Slumber Party Fiasco
Nova and starburst were out in the park as the Pegasus weather team was making a storm ready. Nova had agreed to help Applejack with a task in the park of clearing loose branches out. Starburst was with him because Nova didn’t want to leave Starburst alone for this storm, since this would be his first time experiencing one and didn’t want him to be scared. “Nova, are you sure it’s ok for us to be out here with this storm coming?” Starburst asked.
Nova was using his magic to pull down a loose Branch. “Don’t worry Starburst, it’ll be fine, the storm isn’t supposed to start for a while, I just need to knock out a few more braches, then check in with Applejack and we can head home.”
“Ok, but I don’t know if I’m going to like this storm, you said there was going to be lightning, and it scared me when Rainbow made that lighting when she pulled that prank on Spike.”
Nova pulled down another branch then turned to Starburst. “Starburst, don’t worry, I’ll be with you the whole time, I’m not going to leave your side during this storm, nothing bad will happen, I promise. Now come on, that was the last branch so I can go to Applejack and we’ll head home where it will be safe.” Nova and Starburst then headed off to another part of the Park where Applejack was.
They arrived and got to her just in time to see her pull down a branch where some of the leaves had been made to look like ponies. Applejack looked a little annoyed with Rarity who was next to her. “Just take the broken limbs down Rarity, Don’t ya’ll care about nothin other than prettyfyin.”
Rarity Replied. “Some pony has to, you’re making an absolute mess of the town square Applejack.” She looked around to see more branches just lying around her.
Nova came up to her. “Excuse me Applejack.”
Applejack didn’t notice as she continued to speak to Rarity. “Yeah well the storm’s gonna make an even bigger mess if we don’t prune all these loos branches so they don’t tumble down on any pony.”
Nova tried again. “Um, Applejack.”
Rarity interrupted. “I simply cannot understand why the Pegasus ponies would schedule a dreadful down pour and ruin what could have been a simply marvelous day.”
Applejack retorted. “Think more practical like will ya.” She said as she bucked a tree and made more branches fall off. “They missed a scheduled sprinkle last week, so we need a doozy of a downpour to make up for it is all.”
Nova tried again. “Excuse me Applejack.”
Applejack finally noticed him and greeted him. “Oh hey there Nova, hey starburst, you done with yer area?”
“Yes mam, all done on my end.”
“Good work Nova.” Applejack said with a smile. The rain then started to fall.
Starburst huddled up to Nova “Nova, can we go now?”
“I just need to make sure if Applejack needs me for something else, then we’ll head home.”
Rarity started panicking as the rain fell. “Oh no, my wonderfully styled mane shall be ruined!”
Nova spoke to get Applejack’s attention again. “Applejack, is there…”
Applejack just ignored him as she spoke to Rarity. “Ya should a hurried up and finished the job already.”
Nova tried again. “Applejack, do you….”
Rarity’s panicking interrupted him. “Oh…it’s coming down to fast….ah oh ah, help me!” She said as she ran around trying to avoid the rain.
Nova tried again with a bit more volume. “Applejack, do you need me to…..”
Applejack interrupted him again. “There, hunker down to yer heart’s content while we finish things.” She said as she pointed a hoof at a nearby park table. “Sorry Nova, now what were you sayin?”
Nova sighed in relief. “Do you need me for anything else?”
Before Applejack could answer, Rarity cried out again. “Oh no no NO NO!”
Applejack came up to her. Nova was looking very annoyed as he hung his head. Starburst stuck close to Nova as he followed Applejack. Applejack started with annoyance. “What now?”
Rarity answered. “I prefer not to get my hooves muddy.” They all looked and noticed a mud puddle under the table.
Nova tried again with more force. “Applejack!”
Applejack was just glaring at Rarity. “Gah, there is just no pleasin ya is there? Everythin’s gotta be just so.”
Rarity just answered plainly. “How does muddying my hooves serve any purpose.”
Nova had given up at this point and was looking very annoyed, so he just let them argue it out until he could talk to Applejack without interuptions. Starburst just hid under his big brother from the storm.
Applejack retorted. “Ya’ll wouldn’t know useful if it came up and bit ya.”
Rarity just laughed. “That doesn’t even make any sense.”
Applejack then retorted. “Does so.”
Rarity countered. “Does not.”
“Does so.”
“Does not.”
Nova just darted his eyes back and forth as they went on like this for a bit.
“Does so.”
“Does not.”
“Does so.”
Nova closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, he had enough, he finally exploded. “GIRLS, STOP ARGUING!” This got their attention as they looked at him. “I can’t believe you two, your acting like a couple of foals.”
Applejack and Rarity then glared at each other. Rarity started. “He’s right, perhaps we should go our separate ways before one of us says something she’ll regret.”
Applejack responded. “I reckon ya’ll will say somethin you’ll regret first.”
Rarity countered. “On the contrary, I believe it shall be you who will most certainly say something you will regret first.”
Nova facehoofed at this.
Applejack countered again. “I’m not sayin anythin.”
“Nor am I!”
Nova tried again. “KNOCK IT OFF!” A loud clap of thunder sounded off scaring every pony. Rarity and Applejack clung to each other as they looked up in fear.
“Nova, can we go home now…….pleeeease?” Starburst asked in fear
Rarity started. “Perhaps we should stick together and find some shelter?”
Applejack finally agreed with her. “Uh huh, perhaps we should, and fast.”
“Well at least they finally agreed on something.” Nova said to himself. “Come on Starburst, I don’t know if we can make it to the ship, lets…..”
Before Nova could finish his sentence, a voice called out to them. “Nova, Applejack, Rarity!” They all looked to the source of the voice, it was Twilight standing in her doorway waving to them. She called again. “Nova, Applejack, Rarity!”
Nova was pleased to see her beckoning to them. He wasted no time. “Come on Starburst, let’s get out of this storm. Come on you two, let’s go.” Nova said to his little brother and the two mares. He picked up his brother and placed him on his back and galloped off to Twilight, Applejack and Rarity followed.
Nova and Starburst were the first ones in, Rarity followed, Applejack stopped before she came in and made an observation. “Whoa nelly, is inside a tree really the best place to be during a lightning storm?”
Twilight informed with a smile. “It is when you have a magical lightning rod protecting your home like I do, come in in.”
Starburst spoke from Nova’s back, still a little shaken up from the lightning. “Thanks for letting us come in Twilight.”
Nova agreed. “Yes, thank you very much, we really appreciate it.”
Rarity followed up. “We are most grateful for your invitation.”
Applejack gave her thanks as well as she walked in. “Thank ya kindly fer yer hospitality.”
Rarity then stopped her and pointed to her muddy hooves. “Do be a polite houseguest and go wash up won’t you?”
Applejack was very displeased with this. She just angrily walked out muttering something under her breath.
Starburst finally climbed down from Nova’s back and spoke to Twilight. “Twilight, we are safe in here right, I don’t like Lighting, it’s scary.”
Twilight looked at him with a sympathetic smile. “Don’t worry Starburst, I promise we’re completely safe in here, you don’t have to worry.”
Starburst smiled back at Twilight.
Twilight then continued. “Some storm huh, the Pegasus ponies sure have outdone themselves this time. I hope you all don’t have any trouble getting home.”
Rarity confirmed. “Getting home may indeed be a problem.”
Starburst spoke up again. “Getting home, you mean we have to go back out there?”
Nova looked down at his little brother with sympathy, he then looked at Twilight. “Listen Twilight, I don’t mean to impose, but would it be all right if we stayed here for the night until the storm clears, starburst really doesn’t like storms.”
Rarity cooed as she looked at Starburst. “Oh, the poor dear, will he be all right?”
Nova answered. “He’s just scared of the loud noise the lightning makes.”
Twilight looked back down at Starburst as he seemed to tremble a little. “Well you’re all more than welcome to stay here if you like.”
Nova smiled at her. “Thank you Twilight, we really appreciate it.”
“Spike is away on Canterlot royal business anyway, so I’m all alone here tonight.” Her eyes then lit up with an idea. “You all should totally sleep over! We’ll have a slumber party. I’ve always wanted one of those.”
Nova and Starburst looked at her in confusion, Starburst got his brother to lower his head so he could whisper in it. “Nova, what’s a slumber party?”
Nova whispered back. “I don’t know, must be another pony thing, we better play along. It might be like a regular party but with different stuff.”
Rarity then began as she seemed to remember something. “Oh…I….do belive I have a prior engagement I need to get to that completely slipped my mind till just now ha ha ha. I can’t possibly stay here all night.” She then said something under her breath.
Nova cocked an eyebrow, he could tell she was most likely making up an excuse.
Twilight then went over to one of her shelves and lit up her horn, she pulled down a book from it and levitated it in front of Nova and Rarity. Rarity read it out loud. “Slumber 101, all you needed to know about slumber parties but were afraid to ask.”
Twilight proudly announced. “My own personal copy, it’s a fantastic reference guide, you should see the table of contents. I’ve been waiting for a chance to use it, and today’s the day. This is going to be so great.” She said excitedly.
Rarity didn’t seem so sure. “Yes, great, ha ha ha.”
Nova wasn’t too sure about this either. “I’m not so sure about this.”
Twilight tried to encourage with a smile. “Oh come on Nova, it’ll be fun.” Nova said nothing. Twilight continued. “OK, first on the list is mud masks, I’ll go and make it.”
Starburst was confused. “Mud mask?”
Nova looked down at him. “I’m as clueless as you here little brother.”
After a while, Twilight came back in with a bowl of lime green colored muck. “Here we go.”
Rarity perked up at the sight. “Wonderful, let’s get started.” The girls sat in front of it while Nova and Starburst approached cautiously.
Starburst came up to it and looked down into the bowl with a disgusted look. “Ewe, what is that stuff?”
Rarity answered. “This is the mud mask Twilight mentioned. You simply put it on your face and it refreshes and rejuvenates your complexion.”
Starburst raised an eyebrow at this. “I am NOT putting that stuff on my face.”
The girls chuckled. Rarity continued. “Don’t worry dear, you don’t need it, Nova on the other hoof looks like he could.”
Nova’s eyes shot open. “Excuse me?”
“Well you have seemed rather stressed lately, you just seem so worried all the time, think of what it’s doing to your complexion.” Rarity explained as Twilight started putting the gunk on her face.
“Thanks, but no thanks, I don’t really care about my……complexion.”
Twilight tried to encourage. “Oh come on Nova, it’ll be fun.” Rarity then started putting the stuff on Twilight’s face.
Applejack came in and provided a much needed distraction. She saw what the girls were doing and got confused. She then started looking upset. “Now wait just a gall darn minute, you made me wash the mud off my hooves, but it’s ok fer ya’ll ta have mud all over yer faces?”
Rarity explained again. “Silly, this is a mud mask, it’s to refresh and rejuvenate ones complexion.”
Twilight squealed with excitement. “We’re giving each other make overs! EH he, we have to, it says so in the book.”
Twilight then levitated the slumber party book over to Applejack, she started to read it herself. “Slumber 101, everythin ya….” She stopped and looked shocked. “Oh hey, would ya look at the time, I’m powerful late fer uh….somethin, goodnight.” She then started for the door. Before she reached it, a bolt of lightning went off.
“AH!” Starburst shrieked.
Applejack ran back too, looking a little afraid. “Or maybe I’ll sit here for a spell.”
Nova looked down at Starburst as he quivered. Nova picked him up in a hug to try and comfort him. “Shhh, it’s ok Starburst, it’s just noise.”
“I know, but it’s so loud and scary.”
Twilight then cheered, completely oblivious to Starburst’s distress. “Hooray slumber party!”
Rarity then tossed some of the green gunk onto Applejack’s face and started rubbing it in. Applejack was complaining a bit the whole time. Rarity then placed cucumber slices over her eyes. “What in the world is this for?”
Rarity explained as if Applejack should have already known. “To reduce the puffiness in one’s eyes of course.”
“Puffiness shmuffiness, that’s good eatin.” Applejack then licked them off her eyes and ate them.
Nova just looked at her a little disgusted.
Twilight went over to her book that was resting on a stand. “Isn’t this exciting? We’ll do everything by the book, and that will make my slumber party officially fun.” She clapped her front hooves together.
Nova tried to disagree. “Um, Twilight, I don’t think you have to go by a book’s directions to have fun.”
His comment went unnoticed as Rarity spoke. “Did you hear that Applejack, you certainly would not want to do anything that would ruin Twilight’s very first slumber party, would you?”
Applejack answered with hidden annoyance. “Of course not. And you wouldn’t either I reckon.”
“So do we have an agreement?”
“You betcha.” Applejack then spit in her hoof and held it out to Rarity.
Rarity recoiled at the sight. “Ewe gross. You know, there’s messy, and there’s just plain rude.” She glared at Applejack.
Applejack lowered her hoof and glared back. “Ya know, there’s fussy, n just plain gettin on my nerves.”
Nova rolled his eyes at this. “Oh yeah, this will be loads of fun.”
Rarity countered Applejack’s comment. “Fortunately I can get along with any pony, no matter how difficult SHE may be.”
Applejack retorted. “Oh yeah, well I’m the most getting alongest pony yer ever gonna meet.”
“That’s not even a word.”
Nova finally interjected as calmly as he could as he walked over to them with Starburst right next to him. “Will you two just stop already, your acting ridiculous.”
The two looked at him. Rarity started. “Excuse me, I’m not the one with such rude behavior.”
Applejack retorted. “Well I’m not the one bein a real fuss budget.”
Twilight interjected as she gave them all a hug. “This is gonna be the best slumber party ever, YAY!”
Applejack, Rarity, and Nova parroted her with very little enthusiasm. “yay.”
Later in the night, the girls, AND Nova all had curlers in their mane and tail. Nova and Applejack looking very displeased. Nova was the first to say something. “How did I ever let you girls talk me into this?”
Starburst was laughing at his brother. “HA HA, you look so silly Nova, HA HA!” He was rolling on the ground in a fit of laughter.
Nova couldn’t help but smirk. He was glad to see Starburst wasn’t feeling afraid anymore. Twilight and Rarity smiled to see him happy now. Rarity then turned her attention back to Nova and Applejack. “So, how are you two getting along?”
Nova answered first. “I suppose it’s worth it to see Starburst smiling again.”
Applejack then answered. “Just Fine Rarity.”
Twilight was beaming. “This is so awesome, ha ha ha.” She levitated a check list in front of her and marked something on it. “Make overs, check.” Twilight then used her magic to make the curlers disappear.
“Awe, you looked so good in them.” Starburst said with mock disappointment.
Nova smiled at him. “Ha ha, very funny Starburst.”
Twilight started again. “Ooh, it says here we have to tell ghost stories. Who wants to go first?”
Starburst picked up on this and looked scared again. “Ghost stories?”
Nova became worried. “Uh, Twilight, I don’t suppose we could skip that could we? You know, for Starburst’s sake.”
“Oh, but it’ll be fun, I promise, now who’s first.” Twilight practically ignored him, Nova wasn’t pleased about this.
Before he could say anything, Applejack quickly raised a hoof. “ME!” She called out right after Twilight asked. “I’d like ta tell ya’ll the tale of the prissy ghost, who drove every pony insane with her unnecessary neatness. Ooohhhhh.”
Nova rolled his eyes at this. Starburst just giggled at Applejack’s lame impression of a ghost.
“I’m sure YA’LL are familiar with that one.” Applejack said as she looked at Rarity.
Rarity then answered. “Never heard of it. But I have a much better one. This is the story of the messy INconsiderate ghost who irritated every pony within a hundred miles….Oooohhhh.”
Starburst just laughed some more. “He he ha, this ghost story thing isn’t so bad, it’s actually funny.”
Nova smiled as he wiped a foreleg across his forehead.
Applejack spoke up. “That’s not a real story, you made it up.”
Once again, Nova just face hoofed at them. “Don’t they ever quite?” He asked himself.
Rarity countered. “It is a ghost story, they are all made up.”
Suddenly lightning flashed again and knocked out the lights. “AAAAHHHH!” Applejack, Rarity, and Starburst all cried out in fear, Nova jumped a little himself.
Twilight got a lantern with fire flies in it and was in front of them. “I’ve got one, this story is called, the legend of the headless horse.”
Starburst was clutching tightly to Nova’s foreleg. “H-h-h-headless…..h-horse?”
Nova looked at his brother worriedly, he tried to stop Twilight again. “Twilight, could we please skip this, Starburst is scared enough as it is from the storm.”
Twilight looked at him with hopeful eyes. “But…..” She stopped when she saw Starburst holding his big brothers leg with his eyes closed and shaking. The girls couldn’t help but feel sorry for the little colt.
Applejack agreed. “Twi, I’m sure it won’t be a big deal if we skip this part of the slumber party would it?”
Rarity agreed with Applejack, she came up next to starburst and stroked his mane. “Just look at him, the poor dear is scared stiff.”
Nova spoke under his breath. “Glad to see you two agree on something for once.”
Twilight smiled. “I suppose so, let’s move on to the next activity.” Twilight went and turned the lights back on.
Nova smiled. “Thank you Twilight.” Starburst looked up at his brother with a smile. “So what’s next then?”
“Smores, come on, we’ll head into my room for this.” Twilight informed.
The girls and the two brothers followed Twilight to her room upstairs. Twilight started a fire in a fireplace she had in it. Starburst came up to Twilight. “So what are smores?”
“You’re gonna like this Starburst.” Twilight brought out gram crackers, marshmellows, bars of chocolate, and a few sticks. Twilight put a marshmellow on a stick and levitated it to Starburst. “Here you go.”
He took it in his foreleg. “So what now?”
Applejack informed. “Come over here and I’ll show ya.” She guided Starburst over to the fire. “Ya just hold it over the fire till it’s nice and golden brown.”
Starburst held the stick over the fire, he was soon joined by the others. Nova started. “So we just cook them over a fire, what about that other stuff?”
Rarity informed. “Once the marshmellows are ready, we put them together with the other stuff.”
Once the marshmellows were ready, the ponies brought them to the table with the other stuff. Rarity began her instructions on proper smore assembly as Twilight followed her directions. “Now you just place a piece of chocolate on top of one cracker, then you gently place the marshmellow on top of the chocolate at the center, that’s critical, then you place the square gram cracker on the top. Aaaaaaand, tada."
Twilight was a little impressed. Nova was making one as well while Rarity was giving her directions. Applejack seemed disinterested. “Nah, ya just eat em.” She then gobbled up the one Twilight assembled and chewed it noisily. She then let out a burp.
Rarity was disgusted. “You could at least say excuse me.”
“Oh I was about to but you interrupted me.” She then gave a straight look. “Pardon.”
Nova narrowed his eyes at the two. He then looked back at Starburst. “Here Starburst, try it, see what you think.” Nova slid the smore over to Starburst.
Starburst levitated it up in front of him and took a bite. “Mmmm, that is good, nice and chewy.” He ate the rest in one gulp.
Nova chuckled. “He ha, so I guess you like it?”
“You bet, can I have another?”
They assembled a few more and Nova enjoyed his smores as well. Twilightthen went over to her book. “Smores, check. Now the next item for fun is….truth or dare.”
Before instructions were given, Rarity started the game off. “I dare Applejack to do something neatly and carefully for a change.”
Applejack cocked an eyebrow. “Oh yeah, well I dare Rarity to lighten up, and stop stressin over every….last….little….detail fer a change.”
“I think the truth of the matter is that some pony could stand to pay a little more attention to detail.”
“And I think some pony needs to quit fussin so the rest of us can get stuff done.”
Nova grunted. “Not this again.” He spoke up. “Can’t you two stop arguing for five minutes?”
Twilight went over to her book. “I don’t think that’s how the game is supposed to work, you have to give an honest answer to any question, or do whatever any pony dares you to do.”
Applejack gave the first dare to Rarity. “I dare you to step outside and let yer precious tidy mane get ruined.” She smirked.
Rarity glared at Applejack.
Twilight started. “You have to, it’s the rules.”
Applejack laughed. “HA!”
“FINE!” Rarity went outside for a few seconds, then came back in soaking wet and shivering. Applejack laughed.
Nova spoke up. “Applejack, that wasn’t very nice.”
Applejack just smirked. “Oh, it’s all in good fun.”
Nova snorted. Rarity then came up to Applejack with a dare of her own. “Ok, I dare Applejack to play dress up, in a fru fru glittery lacy outfit.”
Applejack gasped, then glared at Rarity again. She walked off and put something on. She came back out wearing a dress like something from a fairy tale.
Starburst snickered, Nova was REALLY getting tired of this.
Applejack came up to Rarity. “Happy?”
Rarity smiled. “Very.”
Twilight spoke up. “Um, do I ever get a turn?”
Nova came up to her. “I don’t think that’s going to happen anytime soon.”
Applejack started again. “I dare you to enter the next rodeo that comes to town.”
Rarity countered. “I dare you not to enter the next rodeo that comes to town.”
Nova finally exploded. “ENOUGH ALREADY, BY THE COSMOS, JUST STOP FIGHTING!”
The ponies all looked at Nova “Cosmos?” The girls asked in unison.
“I can’t believe you two, your acting like foals here, you’re grown mares for galaxies sake!”
Twilight put a hoof on his shoulder to get his attention. “Nova, what is with this galaxies and cosmos talk?”
Nova ignored her. “Look, I get that you two have opposite personalities, but that’s no reason to be going at it like this, there is no reason why you two can’t get along! You’ve been doing nothing but argue this whole time, and to be honest, I’m SICK OF IT!” The room grew quiet for a moment.
Applejack stepped forward. “Now look here Nova, we….”
Before she could finish, a bolt of lightning struck just outside Twilight’s window. “AAAAHHHH!” Starburst shrieked and clutched on to Nova’s foreleg.
The girls got worried and ran up to see what happened. Nova picked up his brother and placed him on his back and followed. They all looked out a window to see a nearby tree about to fall over on a house next door.
Applejack turned to Rarity. “Ya see? That’s why we needed to take down all those branches in town, not pretty em up.”
“But I…” Rarity tried to defend herself.
Applejack cut her off. “Out of my way missy, times a wastin.” She then got out a rope, opened the window and started twirling it around over her head.
Rarity tried to warn her. “Wait, stop, DON’T!”
Nova saw what Rarity saw. “Applejack STOP, LISTEN TO HER!”
Applejack didn’t listen. “No waitin, no stopin, DOIN!” She tossed the lasso and roped the tree. “And that my friends, is what we call gettin it done.” She then pulled on the rope and the tree came crashing in.
The girls were buried under the tree, Nova was knocked back to the edge of the loft. “OW, APPLEJACK!” He then looked down and saw Starburst lying on the floor with his eyes closed. “STARBURST!” He cried out in a panic. He got up and rushed down to him.
The girls heard the cry and went over to the edge to look over. They gasped when they saw Starburst had fallen down.
Nova came up to Starburst. “Starburst, Starburst are you okay?”
Starburst groaned. “Ooohh, my leg.”
“Where does it hurt, which leg?”
Starburst opened his eyes. “I think it’s my front left leg.”
Nova gently took hold of it in his leg. “Does this hurt?”
Starburst winced a little. “oh, a little.”
Nova looked sadly at his brother. “Just hold on, I’ll assess the damage.” Nova cast his scanning spell on Starburst’s leg. He sighed in relief. “*Sight* It’s not broken, but it looks like a small sprain, you’ll just have to take it easy on that leg for a while.”
Twilight asked from over the edge. “Is he going to be ok?”
Nova looked up at her. “He’ll be ok, it’s just a sprain.” He then glared at Applejack and Rarity who also looked worried. “Well, I hope you’re happy, because of YOU TWO, my little brother got hurt. Applejack, Rarity tried to warn you what would happen if you pulled on that rope, even I saw what would happen, but NO, you were being too stubborn to listen. If you two could learn to get along, this little accident could have been avoided! Until you two can learn to get along, I don’t think it’s a good idea for us to be around you. Twilight, I’m sorry I can’t help you with this mess, but I have to tend to my brother.”
Twilight gave a sympathetic smile. “It’s fine, there’s a first aid kit in my kitchen that might help. It’s just under the sink.”
“Thank you, and good luck with those two, you’re gonna need it.” Nova gently levitated Starburst on his back and headed out, he saw Twilight give Rarity and Applejack a glare as they just smiled nervously back.
Nova made his way to the kitchen while Starburst was sniffling a little from the pain. He found the kit, gently set his brother down on his haunches and went through the kit. He picked out some ointment to help relieve the pain and rubbed it on Starburst’s leg. “This should help with the pain, how you holdin up there bro?”
“*sniff* Ok I guess.”
Nova started wrapping Starburst’s leg with the bandages provided. “I just can’t believe those two, I never thought I’d see such animosity towards one another.”
“Nova, why do they seem to hate each other, they were nice to me?”
“I don’t know Starburst, but I don’t think we should be around them anymore. Something like this might happen again.” Nova finished wrapping his brother’s leg. “There, how’s that, any better?”
Starburst raised his leg a little. “It feels a little better, thanks Nova.”
Nova smiled at him. “Any time little bro. guess we’ll just stay down here for the night.”
Nova heard hoof steps coming down the stairs from Twilight’s room. Twilight came into the kitchen leading Applejack and Rarity who were hanging their heads. “Hey Nova, how’s Starburst doing?”
Nova looked over to Twilight. “He’s doing a little better now, thanks for asking. I take it you found a way to get rid of that tree that fell in your room?”
“Mmhmm, Rarity and Applejack FINALLY stopped arguing and worked together to get rid of it.”
“Really, those two FINALLY stopped fighting?” Nova cocked an eyebrow.
Applejack came foreward. “Nova, we’re aweful sorry fer what happned ta Starburst, somethin like that shoulda never happened.”
Rarity continued. “You were right when you said we were acting like foals, and because of it, your little brother got hurt, can you ever forgive us?”
Nova thought for a moment. “Can you two promise me that you can get along from now on?”
The two smiled and answered together. “We promise.”
“I’m still mad at you two for what happened, but as long as you’ve learned your lesson, I suppose I can forgive you.”
Applejack then came up to Starburst. “Starburst, I’m aweful sorry ya got hurt like this because of me, I hope ya’ll can forgive me too.”
Rarity came up. “Me too, it was partly my fault this happened.”
Starburst looked up to them. “It’s ok, it was just an accident, besides, I’ve got my big brother here to take care of me.” He said with a smile as he looked at Nova.
Applejack smiled back. “That ya do sugar cube, and yer aweful lucky ta have Nova as yer big brother.”
Starburst let out a yawn. “*YAWN* Can we get some sleep now, I’m tired.”
Twilight giggled. “Hm hm, I think that’s a good idea, let’s all get some sleep.”
They all headed up to Twilight’s room for the night, Nova carried Starburst again. Twilight asked. “So how did you boys enjoy the slumber party?”
Nova answered first. “It was all right, probably would have been better if a certain pair of mares didn’t argue all the time.”
Starburst then answered. “I liked the smores best, when can we make them again?”
Nova laughed. “Starburst, it’s time for bed, no snacking all right.”
“All right.” Starburst answered disappointedly. The girls just laughed at him.