Cosplay!
After much waiting and anticipation, the day had finally arrived. CanterCon, Canterlot’s premier media, and fan convention was this weekend, and Fluttershy was practically bubbling over with excitement. She had been attending the convention as a vendor for several years, but last year had been the first year she had worked up the courage to invite her friends to join her. Overjoyed when they had all agreed to attend, she was even happier when they all ended up having a good time, with promises of attending next year made alongside an idea by Pinkie Pie:
“Let’s all go in costume next year!”
And thus, months of planning and costume shopping had lead up to this day. With registration opening in less than an hour, the group had all agreed to convene at Sunset’s loft before driving down to the convention center together.
Sunset was currently in the process of putting on the finishing touches of her costume, adjusting a triangular finned hat with a white feather poking from the top atop her head. She was outfitted in an ashen leather long coat with velvet lining on the inside, with a white scarf dyed red as if soaked in fresh blood wrapped around her neck with an emerald brooch on top, and knee-high black boots. Hanging from her hip in holsters were a pair of silver prop weapons, one a saber and the other a dagger, both with a special clasp designed to connect the two at the hilt into a twin bladed sword.
“And… done.” Twirling around, Sunset gave a dramatic flutter of her long coat’s flaps as she turned to face her friends. “Well, how do I look?”
Applejack glanced up from her spot on the couch. After a moment of looking Sunset over, she said, “Y’all look like some kind of vampire hunter.”
“Well, you’re half right,” Sunset chuckled, tipping her hat up as she looked over Applejack’s costume, still not sure what Applejack was supposed to be. The farmgirl was dressed in a yellow bodysuit with red rubber gloves and boots on her hands and feet respectively. A white sheet was pinned to the shoulders like a cape and a belt with a golden buckle wrapped around her waist. “Are you sure you’re not a dishwasher?”
“Again, I’m a superhero. Can’t ya tell?” As if to illustrate her point, Applejack reached back and flapped her ‘cape’, like she was flying through the air.
“... Riiiggghhht…” Strolling over to the bathroom, Sunset rapped her knuckles against the door. “You okay in there, Fluttershy?”
“Um…” Fluttershy squeaked from inside. “Could… could you come and help me, please? I’m having a… a little trouble with the zipper…”
“Sure, I’m coming in,” Sunset warned as she opened the bathroom door and slipped inside, closing the door behind her.
“This is going to be so awesome!” Pinkie Pie positively vibrated with her usual excitement as she leaned over the couch.
By some form of black magic, her hair had been rangled into a pair of pigtails tied together with an almost excessive quantity of bands and hair ties. The red and black sleeveless vest she was wearing was open to reveal the white tank top she was wearing, a smiling face that looked like it had been drawn in lipstick across the garment. Black fingerless riding gloves covered her hands and forearms with red bands running every few inches along her arms and her pants looked like they’d been sewn together from at least three different pairs, with red leather running down her right leg and black on her left, both switching to the other past the knee with similar coloured boots.
Finally, her face had been painted pale white and she wore a black domino mask over her eyes. “So many people having fun all packed into one place… I can hardly wait!”
“Hold yer horses, Pinkie. If’n yer not careful, you’ll burn yourself out before the first day’s even over.”
“And miss the costume contest!?” Pinkie gasped. “NEVER!”
Walking out from the bathroom, Sunset cleared her throat to get the other’s attention. “May I present… Fluttershy.” Stepping aside, she let the demure girl walk forward, causing Applejack and Pinkie to both stare agasp with a mixture of shock and wonder.
“Wowzers…” Applejack muttered with a whistle.
“Fluttershy…” Pinkie sputtered, her eyes wide as could be. “You… you look… AMAZING!”
“It… It’s not too much, is it?” Fluttershy asked, blushing profusely as she crossed her arms in front of her. In a major departure from her usual look, Fluttershy was dressed in a very, very skin-tight sky blue body suit that hugged her every curve, patches of darker blue bands around her thighs and legs. Her hair had been tied up into a ponytail, with a pair of pink bangs bordering her face. Strapped against her hip was a holster holding a silver prop pistol, and a pink insignia could be seen just above her left breast.
“Fluttershy… I… I mean… Wow…” Applejack sputtered, rubbing her eyes just to make sure she wasn’t seeing things. “Dressed like that, yer gonna need a stick to knock all the boys loose, mark my word.”
Fluttershy’s blush only intensified, rubbing her right forearm nervously. “Well, it… it’s not like I’ll be spending a lot of time walking the con floor. I’ll be sitting at a vendor’s booth most of the time, so I wanted something comfortable to wear. Besides…” While still blushing, a glint of cunning flashed across her face. “I guarantee you I’ll get more customers wearing this.”
Sunset whistled. “Right for the throat, Fluttershy. I’m kind of impressed…”
Fluttershy smirked as she crossed her arms behind her back. “What can I say, I feel like I can be a bit more confident when I go to conventions like this. Especially with you girls going along with me.”
“Speaking of the others, where in the Sam Hill are they?” Applejack asked impatiently. “If’n they don’t get here soon, we’re gonna have to fight just to get us a spot in line.”
As if on cue, the doorbell rang. “I’ll get it!” Sunset said as she walked over to the door, taking a peek through the peephole at whoever was standing on the other side. Smiling, she flung the door open to greet them. “Twilight! You made it!”
“Sorry if we’re late,” Twilight replied, glancing down the hall. “Rarity couldn’t decide on the right accessories to wear.” Compared to her friend’s outfits, the bespectacled girl was much more casually dressed, with a bomber jacket overtop a white open shoulder top with a red splotch and five white asterisks on the front. The white top almost concealed the black short shorts she was wearing, alongside a pair of black thigh-high socks and knee-high black boots. A pair of headphones hung around her neck and Twilight had even opted to wear a long orange wig that ran down her back.
“Why am I not surprised that’s who you decided to go as?” Sunset remarked, grinning mischievously at the newly flustered Twilight.
“W-well, she already has glasses, so… so I figured—”
“Relax, Twilight,” Sunset reassured her. “I’m kidding.”
Twilight huffed, blushing slightly. “You could have said that sooner.”
“Coming through!” Glancing down the hall, the pair saw Rarity stroll down the hall towards them. In typical Rarity fashion, she had gone a tad overboard with her costume, designing every square inch of personally of the blue ball gown she now wore, the hemline trimmed just above her ankles to reveal the white high heeled slippers she was wearing, matching the white gloves covering her hands and arms. Her hair shined like it was woven from amethyst, with a blue tiara holding her hair up in a bun.
“One side, your Highness,” Rainbow grimaced as she pushed past Rarity, dressed in her usual outfit as she carried a duffle bag under one arm. “Yo, Sunset,” she greeted as she walked up to Sunset’s door, looking her up and down. “Sick threads. Mind if I use your bathroom to change into my costume?”
“Be my guest.” Sunset had barely stepped aside to let her inside when Rainbow Dash made a beeline for the bathroom, giving a quick, “Hey, Fluttershy,” before bolting into the bathroom and slamming the door closed behind her.
“Manners, Rainbow!” Rarity reprimanded her as she walked into the room. “Honestly, have you no… no…” Rarity’s train of thought quickly derailed as she caught sight of Fluttershy’s outfit, her jaw hanging open in surprise. “Fluttershy… you… look…
“Adorable?” Sunset offered, pressing a finger to Rarity’s chin and popping her mouth closed. “Beautiful? Sexy?”
“... Yes.”
Fluttershy’s blush returned in full force. “T-thanks…”
“While we wait for Rainbow,” Twilight said, reaching into her bag and pulling out a day planner, “I thought it would be a good idea to go over what everyone plans to do once we get registered. I’ve looked at the schedule for the weekend and prepared a plan based on everyone’s individual interests. I even color coded it!”
“Well, I for one plan to attend the costume panels again this year,” Rarity said. “I learned so much last year, and this year I plan to expand my knowledge of fashion even more!”
“Think my first stop will be checking out the game room and signing up for the tournament,” Sunset replied. “I’ve been practicing for this and I plan to at least make it to the quarterfinals this time, if not take home the trophy.”
“We’ll be cheerin’ ya on, promise. As for me, think I’ll stick with Fluttershy and sit back in that there vendors’ room for a tick. Maybe see if something there catches my eye.”
“All good ideas,” Twilight said, her eyes blitzing back and forth as she jotted down notes in her day planner. “There are few panels on game design I’d like to see, and there’s going to be a trivia show in the main conference room tomorrow afternoon I’d like to participate in.”
“Ooh! I know what I’m doing!” Pinkie announced. “I’m going to see the cartoon panel! It was so much fun last year!”
‘Well…” Fluttershy chimed in, “I’ll be busy in the vendor’s room most of the time, but there are a few artists attending that I’d like to get autographs from. I… may have also brought a few things they could sign, if it’s not too much trouble for them.”
“A ‘few’?” Sunset asked, eyebrow raised skeptically.
“I’m ready!” Everyone turned as Rainbow excited the bathroom in her costume. Much like Twilight’s, hers looked for more casual. She was dressed like a delinquent, wearing a loose black jacket over a red top, a dog tag on a chain hanging around her neck. Her black pants were torn in several places, and a chain dangled from her belt. Finally, she was wearing a black wig styled to look like a greased up pompadour.
Fluttershy gasped, her eyes sparkling as she clasped her hands together. “You went with my idea!”
“Yeah, couldn’t decide what I was going to be, so I thought ‘What the heck?” With a shrug of her shoulders, she stuck her hands in her pockets and glanced around the room at the gathered group of characters. “So, we going, or what?”
“Yes, and not a moment too soon!” Sticking her day planner back in her bag, Twilight quickly checked her phone. “If we hurry, we can make it there before the line-up starts.”
“Well, what are we waitin’ for then?” Applejack hollered, clapping her hands. “Let’s get movin’, hup, hup!” With that, the group traveled as one to the parking lot, where Applejack’s truck was still parked. The seven girls made for quite a sight as they walked through the lobby, earning more than few passing glances, especially towards Fluttershy, who waved back politely.
Yes, this weekend was certainly guaranteed to be an interesting one, one way or another.
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Plugsuit, I know it.
I'm not going to even try and figure out who went as what, so I'm going to have to pass on guessing who the Human Mane 7 went as. Other then that I really love this story and see that avatar pic that was used for this story finally has been used for a story, I remember seeing it on a site somewhere saying that someone should write a story based on said picture before.
I couldn't figure out everyone but Applejack and Fluttershy's costumes Applejack is Saitama and Fluttershy is Zero Suit Samus sorry that I couldn't get all of them
Applejack = Saitama from One-Punch Man
Twilight = Futaba from Persona 5
Not sure about the others, though.
Applejack is Saitama from One Punch Man
Rarity is likely Cinderella
Fluttershy as Zero Suit Samus sounds attractive
Pinkie is Harley Quinn
Twilight is Futaba Sakura from Persona 5 (one of my favorite games)
But, I don't know which vampire/vampire hunter Sunset or what punk character Rainbow dressed as. Those are the only two I'm blanking on.
BTW, this story is pretty great! I'd actually like to see more if it's possible. Maybe see what costumes the girls can recognize from the crowd and there would definitely be cameos from the other students. Hell, I bet that it would be a surprise for them to see Cadance, Celestia, or Luna in cosplay themselves (Cadance more likely because she would be in matching/complimenting outfits with Shining Armor).
Canterlot High needs a mascot.
Is there going to be a part 2?
Applejack: One Kick Stallion.
Fluttershy: Zero Suit Samus
Pinkie Pie: Some variation of Harley Quinn.
Rainbow Dash: UCHUU KITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
Rarity: Um...Cinderella? IDK.
SciTwi: No clue.
Sunnybun: Van Helsing?
Sunset is Lady Maria from BloodBorne
Fluttershy is Zero Suit Samus from Metroid
Applejack is Saitama from One Punch Man
Sci-Twi is Futaba from Persona 5
Pinkie Pie is Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad
Rainbow Dash is Gentaro Kisaragi from Kamen Rider Fourze
Rarity is Cinderella
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Okay, that's probably why I didn't know the costumes for Sunset and Rainbow. I don't watch those shows or play that game.
Honestly, which Kamen Rider is good to start with if you haven't seen the franchise before? I've been a fan of Power Rangers since I was a kid and I've gotten into the new Lupinranger VS Patranger Super Sentai show (Side note, I wonder which of the girls would wear customized versions of the outfits in that series), so that's some info to help me out if I want to watch Kamen Rider.
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W
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Okay, I've heard of that show in the franchise. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Since you like Super Sentai/Power Rangers, Den-O is a good start. It's very light hearted and has good comedy.
Kiva is also another good start for the Kamen Rider series. It has most, if not all, of the tropes the Heisei era Kamen Riders use. Not to mention the story and characters are great!
If you start with Den-O, you can watch Kiva right away once you finish Den-O. And once you finish Kiva, I recommend to watch W, OOO and/or Fourze.
However, both Kiva and Den-O are from the early 2000s, so keep that in mind if you ever decide to watch those shows.
Kamen Rider Gaim is another very good Kamen Rider to start with. And is more recent.
I personally watched the Kamen Rider series in the following order:
Den-O, Kiva, W, OOO, Fourze, Gaim, Drive, Amazons -it's a reboot from an older Kamen Rider, don't watch it if you can't take gore, Ex-Aid and currently I am watching Build.
I also watched Kabuto, Decade, Wizard and Ghost... But I do not recommend Wizard, it's boring and bland; while Decade and Ghost are terrible.
Kabuto is good, but REALLY old. Also I haven't finished watching it... And I can't really recommend a show I haven't finished watching it.
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Alright then. Thanks for the list! And thanks for the gore warning, but I watch/read Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and Fist of the North Star, so violence like that won't be that much of an issue I think.
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Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner! Here's your muffin!
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You're welcome. I give that warning to anyone who wants or might want to watch Kamen Rider Amazons. It's a very heavy show and story... But, since you've already seen JoJo's and North Star? Shouldn't be an issue.
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Best muffin ever, lucky.
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Yay! That muffin looks so cute! 
Best prize ever!
But being serious: I wasn't expecting RD dressed as Gen-chan; Sunset as Lady Maria and Twilight as Futaba just made me squeal like a little girl.
Oh and Fluttershy as Samus? That's pricessless... And it's even more amazing that she knows her costume will attract clients!
Can't believe I missed Lady Maria considering how much I love Bloodborne. I totally spaced on the weapon description which, in retrospect, was a dead giveaway.
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Yup, the Rakuyo it's what made me realise it was Lady Maria... Although the bloody scarf and hat did sounded familiar.
I know why Sci-Twi chose to cosplay as Futaba and it’s so cute. Especially considering how they’re both considered the cinnamon buns of their respective groups.
This is based off the image (which is a very nice image by the way)
Get in the Fucking EVA Twilight!!!
Seeing this in the Featured List is a really weird coincidence, considering there's a big convention in my town this weekend.
But anyway, good work! I'd love to see you elaborate on how the girls enjoy their con activities.
Cover art link in description please?
Story sounds interesting too, but got too much stuff, sorry.
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It's uotapo's Sunset Helper #10. Hope this helps.
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Yup. Very similar in characters. But, Futaba's story is much more tragic.
8794963 No one should have to through the tragedy Futaba endured. On the bright side, at least she has friends by her side.
Okay, I REALLY want to see someone make a fanart of all the girls in costume!
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OH MY GOD I"M SO GLAD I WAS RIGHT ABOUT RD!! Seriously, Kamen Rider Fourze was all ABOUT FRIENDSHIP!! and SPACE!! RD dressing as him is AWESOME!! And Lady maria for Sunset is just dope, she's gotta be rockin' that look so hard! Flutters in Zero suit from Metroid....yeah, she'll be making a killing and breaking hearts, I just know it.
AJ as Saitama though!!! And with her Geode power, SHE COULD DO IT!! OH MY GOD SOMEONE MAKE THAT A FIC PLEASE!!
Pinkie as Harley...about the only thing more appropriate would be Deadpool Pinkie, and that's an overdone trope. Well done!
Cinderella...Rarity, I dare say you may have overdone it, though it fits her to a T.
Don't know much about Persona 5, but Twilight being another class of Cinnamon Roll is perfect, so well done!
One question though, COULD DASH FIND A FOURZE DRIVER AT THE CON AND GET IT!!?? PLEASE!?!?!? My Kamen Rider Nerd urge NEEDS THIS!!! Plus an adventure with her using geode speed to rush off and dress in the actual Kamen Rider gear in the space of a smoke bomb just to freak out the geeks and stuff would be amazing!
Ok, gushing over, great fic, loved it, hope to see more!
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It would be really cool to see them in these outfits. Especially Sunset's costume, Twilight's outfit, and Fluttershy in her cosplay. One cool, one cute, and one hot.
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Okay first, Zero Suit Fluttershy would be really interesting to see as art. Considering her swimsuit is a wetsuit for diving, we already know she looks good in those kinds of outfits.
Second, that idea with AJ using her strength in costume would be perfect! Especially with Saitama's normally low-effort attempts through most of the show when I watched it.
Deadpool is a pretty common costume at conventions, so I wouldn't be surprised if Pinkie went and goofed off with every Deadpool cosplayer she met there.
Twilight as Futaba makes a lot of sense when you've played or watched Persona 5. Spoiler free comparison though, both are adorable and nerdy girls with great skills involving tech and have had difficulty making friends before meeting the main characters.
I'm pretty sure that Rainbow Dash would get the thing and go into a second costume with some help from her magic, friends, and a few smoke bombs provided by Trixie. Speaking of her, I think the most likely cosplay for her would be Zatanna from DC Comics.
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Trixie as Zatana I can see too easily. And yeah, Fluttershy IS a work of art...literally, and Zero Suit only makes it better! That said, now I have images of Pinkie Harley and a group of Deadpools doing Gangam Style in a huge impromptu dance-fest...I WANT TO SEE THAT SO BAD NOW!!
Again, great fic, hope to see more like it...and yes, RD pulling off a Henshin would likely be the point I could die happy.
Anyone else want to see their actual con experience?
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Right here.
How about a few more chapters about their time at the con?
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Fear the old blood.
Short, but sweet.
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Join the club!
The only reason I am giving this a dislike is it's marked complete. For a story that is basically an introduction chapter.
And then they were displaced
Imagine them running into VP Luna at the con dressed up as some anime character or another.
Ya'know, this makes me wonder as to why so few people cosplay as me.
Guess they don't have the 'stomach' for it. Har!
Late to the party, but all I could guess was Applejack was One Punch Man and Flutters is Zero Suit Samus. I think.
From date of posting, Anime Boston is just 2 weeks away, as is BABScon.
AB is, of course, in Boston.
BABScon is in the San Francisco Bay area.
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First thing I can come up with is a goth character.
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Or maybe a Dark Knight (like Cecil was) Or maybe some kinda Vampire hunter or night based character. Heh, or for laughs and grins "Moon Princess Serenity"
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i believe rainbow was josuke from jojo's bizarre adventure.
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Cinnamon buns HB? Please clarify.
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We are all nerds here Crow.
I think Sunset was Vampire Hunter D
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More like Lady Maria from Bloodborne