//------------------------------// // Stuck // Story: The Making of Chaos // by Shaud //------------------------------// A quite dramatic scene played out in Canterlot mall where several teenage girls had gathered... "PINKIE!" Sonata screamed, tears running down her face, "HELP ME!" She fell to her knees dramatically and held a hand over her heart. "I'VE GOT YOU!" Pinkie yelled in response, pulling a life preserver from her hair, "GRAB ONTO THIS!" A few yards away Aria held her palm to her face. The others all had varying looks of annoyance and amusement, but it was obvious Aria was done with the whole situation. "Okay," The purple siren growled, "Who's idea was this again?" "Better question:" Sunset started, "How and why did Pinkie have a life preserver in her hair?" "Well..." Fluttershy began. One hour earlier "This is going to be so much fun!" Pinkie Pie cheered, bouncing up and down, "Shopping and friends! Could this be any better?!" She paused for a moment, thinking about her own question. "Oh-OH! We could--" "No party." Sunset Shimmer held up a finger and pointed it at Pinkie, "We want the sirens to not run away in fear, remember?" "Oh yeah... Maybe next time, then!" Sunset rolled her eyes good-naturedly as Pinkie began bouncing again. "Do you really think this is a good idea?" Rainbow asked, jogging backwards in front of Sunset, "I mean, what if they try something?" The group of friends was walking towards the Canterlot mall. They were meeting up with the sirens, who had agreed to hang out with them on the condition that they got free lunch out of the deal. Obviously Rainbow thought they had other motives, while the other girls weren't quite sure. "Like what, Darling?" Rarity asked over Sunset's shoulder, "They have no magic, remember? They're only teenage girls now. And as terrifying as that is, it's certainly nothing we can't handle." "Well said, Rares." Applejack added, "We can handle 'em. If we can reform Sunset, we can reform th' sirens, too." "That's the thing, though." Rainbow fell into step with Sunset, "There was only one Sunset--" She placed an arm around said girl's shoulders, "--but there are three sirens!" "That's a good point." Sunset nodded, "More work this time. And we've seen the hive mentality they have..." "M-maybe we should split them up?" Fluttershy whispered. Sunset turned to the shy girl. "What do you mean?" "W-well, you see..." Fluttershy it turns out had a whole plan for reforming the sirens, and by the time she outlined it her friends had all agreed to it. "So, y'all know what to do, then?" "Rainbow and I get Sonata!" Pinkie was practically vibrating in excitement, and Rainbow flashed a thumbs-up. "Rarity and I get Adagio." Rarity and Sunset shared a smile. "An' that leaves Flutters and I with Aria." Applejack winked, "We all should meet up at the food court in, say, an hour?" "Two o'clock." Sunset provided, glancing at her phone's clock. "Alright!" "So it's Fluttershy's fault." Aria deadpanned, her left eye twitching slightly. The shy girl 'eep'ed and hid behind Applejack, who stepped in front of her protectively. "Wait," Sunset cut in, "What about the life preserver?" She wondered if Pinkie had it the whole time, and just kept it in her hair. While it may seem ridiculous, there was a good chance that's what happened. "I can answer that." Rainbow said, reluctantly. She glanced over to where Sonata and Pinkie were, seeing a crowd around them. She sighed, "You see..."