Introducing Fmelodie

Fmelodie is the one that the Prof said sounded Fmiliar. Ha ha. See what he did there?

Fmelodie is quite a character but her real accomplishment is something you’ll never see, because she’s a masterof disguise. Here is a cat wondering what woke it up. Of course it was Fmelodie but she’s so fast that the cat is looking in the wrong direction.

Fmelodie’s skill is really useful in certain circumstances to do with unicorns, but that’s all I’m allowed to say about that because the secret of the unicorn has to remain secret (it’s what Amy would call a Top Priority secret) until it gets revealed by Fmelodie and the gang in the book.

Introducing Mischief

Some of the gang like to have names that mislead, such as Flo not minding being called Slow Flo, but there is nothing misleading about Mischief’s name.

‘Mischief by name, mischief by nature,’ Snowy has been heard to murmur, when even she can’t keep Mischief out of trouble.

Mischief’s party trick is the concealed nip. If a pony suddenly bucks for no reason at all, look around and see if Mischief is anywhere near. Snowy says she sometimes thinks Mischief is no more than a set of teeth and a pair of eyes looking for ways to make trouble.

Introducing Flo

How many creatures, human or otherwise, are in the photo? Flo’s there, of course, but we can also see two separate legs and one hand, so that could be three different people. Oh yes, and there’s a horse’s head, too, so that makes five.

Sometimes Flo gets teased for being slow, but it’s not that she’s slow, it’s that she keeps stopping to snack, which often makes her late.

Introducing Jasper

Jasper is a born leader who takes the whole gang to where they need to go – and a lot of times to where they really shouldn’t go. They don’t mind that Jasper leads them into trouble so often because they all know that if he didn’t, then they’d all get into trouble on their own and have no one to lead them out of it. 

Jasper is especially fond of grass, but he knows his gang prefers fancier treats so he doesn’t take them to empty meadows, he takes them to popular picnic spots where he can eat grass while they make nuisances of themselves in and around all the picnic baskets.

Introducing Jazz

Like most of the gang, Jazz has a lazy streak, but if you find Jazz lazing about, say upside down on the couch when he’s really not supposed to be in the house at all, he will tell you he was practising his special skill and just happened to doze off.

It’s hard to argue with that because Jazz’s special skill is to do with upside-down-ness … and running water. It’s a useful skill particularly to the unicorn (but of course that’s part of the secret that we’re not allowed to talk about yet) so Jazz is usually allowed to lounge about as long as he’s upside down.

Introducing Rainbow

Although you might look at the picture and think you can see Rainbow clear as day, I’m afraid it’s not that simple.

If you study the picture closely, you might catch a glimpse, but don't be fooled by the obvious. That isn't a picture of Rainbow, it's a picture of a multicoloured pony with a stick of rock on its nose. Oh and Rainbow's in there too. 

Rainbow is a master of disguise - unlike the creature who is taking up most of the picture. You certainly couldn't miss a huge multicoloured pony wearing a stick of rock, but you could easily miss Rainbow.

Rainbow's skill at disguise is very important in the life of the unicorn, because … oops, we're not supposed to let out any secrets yet … we'll just say that Rainbow has a key role to play.

Introducing Polo

Polo might be small but he’s speedy and he turns tight corners like you wouldn’t believe. Polo’s agility is very useful when it comes to keeping things secret, and he certainly has a big secret.

He’s another of the gang that knows everything there is to know about the secret of the unicorn. If you happened to be a pony watching through a window when Polo went by, all you would see would be a blur.

Polo’s problem is that he fidgets, especially if he scents mints in the air. There are times when Snowy has had to get extremely firm with Polo.