//------------------------------// // The Sleepover // Story: The Princess and the Pony // by JasmineRebeckah //------------------------------// "Rarity, when did you get a limo?" Rainbow Dash asked, looking at the sleek car. "I've always had it," Rarity answered. "You never noticed?" Rainbow Dash shook her head. I laughed. Inside the nice car were leather seats. Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie and Twilight rode up front. Rarity, Fluttershy and I rode one row behind them. I knew this would be fun. "So girls, first on the agenda is..." Rarity began. "Snacks!" Pinkie interrupted. "Reading!" Twilight exclaimed. "Um... animals?" Fluttershy suggested. "Roping!" Applejack shrugged. "None of those!" Rainbow Dash laughed. "Who can run the most laps in Rarity's backyard!" "Baton twirling?" I grinned awkwardly. "Fashion show," Rarity smiled. "In my room. Oh, we're here!" The car pulled up to Carousel Boutique, and we all walked inside. Sweetie Belle, Rarity's younger sister was probably staying the night with her friends. Rarity led us up the stairs and into her bedroom. It was very... purple! Rarity opened her closet and pushed us one by one into the closet, which was huge. I grabbed a dress that looked like one of my majorette outfits. Wait! I thought. It isn't my majorette costume from last year after all... Oh well. I stared at the short pink dress with silver sequins. I found the bathroom in her house and got dressed. When I walked out, I felt like I was back on the field, performing in the lights as Captain of the majorettes. The one sport I was better at than Rainbow Dash. She had been so surprised when I beat her. "Okay!" Rarity clapped her hands once everyone was dressed. "Now for hair and makeup." Rarity then pointed to a round table with seven chairs around it, and I sat down. I looked at the choices, remembering my costume. I had worn silver eyeshadow, pink lipstick and black mascara in my routine. But it was time to try something new. So I put on some silver eyeshadow and lip gloss. I had remembered my baton, and picked it up off the ground. I remembered that twirl-off against Rainbow Dash... All in good fun. "And the spin-off begins!!" Pinkie Pie screamed. "Rainbow Shimmer versus Rainbow Dash!" I started doing a horizontal one-spin. Rainbow Dash copied me but did a two-spin, so I did the horizontal two-spin and kept the baton spinning on my palm. "Go, Rainbow Dash! Go, Rainbow Shimmer!" Rarity called out. Next came a split-toss from Rainbow Dash- toss and catch in the splits. Then came a somersault-splits twist from me. Then came a two-spin from an around-the-world from me. Then came a three-spin from another around-the-world from Rainbow Dash. I could tell she really wanted to win. Finally, I had had enough and I was going to do my premier event: the seven-spin. Not too many people could stay on balance and catch the baton like that... but I had started at age four. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven! I had pulled it off! The seven spin! Rainbow Dash has her mouth open and was staring. "Dash? You got anything?" I asked. "Uh... Yeah!" Rainbow Dash started to twirl again. One. Two. Three. Four. Fi- ooh! I thought. The baton had come down and just laid there. "Rainbow Shimmer?" a voice asked. "Equestria to Rainbow Shimmer!" Twilight was in front of me. I shook my head. "Sorry, I zoned off..." I giggled sheepishly. "That's okay," Twilight replied. "We're about to enter the runway, and Rarity has made this a Miss Carousel Boutique contest. Talent's first, and we still have time to change the normal way if we tell her.." "I'm okay," I answered. "Thanks, though." I walked into the bathroom with my baton. Only Twilight, my mom and I knew about this. It was magical- I had requested a trip to her land to find someone enchant it so I didn't have to spend time changing on tight days. We had simply gone through the portal, Twilight enchanted it and we took it back to our own land. I started twirling a horizontal in my right hand. Then I crouched down, still twirling, and slowly stood up, and my majorette dress from the football game against Baltimare appeared with silver flats. Pretty good, even though the home game dress would be Rarity's favorite. "Rainbow Shimmer! How did you change so fast?" Rarity asked. "I don't know," I lied, shrugging. "I guess I'm used to hurries, rushes and that sort of stuff. I'm ready." I started to walk onstage with my baton, doing simple figure eights as I walked on. Then, I started to hold one end and twirl it over my head and then under my legs. Then I did my signature seven spin again, smiling as I did it. Once I caught it, then I did the cartwheel toss- toss, cartwheel, catch. Easy! Next came the evening gown contest. There were three of us left since only six people were competing. I changed into my winter-dance dress, walked out, spun around and walked back. Easy. I was the last to go, and I didn't really care if I won. "And Third Place goes to... Twilight Sparkle!" Rarity announced. "Second to... Rainbow Shimmer! And first to... Fluttershy! Congratulations, girls!!" We all started clapping. I smiled and looked at Rariyy for our next event. "What next?" I asked Rarity. "Truth or Dare!" came Rarity's reply. I went as pale as could be. I hated Truth or Dare ever since that one dare.... "Okay.." Topaz, my former friend smiled. "Rainbow Shimmer. Truth or dare?" "Dare!" I answered. Me and my big fat mouth. "I dare you to go T. P. someone's house!!" Topaz screeched. I shuddered, remembering the memory. It was horrible... Topaz, Sunlight Crystal and I had gotten caught. Me and my former friends got caught T. P -ing the neighbor's house.