The two started looking through the books. Zipp focused on mostly history, while Blitz sat back and looked at a book about a mare that went into tombs and fought bandits. Between history books she paused to hear about the mare and the exciting adventures. "Sounds like fiction. Why was it in the history section?"

"Probably a historical story." He replied. "Still pretty cool though." The two laughed as they continued reading as the guards brought food.

Taking a break to eat, Zipp told him about how far technology has evolved. Blitz was amazed, and sat next to her as she showed off the phone. An idea came to him and he quickly flew to one of the shelves, moments before the phone rang.

Expecting one of her friends, Zipp opened her phone without looking and as she called one of the guards to be careful with the books, she answered the phone. She froze when she saw her mother smiling at her. "Mom. What a surprise. Is everything okay?"

"It is now." She replied happily. "I was just thinking of visiting you and your sister. And when I arrived, I found out that you had already left. I was so worried about what had happened to you. How are you? Did you bring protection? Are you eating well?" At that moment she noticed Blitz. "Who is that?"

Zipp blinked and looked around acting as if she didn't know what her mom was talking about. When she looked back at the phone her sister was on the screen as well. Before she was able to say anything her sister spoke up. "Who's that?" She asked.

"Who?... oh. Him?" Zipp replied sheepishly. "His name's Blitz. And he-"

"Why don't you bring him to the lighthouse?" Her sister suggested.

"How well do you two know each other?" Her mom asked.

"Do you know what kind of things he likes?" Her sister added.

"Look." Zipp snapped to get their attention. "We just met. And he's already interested in visiting. As he's a pretty chill guy. And we have some major news for you guys when we get back."

Both mares gasped. "Have you two-" her mom started.

As if sensing what she was implying, Zipp cut her off with a sharp and a little too loud, "No!" She quickly smiled and laughed nervously looking over at Blitz who stopped looking to glance over in concern. "Sorry for startling you… just talking to family." Seeing him smile and shrug before going back to his search, she turned back to her phone and lowered her voice. "What makes you think we did anything like that? The news is about the place I went to investigate." She hissed.

The two smiled sheepishly as the sister gave her a mischievous grin. "So… you wouldn't mind if one of us went out with him?"

Zipp rolled her eyes and huffed. "Good luck." Sighing, she noticed the guards had a cart of things Blitz apparently wanted to take with them. "I should go. It's getting late and he still needs to show us where the bedrooms are." Giving them a final goodbye, she shut her phone and looked at the book she was about to read.

"Dragons and Ponies. Family guide for interspecies relationships. By Smolder"

Taking a deep breath, she was about to leave it behind. But as she was about to fly over to Blitz, she bit her lip and slipped the book into her bag for later… study.

Blitz walked them down the hall as he explained the markings and what each room was. Zipp had to admit that it was rather clever to etch a marker for what each room was. After showing the guards a room they were able to use, he went a few doors down and opened the door for Zipp and offered her what looked like a royalty sweet for her to sleep.

After glancing into the room Zipp turned to Blitz who was already making his way down the hallway. "Where are you staying?" She asked softly.

"Oh… here." He said as he opened a door that was not too far away. "Don't worry. You should be fine."

Zipp flew over and glanced into the much smaller room. "Wow. That's…"

"It's fine. You'd be surprised about how small the caves can get." He laughed.

Zipp bit her lip and looked back at her room. "You know… the room you gave me is rather big… plus I have a spare sleeping bag. So…. If you want. You can stay with me and we can sleep on separate sides of the room if that's OK with you."

Blitz rubbed his chin in thought before smiling. "Why don't we get the guards and sleep in the study or one of the other big rooms?"

Smiling Zipp nodded and flew over to the guards to let them know about the plan. A part of her wanted to feel how old Equestrian beds felt. But it felt better knowing her new friend wasn't alone in that small room. Or her in that monster of a room.

After setting up the sleeping bags in the study, they shared a few laughs before calling it a night. It wasn't long before Zipp slipped the book out and started flipping through it to find out what it said.

Relationship study
It may not sound it. But ponies and dragons have a lot in common. In fact it is possible for couples to quickly form between two potential partners. More if the pony agrees to go by dragon customs. These bonds start young. And if not ended early, can quickly blossom into something more.

See romantic studies for more information.

Author's Note

Drama bomb! Looks like Pipp saw something she liked. And their mom isn't against the idea. Lol
And now that Zipp is learning secrets of the past. I wonder how far their friendship will go. Or will Zipp cut it off at that and let one of her friends hook up with him? Sooooo many possibilities.