Beach Filler Episode (OPEN)

[Gildarts]

"So mister man... You come here often?" The kitten began.

"I'll have you know I am not a man, I am a Ferengi!" He mused, subtly correcting them though they could've called him a crab and he would've agreed if it meant taking their money.

"Sure, sure," Molly agreed from the suave expression hidden behind her sunglasses. "Whatcha got to offer?"

Molly had meant in the dating game, but next the Ferengi was listing off flavors endlessly.

"Sir what is your favorite flavor?" Molly said. "And what would you want your ideal mate's favorite flavor be?"

Ozal blinked, "My favorite flavor is your favorite flavor." It was a good sales pitch, but the young human wasn't budging. Kids.

"Hey! I just realized, you're cool!" Molly said batting her young pale eyes at the ice cream man. "What's your name anyway?"

The Ferengi smiled, flattered, but these kids were up to something, he had half a mind to warn them against trying to get anything for free. "My name's Ozal."

"Two uh.. What is it? Void vanilla?" Molly said procuring gold that shimmered in the sun. The penny pincher smelt if from a mile away, his patience was being rewarded.

"Anything for you little 'uns! Cup or bowl?" He asked joyously as they left him a decent tip. Whether it was because the girl has miscounted, well, he wasn't going to correct the kid for likely having dropped out of school. That was on her.

"One of each please, and we'll be back, I'll need you to fill out this survey for me by two o'clock. That's when I'll be back," Molly informed and gave the man a piece of paper. The handwriting was pretty good, considering the survey was written in multi colored crayon. Well, the Ferengi wasn't saying no to that tip, and it was scoop time.

The lasses strut away happily as the cream melted in their mouths. "How yummy!" Piqui purred.

"Mhm, this would please any woman from here to outer space! We've gotta find him a girlfriend!" Molly giggled and was cut short, whispering into the cat's ear, "Hey isn't that the guy who fought against Gildarts?"

"Hmm. I think so," the kitten said and then was hit with a surprise attack from a pink pony!

"Pinkie Pie! Oh goodness how did you find us?" The cat said while Molly cursed under her breath. She had taken all the right precautions, but it was just that hard to outsmart a prime eldritch goddess who was also a princess.

"Hehe, I, detective Pinkie Pie am triumphant once more! It was perhaps my hardest case, but I got to the bottom of it faster than you could finish your ice cream cones..." then her expression sulked, and she squeaked, "Hey, don't I get one?"

Being excluded from the party was not cool did the party-planning pony.

"You can go get yours, we're going back to finish setting up," Molly said, still sad her plans were foiled. She was in a load of trouble when she got back to Princess Guu. The only thing that made it bearable was her hope that Gildarts could make it.

Pinkie Pie strut off, kicking sand behind her hooves, narrating, "I'll be back! But I won't be taking my eyes off you guys! So don't even think of running from copper Pinkie!"

"Do you think she'd want to help us find Ozal a match?" Molly asked her kitten companion.

"What if... She is his perfect match. Think of it, party planner with party caterer. Am I right?" The kitten purred in delight.

"Oh my GOSH Qui, you're a genius!" Molly said overjoyed. She had just shipped an alien with a horse. Things could only get better from there.

"Still, that Tearen guy from Dante's Abyss looks pretty dangerous," Piqui said cautiously.

"Hmph, he doesn't look so tough." Molly said.

"Gildarts lost to him. The guy sneezes EARTHQUAKES!" Piqui said.

"Shh! Not so loud. Anyway he's likely just here to have a good time like us. See, I think he's smiling over there. Don't judge a book by its cover, you wouldn't want people thinking you're just a cat. People are so much more than who they seem to be." Molly spoke her opinion in a polite, matter-of-fact manner that brought things into perspective for the little cat who nodded starting with her widdle triangle shaped nose.

"Lick it quickly! Your ice cream is melting too fast from the sun!" Molly said pointing to a steaming cream overflow. The cat lapped up the spill swiftly with great aim from her tongue.

Having an ice cream mustache staining just below her whiskers, she murmured through another bite, "If we ever had to run, I think I could fly us away from both Tearen AND Pinkie Pie."

"Won't be necessary," Molly appraised, "I promise."

"What makes you so sure?" The kitten tilted her ears.

"I have a superpower too," she said in a whisper and dangled her phone with a flaunting triumph, "And I'm getting better."

Piqui sat down in her chair as Molly finished her ice cream and relaxed on twitter. Suddenly, the little girl's expression twisted to one of fear, as though she'd just stumbled on some distressing news.

"Something wrong?" The kitten didn't miss a beat.

"Uh.. no." Molly hesitated.

"I'm your best friend I can tell when you're lying. It only works on Gildarts because he looks at you like you're his daughter, us girls aren't fooled so easily," the cat winked.

Molly sighed, she didn't like to lie to her best friend but also didn't want to ruin their fun time, "I was hacking this signal... And stumbled on a transcribed distress call.... And I recognize her name."

Piqui asked, her attention dangling over a cliff, her cat eyes wide with intrigue, "Who?"


As if on cue, Pinkie Pie came back, "So! What'd I miss?"

"Uh... We have s'mores supplies for dinner," Molly said trying to cover up her own distress.

"Enough to feed this WHOLE beach!" Piqui added, "Won't melt either cause we got ice an' stuff, and we got sparklers too!"

"Hmm... You two are up to something..." the pink pony fret, "Because even I didn't think of that! What a great treat that'll make for later! We are going to have SO much fun today!"