//------------------------------// // 9th Wish // Story: 12 Wishes for a Shimmering Christmas // by Kamen Rider SEGADash //------------------------------// Sunset simply looked at some of the games in a rack downstairs, however, she noticed a few of them were in Japanese, not English. “Um… what the…?” she gawked, confused, as she attempted to read a few titles, before she sighed, one of the titles she saw as “Dairanto Sumasshu Burazazu” and gave an annoyed groan, “Fluttershy… Posey… can someone help me with these titles…” Nobody responded, as Posey was typing at a tablet as quickly as she could, and so she took a moment to catch her breath and looked over at Sunset, “Oh… yes?” “Can you help me figure out what some of these are?” “Oh, those?  Those are the Japanese versions of some games.  That one in front of you being Super Smash Bros,” Posey informed. “Oh…” Sunset shrugged, as she sat down, “So… what are some of these games?” “Kid Icarus Uprising, Mario & Luigi Dream Team, Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, & Pokemon X & Y. But honestly… you wanna know the two games that itoko-chan wouldn’t dare leave without? Pokemon Art Academy and Mighty Switch Force,” “Okay…” Sunset nodded, “Wait… Mighty Switch Force… I don’t think I heard of that game before. What kind of game is it?” “It’s a Nintendo eShop exclusive puzzle-platformer where you play as this cyborg cop named Patty Wagon, who's out to recapture these escaped convicts known as the Hooligan Girls,” Posey answered, “I swear, Itoko-chan plays that game more than any other, and if she could, she would try and hunt down a 3DS with it pre-downloaded on it.” “Why do I not sound surprised?” Sunset smiled, as she recalled there being a poster of the game in Fluttershy’s room. A bit later, Fluttershy was back in her room and relaxing, while Sunset looked over at the pinkette’s 3DS, “Hey uh Fluttershy… what’s your favorite game on the 3DS?” “Mighty Switch Force,” Fluttershy informed, “It’s my most played title.” To prove her point, she went into her 3DS’ Actvitiy Log, went into rankings and showed her play time on it was 294:51. “...Wow… that’s a long time.” “Yea.  Most of it was spent trying to beat the par times in the game.” “So… what’s the game like overall in terms of play style…” Sunset inquired, trying to make some small talk. “Basically, you have to get five girls hidden throughout the stages, or incidents as they’re called, and you do this by beating foes with your blaster, and switching in blocks that hide in the background to use as new platforms,” Fluttershy answered. “Uh huh…” Sunset nodded, “Sounds a bit intense.” “But it’s a lot of fun, you oughta try it some time.” “If I get my hands on a 3DS, I might,” Sunset shrugged. “Okay,” Fluttershys smiled before she gave a giggle, “When I get some more eShop points, I’ll be getting my hands on the sequel,” Sunset gave a nod, and made a mental note about it. “So… you want your Christmas gift for itoko-chan to be Mighty Switch Force 2?” Posey asked. “Yea,” Sunset nodded. “...You do realize that’s another eShop exclusive, right?  In order for her to get it, you have to pay it for her, or pay for it with your money and install it onto her 3DS when she’s not looking.  And trust me, it’s always on her person.” “Seriously?” Sunset responded. “Ever since she got it, she has never once left home without it,” Posey informed. “You’re exaggerating…” “Nope.  Heck, if they didn’t already have a maximum of the play coins you get each day and overall, she might’ve passed it over a year ago.” Sunset blinked for a moment before shaking her head. “Well… I guess I have some money to spend… how much does it cost?” Sunset checked. “$5.99,” Posey answered. Sunset looked to how much money she had, which totaled to about $7. “Yea, I have enough,” Sunset smiled. “Now all you gotta do is sneak away itoko-chan’s 3DS… pay with a card whether it’s yours or a gift card, and then after putting the code of the card in, you can purchase the game.” “...That’s gonna be tougher.  I can get the card… maybe… but how can I get the 3DS…” “Well, if you get it, congrats, but if not… well, it’s been nice knowing ya,” Posey joked, walking away. Sunset gave a small eye roll before she remembered the date… it was the 24th, and she had one day to get a gift for Fluttershy. Sunset soon had a card with some points on it, and it was just enough to pay for the game, but now came the hard part, getting Fluttershy’s 3DS.  She made sure she was dressed in dark colors to make sure Fluttershy couldn’t see her, and she saw Fluttershy’s 3DS laying on her nightstand.  Sunset then slipped her hand onto the system and slowly moved it away. “Oh…” Fluttershy muttered in her sleep, making Sunset nervous for a moment, “...Patty… arigatou… best game… ever…” Sunset slowly crept out of the room and hid herself in the bathroom, shutting off the 3DS’ sound, but she could still hear Fluttershy muttering in her sleep. “...Pinkie… this game is the best game… not your silly… Xenosword… whatever it is call…” Fluttershy muttered, “Oh… Xenoblade… right…” Keeping her voice down, Sunset entered the eShop, redeemed the card code, and smiled as she searched for the game. “Sunset-chan… you agree with me… right?” Fluttershy muttered, making Sunset blush a bit in nervousness, “You also... think that Mighty Switch Force... is the greatest game, ...and Patty’s the best cop?” Keeping quiet, she found the game, purchased it, and decided to set the download for download later, so Fluttershy could do it herself. She slipped back into the room and made sure to try and match the exact spot where the 3DS was before hand, before quickly slipping back into her pajamas. She heard a very quiet knock on the bathroom door and got a bit nervous. “Relax Sunset, it’s just me,” Posey whispered, allowing Sunset a quiet sigh of relief before she opened up the door and saw Posey with a scarf, which was the scarf that Sunset had asked Rarity to make for Sonata, “It just got here today. We can wrap it up super quick and get it to her,” “Right,” Sunset nodded. Later, Posey and Sunset found their way to the homeless shelter where Sonata was living, and they managed to get in and put the gift for her by a small tree, and quickly began their way back to the Koharu’s house unaware of someone else having quickly slipped in, and quickly slipped out without being noticed. Sunset soon returned to Fluttershy’s room and sat back down in bed, seeing the clock currently read 12:45am. ‘Haven’t been up this last since that conversation with Twilight a couple months ago…’ “Sunset… what are you doing up?” Fluttershy asked, finally waking up. “Oh uh… I… had a… bad dream, yea,” she informed. “...Oh… that’s a shame… and on Christmas Eve, no less… what was it about?” Sunset thought for a moment, and came up with the best idea she could, “Someone went online and posted gossip about you and the others, and framed me for it…” “Oh… I see…” Sunset sighed, having recalled she did once have a dream like that, and she remembered it was terrible. She cuddled up with the Luna plushie, before Fluttershy got up and took one of her plushies, before slipping into the bed with Sunset. “What are you-” Sunset started “I just wanted to stay warm with you,” Fluttershy informed. “Uh… ok…” Sunset nodded, as she smiled a little before she dozed off, with Fluttershy smiling and giving her a small kiss on the cheek, bringing small blushes to their cheeks. “Sleep tight… my friend…” Fluttershy whispered as she fell asleep herself.