Blue InkXSunset Shimmer - The Seriesby ThomasZoey3000ChaptersThe Proposal (2019)Encounters of the Strange Kind (2022)First Christmas Reunited (2016)Moonlight Beams (2021)The Proposal (2019)Equestria Girls Fanfic Written by: ThomasZoey3000 The Proposal The sun shone through the small window of his basement window, and slowly crept along the floor till it reached Blue Ink as he sat at the edge of his bed. Nearby sat his suitcases, pillows and a blanket as he was going away on a small trip back to his old hometown. Some big events were going on, and he wanted to go to them. However, he was not going alone. He lifted his head up and looked to a picture he had on the wall of his room. It showed him taking the picture, and standing next to him was his girlfriend of two amazing years; Sunset Shimmer. Once upon a time, he had become friends with her after her defeat at the Fall Formal. He was actually the first to except her as he felt she could change her ways. They used to hang out whenever she wasn't with her friends, or saving the world from crazy magic. He had always liked her, and wanted to be with her forever, but at the time, he felt he was nowhere near her standards, so he turned her down and went with another girl. It was the greatest pair of mistakes he ever made. The girl wasn't very nice, and while they got married and had three kids, she was rude to him and revealed he was using him to make another man jealous. This resulted in a nasty divorce. Sunset came to help him after that, and one year later, they became a couple. Now sitting on his bed, he looked down to a small blue box. Inside it was an object he was sure would change his, as well as Sunset's lives, forever. He wasn't sure if she would say yes, but given how she had agreed to help him, be his girlfriend even after being turned down years before, and even move in with him, maybe she would say yes. "I hope so," he thought to himself. "Blue!" he heard the voice of his love call out to him, "are you ready, or are you going to stay in there all day?" He chuckled as he put the box back into his pocket. "Hang on there baby, I'm coming!" He got up from his bed, grabbed his things, and walked out of his room. The journey wasn't without it's faults. At one point, a tire went flat and they spent twenty minutes changing it, then they took a different route, adding more than forty minutes to their time, and by the time they got close to their hotel, Sunset's GPS signal went out. Never the less, they drove on and soon reached the hotel where Blue Ink got out, feeling annoyed, "fine time for all that to happen." "Sorry about that," Sunset apologized, "I didn't know our GPS signal could go out." "Sunset, I don't blame you. It was me going the wrong way, if we hadn't, I would've known where we were going. I mean sure, I haven't been down here in four years, but I still know my way around, at least through the original route. So point being, I'm to blame." Sunset shook her head, "don't you dare blame yourself dork! Getting lost can happen to anyone. Do you know how many trips I would've missed out on if I started blaming Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle or Pinkie Pie for getting lost? Many of them, that's what, and I wouldn't be with you, so remember that next time!" Blue Ink chuckled, "okay baby, point made. We're here, and that's all that matters." Sunset nodded, "let's get our room, relax, then go out to dinner." With a happy nod, Blue Ink followed his love into the hotel. Once more, Blue Ink found himself sitting on the edge of the bed, this time waiting as Sunset changed into a fancy dress for their dinner date. He was already in a fancy suit, which Sunset had to admit was odd, but excepted it in the end. He reached into his pocket once more and pulled out the blue box. "It's a big step, I swore I'd never let my heart get broken again," he thought to himself. "Then again, Sunset isn't like her, so this time should be different. That and she was my first crush who wanted to be with me to begin with." He sighed happily as he put the box back into his pocket, then stood up and walked over to the window. It was a different view from his old life, but it still felt right, hence why he had waited to come back to his old hometown to ask the all important question. The door opened, he turned around and found Sunset walking out, all the while, wearing a pink dress with shoulder straps that allowed her shoulders to be shown, and at the bottom of her dress were light pink flames. Instead of her normal shoes or boots, Sunset was wearing simple red shoes. Nothing fancy cause it wasn't her style, but they still looked good on her feet. Unlike most girls, Sunset did not wear make-up unless she was asked by Rarity, or for some special occasion. "I'm all ready," she said, doing a little spin. "Where are we going anyways?" "We're heading off to an all you can eat resturant I used to go to all the time," Blue Ink answered. "It always had good pasta, especially the spicy kind." Sunset began to laugh, "maybe it's a good thing it's just you and me then, cause if Rainbow was with us, she'd freak out over the spicy food." Blue Ink had to laugh. It reminded him of a time back in Canterlot High when he was hanging out with Sunset and the girls. Rainbow Dash had been tricked into eating a spicy sandwich. It resulted in one of the most funny scenes ever with her trying to get the heat out of her mouth. "Will you be okay with spicy food Sunny?" "Oh yeah I'll be fine," she said with confidence. "This is me you're talking about, remember? I can handle the heat. Now come on, let's get going." As she turned to leave, she swayed her hips a bit before grabbing her purse. She stopped at the door and looked over her shoulder, "come on Casanova! Let's get going!" "Huh? Oh yeah right. Coming!" And with that, he followed behind while Sunset rolled her eyes. They arrived at the resturant early, long before the big crowds came in. The resturant had normal tables with chairs, but there were also booths as it once was owned by a different resturant long before. When the current owners arrived, they decided to keep the booths for busy days. They were led to one of these booths, and after getting their drink orders, Sunset turned to Blue Ink. "So, do you want to go up first, or are you okay with waiting for me?" Blue Ink didn't answer, he just kept thinking. "Hello? Blue? Are you still in there?" Still she got no answer. She lifted up her right hand, and gave him a boop on the nose. That did the trick, "are you distracted by my beauty tonight?" "No, uh maybe a little." "Oh you old charmer you. But seriously, what's going on with you? You've hardly said a word since we left the hotel. Did I do something to upset you?" "Sunset, you're you. Nothing you do, or ever did will upset me." Sunset smirked before the serious look came back to her face, "then what's going on?" Blue Ink took in a deep breath and finally spoke, "Sunset, do you know what today is?" Sunset shrugged her shoulders, so Blue Ink answered the question for her, "it's three years ago today that my ex-wife divorced me and took the kids with her." "Oh. Oh, I forgot about that. I'm sorry. Of course today would be a bad day for you. So if you want to be sad, then you have every right to..." "While I am sad about losing my kids," he interrupted. "That's not why I've been quiet this whole time Sunset. You see, I've been doing alot of thinking lately, about us." "What about us?" "Well I've been thinking about how lucky it is that instead of coming around, pointing your finger in my face and insult me for picking the wrong girl, you open up your arms and heart to me, and how ever since, we've gotten closer than we did back in high school." Sunset blushed, "I was just trying to help, that's all." "You've done more than help. You've changed my life for the better, made me feel that life is worth living, and above all else, you've shown that it is possible to love again." Sunset's blush grew darker, "Oh I didn't do that much." "You have, and you still do, even with you teasing me every now and again. I love you Sunset Shimmer, and I don't want to be away from you ever. That's why," he paused as he stepped out of the booth. Sunset stepped out too, though she wasn't sure why. She'd be glad she did, "I've decided it's time to try again, but this time, with the right girl." He got down on his right knee and reached into his pocket, pulling out the small blue box. Sunset's hands went to her mouth, while tears began to flow down from her eyes. Blue Ink opened up the box, while little sobs could be heard coming from Sunset. Inside the box was a simple gold ring with a little white diamond on the top. It wasn't fancy, but it was still perfect, just like Sunset. He took in a few deep breaths and said the words; "Sunset Shimmer, will you marry me?" Nodding her head happily, Sunset gave a happy; "YES! Yes of course I'll marry you." And with that, she fell to her knees and embraced Blue Ink in a hug. He hugged her back before the two shared a kiss. It was a short one as they were already creating a scene in the resturant, but nobody seemed to care. Some were even cheering for the young couple. Blue Ink smiled as he pulled the ring out of the box and placed it on Sunset's finger. It seemed to shine even brighter than it had in the box. "Now, let's both go and get some food, I'm starving." "Right behind you babe," smiled Sunset as she followed her soon to be husband to the buffet. Sometime later, with their stomachs full, they returned back to the hotel. Before Sunset could even take the first step on the stairs, Blue Ink swept her off her feet and started carrying her in his arms. "Blue, you know I can walk right?" "I know, but I want to do this, for you my love." Sunset smiled and embraced Blue as they made their way upstairs to their room, "I have to say, I've never seen you be this romantic before. I love it!" It wasn't long before they reached their room. It was difficult to get the card out, all the while holding Sunset in his arms, but once he got the card into the security slot, the rest was easy. They went into the room where Sunset began to kick off her shoes. She looked into Blue Ink's eyes. He stared into her eyes and then...well, let's just say that night was the best night of both their lives. Encounters of the Strange Kind (2022)Blue InkXSunset Shimmer 2022 Written by: ThomasZoey3000 Encounter of the Strange Kind What a crazy start to the day it was for Blue Ink. After eating breakfast, and taking a nice shower, he was asked by Sunset to give her the keys to the Jeep, then for him to get in. She didn't say anything till they were halfway to their destination. "I know this year hasn't been a very good year for you," she said in a serious way. "From this Jeep breaking down, losing your mother and you getting a fracture in your wrist, you've been through a lot." "Perhaps, but sometimes things happen that are out of your control. Except for the Jeep breaking down, that was my fault." "The point is, I want to do something to cheer you up, so today, everything is on me. Any trains you want to get, I buy. Any meal you want, I buy." Blue Ink looked to his wife in surprise, "but honey..." "No buts!" she said firmly. "This is my treat for you. And before you even mention the little ones, Twilight and Timber are looking after them for us, and if you so much as suggest you won't accept my offer, then I'll have you sleeping on the couch tonight. Do I make myself clear?" she looked to her husband with a smirk on her face. Blue Ink rolled his eyes, "You're still a tease you know that?" "I know, and you love me for it." Blue Ink chuckled, "okay baby, I'll accept. So, where are we going first?" "Oh you'll see." After about seven minutes, they arrived at one of Blue Ink's favorite stores; Toys For All. It was a store he used to go to as a child, and still goes to alot of the time, mostly to look for trains to add to his ever growing collection. They walk in together, and Sunset grabbed a cart, "help yourself you handsome dork," and she gave him a playful bump on the side with her hip. "You got it beautiful. Man I love ya." They spent well over thirty minutes looking over all the toys. One of Blue Ink's many secrets was that he would look behind boxes at the front of the shelves to see if he could find anything he wanted. Today, his tricks worked as he found more than a few things he was looking for, and two pieces were ones he didn't know existed. Blue Ink got worried after seeing his cart full of toys, and was about to speak, when he felt the cute fingers of his wife's hand on his lips. "Don't say anything, it's all for you hubby," she stated firmly. "My. Treat. Remember?" He sighed and gave in, he knew better than to argue with Sunset. Still, he felt it was enough from here, and they decided to go pay for their stuff. But they hadn't gone far before they heard, "where do you think you're going with those toys?" Both looked behind them, and would soon regret it, and saw a woman a few years older than them, walking over to them with an angry stare. "We're buying toys," Sunset answered simply. "That's why we're here." "You shouldn't be buying toys!" the woman said firmly. "Toys are for children, and neither one of you are children." "Well we do have children," Blue Ink stated. "Though my wife here is buying these for me as I've had a rough year." The woman's anger seemed to rise at that point. "Leave those toys then! They are for children, not overgrown children like you!" "Lady, anyone can buy toys if they want to," Sunset pointed out. "Especially toy trains, which is what my husband is into." "He shouldn't be playing with those toys, he should be doing grown up stuff!" "He has a right to like whatever he likes." "Well he shouldn't! Now, leave those toys behind and get out of the store!" Sunset groaned, rolled her eyes and then spoke to the woman again, "let me ask you this, are you an employee of this store?" "No, I am not." "Okay, so you're not, you're just a customer, just like us. Lady, you can't tell us what we can and can't do. Now please, leave us alone." Sunset turned to start walking away, but stopped when she felt a breeze behind her, making her hair flap a bit. She turned back around and saw the woman holding her purse in a threatening way. "Did you seriously just try to hit me with your purse?" "I sure did, and I'll continue to hit you until you leave without those toys. Think of the children you stupid idiots! Toys are not for you!" Blue Ink got in between the two, "you listen here lady, you will not hit my wife. Cause trust me, it'll be a mistake you'll regret." "Don't threaten me freak! Leave those toys behind, and get out!" By this point, an employee came over to find out what was going on. The woman looked to them angerly, "throw these two out! They were trying to take these toys!" "Whoa, hold on a second here!" Sunset interrupted. "We're here to buy these toys for my husband here. We're not here to do anything wrong." "You are doing wrong!" snapped the lady. "Taking toys away from children!" "We're buying toys! Not taking them! And we can get whatever we want!" "Okay everyone, please calm down," said the employee. The lady wouldn't calm down and continued with her rant, while Blue Ink did what he could to calm his wife down. "I'm sorry babe, I wanted this day to be special for you, not to be ruined by a stupid woman like this." "It's okay honey, it's not your fault this is happening. It's just the thing with Karens." Sunset's eyebrow raised, "she's a what now?" "You don't watch alot of YouTube do you?" Sunset shook her head, and Blue Ink explained, "that's a name given to an entitled person who looks down at others, think they're never wrong, and oh yes, demand to see the manager whenever things don't go their way." "Huh. Learn something new every day." Getting nowhere with the woman, the employee and store manager, who came up during the chat, walked over to the married couple. Blue Ink confirmed his wife's story, and also mentioned that the woman tried to hit Sunset. "Okay, we're going to go watch the footage from our security cameras, and we'll determine who's telling the truth," said the manager. He left, and the woman charged at the cart to take the toys away, but Blue Ink was quick and pulled it back and away from her. "Nice try, but you're not getting these! We're buying them, and you're going to be in big trouble," he said firmly. The woman snarled loudly. Five minutes later, sirens could be heard and lights flashed as police cars came up to the front of the store. The woman smirked, "looks like you won't be leaving with those toys then. I told you that you can't have them. They're for children only!" But the smirk vanished when the officers came in and arrested her. "You're under arrest for attempted assult, and for distrubing the peace." "But...but...they're the criminals! Toys are for children, not for adults like them! They even admitted these aren't for children!" "So, I buy toy cars for my own collection," said the officer, who Blue Ink knew. Officer Wood was a good friend to him and his father, and was a big help after Blue Ink's mother passed away. "Besides, I know these two, they're no criminals. After today though, you are. Now come along please." But the woman wouldn't, and started kicking wildly. It resulted in her being tackled and placed in the back of a squad car with cuffs on her wrists and around her legs. "Geez, and I thought my ex-wife was nuts," Blue Ink commented. "But how did they know about this?" Sunset asked. Officer Wood came back into the store and was soon joined by the store manager. "The footage checked out," said the manager. "You two were just going about your business when this woman went nuts on you, and after seeing her go after you, I called the police." "We have quite a history with this woman," added Officer Wood. "No matter where she goes, she seems to find fault with people doing what they're doing. Her husband usually bails her out. Although," he paused with a chuckle, "the last time he did that, he said, 'I am not doing this again. If she ends up in here again, I will not bail her out.' So she'll be spending time in the slammer, not to mention she attacked us. Now for the obvious question, do you want to press charges aganist her?" Sunset and Blue Ink answered with "heck yes" at the same time. Officer Wood nodded and left to take care of the rest of the procedure. The store manager looked to the couple, "I'm sorry for what happened. Everything will be half off for you today." But Blue Ink rejected the offer. "This wasn't your fault, nor Sunset's," said Blue Ink. "The woman made her choice when she spoke to us like that. Though now that I think about it, I wonder if she even has kids. If not, then why is she even in here?" There was a moment of silence as no one had an answer. "Anyways, we'll pay normal price, but I do have one request." "And what's that?" asked the manager. Blue Ink smiled, pulled out a piece of paper and wrote down his email address, "let us know when you get more toys from this brand." The manager smiled, "you got a deal." "Alright then, now let's go pay for..." "Ahem!" Sunset cleared her throat, "I'm buying these for you, remember? That was our deal." Blue Ink rolled his eyes and looked to the manager, "when it comes to my wife, I'll always give in to whatever she says." And still laughing, they made their way to the cashiers, pay for the toys and went back to the Jeep. They would have quite the story to tell to everyone, but deep down, they both hoped this will be the only time they ever come across an entitled person like that woman again. First Christmas Reunited (2016)Blue InkXSunset Shimmer 2016 Written by: ThomasZoey3000 First Christmas Reunited If you were to ask Sunset Shimmer what is her favorite time of year, she will often say it's Christmas time. Ever since her friends had invited her to join in on their holidays, she seemed to have gained a real Christmas spirit. As she walked around the city, she looked at the decorations like a child would in a toy store. To her, she truly felt like a child whenever Christmas came around. One evening, after she had finished decorating her studio apartment, Sunset got on her phone to call her friends. As she looked through her contacts, she found one name that made her smile. It was the name of her original crush from High school; Blue Ink. She had known him since her defeat at the Fall Formal. He actually came up to her and started talking with her. Over time, they had developed a friendship and as their friendship group grew, she would introduce Blue Ink to everyone else. For a long time, all was good, but then came one day. Thinking he was truly the one for her, she went up to him and confessed to him that she loved him, but he turned her down and said they would never make a good couple. For years afterwords, her friendship with Blue Ink slowly started to fade. It got worse when he married another student from the school, and had three kids. Sunset's friends all told her that when ready, she should go out and look for someone else, but she didn't want anyone else. She felt love with someone else would only hurt her, and so, she stayed single for all those years. One day, after a concert, she found a message on Blue Ink's MyStable account reading; I'm Divorced and my wife took my kids with her. "Serves him right for turning you down," Rainbow Dash said rudely. Sunset ignored that remark and went to see him. He was in terrible shape. He hadn't gotten cleaned up, and his house was a mess. He was a true wreck and wanted to be alone. She didn't leave him though, and would visit him day after day. He resisted her at first, but soon warmed up to her and with her help, got the house cleaned up. He even got the desire to shower once again, much to everyone's delight. While her friends were not completely on board with her decision to help him, Sunset still felt good with what she did. Her smile grew as she pushed the button with his name on it, and waited for him to answer. A moment later, he appeared on her screen, and from what she had to guess, he was sitting on his living room couch. "Hey Blue, how are things?" she asked. "Oh you know, the usual. Get up, do chores, groan miserably over losing my kids to that witch I married, pardon me for saying that, and you know, the rest." The one thing Sunset had learned since they got reunited was that he hated his ex-wife, but he loved those kids dearly. "I'm sorry for being a grouch, I just got off the phone with my lawyer, and my ex is refusing to let me see the kids. Some stupid nonsense about me being a danger to them. If only they were to look into her and her lifestyle." He paused as he continued, "between you and me, I have a bad feeling she's mistreating them." "And what makes you think she is?" "Call it a gut feeling. But hey, I don't want to ruin your Christmas spirit. I see you've been decorating." Sunset smiled and turned her phone around to show off all the decorations she had put up. She heard Blue Ink whistle in amazement, "very nice, you really have an eye for decorating don't you?" "I only do because of Rarity and Pinkie Pie, they taught me a lot over the last few years. But what about you? Have you got your place decorated?" Blue Ink shook his head, "I'm not going to bother with decorating this year." "What?! Why?!" Sunset exclaimed. Blue Ink looked away from his screen and wiped a small tear from his right eye. After a few deep breaths, he finally turned back to Sunset, "without those little bundles of joy here, what's the point really?" "You said that the first time I saw you." "True, and while I can admit now that I can live my life without them around - well, decorating for the holidays would only hurt me more. So I can't do it this year. But hey," he said, trying to get out of the depressed state of this conversation, "that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the holidays. Spend time with your friends and enjoy all those goodies, oh and one more thing." "What's that?" "Don't come help me. I don't need it." After the phone call, Sunset lay in her bed thinking about Blue Ink's lack of Christmas spirit. She couldn't very well stand the idea of him not celebrating as she felt that would hurt him more. She looked at her messages and saw she had no plans with the girls tomorrow. And so, she decided she was going to put that time to good use. The sun was just appearing over the horizon when Blue Ink got up the next morning. He groaned as he looked around and saw there was no one there to talk to. "Oh well, maybe I can spend my day working with my model trains," he thought to himself. Nodding to his idea, he started to walk over to the stairwell leading to his train layout, when he heard the doorbell. He groaned, thinking it was early morning carolers. He walked over, getting ready to tell them to leave him alone. As he opened the door though, he was surprised to see Sunset standing there. "Sunset? What are you doing here?" he asked. Lifting up her right hand, she flicked his nose gently and gave a wink, "well my dear silly friend, I'm here to help you decorate for the holidays." "What?!" he exclaimed. "But Sunset I don't-" "I know you don't want to decorate because you think it'll only bring up memories of your past Christmas's with your children, and make you feel miserable." She paused as she walked into his house, "but I know once this place is decorated, you'll change your mind and get into the holiday." "I'm sorry Sunset, but that's not happening. I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave." Sunset stopped and looked pained. But she quickly regained her composure and spoke again. "Do you know about my Christmas after the Anon-A-Miss incident?" Blue Ink raised an eyebrow, "why are you asking me that. We weren't talking at that time." Sunset nodded, "that's right, that was some time after I confessed to you, and you rejected me. I was hurt so badly by that, and added with memories of the previous Christmas, I wanted nothing to do with the holiday. I would go home from school, lock myself in my studio apartment and not leave until next morning." Blue Ink's firm look softened, "so what changed with you?" "Well you can thank my friends for that. You see, sometime back, I gave them my extra set of keys in case I ever lost mine, and one night, they used those set of keys to get into my apartment. They worked so quietly I had no idea they were there." "In the morning," she continued, "when I woke up, I was shocked to see all the decorations all around my apartment. I was even more surprised that the girls had pulled an all nighter to do this, as was proven when I found them sleeping on my floor." "Did you yell at them for what they did?" "Of course not. I thought it was one of the sweetest things they ever did, and I made sure they were comfortable till they woke up. After that, we celebrated the holiday together." Silence fell between the two friends. "I know my situation isn't the same as yours, but I still want to help you because - I love seeing you smile." A blush came to Blue Ink's face. He was still upset that Sunset came over and said they were going to decorate, in spite of his views at this time. On the other hand, she doesn't do this for everyone, just those she cares about. After a minute of silence, Blue Ink finally broke the silence. "I can't say I'll get my Christmas spirit back," he said. "But I guess it wouldn't hurt to have a few decorations up." Sunset's smile returned to her face, "then what are we waiting for? Let's get started." She gave Blue Ink a little bump on the side, and lead him back to his living room. It took a large portion of the day to get the decorations out and set them up. They even went out and got a new tree as the original one had broken the year before. Blue Ink was hesitant on everything, but as the day wore on, his stony face changed to a small smile. By evening, they were fifty percent done. This went on for several days until all the decorations were up, and as each piece went up, Blue Ink would continue to smile a bit, and for Sunset, that was a good sign he was coming around. "And that's that!" smiled Sunset as she put up the last reeve. She stood back and looked at everything. It truly felt like a Christmas wonderland. "Well, I hope you'll enjoy being in this environment. It was hard work, but you'll find it's worth it." She turned and was just about to leave when Blue Ink called out to her. "Hey Sunset, are you doing anything on Christmas day?" "Not really. Why?" "Well, I was just wondering - would you - oh never mind, I can't." "Blue, just speak your mind." He took in a deep breath and spoke, "would you like to spend Christmas day with me? I rather have someone here with me." Sunset smiled, "of course I can. Heck, I can come over on Christmas eve and we can have a sleepover - if you want to that is." "I don't see a reason why not," he shrugged. "Just don't ask me to watch Christmas movies or talk about past Christmas's with you." "Hey, it's your choice and I'll respect it." And so it was arranged. On Christmas Eve, Sunset left her studio apartment and went over to Pinkie Pie's Christmas party. She stayed for a few hours, then left to go to Blue Ink's house. When she arrived, the house was fully lit up with all the lights and from the window, she could see the Christmas tree all lit up. She walked up to the door and knocked. At first, there was no response. She was about to get out her phone and call him to let him know she was there, but that was when he opened the door. He once again had the small smile on his face, though he had some lines under his eyes. From what Sunset could guess, he had crying. Probably from remembering the good times he had before with his kids. "Welcome Sunset, it's a real pleasure to have you here." Sunset smiled, glad to hear some joy in his voice. They spent the night watching movies, catching up on lost time, but not mentioning past Christmas parties or get-togethers, and enjoying some holiday treats. All too soon, it was time to go to bed. Sunset however didn't go to sleep yet. She stayed awake and waited for Blue Ink to go to sleep before getting up and leaving. When he got up in the morning, Blue Ink walked into the living room. He found Sunset sleeping on his couch, but there was something different about the setting. Instead of seeing her bare feet, he could see she was wearing her boots, and under the tree was a big present. He walked over to it and saw that it was a gift for him, and it was from Sunset. He looked back to her, "did she leave in the middle of the night to bring this gift here?" he thought to himself. She suddenly let out a big yawn and her eyes slowly opened up. "Oh, so you noticed it eh?" she smirked. "You're a real sneak aren't you?" Blue Ink smirked back. "Though I might not have noticed if not for your boots." Sunset looked down and saw she was still in her boots. She smacked her forehead, "I knew there was something I forgot to do last night." Once she got them off and Blue Ink made some hot chocolate for the two, they sat on the floor near the tree and that's when Sunset pulled out the present to give to Blue Ink. Without a word, he opened up the present and gasped. It was a new train set, but not just any train set. It was one of the hardest to find train sets to find nowadays as it was discontinued years before. He always wanted one, but missed his chance to get it. "How did you-" "I originally got that for you sometime after our first Christmas as friends, and I was going to give it to you the next year, but then you rejected me and we drifted apart." Blue Ink looked down in shame, but Sunset smiled and lifted his chin to make him face her, "but I still wanted you to have it, and last night, as we were talking, I remembered it. I waited till you went to sleep before heading back to my place to get it. It was seriously cold out there, but it's worth it to see the smile on your face." "But - I don't have a gift to give you." Sunset placed a gentle hand on his left shoulder, "hey, just being with my dear friend again is the best gift I could ever ask for." She blushed after saying that, but she wasn't alone as Blue Ink blushed too. "Thank you Sunset, you really are my best friend." Sunset's smirk returned, "tell me something I don't already know." Blue Ink rolled his eyes, and together, they set up the train set on the living room floor. They had a great time that day, and Sunset even agreed to spend another night at Blue Ink's, which pleased him greatly. And as the day went on, he began thinking of how grateful he was to have a friend like Sunset. Deep down though, he wondered if she still wanted to be more than friends. Only time would answer that question. Moonlight Beams (2021)Author's Note Time to Build on the lore of this series. This time we're putting the spotlight on two other characters, or rather three in this case. Also, I'm finally revealing the names of Blue Ink's children from his previous marriage. Moonlight Beams (2021) Blue InkXSunset Shimmer Written by: ThomasZoey3000 Moonlight Beams (2021) Twilight sat in her chair, rubbing her nine month baby belly while the other girls all cooed and awed as they too felt the baby bump. Even Rainbow Dash was making baby sounds, which only made Applejack laugh. "I always thought you were too much of a tough gal to make those kinds of noises," she joked. "I am!" snapped Rainbow Dash. "But even tough gals can make sounds like that, especially when a new baby is on the way." From another corner of the room, Blue Ink and Timber Spruce were watching the girls while drinking root beer, "so, any day now?" Blue Ink asked. "Yep, at least that's what the doctor said," Timber nodded. "Just out of curiosity, do you know if your child is going to be a boy or girl?" Timber shook his head, "no we don't, and we want it to stay that way until the baby is born. Both Twilight and I agreed to that when we discovered she was pregnant. Though it's not to say we don't have a few names in mind." "I bet you do," Blue Ink smirked. "You are so lucky Twilight," Sunset smiled. "Out of the two of us who are married, you're the one with a baby on the way. I wish Blue Ink and I could have a child." "You already have three kids, isn't that enough?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Perhaps, but they're from Blue Ink's previous marriage. This one would be from us." "One day Sunset!" Blue Ink called out to her, "one day!" Twilight suddenly jolted, causing Timber to run to her side. Before he could say anything though, Twilight gave him a reassuring smile, "it's okay Tim, the baby just kicked, that's all. It's not time yet." Timber Spruce looked both relieved and a little annoyed. Secretly, he wanted to meet their new child, and he wasn't alone. "At least it'll be worth it for you guys," Sunset commented as she walked over to rejoin her husband. "After all, you guys have had nothing but trouble since your relationship started. The fight to save Camp Everfree, arguments with Timber's family over dating Twilight, the global pandemic that stopped your wedding multiple times and-" "I think they get the point Honey," Blue Ink interrupted. "Oh sorry, my bad." "Besides, that's my job to do stuff like that," said Pinkie Pie as she narrowed her eyes at Sunset Shimmer. "Sorry Pinks, I'll make sure to leave that to you, okay?" "Deal!" she smiled, and the attention went back to Twilight's baby belly. At the house, Blue Ink was cooking up supper, but as he was, he noticed that Sunset was looking out the window while not saying a word. "Okay, I'll bite, why are you quiet this time? You usually talk up a storm when I cook, honey." Sunset looked back to Blue, "I want to have a baby." "Well so would I, but it's not like ordering your favorite ice cream." He walked over towards her and placed his hand on her shoulder, "but even if we don't get a child of our own, you're still a great mother. Blue Streak, Pink Bow and Lemon Crest love you to pieces." "I know that," she sighed. "Plus, considering they never really had a mother figure before they met you, thanks to that no good rotten ex of mine, you could say that they are indeed your children too." "I guess." He showed a sympathetic look to her, "one day, we will have our fourth child. But it's like they always say-" "All good things come to those who wait." Blue Ink nodded and went back to his cooking. He was soon finished, and was just bringing the food over when Sunset got a call on her phone. It was from Twilight. She answered and was met with a loud scream. "Twilight?! Is everything okay?" she asked, causing Blue Ink to look in her direction. "No, everything is not okay. Timber went out shopping an hour ago, Spike is barking at me, asking for food and..." she paused, leaving Sunset to wonder what was coming next. She soon got her answer, "my water just broke." "Your water broke!" Sunset cried, getting to her feet. "Hang on Twilight, we're coming!" She looked to Blue Ink, "food will have to wait. Start up the Jeep, I'll grab the masks and I'll explain on the way." Blue Ink didn't need telling twice, and after informing the kids of what was going on, they hurried out, leaving their food on the table and to be eaten by their little orange cat. They found Twilight in her chair, breathing heavily while groaning in pain. "I called Timber, but I couldn't get through to him as my phone's battery died before I could say anything," she said. "We'll have to get you to the hospital," said Blue Ink. "Can you get up Twilight?" She tried to, but it was no good, she fell back into her seat, shaking her head. "Sunny, call the doctors and ask them to come here, I'll try getting through with Timber." Sunset nodded and wasted no time calling emergency services. Blue Ink meanwhile used the landline to call Timber Spruce, "Blue Ink, what are you doing in my house? Where's Twilight?" "She's in her chair, and she's having the baby right now!" "She's...she...oh..." then there was a thud, followed by the sounds of other shoppers. Blue Ink smacked his forehead, "should've have guessed he would do that. Uh, if anyone is listening to this call, please try and wake Mr Spruce up! His wife is having a baby right now, and she needs him!" He hung up and went to check on the two women, but Sunset had more bad news. "All available paramedics are busy, they won't be here for twenty minutes." "You got to be kidding me," groaned Blue Ink while Twilight let out a loud scream. From the sounds of it, she didn't have twenty minutes. The baby was coming, and it was coming now. "I NEED HELP!" she cried. "I can help you," Blue Ink said calmly. Both Twilight and Sunset looked to him in surprise, "oh don't look shocked, I was there when the three kids were born, so I know what to do. Sunset, grab some towels and pillows." "Right," she nodded and ran to the nearest closet. "Now Twilight, I'll need you to work with me okay?" Twilight nodded even with gritted teeth. "Don't worry, you and the baby will be fine. You can trust us." "I trust you," she said with tears coming down from her eyes. Timber finally came to with several people surrounding him, "where am I?" he asked. Then he remembered, "my wife is having a baby, I need to get to her." "Do you need anyone to drive you to the hospital?" Timber was about to say yes, when he remembered what Blue Ink said on the phone, "she's not at the hospital, she's having the baby at home. I'll manage, thank you." With that, he left the stuff he was going to get and hurried off to get back to the house. Luck however was not on his side as he soon found himself being blocked by grid-locked traffic. "For pine's sake!" he cried. Sadly there was nothing he could do but wait. Meanwhile, paramedics were having better luck. One had finished a call and with lights and sirens blaring, they were able to get through and on to the house. They soon arrived and were greeted by Sunset Shimmer. "She's in the living room, my husband is helping her," she said. They ran in and heard the loudest shout ever, followed by...a baby crying. "Good job Twilight, good job," smiled Blue Ink. Twilight couldn't say anything, so she just flashed a quick thumbs up to him. Blue Ink looked to the paramedics, "you guys here to relief me of my duty?" They nodded, "thank you for your help, but we can take it from here. Now, where's the father?" It was another fifteen minutes before Timber finally rolled into the driveway. He groaned as he walked in, and saw that Twilight was holding the baby in her arms. "I screwed up, I really screwed up," he said out loud. Sunset heard that as she was feeding Spike, and went to speak with him, "you did nothing of the sort, you can't help getting held up at...wherever you were." "Gridlock," he muttered. "Well regardless, you're here now, and what's more important? Seeing the birth of your child, or being there with them as they grow up?" Timber looked away to wipe a small tear that had formed in his eye, but he did show a smile, "you make a good point there Sunset." "Timber? Are you there?" called the tired voice of Twilight. "Yeah I'm here Hon! I'm coming!" He walked into the living room, while Blue Ink walked out of the room, "nine years have passed since the birth of our kids, yet I still remember how to help. Got to say, I'm surprised with myself." "Me too. Is there anything you can't do?" "Oh I'm sure we'll find the answer one day." A short while later, Blue Ink and Sunset Shimmer returned to the living room to find Twilight breathing normally, Timber sitting next to her and in his arms was the newest addition to the family. "Would you guys like to see the baby?" he asked. Both nodded. Timber moved the blanket, revealing the newborn face of the baby girl. Sunset swore she would've melted from the cuteness. Blue Ink could only smile, "she's beautiful," he commented. "Does she have a name?" Sunset finally asked the question all had. Twilight nodded, "she does indeed. After a bit of discussion, we have decided to call her 'Moonlight Beams'." Timber leaned down and gave the baby back to Twilight, who held her close, "welcome to the world our little girl." Timber sat down next to her and embraced her in a hug. In her own way, Moonlight reached out to snuggle up with her loving parents, making a cooing sound as she did.
The Proposal (2019)Equestria Girls Fanfic Written by: ThomasZoey3000 The Proposal The sun shone through the small window of his basement window, and slowly crept along the floor till it reached Blue Ink as he sat at the edge of his bed. Nearby sat his suitcases, pillows and a blanket as he was going away on a small trip back to his old hometown. Some big events were going on, and he wanted to go to them. However, he was not going alone. He lifted his head up and looked to a picture he had on the wall of his room. It showed him taking the picture, and standing next to him was his girlfriend of two amazing years; Sunset Shimmer. Once upon a time, he had become friends with her after her defeat at the Fall Formal. He was actually the first to except her as he felt she could change her ways. They used to hang out whenever she wasn't with her friends, or saving the world from crazy magic. He had always liked her, and wanted to be with her forever, but at the time, he felt he was nowhere near her standards, so he turned her down and went with another girl. It was the greatest pair of mistakes he ever made. The girl wasn't very nice, and while they got married and had three kids, she was rude to him and revealed he was using him to make another man jealous. This resulted in a nasty divorce. Sunset came to help him after that, and one year later, they became a couple. Now sitting on his bed, he looked down to a small blue box. Inside it was an object he was sure would change his, as well as Sunset's lives, forever. He wasn't sure if she would say yes, but given how she had agreed to help him, be his girlfriend even after being turned down years before, and even move in with him, maybe she would say yes. "I hope so," he thought to himself. "Blue!" he heard the voice of his love call out to him, "are you ready, or are you going to stay in there all day?" He chuckled as he put the box back into his pocket. "Hang on there baby, I'm coming!" He got up from his bed, grabbed his things, and walked out of his room. The journey wasn't without it's faults. At one point, a tire went flat and they spent twenty minutes changing it, then they took a different route, adding more than forty minutes to their time, and by the time they got close to their hotel, Sunset's GPS signal went out. Never the less, they drove on and soon reached the hotel where Blue Ink got out, feeling annoyed, "fine time for all that to happen." "Sorry about that," Sunset apologized, "I didn't know our GPS signal could go out." "Sunset, I don't blame you. It was me going the wrong way, if we hadn't, I would've known where we were going. I mean sure, I haven't been down here in four years, but I still know my way around, at least through the original route. So point being, I'm to blame." Sunset shook her head, "don't you dare blame yourself dork! Getting lost can happen to anyone. Do you know how many trips I would've missed out on if I started blaming Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle or Pinkie Pie for getting lost? Many of them, that's what, and I wouldn't be with you, so remember that next time!" Blue Ink chuckled, "okay baby, point made. We're here, and that's all that matters." Sunset nodded, "let's get our room, relax, then go out to dinner." With a happy nod, Blue Ink followed his love into the hotel. Once more, Blue Ink found himself sitting on the edge of the bed, this time waiting as Sunset changed into a fancy dress for their dinner date. He was already in a fancy suit, which Sunset had to admit was odd, but excepted it in the end. He reached into his pocket once more and pulled out the blue box. "It's a big step, I swore I'd never let my heart get broken again," he thought to himself. "Then again, Sunset isn't like her, so this time should be different. That and she was my first crush who wanted to be with me to begin with." He sighed happily as he put the box back into his pocket, then stood up and walked over to the window. It was a different view from his old life, but it still felt right, hence why he had waited to come back to his old hometown to ask the all important question. The door opened, he turned around and found Sunset walking out, all the while, wearing a pink dress with shoulder straps that allowed her shoulders to be shown, and at the bottom of her dress were light pink flames. Instead of her normal shoes or boots, Sunset was wearing simple red shoes. Nothing fancy cause it wasn't her style, but they still looked good on her feet. Unlike most girls, Sunset did not wear make-up unless she was asked by Rarity, or for some special occasion. "I'm all ready," she said, doing a little spin. "Where are we going anyways?" "We're heading off to an all you can eat resturant I used to go to all the time," Blue Ink answered. "It always had good pasta, especially the spicy kind." Sunset began to laugh, "maybe it's a good thing it's just you and me then, cause if Rainbow was with us, she'd freak out over the spicy food." Blue Ink had to laugh. It reminded him of a time back in Canterlot High when he was hanging out with Sunset and the girls. Rainbow Dash had been tricked into eating a spicy sandwich. It resulted in one of the most funny scenes ever with her trying to get the heat out of her mouth. "Will you be okay with spicy food Sunny?" "Oh yeah I'll be fine," she said with confidence. "This is me you're talking about, remember? I can handle the heat. Now come on, let's get going." As she turned to leave, she swayed her hips a bit before grabbing her purse. She stopped at the door and looked over her shoulder, "come on Casanova! Let's get going!" "Huh? Oh yeah right. Coming!" And with that, he followed behind while Sunset rolled her eyes. They arrived at the resturant early, long before the big crowds came in. The resturant had normal tables with chairs, but there were also booths as it once was owned by a different resturant long before. When the current owners arrived, they decided to keep the booths for busy days. They were led to one of these booths, and after getting their drink orders, Sunset turned to Blue Ink. "So, do you want to go up first, or are you okay with waiting for me?" Blue Ink didn't answer, he just kept thinking. "Hello? Blue? Are you still in there?" Still she got no answer. She lifted up her right hand, and gave him a boop on the nose. That did the trick, "are you distracted by my beauty tonight?" "No, uh maybe a little." "Oh you old charmer you. But seriously, what's going on with you? You've hardly said a word since we left the hotel. Did I do something to upset you?" "Sunset, you're you. Nothing you do, or ever did will upset me." Sunset smirked before the serious look came back to her face, "then what's going on?" Blue Ink took in a deep breath and finally spoke, "Sunset, do you know what today is?" Sunset shrugged her shoulders, so Blue Ink answered the question for her, "it's three years ago today that my ex-wife divorced me and took the kids with her." "Oh. Oh, I forgot about that. I'm sorry. Of course today would be a bad day for you. So if you want to be sad, then you have every right to..." "While I am sad about losing my kids," he interrupted. "That's not why I've been quiet this whole time Sunset. You see, I've been doing alot of thinking lately, about us." "What about us?" "Well I've been thinking about how lucky it is that instead of coming around, pointing your finger in my face and insult me for picking the wrong girl, you open up your arms and heart to me, and how ever since, we've gotten closer than we did back in high school." Sunset blushed, "I was just trying to help, that's all." "You've done more than help. You've changed my life for the better, made me feel that life is worth living, and above all else, you've shown that it is possible to love again." Sunset's blush grew darker, "Oh I didn't do that much." "You have, and you still do, even with you teasing me every now and again. I love you Sunset Shimmer, and I don't want to be away from you ever. That's why," he paused as he stepped out of the booth. Sunset stepped out too, though she wasn't sure why. She'd be glad she did, "I've decided it's time to try again, but this time, with the right girl." He got down on his right knee and reached into his pocket, pulling out the small blue box. Sunset's hands went to her mouth, while tears began to flow down from her eyes. Blue Ink opened up the box, while little sobs could be heard coming from Sunset. Inside the box was a simple gold ring with a little white diamond on the top. It wasn't fancy, but it was still perfect, just like Sunset. He took in a few deep breaths and said the words; "Sunset Shimmer, will you marry me?" Nodding her head happily, Sunset gave a happy; "YES! Yes of course I'll marry you." And with that, she fell to her knees and embraced Blue Ink in a hug. He hugged her back before the two shared a kiss. It was a short one as they were already creating a scene in the resturant, but nobody seemed to care. Some were even cheering for the young couple. Blue Ink smiled as he pulled the ring out of the box and placed it on Sunset's finger. It seemed to shine even brighter than it had in the box. "Now, let's both go and get some food, I'm starving." "Right behind you babe," smiled Sunset as she followed her soon to be husband to the buffet. Sometime later, with their stomachs full, they returned back to the hotel. Before Sunset could even take the first step on the stairs, Blue Ink swept her off her feet and started carrying her in his arms. "Blue, you know I can walk right?" "I know, but I want to do this, for you my love." Sunset smiled and embraced Blue as they made their way upstairs to their room, "I have to say, I've never seen you be this romantic before. I love it!" It wasn't long before they reached their room. It was difficult to get the card out, all the while holding Sunset in his arms, but once he got the card into the security slot, the rest was easy. They went into the room where Sunset began to kick off her shoes. She looked into Blue Ink's eyes. He stared into her eyes and then...well, let's just say that night was the best night of both their lives.
Encounters of the Strange Kind (2022)Blue InkXSunset Shimmer 2022 Written by: ThomasZoey3000 Encounter of the Strange Kind What a crazy start to the day it was for Blue Ink. After eating breakfast, and taking a nice shower, he was asked by Sunset to give her the keys to the Jeep, then for him to get in. She didn't say anything till they were halfway to their destination. "I know this year hasn't been a very good year for you," she said in a serious way. "From this Jeep breaking down, losing your mother and you getting a fracture in your wrist, you've been through a lot." "Perhaps, but sometimes things happen that are out of your control. Except for the Jeep breaking down, that was my fault." "The point is, I want to do something to cheer you up, so today, everything is on me. Any trains you want to get, I buy. Any meal you want, I buy." Blue Ink looked to his wife in surprise, "but honey..." "No buts!" she said firmly. "This is my treat for you. And before you even mention the little ones, Twilight and Timber are looking after them for us, and if you so much as suggest you won't accept my offer, then I'll have you sleeping on the couch tonight. Do I make myself clear?" she looked to her husband with a smirk on her face. Blue Ink rolled his eyes, "You're still a tease you know that?" "I know, and you love me for it." Blue Ink chuckled, "okay baby, I'll accept. So, where are we going first?" "Oh you'll see." After about seven minutes, they arrived at one of Blue Ink's favorite stores; Toys For All. It was a store he used to go to as a child, and still goes to alot of the time, mostly to look for trains to add to his ever growing collection. They walk in together, and Sunset grabbed a cart, "help yourself you handsome dork," and she gave him a playful bump on the side with her hip. "You got it beautiful. Man I love ya." They spent well over thirty minutes looking over all the toys. One of Blue Ink's many secrets was that he would look behind boxes at the front of the shelves to see if he could find anything he wanted. Today, his tricks worked as he found more than a few things he was looking for, and two pieces were ones he didn't know existed. Blue Ink got worried after seeing his cart full of toys, and was about to speak, when he felt the cute fingers of his wife's hand on his lips. "Don't say anything, it's all for you hubby," she stated firmly. "My. Treat. Remember?" He sighed and gave in, he knew better than to argue with Sunset. Still, he felt it was enough from here, and they decided to go pay for their stuff. But they hadn't gone far before they heard, "where do you think you're going with those toys?" Both looked behind them, and would soon regret it, and saw a woman a few years older than them, walking over to them with an angry stare. "We're buying toys," Sunset answered simply. "That's why we're here." "You shouldn't be buying toys!" the woman said firmly. "Toys are for children, and neither one of you are children." "Well we do have children," Blue Ink stated. "Though my wife here is buying these for me as I've had a rough year." The woman's anger seemed to rise at that point. "Leave those toys then! They are for children, not overgrown children like you!" "Lady, anyone can buy toys if they want to," Sunset pointed out. "Especially toy trains, which is what my husband is into." "He shouldn't be playing with those toys, he should be doing grown up stuff!" "He has a right to like whatever he likes." "Well he shouldn't! Now, leave those toys behind and get out of the store!" Sunset groaned, rolled her eyes and then spoke to the woman again, "let me ask you this, are you an employee of this store?" "No, I am not." "Okay, so you're not, you're just a customer, just like us. Lady, you can't tell us what we can and can't do. Now please, leave us alone." Sunset turned to start walking away, but stopped when she felt a breeze behind her, making her hair flap a bit. She turned back around and saw the woman holding her purse in a threatening way. "Did you seriously just try to hit me with your purse?" "I sure did, and I'll continue to hit you until you leave without those toys. Think of the children you stupid idiots! Toys are not for you!" Blue Ink got in between the two, "you listen here lady, you will not hit my wife. Cause trust me, it'll be a mistake you'll regret." "Don't threaten me freak! Leave those toys behind, and get out!" By this point, an employee came over to find out what was going on. The woman looked to them angerly, "throw these two out! They were trying to take these toys!" "Whoa, hold on a second here!" Sunset interrupted. "We're here to buy these toys for my husband here. We're not here to do anything wrong." "You are doing wrong!" snapped the lady. "Taking toys away from children!" "We're buying toys! Not taking them! And we can get whatever we want!" "Okay everyone, please calm down," said the employee. The lady wouldn't calm down and continued with her rant, while Blue Ink did what he could to calm his wife down. "I'm sorry babe, I wanted this day to be special for you, not to be ruined by a stupid woman like this." "It's okay honey, it's not your fault this is happening. It's just the thing with Karens." Sunset's eyebrow raised, "she's a what now?" "You don't watch alot of YouTube do you?" Sunset shook her head, and Blue Ink explained, "that's a name given to an entitled person who looks down at others, think they're never wrong, and oh yes, demand to see the manager whenever things don't go their way." "Huh. Learn something new every day." Getting nowhere with the woman, the employee and store manager, who came up during the chat, walked over to the married couple. Blue Ink confirmed his wife's story, and also mentioned that the woman tried to hit Sunset. "Okay, we're going to go watch the footage from our security cameras, and we'll determine who's telling the truth," said the manager. He left, and the woman charged at the cart to take the toys away, but Blue Ink was quick and pulled it back and away from her. "Nice try, but you're not getting these! We're buying them, and you're going to be in big trouble," he said firmly. The woman snarled loudly. Five minutes later, sirens could be heard and lights flashed as police cars came up to the front of the store. The woman smirked, "looks like you won't be leaving with those toys then. I told you that you can't have them. They're for children only!" But the smirk vanished when the officers came in and arrested her. "You're under arrest for attempted assult, and for distrubing the peace." "But...but...they're the criminals! Toys are for children, not for adults like them! They even admitted these aren't for children!" "So, I buy toy cars for my own collection," said the officer, who Blue Ink knew. Officer Wood was a good friend to him and his father, and was a big help after Blue Ink's mother passed away. "Besides, I know these two, they're no criminals. After today though, you are. Now come along please." But the woman wouldn't, and started kicking wildly. It resulted in her being tackled and placed in the back of a squad car with cuffs on her wrists and around her legs. "Geez, and I thought my ex-wife was nuts," Blue Ink commented. "But how did they know about this?" Sunset asked. Officer Wood came back into the store and was soon joined by the store manager. "The footage checked out," said the manager. "You two were just going about your business when this woman went nuts on you, and after seeing her go after you, I called the police." "We have quite a history with this woman," added Officer Wood. "No matter where she goes, she seems to find fault with people doing what they're doing. Her husband usually bails her out. Although," he paused with a chuckle, "the last time he did that, he said, 'I am not doing this again. If she ends up in here again, I will not bail her out.' So she'll be spending time in the slammer, not to mention she attacked us. Now for the obvious question, do you want to press charges aganist her?" Sunset and Blue Ink answered with "heck yes" at the same time. Officer Wood nodded and left to take care of the rest of the procedure. The store manager looked to the couple, "I'm sorry for what happened. Everything will be half off for you today." But Blue Ink rejected the offer. "This wasn't your fault, nor Sunset's," said Blue Ink. "The woman made her choice when she spoke to us like that. Though now that I think about it, I wonder if she even has kids. If not, then why is she even in here?" There was a moment of silence as no one had an answer. "Anyways, we'll pay normal price, but I do have one request." "And what's that?" asked the manager. Blue Ink smiled, pulled out a piece of paper and wrote down his email address, "let us know when you get more toys from this brand." The manager smiled, "you got a deal." "Alright then, now let's go pay for..." "Ahem!" Sunset cleared her throat, "I'm buying these for you, remember? That was our deal." Blue Ink rolled his eyes and looked to the manager, "when it comes to my wife, I'll always give in to whatever she says." And still laughing, they made their way to the cashiers, pay for the toys and went back to the Jeep. They would have quite the story to tell to everyone, but deep down, they both hoped this will be the only time they ever come across an entitled person like that woman again.
First Christmas Reunited (2016)Blue InkXSunset Shimmer 2016 Written by: ThomasZoey3000 First Christmas Reunited If you were to ask Sunset Shimmer what is her favorite time of year, she will often say it's Christmas time. Ever since her friends had invited her to join in on their holidays, she seemed to have gained a real Christmas spirit. As she walked around the city, she looked at the decorations like a child would in a toy store. To her, she truly felt like a child whenever Christmas came around. One evening, after she had finished decorating her studio apartment, Sunset got on her phone to call her friends. As she looked through her contacts, she found one name that made her smile. It was the name of her original crush from High school; Blue Ink. She had known him since her defeat at the Fall Formal. He actually came up to her and started talking with her. Over time, they had developed a friendship and as their friendship group grew, she would introduce Blue Ink to everyone else. For a long time, all was good, but then came one day. Thinking he was truly the one for her, she went up to him and confessed to him that she loved him, but he turned her down and said they would never make a good couple. For years afterwords, her friendship with Blue Ink slowly started to fade. It got worse when he married another student from the school, and had three kids. Sunset's friends all told her that when ready, she should go out and look for someone else, but she didn't want anyone else. She felt love with someone else would only hurt her, and so, she stayed single for all those years. One day, after a concert, she found a message on Blue Ink's MyStable account reading; I'm Divorced and my wife took my kids with her. "Serves him right for turning you down," Rainbow Dash said rudely. Sunset ignored that remark and went to see him. He was in terrible shape. He hadn't gotten cleaned up, and his house was a mess. He was a true wreck and wanted to be alone. She didn't leave him though, and would visit him day after day. He resisted her at first, but soon warmed up to her and with her help, got the house cleaned up. He even got the desire to shower once again, much to everyone's delight. While her friends were not completely on board with her decision to help him, Sunset still felt good with what she did. Her smile grew as she pushed the button with his name on it, and waited for him to answer. A moment later, he appeared on her screen, and from what she had to guess, he was sitting on his living room couch. "Hey Blue, how are things?" she asked. "Oh you know, the usual. Get up, do chores, groan miserably over losing my kids to that witch I married, pardon me for saying that, and you know, the rest." The one thing Sunset had learned since they got reunited was that he hated his ex-wife, but he loved those kids dearly. "I'm sorry for being a grouch, I just got off the phone with my lawyer, and my ex is refusing to let me see the kids. Some stupid nonsense about me being a danger to them. If only they were to look into her and her lifestyle." He paused as he continued, "between you and me, I have a bad feeling she's mistreating them." "And what makes you think she is?" "Call it a gut feeling. But hey, I don't want to ruin your Christmas spirit. I see you've been decorating." Sunset smiled and turned her phone around to show off all the decorations she had put up. She heard Blue Ink whistle in amazement, "very nice, you really have an eye for decorating don't you?" "I only do because of Rarity and Pinkie Pie, they taught me a lot over the last few years. But what about you? Have you got your place decorated?" Blue Ink shook his head, "I'm not going to bother with decorating this year." "What?! Why?!" Sunset exclaimed. Blue Ink looked away from his screen and wiped a small tear from his right eye. After a few deep breaths, he finally turned back to Sunset, "without those little bundles of joy here, what's the point really?" "You said that the first time I saw you." "True, and while I can admit now that I can live my life without them around - well, decorating for the holidays would only hurt me more. So I can't do it this year. But hey," he said, trying to get out of the depressed state of this conversation, "that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the holidays. Spend time with your friends and enjoy all those goodies, oh and one more thing." "What's that?" "Don't come help me. I don't need it." After the phone call, Sunset lay in her bed thinking about Blue Ink's lack of Christmas spirit. She couldn't very well stand the idea of him not celebrating as she felt that would hurt him more. She looked at her messages and saw she had no plans with the girls tomorrow. And so, she decided she was going to put that time to good use. The sun was just appearing over the horizon when Blue Ink got up the next morning. He groaned as he looked around and saw there was no one there to talk to. "Oh well, maybe I can spend my day working with my model trains," he thought to himself. Nodding to his idea, he started to walk over to the stairwell leading to his train layout, when he heard the doorbell. He groaned, thinking it was early morning carolers. He walked over, getting ready to tell them to leave him alone. As he opened the door though, he was surprised to see Sunset standing there. "Sunset? What are you doing here?" he asked. Lifting up her right hand, she flicked his nose gently and gave a wink, "well my dear silly friend, I'm here to help you decorate for the holidays." "What?!" he exclaimed. "But Sunset I don't-" "I know you don't want to decorate because you think it'll only bring up memories of your past Christmas's with your children, and make you feel miserable." She paused as she walked into his house, "but I know once this place is decorated, you'll change your mind and get into the holiday." "I'm sorry Sunset, but that's not happening. I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave." Sunset stopped and looked pained. But she quickly regained her composure and spoke again. "Do you know about my Christmas after the Anon-A-Miss incident?" Blue Ink raised an eyebrow, "why are you asking me that. We weren't talking at that time." Sunset nodded, "that's right, that was some time after I confessed to you, and you rejected me. I was hurt so badly by that, and added with memories of the previous Christmas, I wanted nothing to do with the holiday. I would go home from school, lock myself in my studio apartment and not leave until next morning." Blue Ink's firm look softened, "so what changed with you?" "Well you can thank my friends for that. You see, sometime back, I gave them my extra set of keys in case I ever lost mine, and one night, they used those set of keys to get into my apartment. They worked so quietly I had no idea they were there." "In the morning," she continued, "when I woke up, I was shocked to see all the decorations all around my apartment. I was even more surprised that the girls had pulled an all nighter to do this, as was proven when I found them sleeping on my floor." "Did you yell at them for what they did?" "Of course not. I thought it was one of the sweetest things they ever did, and I made sure they were comfortable till they woke up. After that, we celebrated the holiday together." Silence fell between the two friends. "I know my situation isn't the same as yours, but I still want to help you because - I love seeing you smile." A blush came to Blue Ink's face. He was still upset that Sunset came over and said they were going to decorate, in spite of his views at this time. On the other hand, she doesn't do this for everyone, just those she cares about. After a minute of silence, Blue Ink finally broke the silence. "I can't say I'll get my Christmas spirit back," he said. "But I guess it wouldn't hurt to have a few decorations up." Sunset's smile returned to her face, "then what are we waiting for? Let's get started." She gave Blue Ink a little bump on the side, and lead him back to his living room. It took a large portion of the day to get the decorations out and set them up. They even went out and got a new tree as the original one had broken the year before. Blue Ink was hesitant on everything, but as the day wore on, his stony face changed to a small smile. By evening, they were fifty percent done. This went on for several days until all the decorations were up, and as each piece went up, Blue Ink would continue to smile a bit, and for Sunset, that was a good sign he was coming around. "And that's that!" smiled Sunset as she put up the last reeve. She stood back and looked at everything. It truly felt like a Christmas wonderland. "Well, I hope you'll enjoy being in this environment. It was hard work, but you'll find it's worth it." She turned and was just about to leave when Blue Ink called out to her. "Hey Sunset, are you doing anything on Christmas day?" "Not really. Why?" "Well, I was just wondering - would you - oh never mind, I can't." "Blue, just speak your mind." He took in a deep breath and spoke, "would you like to spend Christmas day with me? I rather have someone here with me." Sunset smiled, "of course I can. Heck, I can come over on Christmas eve and we can have a sleepover - if you want to that is." "I don't see a reason why not," he shrugged. "Just don't ask me to watch Christmas movies or talk about past Christmas's with you." "Hey, it's your choice and I'll respect it." And so it was arranged. On Christmas Eve, Sunset left her studio apartment and went over to Pinkie Pie's Christmas party. She stayed for a few hours, then left to go to Blue Ink's house. When she arrived, the house was fully lit up with all the lights and from the window, she could see the Christmas tree all lit up. She walked up to the door and knocked. At first, there was no response. She was about to get out her phone and call him to let him know she was there, but that was when he opened the door. He once again had the small smile on his face, though he had some lines under his eyes. From what Sunset could guess, he had crying. Probably from remembering the good times he had before with his kids. "Welcome Sunset, it's a real pleasure to have you here." Sunset smiled, glad to hear some joy in his voice. They spent the night watching movies, catching up on lost time, but not mentioning past Christmas parties or get-togethers, and enjoying some holiday treats. All too soon, it was time to go to bed. Sunset however didn't go to sleep yet. She stayed awake and waited for Blue Ink to go to sleep before getting up and leaving. When he got up in the morning, Blue Ink walked into the living room. He found Sunset sleeping on his couch, but there was something different about the setting. Instead of seeing her bare feet, he could see she was wearing her boots, and under the tree was a big present. He walked over to it and saw that it was a gift for him, and it was from Sunset. He looked back to her, "did she leave in the middle of the night to bring this gift here?" he thought to himself. She suddenly let out a big yawn and her eyes slowly opened up. "Oh, so you noticed it eh?" she smirked. "You're a real sneak aren't you?" Blue Ink smirked back. "Though I might not have noticed if not for your boots." Sunset looked down and saw she was still in her boots. She smacked her forehead, "I knew there was something I forgot to do last night." Once she got them off and Blue Ink made some hot chocolate for the two, they sat on the floor near the tree and that's when Sunset pulled out the present to give to Blue Ink. Without a word, he opened up the present and gasped. It was a new train set, but not just any train set. It was one of the hardest to find train sets to find nowadays as it was discontinued years before. He always wanted one, but missed his chance to get it. "How did you-" "I originally got that for you sometime after our first Christmas as friends, and I was going to give it to you the next year, but then you rejected me and we drifted apart." Blue Ink looked down in shame, but Sunset smiled and lifted his chin to make him face her, "but I still wanted you to have it, and last night, as we were talking, I remembered it. I waited till you went to sleep before heading back to my place to get it. It was seriously cold out there, but it's worth it to see the smile on your face." "But - I don't have a gift to give you." Sunset placed a gentle hand on his left shoulder, "hey, just being with my dear friend again is the best gift I could ever ask for." She blushed after saying that, but she wasn't alone as Blue Ink blushed too. "Thank you Sunset, you really are my best friend." Sunset's smirk returned, "tell me something I don't already know." Blue Ink rolled his eyes, and together, they set up the train set on the living room floor. They had a great time that day, and Sunset even agreed to spend another night at Blue Ink's, which pleased him greatly. And as the day went on, he began thinking of how grateful he was to have a friend like Sunset. Deep down though, he wondered if she still wanted to be more than friends. Only time would answer that question.
Moonlight Beams (2021)Author's Note Time to Build on the lore of this series. This time we're putting the spotlight on two other characters, or rather three in this case. Also, I'm finally revealing the names of Blue Ink's children from his previous marriage. Moonlight Beams (2021) Blue InkXSunset Shimmer Written by: ThomasZoey3000 Moonlight Beams (2021) Twilight sat in her chair, rubbing her nine month baby belly while the other girls all cooed and awed as they too felt the baby bump. Even Rainbow Dash was making baby sounds, which only made Applejack laugh. "I always thought you were too much of a tough gal to make those kinds of noises," she joked. "I am!" snapped Rainbow Dash. "But even tough gals can make sounds like that, especially when a new baby is on the way." From another corner of the room, Blue Ink and Timber Spruce were watching the girls while drinking root beer, "so, any day now?" Blue Ink asked. "Yep, at least that's what the doctor said," Timber nodded. "Just out of curiosity, do you know if your child is going to be a boy or girl?" Timber shook his head, "no we don't, and we want it to stay that way until the baby is born. Both Twilight and I agreed to that when we discovered she was pregnant. Though it's not to say we don't have a few names in mind." "I bet you do," Blue Ink smirked. "You are so lucky Twilight," Sunset smiled. "Out of the two of us who are married, you're the one with a baby on the way. I wish Blue Ink and I could have a child." "You already have three kids, isn't that enough?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Perhaps, but they're from Blue Ink's previous marriage. This one would be from us." "One day Sunset!" Blue Ink called out to her, "one day!" Twilight suddenly jolted, causing Timber to run to her side. Before he could say anything though, Twilight gave him a reassuring smile, "it's okay Tim, the baby just kicked, that's all. It's not time yet." Timber Spruce looked both relieved and a little annoyed. Secretly, he wanted to meet their new child, and he wasn't alone. "At least it'll be worth it for you guys," Sunset commented as she walked over to rejoin her husband. "After all, you guys have had nothing but trouble since your relationship started. The fight to save Camp Everfree, arguments with Timber's family over dating Twilight, the global pandemic that stopped your wedding multiple times and-" "I think they get the point Honey," Blue Ink interrupted. "Oh sorry, my bad." "Besides, that's my job to do stuff like that," said Pinkie Pie as she narrowed her eyes at Sunset Shimmer. "Sorry Pinks, I'll make sure to leave that to you, okay?" "Deal!" she smiled, and the attention went back to Twilight's baby belly. At the house, Blue Ink was cooking up supper, but as he was, he noticed that Sunset was looking out the window while not saying a word. "Okay, I'll bite, why are you quiet this time? You usually talk up a storm when I cook, honey." Sunset looked back to Blue, "I want to have a baby." "Well so would I, but it's not like ordering your favorite ice cream." He walked over towards her and placed his hand on her shoulder, "but even if we don't get a child of our own, you're still a great mother. Blue Streak, Pink Bow and Lemon Crest love you to pieces." "I know that," she sighed. "Plus, considering they never really had a mother figure before they met you, thanks to that no good rotten ex of mine, you could say that they are indeed your children too." "I guess." He showed a sympathetic look to her, "one day, we will have our fourth child. But it's like they always say-" "All good things come to those who wait." Blue Ink nodded and went back to his cooking. He was soon finished, and was just bringing the food over when Sunset got a call on her phone. It was from Twilight. She answered and was met with a loud scream. "Twilight?! Is everything okay?" she asked, causing Blue Ink to look in her direction. "No, everything is not okay. Timber went out shopping an hour ago, Spike is barking at me, asking for food and..." she paused, leaving Sunset to wonder what was coming next. She soon got her answer, "my water just broke." "Your water broke!" Sunset cried, getting to her feet. "Hang on Twilight, we're coming!" She looked to Blue Ink, "food will have to wait. Start up the Jeep, I'll grab the masks and I'll explain on the way." Blue Ink didn't need telling twice, and after informing the kids of what was going on, they hurried out, leaving their food on the table and to be eaten by their little orange cat. They found Twilight in her chair, breathing heavily while groaning in pain. "I called Timber, but I couldn't get through to him as my phone's battery died before I could say anything," she said. "We'll have to get you to the hospital," said Blue Ink. "Can you get up Twilight?" She tried to, but it was no good, she fell back into her seat, shaking her head. "Sunny, call the doctors and ask them to come here, I'll try getting through with Timber." Sunset nodded and wasted no time calling emergency services. Blue Ink meanwhile used the landline to call Timber Spruce, "Blue Ink, what are you doing in my house? Where's Twilight?" "She's in her chair, and she's having the baby right now!" "She's...she...oh..." then there was a thud, followed by the sounds of other shoppers. Blue Ink smacked his forehead, "should've have guessed he would do that. Uh, if anyone is listening to this call, please try and wake Mr Spruce up! His wife is having a baby right now, and she needs him!" He hung up and went to check on the two women, but Sunset had more bad news. "All available paramedics are busy, they won't be here for twenty minutes." "You got to be kidding me," groaned Blue Ink while Twilight let out a loud scream. From the sounds of it, she didn't have twenty minutes. The baby was coming, and it was coming now. "I NEED HELP!" she cried. "I can help you," Blue Ink said calmly. Both Twilight and Sunset looked to him in surprise, "oh don't look shocked, I was there when the three kids were born, so I know what to do. Sunset, grab some towels and pillows." "Right," she nodded and ran to the nearest closet. "Now Twilight, I'll need you to work with me okay?" Twilight nodded even with gritted teeth. "Don't worry, you and the baby will be fine. You can trust us." "I trust you," she said with tears coming down from her eyes. Timber finally came to with several people surrounding him, "where am I?" he asked. Then he remembered, "my wife is having a baby, I need to get to her." "Do you need anyone to drive you to the hospital?" Timber was about to say yes, when he remembered what Blue Ink said on the phone, "she's not at the hospital, she's having the baby at home. I'll manage, thank you." With that, he left the stuff he was going to get and hurried off to get back to the house. Luck however was not on his side as he soon found himself being blocked by grid-locked traffic. "For pine's sake!" he cried. Sadly there was nothing he could do but wait. Meanwhile, paramedics were having better luck. One had finished a call and with lights and sirens blaring, they were able to get through and on to the house. They soon arrived and were greeted by Sunset Shimmer. "She's in the living room, my husband is helping her," she said. They ran in and heard the loudest shout ever, followed by...a baby crying. "Good job Twilight, good job," smiled Blue Ink. Twilight couldn't say anything, so she just flashed a quick thumbs up to him. Blue Ink looked to the paramedics, "you guys here to relief me of my duty?" They nodded, "thank you for your help, but we can take it from here. Now, where's the father?" It was another fifteen minutes before Timber finally rolled into the driveway. He groaned as he walked in, and saw that Twilight was holding the baby in her arms. "I screwed up, I really screwed up," he said out loud. Sunset heard that as she was feeding Spike, and went to speak with him, "you did nothing of the sort, you can't help getting held up at...wherever you were." "Gridlock," he muttered. "Well regardless, you're here now, and what's more important? Seeing the birth of your child, or being there with them as they grow up?" Timber looked away to wipe a small tear that had formed in his eye, but he did show a smile, "you make a good point there Sunset." "Timber? Are you there?" called the tired voice of Twilight. "Yeah I'm here Hon! I'm coming!" He walked into the living room, while Blue Ink walked out of the room, "nine years have passed since the birth of our kids, yet I still remember how to help. Got to say, I'm surprised with myself." "Me too. Is there anything you can't do?" "Oh I'm sure we'll find the answer one day." A short while later, Blue Ink and Sunset Shimmer returned to the living room to find Twilight breathing normally, Timber sitting next to her and in his arms was the newest addition to the family. "Would you guys like to see the baby?" he asked. Both nodded. Timber moved the blanket, revealing the newborn face of the baby girl. Sunset swore she would've melted from the cuteness. Blue Ink could only smile, "she's beautiful," he commented. "Does she have a name?" Sunset finally asked the question all had. Twilight nodded, "she does indeed. After a bit of discussion, we have decided to call her 'Moonlight Beams'." Timber leaned down and gave the baby back to Twilight, who held her close, "welcome to the world our little girl." Timber sat down next to her and embraced her in a hug. In her own way, Moonlight reached out to snuggle up with her loving parents, making a cooing sound as she did.
