Twilight was surprised to hear her mentor was so angry at her and ashamed. The others were just as surprised, Celestia is a loving ruler who understands everyone. Everypony broke their gaze from the ruler and turned to Twilight, who was shocked and her eyes started to tear up.
"I thought you knew better than this Twilight, I heard everything!" Celestia's voice was not her normal soft and sweet voice, it was an angry and bitter tone. "Your best friend makes dresses for all of you and you tell her you don't like designs and then remake them and embarrass her?!" Celestia stomped her hooves and the now quivering friends. "Why would you ever do that, what if you offer books, the best apples cider, the best party, the sweetest animal, or the perfect weather then some pony says to you, 'Pinkie this is a good party but I don't like the streamer colors, I rather have them a darker shade of pink these are too light!'
Spike was the first one to speak, "P-Princess Celestia may I say--"
"NO, YOU MAY NOT SAY ANYTHING SPIKE!" Celestia yelled. "IF ANYTHING YOU ARE ALSO A CAUSE OF THIS, ARE YOU THIS OBLIVIOUS? YOU SEE THAT RARITY IS BEING LAUGHED AT AND INSTEAD OF PROTECTING HER, YOU MAKE HER GO ON STAGE AND BE EVEN MORE RIDICULED! THEN AT THE BOUTIQUE YOU PUSHED AND FORCED YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT!"
Celestia sighed, passed the group, and stopped, her back towards them, "You'll be in one of the castle rooms, any magic or flying attempts or any attempts of escape, will be blocked. You will stay there and we will discuss this more." Celestia used her magic in a flash the group was gone. Celestia then walked to the boutique.
The group of ponies flashed into a room. They looked around it was empty, void of anything. No tables or chairs not even windows. The only thing was some candles that gave the room an orange glow even then, it was dark.
Twilight looked around the room, she wonder where they were. Fluttershy spoke softly, "Where are we? I don't like this place, it's so dark!" she screamed the last part as she started whimpering.
"Princess Celestia did say it's one of the castle rooms right?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Twi do you know this place?" Applejack turned to Twilight.
"I don't know this room nor did I think it existed," Twilight said.
"Well, I think it looks spooky! OOOH this is a perfect place for Nightmare Night!!! Don't you agree girls?" Pinkie exclaimed.
"ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?
Everyone turned in the direction of the voice.
It was Spike.
"We are who knows where, in very VERY serious trouble with Princess Celestia, and Rarity has completely forgotten about us! And you want to plan one of your stupid parties?" Spike yelled as he approached Pinkie.
"Hey, just because we are here doesn't mean we can't have fun!" Pinke said to Spike.
"FUN?" Applejack yelled, "For goodness sake Pinkie, look around can't you see we are in serious trouble." Applejack was the next to approach the party pony. "Oh wait there's not enough balloons or streamers, no that's not it. It's too much right"
"Oh, you're the one to talk Applejack."Twilight was the next one to speak. "Seriously galoshes? If you wanted to wear some rain boots you could have just worn a raincoat with it. Not a dress!"
"Oh come on Twilight!" Rainbowdash was next to speak. "Oh I know the stars so well, I need to have all the stars!"
"Weren't you the one acting more snooty than a Canterlot pony?" Spike spoke. "Acting like yore too good for everyone, all Rairty did was ask for opinions and you just said 'Make it cooler'" Spike said in a mocking tone.
"And then there's Spike who decides to humiliate Rairty, and bring her on stage," Fluttershy said to the surprise of the others.
"Oh the pony whos always quiet, decides she knows better than fashion designers, that dress looks more like Filly put it together." Pinkie Pie was the last to speak.
At that moment everyone was yelling at each other. Blaming one another for their situation
A few hours have passed by, and the group of friends is each in their section. No one faced anyone, the room was deathly silent, so quiet it felt as if you can hear the ponies heart beats.
Twilight sat in the corner, her eyes fixated on the candles. She had never felt so ashamed and disappointed in herself before. She had made a fool of herself in front of Princess Celestia.
Fluttershy sat huddled in the opposite corner of the room, her hooves covering her face. She was scared and overwhelmed by the situation. She had never seen Princess Celestia so angry, and the thought of being locked up in a room for who knows how long terrified her.
Applejack sat in the middle of the room, her eyes closed and her hat tipped over her face.
Rainbow Dash sat with her back against the wall, her wings folded tightly against her sides. She was annoyed with the whole situation.
Pinkie Pie was the only one who seemed to be unfazed by the situation, she was sitting in the corner, bouncing up and down, humming a tune to herself. She knew they were in trouble, but she believed that they would find a way out of it together. She knew that they needed to lighten up the mood and try to make the best of the situation. She had tried to crack a few jokes to lighten the mood.
"Quit IT PINKIE!" the group finally snapped having enough of the party pony, making light of the situation.
Her hair losing her poofniess at last. Pinkie Pie sat in a corner, tears started streaming down her face, as she clutched her party hat tightly. She never knew that her friends could be so cruel to each other. Her cheerful and bubbly demeanor had completely disappeared, replaced with sadness and despair.
Twilight couldn't believe that things had gotten so out of hand. She had never seen her friends so angry with each other before, and it was all because of their selfishness and stubbornness. All she wanted was for them to understand their own mistakes and make things right with Rarity, but instead, they kept making changes to their dresses. She knew hers was the only tame one.
Rainbow Dash was fuming, unable to believe that her closest friends could be so blind and insensitive to Rarity's feelings. She wanted to go out and make things right, but she knew that Princess Celestia had put them in this room for a reason, and they needed to figure out she was the only one who looked 20% cooler.
Fluttershy, on the other hand, was terrified. She hated confrontation and conflict, and this situation was making her feel so uncomfortable. She wanted to make things right with Rarity, but she just didn't know how to do it without upsetting everyone else.
Applejack was frustrated and annoyed, unable to understand why her friends couldn't see their faults in this whole mess. She had always prided herself on her honesty and straightforwardness, but it seemed like her friends didn't appreciate her opinion at all. She appreciated the gift, it was her friends that kept making these changes.
And Spike was just feeling guilty. Guilty for not speaking up when Rarity seemed upset at the fashion show, guilty for pushing his way to the front of the crowd, and guilty for not protecting his friends when they needed him the most.
Shame, that's what they all felt.