The sun was just rising over the horizon and Ponyville was still sleeping.
The streets were silent and peaceful, the smell of rain still hung in the air as a shadow of the showers that had preceded the dawn. Suddenly, the peace was interrupted by the clomping of hooves on wet pavement.
A purple mare with a bright blue mane came clomping down in a rush.
"Dang it," she whispered, hoping not to disturb the residents, "I knew I would be late. I just knew it."
Picking up the pace, she clomped down the road, trying her hardest not to splash any puddles.
She was just pulling into the door of her house when she heard the sound she was hoping to avoid, the coffee machine. She stopped at the door and hung her head low.
"Darn it all." she mumbled as she crept through the door. Maybe, nopony would hear her creep in. She opened the door and tried to tip toe her way to the stairs, but was suddenly filled with a sense of weightlessness, whisked off her feet, and flung into a chair.
"Hello Dreamie," said a voice from in front of her.
Dreamie Mind sighed and in front of her, her best friend Time Chaser turned around her chair.
"Where have you been?" Time Chaser yelled, her voice rattling the items on the shelves, "It's 5 AM and you weren't in your bed at all last night again! Spill it, where were you?"
"Time Chaser," Dreamie sighed, "I'm sorry, but I can’t tell you where I was."
"Why not?" Time Chaser demanded.
Dreamie looked up and smiled "Spoilers?"
"Oh no," T.C. said, shaking her head violently, "that’s not going to work this time. You have to tell me now, or else!"
"Quit your wining," Dreamie groaned as she hopped off the stool T.C. put her on, "What’s up with you anyway? What's with your voice?"
Before she could respond, the coffee machine dinged making both Dreamie and Time Chaser jump. Almost as suddenly, a green mare comes rushing down the steps and into the kitchen, practically screaming "COFFEE!" the whole way.
"So it seems like CandyMellow is awake," Dreamie said, changing the topic.
"Yea think?" Time Chaser said sarcastically, her usual Breytish (British) accent coming back to her.
"I'm going to go talk to her now, bye T.C." Dreamie said as she turned around, walking towards the kitchen, and quietly adding to herself "besides, I could use some coffee right about now." As she walked through the door, CandyMellow zoomed past her as a blur.
“I need a cuuuuuup!!!!" CandyMellow shouted, zooming around the kitchen.
"Good morning Candy," Dreamie said, walking through the kitchen. CandyMellow runs over to her, right into her face, and says "Cuuuuuup for Coffeeeeeee." ‎"Uh-huh," Dreamie said, walking through the kitchen. She walked straight through to the cupboard over the coffee machine and pulled out two cups, which were instantly pulled out of her hooves by the overexcited green mare, who immediately pushed her to the side and filled both cups to the edge with the black liquid.
Candy Mellow picked up both cups of coffee and chugged them both down before Dreamie could even say anything.
Candy Mellow sighed and put down the cups. "Ah, much better."
She turned to face Dreamie, "Good morning Dreamie, when did you get here? And why are you on the floor?"
Time Chaser laughed as she trotted into the kitchen, "You knocked her down again Candy."
"Oh no!" Candy exclaimed, helping Dreamie up, "are you okay Dreamie?"
"Yeah," Dreamie replied,” you really are crazy in the mornings without your coffee. Aren’t you?"
In the distance, a rooster cawed, marking the beginning of the day.
Time Chaser looked at the others,” Well girls, it’s about time to wake up Runa, isn't it? Wouldn't want her to be late for work again today, right?"
"I heard that," came a sleepy voice from the hallway, "and I’ll have you know, I haven't been late once the past five days!"
A black mare with a silver and black mane walked into the kitchen and got a cup of coffee, before plopping herself onto one of the dining room chairs.
"Good morning Runa," Candy Mellow said in her normal, after coffee voice, "Hoydya sleep?"
"Horribly," Runa replied sleepily, "now can you please quiet down? My head is killing me."
"Sorry Runa," Candy Mellow apologized, and then she grabbed a third cup of coffee and then left the kitchen.
"Did you really sleep that badly last night Runa?" Time Chaser asked, sitting next to her.
"Nah," Runa replied with a grin, "not really, I just wanted to make her go away. She’s too hyper in the morning."
Again, the rooster cawed, and Dreamie jumped with a start. "Oh man guys, I'm going to be late, I gotta go. See you later!" With those as her last words, she ran out the front door, with Time Chaser calling behind her "see you later Dreamie."
Dreamie's gallop faltered as she ran. Or not, she thought to herself, glad that Time Chaser had closed the door.
Her mind was made up, but her heart was shattering. If her thoughts were true, then she may never see her friends again, and the very lives of everypony everywhere were at stake. As the sun rose, she sped on, hoping that she was wrong. Hoping that the peace that was established so many years ago would remain in tact. Little did she know, it would be up to her, her friends, and a hidden secret, to save, the Future of Equestria.

Author's Note

this is my first FanFic ever, so i don't really know what I'm doing. If there are any veteran Fan-Fic writers who could give me a few tips, i would really enjoy it