Sandcolt and the Storyteller

[stormyhugeheart]

Stormy was floating in the water with a grin across his face. He had finally return to one of his favorite places that existed in this land. This place was of course was the beach, he hadn't felt the salty wind through his mane or the soft sand on his hoofs sense he went long ago with his grandmare. He slowly let the tide push him in till he was laying where the water meets the sand. The water rushed by him giving him a cold hug causing him to dream day and almost nod to sleep, then the sun would slap him awake with beam of heat.

He finally stood up and looked out at the ocean as he said to himself, "Hr-mm, Sad to think not a single pony,griffon and not even a dragon is here to enjoy this. Though seeing a dragon would be rare too see but if I thought of any place to see them it would be here. Granted it is Fall and quite chilly. so maybe it would of been stranger to see ponies here I suppose, but still I wish some-pony could enjoy the beach like I am."

He finally decided to go take a nap in a his handy-hoof hammock. He jumped in to the soft swinging bed, ready to sail off to dreamville till he heard a snap. The hammock string on the right side had snapped! "Oh! Cruel fate! Why? WHY! He was so young.....too young." He saluted the hammock before stuffing it in his bag that hung on the tree.

"Well I suppose I'll have to do with the next best thing." He digs a hole in the sand and covers his whole lower body ,and rests his head on a pillow. "Have to sleep a little, I have a many new stories to tell and even more to hear."

[TenderWing]

TenderWing walked across the sands in the moderate temperature. It was nice out, but still too cold to swim. Still, it was beautiful to look at. TenderWing was in the area looking after a patient when he decided to take a break. It was a foal who had a severe case of autism. He was getting better at awareness, the parents had been keeping up his training every day. All he needed to do was check up every now and then, and sometimes change up his training schedule.

It seemed every day TenderWing became more like a doctor and less like a nurse. He didn't mind though, he just liked helping wherever needed. He was on his way home when he decided to take the scenic route home. It was really lovely this time of year. Nopony around, just the waves, the sun, and th-... Suddenly TenderWing noticed the sand rushing up towards his face to say hi.

TenderWing opened his eyes. Had he passed out? No, only a split second had went by. He got up and turned around to get a surprise. At first he thought he tripped over the severed head of a pony, but thank Celestia he was only buried in the sand snoozing. "Oh, my... Uhm... Sorry! I guess I should watch where im going! Are you okay?" He asked, genuinely concerned.

[stormyhugeheart]

Stormy felt a hoof slam in to his forehead and frankly it hit the worst possible spot. He jumped out from the sand rubbing his head as he brushed off the sand. He did a sort of dance where He would hit his leg to mask the head pain then processed to roll in the sand. After two minutes or so of this he finally stopped and turned you. A grin was wore on his face as he walked up to you. "It appears you had a nice trip but you seem to not know it is already fall" He starts laughing, almost bellowing as he said, "Fall! I'm good at this. AHAHHAhahaahahahahaahahahahahaha.

[TenderWing]

TenderWing blinked once at the ponies reply. Twice. Although his joke had been terrible, he found himself smiling at the other ponies enthusiasm. It seemed TenderWing always met such a colorful variety of ponies. He shook his head chuckling then raised it to meet eyes with the other pony. "Are you sure you're okay?" He never had gotten an answer, but he figured the real problem with this pony was something in his brain. He then cursed in his mind for such a rude thought.

Another question struck TenderWing. "Hey... If you don't mind me asking, why were you sleeping out here?" TenderWing was somewhat worried he didn't have a home. The thought of letting him stay at his tent if he was indeed homeless crossed his mind, but was quickly extinguished. He didn't need a crazy pony like this running around playing with medical tools. Nonetheless, he was still worried for the pony. "Oh, and my name is TenderWing!" He extended a hoof to shake with him.

[stormyhugeheart]

Stormy grinned as he extended his hoof shaking yours. "It is a absolute pleasure to meet you Tenderwing." He stand up straighter then puts his right hoof to his chest as he said, "My name is Stormy Hugeheart." He looked at the colt Cutie Mark then looked back looking in to his eyes. He spoke with a whimsical tone, "So Tenderwing, you wish to know why I am sleeping in the sand? Well I am sleeping here because sadly at this moment in time I don't have a home, I am currently travelling the world, also I love the beach and sleeping in the sand."

[TenderWing]

He had to be homeless, TenderWing thought. Still, he couldn't stop himself. "Are you okay out here? Need a place to stay? A few bits for a hot meal? I'd be glad to provide both." He said smiling. He would happily help with the earth pony's needs. He couldn't just leave him on the beach without even trying to help. He had to at the very least offer some assistance. It was just in his nature. Still, however, he wondered just what he was getting himself into.

[stormyhugeheart]

He was touched by the kindness of the colt, he closed one eye for a moment as a simile lit up on his face. "Tenderwing! Your kindness is staggering! To help a stranger as strange as I, with not a single ill intention truly makes me simile, but I fear I'm only going to have to take the meal. I couldn't ask you to do that.....wait minute." His hoof raises to his chin thinking as he did so. If a light-bulb could of appeared it would have as he continued speaking."Instead how about you tell me where the nearest town is? I could go and stay in a Inn."

[TenderWing]

TenderWing paused for a moment genuinely confused. Did he really not know where he was? He wasn't as sure of the earth pony as he was of himself. "Uh well, Fillydelphia is just back that way. I was actually just coming from there. All you have to do is take that path straight there." TenderWing dug into his bag and held out a generous amount of bits. "Here, take 'em before I change my mind." He said with a cheeky grin.

[stormyhugeheart]

Stormy looked at you with confusion as he took the bits. ('Does this colt think I am homeless? Well technically I am but') "Thank you very much tenderwing this is very nice of you but I feel you seem to think that I homeless and lost." He grins as finishes his each sentences. "I will gladly accept them but I ask that you would allow me to do something your for you in exchange for them?"

[TenderWing]

TenderWing scratched his chin in contemplation. This colt was pridefull to an extent, and TenderWing respected that. Was there anything he needed? He had just about all he could want in life except a few extra hours every night to sleep more. Of course, he wasn't rich or famous, but right now he was contempt. Phsyical labor was out of the question, he was heading to Ponyville which was in the opposite direction.


"Well....." He started, "What can you do? Anything in particular?" TenderWing leaned to spy his cutie mark. Sadly, it wasnt as simple as a cupcake or a quill and parchment. Either this orange pony made machines, or his cutie mark had some special cryptic meaning. Either way, TenderWing wasn't sure he could get much of anything from him unless he wanted to move the rocks on the beach around, and even that was a bad idea as it was pointless. Unless he made a smiley face, TenderWing mused to himself.

[stormyhugeheart]

"It seems you wish to help me out of the kindness of your heart. So will just say I owe you one." He similes, this colt had tender heart which stormy found quite amusing given the fact tender was in the colts name. He tilted his head very slight, so his right eye barely faced you more then his left. "If you wish to help me, tell me story about yourself." His eye twinkled as he spoke. When he mouthed the word story in seem to hold more weight then any previous words he had spoken and had even its own tone, like a beautiful clear in tune note among random noises.

[TenderWing]

This colt was crazy. First he wouldn't accept TenderWing's bits without doing him a favor, and now he was asking more from him. Not that he minded, of course, he had all day to walk home and the rest of the day to clean. TenderWing figured this beat cleaning any day. "So... A story about myself, huh?" He said somewhat puzzled. You didn't hear that one everyday...

He sat down in the sand and got comfortable. The time he got lost in Ponyville with Harley? Nah, too... too something. The time he met Shake and Venus? Too boring... The lunar eclipse? Everypony has their own story about that... Aha! An idea came to him, a story from when he was younger. "Well, here we go..." He said clearing his throat.

"When I was a colt many a year back, I remember this flower stand. I was friends with the owner, so I helped her gather flowers one day. I found the most pretty flowers you ever saw, and put them with the others. The next day, theres a poison joke outbreak. I can laugh about it now, but back then I had to skip a few meals for the cost of damages... Eh heh heh..." He ran his hoof through his mane. "Well, what about you? Any stories?" He asked the stallion.

[stormyhugeheart]

Stormy had listened to every word he had said, from beginning to the end of the story. "My what a wonderful story! It so short and simple yet it reveals so much!" He lifted his hoofs in the air as he said this. He sets them down, returning to a controlled demeanor. "So you what a story about me hrmmm?" He grins as his eyes twinkled and when he spoke his tone changed almost if someone came down with a magic wand and put a spell on his voice. Every words lightly and soothingly flowed from his mouth as he spoke. "Well I suppose I'll tell you a story about myself when I was younger. I had a dog named Baloo and for hours I would play tug-a-war with him for hours. One day I had a heated battle! I he and I tugged for hours. Walking the whole scale and out the front door. I hadn't noticed that I was walking back right to the stairs. I'll never know why, maybe Baloo had gotten tried or perhaps my last tug was too much for the dog. As I felt the scarf become mine at last I also started tumbling down the stairs. Lucky for me I slid down the first half of it landing on my face. OH how it hurt! I looked around dazed and confused. When I heard my mother come running down the stairs she asked me if I was alright and checked me over. I had messed up the left side of my face quite badly but really I wasn't gonna die or anything. She took me to the doctors and he walked in. I hadn't known till he walked in surprised how bad my face and it seemed I had a black eye as well. He asked what happened and I told him I fell down the stairs. He looked over to my mother with a strange look, almost comical look. "Did you push him?" Mom looked at him and did something completely unexpected. She started laughing, can you imagine how I felt? I had thought she had lost it, but after a while I started laughing. We laughed and laughed, at the situation." He gins and breaths in some air as he blinked a few times. "Well there is a little price of my life in return Tenderwing. I certainly hope you enjoyed it."

[TenderWing]

TenderWing gave a half smile. His story was kind of like his in the way they both ended in disaster. He felt light hearted after the colts story. Optimistic. Happy, even. He looked up at the sky. It was getting close to noon. He needed to hurry home before he ended putting off cleaning yet another day. "Its getting late, and I still have a while to go... I guess our paths might cross again someday. Bye!" He gave a slight nod before departing once more.

[stormyhugeheart]

Stormy watched the colt trot off. He lowered his head a little with a grin. "Ponyville.....seems like I have a town to visit." He starts walking the opposite way the colt went, it simply is one of his rules. "You got to walk the opposite paths if you ever wish to meet again." He goes and grabs his bag and leaves off to see the rest of Equestria.