Silence in Equestria

The Sector II - Episode II:

New Friends

"Thank you, see ya later." Silence ran out the cave through the Everfree Forest. For a moment she stopped and started to listen around. "(What was that?)"

Carefully looking around, she noticed a little hut. It wasn't empty since there were a bunch of shelves filled with potions and herbs.

"(This must be some alchemists' station. Better not lure their attention.)" Silence just sneaked away and managed to get out from the forest where she came from.

It was night already. The streets of Ponyville were empty. Silence - as soon as she stopped wheezing took the opportunity and decided to read the book after all. With her newly gained secret horn she was able to handle these things much easily. But as soon as she opened the book she heard sounds of laughter and music from a house.

She closed the book, put it under her wings and headed towards the noises. The house was quite bigger than the other ones and a wooden logo hung from a pillar with the name "Sugarcube Corner". She knocked on the door... no answer for a while. A few seconds later the door opened and a huge confetti and ribbon shower was thrown at her.

"SURPRISE!" It was the same weird pink pony that suddenly left earlier.

"Nah, how is it?" she asked.

"How is what?" Silence asked back while walking around. The stranger followed her.

"The party, silly. When I saw you at the library I knew you're not from here, and that means you're new here, so I made a giant welcoming party for you, which also turned out as a slumber party. Not bad, huh? Two party for one's price." she was hopping while talking at the same time, which annoyed Silence after a while.

"I invited all my friends, which took a very long time since I have lots of friends. Actually everyone Ponyville is my friend. I don't even know how much they are. Oh, by the way I'm Pinkie Pie."

"Aah, yeah, nice to meet you. I'm Silence." It was a bit awkward to Silence.

"I'd love to show you to my friends to but there are so many. Actually everyone in- oh wait, I already said that. Anyway, I'll let you be for now since THIS IS MY FAVOURIE SONG!" and thus she galloped away to get down on the dance floor.

"(Okaaaay, uhh where is Twilight?")

"Hey Silence!" it was Twilight.

"Hi Twilight! I brought back your book."

"Oh, thank you." she took her book back.

"..."

"..."

"I guess I'll take my leave then!"

"What?! But it's your party. Come I'll introduce you to my friends. A party isn't a party without them."

Twilight led the way, Silence closely afterwards. Twilight was heading forwards a white pony with a blue mane.

"Hi Rarity! How it's going?"

"Twilight you MUST taste this punch. It's magnificent!" she took a good look at Silence afterwards. "Oh, you must be the newcomer. Welcome in Ponyville."

"Rarity, she is Silence. Silence she is Rarity. Rarity is the fashion designer of the town, she makes the most elegant clothes I know. Also she the most generous person I've ever met."

Rarity blushed "Oh Twilight, don't exaggerate things."

Twilight smiled. "Well then, I have to bring back my book to the library, I'll come back soon."

"See ya." said Rarity and Silence at the same time. Twilight grabbed her book and left the room.

Awkward silence filled the place. Rarity couldn't find a topic they can chat about. Luckily Fluttershy noticed Silence and instantly asked: "There you are. I'm so glad that- oh umm, did I interrupt you?"

"Not at all." said Silence.

Rarity got surprised a little bit:" I see you know Fluttershy already."

"Actually we just met on the street."

"Umm, yes. I'm Fluttershy... by the way." she became cute and shy again.

"Silence, nice to meet you." they shook hooves.

"Umm, Silence?" asked Fluttershy.

"Yes?"

"Don't mind if I ask you what did you do in the Everfree Forest? But, um, you know, you don't have to tell me if you don't want."

"Oh, the forest? I just went there to grab some, eh, herbs."

"O-okay." Fluttershy's voice was so weak that it became whispering, which is quite hard to hear in the middle of the party. Suddenly out of nowhere Pinkie appeared again.

"Hey girls, wanna play board games upstairs? It's gonna be super-duper fun."

"Wait for me too!" shouted Twilight from a distance.

Silence rolled her eyes and nodded with a smile on her face. They all headed upstairs inside Pinkie's room where another pegasus was waiting. She was quite different. Her coat was blue and her mane and tail was all rainbow colored.

"At last Pinkie. This waiting is killing me." when Silence entered the room she asked: "Who's this girl?"

"My name is Silence, and, let me guess, you are Rainbow..." Silence started thinking for a few seconds, while the rainbow pony stood there with her face full of self-pride. However this became a rather annoyed expression after Silence's guess: "Rainbow... Thunder?"

"Rainbow DASH!" shouted madly at Silence.

"Rainbow, darling don't be so intolerant, also, where is Applejack?" Rarity interrupted.

"Oh, oh, oh I know, I know," waved Pinkie wildly with her hoof in the air. "she said she can't come because Applebloom hurt herself and she needs to take care of her." continued Pinkie with a giant smile on her face afterwards.

"Applejack?" asked Silence

"Another friend of mine, I'll introduce her later then." replied Twilight.

"Are we going to play or what?" shouted intolerantly Dash.

"Bah, that's why we're here silly" answered Pinkie while patting her back.

They sat down forming a circle, grabbed a random game from the set and spent the rest of the night playing and having fun.