//------------------------------// // Girls' Night Out // Story: Continuing the Dream // by Blue Breeze //------------------------------// "THAT'S NOT WHAT YOUR MOM SAID LAST NIGHT!" I shout back. I turn back and mumble to myself. "What was that about, Blue?" Dash asks me. "Oh, just making new friends like always." She giggles at me. "Well, time to pick out where to sleep guys." "I call the bed by the window!" Ice says, running over to it. Dark pulls him by the the tail and throws him back. No way! I get it!" Ice jumps on his back and Dark gets up on his hindegs, stumbling with Ice on him. They both stumble into a shelf that then falls over and buries them. Idiots. I roll my eyes and go plop down over on the bed they were fighting over. "Dash and I are taking this bed, you can fight over who takes the remaining bed." "I'll just take the couch." Twilight says. "Sounds good to me." Dark says weakly, still trapped under the shelf. Twilight uses her magic and neatly takes the pile off the two of them and then... starts alphabatizing the books. Whatever. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. "Ugh, I hope there's something good to drink in the fridge." Dark says while popping his joints. "Don't you dare take anything out of there!" I tell him. "Why not?" "Because those things cost a fortune to take out of!" "Ugh, fine." "Let's go check up on the others." Vinyl says. We all nod and head out of the room, everypony else coincidentally doing the same. "OH MY GOSH TIS PLACE IS SO COOL!" Pinkie shouts excitedly. "Yeah, the view is amazing." Hail says. "Little too flashy for me, but ah guess it's kinda nice." Applejack says. "I'm more used to forests myself." Vine says. "Well, I still think we can have a whole bunch of fun." I say. "You bet we are! Come on, Blue!" Dash says, dragging me away. "Wait, what about spending time together, Blue?!" Hail shouts. "Sorry, Haily! I promise we can do something tomorrow!" "Oh... okay." Hail says, putting her head down. "Don't worry, Haily. We can still have lots of fun!" Pinkie tells her. "Actually, Tavi and I haven't been spending much time together, so we're going out." Zephyr says. He and Octavia then walk away from the group. "Same with Fleur and me." Vine says, doing the same thing. "And I plan to hit the club!" Dark says before galloping off. "Me too!" Ice says, chasing after him. Twilight and Vinyl share a glance. "We better make sure they don't get into trouble." Twilight says. "Agreed." Vinyl says. The two of them go dashing off after their coltfriends. "Drax and I have also planned to go around the town." Spitfire says. "Yeah, we'll catch up later." Drax says. The final couple walks off, leaving Hail, Shy, AJ, Pinkie, and Rarity behind. Hail looks down again in despair. "*sigh* Yeah, you all go have fun." Applejack puts a hoof on her sholder in reassurance. "Don't you worry, sugarcube. The five of us can still have a great time." "Of course we, darling. It will be splendid." Rarity says. Hail looks up and smiles at them. "Thanks, girls. You're righ,. we can still have fun together." "That's the spirit, Haily!" Pinkie shouts. All of them giggle at Pinkie's usual craziness. "So, where do you all wanna go?" "I heard there's going to be this really cool show at the hotel's indoor theatre." Pinkie says. "Well, come on, let's go!" They all begin to make their way down to the hotel lobby and down to the theatre area, which was easier said than done. This place was freakin' huge after all. They make their way in to a big, colosseum-like arena with chairs trewn all around a dirt pit in the center. The girls all take seats in a middle row and patiently await for the show to start. I hate being patient, so let's get this started. A pony dressed up in medieval wear wakes up to the center and talkins into a microphone. "Everypony, welcome to Excoltibur's jousting show!" he says. The crowd begins to cheer wildly. "Jousting?" Rarity says. "How barbaric." "Sounds cool to me." Hail says. "Even though I hate violence, this does sound exciting." Fluttershy says. "This is gonna be awesome!" Pinkie says, holding her hooves to her face and leaning over. "Now, may our jousters please come out?"" the pony says. Two ponies wearing suits of armor and holding jousting lance to their sides step out from opposite sides of the arena. "Competitors ready?" both ponies nod. "THEN JOUST!" The crowd cheers again as the ponies make a mad dash at each other. The pony on the far side of the arena lands a hit to the armor on the other's vhest, knocking the pony away. Everypony gasps at the sight. The pony gets up and gives the crowd a wave. "He's okay, folks" the announcer shouts. Both armored ponies exit the arena together. "That was pretty cool." Hail says. The announcer calls everponies' attention back to him. "Now, it's time to ge the audience a little more into the show." the crowd goes wild hearing this. "We'll need a volunteer for this one." "OH! ME! PICK ME!" Pinkie shouts, flailing her arms around. The announcer looks to Pinkie and smiles. "Yes, you, the pink mare!" "Oh! That's me!" Pinke runs over to some nearby stairs and quickly makes her way down. "Now, what's your name, young filly?" "Pinkie Pie." "Well, Pinkie Pie. How would you like to compete in a joustng match?" Pinkie gasps. "I'D LOVE IT!" "Alright, then let's get you suited up." some ponies come down and slap some armor on Pinkie. A large stallion steps out from the other side of the arena and lines himself up with Pinkie. "That feller's gonna take Pinkie's head off!" Applejack shouts. "I can't look." Fluttershy says, covering her eyes. "Combatants ready?" both ponies nod. "THEN JOUST!" They both begin to run at each, well, Pinkie was more like a bouncing. They both reach each other and... *WHIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRR* A huge party blower shoots out of Pinkie's lance, hitting the stallion in the face and shooting him back. Everypony in the crowd looks in atonishment before they break out into a cheer, the girls especially cheering hard. "PINKIE PIE WINS!" Pinkie Pie bounces around in joy, a huge grin on her face. inkie takes off the armor and goes back up to the girls. "Was I great or what?" "You were wonderful, darling!" "That was some fine jousting, girl!" "That was awesome!" "I thought it was... nice." The girls all walk off and leave, still talking about how awesome Pinkie was. The girls make their way to a bar in the hotel and decide to go get some drinks. The bartender comes by with their drink and leave them there. "This has been so awesome!" Hail shouts. "You know, I'm glad Blue has made awesome friends like you guys." "What do you mean?" Fluttershy asks. "Well, Blue didn't have many friends growing up. He was often picked on by bullies. I guess he was just one of the random ponies to get caught by it. Until he met Zephyr and Drax in high school, he only had me." "Well, he's got tons of friends now!" Pinkie points out. "Yeah, I guess he does." Hail raises her glass up. "To friends!" The other girls join her in celebration. "To friends!"