Disclaimer: I don't own Saddle Club, Saddle Club is a copyright of Bonnie Bryant.

Author's note: This story is a third season timeline of Scottsman's A Royal Visit and A Royal Visit 2: A New Beginning.

A Friend Arrives Part 1

One day as she was preparing for her riding lesson with Kristi, Carole, and Stevie, Lisa Atwood saw a very familiar face enter the tack room.

"K.C! Is that you?" Lisa asked.

"The one and only." K.C. said.

"I'm just getting ready for my riding lesson with Stevie, Carole, and our newest Saddle Club member, Kristi." Lisa replied to K.C.

K.C. was kicking snow off her riding boots, it was the winter that followed Prancer's passing.

"Oh, I should have donned my new snow boots!" K.C. groaned.

Lisa and K.C. went out into the stable where the school horses were kept.

Lisa then went into Prancer's old stall and brought out her bonded school horse, Pegasus.

"Wow! Lisa," K.C. exclaimed. "what a beautiful horse! Is he yours?"

"Actually, no, Pegasus here belongs to Max, he and I just have a special almost psychic connection," Lisa explained to K.C. kindly. "he doesn't trust anyone but me, he thinks of me as his chosen rider."

"What made you want to ride Pegasus?" K.C. asked Lisa.

"With a little encouragement from Kristi after I lost Prancer last July, that was six months ago," Lisa answered K.C. as Carole came out of Starlight's stall, leading Starlight out for the lesson. "I tamed Pegasus and that was how our bond formed."

"Prancer died? I'm so sorry, I didn't know," K.C. said. "when my dog, Duke died I was crushed, I thought I could never be happy again, it's not quite the same I realize that, but if Prancer was anything like Duke, she'd be glad that you and Pegasus have each other now."

"Thank you, K.C." Lisa said.

K.C. quickly spotted Carole.

"Carole! Hi!" K.C. exclaimed.

"K.C! Hi! What are you doing back at Pine Hollow?" Carole asked out of amazement.

"I have great news! Your dad and my mom are back in the United States! And your dad popped the question to my mom! And Mom said yes!" K.C. exclaimed.

"That's more than great news, K.C, that is wonderful news!" Carole exclaimed.

Somehow, Lisa felt uncertain.

"K.C, what about your mom's teaching at Briarwood?" Lisa asked, she wasn't too sure what was wrong with her.