Fashion Final
The New Pony in Town
It was early one morning in spring when Rarity was awoken to the sound of carriages and shouting in the streets of Ponyville,
"Ugh! I need my sleep!" she grumbled to herself.
As she groggily made her way over to the window of her boutique, she caught sight of Pinkie Pie, happily bouncing down the street towards a large group of ponies, gathered around the empty house at the end of the street. Rarity, being the closest thing to the town's gossip decided that she should take a look. She quickly fixed her hair, had a quick bath and made her way to the door when it suddenly burst open!
"Hey Rarity did you know that a new pony is moving in down the street huh-?" Pinkie Pie said in an over-enthusiastic and very fast manner.
"Uhm... I was just going to see what that commotion that woke me was actually" she said in the most lady-like tone she could manage at this time in the morning.
"Okay!" shouted the over-enthusiastic Pinkie Pie, "I was about to go there myself before I figured that because they are a fashion designer too you should meet him soon!"
"Fashion designer? 'Him'?" said Rarity.
"Yes! He!" said Pinkie Pie, "I'll tell you as we go over there! Last one there has to watch the 'Cutie Mark Crusaders'!" said Pinkie, having heard her say this, Rarity was already halfway down the street, moving as fast as she could while still trying to look respectable. Pinkie bounced after her, humming tunelessly as she went.
It did not take the two long to reach the ornate house on the end of the street, this property had been for sale for months, but nopony could afford it, Rarity was intrigued as to who had moved in here because for one thing, this house was extremely expensive, and there was a large group of paparazzi ponies gathered outside; jostling for space. Among them were: Film Reel, Snappy Scoop, Flash Bulb and Tracy Flash - all of whom she recognised from when Fluttershy had become a fashion model with Photo Finish for a week or so.
Whoever this is, they must be incredibly famous! Thought Rarity as she tried to get closer to the front of the ever-increasing crowd of bystanders. As she looked around, Rarity noticed that Rainbow Dash had come over; but Rarity could not think why as Rainbow had no interest whatsoever in any fashion except for what was 'cool'. Another thing she noticed as she scanned the crowd was Pinkie Pie, Being Pinkie Pie, had used some balloons to 'float' above the crowd to see what was going on.
About ten more minutes had passed - what had seemed like hours to Rarity - and the crowd was extending away from the house's front to half the length of the street - all of her friends had arrived by now, although Twilight seemed half asleep and Fluttershy seemed rather scared of the number of people around her. Rarity had started daydreaming when Film Reel yelled "He's here, he's here!" A carriage pulled up behind the crowd and two large ponies climbed out, who then ushered the crowd to one side so that the actual passenger could walk safely to his new home. No-one knew who it was until Tracy Flash started reporting and mentioned the name 'Quinnston Caroustanza', with this the crowd burst into a complete mess of incoherent screaming ponies; jumping this way and that, knocking each other over and generally being star-struck.
When Quinnston had entered his newly bought home, the crowd soon dispersed and life in Ponyville soon returned to normal for most ponies, however Rarity was confused. She had never heard of Quinnston Caroustanza, even though she was an avid reader of every fashion magazine known to Equestria. Before she returned to her boutique to open for another day of sales, she remembered the fact of Rainbow being in the crowd, earlier than most ponies. Rarity quickly made her way over to Rainbow before she went to work, being the leader of the Ponyville weather team. Rainbow noticed Rarity long before Rarity noticed her and she swooped down, startling the slightly confused looking, glamorous mare.
"You don't seem too bothered about that new guy in town, what's bugging you?" said Rainbow in her usual 'cool', chilled out voice.
"Nothing 'bugs' me Rainbow, I am a lady, but yes something is bothering me if that is what you mean. I have never heard of this new 'guy' as you put it" explained Rarity in a slightly annoyed tone.
"Wow... you're really behind the times, this guy, he may have a frou-frou like name but he isn't as boring as his name makes him sound. 'Quinny' makes cool accessories along with that boring frou frou stuff that everypony was wearing to the Gala" replied Rainbow.
"Aha! so what you are saying is he makes the proper, regular apparel and these new... accessories that you are talking about" said Rarity.
"Sorta..." said Rainbow, "Actually Rarity, you should start selling accessories in your boutique, because, I'm just sayin' that at the moment, I think that his stuff is waaaay cooler than what you make, I mean it's like 20% cooler than your frou... oh yeah I mean... no offence..."
"None taken!" grumbled Rarity after hearing this comment.
"Anyways... I've gotta fly, the flight team needs my help to prepare this storm we have scheduled, see you!" said Rainbow as she abruptly ended the conversation and flew off, creating a gust of wind which flattened Rarity's mane into a frizzy mess.
Rarity started grumbling about Rainbow's departure as she now had to groom herself again before she opened the boutique, she also started wondering about what kind of accessories Rainbow meant, and whether she should ask Twilight if she had any information on this mysterious new pony, Quinnston. Rarity groomed her mane, returning it to its former splendour and moved to the door of the Boutique to finally open the store for the day. Within a minute of the boutique opening the bell at the door rang and she began the usual greeting:
"Welcome to Carousel Boutique where everything is chic, unique and magnif-