A Tale of a Loving Sister: Better Together Short Stories - Volume I

Chapters

Haircut Clean Up
Picture This! Picture That!
Cheer Up, Game On
Bedtime Story Fantasia
Wonder Tykes! Go!
Work of Art
Flu Season’s Helping Hands

Haircut Clean Up

At Rarity’s boutique, the girls were socializing with each other. Rainbow Dash was playing a video game, Sunset was reading with Twilight, Fluttershy was comforting her pet bunny, Applejack was cooking dinner, and Pinkie Pie was typing on her laptop.

Meanwhile, Rarity was humming a tune while she applied some blush on her cheeks, put mascara on her eyelashes, and put translucent lipstick on her lips, then she looked at herself in the mirror, “Hello, me. My, don’t you look beautiful!” She giggled, then smooched her lips, and then winked her eye at herself. She made a pleasant sigh, “This day could’ve been any better. Don’t you all agree?” The girls nodded in unison, until Sunset realized Chase wasn’t in the room. “Has anyone seen Chase?” Sunset asked. “Here I am, Sunset,” a voice softly mumbled, until the girls turned around saw Chase step inside, and he was covered in mud and water.

“Chase, what happened to you?” Sunset asked, then she remembered something. “Oh, no. I forgot to pick him up from school.” Chase was about to step inside, but Rarity stopped him. “Oh, darling. This will not do at all,” Rarity said, until she lifted him up and then she realized he was still wet. “Oh, you’re all filthy. But never fear, my dear. I will take you upstairs for a nice warm bubbly bath, but I should rinse off the mud first, and maybe do something about your hair, too.” Sunset then rolled her eyes and continued reading.

Rarity then carried Chase upstairs to the bathroom and rinsed the mud off him, then she grabbed a comb, some hairstyling scissors, some water in a spray bottle, and an electric shaver. Then, Rarity started on his haircut. Then, after that, she filled the bathtub with warm steamy and bubbly water, and she let Chase climb inside the tub. “Alright, now let’s get you all cleaned up so that you can smell fresh,” Rarity said. “But don’t worry, darling. I’m going easy on you.”

Rarity took some kid’s shampoo and conditioner, then squirted a small drop of each on top of the child’s head and rubbed it all over his hair with the soft stroke of her fingernails, and then she rinsed it off with some water. Next, Rarity grabbed a wash rag and squirted some body wash on it, then she rubbed the soapy rag all over Chase, and she allowed him to rinse off. After Rarity saw a few tiny sparkle in her eyes, she then grabbed a large towel and lifted Chase out of the tub and dried him off gently.

After Rarity dried him off, she took a quick break by pouring herself a cup of tea and then she came back and let him get changed.

Few seconds later...

“Chase? Are you done in there, darling?” Rarity asked. Chase stepped out and Rarity carried him downstairs.

Later on, the girls were watching a movie, until they heard Rarity come down. “Oh, Sunset!” Rarity called out in singsong. “Yeah?” Sunset replied. “C'est fini!” Rarity said, as she showed her Chase. “Well, what do you think, darling?” Sunset realized that he was all clean and that she trimmed his hair, but it was still the same.

“Whoa...” the girls said in unison. “You really are good at giving haircuts,” Applejack said. “Oh, don’t be silly. It was just a small trim around the edges. Nothing much,” Rarity said, until she sat down to watch the movie with them, then she saw Chase napping on her lap. “Aww, looks like you outdid yourself really well,” Sunset said. “Thanks for looking out for him.”

Rarity then smiled warmly at Chase nuzzling his cheek on her lap, then she stroked his hair with her fingers and stroked both his hands with her other hand, “It was nothing. Just trying to help.” Rarity then gave Chase a small kiss on the cheek, then Chase smiled warmly and tucked his head underneath his arms.

Picture This! Picture That!

When Sunset and Chase made it to school, Sunset suddenly realized that today was Picture Day. Chase wore a green polo shirt with a white color and blue khaki overalls. They saw the girls walk over to them, and they walked over to class, but Chase went to class by himself, and he saw his classmates dressed up. When he sat down, he took out some of his toys he got for his birthday and then started playing a dinosaur attack with them.

Suddenly, the door opened and it showed Rarity coming in with her makeup bag. “Sorry to intrude, Mrs. Chrysalis, but could I borrow Chase Tucker? I just need to do something for him.” Rarity asked. “Of course, but make it quick,” Mrs. Chrysalis said. Chase stood up, then Rarity placed him on an empty stool, unzipped her makeup bag, and applied some hair gel onto his hair and then softly rubbed the gel around every corner of his hair and then combed it. “Aww... you look smashing, darling,” Rarity said, the she kissed him on the nose, until she gave him a hug. “Alright, I will see you at the gymnasium for our pictures.” Rarity then left the room after she gave Chase a blow kiss. “Alright, children. Put your toys away, so that we can start a quick review before we go to the gym for our pictures,” Mrs. Chrysalis said.

The students were in the gymnasium getting their pictures taken. When it was her turn, Sunset went up, sat down on the stool, straightened her hair back a little so that the camera could see her face, and then she got her picture taken. When she was done and more students got their pictures taken, the line lasted a little while until Twilight, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy were having theirs taken, then the line continued on and on.

Suddenly, the preschool kids were having their pictures taken, and Chase was in between a couple students. When he went to the stool, he sat down and gave a soft smile, then he got his picture taken. When he was done, he met up with his classmates, and until they were all done, they went back to the classroom to get ready for recess.

After school, Chase was playing with the classroom toys, until he saw Rarity walk in with her backpack. “Hello, darling,” Rarity said. Chase got up and went to give her a hug. “If you’re wondering why I’m here again, Miss Blue Belle, Sunset asked me to pick up Chase and watch over him until Sunset is done with an assignment she forgot to turn in. She’ll probably be done soon.” Miss Blue Belle understood, “Okay, Rarity. That’s fine. Nice job on his hair, though.”

Rarity giggled with her fingers on her lips, “Thank you, Miss Blue Belle. I appreciate the kindness. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a friend who’s waiting to take her little brother home. Come along, darling.” Rarity then took Chase’s hand and they walked to Mr. Cranky Doodle’s homeroom to meet up with Sunset.

When they got there, the girls were looking over their pictures from today. “Hey, that’s a nice smile I made. Even like the background,” Rainbow Dash said. “Ya said it,” Applejack said. The girls continued to make comments about their pictures, until Rarity felt a gentle tug on her purple skirt, she saw Chase with puppy eyes, “Where’s mine?” Sunset realized he also had his pictures taken, until Twilight found the envelope with Chase’s name on it and gave it to her. “Let’s all take a look,” Sunset said. When she opened the envelope and took out Chase’s picture, they all made a “d’awwww” reaction to his handsomely cuteness. “He’s so cute!” Fluttershy said. “I know,” Rarity said. “Chase, you really made yourself look handsome,” Sunset said. “But how’d you manage to get your hair combed with gel?”

“Rarity did it,” Chase replied, until he went to her and wrapped his arms around her leg and nuzzled his cheek around her waist. “You’re welcome, darling,” Rarity said, until she hugged him back. Sunset then rolled her eyes and smirked with a soft chuckle.

Cheer Up, Game On

It was a nice partly cloudy Saturday afternoon with a temperature of 45°F. Chase and the girls were sitting on a bench watching Rainbow Dash and her soccer team play their soccer game against the Crystal Prep Shadowbolts. In the outskirts of the field, Pinkie Pie was wearing a blue sweater with a yellow horseshoe in the center, and she had a headband with pony ears and a tail wrapped around her waist. She also had yellow and blue pom poms on each hand. There were other girl students who joined her cheerleading club, too.

While the girls were watching Rainbow Dash and her team make their path to the Crystal Prep goal net, Chase was suddenly shivering softly and had his arms wrapped around his chest for warmth, until he suddenly sneezed. Rarity looked at the poor boy that was shivering in the cold. “Aww, poor Chase. You must be freezing,” Rarity said, until she looked through her bag and took out a spare green rain jacket with a plush fabric inside for Chase to wear. “Here, darling. Put this on. It’ll keep you warm,” Rarity said, until she gave the jacket to Chase and let him put it on, then she gave him a kiss on the cheek. “How does it feel, dear?” Rarity asked. “It’s warm,” Chase replied softly. “Good, because I made it for you,” Rarity said with a warm smile and then Chase hugged her, then she gave him a Wondercolts ball cap. After a few goals of CHS at 9 and CPA at 4, it now was the final round between the two teams.

Chase suddenly found out that Rainbow Dash was in the lead with the soccer ball between her feet, but then a stranger blocked his view. “Hey! Hey, mister! I can’t see!” Chase said, but he suddenly realized that the view was entirely blocked by so many people and it made him feel uncomfortable. When he was about to cry, he saw two pink hands placed underneath his armpits and then he realized Pinkie Pie began to carry him to the field where her cheerleading crew was, then she lifted him higher and placed him on her shoulders, and Chase placed his hands on around her hair so that he wouldn’t fall off.

Suddenly, Chase saw Rainbow Dash pass the ball to another player, until they kept passing the ball back and forth, then it was back to Rainbow Dash. When all of sudden, when she kicked the ball towards the net, she made a goal! Canterlot High won the game, until Pinkie Pie raised her arms in the air and then Chase waved his little Wondercolts flag, then Rainbow Dash gave him a thumbs up and a wink.

When the players congratulated each other and said “good game,” Rainbow Dash caught up with the girls and then they walked home together. “Man, that was a great game, huh?!” Rainbow Dash said excitedly. “Yes, darling. You were magnificent!” Rarity said cheerfully. “How’d you learn moves like that?” Applejack asked. “Well, most days after school, I usually have soccer practice, and during other times, I work out at home, meaning doing some yoga, lifting some weights, and all that other stuff. So that I can keep my weight on track,” Rainbow Dash said. “But who cares?! Today was TOTALLY AWESOME!!”

“Shh!” Fluttershy said softly. “You’re gonna wake the little angel.” Sunset suddenly saw Chase sleeping while riding on Pinkie Pie’s back for a piggyback ride. “Aww, guess that walking tired him out,” Sunset said. “Isn’t he the cutest thing?” Fluttershy said with a cute smile. “Now, he’s been... Tucker-ed out!” Pinkie Pie said, then the girls laughed at her joke, when Chase started squirming. “Shhhhhh... Ladies, please!” Rarity said softly, then she removed Chase from Pinkie Pie’s back and cradled him for a hug. “Let the poor darling sleep. Let him sleep.” Rarity suddenly tipped his hat up and gave Chase a kiss on the forehead and then she embraced his cheek on her chest.

Then, they all walked home together while Chase was sleeping.

Bedtime Story Fantasia

At Fluttershy’s home, Sunset arrived and Fluttershy let Chase and Sam Sam inside to unpack their stuff, “Thanks for volunteering to help me watch over the kids, Fluttershy. I really appreciate it.”

Fluttershy giggled, “Oh, it was nothing, Sunset. I just love watching over children as much as I love watching over the animals here.” Sunset then rolled her eyes and then left.

When Sunset left, Fluttershy made Chase and Sam Sam some hot cocoa with a small plate full of chocolate chip cookies. When the kids took their cocoa and shared the cookies, Fluttershy then read her book. Suddenly, she found out that it was almost bedtime, so she decided to give them their nighttime bath, until she waited for them to get changed and brush their teeth. When Fluttershy opened the door in the bathroom, Chase and Sam Sam were ready, but they accidentally leaned on Fluttershy’s legs, so Fluttershy carried them to the guest room and the kids got under the covers.

“Fluttershy?” Sam Sam asked. “Yes, Samuel?” Fluttershy asked. “Could you read us a bedtime story?” Chase asked. “Yes,” Fluttershy said. She walked over and sat on the bed near their little feet tucked under the warm blankets, “How about if I tell you one instead?” Chase and Sam Sam nodded, then Fluttershy began, “Don’t worry. This is a good one. Once upon a time, somewhere far, far away...”

There was a small boy named Bowen, and he was so poor and he had no family and was unappreciated by most people, and he las little bit of money to buy food and survive.

After he came back to his hideout and found no food left for dinner, he sat on his little basket bed and wallowed in self pity, but suddenly he saw a couple of guards that were escorting the lovely and empathetic Princess Sunset Shimmer of Canterlot. Bowen suddenly started to back away, until the princess saw how lonely he was. She halted the carriage for a moment and walked over to the small boy. ‘Young man, do you live here by yourself?’ Bowen nodded. The princess suddenly felt sorry for the boy, so she kneeled down and gave him a scroll, inviting him to the annual royal gala, and she gave him a small bag full of gold coins for clothes. Bowen hugged the princess, the she gave him a kiss on the forehead and left to explore the rest of the village.

When Bowen woke up and bought a small loaf of bread for 3 bits, he read the scroll about the princess’s gala tonight and went over to the tailor for formal clothing, then he came out with his new attire. He wore a navy blue tunic with a black vest, black pants and black boots. He paid 6 gold coins for it, then he went over to the castle to meet up with the princess. When he stopped at the gate, he showed his scroll to the guards, then they let him enter. When Bowen went through the door, he saw a lot of delegates dancing with their bachelorettes.

Bowen went up to a guard and asked him, ‘Sir? Where’s the princess?’ The guard pointed to the throne and then took him over. ‘Princess Sunset, there’s somebody here to see you.’ The guard revealed Bowen in his formal clothing, then he went over to the princess and sat with her. He was given some turkey, a bread roll, a baked potato, grapes and root beer. Princess Sunset and her friends suddenly realized that Bowen was really hungry, but when he was done, he fell asleep after he wiped his face and hands with a napkin.

‘Aww, I was gonna take him for some dancing.’ Princess Sunset stood up and then held him, until she finally danced with Bowen in her arms. Suddenly, Bowen woke up and found out that he was dancing with the princess, but suddenly, she decided to take him outside and did a little walk around the garden.

‘Thanks for inviting me, Princess Sunset. But why did you?’

‘Because I saw the sadness inside your eyes, and the loneliness inside your heart. I decided to give you a chance to be presented to my kingdom, so I thought about bringing you here.’

‘I really appreciate that.’

‘And since you don’t have a family and are homeless... would you like to live here in the castle with me? I promise to take care of you.’

‘Really?!’ The princess nodded, then Bowen hugged her shoulders and gently buried his face on her neck. ‘Thank you, Princess Sunset!’

‘It’s a pleasure, Bowen. If you want, I could also be your sister.’ Bowen then felt tears in his eyes and then they hugged each other until they went back to the party and danced for a little while.

The next day, Princess Sunset made an announcement to her people and then presented Bowen to the people. ‘My fellow citizens, today is a special day for me. I’ve made a small decision to legally... place this young peasant under thy protection and share the love and care he truly deserves! Bowen of Canterlot, welcome home, little brother.’ The people applauded for the princess’s speech, then Bowen ran up to the princess and she hugged him, then she placed him on her lap. ‘And as a reward, we will celebrate with another royal gala and a feast for his honorary welcome to my family.’

When Bowen was welcomed by the princess, she signed the adoption form and then Bowen moved into the castle and then he was glad the princess had some empathy that helped soothe his heart. He was happy with his new life, and he lived happily ever after.

“The end,” Fluttershy said. When Fluttershy was finished, she saw Chase and Sam Sam heavily keeping their eyes open. “That was some story,” Chase said. “That Bowen kinda sounded like me.”

“I know. I just wanted to make up this story so that it reminds you how much we all love you, sweetheart,” Fluttershy said, then Chase and Sam Sam closed their eyes and fell asleep. Fluttershy stood up and tucked the boys underneath the blanket, then leaned forward to give them some kisses. “Sweet dreams, little ones,” she softly said, until she turned of the light and left the room with the nightlight on and the door halfway closed.

Wonder Tykes! Go!

One day, in Canterlot City, five kids were left with a babysitter and Spike, the lovable talking dog, while Sunset and her friends went to hang out. When they turned on the TV, the news report said something about a villain and his goons robbing a bank while they set up a fortress with a huge tank full of lava and it showed Sunset and her friends tied up and slowly being lowered, and a goon setting up a nuclear missile that will blow up the city into a wasteland.

Chase found out that it was time to go save his sister and then save the city. Chase and his little friends went to the front door and Spike came along. Chase suddenly became Special Scout, who wore a green and blue tactical jumpsuit with a black eye mask, Sam Sam became The Little Critter, who wore raccoon pajamas with retractable claws and a raccoon based mask, Melody became Power Princess, who wore a ballerina outfit with unicorn accessories and a silver tiara, Seamus became The Clobber, who had a stone textured costume, and Spike wore his Humdrum costume but he had super dog powers. When they left for the garage, they grabbed their bikes and trikes, then rolled out to the bank.

When they arrived at the bank, the Wonder Tykes stepped off their bikes and trikes, and stood behind a pillar to see and Humdrum started to hear what was happening with his super hearing. They heard an male evil cackle, then they heard the cries of help from the girls, and Humdrum suddenly smelled the scent of smoke from the lava, and a biological chemical.

Special Scout counted to three, and then the Wonder Tykes went in and stopped the goons from robbing the bank vault. Special Scout used his hyper reflexes and combat training, The Little Critter used his claws and cat-like reflexes, Power Princess used her unicorn magic, and The Clobber used his rocky fists. When the goons were defeated and tied up, they saw their nemesis, Dr. Cyclops. He wore a black clothing underneath a black jacket, black gloves with buttons on the fingertips and palms, and he had a black cybernetic eyeball with a red glowing optic over his right eye.

“You’re too late, Wonder Tykes,” Dr. Cyclops said. “I’ve already started the countdown! You’ll never save them in time!” Humdrum suddenly turned off the power by pulling the lever that was connected to the power grid. Dr. Cyclops saw that he couldn’t access the controls, but suddenly he got punched in the face by The Clobber. Special Scout grabbed the remote and then lowered the damsels to the surface, and then The Little Critter untied them with one of his claws. Sunset suddenly recognized the Wonder Tykes as Chase and his friends, “Chase! You and your little friends did it!” Sunset and her friends wrapped their arms around the kids for a group hug.

“Chase, wake up.”

“Chase.”

“Chase. Come on, time to wake up.”

When Chase heavily opened his eyes, he found out that it was all a dream. Then, he yawned and felt himself lean on Sunset’s chest. “Good morning, buddy,” Sunset said. “Did you sleep well?” Chase nodded and then he told her about how he and his friends saved Sunset and her friends from Dr. Cyclops’s destructive scheme. Then, Sunset rolled her eyes and then she saw him sleeping again and found out it was 6:15 in the morning, then facepalmed her face.

Work of Art

In an art room, the students were working on their art projects, while Sunset was painting a portrait of a sunflower. Chase’s class was doing finger painting, drawing some pictures, and painting portraits with both regular paint and watercolor paint.

Chase didn’t know which to do, but suddenly he looked around and saw his sister and her friends doing their art projects. He saw Sunset with her portrait, Applejack doing a portrait of her farm, Rarity was doing a construction paper portrait of her generosity, Pinkie Pie did a portrait of many colors, Fluttershy did a portrait of her favorite animals, and Twilight did a portrait of the solar system. He realized that he also had some creativity, so came up with an idea.

He took both some regular paper and some random types of fancy construction paper, and then he took some scissors, some glue, and some crayons and paint. After he got what he needed, Chase drew some pictures, and glued them all one by one on the construction paper pieces, cut out some shapes and glued them on the drawings, then he colored them in. He then grabbed some glitter and other artistic decorations and sprinkled it on the glue that was brushed on the paper.

After an entire period of hard work, he was finally finished his art project. Then, he went up to Mr. Cranky Doodle and showed him and Miss Blue Belle his art project, which was a scrolling portrait of Canterlot City and the school, including Crystal Prep. The students saw the project as well, and they were amazed by his creativity.

“I-I-I don’t believe this!” Mr. Cranky Doodle said. “How did you make all of this by yourself?”

Chase showed the teacher his calculations for all the students in Canterlot High and what he thinks are special about them. While Sunset finished up her portrait, her friends went to see Chase’s art project, until Rarity turned Sunset’s head to her brother’s incredible artwork. Sunset’s jaw lowered, until she and her friends were amazed by how Chase got all of the students.

“Well, I’ll be. He sure knows how to make some artwork!” Applejack said. “He even drew us!” Pinkie Pie said. Sunset saw the principal and vice-principal enter, “Princess Celestia, Vice-Principal Luna, come look at this.” Principal Celestia and Vice-Principal Luna saw how colorful and artistic it was, then they saw Chase talking to Mr. Cranky Doodle. “Chase? Did you make this, sweetheart?” Princess Celestia asked, then Chase nodded and explained the importance of the friendship in Canterlot High, and everywhere, including his love for his sister, then he went to hug Sunset and buried his head on her abdomen, until Sunset hugged him back, and she saw a doodle of herself holding hands with Chase and her friends being happy.

“Chase, you did magnificent, darling,” Rarity said, until she bent down and gently gave him a kiss on the cheek. “It’s lovely,” Fluttershy said, then she buried his head towards her belly and gave him a warm hug, then Rainbow Dash gave him a soft fist pound, and Applejack gave him a hug, then Pinkie Pie kissed him on the forehead, and Twilight hugged him. “You’re very creative, sweetheart,” Twilight said, then she saw tears in his eyes, then Principal Celestia gave Chase a blue ribbon marking him 1st place of the art show, then the students applauded for them, and Sunset held him in her arms for a hug, then he felt calm. ‘This is the happiest day of my life,’ Chase thought to himself.

Flu Season’s Helping Hands

At the hospital and nursing center, a few kids were getting their flu shots because it was now flu season. Chase went with Sunset, Applejack and Fluttershy. Sunset saw Chase shaking nervously and whimpering while he hugged her arm. Sunset then wrapped her arms around him and gave him some comfort. “Don’t worry, Chase. When we’re done, we’ll get some ice cream, okay?” Sunset said softly. Chase nodded and then leaned closer for a hug.

“Chase Tucker?” Nurse Redheart said. Sunset and Chase walked over and then Chase sat on the patient’s bed, while Sunset kneeled down and comforted him while Nurse Redheart got the vaccines inside the needles. “Chase, it’s okay. It’s just a small pinch,” she said.

Chase then started to cry when she saw Nurse Redheart come over with the needles. “It’s alright, dear,” she said, when she rubbed the alcohol wipes onto his arm, then she softly pierced the needles into his arm and injected the vaccine. Chase suddenly bawled loudly while Sunset pressed his head on her chest and shielded his eyes. When she put a band aid on his arm, Nurse Redheart came on the other side and gave Chase his other shots on his other arm, and he continued to cry as Sunset shushed him softly and patted his cheek gently.

“Okay, all done,” Nurse Redheart said, then Sunset carried her crying brother out to the waiting room where Applejack and Fluttershy were sitting. They both saw Chase crying, then Fluttershy patted his back, “Aww, did the needles scare you?” Fluttershy asked cooingly. Chase nodded with a soft mumble, then Fluttershy stroked his cheek, “Aww... you poor little baby.” Fluttershy took Chase in her arms and embraced him for a hug. “Shhhhhh... There, there. It’s okay, sweetheart. It’s over,” Fluttershy said softly into his ear. While Chase wrapped his arms around her shoulders and placed his chin on her left shoulder, Fluttershy rubbed her hand on his back up and down, then she gave him a tender kiss on the cheek, until she felt Chase softly stroking her hair and rubbed the tears off his eyes, until Sunset came up with an idea that could cheer him up, “Hey, let’s go get some ice cream.” Sunset and the girls left with Chase in Fluttershy’s embrace.

When they got to The Sweet Shoppe, Sunset got Chase his vanilla with rainbow sprinkles in a cup and the girls got themselves milkshakes with whipped cream and other toppings. “Do you feel better, sweetie?” Fluttershy asked, as Chase leaned by her side. Chase nodded softly and then, his tears were slowly drying. “Don’t worry, sugarcube. We wanted ya to be healthy and safe from that nasty flu,” Applejack said. When Chase smiled warmly, he finally learned that flu shots are sometimes important, then he continued to eat his ice cream with his sister and her two friends.