It was 20 minutes until the show was to start and Magic decided to introduce Sprinkle to the rest of the performers. They all met behind the stage curtain, just in front of the performer houses but Sprinkle noticed there were only 4 clowns at the introduction.
"Hey, where are all the other silly goofballs and also why am I the odd ball out with the blue nose while these lot have red noses" Sprinkle said in confusion and excitement.
Magic turned to her and said "The others are recovering from an incident involving dynamite juggling so you will meet them later and to answer your second question, well I felt blue suited you as it matches your mane.
Sprinkle blushed at the comment and with those questions answered Magic turned her head back towards the other 4 clowns.
"Everyone welcome our newest member of our little family, Twinkle Sprinkle" Magic said using her front left hoove to present her.
Everyone exchanges welcomes to Sprinkle who giggles at her new friends, The first clown to introduce herself was a white pegasus named Clown Stripe who was wearing a blue-jump suit with some small red streaks. She had bright yellow eyes, lightly blushed cheeks much like Sprinkles own except redder and both her tail and mane were half blue and half white and the style made it look like she had shiny balloons for a mane and tail.
"Hello Sprinkle, please to meet you" Stripe said while extending her hoove to be shook. Sprinkle proceeded to shake it.
"Nice to meet y-WAAAAA" Sprinkle jumped off the ground from shock, falling on her flank with a thump. Stripe laughed her heart out, showing Sprinkle an electrical buzzer on her hoove.
"I got you good, you should try it as it will always cause a barrel of laughs" Stripe said still laughing
Sprinkle got up, giving off a small giggle and her horn glowing.
"O Well you like a barrel of laughs then how about this trick" Sprinkle summoned a couple of barrels around Stripe, each one emitting sounds laughing in a different voices. Stripe was amused at this unexpected joke, having never seen this happen before.
"Wow you are good at this, I can't wait to see what you can do on stage" Stripe said
"Well I hope to see more of your antics on stage Clown Stripe" said Sprinkle gleefully before turning to a small filly.
The filly in question had bright blue eyes and was wearing a blue with a white collar and a red tie. She had a blond mane and tail with her cheeks blushed pink and had a visible cutie mark which was a red clown nose and white eyes. She greeted Sprinkle with a smile, bouncing one a pogo stick.
"Hello little one, whats is your name and how did you join the circus" Sprinkle asked with a smile
Still bouncing on the pogo stick, the filly energetically replied "My name is Silly Filly or if you want you can call me Clown Filly, I didn't have my cutie mark before I became part of the circus but Magic helped me and my mark appeared and now I perform all the time, laughing all the way and making others laugh and meeting new people and....
She went on for a bit, making less sense as time went on. Sprinkle finds this entertaining as it reminds her of another pony she knows who was known to make energetic rambles from time to time. Filly only stopped when two white mares told her that Sprinkle got the idea and introduced themselves.
"Hello my name is Caty" one of the mares said. She was wearing a bow tie much like the famous cellist Octavia except it has a yellow collar instead of white and she had a light red mane and tail. Caty's mane covered her left eye, her right eye was light blue while her cheeks had dark red blush on them. Her mane was curled at the back and she was wearing a cone hat which had black outline of stars on the golden colored center. The rim at the bottom of the hat was purple while the orb at the top was pink.
"And I am Loopy, pleased to meet you" said the other mare. Unlike the others, Loopy had no costume or accessories on her body other than the clown nose and also lacked make-up. She had very light blue eyes and her mane and tail were dark purple with red and orange streaks. She also kept squeaking her nose which kept making different noises but mostly made the sound of a typical clown horn
"Nice to meet you both" Sprinkle said before curiosity showed on her face and asked "do all noses do that, make random noises when honked"
"Yes they do, give yours a try" said Caty who honked her own noise, making the should of a trumpet. Sprinkle proceeded to press her nose with her hoove, letting out a loud squeak. Twilight giggled and continued to honk her nose until her giggling stopped. Magic who had been watching the whole time told the 5 clowns to get ready as it is showtime. Magic ran to the tent's entrance to greet the audience while the clowns quickly got the props and positions ready.
Meanwhile, outside the tent was a larger group of ponies waiting to be let in to see the show. This included the Mane 5 and Spike who were wondering where Twilight was.
"Didn't Twilight say she was going to meet us here, you would think that being an alicorn would make her stand out" said Rarity while looking through the crowd.
"She will be fine Rarity, she is likely already inside the tent and found a seat" Dash said, trying to reassure Rarity.
"Oooo maybe she was so excited that she decided joined the clowns and have some fun" Pinkie joked while bouncing with joy as per usual.
"Ah doubt it, she only really wanted to relax and ah don't think clowning is relaxing to do" Applejack chuckled to Pinkie's joke.
The whole crowd entered the tent while being greeted by the magician Magic and chose their seats. Spike found some space for the 6 and after taking their seats, they still found no sign of Twilight.
"I don't see her anywhere among the audience, where can she be" Spike said in a concerned tone. He looked at the Mane 5 who were just as concerned as he was. Rainbow Dash tried to reassure everyone by saying that Twilight may be doing some business and is running late but the others were not so sure about that. Just then, the ringmaster Sasha came through the stage curtain and welcoming the audience.
"Welcome everyone to the circus, today's show shall be performed by the magician Magic and 5 of our clowns. It will be filled with laughter, mystery and merriment" Sasha said in excitement. Fluttershy seemed taken aback by Sasha's appearance but it wasn't so much about her being a clown as much as it was her race which Fluttershy had never seen before. Rarity noticed Fluttershy's discomfort and asked what is wrong.
"That creature is too frighting, I have never seen it before. Do any of you know what it is" Fluttershy said in fear. The others simply nodded no while Pinkie said
"It looks friendly, its still clown so it intends to have fun like any other clown silly-shy". Fluttershy just gave a annoyed stare at the nickname. Magic teleported on the stage and began announcing the 5 clowns.
"Meet Clown Stripe, the laughter of the sky who can juggle and shape the very clouds of this land, sometimes with wet or shocking result". Stripe flew through the curtain and into a small opening in the tents roof. She brought some white, grey and black clouds down with her and started juggling them while using the wind from he wings to spin them around and trigger rain and lighting. She gets shocked often but the suit she wears protects her from injury. The crowd were both amazed by the designs Stripe had shaped and laughed at the amount of times she got shocked.
"Meet our youngest, Clown Filly who's bubbly nature and her pies throwing will leave a mess and yet you will laugh". Filly came through the curtain, holding a large sack of pies and began throwing them at the crowd. One hit Spike in the face causing some of blueberry to end up on Rarity.
"O how uncouth, somepony should teach that filly not to throw pies at the crowd". Rarity said while trying to get the blueberry out of her fur. Spike on the other hand simple laughed and licked all of the pie off his face.
"Meet Caty and Loopy, our amusing duo who's acrobatic stunts into bending reality will leave you laughing all the way". Caty pulled a shallow pool from behind the stage and dragged it to the center of the tent. Loopy took out a cannon which surprised Pinkie as the cannon was the same size as her party cannon and she thought she was the only one able to hide a large object in her fur. Loopy climbed into the cannon while Caty took off her hat and pushed the orb at the top which caused the opening to lit up. She turned the hat turned torch over so the fire was on top and lit the cannon's fuse causing it to fire Loopy into the pool which somehow became deeper than it looks. The crowd was amused and surprised but none were more surprised than Pinkie.
Pinkie joyfully said "If only Cheese Sandwich was here, we could rival this duo".
"And last but not least, our newest member Twinkle Sprinkle who's magic tricks and her skills in juggling and uni-cycling will leave you breathless". Sprinkle teleported onto the tightrope platform and summoned a unicycle. She proceeded to pedal towards the rope and started juggling colorful balls. She used her wings to keep her balance as well as perform flips with her unicycle and used magic to create bright colorful orbs that emits magic that influences others into laughing.
"Shes good at this, I wish Twilight could do magic like this" Pinkie said while observing the laughing audience.
"And you would use it a lot wouldn't you if you a unicorn" Rarity said with a smile
Pinkie just shrugged. The Mane 5 and Spike didn't realize who Sprinkle really was and were still trying to look for her. After the show, they left the tent and searched Ponyville but the only response they all got was that she was witnessed going to the circus tent. After 2 hours of searching they decided to continue the search tomorrow. Meanwhile back at the circus, Sprinkle was congratulated on her first show.
"Your performance was great, your skill with magic will help it in future" said Sasha
"Indeed, you were a good choice for a clown" said Magic with a smile who was thinking back to the transformation and how much she enjoyed witnessing it.
Sprinkle simply giggled and was told that a small house had been made for her and was show where it was. The exterior resembled the design of her dress and like the others, it had a plaque with her name on it. The interior was cotton candy blue and contained a table and mirror, a bathroom, kitchen area, library, a training area for her performances, a wardrobe and a large bed. It was getting late so Sprinkle removed her clothes and placed them in the wardrobe before going into the bed to rest.