Sugarcube Corner was almost void of activity as it was nearing closing time. Pinkie Pie was putting away the ingredients used to make the pastries served here. It had been a long productive day for the establishment, and even she could tell by the lack of a few key ingredients. As she put the last bag of flour down, she heard the doorbell ring followed by hoof steps. She rushed to the counter. "We're getting close to closing time!" she said in a cheery and almost sing-song tone, "but there's still enough time to serve one last customer!"
It was Rarity who had entered. "Actually, Pinkie Pie, I just came here to see if you still had that thread I let you borrow last week," she explained, "I have an idea for a new dress in mind, but I need the thread back for it to work."
Pinkie remembered what Rarity was talking about. "Oh, right! Okay, let me close up shop and I'll get it for you!"
"Take your time, darling," Rarity said with a smile, "I already have it drawn out." She yawned softly. "And not a moment too soon," she went on.
It took about three minutes for Pinkie Pie to finish. She lead Rarity in the direction of her own home. "The thread you let me borrow was red, right?" she asked.
"Yes," Rarity confirmed, "I hope you didn't use a lot of it, though. I need to make four dresses, and the embroidery needs about half of the spool I gave you."
"Half?" Pinkie Pie asked, "Don't worry then. I only used about..." she stopped for a moment to think. "About one-sixteenth of it."
"That much?" Rarity asked, kind of surprised.
Suddenly, Pinkie Pie stopped and stood very still as she felt her tail twitch. "Huh?" she said, looking back at it. Her tail twitched again, followed by her left ear.
"What's the matter, darling?" Rarity asked, looking at Pinkie.
"It's my twitches," Pinkie said, as her right eyelids nearly closed, "Whatever they're indicating now, it's"--- She was interrupted by her right back leg kicking back at nothing.
"Careful!" Rarity exclaimed, as it almost hit her.
"Sorry!" Pinkie gasped, as her front left hoof shook violently, "Oh no...for once, I don't know what's going on..."
"Well, once your twitches are over, maybe you can contemplate their pattern," Rarity suggested.
The sound of a thump behind them caught their attention. It was Rainbow Dash landing. "Maybe the twitches are about that?" she asked, pointing somewhere toward the sky.
Pinkie Pie and Rarity looked where Rainbow Dash was pointing. There was something bright, tiny in their perspective, and moving across the sky. "It looks like a comet," Pinkie commented.
"When did you first see that, Rainbow Dash?" Rarity asked.
"About a minute ago," Rainbow Dash replied.
"A minute?" Pinkie asked, "Comets aren't usually visible for that long."
"That's what's weird about it," Rainbow Dash said. "I was finishing my rounds on cloud patrol when I saw it, and it's still there."
"If Twilight were here, she'd be showering herself in books to find more information, I'm sure," Rarity remarked.
"Whoops, it's gone!" Pinkie said, still looking in the direction of said "comet".
Rainbow Dash and Rarity looked again. "Well, it was one of those rare moments, I suppose," Rarity said. "Lead on, Pinkie Pie."
"Okey-dokey!" Pinkie replied.
"Hold on," Rainbow Dash said, "Don't you want to find out what it was at least?"
"I know you're excited about this new discovery, Rainbow Dash," Rarity replied, "but it's getting late." She looked at the town clock. "And close to Sweetie Belle's bedtime, too," she muttered.
"Well, maybe I'll investigate it tomorrow then," Rainbow Dash sighed. "Hopefully I won't forget it by then."
"Oh I'm sure you won't," Pinkie Pie assured her, "Something strange like that isn't easily forgotten, you know?"
Rainbow Dash smiled. "Yeah, that's true. Alright, I'll turn in. Goodnight, you two." With that said, she launched herself back to her home.
Rarity looked in Rainbow Dash's direction as she followed Pinkie Pie. "You know, it's possible that this...comet, or whatever it was, will hit the news before it becomes too exciting for Rainbow Dash."
Pinkie Pie sighed, "That would spoil her fun, wouldn't it? Oh, we're almost there!"
Once they reached her home, Pinkie rushed inside and retrieved the thread. She returned with it just as quickly. "Here you go!" she said, giving it to Rarity, who levitated it into a small bag.
"Thank you," Rarity yawned.
Suddenly, Pinkie Pie's head shifted to the left and her left eyelids twitched again. "Oh, something big IS happening...but"---Her right front hoof quaked. "What could it be? This pattern never happened before!"
Rarity got worried. "Perhaps we should also speak to Twilight about this. If it's a pattern you don't know, then there's a high chance that it could be dangerous."
"Dangerous?" Pinkie asked, "How could it be dangerous? I mean, most of what my twitches told me never said anything that bad would happen."
"True," Rarity sighed, "Still, it can't hurt to be careful." She yawned again and turned to go home. "Well, Good night, Pinkie Pie."
"Night, Rarity!" Pinkie replied cheerfully as she went inside.