Linkin Pony - Recharge: Revamped

Chapter 42

A few days later, CharmingRhythm returned to Los Pegasus to pick up Heartfelt so she could come visit the in-progress camp. It was then that HyperBlitz decided it was time he came back. He followed them back while they drove. It wasn't long before they finally arrived in the late morning.

"Here we go! I know it doesn't look like much," Rhythm began, his gaze focused on Heartfelt. "But..."

"It's a lot better than it was when we first got here," Hyper finished, hovering above them.

"Yeah." Rhythm gave Hyper an appreciative nod.

"Hyper!" A voice called from down the road, near the base building. It was BlazingFlair. He galloped quickly where the three ponies were. Hyper landed so Blazing could give him an enthusiastic hug. "It's good to have you back!"

"Hey, Blaze!" Hyper said, patting his friend's back. "It's good to see you too."

"Oh, and Heartfelt!" Blazing spotted the mint green mare. "It's good to have you here too! You're first time in the camp! Stay as long as you like!"

"Thanks," Heartfelt stated through a meager smile.

"C'mon." Rhythm tapped her lightly on the shoulder then pointed in the direction they should go. "Let's get to the base. You can set your stuff down there."

Heartfelt obediently followed without question. To Rhythm's surprise, nobody had stopped them on the way there to talk. They'll come out later and greet her, he thought to himself. When they arrived inside the base, SpinningNote was working on a generator inside. It must have been one for an apartment, given the base had enough already. Spinning's eyes lit up when he saw Heartfelt.

"Oh hey, Heartfelt! It's great to see you," Spinning welcomed and walked over to her. He gave her a brief hug. "It's been a bit, huh?"

"Yeah. It's good to see you too," Heartfelt replied.

"Here, I'll show you to my room. You can put your stuff in there," Rhythm stated.

Heartfelt followed him into the hallway and to the first door on the left. Inside she gazed at the small, dark room. Her lime green magic released her bag by the side of the door.

"How long am I going to be staying here?" Heartfelt asked, uneasy.

"That's for you to decide. If you'd only like to stay the night, that's fine. If you want to stay longer, you can," Rhythm reassured her. He then pressed his muzzle close to hers. "You wanna go out and meet some ponies?"

"Sure," Heartfelt murmured.

Once outside, Rhythm headed straight ahead towards the large tent.

"Alright. This is the gardening tent, but, you probably already guessed that," Rhythm announced awkwardly. He used his prosthetic leg to push away the curtain and dip inside. "Hey, Echo!"

The red Earth Pony looked away from what he was doing to meet them. "Is Heartfelt with you?"

"Yep."

"It's good to see you again," Echo told the mare.

"You too," Heartfelt responded with a head dip.

"Hmm, all the gardeners look busy," Rhythm observed. "We can come back another time. C'mon." He tilted his head back towards the outside.

The two Unicorns continued down a street to the west. About halfway down the street AgileArrow appeared from one of the apartments.

"Oh. New recruit?" She gestured towards Heartfelt.