magic?" Sweetie Belle questioned using her own magic to lift a teacup. "What's the point of using my magic if I can't even transform in public." He complained. "Hmm, good point. But you can still use it except in public right?" Sweetie continued. "Yeah, I can." He said levitating the teacup that Sweetie was levitating. "That's no fair you can use magic AND fly," Scootaloo complained, hovering a few inches from the ground. "But I can't use magic outside remember..." Blaze repeated. "Oh! It's quarter to three! You squirts have to go!" Said Rainbow. "Can you stop calling us that?" Blaze joked. "Hey, have you guys seen Cottontail?" He asked. "He's in the kitchen with Gummy," Rainbow said. "I'm gonna bring him with me and I'll follow you guys." He said. "Alright! See you outside!" Pinkie said. Blaze went into the kitchen and found his bunny eating cookies from a jar. "Cottontail? I told you not to eat the cookies." He said picking up the bunny booping his nose. "Alright let's go we're going to Canterlot!" Blaze said and the bunny's ears drooped. "Don't worry it's just for a week." He said and he put Cottontail on his head. "Alright, I'm here!" Blaze exclaimed and the ponies went to the Ponyville train station. **** "Bye, guys! Send us a letter when you get there!" Pinkie said waving her hoof while the train left the station. The four sighed when the train departed. "Where are we gonna live with again?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Since Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash are famous well... you already know. They want to make us live in the castle for a week!" Scootaloo said excitedly. "You mean we're gonna..." Apple Bloom's voice trailed off from excitement. "Yeah!" Sweetie Belle said Cottontail covered his ears as the ponies squealed in delight and everyone on the train looked at the four. "Sorry." Sweetie Belle squeaked, blushing. A few hours later the train stopped at Canterlot. "Is anypony gonna pick us up?" Scootaloo asked. "I think we're on our own." Apple Bloom said while trying to look for their bags. "There's our bags." She pointed. "Blaze little help with your magic?" Sweetie Belle joked lifting the bags with her magic, putting them on a trolley. "Ha ha, really funny." He said rolling his eyes. A few minutes later the four was walking down and saw a cafe. "Wanna go there?" Blaze asked. "I dunno I don't have any bits." Sweetie Belle said. "I'll buy for you guys." He said. "Alright," Said the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Blaze rolled his eyes. "What do you guys want?" He asked. "We'll all just have cocoa," Scootaloo said. "Alright," and turned around to order. The barista that was on the counter and was looking bored, idly reading a magazine. "What's your order?" She asked, not even bothering to look at Blaze. "Four hot chocolates please." He said and Cottontail pulled his mane. "Aw! What do you want?" Blaze said and the buny pointed at a donut. "Alright and one donut." He said "Ten bits," She said and Blaze gave her the exact amount of bits needed. Blaze sat down with the Crusaders and waited for the order. "I forgot how everyone is a jerk in Canterlot." He complained. "Don't worry we've been through worse." Apple Bloom joked. Blaze pulled out his music player then realized something. "Oh Celestia," He exclaimed. "I left my headphones in Ponyville. Do you guys have spare?" He asked. "I have one," Sweetie Belle said, handing him a set of blue earbuds. "Thanks," He said. "Hey look it's blue unlike yours." Scootaloo joked. "Ha, ha very funny," After about two minutes the barista served the cocoa on the table. "Enjoy," She said flatly and the Blaze coughed uncomfortably. Sccotaloo took the first sip. "Man, this is some good cocoa." She said. "Hey, you used to live in Canterlot before. Where are your grandparents?" Apple Bloom asked. "They're on the other side of town. I don't want to visit them." He grumbled. "Why not?" Sweetie Belle said and Apple Bloom looked at her. "He doesn't like to talk about them." She whispered. "Oh," Sweetie said. "You know what nevermind." She said waving her hoof to simply to dismiss the subject. Ad they finished their drinks the group saw a bat pony outside walk by. "Check out the bat pony." Sweetie Belle said. "I know she's so cute..." Scootaloo said. "I-I mean, yeah I know, check her out." She blushed. "Oh, Scootaloo I didn't know you were, you know..." Apple Bloom said while the others giggled. "S-shut up." She protested weakly. While they were not looking a thief managed to steal Blaze's music player. "Hey!" He yelled and went outside. "That thief stole my music player!" He said angrily and the bat pony's eyes widened and she started chasing the thief. "Woah, should we follow them?" Sweetie Belle said. "Dude, the thief got my MP3 player, of course, we're gonna follow them!" He protested. Blaze was running, Cottontail held on to him and the Cutie Mark Crusaders followed him. The bat pony who'd been chasing the thief caught up to him and tackled him pinning him against the ground. "Return the MP3 player." She growled while the thief tried to fly away as she pinned him harder. "Give it." "Alright here! Take it, kid!" He said and he threw the player to Blaze and the pony let go of the thief and he ran away. "You alright?" Sweetie Belle said helping the pony. "Thanks for stopping the thief." Blaze said raising his hoof to help her stand. "Name's Blaze." He said smiling kindly. "You're welcome, my name's Aurora you can call me Ari." Wiping the remaining dirt off her. The Cutie Mark Crusaders introduced themselves one by one. "I'm Sweetie Belle." She said happily. "I'm Apple Bloom." She raised her hoof for a shake which Ari shook. "And I'm Scootaloo." She said trying to sound confident. "How'd you learn how to do that?" Apple Bloom asked impressed. "I'm one of Princess Luna's guards." She said. "I only work every time my dad is busy or sick. I used to practice every weekend." She explained. "Are you off today?" Scootaloo asked. "Yeah, I am. I'm barely there at the castle so." Ari answered and she tilted her head, in confusion. "Well, we were wondering if you want to hang out with us." Scootalo suggested, and she was blushing slightly. Blaze, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle were trying to stifle their laughter. "Yeah, sure! I could use some company." Aurora answered. **** The three went back to the cafe and bought more cocoa, Blaze didn't have the exact bits to pay the barista. "It's fifteen bits." She complained and Ari walked towards Blaze. "Blaze, here's two bits." She said, handing him the bits. "Thanks." Blaze said. After another two minutes the five were sitting down on the same table they sat earlier. "That was cool the way you tackled the thief!" Blaze exclaimed. "Can you teach us like some moves?" Apple Bloom asked. "I can but," She smirked. "Not in public." Ari noticed that Scootaloo was looking at her, her blush not going away. "Are you okay? You look uncomfortable since we've met." She said. "Oh, it's nothing she just has a little crush on you." Sweetie Belle giggled. "SWEETIE BELLE!" Scootaloo yelled. "Oh, you're...?" Ari said, blushing too, "I'm also, you know..." Blaze and the Cutie Mark Crusaders' eyes widened. "You're not straight too?" Scootaloo whispered. "Well I'm bi, but yeah I've had a marefriend before." She giggled. "Scootaloo, come on don't be shy," Sweetie said nudging her. "S-stop, um... Aurora, you want to go out sometime?" Scootaloo asked nervously. "Of course Scootaloo," Ari said, smiling cutely. "You guys new here?" Ari asked. "Well, I used to live here before. But no we're just here for a week." Blaze exclaimed. "Oh," Ari said disappointedly. "How old are you guys?" She asked. "Blaze is fifteen, Scootaloo and I are both twelve and a half and Sweetie is the youngest she's twelve." Apple Bloom explained. "You're fifteen? You look like you're eighteen" Ari said looking at Blaze. "Yeah, I get that a lot. People say I look like I'm eighteen or something." He said sheepishly. "How old are you?" Apple Bloom asked. "I'm sixteen." She looked at Blaze and looked slightly annoyed. "Remove the jacket, kid. It's summer why would you wear a hoodie in the middle of summer?" She said. "Well, my dad gave it to me and it's sort of a big deal for me because I rarely see him. But alright I guess I can tie it at my waist." He said. Apple Bloom was distracted by two rings on her ears. "When did ya get your ears pierced?" She asked. "When I was still a filly." She said showing off two her ring earrings. "A filly? Didn't your parents get mad at you?" Sweetie Belle asked. "They actually approved of it!" She said. "You should try getting some!" She suggested. "Where did you pierce your ears?" Scootaloo asked. "Oh, you want to get your ears pierced like right now?" Ari asked. "Yeah, seems fun!" Apple Bloom asked. "Well, I pierced my ears on the place near Minuette's place." "Well then let's goooo!" Blaze said. "Wait you're getting your ears pierced too?" Scootaloo asked. "Why? There's nothing wrong with that." He said. "If he likes to do it, let him do it," Ari added. "Alright, let's go," Scootaloo said rolling her eyes. **** An hour later the five walked out of the store. "Hey, Blaze do you have a spell to make the things heal faster?" Sweetie joked. "Haha, yes, I've never heard that joke before." Blaze said slightly annoyed. "What do you mean, Sweetie Belle? Blaze can do magic? He's a pegasus." Ari said confused. "Promise not to freak out when I reveal something big to you?" Blaze said fluttering a few feet from the ground. "Wait, what?" Ari said her eyes narrowing, fluttering too as if she was ready to attack Blaze. "Hey, Blaze let's go to a private place first!" Scootaloo said nervously fluttering with them, pushing them to an alley. "Don't freak out." And Blaze turned into his changeling form. "What the!" Ari said and she suddenly tackled Blaze and Cottontail fell but he was immediately caught by Apple Bloom. "Are you with someone? Where are the other changelings?" She demanded. "I-I'm only half-changeling, I don't w-work for anyone." Blaze said shaking with fear. "Is he telling the truth?" Ari asked glaring at the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "He's not lying, he's a hybrid." Apple Bloom said. "Don't hurt him!" Sweetie Belle said. "Are you changelings too?" Ari said. "They're not changelings, it's only me," Blaze said, who stopped struggling to escape. Cottontail hopped off Apple Bloom and went to Ari to pull her away from Blaze. "If you say so," Ari said sounding unsure. "If you do anything stupid I'm not gonna hesitate to hurt you." She glared at Blaze. "Calm down. I'm just a hybrid. I don't feed on love don't worry." Blaze said brushing off the dirt on him and Cottontail hopped back to Blaze's back. "Hey, didn't the changelings become to have a new... you know... style?" Sweetie Belle said. "Yeah?" Blaze said confused. "And you're not even gonna change?" Scootaloo said. "Should I?" Blaze said. "Yeah you should, I mean changelings are nice now. If you go out like that everyone will be afraid of you." Ari said. "Alright then. Here goes nothing." Cottontail hopped of Blaze as he closed his eyes. He suddenly glowed and levitated mid-air. Suddenly a bright flash illuminated through the narrow alley. Blaze landed on the ground making a slight, "oof" sound. "Blaze?" Apple Bloom said, coughing slightly. "Woah, Blaze," Scootaloo said from shock. "You look awesome!" She exclaimed. She was right Blaze's coat was now pale orange his name and tail were the same color as his pony form except for the cyan ombre at the end of his mane and tail. His wings a few shades darker than his coat. The color of his carapace became cerulean and navy blue. His mandibles were scarlett red. "Woah, I'm gonna need time getting used to this," Blaze said looking at his new body. "You look like your pony form," Ari said. "Really? Does anyone have a mirror?" Blaze asked. "I know a spell if I remember correctly," Sweetie said concentrating on her magic. A mirror suddenly popped out of thin air in front of Blaze. "Oh my Celestia, I do look like my pony form." And he transformed into his pony form and changeling form. "Huh, I might use this outside more often!" He said. "You should! You look less 'evil', I guess?" Sweetie said. "Yes, that totally didn't offend me." He said annoyed. "Oh, I'm sorry," Sweetie said and she removed the mirror out of thin air. "No, it's ok. My classmates always teased me before so. I guess I've been through worse." He said. "Anyways, I can finally use magic in public!" Blaze said lifting Cottontail with his new light orange aura. "Oh wow, new Aura, I've always hated the green one I had." He complained. "I can finally use my magic outdoors!" He said and the others celebrated. Author's Note People please give comments about my stories! I'd really like it if you guys gave me advise about my work! Please give constructive criticism and not hate comments about how I suck at writing. Day Two"If you were being robbed what is that first thing that you would do?" Scootaloo asked. "I'll just fly. Hello..." Aurora said sarcastically. "Alright, Blaze what would you do?" "I don't know I guess I'll just fly away too or pushed them away with my magic." Blaze shrugged, who was now rocking his new changeling form. "Wanna hear something weird?" Blaze said. "Yeah, what is it?" Asked Aurora. "I can speak in my native language." He said. "Wait, you're first language is not Equestrian?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Since my grandparents are full Fillypino they always speak to me in their native language." He said. "I got used to speaking in Fillypino. To be honest I didn't know how to speak Equestrian until I was 5." He shrugged. "So you still like speaking in Fillypino?" Apple Bloom asked. "Only to some of my relatives, You want to hear me speak Fillypino?" Blaze said. "Sure!" Said the four. "Alright, here it goes." Blaze coughed. "Kamusta kayo? Ano po ang pangalan niyo?" Blaze said. "What the hay does that mean?" Apple Bloom asked, petting Cottontail. "It means, 'How are you doing? What's your name?' Get it?" "How do you say it?" Scootaloo said. "Just try not pronunciations soft, like make them stiff." Blaze explained. "Kah-mous-tah." Sweetie Belle said trying to pronunce the Fillypino of 'How are you.' Blaze laughed. "You know what nevermind." And Sweetie Belle blushed. "What do you usually call your grandparents?" Ari asked. "Lolo for my grandfather and Lola for my gra--" "Grandmother!" Scootaloo said cutting him off. "Right?" Blaze glared at Scootaloo for cutting him off. "Anyways, aren't you going to visit your grandparents?" Aurora smirked trying to pronounce the words. "You sure you want to visit your grandparents?" Scootaloo asked. "I'm only here for my grandmother. My grandfather not so much." Aurora looked concerned. "You really don't like your grandfather?" Blaze glared at her. "You think these are signs that I love my grandfather?" Blaze smiled nervously changing to his pony form for a moment and showed his right front leg. "What. What I'm I looking at?" Aurora and the Cutie Mark Crusaders looked at it closely and suddenly gasped. "Blaze, why in Equestria would you self-harm?" Apple Bloom said looking at the barely noticeable scars. "I never told you that did I?" Blaze said sheepishly nervously scratching his nape. "You can barely see it." Blaze said changing to his changeling form. "How come it doesn't show when you're a changeling?" Scootaloo asked. "I don't know. I think it's separate bodies or something." He concluded. "Do your parents know?" Sweetie Belle asked. "They don't. Only you guys know, even Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash doesn't know about this." "You need to tell them," Ari said. "I'd rather not tell my parents. I trust you guys than I trust them." He said. "Oh, alright," Scootaloo said. "So you gonna visit your grandparents?" Apple Bloom said quickly dismissing the subject. "Oh, right!" Blaze said and he quickly ran away from Ari's house. "Aren't you gonna bring Cottontail?" Scootaloo yelled. "No, you take care of him!" Blaze hollered running away. **** Blaze finally reached his grandparent's house, he decided to visit them in his pony form and knocked on the door. "In a minute!" Yelled an unfamiliar voice. "Mom! There's a guy outside the door!" The door opened but it wasn't her grandmother. It was his step-mother, Clean Freak. "Hi Aunt CF," Blaze said, saying the nickname of her step-mom, Blaze calls her aunt to make himself comfortable. "Hi, Blaze! Your grandmother's cooking, your grandfather is out-of-town right now." Clean explained. "Thank Celestia, I wasn't looking forward to meeting him." He said rolling his eyes and Clean Freak giggled. Blaze walked into the room and saw a pale yellow unicorn watching television, he looked like he was 11 years old. "Umm, who's the kid?" Blaze asked. Clean Freak scratched her head uncomfortably. "Blaze, meet your umm..." She paused for a moment and sighed. "Half-brother, Summer Sunshine." And Blaze gasped and so did Summer. "Half-brother?!" Said the two simultaneously. "He's like 11!" Blaze said in shock. "He's been living with us in Manehattan since he was born. He wanted to visit Canterlot. We didn't expect you here honestly." She said sheepishly. Summer came closer to Blaze and hugged him. "Woah, calm down kid." Blaze said patting his head. Blaze looked around the room. "You cleaned the house didn't you?" He smirked. "What do you expect? I don't want this house to get dirty!" She jokingly exclaimed. "Where's dad?" He asked. "Oh, he had an impromtu meeting in Manehattan. So I don't think he's gonna be here for a week." She said. Summer let go of Blaze and stood beside him. Blaze's grandmother walked out of the kitchen. "Hello Blaze! It's a surprise to see you!" Blaze came closer to hug her. "Lola! It's been a long time!" She smiled comfortingly. "Oh, I see you've meet your brother." She smiled. "Yeah, isn't it great? A new brother!" He exclaimed flying from excitement. "Blaze, I told you no flying in the house!" His grandmother scolded him, he blushed landing on the floor with soft clatter of his hooves. "Wanna see something cool?" Blaze said. "Sure!" Summer exclaimed. Blaze suddenly transformed into a changeling. Summer gasped in excitement. "Wow! You're a changeling!" He said bursting with excitement. "New look?" Clean Freak asked. "Yeah, I just reformed yesterday." He grinned. "Can you do an impression of me!" Summer said. "Alright!" Blaze transformed into his half-brother. "Ha ha ha! This is awesome!" Said the changeling Summer. "Wow, you sound weird." He said and the real Summer laughed. Blaze returned to his changeling form and giggled. "You should go outdoors with your changeling form more often." Clean Freak suggested. "I know! I started doing it yesterday!" Blaze exclaimed. "That's awesome!" "Can I see my room?" Blaze asked Clean Freak looked nervous. "Well we have another surprise, Summer will live here now." Blazes eyes widened. "What?" Blaze didn't sound angry but he was more excited. "That's great! I can visit here more often! If my grandfather is away." He said fluttering a few inches from the ground. "That sound like an awesome idea!" Summer said. "Hey, how about you hang out with your brother for the day?" She suggested. "I would but I have a lot of friends." He shrugged. "Oh, that's fine your best friends are mostly girls anyways." Blaze blushed at the statement. "Yeah, alright." He said. **** "Where are we going?" Summer asked. "We're going to my friend's house, well our friend when you meet them." Blaze said. Blaze arrived at Ari's house and knocked on the door. "Blaze? Is that you?" Said a familiar voice and the door opened. "Hey, Ari! I'm back from my grandparents! And I got a surprise." He said. "I'm guess it's the pony behind you?" She said sarcastically, raising one eyebrow. "Aurora Moonlight meet Summer Sunshine, Summer Sunshine meet Aurora Moonlight." Summer was the first one to raise his hoof for a shake. "Hi! I'm Blaze's half-brother!" Aurora suddenly gasped. "HALF-BRO---" Blaze suddenly put his hoof on her mouth to shush her. "Are the crusaders inside?" He asked Ari nodded. "Be quiet, keep it a surprise." "Alright, okay, got it," Aurora whispered. The three entered Ari's house and saw the crusaders playing cards. "Hey, Blaze!" Apple Bloom looked at the yellow pony beside him. "Who's the filly?" Blaze sighed then grinned. "Guys, meet Summer Sunshine. My half-brother." The crusaders gasped from excitement and shock. "HALF-BROTHER!" They all yelled. "I KNOW RIGHT HE HAS A HALF-BROTHER!" Ari screamed. "Hi, my name is Summer!" He said excitedly. "It's nice to meet you guys!" He said shaking their hooves individually. "Are you a changeling too?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Nope, same dads different mothers." Summer said giggling. Cottontail jumped to Blaze and climbed on his back. "You really missed me." He said nuzzling the bunny. "Is that your bunny, he's so cute!" He said petting Cottontail. "How old are you?" Ari asked. "I'm 11. Ponies think I'm younger though." "Really? I though you were 9?" Sweetie joked. "Alright, great!" He said sarcastically. "You wanna get coffee or chocolate?" Blaze asked. "Sure!" Said the five. **** "Ten bits!" Said a different barista, unlike the mare from yesterday the stallion was more enthusiastic. "Here you go!" Blaze gave the bits to the barista. Blaze sat with Ari, Summer and the crusaders. "Blaze, you never returned my earphones." Sweetie Belle asked. "Oh yeah I think it's in my jack--" Blaze realized that he left his jacket at Ari's house. "I left my jacket in your house." Blaze said referring to the bat pony. "We'll just get it later." She said. "This is one of my many flaws as a pony. Extreme forgetfulness." He joked raising his hooves to overemphasize the statement, accidentally hitting one of his hooves on the corner of the table. "Oww!" Blaze exclaimed. He looked at his hoof and saw that it was moderately bleeding. "Do any of you have any bandages?" He asked. "Why would we carry bandages anyways? Don't you know some spell to heal your wound?" Apple Bloom asked. "I'm sorry it's not my fault that I haven't learned any magic lessons since I was ten." Blaze said sarcastically. "Ari, do you have any?" Blaze looked at Ari and she looked... Strange. "Aurora?" Blaze asked. Aurora looked distracted at Blaze's wound and blinked momentarily revealing crimson eyes, her drooling mouth opened slightly, revealing sharp fangs. She suddenly shook her head. Blaze and Cottontail noticed the red eyes Blaze's eyes widened and Cottontail's ears drooped in fear. "I need to go to the bathroom." She said running away covering her face. "Alright, I'll just heal it." Blaze used his magic to seal the wound, but it was sloppy. As Aurora was out off Blaze's sight he suddenly whispered in shock. "Did you guys see that?" "Why what is it?" Summer asked. "Her eyes went red, she has fangs!" Blaze whispered. "WHAT?!" Said the four in shock. "Fangs? Are ya sure?" Apple Bloom asked. "Yes, I'm sure! Her eyes were red she was drooling at my wound!" Blaze exclaimed. "Let's just keep it a secret. If something happens, let's just umm." He thought for a moment. "Summer, Sweetie Belle do you guys have a magic spell for like umm, like send letters by teleportation or something?" He asked. "Sure, I mean we never stopped using our magic anyways." Sweetie joked. "Sweetie Belle I swear to Celestia I wil-- Hi, Ari!" Aurora sat down next to Blaze. "Hey, sorry I had to go." She lied. "Hey, it's almost dusk wanna sleepover on your house?" Scootaloo said referring to Ari. "Wouldn't the castle guards be suspicious of you guys?" Ari said obviously uncomfortable. "Nah, we'll send them a letter. They know you anyways." Sweetie Belle said. "A-alright." She said scratching her head. **** "Guys, you want to tell scary stories?" Summer suggested. "It's not even midnight." Blaze said. "Oh come one. What's wrong with a little story? You scared, bro?" He smirked. "I'm not afraid." He scoffed playfully. "Alright, let's start with the headless horse!" He said. "We already heard that one." Blaze looked at his hoof. "My hoof is still bleeding I'm gonna change the bandage." Blaze stood up. "Ari, where's the bathroom?" Blaze asked and she looked distracted. "Uh," Aurora shook her head. "Second door on your right." She said. "Thanks." And he went away. "Guys, I think I left something in my bedroom, I'll be right back," Aurora said. "This is bad," Sweetie said. "I don't think she'll do something, where are her parents anyways?" Apple Bloom asked. "Her parents doesn't come home at seven in the morning." Sweetie Belle explained. **** "When will this wound heal?" Blaze said inspecting his wound on his hoof while looking at the mirror. "Blaze?" Said a familiar voice he turned around knocking a few objects on the sink. "A-ari? W-what do you want?" He asked nervously. Aurora closed the door quietly. "You know I wanted to keep this a secret." She said walking closer to the pegasus. "What, I don't know wh--" Aurora put her hoof on Blaze's shoulder. He looked at the bat pony and saw that she had the same red eyes and sharp fangs he saw in the cafe. "You know being a vampire is fun." She smiled licking her lips. Blaze was too shock to yell for help. "Aurora, s-stop this is isn't... What are you doing." Blaze tripped. He fell down with Aurora on top of him. "This shouldn't hurt don't worry." She whispered directly on Blaze's ear. "I want to try you, you might become one of us but it'll be fun." She cooed. "I-I-I, Ari stop it." Blaze had tears running down him, shaking, Aurora sunk her fangs in Blaze's neck. "Ari, I said sto-- ahh." He moaned uncomfortably. Blaze couldn't comprehend the pain he was feeling as Aurora sank her fangs deeper into his neck. Aurora removed her fangs from Blaze's still bleeding neck. "Your blood is sweet." She whispered. Blaze groaned, unable to register the pain. "Aurora, stop." He muttered. He tried pushing her away but was unable too. He passed out from shock and blood loss. Aurora wiped the blood off her mouth and smiled. Her pupils shrunk for a moment, realizing what she's done, she blinked several times before her pupils turned to its original color, her fangs disappeared, and she gasped. "Blaze?" Aurora whimpered, she tried to wake up the pale pegasus. "Blaze, w-wake up." She said in a state of panic. "Wake up! Blaze, you can't do this to me!" Summer and the crusaders walked in. "Aurora, what are you doi--" The four gasped as they saw Aurora sobbing on Blaze's unconscious body. "BLAZE!" They yelled in shock. "What did you do?" Sweetie said in shock. "I-I don't know what came over me! I didn't mean to!" She sobbed loudly. "Are you a vampire?! And you never told us?" Scootaloo said angrily. Summer ran to a medicine cabinet and quickly grabbed bandages to wrap Blaze's bite wounds. **** "Ugh, my neck hurts," Blaze woke up, in his pony form, lying on Aurora's bed and saw her next to him. "What are you gonna do? You gonna chew on my neck again?" Blaze said angrily. "Blaze, I can't do that anymore." She said calmly. "Why I'm I gonna turn into some vampire of something?" Blaze said sarcastically. "Blaze, you already are one." She said in a soothing manner which frightened Blaze. "What? No, I'm not." He said in disbelief. "Check your mouth, sweetie." She insisted. "I don--" He felt his sharp fangs inside his mouth. "I can't believe this." He sighed loudly. "Aurora why?" He asked. "I'm sorry. I not my fault you... taste... good." She said licking her lips again. "No! I need to stop doing that." She said. "Great how to I explain Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and my parents?" He asked. "Do I turn them into vamponies too?" He said sarcastically. "No, silly just tell them what happened. I think that's fine." She said. "Ugh, I'm hungry do you have any food?" Blaze said. "You need blood." She grinned. "What? I need blood?" He asked. Aurora grinned. "Oh, no... I'm not feeding off of you." She grinned, even more, placing her neck near Blaze. "I know you want to." She said. Blaze could feel his mouth water at the thought of Ari's blood. "Ari, stop. I don't need blood." He said wiping the saliva off his mouth. "You need it, you'll die if you don't have any." She insisted. "Don't be shy come on, it'll be great!" Blaze gave in and placed his fangs on Aurora's neck puncturing it. Blaze was surprised at the taste of the blood as he drank it. "Wow, you're a natural at this." She smiled. Suddenly the door opened. "Hey, guys I brought you some foo-- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Scootaloo said in shock. Blaze pulled back from Aurora's neck in surprise. "Scoots, no it's not what you think." He said still licking the blood off his mouth. "Not what you think?! You are sucking blood off of our friend!" She yelled. "Scootaloo let me explain. He needed blood. He can't suck blood from you, right?" She said. "Alright, I don't want to be one of you guys. I don't want to burn in the sun." She said. "Yeah about that, how do you stay in the sun without burning?" Blaze interrupted. "Just wear your jacket for a few weeks because you're body needs to get used to it, then try not wearing if for a day, if you don't burn. You're fine to go outside. You'll get used to it." She said. "Or use your changeling form, it doesn't hurt, right? Changeling's bodies are y'know stronger?" She asked. "I guess it wouldn't hurt. I mean the wound will not show anyways." He turned into a changeling and checked the wound on his neck. "What? The wound is still on my neck?" "I don't know.. I guess you have to deal with it." Aurora shrugged. "Great, this is awesome. Any tips for being a vampire?" He asked. "You'll get hungry a lot, if you see somepony you hate suck their blood." She joked. "Wouldn't they turn into vampires too?" He asked. "They won't trust. E." She grinned. "And look what happened to me." He said sarcasically. "Hey, how about your wound?" He said. "Don't worry we heal really fast. Except for when we get bit and we turn into one. Those will never heal." She said. "So you have holes in your neck your whole life?" 'Yeah, that's pretty much it." Blaze sighed. "Where are the others?" They fell asleep an hour ago. Summer is still up waiting for you." Blaze looked at a clock around Ari's room to check the time. "It's three in the morning?" He asked surprised. "How long was I out?" He asked. "About five hours," Aurora said sheepishly causing Blaze to blush. "Where's Summer and Cottontail?" He asked. "Summer's outside waiting for you. Cottontail is asleep." Blaze nodded. "Alright, I'm gonna talk to him." And he walked out of the room. "Does he know that there's still blood in your bathroom?" Scootaloo asked. "I'll clean it up." Aurora grinned. "You're gross," Scootaloo smirked. "Won't hurt until you try it." She said. **** "Summer? Where are you?" Blaze called out. He was still weak from the blood loss and he stumbled trying to find his half-brother. "Blaze?" Said Summer who popped out from the living room couch with a blanket on him. "I thought you were gone." He hugged the changeling and started tearing up. "I missed you." He said. "Aww, you're gonna make my cry, kid." Blaze said wiping a few tears from his eyes. "Are you really a vampony?" He questioned with fear in his voice." Blaze showed his fangs to the unicorn. "I guess I am." He shrugged. "You're not going to bite me are you?" He asked. Blaze smirked at the unicorn. "Of course not. I'm not hungry right now am I?" He joked causing Summer to laugh. "Come on let's go to sleep. I'm tired." He grinned. "Alright." Day ThreeBlaze was still inside Aurora's house with his half-brother and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. He woke up with Cottontail on his head. "Cotton, get off my head." He said lightly shoving the bunny off of him. "I'm kind if hungry right now. I could use a bunny." He said smiling at his pet, causing the bunny's tail to droop. "I'm just kidding, I'm not going to eat the one pet I have." He said petting the bunny. Aurora walked by the living room and saw Blaze petting his bunny. "Hey, you're up." She said combing her hair. "The others are in the kitchen. My parents are at an impromptu meeting with the other castle guards." "What time is it?" Blaze asked. "It's two pm," Aurora said. "Hey, guys!" Said Summer who walked in jumping on the couch next to Blaze. "Hey, kid." He said and he suddenly gasped. "What's with the wound?" He said looking at Summer's hoof. "I stepped on a knife. It's not bleeding that much." He said. "Yeah, but it's bleeding to the point where we want to... taste..." Blaze and Aurora were distracted at the sight of Summer's hoof, their pupils turning red, fangs showing. "Stop!" Summer yelled and the two blinked several times their eyes reverting to their original colors. Summer started to cry from fear. "Summer, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Blaze said comforting the crying unicorn. "What is the matter with you?!." He yelled. "Summer, we are so sorry we would never harm you," Ari said. "Are you sure how about that?" Summer raised his injured hoof near Blaze and Aurora. "Summer, stop it," Blaze said closing his eyes. "Come on. You don't want to right? Alright then." He said rubbing his blood on Blaze and Aurora's nostrils. "Kid, stop it," Aurora warned visibly getting mad. "You're making it worse on yourself." Blaze said his eyes slowly turning red. "Why what's the matter can't handle it?" Summer taunted the two. "Summer Sunshine stop rubbing your blood on our nostrils!" Blaze scolded the unicorn. Summer flinched "Alright." He said his ears drooping from embarrassment. "We're gonna eat now," Aurora said walking out of the living room with Blaze leaving Summer in the living room. "Does your brother want to be a vampire or something?" Ari said. "I don't know," He licked the blood on his nostrils. "But he sure tastes good." He said. "He does," Ari smirked. "Come on let's just think of something else. I don't want the thought of my brother's neck bleeding because of us." He shuddered. "Better not tease us again," Ari said in a serious manner. "Yeah, we might turn him into one." He addressed. "Let me ask you something. How did you turn into one exactly?" He asked and Aurora sighed. "Let's go to my bedroom first." She whispered. "Alright." The two went inside Aurora's bedroom and she closed the door. "Well, it was Nightmare Night. I was in Ponyville visiting my ex-marefriend. She forced me to go to the Everfree Forest. Then..." ***** Two years ago. "Come on, Ari. Let's go." Said the mare. "Can you stop calling me Ari? It's a stupid nickname." Aurora said shoving her marefriend, who was a unicorn. "Why? It's cute, lovely, and most of all I created it for you." She cooed. "Will you stop it, Sparks." She said. "Why? You call me 'Sparks' it suits my name, Diamond Sparkle." She insisted. "Ari, I don't know I'll probably get used to it." She smiled. "Let's go to the Everfree. You don't know... there might be mysteries there." "Aren't you supposed to be with Twilight reading a book?" Aurora joked. "Ha ha ha, just because we have the same last name doesn't mean we're relatives. Anyways you wanna go or what?" She said excitedly. "Alright." Sparks and Ari went to the Everfree. They entered the forest. They got lost as they went into the deeper parts in the forest. "This is creeping me out," Sparks said. Sparks and Ari heard hoofsteps following them. "I'm not doing this. Let's get out of here." Sparks said slowly backing away. "You finally agree to me." She said sarcastically. Out of nowhere, a shadow cast in front of the couple. Diamond, out of fear, ran away leaving the bat pony behind. "Diamond, wait!" Aurora didn't go anywhere as she was tackled by the pony. Aurora couldn't fight back as the pony on top was stronger. "L-let me g-go please." She said shivering from fear. The pony suddenly revealed crimson eyes and sharp fangs. "S-stop, Diamond! Help!" She yelled in vain but it was too late. "This shouldn't hurt don't worry." The pony whispered in her ear and he suddenly plunged his fangs into Aurora's neck causing her to yell in pain. She wasn't exactly in pain, she was more uncomfortable. "A-ah! S-sto... I don't... want to..." Aurora felt her vision start to fade as the pony sunk the fangs deeper inside her and she slowly lost huge amounts of blood. Aurora woke up sometime later in the same position she was in. "Ugh, my head." She said standing up. "Diamond? Are you there?" Aurora yelled. She turned around to see a bunny hopping through the forest. "Hello, cute bunny. You look cute, I want to..." Aurora's eyes started turning red. "Taste... you." She continued. The bunny's ears drooped as Aurora started sinking her teeth into the bunny. She was surprised at the flavor of the blood. She savored every drop of blood until the bunny was no longer moving. "Man, that was aweso..." Her eyes turned to its original color. "What? What... did I?" She suddenly gasped when she saw her blood-covered hooves. "Oh, no no no no no no no. This cannot be happening." She said in disbelief. "I gotta get outta here." She said to herself. Aurora flew up the forest and came back to Ponyville bloody, mud all over her, her neck still bleeding. She came to the nearest pony to ask direction. Do you know where? Diamond Sparkle lives?" She said not even minding the wound that was slightly bleeding on her neck. "S-she lives there." Said the pony filled with terror pointing to a house near the Carousel Boutique. "Thanks." She said storming off. Aurora walked onto Spark's front door. "DIAMOND! ARE YOU IN THERE?!" She said violently knocking on her door the door opened a few moments later. "Ari? Is that you?" She said levitating her phone. "DON'T YOU 'ARI' ME! YOU LEFT ME IN THE EVERFREE FOREST YOU EXCEPT ME TO ACT CALM!? "Ari, calm down? Why are you messy? What happen to your neck?!" She said ignoring Aurora's anger instead, being genuinely concerned. Aurora sighed deeply before answering. "Let's just go in your bedroom." She said wiping her muddy and bloody hooves on the doormat. "Oh, alright," Sparks said taken aback by her calm tone. ---- "You want to know what happen?" She said. "Yeah, you want to get a bandage for your neck first?" Sparks said about to go to the bathroom. "Alright sure." She said grinning sweetly. "Where are your parents?" Aurora asked. "They're on vacation in Canterlot." She said from the bathroom. "Where is it?" She whispered. "Ah, There it is." Diamond picked up the alcohol and bandages as she was about to levitate the things, she saw in the mirror that there was blood on her neck. "What, is this hers or mine?" She asked to herself and she rubbed the blood she was surprised that she had a cut. "I'm still here!" Aurora complained. "Oh yeah, right." She ran out of the bathroom. "Alright, stay still." She said. "How did you get the wounds?" Not looking at Aurora as she was focused on cleaning her wound. She inspected the wound closely, wiping it with a piece of cloth. Meanwhile, Aurora winced when she felt the slightly soaked cloth. She looked at Diamond to see that she had a small cut on her neck. Aurora's fangs started to appear on her mouth. "Aurora! Did you get bit by a..." She looked up to see that her marefriend had a murderous smile, her eyes crimson, fangs appearing on her mouth. Diamond was suddenly tackled by Aurora banging her head against the wall. "Oww..." She opened her eyes to see her marefriend pinned her to the wall. "Hey... hey... I can be you marefriend... no way, no way... I think you need a new one." Aurora sang slowly, singing Diamond's favorite song, sneering at her. "Ari, l-let me go. Please, I d-don't wanna die!" She stuttered. "Don't worry, Sparks," she said using her affectionate nickname. "I want you to experience what I experienced." She sneered. "Aurora, please don't... I-I love you." Diamond said. "Aww, thanks. But that won't save you, sorry." "Ari ple--" She didn't have time to finish as Aurora sank her fangs deep into Diamond's neck causing her to yell in pain. "AHHH! AURORA STOP IT!" She yelled struggling to free herself, but she was getting noticeably weaker from blood loss. Aurora removed her fangs on Sparks and started licking the blood dripping from her neck. "Aurora..." She used her remaining strength to lift herself and kiss her directly on the lips. Aurora was taken aback by the kiss, her pupils immediately turned into their original colors. "Mmmpphh!" Aurora moaned. Diamond let go of the kiss before dropping on the floor. "Ugh, Sparks?" Aurora said, scratching her head, dazed. "Sparks!" She said comforting the pony. "Don't... worry..." She grinned weakly, before passing out. "Diamond? Diamond... no! Please..." Aurora sobbed quietly. Aurora felt her pulse on the other side of her neck. She was still alive. But she is critically injured. "Diamond... Please..." Aurora kissed her barely breathing marefriend. "Hmmm..." She heard a small groan from her and Aurora's eyes opened and she let go of the kiss. "Diamond!" She hugged the unicorn. "Ugh, Ari? What happened?" She said weakly, trying to stand up. "Well, long story short. I got bit by a vampony, I came to your house, I saw blood on your neck, I bit you, and you're a vampony now." She said casually. "I, what? I'm a vampony?" She asked. "Yeah, you need blood right now," Aurora said. "You're joking right?" She said. "No, I just ate a rabbit earlier and I'm fine right now." She said. "Alright then... where do I get blood." Diamond said surprisingly calm at the fact that she just turned into a vampony. Aurora grinned placing her neck near Diamond. "Aurora Moonlight, I will not get blood from your neck." She smirked. "You have to you'll go mad if you don't have any," Aurora said. "Are you sure you'll be fine?" Diamond asked sincerely. "Yeah, I'll be fine." Aurora cooed, smiling comfortingly. Diamond hesitantly bit into Aurora's neck. "Oh, calm down." Aurora joked. Diamond flipped Aurora causing her to be on the bottom while Diamond was on top, still sucking blood from her. "Woah, calm down, baby." She smiled. Diamond removed her fangs from Ari's neck and proceeded to kiss her. "Wow, she's really into this." Ari thought. "You taste good." Diamond whispered. "So do you." She whispered back causing the two to giggle. Diamond shifted herself away from Aurora. "You look cute when you're bloody," Aurora commented. "Thanks," She said smiling. "You need to clean yourself and your bedroom," Aurora said. "Yeah," She looked at the clock behind Aurora. "Honey, almost late you need to go home." Aurora looked at the clock behind her. "Oh shoot my parents are gonna kill me!" She said. "Let's see each other tomorrow? By the way, wear a jacket." Aurora asked. "Alright, see you tomorrow." Diamond smiled kissing her before Aurora left. "Bye!" Aurora said and she closed the door. "Man, what a crazy Nightmare Night." Diamond said to herself. **** "So what happened to her?" Blaze asked. "Well, she moved to Manehattan after I left Ponyville." Ari said. "Why were you in Ponyville exactly?" Blaze questioned raising his eyebrows. "I was on a vacation, my parents told me I need it." She said her expression showing regret. "Oh, alright. Where were you staying?" He asked. "I was with Pinkie Pie. You know her?" She asked. "Yeah, I live with her." Blaze said. "She's very weird always talking about baking and putting a 'secret ingredient' in them." Blaze's eyes widened. "That's great... He asked nervously. "Anyways, did you see Sweetie Belle? She looks like she and Apple Bloom are you know..." Aurora asked looking at Blaze. "You know nothing, Aurora..." Blaze said. Blaze narrowed his eyes. "Do you know something?" Blaze said. "Do you know something?" Aurora repeated. "I might know something." Blaze was looking more suspicious. "I might know something too." Ari looked at him. "What's the thing you know?" Blaze said. "Oh no, I can't tell you what I know until you tell me what you know," Ari answered. "I can't tell you what I know." Blaze said. "Well, I then can't tell you what I know." Ari shrugged. "Okay fine." Aurora stood up for a moment and Blaze looked at Aurora. "You don't know." He smirked. "Alright, how about I go over to the dining room, and I will walk into Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle and I will see if the thing that I think that I know is actually the thing that I think that I know!" Ari exclaimed. Blaze suddenly gasped. "You know?!" "And you know!" She yelled. "Yeah, I know!" He said. "Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom? Oh, this is unbelievable. How long have you known?" She asked in shock. Blaze came closer to Aurora and held her, shaking her slightly. "Too long! Oh my Celestia, Ari, I've been dying to talk to somepony about this for so long! Listen, listen, we can't say anything about this to anypony, they're so weird about that! Listen--" Summer suddenly walked into the room to check on the two. "Hey!" Said the two. "Hey! It's almost midday. I want to go out and not wait here. So…" He said impatiently. "Ooh, I am going to go talk to the Crusaders." Blaze said walking out of the room "Ohhh, yeah, me too," Ari said following Blaze. "That's weird... I bet they're doing it." Summer said to himself. **** "So you think Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle are having a crush on each other?" Blaze whispered. "I only saw it once. They were very mushy..." She exclaimed. "How come you don't talk to the Crusaders about it?" "It was driving me crazy." He said. "I think we should forget about it," Aurora suggested. "Yeah, we should. Just thinking about it would make me even crazier." He joked. "Anyways, I'm hungry. And no I don't want blood I just want regular food." He smiled. "I think there's Apple pie inside the fridge." She said. "Alright," He walked in the kitchen and saw the Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle conversing. "Hey, guys!" Said Apple Bloom, nervously. "Hey, girls! Umm, is there pie in the fridge?" Blaze asked. "Yeah, there's apple pie in the fridge," Sweetie said opening the fridge and giving a slice of pie to Blaze. "Thanks," and he took a bite. "Mmm, this is good where did you get this?" Blaze asked. "It's from the cafe where we first met," Ari said. Scootaloo walking in from the kitchen to the dining room. "So, what are gonna do today?" Scootaloo asked. "I dunno. I actually just want to chill." Blaze said. "You know you just want to stay here because your body is not used to the sun." Summer said appearing behind the two. "Yeah, I know. Anyways, does anyone have a mirror? I need to check if the myth about vamponies not seeing themselves in the mirror is real." He continued. "Here's one beside me." Sweetie Belle said levitating a mirror near her. "Don't worry it's not real you still have a reflection, trust me," Aurora reassured him. "Huh, alright then. I guess it's still there." And he gave the mirror back to Sweetie Belle. "So no plans for today?" Scootaloo asked. "We have a PonyStation upstairs," Aurora said and the five gasped. "You're just telling this to us now?!" Summer exclaimed. "Come in! Let's play scary video games!" Scootaloo suggested. "Alright then! Let's go upstairs!" Ari said. Day Four"Wanna go outside?" Blaze asked. "Out of all of us, you're asking that." Sweetie Belle joked. "Yeah what's wrong with that?" He said. "First off you're a vampony, you'll burn outside." Sweetie Belle said. "First off, I have a jacket." Blaze interrupted. "Also yesterday I wasn't burning when I woke up even though the sunshine was shining on my face. Because I was in my changeling form, which I still am." He continued. "But what about. Well, you can't... Oh, shut up." Sweetie said, blushing. "Wanna go to the cafe?" Scootaloo suggested. "Yeah sure as if we hadn't been there several times." Blaze joked. "I have a question." Summer interrupted. "How did you get your cutie marks?" He asked. "Well, the Crusaders. You basically have almost the same cutie marks. How about you start?" Ari asked. The three gave a glare to Aurora before Apple Bloom spoke. "Well, we got them when we realized that our purpose is to help others find their meaning in their cutie mark and help other blank flanks get their cutie marks!" She explained. "That's great how about you, big bro?" Summer said. "Well, you already know my cutie mark, a pair of headphones." He said pointing at the mark on his flank. "I don't have a destiny to do something. My cutie represents my hobby. And what I love." "Which is?" Summer asked. "Music! I love listening to music! That's my hobby." He said. "That's awesome!" Summer exclaimed. "Also I'm a changeling, so my cutie mark is sort of not real." He shrugged. "Oh, alright then." Summer said perplexed. "Umm, how about you, Aurora?" He said looking at the bat pony. "My cutie mark is the moon and two clefs. The moon represents my whole self-defense thing and stealth. The moon only appears in the dark, right? Like the moon we're only active in nighttime, well technically the moon shows up and it's not active, but I guess that's it. The clef represents my talent for singing." She explained. "You can sing?" Sweetie Belle asked excitedly. "Yeah, but I'm not doing it. I'm sorry." Ari smirked. "Aww..." said the five. "I wish I can get my cutie mark." Summer complained. "I'm almost twelve and I don't have my cutie mark." The crusaders giggled at Summer's remark. "Ah remember when we were like that." Apple Bloom giggled. "Yeah, we used to do stupid stuff just to get our cutie marks," Scootaloo said. "Remember Diamond and Silver? Uhhh, they drove us crazy!" Sweetie Belle said, hearing their names made Apple Bloom and Blaze flinch. "Can you please not mention they're names?" Apple Bloom said. "Anyways, you guys help ponies get their cutie marks right? Can you help me find one?" Summer asked referring to the crusaders. "Yeah, I guess we can do that." Sweetie Belle said. "Alright since you and the crusaders are gonna be busy, you wanna hang out with them and without us?" Blaze asked. "Yeah we're just gonna talk about... umm... vampire stuff," Ari said. "Yeah sure, we'll just meet here later!" Summer said. Scootaloo looked concerned. "Are you sure you'll be alright?" She asked Ari. "I'll be fine, Scootaloo. Don't worry." Ari reassured her. "Alright, come on crusaders! Let's go help Summer!" Scootaloo said opening Ari's front door and the three followed her. "Bye, guys!" Said Blaze and Aurora and the door closed. "Vampire stuff? Seriously?" Blaze joked. "Nah don't worry, we'll do more that just talk about it." She smirked. **** "Alright, you already know what we order we'll just find seats," Scootaloo said to Apple Bloom. "Before I order, you think it'd be ok if we order something other than chocolate?" Apple Bloom said. "Nah, we don't want anything else, just chocolate," Sweetie said. The three sat at the same table on the day they first met Aurora and Summer. Scootaloo took out Blaze's music player and Sweetie's earbuds and started listening music. "Does Blaze know that you took his music player? And how did you get my earbuds?" Sweetie asked. "Blaze always leaves his player in his jacket. And he forgot to return your earbuds because he got bit by Ari." Scootaloo explained. Sweetie Belle nodded. "Fair enough." "How come ah get the chocolate? You two are unicorns!" Apple Bloom complained. Sweetie and Summer looked ashamed and Summer levitated the tray from Apple Bloom's hoof and placed it on the table. "Thank you." She said holding her head up and sat down next to Scootaloo. The four sat on the table awkwardly in silence, sipping the cocoa before Summer interrupted the silence. "So, umm, cutie mark?" Summer asked. "Be patient," Sweetie said. "Do you have anything good at?" "I can use my magic." He shrugged. "Alright, let's start that! Do you do anything with great with magic? I can help you with that." Sweetie Belle suggested. "I guess we can work with that." "Awesomesauce!" He said and he sighed. "Let's go to my house first." "Why exactly?" Scootaloo asked. "I'll just tell my mom. I don't want her freaking out that I'm with random ponies." He joked. "Alright let's go there to get your cutie mark!" Apple Bloom said. **** "Do you have anything to drink?" Blaze asked looking at the fridge. "I think their's cider somewhere in the fridge," Ari said. "Is it alcoholic?" He asked concerned grabbing the cider out if the fridge. "Nope," She said though she was smirking. "I remember when I accidentally got drunk. Not the best time." He said chuckling at the memory, taking a sip of the cider. "You're sure there's no alcohol in this?" He asked. "No don't worry I've tried that I haven't gotten drunk," Aurora reassured. **** Three knocks were heard at Summer's house. "Coming!" Said a female voice. "I wonder where grandpa is." Summer thought. The door opened to reveal that Summer's mother had open the door. "Hey, Summer! Where's Blaze?" She asked. "Blaze is in our friend's house hanging out with her." He said. "Who are your friends?" She asked. "Girls? Summer, you're only eleven. And they look older than you." His mom joked causing him to blush. "Mom, stop..." He blushed. "Guys meet my mom, Clean Freak." "Hi, Mrs. Clean!" Apple Bloom said. "Please, call me Mrs. CF." She said. "Hello, Mrs. CF! We are the Cutie Mark Crusaders! And we're are to help Summer get his cutie mark!" Sweetie Belle said. "You're gonna try to get your cutie mark today?" Clean said excitedly. "Yeah! I can't wait for it!" Summer exclaimed. Suddenly they heard another knock on the door. "Is that Blaze?" Apple Bloom asked. "Or Aurora?" Scootaloo continued. Scootaloo opened the door to reveal a cinnamon-colored griffon with white feathers and red ombre at the end. "Hi, do you know where this house is?" He showed a map and pointed at the location of the house. "Oh, it's near where Aurora lives. It's just down the street, turn left and then if you see a blue house, the house next to it is your house." Sweetie Belle said. "You're living alone?" Clean asked. "Yeah, I left my parents. They were neglecting me a lot." He said shamefully. "Oh, wow. You think you'll be alright?" Apple Bloom said. "I have bits. Took em' from my parents." He shrugged and the others gasped. "Well, technically they threw them at me after they kicked me out and picked them on the ground." And the four sighed in relief. "Anyways, it was nice meeting you guys. If you want to visit me you can, my name's Red Feather." He said. "I'm Summer! They're Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle! And my mom Clean Freak!" He said and Red nodded shaking their hooves one by one." "Cool, I'll see you around I guess." He said and he closed the door behind them. "I'll never understand ponies." He said to himself. "Red Feather, that name sounds familiar." Clean Freak said. **** "So do we live forever?" Blaze asked, getting tipsy. "We don't live forever," Aurora said drinking less amount of cider than Blaze. "Dude, stop drinking cider." She said trying to stifle her laughter. "Why? I'm not drunk right now, right?" He said giggling. "Alright, alright. Here's a question for changelings. Do you like the good changelings or the old changelings?" Aurora asked. "Do I really have to? Well, I guess the good changelings." He said. "How many have I taken already?" He asked. "About three ciders. I only took one." She said taking another sip. "Grab me another one!" He said. **** "Okay, let's try again," Sweetie said getting slightly frustrated. "Alright! Let go!" Summer said enthusiastically. Sweetie Belle looked annoyed but she couldn't help smile at Summer's cheerfulness. "It's just one simple thing. You think of what place you want to teleport and do it." She lit her horn. "Like this." And she disappeared into thin air, before appearing behind Summer. "Okay, I can do this," He lit up his horn and disappeared and appeared inside his house before walking out. "Wow, this is amazing!" He looked at his flank to check for a cutie mark. "Dang it." He grunted. Sweetie Belle giggled remembering the same exact actions she used to do. "You know you remind us when we didn't have our cutie mark." She chuckled. "You used to do this a lot?" Summer sat down on his front door. "Yeah. We'd do stupid things to get our cutie marks." She giggled. "That must be nostalgic. Isn't it?" He asked smiling sweetly. "Yeah, it is," She smiled. "Anyways, let's try something else!" He jumped. "Great, let's go!" **** "Hey, I have anothe--" *hic* "q-question." Blaze said drunkenly. "Yeah, w-what's your--" *hic* "question?" Ari giggled. "Do you--" *hic* "Really love Scootaloo?" He giggled and Aurora blushed violently. "We'e not in love. We haven't even started dating yet..." She said blushing giggling. "We are d-drunk are we?" He smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, I--" *hic* think we are." She giggled. "We took like ten, I think?" Aurora said. "Hey, I have an-- *hic* "idea l-let's play truth or--" *hic* "dare." Blaze suggested. Aurora giggled. "Alright." She smiled. "Aurora, I-I dare you to kiss me." He sneered. "Okay. It's--" *hic* "not like we're a couple." Aurora said and she kissed Blaze on the lips. Blaze suddenly pulled back from the kiss. "Ow! Your fangs pierced my lips." He said touching his lips and saw blood dripping from it." "I did it on pur--" *hic* "--pose." She smiled. "I can't stand not tasting your blood." She giggled and started kissing Blaze again. "Ari, s-stop--" *hic* "it, Scootaloo will kill us." He giggled pushing her away. "Alright." She said and booped his nose. **** "Summer, we've tried everything we can't do anything anymore," Scootaloo said. "Oh, that's ok! I guess we can do it tomorrow?" He said his positivity not leaving. "Alright, let go home." Apple Bloom said. "This was fun! I hope we can do this any longer but you have to leave tomorrow." He said. "We can visit whenever we want! Don't worry." Sweetie Belle reassured him. "Also Blaze's birthday is coming up. Let's make a plan for that." Apple Bloom said. "Really? When is this?" Summer asked. "June 9, I think," Sweetie said. "Man, I'm so excited! I want to help!" Summer said jumping. "Let's plan it when it's June I mean it's still early," Sweetie said trying to stop Summer from jumping. "Dude control your excitement!" "I don't but I'm always really excited." He said smiling causing the three to giggle. "Your excitement is so contagious. Stop it." Scootaloo giggled. "I'm sorry but I can't help it, it's ve--" A bright flash suddenly illuminated from the room coming from Summer's flank. "Summer?" Sweetie said rubbing her eyes. "Oh wow! Summer look!" She pointed at Summer's flank to reveal a cutie mark, a yellow sun with orange rays. "Oh my gosh! I finally got my cutie mark! Thank you so much!" He said hugging the teenage ponies. "You're welcome, Summer." Sweetie Belle said. "What's my talent though?" He asked. The crusaders thought for a moment. "Oh! Your talent is making people happy even in bad situations!" Scootaloo said. "So just like Miss Pinkie?" Apple Bloom asked. "Yeah, except for the party and the physic-breaking movements." Sweetie Belle joked. "Wow! This is awesome! I'll tell this to Blaze tomorrow!" He jumped. "Oh! Look at the time it's almost nighttime." Apple Bloom pointed at the clock. "Alright then! See ya guys tomorrow!" Summer said and the Crusaders left Summer's bedroom. **** The four walked in Aurora's and saw Red Feather on the front door. "Red? Is that you?" Scootaloo said to the griffon. "Oh, hey guys. I saw a pony in there he looked familiar." He said looking the window. "Blaze? You know him?" Apple Bloom said in shock. "Blaze? As in Blazing Metal, Blaze?" He said saying his full name. "Yes, he is Blazing Metal." Sweetie Belle said perplexed at his full name. "Really! He's my friend when we were fillies! I haven't seen him since I moved schools when we were still in the third grade!" He said excitedly. "Really? He never told us that! And we never knew his name was Blazing Metal!" Sweetie exclaimed. "You know what, I'm too shy to go in. Can you just tell Blaze that I'm here?" He said. "Alright, we'll tell him." Scootaloo smiled. "Ok then, um, see you guys tomorrow with him I guess." He shrugged and he flew away. The three opened the door to see Aurora and Blaze in the kitchen. "Hey! How are you guys?" Ari stumbled in front of the three and Scootaloo caught her. "Where's Blaze?" Sweetie asked. "He's drunk," She said. "Drank a LOT of cider." She giggled. "Did you too?" Apple Bloom said smirking. "No, I--" *hic* "didn't drink." She giggled. "Yeah, you're drunk. Let's go to sleep." Scootaloo said walking the drunk mare to her bedroom. "I'm just gonna bring Blaze to the couch and we'll just set a mattress." Sweetie whispered. **** "Ugh, what happened?" Blaze said rubbing his temple. "My head hurts." "Welcome back, drunkard." Sweetie Belle joked. "Man, I'm going to kill Aurora. I thought the cider was non-alcoholic." He said. "What time is it?" He asked. "It's two in the morning," Sweetie said. "We're the only one's awake. I have to tell you something." "Yeah?" "Your childhood friend, Red Feather. He's Aurora's neighbor." She explained. Blaze's eyes widened. "Red Feather!?" He said and Sweetie Belle covered his mouth. Day Five"Hey, guys!" Scootaloo said walking in the kitchen. "Where's Aurora?" She asked. "Probably still asleep," Sweetie said sipping a cup of hot cocoa. "And Blaze?" And Sweetie pointed at the couch with Blaze sleeping on it. "Oh," Scootaloo said. "Well, where's Apple Bloom?" She asked. "She's in the cafe. Buying cocoa." Sweetie shrugged. "That's weird. She could've just made one here." She giggled. She looked at Blaze and saw his bite marks. "What do you think it feels like to be a vampire?" Scootaloo curiously asked. "I don't know I don't want to burn in the sun, live forever, and have a thirst for blood." She explained. "Really? You don't think that it would be fun to be a vampire for a day?" Scootaloo urged. "Yeah, we don't know anyone who can do that, if Blaze or Aurora bites us we'll permanently be vampires," Sweetie said. "How about Twilight? When we go home later we can ask her if she has a spell for that!" She suggested. "Scootaloo, I don't know I mean what if yo--" "You guys want to be vampires?" Aurora interrupted walking behind the two surprising them. "What? No... no, we don't want to be..." Scootaloo said nervously. "What? I won't bite." Aurora giggled. Apple Bloom walked in holding a cup of cocoa. "Man, the cocoa in their place is amazing!" She complained. "What were you doing there exactly?" Aurora asked. "Well, making cocoa isn't exactly my thing." She said. "Why couldn't you have ask Scootaloo or Sweetie Belle?" Blaze walked in scratching his head. "Aurora. Please never make me drink alcoholic cider." He said causing Aurora to giggle. "Oh come on it's not like you haven't gotten drunk before." She said. "Anyways, you guys want to hang out at Red's?" Blaze asked. "We'll just stay at the castle, we haven't been there for four straight days," Scootaloo said sheepishly. "The guards might be concerned." "Oh, alright. I'll ask Red and then Aurora and I will just be at his place." He said. "Actually I'll just stay in my place," Aurora said. "Why?" Scootaloo asked. "Listen I know you guys want to hang out with us but I don't think I'll fit in with you guys," Aurora said referring to Blaze. "Oh, alright, so I guess we'll meet at the train station before we leave Ponyville?" Blaze suggested. "Yeah, sounds cool what time does your train leave?" She asked. "Seven pm I think," Sweetie said. "Alright, we'll pack all of our stuff, while you hang out." Apple Bloom said. "Seems legit. Nothing wrong with that I guess." Sweetie said. "Wait what about Summer?" Aurora asked. "Nah, don't worry. He just got his cutie mark he's probably freaking out somewhere with his friends." Sweetie said. **** "Alright, she's the only friend I need to call." Summer said levitating a telephone. "Hello?" Said the voice on the phone. "OH MY CELESTIA, WINTER I FINALLY GOT MY CUTIE MARK!" He yelled on the phone. "Summer? That's great but it's still early. I'm still sleeping." Winter complained. "Alright, bye!" He said ending the call. **** "Alright then, let's see each other at the train station or at the castle?" Sweetie said. "Let's just see each other at the castle I don't want us leaving each other." Scootaloo scoffed. "Alright, I'll be at the castle by six-thirty, that sounds good?" Blaze asked. "Okay that sounds great I'll see you ponies at the castle later." Blaze said walking out the front door. "Hey, Aurora," Scootaloo said. "Yeah?" She asked. "Umm, let's visit each other when we're available." She grinned causing the others to let out an "aww". "Sure, we'll do that!" She smiled. "Kay, bye guys!" Blaze said. "Bye!" **** Red Feather was inside his parent's house, which is now his house, fixing the old furniture when knocks were heard on the door. "I'll be there in a sec!" He said running toward the door opening it revealing it to be Blaze, in his changeling form. "Um, may I help you?" Red asked confused "You don't remember me?" Blaze asked. "No, I don't remember being friends with a changeling," Red said about to close the door. "I'm Blaze! Blazing Metal? Your old best friend when we were in the third grade?" He said. "Blaze? You're a changeling?" Red asked. "I guess I never told you that huh?" He said. "Yeah, so... what do you want?" Red said opening the door so Blaze can enter. "Since we haven't been talking for five years, I'm guessing you wanna to catch up with things we missed?" Blaze suggested. "Yeah, alright, sounds cool," Red said smiling. **** "Hey, crusaders I think I just found Blaze's headphones." Apple Bloom said holding the pink headphones. "Oh sweet! I can listen to Blaze's music player with a better quality!" Scootaloo said grabbing his player. "You still have his music player?" Sweetie said. "Yeah, here's your earbuds, never liked them anyways," Scootaloo answered and Sweetie Belle grumbled. "You shouldn't take his music player." Sweetie Belle scolded. "He has Paramare and Pony! At The Disco! Why wouldn't you listen to that? They're awesome bands!" Scootaloo protested. "Are you serious? Give me the music player!" Sweetie yelled excitedly and Scootaloo giggled giving Blaze's music player to her. "Why does Blaze carry another set of earbuds? And he wears glasses!?" Apple Bloom said snooping through Blaze's stuff. "How come we don't see him wear it?" Scootaloo asked. "Maybe they're like reading glasses," Sweetie said wearing the glasses. "Hello I am Blazing Metal and I have glasses I'm a vampire and I got bit by Scootaloo's marefriend." She said doing an impression of Blaze causing Scootaloo and Apple Bloom to giggle. **** "I still have the pictures when we were younger," Red said grabbing a photo album, opening it. "Hope there are no embarrassing pictures." Blaze joked. "No promises." He said showing a picture to Blaze. "Oh Celestia, it's my glasses." He said covering his face with his hoof, blushing. "Do you still have your glasses?" He asked chuckling. "Yeah I still have my glasses I don't use them a lot except when I'm reading." He said. "Hmm, did you bring it?" Red asked. "Yeah. It's in my..." He suddenly facehoofed. "I left it at the place we're staying at. Nevermind I still have magic." He said his horn glowing a faint orange aura. **** "My turn!" Scootaloo said grabbing Blaze's glasses and they suddenly disappeared into thin air. "Did you break his glasses?" Apple Bloom asked. "Uhh, Maybe he won't notice. I mean he didn't know that his headphones were here right?" Scootaloo said nervously. **** Blaze held out his hoof and his glasses appeared. "Alright," He said and he put the glasses on. "Do I still look adorable like I was in the photo?" He asked copying the pose of himself as a filly. "Yeah, just be a pony and remove the beanie and earrings, which are awesome by the way," Red said. "I just got it this Monday." Blaze bragged "You still have the bracelet I gave you?" Blaze pointed at the spiked bracelet. "Yeah, it's cool. Do you still have yours?" Red asked. "I don't wear it that much though. I guess my fashion changed since I moved to Ponyville." He said. "You don't live here anymore?" He repeated. "Yeah, I moved like two years ago. I live with Pinkie Pie, do you know her?" He explained. "No I don't know anyone from Ponyville so," He said scrolling through the pictures. "Oh look, it's you and Minty." He said pointing at a mint green unicorn. Blaze blushed. "Oh... yeah Minty." He said. "I heard his gay now," Red said unaware of Blaze blushing. "Yeah, I already knew that..." He whispered. "Are you alright? You don't look great." He said. He looked at Blaze and the picture several times before letting out a gasp. "You were his coltfriend were you?!" He exclaimed. "Y-yeah... pretty weird right?" He said chuckling nervously. "Was he a great coltfriend?" He sneered. "Yeah, he was awesome. He didn't have any... you know. We just kissed and had lunch together and stuff." He said dreamily. "Aww, you look cute when you 're thinking of him." Red giggled. "Anyways, have you seen our other schoolmates? Like Shooter and Jassy?" He said dismissing the subject. "Uh, the zebra and the deer? Didn't they used to hate us?" He joked. "Oh, please you couldn't stop drooling every time you saw Jasmine." Red reminded chuckling. "I'm sorry I wasn't the one who kissed her lips!" He retorted and Red blushed. "Hey! It was a dare!" He answered back while Blaze was giggling. "Man, we used to hang out with each other a lot." He said. "It's scary how Shooter was a pro at bow and arrow," Red said. "She still is, she has a cutie mark of it." Blaze said. "I wonder what happened to Jasmine," Red said. "She lives with Minty they're roommates in Ponyville." Blaze explained. "How do you know all this?" Red questioned. "We still talk to each other. As for Shooter, she lives in the Everfree in a village with other zebras." He continued. "How come we never heard anything from you?" Blaze inquired. "See, my folks are extremely strict. They didn't let me go outside unless it's necessary, they never made me listen to music, and they never made me have outside communication." He said. "And you know us, we're always cranky. So talking back to them never got me anywhere." He said sitting down on a dusty chair. "And then one day, they got sick of me and forced me to live by myself. Which is what I'm doing right know at this moment." He said sighing heavily. "Wow, I'm sorry Red. I never you had neglectful parents." He said patting the griffon's back. "Whatever, anyways. Neglectful or not I still love them. They're my parents." He said confidently. "Wow, so much determination." Blaze giggled. **** Meanwhile, in Aurora's house, several knocks were heard. "Aurora?" Said her mom from the other side of the door. Aurora opened the door to let her mom in. "Hey, mom. Long time no see. Where's dad?" She said hugging her parents. "He still stuck in Baltimare, he won't be here until next week." She said "Anyways, so how was your alone with with your friends?" Asked her mom. "Well, nothing really except I'm seeing someone." She said sheepishly. "Oh! Aurora that's great! How is she? Is she great in bed?" Her mom joked. "MOM!" Aurora yelled blushing. "Alright, I'm sorry. She from here?" She asked eagerly. She sighed. "She's going to leave tonight." She said disappointedly. "Oh honey, maybe you can visit her?" Her mom suggested. "Nah, we don't have enough bits." She said. "How about you move with her to Ponyville?" Hey mom suggested once again. "Mom, please don't make jokes." "No I'm serious. Remember how you always wanted to move to schools because you think everypony here in Canterlot is too stuck up?" She said and Aurora nodded. "Yeah," She said excitedly. "Well, we decided to move you and enroll you to a better school!" She said excitedly and Aurora has tears falling down her eyes. "Mom, this is the best thing ever!" She said hugging her mother. "I'm gonna miss you, sweetie." She said wiping tears from her cheek. "I'll make sure to visit you guys!" She said. "I'm going to pack my stuff now!" She said running to her bedroom. "No worries, sweetie. We already sent your things to Ponyville before we left, except for your personal stuff. You'll be staying with ponies actually one of them a deer, named Minty Stardust and Jasmine Fawn." She said. "Is this why you lied about us moving somewhere?" Aurora smirked. "Yes, sweetie we did. We wanted it to keep it a secret." Her mom said and Aurora ran to her mom and hugged her once more. "You're the best mom ever." She muffled and her mom giggled. "I know." "Wait how about dad? When he's sick who'll fill in for him?" Aurora asked. "I'll do it, sweetie." She said smiling. **** "Hey, how about you live in Ponyville with me?" Blaze suggested to Red. "Really? How about my education?" He asked concerned. "Oh don't worry I'm acquaintances with the princess of friendship." He grinned. "Wow, Blaze are you sure? I mean you're just living with another pony." Red reminded. "How about you live with Jassy and Minty?" He suggested. "Hmm, better than living in this dump I guess, I'll do it!" He exclaimed. "Awesomesauce! I'll help you pack your stuff... again." Blaze said and the two laughed. **** Canterlot 6:25 PM "Wow, that took us like fifty minutes to pack." Blaze said. "Anyways it's almost six-thirty. Wanna go to the cafe?" Red suggested. "Yeah sure, I'll have to tell Aurora, Summer, and the Crusaders though." He said. "Alright well you have magic, why don't you just send them a letter or something," Red said. "Alright, you have paper and a pen?" He said. "Yeah, here." He said grabbing a paper and pen from a dusty coffee table. "Alright then." Let's meet at the cafe before we leave, Blaze. He wrote "Okay," he said and made two more letters before sending them with his magic. "Let's go then," Red said opening the front door. **** "Oh thank Celestia we're done packing, and mostly snooping through Blaze's things." Sweetie Belle said. "With our most helpful friend, Scootaloo." She said looking at Scootaloo, reading Blaze's book, Percy Jackson. "Man, this book is interesting." Suddenly a note dropped from Apple Bloom's head, she picked it up and opened it. "Let's meet at the cafe before we leave, Blaze." She read out loud. "Alright then, crusaders! Let's meet at the cafe one last time, Sweetie Belle you carry our bags!" She led causing Sweetie to grumble. **** "Mom, by personal stuff you meant my music player right?" Aurora yelled from her room. "Yes, sweetie, by your nightstand and your hoodie is hanging behind your door!" She answered back. Aurora noticed a faint flash from her nightstand. She inspected the flash to reveal a scroll, she opened it and read it. She grinned. "Awesome, now I can tell them the news." And she grabbed her hoodie and iPod. "Mom, I'm gonna leave now!" She said carrying her saddlebags and walked towards the kitchen. "Alright sweetie," She hugged her daughter one last time. "Send us a letter when you get there." "I will." And she walked out her house. **** "Summer! There's a scroll in the living room!" Summer's mom yelled from downstairs. "What? Alright, I'll be right there!" He said and he jumped out of the bed. "Who is it from?" He asked taking the scroll. "Let's meet at the cafe before we leave, Blaze." And he suddenly turned solemn. "Oh right, Blaze is leaving tonight." He said disappointedly. "Aww, don't worry dear. We can still visit him!" His mom said trying to cheer up Summer. "Alright then," He said his mood changing once more. "Alright, thanks, mom! I'll see you at the train station at six-thirty!" He said. "Summer! Bring your scarf it's cold outside!" She yelled. "Okay!" He said grabbing his blue scarf on a rack before leaving the house. **** Blaze and Red were almost the cafe, talking to each other. "This is awesome. I'm gonna be living with our old friends again!" Red said. "You missed a lot of stuff." Blaze said chuckling. "Hey isn't that your brother?" Red said pointing at Summer with another pony. "And Aurora? That's her name right?" He said. "Yeah, I think it is. Ari! Summer!" He yelled and the two turned around. "Hey, bro!" He said running towards his half-brother. "What's up with the scarf?" Blaze asked. "It's cold outside." Summer answered. "Nice hoodie Ari. I like it!" He said. "Thanks!" She answered. "I have awesome news for you guys!" Aurora said but before she could say anything the CMC walked by. "Hey, guys! Coincidental that we arrived at the same time, right?" Sweetie said. "I'll tell you later," Aurora whispered to Blaze and they all walked inside the cafe. **** -6:30 PM "Anyways, what's the big secret?" Blaze asked Aurora excitedly. "You have news?" Apple Bloom asked. "Also Blaze you're still wearing your glasses." She pointed out. "Meh, I don't care you guys already know anyways." He said taking a sip of his cocoa the steam from the chocolate caused it to build up on his glasses. "Ugh, darn it." He said and he levitated his glasses and cleaned them with his jacket. "Blaze, can I borrow more of your books?" Scootaloo asked. "Wow, is there anything you didn't steal from me? First my iPod then my book?" He joked. "Wait you knew?" She said. "You've been taking my jacket. And I know my iPod is always inside my jacket." He said. "That's alright. Just remember to ask permission before taking it." He said and Scootaloo threw his iPod to him. "Thanks," "Anyways, the big news!' Aurora interrupted. "I'm moving to Ponyville!" And all of them gasped. "What!?" They yelled simultaneously. "Who are you living with?" Red asked. "Someponies named Jasmine and Sharp." Red and Blaze gasped. "Really?! Red was about to live with them too!" Blaze said excitedly. "Wow! Red and Aurora with us!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "Oh shoot, it's 6:30! We might miss the train." Apple Bloom said. "Okay, let's go to the station!" Red said carrying his saddlebags. **** "One ticket to Ponyville," Red said to the stallion on the counter. "25 bits." He said. "Alright, here you go." He handed the amount of bit needed just in time as the train arrived at the station. "Red! Here comes the train you're gonna miss it!" Blaze yelled. "Alright, alright! Here I come." He chuckled. "All aboard! Last train to Ponyville!" Announced the conductor. "Alright, bye big bro! Send us a letter when you get there!" Summer said waving goodbye with his mother beside him. "Bye, Blaze and his friends!" Clean Freak said and the train doors closed. "Man, this is going to be exciting. I mean you guys living with us! I mean technically not living together but still!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed. "And you'll be living with our old schoolmates!" Blaze continued. "Yeah! New adventures for New Best Friends!" Aurora declared.
Day One"When are we goin' to Canterlot?" Apple Bloom asked. "In a few minutes, Apple Bloom!" Pinkie answered. The four ponies decided to go to Canterlot for a week to take a break from baking, while the other two decided to stay to maintain Sugarcube Corner. "We've all been to Canterlot, right?" Blaze asked. "Yeah," Scootaloo said, "You lived there before, we've all been there during the royal wedding." She continued. "Where were you during all that?" Sweetie Belle questioned. "Well," He turned into a changeling. "Being a changeling has its benefits." He smirked. "I just blend in." "But wait what about the barrier?" Rainbow Dash asked eyes widened. "Dude, I used to live there even before the wedding." He responded. "How about the huge explosion the removed all of the changelings?" Pinkie asked too. "I'm a hybrid I wasn't affected by it." "Do you know how to use your magic?" Sweetie Belle questioned using her own magic to lift a teacup. "What's the point of using my magic if I can't even transform in public." He complained. "Hmm, good point. But you can still use it except in public right?" Sweetie continued. "Yeah, I can." He said levitating the teacup that Sweetie was levitating. "That's no fair you can use magic AND fly," Scootaloo complained, hovering a few inches from the ground. "But I can't use magic outside remember..." Blaze repeated. "Oh! It's quarter to three! You squirts have to go!" Said Rainbow. "Can you stop calling us that?" Blaze joked. "Hey, have you guys seen Cottontail?" He asked. "He's in the kitchen with Gummy," Rainbow said. "I'm gonna bring him with me and I'll follow you guys." He said. "Alright! See you outside!" Pinkie said. Blaze went into the kitchen and found his bunny eating cookies from a jar. "Cottontail? I told you not to eat the cookies." He said picking up the bunny booping his nose. "Alright let's go we're going to Canterlot!" Blaze said and the bunny's ears drooped. "Don't worry it's just for a week." He said and he put Cottontail on his head. "Alright, I'm here!" Blaze exclaimed and the ponies went to the Ponyville train station. **** "Bye, guys! Send us a letter when you get there!" Pinkie said waving her hoof while the train left the station. The four sighed when the train departed. "Where are we gonna live with again?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Since Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash are famous well... you already know. They want to make us live in the castle for a week!" Scootaloo said excitedly. "You mean we're gonna..." Apple Bloom's voice trailed off from excitement. "Yeah!" Sweetie Belle said Cottontail covered his ears as the ponies squealed in delight and everyone on the train looked at the four. "Sorry." Sweetie Belle squeaked, blushing. A few hours later the train stopped at Canterlot. "Is anypony gonna pick us up?" Scootaloo asked. "I think we're on our own." Apple Bloom said while trying to look for their bags. "There's our bags." She pointed. "Blaze little help with your magic?" Sweetie Belle joked lifting the bags with her magic, putting them on a trolley. "Ha ha, really funny." He said rolling his eyes. A few minutes later the four was walking down and saw a cafe. "Wanna go there?" Blaze asked. "I dunno I don't have any bits." Sweetie Belle said. "I'll buy for you guys." He said. "Alright," Said the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Blaze rolled his eyes. "What do you guys want?" He asked. "We'll all just have cocoa," Scootaloo said. "Alright," and turned around to order. The barista that was on the counter and was looking bored, idly reading a magazine. "What's your order?" She asked, not even bothering to look at Blaze. "Four hot chocolates please." He said and Cottontail pulled his mane. "Aw! What do you want?" Blaze said and the buny pointed at a donut. "Alright and one donut." He said "Ten bits," She said and Blaze gave her the exact amount of bits needed. Blaze sat down with the Crusaders and waited for the order. "I forgot how everyone is a jerk in Canterlot." He complained. "Don't worry we've been through worse." Apple Bloom joked. Blaze pulled out his music player then realized something. "Oh Celestia," He exclaimed. "I left my headphones in Ponyville. Do you guys have spare?" He asked. "I have one," Sweetie Belle said, handing him a set of blue earbuds. "Thanks," He said. "Hey look it's blue unlike yours." Scootaloo joked. "Ha, ha very funny," After about two minutes the barista served the cocoa on the table. "Enjoy," She said flatly and the Blaze coughed uncomfortably. Sccotaloo took the first sip. "Man, this is some good cocoa." She said. "Hey, you used to live in Canterlot before. Where are your grandparents?" Apple Bloom asked. "They're on the other side of town. I don't want to visit them." He grumbled. "Why not?" Sweetie Belle said and Apple Bloom looked at her. "He doesn't like to talk about them." She whispered. "Oh," Sweetie said. "You know what nevermind." She said waving her hoof to simply to dismiss the subject. Ad they finished their drinks the group saw a bat pony outside walk by. "Check out the bat pony." Sweetie Belle said. "I know she's so cute..." Scootaloo said. "I-I mean, yeah I know, check her out." She blushed. "Oh, Scootaloo I didn't know you were, you know..." Apple Bloom said while the others giggled. "S-shut up." She protested weakly. While they were not looking a thief managed to steal Blaze's music player. "Hey!" He yelled and went outside. "That thief stole my music player!" He said angrily and the bat pony's eyes widened and she started chasing the thief. "Woah, should we follow them?" Sweetie Belle said. "Dude, the thief got my MP3 player, of course, we're gonna follow them!" He protested. Blaze was running, Cottontail held on to him and the Cutie Mark Crusaders followed him. The bat pony who'd been chasing the thief caught up to him and tackled him pinning him against the ground. "Return the MP3 player." She growled while the thief tried to fly away as she pinned him harder. "Give it." "Alright here! Take it, kid!" He said and he threw the player to Blaze and the pony let go of the thief and he ran away. "You alright?" Sweetie Belle said helping the pony. "Thanks for stopping the thief." Blaze said raising his hoof to help her stand. "Name's Blaze." He said smiling kindly. "You're welcome, my name's Aurora you can call me Ari." Wiping the remaining dirt off her. The Cutie Mark Crusaders introduced themselves one by one. "I'm Sweetie Belle." She said happily. "I'm Apple Bloom." She raised her hoof for a shake which Ari shook. "And I'm Scootaloo." She said trying to sound confident. "How'd you learn how to do that?" Apple Bloom asked impressed. "I'm one of Princess Luna's guards." She said. "I only work every time my dad is busy or sick. I used to practice every weekend." She explained. "Are you off today?" Scootaloo asked. "Yeah, I am. I'm barely there at the castle so." Ari answered and she tilted her head, in confusion. "Well, we were wondering if you want to hang out with us." Scootalo suggested, and she was blushing slightly. Blaze, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle were trying to stifle their laughter. "Yeah, sure! I could use some company." Aurora answered. **** The three went back to the cafe and bought more cocoa, Blaze didn't have the exact bits to pay the barista. "It's fifteen bits." She complained and Ari walked towards Blaze. "Blaze, here's two bits." She said, handing him the bits. "Thanks." Blaze said. After another two minutes the five were sitting down on the same table they sat earlier. "That was cool the way you tackled the thief!" Blaze exclaimed. "Can you teach us like some moves?" Apple Bloom asked. "I can but," She smirked. "Not in public." Ari noticed that Scootaloo was looking at her, her blush not going away. "Are you okay? You look uncomfortable since we've met." She said. "Oh, it's nothing she just has a little crush on you." Sweetie Belle giggled. "SWEETIE BELLE!" Scootaloo yelled. "Oh, you're...?" Ari said, blushing too, "I'm also, you know..." Blaze and the Cutie Mark Crusaders' eyes widened. "You're not straight too?" Scootaloo whispered. "Well I'm bi, but yeah I've had a marefriend before." She giggled. "Scootaloo, come on don't be shy," Sweetie said nudging her. "S-stop, um... Aurora, you want to go out sometime?" Scootaloo asked nervously. "Of course Scootaloo," Ari said, smiling cutely. "You guys new here?" Ari asked. "Well, I used to live here before. But no we're just here for a week." Blaze exclaimed. "Oh," Ari said disappointedly. "How old are you guys?" She asked. "Blaze is fifteen, Scootaloo and I are both twelve and a half and Sweetie is the youngest she's twelve." Apple Bloom explained. "You're fifteen? You look like you're eighteen" Ari said looking at Blaze. "Yeah, I get that a lot. People say I look like I'm eighteen or something." He said sheepishly. "How old are you?" Apple Bloom asked. "I'm sixteen." She looked at Blaze and looked slightly annoyed. "Remove the jacket, kid. It's summer why would you wear a hoodie in the middle of summer?" She said. "Well, my dad gave it to me and it's sort of a big deal for me because I rarely see him. But alright I guess I can tie it at my waist." He said. Apple Bloom was distracted by two rings on her ears. "When did ya get your ears pierced?" She asked. "When I was still a filly." She said showing off two her ring earrings. "A filly? Didn't your parents get mad at you?" Sweetie Belle asked. "They actually approved of it!" She said. "You should try getting some!" She suggested. "Where did you pierce your ears?" Scootaloo asked. "Oh, you want to get your ears pierced like right now?" Ari asked. "Yeah, seems fun!" Apple Bloom asked. "Well, I pierced my ears on the place near Minuette's place." "Well then let's goooo!" Blaze said. "Wait you're getting your ears pierced too?" Scootaloo asked. "Why? There's nothing wrong with that." He said. "If he likes to do it, let him do it," Ari added. "Alright, let's go," Scootaloo said rolling her eyes. **** An hour later the five walked out of the store. "Hey, Blaze do you have a spell to make the things heal faster?" Sweetie joked. "Haha, yes, I've never heard that joke before." Blaze said slightly annoyed. "What do you mean, Sweetie Belle? Blaze can do magic? He's a pegasus." Ari said confused. "Promise not to freak out when I reveal something big to you?" Blaze said fluttering a few feet from the ground. "Wait, what?" Ari said her eyes narrowing, fluttering too as if she was ready to attack Blaze. "Hey, Blaze let's go to a private place first!" Scootaloo said nervously fluttering with them, pushing them to an alley. "Don't freak out." And Blaze turned into his changeling form. "What the!" Ari said and she suddenly tackled Blaze and Cottontail fell but he was immediately caught by Apple Bloom. "Are you with someone? Where are the other changelings?" She demanded. "I-I'm only half-changeling, I don't w-work for anyone." Blaze said shaking with fear. "Is he telling the truth?" Ari asked glaring at the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "He's not lying, he's a hybrid." Apple Bloom said. "Don't hurt him!" Sweetie Belle said. "Are you changelings too?" Ari said. "They're not changelings, it's only me," Blaze said, who stopped struggling to escape. Cottontail hopped off Apple Bloom and went to Ari to pull her away from Blaze. "If you say so," Ari said sounding unsure. "If you do anything stupid I'm not gonna hesitate to hurt you." She glared at Blaze. "Calm down. I'm just a hybrid. I don't feed on love don't worry." Blaze said brushing off the dirt on him and Cottontail hopped back to Blaze's back. "Hey, didn't the changelings become to have a new... you know... style?" Sweetie Belle said. "Yeah?" Blaze said confused. "And you're not even gonna change?" Scootaloo said. "Should I?" Blaze said. "Yeah you should, I mean changelings are nice now. If you go out like that everyone will be afraid of you." Ari said. "Alright then. Here goes nothing." Cottontail hopped of Blaze as he closed his eyes. He suddenly glowed and levitated mid-air. Suddenly a bright flash illuminated through the narrow alley. Blaze landed on the ground making a slight, "oof" sound. "Blaze?" Apple Bloom said, coughing slightly. "Woah, Blaze," Scootaloo said from shock. "You look awesome!" She exclaimed. She was right Blaze's coat was now pale orange his name and tail were the same color as his pony form except for the cyan ombre at the end of his mane and tail. His wings a few shades darker than his coat. The color of his carapace became cerulean and navy blue. His mandibles were scarlett red. "Woah, I'm gonna need time getting used to this," Blaze said looking at his new body. "You look like your pony form," Ari said. "Really? Does anyone have a mirror?" Blaze asked. "I know a spell if I remember correctly," Sweetie said concentrating on her magic. A mirror suddenly popped out of thin air in front of Blaze. "Oh my Celestia, I do look like my pony form." And he transformed into his pony form and changeling form. "Huh, I might use this outside more often!" He said. "You should! You look less 'evil', I guess?" Sweetie said. "Yes, that totally didn't offend me." He said annoyed. "Oh, I'm sorry," Sweetie said and she removed the mirror out of thin air. "No, it's ok. My classmates always teased me before so. I guess I've been through worse." He said. "Anyways, I can finally use magic in public!" Blaze said lifting Cottontail with his new light orange aura. "Oh wow, new Aura, I've always hated the green one I had." He complained. "I can finally use my magic outdoors!" He said and the others celebrated. Author's Note People please give comments about my stories! I'd really like it if you guys gave me advise about my work! Please give constructive criticism and not hate comments about how I suck at writing.
Day Two"If you were being robbed what is that first thing that you would do?" Scootaloo asked. "I'll just fly. Hello..." Aurora said sarcastically. "Alright, Blaze what would you do?" "I don't know I guess I'll just fly away too or pushed them away with my magic." Blaze shrugged, who was now rocking his new changeling form. "Wanna hear something weird?" Blaze said. "Yeah, what is it?" Asked Aurora. "I can speak in my native language." He said. "Wait, you're first language is not Equestrian?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Since my grandparents are full Fillypino they always speak to me in their native language." He said. "I got used to speaking in Fillypino. To be honest I didn't know how to speak Equestrian until I was 5." He shrugged. "So you still like speaking in Fillypino?" Apple Bloom asked. "Only to some of my relatives, You want to hear me speak Fillypino?" Blaze said. "Sure!" Said the four. "Alright, here it goes." Blaze coughed. "Kamusta kayo? Ano po ang pangalan niyo?" Blaze said. "What the hay does that mean?" Apple Bloom asked, petting Cottontail. "It means, 'How are you doing? What's your name?' Get it?" "How do you say it?" Scootaloo said. "Just try not pronunciations soft, like make them stiff." Blaze explained. "Kah-mous-tah." Sweetie Belle said trying to pronunce the Fillypino of 'How are you.' Blaze laughed. "You know what nevermind." And Sweetie Belle blushed. "What do you usually call your grandparents?" Ari asked. "Lolo for my grandfather and Lola for my gra--" "Grandmother!" Scootaloo said cutting him off. "Right?" Blaze glared at Scootaloo for cutting him off. "Anyways, aren't you going to visit your grandparents?" Aurora smirked trying to pronounce the words. "You sure you want to visit your grandparents?" Scootaloo asked. "I'm only here for my grandmother. My grandfather not so much." Aurora looked concerned. "You really don't like your grandfather?" Blaze glared at her. "You think these are signs that I love my grandfather?" Blaze smiled nervously changing to his pony form for a moment and showed his right front leg. "What. What I'm I looking at?" Aurora and the Cutie Mark Crusaders looked at it closely and suddenly gasped. "Blaze, why in Equestria would you self-harm?" Apple Bloom said looking at the barely noticeable scars. "I never told you that did I?" Blaze said sheepishly nervously scratching his nape. "You can barely see it." Blaze said changing to his changeling form. "How come it doesn't show when you're a changeling?" Scootaloo asked. "I don't know. I think it's separate bodies or something." He concluded. "Do your parents know?" Sweetie Belle asked. "They don't. Only you guys know, even Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash doesn't know about this." "You need to tell them," Ari said. "I'd rather not tell my parents. I trust you guys than I trust them." He said. "Oh, alright," Scootaloo said. "So you gonna visit your grandparents?" Apple Bloom said quickly dismissing the subject. "Oh, right!" Blaze said and he quickly ran away from Ari's house. "Aren't you gonna bring Cottontail?" Scootaloo yelled. "No, you take care of him!" Blaze hollered running away. **** Blaze finally reached his grandparent's house, he decided to visit them in his pony form and knocked on the door. "In a minute!" Yelled an unfamiliar voice. "Mom! There's a guy outside the door!" The door opened but it wasn't her grandmother. It was his step-mother, Clean Freak. "Hi Aunt CF," Blaze said, saying the nickname of her step-mom, Blaze calls her aunt to make himself comfortable. "Hi, Blaze! Your grandmother's cooking, your grandfather is out-of-town right now." Clean explained. "Thank Celestia, I wasn't looking forward to meeting him." He said rolling his eyes and Clean Freak giggled. Blaze walked into the room and saw a pale yellow unicorn watching television, he looked like he was 11 years old. "Umm, who's the kid?" Blaze asked. Clean Freak scratched her head uncomfortably. "Blaze, meet your umm..." She paused for a moment and sighed. "Half-brother, Summer Sunshine." And Blaze gasped and so did Summer. "Half-brother?!" Said the two simultaneously. "He's like 11!" Blaze said in shock. "He's been living with us in Manehattan since he was born. He wanted to visit Canterlot. We didn't expect you here honestly." She said sheepishly. Summer came closer to Blaze and hugged him. "Woah, calm down kid." Blaze said patting his head. Blaze looked around the room. "You cleaned the house didn't you?" He smirked. "What do you expect? I don't want this house to get dirty!" She jokingly exclaimed. "Where's dad?" He asked. "Oh, he had an impromtu meeting in Manehattan. So I don't think he's gonna be here for a week." She said. Summer let go of Blaze and stood beside him. Blaze's grandmother walked out of the kitchen. "Hello Blaze! It's a surprise to see you!" Blaze came closer to hug her. "Lola! It's been a long time!" She smiled comfortingly. "Oh, I see you've meet your brother." She smiled. "Yeah, isn't it great? A new brother!" He exclaimed flying from excitement. "Blaze, I told you no flying in the house!" His grandmother scolded him, he blushed landing on the floor with soft clatter of his hooves. "Wanna see something cool?" Blaze said. "Sure!" Summer exclaimed. Blaze suddenly transformed into a changeling. Summer gasped in excitement. "Wow! You're a changeling!" He said bursting with excitement. "New look?" Clean Freak asked. "Yeah, I just reformed yesterday." He grinned. "Can you do an impression of me!" Summer said. "Alright!" Blaze transformed into his half-brother. "Ha ha ha! This is awesome!" Said the changeling Summer. "Wow, you sound weird." He said and the real Summer laughed. Blaze returned to his changeling form and giggled. "You should go outdoors with your changeling form more often." Clean Freak suggested. "I know! I started doing it yesterday!" Blaze exclaimed. "That's awesome!" "Can I see my room?" Blaze asked Clean Freak looked nervous. "Well we have another surprise, Summer will live here now." Blazes eyes widened. "What?" Blaze didn't sound angry but he was more excited. "That's great! I can visit here more often! If my grandfather is away." He said fluttering a few inches from the ground. "That sound like an awesome idea!" Summer said. "Hey, how about you hang out with your brother for the day?" She suggested. "I would but I have a lot of friends." He shrugged. "Oh, that's fine your best friends are mostly girls anyways." Blaze blushed at the statement. "Yeah, alright." He said. **** "Where are we going?" Summer asked. "We're going to my friend's house, well our friend when you meet them." Blaze said. Blaze arrived at Ari's house and knocked on the door. "Blaze? Is that you?" Said a familiar voice and the door opened. "Hey, Ari! I'm back from my grandparents! And I got a surprise." He said. "I'm guess it's the pony behind you?" She said sarcastically, raising one eyebrow. "Aurora Moonlight meet Summer Sunshine, Summer Sunshine meet Aurora Moonlight." Summer was the first one to raise his hoof for a shake. "Hi! I'm Blaze's half-brother!" Aurora suddenly gasped. "HALF-BRO---" Blaze suddenly put his hoof on her mouth to shush her. "Are the crusaders inside?" He asked Ari nodded. "Be quiet, keep it a surprise." "Alright, okay, got it," Aurora whispered. The three entered Ari's house and saw the crusaders playing cards. "Hey, Blaze!" Apple Bloom looked at the yellow pony beside him. "Who's the filly?" Blaze sighed then grinned. "Guys, meet Summer Sunshine. My half-brother." The crusaders gasped from excitement and shock. "HALF-BROTHER!" They all yelled. "I KNOW RIGHT HE HAS A HALF-BROTHER!" Ari screamed. "Hi, my name is Summer!" He said excitedly. "It's nice to meet you guys!" He said shaking their hooves individually. "Are you a changeling too?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Nope, same dads different mothers." Summer said giggling. Cottontail jumped to Blaze and climbed on his back. "You really missed me." He said nuzzling the bunny. "Is that your bunny, he's so cute!" He said petting Cottontail. "How old are you?" Ari asked. "I'm 11. Ponies think I'm younger though." "Really? I though you were 9?" Sweetie joked. "Alright, great!" He said sarcastically. "You wanna get coffee or chocolate?" Blaze asked. "Sure!" Said the five. **** "Ten bits!" Said a different barista, unlike the mare from yesterday the stallion was more enthusiastic. "Here you go!" Blaze gave the bits to the barista. Blaze sat with Ari, Summer and the crusaders. "Blaze, you never returned my earphones." Sweetie Belle asked. "Oh yeah I think it's in my jack--" Blaze realized that he left his jacket at Ari's house. "I left my jacket in your house." Blaze said referring to the bat pony. "We'll just get it later." She said. "This is one of my many flaws as a pony. Extreme forgetfulness." He joked raising his hooves to overemphasize the statement, accidentally hitting one of his hooves on the corner of the table. "Oww!" Blaze exclaimed. He looked at his hoof and saw that it was moderately bleeding. "Do any of you have any bandages?" He asked. "Why would we carry bandages anyways? Don't you know some spell to heal your wound?" Apple Bloom asked. "I'm sorry it's not my fault that I haven't learned any magic lessons since I was ten." Blaze said sarcastically. "Ari, do you have any?" Blaze looked at Ari and she looked... Strange. "Aurora?" Blaze asked. Aurora looked distracted at Blaze's wound and blinked momentarily revealing crimson eyes, her drooling mouth opened slightly, revealing sharp fangs. She suddenly shook her head. Blaze and Cottontail noticed the red eyes Blaze's eyes widened and Cottontail's ears drooped in fear. "I need to go to the bathroom." She said running away covering her face. "Alright, I'll just heal it." Blaze used his magic to seal the wound, but it was sloppy. As Aurora was out off Blaze's sight he suddenly whispered in shock. "Did you guys see that?" "Why what is it?" Summer asked. "Her eyes went red, she has fangs!" Blaze whispered. "WHAT?!" Said the four in shock. "Fangs? Are ya sure?" Apple Bloom asked. "Yes, I'm sure! Her eyes were red she was drooling at my wound!" Blaze exclaimed. "Let's just keep it a secret. If something happens, let's just umm." He thought for a moment. "Summer, Sweetie Belle do you guys have a magic spell for like umm, like send letters by teleportation or something?" He asked. "Sure, I mean we never stopped using our magic anyways." Sweetie joked. "Sweetie Belle I swear to Celestia I wil-- Hi, Ari!" Aurora sat down next to Blaze. "Hey, sorry I had to go." She lied. "Hey, it's almost dusk wanna sleepover on your house?" Scootaloo said referring to Ari. "Wouldn't the castle guards be suspicious of you guys?" Ari said obviously uncomfortable. "Nah, we'll send them a letter. They know you anyways." Sweetie Belle said. "A-alright." She said scratching her head. **** "Guys, you want to tell scary stories?" Summer suggested. "It's not even midnight." Blaze said. "Oh come one. What's wrong with a little story? You scared, bro?" He smirked. "I'm not afraid." He scoffed playfully. "Alright, let's start with the headless horse!" He said. "We already heard that one." Blaze looked at his hoof. "My hoof is still bleeding I'm gonna change the bandage." Blaze stood up. "Ari, where's the bathroom?" Blaze asked and she looked distracted. "Uh," Aurora shook her head. "Second door on your right." She said. "Thanks." And he went away. "Guys, I think I left something in my bedroom, I'll be right back," Aurora said. "This is bad," Sweetie said. "I don't think she'll do something, where are her parents anyways?" Apple Bloom asked. "Her parents doesn't come home at seven in the morning." Sweetie Belle explained. **** "When will this wound heal?" Blaze said inspecting his wound on his hoof while looking at the mirror. "Blaze?" Said a familiar voice he turned around knocking a few objects on the sink. "A-ari? W-what do you want?" He asked nervously. Aurora closed the door quietly. "You know I wanted to keep this a secret." She said walking closer to the pegasus. "What, I don't know wh--" Aurora put her hoof on Blaze's shoulder. He looked at the bat pony and saw that she had the same red eyes and sharp fangs he saw in the cafe. "You know being a vampire is fun." She smiled licking her lips. Blaze was too shock to yell for help. "Aurora, s-stop this is isn't... What are you doing." Blaze tripped. He fell down with Aurora on top of him. "This shouldn't hurt don't worry." She whispered directly on Blaze's ear. "I want to try you, you might become one of us but it'll be fun." She cooed. "I-I-I, Ari stop it." Blaze had tears running down him, shaking, Aurora sunk her fangs in Blaze's neck. "Ari, I said sto-- ahh." He moaned uncomfortably. Blaze couldn't comprehend the pain he was feeling as Aurora sank her fangs deeper into his neck. Aurora removed her fangs from Blaze's still bleeding neck. "Your blood is sweet." She whispered. Blaze groaned, unable to register the pain. "Aurora, stop." He muttered. He tried pushing her away but was unable too. He passed out from shock and blood loss. Aurora wiped the blood off her mouth and smiled. Her pupils shrunk for a moment, realizing what she's done, she blinked several times before her pupils turned to its original color, her fangs disappeared, and she gasped. "Blaze?" Aurora whimpered, she tried to wake up the pale pegasus. "Blaze, w-wake up." She said in a state of panic. "Wake up! Blaze, you can't do this to me!" Summer and the crusaders walked in. "Aurora, what are you doi--" The four gasped as they saw Aurora sobbing on Blaze's unconscious body. "BLAZE!" They yelled in shock. "What did you do?" Sweetie said in shock. "I-I don't know what came over me! I didn't mean to!" She sobbed loudly. "Are you a vampire?! And you never told us?" Scootaloo said angrily. Summer ran to a medicine cabinet and quickly grabbed bandages to wrap Blaze's bite wounds. **** "Ugh, my neck hurts," Blaze woke up, in his pony form, lying on Aurora's bed and saw her next to him. "What are you gonna do? You gonna chew on my neck again?" Blaze said angrily. "Blaze, I can't do that anymore." She said calmly. "Why I'm I gonna turn into some vampire of something?" Blaze said sarcastically. "Blaze, you already are one." She said in a soothing manner which frightened Blaze. "What? No, I'm not." He said in disbelief. "Check your mouth, sweetie." She insisted. "I don--" He felt his sharp fangs inside his mouth. "I can't believe this." He sighed loudly. "Aurora why?" He asked. "I'm sorry. I not my fault you... taste... good." She said licking her lips again. "No! I need to stop doing that." She said. "Great how to I explain Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and my parents?" He asked. "Do I turn them into vamponies too?" He said sarcastically. "No, silly just tell them what happened. I think that's fine." She said. "Ugh, I'm hungry do you have any food?" Blaze said. "You need blood." She grinned. "What? I need blood?" He asked. Aurora grinned. "Oh, no... I'm not feeding off of you." She grinned, even more, placing her neck near Blaze. "I know you want to." She said. Blaze could feel his mouth water at the thought of Ari's blood. "Ari, stop. I don't need blood." He said wiping the saliva off his mouth. "You need it, you'll die if you don't have any." She insisted. "Don't be shy come on, it'll be great!" Blaze gave in and placed his fangs on Aurora's neck puncturing it. Blaze was surprised at the taste of the blood as he drank it. "Wow, you're a natural at this." She smiled. Suddenly the door opened. "Hey, guys I brought you some foo-- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Scootaloo said in shock. Blaze pulled back from Aurora's neck in surprise. "Scoots, no it's not what you think." He said still licking the blood off his mouth. "Not what you think?! You are sucking blood off of our friend!" She yelled. "Scootaloo let me explain. He needed blood. He can't suck blood from you, right?" She said. "Alright, I don't want to be one of you guys. I don't want to burn in the sun." She said. "Yeah about that, how do you stay in the sun without burning?" Blaze interrupted. "Just wear your jacket for a few weeks because you're body needs to get used to it, then try not wearing if for a day, if you don't burn. You're fine to go outside. You'll get used to it." She said. "Or use your changeling form, it doesn't hurt, right? Changeling's bodies are y'know stronger?" She asked. "I guess it wouldn't hurt. I mean the wound will not show anyways." He turned into a changeling and checked the wound on his neck. "What? The wound is still on my neck?" "I don't know.. I guess you have to deal with it." Aurora shrugged. "Great, this is awesome. Any tips for being a vampire?" He asked. "You'll get hungry a lot, if you see somepony you hate suck their blood." She joked. "Wouldn't they turn into vampires too?" He asked. "They won't trust. E." She grinned. "And look what happened to me." He said sarcasically. "Hey, how about your wound?" He said. "Don't worry we heal really fast. Except for when we get bit and we turn into one. Those will never heal." She said. "So you have holes in your neck your whole life?" 'Yeah, that's pretty much it." Blaze sighed. "Where are the others?" They fell asleep an hour ago. Summer is still up waiting for you." Blaze looked at a clock around Ari's room to check the time. "It's three in the morning?" He asked surprised. "How long was I out?" He asked. "About five hours," Aurora said sheepishly causing Blaze to blush. "Where's Summer and Cottontail?" He asked. "Summer's outside waiting for you. Cottontail is asleep." Blaze nodded. "Alright, I'm gonna talk to him." And he walked out of the room. "Does he know that there's still blood in your bathroom?" Scootaloo asked. "I'll clean it up." Aurora grinned. "You're gross," Scootaloo smirked. "Won't hurt until you try it." She said. **** "Summer? Where are you?" Blaze called out. He was still weak from the blood loss and he stumbled trying to find his half-brother. "Blaze?" Said Summer who popped out from the living room couch with a blanket on him. "I thought you were gone." He hugged the changeling and started tearing up. "I missed you." He said. "Aww, you're gonna make my cry, kid." Blaze said wiping a few tears from his eyes. "Are you really a vampony?" He questioned with fear in his voice." Blaze showed his fangs to the unicorn. "I guess I am." He shrugged. "You're not going to bite me are you?" He asked. Blaze smirked at the unicorn. "Of course not. I'm not hungry right now am I?" He joked causing Summer to laugh. "Come on let's go to sleep. I'm tired." He grinned. "Alright."
Day ThreeBlaze was still inside Aurora's house with his half-brother and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. He woke up with Cottontail on his head. "Cotton, get off my head." He said lightly shoving the bunny off of him. "I'm kind if hungry right now. I could use a bunny." He said smiling at his pet, causing the bunny's tail to droop. "I'm just kidding, I'm not going to eat the one pet I have." He said petting the bunny. Aurora walked by the living room and saw Blaze petting his bunny. "Hey, you're up." She said combing her hair. "The others are in the kitchen. My parents are at an impromptu meeting with the other castle guards." "What time is it?" Blaze asked. "It's two pm," Aurora said. "Hey, guys!" Said Summer who walked in jumping on the couch next to Blaze. "Hey, kid." He said and he suddenly gasped. "What's with the wound?" He said looking at Summer's hoof. "I stepped on a knife. It's not bleeding that much." He said. "Yeah, but it's bleeding to the point where we want to... taste..." Blaze and Aurora were distracted at the sight of Summer's hoof, their pupils turning red, fangs showing. "Stop!" Summer yelled and the two blinked several times their eyes reverting to their original colors. Summer started to cry from fear. "Summer, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Blaze said comforting the crying unicorn. "What is the matter with you?!." He yelled. "Summer, we are so sorry we would never harm you," Ari said. "Are you sure how about that?" Summer raised his injured hoof near Blaze and Aurora. "Summer, stop it," Blaze said closing his eyes. "Come on. You don't want to right? Alright then." He said rubbing his blood on Blaze and Aurora's nostrils. "Kid, stop it," Aurora warned visibly getting mad. "You're making it worse on yourself." Blaze said his eyes slowly turning red. "Why what's the matter can't handle it?" Summer taunted the two. "Summer Sunshine stop rubbing your blood on our nostrils!" Blaze scolded the unicorn. Summer flinched "Alright." He said his ears drooping from embarrassment. "We're gonna eat now," Aurora said walking out of the living room with Blaze leaving Summer in the living room. "Does your brother want to be a vampire or something?" Ari said. "I don't know," He licked the blood on his nostrils. "But he sure tastes good." He said. "He does," Ari smirked. "Come on let's just think of something else. I don't want the thought of my brother's neck bleeding because of us." He shuddered. "Better not tease us again," Ari said in a serious manner. "Yeah, we might turn him into one." He addressed. "Let me ask you something. How did you turn into one exactly?" He asked and Aurora sighed. "Let's go to my bedroom first." She whispered. "Alright." The two went inside Aurora's bedroom and she closed the door. "Well, it was Nightmare Night. I was in Ponyville visiting my ex-marefriend. She forced me to go to the Everfree Forest. Then..." ***** Two years ago. "Come on, Ari. Let's go." Said the mare. "Can you stop calling me Ari? It's a stupid nickname." Aurora said shoving her marefriend, who was a unicorn. "Why? It's cute, lovely, and most of all I created it for you." She cooed. "Will you stop it, Sparks." She said. "Why? You call me 'Sparks' it suits my name, Diamond Sparkle." She insisted. "Ari, I don't know I'll probably get used to it." She smiled. "Let's go to the Everfree. You don't know... there might be mysteries there." "Aren't you supposed to be with Twilight reading a book?" Aurora joked. "Ha ha ha, just because we have the same last name doesn't mean we're relatives. Anyways you wanna go or what?" She said excitedly. "Alright." Sparks and Ari went to the Everfree. They entered the forest. They got lost as they went into the deeper parts in the forest. "This is creeping me out," Sparks said. Sparks and Ari heard hoofsteps following them. "I'm not doing this. Let's get out of here." Sparks said slowly backing away. "You finally agree to me." She said sarcastically. Out of nowhere, a shadow cast in front of the couple. Diamond, out of fear, ran away leaving the bat pony behind. "Diamond, wait!" Aurora didn't go anywhere as she was tackled by the pony. Aurora couldn't fight back as the pony on top was stronger. "L-let me g-go please." She said shivering from fear. The pony suddenly revealed crimson eyes and sharp fangs. "S-stop, Diamond! Help!" She yelled in vain but it was too late. "This shouldn't hurt don't worry." The pony whispered in her ear and he suddenly plunged his fangs into Aurora's neck causing her to yell in pain. She wasn't exactly in pain, she was more uncomfortable. "A-ah! S-sto... I don't... want to..." Aurora felt her vision start to fade as the pony sunk the fangs deeper inside her and she slowly lost huge amounts of blood. Aurora woke up sometime later in the same position she was in. "Ugh, my head." She said standing up. "Diamond? Are you there?" Aurora yelled. She turned around to see a bunny hopping through the forest. "Hello, cute bunny. You look cute, I want to..." Aurora's eyes started turning red. "Taste... you." She continued. The bunny's ears drooped as Aurora started sinking her teeth into the bunny. She was surprised at the flavor of the blood. She savored every drop of blood until the bunny was no longer moving. "Man, that was aweso..." Her eyes turned to its original color. "What? What... did I?" She suddenly gasped when she saw her blood-covered hooves. "Oh, no no no no no no no. This cannot be happening." She said in disbelief. "I gotta get outta here." She said to herself. Aurora flew up the forest and came back to Ponyville bloody, mud all over her, her neck still bleeding. She came to the nearest pony to ask direction. Do you know where? Diamond Sparkle lives?" She said not even minding the wound that was slightly bleeding on her neck. "S-she lives there." Said the pony filled with terror pointing to a house near the Carousel Boutique. "Thanks." She said storming off. Aurora walked onto Spark's front door. "DIAMOND! ARE YOU IN THERE?!" She said violently knocking on her door the door opened a few moments later. "Ari? Is that you?" She said levitating her phone. "DON'T YOU 'ARI' ME! YOU LEFT ME IN THE EVERFREE FOREST YOU EXCEPT ME TO ACT CALM!? "Ari, calm down? Why are you messy? What happen to your neck?!" She said ignoring Aurora's anger instead, being genuinely concerned. Aurora sighed deeply before answering. "Let's just go in your bedroom." She said wiping her muddy and bloody hooves on the doormat. "Oh, alright," Sparks said taken aback by her calm tone. ---- "You want to know what happen?" She said. "Yeah, you want to get a bandage for your neck first?" Sparks said about to go to the bathroom. "Alright sure." She said grinning sweetly. "Where are your parents?" Aurora asked. "They're on vacation in Canterlot." She said from the bathroom. "Where is it?" She whispered. "Ah, There it is." Diamond picked up the alcohol and bandages as she was about to levitate the things, she saw in the mirror that there was blood on her neck. "What, is this hers or mine?" She asked to herself and she rubbed the blood she was surprised that she had a cut. "I'm still here!" Aurora complained. "Oh yeah, right." She ran out of the bathroom. "Alright, stay still." She said. "How did you get the wounds?" Not looking at Aurora as she was focused on cleaning her wound. She inspected the wound closely, wiping it with a piece of cloth. Meanwhile, Aurora winced when she felt the slightly soaked cloth. She looked at Diamond to see that she had a small cut on her neck. Aurora's fangs started to appear on her mouth. "Aurora! Did you get bit by a..." She looked up to see that her marefriend had a murderous smile, her eyes crimson, fangs appearing on her mouth. Diamond was suddenly tackled by Aurora banging her head against the wall. "Oww..." She opened her eyes to see her marefriend pinned her to the wall. "Hey... hey... I can be you marefriend... no way, no way... I think you need a new one." Aurora sang slowly, singing Diamond's favorite song, sneering at her. "Ari, l-let me go. Please, I d-don't wanna die!" She stuttered. "Don't worry, Sparks," she said using her affectionate nickname. "I want you to experience what I experienced." She sneered. "Aurora, please don't... I-I love you." Diamond said. "Aww, thanks. But that won't save you, sorry." "Ari ple--" She didn't have time to finish as Aurora sank her fangs deep into Diamond's neck causing her to yell in pain. "AHHH! AURORA STOP IT!" She yelled struggling to free herself, but she was getting noticeably weaker from blood loss. Aurora removed her fangs on Sparks and started licking the blood dripping from her neck. "Aurora..." She used her remaining strength to lift herself and kiss her directly on the lips. Aurora was taken aback by the kiss, her pupils immediately turned into their original colors. "Mmmpphh!" Aurora moaned. Diamond let go of the kiss before dropping on the floor. "Ugh, Sparks?" Aurora said, scratching her head, dazed. "Sparks!" She said comforting the pony. "Don't... worry..." She grinned weakly, before passing out. "Diamond? Diamond... no! Please..." Aurora sobbed quietly. Aurora felt her pulse on the other side of her neck. She was still alive. But she is critically injured. "Diamond... Please..." Aurora kissed her barely breathing marefriend. "Hmmm..." She heard a small groan from her and Aurora's eyes opened and she let go of the kiss. "Diamond!" She hugged the unicorn. "Ugh, Ari? What happened?" She said weakly, trying to stand up. "Well, long story short. I got bit by a vampony, I came to your house, I saw blood on your neck, I bit you, and you're a vampony now." She said casually. "I, what? I'm a vampony?" She asked. "Yeah, you need blood right now," Aurora said. "You're joking right?" She said. "No, I just ate a rabbit earlier and I'm fine right now." She said. "Alright then... where do I get blood." Diamond said surprisingly calm at the fact that she just turned into a vampony. Aurora grinned placing her neck near Diamond. "Aurora Moonlight, I will not get blood from your neck." She smirked. "You have to you'll go mad if you don't have any," Aurora said. "Are you sure you'll be fine?" Diamond asked sincerely. "Yeah, I'll be fine." Aurora cooed, smiling comfortingly. Diamond hesitantly bit into Aurora's neck. "Oh, calm down." Aurora joked. Diamond flipped Aurora causing her to be on the bottom while Diamond was on top, still sucking blood from her. "Woah, calm down, baby." She smiled. Diamond removed her fangs from Ari's neck and proceeded to kiss her. "Wow, she's really into this." Ari thought. "You taste good." Diamond whispered. "So do you." She whispered back causing the two to giggle. Diamond shifted herself away from Aurora. "You look cute when you're bloody," Aurora commented. "Thanks," She said smiling. "You need to clean yourself and your bedroom," Aurora said. "Yeah," She looked at the clock behind Aurora. "Honey, almost late you need to go home." Aurora looked at the clock behind her. "Oh shoot my parents are gonna kill me!" She said. "Let's see each other tomorrow? By the way, wear a jacket." Aurora asked. "Alright, see you tomorrow." Diamond smiled kissing her before Aurora left. "Bye!" Aurora said and she closed the door. "Man, what a crazy Nightmare Night." Diamond said to herself. **** "So what happened to her?" Blaze asked. "Well, she moved to Manehattan after I left Ponyville." Ari said. "Why were you in Ponyville exactly?" Blaze questioned raising his eyebrows. "I was on a vacation, my parents told me I need it." She said her expression showing regret. "Oh, alright. Where were you staying?" He asked. "I was with Pinkie Pie. You know her?" She asked. "Yeah, I live with her." Blaze said. "She's very weird always talking about baking and putting a 'secret ingredient' in them." Blaze's eyes widened. "That's great... He asked nervously. "Anyways, did you see Sweetie Belle? She looks like she and Apple Bloom are you know..." Aurora asked looking at Blaze. "You know nothing, Aurora..." Blaze said. Blaze narrowed his eyes. "Do you know something?" Blaze said. "Do you know something?" Aurora repeated. "I might know something." Blaze was looking more suspicious. "I might know something too." Ari looked at him. "What's the thing you know?" Blaze said. "Oh no, I can't tell you what I know until you tell me what you know," Ari answered. "I can't tell you what I know." Blaze said. "Well, I then can't tell you what I know." Ari shrugged. "Okay fine." Aurora stood up for a moment and Blaze looked at Aurora. "You don't know." He smirked. "Alright, how about I go over to the dining room, and I will walk into Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle and I will see if the thing that I think that I know is actually the thing that I think that I know!" Ari exclaimed. Blaze suddenly gasped. "You know?!" "And you know!" She yelled. "Yeah, I know!" He said. "Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom? Oh, this is unbelievable. How long have you known?" She asked in shock. Blaze came closer to Aurora and held her, shaking her slightly. "Too long! Oh my Celestia, Ari, I've been dying to talk to somepony about this for so long! Listen, listen, we can't say anything about this to anypony, they're so weird about that! Listen--" Summer suddenly walked into the room to check on the two. "Hey!" Said the two. "Hey! It's almost midday. I want to go out and not wait here. So…" He said impatiently. "Ooh, I am going to go talk to the Crusaders." Blaze said walking out of the room "Ohhh, yeah, me too," Ari said following Blaze. "That's weird... I bet they're doing it." Summer said to himself. **** "So you think Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle are having a crush on each other?" Blaze whispered. "I only saw it once. They were very mushy..." She exclaimed. "How come you don't talk to the Crusaders about it?" "It was driving me crazy." He said. "I think we should forget about it," Aurora suggested. "Yeah, we should. Just thinking about it would make me even crazier." He joked. "Anyways, I'm hungry. And no I don't want blood I just want regular food." He smiled. "I think there's Apple pie inside the fridge." She said. "Alright," He walked in the kitchen and saw the Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle conversing. "Hey, guys!" Said Apple Bloom, nervously. "Hey, girls! Umm, is there pie in the fridge?" Blaze asked. "Yeah, there's apple pie in the fridge," Sweetie said opening the fridge and giving a slice of pie to Blaze. "Thanks," and he took a bite. "Mmm, this is good where did you get this?" Blaze asked. "It's from the cafe where we first met," Ari said. Scootaloo walking in from the kitchen to the dining room. "So, what are gonna do today?" Scootaloo asked. "I dunno. I actually just want to chill." Blaze said. "You know you just want to stay here because your body is not used to the sun." Summer said appearing behind the two. "Yeah, I know. Anyways, does anyone have a mirror? I need to check if the myth about vamponies not seeing themselves in the mirror is real." He continued. "Here's one beside me." Sweetie Belle said levitating a mirror near her. "Don't worry it's not real you still have a reflection, trust me," Aurora reassured him. "Huh, alright then. I guess it's still there." And he gave the mirror back to Sweetie Belle. "So no plans for today?" Scootaloo asked. "We have a PonyStation upstairs," Aurora said and the five gasped. "You're just telling this to us now?!" Summer exclaimed. "Come in! Let's play scary video games!" Scootaloo suggested. "Alright then! Let's go upstairs!" Ari said.
Day Four"Wanna go outside?" Blaze asked. "Out of all of us, you're asking that." Sweetie Belle joked. "Yeah what's wrong with that?" He said. "First off you're a vampony, you'll burn outside." Sweetie Belle said. "First off, I have a jacket." Blaze interrupted. "Also yesterday I wasn't burning when I woke up even though the sunshine was shining on my face. Because I was in my changeling form, which I still am." He continued. "But what about. Well, you can't... Oh, shut up." Sweetie said, blushing. "Wanna go to the cafe?" Scootaloo suggested. "Yeah sure as if we hadn't been there several times." Blaze joked. "I have a question." Summer interrupted. "How did you get your cutie marks?" He asked. "Well, the Crusaders. You basically have almost the same cutie marks. How about you start?" Ari asked. The three gave a glare to Aurora before Apple Bloom spoke. "Well, we got them when we realized that our purpose is to help others find their meaning in their cutie mark and help other blank flanks get their cutie marks!" She explained. "That's great how about you, big bro?" Summer said. "Well, you already know my cutie mark, a pair of headphones." He said pointing at the mark on his flank. "I don't have a destiny to do something. My cutie represents my hobby. And what I love." "Which is?" Summer asked. "Music! I love listening to music! That's my hobby." He said. "That's awesome!" Summer exclaimed. "Also I'm a changeling, so my cutie mark is sort of not real." He shrugged. "Oh, alright then." Summer said perplexed. "Umm, how about you, Aurora?" He said looking at the bat pony. "My cutie mark is the moon and two clefs. The moon represents my whole self-defense thing and stealth. The moon only appears in the dark, right? Like the moon we're only active in nighttime, well technically the moon shows up and it's not active, but I guess that's it. The clef represents my talent for singing." She explained. "You can sing?" Sweetie Belle asked excitedly. "Yeah, but I'm not doing it. I'm sorry." Ari smirked. "Aww..." said the five. "I wish I can get my cutie mark." Summer complained. "I'm almost twelve and I don't have my cutie mark." The crusaders giggled at Summer's remark. "Ah remember when we were like that." Apple Bloom giggled. "Yeah, we used to do stupid stuff just to get our cutie marks," Scootaloo said. "Remember Diamond and Silver? Uhhh, they drove us crazy!" Sweetie Belle said, hearing their names made Apple Bloom and Blaze flinch. "Can you please not mention they're names?" Apple Bloom said. "Anyways, you guys help ponies get their cutie marks right? Can you help me find one?" Summer asked referring to the crusaders. "Yeah, I guess we can do that." Sweetie Belle said. "Alright since you and the crusaders are gonna be busy, you wanna hang out with them and without us?" Blaze asked. "Yeah we're just gonna talk about... umm... vampire stuff," Ari said. "Yeah sure, we'll just meet here later!" Summer said. Scootaloo looked concerned. "Are you sure you'll be alright?" She asked Ari. "I'll be fine, Scootaloo. Don't worry." Ari reassured her. "Alright, come on crusaders! Let's go help Summer!" Scootaloo said opening Ari's front door and the three followed her. "Bye, guys!" Said Blaze and Aurora and the door closed. "Vampire stuff? Seriously?" Blaze joked. "Nah don't worry, we'll do more that just talk about it." She smirked. **** "Alright, you already know what we order we'll just find seats," Scootaloo said to Apple Bloom. "Before I order, you think it'd be ok if we order something other than chocolate?" Apple Bloom said. "Nah, we don't want anything else, just chocolate," Sweetie said. The three sat at the same table on the day they first met Aurora and Summer. Scootaloo took out Blaze's music player and Sweetie's earbuds and started listening music. "Does Blaze know that you took his music player? And how did you get my earbuds?" Sweetie asked. "Blaze always leaves his player in his jacket. And he forgot to return your earbuds because he got bit by Ari." Scootaloo explained. Sweetie Belle nodded. "Fair enough." "How come ah get the chocolate? You two are unicorns!" Apple Bloom complained. Sweetie and Summer looked ashamed and Summer levitated the tray from Apple Bloom's hoof and placed it on the table. "Thank you." She said holding her head up and sat down next to Scootaloo. The four sat on the table awkwardly in silence, sipping the cocoa before Summer interrupted the silence. "So, umm, cutie mark?" Summer asked. "Be patient," Sweetie said. "Do you have anything good at?" "I can use my magic." He shrugged. "Alright, let's start that! Do you do anything with great with magic? I can help you with that." Sweetie Belle suggested. "I guess we can work with that." "Awesomesauce!" He said and he sighed. "Let's go to my house first." "Why exactly?" Scootaloo asked. "I'll just tell my mom. I don't want her freaking out that I'm with random ponies." He joked. "Alright let's go there to get your cutie mark!" Apple Bloom said. **** "Do you have anything to drink?" Blaze asked looking at the fridge. "I think their's cider somewhere in the fridge," Ari said. "Is it alcoholic?" He asked concerned grabbing the cider out if the fridge. "Nope," She said though she was smirking. "I remember when I accidentally got drunk. Not the best time." He said chuckling at the memory, taking a sip of the cider. "You're sure there's no alcohol in this?" He asked. "No don't worry I've tried that I haven't gotten drunk," Aurora reassured. **** Three knocks were heard at Summer's house. "Coming!" Said a female voice. "I wonder where grandpa is." Summer thought. The door opened to reveal that Summer's mother had open the door. "Hey, Summer! Where's Blaze?" She asked. "Blaze is in our friend's house hanging out with her." He said. "Who are your friends?" She asked. "Girls? Summer, you're only eleven. And they look older than you." His mom joked causing him to blush. "Mom, stop..." He blushed. "Guys meet my mom, Clean Freak." "Hi, Mrs. Clean!" Apple Bloom said. "Please, call me Mrs. CF." She said. "Hello, Mrs. CF! We are the Cutie Mark Crusaders! And we're are to help Summer get his cutie mark!" Sweetie Belle said. "You're gonna try to get your cutie mark today?" Clean said excitedly. "Yeah! I can't wait for it!" Summer exclaimed. Suddenly they heard another knock on the door. "Is that Blaze?" Apple Bloom asked. "Or Aurora?" Scootaloo continued. Scootaloo opened the door to reveal a cinnamon-colored griffon with white feathers and red ombre at the end. "Hi, do you know where this house is?" He showed a map and pointed at the location of the house. "Oh, it's near where Aurora lives. It's just down the street, turn left and then if you see a blue house, the house next to it is your house." Sweetie Belle said. "You're living alone?" Clean asked. "Yeah, I left my parents. They were neglecting me a lot." He said shamefully. "Oh, wow. You think you'll be alright?" Apple Bloom said. "I have bits. Took em' from my parents." He shrugged and the others gasped. "Well, technically they threw them at me after they kicked me out and picked them on the ground." And the four sighed in relief. "Anyways, it was nice meeting you guys. If you want to visit me you can, my name's Red Feather." He said. "I'm Summer! They're Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle! And my mom Clean Freak!" He said and Red nodded shaking their hooves one by one." "Cool, I'll see you around I guess." He said and he closed the door behind them. "I'll never understand ponies." He said to himself. "Red Feather, that name sounds familiar." Clean Freak said. **** "So do we live forever?" Blaze asked, getting tipsy. "We don't live forever," Aurora said drinking less amount of cider than Blaze. "Dude, stop drinking cider." She said trying to stifle her laughter. "Why? I'm not drunk right now, right?" He said giggling. "Alright, alright. Here's a question for changelings. Do you like the good changelings or the old changelings?" Aurora asked. "Do I really have to? Well, I guess the good changelings." He said. "How many have I taken already?" He asked. "About three ciders. I only took one." She said taking another sip. "Grab me another one!" He said. **** "Okay, let's try again," Sweetie said getting slightly frustrated. "Alright! Let go!" Summer said enthusiastically. Sweetie Belle looked annoyed but she couldn't help smile at Summer's cheerfulness. "It's just one simple thing. You think of what place you want to teleport and do it." She lit her horn. "Like this." And she disappeared into thin air, before appearing behind Summer. "Okay, I can do this," He lit up his horn and disappeared and appeared inside his house before walking out. "Wow, this is amazing!" He looked at his flank to check for a cutie mark. "Dang it." He grunted. Sweetie Belle giggled remembering the same exact actions she used to do. "You know you remind us when we didn't have our cutie mark." She chuckled. "You used to do this a lot?" Summer sat down on his front door. "Yeah. We'd do stupid things to get our cutie marks." She giggled. "That must be nostalgic. Isn't it?" He asked smiling sweetly. "Yeah, it is," She smiled. "Anyways, let's try something else!" He jumped. "Great, let's go!" **** "Hey, I have anothe--" *hic* "q-question." Blaze said drunkenly. "Yeah, w-what's your--" *hic* "question?" Ari giggled. "Do you--" *hic* "Really love Scootaloo?" He giggled and Aurora blushed violently. "We'e not in love. We haven't even started dating yet..." She said blushing giggling. "We are d-drunk are we?" He smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, I--" *hic* think we are." She giggled. "We took like ten, I think?" Aurora said. "Hey, I have an-- *hic* "idea l-let's play truth or--" *hic* "dare." Blaze suggested. Aurora giggled. "Alright." She smiled. "Aurora, I-I dare you to kiss me." He sneered. "Okay. It's--" *hic* "not like we're a couple." Aurora said and she kissed Blaze on the lips. Blaze suddenly pulled back from the kiss. "Ow! Your fangs pierced my lips." He said touching his lips and saw blood dripping from it." "I did it on pur--" *hic* "--pose." She smiled. "I can't stand not tasting your blood." She giggled and started kissing Blaze again. "Ari, s-stop--" *hic* "it, Scootaloo will kill us." He giggled pushing her away. "Alright." She said and booped his nose. **** "Summer, we've tried everything we can't do anything anymore," Scootaloo said. "Oh, that's ok! I guess we can do it tomorrow?" He said his positivity not leaving. "Alright, let go home." Apple Bloom said. "This was fun! I hope we can do this any longer but you have to leave tomorrow." He said. "We can visit whenever we want! Don't worry." Sweetie Belle reassured him. "Also Blaze's birthday is coming up. Let's make a plan for that." Apple Bloom said. "Really? When is this?" Summer asked. "June 9, I think," Sweetie said. "Man, I'm so excited! I want to help!" Summer said jumping. "Let's plan it when it's June I mean it's still early," Sweetie said trying to stop Summer from jumping. "Dude control your excitement!" "I don't but I'm always really excited." He said smiling causing the three to giggle. "Your excitement is so contagious. Stop it." Scootaloo giggled. "I'm sorry but I can't help it, it's ve--" A bright flash suddenly illuminated from the room coming from Summer's flank. "Summer?" Sweetie said rubbing her eyes. "Oh wow! Summer look!" She pointed at Summer's flank to reveal a cutie mark, a yellow sun with orange rays. "Oh my gosh! I finally got my cutie mark! Thank you so much!" He said hugging the teenage ponies. "You're welcome, Summer." Sweetie Belle said. "What's my talent though?" He asked. The crusaders thought for a moment. "Oh! Your talent is making people happy even in bad situations!" Scootaloo said. "So just like Miss Pinkie?" Apple Bloom asked. "Yeah, except for the party and the physic-breaking movements." Sweetie Belle joked. "Wow! This is awesome! I'll tell this to Blaze tomorrow!" He jumped. "Oh! Look at the time it's almost nighttime." Apple Bloom pointed at the clock. "Alright then! See ya guys tomorrow!" Summer said and the Crusaders left Summer's bedroom. **** The four walked in Aurora's and saw Red Feather on the front door. "Red? Is that you?" Scootaloo said to the griffon. "Oh, hey guys. I saw a pony in there he looked familiar." He said looking the window. "Blaze? You know him?" Apple Bloom said in shock. "Blaze? As in Blazing Metal, Blaze?" He said saying his full name. "Yes, he is Blazing Metal." Sweetie Belle said perplexed at his full name. "Really! He's my friend when we were fillies! I haven't seen him since I moved schools when we were still in the third grade!" He said excitedly. "Really? He never told us that! And we never knew his name was Blazing Metal!" Sweetie exclaimed. "You know what, I'm too shy to go in. Can you just tell Blaze that I'm here?" He said. "Alright, we'll tell him." Scootaloo smiled. "Ok then, um, see you guys tomorrow with him I guess." He shrugged and he flew away. The three opened the door to see Aurora and Blaze in the kitchen. "Hey! How are you guys?" Ari stumbled in front of the three and Scootaloo caught her. "Where's Blaze?" Sweetie asked. "He's drunk," She said. "Drank a LOT of cider." She giggled. "Did you too?" Apple Bloom said smirking. "No, I--" *hic* "didn't drink." She giggled. "Yeah, you're drunk. Let's go to sleep." Scootaloo said walking the drunk mare to her bedroom. "I'm just gonna bring Blaze to the couch and we'll just set a mattress." Sweetie whispered. **** "Ugh, what happened?" Blaze said rubbing his temple. "My head hurts." "Welcome back, drunkard." Sweetie Belle joked. "Man, I'm going to kill Aurora. I thought the cider was non-alcoholic." He said. "What time is it?" He asked. "It's two in the morning," Sweetie said. "We're the only one's awake. I have to tell you something." "Yeah?" "Your childhood friend, Red Feather. He's Aurora's neighbor." She explained. Blaze's eyes widened. "Red Feather!?" He said and Sweetie Belle covered his mouth.
Day Five"Hey, guys!" Scootaloo said walking in the kitchen. "Where's Aurora?" She asked. "Probably still asleep," Sweetie said sipping a cup of hot cocoa. "And Blaze?" And Sweetie pointed at the couch with Blaze sleeping on it. "Oh," Scootaloo said. "Well, where's Apple Bloom?" She asked. "She's in the cafe. Buying cocoa." Sweetie shrugged. "That's weird. She could've just made one here." She giggled. She looked at Blaze and saw his bite marks. "What do you think it feels like to be a vampire?" Scootaloo curiously asked. "I don't know I don't want to burn in the sun, live forever, and have a thirst for blood." She explained. "Really? You don't think that it would be fun to be a vampire for a day?" Scootaloo urged. "Yeah, we don't know anyone who can do that, if Blaze or Aurora bites us we'll permanently be vampires," Sweetie said. "How about Twilight? When we go home later we can ask her if she has a spell for that!" She suggested. "Scootaloo, I don't know I mean what if yo--" "You guys want to be vampires?" Aurora interrupted walking behind the two surprising them. "What? No... no, we don't want to be..." Scootaloo said nervously. "What? I won't bite." Aurora giggled. Apple Bloom walked in holding a cup of cocoa. "Man, the cocoa in their place is amazing!" She complained. "What were you doing there exactly?" Aurora asked. "Well, making cocoa isn't exactly my thing." She said. "Why couldn't you have ask Scootaloo or Sweetie Belle?" Blaze walked in scratching his head. "Aurora. Please never make me drink alcoholic cider." He said causing Aurora to giggle. "Oh come on it's not like you haven't gotten drunk before." She said. "Anyways, you guys want to hang out at Red's?" Blaze asked. "We'll just stay at the castle, we haven't been there for four straight days," Scootaloo said sheepishly. "The guards might be concerned." "Oh, alright. I'll ask Red and then Aurora and I will just be at his place." He said. "Actually I'll just stay in my place," Aurora said. "Why?" Scootaloo asked. "Listen I know you guys want to hang out with us but I don't think I'll fit in with you guys," Aurora said referring to Blaze. "Oh, alright, so I guess we'll meet at the train station before we leave Ponyville?" Blaze suggested. "Yeah, sounds cool what time does your train leave?" She asked. "Seven pm I think," Sweetie said. "Alright, we'll pack all of our stuff, while you hang out." Apple Bloom said. "Seems legit. Nothing wrong with that I guess." Sweetie said. "Wait what about Summer?" Aurora asked. "Nah, don't worry. He just got his cutie mark he's probably freaking out somewhere with his friends." Sweetie said. **** "Alright, she's the only friend I need to call." Summer said levitating a telephone. "Hello?" Said the voice on the phone. "OH MY CELESTIA, WINTER I FINALLY GOT MY CUTIE MARK!" He yelled on the phone. "Summer? That's great but it's still early. I'm still sleeping." Winter complained. "Alright, bye!" He said ending the call. **** "Alright then, let's see each other at the train station or at the castle?" Sweetie said. "Let's just see each other at the castle I don't want us leaving each other." Scootaloo scoffed. "Alright, I'll be at the castle by six-thirty, that sounds good?" Blaze asked. "Okay that sounds great I'll see you ponies at the castle later." Blaze said walking out the front door. "Hey, Aurora," Scootaloo said. "Yeah?" She asked. "Umm, let's visit each other when we're available." She grinned causing the others to let out an "aww". "Sure, we'll do that!" She smiled. "Kay, bye guys!" Blaze said. "Bye!" **** Red Feather was inside his parent's house, which is now his house, fixing the old furniture when knocks were heard on the door. "I'll be there in a sec!" He said running toward the door opening it revealing it to be Blaze, in his changeling form. "Um, may I help you?" Red asked confused "You don't remember me?" Blaze asked. "No, I don't remember being friends with a changeling," Red said about to close the door. "I'm Blaze! Blazing Metal? Your old best friend when we were in the third grade?" He said. "Blaze? You're a changeling?" Red asked. "I guess I never told you that huh?" He said. "Yeah, so... what do you want?" Red said opening the door so Blaze can enter. "Since we haven't been talking for five years, I'm guessing you wanna to catch up with things we missed?" Blaze suggested. "Yeah, alright, sounds cool," Red said smiling. **** "Hey, crusaders I think I just found Blaze's headphones." Apple Bloom said holding the pink headphones. "Oh sweet! I can listen to Blaze's music player with a better quality!" Scootaloo said grabbing his player. "You still have his music player?" Sweetie said. "Yeah, here's your earbuds, never liked them anyways," Scootaloo answered and Sweetie Belle grumbled. "You shouldn't take his music player." Sweetie Belle scolded. "He has Paramare and Pony! At The Disco! Why wouldn't you listen to that? They're awesome bands!" Scootaloo protested. "Are you serious? Give me the music player!" Sweetie yelled excitedly and Scootaloo giggled giving Blaze's music player to her. "Why does Blaze carry another set of earbuds? And he wears glasses!?" Apple Bloom said snooping through Blaze's stuff. "How come we don't see him wear it?" Scootaloo asked. "Maybe they're like reading glasses," Sweetie said wearing the glasses. "Hello I am Blazing Metal and I have glasses I'm a vampire and I got bit by Scootaloo's marefriend." She said doing an impression of Blaze causing Scootaloo and Apple Bloom to giggle. **** "I still have the pictures when we were younger," Red said grabbing a photo album, opening it. "Hope there are no embarrassing pictures." Blaze joked. "No promises." He said showing a picture to Blaze. "Oh Celestia, it's my glasses." He said covering his face with his hoof, blushing. "Do you still have your glasses?" He asked chuckling. "Yeah I still have my glasses I don't use them a lot except when I'm reading." He said. "Hmm, did you bring it?" Red asked. "Yeah. It's in my..." He suddenly facehoofed. "I left it at the place we're staying at. Nevermind I still have magic." He said his horn glowing a faint orange aura. **** "My turn!" Scootaloo said grabbing Blaze's glasses and they suddenly disappeared into thin air. "Did you break his glasses?" Apple Bloom asked. "Uhh, Maybe he won't notice. I mean he didn't know that his headphones were here right?" Scootaloo said nervously. **** Blaze held out his hoof and his glasses appeared. "Alright," He said and he put the glasses on. "Do I still look adorable like I was in the photo?" He asked copying the pose of himself as a filly. "Yeah, just be a pony and remove the beanie and earrings, which are awesome by the way," Red said. "I just got it this Monday." Blaze bragged "You still have the bracelet I gave you?" Blaze pointed at the spiked bracelet. "Yeah, it's cool. Do you still have yours?" Red asked. "I don't wear it that much though. I guess my fashion changed since I moved to Ponyville." He said. "You don't live here anymore?" He repeated. "Yeah, I moved like two years ago. I live with Pinkie Pie, do you know her?" He explained. "No I don't know anyone from Ponyville so," He said scrolling through the pictures. "Oh look, it's you and Minty." He said pointing at a mint green unicorn. Blaze blushed. "Oh... yeah Minty." He said. "I heard his gay now," Red said unaware of Blaze blushing. "Yeah, I already knew that..." He whispered. "Are you alright? You don't look great." He said. He looked at Blaze and the picture several times before letting out a gasp. "You were his coltfriend were you?!" He exclaimed. "Y-yeah... pretty weird right?" He said chuckling nervously. "Was he a great coltfriend?" He sneered. "Yeah, he was awesome. He didn't have any... you know. We just kissed and had lunch together and stuff." He said dreamily. "Aww, you look cute when you 're thinking of him." Red giggled. "Anyways, have you seen our other schoolmates? Like Shooter and Jassy?" He said dismissing the subject. "Uh, the zebra and the deer? Didn't they used to hate us?" He joked. "Oh, please you couldn't stop drooling every time you saw Jasmine." Red reminded chuckling. "I'm sorry I wasn't the one who kissed her lips!" He retorted and Red blushed. "Hey! It was a dare!" He answered back while Blaze was giggling. "Man, we used to hang out with each other a lot." He said. "It's scary how Shooter was a pro at bow and arrow," Red said. "She still is, she has a cutie mark of it." Blaze said. "I wonder what happened to Jasmine," Red said. "She lives with Minty they're roommates in Ponyville." Blaze explained. "How do you know all this?" Red questioned. "We still talk to each other. As for Shooter, she lives in the Everfree in a village with other zebras." He continued. "How come we never heard anything from you?" Blaze inquired. "See, my folks are extremely strict. They didn't let me go outside unless it's necessary, they never made me listen to music, and they never made me have outside communication." He said. "And you know us, we're always cranky. So talking back to them never got me anywhere." He said sitting down on a dusty chair. "And then one day, they got sick of me and forced me to live by myself. Which is what I'm doing right know at this moment." He said sighing heavily. "Wow, I'm sorry Red. I never you had neglectful parents." He said patting the griffon's back. "Whatever, anyways. Neglectful or not I still love them. They're my parents." He said confidently. "Wow, so much determination." Blaze giggled. **** Meanwhile, in Aurora's house, several knocks were heard. "Aurora?" Said her mom from the other side of the door. Aurora opened the door to let her mom in. "Hey, mom. Long time no see. Where's dad?" She said hugging her parents. "He still stuck in Baltimare, he won't be here until next week." She said "Anyways, so how was your alone with with your friends?" Asked her mom. "Well, nothing really except I'm seeing someone." She said sheepishly. "Oh! Aurora that's great! How is she? Is she great in bed?" Her mom joked. "MOM!" Aurora yelled blushing. "Alright, I'm sorry. She from here?" She asked eagerly. She sighed. "She's going to leave tonight." She said disappointedly. "Oh honey, maybe you can visit her?" Her mom suggested. "Nah, we don't have enough bits." She said. "How about you move with her to Ponyville?" Hey mom suggested once again. "Mom, please don't make jokes." "No I'm serious. Remember how you always wanted to move to schools because you think everypony here in Canterlot is too stuck up?" She said and Aurora nodded. "Yeah," She said excitedly. "Well, we decided to move you and enroll you to a better school!" She said excitedly and Aurora has tears falling down her eyes. "Mom, this is the best thing ever!" She said hugging her mother. "I'm gonna miss you, sweetie." She said wiping tears from her cheek. "I'll make sure to visit you guys!" She said. "I'm going to pack my stuff now!" She said running to her bedroom. "No worries, sweetie. We already sent your things to Ponyville before we left, except for your personal stuff. You'll be staying with ponies actually one of them a deer, named Minty Stardust and Jasmine Fawn." She said. "Is this why you lied about us moving somewhere?" Aurora smirked. "Yes, sweetie we did. We wanted it to keep it a secret." Her mom said and Aurora ran to her mom and hugged her once more. "You're the best mom ever." She muffled and her mom giggled. "I know." "Wait how about dad? When he's sick who'll fill in for him?" Aurora asked. "I'll do it, sweetie." She said smiling. **** "Hey, how about you live in Ponyville with me?" Blaze suggested to Red. "Really? How about my education?" He asked concerned. "Oh don't worry I'm acquaintances with the princess of friendship." He grinned. "Wow, Blaze are you sure? I mean you're just living with another pony." Red reminded. "How about you live with Jassy and Minty?" He suggested. "Hmm, better than living in this dump I guess, I'll do it!" He exclaimed. "Awesomesauce! I'll help you pack your stuff... again." Blaze said and the two laughed. **** Canterlot 6:25 PM "Wow, that took us like fifty minutes to pack." Blaze said. "Anyways it's almost six-thirty. Wanna go to the cafe?" Red suggested. "Yeah sure, I'll have to tell Aurora, Summer, and the Crusaders though." He said. "Alright well you have magic, why don't you just send them a letter or something," Red said. "Alright, you have paper and a pen?" He said. "Yeah, here." He said grabbing a paper and pen from a dusty coffee table. "Alright then." Let's meet at the cafe before we leave, Blaze. He wrote "Okay," he said and made two more letters before sending them with his magic. "Let's go then," Red said opening the front door. **** "Oh thank Celestia we're done packing, and mostly snooping through Blaze's things." Sweetie Belle said. "With our most helpful friend, Scootaloo." She said looking at Scootaloo, reading Blaze's book, Percy Jackson. "Man, this book is interesting." Suddenly a note dropped from Apple Bloom's head, she picked it up and opened it. "Let's meet at the cafe before we leave, Blaze." She read out loud. "Alright then, crusaders! Let's meet at the cafe one last time, Sweetie Belle you carry our bags!" She led causing Sweetie to grumble. **** "Mom, by personal stuff you meant my music player right?" Aurora yelled from her room. "Yes, sweetie, by your nightstand and your hoodie is hanging behind your door!" She answered back. Aurora noticed a faint flash from her nightstand. She inspected the flash to reveal a scroll, she opened it and read it. She grinned. "Awesome, now I can tell them the news." And she grabbed her hoodie and iPod. "Mom, I'm gonna leave now!" She said carrying her saddlebags and walked towards the kitchen. "Alright sweetie," She hugged her daughter one last time. "Send us a letter when you get there." "I will." And she walked out her house. **** "Summer! There's a scroll in the living room!" Summer's mom yelled from downstairs. "What? Alright, I'll be right there!" He said and he jumped out of the bed. "Who is it from?" He asked taking the scroll. "Let's meet at the cafe before we leave, Blaze." And he suddenly turned solemn. "Oh right, Blaze is leaving tonight." He said disappointedly. "Aww, don't worry dear. We can still visit him!" His mom said trying to cheer up Summer. "Alright then," He said his mood changing once more. "Alright, thanks, mom! I'll see you at the train station at six-thirty!" He said. "Summer! Bring your scarf it's cold outside!" She yelled. "Okay!" He said grabbing his blue scarf on a rack before leaving the house. **** Blaze and Red were almost the cafe, talking to each other. "This is awesome. I'm gonna be living with our old friends again!" Red said. "You missed a lot of stuff." Blaze said chuckling. "Hey isn't that your brother?" Red said pointing at Summer with another pony. "And Aurora? That's her name right?" He said. "Yeah, I think it is. Ari! Summer!" He yelled and the two turned around. "Hey, bro!" He said running towards his half-brother. "What's up with the scarf?" Blaze asked. "It's cold outside." Summer answered. "Nice hoodie Ari. I like it!" He said. "Thanks!" She answered. "I have awesome news for you guys!" Aurora said but before she could say anything the CMC walked by. "Hey, guys! Coincidental that we arrived at the same time, right?" Sweetie said. "I'll tell you later," Aurora whispered to Blaze and they all walked inside the cafe. **** -6:30 PM "Anyways, what's the big secret?" Blaze asked Aurora excitedly. "You have news?" Apple Bloom asked. "Also Blaze you're still wearing your glasses." She pointed out. "Meh, I don't care you guys already know anyways." He said taking a sip of his cocoa the steam from the chocolate caused it to build up on his glasses. "Ugh, darn it." He said and he levitated his glasses and cleaned them with his jacket. "Blaze, can I borrow more of your books?" Scootaloo asked. "Wow, is there anything you didn't steal from me? First my iPod then my book?" He joked. "Wait you knew?" She said. "You've been taking my jacket. And I know my iPod is always inside my jacket." He said. "That's alright. Just remember to ask permission before taking it." He said and Scootaloo threw his iPod to him. "Thanks," "Anyways, the big news!' Aurora interrupted. "I'm moving to Ponyville!" And all of them gasped. "What!?" They yelled simultaneously. "Who are you living with?" Red asked. "Someponies named Jasmine and Sharp." Red and Blaze gasped. "Really?! Red was about to live with them too!" Blaze said excitedly. "Wow! Red and Aurora with us!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "Oh shoot, it's 6:30! We might miss the train." Apple Bloom said. "Okay, let's go to the station!" Red said carrying his saddlebags. **** "One ticket to Ponyville," Red said to the stallion on the counter. "25 bits." He said. "Alright, here you go." He handed the amount of bit needed just in time as the train arrived at the station. "Red! Here comes the train you're gonna miss it!" Blaze yelled. "Alright, alright! Here I come." He chuckled. "All aboard! Last train to Ponyville!" Announced the conductor. "Alright, bye big bro! Send us a letter when you get there!" Summer said waving goodbye with his mother beside him. "Bye, Blaze and his friends!" Clean Freak said and the train doors closed. "Man, this is going to be exciting. I mean you guys living with us! I mean technically not living together but still!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed. "And you'll be living with our old schoolmates!" Blaze continued. "Yeah! New adventures for New Best Friends!" Aurora declared.
