Twilight Sparkle, the Writer

Twilight Sparkle, the Writer
The Blu Arc

~~~~Chapter 4~~~~

~~~~The Indecision~~~~

Blu look upon Town Hall. It was quite nice. He also knew this building could be the difference between being here with Twilight and the other Elements of Harmony, or being stuck back in Manehattan for Celestia knew how long.

Shuddering, he approached the building, hoping for the best.

Twilight went along to the sugar-covered building she knew as Sugar Cube Corner. The streets weren't very crowded this time of day, but when she got inside her destination, there was a bit of a line, along with a few tables with waiting ponies.

"Pinkie?" the lavender unicorn called as she walked beside the line of ponies, approaching the two swinging doors that admitted her to the back.

Pinkie trotted in from the kitchen. "Ah! There you are Twi! I need a little help with serving at the moment so could you give these to tables four and seven?" She asked as she held two plates of cupcakes out. Twilight nodded and grabbed them with her magic.

The process of going back and forth between the kitchen and the front continued for a while. Soon enough, most ponies had what they wanted and a few just finished paying their bits.

Twilight wiped her forehead with a foreleg. Pinkie came out with the last two cupcakes and a chocolate shake. "Here ya go!" She told her last customer as he tossed a few bits and took the tray with his magic.

"That was quite a rush." Twilight said as she went back to the kitchen with Pinkie.

"Yeah, it was a little hectic, but we made good profit today." the cupcake-making pony said happily as she put the bits she got into the jar.

Twilight sat on a chair to rest while the still energetic pink mare made them both chocolate milkshakes.

"For a job well done." Pinkie said as she gave her a milkshake.

"Tasty." the lavender unicorn smiled as she took it with her magic and had a sip.

"Sooo.." Pinkie started as she had a sip of her own. "How do you feel about Blu?"

Twilight gained a small blush as the topic of the blue unicorn arose. "He's alright."

The party pony giggled. "He has to be more than alright, Twi. Think about it. New stallion, unicorn, seems nice. Do you know how good he is at magic?"

"He opened my door for me with his magic. Basic levitation, stuff like that. I'll have to test it out sometime." Twilight said, beginning to be more curious about the pony in question. "You’re not as curious as I am, are you?"

"A little." responded Pinkie with another small giggle. Suddenly, she let out a gasp. "Oh my gosh! I need to plan that party still! My party cannon needs fixing and reloading as well, so I won't be able to do too much until they're fixed."

"Calm down, Pinkie." a calm Twilight said putting a hoof on her shoulder. "I think I might be able to help you with that, I just need to make sure everything goes as planned, then we can work on the party."

"Great!" she smiled at her lavender unicorn friend. "That means yo- err, I mean we can find out how he handles everypony else."

Twilight giggled. "I'm sure he'll be fine."

"Speaking of that stallion, I wonder how he's doing. He should have come over here by now." the party mare wondered.

The two mares headed back after they finished their shakes. The counter bell happen to ring when they started heading over. Thankfully, it was Blu himself.

"Hey Blu!" Pinkie greeted. "How'd the house thing go?"

"Umm, honestly, not too good." he said with a discouraged face.

"Aww, I hope it's not that bad either." the pink mare responded. "Gimme a second."

She rushed back to grab a cupcake for the light blue stallion. "Catch!"

Blu caught it with his magic. "Many thanks, Pinkie." he thanked as a smile came over his face. She smiled as he took a bite. It always made her happy whenever she could cheer up a friend with a cupcake.

"So how bad is your situation then?" Twi asked Blu curiously. "Assuming this is about the house deal of course."

Blu nodded and swallowed the rest of the cupcake he was chewing. "Yeah. You think I could look for a certain book at your place to help?"

It was her turn to nod. "I live in a library, as you've seen. I'm sure I have what you’re looking for. Spike went to bed early, but it shouldn't be too hard to find."

"So, you don't need my help, do you?" Pinkie asked a little disappointed.

"Not tonight, but maybe tomorrow if you can." the blue unicorn told her.

"Sounds fun! I can work extra hard tomorrow morning so I can help in the afternoon!" the party pony suggested.

Blu nodded and smiled again.

Blu walked with Twilight yet again to her place. He liked walking beside her because it calmed him a little. Twilight on the other hand was curious what book he needed.

"So, about this book." she started. "What is it about and what do you need to learn from it?"

"Oh, just the house market, how proceedings usually go, and bidding techniques. Nothing to worry too much about, I just have to worry about not getting the research done in time." the blue pony told her. He was never good at studying; it always took too much time for him.

"Okay, I can deal with that, could you tell me about what happen at the Realtor's?" the studious unicorn asked.

"I can try." Blu said as he begun the story of his encounter.

~~~~Character Focus: Blu~~~~

Blu saw the mayor inside Town Hall. He'd never been very good talking to people, especially ones in high authority. Carefully, he went inside.

The mayor was talking with her assistant when he walked in. "So I told the stallion: ‘If you’re looking for banana's, you've gone banana's because you won't find any in this town!’" the grey-haired mare and her assistant laughed. Blu gave a small chuckle as well. The mayor turn to the newcomer from hearing him. "Well, hello there! What can I do for you?" she said with a smile.

"Oh, um, hi." the blue pony started. "Do you know where I could find the House Realtor around here? I took a look at a house earlier today and I wondered if I had a chance to get it."

The mayor giggled a little. "What house did you happen to see?" she asked.

"The one on Daisy Street." The unicorn replied.

"Alright then. She's in the next room. You might need a bit of luck in there though. I'm Mayor Mare by the way, and this is my assistant." Mayor Mare introduced as her assistant gave him a small wave.

"A pleasure to meet you. I'm Blu." Blu said with a smile. He chose not to worry about what he'd need luck on, though in the back of his mind, he had a hunch.

The mayor gave a nod and Blu headed over to the next room as the two mares started their conversation again.

The door was wide open. The room had peach coloured walls, a red carpeted floor, and a brown desk that filled most of the room. On the desk sat a few things that a regular business pony would have, along with a nameplate reading 'Windy Shield, House Realtor' Behind the desk sat a winged mare of a dark red colour. Her ruby red mane flowed down the back of her neck as she sat with her muzzle in some paperwork. Her cutie mark, that was barely visible from Blu's angle, was a frame of a cottage.

"Hello there. You must be looking for a house, correct?" the Realtor asked knowingly, sensing his presence in the room.

"Actually, I've already found one." the blue unicorn started. "I was wondering if I could get it."

"Alright then, I require a few personal information tidbits, as well as a bit of the house's information." the Realtor requested as she handed the blue unicorn a clipboard, which he received with his magic.

"Hmm..." Windy Shield hummed as she looked over the clipboard. "Indeed. Well Blu, it appears we are at a stalemate."

"Stalemate?" Blu asked, a little confused.

"Yes, a stalemate." Windy continued. "You see, there is already a pony aiming to get the house you desire and a contract was already made with that pony. In order for you to still have a chance to get the house you must enter ‘The Bidding War’."

"Alright, that doesn't sound that bad, I think." the blue unicorn hoped. "I'm in."

"Great. Assuming everything you wrote down is correct, I'll see to it that The Bidding War will be scheduled for either tomorrow or the day after." Windy gave him a polite smile.

Blu returned the smile and thanked her. Getting up to leave, however, one last question was asked.

"Do you have anywhere to stay for the night? I'd assume you wouldn't want to leave Ponyville until the bidding war is finished." the red-maned pegasus asked.

Blu contemplated the thought for a moment. Maybe he could get one of his new friends to house him for the night. Twilight's house surely had a bit of room on the couch at least. He decided to ask about it when he got the chance.

"I think I'll have it covered." he responded.

"That's good. Stop by again if you have any questions." Windy Shield told Blu.

Blu gave another quick nod and left.

~~~~Refocus~~~~

The blue unicorn finished when Twi found the book. In actuality, he left certain parts out and didn't explain it as clearly.

"I see..." she said after placing the book on the table. She got the general idea of what happen and what needed to be done. "Well that doesn't seem too bad. You can stay over here to study for however long you can, but I need to get a bit of rest."

"Alright, thank you a ton for letting me stay over. Couldn't have gotten through this without you.” Blu smiled.

“It was my pleasure. I love to help my friends.” Twilight said with a small yawn. “ You'd consider us friends, right?”

“Of course. Have a nice sleep and see you in the morning.” He replied with a nod.

“Yep, you too.” Twi replied and headed upstairs.

About an hour passed, and Twilight couldn't sleep. Maybe it was because she had slept before? Or maybe Blu had something to do with it. Yes, that has to be it. The couch didn't even have any spare blankets down there! Figuring this was something she needed to fix right away before her mind would be at ease, she got one of the spare blankets she had in storage and levitated it down with her magic with soft creaks down the steps of the stairs.

“Blu?” she whispered so only they could hear. Without a response, she levitated to blanket to the side a little to get a view of the sleeping pony on the couch, book flat on his face. With a small giggle and blush, she covered him with the blanket and took the book away. He was almost halfway done already, amazing. Still not as fast as her, but faster than anypony else she knew.

Inserting a bookmark, she lay the book down with the others. Looking over Blu once more with a smile on her face, she silently wondered what he was dreaming about. “That’s not creepy at all!” her mind nagged sarcastically.

With a sigh, she went back up the stairs and looked for some spare parchment. Thankfully, it wasn’t too hard to find and nor was a quill or ink. Silently, she wrote out a fresh letter with ideas flowing through her mind and with a tie of a bow with a wax seal, the letter was complete. With some spare torn-up parchment, she then wrote out a note for Spike to send it out in the morning before he works on breakfast.

Finally tired out, Twilight climbed back into bed and fell into a deserved and peaceful rest.

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