Drama in California

Chapter 3

First,they went to The Coffee Shop. They needed caffeine in their systems.

They sat down at a table and Mordecai looked at the clock on the wall. 9 'o' clock in the morning? Benson's gonna kill him!

At that moment,he saw Margeret coming their way. "Hey Mordecai. Can I get your usual?" She asked,notepad and pen in hand.

Her voice was so soft. And she looked even more beautiful than she usually did.

"UH.. I..sure..." He said,stuttering like an idiot,then realizing that he didn't introduce Twilight yet.

"This is Twilight." He said. Margeret smiled at her and shook her hoove. "Nice to meet you...Have I seen you before..?"

Twilight responded,"No. I'm new. I'm visiting family."

Margeret shook her head. Twilight continued to give her order and the red bird walked away.

"So,who's the lady?" Twilight smirked. She could obviously see the hearts in his eyes when she first came in.

Mordecai's eyes widened."What? Pshhh,nah. She's just a friend,you know. Nothing else." He laughed nervously after that.

"UH-Huh,sure..." She said,skeptical,but decided to drop it for now.

"Anyway,as I said earlier,I have a way to save the park."

"How even?" Mordecai asked. "We thought of a fundraiser before, but..I don't know if it'll work,man. It's a lot of money."

Twilight smiled,"Let's just say I might know some people."

Mordecai wanted to roll his eyes. That moment reminded him of Muscle Man. That dude always seemed to know a guy.

"And what if these people you know can't help us?" Mordecai countered back.

For a moment,Twilight had forgotten. He was right. She had forgotten for a moment what she was really here for. All she had was herself.

"Even if they can't help,my idea still stands."

Margeret came back with the food. Mordecai ordered his usual eggs, bacon and coffee,while Twilight ordered apple pie and coffee. She really missed Apple Jack's pie. She missed home...

"Earth to Twilight. Are you in there?" The alicorn snapped out of it,feeling hand wave in her face. "Y-Yeah,I'm fine. Anywho,my idea is a fundraiser. But wait...a fashion show!"

The blue bird took a sip of his coffee. "Seriously,a fashion show?"

"Yes! Your boss,how rich is he?"

Mordecai thought for a moment." He could probably buy and sell this coffee shop right now."

"See? He might know some people who's also rich. He can help debut new designers AND the park can make money. We can find stores to somehow promote the show and-"

The bird stopped her. "Woah,woah. Hold your horses. That sounds like a good idea,but...will it really work?"

The alicorn sighed. Why was everyone in this down always so down and negative?
"Come on,think positive for a moment. Not only will people be able to promote their new designs and be successful,but the park will be saved and everypony will be happy! How amazing would that be?"

Mordecai smiled. How could somebody be so positive? It was nearly impossible at a moment like this. "Okay,I think I'm liking your idea. And did you just say everypony?" The bird almost laughed,eating some of his breakfast.

This made Twilight blush a bit. She forgot how different things were here.

"It's just something we say back where I live." She said quickly, eating some of the pie. It didn't taste as good as Apple Jack's,but it would have to do for now.

"Who's your family?" Mordecai asked abruptly.

"MY family?" Twilight had to think quick.
"Just my aunts, uncles and cousins,that's all.

"I don't regularly see unicorns here. Where are you from?"

"Alicorn," Twilight corrected him while chewing up some of the pie before downing it with coffee. "And I'm from a small town called Eq...Eqhoville."

Mordecai looked at her in disbelief. "Really? Eqhoville? Is that even a name?"

Twilight had to make him buy her act. "Sure is. It's really small,so it's a bit off the radar. Can we continue talking about the plan again?"

The blue bird could hear the nervousness in her voice. This topic clearly made her uncomfortable,so he decided to not speak of it further.

They continued talking about it and how they'd present their plan to Benson and Maellard. He also explained where the park was located.

"I.." Twilight sighed and hesitated before speaking again. "I'll try to get in contact with the people who I know. They could really help us with this."

In the back of her mind,she knew that her plan might fail. But she had to try.
Even though the real reason for being here was far more chaotic, she had to try and help this person. She could possibly befriend him and the others at the park too and everyone could be happy.

After they ate,they had paid and exited the shop. "How can we make it? I don't have a car and I think I lost my phone." The bird sighed, while the alicorn had a plan.

"Get on my back." She told him.

"What?" He asked,surprised.

"Just get on my back." She ordered him again. He sighed and listened,getting on her back.

"You might have to hold on tight. You'll have to explain to me again where the park is,okay?"

Mordecai responded,skeptical. "Okay. But why do I have to hold on tight-"

Before he knew it,the alicorn flew high in the air. Mordecai was freaking out and screaming.

"Just relax. You won't fall. "She chuckled. After a while,Mordecai realized that it wasn't so bad. He smiled and enjoyed flying in the air instead.

Twilight was over the moon. She was glad to be able to help a pony in need. Or in this case, a blue jay.