The Rose Along the Summer Sunset

The sky is bight with the sun shining down on Foalida as planes take off and land in the OrNeighdo Airport. At the airport Violet, Sunset, Luna, and Celestia wait at the turnstiles for their luggage. Violet tapping her foot as the sound mixes with the echoes of others passing by and talking.

“What’s taking it so long?” Violet asks.

“We just got here Violet, calm down.” Luna assures.

“I just want to get this trip started, is all, we've been through hell and back and we earned this.”

“We are well aware, but, first thing you need to do, is relax, not to rush everything.”

“I know, but I’d rather keep my stu- there it is!”

Violet runs to the luggage pick up belt and grabs a large purple bag with a rose embroidered on the handle. She picks it up and comes over with a smile on her face as she heads back to the others. After all their bags are collected they all leave the airport as the warm air hits them as soon as the door opens. Sunset and Violet relax their shoulders as the breeze hits them.

“This feels so nice.” Violet mentions.

“Oh yeah, beats home anytime.” Sunset jokes.

Celestia looks at them and smiles, almost laughing but letting out a giggle instead.

“You two stay here while Luna and I get the car.” Celestia instructs.

They both nod and sit on a nearby bench as Luna and Celestia leave. Violet leans forward, her elbows on her knees and lets out a sigh.

“So, how are you holding up? You know, being a girl and all.” Sunset asks.

“Still feels odd, but not the worst.”

“Yeah, I bet, what about your magic?”

Violet breathes deep and a glow shows in her hand, just to fade away a second later.

“Guess that answers your question. I just hope this vacation can take my mind off of things, maybe this will give me the time to get things figured out, did mom or Aunt Celestia mention what we’re doing?”

“No, I packed like I would for any vacation though.”

“Same, they kept it a secret from me since a vacation was mentioned."

"I guess we'll find out soon, but I wouldn't stress over it."

Just then Luna and Calestia pull up in a red hoodless sports car. The car itself has smooth curves along the front as it's low to the ground. Sunset and Violet get their bags and place them into the trunk and get to both sides of the back seat. Sunset opens the door and gets in. Violet raises an eyebrow and smirks before placing her hand on the door and bending her knees before jumping up, hanging in the air for a second before landing in the seat.

Sunset rolls her eyes and chuckles.

"Show off." Sunset jokes.

"Couldn't resist."

Luna looks over her shoulder with a small smile.

"Now if we're finished showing off, both of you buckle up." Luna mentions.

Sunset and Violet buckle their seat belts and put their sunglasses on before Celestia and Luna do the same and Celestia drives off.

The warm breeze blows as Celestia drives on the freeway. The wind blowing in their hair as Violet and Sunset smile with their sunglasses on. Violet looks at the signs that pass by as her eyes go wide and starts bouncing in her seat.

"Are we going to Whinny World?!?" Violet asks excitingly.

Celestia chuckles.

"That's part of it, but not just yet."

"Wait, are we going on a cruise too?"

"And she gets it."

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!"

"Calm down Violet, you're going to get hurt." Sunset instructs.

Violet takes a few deep breaths as she slouches back in her seat with a massive smile on her face. Luna giggles a bit and turns her head around to see Violet.

"Got your excitement out already?" Luna asks.

"For now mom, for now."

"Good."

"The sun feels so nice."

Sunset looks over before laying back in her seat.

"You got that right." Sunset mentions.

"That it does, it'll be about an hour before we get there, so relax you two." Celestia insists.

Violet and Sunset lower their shoulders and smile as they tilt their heads back and close their eyes. Celestia turns up the radio as a pop song plays and is quickly changed to a rock station by Luna.

An hour passes as Celestia pulls into a parking lot in front of the dock where the cruise ship is at and as Violet and Sunset get out, they look up at the massive cruise ship, White with gold along the edges with the bottom being colored a deep red. People are seen going into a small building in front of the ship nearby. All the while everyone gets the luggage from the trunk. Celestia closes the top of the car and locks it before all four go towards the building.

The building itself is surrounded with glass, the glass around the double doors where people are entering is stained to look like waves and ocean life, while above is clear, bringing in the light from the sun and the visual of the clouds through. When they enter, the interior is modern, slick check in counters made of polished metal and glass, furniture for passengers to sit in is curved with blue and silver cushions made to look like waves of the ocean. The entrance towards the ship looks like a whirlpool with a mix of blue, white and silver. In the corner near the passenger seating is a small waterfall that fills a built in fish tank that is in the floor and covered with glass. Violet and Sunset take their and Celestia's and Luna's bags with them to the passenger seats and wait while Celestia and Luna check into the cruise. Sunset smiles and looks towards Violet as she is looking down, watching the fish in the tank.

"How long till you get sea sick?" Sunset asks.

Violet sighs and looks at Sunset.

"I should be alright, gonna take sea sickness pills before setting sail."

"Let's hope so, don't need you in the cabin the whole time."

"I'll be fine Sunset, please, trust me, let's just focus on relaxing and having fun, okay?"

"Yeah, let's do that."

Just then Celestia and Luna return with boarding passes in hand and give Sunset and Violet theirs. As they do, a chime is played over the speakers.

"Welcome to Whinny Cruise Lines, here we leave the world behind and explore our ports of destination, rock the nights away at our clubs, relax the day away or do activities on the ship that are made for all ages, we will start boarding so please group A come to the gate and show us your passes and you will be brought on board." A female hostess announces over the speakers.

They all look at their passes and see they are in group A.

"Well, we better get going." Celestia mentions.

Everyone else nods as they all make their way to the line and shortly after, make their way onto the ship.