"Okay… balloons, check… streamers, check... and music, covered. Now, I just have to get the treats once Fluttershy is here," Sunset said to herself, looking over the decorations she got. Celestia and Luna already left a few minutes ago, and Sunset was waiting for Fluttershy at home, thinking of where to put the decorate. The ringing of her phone drew her attention. After looking at the screen, she saw Fluttershy's name and profile picture pop up.
"Hey Fluttershy," Sunset said.
"Hey… I'm on my way. Do you think we'll be able to decorate before they arrive?" She asked.
"Yeah. We got some time before they're home. They said they'd stall as long as possible. She doesn't know they're coming."
"I see. I'm just worried, is all. I'm not very good when it comes to parties. It's more of Pinkie's department."
"Well yeah, but we didn't tell her about Celestia and me. I don't think she will be able to make it now. It's too late for her to help anyway. I wouldn't want to be a bother."
"It's Pinkie. There's no way it would bother her at all. She'll be there to help before you know it. And… you know you have to tell them sooner or later. Maybe you can tell Pinkie first. She's very good at keeping secrets, so you can tell the others later," Fluttershy said to try to convince Sunset to branch out. Sunset thought about it for a moment. Fluttershy's right. She would have to tell them about her newfound relationship with Celestia and Luna sooner or later. Not to mention, Pinkie would find out first even if she didn't tell her about this. Especially if Sunset tried to hide a party from the girl. Pinkie was technically the reason this party was happening in the first place.
"Maybe you're right. Can you call her?" Sunset asked.
"Of course, Sunset," Fluttershy said before ending the call.
After the call, Sunset tried to decorate the home alone, but considering this was her first time throwing a party, she was having some trouble. On her first attempt, she tried going for the only party that she went to multiple times. However, she could barely remember the decorations of the Grand Galloping Gala. She was too busy trying to keep the last piece of cake from being eaten by the selfish nobles. The school dances were still too raw to really look back on without wincing at how she cheated to win. Before long, she heard the bell ringing repeatedly, and she went to open the door.
"Okay, okay, wait a sec, I'm coming. Really Flutter-" Sunset stooped speaking once she saw it's not Fluttershy, but Pinkie Pie. She had somehow gotten here before Fluttershy, even with her arms loaded with bags like she raided every party store in the city, "Pinkie? How did you-"
"No time! Why didn't you tell me about this before? You know I'm all about parties?" Pinkie shouted.
"Uh… sorry Pinkie but… I didn't want to tell anyone about this. You can't tell the girls about this, okay?" Sunset asked.
"Don't worry, Fluttershy told me. And I'm going to Pinkie promise you too, hold this," Pinkie said before giving the bags she was holding to Sunset, causing Sunset to nearly fall over from the weight. She did a series of movements while singing, "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye," And finished with literally sticking a cupcake in her eye that suddenly appeared in her hand.
"Um… ookay… Sure, a cupcake in an eye, why not? What are these for," Sunset asked, dumbfounded at Pinkie's spectacle.
"They're decorations, games, and stuff for cupcakes." Pinkie said, taking the bags back.
"Cupcakes?"
"Yeah, you were going to buy these, weren't you?"
"Uh… yeah… how did you know?"
"Uh- just a hunch," Pinkie said, shrugging.
"And the games? Pinkie, this is supposed to be a small party, and do you know who we are throwing this for?"
"Yes, I do. And that's another reason why I'm angry with you!" Pinkie shouted.
"Sorry," Sunset said somberly.
"Apology accepted, but Sunset, know I'm not actually mad at you. I'm actually happy for you, I'm just sad you didn't tell, you must be really nervouscited right now. You're not the same Sunset I knew just a couple of weeks ago. I think Principal Celestia saw it before anyone," Pinkie said, placing the bags on the dining room table.
"Thank," Sunset said, smiling.
"Anyway, let's begin. We need to place decorations a little lower so she can feel them. But before that, you need to open the door."
"Why would I need to-" Sunset got interrupted when she heard the doorbell rang. "How did you do that?"
"Do what?" Pinkie asked like she absolutely has no idea what she was talking about.
"Uh… nothing," Sunset said before walking towards the door, swearing she heard Pinkie mumble about flowers and rabbits. She opened the door and saw Fluttershy standing on the other side. "Fluttershy, come in. Pinkie's already here."
"I thought so. Sometimes I think there's some kind of magic inside her. Now that I know magic is real, I think she's had it all along," Fluttershy said.
The next few hours went by as Sunset and Fluttershy hung the decorations as instructed by Pinkie and Pinkie baking all the treats in the kitchen. By the end of it, the place looked absolutely amazing.
"Oh, it's just perfect. She's going to love it." Pinkie squealed.
"Yeah, it is," Sunset said.
"But, she can't see any of this," Fluttershy said sadly.
"Oh, don't worry. You made it exactly as I said. She's going to see them all." Pinkie said.
"Well, if you say so," Sunset said.
They then heard a car being parked outside and people walking and talking.
"They are here, come on," Pinkie whispered before she panicked. "We forgot something extremely important!"
"What is it?!?" Sunset asked as she watched Pinkie run into the dining room.
Pinkie's eyes narrowed as she eyed a bag on the counter. She raced across the dining room as she vaulted over the table, narrowly missing the candles. As she flipped over them, she noticed one was leaning over. Thinking quickly, her hand shot out and righted it. She landed the front flip perfectly and slammed into the counter as she snatched the bag and its contents before she raced towards Sunset and Fluttershy. The clanging of heels grew louder as she approached the two. Sweat dripped down her forehead as she exited the dining room, and her hand smacked the lights off. Reaching her shocked friends, Pinkie's hand flashed into the bag, drew out party hats, and placed them on Fluttershy and Sunset's head. As she placed Sunset's hat on, she heard the door handle shake as keys rattled against the knob. They all gathered before the door. A few seconds later, the door opened with Luna, Celestia, and the one they were waiting for, Snowdrop.
"Surprise!!" They all shouted, startling the girl.
"Aaaak!" Snowdrop shouted. "W-what?"
"We made you a surprise party, silly. Did you think we'd just let you into your new house without a party?" Pinkie said.
"Pinkie? Is that you?" Snowdrop asked as Celestia and Luna guided her inside.
"Yep," Pinkie said, popping the 'p'. "This is your new sister." Pinkie said, pushing Sunset forward. "Why don't you guess who it is?"
"Uh… I don't know? Is it someone I know?" Snowdrop asked.
"Of course you do," Sunset said, smiling as she watched the girl's eyes widen.
"S-Sunset…? A-are you…"
"Yeah… I am- oof" Sunset was interrupted by the sudden hug she got from the little girl. Pinkie and Fluttershy awed at that. Sunset returned the hug as she said, "So what do you think?"
"What do I think? I- I don't have words… I… I finally got adopted and… and my new s-sister is you? T-this is the best day of my life," Snowdrop said with happy tears.
Breaking the hug, Sunset said, "Snowdrop, I'd like you to meet my friend Fluttershy. If it's not for her, I won't be able to pull this off,"
"Hi Snowdrop, do you like what we did to the place. Pinkie helped to make it in a way so you can see," Fluttershy said, bowing down to the eye level.
"Hi, Sunset told me about you, and yes, I can see them. I can feel and hear all the streamers and balloons, and I smell treats. You all worked so hard for me," Snowdrop said as she was helped into the dining room.
"You girls did an amazing job. These cakes are amazing," Celestia said, eating a cupcake.
"Really, Tia?" Luna asked, rolling her eyes at her sister eating cake.
"What?" Luna just rolled her eyes at that.
"Well, now you know her weakness," Luna announced. Everyone laughed at that with a "Hey!" from Celestia.
Time passed before they knew it. They all had so much fun. Snowdrop played a lot of games that she never played because of her situation. But Pinkie knew exactly what she could play and made everything that much more fun with her exaggerated actions. Snowdrop already knew that her life would be the greatest.
After they finished having fun, they decided to show Snowdrop the house. The girls took her around the house showing every room. Snowdrop could already tell it is a big house from the distance they walked. Every door had the name of the room in brail, so she knew what room it was until she gets used to the house. After some time passed, Pinkie and Fluttershy left, and Sunset helped Snowdrop to unpack.
After unpacking and hanging together for a while, they heard Celestia calling them to dinner, and they both went to the dining area. Sunset could already tell that Snowdrop was getting used to the house. Sunset never knew how a blind person would eat without seeing where the food is. But Snowdrop seemed fine. She knew exactly where the food was, and she had no trouble. Sunset could see that she was wrong about blind people. They were far more capable than what one would think.
"So, Snowdrop, do you like it here?" Celestia asked.
"It's great. I didn't know when I would get adopted with me being blind and all. Then you and Miss Luna came to adopt me. Then I found out I also have a sister, and she's Sunset. This is great. Thank you so much, Miss Celestia." Snowdrop said with tears shining in her eyes.
"Think nothing of it, Snowdrop. Also, honey, you don't have to be so formally. We are your family." Celestia said, reaching across the table to hold Snopdrop's hands.
"O-okay… m-mom…" Snowdrop said with a smile at the end.
"There you go. It feels great to say that, right?" Sunset said, hugging Snowdrop sideways, and Snowdrop nodded.
"Though, you do have to call us Principal and Vice-Principal at school," Luna said.
"Wait, she's going to CHS too?" Sunset asked with bright eyes.
"Yes, she is. I asked Applebloom to show her the school because she has the same timetable as her so she can help Snowdrop around the school," Celestia said. "Also, can you look out for her? I don't want anything to happen to her while I'm away doing this boring paperwork."
"Don't worry, mom. I'll look out for my little sister," Sunset said, hugging her little sister.