On a Role
We start off our story at my pizza shop. The Noble Six were all there to help me out because Lyra and Bonnie were taking the day off and Crystal was in the lavatory, so it was just the five of us. Like every day between shifts, it was quiet, so we were watching TV. “And now, our featured presentation, we have a movie made by THX sound system!” the TV announcer said. Just then, the THX movie logo starts playing in the TV, and we all started to scream and hold our ears.
“AAAAAH! OH THAT IS SO LOUD!” Aqua cried.
“I’VE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING SO LOUD!” Psyche yelled.
“I WORKED ON STEREOS BEFORE AND I NEVER HEARD ANY OF THEM THIS LOUD!” Engie cried.
“AAAAH! SAYS ANOTHER SENTENCE WITH THE WORD LOUD IN IT!” I yelled.
As we were all yelling and panting while holding our ears, Crystal walks out of the lavatory with some news, “Hey guys, I was looking at Rarity’s Facebook and…” she stops as soon as she notices what the five of us are doing. “Are you guys ok?”
“WHAT?! I CAN’T HEAR HER! I THINK I GONE DEAF!” Blaze yelled.
“Crystal, thank Wizard of Feelings you missed this!” I said as I started to catch my breath.
“Oh snap, I missed something? I hate missing out!” Crystal complained.
“Trust me, Crystal. Ya were LUCKY to miss this!” Aqua said.
“Ooooooook. Anyways, I was looking at Rarity’s Facebook, and she just posted that she needs stallion models to help her out. She’s making some new tuxedos.” Crystal said.
“That sounds really exciting, Crystal! Almost as exciting as the time I got laser eye surgery.” Psyche said.
A cutaway shows Psyche walking through his old town of Trottingham. A random pony shows up and asks him, “Hey, Psyche! Why aren’t you wearing your glasses?”
“I got laser eye surgery.” Psyche said.
“Oooo, does it hurt?” the pony asked.
Just then, Psyche uses laser vision to burn the pony to a crisp, but the pony didn’t scream or anything. He just stood there emotionless. “You tell me.” Psyche said.
“Meh, I felt worse.” The burnt pony said. The cutaway ends.
“So Rarity needs stallions to help out, huh? That’s new.” Blaze said.
“Well you’re lucky you have me to check in on all the news around Ponyville. It’s my duty!” Crystal said. “Also, I shouldn’t say the word ‘duty’ after exiting the bathroom.”
“Any other news to share with us, Crystal?” Aqua asked.
“Yeah, I found this cool new app on Google Play; it says that your phone might not have enough love so this app will allow you to kiss anything in your phone.” Crystal explained.
“Oh I have that app!” I said. “Every day, I think some of the apps I don’t play feel a little lonely, so I use this app to kiss them. I like kissing apps! Hey Blaze, kiss my apps!”
“No, I don’t think I want to.” Blaze said.
“C’mon, Blaze! My apps ain’t gonna kiss themselves!” I said as I leaned my phone over to Blaze’s face.
“No!” Blaze yelled.
“Kiss them, brah!” I demanded as I rubbed my phone in his face.
“No! Stop!” Blaze yelled.
“Lemme rub my apps all over your face!” I yelled at him.
“Flare, STOP!” Blaze yelled.
“Just kiss them and I will!” I demanded.
“FINE!” Blaze yelled as he kisses my phone.
“HA! Apps kisser. Tongue face.” I teased as I stuck my tongue out at him.
Just then, my shop’s front door opens, and a couple of heavily dressed mares come inside and stand beside the door, and then another tacky dressed pony walks inside and says, “I… Photo Finish… have arrived!”
“Anna Wingtour?” Engie asked.
“My name is Photo Finish.” She said as she walks up to my counter, posing and moving her arms around like some fashionesta or something. “I am among the top 5 of all fashion photographers in all of Equestria.”
“Nice accent. You Scottish or something?” Psyche asked.
“One fashion agent such as myself does reveal all her secrets at once, but this is not about me, this is about my clients, and I’d like to see them shine among the depths of Equestria! From Manehatten to Las Pegasus, from Mareami to Baltimare, I have seen…. Da magiks!” Photo Finish explained.
“Well this is the magical land of Equestria after all.” Aqua said.
“Indeed it is my blue armored friend and I must say… I do admire your style of fashion. Where did you get this?” Photo asked as she observed Aqua’s armor.
“It’s my family heirloom. My parents gave it to me.” Aqua said.
“Ah, I see. Ooo, look at you, my dear.” Photo starts observing Blaze. “I swear I seen that outfit before, it is so stylish!”
“It’s a Wonderbolt outfit. I’m a Wonderbolt.” Blaze said.
“I see, I see. I must say, all of you look very stylish, but atlas, I am an agent only for the mare models.” Photo Finish said.
“Perhaps maybe I can be of service?” Crystal asked.
“Hmm…” Photo observes Crystal. “Maybe, but Photo Finish is not yet sure, but then again, Photo Finish does not think well on an empty stomach. YOU!” she points at me.
“Sup sista? Welcome to Flare’s Pizza Parlor! Where the best supermodels around here are usually edible.” I said.
“He means food.” Psyche said.
“Yeah, I didn’t ask for you to explain it, Psyche.” I complained to him.
“Hmm… all that I see here are beyond Photo Finish’s diet, and yet, she craves for a spinach and tomato pizza.” Photo Finish thought to herself. “She will take an asparagus and baked oat pizza.”
“Coming right up! Would you like some garlic rolls with that?” I asked.
“Photo Finish’s breath must stay in clean condition for any of the clients she finds in her path.” Photo Finish said. “Yes, she will take a half-dozen rolls. TO GO!”
“Here you are!” I said as I place the pizza and rolls on the counter. “This was already made because somepony had the wrong order. That’ll be 9-“ suddenly Photo Finish places a sack of bits on the counter and takes the pizza. “Thank you for your time. Now… WE GO!” Photo Finish and her employees trot out of the shop while upbeat music plays in the background.
“Umm… she forgot her receipt.” I said.
So after a little while went by, we took on Rarity’s offer and went over to her boutique so we can be her models. Rarity was currently putting an outfit on Aqua. They were struggling.
"Hold still, dear!" Rarity instructed him.
"I can't wear this, it's too tight!" Aqua complained.
"Oh it'll fit you, darling." Rarity said as she tried to put on one of the button's on Aqua's shirt. "Just..... give it....." Rarity places the last button on the shirt and stitches it on, and then Aqua's outfit was finished. "There we are! Oh you look adorable, Aquatic!" Aqua was wearing a fancy blouse with a black with white stripped vest, and some brown dancing shoes.
"He looks like a dweeb.” Engie said.
"Oh heavens Engineer! He doesn’t look like a dweeb. He look smashing!" Rarity said.
“This thing is smashin’ my lungs.” Aqua said.
“Engie, you wouldn’t know good fashion if it bit you in the leg.” Psyche said.
“Well come to think of it, ah might- OW!” Engie cried out. He looked down and he saw me biting his leg. “Flare why are ya bitin’ me?!”
“Do you know good fashion yet?” I asked.
"Flare, that was a figure of speech.” Psyche corrected me.
"Why are you making these fancy tuxedos for us anyway?" Blaze asked.
"For the Grand Galloping Gala of course!" Rarity cried out in excitement.
"The Grand Gall- Rarity, we don't even know if we're going! We don't even have any tickets yet." Blaze corrected her.
"Not to worry, Blaze! The tickets might come in the last second." Rarity said. “If these tuxedos won't be used for the gala, they'd be useful for some other event."
"Hiya boys! What do you think?" Crystal asked as she comes out of the dressing room wearing an icy blue with some dark blue and white dress. Everypony stares over at Crystal. Psyche's wings go up really fast and one of Aqua's buttons popped out of his blouse.
"Wow Crystal! Ya look amazin'!" Engie said.
Crystal giggled. "Thanks Engie.” She said.
"Crystal if a modeling agent came right in, you'd get accepted right away!" Blaze said.
"Look at you Crystal dear! You look so fabulous!" Rarity said.
"Aw c'mon guys!" Crystal said as she blushed. "You're all too kind."
"Oh wait, one more thing." I said as I took out a fake mustache and places it on Crystal’s lip. “Perfect! Crystal looks beautiful!”
"Oh, she's perfect now!" Psyche teased as everypony laughed.
“Yeah Crystal, you look like you have the same mustache as Bulk Bicep’s mom!” Spike laughed.
"Very funny.” Crystal said sarcastically.
"Yep, I can see it now! The Noble Six shining at the Grand Galloping Gala. Everypony praising on my fabulous work!" Rarity said in excitment. "And they said I couldn't do stallions too. Goodness, look at the six of you!"
"Yeah our tuxes look great!" Blaze said.
"I even get a top hat included!" Psyche said.
"And look at mine! Mine's so fancy I have..... a bow tie, instead of a tongue tie! Leet!" I said.
"Now all you need are some gems!" Rarity said.
"Oh thank you Rarity. But no need!" Psyche said.
"Oh, but I must! That collar and those sleeves seem naked without a type priceless jewel to hide the shame." Rarity said. "Don't you all worry! I'll be right back!" Rarity runs to the back room to get some jewels.
“Couldn’t you just get it?” Engie asked Spike.
“HA! You don’t know me.” Spike said.
"Nothing seems to be too perfect for Rarity, huh?" Aqua asked.
"Yeah Rare seems rare. Lawl!” I teased. “But seriously, these outfits look great on us!”
“Yeah we sure do! We definitely look better than Miley Cyrus after she left Hannah Montana.” Blaze said.
“Everypony looks better than Miley Cyrus after she left Hannah Montana.” I corrected him. “It’s BEFORE she left Hannah Montana that we cannot beat.”
“Gosh, where did those days go?” Engie shook her head and asked. “This is why children shouldn’t be stars. They grow up, they lose it all.”
“Yeah, just look at Amanda Bynes!” Blaze said. “I LOVED Amanda Bynes! But now… I dunno, I haven’t seen her newer work so I can’t say.”
“But regardless, I bet if a modeling agent went through that door right now, I'm sure we'll all be accepted! It'd be like a dream, brah!" I said.
Just then, out of coincidence, one of Photo Finish's assistants came bursting through the door. "Excuse me? I'm looking for....." the assistant immediately stops talking and gasps and stares at the us. "You six! Come with me! Time to be fabulous!"
"Uhh... what just happened?" Engie asked.
"What a coincidence! I was talking about modeling agents and there's one right now! May the Wizards be praised!" I yelled.
“Wow, that escalated quickly.” Blaze said. “But still, I believe it’ll be fun. It’s like teasing a teacher.”
A cutaway gag that’s similar to a passed cutaway gag shows a teacher teaching a younger Blaze Goldheart a math problem. “Look, Blaze, it’s quite simple. If I have five bottles of cider on one hoof, and six bottles on another hoof, what would I have?” the teacher asked.
“A drinking problem?” Blaze asked.
“NO, 11! THE ANSWER IS 11!” the teacher yelled out in anger.
“That’s still a lot. You should take counseling.” Blaze advised him. The cutaway ends.
So the Noble Six and Spike followed the assistant outside, and Rarity comes back downstairs with some gems. "Darlings, I have the gems for you!" she said. She gasped because nopony was in the room. Rarity felt a bit insulted. "Well I never! How rude of them to leave without telling Rarity! Oh Opal, do they even like those outfits I made for them?" she asked her cat Opal. Opal just stretched, and scratched the pillow she was on. "Some ponies just don't understand work of art that comes from the dress, huh? Well.... stallions don't wear dresses, but I mean.... you know what I mean!”
So, the seven of us followed the assistant to the place where Photo Finish is. I guess judging from the MLP app, she’s in a tent. "Just wait here, she'll be with you in a second." the assistant advises us and goes inside the tent.
"Kay, a second's up.” I teased.
"Do you have to act smart all the time, Flare?" Blaze asked.
"I wasn't acting smart, I was just kidding around. If I acted smart I'd say what equals pie and MC square or something." I corrected him.
“PIE?! Where?! Oh snap, I really crave some right now!” Crystal yelled.
"I can't believe we're going to be models!" Psyche said excitedly. “I could really use a Jelly Belly right now!”
“Wow, Psyche, you’re really into those Jelly Babies now, aren’t you?” I asked.
“Ever since you gave me those samples back in space, they’re no obsessive, you know?!” Psyche asked excitedly.
"Ah can't wait either. What were the odds of us becoming models?" Engie asked. He takes off his helmet revealing his bald spot, and then he said, "And ah didn't even have to grow any hair.”
"Perhaps I might be a model of something that involves a fan blowing on my face. That'd be awesome!" Blaze said.
"I hope I'll be one of those astronaut models!" Psyche said. "I might even be on the cover of Lunar Space magazine!"
"As if! I was already on the cover of Equestria Food Corner magazine!" I said as I showed my friends the magazine with me and my pizza on it.
"That picture ain't half bad, mate!” Aqua said.
"Ah want mah snapshots of me to be buildin robots, or machines, or somethin." Engie said.
"I want my snapshots to be me doing poses on the clouds, or the snow. That would be my dream modeling job!" Crystal said.
“I’m only here because the assistant asked us all to come.” Spike said. “Plus, it wouldn’t be so bad to see you all reach your fame! I’m proud of you!”
“What about you, Spike?” I asked.
“Meh, I don’t want to be a model. I’d rather be a stunt-dragon. That’s how I’m going to reach fame.” Spike said.
Just then, Photo Finish comes out of the tent and takes a look at us. “Oh yes! My stallion models have arrived!”
“Stallion models?” Aqua asked.
“Yes! I have seen my contract. It would seem that stallion models are indeed allowed. Equestria cannot wait to see what stallions I have in stock for them!”
“And mare.” Crystal added.
“Maybe.” Photo Finish said. “All of you, in! You must show me what fashion you have! Show me…. da magiks!”
“Wanna see my bubble shield spell, or maybe my laser blast spell?” I offered. “Pew, pew, pew!” I shouted as I shot a couple of laser blasts into the air. No, not Shoop Da Whoop. Laser Blast and Shoop Da Whoop are two different spells. Laser Blast is like a blaster, and Shoop Da Whoop…. well, you know what that is.
“I think she means… I’m not gonna say it.” Blaze was about to correct me, but stopped himself.
“YOU ALL, inside! Wait for my assistant to call your name, and I will be your judge.” Photo Finish instructed us.
“You don’t even know our names.” Psyche corrected us.
“But of course!” Photo Finish smacked her head and takes out a clipboard. “Sign, names, here.”
“Is she a cavepony or something when she talks like that?” Crystal asked. So the seven of us were sitting in the waiting room, and the six of us were waiting for our turn. Can you guess the one who’s not waiting?
Anyways, the assistant pony comes out with a clipboard. "Blaze Goldheart?"
"Looks I'm first! Step outta my way, Noble Six. I'll show you how it's done!" Blaze said.
"Actually, you’re gonna be in the other room. We won't see ya." Engie corrected him.
Blaze walks inside the room and Photo Finish is behind the camera. "Ah, you must be Blaze Goldheart! Just the stallion I've been looking for!" she said ash she walked towards him.
"Okay." Blaze said.
Photo Finish walks around Blaze, observing his body and outfit. "Now tell me, Mr. Goldheart. What do you do for a living?"
"I work for the Wonderbolts." Blaze said.
"The Wonderbolt, huh?" Photo Finish said to him, looking at his tail. "They make great magazine covers and posters! Trust me, I build da magic with them already."
"Okay." Blaze said.
"Tell me about your childhood, Mr. Goldheart." she said whiling measuring his body.
"I'd rather not." Blaze said.
"Oh, but you must! I'm quite interested and I am sure the ponies of Equestria will want to as well!” Photo Finish said.
"I know, but my childhood is something I'd rather not think about." Blaze said.
"I see." Photo Finish said as she observing inside Blaze’s mouth. "You're perfect! I can see a big future for you, Miser Goldheart!"
"Thank you!" Blaze said.
"NEXT!" Photo Finish cried out.
Blaze jumps out back into the waiting room and cheers. "I got the job!" he cried in excitement. The Noble Six cheered for him, and gave him high hooves.
"Way to go, Blaze!" Psyche said excitedly.
“Yeah, but you weren’t there for that long. Then again, it didn’t take long for Fluttershy to get noticed by Photo Finish.” Spike said.
"Thanks! You're up next, Psyche!" Blaze said. Psyche walks in and sees Photo Finish. Photo Finish walks to him and checks him out.
"Welcome, Miser Psyche!" Photo Finish said as she observes him. "I already see a bright future for you! Purple, and that mane, and that tail! Ooo, those stars! It's perfect!"
"Alright, cool!" Psyche said. "This was much easier than I expected! Much easier than expecting a surprise from my mom.”
A cutaway shows Psyche’s mom walk towards Psyche as a colt and she was carrying a T-shirt that says ‘Mama’s Favorite’. “Hey, mama! What’s that?” Psyche asked.
“It’s a T-Shirt for my special little pony!” Psyche’s mom said.
“Oh boy! Thanks mom!” Psyche said excitedly.
“Thanks for what?” Psyche’s mom asked while wearing the T-shirt. The cutaway ends.
"Modeling is such an easy job, Miser Psyche!" Photo Finish said. "All you need to do is pose and look your best! Then you'll be hearing many ponies saying the name 'Psyche Illution'!"
“I’m actually already kinda famous because of that article I wrote of the secrets of the moon.” Psyche said.
“Well you’ll be famous by a lot more ponies because posing has nothing to do with boring science.” Photo Finish said.
“Excuse me?!” Psyche asked feeling insulted.
“I said, you’re in.” Photo Finish said.
"Oh. Sounds awesome!" Psyche cried out excitedly. He jumped back out where we were and he started jumping around and cheering. "I got the job! I got the job!"
"Seriously? Dang, this is too easy!" Engie said.
"You're next, Engie!" Psyche said. Engie walks inside and poses for Photo Finish.
“Ah’m ready for mah close-up, Miss Finish!” Engie said.
Photo Finish walks up to him and checks him out. "Yes! A southwestern pony! I like it!" she said.
"Ah also like to build sentries, dispensers, and teleporters for mah team. Except for Scout. He’s annoyin’." Engie said.
"Oh you do now?" Photo Finish asked.
"Eeyup!" Engie said.
"You'll be buildin not just machines, but das magics, Miser Engie!" Photo Finish said.
"Ah, well ah'm not a unicorn." Engie said.
"Not das magics!" Photo Finish corrected him as she shows him some magazine covers. "Das magics! The art of fashion, and modeling!"
“Soooo… did ah get the part?” Engie asked. After a couple of minutes, he walked back out, looking pretty upset.
"You didn't get the part?" Blaze asked.
"Oh ah got the part." Engie nodded. "But now ah'm gonna be missin’ many matches with mah team 'cause of this job."
"Not a problem! All ya're doing is getting alot of money for just posing, and do what the agent says. It should be pretty quick. Ya'll be with your team in no time!" Aqua said.
"Ah, that reminds me. Go on in Aqua!" Engie instructed him. Aqua walks inside and Photo Finish checks him out.
"Yes! YES! YES! YEEEES!" Photo Finish yells.
"Are ya okay?" Aqua asked.
"Now this is what I call das magics!" Photo Finish said as she observed him. "Blue really suits you, Miser Armor!"
"Thanks! I know many cool water tricks!" Aqua said.
"And that accent you have! Brilliant!" Photo Fish cried out. Oh woops, typo. Stupid auto-correct. Photo Finish cried out.
"What does my accent have to do with it?" Aqua asked.
"A true modeler always has a fantastico voice!" Photo Finish said. “Plus, it is not just the accent with the voice. It is also the accent of how you look.”
“I see what ya mean.” Aqua nodded.
“Please, don’t them about me, Aqua, eh?” Aqua’s armor begged Aqua in a Canadian accent.
“Don’t worry ‘bout it.” Aqua whispered. So Aqua walks back out to his friends. "This is too easy! We'll all no doubt get the part!" he said to us. "Photo Finish is such an easy pony to impress!"
"Yeah, yeah, BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA SHTAIRS! Can I go in now?" I asked rudely.
"Go ahead, Flare." Aqua said. So I jumped inside in front of Photo Finish and posed for her.
"Greetings Photo Finish! Flare Gun's the name, and game is my posing!” I said. “No wait, I said it backwards. Can I start over?”
"Ah, Miser Gun! Just the unicorn I wanted to see!" Photo Finish said as she checksme out. "Ah yes! That mane is fabulous! Those eyes are so beautiful, and it all goes well with your fantastic red fur!"
“That’s how I was born. I was born this way.” I said. “Wait a minute! Do I know you from somewhere?”
"You must see me on TV, or on magazines. Or, are you just going to call me Pony Gaga?" Photo Finish asked.
"Yeah…. Pony Gaga.” I admitted.
"No, she's a singer. Singing is not das magics. It's all the looks, Miser Gun! The emotion, the outfits, the fame!" Photo Finish explained.
"I still think you look like Pony Gaga." I said. "I bet you'd look great in a meat dress!"
"MEAT DRESS?!" Photo Finish yelled in anger, but then she calmed down and took a deep breath. "Hm.... perhaps. You got job! YOU, bring me the last one." So as I was feeling a little bit confused over that cavepony-like voice she was talking in, I went back outside to greet my friends.
"I swear, Photo Finish looks really familiar to me.” I said.
"Who? Pony Gaga?" Psyche asked.
"Well, yes her, but she kinda looks like somepony I hang with. You have any idea, Blaze?" I asked.
"Not a clue what you're talking about, brah.” Blaze said.
“Didgya get the job?” Engie asked.
"Yes I got the job, but that’s not important. Who is Photo Finish? Who is she really?” I asked. “Oh, and all that leaves is you, Crystal! You'll no doubt get it, but good luck anyway!"
Crystal blushed. "Umm.... I'm a little nervous. I dunno."
"C'mon Crystal, get in there and show Pony Gaga what you’re made of.” Psyche instructed her.
"Well.... I'm.... a little shy." Crystal said.
"C'mon Crystal! Ya can do it!” Aqua said.
“In any way you can’t do it, can I have your hot tub?” I asked.
“She’s not gonna die, man.” Blaze corrected me.
“I just want her hot tub.” I said.
“C’mon Crystal!” Spike begged.
The six of us started chanting. "CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL!"
"Alright, alright, I'll do it!" she nodded. “But Flare’s still not getting my hot tub.”
“Wow, first I couldn’t cheat on my test, and now I can’t even have a hot tub. Nothing goes my way anymore!” I complained. So all of Crystal’s friends all cheered for her. She walked inside to Photo Finish. "Hello, Ms. Finish."
"Hm? You Miss Crystal Iceblast?" Photo asked.
"The one and only!" Crystal said.
"Well, let's check you out." Photo Finish said as she begins to observe Crystal. "Hmm..." she mumbled. She looked at her body for a minute, and afterwards, she then made her decision. "Nah. Not what I'm looking for."
Crystal squeed. "That's great, I've always wanted- wait what?" she asked as her excitement died down.
"Sorry, not a picture perfect pony. That’s a song I sing.” Photo Finish said.
"Wait, did I get the part?" Crystal asked.
"YOU… GO!" Photo Finish demanded. Crystal gasped, and ran to her.
"NO! I need this part! I've been dreaming of being a model! All my friends are going!" she begged while her hooves were on Photo Finish’s dress.
"Ew! Dirty hooves on my dress! SECURITY!" Photo Finish cried out. Her assistant grabbed Crystal and through her back into the waiting room. Crystal was in shock.
"Soooo, did you get it?" Aqua asked. Crystal didn't say anything.
“Brahs, don’t be so obvious. It’s obviously yes. She’s so excited, she’s speechless!” I said.
"Crystal?" Engie asked. "Crystal, y'all alright? What happend?" Crystal still didn't say anything.
"I don't think she got the part." Blaze said.
"You think?" Psyche asked sarcastically.
“Was that sarcasm?” I asked.
“Will you EVER notice the difference, Flare?” Psyche asked.
“I don’t think so. I don’t really get sarcasm all the time, like I don’t get that Hub Network is showing the movie Space Balls and rating it as a ‘family’ movie.” I pointed out.
A cutaway gag shows Nostalga Critic looking at his camera and saying, “Y’know, FOR KIDS!” The cutaway ends.
“I don’t believe she didn’t accept me.” Crystal said as she wallowed on the floor.
“I don’t believe it either. You’re much prettier then any of us.” I said. “Except for Psyche’s he’s prettier.
“Oh, thank you, Flare!” Psyche nodded.
“Only another mare can be prettier than a mare.” I said.
“I knew there was a twist to that compliment.” Psyche said. “I just knew it.”
"I'm gonna go talk to her. The Noble Six stay together till the end, and I kinda just started with this story.” I said. So I walked inside the room Photo Finish was in, and I went to go talk to her.
"Ah you're back!" Photo Finish said excitedly. "Want me to observe your beautiful looks again?"
"Gaga, did you-“ I was about to say but she interrupts.
"Name’s is not Pony Gaga, its Photo Finish. We’re nothing alike.” Photo Finish said.
"Whatever. Why did you not accept Crystal?" I asked.
"Crystal?" Photo Finish asked.
"Yeah, Crystal Iceblast." I said.
"Who?" Photo Finish asked.
"The….. holy Wizard of Strength, how do I put this without identifying her by color?” I got a little nervous because I didn’t know what to say next. “Umm… the… the only… no, that would be sexist saying the ‘female’ one. Umm… umm… the last one that came in… no, if I say that Crystal might feel a little insulted because she doesn’t like being last. Umm… dang, how do I put it? Ok I’ll just say it. The blue one that came in here!”
“Aquatic Armor?” Photo Finish asked.
“No the light blue one.” I corrected her. “I really don’t feel comfee with this conversation right now.”
"Ah, that one! No, she’s not model material." Photo Finish said.
"But sista, this offends us big time!" I said. "We're the Noble Six, and we stick together.”
"Ah, you're right!" Photo Finish agreed.
"Of course I'm right, I'm awesome! Awesome possum!" I said. “I’m so awesome that… I don’t even have to use the word ‘awesome’. I can use the word ‘aweveryone’. Instead of some, it’s everyone. Where was I? Oh yeah. I’m glad you understand that the Noble Six has to stay together to be a whole.”
"There shouldn't be a 'six' in the name. You should be called the Noble Five. Yes, it sounds fascinating, wouldn't you agree? Then there can only be five of you.” Photo Finish suggested.
"I appreciate the suggestion, but I'm not going to join this modeling business of yours if Crystal isn't joining us.” I said.
"But I'm going to make you a star! Isn't that what everypony's dream is?" Photo Finish asked. "Not to mention the wealth!"
"Well, now that you mention it, I do need some money to expand my shop." I thought to myself.
"And we shall advertise it too!" Photo Finish said.
"You're gonna advertise my shop?" I asked.
"No extra charge! All we need is your and your friends’ wonderful looks!" Photo Finish said as she squints her hooves above and below her eyes like a camera looking at me.
“Oh no, I’m not falling for that! That’s not going to be the friendship lesson this time! I will not abandon a friend for fame. Trust me; I learned that already by being Jeff Gorspeed’s crew chief. Fool me once, I’m the fool. Fool me twice…. I’m still the fool. Now fool me ten times, I’d pity myself. Not even Mr. T. can pity me.” I said.
“Alright, Miser Gun, you drive a hard-bargain. If it gets you and your friends to sign your contracts, I’ll give your friend a job.” Photo Finish said as she gave me a contract.
“Thank you, Miss Finish! I really appreciate it.” I said thankfully.
“The pleasure is all mine, my new shinning star.” Photo Finish said with a smile.
A few minutes later, I walked back into the waiting room. Crystal smiled as she saw me walk out. "Did you get her to accept me?" Crystal asked.
"Yes! I successfully gave you the chance to work with us, Crystal!” I said excitedly. “Photo Finish has the perfect job for you!"
"AWESOME!" Crystal cried out in excitement and she started dancing. "Oh yeah, I'm gonna be a model! I'm gonna be a model! I'm gonna be a model! Do-do-do ma-model! YES!"
"Oh, you're not gonna be a model." I corrected her. Crystal stopped dancing and jumping, and she just floated there in mid-jump with a concerned look on her face.
"Huh?" she asked.
"You're now going to be one of Photo Finish's assistants." I said.
"But I wanted to be a model." Crystal complained.
"Well, you're working for a modeling agent, that's pretty good, isn't it?" I asked.
Crystal looked down, very upsettingly. “But I wanted to be a model.”
“Crystal, Flare did all he could. You’re lucky to get this job.” Blaze said, trying to comfort her.
“Yeah, don’t be so stubborn.” Engie demanded.
“Now I even know THAT was uncalled for, Engie.” Spike said.
“Look Crystal, Photo Finish needs us, but she doesn’t see the spark in you, but she still cares about what we think. The Noble Six will always stick together, no matter what. This was the best I could do. I apologize.” I said.
“You know what, Flare? You don’t need to apologize.” Crystal said as she smiled. “You’re right. The Noble Six do stick together. You five could’ve just went off without me but nope, you fought for our friendship, and to me, that sounds like a good enough reason to just be an assistant.”
"That's the spirit, partner!" Engie said excitedly
"Time to be models!” Aqua said excitedly but still quietly. "So where is it gonna be?"
"She said we'll be at the park tomorrow at 9 in the morning.” I said.
“We’re gonna be famous, partners!” Engie said excitedly. “Ah can see it now! Ah can see the magic of fame rise!”
“Yeah… fame… right.” Crystal said as she faked a smile.
So after a while, Crystal, Engie, Aqua, Psyche, Spike, and I went on home. Blaze went with me though cause he was feeling a little lonesome at home. Blaze was lying on my bed and I was staring at my fish as I talked to Blaze. "Glad you come over, brah. Why do you feel so lonesome at home anyway?” I asked.
"Rainbow went on a trip." Blaze said.
“No I didn’t, I’m right here you liar.” Rainbow, my fish, corrected him.
“I don’t think he meant you.” Piddles corrected him. He then looked at his reflection and started to complain. “Oh look, my identical twin is back. I TOLD YOU TO GET LOST!” he starts to chase his reflection.
“Oh Piddles.” Rainbow shook his head and said.
"Thanks for letting me stay with you for the weekend, man. I really need it.” Blaze said.
"No problemo, brah! You're like my bestest buddy!" I admited. "Shhh, don't tell Psyche. I think he'll be jealous.”
Blaze chuckled. "Yeah, I suppose."
"Can't wait to become a model! I never really thought of being one until today." I said.
"Yeah, me neither." Blaze said.
"Wasn't talking to you, Blaze. I was talking to my fish. They seem pretty interested." I corrected him.
"Not really.” Yoyo admitted.
"I actually am!" Darrel said excitedly. “I never thought of a male model before. Sounds really interesting to think about!”
“Wow, Darrel. Wow.” Yoyo shook his head and said.
"But still, dude. You think we'll be good models?" Blaze asked.
"Of course we will!" I said excitedly as I turned around and looked at him. "Photo Finish seems to think so! But, seriously, she seems very familiar to me. How come you don't recognize her?"
"I just don't." Blaze said.
"Well you don't have good eyes, don't you?" I asked.
"My eye sight is fine, man.” Blaze said.
"You say that, but next thing you'll know you'll be crashing into a tree like Tarzan.” I said.
“That’s George of the Jungle, dude.” Blaze corrected me.
“George of the Jungle is a Tarzan rip-off.” I said.
"Don't worry, Flare. I haven't crashed in months!" Blaze said.
"You say that now, but next thing you'll know, you'll be crashing into a tree like George of the Jungle." I said. “See? I said it right.”
"You said it already though.” Blaze said.
"You say that now, but you next thing you know, you'll be crashing into a tree like George of the Jungle." I said again.
"Alright, sure, whatever man." Blaze said.
"You say that now, but next thing you'll know-" I said.
"Okay shut up." Blaze interrupted me.
"Tell me more of about you being a model!" Darrel cried out.
"He can't hear you, Darrel. Remember?" Rainbow reminded him.
“Oh I soooooo envy him!” Pearl said.
Dorthey snorts and smiles and said, “Like you even have a chance of being a model, Pearl.”
“I didn’t say I did, Dorthey. I just said I evny him. You REALLY don’t have to be such a jerk about it.” Pearl complained as she swam off towards her castle, but she gets knocked over by Piddles. “OW! Piddles?!”
“Sorry! I found my favorite rock, but I see my identical twin has one too. I have to hide this before he finds out where it is.” Piddles explained as he swam off.
The next day came, all of us, except Crystal, walked over to the park. We looked our best while they were there. “Wow, Engie! I like those overalls!” I said as I looked at Engie’s overalls that look exactly like his old ones.
“Much obliged!” Engie said. “These are mah special occasion overalls. Unlike mah other overalls, these are clean and mint condition.”
“Well I don’t think my breath is in mint condition. Anypony have a Tic-Tac?” Aqua asked.
“Yeah, I have some, Aqua.” Psyche offered.
“Are those white Tic-Tacs?” Aqua asked.
“Yeah.” Psyche said.
“Um… ok then.” Aqua said as he takes some.
“Is there a problem?” Psyche asked.
“No, not a problem.” Aqua said.
“Are you sure? You seem to not be happy with these Tic-Tacs.” Blaze said.
“Well, it’s just… ya know… winter green is the best type of Tic-Tac, and it’s the only one I ever eat.” Aqua said.
“Sorry, Aqua. I’ll get some next time.” Psyche said.
“Why? When he can have some THIS time.” I said as I offered Aqua some wintergreen Tic-Tacs.
“Oh that is MUCH BETTER.” Aqua said as he takes some. “Thanks, mate!”
“Flare, you have to be full of yourself, huh?” Psyche asked me.
“Well… I can’t be full of somepony else now can I?” I reminded him. “Ponies keep saying, ‘be yourself’.”
“Can’t argue with…. that.” Engie said as he sighs.
“So where’s Photo Finish? Isn’t she supposed to be here by now?” Aqua asked.
“Ah know. She said 9, and it’s already…. 9:02!” Engie said.
“Yeah, she’s not coming.” I said.
“Now, now, let’s not lose our patience.” Blaze said.
“We’re not doctors, brah.” I corrected him. “Except for Psyche.”
“Yeah, PH.D in Astronomy, and yet none of you call me ‘doctor’.” Psyche complained.
“Ah have a Masters degree in engineerin’, obviously.” Engie said.
“I ALMOST have a Masters in Alchemy, and afterwards, a PH.D. I’ll soon be a doctor as well.” Aqua said.
“Bachelors degree over here, y’all… in cooking.” I said.
“I never went to college. I’m an athlete.” Blaze said.
“Wow, Blaze, you’re hanging with a bunch of NERDS!” Psyche teased.
“That’s fine by me.” Blaze said. So we’ve been waiting in the park for a half-hour and Photo Finish wasn’t around.
"Flare, we’ve been waitin’ ‘ere for a half-hour. Where is she?” Aqua asled/
"She said 9.” I said.
"Are we too early. Are you sure you got the timing correct?" Psyche asked.
"It said 9 PM! That's…. oh dang!" I yelled. Blaze sighed and gave himself a facehoof.
"Keep an eye on the time, brah!” Blaze yelled.
“Ah, my superstars are here!” Photo Finish said excitedly.
“No, wait, it did say AM. My bad.” I said.
"Oh there they are!” Engie said. Photo Finish and her crew went over to us to set everything up. Photo Finish was being carried by two stallions and they set the thing they were carrying her on down. Photo Finish cleared her throat and looked over at Crystal.
"Oh sorry." Crystal said as she ducked down in front of the thing that held Photo Finish. She stepped down her back and stepped on the ground. “Ooo!” Crystal truggled.
"Wait, you're her step stool, Crystal?" Blaze asked.
"Not just that; I've also been cleaning her trailer." Crystal said. “This is a dream come true, Blaze! I’m working for a modeling agent!”
"No more talking." Photo Finish said to Crystal. She looked over at the Noble Five and said, "Welcome to your first day of snapshots! You all look divine! Let's make das magics!"
"Do ya have to say it like that?" Engie asked.
“Ok, I have five different sets for you. YOU!” Photo Finish points to Aqua. “Here!” she then points to a medieval type of display and props. “YOU!” she points to Psyche. “Here!” she points to a stary outer space type of display and props. “YOU!” she points to Blaze. “Here!” she then points to the sky that shows some of her pegasi assistants creating a sky type display. “YOU!” she points at Engie. “Here!” she then points to a display of electronics. “YOU!” she then points at me.
“Hey, you’s got a name!” I corrected her. “Oh listen to me, I sound Italian!”
“HERE!” Photo Finish points to a kitchen type of display.
“Wow! Fancy kitchen!” I commented the kitchen display. “It’s so fancy that it has a hook that holds the cooking utensils!”
“Well snap.” Crystal said.
“Well I’ll be. It’s like bein’ in an Elder Scrolls game but in real life.” Aqua said. “Except without the very difficult enemies at the beginnin’ of Morrowind, makin’ it improbable to get through the rest of the game.”
Psyche whistles as he sees his display. “Wow, it’s like one of those space documentary covers where there’s a stary background and a comet going through it, and the pony in the cover, which is me, posing like this.” Psyche starts facing northeast up into the sky with an emotionless look on his face. “I love those covers.”
“Mah cover could be better. If ah was a mare, that would be a different story. Ah’m not laying on these on mah stomach, nekkid, with mah hind legs in the air.” Engie complained.
“HA! I love the way you said ‘naked’.” I laughed.
“Not to worry, Miser Engineer. You’re a supermodel, not a… I am forbidden to say the word.” Photo Finish said.
"Seriously, Photo Finish looks really familiar.” I said.
“Now, we must create! SHOOT!” Photo Finish cried out.
“AAAH! Don’t kill me!” I cried out.
The whole day, Photo Finish has been taking pictures of us. She took pictures of Blaze first with heroic poses in the sky for sports magazines, Psyche has those space photos he wanted with himself looking into a computer animated stary sky for space magazines, Engie poses while at the same time looking like he’s building machinery for electronic magazines (and I don’t mean the magazines are electronic), Aqua poses for different medieval circumstances like a dragon and a princess and a king and a joust for fantasy magazines, and as for yours truly, all he has to do is show off his different dishes with him just smiling at camera….. now all we need to know is, what did I do, and furthermore, who is yours truly? The five of us were having the time of our lives with these shoots. Photo Finish was sitting down the whole time watching the show while Crystal was filing her hooves.
"Wonderful!" Photo Finish cried. "Wonderful! I can see it now! Everypony will be talking about the Noble Five from year’s on out!"
Crystal gasped. "The Noble...... Five?" she asked sadly.
“Who said you can talk?” Photo Finish asked Crystal.
“Six, Photo Finish. Noble Six.” Blaze corrected her.
“Sure, whatever. We done here! My assistance will give you call when I need you, until then, WE GO!” Photo Finish cried out as she and all of her employees as well as everything they brought with them, including our change of clothes run off.
“Just as ah thought…. we all end up nekkid in the end.” Engie complained.
“HA!” I laughed. “I’ll never get tired of your accent, Engie!” So after the five- err, four of us find our clothes, we all went out to get some oriental food for lunch, so we all head over to this oriental restaurant close to Sugarcube Corner. Crystal wasn’t able to join us since she’s assisting Photo Finish, so the five of us went ourselves. After looking at the menu, I came to a conclusion, “I’m sorry, we cannot do this without Crystal.”
“We can’t do what without Crystal?” Aqua asked.
“We can’t eat here without her.” I said.
“Bro, I understand you’re upset because Crystal isn’t able to join us, but that doesn’t mean we can’t live our lives without her.” Blaze said.
“That’s not what I mean, brah.” I corrected him. “We can’t eat here without her.”
“Why not?” Blaze asked.
“Let me walk through it; our stand here is the steamed dumpling appetizer, orange hayrolls for me, shrimp with lobster sauce for Engie, oats with baby corn for Psyche, a veggie lo-main for Aqua, tree-ribs for you since you don’t like oriental food, and finally, a large watercress soup for Crystal.” I explained. “See the problem there?”
“I see A problem.” Blaze said as he looked me.
“Our entire order is predicated on six dumplings and six entrées divided by six ponies.” I said.
“So we’ll just order five entrées.” Psyche suggested.
“Fine, what do you want to eliminate and who gets the extra dumpling?” I asked.
“We could cut it into fives.” Aqua suggested.
“No, then it’s no longer a dumpling.” Engie said. “Once ya cut it open, it’s a very small open-faced sandwich.”
“Exactly, Engie gets the idea.” I said.
“Heya fellas.” Our waiter said. “Oh, where’s that obnoxious blue pegasus that’s always in your group?”
“You mean Rainbow Dash? Blaze said she’s out of town.” I said as Blaze gives me a glare.
“Crystal is busy.” Psyche said. “Hey can we get an order of dumplings but with five instead of six?”
“No substitutions.” The waiter said.
“It’s not a substitution, it’s a reduction.” Psyche corrected him.
“Ok; no reductions.” The waiter said.
“Fine, bring us five separate orders of dumplin’s.” Engie requested.
“That works.” Aqua said.
“No, if we fill up on dumplings we’ll need to eliminate another entrée.” I said.
“No eliminations.” The waiter said.
“If we have extra, we’ll just take the leftovers home.” Blaze said.
“And divide it how? I’m telling you, we can’t do this without Crystal.” I said.
“Crystal is busy with Photo Finish. If you needed a sixth, you could’ve invited Spike.” Blaze suggested.
“Have you seen Spike eat Oriental food? He uses a fork and he double-dips the egg rolls.” I said.
“We don’t order egg rolls.” Blaze corrected me.
“Exactly, but we’d have to if he was here.” I said.
“Excuse me, but there are many ponies starving in the slums of Trottingham and there’s a Trottingite starving right here.” Psyche complained.
“You are all nice stallions.” The waiter said. “Tell you what I’ll do. I’ll bring the six dumplings and then when I’m walking to the table, maybe I get bumped, one of the dumplings fall on the floor. Nopony has to know.”
“I’ll know.” I said. “Also, aren’t you the same pony that delivered the oriental food to my trailer that had plutonium in it?”
“If you weren’t friends with a dragon I’d hit you on the head real hard with my tray.” The waiter threatened me.
“Was that a threat? Do I need to call the police?” I asked.
“Do I need to call the police for trespassing on this property?” the waiter asked. Just as the waiter walks away, Engie’s phone starts ringing. He doesn’t bother answering it though.
“Aren’t you going to answer that, Engie?” Psyche asked.
“No. We’re havin’ dinner. It’s rude to talk on the phone durin’ dinner.” Engie said as his phone stops ringing and then Psyche’s phone started.
“Yeah well, I do.” Psyche said as he answers his phone. “Dr. Psyche Illution, number 1 astronomer in Equestria, how can I help you?”
“Yeah the title ‘doctor’ doesn’t really suit his name.” Engie whispered.
“You’re telling me that, Engie.” Psyche whispered back to him, and then he said to those who were calling, “No this is not the Noble Five, this is the Noble Six. Yes. Uh huh. Ok. Wow. That’s a… pretty big deal. That’s going to take a lot out of our time. And how much is that? Wow… you’re paying us that much, huh? You must be desperate. Yeah, I know that’s our contract. Alright. I’ll tell them. Thank you for the heads-up. Bye.” He hangs up.
“Who was that?” Engie asked.
“It turns out our dry-cleaning is going to take a while to get done. Engie has a nasty grease stain on his overalls.” Psyche said as his phone starts ringing again. “Hello? No this is not the Noble Five, it’s the Noble Six.” He pretty much said the same exact thing as his last phone conversation so I’ll just skip it. So he hangs up. “Photo Finish wants us to go with her on a modeling tour. She sent our photos in and so many companies are asking for more.”
“We look that good, huh? I never woulda’ thought of it.” Aqua said.
“Why not? You’re super-handsome, Aqua; and yes, I am flirting with you.” I said.
“As long as Crystal is comin’ along, ah don’t see any point in refusin’.” Engie said.
“Right! So I guess I’m willing to take some time off to become a model and spend some time with the busy Crystal Iceblast. What do you all think?” Blaze asked.
“I’m in!” Psyche said.
“Dibs!” Engie said.
“We haven’t even eaten yet though.” I said.
“So what’s keeping you, Flare?” Psyche asked.
“I’m waiting for Bonnie or Lyra to take our- oooooooh, right.” I just realized Bonnie and Lyra were vacationing. “Who’s gonna watch my store while I’m gone?”
A cutaway shows a customer walking into my shop. Pinkie Pie bursts out and yells out, “Hi! Welcome to Flare’s Pizza Parlor, where every day is a pizza party! Including on Sunday mornings where everypony is at church and everypony has to stay quiet, which is super-dooper boring!”
“Ok then. Table for one please.” The customer requested. As soon as the customer gets seated, he / she looks at his / her menu to see what he / she wants (I haven’t figured out who this pony should be, alright?). When the customer lowers his / her menu, he / she sees Gummy on the table staring at him / her. “Oh hey, you must be my waiter. I’ll take the lasagna and some pink lemonade, please.” The customer looks at menu again and said, “Oh, and does the lasagna come with- wait, what?” the customer was shocked to see that Gummy already brought the customer the food. “Wow, now that’s what I call fast service.”
“That’s my Gummy! He deserves a raise!” Pinkie said as she gives Gummy a pillow to sit on. “There you go! Now I raised you a few inches higher. Enjoy!” The cutaway ends.
So after we ate, we went over to see Photo Finish at her tent. She was packing up things in her trailer so we can hit the road. “Ah, my star pupils! You have arrived!”
“Hey guys!” Crystal said.
“Nopony said you can talk, now PACK!” Photo Finish demanded. Crystal sighs and continues to pack for Photo Finish.
“Thank ya for this wonderful opportunity, Photo Finish.” Aqua said.
“The pleasure is all mine Misser Armor.” Photo Finish said.
“So are we gonna do?” Engie asked.
“Well we’re starting off with some shoots in Canterlot, followed by Baltimare, Fillydelphia, Manehatten, and Las Pegasus.” Photo Finish said.
“So no Mareami then?” I asked.
“Not yet, but we will.” Photo Finish said.
“I am in NO hurry.” I said.
“What’s wrong, Flare? Afraid of your old bullies?” Psyche teased.
“Hey did you know Baltimare has the nearest Walmart from here?” I asked him.
“Now then, I hope you all tied up some lose ends here.” Photo Finish said.
“Spitfire said this is an awesome opportunity for me. I mean all the Wonderbolts do is show off, so frankly, I’m just doing my job.” Blaze said.
“Who’s Frankly?” Engie asked. “Oh, and also ah have nothin’ planned anytime soon, so ah’m free.”
“Pinkie Pie is looking over my shop until Lyra and Bonnie come back.” I said.
“Ah, getting lowlives to look after your lowlife job, huh Misser Gun? Like your style.” Photo Finish smiled and said.
“Hey they are NOT lowlives! They’re proud hardworking workers.” I said. “Wait was that right?”
“They’re lowlives in my book.” Photo Finish said.
“Excuse me, if you’re going to call my friends ‘lowlives’, maybe I won’t do this modelling thing. I won’t work with somepony who puts down my friends, unless that particular friend is Psyche.” I said.
“Am I the Meg Griffin in the group or something?” Psyche asked.
“I apologize, Misser Gun, but you signed a contract.”
“Yeah I know how contracts are. I create them each time I make a new friend.” Photo Finish said.
“Let my lawyers explain.” Photo Finish said as she clops her hooves together and her lawyers show up with my contract.
“You are to work with Photo Finish until the expiration date. If you violate the contract, you will get sued for everything you have.” One of Photo Finish’s lawyers explained.
“Uh huh, uh huh…. I see. Alright, I get it.” I nodded as I read the contract.
“I’m glad you understand.” The lawyer said.
“Let me show you a little thing that Rainbow Dash taught me.” I said as I just place the contract into a shredder with nothing but a grin on my face.
“You know the best thing about us lawyers, is that we make lots and lots of copies.” Photo Finish’s lawyer said with a folder full of our contracts.
“Isn’t that a waste of trees?” I asked.
“Not if it keeps you on board.” Photo Finish’s lawyer said. I must admit, that lawyer is good. I got nothing, so Photo Finish got away with putting down my friends. I may not like it, but it’s in the agreement. Can’t argue with the agreement.
“I brought work with me so I can work on my free time.” Psyche said with a stack full of research papers.
Photo Finish clops her hooves together and said, “Crystal?”
“What?” Crystal asked.
“Oh… that’s right, you’re new. YOU, destroy his research papers.” Photo Finish demanded.
“What?” Crystal asked.
“What’s wrong with the research papers?” Psyche asked.
“Research papers, take time away from modelling, will not accept. MISS ICEBLAST! Destroy these papers.” Photo Finish demanded. Crystal just sneaks inside Photo Finish’s trailer so it would look like she was packing her things because we knew she didn’t want to do it.
“It would be much easier if I can just leave them.” Psyche said.
“YOU!” Photo Finish points to one of her assistants. “Destroy these papers!” Her assistant grabs the stack of papers from Psyche’s hooves and dumps them in a well.
“That’s littering.” Engie said.
“Wow… I can’t believe she just did that.” Psyche complained.
“I was wrong, she can’t pick on you either. It’s only funny if we do it. Other ponies doing it is an insult to me.” I said.
“I’m glad you feel that way, Flare. I’m touched.” Psyche said sarcastically.
“Good thing I learned something about Photo Finish’s lawyers.” I whispered to Psyche as I take out another stack of Psyche’s research papers from my satchel.
“Wow, thank you, Flare.” Psyche said happily. Just then, Photo Finish’s assistant takes the copies of the research papers and throws them in the well too.
“AW C’MON!” I yelled. “I do something nice and this is the thanks I get?!”
“Don’t worry, Flare. You tried.” Psyche said.
“I dunno why we’re just sittin’ here arugin’, when we could be taking snapshots right about now.” Engie said.
“Yeah, dudes. Are we gonna be models or what?” Blaze asked.
“Yeah, you’re right, Blaze. Photo Finish may be a jerk to us, but we’re still gonna be famous and that’s the bottom line. Doesn’t matter what her opinions are.” I said.
“Umm, I’m right here still.” Photo Finish said.
“And the contract says ‘all of her opinions are facts’, so whatever she says goes.” Photo Finish’s lawyer points out.
“That’s what my friend Keith usually does.” I said.
“Now come, we have things to do at places.” Photo Finish said.
And so, we all began to travel around Equestria to become famous models. The snapshots kept on coming. Engineer, Blaze, Psyche, Aqua and I were on posters, magazine covers, commercials, and even on stallion fashion shows. This story is brought to you in part by, Parasprite lemon-lime soda. It will destroy your thirst! Sorry, it was my contract to advertise in my story. As for Crystal, she was just doing Photo Finish's chores and being her delivery mare, and such. Crystal wasn't enjoying it. If you want to know more in detail of what types of modeling we did, allow me to explain. First off we Aqua, who was on a science magazine article known as ‘The Secrets of the Mirror Pool, and How It’s Not Safe to Drink’, and he made another article on a fashion magazine article known as ‘Are Armors In Trend This Season?’ and it showed many different ponies wearing replicas of Aqua’s armor; next there was a news article with the name ‘Aqua sues Macy’s for selling illegal replicas of Aqua’s armor’, since, you know, it’s a family heirloom of his. Next, Aqua was on different types of posters, mostly representing Aqua and his armor, that’s how it became so famous. Aqua was also on a commercial about Swiffer Metal Scrubbers and how it can polish armor better than the leading brand metal scrubber, and he was on another commercial alongside Engie in a D&D type world, where Engie uses his different machinery against Aqua’s army of Aquatic Armored knights, Aquatic Armored tanks, Aquatic Armored armor, and who can forget the ‘So long, mate!’ which is a type of tsunami that has nothing to do with armor what-so-ever, but it is quite aquatic. Nopony bothers using that attack because of its lack of aquatic armor.
Now we go to Engie. The types of magazines articles he is featured in includes a Best Buy magazine offering sales on freshly built level 3 dispensers, and there was a same exact ad for Circuit City, except it was selling level 3 teleporters. Yes, Circuit City still exists in Equestria, and so does Kids ‘R Us. Still no Blockbuster though, sorry. Engie was also on a poster of a new movie coming out soon known as Botzilla and a random pony in the poster yells out, “RUN! IT’S BOTZILLA!” And of course, I already told you the commercial Engie was on with Aqua. Engie was also on another commercial advertising electric toothbrushes made by a company Minuette buys her supplies from. Engie was also on Hottest Stallions magazine, on the cover, laying on his stomach on one of his dispensers with his legs in the air.
“Y’know, for kids!” Nostalgia Critic said.
Which brings us to Blaze. The most snapshots he has is Wonderbolt posters him posing and flying and there was even one with him upside down. Blaze also advertises Powerade, saying he would never be that fast and ferrous without it. Powerade made me a big fat liar! He could so pull those moves without it! Powerade can just help him boost is all. How dare they? Also Blaze was on a magazine cover with an article titled ‘This Wonderbolt is Married to an Element of Harmony? Yeah, right.’ I guess they don’t believe him with that sarcastic ‘yeah, right’. I’m getting better at my sarcasm, aren’t I?
Alrighy then, next we have Psyche. Psyche got himself a science magazine article on ‘The History of the Big Double-Dipper’, you remember, the one from chapter 23? The next article Psyche has is an article on some modeling magazine with the title ‘Psyche – she is so adorable’. Now I have to agree, Psyche is very cute for a stallion. The next article is a news article saying ‘Psyche sues some modeling magazine for calling him a she’. As a matter of fact, Psyche was the one in our group that has the most magazine articles. There was so much of him that I don’t even remember all his other 13 articles, so I’m going to skip to me.
Now most of my magazine articles were cooking articles obviously, but that’s not all, I got a couple of posters of me doing my magic tricks. The poster I have with me using my laser blast spell is in Engie’s Botzilla poster, and the spell with me using my hornsaber is a Star Trek one. Me fighting Patrick Stewart. I know, wrong Star series, but blame them, not me; and finally there was one with me doing my bubble shield spell in some suntanning article saying that bubble shields make your skin red, but what they don’t realize is that I was born red. I mean, my mom used to lay out in the sun all the time before I was born, so as I was inside her, that’s when my skin turned red, so yeah, I was red when I was born. Alright, I think I mentioned enough articles for the time being.
A couple of weeks went by and the five of us were super-stars. Back at our hotel room in Las Pegasus, Psyche was talking on his phone non-stop, Engineer kept stuffing his face in the snack bar, Aqua's been posting all his pictures on his blog, and Blaze and I were playing a wrestling game on the Wii. Photo Finish comes inside our room, along with Crystal, who looks very tired out and upset, and she says to us, "Noble Five, we're all getting very rich by the minute! You dears are all super-stars!”
"I'm proud of you guys!" Crystal said excitedly to us.
"Who cares what you think?" Photo Finish said rudely to Crystal. "Now go clean Photo Finish’s toilet! Eating those burritos for breakfast wasn't a good idea." Crystal groaned, and trotted away.
"This is pretty cool, Photo Finish. We're stars now." Aqua said. "We got everything we need… I suppose. I guess we made a good choice joining your modeling agency.”
“You… don’t sound very excited.” Engie pointed out.
“I’m not the excitin’ type.” Aqua said.
"Yes, Miser Armor, but.... there are changes that need to be made." Photo Finish said.
"What kind of changes?" Engie asked.
"Your looks." Photo Finish asked.
"Yeah, don't we look hot?" I asked while posing. "POSE! POSE! POSE! Yabba dabba doo! Also, B-T-W, the way I said the word ‘hot’, I spell it like H-A-W-T. That’s how dat Mareami hawtness should spell.”
"Your looks, they're old. Time for a change." Photo Finish said.
"But we look fine the way we are." Blaze said.
"This isn't me, okay? It's your fans, they're getting tired of the old mane styles, and outfits." Photo Finish said.
"But we keep changing our outfits for every snapshot we take." Psyche informed her. "I kinda liked being the model for J-C-Bits magazine. I really looked good in that tux!"
"You did, and I agree!" Photo Finish said. "But it's time for a new look!" Photo Finish clopped her hooves and her assistants came in. "Give these ponies some pizzazz!" And so they did.
“You know, you can’t say pizzazz without ‘pizza’.” I pointed out.
“Hey nothing to worry about. Maybe these new looks will do us good.” Aqua said.
“I wasn’t worried.” I said. “If you were listening, I said-“
“I heard what ya said.” Aqua interrupts.
“You didn’t let me finish.” I said.
“Oh, careful with the shirt. Ah had it dry cleanin’ a little while ago.” Engie said to the assistants that were making him over.
Photo Finish's assistants changed our mane styles, outfits, and even tails. The six of us (even Crystal) was concerned about the way we look. “Oh snap!” Crystal said shockingly.
"Um.... why do I have a poufy mane?" Blaze asked while looking in the mirror. Blaze's mane became poufy, and he was wearing blue short-shorts and a white tank-top. Psyche was wearing a green sweater, blue jeans, and a pony-tail mane with a pink bow. Aqua was wearing a green dress, and his mane was longer. Engineer had a red shirt, sunglasses, and big poofy black basket-ball type hair. As for me, I had a punk-style mane, and I was wearing a punk rock star outfit.
"Uhh.... how did ah grow a mane?" Engie asked.
"GAH! Green!" Psyche yelled. "Green really isn't my color! Literary!"
"Why am I wearing a dress?" Aqua asked. "This is so embarrassing!"
“Not as embarrassing as this!” Blaze yelled.
"Look, I like rock-n-roll as much as the next fella, but a punk mane, punk bracelets, and black t-shirt with a skull really ain't really Flare's thang." I said.
"You look fabulous!" Photo Finish said.
"No we don't! We look terrible!" Aqua yelled.
"Get this sweater off me before I melt down!" Psyche demanded.
"You're all in a contract. You must wear what I tell you to wear, when I tell you to wear." Photo Finish said. “I will not lose my best clients again because of stubbornness. Not like Fluttershy!”
“Mama Fluttershy was a model too? She never told me that!” I complained.
“That’s not important.” Photo Finish said.
"What's gonna happen if we don't listen?" Engie asked.
"Then you'll be sued for everything you have." Photo Finish said. "I'll be in my dressing room if you need me. I GO!” She walks out with her assistants.
"Mates, I'm so embarrassed right now.” Aqua said.
"Hey, it's not here where you should be embarrassed. We're alone in here. It's out there in front of all those ponies we should be afraid of." Blaze said.
"Partners, ah'm really startin to think that being famous got into our heads." Engie said.
"Yeah I agree." Blaze said.
"Aw c'mon brahs, we got everything we want!" I said. "A chocolate fountain, video games, fancy hotel rooms, even those cute little towel animals in the hotel rooms! We've been traveling all around Equestria, and making loads of money just by posing. It's such an easy job, and I got a call from Pinkie. She said customers have been poring in since Photo Finish started advertising my business! Happy face! Praise the Wizards of Hope, Strength, and Feelings, brahs!"
"Yeah, you got a point there." Blaze said. "I'm sure Dashie is proud of me right now, but I haven't seen her since her trip. She has been calling me though, but only while Photo Finish isn’t around.”
"Well.... we already signed a contract. We got no choice." Psyche said. "So let's go out there and show our stuff!"
"Ew, no!" I complained.
"No! Not that stuff! Show who the best models in Equestria are!" Psyche said.
"That's better." I said. "And speaking of Dashie. I think I know why Photo Finish looks so familiar; Photo Finish is actually Rainbow Dash."
"No she's not." Blaze said.
"Uh, yeah she is." I corrected him "She has the same color as her, Blaze, and that mane is obviously gray hair-dye. It's Rainbow Dash!"
"That doesn't make any sense, Flare." Aqua said.
"Ah agree." Engie said. "She's obviously Twilight Sparkle. Ah saw her cutie mark, and it was the same as what Twilight has."
"She's not Twilight, and she's not Rainbow Dash. She's just Photo Finish." Psyche said.
"Yeah, she's just Photo Finish, but she's also just Twilight." Engie said.
"She doesn't even have a horn!" Psyche yelled. "And she doesn't have wings either."
"You don't know that.” I explained. "She always keeps that outfit on. We don't know if she's an earth pony, or a pegasus. It's Rainbow Dash!"
Crystal opens the door, and peeks inside. "Uh guys? Can I talk to you?" she asked.
“DON’T LOOK AT US!” I yelled.
“I already seen you.” Crystal corrected me. “And may I say you all look worse than all the Doctor Who characters without eyebrows.
A cutaway shows a picture of all the Doctor Who characters without eyebrows. “Matt Smith and Catherine Tate look the same.” I said in the background. The cutaway ends.
“Come in, Crystal! It’s always nice seeing a friendly face.” Blaze said.
"Guys, I can't take this anymore." she said. "All I'm doing is being Photo Finish's slave! I've been cleaning her toilets, filing her hooves, organizing her dresses, cleaning them, and doing all the dirty work! I think I'm gonna quit."
“I’m doing fine, Crystal. How are you?” Blaze asked sarcastically.
"What? No you can't quit, Crystal.” Aqua said.
"Try me!" Crystal yelled.
"But the Noble Six stay together, right?" Aqua asked.
“I don’t really care.” Crystal said.
“Alright, I got nothin’.” Aqua said.
“You're not going anywhere, Crystal. We need ya!” Engie said.
'I'm not going anywhere..... but home." Crystal said.
"I thought you'd be happy face that you're working with a modeling agent?" I asked.
"Well I'm not." Crystal said. "I'm sorry guys. I just can't take this. You guys are happy, but I'm not." Photo Finish bursts in through the door during our conversation.
"YOU!" she yelled at Crystal. "I told you to not bother my clients!"
"Oh she wasn't bothering us." Engie said.
"You simply can't do anything right. YOU, FIRED!" Photo Finish yelled at Crystal.
Crystal started to tear up and yell, "You can't fire me! BECAUSE I QUIT!"
“No, I can fire you because I just did.” Photo Finish said.
“Yeah she’s got a point there.” Engie said.
“Ok, Engie, that really isn’t helping.” Psyche said.
Crystal turned to her friends and said, "I hope you're happy as models, because I can't even do that! I'm destined to be alone! GOOD-BYE FOREVER YOU STUBBORN GREEDY......" but before Crystal can finish, she runs away crying.
"Crystal wait!" I cried out. “You forgot to try out these stuffed shrooms! They’re good!”
“This isn’t right. We have to go after her.” Aqua said.
"If you go after her, you'll break the contract, and you'll go broke.” Photo Finish said. "Just let her go. You have better things to do. Be on stage in five minutes." She walks away.
"Let her go? Not even that song will help out in this situation! That song always makes me cry.” I said.
"I agree." Blaze said.
"What are we gonna do?" Aqua asked.
"We have no choice. We just have to go on, and..... hope for the best." Psyche said.
"Even in the embarrassing outfits?" Engie asked.
"Even in the embarrassing outfits." Psyche nodded.
Crystal walks through the Los Pegasus streets alone with tears on her eyes. She looks at all the posters and advertisements around the town that her friends are featured in. She walks through Applewood getting very angry and sad that her friends are all famous models, but not her. She walks to the Airport, and flies back home to Ponyville and she didn’t look back.
After a couple hours went by, the Noble Five went back to our hotel room with red faces. "That was so embarrassing!" Aqua said.
"Ah'll never leave home again!” Engie said.
"I can't believe she made us do that!" Psyche said.
"I did agree on being a model, but..... not like this!" Blaze yelled. Blaze lays down on the floor, tearing up, holding his legs, and rocking back and forth, and he starts sucking his hoof like a baby.
“This just drew the line for me!” I said. “I need some cheering up. Let’s all watch a movie with THX.” I turned on the TV, and right after, I started screaming and holding my ears.
"Okay, that's it! I'm quitting!" Psyche yelled. "I can't take this!"
"But wait!" Blaze stopped him. "If we quit, she's gonna sue us for all we got!"
"It's a risk I'm going to have to take!" Psyche said. "I'd rather leave with the dignity I have left!"
"Ah don't want to lose all ah got though." Engie said. "We haveta think of something."
"Where's that contract?" Aqua asked.
"Right here." Blaze said as he gave him the contract. Aqua takes the contract and rips it up.
"There we go, problem solved!" Aqua said.
Photo Finish bursts in through the door and said, "Lawyers, copies, didchya forget?" she asked us as she trots out.
“Oh right, I forgot about that.” Aqua said.
"Dang it! Now what?" Engie yelled.
“I dunno! What are we gonna do! Are we going to stay and lose our dignities or are we going to leave and go broke? Kind of a hard choice to make if you ask me.” Blaze said.
“Oh if only Crystal were still here.” Engie shook his head and said.
“Crystal is so lucky. I’m glad she was declined of being a model. She doesn’t have to go through this.” Aqua said.
“Well I dunno if that’ll work.” I said as I read my contract.
“What? What won’t work?” Aqua asked.
“Well I was going to- nah, it’s stupid. I’m too clever to be stupid.” I said.
“C’mon, Flare, tell us!” Engie demanded.
“I don’t think I should-“
“TELL US!” Engie yelled in my face.
“ALRIGHT! Calm the hay down, brah!” I yelled at him. “I was actually thinking that…. Well….”
“Yes?” Blaze asked.
“I was actually thinking that…. what if we’re in no use to her anymore?” I asked.
“What do ya mean?” Aqua asked.
“I mean, the only reason we’re famous is because…. we’re doing the poses they want us to do. So, if we… you know… tried to not play the rules, like… I’m not saying break them, but show them that… we’re not modeling material.” I explained.
“C’mon Flare, make sense.” Blaze demanded.
“What if we were disgusting?” I asked.
“Beg yer pardon?” Engie asked.
“Like, we all look ‘hawt’ right now, but what if we weren’t? What if we looked like slobs? Photo Finish would have no choice but to fire us.” I explained. “She can’t sue us for firing us. She’d only sue us if we quit.” My friends all nod in agreement. “Yeah, I was afraid you’d all agree; that plan was stupid.”
“No, Flare, actually… that’s probably one of the smartest things you’ve ever suggested.” Blaze said.
“Oh what do you know what smart is?” I asked him.
“I graduated high school.” Blaze said.
“Yeah who didn’t? You’re the only one that didn’t go to college.” I said and then snorted.
“Crystal didn’t say she went to college.” Blaze pointed out.
“She doesn’t count. She never said.” I corrected him. Blaze sighs.
"Well, this is going to be risky, but it might work.” Psyche said.
“Of course it’ll work. All stories end well. I mean there might be a plot twist, but it’s pretty obvious that it’s going to end our way.” I said.
“FLARE! Don’t spoil it!” Engie yelled.
“What? It’s obvious!” I said.
Back in Ponyville, Rarity was decorating a dress with gems on it over at her Boutique that night. "Oh how delightful!" she said. "And yet, nopony to share it with."
"What about me? I'm here!" Spike said.
"When did you get here?" Rarity asked.
"I've been here for 20 minutes." Spike said. “I needed some peace of mind after that little incident with Bulk Biceps.”
A cutaway shows Bulk Biceps tying Spike up to a chair in the dark and shinning a light on his head. “Now, let’s get down to business.” Bulk Biceps said as he takes a deep breath. “WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY MOMMA A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, PUNK?!” The cutaway ends.
"Besides, you asked me to come over since Twilight was too busy with spells, Pinkie’s at Flare’s shop, Rainbow Dash is on vacation, Fluttershy's tending to sick animals, and AppleJack is taking care of a sick Apple Bloom.” Spike explained.
"Oh Spike, I just don't understand." Rarity complains.
“Here we go.” Spike complains as well.
"Nopony seems to have time for my outfits anymore. Oh if only there would be somepony who'd come through that door right now, begging for me to make them look their best!" Rarity said. Crystal then bursts through the door, crying. "Crystal, darling!" Crystal runs towards Rarity and hugs her. "Oh, dear. What's the matter?" she asked.
"I.... I....." Crystal stuttered, and continued crying.
Rarity hugged Crystal back and said, "It’s okay, it's okay. Your dear friend Rarity is here. Here, I'll make you a hot cup of tea." Just then, Crystal lays down on Rarity's bed with a box of tissues. She was starting to calm down. Rarity comes back upstairs with a cup of tea for her.
"Thank you, Rarity." Crystal said as she takes the tea and drinks it.
"Not a problem, darling." Rarity said. She sits down next to her and puts her arm around her. "Now tell me. What seems to be the matter? What brings you to my shop today?”
“Mainly because this story wanted me to.” Crystal said.
“C’mon, be serious.” Rarity requested.
"Well.... I dunno. I don't feel like talking about it." Crystal said.
"C'mon, darling. Please tell me! Maybe I could help. I mean, you came to me out of all other ponies for assistance. That has to mean something.” Rarity said.
“Or she came to me.” Spike assumed.
“No, I’m definitely here for Rarity.” Crystal said.
“Obviously.” Spike complains.
Crystal sniffled and blew her nose, and then she explained, "A modeling agent was in town. My friends and I auditioned for it.”
"That's wonderful dear!" Rarity said excitedly.
"Wonderful for them!" Crystal yelled angrily. "I was the only one not accepted!"
"NO! That's just awful!" Rarity said in shock.
"Yeah, and they seemed happy about their new lives.” Crystal added.
"Oh please!" Rarity said. "Don't worry about them. I can dress you up to be the perfect model! Then you can join!"
"Can you do that?" Crystal asked.
"Of course, darling!" Rarity said. "Even the ugliest ponies will become dashing after I'm through with them!"
"Is that supposed to be an insult?” Crystal asked.
“NO! I don’t mean you! It was a figure of speech, Crystal.” Rarity corrected her.
"You think Photo Finish would like me after you decorate me?" Crystal asked.
"Wait, Photo Finish is the modeling agent?" Rarity asked in shock and then she growls. "OH IT IS ON!"
"You okay, Rarity?" Crystal asked.
"Photo Finish! I'll show her! I'll make you the best-looking pony in all of Equestria, no charge!" Rarity cried out in anger.
"Thank you, Rarity!" Crystal said excitedly.
"Don't thank me yet. Thank me when Photo Finish goes down!" Rarity said. Just then, the bell downstairs starts dinging.
“YEAH!” a voice from down below yelled.
“Oh crud!” Spike said as he quickly crouches under Rarity’s bed and hdies.
“What’s wrong, Spikey-poo?” Rarity asked.
“Tell him I’m not here.” Spike whispers to her.
The next day came, and back at the set, Photo Finish was awaiting for our arrival, but of course, she has something to complain about. “UGH! What is taking my stars so long? We have things to do at this place! I swear, if these ponies quit on me, I’m going to be more ferrous than my first break-up.”
A cutaway shows Sealed Scroll on his computer, trying to think of a break-up letter for Photo Finish. His friend Neon Lights shows up and asks him, “What’s the matter, bro?”
“UGH! This break-up letter to Photo Finish is so hard to write. I just keep thinking about how miserable she’ll be!” Sealed Scroll complained.
“Hmmmm….” Neon Lights thought. “What if you try using comic sans? It’s the funniest font in the whole world!”
Sealed Scroll started to laugh. “Yes, that’s perfect! She’ll be laughing too hard to cry!”
“Break-up letter? More like crack-up letter!” Neon Lights laughed along. The cutaway ends.
“Here we are.” I said in a blob-like voice.
“Ah, my stars are he- OH MY…” Photo Finish cried out as she sees us all looking like fat and ugly slobs with big hairy uni-brows. YES! Each of us had more than one hairy uni-brow; one on top of the other.
“UGH! Who are you?! Where are Photo Finish’s models?!” she freaked out.
“We are her models!” Blaze said excitedly.
“Ew… umm… actually…. Yes! This is perfect!” Photo Finish said excitedly. “I can see it now. A completely new type of fashion! The Fat Ugly Slobbish Models!”
“Ah take offense to that.” Engie said.
“Now then, Miser… Illusion. You’re the less ugly one in the bunch. YOU, first!” Photo Finish instructed him.
“Ok then.” Psyche said as he walks over to the display of a potato farm.
“Now then.” Photo Finish started. “We’re shooting an advertisement for- AAAAH!” she screamed as water spilled all over her. “MISER ARMOR!”
“Ya said ‘shoot’, didn’t ya?” Aqua asked. “So I did.”
“MY GOWN!” Photo Finish yelled.
“Sorry ‘bout that… I guess, maybe, I dunno.” Aqua shrugged.
"Not a problem." she said. "I'm not the one taking the picture. It's you." Photo Finish turned to her assistants and yelled, "BLOW DRYER!” her assistants show up with an industrial-sized hair-dryer to dry her all up. After they finish and her hair gets all poufy, she instructed Psyche, “Now, Miser Psyche give me your best pose!”
Psyche stood on his front hooves and starts balancing. "Like this?" he asked.
"No, not like that." Photo Finish said.
Psyche then stood on his back hooves and pointed to the camera with both hooves. "Like this?" he asked.
"NO! This is a potato chip commercial. Now give me a good pose without the bag of chips first." Photo Finish explained. "Now give me a good pose!" Psyche did a bunch of different poses, but none was what Photo Finish was looking for.
"NO, NO, NO!" she cried out.
"Hey, the contract says as long as we do it; it doesn't say when we have to do it." I explained. "It's no fun not teasing you."
"But if you want, you can release us from our contract, and we don't have to have the fun you don't want us to do anymore." Blaze said.
"No! I need you!" Photo Finish yelled. She sighed. “Ok just give him the potato chips. Maybe that’ll help.” But the potato chips never came. “Hello? POTATO CHIPS! NOW!”
She looked over and she saw Blaze gobbling all the potato chips in the bag. Blaze’s crunching slows down when he sees Photo Finish looking at him. After he swallows the remaining chips in his mouth, he said, “Umm… were you going to eat that?”
Photo Finish begins to growl, but she doesn’t explode; instead, she takes a deep breath "Fine. Miser Engineer?"
"Erecting a dispenser." Engie said while building a dispenser.
"What is that?" Photo Finish asked.
"Ah need a dispenser while getting taking a picture." Engie said.
"You didn't need it before." Photo Finish pointed out.
"Yeah, but ah need it now." Engie said. "The doctor said so. As long as the doctor says so, the contract can't effect this. The contract says, as long as it's doctor's permission, I can have it."
Photo Finish sighed once again but it didn’t look like she could hold it in any longer. "Miser Gun?" she called out my name, but all I did was jump in with my accordion and started singing a slow rhythm type song.
“OOOOOOH! This is a story of a pony named Photo Finish. She looks a lot like squash and spinach, also she is a disguise... of Rainboooooow Daaaaaaash.” I sang.
“What?” Photo Finish asked.
I just continued to sing, “OOOOOOOOOOH! Dashie through the snow, in a one-pony sonic rainboom, for the skies we go, faster than a jetpack raccoon… Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dashing away. Oh what fun it is to be friends with Rainbow Dash today, HEY!” And then I preformed a shave and a haircut conclusion to that song.
Photo Finish just had an expressionless look on her face, and then she said, “Well, now that you’re done singing, I’d like you to-“
“I’d be the toast of the breakfast plate too-and-throw, I’m the type of phoney, every phoney, every phoney would know. I’d be the one to invent the XBUCKS but none would know, I’m the type of phoney, every phoney, every phoney would knooooooo-whoa-whoa-whooooooooooooa!” I sang. And just to let you know, this song I just sang is an actual song I made on my YouTube. I’ll post the link in the author notes (if this is FIMFiction); if this is another website I’m posting this story on, I’ll figure out a different place.
“UGH!” Photo Finish groaned. “Will any of you do… SOMETHING?!”
“Yeah, yeah give us a few minutes. I found more bags of potato chips.” Blaze said with another bag of clips as he gives them a nibble. “Oh this one is Sour Cream and Onion! I bet it’ll give me bad breath!”
“Oh can I have some?” Psyche asked.
“Aren’t you lactose intolerant?” Blaze asked.
“I don’t care! They taste good!” Psyche said with a crazy grin as he takes a hoof-full of Sour Cream and Onion chips and eats them, and then he burps in Photo Finish’s face.
“I… Photo Finish have believed to make another terrible mistake.” Photo Finish said. “I believe this shoot has come to an end.” Just then, Aqua squirts her with his water spells again.
“Quit saying ‘shoot’. Ya’re givin’ me the wrong idea.” Aqua teased.
“Buildin’ a sentry.” Engie said as he builds himself a sentry gun. Just then, the gun aims towards Photo Finish and shoots her with chocolate syrup.
“I never thought being a model would be so much fun!” Blaze said excitedly.
“Ah know! This is amazin’! We get to do whatever our heart desires as long as we get the job done and never quit. It says so in the contract.” Engie said. “Ah mean, it would be a shame if we all got FIRED or somethin’.”
“I have made my decision.” Photo Finish said.
Meanwhile, Crystal and Rarity arrive back at Los Pegasus. They take a limo to the building where Photo Finish and we are. Rarity gets out first. "Oh Crystal darling? We're here!" Rarity said to her. Crystal steps out of the limo wearing a very beautiful sparkly sapphire dress with a long skirt, a diamond-buckle belt, and lots of peacock feathers on her back. She was also wearing purple sparkly lip-stick and dark blue high-liner, and her mane-style extended and changed to make it look longer and wavier. Many of the ponies on the streets were staring at her in shock.
"Rarity, ponies are starting to look at me weirdly. I don’t like it.” Crystal whispered to her. She then takes out her wallet and gives it to Spike. “Here, hold this.”
“But Crystal, they’re only staring at you because you look so adorable! My work of art coming to life.” Rarity said.
“Everypony really thinks I look good?” Crystal asked.
“Of course they do! They’d probably want to kidnap you. I for one would fine that to be a compliment.” Rarity said as she pushes her mane out and begins walking.
“I don’t get her sometimes.” Crystal said.
“Neither do I.” Spike said.
“Hey, by the way, why did you come?” Crystal asked.
“Can’t deal with Bulk Biceps right now.” Spike said.
“Oh my, I do love Los Pegasus. It is such a divine town.” Rarity said as she looked around. “My cousin Elusive lives here. He’s the manager of the best night club in town: The Jam. He’s a very charming fellow, but over-sensitive. He just lost another coltfriend recently.”
“Sorry to hear that.” Crystal said. “So where are we going anyway?”
“We are going to crash Photo Finish’s shoot with your friends.” Rarity said.
“And how do you purpose we do that?” Crystal asked.
“By showing off your divine looks. That’ll show her!” Rarity said. So the three of them walked over to the building Photo Finish is in, but before they were able to do so, Photo Finish herself kicks the door right open and stomps right out.
“Photo Finish?” Crystal asked.
“If you’re looking for your job back, you’re wasting your time.” Photo Finish said.
“Photo Finish wait!” I yelled out. “You only saw Aqua’s spells, but you didn’t see my awesome possum spells yet. This is my laser blast.” I said as I fired a blast out of my horn and it shot off a piece of her hair.
“It would seem that the others beat us to the crashing party, huh?” Spike asked.
“I cannot take them anymore! Their contracts have been relieved.” Photo Finish said.
“You mean you fired them?” Crystal asked.
“No… I quit!” Photo Finish said. “Every time I meet a new model, they always seem to make things miserable for me, but you know what? I, Photo Finish, will not be taking it anymore. My modelling photographer career is over.”
“Oh… that’s too bad, Photo Finish.” Rarity said.
“Hmm…” Photo Finish observes Crystal. “Perhaps I misjudged you, Miss Iceblast. You indeed look like a type of pony that has da magics.”
“So… you’re giving me another chance? You want me to become your model now?” Crystal asked.
“Indeed I am.” Photo Finish said.
“Snap no! You had your chance!” Crystal complained to her.
“Hmm… well then… I believe it is time to change my career a bit. Perhaps instead of finding the right models, I’ll just allow the models to come to me. Yes, that is indeed a stupendous choice for a new career! They will come to me.” Photo Finish said.
“Ok then. I’m glad you found a new leaf.” Crystal nodded.
“Thank you, Miss Iceblast. You and your friends have really opened my eyes to that. I must not become desperate in finding the next line of supermodels. The right ones will come, and if not, I try again until they do come. Now then… I GO!” Photo Finish yelled out as she runs off with her assistants.
“Well then, that was certainly unexpecting.” Spike said.
“It was too bad, I was really enjoying messing with her that I almost didn’t want to be relieved from my contract.” I said.
“I’m normally not the ‘messing around’ type, but I must admit, it was pretty fun.” Aqua nodded.
“Oh hey, Rarity, Crystal, Spike. What’s up?” I asked.
“I am quite impressed. I never seen Photo Finish meltdown like that.” Rarity said.
“But what happened? I thought you all wanted to have the time of your lives?” Crystal asked.
“We did, but Photo Finish kept telling us to change our looks into something the opposite of us, and it was just too much to handle.” I explained.
“Yeah, we wanted to leave with our dignities in-tact, but we didn’t want to lose everything we own by violating the contract, so we needed to find a loophole.” Blaze added.
“Ok, if nopony is going to ask, maybe I can. Why are the five of you so fat and ugly right now?” Spike asked.
“Oh these? Oh they’re just inflatable fat suits.” I said as the five of us unzipped our ‘fat’ and took it all off. “We dressed like fat slobs in order for Photo Finish to fire us. Oh, and these uni-brows are fake too.” I suddenly rip off all my uni-brows, but then Engie started screaming.
“It turns out one of those uni-brows were real.” Engie said.
“Well that’s a relief.” Rarity nodded.
“Hey, why are ya dressed like that though, Crystal?” Engie asked.
“Oh this? Rarity dressed me up. She wanted us to crash this photo shoot, but it looked like you all had it under control.” Crystal said.
“It’s too bad. I really wanted Crystal’s new dress to make a big impression, but I suppose it was a waste.” Rarity said.
“Um, excuse me?” a pony walks out of the building called out. “Yeah hi, I’m the producer of this potato chip company and may I say, Miss, you look astonishing this fine evening.” The pony observes Crystal.
“I have a coltfriend already, and I don’t have a wallet with me.” Crystal said.
“Oh no, please pardon me.” The producer said. “But I just think that is a fabulous new look you have there. I want to ask you if you want to model for my next advertisement.”
“Me? You want me to model for you?” Crystal asked.
“I mean if you don’t, that is ok by me. I mean the last group that was here kind of… wrecked it.” The producer explained.
“Oh, he doesn’t even recognize us without our fat suits.” I whispered to Psyche.
“Also Rarity seems to forget that we ditched her a couple of weeks ago to go with Photo Finish.” Psyche whispered back.
“No I didn’t.” Rarity whispered.
“So what do you say? I’ll pay you a lot of money for this.” The producer offered.
“Well… I did say no to Photo Finish.” Crystal nodded. “But then again, I can’t judge somepony I never met, so as long as I don’t scrub your toilets or file your hooves, I’ll be fine with it.”
“Oh don’t worry about my toilet, I would never another pony to do something like that, although my hooves do need to get filed.” The producer said as he observes his hooves.
“Here, just use this.” I said to Crystal as I brought out a filing cabinet from inside the building. “Don’t worry, this is the type of filing cabinet I am NOT allergic to, so if you need help, I can help.” And so, Crystal accepted the job and she got a few shoots of her with a bag of potato chips, or more like a bag of air, because all potato chip companies seem to sell more air then clips, well, all companies except for Pringles, and also, our lesson has been learned. Don’t underestimate agents, they have ways to tricking you. Always read the fine-print, and if you’re not satisfied, just walk away, they’re the ones missing out on the opportunity to have you with them. The other moral of this story was, as said by Photo Finish, your clients will come to you eventually, don’t beg or they will not come, or they may rip you off with an unfair deal; show ‘em who’s boss! I know those morals didn’t seem too obvious, but they’re there. They are most definitely there. Now to wrap up this chapter, I have one last scene for you.
The next morning, back at home. Blaze was just about to head out the door to start a new day and return back to his old career. "Alright honey, I'm off! I'll see you tonight!"
"Bye, Blaze!" Rainbow Dash said. Blaze flies out the door and into the sky, with Rainbow Dash watching him. She looked around suspiciously, and then closed the door and all the blinds. She goes to her dressing room, combs her mane, and dyes it gray, same for her tail. Then she replaces her cutie mark with a cutie mark that looks similar to Twilight's, and then she put on a funky dress and glasses to make her look like Photo Finish. "Now to make das magics! Time to do that thing at the place!" Rainbow Dash said, dressed like Photo Finish.
In conclusion to this chapter, I have one final thing to mention:
Crystal’s credit card bill went off the charts. She reads her receipt and she mostly saw rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and even a bean-bag chair listed on it. What could it mean?
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