How did she end up like this? In what moment did she allowed herself to take a ride in a stranger’s car? That’s something that Twilight Sparkle was asking herself now. It was October 6th, Monday to be exact, and the young scientist found herself riding in the companion seat of a blue Camaro with a blue shield stroked by a yellow thunder in its hood. Its driver was none other than Flash Sentry. His… no, their destination, Ponyville’s Cinemas.
‘This wasn’t supposed to happen!’ Twilight analytically thought.
Indeed, it wasn’t. Everything started in the morning before classes even started. She was walking through the corridors of CHS to her first class, like usual. But there was a difference today. Having been giving words of bravery to strengthen her resolve and increase her bravery, she became fearless, valiantly, with her chin raised high and taking steps that had weight in them.
‘Today is the day I’ll give a step forward!’ Her mind was filled with the echoes of those words.
A sudden voice talked to her from the back, making her come back to reality. It was Flash Sentry, whose voice had scared her to the point of making her leap like a frog and land to the floor with brutish impact.
He immediately helped her stand up. After making sure she was good, he started to parley with beautiful Twilight Sparkle. He was being nice, polite and charming. She was obnoxious, quiet and trembling on the inside, barely able to form coherent responses. It came to a point where they touched the subject of talking on the school gardens, and Flash Sentry offered a better alternative. Or so it seemed. There was a movie, a documental to be specific, that was going to be played at Ponyville’s Cinema and Flash had tickets for it.
Twilight was found trapped between the pure bliss of seeing the movie in question and the weirdly fright in going with a stranger. She wanted to see Fahrenheit 1313, a conspiracy theory movie about alien abductions and beyond, and enjoy it in the privacy of her room when released in Blue-Ray. But being offered to watch it on the big screen, combined with the rudeness of turning down something that was already paid for her, would be… rude.
Especially if the invitation was for four people, two of them being her friends.
“Flash?” Sunset spoke from the back seat. “Can I ask how did you convince me to this?”
“I have the same question, Cool Guy.” Nitpick said with dubiety a far away from her side. “Never had I thought that a guy would convince me to a ride.”
“Come on, guys! We should hang-out once in a while!” Flash answered with amiability and freshness. “We have been in a bad mood this days and I’m sure a little distraction will help us out. Besides, it will be fun! Don’t you think so, Twilight?”
“Yeah, hehe, I guess… uh.” She said weakly.
At least, she had her friends at her side, and that made her feel safer. She wished it was just the three of them, though. Who knows what will happen in this mismatch. Twilight had noticed something weird with Nitpick. She also had felt something strange with Sunset. And there was a constant when that unease was felt in the air. They both were at the same places, near each other.
After the incident with the soccer team and, before that, the supposed date they had last time, they have been acting… weird, to the eyes of the young scientist. Barely talking, avoiding a little their presence during classes and not being able to talk for too long was something that worried Twilight to no end, especially in the case of Sunset, whom she admires for her lack of difficulty in speech and friendliness to everyone around her.
‘Is this the supposed Change of Heart that Dean Cadence always talked about?’ That was something that Twilight was asking to herself. ‘She once said that people with sudden and unexplained attitudes towards another only meant two things: A sudden fight or a realization of mixed feelings.’
She discarded completely the fight possibility. She knew that Sunset, the embodiment of Friendship, wouldn’t start a fight from nowhere. That was impossible. And Nitpick, even if he was loud and rude, always had a justification for his acts. What kind of mixed feeling could they be, then? Just before she was about to dive deeper to her reflection of spirit, the car suddenly came to a passive stop. They arrived to their destination, and no sooner the passengers and its driver got down of the stylish vehicle.
“I repeat: I can’t believe I was dragged to this place.” Nitpick said grumpy.
“Come on, man! Don’t act like that in front of the girls!” Flash exclaimed with a smile on his face and pointing his fingers to him in a cool manner. “Act cool and loosen up a bit!”
“I’m always like this with everyone, Flash! Damned be the day that I limit myself for the satisfaction of others!”
“Language!” Twilight scolded him.
“For fu-!”
The purple girl crossed her arms and made an antagonizing frown to him. Nitpick tried to come back with something against her, but alas, it was pointless.
“Fine!”
“Good boy!”
“I’m not your dog, Twilight!”
“Tee hee hee! Let’s go inside, already! They say that cinemas like this sell the fabled butter bar candies!”
“Something tells me that you want one of those…”
“Pretty please!”
“Alright!” He and Twilight started to walk inside the place. “Just stop saying it like that!”
“Like what?”
“Like a child.”
“I’m not a child!”
And they started to argue. Damnation and impotence was all that Bittersweet was feeling right now while chattering with her. He was backing off his usual freedom of speech to low levels for her friend’s sake. He knew why he was invited, why Sunset came along as well and why it was important to be nice. One bad decision could mean the complete impediment for Twilight to grow. He should be grateful to Flash for taking consideration on him: Helping him to get closer to Shimmer while he could try to make Twilight fall in love for him.
‘But aren’t you being somekind of a douche, though?’ Nitpick reflected. ‘Your ex-girlfriend is with us. Besides… your analysis of my situation with her has completely changed recently. Well, as long as I can help Twilight…’
Sunset also was thinking the situation thoroughly in another perspective as best as she could. Having experienced a harsh reminder of her former self during the outbreak of the students about the sport class wasn’t comfortable at all. The small student population of that day was being rude to one another, nearly yelling and fighting in a physical way, it was hard to forget about it. And the one who made it all possible was talking with Twilight right now.
But she was more worried about her current problem. And although her face didn’t show it, she was reasoning every negative possibility that could happen in the near future. She was concerned, not for Flash, or Nitpick, but for Twilight, and Twilight alone.
“You are aware… that she isn’t Princess Twilight. Right, Flash?” Sunset asked in a somber tone.
“I know, Sunset…” He answered with a mix of sadness and undying hope. “But this is the way I chose to move on!”
“I don’t think this is right…”
“I do! After all, you once told me to stop dreaming in fantasies and live in reality, remember?”
“That was long ago. I wasn’t… prudent, back then.”
“And I was a romantic fool, remember? I’m still one, in fact!”
Exchanging a brief glimpse to their eyes, it marked the finality of any ill-feelings they had with each other. A moment of freedom was felt for them and soon they rushed straight to the cinema to join up with their acquaintances. They noticed that Twilight had lots of peanut butter bars in her hands, with one slowly being eaten in her mouth like a pacifier. Nitpick was eating one as well, his face saddened a bit, the reason being that he paid for them and that made his funds fall near the red zone. Of course, he wouldn’t tell them. She offered them some to the duo but both kindly turned the offer down.
They bought instead the usual for them: A bottle of water with a middle-sized bucket of popcorns for Sunset and a cherry soda with several bags of chips for Flash. The quartet soon found their selves inside the cinema in the middle of the last row. Nitpick, Sunset, Twilight and Flash were sitting in that order, Spike finding himself in the arms of her owner. Sentry, popular and well respected in most juvenile social circles of Ponyville, convinced with ease to the monitor of the cinema to let Spike get inside. In a way, that scored positive points with young Sparkle.
The room darkened and soon the typical commercials appeared, becoming the only source of light. It was a new experience for Twilight. Some of them were clever while others were a total waste of time. Flash didn’t mind them. Having Twilight at his side was bliss enough for him. Sunset and Nitpick... to say that they were comfortable in the current seat arrangement would be a massive misunderstanding. Sunset leaned more towards Twilight’s position, nearly making shoulder contact. The reasons were unknown for her. Nitpick did the same, trying to stay away in a relaxed position. The aroma of troubled youth was in the air.
The movie started after twenty-seven minutes and sixteen seconds of hellish commercials. Nitpick counted the time with his watch, always annoyed every single time he watches all of those before a movie. The plot was above decent, the audience finding themselves immersed at the imagery of cosmos and philosophical explanations of how one the many facets of the world worked.
The buildup of the movie made its entrance and the pace became gritty and somber. The typical question of if it really existed life in the universe was left out completely, choosing instead to deliver a more down-to-earth explanation. Clever tactics to fool the masses and made them believe in alien visitors in the world was the real focus. How governments keep the secret of a secret intact so the public could think only in the wrong ideas, giving the nations time to clean up a mess that shouldn’t come to light.
It was obvious that the plot wasn’t much about aliens in context but how can some embellished words from a newspaper, a clever article on the web, or even the movie itself making a subtle point of this possibly being one of those tricks, could lead to a false revelation. In a way, words can deliberately turn away the truth that was happening in the surroundings, and take it to another place, to a higher product of curious minds to search for a truth that possibly didn’t exist in the first place.
It’s sublime, fascinating even, how interpretations can transform something as simple and contextual as an idiom, to an alien meaning that only few can understand. That was the last message of the disappointingly short but still, worth-checking movie. It left Twilight with a big smile on her face. Flash, not a man of reasoning in deeper context, found himself thinking about the right choosing of words part. The remaining two were reflecting deeper for any hidden context, perhaps too deeply for their own good.
“You know, I suddenly got hungry!” Twilight said while caressing her belly after they got out of the place.
“Why don’t we go to the diner nearby and eat something?” Flash suggested.
“Sorry, I’ll decline. I don’t have that much hunger right now.” Nitpick answered. “Or money, for the matter.”
“Me neither.” Sunset remarked. “We should go home.”
“What!?”
“Don’t worry, Twilight. You go with Flash and have some fun without us.”
“But Nitpick!”
‘Don’t leave me alone’ is what you want to say’ He thought. “I know Flash will treat you well. You should… give him a chance!”
Flash Sentry felt completely thankful to those words, making him feel more secure. Bittersweet deduced in the last moment that Twilight, before doing anything harsh, should judge before rejecting. Whether it was a good move or a decision born from his recent remainder of his first crush, was something unknown to him. Sunset had other idea, though.
“I believe Twilight should go home as well.” Sunset suggested while crossing her arms “It’s already five in the evening, and this was a sudden event for her parents and her.”
Twilight felt a little relieved by those words. They weren’t excuses because what she said was what happened. Flash on the other hand felt a little upset by that, but he understood the situation.
“Then how about we hang-out tomorrow again after classes? She can ask permission to go and we can go bowling with the rest of the gang!”
“No thanks. Besides, with the sudden change of my schedule, well, I must stay at P.E in the afternoon instead of actually doing something fun.”
“Do you have a problem with the current state of the P.E. class, Bittersweet?” Sunset remarked with a bit of coldness. “Useful feedback is always welcome, if you have any!”
“Nonono! Just saying, Shimmer! Besides, why don’t you go instead with your gang like Flash suggested? I believe it will be fun for you!”
“No thanks.” Her eyes turned partially unfriendly. “I have things to do for the school committee and the girls are gonna be busy as well with their individual lives!”
“Don’t plan and do something too drastic, please.”
“What are you implying with that if I may know?”
Flash noticed the brewing conflict. “Guys! Keep it cool! I was just suggesting it so there’s no need to fight!” He embraced them both, the duo looking to the side with a bit of annoyance. “We are friends, remember?”
“I guess…”
“If you say so, Cool Guy…”
“Great! Why don’t we go tomorrow to Sugarcube Corner after our classes are over and enjoy some snacks and coffee?”
‘Can’t you read the fucking mood between us, Sentry?’ Nitpick was raging on the inside.
“Pinkie said in the morning that tomorrow there’ll be a two for one sale for all milkshakes and cupcakes! We should go and split the expenses so nobody is left behind.” Twilight thoughtfully suggested.
“Come on, Sunset! Your friend wants to go hang-out with her friends! Will you deny her that wish?”
Clever Flash Sentry shot straight to Sunset’s weakness. Looking at Twilight making a beg-like silhouette with Spike in her arms made her reconsider the situation.
“I suppose a little distraction couldn’t-!”
“Great!” She concealed her irritation by Flash’s interruption. “What about you, man? Come on, it’s a two for one and Twilight is also asking you to come!”
“But I don’t-!” He repeated the same tactic on him, making him think irrationally. “Fine!”
“Then tomorrow at four we’ll see each other at Sugarcube Corner!” Exclaimed Flash in approval. “For now, let me take you all home!”
“I’ll walk home.” And Nitpick left without looking back. “See you later.”
“No thanks. Mom wanted to come for me so I can do the groceries with her! I’ll call her now for her to pick me up!” Twilight said while dialing to her mother.
“And I’ll wait with Twilight until her mother arrives.” Sunset said. “Don’t worry, we’ll go to Sugarcube Corner tomorrow, be sure of that!”
“That’s what I want to hear!” Flash pointed out in approval. “I’ll see you tomorrow, girls!”
Flash quickly got inside his car with bliss. He knew that Sunset meant that and it means for him a second shot to get closer to Twilight. Part of the plan backfired, though. He expected Nitpick and Sunset to talk in a pleasant manner, develop infatuation, but he hadn’t seen Sunset so defensive since… that’s old story now.
“You’ll see, man! We’ll get the girls of our dreams!” And with that, he turned on the car and enjoyed his drive home.
The girls sat in the benches in the park nearby. Spike got sleepy and rested inside the backpack, Sunset was sitting stiffly while Twilight was swinging her legs in short motions, and a big smile was drawn in her face.
“Thank you for standing by me, Sunset!” Twilight broke the silence. “I thought you were going to abandon me back there.”
“I would never abandon you!” Sunset warmly said, her eyes as pleasant as the sun. “As long as you need it, I’ll always be with you!”
“I know… And I’m so grateful for that…”
She leaned to Sunset’s shoulder, comfortably resting her head in it. The mare transformed into human responded with a simple embrace to her friend, both of them looking at nothing in particular. They just waited until it was time for them to go home.
Nitpick didn’t have something interesting to think about. He was only complaining on his mind about two things: One, he needed to moderate further his expenses until this Saturday arrived, and Two, he was annoyed by his dilemma while releasing a short sigh.
“I should have told her to reject him like a bitch instead of the humanistic approach.”
Next day, the cycle repeated again, only this time the place of reunion was Pinkie’s work station. The puffy-pink haired girl was in charge of today’s menu until the Cakes arrived with their children from their usual walk in the town. Masterfully serving her customers’ orders was as easy as blinking an eye for her. The quartet was sitting in a common table, two boys facing two girls, and a dog resting in the legs of her owner.
“Welcome to Sugarcube Corner! The home of the best cupcakes of the entire world! What are your orders?”
“Twilight and I want the usual, Pinkie!” Sunset happily answered.
“One Neapolitan Milkshake with whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles and a cherry on the top and a Butter Pecan Milkshake with extra oats and melted caramel. And you guys?”
“The usual for me too, Pinkie!” Flash answered.
“One Banana Milkshake with tons of strawberry ice-cream in it! And finally my new friend! What do you want?”
“I don’t know, surprise me!” Nitpick said defensively.
Pinkie looked at him in the eye, invading part of his personal space. Looking thoroughly to her eyes was similar to witnessing at a gigantic black-hole trying to pull the galaxy with its strong magnetic force. Finally finding her answer, she just made her usual ‘Okie Dokie Lokie! ‘and went straight to prepare their orders.
“Seriously, she scares me…” Nitpick mumbled.
“Are you afraid of Pinkie Pie, man?” Flash asked impressed.
“She is obnoxious! Never in my life has my personal space been invaded like that!”
“Oh, Nitpick! Pinkie is Pinkie!” Twilight said. “I’m sure once you give her the chance, you will want to hang-out with her more often.”
“Yeah, I agree! You just need to make a suitable apology and I’ll gladly help you with that!”
“Could you tell me why I should do a suitable apology instead of her doing it first, Shimmer?”
“You know, it’s the guy’s responsibility to apology when he does something wrong, especially to a good person. Don’t you think so?” She asked strangely.
“What about if that person’s goodness is a little overrated? Maybe the frog could leap out of the pond if it wasn’t held back by the scorpion constantly stinging it on the back. Don’t you think so?”
“I’m sure this frog doesn’t know that the scorpion is in fact a fairy trying to raise him up to the sky! Poor frog confuses the fairy’s hands with a sting.”
“It seems that this fairy doesn’t know that the frog has no need for such exaggerated services. Suffice to say that the thought is appreciated, nonetheless.”
The place felt gloomy all of the sudden. One gorgeous, fiery red-headed girl and one average guy were looking at each other. Their smiles were attractive but small, their frowning was graceful but stern and their eyes were warm, but at the same time, very unwelcoming.
Not even a minute passed before they both took a decision.
“Pinkie! Could you please make my milkshake a takeout? I need to go back to the school for something!” Sunset said while standing up from her seat.
“Mine as well, Pinkamena! I have homework to do! We’ll pay and leave immediately!” Nitpick did the same as her.
“WHAT!?” Flash, Twilight and Pinkie asked in unison.
“I believe it’s six with forty-nine for each of us, tip included. Sounds fair to you?”
“Indeed. I’ll pay first because it is part of the Gentleman’s code!” He said with a bow of reverence.
“No need to do that, my friend! We can pay at the same time! Like any other pair of friends would do in the twenty-first century!”
“By all means, then. The girl has the last saying after all, Shimmer!”
“My! So courteous of you! Thank you, Bittersweet!”
“But guys!” Pinkie said in distress.
“Here is the payment, Pinkamena! I hope everything is in order.”
“But guys!”
“Pinkie, I don’t want to pressure you but some costumers are waiting behind us!”
Pinkie knowing that she couldn’t make the rest of the people wait, made some simple tweaking to their drinks. Instead of long glasses to contain the milkshakes, two disposable large vases were used instead. Finally grabbing their masterfully made beverages, they went outside the local and walked straight home, leaving a confused Flash Sentry and a frightened Twilight Sparkle in their seats.
“What just happened?” Twilight said while hugging Spike.
“I don’t know, Twilight!” Sentry said with concern. “Let me see if I can bring them back.”
Sentry quickly tried to catch them both and try to make them come back, but once outside of the Café, he heard a romantic conversation.
“Why did she give me the same kind of milkshake as yours?” He said annoyed.
“Are you disagreeing with her confectionary decisions?” She annoyingly expressed.
“Nonono! I’ll just take my leave. Good day to you, Sunset.”
”Have a nice day, Nitpick.”
And they went their separate ways drinking their shakes. Flash decided to better go back inside. He somehow felt that he would only make things worse in something he should leave alone for now. As soon as he sat in front of Twilight again, he eventually was asked about what happened.
“Is something wrong?”
“No, Twilight! Nothing to worry about! They are busy people so they must have something to do on their places. You know what I mean!”
“Uhm… yeah.”
The silent place that not even Pinkie’s bright smile could cheer up made the café gloomy and uncomfortable. Their beverages were ready and they started to drink them slowly, enjoying whatever pleasure and peace of mind they could offer. But it couldn’t end like this. If words couldn’t be expressed now, then nothing will happen. Feelings will stay buried, regrets will be formed and finally deciding to speak to avoid that, a voice was heard.
“We need to talk!” Both said at the same time.
The voice of youth was finally released from their mouths, having started a conversation.
“Why don’t you say what you need to say, Flash?”
“No, it wouldn’t be fair of me to do that! Ladies first!”
Twilight blushed a little with that remark, thankfully that sudden reddish of her cheeks perfectly concealed behind those thick glasses. “I don’t think that I am much of a lady.”
“That depends on the guy in question and for me you are one!”
So cheesy, so juvenile, but even so, it’s something that Twilight Sparkle never heard before.
“Thanks… I-I appreciate it.”
“Why don’t you start our conversation? I want to hear what you have to say.”
“Oh well…”
The moment of truth was upon her. She can do it! She is going to do it! She…
“We… How did you learn to play music?”
…backed off like a scared, little cat.
“I learned by myself long ago! I started by trying to imitate the sounds that the Pros made in their songs and eventually I studied music online!”
“I tried… to do that once… never worked…” She was speaking weaker than usual.
“Don’t be ashamed of that! Not everyone does it at the first try! I got something to show you to prove it!”
Flash used his smartphone, searching for a particular video. After finally finding it, he showed it to his love interest.
“This was my first try to play a song… I better lower the volume a bit.”
The video started and it showed a younger Flash Sentry trying to play a rock song. To say he played as good as he did in modern days would be a lot of sugarcoating. He was terrible, he sang like a chocked bird and his power cords were so wild and unsynchronized that not even lowering the volume could save them both from the anguish of the screeching that was heard.
“Wow…” Twilight spoke a little… different. “That was, uh, a first good try!”
“Hehehe! Come on, you can tell me it was pretty terrible.”
“You haven’t heard me sing!”
“I bet you can sing beautifully if you try hard enough. After all, no matter from where you are, I know you are… magical!”
“Oh please, you exaggerate!”
“No, I’m not! Pinkie!”
“What do you need, buddy?”
“Do you still have it?” He remarked with an impish tone.
Pinkie knowing that glare, only nodded in amusement while giving away a fishy smile to him. Typical in Pinkie’s behavior, she withdrew from nowhere a fully equipped karaoke with hundreds of songs in it.
“Alright, everyone! It’s time to PARTY HARD!”
People soon gathered around the colorful machine and one, brave Flash Sentry took the mic and selected a catchy song. Music was heard, the gloomy place became vibrant with radiance and all the people inside, CHS students to be exact, sang along the rhythm that Flash was creating. Twilight just stood there in awe. He sang great, moved great and he simply was charming to a degree. The song came to an end. It was time for the next brave soul to raise the voice of joy.
“Come on, Twilight! Let’s sing together!”
“But Pinkie, I have never- no wait!”
Pie dragged her genius friend and shared the mic with her. The song she selected was a favorite of Pinkie and the Rainbooms. And unknown to Twilight, it was a song that would become a favorite for life.
"Once upon a time,
You came into my world and made the stars align
Now I can see the signs,
You pick me up
When I get down
So I can shine
Shine like rainbows
Shine like rainbows
Shine like rainbows
Shine like rainbows
Friends, you are in my life
And you can count on me to be there by your side
And when the music comes alive,
You sing us songs to lift us up so we can shine"
A burst of pure happiness in the form of Pinkie Pie ponying-up was felt besides Twilight, making the energy travel through the cable and overload the machine with magic, making the place shine with crisp colors of rainbow. A more energetic song was played instead and the people were happy, singing and dancing with the wings of freedom. Twilight Sparkle was experiencing another facet of Laughter.
The next day in the morning, a revitalized Twilight Sparkle walked through the school. Before she was able to get inside her classroom, she noticed a waving in her right sight. It was Flash greeting her at a distance. Taking just a few seconds to make up her mind, she returned it at full and slowly vanished inside the place.
Most of her fellow students hadn’t arrived yet. It was somewhat early, after all. She did notice that Sunset Shimmer was there, writing lots of notes in her notebook and trying to focus on them. Perhaps the reason why she was working so relentlessly was because Nitpick Bittersweet was doing the same thing. Trying to focus on his text book and writing little notes in a sheet, he didn’t notice that she had arrived. At least, she should try to greet them.
“Good morning!” Twilight said warmly, radiance coming from her smile.
“Good morning, Twilight!” Both of them immediately said in unison.
A disturbing silence soon engulfed the place.
“Hahahaha… I believe she was talking to me, Bittersweet.”
Nitpick just laughed slowly under his breath. “I believe you are confused, Shimmer! By the position of her face, it’s obvious that she is greeting me. Besides, we are in the same column.”
“Uh… friends?” Twilight said in a low tone.
“I can be in the peak of a mountain, several miles away from her, and she still would greet me first even if she is in front of you.”
“Uhu, sure.”
“Friends!”
“Don’t believe me?”
“I can see clearly now the rain has gone!”
“FRIENDS!”
“Yes, Twilight?” Once again, in unison.
“I was greeting to both of you!”
“Oh!”
“…Ah!”
“Are you angry… with each other?” Twilight asked with great concern.
“We? Angry? No! We are fine, Mid- Twilight!”
“Yeah!”
“You both left me alone with Flash. If it wasn’t for Pinkie Pie… well, at least I had so much fun. And Flash turned out to be… nice.”
“That sounds great, Twilight! I knew that Flash wouldn’t disappoint.”
“Yeah! Cool guy looks dependable.”
“Are you sure both of you are ok? You are acting… out of place. You are scaring me.”
“What?” She came back to her senses. “How can we prove you that none of us are angry?” Sunset asked, trying to be the role model that Twilight wishes from her.
“Ask anything you want… as long as it isn’t outrageous!” Nitpick said with the same enthusiasm.
“I don’t know… I really don’t know… Look at each other in the eyes, and tell me that you are not angry at one another!”
“Easy!”
“Piece of cake!”
And they did immediately, but something was off. Superficially, they both seemed okay. Their posture was relaxed while still in seat, their small smiles in both faces were pleasant, even their frowning was gracious… why then… why she felt so uncomfortable? Then she saw it… Their eyes…
“…Friends?” Twilight tried to grab their attention, but they didn’t listen. “Friends!” She spoke with more strength.
“Yes, Twilight?” Sunset was the first to answer.
“Flash said to me that if it wasn’t of any trouble, this Saturday in the afternoon we could go to the Bowling Center with everyone. Nitpick could invite some of his friends and we… we could spend time together. Would you like to go with me?”
Both of them closed their eyes for a brief moment and turned their faces towards Twilight’s direction. As soon as they opened their eyes once again, both of them had their usual warm, gentle and friendly gaze towards her.
“Of course, Twilight! Sounds like fun!”
“I’ll tell Gilda and the others. I’m sure we can get along well. Right, Sunset?”
“Certainly, Nitpick! For Twilight’s sake!”
“That’s right! For Twilight!”
All doubts that Twilight had disappeared completely after that. Her friends were back to normal and soon resumed their activities. In the end, it was just like Flash said. Both of them had something stressful to do and just were in a bad mood. That’s all. Twilight took her seat and couldn’t stop smiling internally. This Friday will be a lot of fun. She will have a lot of people doing something fun with her, by their own choosing.