The Little Mare-Maid

Chapter 11

Later that night, Twilight Sparkle was watching Prince Dusk Shine play with Winona in the castle backyard from her balcony. "Come here, girl!" Prince Dusk Shine said as Winona ran up to him, and barked. He saw Twilight Sparkle looking at him, and waved. She silently gasped a little, smiled, and motioned as if she was trying to say hi. She walked back inside her bedroom as she brushed her mane with a fork. Pinkie Pie then returned to her normal size, and walked into the room as she said "This has got to be, without a doubt, the single most humiliating day of my life!" Twilight Sparkle put the fork away, and patted Pinkie Pie on the head. "I hope you appreciate what I go through for you, young mare." Pinkie Pie said. As Twilight Sparkle sat down on her bed, and began to snuggle in, Pinkie Pie said "Now, we got to make a plan to get that stallion to kiss you. Tomorrow, when he takes you for that ride, you gotta look your best." She batted her eyelashes as she said "You gotta bat your eyes like this." She then puckered her lips up as she said "You gotta pucker up your lips like this." She looked down at Twilight Sparkle who already fell asleep. Pinkie Pie smiled a little, and tucked her friend in as she said "Hm. You are hopeless, Twilight. You know that? Completely hopeless." She then laid down on a purple couch, and fell asleep.

-Meanwhile in Cloudsdale-

At the Cloudsdale Palace throne room, Rainbow Blitz was looking out the window while getting increasingly worried sick about his youngest daughter. Scootaloo ran up to Rainbow Blitz who looked down on her, and said "Any sign of them?" Scootaloo shook her head, and said "No, your majesty. We've searched everywhere. We've found no trace of your daughter, or Pinkie Pie." "Well, keep looking." Rainbow Blitz said. "Leave no stone unturned, no town unexplored. Let no pony in Equestria sleep until she's safe at home." "Yes, sire." Scootaloo said as she nodded, and took off. Feeling really guilty about what he did, Rainbow Blitz sadly muttered "Oh, what have I done? What have I done?"

-The next morning-

Back at the castle in Canterlot, Prince Dusk Shine and Twilight Sparkle waved goodbye to Cranky Doodle Donkey and Little Strongheart as they left for the tour. As the two pony guards pulled the carriage, Twilight Sparkle became amazed by everything she sees. From behind the carriage, Spike and Pinkie Pie hid from sight as Spike whispered out "Has he kissed her yet?" Pinkie Pie looked out at the alicorn couple, looked at Spike, and whispered out "Not yet!" Spike sighed in disappointment as he said "Ohh." They went into Canterlot Town Square, and Twilight Sparkle took in all the sights. She even saw a puppet show, and accidently picked up a puppet with her magic. She then gave the puppet back to the pony that was using it. Then, she pulled Prince Dusk Shine to a bunch of ponies dancing with their partners, and they joined in on the fun. They then got back in the carriage as Fluttershy flew above them, and said "Hey, Spike! Any kissing?!" "No, not yet." Spike said. "Hmm. Well, they better get cracking." Later that evening, as Prince Dusk Shine rowed the boat, Spike and Fluttershy was watching from behind a bush. "Move over!" Spike whispered out. "Move your big wings! I can't see a thing!"

"Nothing is happening!" Fluttershy whispered out. "Only one day left, and that stallion hadn't puckered up once. Ok. All right, this calls for a little vocal romantic stimulation." She flew to a tree branch where three blue birds were sitting on as she said "Stand back." The blue birds flew away as she landed on the tree branch, cleared her throat, and started singing a tune. But unfortunately, her singing voice sounded terrible. Thinking that it was a bird squawking too loudly, Prince Dusk Shine said "Wow. Somepony should find that poor animal, and put it out of its misery." Twilight Sparkle smiled nervously, and looked up at Fluttershy who winked at her as she said. Twilight Sparkle then hoofpalmed herself in embarrassment. Pinkie Pie who already shrunk down to the size of a mouse with her element of laughter necklace covered her ears to muffle Fluttershy's bad singing, and she muttered "Geez louise, I'm surrounded by amateurs." She jumped from the boat, and grabbed a stick as she said "If you want something done, you got to do it yourself. Now to create the mood." The pelicans used the turtles like drums for the percussion. The wind started blowing, playing a beautiful tune, and Pinkie Pie started singing a romantic song. The boat was coming close to her, so she leaned towards Prince Dusk Shine's ear, and whispered out "Kiss the mare!" Pinkie Pie hid from sight as Prince Dusk Shine looked around, and said "Did you hear something?" Twilight Sparkle just shrugged.

Prince Dusk Shine was about to kiss Twilight Sparkle, but he held himself back, so she silently sighed in disappointment. Prince Dusk Shine then looked at Twilight Sparkle, and said "You know, I feel really bad about not knowing your name. Heh. Maybe I could guess. Is it, err, Starflower?" Twilight Sparkle narrowed her eyes at that name, and Prince Dusk Shine chuckled, and said "Ok, no. How about Sea Breeze? Twilight Sparkle shook her head no, and Prince Dusk Shine said "Posey?" "Twilight Sparkle!" Pinkie Pie said whispering in Prince Dusk Shine's ear. "Her name is Twilight Sparkle!" Prince Dusk Shine thought for a minute, and said "Twilight Sparkle." Twilight Sparkle nodded, and Prince Dusk Shine said "Twilight Sparkle?" Twilight Sparkle nodded again, and Prince Dusk Shine smiled, and said "Well, gee, that's kinda pretty. Ok. Twilight Sparkle." The boat then took them under a shady tree, and it started to spin as some fishes, and Spike squirted water in the air. Prince Dusk Shine and Twilight Sparkle looked at each other in the eyes, and started leaning forward to kiss each other, much to the excitement of Spike, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and the animals. But then suddenly, the boat somehow tipped over, and Prince Dusk Shine and Twilight Sparkle fell into the water. "Oh, come on!" Pinkie Pie muttered.

Prince Dusk Shine and Twilight Sparkle struggled to recover as Prince Dusk Shine said "Whoa, hang on. I've gotcha." King Sombra and Trixie smirked at each other, and gave each other brohoofs. Apperently, they were watching Prince Dusk Shine and Twilight Sparkle from behind a bush, and Trixie used her magic to tip the boat over. In the Carousel Boutique, Rarity was watching the projection on the table from her chair as she said "Nice work, you too. That was a close one. Too close." She then got angry as she said "The little tramp! Oh, she's better than I thought. At this rate, he'll be kissing her by sunset for sure!" She grabbed some potions, and threw them into her caulderon and as the magic started to spread onto her horn, she said "Well, it's time that Rarity took matters into her own hooves!" She put on her element of generosity necklace as she said "Rainbow Blitz's daughter will be mine! And then I'll make him writhe. I'll see him wriggle like a worm on a hook!" She cackled sinisterly as she started magically sprouting feathers, and magically growing a beak.