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"Cupcakes..." Zinnia maundered, looking both surprised and disappointed, as she and Silver Dust entered the canteen.

"Sure thing! There's no better way to treat yourself after a busy day than some much needed sugar bomb and cherries!" her grey friend chirped, looking around the place. If Zinnia had a word in this, she wouldn't say Silver needed some extra sugar at all. She still seemed to be full of energy, unfortunately for her surrounding. "Oh, there they are! Come on!" and the badpony made her way towards a table already occupied by two other ponies.

"I don't think they are telling us the whole thing, like yea they're suppose to teach us and stuff, but I don't trust them one bit whe they sa-"

"Hey giiiiirls!" Silver jumped into the conversation.

"Ow, it's you," the yellow pegasus muttered.

"One and only and totally not changeling," the grey mare sat at the table desk with them. "Missed me?"

"Not really. Mind leaving again? We weren't quite finished enjoying the silence that accompanied your absence," the pegasus said in very calm, yet annoyed voice.

"Har har," Silver rolled her eyes. "Sorry we kept ya waiting. Are we going for the usual?"

"I'll get it," the blue earthpony droned, already getting up and heading for the counter.

"Thanks Coulee, you're the best!" Silver called after her.

"Let me help you-" Zinnia spoke up.

"I've got it," Coulee cut her off emphatically.

"Hey Zinnie, it's okay, she got it," Silver Dush waved at her friend, gesturing her to sit with them. Zinnia followed the earthpony with her eyes for a while, still quite surprised by the way her help was rejected, before the took up on Silver's offer and joined the other two.

The group chatted, waited for the cupcakes to arrive, then chatted some more. Well, it was mostly Silver Dust doing the talking. Frosty Skies, the pegasus, joined the talk here and there to oppose her words. Coulee just sat there in silence, looking half neutral, half annoyed.

Zinnia levitated a cupcake up and sighed: "Cupcakes..."

She didn't get it. She didn't get this place, she didn't get these ponies and she definitely didn't get the cupcakes. From the outside, the academy has been what she thought it would be, but in the inside? Ponies chatting, bumming around and chilling over cupcakes. Where is the hard work? Hours of nonstop specialized training? Because all of this seemed like a waste of time. So why is everyone else around this table so ok with it?

"That's because you are a loser," Frosty dead-panned.

"Means you're a loser too, Skies," Silver sneered back at her.

"You're an idiot, Dust," the pegasus proclaimed.

"And what does that make you?" Silver laughed, turning around. "For Luna's sake, Zinnia, eat the goddamn cupcake. If you wanted to stare at it, we could have go to a cupcake museum or whatever."

"I'll eat it when I feel like it," the unicorn retorted. The batpony rolled her eyes and grabbed one cupcake for herself.

"All I'm saying is this place is super dull and gray. And the candles are useless, too," Frosty Skies muttered.

"It's costumized for batpony kind. These quarters has been built up centuries ago to serve purely for night guard needs. The dark place like this was perfect for the creatures of night and they didn't even need the candle light to see-"

"Because they have a special eyesight, that allows them to see in totally dark. See, you're not the only one who knows things," Frosty finished Coulee's thoughts and also took one of the remaining cupcakes. "Still think they could have adjust the place a bit when they allowed other kind to join in."

"Nonsense," Silver spoke up, "you're all here to join our cause, to join our kind, so you're also accepting our culture and the way of life. Us allowing you join us doesn't mean letting you change our ways. If you want to stay here, then you're the one who needs to adjust."

"She got a point, Frost," Coulee droned.

"Mmhhm! But don't you worry, girls! Once you're through all the tryouts, you'll do the transformation spell and will be flying out of here fresh new! These dark hallways and candle light won't bother you anymore!" Silver said triumphantly and throwed the last piece of her cupcake in her mouth.

"Yeah, you're really not selling it," the pegasus remarked, eating her own sweet treat.

"Hmph," the batpony shruged, "whatever's your problem, girl."

Zinnia sat there with her still-not-eaten cupcake. She listened to the conversation and stared at the grey mare. Her words echoed in the unicorn's ears over and over again. To stay. Adjust. The tryouts. The transformation spell. Her mind felt heavy, overfloated with thoughts. She lowered her eyes, frowning at her cupcake once again.

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Yeah... so I spent way too much time on this one. But I regret nothing.
Sketchy background is sketchy, cuz it's probably the best I can do rn.
Brought back Coulee, wasn't sure what to do with her so I added her to the Night Guard Academy gang. She also needs new reference pic... there goes more work, yay!
Frosty Skies is a newbie to the OC gang, but not really. She's been created a while ago, alongside Zinnia, but until now she only existed in my draft art at stash. I'm not sure when I'll get to introduce her properly with her reference, it's a bit complicated with her, but I needed her for this shot so here she is!

Fun fact headcanon: Batponies have a natural taste for cherries, they love them and serve them with every dish they can. Or alone. Doesn't matter, they're everywhere!

Frosty Skies, Silver Dust , Zinnia Fireflower and Coulee ©

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PREVIOUS

"Cupcakes..." Zinnia maundered, looking both surprised and disappointed, as she and Silver Dust entered the canteen.

"Sure thing! There's no better way to treat yourself after a busy day than some much needed sugar bomb and cherries!" her grey friend chirped, looking around the place. If Zinnia had a word in this, she wouldn't say Silver needed some extra sugar at all. She still seemed to be full of energy, unfortunately for her surrounding. "Oh, there they are! Come on!" and the badpony made her way towards a table already occupied by two other ponies.

"I don't think they are telling us the whole thing, like yea they're suppose to teach us and stuff, but I don't trust them one bit whe they sa-"

"Hey giiiiirls!" Silver jumped into the conversation.

"Ow, it's you," the yellow pegasus muttered.

"One and only and totally not changeling," the grey mare sat at the table desk with them. "Missed me?"

"Not really. Mind leaving again? We weren't quite finished enjoying the silence that accompanied your absence," the pegasus said in very calm, yet annoyed voice.

"Har har," Silver rolled her eyes. "Sorry we kept ya waiting. Are we going for the usual?"

"I'll get it," the blue earthpony droned, already getting up and heading for the counter.

"Thanks Coulee, you're the best!" Silver called after her.

"Let me help you-" Zinnia spoke up.

"I've got it," Coulee cut her off emphatically.

"Hey Zinnie, it's okay, she got it," Silver Dush waved at her friend, gesturing her to sit with them. Zinnia followed the earthpony with her eyes for a while, still quite surprised by the way her help was rejected, before the took up on Silver's offer and joined the other two.

The group chatted, waited for the cupcakes to arrive, then chatted some more. Well, it was mostly Silver Dust doing the talking. Frosty Skies, the pegasus, joined the talk here and there to oppose her words. Coulee just sat there in silence, looking half neutral, half annoyed.

Zinnia levitated a cupcake up and sighed: "Cupcakes..."

She didn't get it. She didn't get this place, she didn't get these ponies and she definitely didn't get the cupcakes. From the outside, the academy has been what she thought it would be, but in the inside? Ponies chatting, bumming around and chilling over cupcakes. Where is the hard work? Hours of nonstop specialized training? Because all of this seemed like a waste of time. So why is everyone else around this table so ok with it?

"That's because you are a loser," Frosty dead-panned.

"Means you're a loser too, Skies," Silver sneered back at her.

"You're an idiot, Dust," the pegasus proclaimed.

"And what does that make you?" Silver laughed, turning around. "For Luna's sake, Zinnia, eat the goddamn cupcake. If you wanted to stare at it, we could have go to a cupcake museum or whatever."

"I'll eat it when I feel like it," the unicorn retorted. The batpony rolled her eyes and grabbed one cupcake for herself.

"All I'm saying is this place is super dull and gray. And the candles are useless, too," Frosty Skies muttered.

"It's costumized for batpony kind. These quarters has been built up centuries ago to serve purely for night guard needs. The dark place like this was perfect for the creatures of night and they didn't even need the candle light to see-"

"Because they have a special eyesight, that allows them to see in totally dark. See, you're not the only one who knows things," Frosty finished Coulee's thoughts and also took one of the remaining cupcakes. "Still think they could have adjust the place a bit when they allowed other kind to join in."

"Nonsense," Silver spoke up, "you're all here to join our cause, to join our kind, so you're also accepting our culture and the way of life. Us allowing you join us doesn't mean letting you change our ways. If you want to stay here, then you're the one who needs to adjust."

"She got a point, Frost," Coulee droned.

"Mmhhm! But don't you worry, girls! Once you're through all the tryouts, you'll do the transformation spell and will be flying out of here fresh new! These dark hallways and candle light won't bother you anymore!" Silver said triumphantly and throwed the last piece of her cupcake in her mouth.

"Yeah, you're really not selling it," the pegasus remarked, eating her own sweet treat.

"Hmph," the batpony shruged, "whatever's your problem, girl."

Zinnia sat there with her still-not-eaten cupcake. She listened to the conversation and stared at the grey mare. Her words echoed in the unicorn's ears over and over again. To stay. Adjust. The tryouts. The transformation spell. Her mind felt heavy, overfloated with thoughts. She lowered her eyes, frowning at her cupcake once again.

NEXT

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Yeah... so I spent way too much time on this one. But I regret nothing.
Sketchy background is sketchy, cuz it's probably the best I can do rn.
Brought back Coulee, wasn't sure what to do with her so I added her to the Night Guard Academy gang. She also needs new reference pic... there goes more work, yay!
Frosty Skies is a newbie to the OC gang, but not really. She's been created a while ago, alongside Zinnia, but until now she only existed in my draft art at stash. I'm not sure when I'll get to introduce her properly with her reference, it's a bit complicated with her, but I needed her for this shot so here she is!

Fun fact headcanon: Batponies have a natural taste for cherries, they love them and serve them with every dish they can. Or alone. Doesn't matter, they're everywhere!

Frosty Skies, Silver Dust , Zinnia Fireflower and Coulee ©