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Amber writhed uncomfortably a bit at the mention of a spell equivalent but held her tongue. It was all still quite fascinating. "So, what's the whole deal here anyway. Like, why are you showing us this now as opposed to some other time?" Amber asked inquisitively, eyeing up the, as Solar quite rightly put, time travel device that looked like a space orange.

Amber attempted to step backwards as Tyra advanced but ended up just getting sniffed anyway. She let out a little squeak when Tyra brushed against her flank and she awkwardly blushed and smiled. "Well, uh, hey Tyra! I am Amber Hearthstone..." She mouthed the rest of the sentence, double checking it sounded okay. "...secondborn to Officer Jet of Canterlot." She laughed meekly.

Amber gladly obliged, trotting up next to Solar and plonking down on her flank beside her. The bed bounced a little from the added weight but the moment it calmed down, Amber threw her forehooves around Solar to bring her into a tight snuggle. She rubbed her muzzle into her marefriend's fur and turned her attention back to Scarlett.

Amber had to do a double take looking at the peculiar pony who had just addressed Scarlett. An interesting little character for sure. She opened her mouth to speak but couldn't really find the words and merely stuttered a bit. Her gaze turned to Scarlett with a curious glint in her eye. "Uh, you didn't mention there'd be other guests..." She said, looking back at Tyra. "And your name is...?"

Amber chuckled to herself as she approached, her hooves digging into the ground below. "Nice to see you too, Red." She chirped, ruffling her wings. "You won't believe how much work it was to try and pull her away from the Wonderbolts show." The pegasus rolled her eyes knowingly, and smiled at Solar.

"Methinks that big geek is over thatta way." Amber gestured with her hoof towards a large crowd off to their left, that hovered around the market stalls like flies to a carcass. One particularly loud mare made waves through it, yelling at the top of her voice towards two rather startled stallions. Okay then....I think somepony has had a little too much to drink. She shook her head and re-focused, spotting a clump of purple mane peeking out from above the chaos. "And methinks that might be her over by the crowds!"

Amber couldn't resist giggling at the bubbly mare before her. Solar was always so adorable when she was this exciting, and it couldn't help but make Amber excited as well. "Frankly, with a slick outfit like that, I bet the Wonderbolts would snatch you up and make you their frontrunning pegasus!" She exclaimed, chuckling softly. "But perhaps such things should be left until after we've met your mother, hm?"

Amber couldn't help but sigh in delight as her gaze fell across Solar's magnificent form, which was amazingly accentuated by the outfit she now wore. "I think you look just like a Wonderbolt like that." She replied softly, and gave Solar a warm hug. "Maybe even better~" She added in a hushed tone, her lips right next to her marefriend's ear.

"Why would I not want to see you in it? Dang honeybuns, I already told you plenty of times how cute you'll look in that thing." Amber smirked and eyed the bag up, images of Solar in the jacket rushing through her head. "If anything, I'd say that was the best part about going to see the Wonderbolts. You got to see them do all their fancy flying, and I get to see you in an adorable costume~" The pegasus winked.

Amber's expression softened a bit, and a smirk spread across her muzzle. "Well, I guess I do quite like the dorky Solar I guess. After all, I'm pretty sure that it's the Solar I fell in love with~" She giggled, and nuzzled her marefriend's side. A few bystanders gave her a strange looks for doing so, but the pegasus didn't care. The sun was shining, and she had dorky Solar to keep her company.

"Ugggh fine." Amber stuck her tongue out playfully and her tailed flicked to the side and hit Solar in the flank before the pegasus continued through the bustling market scene. "But wherever Scarlett is supposedly meeting us better have some damn shade otherwise huffy Amber is gonna make a guest appearance at our little get-together." She sighed and tried to shield her eyes from the sun above but to little avail. She extended a wing out to her side and slowly put it around Solar in a soft hug as they trotted along.

"Whether I enjoyed it or not isn't the point here." Amber blew her damp mane out of her eyes. Sweet Celestia, it's hot today. I feel like I'm in some kind of massive oven. "The point is you could've been pushing your own sweaty butt around! Didn't need me to do it. Such a lazy lil butt." She giggled, and grabbed Solar to bring her down for a kiss. Their lips met for the briefest of moments, and Amber grinned as she felt her heart flutter in response.

Do not fret. It is purely two pages of needless floof from two over-excited mares, completely unrelated to everything else going on. xD

....Ohnowaycomeonomfg "Are you kidding me?" Amber tried to see through heavy breaths. Her face finally emerged from Solar's fur and she stared directly into her marefriend's eyes. "I pushed you....all the way....and you weren't even....mad?!" The pegasus let out one more deep sigh before falling off of Solar and collapsing on the ground, her chest rising and falling steadily. She looked up towards the sky, seeing the sun eclipsed by Solar's beautiful face, a radiant smile making Amber's heart flutter.

"H-Hey! Don't wiggle your b-butt at me!" Amber mumbled, trying to hide the obvious blush across her muzzle. She flicked her mane and sharpened her stare, continuing to push Solar. The problem was that her butt was so sweaty that her forehooves kept slipping, which was a slight problem. Well, sorta. It's kinda nice though... The pegasus shook her head again, No! Stop it, Amber! "Alright, alright, it's too much." She could feel her heart thud in her chest rapidly, and her legs buckled underneath her as she fell atop Solar's back. Her face was mushed into her fur, and she let out a long sigh as her breathing began to return to normal. Her everything ached. "Are you seriously still mad? I knew you fanfilly'd about the wonderbolts all the time but...dang!"

"Come on, honey buns! What? Is this just punishment now? Because you had to drag me out on vacation so now I have to drag you around?" Amber exclaimed, trying to wring any answers out of Solar but to no avail whatsoever. Her cheeks puffed out in annoyance and she pouted, resigning herself to just pushing Solar's sweaty butt around for a while. That amazing sweaty butt... Amber quickly shook her head of such thoughts. No! She won't beat me like this! I'm just p-pushing her around...t-totally normal. A-Absolutely. She could already feel the flush on her cheeks getting redder. Damnit.

"Come on Solar! I know you wanted to stay longer, but we have to go!" Amber grunted and groaned as the sweat trickled down her forehead. Both her forehooves firmly pushed against Solar's backside, pushing the pegasus through the seaside market in mild frustration. I can't believe she still refuses to move, she thought to herself and rolled her eyes. But she couldn't help but smile at the same time. Using her wings as extra horsepower, she increased the speed at which she pushed her marefriend letting out a gasp of exasperation. "Just use your wings! Anything!" But still no response came through apart from a small hmph. "I know you missed the end of the show, I know you wanted to see more, I know! I'm sorry, okay? There wasn't enough time."

Amber stopped dead in her tracks. "Wait wait...f-family?" The pegasus blinked, her mouth agape in shock. She knew that her and Solar were close. And yes, she and Scarlett also got along well. But....family? "Well, it's a nice gesture, but I can't really call myself family. I've only even known the two of you for a week or two at most!"

"Well, uh, sure thing Scarlett!" Amber smiled warmly. She felt her heart flutter knowing Scarlett wanted her to be involved. She bounced over to her and Solar happily, before coming to rest by Solar's side and realising that her marefriend's questions matched her own. "So what exactly are we doing again?" She asked sheepishly

She rolled her eyes, and let out a quiet sigh before trotting over to them and wrapping her hooves around Solar and Scarlett tightly. She closed her eyes, and smiled weakly, with a single tear finding its way down her fuzzy cheek. Her hooves remained clasped around them for as long as they needed. She would only break the hug when they did.

Amber's mind was split in half, unsure whether to join them or stay her ground. She bit her lower lip and looked between Scarlett and Solar, who both seemed to grin and gesture for the pegasus to join them and Selene in the close hug. But with an uncomfortable shake of the head, and her hooves outraised, she backed away and let them enjoy their moment. She wasn't really a 'group hug' kinda pony.

Amber awkwardly lingered a few feet away from the group, watching with tired eyes as joy swept across Solar's face. She couldn't help but smile too, butterflies forming in her stomach and her heart beating rapidly. Seeing such a reunion moved her, and in that moment, it was easy to forget the situation they were all stuck in, searching for a new home and drifting towards a potentially unknown destiny.