Sonata whistled merrily, her eyes gazed at the pattern of streamers hung from the pink rafters: red, yellow and gold. The ladder wobbled from side to side as she made the sudden shift to place the final streamers. However, luck was not on her side as the ladder lacked to provide the height for the job. She turned to notice as Pinkie struggled to bring over a taller ladder and slowly made her way down the seven steps. She then turned to her with a radiant smile, folding up the shorter ladder so Pinkie could place the taller in its place. Pinkie then skipped happily back to what she was doing as if free from any cares in the world.
She lightly chuckled at the slight child-like personality in Pinkie, then began to climb the towering ladder. Though the second her foot touched the final step, she gasped almost louder than necessary. She had forgotten to ask Pinkie for more streamers! This party had to go according to plan, or she feared Pinkie would be unhappy with her, and she didn't like that idea.
“Pinkie!” Sonata addressed her friend.
Pinkie Pie looked up from the banner and asked, “Yes Sonata, whatcha need?”
“Do you know where the rest of the streamers are, I kinda ran out.”
“They’re over here,” Pinkie giggled as she got back up from her work, bouncing over to the ladder with the bag of streamers.
Reaching one hand down to grasp the bag of streamers, Sonata smiled at her friend and said cheerfully, “Thank you Pinkie.”
Sonata then hung the final few streamers and climbed down the ladder carefully. However, as she was about to step on the creakiest platform, the end of her jeans snagged on the side railing, which began her long descent to the ground, her yelp could be heard throughout the store. Sonata readied herself for her impact with the ground, her eyes closed tight in slight fear. She kept her eyes closed, afraid of seeing the damages she had caused. But that never came as she found herself in someone’s arms.
"Are you okay? I saw you falling and I didn’t want you to get hurt."
Sonata was stunned. That voice, she knew it but from where? She opened her eyes, and turned around once she got her balance. The voice belonged to none other than Sunset Shimmer. This caused her to panic. "Yes I am... well thank you for catching me—I have to go," Sonata squeaked and rushed passed Sunset before it could get anymore weird.
“Okay, bye Sonata,” Sunset replied as she watched the siren dash away.“Now where’d Pinkie go?” She began her search for Pinkie who had seemingly disappeared as well.
Meanwhile, Pinkie watched from behind the counter with a grin on her face and whispered to herself, ”Operation matchmaker is a go.”
“Operation what is a go?”
Pinkie Pie looked up at a puzzled Sunset Shimmer, which made her grin shrivel up like a helium-filled balloon when it sprung a leak. She had to think of something to distract Sunset from what she had said, and fast.
“Cupcakes! Operation Cupcakes is what i said…”
“Hmm okay...oh shoot I almost forgot I need to ask you something!”
“Whatcha need Sunny?” Pinkie Pie asked thankful for the distraction.
Sunset pulled out a flyer from her pocket, unfolded it and handed it over to Pinkie. She waited for a few seconds as Pinkie examined the flyer before she spoke, “Principal Celestia asked me to find and ask you if you could decorate the gym for the music festival at the end of the month.”
“Ofcourse I’ll do it!” Pinkie said almost like she was on a sugar high.
She then began to ask all kinds of questions like what they wanted for decorations and food. Sunset began to take a step back as she replied,“Whoa Pinkie calm down. you’ll have to ask the the principal and vice principal about the detail’s next week, I have no clue what they want.”
“Aww okay, so is that all you needed?”
“Yes… oh and Pinkie, Sonata’s acting a little strange. well stranger than normal anyways which makes me a bit worried so would you make sure she’s ok... Please.”
“I’ll check on her now,” Pinkie replied sincerely as Sunset then turned to walk away, still unaware of what was being planned without her knowing.
Once Sunset was out of the store, Pinkie moved quickly up the stairs in the back towards Sonata’s room. Sonata always locked herself in her room when she felt a panicky feeling in her body and this case was no different. Pinkie walked a fast pace towards the room and before she knew it she walked into the door with a loud thud. Pinkie sighed and rubbed her nose lightly. She pondered to herself why she was always so clumsy. Then as she took a step back, she looked at the closed door and raised her fist to knock on it. However, before she could the door opened with a slight creak and Sonata appeared from behind it, “I...uh remembered I was supposed to help with hanging the banner, and also are you okay, I heard a loud thud.”
“I kinda walked into your door,” Pinkie muttered embarrassed that she had to tell Sonata.
Sonata suppressed a laugh, a smile on her face as she sighed softly, “Oh Pinkie...”
“ Don't digress, why’d you run out?”
“To be honest I don’t really understand it myself, not yet anyways.”
Sonata exhaled deeply and stepped forward out of her room. She truly didn't understand why she had run out, just that Sunset made her feel a weird fuzziness inside. “Pinkie we should probably hang up the banner now the parties in a few hours.”
“That is true… alright lets go get this place finished up for the party, but you’re my friend and we will be talking about this later.” Pinkie pie spoke with a calm and serious tone that was strange to Sonata.
All that was heard in the few minutes they stood there was the ticking of the clock which caused the silence to grow. This was not long before Pinkie pulled Sonata by the arm down to the first floor to finish preparing for the party. Once they were downstairs Pinkie bounced happily as if nothing had happened, and grabbed one side of the banner. She then proceeded to step up a ladder and tie it to a rafter where streamers were not hanging. Sonata then finished her side of the job and looked at the sparkly poster that read in large print, ‘Happy Birthday Sunny!’
Sonata smiled and moved to gaze around the room, feeling proud of the work she and Pinkie did.
This party would be amazing. She just knew it.