Trials of Sarah: Make Your Mark

The group returned to the Crystal Brighthouse together and entering it, Sarah and her family were in awe at the interior of Sunny's new home; two curving staircase leading up to the girls room and the elevator to the Lighthouse. "Pipp, Pipp, Nikki, Nikki I wanna show you both something." Izzy smiled and the girls followed Izzy to the room shared by her, Pipp, Zipp and Sunny.

Going to Izzy's part of the room, Nikki was amazed at some paintings and other items made by Izzy, "Woah....did you make all this Izzy?" she asked.

"Hehe, yep! I don't know if you've noticed but I've considered myself kinda an artist." Izzy smiled.

"Of course. I noticed. All of this beautiful stuff was made by you. Your so creative Izzy." Pipp smiled sitting on Izzy's bed. "And your a-mazing at turning old things into new things. What do you call it again?"

"Uni-cycling."

"Uni-cycling! Yes yes, that's it!"

Izzy turned and them picked through a box with some of her supplies. "So, the other day as I was searching through my box goggly eyes in the basement, I found this." Izzy showed Pipp and Nikki, the lantern Sunnys' day made for her which was badly wrecked during Scarlet Nightmare's attack on Maretime Bay when her old Lighthouse was destroyed.

"Is that Sunny's old lantern?" Pipp gasped in awe.

"Well her dad made it for her when she was a little filly." Izzy grinned. "So, I thought...."

Pipp gasped, "You're going to fix it for her and give it to her as a present for Maretime Bay Day aren't you?" Nikki smiled at the unicorn.

"Yes, yes yes! But shh, it has to be a surprise." Izzy giggled and Pipp squealed, "I love surprises."

"Of course Izzy." Nikki nodded.

"Hoof to heart." Izzy and Pipp smiled and promised each other.

Downstairs, Sunny and the group were making pizza for lunch together with Sarah and her family, whom were surprised they ate Pizza in the first place. The only pony who wasn't helping was Zipp, whose mind was on something else obvious, only to be drawn back by her younger sister.

"Zipp!"

"Huh?"

"I have been asking you if you want extra cheese of your pizza for ten minutes. What's up with you?" Pipp asked.

"O-O-Oh nothing, just thinking about something odd earlier." Zipp stated.

“The thing with Posey.” Pipp questioned.

“O-Oh yeah!” Zipp replied going with what Pipp suggested.

“Me too. How could she not love Magic?” Sunny asked.

“Earth Ponies never had magic before, well before James showed up, maybe Posey’s jealous.” Hitch suggested flattening pizza dough.

“Jealous?” Pipp questioned.

“I know I am. Magic’s a little scary but it would be pretty cool to levitate things.” Hitch admitted.

“Like this?” Izzy giggled before twirling a pizza high in the air but Mc SnipsaLot distracted her and the pizza fell onto her horn. “Hehe, worth it!”

“Haha, you’re right Hitch. That is so much better.” Pipp giggled.

Zipp went over to Sunny, “Have you figured out the whole wings and horn showing up at unexpected times thing yet?”

“You mean her Alicorn form?” Sarah questioned.

“Yes and no. And its been getting worse.” Sunny frowned remembering the other day at her Smoothie Shop when she was serving an earth pony her order when her body suddenly sparkled and her wings and horn appeared, triggering a small shockwave sending some items flying.

The earth pony was amazed seeing her in this form. Sunny, not so much as she slipped on some of the smoothie and hit the back of her truck which tipped over and fell. Sunny poked her head out, dazed as her wings and horn vanished and some contents of the smoothie fell on her and two seagulls heads.

“Maybe Posey has a point. Magic is unpredictable.” Zipp quipped earning a frown from Sarah. The oven bell rang and Sunny went over to it and took out the pizza.

“It may be unpredictable but its not dangerous.” Sunny reassured.

“Uh…..actually Young Sunny, magic can be dangerous. If its used by those whom have nefarious purposes or not treated with respect, magic can create….devastating events…” Tsukumaro frowned a little and so did Sarah and her family remembering what Lothor used his magic for.

“And don’t forget Scarlet Nightmare.” Zoura added.

“Ooooh…..right…..” Sunny winced before taking the pizza pan and sending the pizza into the air before Izzy split it up into pieces. “We just have to show the Earth Ponies that magic is nothing to be afraid of. It makes Equestria a better place and fun!”

“Wow are you ponies thinking what I’m thinking!” Izzy smiled.

“I might be.” Sunny replied.

“Alright everypony…..1…2…3…Pony Parade! Right?” Izzy questioned earning blinks from Sarah and her family.

“Almost Izzy.” Sunny smiled. “We are going to use Maretime Bay Day as our chance to show off all the amazing things magic can do. Then everypony will remember just how special it is that we have friendship and magic in our lives again! And we can use it to honor Sarah and her family.”

“Us! Why?” Sarah barked surprised.

“Because you and your family helped bring us together and your have your whole family together again; Equestria greatest allies. We should honor you and your family as a way to say thank you for everything you’ve done for us.” Sunny smiled. “Are you ponies in?”

“Yeah!”

“Definaetley, Definitely.”

“I’m in!” Izzy, Pipp and Hitch smiled but before Zipp could answer her phone rang and when she looked at the scene she groaned and went off to take the call, earning Sarah, Nikki and Ryu’s attention.

Going to the top of the Lighthouse, Zipp unfolded her Phone (since it was like the foldable phone from Samsung) and answered.

“Zephyrina, are you there? I can’t see you.” Queen Haven questioned.

“Hi Mom…” Zipp greeted.

“It ben ages since I’ve seen my fillies. At Pipp answered her phone when I call her. You never do and you haven’t visited Zephyr Heights at all.”

“Nope, you’re right I’ve definitely not been to Zephyr Heights.” Zipp admitted going to the balcony.

“Well its not like you can’t fly now darling. Listen Zipp dear. I’m calling because I need you to move back home okay?”

“What? No, no, no way!” Zipp panicked.

“I know you’ve had friends with your new friends and all, but your a Princess darling. You’re going to be Queen one day.” Queen Haven replied earning a reluctant look from Zipp.

“I know….” she frowned.

“What about Pipp though?”

“Well, your sister as her little Salon Project and while I do like the idea of you being there to keep an eye at her, let’s face it; she livestreams everything. So that’s not really necessary. You’re the one I need here; studying my every move and representing the royal family.”

“But I’m not sure I’m ready to leave just yet.”

“And why wouldn’t you be?”

“Um…there's a festival soon.”

“Hmm, I do suppose festival planning does count as gaining viable skills for your future on the throne. As Queen, you’ll be responsible for arranged fancy dinner, teas, parties.”

“Uh oh…” Zipp replied before faking a break up in the call and hanging up, leaving her in dismay. What she didn’t notice was Ryu, Sarah and Nikki had evasdropped on her conversation with Queen Haven.

“I take it you haven’t told your mother how you really feel about the throne, did you?” Sarah guessed.

Zipp shook her head, “I love it here in Maretime Bay so much. I don’t want to leave yet. I’m don’t want to be a full time throne Princess, not the way my mom wants me to anyway, but I’m not if I fit in here either.”

“Of course you do Zipp.” Sarah urged.

“Even if I do is fly around and practice new tricks?” Zipp questioned.

“That’s what you love to do, Zipp.”

“I don’t know, maybe my Mom is right. Maybe I should just go back to Zephyr heights and try to be the kinda of Princess everyponys’ hoping for…..” Zipp trailed depressed. “It’s what she wants anyway.”

“But what about what you want?” Ryu questioned coming over and picking Zipp’s chin up. “You have to tell her you don’t want to be Queen. She’s your Mother, she’ll understand and he proud of you no matter what you choose to do with your life.”

Zipp sighed at the fellow Princess, but shyly nodded, "Okay...."

Before the little group could go back inside, two blue pegasi flying by suddenly started falling out of the sky! "Woah!" Sarah gawked but before she could try to catch the pair, they were flying again. "Okay....weird...."

In the living room, Sunny was showing the others some decorations for Maretime Bay Day. "Ribbon reeds are the traditional decoration for Maretime Bay Day. We hang them on our doors, Main Street, hehe-everywhere." Sunny smiled with the room being decorated in reeds.

"Hmm...kinds reminds me of a Christmas Reed." James commented looking at the reed which was shaped like the Christmas Reed but it was coated in yellow, red-orange and greenish streamers, had red and orange bows and bells on them.

"Oooh! I once made a reed out of old tea spoons!" Izzy grinned.

"You did?" Zoura quipped and Izzy nodded. "Huh? Impressive."

"Loving that idea Izzy. Maybe we can add some Pegasus, Unicorn and Alicorn flare to these ones too." Pipp suggested before Izzy started going through her collection of old spoons.

"Now where did I put my suitcase full of glitter?" Izzy smiled with old spoons in her mouth before searching.

"Uh has anypony seen Zipp and the others?" Sunny asked seeing the pegasus absent.

"What's with all the spoons?" Zipp questioned seeing the spoons on the ground.

"Oh we're uni-cycling these old things." Pipp replied as Izzy dipped her in her suitcase full of glitter (literally).

"Wanna join us?" Izzy asked.

"Uh, decorating really isn't my strong point."

"We can do something else." Sunny suggested. "How about baking Bay Day treats?"

Zipp avoid the Earth Pony as she tried to get to the door, "Baking things isn't my strong point either."

"Or help write a song for the big concert!" Sunny added and Pipp fluttered over to her big sister.

"Oooh! Zipp! You used to love writing song lyrics with me." she cooed.

"I-I don't know..." Zipp trailed as she headed towards the door.

"But wait, I'm sure we can find something for you." Sunny urged her to stay but the independent pegasus had other things to do.

"Uh, maybe later...bye now!" Zipp replied before hastly leaving. Sunny and Pipp looked each other, slightly confused but glum.

"You know Pipp, my adoptive father used to write songs, so maybe we can help you." Sarah suggested with a mischievous smile.

"Wait what!" James barked having just flipped a pizza into the air which fell on his head, "Wah!" That provoked laughter from the young pokemon and his own.

"Eeeee! I'd love that!" Pipp grinned before grabbing James' right hoof, "Let's go!"

"WAH!" James yelped as the popstar pegasus dragged him away. "I'll get you for this Ponchita!"

Sarah mischievously chuckled before she and her mentors decided to follow Zipp outside.

As she and her group walked down the path together, Sarah couldn't help but remember what Posey said earlier. "You okay, Princess?" Keldeo asked.

"Just thinking about what Posey said that's all." Sarah admitted.

"Oh don't mind her. She's just full of hot air." Zoura dismissed her concern.

"I know, but still. She was showing hostility towards the others, which may not be so good for Equestria." Sarah frowned. "We all saw what their separation unintentionally did to Equestria."

"Bringing back the ancient evil queen, yeah." Zeraora nodded. "You'd think that incident would have taught them to be more careful about how they treat each other, but it appears they haven't."

"And this may bring back something even worse than Scarlet Nightmare...." Sarah frowned as they reached the clear valley down by the Lighthouse. "Who knows what ancient evils or other things Equestria had before now."

"Interesting point, Princess." Cobalion stated. "Let's just hope things won't get that bad."

"Yeah...." Sarah nodded as they continued on their way before Zoura noticed Sarah's Equestria Pin seemingly glowing.

"What's up with your pin?" Zoura asked and the group stopped and noticed the pins' behavior.

"I don't know....it never glowed like that before." Sarah breathed in confusion before looking in the valley and seeing part of the ground glowing. "Weird...." Going over to the glowing part together, Sarah gently scrapped part of the ground with her hoof before hitting something solid.

"Solid...? What could be solid under the ground?" Zoura leaped off of her mentors' head and turned into a Corphish.

"Let's see." Digging in the spot and unearthing more and more dirt, Zoura eventually uncovered what appeared to be a very huge, crystal star!

"A huge star? In the ground?" Sarah questioned.

"Wonder what that could be doing here?" Terrakion added.

"Don't know, but there seems to be a lot more." Zoura questioned unearthing some purple crystal material before looking at Sarah's Equestria Pin glowing brighter in its presence. "And it looks like your Equestria Pin really likes it."

"Hmm.....it does....I wonder why?" Sarah questioned.

“Woah!” Zoura gawked before she nudged what looked to be eleven eggs from the ground; all of them different colors and patterns. “Looks what I just dug up!”

”Eggs!”

”What are eggs doing buried in the ground!”

”Something or someone must have put them here on purpose.”

”I never seen eggs like these before. They’re definitely not Pokémon eggs.” Keldeo, Virizion, Terrakion and Cobalion commented.

“Well, we better take them with us and see what they are exactly. Could be very important.” Sarah suggested taking the eggs on her magic and carefully placed them into her secondary satchel.