open The Town That Friendship Forgot

[SolidFire7 137]

@Samurai Equine

"Huh. That's excellent, then! I'm not too skilled at designing, but I can whip up some ideas for an abandoned house...'

'If someone could help me with the actualization of it, that is"

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger

"Of course. Let's take the kart. It'll be much faster and a whole lotta fun, since somepony here secretly likes a rush..." Thundy said looking at Bluebelle, remembering her reaction on the roller coaster. The kart had been modified to accommodate the three of them. 

@ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine

"Wow! That's awesome Pencil! If guests are here, would you like if I show them how I make my art? And of course I'll give water Pencil a friend." Chelsea stated as she gathered some water energy and made a water version of her feral self appear. It was life-sized just like water Pencil. The water version of Pencil jumped for joy at the sight of water Chelsea and hugged her lovingly. 

[Dynamo Pad 11,379]

@Ragland Tiger @C. Thunder Dash

Upon the mention of using the kart, Dynamo felt a tingle running up and down his spine. He could even feel a bead of sweat trickling down the side of his face. "Uh..." He managed to utter out, while giving and audible gulp. "...By much faster, then do you mean we'll drive super fast? Either that, or it's fast, but it's not too bad? I'm just worried that it's sort of like what happened with the joyride you had taken me on." He would say, taking notice of Thundy, who was looking over towards Bluebell based on the mention of liking an adrenaline rush. He was worried about driving in regards to the ride he had with the male griffon, but he didn't want to take the fun away from Bluebell. He also felt a pang in his heart, but he couldn't explain why. Was he feeling jealous of the male griffon? He wasn't entirely sure, but something was different. He felt the pang lessen as he glanced at the pendant he was wearing. He remembered that the pendant had held Bluebell's affections and feelings. Maybe he was overreacting, but he still couldn't help in feeling worried. 

Edited February 17, 2021 by Dynamo Pad

[Pencil Pouch]

@C. Thunder Dash @Samurai Equine

“For now, it would be best just to show me. Since we’re just reviewing exhibits right now, I was thinking that I could see your art then have it as a surprise in one of the exhibits. If that’s okay with you, anyways,” Pencil suggested.

She was, of course, very excited to see Chelsea’s art, but she didn’t want the guests to think she was giving out special treatment to friends. She believed everypony deserved a fair chance at getting their pieces in, which was why the reviewing process was so important to her. She craned her neck out the door to get a peak at the line outside. It was still long, but at least there were no more ponies outside.

Pencil looked over towards water Pencil and saw that a feral water Chelsea was made. She squealed as the two liquidy friends embraced each other. They looked so cute together, and now water Pencil wasn’t so lonely.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine

Chelsea smiled at Pencil. "Well, should we go to another room then, so that way you could see how I do my art?" Chelsea asked. She was ready to show Pencil what she could do, and looked forward to contributing her art.

[Pencil Pouch]

@Samurai Equine @C. Thunder Dash

“Sounds like a good plan,” Pencil agreed.

She trotted over to the staff member and let them know that her, the water clones, and Chelsea would be gone for a  bit. She then weaseled her way through the door so as not to accidentally let any impatient artists in. Once she was out, she exhaled loudly before she thought of another room to reside in.

“I don’t know this place very well, so it might take me a minute to find a good room. Pretty sure there’s gonna be one nearby, though, so just follow me until we find one,” Pencil instructed, gesturing to the water clones and to Chelsea to step closer so they could stick together.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine

Chelsea followed Pencil. The water version of Pencil hopped on water Chelsea's back as the water version of Chelsea walked alongside real Chelsea and real Pencil. "Would it be too much to ask if i could have a small gallery of my own?" Chelsea asked. 

[Pencil Pouch]

@C. Thunder Dash @Samurai Equine

“If I’m impressed enough by your art, then maybe so. Pretty sure impressing me with your skills won’t be hard to do, though,” Pencil said with a wink.

After searching with her eyes for a while, Pencil found a nice, small room to inhabit. She waited for Chelsea and the water clones to go in first before she closed the door. Once she was inside herself, she sat down on the floor since there were no chairs to sit in.

“Alright, whenever you’re ready,” she acknowledged.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare

Chelsea got into position and closed her eyes. Her hair started to glow a deep aqua blue as she started to levitate into the air. She formed streaks of water that morphed into parts of an image. The streaks of water morphed into fishes, corals and other sea creatures. The image was real. Chelsea manipulated the image and animated it, making the image a continuous animation of life under the sea. Chelsea gently landed on the ground with the animated image before her. Water Pencil wiggled cutely, seeing the image. Water Chelsea smiled. 

[Pencil Pouch]

@C. Thunder Dash

“Wow, that’s very impressive! And so lively!” Pencil beamed, her eyes expanding so much that they threatened to pop out of her head.

She clapped at the oceanic display and smiled as pleasant memories of her ocean trip with Chelsea resurfaced. She giggled as water Pencil and water Chelsea danced around excitedly. Real Pencil would’ve joined them if she wasn’t in a public setting.

“You know, I may just consider letting you have a gallery of your own,” she spoke with a knowing glance. “That was beautiful and really fun to watch. I’m sure the visitors would like it, too. It’d add a really unique entertainment aspect to the museum,” 

Pencil was hopeful that adding something so interesting and fun to the museum would help to grow the otherwise barren place. It would definitely attract a lot of attention the first time around. Still, as excited as she was to have water art on display, she wasn’t sure how Chelsea would manage to keep everything animated all day. Although she did well with creating two sentient creatures, Pencil didn’t want to push her.

“Will you be able to keep the art ‘alive’ all day?” she asked worriedly. “I’d hate to wear you out just for the sake of a museum,”

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine

"It'll stay alive forever. It won't have a toll on me..." Chelsea stated as she gently moved the water art to a wall in the gallery. "Would you mind if I spruce up this room and make it my own gallery? I could hold some live art shows. It would be really fun actually." Chelsea stated. 

[Pencil Pouch]

@C. Thunder Dash @Samurai Equine

“Fine by me!” Pencil stated.

She stepped outside of the room to give Chelsea the space she needed. She encouraged water Pencil and water Chelsea to step outside with her. Glancing behind her, real Pencil saw that the line was at least a few ponies smaller than before. The line wasn’t moving very fast, but hopefully, by the time her and Chelsea were done, there would be enough space to go back inside the office without having to shove against anypony.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine

The two water creatures followed Pencil. 

Chelsea gathered some water energy and let out a few spheres of water. First, she changed the carpet color to the design of a beautiful ocean floor complete with moving seaweed, corals, little gastropods (including crabs and lobsters), and some fish who stayed on the ocean floor. Chelsea then gathered some water energy and made a blank canvas appear. She then made some paint appear. The water version of Chelsea peeped inside and saw Chelsea about to paint. She dashed over to real Pencil and patted her on the back. She was signing something along the lines of "Come! Come! You gotta see this!" 

Meanwhile, Chelsea was using her tail along with her water abilities to create an exact picture of the outer flanks, with her, Pencil, Dynamo, Bluebelle and Thundy sitting together. Chelsea finished the picture and hung it on an empty wall. She then gathered some water energy and let out a gentle mist that covered the walls in a gorgeous beach design.   

[Pencil Pouch]

@C. Thunder Dash

Pencil heard a series of splashes and whips of some sort from outside. She really wanted to peek inside, but she didn’t want to disturb Chelsea. Thankfully, water Chelsea was inviting her in, so there wasn’t a need to worry about disturbing the artistic process. Pencil stepped inside but trotted lightly, being careful not to accidentally step on any work.

Pencil was enamored by what she saw. The room was being transformed into an aquarium. The floor and walls were decorated an ocean blue color and the little rug on the ground was adorned with sea creatures of all kinds. Pencil tried not to squirm when she saw the lobsters. Peering up, she figured out where the noises from earlier were coming from. Chelsea was working diligently to paint a portrait on the blank canvas before her.

Pencil craned her neck to see, but struggled to see anything more than a few stray colors. It wasn’t until Chelsea was finished that she could see what the painting was. Pencil gasped in delight, seeing that her, Dynamo, Bluebell, Chelsea, and Thundy were sitting together happily.

“This is an awesome room, Chelsea! The painting is really nice too! We all look cute together sitting there,” Pencil squealed.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare

Chelsea turned to see Pencil. "Well I'm so glad you like it...say...since is a deep-sea room, perhaps putting on a live show to take guests on an artistic journey into the ocean wouldn't sound so bad right?" Chelsea asked. 

[Ragland Tiger 3,412]

On 2021-02-16 at 5:14 AM, Dynamo Pad said:

@Ragland Tiger @C. Thunder Dash

Upon the mention of using the kart, Dynamo felt a tingle running up and down his spine. He could even feel a bead of sweat trickling down the side of his face. "Uh..." He managed to utter out, while giving and audible gulp. "...By much faster, then do you mean we'll drive super fast? Either that, or it's fast, but it's not too bad? I'm just worried that it's sort of like what happened with the joyride you had taken me on." He would say, taking notice of Thundy, who was looking over towards Bluebell based on the mention of liking an adrenaline rush. He was worried about driving in regards to the ride he had with the male griffon, but he didn't want to take the fun away from Bluebell. He also felt a pang in his heart, but he couldn't explain why. Was he feeling jealous of the male griffon? He wasn't entirely sure, but something was different. He felt the pang lessen as he glanced at the pendant he was wearing. He remembered that the pendant had held Bluebell's affections and feelings. Maybe he was overreacting, but he still couldn't help in feeling worried. 

@Dynamo Pad

Bluebell noticed a little flicker coming from the pendant she was wearing.  She went over and put her foreleg around Dynamo's shoulder.  "H-hey, is some-some-something b-b-bothering y-you?" she said softly.

[Dynamo Pad 11,379]

@Ragland Tiger @C. Thunder Dash

As he continued to stare at his pendant, he blinked as he felt something around his shoulder. He looked to the source to see that it was Bluebell, who wrapped her foreleg around his shoulder. Hearing her question caused his jaw to drop slightly in both shock and confusion. Did she happen to know what he was thinking, or was it because of the pendant? He wasn't sure, but he guessed he couldn't truly hide what he was thinking. "N-No. I mean, yeah. Maybe? To be honest, I-I'm not really sure." He says, while he wasn't entirely sure, himself. He wanted to say he was jealous of Thundy. He knew he probably shouldn't as he was probably just imagining things. That, and he and Bluebell forged these pendants together. That had to mean something, right? With everything that happened, he was worried about these feelings. He hadn't felt like this in quite a long time. It both excited him, while scaring him at the same time. Even so, he knew he couldn't just lie to her. "I guess I'm also just a little worried on the ride back. I like my share of an adrenaline rush and everything, but I guess I'm just worried when it comes to Thundy. That last joyride he took me on when he turned into that car felt like a bit overboard. Don't get me wrong as I enjoyed the rollercoaster, of course. It's been a really long time since I had the opportunity to go and enjoy a theme park ride with anyone." It wasn't a lie as the car ride Thundy had taken him on scared him to tears. However, he wasn't sure how to explain his feelings to the bespectacled mare. Hopefully, he'd find the opportunity to talk about what he was feeling for Bluebell. Considering he couldn't ignore the warmth he was feeling in his heart. Not that he wanted to ignore that feeling in the slightest. 

[Pencil Pouch]

@C. Thunder Dash

“Hmm, that doesn’t sound like a bad idea,” Pencil acknowledged. “As long as the staff are on board, than an ocean tour is fine by me!”

@Samurai Equine

She trotted out the door to find a staff member. Hopefully, at least one or two of them were not handling the line stretching out the office. If she could at least find one staff member, she could debrief them and have them inform everypony else.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine

"Awesome! Then I'll get the room ready for the shows." Chelsea stated. She then gathered some water energy and formed some benches out of water for the guests to sit on as they watched the show. 

@Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger

"It's okay Dynamo..." Thundy said as he saw the look on Dynamo's face. "Hey, are you feeling okay buddy? You have that look on your face..." Thundy stated looking at Dynamo with a bit of concern. Then he heard the comment. "Joyrides are a lot of fun, especially when you can get a rush out of them. As I said Dynamo, we were just having fun." Thundy said. 

[Windy Breeze 15,190]

@Samurai Equine

Shadow waved back, staring at Trilby's retreating form from below. She sighed, felt her heart beat fast like a high-speeding pegasus in a sky race. Despite the incidents that happened today, all she felt now was serene happiness even as a breeze picked up and her mane and tail flow.

“Trilby...come to my apartment tomorrow” she muttered to herself, closing her eyes to enjoy the peace.

[Dynamo Pad 11,379]

@Ragland Tiger @C. Thunder Dash

Dynamo's eyes glanced over towards Thundy, who seemed to have been looking over towards him and Bluebell. As he heard his question of concern, Dynamo tilted his head to the side. "I-I think so. I mean, I had a look on my face?" He asks, clear confusion was present upon his expression. Upon hearing his explanation, he nodded in understanding as he gave the griffon a kind smile. "I can't deny that when you put it that way. Especially rollercoasters are sort of like a joyride, or they really are. I guess it's up to whoever considers what a sort of joyride." He chuckled slightly, before continuing. "I know what you mean though and again. I'm really sorry about how I was acting. It's like I was telling Bluebell just now. I haven't gone to a theme park in quite a long time. So, it was something I needed to get used to as I wasn't used to certain thills in regards to joyrides, as well as that dune jumping from before. It's like I said that I do understand that you were just having fun. I just never really had the opportunity to have fun like that with a friend." He says, not realizing that he had let something small slip about his past. 

[Ragland Tiger 3,412]

13 minutes ago, Chelsea said:

"It's okay Dynamo..." Thundy said as he saw the look on Dynamo's face. "Hey, are you feeling okay buddy? You have that look on your face..." Thundy stated looking at Dynamo with a bit of concern. Then he heard the comment. "Joyrides are a lot of fun, especially when you can get a rush out of them. As I said Dynamo, we were just having fun." Thundy said. 

@Dynamo Pad @C. Thunder Dash

"C-c-can we just-just go a-a-a l-l-little lighter on-on th-the  ac-accelerator, th-Thundy?" said Blubell.

Edited February 18, 2021 by Ragland Tiger

[Thundy]

@Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger

"Of course we can." Thundy said as he flipped on his onboard radio to a nice and groovy track. 

'Well now we ready to cruise on over to the arcade?" He asked as the music started. 

[Dynamo Pad 11,379]

 

@Ragland Tiger @C. Thunder Dash

Dynamo's ears perked, while looking at both Bluebell and Thundy in surprise. Hearing that they were going to go a little slower. He smiled as he took their concerns to heart, before shaking his head. "Thank you both and I really do appreciate your concern. However, I can't always be afraid or worried if the ride goes very fast or goes over dune hops and such. If there's one thing I got to do, then it's to face that fear head on. If I don't, then I'll simply miss out on the fun." He says, giving the bespectacled mare and electric griffon a look of reassurance. Upon hearing Thundy's question, Dynamo nodded with a grin. "I sure am! Time to kick back and enjoy some games." He would say, about to make his way towards the cart. He stopped in his tracks, before looking back at Bluebell, before offering his forehoof for her to take. "Ready to head to the arcade, Bell? Also, there looks to be room in the back of the kart. Would you like to sit in the back together?"

[Samurai Equine 51,993]

@SolidFire7, @GeneralDirection, @Kronos the Revenant

"Mr. Fire, if you really want to find a place to stay, then I'll leave you to it. But if anyone wants to join me, I think I'm gonna go find Thundy, Dynamo, and the rest of my friends. Hope they are still in that open field, otherwise I'll have no idea where they went." Final explains.

He waves at Kronos. "Thanks for spending the day with me! You were the best!"

@C. Thunder Dash

Final trots through the town, finding the field where his friends use to be, but alas they had all ready left. "Oh... I wonder if I can find a clue where they went?" A little concerned, Final looks around, trying to approach this like a scientist. Any clue will help.

@ExplosionMare

The staff is mostly busy focusing on the line of ponies that are signing up. Thankfully, with their concentrated efforts, they are able to shorten the line so that ponies aren't waiting outside anymore. However, they make sure that the leave room on the forms so that Pencil can review their artwork and their paperwork. After all, as curator, Pencil gets the final say in who is approved and who isn't. However, the show Chelsea is putting on does help! Many of the ponies who have come are impressed. There is even applause. Though a few do get confused and wonder if they arrived at the correct place or if they arrived at the Friendshire Aquarium by mistake.

Edited February 18, 2021 by Samurai Equine