"I can explain."
Cadence paused the video and turned around in her chair to face the girls.
"And there you have it. As you heard Rarity say, "Not to go hard on Twilight." And it looks like Sunset agrees." Cadence explained. Confident that Twilight as well as herself have nothing to fear.
Twilight also was filled with confidence. Seeing that luck was on their side. But when see looks at her friends, her confidence slowly diminishes. None of the girls look entirely convince. AJ hid her face under her hat, slowly shaking her head in disappointment. Fluttershy hid behind her hair, Pinkie and Rainbow just whistled together while trying to avoid looking at Twilight and Cadence.
Seeing her friend's strange behavior worried Twilight to no end. It was obvious to her that the girls don't agree that she is entirely off the hook, but she wanted to hear their opinions on the matter regardless.
"Is everything ok girls?" Twilight asked nervously.
Applejack raised her hat and looks Twilight straight in eyes with a stern glare.
"Sugarcubes! Do you two really believe you're in the clear for what ya'll done?"
"Well....Rarity said-"
"Not to go too hard on you." Rainbow interrupted. "I mean seriously Twi you're supposed to be the smart one!" RD points at the paused monitor screen. "Those two believe that all this was a prank and nothing more."
AJ spoke next. "Which means they don't know the real reason behind their date and you two still have the tell them the reason."
Pinkie Pie continues. "And when they do learn the truth, I can tell from experience that they won't be happy about it. Especially Sunset."
Twilight and Cadence took in every word the girls had said. The fact that they still have to tell Sunset and Rarity the truth sent chills down their spines. If what Pinkie and RD said about Sunset getting revenge is true.....Their Screwed.
Before anyone could say anything else five different ring tones went off at once. Alerting the girls that a text message was sent to them.
Twilight and her friends pulled out their cellphones and check the messages they'd received.
Cadance watched as the five girls read the texts. The expressions they made from reading the messages only sent fear down her spine. Especially when she saw the extreme horrid, scared look on Twilight's face.
When it looks liked the girls were done reading. Except Twilight who sat their frozen in fear staring at the screen. Cadance spoke. "Let me guess...Rarity and Sunset?"
"Eeyup!" Applejack replied.
"And by the sound of things you two didn't call or sent them a text wanting to explain things?" Question Rainbow.
Cadance shook her head. "No, we didn't." Cadance let out a deep sigh.
She turned to Twilight and took the phone out of the still frozen in fear girl's hands and read the message out loud.
*****
As Cadance was reading the text sent by both Sunset and Rarity. Fluttershy turned her attention back to the monitor that she along with everyone else was just watching. The video was paused with both Rarity and Sunset sitting on the couch chatting. When they first watched the recording of Sunny and Rares talking, Flutters couldn't help but notice that something about the video seemed.... Off at first glance, but she ignored it so she could focus on the video, but now, that same off feeling was hitting her again but much stronger this time. It didn't take Shy long to realize exactly why the video felt off to her and Twilight and Cadance needed to explain themselves.
*****
After Cadance was done reading the text, she slowly put the phone back into Twilights hands who still hasn't moved an inch since reading the message herself.
The room was silent for a few moments until Twilight finally broken out of her frozen state and spoke.
"Cadance?"
"Yes Twilight!"
"I'm never making another bet with you, ever again, for the rest of my life."
"That's fair!"
It was in that moment they knew.... They fuck up.
"Umm, girls!?"
"What is it, Fluttershy?" Applejack asked.
Everyone's attention was now on the animal lover who was staring at the monitor.
Fluttershy raised a hand to point at the paused video. "How exactly were we able to watch this video of Sunset and Rarity?"
Everyone turned to look at the monitor that shy was pointing at. None of them had the same feeling Fluttershy was having.
"What are talking about Shy?" Rainbow asked confused. "It's because of the cameras we gave them, remember!"
Fluttershy turns her head to look at Rainbow. "You mean the same cameras that we just watched the both of them destroy?"
Rainbow nodded. "Exactly, the very same.........." It was in that moment that RD realize what Fluttershy was saying and not just her but the other girls as well.
Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow, and Pinkie each stared at the monitor with new perspective. They thought back to when they watch both Sunset and Rarity destroy their cameras.
“No,” she whispered. Then, with a little more resolve, “No. I won’t do this.” She felt around for the hidden camera and plucked it off her jacket. She held it up to her face. “I forfeit the bet. I don’t care what you do with the video. It’s just not worth it.” With an air of finality, she crushed the camera.
Sunset was about to launch an angry tirade when Rarity held up a hand to stop her. “One moment, darling.” She felt around her dress and pulled away a small, metallic device Sunset hadn’t noticed was there. Rarity turned it around to face her similarly to the way Sunset had done with her own camera. “Do be a dear and piss off, Twilight. This is a private conservation.” She crushed it and flicked it away as if it were an insect.
It was exactly as they saw, both girls destroyed their cameras and judging by the fact that two out of the three monitors were showing nothing but a black screen with the words "no signal" on them, was more than enough proof. But that only lead to one question that was on each of the four girls mind. The same exact question that Fluttershy asked earlier.
How exactly were they able to watch this video of Sunset and Rarity?
The four very confused girls slowly turned their attention to the two very guilty looking girls sitting before them. Twilight could only stare at her friends as she gave a nervous smile and said.
"I can explain."