Green Hill Club
Sour Sweet yawned as she woke up in the secondary bedroom of Flutter and Emerald's cabin. She could hear the noise of a bed squeaking slightly in the first bedroom, and a blush spread on her face as her imagination was being triggered. But as it turned out, Emerald and Flutter were doing nothing more than getting up themselves.
"Morning, love," she heard the blue girl say as she stretched her arms before she headed to the door and knocked. "Sour, you up?"
"Y-yeah..." the Shadowbolt replied, trying to hide the slight quiver in her voice. She couldn't clear her head of thoughts about what Emerald and Flutter might have been up to in the room they were sharing.
"Well, breakfast isn't going to last all day," Flutter replied as Sour got out of bed and headed into the main room. She found her cabin mates already preparing the table, and decided to help by getting out cereal and milk. At one point she accidentally brushed against Flutter's hip.
"Oh, sorry," Sour told her as she set the cereal and milk down on the table. "So, we're eating here?"
"The dining area is only open for lunch and dinner," Emerald explained.
"I guess that's okay..." Sour began to wonder just how she would avoid spilling food all over herself in front of the other club members. Dining nude in public would be a new experience, after all. "So what's the plan for today?"
"Well, Rainbow had to be called back to Canterlot, something about an 'important package'," Flutter explained. "So Fluttershy's gonna be here by herself, maybe we could provide her some company?"
"All right..." The brief feeling of Flutter's soft skin had set off something in Sour. She could barely look at the girl without a strange feeling bubbling through her body.
"You okay, Sour?" Emerald asked after pouring himself a bowl. "You look like Pinkie when she's thinking."
"Err... yeah, I'm fine. Just might not have gotten... as much sleep as I hoped, that's all..."
"We did our best not to disturb you," Emerald assured her.
"What do you mean?"
Flutter went bright red at the question. "Um, we..."
Sour appeared to catch on what she meant.
"Well... we are a couple, after all," said Emerald, trying to word it as discreetly as he could. Sour felt happy for them - yet at the same time, disappointed for herself. Like some opportunity was lost.
"Is there anything else you wanna do, Sour?" Flutter asked, hoping to change the subject.
"Well, I am up for a little volleyball..." she started. "That is, if you're okay with it."
"Sounds good," smiled Emerald. "Even if Rainbow can't be with us for that, I bet we can count on Indigo to join in."
"Makes me wonder what was so important about her package..." Flutter pondered.
Canterlot City, Rainbow Dash's house
"It's finally here!" The rainbow-haired athlete evilly chuckled. Grabbing some scissors, she snipped through the tape holding the box's lid shut and opened it to reveal an elegant looking deep blue swimsuit.
"Wait, wasn't it supposed to be a two-piece?" She asked herself.
Meanwhile
A bespectacled girl looked in confusion at the two-piece black bikini that arrived at her doorstep.
"This... isn't the one I ordered," she muttered, feeling rather uneasy. She would much rather go swimming in something that showed less off her skin. But Lemon Hearts, Minuette and Twinkleshine were looking forward to her showing up for the apartments' pool party.
"Well, I guess it couldn't hurt for just one day..." She reasoned that she could just order another one afterwards. She headed upstairs to the bathroom. She had just finished slipping on the revealing swimwear when her doorbell rang.
"Moondancer!" She heard Minuette's voice call from outside. "You ready?"
"Yes, I'll be right there," she called, slipping on some sandals and putting on a jacket and hat for the party before greeting Minuette at the door.
"Nice suit!" She flashed her trademark grin as the genius girl blushed. "Pretty bold of you to wear a two-piece!"
"Well... first time for everything, right?" Moondancer replied, hoping that she wouldn't get too much attention of this sort.
"Definitely! In fact, Twinkleshine has also tried something new recently."
"Oh?" Moondancer's curiosity was piqued.
"Tell ya later. For now, the pool party awaits!"
Soon
Moondancer and her three companions stepped out towards the outdoor pool that lay in the middle of their apartment complex. Many other Crystal Prep students were already swimming or relaxing on pool chairs, and a few of them waved to the newcomers.
"There's... a lot more than I thought..." Moondancer said after a few minutes of taking it in.
"Well, it is a pool party after all!" Minuette giggled before diving into the water. Twinkleshine and Lemon Hearts followed suit while Moondancer pulled out a book from her bag and began to find a place to sit down and read.
"Come on, girl!" Lemon Hearts called. "Get your nose out of those books and join us!"
"Err... in a moment," the introverted girl replied, still hiding under her jacket and hat as much as she could. She wasn't ready to interact with such a large group of people just yet. In fact, she hadn't even been the same ever since the Friendship Games. Her fellow bookworm Twilight Sparkle had been the one classmate she felt she could relate to. So, of course, she was disheartened when Twilight ended up going to compete alongside the Shadowbolts, that oh-so-popular bunch that hardly even acknowledged underdogs like Moondancer. The final blow came when she learned of her potential new friend choosing to transfer to Canterlot High. Moondancer had at least managed to get on good terms with these three other girls, but the hole left by Twilight's "abandonment" had not quite been filled. And now, it seemed Twilight had vanished from the face of the planet, as she was rarely seen at their usual hangout, the city's library.
"You sure you don't wanna swim?" Minuette asked, bringing Moondancer's train of thought to a sudden crash.
"Um, maybe when there's less people?" Moondancer replied nervously.
"Suit yourself," the blue girl giggled before going back to playing with the others.
Back at the Green Hill Club
Indigo Zap was annoyed. She and Sour Sweet were teamed together in a volleyball game, playing against Emerald and Flutter. Obviously, this meant that the latter was constantly in Sour's line of sight, and with her obvious distraction, their opponents were gaining the upper hand.
"Come on, Sour, focus!" cried Indigo.
"Don't pressure me!" Sour snapped, briefly showing her rude, angry side again.
"You feeling okay, Sour?" Flutter asked in concern. "You seem a little out of it today."
Being directly addressed by Flutter made Sour more nervous than ever. What is wrong with me today?!
"I... I just..."
She was interrupted by a sudden shriek from nearby.
"EEEEEEEW!! GET IT AWAY!!"
The four volleyball players turned their heads to see Sunny Flare cowering from a jar held by Sandymane.
"What's going on?" Emerald asked.
Sandymane sighed and showed them the jar's contents up close. Inside, amongst some soil and a few dead leaves, was a huge black millipede about 14 inches long, rearing up towards the lid and twitching its antennae.
"This is Mulch," the bug-loving girl said. "He's an African giant millipede, and my new pet. I thought you people might like to see him."
"That thing is a creepy, filthy MONSTER from the bowels of Tartarus!!" snarled Sunny. "How dare you bring it here! Don't those things have deadly bites?!"
"Those are centipedes, not millipedes," replied Sandymane, starting to lose her patience. "Mulch isn't venomous, and he wouldn't bite anyone. He's an herbivore - or more accurately, a detritivore. He eats decaying plants. Even Mom said he'd make a practical pet, because we can feed him with the weeds she clears from our garden."
"So he's harmless?" Flutter asked.
"Perfectly. You just have to be gentle with him."
"It's still slimy and gross!" Sunny shielded her eyes in a very Rarity-like fashion. "Get it away from me!"
Sandymane frowned at her, then carried her pet back to her cabin, her spirits obviously dampened.
"Don't you think you overreacted a bit, Sunny?" Flutter asked.
"Overreacted?! Did you see the SIZE of that thing?!"
"It's just a bug, Sunny," Sour deadpanned.
"'Just a bug?'" Sunny asked rhetorically. "No bug is that freakishly big!"
"I saw giant spider crabs in an aquarium once," said Emerald. "Believe me, Mulch is nothing compared to them."
Sunny was on the verge of fainting before Aria Blaze managed to catch her.
"Whoa there," the purple girl helped Sunny stand upright. "You okay?"
"I think so..." said Sunny in a faint voice. "Just... take me somewhere where there's no bugs."
Aria gently took her arm and led her towards the pool area. Sour blushed again as Flutter bent down to pick up the volleyball.
"You sure you're okay, Sour?" Indigo asked her classmate.
"Y-y-yeah... I think... I just want some peace and quiet for a moment, okay?"
Flutter frowned slightly, but decided not to nose into Sour's thoughts any further. She then noticed Fluttershy stepping down a trail into the woods. "Why don't you go with Fluttershy? She'll definitely have something quiet and relaxed for you to do." Sour nodded before following Fluttershy on the trail.
Later, back at Moondancer's apartment
The energy of the pool party had died down by now, and most of the participants had returned to their own quarters. Only Moondancer, her trio of friends and one or two others remained.
"Crowd's died down now," Minuette told her friend. "So if you're still up for swimming..."
Moondancer shut her fifth book and stood up.
At that very moment, Rainbow Dash was bursting her way into the building's main entrance.
"Does this place have the address 11568?" She asked the doorman. She looked exhausted from having to search all over Canterlot City for the place her package was sent to by mistake.
"Yes, miss," the doorman replied. "Is the resident expecting your arrival?"
"There's been a mix-up in the mail," panted Rainbow, holding up the package she'd received. "This should have been sent to her, and I, err, REALLY need to get what she's got instead..."
The doorman frowned. "Perhaps it would have been more prudent to contact her first and ask for an invitation?"
"Oh, for Faust's sake!" Rainbow cried. "This is an emergency, pal!" Before he could reply, a scream from the pool area caught her attention. "Um, never mind, I found her." She quickly zoomed off towards the source of the scream.
When Moondancer had entered the water, the soluble fabric from which her swimwear was made had dissolved in barely ten seconds, leaving her stark naked. Upon reaching the pool, Rainbow beheld the hapless girl blushing, sobbing and trying to hide herself, surrounded by her astonished friends.
"Um, I think this is yours," Rainbow nervously chuckled as she held out the package.
Moondancer noticed her, but was too mortified by her situation to answer.
"What do you mean?" Minuette demanded. "And who the heck are you?"
"Name's Rainbow Dash, I'm the one who ordered that prank swimsuit..." she sighed as she held out her hand to help Moondancer out of the pool.
"So... m-m-my real suit is in that package?" Moondancer brought herself to ask.
"Yeah. If you come out of the water, I can give it to you."
"I can't come out! Not like this!"
Twinkleshine thought for a moment before unhooking her own swimsuit top. Moondancer went even more red as her friend removed her bottoms and dove into the water.
Minuette chuckled nervously. "Heheh... remember how I mentioned that she'd tried something new?"
"Oh, you're a nudist too?" Rainbow asked, now feeling a little more eager to undress herself.
"Yeah, ever since that day when Sour and the others took their clothes off in school."
Minuette chuckled again. "Crazy world, huh, Moony?"
Moondancer sputtered a little as Rainbow Dash had set her underwear on one of the chairs and jumped into the pool as well. Minuette and Lemon Hearts were now the only ones of the group wearing anything. They watched Rainbow and Twinkleshine happily swim around with incredulous expressions.
A cheeky smile then crept over Minuette's face. "Well, when in Rockville..." She unhooked her own bikini top and wriggled out of her bottoms. Lemon Hearts shrugged before slipping out of her own swimsuit.
"What are you doing?!" Moondancer hissed, not wanting to draw attention.
"We're trying to make you a little more comfortable," Twinkleshine explained.
"But... I don't want you to be humiliated too..."
Rainbow Dash grinned. "Who's humiliated? Not me! Me and my girlfriend hang out nude at the Green Hill Club, after all."
"Plus, if I had my way," Twinkleshine added. "I'd be naked all the time!"
Moondancer sighed as her friends continued their skinny dip. Minuette took note of this and lightly tossed one of the beach balls towards her.
"Come on, Moony! Toss it back to me."
Moondancer refused at first, not wanting to draw her arms away from her body.
"We all have the same equipment," Twinkleshine joked. "And trust me, skinny dipping is really liberating!"
Moondancer closed her eyes as she lowered her arms to grab the ball and toss it back. A few seconds passed and she felt no different from before. Her embarrassment fading somewhat, she began to play catch with Minuette.
"See?" Twinkleshine smiled. "Nothing to be ashamed of. You have a nice body, Moondancer - be proud of it."
"Heh, I guess you're right," she smiled softly as Rainbow Dash climbed out of the pool.
"Hey, if you girls aren't busy tomorrow, I could give you a lift to the Green Hill Club tonight."
"What do you say, girls?" Twinkleshine grinned, eager to share her new interest with her friends even further.
"I'm in," Minuette jumped out of the water to dry off.
"Twilight's going to be there as well," Rainbow winked at Moondancer.
"W-w-what?!?" Moondancer could not help but respond in alarm, both at the idea of meeting Twilight again and at the fact that she too was involved in nudism.
"Well, that solves the mystery of where she's gone," Lemon Hearts quipped as they headed to Rainbow's car.
"B-B-But what about our clothes?" Moondancer asked, desperately trying to cover herself even more now.
"You can stuff 'em in the trunk of my car, if you like," Rainbow smiled.
"Do you think we ought to wear them for the journey, at least?" Lemon Hearts asked, a bit of reluctance still remaining in her.
"Come on, Lemon, where's your sense of adventure?" grinned Minuette.
Twinkleshine sided with her. "We'd only be taking them off again when we arrived anyway, so why bother?"
Moondancer had managed to snag her jacket from the pool and was using it to cover her chest as she watched the others get into the backseat of Rainbow's car.
Minuette noticed and shook her head. "Nuh-uh, Moony. You'll never come out of your shell if you hold that in front of you all the way. Put it in the boot with our stuff.
"B-But I don't want people to see me naked!"
"They already have, Moony," Lemon Hearts replied. "Plus, Twilight will be naked too."
"Not helping!" The genius girl snarled.
"You'll be fine," Twinkleshine assured her. "And we'll be right there with you."
Soon
"We're here!" Rainbow said to the napping trio in the backseat. Twinkleshine snapped awake in surprise as the car passed through the gates.
"Girls, wake up," she hissed. "We're there!"
Lemon Hearts rubbed her eyes and looked around at the grassy green hills, trees and flowers surrounding them. "This place is beautiful," she said. "You're so lucky to have the club here."
"Well, we've got a cabin still open for you guys," Rainbow said as she led them towards the office. On the way, they passed by the dining area where her friends were having dinner.
"Hey, Twilight," she called. "Isn't this an old friend of yours?"
"Um, Moondancer, right?" Twilight asked after looking at her for a few minutes.
"Hello, Twilight," Moondancer replied. It was not in a pleasant tone, and her eyes were narrowed. Twilight nervously munched on some fries as Rainbow gently directed Moondancer and the others to Rosie's office.
"What was that about?" Flutter asked Twilight.
"She's someone I once knew at Crystal Prep," Twilight explained with an unhappy sigh. "I don't understand why she's so angry at me, though."
"Maybe she's just moody about being brought here by her friends?" Sandymane suggested. "She does generally look less enthusiastic than them."
"Maybe she feels hurt that you left Crystal Prep without saying good-bye," Sunset added. "I mean she sounded like the two of you were close before."
"Well, she certainly tried to get my attention a few times," Twilight admitted. "But I generally spent more time alone, except for Spike."
"Maybe you should try spending more time with her," Sunset rubbed her girlfriend's shoulders in a comforting way. "Try to make amends."
Twilight was a kind, sensible girl. She quickly worked out that Moondancer must have seen her as a kindred spirit, and therefore would have been disappointed and hurt when she transferred to Canterlot High without so much as a goodbye. Guilt immediately set in over this, and she knew this would dampen both her and Moondancer's day until she did as Sunset said and reconciled with the girl.
"All right," she said. "As soon as I get the chance to approach her, I'll do it."
"That's the spirit, Twilight," Fluttershy smiled while Sour tried to discreetly follow Flutter outside.
"Where do you think you're going?" Sugarcoat asked, causing her fellow Shadowbolt to freeze in place.
"There's... something I was planning to do, that's all," Sour replied. She avoided mentioning Flutter, in the hopes of not arousing anyone's suspicion.
"You like Flutter, don't you?" Emerald asked, causing Sour's face to become extremely red in embarrassment. "If you like her, I'm okay with it," he continued, easing her somewhat.
The others were totally surprised.
"Okay," said Sugarcoat. "One: that's a bold assumption to make. And two: isn't Flutter already with you?"
"I know, but Sour shouldn't keep her emotions bottled up, it's kind of unhealthy." Sour nodded slightly as Flutter came back inside.
"What's up?" The blue girl asked. "You guys look like someone just gave away a massive spoiler to something."
"Sour," said Emerald, "tell her."
Sweat began to bead on Sour's forehead. "I... I... Ireallylikeyouokay?!" She blurted it out like it was one word.
"Oh..." said Fluttr after an awkward silence. "Well, I like you too. You're a good friend--"
"No, no! I mean, I have... feelings for you!"
Flutter blushed as she realized the Crystal Prep student had a romantic interest in her.
"F-For how long?"
"I... I always thought you were pretty. But seeing how friendly and clever and nice you are... it's made me like you more and more..." Flutter placed a finger on her lips, halting her stammering.
"...you know, I've never kissed a girl before," Flutter was now blushing.
"A-A-Are you saying... you want to?"
Everyone present was silent, unable to believe what they were seeing. They had always assumed Flutter to be conventional in her approach to romance.
"Well, I learned to enjoy being naked, didn't I?" Flutter chuckled as she leaned in closer.
Sour's heartbeat had at least doubled by now from anticipation. "If this is a dream," she said, "I don't wanna wake u--"
She was interrupted as Flutter's lips connected with hers.
"MMPH?!" Sour's eyes widened for a moment before she gently returned the kiss.
At that moment Sonata Dusk entered, doing waitress duties for Rosie Peace.
"Hey, everybody, can I get you any--?" She noticed the kissing girls and squealed with delight. "You two look so adorbs!"
Flutter and Sour separated, blushes on both their faces.
"I hope this means you're willing to share, Sour," Emerald half-joked.
Flutter giggled. "Get over here and join us, big boy." Emerald smiled before hugging both girls. Sour smiled before giving him a kiss on the cheek.
At the same time, Rainbow Dash had finished helping Moondancer and her friends sign in, and were on their way to the dining area for some dinner.
"Sooo," the sport-loving girl said to Moondancer, "I take it you and Twilight know each other?" She tried not to find out too quickly, seeing how unhappy their new guest was.
"Yes, we do," Moondancer muttered, starting to form a scowl.
"Old friends or something?"
"I thought we could have been."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, let's just say she didn't have time for friends," Moondancer's scowl was much more obvious now.
Rainbow raised a disbelieving eyebrow. "Err... you're kidding right? I'm her friend, pretty much all my friends are hers too - heck, you could call her the Princess of Friendship." She chuckled a bit at her own joke, considering how before this world's Twilight Sparkle, she and her friends became friends with another who had that very position.
But her mirth was interrupted by Moondancer's angrily sarcastic reaction. "Oh, sure, it's not hard to be Twilight Sparkle's friend! I guess you just have to be a student of the oh-so-wonderful Canterlot High! Oh, and a nudist too, it seems!"
"It wasn't always like that," Rainbow sighed.
"Well, I don't know how you became friends with her," growled Moondancer, "and part of me doesn't care, considering how all my efforts to get to know her were ignored, and then she just swanned off to some other school and left me all alone! She was the only girl I might have been able to relate to at Crystal Prep - how do you think I felt when she did that?!"
"But you've got these three new friends now, haven't you?"
"That doesn't change how hurt I was by Twilight!"
"Will saying sorry be a good start?" Twilight asked.
Moondancer was speechless as the very object of her enmity joined in the conversation.
"Look, I'm sorry for how I treated you in the past," Twilight said, guilt in her voice. "But I've changed since then."
"It's funny," remarked Moondancer. "I'm starting to get my head around being stark naked amongst a bunch of equally naked people, yet I find it hard to believe that you're sorry."
Without another word, she stomped away. Twilight sighed and put a hand to her forehead.
"Well, there's a stubborn stick-in-the-mud," Rainbow commented.
"I usually frown on making blunt remarks about others," said Twilight, "but I have to agree with you on that."
"It'll take time, Twilight," Sunset said reassuringly. "It took time for everyone to forgive me for what I did in the past."
"What did she mean by you being 'the only girl she might have been able to relate to', Twilight?" Sandymane asked, becoming curious.
"Well, we both struggled to fit in at Crystal Prep. We were introverts, bookworms - 'nerds', you could say," Twilight explained with a slight dry smile.
Sandymane smiled too. "You know, I think I could relate to that in some way. I mean, I also love books and science stuff - heck, I even have glasses like you guys! Maybe I could try talking to her?"
"It's worth a try," Sunset smiled.
"All right," Sandymane declared, "I'll be back in a moment." She made her way outside, retracing Moondancer's path, still carrying Mulch's jar with her. She eventually found Moondancer staring at the main gate, possibly wishing to leave.
"I wouldn't recommend going anywhere without your clothes," Sandymane joked, trying to lighten the mood a bit.
"What do you want?" Moondancer grumbled, not finding the joke funny.
"Well, I heard you're not feeling very happy," Sandymane replied. "You have trouble fitting in with people, right?"
"Don't need to," Moondancer replied, not wanting to have a conversation.
"Is it because you like books?" Sandymane asked. "Because I do too. And science, especially biology."
Moondancer was about to respond when she noticed the jar Sandymane was carrying.
"...is that an African giant millipede?"
Sandymane inwardly cheered at seeing her become interested. "Yes, he is. His name's Mulch, and he's my brand new pet. I know it sounds weird, but I've always been fascinated by bugs."
"I've never seen one up close," Moondancer stepped forward to get a closer look at the jar.
Mulch reared up towards her, his antennae wriggling against the glass.
"He's curious about you," Sandymane giggled. "I can take him out of the jar, if you like."
"Sure," Moondancer smiled somewhat as Sandymane opened the jar and the large bug started to crawl onto her hand.
She did her best to keep still, but couldn't help but giggle as Mulch slowly made his way up her arm.
"He's like a little train. And his legs tickle!"
"Yeah, he likes exploring people," Sandymane smiled. She then leaned in closer and whispered, "I played a joke on my brother Pimpernel yesterday. Put Mulch on his body while he was napping. Gave him a bit of a shock when he woke up."
"Well, I hope he doesn't explore anywhere naughty," Moondancer laughed, her mood lightening a little.
Sandymane laughed out loud. "Well, I've never seen him do that, but you never know!"
By now Mulch had reached Moondancer's neck, and he reared up and felt at her ear with his antennae.
"He's pretty cute," Moondancer grinned.
"Sunny Flare didn't think so earlier. She thinks no bug should be as big as him. I guess she's never heard of Mulch's prehistoric ancestor, Arthropleura. That thing grew as long as a car."
"I remember,"Moondancer chuckled.
"So you feel like coming back for some dinner?"
"Yeah, I guess so. I mean, my friends drove me here, and they obviously want to stay for a while. I might as well enjoy myself."
"That's the spirit." Sandymane winked and patted her new friend on the back, before scooping up Mulch and placing him safely back in his jar. "We're also having a body painting session after dinner, if you were interested."
"Oooh... You know, sometimes I have secretly wondered if I might get to do that one day." Moondancer returned to the others a happier and more eager girl than before.
Twilight nervously waved at Moondancer, still hoping to talk with her.
"She really is sorry about what happened, you know," Sandymane whispered. "Maybe you could at least hear her out?"
"I wanted to tell you about my new project, Moondancer," Twilight said. "And I was wondering if you wanted to help."
Moondancer thought she'd never hear those words from Twilight. The girl was actually inviting her to work on something together! "Really? You'd let me help you?"
"Yeah, you were the best in engineering class, right?"
"Yeeees..." Moondancer was getting more intrigued by the second.
"Well..." she leaned in closer to whisper in her ear. "I'm working on an invisibility ray."
Moondancer's eyes widened so much they looked like her glasses' lenses might pop out. "You really think such a thing is possible?"
"I believe so, I just need help to stabilize it so it won't explode like last time..."
"Has a lot of stuff like that happened with your projects?"
"You have no idea," Spike said, leaping onto the table. Moondancer's jaw dropped as he sat between them.
"...okay, now I know I'm dreaming."
Twilight chuckled. "Oh, I have some VERY interesting stories to tell you..."
Soon
"Wow, now I really wish I went to the Friendship Games," Moondancer laughed as she swallowed another handful of fries.
"It was pretty unforgettable for all of us," Sunset agreed, and the other Wondercolts and Shadowbolts nodded as they listened in.
"And you two hit it off shortly after?" Sunset blushed at the question.
"Yeah, it kinda started at Camp Everfree actually," she chuckled.
"Me and Fluttershy got together recently too," Rainbow added, giving her blushing girlfriend a peck on the cheek.
"That's sweet," Moondancer smiled. "I guess I could hang around you guys more often."
"How did you do it, Sandy?" Flutter whispered to her when no one was looking. "A couple of minutes with you, and Moondancer's chatting away with us like there's no tomorrow."
"Well, like I said, we bonded over a bit of common ground," Sandymane replied. "No one likes to feel alone, after all."
"How does tomorrow sound?" Twilight asked.
"Tomorrow sounds great," Moondancer smiled.
The other girls watched happily as the two science-lovers made plans towards building their future machine - and at the same time, built a friendship that had supposedly been fated never to happen.