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// Chapter 4-Rewrite Your Stars 
// Story: The Greatest Showmare 
// by Creativa-Artly01 
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A few days later, after having gained a fifteen percent partner named Carl Lyleson, Carl falls head over hooves for the performer known as Twinkle. "Who is that?" he asks Philly, "and is she single?" 

"Oh, that's Twinkle, she's the star of my show," responds Philly. 

"Well, I think I love her," responds Carl. He then goes over and introduces himself to Twinkle.

"Hey," says Carl to Twinkle, "you are amazing, beautiful, I'm surprised no pony has snatched you up and run off with you." 

"Well," responds Twinkle as she rubs her hooves together, "my powers are probably why. They may seem beautiful but if done carelessly, they can be dangerous."

"Well, I know you'd never purposefully try to hurt anyone," responds Carl as he walks in front of her and blocks her path. He then begins to serenade her. "You are more than just your powers. You are a pony too. Just like me and Philly. There's no monster within you. You don't need to be scared or ashamed, you can show them what you've got. You can make your place, take your place. Who cares what others think? Who cares what they think? Who cares what they say? We can rewrite the stars, we can rewrite history."

"Believe me, it's best if I stay hidden. No one wants to see me unless it's out on that floor. They only like the performer, not the pony behind the act. Don't you see it, no one can rewrite the stars, no one can rewrite history. Why even try? Why do I even try because I cannot rewrite the stars, I cannot rewrite history. No pony can. No pony can."

"Don't let them tell you who you have to be. You can be yourself. You can just be free. You can rewrite the stars, you can rewrite history, if not alone, we can do it together. We can rewrite the stars, we can rewrite history. Take my hoof and come with me, if we do it together, we can rewrite the stars, we can rewrite history."

"No we can't, don't you see we can't. We can't rewrite the stars, we can't rewrite history. No one can't rewrite the stars. No one can rewrite history. No one can rewrite history."

"But yes we can, we can rewrite the stars... we can rewrite history..."

As their serenade comes to an end, the two embrace in a hug and share a kiss, which shocks Twinkle to the core and she runs off. Philly then runs up to Carl and stands behind him. "Why did my star just run off in tears? What did you do to her?" Philly demands. 

"I may have accidentally, well, kissed her," responds Carl. "I didn't mean to." Philly then runs off to find Twinkle. 

A few minutes later, Philly finds Twinkle out sitting behind the tents looking up at the stars and messing around with her powers. "Are you okay?" asks Philly. 

"Yeah, just shocked," responds Twinkle. "I didn't think he'd kiss me. I didn't know what to do, so I just ran off."

"It's okay," responds Philly as she strokes Twinkle's mane. "He didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable and he's sorry." 

"Well, he's forgiven," responds Twinkle. "I'm not mad with him at all. It was an accident." 

"Well, I'm glad to hear that," responds Philly, "now you should go and tell him yourself that you forgive him." Twinkle nods and follows Philly back to where Carl is standing and Twinkle then listens as he apologizes then tells him that she forgives him. 

"Well, I'm glad you forgive me," responds Carl with a smile, "and I promise, I'll never do that ever again without your consent." 

"Yeah, I have something I have to admit too," responds Twinkle, "I actually kind of liked it and maybe we can rewrite the stars and rewrite history together." 

"Well, I'm glad to hear that," responds Carl with a smile. Twinkle then walks over to him and puts her hoof in his. The two then walk into the main tent and he watches as she practices her act. As he watches, he can't help but look on in amazement. Maybe someday, she'll be his. He can only hope.

Philly, on the other hand, is now off rounding up the other performers and helping them get ready for that night's performance. As she helps some of them finish up getting on their costumes and makeup, Philly is interrupted by Charles. "Oh, hey Charles," says Philly with a smile. "Are you and the kids going to enjoy the show tonight?" 

"Wouldn't miss it for the world," responds Charles with a smile. 

"I'm glad," responds Philly. Charles then gives her a kiss on the cheek and leaves the tent and goes and joins up with their children. They then go and take their seats in the top benches of the tent. Philly then goes and grabs Carl and pulls him to the side. "Carl," says Philly to him sternly, "your job is to observe, so stay focused and do not crush on Twinkle until after the performance, got it."

"Yes ma'am," responds Carl. "I understand."

"Good," responds Philly. Philly then goes into the center of the ring and introduces the show while Carl watches from the sidelines. As he watches, he can't help but shift his gaze to Twinkle for a brief second, then he goes right back to focusing on Philly and then he continues this charade for the rest of the night, but he doesn't let Philly know this. Philly thinks he only focused on her the entire time, but in reality, he was only partially focusing on her and partially on Twinkle. 

A few hours later, the performers turn in for the night but Twinkle sneaks out and goes and spends some time under the stars with Carl. As they lay there, the two identify constellations together and even see a shooting star fly past overhead. As they see it fly by, the two make a wish to be together for the rest of their lives. The two then share a kiss. Carl is glad Twinkle has since moved past the first kiss and is now with him for real. To him, that is the best part of coming to work now, and he'd have it no other way. 

Around midnight, Twinkle turns in for the night and goes and hops under her sheets. As she lays there, she can't help but think about her time with Carl. They had a blast together and can't wait to hang out again together tomorrow night after the show. As for now, she soon falls fast asleep and continues to think about Carl within her dreams.