//------------------------------// // W1 Mortal Enemies - Same day? Same Day! by Sam Rose (AU, Comedy, Random) // Story: RariTwi Extravaganza // by RariTwi Squad //------------------------------// For the prompt MORTAL ENEMIES... Same day? Same day! by Sam Rose Today was the day! The day everything went perfectly! “Dresses, check! Fabrics, check! Designer is tres magnfique?” Rarity stopped to look at herself in the mirror, flicking her head to let her tresses and curls frame her face before fluttering her eyelashes. Her face seemed to sparkle in the light, before she chuckled at herself. “Double check! Everything is ready for my grand entrance!” Her floating quill checked off the last tallies on her checklist before being placed down. With a quick flick of her magic large sheets lifted into the air that came down and covered several large racks of designer dresses, all of which had been designed specifically for this day. She had booked the venue months ago and had been looking forward to this day for all that time! She was going to show her creations to the world, in front of thousands of Equestrian citizens and nobles! They would be amazed, in awe, and counting down the days till they could own these magnificent pieces for themselves! Rarity had truly outdone herself this time. Grabbing hold of her covered racks in her magic, she ushered them out the door, on her way to her venue. “Look out world! Here comes Rarity!” Nothing was going to stop her momentum now! Today was the day! The day everything went perfectly! “Speech notes, check! Presentation materials, check! Dressed for the occasion?” Twilight looked herself over in the mirror, noting her robes, sash, and hat made her look very educated. “Check!” Her floating checklist had been triple checked and she set it down on top of her pile of books and presentation materials. With a quick flick of her magic a large sheet flew through the air and quickly covered her materials. It seemed that everything was ready for her grand day! She had booked the venue months ago and had been looking forward to this day for all this time! She was going to present her research and findings to the world, in front of thousands of Equestrian citizens and nobles! “Today will be a red letter day.” Twilight smirked happily as she grabbed hold of her materials in her magic and ushered them out the door. She was on her way to the venue, and nothing was going to stop her momentum! Rarity looked up at the magnificent grand hall as she stood outside, basking in its majestic glory. Soon she would be set up inside and ponies would be flocking from miles to view her goods. A whole arena dedicated just to her! “Isn't it amazing?” A voice spoke up from behind Rarity, breaking her from her reverie. She turned and saw a lavender unicorn walking up to her, a smile on her face though being followed by a pile of something covered in sheets. “It truly is grand.” Rarity said, pushing the thought aside as she turned back. “Thousands of ponies congregate on these sacred halls every day, from far and wide, to view the spectacles and performances that ponies put on display!” “Not to mention revealing the latest in research and magical technology!” Twilight giggled. “It's a grand wander of the ages, a hall of dedicated to enlightening the masses! I couldn't be prouder of pony society.” “Quite.” Rarity giggled in return, turning to the cute mare next to her. “My name is Rarity, what's yours?” “Twilight Sparkle! Are you here to listen to the exciting lecture today?” Twilight asked curiously, a hopeful smile on her face. “Something like that.” Rarity smiled with a flick of her mane, batting her eyelashes. “Though I think it's more accurate to say I'm here to present an exciting lecture to the masses~” “You... You are?” Twilight asked hesitantly, not sure she'd heard the mare right. “Mhmm~!” Rarity hummed as she turned to her presentation hidden by sheets, extending her hoof out to it. “Rarity's Unique and Chic fashion for the world to see! Today is my grand debut for the world!” “Heh, there must be some kind of misunderstanding.” Twilight said carefully, not wanting to upset the mare. “You see, today is my day to present. I've been researching Aetherial Chemical Reactions for months now and my findings will change the way we craft portable spells forever, and today is my day to show everyone my research.” Rarity was quiet, her brow furrowing. “Are you sure you're not quite mistaken? I've got the paper work right here that explicitly says its my turn to use these facilities today.” With a flick of her horn a piece of paper appeared from under Rarity's sheets and hovered over to Twilight. A very familiar piece of paper revealed itself to Twilight, showing that it indeed said that Rarity was to perform at the hall this day. Without a word Twilight magicked her own paper over to Rarity, who could clearly say that Twilight's had been assigned to that very same day. “...Oh...” Rarity murmured, chewing on her lip at the sudden awkwardness. “I'm sure there's a logical explanation for this.” Twilight said, putting her paper and smiling at Rarity. “Let's go inside and speak with the director and I'm sure we can work this all out?” “Yes, that would seem like the sensible thing to do.” Rarity said, coming to an amicable agreement with Twilight. Surely this was a simple problem to fix. It had not been a simple problem to fix. The office had made a mistake and accidentally book both on the same day, but the only available solution was to reschedule one of them months down the road, delaying their debuts. The girls had not taken this well. In their great wisdom, the girls had tried to share the stage, and this only ended in colossal disaster. Explosions from chemicals and burning dresses had filled the halls, books and flaming cloth had been hurled on both ends, and by the time the fight had subsided the hall was empty and destroyed, while the two mares sat outside, singed and tired, still seething in rage for the other. “Twilight Sparkle, you are by far the WORST pony I have ever met in my entire life!” Rarity huffed angrily. “The feelings mutual.” Twilight growled, levitating a piece of debris off of her head. “Today was supposed to be my grand debut! The happiest day of my life! The day everything came up looking Rarity! And YOU had to ruin it!” Rarity growled with a huff, her voice peaking with drama. “I can't even stand to LOOK at you! From this day forth, you are my mortal enemy!” “The feelings mutual!” Twilight growled. “If we were in the same academic field I would bury you under my work so hard the history books would have to search for a thousand years just to remember you exist!” The two mares growled at each other, glaring desperately so that the other could feel their hate. The day had been long and tiring though, and they felt their energy draining fast. Their scowls turned into frowns as they quietly glared at each other. “...Do you want to go make out behind the donut shop?” Twilight finally asked. “I thought you'd NEVER ask!” Rarity huffed indignantly.