When the alicorn was finished speaking, she and the Pegasus named Heartburn left the stage, much to the disappointment of the crowd.
“Heartburn, come back! I love you!” one mare shouted.
“Super Star, my soul aches for you!” a stallion screamed. Fights erupted among the males as to who would marry Super Star… there never really was a victor who was properly announced.
As the crowd started to break away, I remained where I was, staring skeptically at the makeshift stage and waiting. Waiting for what, I had no idea, but something told me to remain where I was for just a little while longer. And for good reason. The stallion trotted back onto the stage to retrieve the microphone that Super Star had left, but then he spotted me and he stopped. We just stared at each other for the longest time. I had, by now, become immune to his attractiveness… OK, that is a TOTAL lie, but I was able to control the overwhelming emotions flooding through my veins. He dropped the microphone and smiled at me. I nearly dropped to the floor, but I forced my legs to lock tightly so that I wouldn’t. I returned his smile with a small little grin. Suddenly, his countenance dropped. His smile faded into a frown and his brow began to furrow. He cocked his head and looked like he was about to speak, but then he quickly galloped back behind stage, leaving the microphone that he had come back for. I continued to stand, unsure of what just happened, until I heard Fluttershy’s voice calling for me and she sounded awfully worried. I galloped off with one final glance over my shoulder and another little smile.
“It didn’t work!” He cried as he fumbled backstage. Super Star turned around from admiring herself in the mirror and saw the poor Pegasus mumbling to himself. “Why didn’t it work? It works on everypony!” Super Star rolled her golden eyes and stood to talk to him.
“What are you talking about, Heartburn dear?” she asked him calmly.
“There’s a young Pegasus out there!” he shouted insanely.
“And?”
“She didn’t fall to the ground at my hooves! She just stood there and gave me a little smile! Just a little smile! There was no adoring look on her face, Super Star! The spell didn’t work on her!” Super Star froze in place, a look of shock came upon her face. She glanced from Heartburn to the entrance to the stage.
“The spell… didn’t work?” Super Star repeated in confusion. Then she immediately stood and trotted onto the stage. Perfect had left the audience. “I don’t see anypony, Heartburn!” She trotted back to him. “Scorched Shoe gave me a perfect spell to use on everypony! Nothing could have gone wrong! You must’ve seen a shadow or something. That’s all,” she smiled at her brilliant conclusion and trotted back over to her mirror. She sat down on her bedazzled chair and levitated a brush to straighten out her flowing golden mane.
“She wasn’t just a shadow, Super Star! She was… unique!” he immediately slapped his mouth shut as Super Star whipped around in her chair, dropped her brush, and glared at him.
“Unique?!” she screamed. “UNIQUE?! Then what am I?” Heartburn took several steps away from the pony until his flank hit the back wall of their dressing room. Super Star advanced on him, unfolding her wings to make herself look even larger. Heartburn cowered under her shadow and placed his hooves over his eyes. “Scorched Shoe also gave me another spell to perform if needed,” she stated, making her horn glow with a charging magic spell. “Would you like for me to perform it on you?”
“No!” Heartburn shouted, throwing his hooves out in front of him as if to stop her words. “No, please don’t! You are unique! You are very unique!” Super Star ceased her spell and gave a malicious smile.
“Don’t ever let me catch you calling anypony unique again! Unless it’s me!” Heartburn nodded which seemed to satisfy her for the moment. She then returned to her mirror and sighed deeply. “You may leave me now, darling,” she said calmly. Heartburn hesitated at the door until Super Star charged up her horn and shouted: “GET OUT!” A golden laser burst from the tip of her horn and burned the wall that was just inches from Heartburn’s muzzle. He gasped in fright and then galloped out of the room.
Silence followed. Super Star stared into her mirror and sighed once more.
“A unique pony, hmm? Well, two can be unique in this town!” she cackled to herself. “I must find this pony and see just how unique she really is.” Then Super Star stood from her chair and looked into the mirror once more before levitating her brush and smashing it to pieces.