Chapter 28: Pippsqueaks Forever
At Mane Melody, Pipp is in her makeover supplies room working on something as she is wearing safety goggles with a smile.
“Totally amazing new products comin’ at ya!” Pipp announced with sparkles in her eyes as she brought out a mini baser as she poured in some blue glitter into the bowl. Pipp gasped as she thinks that it will finally worked, but then screamed in startled when the blue glitter exploded, right on her face as she cough and sputtering some out that got caught in her mouth as she took off her goggles and look in the mirror and saw the amount of glitter on her face as she gasped. “I'm, like, totally blue!” She called out, seeing the disaster on her face as a result, clearly needing to fix this error..
Sometime later, Pipp tried out the formula again, but this time, a little pink color, but then she screamed when it zip lout of the bowl as it zipped around the room, which Pipp tried dodging it, and then screamed as the out of control pink glitter came right to her face as she screamed when it hit her, clearly needed to work on it again.
A little bit later, Pipp tries again, but is a little nervous as she is afraid that it might happen again and blow up right in her face, again.
Pipp then poured some green this time, but then the green makeover glitter started bubbling as it created a bit of bubbles right over the bowl as Pipp watched. “Uhhh…” She said as she knew what came next as the bubble splat itself apart, covering Pipp’s head, mane, back, wings, and tail in green makeover glitter, earning Pipp an irritated look as this keeps happening. “Ugh!” She groaned in frustration as she shook the green makeover off her as she got frustrated even more. “What... is... happening?!” She cried out, trying to figure out why her failed attempts kept happening.
Sometime later, Pipp is scurrying through her supplies shelves to look for something for her homemade makeover as she takes out a vial of rainbow glitter in her hoof.
“Aha! There you are!” Pipp cheered with sparkles in her eyes, thinking this might help perfect her makeover.
A little bit later, Pipp finished mixing the makeover as she poured in the rainbow glitter in the bowl. “Hmmm…” She said to herself, while a little scared that it might blow up again as she closed her eyes for something to happen, after a second, nothing happened as she looked at the bow and saw the rainbow glitter makeup swirled and sparkled as Pipp gasped in amazement. “Wow!” She said, finding it amazing, but then the rainbow glitter exploded right on her face and made the whole room a mess while Pipp gets frustrated at this again as rainbow glitter makeup is all over her head. “Ughhh! You have gotta be kidding me!” She cried out as this is the fourth time this happened as she picked some off her face while looking at it in her hoof. “I promised the Pippsqueaks a new product! Today!” She said to herself, stating that she is making a new product that she told her Pippsqueaks that she will show them the new product, but hasn’t made one yet and she is running out of time and ideas. Pipp shook the glitter off her, but some is still on her face as it now looks like a rainbow beard, which Pipp didn’t notice at all. “Okay. Don't panic, Pipp.” She said to herself in a panic state as she paced back and forth. “Just go get a smoothie and come back and try again. No point freaking out.” She assured herself with a nervous smile, thinking that she might need a break and drink some smoothies before coming back and try again when she gets back.
Sometime later, Pipp made it to the smoothie stand where Sunset and Sunny are, still having that rainbow glitter beard on her face, as Pipp starts to panic in thinking she might not show her followers her new product in time.
“I'm totally freaking out!” Pipp cried out in a panic as she went to the front of the smoothie stand as Sunny was blending a smoothie while Sunset was stacking some fruits to prepare for new ones. “Sunnyyyy! Sunsetttt! Help meeee!” Pipp cried out dramatically to them as Sunset and Sunny turned to each other and had a smile on their face, knowing who it was and knowing the drill whenever Pipp had a breakdown.
“Morning, Pipp.” Sunny called out with a smile as she grabbed the blender cup.
“Don’t worry, Pipp. We know the drill.” Sunset added with a smile as she placed a cup next to Sunny to pour in.
Sunny poured the smoothie into the cup and placed some strawberries in it. “We have your inspiration-packed strawberry ripple smoothie for youuuu…” She said as she and Sunset cringe strangely when they saw Pipp with a rainbow beard glitter on her face.
“Uh…” Sunny and Sunset said in unison, and didn't know what to say.
“You two are total life-savers.” Pipp said to them with a smile with sparkles in her eyes as she slurped on her smoothie, oblivious to the glitter beard on her.
“Uh-huh…” Sunny and Sunset said with weird looks, not sure if Pipp knew or not that she has a glitter beard on her face.
“Ugh!” Pipp groans after a slurp. “My morning has been a complete disaster!” She cried out to the two ponies.
“Uh-huh.../Yeah…” Sunny and Sunset said, still not sure what to say as Pipp continues.
“I'm supposed to reveal my new product today!” Pipp pointed out.
“Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh…” Sunset and Sunny kept saying as Sunny wiped the desk top with a nervous smile while Sunset looked around, listening to Pipp but the two ponies are not sure if Pipp noticed the beard or not.
“But everything keeps exploding!” Pipp cried out of her failed attempts at making a new product.
“Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh…” Both Sunset and Sunny kept saying as they walked to the back of the stand as Sunny was looking at an apple while Sunset was stacking some cups.
Pipp notices their expression as she gives them a confused look. “Sunny, Sunset, you're both acting weird. Is everything okay?” She asked them, wanting to know why they are acting like that, not knowing the answer is on her face.
“Oh, well... now that you mention it…” Sunny said in a nervous tone as she and Sunset turned to Pipp with nervous expressions.
“It’s something that is on your face, Pipp.” Sunset said with a nervous chuckle.
“On my face?” Pipp repeated, not sure what Sunset meant by that.
“Well, there is something you need to see.” Sunny said as she and Sunset smiled nervously as Sunny brought out a mirror for Pipp to see what they mean.
“Hmm?” Pipp asked in confusion, but once she saw the beard on her face from the mirror, she freaked out with a scream once she noticed. “I have a beard?! What?! What?!” She cried out as she placed her hooves all over her face as she started to stutter while Sunset and Sunny were unsure what to say as they gave a nervous smile to Pipp while Sunny placed the mirror down. “How did this happen?!” She cried out, wanting to know how she didn’t notice it while Sunset and Sunny gave unsure expressions, not sure what to say.
“Just keep refreshing, Glory!” Seashell’s voice called out, which startled the three ponies, mostly Pipp from hearing that.
Pipp gasped when she heard Seashell’s voice. “Oh, no! Pippsqueaks! They can't see me like this!” She cried out, not wanting her Pippsqueaks to see her as a laughing stock as she ducked inside the smoothie stand to hide from them as Sunny hid the smoothie so they wouldn't notice.
“Refresh! Refresh!” Glory cried out, refreshing her page for any new live streams that Pipp is planning as she, Seashell and Peach Fizz faced the smoothie stand as they smiled at Sunny and Sunset.
“Three strawberry ripples, please.” Seashell said to Sunset and Sunny. “That's Pipp's favorite, right?” She asked them, wanting Pipp’s favorite smoothies since they are her Pippsqueaks after all.
“Sure is.” Sunny answered with a smile, figuring that these Pippsqueaks would want Pipp’s favorite smoothie. “Coming right up.” She and Sunset both said as they prepared the smoothies.
Glory kept refreshing her phone as her friends watched. “Ugh! Still nothing! But Pipp said it's coming out today!” She called out, having heard from Pipp to show her new product to her Pippsqueaks.
“Just keep trying! Pipp wouldn't let us down!” Seashell pointed out, stating that Pipp never let her Pippsqueaks down, while inside the stand to the spot Pipp is hiding, Pipp grew nervous when she heard her Pippsqueaks say that, knowing that she doesn’t have a new product to show yet as she would let her Pippsqueaks down if she do.
“There you go.” Sunny said to the three Pippsqueaks as she brought out three smoothies they’ve requested. “Exactly how Pipp likes it.” She said to them as she brought them smoothies down to them.
“And exactly how they taste as well.” Sunset added with a smile.
“Enjoy!” Both Sunset and Sunny said to them as the Pippsqueaks smiled with sparkles in their eyes as they slurp the smoothies before making sounds of approval.
Pipp grew even more nervous as her Pippsqueaks really looked up to her as they trotted off after paying the smoothies as Sunset and Sunny waved them by as Pipp came out of hiding. “See, Sunny and Sunset? The Pippsqueaks are waiting for my new product, and all I am going to do is let them down.” She stated while tears started to form in her eyes, feeling that she will upset her Pippsqueaks if she doesn't show her new product today.
Sunny and Sunset give Pipp a ‘feeling-sorry’ expression as they think of ways to help her. “Hmmm... Aha!” They both called out with a smile, having an idea.
“Maybe if you got to know the Pippsqueaks a little better, making products they love will be easier.” Sunny suggested, stating that if Pipp gets to know her Pippsqueaks some more, she can have an easy time making a new product without being stressed.
“Yeah. You could even create something together.” Sunset added in agreement, knowing that this plan will work.
Pipp smiled widely at Sunny and Sunset’s idea. “Ha! Sunny, Sunset, you both are geniuses! It's time to go undercover!” She declared while giving a cool expression and tone on the ‘undercover’ thing.
“Oh, W-we didn't mean…” Sunny tried to reason on that’s not what they mean, but raised an eye at Pipp when she is brushing her hooves on the glitter beard
“Now, all I need is a disguise.” Pipp said to herself with a smirk, knowing that the glitter beard will help but she needed something else to hide herself as she placed a hat on her head while putting on her sunglasses as she giggled to herself.
Sunset and Sunny looked at each other as Pipp may be taking this a little too far. “Maybe you should go with her, Sunset. To make sure she doesn't overdo things.” Sunny suggested, wanting Sunset to watch over Pipp to make sure things turned out okay.
“Sure. If that’s okay with you, Pipp.” Sunset said to the disguised Pegasus, wanting to make sure if she’s okay with it.
“I don’t mind at all, Sunset.” Pipp said with a smile, feeling okay to let Sunset tag along with her as they went out of the stand and went to follow the Pippsqueaks.
Sometime later at a playground in Maretime Bay, the Pippsqueaks are giggling to each other as Seashell is doing Peach Fizz’s mane on a swing with Glory watching in amazement with sparkles in her eyes.
Behind them are Sunset and Pipp hiding in a bush as Seashell swung Peach Fizz up as Glory used a Manespray on her as it made Peach Fizz’s mane sparkle as Pipp gasps in awe at them. “So creative!” She said as she wrote down what she saw in her notebook.
“I gotta admit, that was impressive.” Sunset said with a smile, seeing something that creative, those Pippsqueaks are clever, and seeing more of the CMC in them after seeing how creative they are.
And then a little bit later, the Pippsqueaks are dancing around with a music box with a microphone attach as they dance to ‘Let Out Your Light’ song that is playing on it as the three Pippsqueaks dance around while Glory is indistinctly singing on the microphone, but as she flew up, the wire of the microphone disconnected from the speaker, causing the music to stop as the Pippsqueaks groans that the music stopped, ending their fun.
Pipp and Sunset pop from the top of a tree next to the Pippsqueaks as they look, with Pipp upside down and Sunset looking straight with her wings while staying sneaky, from the top of the tree. “Total design flaw!” Pipp noted as she wrote down what just happened.
“Everypony has flaws, Pipp. Nopony’s perfect.” Sunset pointed out that everypony can’t always be perfect.
Before Pipp could respond to that, she fell from the tree as she hit the ground with a thud. Sunset looked down if she was okay as Pipp spoke. “I see what you mean, Sunset.” She said to Sunset who smiled in response before helping Pipp up and went back into hiding before the Pippsqueaks saw them.
And then sometime later, the Pippsqueaks are giggling again as they are at Rufus’ sunglasses stad and are trying out the side lipsticks next to the stands as they apply them to their lips, but the one that didn’t seem to work is Seashell’s.
“Ugh. Mine didn't work! Look!” Seashell cried out while pointing to her lips. “My lips aren't sparkly at all!” She cried out.
“Yeah!” Peach Fizz cried out in agreement. “This glitter isn't sticking to mine either!” She added that the glitter lipsticks didn’t even stick to them.
Behind them is a lifesize cardboard cutout of Pipp with her eyes blinking, meaning that she is looking through the holes, with Sunset beside her, acting casual while Pipp is hiding. “Glitter... lips…” Pipp then gasps with sparkles in her eyes as she now has an idea. “Yes, that's it! Pippsqueaks, you are brilliant!” She called out as she popped up from behind the cutout, which startled the Pippsqueaks. “Pippsqueaks! I need your help!” She said to them as she faced them with a smile.
The Pippsqueaks screamed when they saw Pipp as Sunset facehooved herself, clearly thinking that Pipp had forgotten about her disguise.. “Help you?! We don't even know you!” Seashell cried out, seeing that they didn't even know that’s Pipp as Seashell turned to her friends. “Come on, ponies! Let's get out of here!” She said to her friends.
“Wait! It's me! It's Pipp!” Pipp cried out as she took off her hat to reveal herself.
“Um, no.” Glory answered, not convinced. “That is Pipp.” She pointed to the cutout behind her and Sunset as Pipp gasped, completely forgetting about her glitter beard. “You have a beard. Nice try.” She said as she and her friends walked away from them.
“Oh, for the love of…” Sunset said as she grabbed the fake glitter beard, but surprisingly, it wouldn’t come off. “Geeze, Pipp. What’s this beard made of?” She said as she struggled to get it off.
“I lost track after the last four tries of my products.” Pipp answered as Sunset let go of the beard, Pipp then smiled as she thought of another way to prove to her Pippsqueaks that it’s really her as she sang a familiar song. “Let out your light, shining bright, can ya see it? At Mane Melody!” She sang her Mane Melody theme.
The Pippsqueaks heard the song as they rushed back to them with sparkles in their eyes as they looked at Pipp. “Wow! It really is you!” Seashell said in amazement, and then gave a confused expression. “But... What happened to your face?” She asked while pointing to the glitter rainbow beard.
Pipp gives her Pippsqueaks a sheepish smile at that question. “That is a seriously long story.” She answered them.
“Trust me. It’s really long after the four tries she’d done.” Sunset said to them.
Pipp then got close to the Pippsqueaks with a smile. “And more importantly, your lip glitter idea is genius!” She cheerfully said, now having the right idea for her new product.
“Ah!” The Pippsqueaks said together, feeling happy that Pipp finds their lip glitter idea great.
“Would you ponies want to create it together?” Pipp asked them with sparkles in her eyes, wanting her Pippsqueaks to join in since this was their idea after all.
“Yeah. It will be great since it was your idea that gave Pipp the inspiration she needs, and you can be on live stream for the other Pippsqueaks as well.” Sunset added with a smile, seeing so much of the CMC in the three fillies after what she saw, and knowing from what Twilight told her about Applejack, Rarity’s sisters and Rainbow’s number one fan, they may make mistakes but they achieve so much when they are together.
The Pippsqueaks giggled at Pipp’s request, knowing that this is one of the best moments of their lives to actually help their favorite live streamer they look up to in making the new product with her as they looked at Pipp with sparkles in their eyes.
“Our answer is yes!” Seashell answered, knowing that they are in with anything that is with Pipp.
Pipp smiled at their answer as she turned to Sunset. “Wanna join in, Sunset?” She asked.
“You know I’m in since Sunny let out early.” Sunset answered with a smile, wanting to see how this goes before pointing at Pipp. “And Pipp, wash that beard off before we get started.” She said with a bored expression, knowing that Pipp would be a laughing stock if she streamed herself with that beard on her. And frankley, it’s weird seeing her with a beard on her face.
Pipp looked at the beard as she chuckled sheepishly. “Okay. Thanks for the reminder.” She said to Sunset, seeing that she forgot about that beard glitter on her face all day as the five ponies chuckled in amusement at this.
Sometime later back in Mane Melody, Pipp washed the rainbow glitter beard off as she placed her goggles over her eyes. “Ready?” She asked her fellow Pippsqueaks and Sunset next to her, wearing goggles as well.
“Ready!” The Pippsqueaks answered with sparkles in their eyes.
“Let’s do this, Pipp.” Sunset said with a smile as the five ponies got to work on the product.
The ponies then started pouring contents in a white bowl, lemons, flowers, and some honey, while in a blue bowl smashing some vegetables together to liquefy them as Pipp stirred them together.
The bowl filled with purple glitter starts to sparkle as the Pippsqueaks giggled as they, along with Sunset and Pipp, looked at it in amazement with sparkles in their eyes. Sunset and Pipp’s along with the Pippsqueaks’ cutie marks began to glow as the bowl was in the air before landing back down on the bowl as it turned into a rainbow sparkle glitter that glowed. Pipp, Sunset and the Pippsqueaks gasped in fright as they duck for cover, having been told from Pipp that whenever she tries to make something, it explodes on her face which results in her having that glitter beard in the first place.
“Hmm?” Pipp said with the cover of the top of the bowl as a shield, making sure for extra protection so it wouldn’t get on her face again, only to realize that it didn’t blow up this time.
“Oh!” The Pippsqueaks called out once they realized that it didn’t blow.
“Huh.” Sunset said while shielding herself with her magic, but allowed it as she, Pipp and the Pippsqueaks cheered with giggles once they realized they succeeded in making this new product as they high hooved with each other of their success.
Sometime later, Pipp is now live streaming her new product to her followers as she faces the camera with a smile. “Hey, Pippsqueaks! My newest product is finally here!” She cheered in the video. “And this one is extra special because the idea came from you, my friends!” She said while looking at Sunset and her fellow Pippsqueaks as they giggled in response. “And here with a sneak peek at lip glitter is…” She said while facing the camera to her fellow Pippsqueaks.
“I'm Seashell!” Seashell called out with a yellow lip glitter on her. “And I call this color ‘Maretime Bay Babe’! Mwah!” She winked before blowing a kiss to the camera.
Then the camera turned to Glory, who had a pinkish lip glitter on her. “And I'm Glory! And my lip glitter is called ‘Pega-Sassy’!” She winked to the camera while pointing to her lip.
The camera then turned to Peach Fizz next, with a purple lip glitter on her. “Hey, it's me, Peach Fizz! And this lip glitter is called... uh... uh…” She stopped with a nervous look, apparently she forgot about the name for this kind of lip glitter, and since she is being on live stream right now, when she spoke with a nervous smile. “‘Unicorny Morning Breath’!” She announced, apparently, that name doesn’t fit.
Pipp then brought the camera to her with Sunset next to her, who raised an eyebrow at that name, as Pipp laughed nervously from that one. “Well, you know, we're still working out all the details.” She said to the followers while holding the said purple lip glitter with a wink to her followers while Sunset nodded her head in agreement. “But lip glitter is coming soon! Laters!” She said to her followers as she ended the live stream as the five ponies smiled at this as they turned and smiled at Peach Fizz. “‘Unicorny Morning Breath’?” She asked Peach Fizz in amusement as Sunset chuckled a bit, finding it funny of that kind of name.
Peach Fizz felt embarrassed when that weird name came out of nowhere as she spoke. “Uh... I'm so sorry, Pipp!” She cried out as tears began to form, thinking she messed up Pipp’s live stream. “I-I panicked! I've never done a livestream before!” She cried out, having never done a live stream while watching them.
And then Pipp, Sunset, Seashell, and Glory starts laughing at Peach Fizz panicking, finding it funny and cute as Peach Frizz looked at them in confusion until her friends, Glory and Seashell brought them in a group hug while Pipp brought them into a big group hug as she wrap her hooves around her three Pippsqueaks with a laugh while Sunset ruffled their manes.
“Everypony can’t be perfect. It is your first time, and I say you three have a bright future ahead of you.” Sunset said to them with a smile as these three filles really reminded her of the CMC, from back of the day, both human and pony from what she saw in CHS and their ponies counterparts that Twilight told her about as the Pippsqueaks smiled at Sunset’s words as they all laugh together as now Pipp’s products will be an even bigger hit than before thanks to her fellow Pippsqueaks.
End of Chapter 28.