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// Chapter 9: Meeting Rarity 
// Story: The Tale of Oreo Mist 
// by Rainbow Reshiram 
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"Are you sure you're allowed to stay with me?" Sweetie Belle asked skeptically.

"Absolutely!" Oreo Mist replied. "Aunt Twilight said that I have to come back when the sun is at the horizon." 

The two fillies checked the placement of the sun. Celestia had only just begun to bring it down, but she had brought it down rather far already.

"Okay.... if you say so." Sweetie Belle said.

"So....now what are we gonna do?" Oreo Mist asked.

"Let's go back to my house!" Sweetie Belle suggested.

"OK!" Oreo Mist replied. The two fillies raced through a sleepy Ponyville. Sweetie Belle began to slow down when a carousel-shaped building was in sight.

"Ta-da!" she announced. "Carousel Boutique!"'

"You reside in a boutique?" Oreo Mist questioned.

"Yeah!" Sweetie Belle said. "The bottom floor is the boutique itself, and the second floor is our house!"

"Our?" Oreo Mist asked.

"Me and my sister." Sweetie Belle explained.

"Oh! I knew that." Oreo Mist said sheepishly as the two fillies trotted inside. 



"Whoa."

Oreo Mist marveled at the boutique and it's contents. She eyed the mannequins. Some were bare, but others had the most beautiful dresses, the most dashing tuxedos, and a variety of really cool accessories, most made with shiny metallic fabrics and sparkling jewels. Oreo Mist's eyes darted over to a scarf. It was a really simple scarf with no shiny fabric or jewels. It was, however, the longest scarf to ever exist in the universe. It was wrapped around the mannequin several times so it wouldn't touch the floor. Oreo Mist swore she saw a small tag on it saying "Property of Doctor Whooves." A sign next to the scarf said "Replica of the 4th Doctor's scarf: 90 bits."

"That looks like the coziest scarf in the universe." Oreo Mist said.

"Yeah, it does!" Sweetie Belle replied. Then she remembered something. "Oh! I'll be right back. It's my turn to feed Opal today." She trotted out of the room.

"OK....?" Oreo Mist said skeptically. It was then she noticed a white cat eyeing the super-long scarf. The cat noticed her at the same time.

"Oh!" Oreo Mist said. "Are you Opal?"

The cat meowed and walked over to Oreo Mist, rubbing her affectionately. "Aww...." Oreo Mist said.

Sweetie Belle trotted back into the room and her jaw dropped. 

"What?" Oreo Mist asked.

Sweetie Belle closed her jaw. "Nothing." she said. "It's just that Opal doesn't really like making friends with other ponies, so I'm surprised she let you pet her. The only other pony that she seems to like is Fluttershy."

Oreo Mist was about to reply when a voice was heard coming from upstairs. "Sweetie Belle? Is that you?" the voice asked. It was feminine in origin and had a slight accent that made whoever it was sound fancy and sophisticated.

A white Unicorn trotted into the room, her purple mane done in curls. She had three blue diamonds for a Cutie Mark.

"Oh! Hi, Rarity!" Sweetie Belle greeted. "Hey, Oreo, this is my big sister Rarity. Rarity, my new friend Oreo Mist!" 

"A pleasure making your acquaintance!" Rarity said, shaking Oreo Mist's hoof.

"The pleasure is all mine."  Oreo Mist replied. "I must say, the dresses and other articles of clothing that you craft are truly grand."

"Why, thank you!" Rarity said. 

"You're most welcome." Oreo Mist replied.

"I hate to break things up, but I think Oreo Mist has to go home now." Sweetie Belle said, looking out the window. Oreo Mist looked out, too. The sun was just barely touching the horizon.

"She's right, I'm afraid." the white Alicorn filly said sadly. She turned to the door. "See you later, Sweetie Belle. It was nice to meet you, Rarity." 



Oreo Mist trotted home through a darkened Ponyville. Most ponies have started retreating back into their houses for the night, but Oreo Mist swore she saw the Doctor still trotting around. What does that stallion get up to? The white Alicorn filly shrugged it off. She would find out eventually. She continued to trot home. Little did she know, somepony was watching her....