"Just a reminder students that the girls choice dance is in a week so if you haven't asked that special someone, now's the time." Principal Celestia's voice came over the intercom for the morning announcements. As her voice sounds over the speakers during lunch, the cafeteria is abuzz with activity as many of the girls have already asked or are planning to ask the boy that will accompany them.
At one table the trio of Brawly Beats, Indigo Wreath, and Scott Green sit, watching as a group consisting of Sophisticata, Lyra, Bon Bon, and Aqua Blossom are gathered around Big Macintosh in an attempt to ask him to the dance. "Would you look at that. Every year it's the same thing; Girls lining up to ask out that guy." Scott said disdainfully.
"He never says yes. In fact, he hardly says anything at all!" Brawly exclaimed.
"Curse you Big Mac. Why must you be every woman's desire?" Wreath shouted to the sky, drawing some unwanted looks before quieting down. "Still there has to be someone. Brawly, you're in Flash's band. Who is he taking?"
"Not sure. He wanted to ask Twilight, but you know how that goes. And Ringo really couldn't care less if someone asked him or not." The three glanced over their shoulders as the bass player leans against a wall across the room tuning his instrument.
"Enough about them. We've got our own problem. No girl is even looking in our direction." Scott's words caused the three to ponder. "I mean come on, even Snips and Snails have dates." The three watch as the two boys walk by with Lavender Lace and Fuchsia Blush.
"So who are you asking to the dance?" The three stopped as they heard Pinkie Pie chatting and immediately spin around.
"I guess I haven't really thought about it like that. I wasn't really planning to go with anyone." Sonata Dusk admitted as they grab their trays for lunch.
"That's cool, I mean Sunset hasn't asked anybody either. A party is still a party even if you go by yourself."
"Who are you asking anyway?"
"One of Rainbow Dash's friends on the soccer team, Wave Chill. He's a funny guy. Plus he can eat a whole slice of triple decker chocolate cake in ten seconds flat."
"Cool. Maybe one day I'll meet a guy who can eat insane amounts of food in a split second." As the two walked off, the three boys looked at each other with smirks.
AV Club
"So you want me to help you get dates?" Micro Chips asked, working on untangling a set of cords. "Wish I could but as you can see I'm a little tied up at the moment."
"Come on. Do us a favor. Anything you can come up with." Wreath begged.
"Yeah, you're the smartest guy in school. You've got to have some ideas in that big brain of yours." Brawly pleaded.
"Well maybe if I could get a little help here I might me able to focus on it." Micro says as he finds himself entangled in the cords.
"I got this." Scott said as he gave a few easy tugs and in less than a minute he has the cords untangled and organized. "There you are. Now about that help."
The techie let out a short sigh before continuing. "Alright let me see what I've got." He continues speaking as he rummages through a box of equipment. "It's girls choice. That means that they have to ask you. And that means if you want them to ask you you'll have to give them a reason to. Since no one has asked any of you, I can only assume you haven't given them reason enough to want to. With that, this might be the solution to your dilemma." He pulls out several small earpieces and hands one to each of them.
"I think I see what you're getting at." Wreath placed his in the left ear and the others follow suit.
"Due to the short range I'll have to stay close but hidden. In addition to being able to communicate with you individually, there's also a small camera on each one that will allow me to see exactly what's going on from your perspective."
"Wait, wait. You're going to give us advice on picking up girls?" Brawly asked.
"Well I have read the practical guide to dating seventeen times. But if you'd rather continue winging it, I'll take my equipment back and you can take your chances."
"Fine, we'll do it your way." Scott and the others nodded in agreement.
The Next Day
"Alright, are you in position?" Micro asked as Brawly is the first to spot Sonata.
"Yep."
"Good." He used a small handheld camera to watch from Brawly's perspective. He watched as Sonata and Pinkie are hauling decorations for the dance. "Now be a gentleman and offer your help."
"Hey, you girls need a little muscle?" Brawly walked over.
"Well I have been trying to workout more but I just haven't had the time." Sonata commented, flexing her arm.
"But since we don't have time to head to the gym right now, would you mind giving us a hand?" Pinkie asked as Brawly playfully rolled his eyes for a second before taking some of the supplies from the two.
"Now make some small talk." Micro whispered through the microphone.
"So, you girls got plans for this weekend?" he inquired, trying to balance the stacked supplies in his arms.
"Well there is the dance. I'm going with a guy from the soccer team." Pinkie answered casually.
"What about you Sonata? You've probably already got a great guy picked out by now, huh?"
"No, I haven't asked anybody yet." Sonata stated as they began placing the supplies in the gymnasium.
"Micro Chips to Brawly. Time to seal the deal. Make it convincing."
Brawly hid a small smirk before responding. "Well you know, before you make a decision you wanna make sure that the guy you choose is dependable, hard working, and has real strengths to him." He finished flexing his muscles.
"I see. Thanks Brawly. Now let's get the rest of the supplies for the dance."
"The rest?" Brawly's arms drooped.
"Oh yeah, tons more." Pinkie said excitedly. Several trips later Brawly drags himself back to the AV room, Wreath snickering at him.
"I never thought those two would need that many boxes." He flopped down in a chair, exhausted. "I thought you said it was going to work. She didn't even get around to asking me. And it wasn't like I was being that subtle."
"It's cool. You definitely scored some points by helping her out and you gave her something to think about at least." Micro Chips admitted, adjusting his headset as he hid behind the stage.
"And it only took you half the morning." Wreath complained.
"Yeah, thanks for that." Scott sarcastically commented over the radio channel. "Now it's my turn if you don't mind." He walked into the gym as Sonata, along with Pinkie and many of the other students are hard at work on the preparations. In his hands are a collection of folded papers.
"Hey, by the way, didn't they say that Sunset Shimmer didn't have a date either?" Brawly remembered.
"We should probably wait to see who Sonata picks first. You don't want to get asked by both girls and end up with hurt feelings." Micro whispered as he looked into the camera.
"True." Wreath said as he plays a game on his phone. "And besides, I haven't even seen her all day." Unbeknownst to the group in the AV room, Sunset Shimmer is walking passed the door, which is slightly cracked and overhears the conversation.
"Alright, it's showtime." Scott readied himself as he follows the directions. "Hey Sonata."
"Oh, hey Scott. What's up?" The siren greeted him warmly as she turned her attention away from a set of stringed lights.
"I wanted to get your opinion on these. Just some design ideas I had for a few of the banners."
Sonata perked up for a moment. "You want my opinion?"
"Well yeah. You seem like the kind of girl with great taste."
"Oh, well thanks." She blushed for a moment before taking a look at some of the designs. "Wow, these are really good. I definitely think we should use these." She flipped through the pages before stopping on a design for a dress. "What's this?"
"How did that get in there?" He asked, trying to sound genuinely surprised. "It's just a sketch from a dress that I helped design a while back."
"It's beautiful." Sonta's eyes seemed glued to the sketch as Scott followed up on his success.
"You know I think that would look really good on you."
"Really?"
"Yeah. You know I think I actually still have the real thing in storage. It would certainly make you the center of attention at the dance next Saturday. It's all yours if you want it."
"Oh my goodness!" The blue skinned girl squealed excitedly, hugging Scott tight, thanking him over and over again.
AV Room
"And that gentlemen is how it's done." Scott confidently said as he returned and Wreath has already departed himself, leaving Brawly to greet the fashionista.
"Yeah by, just like the rest of us, getting help from a techie." Brawly said smugly. "How is it you know so much about girls yet you can't get a date?" He asked over the microphone in the room.
"Not too many girls are falling over themselves to get first crack at a guy like me. I mean you try and you end up with your feelings hurt. After all the dances and parties, dating and all that never really seemed to matter much to me." Micro admitted to them with a bit of depression in his voice. "But hey, at least I can help you guys out."
"I'm all set." Wreath whispered over the mic as he prepared to approach Sonata who is alone in the gymnasium. He followed the instructions given and made his way over to the girl who is putting up decorations. "Hey Sonata. So you going to the big dance next weekend?"
"Totally."
"Well then I'm sure you've been working on your dance moves."
"No not really."
"Then you're in luck. I just happen to be the chief choreographer for all the school's performances and it would be my pleasure to teach you all that I know so you can impress that very lucky guy who has the honor of being your date." He placed a rose in his mouth before taking an mp3 player out of his pocket, switching on some salsa music and extending his hand to her. She excitedly gave him her hand and the two share a few dances, Wreath teaching her step by step.
A half an hour later the two end their session. "There, and now you have all the moves you need."
"Wow, thanks Wreath. I'm sure to make a big splash with these. I definitely owe you one."
"Nah it's on the house. I just hope you'll keep me in mind, that's all. I won't keep you any longer. I know you guys have a lot of work to do. I'll be seeing you around." Wreath bid her farewell as he left Sonata to her task, the girl waving goodbye and thanking him again.
Carousel Boutique
The next day, Adagio and Aria are seated in the boutique reading magazines as Sonata is trying on an outfit for the dance. "Sonata are you almost done in there?" Aria asked impatiently.
"Almost." She called out happily as the other two strike up conversation.
"So have you asked Napalm to the dance yet?" The orange haired siren inquired.
"No. It's just a lame dance. Are you asking Whiz?" Aria countered, her eyes glued to the magazine.
"I don't know. It's just..." Before she could finish, Sonata emerged in a flashy dress.
"How do I look? You girls like?" She spun around.
"It looks beautiful on you." Adagio complimented. "Where did you get it? It doesn't look like any of the ones in Rarity's display out front."
"Scott from school gave it to me. He said he thought I'd look good in it and that I could have it for the dance."
"Oh he did, did he?" Adagio asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, everyone's been really nice to me lately. Brawly Beats helped me and Pinkie move all the supplies and Indigo Wreath even showed me some cool dance moves." Aria gave a short huff as a reply, causing Sonata to look over, slightly confused. "What?"
Adagio walked over, placing a hand on her sister's shoulder. "Sonata, the dance coming up is girl's choice. Did you think that maybe they were all doing this because they want you to ask them?"
Sonata stopped for a moment, seemingly in deep thought. "I don't think so. If they wanted me to ask them they would have said so." Adagio dropped her hands in disbelief as Sonata looked herself over in the mirror. "Ooh, I gotta show this to Pinkie. She's gonna freak." After she darted off Adagio sat back down next to Aria, who commented with her face obscured by the magazine.
"Almost makes me wonder how she would have turned out if I hadn't cracked her egg before she hatched." She pondered, lightly shaking her head. Adagio thought for a moment before finally comprehending what was just said.
"Wait, you what?"
"Nothing!" Aria said nervously.
The Next Day
Brawly, Wreath and Scott are once again seated in the cafeteria. "Well gentlemen, all is set and may the best man win." Wreath raised his arm as the three toast with sodas. "That's me by the way."
"Ha you wish." Brawly placed his hand on the top of the drama's head.
"I taught her those dances."
"Well I actually made her a dress to wear to the dance so if it's anybody it's me." Scott said with confidence.
"You're both dreaming. I did all the heavy lifting, literally." Brawly said as the three continued to argue. They stopped as Sonata entered the cafeteria and makes her way over to them. The trio ceased, fixing themselves up as she approaches.
"Hey I was wondering if you wanted to go to the dance with me." Sonata wondered. The three are shocked to find that she had passed them and asked Ringo.
"Sure." He replied simply, still tuning his guitar. This left the others with mouths agape as she happily skipped over to them.
"I just wanted to thank you guys for all your help and advice." She gave each one of them a kiss on the forehead before skipping off.
"Brilliant." Wreath flopped in his seat. "Now what?"
"Well, there is still Sunset. All we have to do is get back to Micro Chips and...." Scott stopped as they hear Sunset behind them.
"I was wondering, that is if someone hadn't already asked you, if you'd like to be my date for the dance Saturday." Sunset asked the techie who was in the middle of lunch.
"Really, you want to ask me?" Confused, he almost fell out of his chair.
"Well a little birdie told me you really know how to treat a girl."
"I'd love to." He announced happily.
"Great. I'll see you then." Sunset said as she walks over to join her friends.
"I don't believe it. All that work we got him to do for us and somehow he gets the girl." Scott complained.
"There's irony in there somewhere." Wreath said with his hand under his chin.
The three, now completely dumbfounded, sit back in their seats. "So, guys night?" Brawly asked plainly.
"Guys night." The other two said, slightly depressed.