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Everypony loves long sunsets
“Pinkie, would you like another–“
“I sure would, Twilight.”
Twilight tilted her head, raising an eyebrow. “But I didn’t even say what–“
“I know it’s something from Sugarcube Corner. Or from Sweet Apple Acres. Or from Spike’s kitchen. Either way, it’s going to be delicious!” Pinkie grinned back happily at her friend.
“But wouldn’t you at least want to know–“
“Nope! Now gimme!” Pinkie flailed her arms, making grabbing motions towards Twilight.
Twilight smiled and rolled her eyes at her friend’s antics, turning slightly to reach into the picnic basket by her side. She pulled out a cupcake and held it out for the pink pony, who immediately snatched it up and swallowed it in one bite, licking her lips and humming in delight.
“This was a really nice idea.” Fluttershy shuffled through another basket for a moment, pulling out a cucumber sandwich and taking a small bite. “This is one of the best places in the park to watch the sunset.”
“And what a sunset it is.” Rarity made a grand gesture with her hoof, enraptured by the large ball of fire slowly sinking beyond the horizon. “The sun looks so large and majestic! How I wish I could own these shades of red and orange to work into my dresses, but alas they are caught in this moment, and this moment alone…”
The six mares and one baby dragon, sitting on the picnic basket at the top of the small hill, fell silent to let those words sink. For a long while none of them made a sound, simply watching the sunset.
“Not that Ah’m complainin’ or anythin’, but this seems like a rather long moment to me.”
Rainbow Dash flew up to hover a few feet off the ground, glaring irritatedly at the sun. “Seriously! I mean, I like watching the sun set just as much as the next mare, but that’s because I know that it isn’t supposed to take forever.”
“Hey look, the moon is rising!” Spike pointed a claw at the horizon, chuckling lightly. “I’ve never seen the moon and the sun out at once. Maybe Princess Luna thinks that the sunset is taking too long, too.”
Twilight leaned forward, squinting her eyes. “You’re right, Spike. And the moon is rising awfully fast, too. And now it’s… turning around and… bouncing up and down?” She rubbed her eyes, wondering if she had studied a little too long again the previous night.
Applejack lifted her head to scratch her head, still watching the moon seemingly bouncing up and down on the sun. “Ya know, this whole dance seems kinda familiar to me for some reason…”
“Are you going to see reason now?”
“I have no idea... what you are… talking about…”
“Nonsense! You know exactly what I mean! This façade has gone for far too long and I will not take it a moment longer!”
“But sister, everypony… loves long sunsets…”
Princess Celestia was lying flat on the marble floor of her balcony, wheezing from lack of air, but grinning and laughing nevertheless. Princess Luna stopped jumping up and down on her sister’s back, though only to bite her ear and let out a growl. “They will have to choose between this sunset and their oldest ruler, Tia, because I swear to the creators that I will end at least one of both if you don’t lower the sun already!”
“I sure would, Twilight.”
Twilight tilted her head, raising an eyebrow. “But I didn’t even say what–“
“I know it’s something from Sugarcube Corner. Or from Sweet Apple Acres. Or from Spike’s kitchen. Either way, it’s going to be delicious!” Pinkie grinned back happily at her friend.
“But wouldn’t you at least want to know–“
“Nope! Now gimme!” Pinkie flailed her arms, making grabbing motions towards Twilight.
Twilight smiled and rolled her eyes at her friend’s antics, turning slightly to reach into the picnic basket by her side. She pulled out a cupcake and held it out for the pink pony, who immediately snatched it up and swallowed it in one bite, licking her lips and humming in delight.
“This was a really nice idea.” Fluttershy shuffled through another basket for a moment, pulling out a cucumber sandwich and taking a small bite. “This is one of the best places in the park to watch the sunset.”
“And what a sunset it is.” Rarity made a grand gesture with her hoof, enraptured by the large ball of fire slowly sinking beyond the horizon. “The sun looks so large and majestic! How I wish I could own these shades of red and orange to work into my dresses, but alas they are caught in this moment, and this moment alone…”
The six mares and one baby dragon, sitting on the picnic basket at the top of the small hill, fell silent to let those words sink. For a long while none of them made a sound, simply watching the sunset.
“Not that Ah’m complainin’ or anythin’, but this seems like a rather long moment to me.”
Rainbow Dash flew up to hover a few feet off the ground, glaring irritatedly at the sun. “Seriously! I mean, I like watching the sun set just as much as the next mare, but that’s because I know that it isn’t supposed to take forever.”
“Hey look, the moon is rising!” Spike pointed a claw at the horizon, chuckling lightly. “I’ve never seen the moon and the sun out at once. Maybe Princess Luna thinks that the sunset is taking too long, too.”
Twilight leaned forward, squinting her eyes. “You’re right, Spike. And the moon is rising awfully fast, too. And now it’s… turning around and… bouncing up and down?” She rubbed her eyes, wondering if she had studied a little too long again the previous night.
Applejack lifted her head to scratch her head, still watching the moon seemingly bouncing up and down on the sun. “Ya know, this whole dance seems kinda familiar to me for some reason…”
“Are you going to see reason now?”
“I have no idea... what you are… talking about…”
“Nonsense! You know exactly what I mean! This façade has gone for far too long and I will not take it a moment longer!”
“But sister, everypony… loves long sunsets…”
Princess Celestia was lying flat on the marble floor of her balcony, wheezing from lack of air, but grinning and laughing nevertheless. Princess Luna stopped jumping up and down on her sister’s back, though only to bite her ear and let out a growl. “They will have to choose between this sunset and their oldest ruler, Tia, because I swear to the creators that I will end at least one of both if you don’t lower the sun already!”