Storm Shine

@@Blitz Boom, Storm once again nodded enthusiastically, even though Briar couldn't see it. Though maybe he could tell from some sort of sensy-thingy? Oh well... "Yuppers! Pinkie and I are special someponies now!" He replied cheerfully, eating yet another muffin. "Mmm... banana nut muffin!"

@@Blitz Boom, "Yuppers!" Storm chirped, happily bouncing in place as he talked with Briar "That's her! Pinkamena Diane Pie, a wonderful mare who always knows just how to brighten somepony's day!" "Flatterer!" Pinkie called from her spot at the counter, where she was restocking the display case from a medium sized tray of miscellaneous baked goods. "Just telling the truth!" Storm called back, causing her to giggle slightly before bouncing into the kitchen with the now empty tray balanced on her head.

@@Blitz Boom, Storm nodded enthusiastically, "Yuppers! That's Pinkie Pie for ya, amazing baker, always happy and cheerful and spreading all that happy cheer everywhere she can!" He agreed happily, biting into yet another muffin. "You can always trust her to brighten up somepony's day!"

@@Blitz Boom, Storm nodded, "Yup! Tons of fun!" He replied happily, bouncing in place. "Lots of exciting stuffs, lots of friends, lots of yummy treats, and lots of parties!" ___ "Sure thing!" Pinkie chirped, blinking out of existance and reappearing in an instance with two treats now on the counter in front of her. "There's the super-sugar-yummy-yum-time-explosion-blast!" She explained pointing at a treat that looked ready to burst. "It has a super sugary solid sugar core, surrounded by sugar-filling, surrounded by frosting, and baked into a super-sugary special sugar-bread with more glaze and frosting on top!" Bouncing in place now, she pointed at the other one. "And that's the sweet-and-yummy honey-bun, a swirly-swirled bun glazed with sugary-yummmy honey!" She then packed the treats into a small bag, "Enjoy~!"

@@Blitz Boom, "Of course not!" Storm responded with a grin, "Something exciting is always happening around here, whether it's something small and odd, or something big and excited, maybe scary... And if nothing else, there's always parties!" He added happily, already eating yet another muffin after having put the ice sculpture into a bag.

@, "Ooo~, I should totally stop by sometime!" Storm agreed with a nod, "But I'm not gonna let you just give them to me for free!" He added, "I'll pay just like anypony else." @, Pinkie quickly got to work gathering everything the new stallion had ordered, piling it up on the counter with a smile. Storm appeared in front of the new pony nearly instantly, after finishing what he was saying to Blizzard of course. "HithereI'mStormShinewhat'syournamewannabemyfriend?" He said quickly, looking at the new pony hopefully, always excited to make more friends. "Oh, and do you want a muffin?" Storm asked, holding one out. That may just become part of his normal greeting at this rate... Muffins are awesome after all!

@@Blitz Boom,@@Yoshi89, Scootaloo, Grey, and Sweetie Belle were all making similar comments of approval. "This is awesome!" Scootaloo said, happily munching on her S'more. "I think I'm gonna have S'more S'mores before we head to bed." Grey joked happily, though he did plan to have another S'more or two. "This is GREAT!" Sweetie Belle squeaked out, though being careful to keep as much of it off her fur as possible. Didn't want Rarity to have a fit about it later after all...

@, @@Blitz Boom, Storm blinked as he examined the sculpture, a wide grin stretching his face. "That's amazering!" He declared happily, "It's super detailed and the lack of color makes my eyes look like they could be similar to a normal pony's, which is interesting to see.." Storm chuckled, gesturing at his hetero-chromatic ocular orbs.

@, "Okie Dokie!" Storm replied, happily munching on the wonderfully divine baked confection known to most as a muffin. "Nice to meet you too Blizzard! Always happy to make new friends, more friends is more fun after all!" He told the somewhat-more-confident-seeming earth pony after finishing off the muffin, an action that took him all of two seconds.

@@Blitz Boom, @, "Hey Ziggy!" Storm and Pinkie called from their respective position in the shop. "I slept like foal! Stormy makes for a great pillow." Pinkie said, giggling as she happily answered the half-zebra's question. Storm laughed, "I'm not sure if I was a pillow or a teddy-bear, but either way I slept great!" He added. "So, How's your day been Ziggy?" "And who's your friend?" Pinkie asked, pointing at the nervous looking pony. The only reason she hadn't already rushed over to him in her usual exuberant way, was because she was still serving some customers. Let it never be said that Pinkie Pie has provided anything less than optimal service! () "Nicetomeetyouwhat'syournameI'mStormShine,let's be friends!" Storm greeted quickly, suddenly standing in front of the shy-stallion and holding out a muffin. "Want a muffin?"

@@Blitz Boom, Storm glanced over a Blitz, guessing the question that she seemed to be having. "No, we're not going to melt or burn these too." He told her, already guessing what was going on in the young pyrotechnic's mind. "After you think you've got your marshmallow ready, you'll put it on a piece of graham cracker, with a piece of chocolate, and smush it all together with another graham cracker!" Pinkie giggled, "Or you could just eat the marshmallow plain if you want! Wait for it to cool down first though, other wise.... Well, Owchies." She explained simply, remembering the last time she'd shoved one of the melting confections into her mouth a bit too hastily. Storm nodded sagely, remembering the times when he had also fallen to that terrible mistake...

@@Blitz Boom,@@Yoshi89, Sweetie Belle giggled slightly before propping her marshmallow stick onto a rock to keep the sugary treat at the tip safe. She then began a (rather squeaky) impression of her sister, "Why of course! Every S'more must be absolutely fabulous!" She said dramatically, managing to stay composed just long enough to finish the sentence before breaking into a giggle-fit.

@@Yoshi89,@@Blitz Boom, Scootaloo shook her head, indicating a 'no' as she intently watched her marshmallow. Sweetie Belle made a similar movement of her head before she gratefully took a stick and a marshmallow from the two hyperactive adult ponies and ran over to begin roasting them. "I've got the chocolate right here!" Storm exclaimed, pulling out a rather large bag of jumbo chocolate bars to complement the gigantic bag of marshmallows. "And I've got the Graham Crackers!" Pinkie cried out happily, holding up a large package of the crumbly ingredient.

@@Yoshi89,@@Blitz Boom, Storm and Pinkie began handing out marshmallows on sticks with smiles on their muzzles, "Careful not to burn yourselves getting too close to the fire." Storm warned. "Or by trying to eat the marshmallow too soon." Pinkie added. "And most importantly...." "Have fun!" Scootaloo and Grey immediately snatched two sticks, one each, in their little muzzles and ran towards the fire to begin roasting.

@@Yoshi89, Grey smiled, "Don't worry Brownie!" He replied cheerfully, "There aren't any ghosts near Ponyville. Besides, even if there were, my dad and Pinkie could probably get us back into town before a ghost could float an inch towards us!" Grey assured his friend. "Though if you think you'll still get scared of the stories, you could always cover your ears or excuse yourself to the tent." He finished, patted Brownie on the back. @@Blitz Boom, Storm grinned, "We're pretty much set up..." He replied thoughtfully, hiding a grin. "The only thing left is to light the fire and makes some s'mores... You think you could light the fire for us and make a few s'mores for yourself Blitz?" Storm asked, smiling at the explosive-loving filly. "All you need to do is put some embers on the tinder in the firepit."

@@Yoshi89, Grey raised a brow in surprise at the sudden question, but nodded "Yeah, I can keep a secret." He whispered back with a smile, "Dad and Pinkie always tell me that telling a friend's secret is one of the fastest ways to lose their trust forever. So I can definitely keep a secret! Don't wanna lose an awesome friend like you after all." Gray elaborated, patting Brownie on the back. "Besides, colors and colts like us should stick together, we're outnumbered here." He joked, poking a bit of fun at the 'Gray and Brown' of their names and the fact that there were more fillies than colts camping.

@@Yoshi89,@@Blitz Boom, Storm nodded, "That sounds like a great idea Apple Bloom!" He said, quickly setting up two large tents and slapping a small label of 'Fillies' on the right and 'Colts' for the one on the left. Pinkie giggled, "Good thinking Stormy! Now we won't get confused as to which tent is whose!"

@@Blitz Boom,@@Yoshi89, Storm quickly began setting up the camp site, rolling some rocks over to make a fire pit and some scattered and dead logs to make seats. He then brought some kindling and larger wood pieces from the forest area nearby. "Alrighty, now that the campsite is mostly set up... I have two choices for sleeping for you foals." Storm began, turning to face the kids. "I have several tents of various sizes, so if anypony's uncomfortable with bunking, or is uncomfortable with bunking with more than one pony, I have some foal-sized single and double tents." He told them with a smile. "On the other hoof, I could set up a large tent and we could all have a sort of CMC sleepover party in there when it's time for bed."

@@Blitz Boom, Storm chuckled sheepishly, "Yeah, can't say I didn't enjoy being the resident plushy for my favorite pink mare either..." He admitted with a grin. "Besides, I would've been back in the morning anyways. No point in putting a bunch of effort into leaving that late just to come back in a few hours for my morning muffins."

@@Yoshi89,@@Blitz Boom, Storm and Pinkie chuckled/giggled respectively at the excited foals. "I'm going to go grab some camping supplies" Storm said, flying off. "Hope you kids like Hot Chocolate and Smores!" Grey ran over to join the rest of the CMC, "Did you hear that!? Dad said we get hot chocolate AND smores!" He exclaimed excitedly. Scootaloo pumped a hoof into the air, "Alright!" She yelled with a grin, "This is gonna be awesome!" "I can't wait to try some smores!" Sweetie Belle added happily, "Rarity NEVER lets me eat those! She says they're too messy..." Pinkie giggled, "I won't tell her if you don't!" She told Sweetie with a smile, making a zipper motion over her muzzle. (Can't believe I almost forgot about Sweetie Belle...)