Two Christmas Oneshots This Year!

Throughout her years of schooling, Sunset Shimmer had learned to expect the unexpected on finals week.  That, at least, was one test-taking rule that applied to the real world, as students all too often saw the extravaganza of anxiety as an opportunity to make as much trouble as possible.  Pre-finals week events could range from motion-activated plush snowmen singing “Deck the Halls” inside every girls’ bathroom stall to the Anon-a-Miss incident, something Sunset would’ve gladly undergone several snowman jump scares to avoid talking about.

Yet, when she walked into the library after school, she was greeted with a particularly unusual sight.  Every single one of her friends, even Twilight, had hit several walls in their studying process, and all sang in perfect harmony:

“There’s nothing in the world like STRESSING PARK!  Where you’re a part of the stressing!”

Just as Sunset cocked a single confused eyebrow, Pinkie jumped up from the table, still as hyper as ever in spite of her studies.  Dash stood in a similar motion, only to have an invisible ‘microphone” pointed in her face.

“Canterlot’s own Stressing Park is getting ready for its biggest rush of the year!” Pinkie shouted, paying no heed to the multiple “shhhh” signs scattered throughout the library.  “Ms. Rainbow Dash, as the owner of this fair establishment, what can you tell us about your new attractions?”

“As always, Ms. Pinkie Pie, our park has a different approach.  Some theme parks give you an adrenaline rush, but we give you a shot of bone-crushing anxiety!  Think you can get away from it all?  Think again!  We pride ourselves in making sure you recite every physics equation you know on our rides and waiting for the one moment you slip up.  For our newest attraction, we’ll give you last year’s ACT, and if you can complete it in two hours as we blast you with cold water every thirty seconds in twenty degree weather, we’ll give you free admission.  Guaranteed!”

From there, all six of the girls sang, “There’s nothing in the world like Stressing Park” yet again, and the strange event ended just about as quickly as it began.

Little did Sunset know that development was only the tip of the Hearth’s Warming iceberg…

I admit, I was only going to do the one If You Give a Little Love Christmas oneshot this year. But "Stressing Park, where you're a part of the stressing" has been stuck in my head since yesterday and made me want to write stressed EqG student shenanigans. To make matters even stranger, I'm not even in school this year, and somehow this idea crept into my head.

So look forward to "Vice Principal Luna Has Pretty Eyes," an equal dose of antics and the awkwardness that comes from staring at your vice principal one too many times! It'll come out sometime this week or next.

(Also, for those wondering what the Stressing Park song is based off of, check out the Action Park Wikipedia page. I guarantee it's the weirdest thing you'll read all day.)