Finally A Day Off

The white unicorn and the blue earth pony sat at the bar counter. Trebass slowly stirred his cocktail with a toothpick. The waitress next to him ran her hoof around the edge of her glass.

"So it really is you." The waitress spoke up.

Trebass waited until his cocktail settled to reply, "You have no idea how this makes me feel. But I'm also very confused, first off, how did you get here?"

The waitress replied, "I... I can't tell you right now. But I--"

Trebass stopped her in mid-sentence, "No, I want answers Aromé."

The waitress took a sip from her wine, then finally replied, "I can't tell you, because I don't know how I got here. Mother was helping me dress, and then I found myself in what looked like a janitorial closet. I found this note tucked into the neck of my dress." She handed Trebass a folded piece of paper.

Trebass unfolded it, and began to read it aloud, "My sweet darling, something tragic has happened. Something that cannot be fixed in our time. So sadly, I must send you to another time. Do not ask how, or why I have done so, because it would only cause more distress on your side. But you must find the white stallion whom you met on the day of your father's death. He will know what to do, and if he doesn't, then all is lost. With love, Mother."

Trebass thought the ending of the note was a bit odd, and morbid.

Aromé spoke up, after Trebass had finished, "I left the closet, borrowing this waitress outfit. I've been looking for you the entire day."

"Well now you've found me. I hope your not disappointed." Trebass chuckled.

"Hmm, not at all. But, who were those ponies you were with?" She asked.

The white unicorn realized the fact that Aromé may have seen him and Royal conversing, he did not wish to hurt her feelings, "Just some friends of mine. We decided to come to this hotel on vacation, since it's summer break here after all."

"I see... Well, in a few minutes I'll be on my.... Break. Perhaps you could properly introduce me to your friends." Aromé said, as she placed her cocktail glass on the counter, and trotted away.

Trebass spun around in his stool, as he followed Aromé out of the bar. As they neared his table, Aromé separated from Trebass and she trotted off in another direction. The white unicorn couldn't help staring at her rump that was sticking out of her waitress uniform.

After a short detour, Trebass finally reunited with his friends as he sat down in the chair next to Royal Flush.

"Geez, what took you so long?! We've already ordered!" She said, with a frown on her face.

"Um, I kind of... Fell in." Trebass chuckled.

"You seem a bit dry for somepony who just 'fell' into a restroom stall." Shock Bolt said with an unamused look on his face.

"I had to... Dry off?" Trebass said with an unsure voice.

Alex chuckled before speaking, "Well we didn't order that long ago, we can call up a waiter right now."

The black pegasus signaled a waiter to their table. A white bulky, and sharply dressed, stallion trotted over to their table. Trebass ordered his entrée and main course. He handed the white waiter his menu, then the waiter left. Neither of them made eye contact.

"Say... That stallion looked kinda like..." Alex muttered to himself.

Trebass noticed his friend mumbling, "Looked like who?"

The black pegasus whispered to him, "I'll tell you later."

Trebass nodded, then took a sip of his water.

"So we never got to that story, about how you and Alex met." Royal said, leaning towards the white unicorn.

"Ah, well... It all happened during one of Alex's concerts." Trebass said.

"Did I mention I'm part of the Canterlot symphony?" Alex said in a cocky, yet jokingly, tone.

Trebass chuckled, "Yeah, I may have mentioned that once or twice. Anyways, it all started..."