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// Chapter 5 
// Story: Brotherhood and Sisterhood 
// by CartoonNerd12 
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Rarity reached into her trunk that was at the end of her bed and held out an avocado green ballgown and handed it to Fluttershy.

"Oh, Rarity, it's so lovely."

The parlor maid smiled, "I'm glad you think so. I've been working on these on the side all year." she reached for a midnight blue dress and gave it to Rainbow.

"This is so awesome!" Dash marveled.

Rarity handed Twilight a burgundy gown.

"Thank you, Rarity!"

She tittered, "You're quite welcome, darling." then she gave Applejack a sepia brown dress.

"Not bad, Rare." Applejack was impressed.

"I knew you would like it."

Pinkie was given a rose pink gown making her squeal, "Ooh! So pretty!"

"But of course, it was made especially for you, dear." then she reached for the last gown, "And naturally, I have one too." she held up her lavender ballgown. "Once they leave for the ball tonight, we can put these on and go to the ball ourselves!"

They agreed in unison before ringing sound off and they had to put their dresses down on their beds.




After a long day of work, they came back into room only to find…

Rarity screamed, "They're gone! The dresses are gone!"

Cinch suddenly came from behind, "But of course they are gone, I sent them to the mistresses' rooms."

"What?!" they exclaimed.

"They were dresses for our ladies were they not? Why else would they be made?" the housekeeper eyed them suspiciously, "Unless of course you were planning on keeping them for yourselves…? But for what, pray tell?"

The girls exchanged nervous glances.

Cinch caught that and frowned, "Let me be clear on this. You exist only to serve and to serve is all you're good for. You have your place in this world and it would be wise to stay there. You are mere servant girls and that's all you will ever be."

Their eyes widen in shock before hurt overtook them.

Cinch turned to go with her back to them and stated, "The mistresses will be leaving soon and they'll need help getting ready." and left.

Depressed now, the maids helped their mistresses get ready and to add insult to injury, the ladies decided to wear the gowns that were meant for them then the dresses that they were given the night before.

Adagio admired the gown that was supposed to be Rainbow's.

"I must say, this is twice as better as that other one."

Sonata exclaimed while wearing Fluttershy's dress, "They are!"

Sunset wore Applejack's, "They're perfect for when we meet our future husbands."

Trixie was wearing Twilight's gown as Aria wore Rarity's and Suri wore Pinkie's as they agreed with their sisters.

The girls could hardly look at them wearing the dresses that were supposed to be theirs just as Cinch's words came back to them.

The ladies filed out in their birth order and met with their mother who was dressed elegantly and once she spotted her girls, she exclaimed, "Oh darlings, you look beautiful and perfect!"

Her daughters tittered to their mother's compliment and thanked her.

"This is it, my dears, the day your life changes forever. Once you meet with your betrotheds we'll have to prepare for the wedding. But first things first, we have to get you there on time." she lead them out of the house and into their carriage.

The girls and Cinch had watched them go until the housekeeper went back inside.

Emotion finally overwhelmed them and Fluttershy broke down as she ran into the gardens. The others ran after her.

Rarity and Pinkie tried to calm the sensitive girl down over a stone bench.

Rainbow crossed her arms, "This totally reeks!"

Applejack grimly replied, "I know… but there's nothing we can do anymore…"

Twilight sadly said, "I'm afraid you're right, Applejack. Those dresses were our only chance of getting into the ball…"

They sighed.




Not far from where the girls were, two figures were watching them as one whispered.

"There they are, Sister. The maidens that have endure suffering their entire lives."

The taller figure replied, "Yes, my sister. But even when they suffer so they still show kindness to those around them. You and I have witness their deeds firsthand. Take Miss Fluttershy, she takes it upon herself to help any animal that's hurt or starving even if it means she falls behind on her work. Then there's Miss Rarity who is generous as I have seen her give food and clothes to the less fortunate of the village. As for Twilight Sparkle, she teaches young girls to read like she does and any other skills they need."

"Indeed, and as for the other three… Miss Applejack is hardworking and she does it all for her family, making sure they have enough food on the table and anything else they need. Miss Rainbow Dash helps her friends to be the best they can be. And Miss Pinkie Pie loves to spread cheer around when things get gloomy and I know for a fact that she helped Mr. Cranky Doodle reunite with the one he loves."

"Shall we, then?"

"Yes, for time grows short."




Fluttershy was wiping away her tears as Rarity tried to reassure her, "Don't worry, dear, there'll be other balls…" but she sounded unsure.

Pinkie patted Fluttershy's back, she knew Rarity was trying to cheer their friend up but even she knew that this ball was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Suddenly a voice said, "Excuse us."

The girls turned to see two cloaked women approaching them, one of them was taller than the two and she spoke to them, "We couldn't but overhear you. Were you girls planning on going to the masquerade ball taking place at the palace?"

Twilight answered for them, "We did, but our gowns were taken and now we have nothing nice to wear so we can't go."

The others nodded.

The shorter one said, "Well… what if we were to tell you there was a way for all of you to go?"

The girls were pique by this.

"We're listenin'." said Applejack.

The taller woman said, "To put it simply, we're your fairy godmothers."

They blinked in bewilderment by the woman's claim until Rainbow and Applejack started to snicker that eventually turned into full scale laughter and even Twilight couldn't help but release a chuckle or two.

Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie were in disbelief as they watched the scene unfold as Twilight addressed the women between giggles, "I'm… sorry… but it's hard to believe in fairy godmothers when fairies don't exist."

The women exchanged knowing smirks and suddenly their cloaks fell away revealing the women's sparkling yellow and dark blue gowns but that's not what made the girls gasp in shock. The women had feathered wings that spread out for all to see like that of an angel's. The women also had ethereal hair that flowed on its own.

Applejack and Rainbow Dash had gapping mouths, so did Fluttershy and Twilight, but Pinkie and Rarity looked like they about to burst with happiness.

Pinkie shouted, "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! You really are our fairy godmothers!"

"It's a dream come true!" Rarity exclaimed.

The shorter woman smiled, "Permit us to introduce ourselves, I am Luna and this is my sister, Celestia."

Celestia took over, "We have been watching you girls for some time now and we feel that you six deserve a special gift for all the good deeds you have done in your life."

Luna added, "And what better way to do that then by helping you girls enjoy a masquerade ball?"

Celestia pointed with smile, "And to give you a chance to see those young men again."

Again Rarity and Pinkie were about to burst with happiness but the others looked like they needed to wrap their heads around this.

Twilight voice out, "I just… I can't believe…"

Applejack agreed, "It's just not possible…"

Luna smirked, "That it's all a bunch of fol-de-rol and fiddle de faddle de foodle?"

The girls but Pinkie went, "Huh?!"

Pinkie just said, "Oh, I know right?!"

Rainbow muttered, "Figures she would be the only one of us to get that."

The godmothers chuckled with Luna saying, "Now we really must hurry, for I'm sure the ball will be starting soon."

"My sister is right, so if you would please, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Twilight come over here so I can perform my magic on you."

Luna turned to Applejack, Rainbow, and Pinkie, "Same goes for you three." she took out her wand that had a crescent moon at the tip.

While with Celestia her wand had a sun on the tip.

Pinkie could hardly contain herself while Applejack and Rainbow were uncertain about this. It was the same with Twilight and Fluttershy while Rarity was anxious for the magic to happen.

The sisters raised their wands to begin the spell and pointed at the girls. Blue and yellow sparkles shot out as they began to surround them. Then a glow overwhelmed them. Gradually it died down revealing the girls' new off-the-shoulder ballgowns and all of them had a comb accessory with a single jewel in their hair but it was a different shape and color for all of them. And they also had colored masks.

Fluttershy wore a bright pink gown and her jewel was also a pink butterfly. Rarity wore purple while her jewel was a purple diamond. Twilight wore yellow as her jewel was a dark pink five-point star. Applejack wore white with her jewel being an orange apple. Rainbow Dash was wearing dark orange and her jewel was a red lightning bolt. And as for Pinkie she was wearing blue and her jewel was a blue balloon.

They marveled at the change and started to compliment each other on how they look until Luna had to clear her throat.

"As wonderful as you girls look, we really must press on." she moved around the garden, "Next we'll need some kind of carriage to get you there."

Applejack pondered on it until she spotted an apple on the ground and motioned, "How about this here apple?"

Luna beamed, "Perfect." and gestured for Applejack to move back. AJ didn't hesitate in doing so. The fairy waved her wand and pointed at the apple. And just like with the girls, it started to transform into a spectacular apple shape like carriage.

They awed at the sight.

Celestia said, "Well done, Sister. Now it's my turn." she turned to Fluttershy, "Fluttershy, I know that you keep a few mice friends around the manor, will you please get them?"

Fluttershy did as she said as she beckoned her little friends to come forth. Four white mice appeared to them and Rarity tried her hardest not to scream and clung on to Rainbow Dash.

As Celestia held her wand up, Fluttershy asked in concern, "They won't get hurt will they?"

Celestia merely smiled and shook her head, explaining, "It'll just be like how your gown transformed."

"Oh, okay."

Celestia once again held her wand up and started waving it, causing sparks to fly out and surround the mice. In no time they were transformed into horses though they still had some of their mousy facial features.

"Wow!" they ended up saying.

Luna mentioned, "And of course, for the finishing touch… Sister?"

Celestia nodded and the both of them pointed their wands at the girls' shoes. They looked down to see their shoes were replaced with glass slippers.

Concern filled their faces as Applejack voiced, "Uh, I'm not sure it's a good idea to wear these."

Rarity nodded, "I have to agree, they are quite unsafe."

The others agreed with Rainbow taking a couple of steps and began to wobble, "And how can you even walk in these without breaking them?!"

Celestia glowered at Luna, "I told you they wouldn't go for the glass slippers."

She countered, "You did not! In fact, you too thought it was a great idea!"

Fluttershy softly said, "Um, I don't mean to be rude but could we possibly have more comfortable shoes?"

The sisters exchanged looks before waving their wands again and pointed at the slippers only transformed into more comfy and elegant shoes.

Rarity sighed in relief, "Ah, that's much better."

Twilight told the fairies, "Thank you."

The others thanked them as well.

Celestia and Luna smiled before they turned serious and the eldest of the two said, "But you must remember this, with the last echo of the last bell, at the last stroke of midnight the spell will be broken."

Luna finished, "And all will return to what it was before."

"Aw, come on!" Rainbow groaned.

Applejack motioned, "We take what we're given, Dash, we're lucky to have fairy godmothers at all."

Rarity nodded, "Quite so."

Pinkie pointed, "Better to have a little time than no time at all!"

Dash reluctantly agreed, "Yeah, I guess you're right."

Twilight eyed the carriage and horses and realized something was missing, "Where's the coachman?"

The sisters gawked in realization with Luna saying, "We almost forgot! Sister, I thought you were taking care of that."

"Well I thought you were!"

"Let's make a deal then, you take care of the coachman and I'll take care of the footman."

"Fine."

The fairies searched around area until they came across a chicken and rabbit. With looks of determination, Celestia pointed her wand at the chicken while Luna pointed her wand at the rabbit. They were insistently transformed into humans and teleported to the carriage.

Luna said, "That should be it, now hurry girls or else you'll be very late."

The girls didn't waste a moment as they went straight into the roomy carriage.

Luna added, "Remember, you have to be back by midnight!"

The girls agreed and thanked their godmothers again just as the carriage started to pull away.

Celestia said to her sister, "Think they'll remember?"

"They better unless they want everyone to see their rags and will have to walk all the way back."

Then the fairies magically disappeared.