"Alright Hugs, you can open 'em now!" Zephyr said, grinning in anticipation as he removed his hooves from the mares eyes.





He stepped to the side in time to see the soft green lids open slowly, revealing the deep violet irises beneath them. To Zephyr's immense satisfaction, the pupils expanded as her eyes grew wide with surprise and wonder. Once the shook of the sight before her wore off, Tree Hugger's expression creased into a grateful smile.





"Oh, Zephie. . ." was all she could breath out.





The stallion chuckled satisfactorily, glancing up at the tree towering above them, full of bright, vibrant parrots fluttering about the branches, screeching and cawing at each other.



"They're pretty cool, amrite? Flutters told me you had a thing ecletus parrots so I thought maybe you'd like to see some of our locals. What do you think?"





"They're totally radical," she replied dreamily, still looking up at the rainbow colored flock.





"I couldn't agree more! Hey, what do ya say we go up there and compliment them in person?"





