//------------------------------// // Sleepover at Pinkie's! // Story: Shine Again // by Fandom Trash Snivy //------------------------------// Pinkie Pie was sitting in a chair at her dinner table, twiddling her thumbs. Suddenly, she heard the doorbell ring. "I'll get it!" Pinkie Pie sprang up out of her chair and opened the door. Rainbow Dash and Applejack were at the doorstep. "Hey, Pinkie!" greeted Applejack. "Glad to be back at your place." "So am I!" Rainbow Dash replied. "Come in, you two!" Pinkie Pie told her two friends. Rainbow Dash and Applejack entered Pinkie Pie's house. "I guess we'll just wait for the others," Rainbow Dash commented. Rainbow Dash sat in a chair at Pinkie Pie's dinner table and pulled out her phone from her pocket. After she "unlocked" it, she began texting Rarity: When will you be here, Rarity? I'm going to be at Pinkie's house soon, darling Rainbow. My dad's car is filling up on some gas right now. I'll probably be at Pinkie's at four thirty sharp. Thanks, Rarity. See you later. Thirty minutes later, Rarity arrived at Pinkie Pie's house. She knocked on the door, and Pinkie Pie ran to the door and opened it: "Hiya, Rarity!" "Hello, darling," Rarity replied as soon as she walked inside Pinkie Pie's house. Soon after she stepped inside, Fluttershy got out of her parents' car. She walked up to the doorstep of Pinkie Pie's house. "You can come in too, Fluttershy!" Pinkie Pie told Fluttershy. "Just let me gather my belongings," Fluttershy told Pinkie Pie. She walked to her parents' car and got a bag full of her stuff out of the trunk. After she gathered everything she needed for the sleepover, she walked inside. Pinkie Pie closed the door behind Fluttershy. "Pinkie," Rainbow Dash began, "I think the interior of your house needs to be about twenty percent cooler." "If you say so!" Pinkie Pie ran to her thermostat and turned it down twenty degrees. Immediately Rainbow Dash started to shiver. "Brr! Pinkie Pie, I meant to change the interior of this place, not change the temperature on your thermostat!" Pinkie Pie immediately turned the thermostat back up twenty degrees. "Aw. I was just having fun with ya." "I mean," Rainbow Dash began, "your interior is a little boring! Y'know, there's too many-" "Rocks." Rainbow Dash spun around and saw Maud Pie standing before her. "Has anyone seen Boulder's leash?" Maud Pie asked. "He wants me to take him on a walk." "I know where his leash is!" responded Pinkie Pie. Pinkie Pie ran into the living room and got out a rock-sized leash from a basket. She walked back up to her older sister Maud Pie and gave the leash to her. "Thanks, Pinkie." "You're welcome, big sis!" replied Pinkie Pie. After that incident, Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer opened the door and walked inside. "I guess that's everyone," Applejack commented. "How rude!" replied Rarity. "You're forgetting about someone!" "More like three!" added Rainbow Dash. "Now, now," calmed Twilight Sparkle. "let's not argue. The Dazzlings will get here when they get here. After all, they have no form of transportation to carry them here." "Wow wee," commented Applejack. "You're not even from this world and you know that much about means of transportation?" "I observe things here," Twilight Sparkle replied. "Anyways girls," began Applejack, "I'm sorry. I just don't think this'll work." "With a little more work," Sunset Shimmer replied in a confident tone, "we'll make them better." "Better than ever?" asked Rarity. "Better than ever." The Dazzlings walked on the sidewalk, Adagio Dazzle carrying a huge bag full of their stuff. Aria Blaze was whining about the fact that it was getting dark outside. Sonata Dusk was, well, whining in general... "Are we there yet?" she asked for what seemed like the millionth time, but actually was the tenth time she asked the dreaded question. "We're almost there," Adagio Dazzle spoke between her teeth. "It's getting dark," Aria Blaze pointed out. "We're almost there..." repeated Adagio Dazzle. The Dazzlings kept treading on the sidewalk. It was now five thirty, and the moon was glowing brightly above the suburbs where Pinkie Pie and her family resided. "Does Pinkie Pie live in a house with a red roof," Sonata Dusk asked, "or a brown roof?" "Does it look like I care?" Aria Blaze replied. "Actually," replied Sonata Dusk, "I was asking Adagio that question." "That's because you're the-" "Shhh!" Adagio Dazzle hushed Aria Blaze. "We don't want to get into any fights while we're on our way to a social gathering." "A social what?" asked a confused Sonata Dusk. "A social gathering." clarified Aria Blaze. "Y'know, like a party or a sleepover, like what we're going to now." "Ohhhhhhh..." "Aria! Sonata!" announced Adagio Dazzle. "We're almost there!" Adagio Dazzle walked up to the driveway of Pinkie Pie's house and paused for a second to let her friends catch up to her. "So," began Aria Blaze, "Pinkie Pie said that the address of her house was 5514 Hickory Boulevard, right?" "Correct," replied Adagio Dazzle. The Dazzlings walked up to the doorstep of Pinkie Pie's house. Sonata Dusk pushed the doorbell just to hear it ring. "Aren't you loving this doorbell?" "Yes," sarcastically spoke Aria Blaze. "It sounds so amazing." Pinkie Pie opened the door to let the Dazzlings in. "Great that you're finally here! Come in! Come in!" Adagio Dazzle carried the huge bag behind her back and walked inside Pinkie Pie's house. Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk followed soon after her. Thirty minutes later, everyone was in their pajamas. Adagio Dazzle was wearing a purple t-shirt with a yellow diamond at its collar and long, purple pants. Aria Blaze was wearing a dark green long-sleeved shirt with purple music notes on it, along with some long dark green pants that were rolled up at the cuffs. Sonata Dusk was wearing a long light pink nightgown with a heart and a music note sewn off to its side. Applejack and Rainbow Dash were busy playing a round of their favorite video game, "Mane-Iac Mash!". "I'm winning! I'm winning!" "Oh really, sugarcube? I think you should have used your special attack on me earlier, Rainbow." Applejack pressed the "A" button on her game controller three times, knocking out Rainbow Dash's character. "Player 2 wins!" Rainbow Dash growled in anger. Suddenly, Aria Blaze came down from the bed she was previously sitting on and walked over to Rainbow Dash. "Tell me about it." "Yeah, Aria. She's just too hard to beat!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "I could teach you how to beat that game," offered Aria Blaze. "I've played it several times ever since my friends and I got banished here." Applejack gave Aria Blaze her controller and moved out of the way. "I might want to watch this," Adagio Dazzle commented. Adagio Dazzle and Sonata Dusk got up out of the bed they were sitting on and sat on the ground nearby Rainbow Dash and Aria Blaze. Rainbow Dash used her controller to select the "Begin Game" option. Rainbow Dash chose to play as the Mane-Iac and Aria Blaze chose to play as Shadow Play, a character cloaked all in dark, murky shadows. Rainbow Dash selected the "Begin" option, and the game began to load... "FIGHT!" Rainbow Dash used her controller to make her character walk over to the right of the screen. She hit the "A" button once, but Aria Blaze made her character jump before she could get hit. Aria Blaze used her controller to move to the left and hit Rainbow Dash's character three times, making her combo meter and special attack meter go up. The Mane-Iac's health bar only went down. Rainbow Dash, not wanting to lose, hit Aria Blaze's character once, only making her character's bar go down a little bit. Aria Blaze laughed at her failure. "Face it, Dash. I'm the best at this game!" Rainbow Dash put on her game face and used her controller to hit Aria Blaze's character two times, making her combo meter and special attack meter go up. She continued to attack little by little until her special attack meter was glowing. Rainbow Dash, with a wicked grin on her face, hit the "X" button on her controller and used her special attack. The Mane-Iac's wild, long hair wrapped around Shadow Play, and threw her off-screen. Aria Blaze's health bar instantly went all the way down. "Player 1 wins!" "Aw yeah!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed in pure victory. Aria Blaze stared at the screen in absolute shock. Did she, the best player at "Mane-Iac Mash!", really lose to Rainbow Dash, who seemed to be just the average player? She couldn't believe her eyes. "B-but...I thought I was..." "Not anymore!" a proud Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "Ah well," Aria Blaze spoke. "At least I did great, right, Dazzlings?" "You did great?" asked Sonata Dusk. "You did awesome!" "You've really improved since the last time you've played that game," complimented Adagio Dazzle. Aria Blaze set the controller down and walked over to the bed. Sunset Shimmer ran over to her. "Great job, Aria. You've really improved on your, um, anger issues..." "It's okay, really," replied Aria Blaze. "It's always great to let off some steam." "Your friends seem to be doing fine too," Sunset Shimmer added. "They were congratulating you, even though you lost." "It doesn't matter if you won," spoke Aria Blaze. "It's just a game. What matters is the thrill of the fun you're having while playing the game." Thirty minutes later, Pinkie Pie came into the bedroom, holding three pizza boxes. "I've got some pizza here! Who likes pepperoni?" "I'll try a slice," Adagio Dazzle commented. Pinkie Pie skipped over to The Dazzlings on the bed and gave them the pizza box with pepperoni pizza in it. "Aw," spoke a disappointed Sonata Dusk. "Why couldn't we have tacos?" Pinkie Pie grinned and took out a taco on a plate from behind her back. She gently set the plate down on the bed, and a squeaking noise came from Sonata Dusk. "Thanks, Pinkie!" "You're welcome!" replied Pinkie Pie. "My mom knows that you like tacos, so she whipped up a taco just for you!" She then leaned in real close to Sonata Dusk and whispered: "It has sour cream in it!" Sonata Dusk grinned and picked the taco up from the plate. She started eating her taco while Adagio Dazzle and Aria Blaze ate their pepperoni pizza. "This is the best taco ever!" spoke Sonata Dusk, still with her mouth full. "Glad you like it!" Pinkie Pie gave the second box of pizza to Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Fluttershy. The third and last box was for her, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle, and Sunset Shimmer to eat. Sunset Shimmer gently opened the lid of the pizza box she and her friends got. "Ooh. Hawaiian pizza. My favorite." "I knew what kind of pizza you all like," Pinkie Pie started, "and I ordered it all online!" Twilight Sparkle stared in fear at what seemed to be meat on her pizza. "Don't worry Twilight," reassured Pinkie Pie. "I made sure to order fish as a topping instead of sausage." Twilight Sparkle breathed a sigh of relief and started to eat her pizza. Rarity took out a fork and began eating her pizza. Rainbow Dash looked over at Rarity. "Rarity! You do know that you eat pizza with your hands, right?" "A lady does not get her hands dirty, darling," Rarity replied. "Thanks for getting us a vegetarian pizza, Pinkie," Fluttershy thanked. "You're welcome Fluttershy!" replied Pinkie Pie. After everyone was finished with eating their dinner, everyone except Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer, and The Dazzlings went downstairs to watch a movie. Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer looked at each other, then at The Dazzlings. "Excuse me if you give us a minute to talk," Twilight Sparkle told The Dazzlings. "Oh, trust me," replied Adagio Dazzle, "it'll be fine with us." "We'll wait for you," added Aria Blaze. The Dazzlings walked out of the room to let Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer talk to each other. "We'll tell you when you can come back in, okay?" The Dazzlings nodded their heads in agreement and closed the door to the bedroom. Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer then turned their heads to face each other. "Do you think they're ready yet?" Sunset Shimmer asked Twilight Sparkle. "They're almost there," Twilight Sparkle replied. "We'll see how the rest of today turns out. If they do well for the rest of today before we finally go to sleep, I'll inform them that they can get their necklaces back." "Sounds like a plan to me," spoke Sunset Shimmer. "I've really started to notice some changes in their behaviors. Adagio Dazzle, who used to be mean and bossy, is now listening to what we have to say and tags along for social events. Aria Blaze, who used to be moody, is now participating in social events and is managing her anger. Sonata Dusk, well, she wasn't as evil as the other Dazzlings, but she has changed a little bit too." "How is that?" asked Twilight Sparkle. "She's slowly accepting the fact that even though people may judge her for being silly and random," Sunset Shimmer began, "she'll always continue to be herself." They paused for a moment. "Dazzlings," Twilight Sparkle spoke, "you can come back in now." The Dazzlings walked back into the bedroom. Adagio Dazzle walked up to Sunset Shimmer: "So, about those necklaces..." "We'll see what we can do, Adagio," Sunset Shimmer answered. An hour and a half later, the movie that everyone else was watching ended. Everyone was back upstairs in the bedroom. Suddenly, as Twilight Sparkle drew back the covers of the bed, Spike popped up. "Why did you have to wake me up?" yawned Spike. "I was sleeping!" "Sorry Spike," Twilight Sparkle apologized. "We are about to go to sleep-" "LIGHTS OUT!" shouted Pinkie Pie. Everyone took out their sleeping bags from their bags. Pinkie Pie hopped on over to The Dazzlings: "I'll lend you three my bed tonight. I can sleep on the floor." As The Dazzlings drew back the covers of the bed and crawled inside, Spike hopped on the bed. "Do you mind if I sleep here tonight?" asked Spike. "Fine by us," replied Sonata Dusk. After Pinkie Pie turned off the light in the bedroom, she crawled inside her sleeping bag and fell asleep. Soon, everyone was asleep. This day was one of the best days that The Dazzlings have ever had. Tomorrow was going to be an even better day for them.