//------------------------------// // (2) The Sleepover // Story: Cold // by Script Singer //------------------------------// Twilight greeted everypony as they walked in and helped them set up their beds in the throne room. When they finished, it had become night and the throne room felt like a library jungle. Twilight wanted the rest of her friends to have a similar experience to that of her first sleepover with Applejack and Rarity, relive the memory. Twilight had made some refreshments for her friends. She set up the drinks, Apple cider, sasparilla, and punch, as well as the snacks, apples, candy, and chocolate among all her friends’ favorites. Finally, she joined her friends in Truth or Dare. “Twilight!” Pinkie began. “Truth, or dare?” Twilight put a hoof to her chin. “Truth.” “What's the most ridiculous thing you ever said to someone you liked?” Twilight gave Pinkie a surprised look. “Well…” Twilight said, rubbing the back of her neck. “I may or may not have had a little too much to drink on my last date with Flash… and, well… I may or may not have recited the entire dictionary… from memory… as a song.” All of her friends went silent for a moment before bursting into laughter. Twilight let out a giggle as well. Then it was Twilight’s turn to choose. “How about you Rainbow? Truth, or dare?” Rainbow Dash smiled. “Dare, of course!” “I dare you to wear a frilly pink princess dress for the rest of the game.” Rainbow Dash looked at her friend in mock horror. “What?! No way!” Pinkie let out a gasp as Rarity and Applejack hid their laughter. “You have to, it’s in the rules.” Says Applejack.  Rainbow just glared at her friend as Pinkie Pie dashed away and back with a dress for Rainbow Dash. Rainbow snatched the dress from Pinkie and walked out of the room to change. When she returned, Rarity and Applejack couldn’t contain their laughter any longer. Everypony else joined in. Rainbow only growled. “Rarity,” Rainbow said. “Truth or dare?” “Oh, why not? Dare.” Rarity shrugged. Rainbow dash’s face grew a devilish smile. “I dare you to do the not my hooves challenge with me as your hooves.” Rarity reluctantly agreed and allowed Rainbow to sit behind her and do her makeup after she had removed what she came in. Rainbow of course did a terrible job and everyone had a great time. Rarity then dared Applejack to kiss Rainbow, which caused the cowpony to blush to the tips of her hooves. Applejack then dared Pinkie to hold as many cookies in her mouth as she could. Rainbow Dash wanted to join in, up for a challenge. Pinkie managed to hold twenty cookies, Rainbow Dash almost beat her, with 19 but she squeezed an extra in. Truth or dare spiraled into everypony trying to beat the high score. Or suffer the consequences, said consequence being getting the punch dumped over your head. Fluttershy held the current record of eating 10 muffins in a minute. Rarity tried to beat it, but only ate nine. Rainbow and Applejack grabbed the punch. "Maybe we shouldn't pour the punch after all!" Rarity said, trying to get out of getting a drink in her mane. She backed up against one of the walls in fear. Rarity let out a shriek when she felt something wet pour on her. Pinkie burst out laughing, holding a bucket of warm water above her. "We would never pour punch on you Rarity!" Pinkie giggled. "You should have seen the look on your face!" Rainbow laughed. Rarity's face went red. She levitated the fruit punch and chased Pinkie Pie, who just squealed and ran around the room until the punch poured onto her coat. She stood still for a moment, but then let out a giggle. She was on the ground kicking her legs, eventually hitting a pillow, causing it to fly into the air and hit Rarity right in the face. Rarity looked at the smiling blushing Pinkie Pie, chuckling nervously. "Oh, it is on!" Rarity uttered lifting a pillow and chasing Pinkie once more. [center--- Pinkie Pie hid behind her throne, trying to hide from the attackers. She peeked up a little, then went back down to ready her weapon. She turned to Applejack with a huge smile on her face. Applejack let out a soft giggle. Twilight and the others were hiding too. They decided to go into three teams. Earth, Magic, and Pegasus. Pinkie Pie snuck her way over to Team Unicorn's territory, sneaking behind Twilight. Before she could attempt her attack, Twilight burst a pillow in Pinkie's face, making a gun firing noise. "I've been hit!" Pinkie yelled dramatically, "Avenge me!" She plopped onto the floor. "Avenge me Applejack!" Applejack rolled her eyes and attempted to hit Rarity and Rainbow Dash. the two of them teamed up to attack Applejack. Then Twilight kamikaze’d with ten pillows at once, filling the throne room with feathers. They all fell to the floor laughing, everyone's manes filled with feathers. Pinkie Pie tied pillows all around herself and stood on top of her throne's armrest. "Cannonball!!!" She yelled. Everypony screamed and dodged, scattering out of the way. Pinkie let out a giggle, the rest of them laughing right alongside her. "Oh, Pinkie!" Twilight laughed. Out of the whole group, Pinkie was by far the most random pony. "Pillow fight, check!" Twilight giggled, checking off a box in her book, "looks like next on the list is..." Rarity took a look at the list. A smile grew on her face. Twilight and Rarity stared at Spike and Rainbow Dash. "Makeovers." Twilight finished with a devilish grin. --- Twilight giggled when she saw Rainbow Dash with her mane in curlers. "I never agreed to this!" Rainbow Dash grumbled, pouting. "Neither did I," Spike said with his spines in curls. “The dress was one thing, but this is too much!” Rarity used her magic to remove the curlers and held up a mirror. "You look, beautiful darling!" She exclaimed. "And Spike, you're just adorable!" Rainbow's hair was almost like Rarity's while Spike's spines were just curled. Rainbow Dash let out a groan in apparent emotional agony while everyone giggled. They quickly helped each other take out the curlers, even Applejack was enjoying herself. Spike, on the other hoof, ran out of the room as soon as he got the chance to do so. Pinkie Pie's mane managed to hold Rarity's curl for a grand total of five seconds and poofed back to her curly style. As Rarity watched her hard work return to its original state, she let out a soft groan. Twilight's hair didn't show any changes barring some small curls and Fluttershy's mane was just her regular style. Applejack's mane was the same as normal as well, though it had been braided by an insistent Rarity. Twilight levitated her book in front of her along with a pencil. "Makeovers, check!" She said with a giggle. They decided to skip scary stories mainly for Fluttershy's sake.  Twilight let out a yawn. "Well, that's the last one. How about we go ahead and get some sleep?" Everyone yawned in response. Even though they were having tons of fun, they still needed to have some rest. Everypony said goodnight before Twilight put out the lights. - - -The next morning- - - Twilight stretched and yawned as she woke up. She opened her eyes, expecting to see her friends sleeping on the floor, but found their beds empty. Confused, she got out of her bed and looked around the castle. Even Spike was nowhere to be found. She decided to get ready for the day, and when she arrived at her room, a note appeared in front of her. She opened and read it, a feeling of terror came over her as she took in the scrawled words. She galloped out of the room dropping the note behind her.