"Sunset, you need to buck up and do this guitar solo right, you're ruining the whole song!" Rainbow yells, running a stressed hand though her hair.
"Now Rainbow, there ain't no need to take your stress out on Sunset." Applejack tweaks one of the strings on her bass before looking to the blue skinned girl.
"I'm not taking my stress out on her! I'm just saying that she's messing us all up!"
"I know but think about how she feels. You've been working us all too hard."
"We need to work hard if we're going to win. This competition is a big deal to me." The two carry on like this while Fluttershy watches, half hiding behind her tambourine and Pinkie Pie gently taps on her drum, staring at the wall in thought. Rarity pulls Sunset to the side.
"Darling, I think what Rainbow was trying to say was that you seem a bit... Well you're not yourself. You're not catching onto things as quickly as you used to and your playing seems very, oh what's the word I'm looking for? Lax! You seem very lax. Do you want to tell me what's wrong?" She places a comforting hand on her friends shoulder. Sunset shakes her head.
"Sorry, I just haven't been getting as much sleep as usual. And I'm getting a headache stuck in here. I think I'm going to go for a walk, I'll be back in a bit." And before anyone can protest, Sunset runs out of the room. She doesn't stop until she's outside where she places a hand on the wall, keeping herself upright, her breathing heavy.
"You okay sweetheart?" someone asks as he slides next to Sunset.
"Not really. Who're you?" she asks cautiously.
"I'm Greymere Mendez. Come on sweetheart, I have something that'll cheer you up." He slips an arm around her waist and pulls her with him.
"Where are you taking me?" She asks nervously. He points towards the abandoned bike shed.
"A bit cliche but it works." they walk inside and they're immediately enveloped in smoke. He hands her two small pills. She places them both on her tongue, taking a deep breath before swallowing.
"Now what?" She asks. He grins a wide, almost evil grin.
"Now we wait."