Midnight's Lesson in Friendship
Chapter 22: Meeting of the Unique
Previous Chapter Next ChapterThe next day was at least somewhat quiet. There was still a commotion for Misty Fog's arrival, Rarity constantly asking if anypony has seen her. Midnight stopped by the Carousel Boutique to pick up Oracle before they went out on a walk. Oracle had no idea why Rarity wanted her tail feather design, but there was no way she was going to allow somepony going to pull one of her tail feathers. Oracle stopped while they were walking when she noticed something. Attached to the side of a building, a flyer was posted.
"What's wrong Oracle?" asked Midnight as he walked up.
Midnight turned and read the flyer. It said: "Attention all Ponies. Are you unique or different and afraid of being out in public? Well you shouldn't. We are holding a small gathering in the Library to all ponies that have more than average powers of appearances. You are not alone."
Twilight walked beside Midnight, "It was Mayor's idea." Midnight and Oracle turned to Twilight. "The Mayor saw how much attention you two were getting, and how a lot of ponies quickly adapted. She thought there are more ponies out there like you. So, she set up this up so that Ponyville can learn to not judge a pony by their looks."
"That is very nice of her" said Oracle.
"Oh, and she asked if you two would join us at the Library as well."
Midnight nodded and Oracle stayed close to him. Midnight blushed and Oracle giggled. Inside the Library the center was cleared out and there was enough room for many ponies. However, Twilight wasn't sure of who would show or not. "The meeting is going to start soon, so be prepared for anything" said Twilight.
The door opened, causing everypony to turn. Four ponies entered the room, the Mayor, Sparkplug, Color Burst, and Easel walked in.
"Color Burst…? Easel…?" asked Midnight, "What are you doing here?"
"Well this meeting is for unique ponies' right?" he replied. "Well, as you can see, my son and I are not exactly normal then."
Midnight had to agree, most ponies were lucky to achieve three colors. Color Burst and Easel had at least one of every color. Mayor walked in and approached Midnight, "On behalf of Ponyville I would like to apologize for our behavior towards both you and Oracle" she said.
"Let's hope that the others feel that way as well" replied Oracle.
"Hey, did everypony forget about me?" asked Sparkplug.
"We all know you Sparkplug" said Twilight.
The door opened with a small gust of wind. The wind had a few sparkles floating around in it. Everypony turned to see a Pegasus pony. But, instead of feathery wings, her wings were like a butterfly's. The pony's coat was yellow with pink covering her hooves. Her mane had similar colors and had a white flower tucked behind her ear. Her wings were a brilliant yellow and pink with white spots. Her cutie mark was an outline of a sun with a single butterfly in it. Everypony was stunned, and the pony that entered was surprised.
"Why is everypony so…so stunned?" she asked. She took a look at Midnight, and her eyes went wide, "Oh…my…gosh…what happened to you?!"
Twilight stepped forward, "Uh, getting back to your wings, I know a spell that gives temporary wings."
The pony was offended, "I am sorry to disappoint you, but these wings are real. I was born with these. My parents do not even know why my wings are like this. But, I'm unique."
"Is that your name or are you just describing yourself?" Sparkplug joked.
Everypony sighed, "My name is Sunmist. It is a pleasure to meet all of you."
The door opened again, making everypony turn. This pony seemed the most normal one yet. His coat was pure white and his mane and tail was red. His cutie mark was colored in a similar red and it was a shark. His eyes had the same color as his mane, tail, and cutie mark. He had these slits on his neck but they were barely noticeable from anypony. For some reason, he kept his mouth closed and did not speak.
"Welcome unique pony!" said Mayor. "And what is your name?" The pony looked at the others around him, looking concerned. "Do not worry" assured Mayor, "No pony here will judge you."
As the pony opened his mouth, he revealed what he was trying to hide. The pony had a large set of pearly white teeth, like that of a shark. "Hello" he said, his teeth flashing as he talked. "My name is Gameshark. And as you can see…I'm…well…part shark…"
"Gee…we haven't noticed…" said Sparkplug. "If I may ask, how much damage can that jaw of yours do?"
Gameshark looked around and saw a simple wooden table. He walked slowly over to it, opened his mouth, and chomped down. About one fifth of the table was still there. He spat out the wood and smiled his toothy smile, "Does that answer your question?"
Sparkplug nervously nodded his head. Gameshark walked into the center with the others. He didn't look scared as he saw Midnight. The door opened and a familiar beating of insect wings. Midnight and Oracle turned to see Shia. Some of the other ponies needed to be explained to in order for Shia to stay. Oracle approached her and gently nuzzled each other.
"It's nice to see you Shia!" Oracle exclaimed.
"It's nice to be accepted" she replied. "Oh, and Oracle, I found a certain somepony…"
Midnight overheard her tone and became worried. Did Oracle have a boyfriend that she never mentioned? The pony that entered surprised him. To Midnight's relief, it was a male pony. The female pony that just walked through was as unique as Oracle. Her coat was brown while the tips of her legs were blue. Her tail had so many colors; they seemed prettier than Oracle's. Of course, they only appeared to be greater. Midnight still believed Oracle's tail was better. The pony's tail was as colorful as her mane. Oracle's eyes widened with disbelief as she ran forward.
"Ritani!" shouted Oracle as she nuzzled her, "It has been a long time!"
"Oracle, you look great!" Ritani replied. "So…" She looked past Oracle and looked at Midnight, "I heard you found a certain special somepony…"
Oracle looked in the direction of Midnight. Midnight saw this and turned his body and darted his eyes away from them. They shared a giggle as Oracle turned back around. "Midnight is nice…but I need to know if his feelings are true…" she said.
"Don't look now but he is looking at you again" said Shia.
Oracle turned, only to see Midnight's eyes dart away once again. The door opened once more, making everypony's attention fall on the one who entered. This one wasn't exactly strange looking in general; it was the things he is wearing. The pony that entered had a white coat with brown stripes. The stripes were not as much as Zecora's, but they were similar. His mane and tail was brown while his eyes were green. One thing about this colt was that he had both wings and a horn. His wings had this brown armor on its edges. His legs had one silver band around each leg. On his chest was a red colored form of armor.
"Salutations to you all" he said with the upmost honor and pride while taking a gentlemen bow. "My name is Wavez, and I have come here to not only reveal myself, but to also see what other ponies we have out there." Wavez opened his eyes and stepped back, "Oh dear…what a strange bunch indeed."
"I do not need more ponies already telling me what I do not have" said a voice. Everypony turned to see Fire Star in the doorway. He walked in and greeted most ponies. A clopping was heard and everypony silenced down. The Mayor was about to speak.
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Outside the window was a set of pure blue eyes. They all observed each pony in the room. But, the pair of eyes widened when they landed on Midnight. "Him…" a hissy voice said, "He issssss perfect…once he leavessssss for the foresssssst…I will put my sssssspell to work…" The being chuckled before the pair of eyes disappeared. "That pony sssssshall be mine…and mine alone…!"
Next Chapter: Love Triangle Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 20 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
Thanks to all who allowed their OCs to be a part of this story
Sunmist: http://crisis16.deviantart.com/art/MLP-SunMist-210683117
Gameshark: http://albinosharky.deviantart.com/art/MLP-Gameshark-is-Magic-279269065
Ritani: http://microdigit.deviantart.com/art/Mystical-Friends-302503966
Wavez: http://ultimatebloodmoney.deviantart.com/art/Wavez-version-1-2-295374609