Welcome Home Party Crew

And done.

The last of the table decorations are complete, now Brûlée can move the tray of baked goods over to the living room. “Do you think this would be enough, Clementine?”

Clementine nods. “Counting the cookies, it’ll be plenty! Now that the worst part is over, we can continue with the decorations!”

Two days ago, the administration of Port Borealis made an announcement that Moonbeam would be returning home. After goodness knows how long of worry and what-ifs, she was back on familiar territory with…some friends, best way to put it. Goldie stayed behind to tend to these new friends.

Because of the emergency, cats who had routine checks were ordered to return home immediately and report their findings when things settled. Glory is sure Ika was delighted to see Proxy again, along with Peppermint and Matcha reuniting with their parents.

“…Why the hell did Rona and Drona make those kids go on such a dangerous exploration?” Glory growls.

“Something about being top of their class and a good experience for them.” Penelope slides a tray of fruits on the table. “Also, they are teenagers, almost done with school too.”

“They’re still young,” Glory reminds her. “And Sirene’s scouting was a snowy planet, not good for Matcha. I’m sure Peppermint would be able to handle it, however—“  She’s cut off when Vivian and Elijiah enter the house with tote bags resting on their backs.

“…Ah,” Vivian squeaks. “It’s very busy out there. We would’ve been here sooner…”

“I believe Moonbeam has landed given the crowd~” Elijah purrs. 

“Meh…” Estel flicks an ear lazily. “Everyone wants to greet Moonbeam in person, I guess.”

“Kit was going to stop by selected houses anyway, this one included.” Brûlée waves a paw around. “Could’ve all settled in a few friends’ homes…”

“You sound soooo excited about this too, Estel,” Clementine teases. “What’s with that attitude?!”

“Too crowded…too loud…” Estel shuffles onto the couch and hangs his head on the armrest. “It’s all too much…”

Penelope huffs. “Maybe if your boyfriend was here—“

“Not my boyfriend…”

“…You would be slightly peppy,” she finishes. “Whatever, we have their letters together. All of them are safe and sound in my room.”

They wanted to make Moonbeam’s visit to be an in and out trip. Everyone agreed to have whatever they wished to say to kit through letters, less overwhelming for everyone. They have a separate pile for Goldie as well, perhaps they can give them to kit to hold on to until she returns.

Twenty minutes passed by, a few students and teachers from Asteroid Academy arrived for the welcome home party. Two of Glory’s students, Blackthorn and Copper, hurry over to her side with crumbled sheets of paper in their paws. “We have the letters!” They announce it together.

“Cannot believe you assigned us homework during break though…” Copper mutters under her breath.

“It wasn’t homework!” Blackthorn snaps. “We are sending good vibes to Moonbeam after everything!”

“We could’ve just said whatever with— Oh! I don’t know, our voices?! Instead of making some dumb letter! Who does that anymore?”

“Compass always writes love letters to Charlotte,” Blackthorn sighs.

“Wow, that’s some elderly and mushy business.” Copper throws the paper in Glory’s paws and turns away. “Whatever, take it! I’m going to have some snacks…”

“Wait! Hold on!” Blackthorns lays their letter on top of Copper and follows her. “Don’t have any yet! The party hasn’t even started!”

“Too late!”

“COPPER!”

Glory couldn’t help but chuckle, those two are truly something… Copper was always such a pawful with Blackthorn trying their best to keep her grounded. That combination only leads to the both of them getting into unnecessary trouble. They may butt heads constantly during the school day, but they care for one another deeply and would never leave the other hanging.

Now, what words do they have for Moonbeam after everything? Let’s read Blackthorn’s first as it's on top.

Dear Moonbeam,

       OH MY GOODNESS I WAS WORRIED ZICK ABOUT YOU! I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE OKAY! WHAT HAPPENED? WHY DID YOU LOSE FUEL AND SIGNAL LIE THAT? HOW BAD WERE YOU HURT? WHEN IS GOLDIE COMING BACK??????????

       I HOPE YOU ARE ABLE T TELL US EVERYTHING IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT. DOES THIS ALSO MEAN THE HISTORY OF CLOUDS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE CURRICULUM? LIKE WITH SODACATS AND GUPPYMANDERS? IS IT TRUE THAT THE CLOUD PUPPIES ARE HUGE? SO MANY QUESTIONS…

       LOVE YOU MOONBEAM YOU ARE AWESOMESAUCE

                 -Blackthorn :)

Oh dear, written in all caps. No matter, they weren’t being graded for this. Now it’s time for Copper’s.

       Moonbeam-y,

                 Yay u r alive.

                           -Copper

Eh…once again, not graded for this! Glory hands the letters to Penelope, face down. “You know what to do with them.”

“Thanks!” She beams. “After I put these away, I’m going to finish up the cookies for everyone. Would you like to join me, dear Glory?”

Ah, the “dear” made her ears grow hot. “Sure, no problem. Let’s go ahead and make this welcome back party perfect.”