Who Is That?

“Do I have to?” I asked as we stared at a restaurant with an outdoor area as Rainbow rolled her eyes. “I heard Spike was doing game night with the cmc and some other kids at the castle tonight.”

“Yes, you lost a bet fair and damn square Sunset. Don’t tell me you’re getting cold hooves,” Rainbow teased and I bit my lip nervously as her smile faded. “Hey, you got this. You got an awesome wingmare on your side.”

I rolled my eyes slightly and shifted my weight from side to side. I was a bit nervous but I did get a few days to myself after going over to Applejack’s to prepare I suppose. Mainly hanging out with Spike at the castle.

“Okay Miss Ego. But if this backfires, don’t be upset if I head back to the castle,” I warned and followed Rainbow into the restaurant to a table with Cloudchaser and Flitter, an earth pony and Amethyst were talking and laughing quietly.

“Hey Dash,” Cloudchaser greeted and rested her forelegs ontop of each other on the table as her eyes flicked to me and examined me head to hooves. “Hey Sunset. How’s it going?”

“Good and you?” I asked and Rainbow pointed at a chair next to Cloudchaser as I shot her a flat glare. I shrugged and sat down next the pegasus and forced myself act natural.

“Good. This is our friend Noteworthy and Amethyst Star,” Cloudchaser pointed with her hoof. “This is Sunset, she’s visiting from out of town.”

“Heyo.”

“Hey Miss.”

I gave a small smile and Rainbow flashed me a cocky grin that I was slowly getting accustomed to.

A waiter came and left, me asking for lasagna and a glass of liquor after everyone else had gone before me. I didn’t really drink in the other world for legal reasons so I was able to cut loose a bit more here due to being an adult and all.

“How’s the sister?” Flitter asked suddenly and glanced at Amethyst. She did remind me a lot of her human counterpart except a bit more quiet. A bit like this worlds Lyra, she’s a lot more reserved than her human version.

“Dinky is doing well. Currently in some competition with Sweetie Belle I overheard the other day,” Amethyst answered as she set down a glass of water.

“About what?” I asked curiously as they all glanced at me.

“Oh, something about them both liking the same colt or something. Cheerilee had to intervene in their argument on the play group last week,” Amethyst answered as she eyed me up and down. “You look familiar.”

“I’ve been around town for a few days now. Probably seen me there,” I said as she tilted her head to the side.

“That’s not what I mean. You went to Celestia’s school for gifted unicorns, didn’t you?” Amethyst asked and I shifted nervously. I had slightly reminded seeing a filly that looked like her around near the tail end of my tenure as Celestia’s student.

“Yeah,” I said finally and nodded. “Formerly Celestia’s student and all.”

“I’m sorry, what?” Flitter choked on her water and stared at me with saucer plates for eyes. “Great, we have two students of Princess Celestia in town. As if the first one wasn’t crazy enough.”

“Twilight can go bananas a bit but she means well,” Rainbow chimed in with a frown. “How do you like being the weather manager? Obviously not as awesome as I was but eh.”

Flitter rolled her eyes and Noteworthy snorted back a laugh.

“It’s going well. Icy Wind is a good assistant manager,” Flitter answered with a shrug. “Since damn near my entire work force left me behind to be Wonderbolts, you all left me in an awful spot with damn near nopony to work the weather so thanks for that.”

“Sorry,” Cloudchaser muttered after a moment of silence as she and Rainbow both wore equally guilty looks. “Legitimately. We never really wanted to put you in a bad spot.”

“Thank Celestia I still got Sunshower, Clear Skies and Open Skies,” Flitter continued with a growl. “And the weird dude with the mustache.”

“The weird dude?” Noteworthy asked.

“Fluffy Clouds.”

“Oh he’s pretty cool. He was at poker night the other day at Time Turners and Derpy’s,” Noteworthy commented with a smile. “I lost one hundred bits but it was a good time.”

“That sounds like a pretty shit time if you ask me,” I chimed in as the other four laughed.

“She’s got a point there,” Amethyst snickered and leaned back. “Mom sure cleaned up that night. She even beat Thunderlane and Caramel.”

I let out a low whistle. Derpy had always been scary good at card games and was the current Uno champion running three years now at CHS. Not even Pinkie could beat her and Pinkie is a goddess at any form of card games.

I levitated some of my lasagna that was dropped off to my mouth and took a bit, sighing contently. I had kinda missed this more than I had thought.

“So where are you from?” Noteworthy asked as he propped his head up with a hoof and a smile.

“I’m from Canterlot,” I answered after a moment. “You?”

“Ponyville but I travel to Canterlot with Octavia fairly often to perform at events like the Gala and such.”

“We get it,” Rainbow rolled her eyes. “You know how to play an instrument. Cool.”

“You play guitar here, right?” I asked as I received multiple weird looks.

“Uh, how can she?” Cloudchaser asked after a moment. “Rainbow has never played an instrument before in her life, excluding the harmonica.”

I hummed in thought and tapped my hoof against my chin. I had noticed minor differences here and there, like Cheerilee’s skin and hair color being swapped here. Fluttershy being way more shy than her human version was the most noticeable.

“I can play the guitar,” I commented with a smirk. “Electric guitar is my favorite though. I own one that is a bright blue, a red and orange one and a tan one.”

“I’d like to see this one day,” Cloudchaser sighed and eyed me up and down as I blushed slightly. “Do you only play guitar?”

“No. I do back up vocals in a band and occasionally lead singer,” I said casually and waved a hoof in the air.

“You’re singing us a song sometime in the future,” Amethyst announced with a grin and Rainbow nodded her head enthusiastically.

“Won’t be as cool as me but I bet it’d be about twenty percent under me.”

“Oh shut up,” Cloudchaser shot back and raised an eyebrow. “She can play a guitar and you can’t. That gives her a leg up on you in my eyes.”

Flitter and Noteworthy snorted a laugh as Rainbow slumped back in her chair with a small scowl.

“Do you have any family?” Cloudchaser continued as she looked at me with a smile.

“I don’t know. All I’ve really know my entire life was Celestia. I sometimes have faint memories of a white pegasus hugging me and stuff but I mostly remember the orphanage. I don’t know what happened to my family but I assume dead or something since I was in the Canterlot orphanage. But it’s okay,” I forced a smile on my muzzle. “Really. It’s the past.”

“Anyway,” Rainbow coughed into her hoof before she waved it around. “Time to lighten the mood.”

“What can I help you with?” Our waiter asked with a bored expression.

“We need the strongest bottle of bourbon you got. My friend Sunset here needs a drink,” Rainbow shouted and I slowly sank in my seat with a blush as Cloudchaser and Noteworthy cheered.

“Oh boy,” Amethyst shook her head. “Thank Celestia I don’t drink.”

Based on Noteworthy and Rainbow cheering, I had a feeling my head was gonna be pounding tomorrow morning.