//------------------------------// // Chapter 70: Snow Business Like Show Business // Story: MLP G5 Sunset: Tell Your Tale: Season 1 // by JesusG0987 //------------------------------// Chapter 70: Snow Business Like Show Business A portal opened up as Sunny and Sunset came out with determined expressions as their friends followed along through the portal and entered Starlight Ridge.  “We promise to save Starlight Ridge and the Auroricorns from the evil snow leopard Allura!” Sunny called first with a serious expression as they took ready positions. “Or my name isn't... Sunny Starscout!” She declared as Sunny brought out her Alicorn form. “We swore to stop evil in need, and we’ll protect those who can’t protect themselves! We’re the Guardians of Harmony and we will protect the innocent!” Sunset declared with her horn lit up with the Mane 7 standing together in pride. But then a buzzer sound was heard as it was revealed to be a studio in Canterlove Studios the Mane 7 were doing as they broke the position. “That was fabulous, ponies!” Pip called out to the filming crew with a smile. “Let's move on to the next scene!” She added. Sunset sighed in annoyance. “I can’t believe we’re doing this.” She muttered with her hooves crossed. “And that didn’t happen if memory serves.” She added. “Yeah, Sunset. This seems off.” Sunny said in agreement as she diminished her Alicorn form as a big speaker levitated over them. Izzy gasped excitedly as she turned to the speaker with sparkles in her eyes. “Hello, cutie wittle fuzzball!” She cheerfully said as she clutched onto the speaker while the rest of her friends, san Sunny, Sunset, and Pipp, trotted after her while Sunny and Sunset went to Pipp, who was looking in a mirror while putting on some makeup. “Uh, Pipp? I wasn't in Alicorn form when we arrived in Starlight Ridge.” Sunny said to her as Jazz and Rocky came in and did some makeup on her and Sunset. “And since when did we ever say a declaration like that the second we step into a new environment?” Sunset questioned with a brow. “And we didn't even know that Allura was controlling the Auroricorns yet.” Sunny added while Pipp looked at them while brushing her mane. “Or—” “Come on!” Pipp waved off with a smile at them. “We're giving the ponies what they want, girls!” She said to them. “But we're supposed to be telling everypony what really happened in Starlight Ridge.” Sunny pointed out with an uncertain look as Sunset nodded in agreement. “You know... The truth?” She asked while Pipp was filing her hoof. “And we are.” Pipp said to them and placed a hoof on Sunny’s back. “We're just jazzing it up. Show biz styyyyyle!” She sang with sparkles in her eyes and a wave of her hoof as Rocky and Jazz nodded in agreement while Sunset and Sunny gave unamused expressions. Sunset sighed from this. “Pipp, it would’ve been better if we could just tell them instead of making a movie on it.” She said as she pushed Pipp off. “Why must everything be a style for you?” She questioned with her hooves crossed. “What? I wanted to be fun.” Pipp said in defense with an innocent look. “Clearly.” Sunset muttered as she shook her head. “But seriously, we’re supposed to tell the truth, not entertain them.” She stated with a look. “Because Allura and Twitch were bad news, and telling ponies about Starlight Ridge is a good call to get them to find out more. And if you think making a movie on it would get them to find out, is a good call.” She said. “Thank you.” Pipp said. “But…” Sunset spoke next as Pipp looked at her. “You have to make sure it’s accurate and really true. Because this is serious business.” She pointed out. “Don’t worry. It will be accurate, just with a bit of entertainment.” Pipp assured her with a smile. “That’s what worries me.” Sunset muttered as Sunny nodded in agreement with Sunset, not feeling right about how Pipp was planning this. The group then got back to the filming as the Mane 7 came up from a hill as they looked down. “Observe, fellow ponies! 'Tis the Auroricorns!” Hitch called out dramatically as Pipp looked at the camera and winked at it with a smile as Sunset shook her head in annoyance. Down below, the characters playing the Auroricorns are all groaning while moving like zombies. “Zipp, what do you get from this?” Sunset questioned while keeping character, resisting the urge to be sarcastic and rolling her eyes at this acting drama. “Hoof-reka!” Zipp stilted as she brought out her magnifying glass. “My detective-y senses are telling me that Allura has hypnotized the Auroricorns to collect stars for her!” She said as she brought out her phone and showed it to her friends gasping in shock from that. The Auroricorns kept groaning as they started climbing and kept moving like zombies. Meanwhile, Misty is looking at her script as Pipp pops up beside her as she clears her throat, which gets Misty’s attention as Pipp gets out of the scene. “Oh!” Misty realizes that she is being filmed as she gives a nervous look. “This is bad! Very bad!” She stilted. “Oh, my glitter!” Izzy called out overdramatically. “Oh! How ever can we save them, Sunny and Sunset?!” She asked the two Alicorns as she leaned down. “We save them together!” Sunny called with a smile as she put on her sunglasses. “We’re stronger and united! We fight as one!” Sunset declared as the Mane 7 did a pose together, but then the Auroricorns surrounded them as they all kept groaning as they ran off but they were blocked off. “Sssttttaaaarrrss.” An Auroricorn moaned as the Mane 7, san Sunny and Sunset, screamed in fear before Sunset yelled out. “Wait! Stop! Stop! Cut!” Sunset yelled out while waving her hooves as her friends looked at her in surprise. “This isn’t right! Way out of line!” She retorted with a look. “I agree!” Sunny called as she took off her sunglasses as she and Sunset turned to Pipp. “This is not what happened! Pipp, it was strange to see the Auroricorns in their trance, but they weren't brain-eating zom-ponies!” She pointed out. “Not to mention we weren’t even screaming like scaredy cats the second we saw them!” Sunset added with a look. “Heck, they weren’t even acting like zom-ponies to begin with even with Allura’s trance!” She added. Pipp gave a nervous smile as she turned to the others. “Let's get ready for another one, everypony! Okay!” She said to her friends sheepishly as they walked off before she walked up to Sunny and Sunset. “We're just adding some drama, girls. No biggie.” She said to them with a smile while Sunny and Sunset gave unamuse expressions. “But we're not telling the truth.” Sunny pointed out. “Yeah, Pipp. This is not even accurate of what happened when we first visited Starlight Ridge.” Sunset added in agreement with her hooves crossed. “Sunny and I wanted to get the truth of the things out in order to make the ponies better prepared for if and when Allura returns as well as explain Comet's people better.” She pointed out as Sunny nodded in agreement as Sunset groaned a bit. “You were the one that gave the idea to use Canterlove Studios resources to turn the story into a cheesy action movie. I KNEW we should have just made it a news broadcast but you insisted on the movie and Sunny and I got outvoted." “Well, majority rules.” Pipp answered with a smile. “Besides, the others seemed to agree to make it into a movie.” She added. “Yeah, but they also agree to tell how it really happens instead of the extra drama.” Sunset stated with her hooves crossed. “Yeah. And where's Comet? Or Violet Frost? “ Sunny questioned. “They helped save the day, too.” She pointed out. Then they heard a loud throat clear as the three mares looked up and saw Posey dressed as Allura while a bunny had a cut-out of Twitch’s head on it with a harness strap around Posey. “Can we hurry this up, please?! I don't like heights, and this harness is itchy!” She called out while scratching her harness while giving the mares a look. “Hey, we’re just having a discussion here! We’ll continue shortly!” Sunset called out as Posey groaned.  “How come I was the one that got cast as the villain?!” Posey questioned out. “I know we're not always on the best of terms and you couldn't exactly cast a REAL villain, but still… " “Hey, you were the best candidate to even match Allura’s personality! And besides, you asked for this when you wanted to help out with the film!” Sunset pointed out. Posey rolled her eyes with a sigh. “Okay. Good point! But still, hurry up!” She called out. “Yup! Sorry, Posey!” Pipp quickly said as Sunny and Sunset raised a brow at her. “Let's move on to our big finale, everypony! The introduction of our new hero, Comet the Auroricorn!” She announced while gesturing to Comet behind Sunny and Sunset. The two ponies turned to see Comet wearing armor while looking nervous. “Um, h-h-hi, e-e-everypony.” Comet stammered nervously as a piece of his armor chest place fell off as Pipp quickly rushed to him and put it back in as she and Comet gave them sheepish smiles. Both Sunny and Sunset groaned from this. “Pipp is really making me lose my patience from this.” Sunset muttered while shaking her head. “I feel you, Sunset. She really wanted to make this more entertaining than the truth.” Sunny commented. “If she doesn’t get it soon, we’re ending this.” Sunset said as Sunny nodded in agreement. As they continued filming, the rest of the Mane 7 except for Sunny and Sunset were groaning as they were now affected by the trance as the two Alicorns were surrounded by their controlled friends as they were acting like zom-ponies. “Ha-ha-ha!” An evil laughter was heard as the two Alicorns turned and saw Posey, acting as Allura in the sky. “You two can't win! The Nova Charrrrm is mine!” She started with a wicked witch tone. “Which means I'm the leader of the Aurrrroricorns!” She called with a smile as Sunny and Sunset glared at her. “Your frrrriends have fallen to my gggrraateest power, Alicorns!” She added Sunset growled before she and Sunny saw the snow sparkle up in front of them before they smiled. “That's it! Violet Frost said the snow in Starlight Ridge is magic!” Sunny called as she picked up a snowball with a smile and sparkles in her eyes. “Meaning we just need to do a…” Sunset started with a smirk as she levitated some more snowballs. “Snowball fight!” She declared as she and Sunny started throwing snowballs with giggles. “Ugh!” Misty got hit with a snowball first. “Ugh!” Pipp was hit next. “Ow!” Zipp called when she was hit next. “Ow!” Izzy called next. “Ugh!” Hitch was hit last as he was hit behind his head as he fell to the floor. “Sorry, Hitch.” Sunny whispered sheepishly while Sunset patted her back to assure her it was okay. “Huh?” Hitch asked as he got up while rubbing his head before he remembered the act. “We have been saved!” He called out overdramatically before giving a wink at Sunny, telling her that he was okay as Sunny gave a small smile and blushed a bit with a giggle. Pipp then starts taking the snow off her mane. “Ow, ow! Not the hair!” She cried out before she realized they were being filmed. “Oh.” She said as she laughed nervously before she was hit behind the head with a couple of snowballs hit her on the head again. “Ugh! Ow!” She called out before she turned to where it was and saw Sunset with a couple of more snowballs. “Sunset! I’m already free from the trance!” She called out while taking the snow off her mane again. “Sorry, I guess I just wanted to make sure.” Sunset said with an innocent look while rolling her eyes, knowing that Pipp deserves that for not considering telling the truth about Allura and Starlight Ridge. The rest of the Mane 7 then wipe the snow off them. “I detect we're no longer hypnotized.” Zipp stilted with a magnifying glass and a smile as Hitch smiled as well. “The snow has freed us from our diabolical daze!” Misty called out stiltly as well while doing some moves and looking at the camera. Izzy then fell into the snowy ground dramatically. “Oh! How ever will we get the Nova Charm and free everypony? There's ever so many of them!” She cried out as she stood up, but there was nothing around as the wind whistled in the breeze.  The Mane 7n looked around in confusion while Sunny and Sunset gave dull looks while Posey was still hanging on her harness while scratching her head in confusion. “Yeah, should’ve seen that coming.” Sunset muttered quietly, having guessed that something like this would happen. Izzy looked around before she cleared her throat. “I said there's ever so many of them!” She called out dramatically again. “Pssst! Comet! That's your cue!” Pipp said as she pushed Comet into the scene, who is looking very nervous. Comet gave a nervous laugh. “Um... Give me the Nova Charm now, or say hello to my... snowy friend!” He called out nervously and uncertainly as two snow blasters appeared on his side as he started shooting Posey. “Aah! Ooh! Oww!” Posey cried out as she was being hit by snowballs. Sunset and Sunny saw this as they nodded to each other as they looked at the camera. “Okay, that's enough, ponies!” Sunny snapped with a look. “Clearly this isn’t how it happened at all and it shouldn’t be like this!” Sunset called out next  “This is— Ow!” She cried out as she and Sunny were hit by snowballs. Removing the special effects, it showed McSnipsalot throwing snowballs while on Comet’s back as he kept throwing them around. “Hey!” But Sunny and Sunset yelled angrily, which caused Comet and McSnipsalot to flinch and give sheepish looks at them as McSnipsalot stopped throwing snowballs. “What's the problem, Sunny and Sunset?” Pipp asked with a nervous smile before she was smacked to the head by Sunset. “Ow! What was that for?!” She asked while rubbing her head. “For being so dense!” Sunset yelled, which called Pipp to flinch back. “I mean seriously, how many times do we have to teach you the same lesson again, Pipp?! This has gone too far!” “Wh-What?” Pipp asked nervously. “What Sunset is saying is that you keep bending the truth over something to entertain ponies instead of telling them what really happens at Starlight Ridge.” Sunny said softly but with a gentle look as she and Sunset shook the snow off them. “But I’m just adding a little drama to them. You know…” Pipp tried to say. “We’re done making dramas to tell a true story, Pipp!” Sunset yelled, which quieted Pipp from that as she flinched back before Sunset took a breath and calmed down. “Look, we’re all for making a movie based on what we’ve had with Starlight Ridge, but it was supposed to a true story, not a made-up one. And yet you took control and been adding extras that don’t belong in it.” “W-Wait? I have?” Pipp asked in surprise while being in thought. “Yeah. You have. Like Sunny-Side Up and when you lied to your followers that you and your family could fly before magic was restored.” Sunset said as Pipp looked down in guilt. “Pipp, you know that we have to tell the truth, not twist it around or make a drama or joke out of it. The movie thing is a good idea to show it, it really is.” She said as Pipp looked at them. “And we know you want to make it exciting, Pipp.” Sunny added next as she turned to Posey, who was covered in snow as the ice cracked as she shivered up with Zipp beside her while McSnips offered a towel, but Posey flinched back. “But we're supposed to be telling everypony the truth of Starlight Ridge.” She stated. “Because what Allura did was pretty serious, we want the ponies to prepare if she ever shows up again.” Sunset added with a concerned look. “Making a fake movie that is drama instead of a true story won’t get them to believe us or really know how to deal with her. We wanted ponies to learn from that, not to entertain them if you stretch the truth. The truth is a great way to know what to do instead of making a joke out of it.” She said as Pipp gave a thought as she looked down. “I guess maybe I did go a bit far.” Pipp admitted with a sheepish smile. “A bit, try a lot but that’s nothing new to you.” Sunset said with a smirk as Pipp gave a sheepish chuckle. “Okay, that’s true.” Pipp said with a small chuckle. “The real way we beat Allura was exciting enough.” Sunny said with a smile. “Especially traveling to another world like how I did and finding out there’s another pony world outside of our own.” Sunset added with a small smile. Comet then popped up between them. “Yeah! Ponies and Auroricorns teamed up for the first time!” He said with a cheerful smile as he brought out a script. “And that is way cooler than any, um... giant snow monster?” He asked in confusion when he saw that in the script. “What?” Sunset asked as she looked at the script before she, Sunny, and Comet gave Pipp a look. “Pipp…” She said in a low tone and a firm look. Pipp gave a nervous laugh from that and her friends’ expressions. “Okay! Cancel the Snowzilla! Please.” She called as she turned to Rufus, who was pulling a snow monster made of snow. “Wha—?” Rufus asked in surprise as he groaned. “Ugh! You got to be kiddin' me!” He complained after he pushed a giant snow. Pipp then looked around and saw her friends and the other film crew doing their things, with Zipp offering Posey some hot chocolate, which she gladly accepted with a smile, Misty going through the script again while giving a confused look, and Hitch chasing after Izzy, who is levitating the big speaker again while moving it around cheerfully. “So, Pipp. What are you gonna do to make this right?” Sunset asked with a small smile, having a feeling what Pipp was thinking. Pipp looked down a bit in thought, feeling bad for doing things her way instead of telling the truth about what really happened at Starlight Ridge before she gave a determined expression. “We're gonna tell the story right!” She declared with a smile as her friends smiled at her for her right choice of telling the true story of how it should be. Sometime later, some ponies are gathered around the movie theater, with a board of the Mane 7 with Comet and Allura on the side on the theater of Starlight Ridge, meaning that the movie was released as the Pippsqueaks exit the theater. “Did you see how the ponies and Auroricorns came together?” Seashell asked her friends with a wide smile. “Who knew snowballs were so magical?” Glory asked in surprise as other ponies like Alphabittle, Queen Haven, Cloudpuff Zoom, Thunder, Dahlia, Windy, Rocky, and a few other ponies came out of the theater. “Do you think the real Allura will be in the sequel?” Peach Fizz asked her friends in wonder as they walked passed the Mane 7, Sparky, and Comet, who smiled at their comments. “Well, we wanted them to know all about Starlight Ridge.” Sunny said with a smile. “Yep. They need to know about its true nature and true origin.” Sunset added as they turned to Pipp. “Great job, Pipp.” Sunny said with a smile as Pipp smiled with sparkles in her eyes. “You two were right, girls.” Pipp said to Sunny and Sunset. “The real story was way more awesome.” She added with a smile. “See? What did we tell you? The truth worked better.” Sunset said with a small smile. “Though next time, run through it by us before you jump the gun?” She suggested. “Don’t worry. I will next time. Though just in case I do go overboard again, slap me.” Pipp offered with a chuckle as they all laughed. “Don’t worry. I've got you covered to knock some sense into you. I’m a tough love and reasonable kinda pony after all.” Sunset assured as they all laughed again for a moment. “Oh, my glitter!” Dazzle called in awed with sparkles in her eyes as they turned to her and saw her looking at Comet next to her with a camera in front of them. “It's the Comet! The first Auroricorn this reporter has ever met! How are you finding Equestria so far?” She asked Comet as she brought her microphone to him. “Oh, um…” Comet started a bit nervously as he turned to the Mane 7, who were giving encouraging smiles to him to say something as Comet smiled back at them as he spoke. “Yeah. Uh, I think I'm gonna love it here!” He answered as he gave sparkles in his eyes, knowing that he’s gonna have a great time in Equestria. End of Chapter 70.