Love at First Flight
[At school...]
“Alright class, settle down,” said Hackney. Today, I will be talking to you all about how to use a calculator. I think you’ll all find these very handy as they do all the work for you but you have to know the right buttons to press so that you do not get the wrong answer. It’s a good idea to re-check your answer because when your calculator has done several answers in one day, it is likely that it won’t quite remember what buttons you hit several answers ago. To turn it on, simply press the AC button in the upper right corner below where your answer and all buttons you press except for the Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide buttons, will appear. The calculator will turn itself off if not used in a period of time or you can simply press the Off key. I have enough here so that each of you can have one to take home.*the clock chimes 3PM* Class has ended, see you all tomorrow. *the class leaves* [Outside school…]
“What’s everybody looking up at?” asked Melody.
“Something in the sky,” said Bright Eyes.
“Yeah but what could it truly be?” asked Sweetheart.
“It’s Star Catcher!” said Skywishes.
“I remember her,” said Pinkie Pie. She saved me when I fell off of a ladder once.
“She helped make my extra special wish with all the singing, dancing, oh you know what I mean,” said Skywishes.
“I do, Skywishes,” replied Pinkie Pie. *Star Catcher lands*
“I guess I’m pretty popular today,” said Star Catcher.
“Yeah but we can’t figure out why,” said Pinkie Pie. Everyone here has seen you before.
“Maybe it’s because I don’t visit here very often,” pondered Star Catcher. After all, carrying around this weight is pretty tough for flying. Just the flight itself can leave me out of breath. I don’t think I can carry ponies on me anymore. I’d probably fall to the ground, which I’d hate to do, especially if I’m carrying one of my friends.
“We at least have balloons to carry us around if we need them,” said Starlight.
“The one we have here isn’t to be used unless Mr Kidoo say so,” said Bright Eyes.
“Mr.....Kidoo?” questioned Pinkie Pie and her group.
“He’s the pilot of the balloon next to our school,” said Bright Eyes. He wasn’t too happy for Patch and Bon Bon to take his balloon.
“It was just harmless fun,” said Patch.
“I didn’t like that ride very much,” said Bon Bon. I was scared for my life.
“We at least made it back safely,” protested Patch.
“I guess there is that,” said Bon Bon. Still wasn’t my favorite part of that day.
“What brings you here, Star Catcher?” asked Minty.
“I happened to be flying over this area and saw that many people were watching me so I came down to see what was going on,” said Star Catcher. I guess it’s nice to know that so many ponies here enjoy my company, which takes off a little bit of my tiredness from coming here.
“Where are your friends, Star Catcher?” asked Melody.
“They’re still pretty shy,” said Star Catcher. Only Thistle Whistle has come here. The others are much too afraid to even think about coming here. They were like this before when Skywishes and I threw a party for them a few years ago and it worked. This must be a new place to them and they don’t know many of us here so I think that’s the main reason why they’re not here.
“Hasn’t Thistle mentioned anything about this place?” asked Starlight.
“Yup, I sure did,” said Thistle Whistle. They’re still too scared though. Yup, much too scared. *she whistles*
“We can try throwing another party for them here,” said Skywishes. After all, it worked before.
“Yeah and we can do it in the sky so they’ll see it,” said Pinkie Pie.
“It’s worth a try,” said Star Catcher.
“Let’s get this party ready,” said Pinkie Pie. Star Catcher’s friends might be shy now but when they see the party we threw for them, they’ll have no reason to be shy anymore and we can all be friends. They’ll have a blast!
