private A New Life: Manehattan Story

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Winterglade snickered at the word 'mum.' It felt rather weird to be called that. Now to think about it, it would be a matter of time before she became one herself. She shivered.

 

 

 

As they approached the parlor, he sighed in a sort of infatuated manner, "I can't wait to see you in that wedding dress." he sighed once more, in a defeated manner, "Then again, I can wait to see myself in that Tuxedo." He chuckled, "Well, guess I should be careful what promises to make to Autumn." he said as they walked in.

 

She raised an eyebrow in confusion while taking a seat next to the window. She liked it when she can see the sky while eating. "What did my sister told you? Don't tell me she blackmailed you to wear one of her outfits." She shivered again. If Autumn was to be allowed to have her way, she would be wearing some of the weirdest dress in the ceremony. A waitress trotted by and asked for their orders. "Ah yes. Two waffles with triple chocolate, each. And, um, do you have banana milkshake? I'll take that, too, please."

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"What did my sister told you? Don't tell me she blackmailed you to wear one of her outfits."

 

 

He joined her in the seat, "Nah, but it's appropriate to wear it though, so I might as well." He chuckled nervously, 

 

 

 

A waitress trotted by and asked for their orders.

 

 

"Hm, two waffles...aaaand..." He paused, unsure "Eh, better yet, I'll just have what she's having" He smiled, he really wasn't sure what to get, but her order sounded good.

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"Hm, two waffles...aaaand..." He paused, unsure "Eh, better yet, I'll just have what she's having"

 

Winterglade burst out in laughter. "Fender, you will get a nastybrain freeze sooner or later if you keep having what I'm having," she remarked. "If I choose a weird food, would you try that, too?"

 

She tapped her hooves on the table, anxious on when the food would arrive. She hadn't realized it earlier, but by the sun she was hungry. Very hungry. Her face flopped onto the table. "I'm starting to worry about our home."

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Winterglade burst out in laughter. "Fender, you will get a nastybrain freeze sooner or later if you keep having what I'm having," she remarked. "If I choose a weird food, would you try that, too?"

 

"Perhaps, love, perhaps. Guess we'll find out." He grinned 

 

 

 

Her face flopped onto the table. "I'm starting to worry about our home."

 

 

"What about it? We haven't been away for that long. I doubt anything serious has gone on while we've been away." He was curious to know what exactly she was worried about. Nothing could have gone seriously wrong, could it?

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"What about it? We haven't been away for that long. I doubt anything serious has gone on while we've been away."

 

"With that kind of history, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the town was somehow invaded by changelings or fluffy bunnies armed with water guns while we are away." Winterglade shrugged. They left their house in too much hurry, she didn't get the chance to ask any of her neighbors to keep an eye on their house. "A newspaper would be a great boon right now- Sweet waffles!"

 

The waitress had arrived with their meals. Without any delay Winterglade wolfed down on the waffles. "Mmm... This is delicious!"

 

A colt pushed himself over the window, and stared at both pegasi. Looking from the printed name on his hat, it was clear that he was a paperboy. "Did somepony said newspaper? I got some left! Big news, from Vanhoover and Ponyville!" the colt exclaimed while smiling hopefully.

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Without any delay Winterglade wolfed down on the waffles. "Mmm... This is delicious!"

 

 

Fender was pretty much just as hungry, and nearly matched the pace in which his fiance' ate. "No denying it," he shrugged.

 

 

 

"Did somepony said newspaper? I got some left! Big news, from Vanhoover and Ponyville!" the colt exclaimed while smiling hopefully.

 

 

Fender almost choked, but instead coughed once or twice. "Big-" he cleared his throat, "Big news? From Ponyville? What, did Roseluck open a bigger flower shop? Did Bon Bon take over Sugar Cube Corner?" His eyebrow raised, he couldn't imagine anything major could come from Ponyville. Maybe something bad did happen.

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Winterglade's ears perked when the colt mentioned something about big happening in Ponyville. "I'll take one, please." The colt squeed so hard she almost thought he had grown a second set of mouth.

 

Bits were changed and Winterglade spared no time in pouring over the headline. Some sort of magical ore was discovered in Vanhoover, and experts said that it would be the dawn of a new age of prosperity in Equestria. Not very interesting, but what caught her eye was the involvement of her friend in it. A minute of reading later, she looked below the headline and nearly gasped at the title. She quickly gave Fender the newspaper. "There was a changeling attack in Ponyville, and a dark... figure thing that demanded princess Celestia's immediate action." She rubbed her forehead. "Now I'm not sure if I'm grateful that we are already here when that happened."

 

On the paper, there was a huge "Changeling Attacks Ponyville. Shadow Loomed Over the Town. Celestia Intervened." Below that, there was a candid photo of a familiar orange pegasus, but now he was sporting a horn on his forehead.

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She quickly gave Fender the newspaper. "There was a changeling attack in Ponyville, and a dark... figure thing that demanded princess Celestia's immediate action."

 

 

This time he did choke. After a moment of coughing and then a drink of his milkshake, he regained his composure, though his throat still hurt a little.

 

"What?!" He rasped, quickly clearing his throat a few times. "Changelings?" His eyes widened, he remembered the changeling invasion of Canterlot, which he barely evaded death during. He chose not to think about it much, but it still lingered in his thoughts.

 

 

 

On the paper, there was a huge "Changeling Attacks Ponyville. Shadow Loomed Over the Town. Celestia Intervened." Below that, there was a candid photo of a familiar orange pegasus, but now he was sporting a horn on his forehead.

 

"Is that...Corkscrew?"  He noticed the horn...but that wasn't all there was. "What messed up magic did that to you...?" He said as he gently rubbed a hoof on the picture, out of concern for one of his best freinds.

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Winterglade was a bit worried on Fender's reaction when she said changeling. He was among the survivors of the Canterlot Invasion after all. Perhaps the event left a bad memory in him.

 

 

 

"Is that...Corkscrew?" He noticed the horn...but that wasn't all there was. "What messed up magic did that to you...?"

 

Winterglade nodded, unsure on what to say. She let out an uneasy chuckle. "Looks like we would have a lot to catch up when we returned." She sighed. "Not everyday ponies got themselves a new limb like that, and he was originally a pegasus, an unicorn with wings I could understand. Say, do you think he would be different or stay the same old Corkscrew?"

 

Not that she was worried about Corkscrew being changed, no, she was more afraid that the new alicorn would go insane and start flinging out murder.

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Say, do you think he would be different or stay the same old Corkscrew?"

 

 

"I don't know." Fender sighed sadly, "I'm not sure I want to know." He shook away the feelings of worry, he knew it would do him no good right now. "I guess we can't go back until this changeling thing blows over. We still have a wedding to attend too, I believe?" He put on a slight smile to show her he was somewhat okay. He accepted that there was just about nothing they could do for Ponyville, not while they were here. Not that Fender would allow it either, though. If Winterglade got hurt because Fender took an unnecessary risk, he could never forgive himself.

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"I don't know." Fender sighed sadly, "I'm not sure I want to know." He shook away the feelings of worry, he knew it would do him no good right now. "I guess we can't go back until this changeling thing blows over. We still have a wedding to attend too, I believe?" He put on a slight smile to show her he was somewhat okay

 

Winterglade returned the smile. "Yeah, I guess you're right. We better wait until things come to pass before returning back." She helped herself another piece of the chocolatey waffle, and hummed a nursery tune under her breath. For a moment her mind was blank. Her eyes wandered, but soon rested on the sight of a family trotting at the other side of the road. The kids were laughing voraciously, while their parents were simply content by agreeing whatever their colts said to them. They looked happy. Winterglade stared at them, a simple smile appeared on her face.

 

As the last of the waffles found its end on her mouth. Winterglade hiccuped a little. "Hah, we should really visit this place tomorrow." The waitress trotted by and bits were paid. "So... Do you have any ideas on what to do right now? Or maybe you want to try and kick some cloud?"

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"So... Do you have any ideas on what to do right now? Or maybe you want to try and kick some cloud?"

 

 

He grinned, "On a full stomach? My fiance' is crazy." His grin turned into that of a sly one. He finished his food.

 

"How about we go home and see just who is really the most ticklish?" He liked that idea, they still hadn't finished their little battle from before. He was feeling rather playful, he had to admit that much to himself.

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"How about we go home and see just who is really the most ticklish?" He liked that idea, they still hadn't finished their little battle from before. He was feeling rather playful, he had to admit that much to himself.

 

"Aww..." Winterglade rolled her eyes and groaned in an exaggerated manner. They walked out of the place and slowly made their way to the inn. "Come on, somepony can get hurt if you keep insisting on a tickle fight like that." She looked around her. Satisfied that the road wasn't all that crowded, she grew a wicked smile. She stepped closer and whispered to Fender's ear, "The last one reached the bed is a featherbrain."

 

Suddenly she shoved a hoof under Fender's left wing and tickled the stallion real hard, before galloping away and flew to the inn, laughing all the way.

Edited July 30, 2013 by Starshine

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She stepped closer and whispered to Fender's ear, "The last one reached the bed is a featherbrain."   Suddenly she shoved a hoof under Fender's left wing and tickled the stallion real hard, before galloping away and flew to the inn, laughing all the way.

 

 

At her words, his eyes grew wide, he was unexpecting of what was next. At the shove and tickle, he spat a little in surprise, and slight pain. "Oh, it's on." He said as he propelled himself off the ground and into a speedy flight. He sped up more and more until he caught up with her. In one quick move he grabbed her in mid-flight, and took her in both forelegs, then beginning to fly her to the inn. He looked down at her, "Gotcha." A quick wink followed. He flew them back to the inn, and straight to there room where he got as close to the ceiling as he could, and dropped Winterglade on the bed. "You're mine!" He went down to her and started tickling her under the wings, laughing as he did it.

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Winterglade burst into laughter when Fender's hooves suddenly grabbed her from behind. "Aw-Hey!" She hung to Fender for life when the stallion sped up to the inn. He was a lot faster than she is.

 

 

 

"You're mine!" He went down to her and started tickling her under the wings, laughing as he did it.

 

"No no, not the wings!" She couldn't helped it. The tickling was too much, she kept laughing until a tear made its way to her eyes. "Oh come on!" she pleaded. Fender was not slowing. Holding back the giggling fit for a second, she grabbed onto Fender's head and pulled him close for a sudden kiss. If this wouldn't stop him, nothing would.

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Holding back the giggling fit for a second, she grabbed onto Fender's head and pulled him close for a sudden kiss. If this wouldn't stop him, nothing would.

 

 

That caught him off guard. He fell right into the kiss, and let it take its course for a moment, until it slowly came to an end. By now, with them calming down, they were both panting. "I think...it's a tie..." He breathed out the sentence, and fell to her side on the bed. He grew another sly grin, "I think...you had the advantage there...that was a total sneak attack." He tried to slow his breathing a bit more. He started taking deep breaths, and at the same time, snuggled himself up to Winterglade, for a bit of comfort.

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"I think...it's a tie..." He breathed out the sentence, and fell to her side on the bed. He grew another sly grin, "I think...you had the advantage there...that was a total sneak attack."

 

Winterglade snickered. She moaned happily when Fender snuggled closer, lapping her hooves around him. At times like these she wished her hooves to be a bit longer. You can't comfortably hug somepony larger than you. "You ambushed me from behind while airborne, so that's fair." She sniffed around Fender's neck before settling her head on there. The day was still early, but she already felt totally comfortable on him. "So... Sleepy time now?"

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"So... Sleepy time now?"

 

 

"Mayhaps." He grinned, "Words cannot describe how much I love you." he whispered as he stared into her eyes, and kissed her on the nose.

 

He proceeded to hug her tightly and sighed, "I can't wait to marry you."  He laughed lightheartedly, "I love you so much," he said once more.

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He proceeded to hug her tightly and sighed, "I can't wait to marry you." He laughed lightheartedly, "I love you so much," he said once more.

 

"I love you too, big boy," Winterglade sighed heartily. She curled her hooves around Fender and tucked her head between them. Hearing the hypnotizing rhythm of Fender's heartbeat, she slowly drifted to sleep. "Good night..."

 

 

 

OOC: So... Timeskip until the night before the big day?

 

Unless you have another plan in mind ofc

 

 

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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. :3

 

 

The time until the night before the wedding seemed to bounce between passing slowly, and quickly. Some days would go by fast, and as regularly as ever. Some days would seem like an eternity, whether good or bad.

 

Fender was walking home with Hot Wing from getting groceries, to take to Winterglade's family at their home.

 

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"Oh Celestia...I hope Autumn has that suit fitted for me by now." Fender said tiredly, some food in his bag. The last few days made him nervous, and a bit more tired. The time for the wedding was nearly at hoof. He didn't feel ready at all.

 

"Hot Wing? Do you think I'm ready for this?" Fender asked nervously.

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Hot Wing was walking alongside Fender, countless food items and many other things n his saddlebag. While his hooves dutifully moved him forward, his mind wandered elsewhere. Tomorrow was the biggest day for his youngest sister, he couldn't help but to wonder if he would be as fortunate. Isha had been her usual anxious self, it was near impossible to coax her into talking about commitment.

 

 

 

"Hot Wing? Do you think I'm ready for this?" Fender asked nervously.

 

Hot Wing snapped from his daydream. "Ready? Dude, you've been ready for a week now." He chuckled. Perhaps it was normal for a stallion to worry about such thing. "Don't you worry too much about it. As long as you keep your promise of taking care both yourself and my sis, you're good."

 

"But if you're still nervous, how about we have a bachelor party? Just between us stallions, I can get us some nice stuff to drink. What do you say?" asked Hot Wing, sporting a mischievous smile.

 

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On the other side of the town, a pegasi and a unicorn busied themselves with their newest dress. Their model was particularly squeamish with needles, but they paid no mind of her plea for help. The cerulean pegasus stepped back to admire her work. "That's just... perfect! The white hairband suits you real nice, Winty!"

 

"But sis..." The model whined. The mare was practically covered head to hoof with fabrics. "Can I have some rest? We have been like this for three hours and-!"

 

"No!" Autumn interjected. "You only get married once in a lifetime. Everything must be perfect, so in the next decades you can remember this fondly and not how everything could be done better. We must strive for perfection!" She stroke an elegant pose on the dais, the seamstress unicorn also followed suit. Winterglade rolled her eyes. This would be a long night.

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"But if you're still nervous, how about we have a bachelor party? Just between us stallions, I can get us some nice stuff to drink. What do you say?"

 

 

Hot Wings words, and his offer lightened Fender's mood a bit. "I dunno. Maybe. I guess as long as I don't have to drink. Not gonna take that risk..." He thought to himself about a party he had visited when he was a colt, and tried drinking some hard alcohol. The drinks made him feel sick. "So, you don't talk about your marefreind much. Any plans for her and you? I mean...if you two get as far as Winterglade and I have, I might just have to repay these favors." Fender returned a mischievous smile.

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"I dunno. Maybe. I guess as long as I don't have to drink. Not gonna take that risk..."

 

"Not taking drink in a bachelor party?" Hot Wing raised an eyebrow. "That's not bachelor party, more like lame-o party."

 

 

 

"So, you don't talk about your marefreind much. Any plans for her and you? I mean...if you two get as far as Winterglade and I have, I might just have to repay these favors

 

Hot Wing smiled uneasily. "Well... There is no big plan as far as I can see, yet. I believe there will be a time when she would be ready, and I'm not in a hurry or anything. I'll always be there for her, as I hope you would to my sis," replied Hot Wing. His eyes dropped. "Mares are weird creatures."

 

The two reached the Manehattan's limit. The cloudhouse could be seen just above the horizon. The sky started to darken as the sun slowly set behind the mountains. Hot Wing looked at a nearby park, on there the organizer tent and a couple of ponies could be seen, slowly setting up the necessary properties. He let out a melancholic sigh. "And here I thought with Autumn's crazy antics she would get at least six foals before the rest of us could find somepony. Now here, Winter preceded us all by a good margin." He nudged Fender with a hoof. "Got any plan for the honeymoon yet?"

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"That's not bachelor party, more like lame-o party."

 

 

Fender chuckled, "Or a me not-getting-drunk party."

 

 

 

He nudged Fender with a hoof. "Got any plan for the honeymoon yet?"

 

 

"Heheh...where to start?" Fender's face drooped down for a moment. "No idea." His face blankened, "Maybe I'll figure it out tomorrow." They approached the front door, "You don't have any suggestions for what to do, do you?"

Edited July 31, 2013 by Becker (Fender)

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"You don't have any suggestions for what to do, do you?"

 

"Vanhoover," said Hot Wing as they both landed in front of the cloudhouse. He shrugged. "Yep, Vanhoover. Nice mountain view, developing town, such a perfect weather team you won't miss any schedule of snowfall during the winter. There is also this neat resort near the Galloping Gorge. But that's what I have in mind, you should try and search for your own destination.Anyway, you can sleep in the guest room. Just next door to my room." He opened the door and trotted into the house. " The food is here!" he announced.

 

Morning Mist peeked her head from the sofa, interested. Cypher was nearby, but he was too busy reading a magazine. Morning Mist hopped off and walked to Hot Wing. "Thank you, dear. Did you find any ginger roots?" Hot Wing shook his head regretfully. Morning Mist sighed. "It's okay, maybe it's not the season. Come, you two should take some rest for tomorrow." She ushered Fender and Hot Wing into the house.

 

Hot Wing nodded and trotted straight to the kitchen, eager to dump all the food off from him. Morning Mist smiled to Fender. "Excited about tomorrow?"