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"I promise, I wont though you have Lore, Eternity and I to look after you, you are safe here" she said smiling at her new friend as she moved into the shop more and draging the other with her gently as they made way for the customer and their new chimera.

Lore walked up to the counter once the customer had gone and lent over and kissed his neices cheek "my darling neice, hows business?"

"It's great! I just now need to restock on chimeras I got fifteen in, thinking they wouldn't all go but lately they have all been brought, for some reason, chimeras now seem to be popular and I even have orders for another seven and that was just today" she said as she finally noticed the other behind him "and you must be Iris, my mother said something about a new commer entering the herd, I am Eternity, and you are?"

Iris smiled at Eternity "hi, im Iris" she said as she stood foward alittle "it's a pleasure to meet you" she said as she gestured to her friend "this is Calla, a friend of mine" she said as she looked back at Calla "this, apparently, is Eternity" she said as she looked back at Eternity.

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"Please, just call me Eternity" she said smiling at her before turning back to her uncle "so, what can I do for you Uncle?"

"It isn't for me it is for them" he said gesturing at the girls.

Eternity looked over at Iris "what can I do for you?"

"Well" Iris started "I can enter any painting that I wish though it has to be drawn by me and every painting has its own world inside depending on the sort of painting I have created so if I have painted a clearing full of fairies then I can go inside and interact with their world, eat their food, drink their drinks, play their games etc and this is why I have come to you with Calla. I have never actually invited anyone to come inside any of my paintings before and I have invited Calla however I don't know if I can actually take her in with me how she is now so I came seeking a potion or something to turn her into a plushie, I know I can take a bag full of things into my paintings as it sits around my shoulder so its apart of me and is fine to go in with me and the contents can be emptied out inside of it also and used which is why I would like to take Calla as a plushie and turn her back inside, at least I know that would work."

"Eternitys eyes had grown wider, Iris' talent sounded great "oh my, what a unique talent that is and a talent my mother would love to exploit, this doesn't sit well with me but Lore and I will deal with her and yes I can make the potions, they are fairly simple and common now thanks to my mother. I will make two, one to turn Calla into a plushie and one to turn her back however it will take a little bit of time, may I suggest going to Lemonade's ice cream parlor? Have something to eat and drink and then come back in say half an hour? The potions should be ready by then."

Lore turned to the girls "hows that sound?" He asked, hoping it would be alright.

"I think thats fine, what about you? Calla, mind getting some ice cream while we wait?"

"I promise, you and Iris will be fine with me" Lore said smiling at Calla "and Lemonade makes some rather nice ice cream, or if its something else you desire she has doughnuts, milkshakes, ice cream sodas and other things as well, just that it is, for the most part, an ice cream parlor" he said, hoping Calla would say yes, it had been ages since he had tasted Lemonades ice cream, it would be nice to taste it again.

"I am sure you will love Lemonades then, been making it all her life and makes is so nice and creamy..." he said as he was interupted.

"Uncle Lore, out of my shop now, if you wait around here anymore I will have a puddle of drool to clean up" she said smiling at her uncle.

"Alright, alright, we're going" he said as he walked over to the door and held it open for the girls "after you."

"Thank you once again, Eternity" she said smiling at her as she left the shop, a bit eager herself to try this ice cream, she had heard from a few people she was introduced to when she first got here that now that she was here she just 'had to try Lemonades ice cream' so it will be nice to try some.

"Yes, it does, oh well, less time here and more time at Lemonade's shop does sound better, who wants to stay in a pet shop when ice cream is beting offered?" He said as he lent over and kissed his neices cheek "back soon darling" he said as he followed the other two out the door.

"Which way, Lore?" Iris asked, looking down the street, all these magical creatures and what not around she was not sure where to go, that is, if there was a sign to direct them.

"We will do it the easy way" he said as he listened to the door shut behind them "I will teleport us there" he said as he placed a hoof on each of the girls and thought of a spell, making them all dissapear and then reappear in Lemonades ice cream parlor which looked like an old 1950's fashioned ice cream parlor with all the bells and whistles "wow, this place looks awsome" he said looking around the place, knowing his great neice always did have a love for old fashioned things.

"You are right" Iris said, more impressed with the parlor more then the fact that they got here in seconds, it really was all beautifully done "this place is wonderful" she said as she finally noticed the rather large booth where they were standing next to "guess this is our seat?" She asked before noticing the reserved card "umm, this tables reserved?"

"Oh, this table is reserved for Lemonades family and friends, she has made this one and that one over there" he said pointing to one other large booth over the otherside of the parlor "she wanted to make sure her friends and family got the V.I.P treatment" he said as he started towards the counter "take a seat and please excuse me, I will just go see Lemonade" he said, hoping she was working today.

Iris took a seat and moved over so Calla could sit down "this Lemonade pony has done a wonderful job and I can't wait now to taste her ice cream" she said as she picked up a menu and flicked through it, noticing it had about six or seven pages just for the ice cream flavors alone which hd bout six or seven to a page "and apparently she really does love making ice cream" she said turning the page over and seeing more on the back "wow...what to pick? Lemonade has alot of flavors and they all sound nice." Iris said as she skimmed through them, noticing at the end there were a few more pages for drinks, how you wanted your ice cream served, hot drinks, other foods like doughnuts and hot dogs etc "how do you know what to order? We could be here for weeks trying to decide" she said, looking up and around the parlor, for a decent sized parlor it can fit alot of people in" she said looking out the window, noticing a few hanging around, either waiting for a seat to be free or waiting for someone to bring their ice cream out to them.

"I am not really the poodle skirt type of guy, though I may go for a feather boa" a purple robed earth pony jocked as he appeared beside them, smiling at them both "ladies, wonderful day we are having" he said as he turned his gaze to Calla and conjured up and handed her a rose "my darling, you are breathtakingly beautiful, please, say you will dine with me tonight, I do wish for your company" he said to her, smiling charmingly at her, hoping she would say yes.

Iris held back on giggling, this was sweet though random "my good sir, you have not told us your name yet, care to tell us your name so as we can get a bit more properly acquainted with you?"

the earth pony sat down and looked at Lemonade and then back at Calla "my apologizes, I am Zanarkand, I saw your friend here from across the room and I just had to meet her, she is beautiful, I couldn't, and still can't, take my eyes off her and her beautiful smile, how could I say no to that? So I beg of you, please, will you join me tonight?" He asked once more, hoping she would say yes.

Iris just sat there, this wasn't her place to say anything especially since she wasn't sure exactly who this pony was and whether or not he was a nice guy, it was just best Calla made up her own mind on this though she did think it was best to introduce themselves "pleasure to meet you, I am Iris and this is Calla" she said smiling at him.

"A beautiful name for a beautiful creature, it is a pleasure to meet you both, especially you, Calla, a name that angels themselves must have picked out for you" he said as he smiled at her a little more, it was a good thing he decided to enter the ice cream parlor today, he was going to leave it but decided against it and it was a good thing he did or else he would of missed out on seeing such an exquisite creature.

Lore came back moments later and noticed his nephew there "oh, Zanarkand, what are you doing here? You aren't up to trouble are you?" He said, giving his nephew a weary look.

It was now Zanarkands turn to blush a little n...no" he said as he looked at his uncle "I was just asking if this beautiful woman would have dinner with me tonight" he said gesturing at Calla.

Lore had to put a stop to this but what could he do? This was up to Call but given that she had just met him and she didn't know anything about him it seemed rather unfair to just let her go out with him without knowing all the facts right? So Lore decided to step in "please excuse us, Zanarkand, we are busy, if you wish, you may ask again later but right now can she wait to give you her answer?" Hoping he would say yes, it was the polite thing to do after all.

Zanarkand nodded "but of course" he said as he looked at Calla "until we meet again, take care of yourself, beautiful" he said as he turned and left.

Lore waited till his nephew had gone completely and looked at Calla "I apologize for that, it was wrong of me to answer for you but he is my nephew, the son of Seymour Guado and Lilith and those two are bad news as it was, Seymour wishes to basically 'ease everyones suffering' by killing them all by his hooves, apparently he thinks that it will save pony kind or something and Lilith just wants to destroy the world of ponys or rule it, either way that isn't good either so having their son around isn't good news and I suggest taking a good long time to decide on whether or not you care to go out with him, unlike his parents he is actually kinder then them both, like me, I am the nice one out of my horrible two sisters and I do believe Zan has a nice side to him as well however it takes a very big leap of faith to get through to it, however I have never seen him act this way towards another pony before, usually he asks them out, if they say no, he will end up torturing them or something, even with a lot of people around, he doesn't care. It seems, for some reason, hes going that extra mile for you which does make me wonder if he actually does sincerely like you, its a side I have never seen before which also makes me a little weary I must admit" he said as he sat back in his seat, wondering what his nephew could be up to, if anything and if Calla said no, will he see her tortured body next? Lore now wondered if he should make a protection potion for her, something he knew how to make and something he knew his nephew or his mother, if he asked her for help, would be able to break, he didn't want Calla hurt, especially not when he was starting to develop a little bit of a crush on her as well.

Lore had to hand it to his nephew, he did have good taste in woman and he did like Calla, something about her just made him him feel at ease, she was beautiful and he liked being around her but that would have to be kept with him, no way was he about to do what his nephew did and besides, he needed to make sure his nephew wouldn't harm her if she said no to him.

Lore poured her a glass of water and offered it to her "don't apologize, its understandable you would be a bit shaken, here, take a sip or two of this, it will calm you" he said as he felt sorry for the poor girl "it's alright now though, if you wish, I will tell him not to bother you anymore if you want, he is family, I can get him to listen to me" he offered, not wanting to have her bothered by him again if she didn't want to.

"It was rather sweet thought, rather forward but sweet...that is, if he was a sane pony, not the type Lore mentioned" she said as she poured herself a glass of water and took a sip.

Lore smiled softly at Calla "maybe we should order when you are ready, maybe something to eat will also help" he said, hoping Lemonade would come soon.

Iris smiled kindly at her new friend "it will be alright, Calla, you are allowed to be shaken" she said as she got up and squeezed passed Lore "excuse me for a moment" she said as she made her way up to the counter.

Lore moved around and sat next to Calla "I shouldn't of left you two here alone, it is my fault, I am sorry for leaving you Calla, I should of known better, I should of just waited" he said as he looked down at the table, he should of just waited till a waiter or waitress came to him and then asked them to get Lemonade for him, it was an error on his part and he hated himself for it, Iris and Calla should of been more properly taken care of like he promised "I promised I would take care of you also and I didn't, I broke my promise, i'm sorry" he said sincerely once more.

Iris came back and placed a plate that had a couple of pancakes and a dollop of cream and and scoop of strawberry ice cream on them "this might help you" she said, having gotten Lemonades permission to take someone elses order, Lemonade let them have whatever they wanted on the house so that made them happy and she was able to help her friend a bit more, it was a win-win situation "just take it slowly" she said to her friend as she sat back down.

"If you are sure" he said to Calla, deciding to talk to his nephew once he got home, it might be best to tell him to back off whilst Calla thinks things through, it would be for the best "thank you for being so understanding, I will tell my nephew to back off, give you some breathing space, he won't bother you for a while, if at all, I promise, it will be up to you whether or not you decide to talk to him or not" he said as he noticed Lemonade coming towards them.

"Hi guys, I am Lemonade, Iris, it is a pleasure to meet you" she said as she placed a bowl of cheesy bread sticks on the table "if there is anything you wish to order then please, i'm all ears" she said as she took out a notepad and pencil that was charmed to move by itself.

" Great, you are here, I need to pop out for a few seconds, will you take care of these two for a moment? I just need to grab something."

"I wish I cou..." Lemonade sighed as Lore just vanished into thin air and she sat down next to Iris " I guess I will be sitting with you for a while, oh well, I only have books to tend to, they can wait, it will let me get better acquainted with Lores friends and my new herd mate" she said smiling at them both.