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Starlight Chronicles - WanderingPhysicist



Join Starlight Sparkle, Satsuma Apple and their friends and family, including Apple Bloom, the Cake twins, Razzly Lulamoon and many moremore, as they live, learn and love in Ponyville. Sequel to The Wandering Physicist Adventures

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Order of the Heavenly Nostrils

Main Characters: Sweetie Belle, Lemon, Razzly, Pumpkin
Cameos: Dinky, Ruby Pinch
Original Start Date: April 12, 2014


A very fashionable passenger steps off the late night train from Canterlot. She is the only passenger leaving on the train at that time of night. Pony workers moving cargo seem more interested in the traveller than their jobs. Sweetie Belle sighs and looks around, spotting a pair of ponies waiting on a nearby bench. Dinky Hooves pokes Ruby Pinch, who is sleeping on her shoulder. The two unicorns approach their friend.

‘Do we really have to meet this late?’ Ruby asks.

‘I don’t want to tip anypony off to my arrival,’ Sweetie replies. ‘Who are the targets?’

The unicorns leave the train station.

‘Lemon, Razzly and Pumpkin Cake,’ Dinky answers.

‘Pumpkin and Razzly? Are we that desperate?’

Dinky shrugs. ‘Razzly is obvious given her parents.’

‘Duh. She is sorta my niece.’

‘And Pumpkin is doing really well in her magic class,’ Ruby adds. ‘Mrs Cake mentions it sometimes when I drop off fruit for the bakery.’

Sweetie nods. ‘Very well. As long as the others agree too, since we were much older when it happened to us.’

‘They’ll be fine,’ Dinky assures.

‘Any other adults or just Lemon?’

‘Well, uh, that is why we invited you,’ Ruby replies. ‘We want you to handle her.’

‘Why me?’

‘Because, well, uh, you know her best.’

Sweetie groans. ‘Fine. I don’t mind. Just let me get some rest.’ She frowns. ‘This is the closest thing I get to a vacation for a long time.’

‘Don’t worry. It will be fun,’ Dinky says, smiling. ‘Once it is all over, we’re going bowling.’

‘Smashing,’ the white unicorn groans as she follows her friends into town.

Lemon and Razzly trot up a set of stairs in Sunshine Apartments. They levitate several boxes behind them. As they reach their destination, Lemon waves to Twist and Snails in the neighboring complex. Lemon gets out a set of keys.

‘Thank you for letting me move in with you, Aunt Lemon,’ Razzly says.

Lemon smiles. ‘No problem. What is family for?’

‘Saving me from Rei’s hugs for one...’
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Earlier at Rei’s home above The Power Block. Rei has Razzly locked in a big hug. Lemon is using her magic to try to free her niece while Inkie is trying to pull her wife off the filly.

‘Don’t leave me, Razzly-chan!’ Rei cries. ‘I can be a better mommy!’

‘I’m not going anywhere!’ Razzly shouts. ‘I’m just moving in with Lemon!’

‘But who will hug you all the time?’

‘If he had any sense, your little brother.’

Rei lets go, sending the other ponies tumbling. ‘Aah! You have a cute little crush on Starlight.’ She trots to Lemon and whispers. ‘Don’t worry. She’ll grow out of it.’ She gives Razzly a kiss on the forehead. ‘Hope you have fun with Lemon. If you need anything, you know where to find me.’ She pauses for a few seconds then grabs Razzly in a hug. ‘Don’t leave me, Razzly-chan!’
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Lemon laughs. ‘You should have seen her when your father moved away with your mother. We had to call in Fluttershy to scold her like a filly in order to free him from his farewell hug.’

Lemon opens her apartment door. A few apartments down, another door opens. Sweetie Belle trots out, yawning.

‘Aunt Sweetie!’ Razzly calls.

The diva looks up as her niece gallops over. Lemon trots up as well. Sweetie smiles at the other unicorns. ‘Good afternoon.’

‘What are you doing here?’ Razzly asks. ‘Why didn’t you say you were coming?’

‘I’m just passing through,’ Sweetie replies, patting the filly on the back. ‘Ruby is letting me use her place while I’m here.’

‘You really should have told me,’ Lemon sighs. She motions behind her. ‘I live next door. It would have been no problem.’

Razzly looks up at her aunt. ‘Then where would I stay?’ She looks back at Sweetie. ‘I’m going to be staying with Aunt Lemon now.’

‘That is very nice of her,’ Sweetie states. She looks at Lemon. ‘This was a spur of the moment thing. Besides, I don’t want to put you out.’

Lemon smiles and laughs kindly. ‘It would have been no problem. I don’t mind sleeping on the couch. It is really comfortable.’ She looks at Razzly. ‘I hope you like the one I got for your half of the apartment. It is imported from Eagleland.’ She covers her mouth. ‘Real leather.’

‘Aren’t you fancy,’ Sweetie comments, slightly huffing. ‘Anyway, I have things to do. Maybe we can catch up later.’

Lemon bows. ‘That will be great.’

‘Bye, Aunt Sweetie!’ Razzly calls.

Sweetie Belle waves and trots away. Lemon drags Razzly back to her apartment. She opens the door to a furnished living room. Razzly is amazed to see such a nice place. Lemon smiles as she levitates the filly’s belongings into the apartment.

‘This half of the apartment is yours,’ the older unicorn states. ‘I bought the two end apartments, so I am glad to have someone to share it with.’

‘I have my own house...’ Razzly gapes.

Lemon laughs. ‘You have your own living room, bedroom and dining area.’ She goes to a door on the side of the living room. ‘And if you ever need anything, I’ll be right over here.’ She leads Razzly into her apartment. ‘I’ll make dinner when I get back from work. If there is anything special you wish me to make or if you want any special groceries, just leave me a note on the counter.’

‘Looks like somepony beat me to it,’ Razzly says, pointing.

‘Hmm.’ Lemon goes to the counter and levitates two letters. ‘One is for you too...’

‘What do they say?’

Lemon levitates Razzly’s letter to her as she opens her own. ‘Hmm… I’m instructed to keep it private.’ She puts the letter away. ‘Anyway, it is more important to get you settled. We can worry about this later.’

Lemon guides Razzly back to her apartment.

Late at night, Pumpkin Cake peeks out of her room. She can hear her father snoring in his room. She quietly closes her door after silently slipping out. She makes her way to the stairs and takes a step down.

‘Where are we going?’ Pound whispers.

Pumpkin spins around. She uses her magic to tie her brother’s muzzle. ‘Shh! Tell mom and dad that I am gone, and I will make your life a living hell every day from when I am grounded until you get married and leave home.’

Pound pulls the spell off of his mouth. ‘How is that different from normal?’

‘I’ll tell everypony at school that you are attracted to colts.’

‘Again, how is tha-?’

Pumpkin recasts her spell and levitates Pound back to his room. She grumbles to herself as she scurries out of Sugarcube Corner. The filly gets a letter out from her pack, checks the address included and gallops away. She heads to an unmarked warehouse near the train station. She checks the letter again and heads to a door at the back of the building. The entry opens before she can reach it. She nervously enters the warehouse and looks around. There is a lit room to her left. She enters and the door closes behind her. A note sits on a pile of clothes.

‘Guess this is for me...’ the filly mumbles.

She puts on the clothes. It is a black bodysuit that covers everything except her eyes, horn and muzzle. Pumpkin sighs as she sits and waits.

Sweetie and Ruby sit in a control room. On a pair of monitors, they are watching Pumpkin resting in her room and Lemon pacing around trying to get reception on her mobile. Sweetie and Lemon are wearing black bodysuits as well, except their heads are uncovered.

Sweetie sighs and sips a cup of coffee. ‘Where is Dinky? We should be started already.’

A door opens behind her. Dinky trots in. ‘Have you ever tried to sneak somepony across town without their housemate knowing?’

Sweetie raises an eyebrow. ‘Alive or dead?’

Ruby changes Pumpkin’s monitor to show Razzly dressing in a room.

Dinky rolls her eyes. ‘Anyway, it is good that Lemon told us (constantly) that Razzly was moving in with her so we could plan a way to get them both here without the other knowing.’

‘Couldn’t we have done this before they moved in together?’ Sweetie asks, finishing her coffee.

‘And risk Rei finding out?’ Dinky replies.

‘Just tell her it is a game and she’ll help us in every way possible,’ Sweetie sighs, pulling on her mask. ‘Worked with my mom and Rarity when it was my turn... Especially Rarity...’ She adjusts the mask to fit. ‘How do I look?’

‘Like the most messed-up zebra-corn ever,’ Dinky huffs.

She and Sweetie stick their tongues out at each other.

‘We’re ready to go any time,’ Ruby says. ‘Remember to let Lemon do most of the work and don’t give her the answers.’

‘Yeah, yeah...’ Sweetie sighs, leaving the control room.

Dinky takes a seat next to Ruby. ‘How long do you think this will take?’

Ruby watches the monitors. ‘Probably not too long with the fillies, except for maybe the last challenge, since we eased up a bit on them. As for Lemon...’

‘Surprised she hasn’t teleported out already?’

‘Exactly.’

The two unicorns sigh and watch the monitors.

Lemon levitates her mobile around the ceiling. She frowns as she continues to get no reception. Suddenly, her reception peaks for an instant. She moves her mobile back over the spot and tries narrowing on the signal.

‘Spot that!’ a gruff voice shouts from a speaker behind the mobile.

Lemon screams and scrambles to catch her mobile as it drops. ‘I’m sorry! I was just looking for a signal!’

‘Silence! Do you know why you are here?’

Lemon thinks. ‘Bowling party?’

Whispering is heard over the speaker. There is a cough. ‘Wh-what do you take us for? No! This is a test. You will be working with a partner to get through a series of challenges.’

‘Who is my partner?’

‘If we have you dressed like this, do you think we would tell you who you are working with?’

Lemon pouts and looks away. ‘Sheesh. Just asking.’

A door opens to a hallway. ‘You may begin now. Good luck.’

Lemon sighs, exasperated, and goes through the door. Another pony in black trots out of another door. The pony has a white horn and muzzle.

‘Well, I guess you’re my partner,’ Sweetie snorts.

Lemon stares at her partner. ‘You look familiar...’

Sweetie looks at Lemon, confused. ‘You know an all-black pony with a white horn and muzzle?’

‘No, no. I meant that you remind me of somepony.’

Sweetie groans and rolls her eyes. ‘Let’s just do this,’ she huffs, trotting ahead.

Lemon smiles and follows.

Pumpkin and Razzly trot through a hall together. Neither are speaking. Pumpkin keeps staring at her partner, trying to figure out who is under the disguise. Razzly reaches a door and tries opening it. When it does not budge, she tries her magic to move it. When that fails, she turns to line up a kick.

Pumpkin trots up to the door. ‘Calm down. I don’t think bashing everything is what they have planned for us.’

‘But the door won’t open,’ Razzly whines.
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In the control room, Ruby and Dinky watch the teams reach their first doors. Dinky puts on a headset.

‘Time to get started,’ Dinky mumbles.

‘Won’t be that bad,’ Ruby replies, watching Sweetie and Lemon. ‘My group at least found the instruction panel.’

Dinky looks at Razzly and Pumpkin examining the door. ‘They’re getting there.’ She sighs. ‘How much time until we give them a hint?’
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‘There must be a clue around here somewhere,’ Pumpkin surmises, analyzing the area.

Razzly frowns and glares at the door. Her horn glows for a moment and the door opens. ‘Ha! Got it!’

‘What did you do?’ Pumpkin asks, pushing forward.

‘Well, my magic didn’t work on the door,’ Razzly explains, ‘so I just used it on the part of the lock in the wall. My mom taught me that one. She is very Trixie that way.’

Pumpkin laughs. ‘Good trick. I’ll have to remember it.’
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Dinky stares at her screen in shock.

Ruby leans over. ‘We are using the “Twilight-proof” equipment for this one, right?’

Lemon leads Sweetie out of a narrow pathway. The (disguised) yellow unicorn has her left hoof on the wall. She smiles and looks back.

‘My brother taught me this trick for solving mazes,’ Lemon says.

Sweetie nods. ‘Yeah. He’s great.’

‘What?’

‘Nothing!’

Lemon laughs. They stop to rest for a moment before turning to the next door. Lemon examines the door. ‘No clue?’

`You must face your greatest fears in order to pass!` the distorted voice of Ruby declares through a hidden speaker. `Oooo~~~!`

Lemon rolls her eyes. ‘The moan is a bit much...’ She turns around and raises an eyebrow. ‘What is that on your face?’

‘What is on my..?’ A large spider crawls across Sweetie’s face. She screams and runs into a wall.

‘Calm down, Sweetie,’ Lemon sighs, trying to grab the spider with her magic. The spider disappears. ‘Huh?’

Sweetie rubs her sore muzzle. ‘Wait. What did you call me?’

‘Nothing. Just a term of friendship,’ Lemon huffs, looking for the speakers. ‘An illusion? Really?’

`The mind is just a plaything of, uh, another mind~!` Ruby counters. `Besides, do you think we could afford one of these?`

A hydra rips the roof from the warehouse. Sweetie scrambles behind Lemon. The hydra lowers its four heads to face Lemon and roars.

Lemon covers her ears. ‘Ow! My ears! Is that all you got?’

The hydra disappears, and a piece of paper wafts down in its place. Lemon catches the paper with her magic. Sweetie peeks at the paper and faints in shock.

‘ “I lose all my money”?’ Lemon facehoofs. ‘Really? You really think I care about that?’

Muffled arguing is heard as Ruby and Dinky try to come up with another plan.
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Elsewhere in the warehouse. Razzly leads Pumpkin out of the maze. The younger filly has her left hoof against the wall.

‘That’s pretty impressive,’ Pumpkin compliments. ‘I wouldn’t have thought of that.’

Razzly smiles. ‘Thanks! My daddy taught me that trick for mazes. He’s really smart.’

Pumpkin nods. Razzly sits to rest her leg for a moment while Pumpkin examines the door.

‘Huh? No clue,’ the filly comments.

Razzly groans. ‘Ugh. I hope it isn’t one of those conceptual “face your fear” things. Those are so cliche.’

Pumpkin freezes and stares behind the other filly.

Razzly raises an eyebrow. ‘What?’

Pumpkin slowly raises a hoof to point. Razzly turns around. A large, amorphis dark form swirls above the filly. A face forms in the cloud and moves towards Razzly. All she can see is its glinting fangs and long, red-tipped horn. She screams at the top of her lungs.
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Lemon sighs and pretends to check her mobile while an illusion of Tirek towers over her, threatening her destruction. Her ears perk up when she hears a faint scream.

‘I know that voice.’

Lemon charges the door, throwing Sweetie out of the way. She slams her whole body into it. The door barely budges.

‘Let me through! I have to help her!’ the enraged unicorn shouts.

She slams herself against the door again. Growling, Lemon leaps back, aims her horn at the door and fires a massive magical blast. The wall around the door disintegrates while the door remains intact. Lemon charges forward.
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‘Stop the test before she ruins everything!’ Ruby shouts.

Dinky uses her hooves and magic to scale back her test. ‘I got it. I got it.’
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Pumpkin holds Razzly as the illusion fades. ‘There, there. It is gone now.’ The door slides open. ‘And it looks like we passed.’

Razzly sniffles and dries her tears on Pumpkin’s bodysuit. ‘See. I knew I could handle it. Who do they think I am?’

Pumpkin rolls her eyes and helps the other filly to her hooves. ‘Let’s get going, o’ courageous one.’

Razzly takes a step forward but steps in a puddle, causing a splash.

Pumpkin looks back. ‘Did you..? Eww!’ She tries wiping her hooves off. ‘I hope you didn’t get any on me!’

‘I didn’t do that!’ Razzly shouts. ‘Only big, scaredy babies do that!’

‘Then, I guess you are a big, scaredy baby.’

‘Shut up! I hate you!’ Razzly tries stomping, but only splashes again.

Pumpkin yells and jumps away. Razzly growls and marches forward. Pumpkin stays well away from the other filly.
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Lemon reaches the next door and aims another magic blast.

`Well done!` Ruby shouts, interrupting the attack. `You have faced through your fear. See? The screaming stopped.`

Lemon calms down and listens. Sweetie sneaks up on the other mare. She looks towards one of the speakers, raises a foreleg, points at her hidden blade and nods.

`Tsk!` Dinky snaps, hoping she sounds like static.

Sweetie frowns and lowers her leg. Lemon closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.

‘That was a dirty trick,’ Lemon growls. She looks for a speaker. ‘If I ever find out how you got that scream, I will hurt you.’ She takes another breath then smiles happily. ‘So? What is our next test?’

Razzly rests beside the next door while Pumpkin works on the next puzzle. Deciding she has rested enough, Razzly stands, grunting, and joins Pumpkin in moving a large stone across the room. A bucket mounted on the wall just over their heads waits.

‘Thanks,’ Pumpkin says.

‘It would have been rude to force you to do this all on your own,’ Razzly replies. ‘But you seem to have gotten this in hoof.’

Pumpkin laughs. ‘Not quite.’ She snorts as she pushes the stone. ‘Too bad our magic doesn’t work on it.’

‘Oh, but that would have been too easy,’ Razzly groans.

Both fillies laugh. They reach the wall. Pumpkin gets under the stone and starts lifting. Razzly tries to help.

‘I got this,’ Pumpkin says. ‘Don’t worry.’

Razzly steps back and smiles. ‘You remind me of somepony.’

‘Oh?’

‘Yeah, a classmate. Pumpkin Cake. She is really good at this athletic stuff.’

Pumpkin smiles and laughs to herself.

‘She is a lot stronger though,’ Razzly comments. ‘She would have dunked this stone in the endzone long ago.’ She joins the faltering Pumpkin in lifting. ‘Too bad it is just us, right?’

Pumpkin just sighs and keeps lifting.
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Sweetie pretends to strain her attempts to move the stone. Lemon pretends to remain aloof, not wanting to help after the last test. Sweetie gives up her ‘struggle’ and takes a seat beside Lemon.

‘Well, I’m beat,’ Sweetie complains. ‘Looks like we’re stuck.’

Lemon sighs. ‘Do I have to do everything?’

‘Hey, if you think you can lift that, go ahead.’

Lemon stares at the stone. She charges a spell on her horn.

‘That won’t work,’ Sweetie warns. ‘We tried. Remember?’

The floor shakes. The ground under the stone rises, taking the stone with it.
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In their post, Ruby and Dinky facehoof.
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Lemon calmly uses her magic to deposit the stone in the bucket before replacing the floor. She calmly and smugly trots through the open door. ‘If you can’t use a standard solution, innovate.’

Sweetie facehoofs and follows.

Razzly holds her chin and looks quizzical for a moment. ‘One is worth five cents, the other is worth twenty-five cents.’

Pumpkin’s eyes light up. ‘That makes sense!’ She pout and glares at the door. ‘Stupid, tricky problem.’
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Ruby covers laughter at the response. ‘Okay. Here is the next one.’
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‘Why are round utility hole covers preferable to square ones?’

Sweetie looks at Lemon and shrugs.

Lemon huffs, ‘I guess I’ll solve this, like everything else.’ She gives an exasperated sigh. ‘Because round covers won’t fall through the hole if it is rotated or turned on its side.’
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Razzly hoofbumps Pumpkin. ‘Good answer.’

`Agreed,` Ruby’s disguised voice replies. `Next question: If you had one match and entered a room in which there were a kerosene lamp, an oil burner, and a wood burning stove, which would you light first?`
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‘She means “a match”!’ Sweetie shouts.

Lemon covers her laughter at her joke. Ruby can be heard laughing at Dinky as well.

`Anyway!` Dinky snaps. `Last question: what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?`

‘What do you mean?’ Lemon asks. ‘An Equestrian or a Deeropean swallow?’

`Huh? I… I don’t know that.`

The lock on the door shorts out. The door cracks open. Lemon leads the way through.

‘How do you know so much about swallows?’ Sweetie asks.

Lemon looks back. ‘You have to know these things when you’re in my position.’

Pumpkin and Razzly reach the last room in the test chambers. The final door has a heart on it. Razzly trots forward and reads the note on the door.

‘As proof of your newfound friendship, you must seal it with a kiss.’

Pumpkin cringes. ‘Kiss? You? Really?’

Razzly snorts and scowls. ‘Exactly. What kind of pervert gets their jollies watching fillies kiss? Once I am out of here, I am coming back and having Re-’

Pumpkin quickly leans in and pecks Razzly on the cheek. ‘Sheesh! You talk too much, Razzly.’

The door opens in front of them. Pumpkin pushes forward.

Razzly stares in shock. ‘How did you know who I am? We weren’t supposed to tell.’

Pumpkin looks back. ‘How could I not tell who you are?’ She pulls off her hood. ‘Come on. Let’s get out of here.’
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Sweetie looks away, trying to act nonchalant. ‘I-it probably just has to be a peck on the cheek or something simple like that. N-no need to make it a big deal out of it...’

The white mare looks back. Lemon leans in and gives Sweetie a big kiss on the lips. She holds for several seconds after the door opens.

‘Th-that w-was...’ Sweetie stammers.

‘I love you, Sweetie Belle,’ Lemon blurts out.

‘L-Lem-’

‘I’ve loved you for a long time now.’ Lemon sighs and looks away. ‘Sorry for going overboard a little.’

‘I… I’m with Image now...’ Sweetie says, slipping away. She goes to the door. ‘Come on. I think they want to talk with us.’

Lemon forces back tears. She looks at Sweetie, smiling, and nods. ‘Let’s go.’

Lemon joins Sweetie, Ruby, Dinky, Razzly and Pumpkin in a well-furnished lounge. Sweetie takes her place beside Ruby and Dinky.

Dinky smiles and bows slightly. ‘Congratulations. Let me be the first to welcome you to the Order of the Heavenly Nostrils.’

There is a large party at the bowling alley for the new members. All the unicorn mares in Ponyville have gathered to welcome their new members. Dinky and her sister, Amethyst Star, introduce them to everypony. Lemon and Pumpkin listen intently while Razzly watches the bowling. Sweetie has been cornered by her mother and is being forced to catch up. Ruby rests at the snack bar, drink in hoof.

‘How do you keep a group like this secret?’ Pumpkin ask. ‘I’ve never heard of this Order of Whatever in my whole life.’

‘Well, there aren’t many unicorns in Ponyville,’ Amethyst explains. ‘When our founder, Merigold Heavenly Nostrils, arrived in Ponyville, she saw there were few outlets for unicorns, especially for unicorn mares. She founded the Order as a social group to unite the unicorn mares in town and give us an outlet for our talents.’

‘Nowadays, we mostly go bowling and bake tons of sweets in between helping each other at our jobs,’ Dinky adds.

‘We are not your spy network,’ Amethyst groans.

‘Resisting a Lunar Guard? Want to explain that one at the police station?’

Razzly watches Alley Way get a strike. ‘The name is a little much,’ she comments. ‘Who would name a secret organization after herself?’

Everypony stops and stares at the filly.

‘Just saying!’

‘Well, she does have a point,’ Pumpkin agrees. ‘It is a little pretentious. Why did she pick that name?’

Dinky and her sister smirk. ‘Because...’

‘UNICORN!’ everypony cheers.

Pumpkin groans.

‘I’m beginning to like this group...’ Razzly says.

‘Haven’t you ever been found out?’ Lemon wonders.

‘Well...’ Uh...’ the sisters moan.

‘Actually, Starlight knows about us...’ Dinky sighs. She facehoofs and shakes her head. ‘And he is trying to join.’

Amethyst snickers. ‘He does look pretty good in Apple Bloom’s dresses when he tries sneaking in.’

‘Shh!’ her sister hisses. ‘He might hear you!’

The others laugh and continue the introductions.

Lemon approaches Sweetie at the snack bar. ‘Um, Sweetie… about earlier...’

‘Yeah...’

Lemon looks away. ‘I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have done or said that.’

Sweetie puts a hoof on her friend’s shoulder. ‘It is okay. I was just freaked out about.’

‘Also, we’re sorta sisters.’

‘Sisters by way of a half-brother for you and an adopted brother for me.’ Sweetie smirks. ‘So, I guess that means we can make out and it won’t be weird.’

Lemon shakes her head. ‘You have a coltfriend. I wouldn’t want to get in the way of that. I’ll find somepony else. I am sure.’ She looks around the room. ‘Now, where is my niece? I should be getting her and her friend home.’

Lemon trots off to find Razzly. Moon Glow slinks up from behind the counter.

‘Want me to take her out for breaking your heart?’ the cream unicorn offers.

‘You would date her for me?’

Moon Glow rolls her eyes. ‘For an assassin, you sure don’t know the lingo.’

Lemon watches the street around Sugarcube Corner as Razzly and Pumpkin say farewell.

‘So, uh… I guess we’re friends now,’ Razzly says.

‘Yeah...’ Pumpkin agrees. ‘Does that mean we have to stop fighting over Satsuma?’

‘You’ll give him up for me? How sweet!’

Pumpkin glares at her friend. ‘Other way around, genius.’

‘And you think I am smart, too. How wonderful.’ Razzly snickers while Pumpkin stews. ‘I kid. Besides, we have one obstacle that would need to be eliminated first.’

‘Her dad’s a cop and Fluttershy would skin you alive.’

Razzly rolls her eyes. ‘For a prankster, you sure don’t know the lingo.’ She shakes her head. ‘No, all we have to do is get Satsuma to break up with her. Shouldn’t be too hard if we stick to our guns and do what we do best.’

Pumpkin nods. ‘I impress him with my awesome sports skills, and you scream and piss yourself.’

Razzly glares at her friend. ‘I am beginning to wonder why we are even friends.’

Pumpkin laughs and heads inside. ‘Unicorn!’

Razzly laughs, waves to her friend and goes to her aunt so they can head home.

Author's Note:

Razzly Timeline: Moves in with Lemon. Joins the Order of the Heavenly Nostrils. Befriends Pumpkin.

Reference note: The group is named after the title character in Heavenly Nostrils, a wonderfully fun comic about a girl and her UNICORN! best friend. Very worth checking out since Marigold is essentially Trixie and the artist has done some MLP art in the past.

Reason why this took so long between start and finish: School, other projects, reading and devising the tests. Seriously. I only had about... one(?) test ready when I started. Coming up with the others and their order... Ugh.

Joke: Person looking for a match - "Do you have a match?" Another person - "Yeah. Your face and my butt." (Or "Your butt and my face" depending on comedic intent.)

UNICORN!: UNICORN!

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