While Sunset and Starlight were at the apartment doing research on the stone, Melody, Sam Sam and Seamus came over for their sleepover with Chase. Chase and his friends were playing with their toys, until Sunset started to lose concentration. “Kids! Please... keep it down,” Sunset said. “Sorry, Sunset,” the kids replied in unison. Sunset then made a warm smile, then she kept looking into the book of ancient artifacts, but still found nothing. Starlight couldn’t find anything either.
“This is hard,” Sunset said. “How am I supposed to watch over four kids in a slumber party if I some Equestrian research to do, especially if Chase’s life is at stake?!” Starlight put her hand over Sunset’s shoulder, “Relax. You’ll find an answer soon.” Sunset nodded and then continued reading, until she thought of an idea about Chase’s slumber party.
“You want me to what?” Rarity asked. “But Sunset darling, I’m way behind on schedule! And I’m far too busy with these outfits to make for my client’s grand formal gala!”
“I understand, Rarity,” Sunset said. “I’m busy, too. And so is Dean Cadence, due to her pregnancy. I just need some room to think.” Rarity then looked at the kids with puppy eyes, then made a warm smile. Rarity saw how serious Sunset was, then thought for a moment. “Oh, alright,” Rarity said. “But I‘ll need to think about it first, because I need to finish on where I left off, and then I’ll have time to watch over them.” Sunset nodded, then kneeled down towards the children, “Okay, kids. Rarity’s gonna look after you until tomorrow morning. Make sure you behave and do what she says. I’ll be back to take three of you home to your families and then Chase home to my apartment. Rarity, I know you’re busy, but can you please try your best?”
“Oh, Sunset. Don’t be ridiculous,” Rarity said. “Just continue with your work and I’ll deal with these sweet little darlings. And I’ll make sure they’re in bed on time.” Sunset nodded and then went back to the apartment, then Rarity went to finish up her outfits for her client’s gala, “There, that should do it. Now, I should probably...” She then went upstairs and saw the kids set up their stuff in her bedroom.
“Whatever are you four doing?” Rarity asked. “We’re setting up our stuff, but we have no room to put our sleeping bags,” Chase said. “Where are we going to sleep tonight?” Sam Sam asked with a sad cute face, then began to cry. “Awww... Don’t worry, Samuel darling. I’ve got it covered,” Rarity said, until she gave him a kiss on the cheek, and then set up her bed for them to set up their sleeping bags. “There you go, children. Spare room for the night.” The kids set up their sleeping bags and pillows, then they went downstairs for a while, until Rarity saw them playing ball by rolling it on the carpet.
Then later on, the kids were doing some quiet coloring until Rarity came back with some fast food for dinner. She got herself a spicy chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomato and ranch dressing, and she got the kids some kid’s meals.
She got Chase a kid’s plain cheeseburger with fries and a soda, Melody and Sam Sam some chicken nuggets with fries and two sodas, and Seamus a kid’s crispy chicken sandwich with fries and a soda. After they finished eating, Rarity let them share the bathtub so that they can smell clean in the morning.
After the bath, she let the kids change into their pajamas and she put on “Finding Nemo.”
Chase was wearing his dinosaur footsie pajamas Rarity made him, Melody wore a unicorn nightgown with unicorn slippers, Sam Sam wore a whitish sandy tan and light green long sleeve pajama set, and Seamus wore football pajamas.
Rarity put on her nightgown and slid her slippers on her feet, then came downstairs and sat down on her couch. The kids went to Rarity and sat on the couch with her, but she let them lay down with her. Chase laid on her left side, Seamus laid on Melody’s lap while she laid on Rarity’s lap, and Sam Sam laid on her right side and had his cheek pressed on her right breast.
After they finished “Finding Nemo,” the kids played with their toys for a while. Few minutes later, Rarity came back to check on the kids, then they saw her, “It ain’t fun with a babysitter not around,” Seamus said. “Yeah, but at least we have you,” Chase said. Rarity smiled warmly, then cleared her throat, and pointed her thumb towards the stairs, “Alright, children. Bedtime.” The kids were now depressed. “Don’t worry, darlings,” Rarity said. “I’ll make you some pancakes tomorrow morning.”
“YAY!” The kids replied with a cheer. “Now, upstairs and into bed please. I’ll be right up to tuck you in,” Rarity said. “Perhaps I should read you a story first.”
When the kids went upstairs, they went to the sink and brushed their teeth, went potty, and Melody asked Rarity to brush her hair. After they were in their bed, Rarity zipped their sleeping bags and covered the lightweight blanket over them to keep them warm, and pulled out a book copy of “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” and read it to them.
After she finished reading the book, the kids gave her a group hug and laid back to fall asleep, then Rarity tucked them and herself underneath the blanket one more time and gave them kisses on their foreheads, “Goodnight, children.” She looked at the kids one more time, “Awww... They are such adorable little darling children, sleeping like sweet little angels.” Rarity then yawned, laid on her back, turned off the light, flipped her sleep mask over her eyes and went to sleep. Suddenly she felt a small press on her belly, and she saw Chase snuggling with her, so she placed her hand on his cheek and then she went back to sleep.
The next morning, Rarity woke up and saw the kids sleeping and snuggled in the bed’s warm blanket. Then, she got out of bed, put her purple plush bed robe on and tied her sky blue metallic strap around her waist and then put her slippers on her feet and then went downstairs to the kitchen and then got herself a cup of latte. Then she started to make the pancake batter, and poured some spoonfuls onto the griddle until they were fluffy and golden brown. When the pancakes were placed on the table stacked on a plate, the kids came downstairs and sat down on the table and Rarity served the pancakes on each of their plates, then served herself some pancakes, then they started eating once they were cut and topped with butter and syrup. When they were done, Rarity took the plates to the dishwasher, then the kids went upstairs to get dressed and brush their teeth, then they packed up their bags and met Rarity downstairs to head over to Sunset’s house after she would take Melody, Sam Sam and Seamus home.
Meanwhile, at the mansion, Estella and Eduardo were in a laboratory they set up for a fellow scientist they hired who works with genetics. He had white skin, brown eyes, and dark grey hair. He wore a white lab coat over a light blue long sleeve shirt underneath a black patterned vest, a red bow tie. His laboratory had a desk made of stainless steel and topped with a computer, some drawers for files on research, a chemistry set and some other lab equipment. His name was Dr. Marcus Bernstein. “Now, Dr. Bernstein, if you be a good boy, I won’t hurt you. Just crack the code on the canister,” Estella said with a softly threatening tone. Dr. Bernstein took the canister that had the crystal roots inside and began to crack the code on the computer, then suddenly, the coding worked. The digits revealed the code which turned out to be “623D5CE426,” and then the canister was connected to miniature pipes and then an dark purple oozing liquid was being drained into smaller containers and then Estella decided to test the ooze on a test subject with a small dose.
Eduardo brought in a test subject which turned out to be a sleeping prisoner in chains and shackles, until he was placed on a chair with restraints. Then Estella showed Dr. Bernstein the case with several vials of the ooze and gave it to him with a mechanical needle gun, “Load one up. Show me how it works.” Dr. Bernstein then took a vial from the case and took the needle gun from Estella, “It won’t work. Genetic mutation’s not possible. If it really occurred it would-”
“Just kill him and spread disease? Don’t be ridiculous,” Estella said. “You’re just too stupid to know it.” Dr. Bernstein then infused the ooze with the needle, then Estella touched his shoulder, “Do it. Now.”
Dr, Bernstein slowly walked towards the sleeping prisoner and held his arm and slowly injected the ooze into the vein of his forearm and then removed the needle from him, and stood back. “It’s done,” he said. “Good,” Estella said. “Now, get back. Eduardo, the shackles, if you please.” Eduardo nodded and then removed the prisoner’s shackles, but suddenly he heard him grunting and then he was starting to sweat.
When he kneeled on the floor, he yelled in pain and then his uniform was tearing itself apart, until Dr. Bernstein activated the emergency protocol. Suddenly, the man was changing into something monstrous. He became a man-bat with a huge wingspan, and oddly shaped hands. He screeched and tried to break the glass with his fists. Suddenly, the creature saw through their bodies and tried to feast off their blood, but the glass was too strong, so the man-bat hung upside down to rest until he was needed.
“I don’t believe this. That ooze that contained magic can turn anyone into deformed animals?” Estella asked. “I’m afraid so,” Dr. Bernstein said nervously. “I believe that we could recruit a few more for your project. After we have enough mutants, you will finally have your revenge,” Eduardo said. Estella nodded and then she gazed at her experiment.
