twilightpony | Squeaky Clean Gets The Oil

It has become dry, hot and dusty in Ponyville. Each time I step outside it hits me like a standing wave. In no time at all I get bathed in sweat. Then I go back inside, the sweat dries and I feel all itchy. This called for a trip to the spa.

I succeeded in dragging Starlight Glimmer, kicking and squealing, to the spa in time to meet up with Pinkie and Rarity. OK, she wasn't really kicking or squealing, but she may have been grumbling a bit. I did threaten to dump buckets of ice water on her until she put down her books and joined me. You're not going to learn about friendship through practical experience if you don't go out and talk to ponies every once in a while. By the time we'd walked all the way to the spa, in the sweltering heat, we were both feeling very grimy and Starlight had perked up.

We skipped the sauna since we'd just walked through a heat wave and our pores were quite open enough already, thank you very much. So after a thorough wash down, the four of us weighed the likely choices of seaweed wrap, fragrant oil whirlpool soak, or the Crystal Empire oil bath. Starlight Glimmer chose the seaweed, Pinkie jumped into the whirlpool and Rarity and I chose to get slathered in fragrant oil. I didn't get my feathers waxed this time. That would have been overdoing it.

Feeling much better, we stepped out of the spa and right back into oven. At least Rarity and I shone in the sun with our silky sleek fragrant fur, Starlight Glimmer looked totally relaxed and Pinkie... looked like Pinkie. We went looking for something cold to drink at Sugar Cube Corner.

Over ice cold smoothies and fruit ices we chatted about this and that. Starlight Glimmer told us that she had two tickets to a Bridleway show next week, and would any of us be interested in going to see it with her. It's Little Shop Of Halters and she apologized for the short notice, but she had planned on going to see it with Trixie, but Trixie had to cancel. Rarity wants to see that show, so they'll be going to Manehattan together next week.

My mint hay smoothie kept me chilled long enough for the walk home and now that the sun has set, I've been out on the balcony stargazing and reading by candle light. And leaving pony shaped oil patches where I settle down. But I smell wonderful.