Shadowbolts Adventures: Independence Day (Edited Version)

by DragonShadow

Chapter 03: Acceptance is Magic

Chapter 3: Acceptance is Magic

It felt like a pall had been cast over what should have been the vacation of a lifetime. The sun had risen, but it didn't bring much cheer as Sunny Flare, Twilight Sparkle, Indigo Zap, and Sugarcoat gathered on the living room sofa of their resort suite around a box of donuts they had ordered from room service. They spoke in hushed tones, as if afraid they would awaken the girls who were still locked in the far bedroom near the window.

"I can't believe I never noticed..." Sunny shook her head with a glazed donut dangling limply in her hand. "Freaking out at seeing Braeburn with Little Strongheart, flipping out at the Love Spa... the signs were there, I just didn't connect the dots." She took a forceful bite.

"What would you have done if you did?" Sugarcoat asked simply. "You were onto something when you said we needed to let her come to us for help. This doesn't change that."

"Still, I feel really bad about making her feel so crappy." Indigo put one finger to her forehead. "There's got to be something we can do to make it up to her."

"Maybe a gift-basket?" Twilight smiled helpfully, but her smile faded after a moment. "I don't know..."

"Hey." A voice made all four girls jump and whirl to look behind the couch, where Sour Sweet was standing in her nightgown with a strangely serene look on her face. "Ooh, donuts!" She leaned over the couch to snap up a chocolate glaze and take a casual bite, speaking with her mouth full. "So what's the plan for the day?"

"Uh..." Indigo shook her head. "Twilight suggested a magic show tonight. We figure it's not a bad way to close out our vacation."

"Killer, I'm coming with! I call dibs on the shower!" Sour Sweet was almost bouncy as she turned to make her way to the bathroom, shoving the rest of her donut into her mouth before slipping in and closing the door behind her.

The four girls stared after her, almost in shock. None of them said anything until they noticed the far bedroom door open, and Lemon Zest stepped out in her own nightgown, stretching and leaving the door partly open behind her.

"There's the girl with the magic tongue," Sugarcoat greeted her.

"E-excuse me?" Lemon Zest whirled on them with a start.

"You actually managed to talk Sour Sweet into a good mood."

"Oh! Ahahaha! Haha! Hahahahaha! Yeah, I sure did a lot of talking!" Lemon Zest rubbed the back of her neck nervously as she approached the couch. Her eyes lit up. "Ooh, donuts!" She snapped one out of the box and began nibbling on it.

Sunny's smile was wide and genuine. "Thank you for being a good friend to her, Lemon Zest. That sure takes a load off of all our minds. We might actually be able to enjoy the day now."

"Are you gonna tell us what was bothering her so much?" Indigo asked curiously. "She was lonely, wasn't she? That's what it sounded like."

Lemon looked away nervously. "Eh, sort of... I don't know if it's my place to go into details."

"Of course not. She'll come to us if she needs us." Sunny waved away the question. "The rest of us have already showered. Why don't you go ahead and use the free one? Then we can see what mischief we can get into before the magic show tonight."

"Yeah, you smell like you could really use the shower..." Indigo pulled her head away with a grimace.

"Psh, rude..." Lemon Zest pulled away from her with a deep blush on her cheeks. "Yeah, just lemme get cleaned up and we can take off!" She turned to rush toward the second bathroom, leaving the four other girls staring after her.

"Does anybody else feel like she was hiding something?" Indigo Zap scrunched her face up in thought.

"I don't even care. I'm just glad everybody's okay now." Sunny grinned. "Let's get dressed and get ready to hit the town."

It wasn't long before the six friends were smelling fresh and fully dressed to hit the town of Las Pegasus together, with Sour Sweet joining them this time. It was almost amazing what a difference a night had made for her disposition. The reign of snide comments and glares continued, but the smiles flowed far more readily than they had in recent weeks, and the others couldn't help but notice that she stayed just a little bit closer to Lemon Zest than the rest. As Sunny had said, though, it didn't matter why she was happy or what made her happy. Only that they could actually have fun now.

And fun they did have. Las Pegasus was a big place with a lot to see, and they had hours to kill before the scheduled Silverfield show. Sugarcoat showed the others the arcade in the lower section of the Lost Pegasus, which truly was the biggest they had ever laid eyes on, even if it was only three rooms deep.

"The art of standing up while you play games has truly been lost," Sugarcoat grumped.

"Uh, Sugarcoat? You can't be nostalgic for a time you weren't alive for." Indigo snickered.

"I can imagine what it was like. Standing at a cabinet and trying to focus while you're surrounded by noisy, impatient people who want their turn and other machines making screeching noises to try to get customer attention..." She put a hand to her chin. "Actually, screw it. That sounds absolutely terrible."

Next the girls went just a few streets over where there was a row of clothing stores, jewelry stores, and all kinds of different things. They even found their way into a small gift shop on the corner that sold Las Pegasus memorabilia. Little miniatures of the Las Pegasus flags, porcelain Pegasus statues, maps of the town, and an entire wall of cheesy greeting cards themed around shopping, gambling, and being generally lazy... or lascivious, in some cases.

Sour Sweet crept toward each other with her hands behind her back, only to whip them out once she got close. In her hands was a little porcelain Pegasus figure, which she held out to Lemon. They united in a little squeal and rushed to the counter to pay, with Lemon taking the figurine afterwards with an ecstatic grin. They looked happy, but Lemon's eyes were slightly clouded when Sour Sweet looked away. Sunny Flare couldn't help but notice this, but she still didn't care that much. Rocking this boat wasn't high on her priority list.

Once they had filled up on useless knicknacks they had time left to fill on up food, which they found at a nearby burger place, Humpin Buns, which specialized in burgers and hot dogs. Lemon Zest, Sour Sweet, and Indigo Zap couldn't stop giggling at the name as they ordered and sat down at one of the outdoor tables to eat, taking in the ambience of Las Pegasus' bustling crowds who were all just as eager to see everything as they were.

"I almost wanna skip the show and just keep wandering around town." Lemon Zest giggled. "This is way too much fun."

Sunny smiled. "I know how you feel, but we've already ordered the tickets, and we should leave this place with something big in our minds."

"Yeah, and what's bigger than magic?" Sour Sweet asked in a sing-song voice. "Nothing says big like scam artists tricking idiots!"

"It's just a show," Sunny reminded her bemusedly.

"It's still a trick."

"She's not wrong." Sugarcoat took a big bite of her burger with a low moan coming from her throat. "Just like these hamburgers. They're probably about ten percent meat."

"What's the rest of it?" Lemon raised her eyebrow.

"I have no idea, and I don't want to know." Sugarcoat swallowed. "Ignorance is bliss in magic and food."

Once they were delightfully full, the girls went sightseeing back to their hotel room to drop off their purchased goodies on their way towards the massive Las Pegasus theater. Evening was beginning to fall, but the crowds weren't getting any thinner as they approached along the sidewalk up to the doors. Thankfully, since Indigo had the foresight to get their tickets online earlier in the day with her phone, they didn't have to wait in the ridiculously long line that wound halfway around the building.

Sour Sweet smirked as they passed the crowd. "You'd think people would know how to use technology by now."

"There's a lot of things you'd think people would know that they don't." Sugarcoat shrugged. "Maybe they just enjoy waiting in lines. Like going to stores at midnight instead of ordering online. Maybe it's an 'experience'."

"Or maybe they're just really old and don't know how phones work." Indigo snickered as the six of them made their way into the main lobby, here a wide concession stand was serving its usual fare of sweets at very unusual jaw-dropping prices.

"Twelve dollars for a popcorn. I would rather eat my own kidneys," Sugarcoat noted.

Twilight agreed. "I'm glad we filled up before we came."

Sour Sweet slipped subtly closer to Lemon Zest while the others talked, leaning toward her. "Hey, uh... do you wanna come to the bathroom with me for a few minutes?"

"Huh?" Lemon glanced at her, then smiled. "Oh, uh, sure." She turned toward the others. "Hey, we're gonna go use the girls' room. We'll just be a minute."

"Sure, we'll find our seats and come out to get you," Sunny agreed offhandedly.

"Cool!" Lemon turned to Sour Sweet. "Come on, I think it's over here." The two girls made their way through the theater until they found the telltale sign hanging on the wall above one of the doors. They pushed their way in, where Lemon Zest gave her friend a worried look. "Is everything alr-" She didn't even get to finish before Sour Sweet's lips cut her off. Lemon blushed deeply until Sour Sweet pulled back, rubbing the back of her neck.

"Sorry, just felt like I needed to get that out of my system." Sour Sweet cackled.

"Heh, no big deal." Lemon smiled. "It was nice."

"Yeah? Do you wanna... like..." Sour Sweet moved closer again, running a finger up Lemon's chest.

"Here? Now?" Lemon Zest blushed. "We're in the bathroom."

"The cleanest bathroom in the world." Sour Sweet corrected her. Indeed, Lemon glanced around and didn't see a single speck of dirt or mold anywhere in the pearly white tiles. Presentation really was everything in magic.

"Nnngh..." Lemon grunted, putting her hands on Sour Sweet's shoulders. "Yes, I kind of want to... but I feel like we need to talk first."

"Sure, what is it?"

"Sour Sweet... you know I have a girlfriend, right?" Lemon Zest asked helplessly.

"Um, yeah, that was kind of what caused this whole thing in the first place."

"Right... so... I mean, you and I... as a couple..."

Sour Sweet raised her hands to stop her. "Wait, who said anything about being a couple?"

"Uh..." Lemon blushed. "Well, no one I guess, but you're..."

"I'm not trying to steal you from your girlfriend. Frankly I'd rather eat the rotten asshole of a road killed skunk and then down it with beer."

Lemon Zest blinked. "You don't have to be that against the idea..."

"Guh..." Sour Sweet shook her head. "Sorry, yeah, being with you doesn't sound bad, I'm just not gonna do that to you, you know? If you weren't involved I'd totally go for you."

Lemon Zest smiled slightly. "Yeah, I'd go for you too... but then what are we doing in here?"

"The same thing we were doing last night?" Sour Sweet danced her fingers across the tip of her chest. "Relaxing, bonding, having fun."

"That does sound nice..." The fingers on her chest were starting to make Lemon shiver. "But what does this... m-make us?"

"I dunno... I mean, do we have to label it?" Sour Sweet smiled and stared into her eyes. "You can add on whatever you want, we're still gonna be friends, right?"

"Heh..." Lemon's smile broke into a wide grin. "Yeah, totally."

"Now commere..." Sour Sweet grabbed her friend's shoulder and pulled her into a powerful, dominating kiss. Lemon's arms flung around her, her self-restraint melting away as she pulled Sour Sweet up against her as the furiously sloppy kiss resulted in a furious sloppy makeout. She felt herself being pushed up against the bathroom counter, Sour's arms gripping her shoulders and clutching at them tightly, refusing to let go.

They both froze when they heard the bathroom door open with a slight squeak, and Sugarcoat stared into the bathroom with a blank expression on her face. Her eyes bore into the two girls until they slipped away from the counter, straightening their clothes.

"You know, most girls who sneak off for sex at least make it the extra ten feet to the stall." Sugarcoat pointed toward one of the open stalls.

"It wasn't sex, it's not what you think!" Lemon Zest blushed deeply.

"Yeah, it wasn't that, it was..." Sour Sweet trailed off at the sight of Sugarcoat's glare.

"Please don't insult my intelligence," Sugarcoat insisted.

"Sorry..." Sour Sweet and Lemon echoed in unison.

"Why are you even hiding this, anyway?" Sugarcoat stepped into the bathroom, letting the door swing closed behind her. "Nobody's going to care that you're hooking up. We're your friends, we're not going to ostracize you for having fun together."

"I don't know, it just feels... naughty." Lemon blushed. "I'm totally cheating right now, and we're not going to become a couple or anything, it's just... sex. Friend sex. That's wrong, right?"

"I can't speak for the rest of the world, but from my point of view, it's as wrong as you two and Vinyl make it." Sugarcoat shook her head. "Vinyl's the girl who told you to go make a dating service video, as long as you tell her what's going on ASAP I doubt she's going to fly into full drama mode. As for you two, having sex with good friends is as wrong as you think it is. You can't get pregnant, and you know each other is clean. What's the worst that can happen? I've had sexual experiences before without dating and it didn't end badly."

"What!?" Lemon and Sour Sweet both exclaimed in unison.

"How have we not heard this story!?" Lemon demanded.

Sour Sweet nodded in agreement. "You've been holding out on us! Spill it! Spill it now!"

Sugarcoat laughed and held up her hands. "Hey, if you wanna know, I don't mind telling. I did it once, way back when I was twelve. With hormones just flooding through my adolescent body and my nethers aching for attention on a constant basis. We didn't go all the way, mechanically, but it was definitely sexy..."

***

Sugarcoat approached a boy who was on a swing, his bleached blond hair waving through the air as he went up and down and up and down. His eyes locked onto hers as she approached, and he brought himself to a slow stop.

"Hey, Sugarcoat!" He greeted her with a bright smile. "Do you want to swing with me?"

Sugarcoat just smiled cutely and said, "I want to take your pants off."

***

"And so I did." Sugarcoat sighed wistfully. "It was fun and educational."

Sour Sweet snickered and folded her arms over her chest. "I wouldn't believe that from anyone else, Sugarcoat."

"Thank you. Now, I understand the whirlwind nature of sex and attraction and all, but everyone else is actually just sitting out there waiting for you. So can this wait until tonight?"

"Yeah, you're right, sorry." Lemon Zest cleared her throat. "We should go."

Sour Sweet grinned. "Oh of course! We can just drop everything and go!" She grumped suddenly, "Didn't even make it to second base..."

"The bases can wait, now if you'll excuse me, unlike you two, I actually need to do what this room was designed for." Sugarcoat rushed past the two girls to one of the empty stalls and slipped inside, almost slamming the door behind her.

"Heh, come on." Lemon took her friend's hand. "We have one more night before we make the drive home tomorrow. I think we can wait until then."

"I'm not so sure but I'll do my best." Sour Sweet squeezed her hand as the two of them left the bathroom to rejoin their friends.

The magic show was actually one of the most spectacular things any of the girls had seen. Twilight in particular was thrilled to see it in action. Her analytical mind was examining every motion that was performed, but even her high speed processer couldn't keep up with it all, and some of the more extravagant tricks left even her reeling. All in all it was a great show that left the girls in high spirits as they left the theater out into the final rays of sunlight that met them on the street.

"Wow, I feel like my mind has been completely blown!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed. "I mean of course my rational mind knows that none of that was real, it's all sleight of hand and carefully planned trickery, but the atmosphere, the showmanship, it was like it made me believe in the impossible!"

Sugarcoat smirked. "That's called 'having fun', I think."

"I like it!" Twilight squealed.

"Well, we do still have a little time before we should turn in for our return trip tomorrow." Sunny Flare turned back to the others. "What do you girls say to seeing what this place looks like at night?"

Indigo Zap grinned and exchanged a silent glance with the others before responding. "You actually thought you had to ask?"

Las Pegasus was a bustling place during the day, but somehow it was even more busy at night, and it was easy to see why now that they weren't rolling into town after several hours of driving. The flashing neon signs were almost mesmerizing in their brilliance and extravagance, and even stopping into a small diner for some late-night ice-cream dessert yielded a strangely elaborate song and dance show on the diner's small stage. It seemed like everything about this city was geared towards entertainment, which made sense, but was so utterly different from their home town of Canterlot.

"Hey, a dance club!" Indigo Zap gasped on their way down the sidewalk with bowls of ice-cream in hand. She had a delighted grin on her face, and she was staring up at a giant blinking neon sign depicting a woman doing what were either the most flexible poses imaginable with alien body parts or some kind of pole dancing. "I could go for a dance right now!"

"Are we sure this isn't a strip club?" Sugarcoat asked. "You already made that mistake once in Grand Theft Auto."

"It looks kind of stripper-ish to me too," Sunny agreed. "It's getting pretty late anyway, we should probably start heading back."

"We can't come all the way out to Las Pegasus and not dance!" Indigo complained. "It's like blasphemy!"

"Sure we can. Like this." Sugarcoat turned to stride swiftly down the sidewalk away from the club.

"Augh! I hate you, Sugarcoat." Indigo growled and turned to march after her.

"Relax, Indigo." Sunny reassured her as the group turned to sweep their way along in Sugarcoat's wake. "It's not like your ride is going to spontaneously combust on the way home. We can come back some time and get some dancing in."

Sugarcoat smirked over her shoulder. "Of course, now that you said that, it's almost guaranteed to fall apart the second we get home."

Indigo recoiled in horror. "Don't even say that!"

"Awwww don't worry, you did an amazing job putting it together." Sour Sweet patted her comfortingly on the shoulder. "It'll be at least two weeks before it falls apart."

"Why did I invite you all?" Indigo growled.

"Because we're besties!" Lemon Zest threw her arms around Indigo from the other side. "We tease because we love."

Sugarcoat quipped from the front again. "Besides, we helped you build that car. You owe us."

"Do you know much I spent in sandwich supplies during that whole thing? I don't owe you anything." Indigo wasn't frowning as she spoke, however.

The six friends finished up their sightseeing expedition shortly, and made their way up to their suite in the Lost Pegasus hotel and casino. Exhausted and satisfied, each pair of girls decided to retire to their room. Sunny Flare and Twilight Sparkle to theirs, Indigo Zap and Sugarcoat to theirs, and then Sour Sweet and Lemon Zest to theirs.

"Goodnight, all." Sunny gave her other friends a bright smile as she opened the door for Twilight to head through. "I'm glad we all ended up having a good time this weekend."

"Some of us more than others." Sugarcoat cast a wry smirk at the third door, where Sour Sweet and Lemon Zest were crowded together into the doorframe. "After all, we didn't all end up getting laid."

Sour Sweet giggled girlishly. "Awwww, I'm sorry you're jealous, Sugarcoat! Maybe someday someone will deal with an asshole like you too!" She zipped into the bedroom, yanked Lemon Zest behind her by her shirt collar with a light squeak, and slammed the door behind them.

Sunny blinked and looked at Sugarcoat. "Laid?"

"I think the word is self-explanatory." Sugarcoat smirked and turned to head inside her bedroom. "Goodnight."

"Whoa..." Indigo chuckled. "No wonder she was in such a good mood this morning." She followed Sugarcoat into the bedroom, closing the door behind her.

"Should... should we be concerned?" Twilight asked.

"Hmmm..." Sunny stroked her chin, then waved it off. "Nah, I don't think so. As I said, we're allowed to be a little young, wild, and stupid, as long as we're smart about it." Sunny winked and nudged Twilight's shoulder with a smile. "Come on, let's get some sleep. We have a long car ride tomorrow." the two turned to head inside and close the door behind them.

***

The following morning brought an end to their vacation, but nobody was really sad about it. As Indigo Zap packed the suitcases into the trunk of her car, the others sat with breakfast sandwiches in the lobby and spoke lightly of their weekend. Sour Sweet was back to her old self, before the random explosions had begun, and Lemon Zest seemed truly happy, if somewhat pensive. They were all a bit more relaxed, actually, Sunny Flare noted as she leaned back against the comfy bench with her egg sandwich in hand. She hadn't realized how much they needed this.

But then, Crystal Prep Academy had a way of laying on the stress, especially when the principal had it out for you.

"Alright, I think we're all packed up. We can go any time." Indigo marched up to the others with a broad grin on her lips. She took the egg sandwich Sunny held out to her with a nod. "Thanks."

"We should plan to come back some time," Sugarcoat mused around her hot cocoa. "This could be good for our mental health as a regular thing."

"Totally!" Lemon Zest agreed. "I think this even beat the spa!"

"It should. It sure cost a whole lot more." Indigo took a big bite of her sandwich with a satisfied sigh. "Does anybody else kind of not want to go back to school?"

Everybody except Twilight raised their hands, then chuckled.

"Well, we're not going to get out of going back to school by dallying around here any longer." Sunny shoved the rest of her sandwich into her mouth and stood up. "Let's get this show on the road. I may not want to see school, but I would definitely like to see home."

"Now that I can agree with." Sugarcoat stood with her.

In a line the girls made their way back out to Indigo's convertible, where they all took the same seats they had occupied on the way into town. Indigo cranked up the car, but Sugarcoat raised her hand suddenly. "Wait one second!" She leaned over Indigo to peer at the dashboard, then leaned back with a nod. "Okay, we have gas. You may proceed."

Indigo smirked. "You really are a jerk, you know that?" She pulled out of the parking lot, turning to make her way towards the interstate.

"Yes. Yes I am. Yet you all hang out with me anyway." Sugarcoat smirked back.

"Heh..." Sour Sweet slipped her hand between the seats from the back, finding Lemon's fingers and giving them a squeeze. "Guess it's more about finding people who accept you than being perfect."

Lemon squeezed back with a grin over her shoulder. "I couldn't have said it better myself."

***

Lemon Zest had been dreading this the entire ride back home, and though she hadn't had a chance to go home and rest, she wanted to get this out of the way as quickly as possible. Indigo Zap gave her a worried look after they came to a stop in front of Vinyl Scratch's house, the two of them the only ones left in the car after dropping the others off at home.

"You sure you wanna do this now?" Indigo asked. "I'm sure she'd understand taking a night to settle in."

"I'm sure... I wouldn't be able to sleep anyway." Lemon Zest flashed her friend a half-felt smile and climbed out of the convertible, landing on her feet. "I'll call you tomorrow, okay?"

"You sure you don't want me to stick around just in case?" Indigo asked.

"No thanks, you go get some sleep. I can take the bus back."

"Alright... good luck." Indigo gave her friend an encouraging smile before pulling away from the curb, leaving Lemon alone to approach the door at the end of the driveway.

She wanted to hesitate, but she didn't let herself take time to think before rapping on the door. Her stomach felt like it was doing flips as she sat back to wait. This could be it. If Vinyl Scratch left her for cheating... well, she would deserve it. At least she would have Sour Sweet there, but... even the idea of hooking up with her made her feel bad. Not because it didn't sound awesome, but she didn't want it to start that way. Just because Lemon was left without a choice, thrown out by the girl she loved for being unfaithful...

It felt like hours later when the door opened, and Vinyl gave her a wise, surprised grin. "Hey! You're back in town!" She swept out of the door and pulled Lemon into a tight hug. "What, did you just get in or something? Why didn't you go home? You could've texted me."

"I... needed to talk to you." Lemon forced a smile. "It's kind of important."

When she saw the look on Lemon's face, Vinyl took her hand and pulled her inside, closing the door behind her. "Yeah, of course. What's up? Did something happen while you were in Las Pegasus?"

"Yes... yes it did." Lemon gripped one arm to stop herself from shaking. She had to chill out and say it, and whatever consequences would come, she would accept them. She would deserve them. "I had sex with someone else... twice... and I don't know if it's going to happen again... it might..."

Lemon was sickened by the silence that fell over the living room as Vinyl's eyes widened in surprise behind her shades. She felt like she wanted to die, she had betrayed her girl friend, the person who placed absolute trust in her. She tried to steel herself for the inevitable screaming, and being kicked out of the house.

But Vinyl's lips curled into a surprising smile as she spoke.

"Niiiiiiiiice."

"I... muh... wh... wha?" Lemon's eyes almost bugged out of her head. "What?"

"How was it? Was it good or was it one of those 'ugh, I got it out of the way!' first times you hear about?"

"It... it was good..." Lemon shook her head. "You're seriously not mad?"

"I'd be mad if you did it behind my back. But I always thought you wouldn't lie to me, and it looks like I was right." When Lemon didn't respond, Vinyl slung a casual arm around her shoulders. "Look, we're still young. Got some oats to sow, y'know? But when it comes time to get super serious and tie the knot... I know we can make that work."

Lemon squealed. "Do you... think we'll tie the knot someday?"

Vinyl waved off the question with her free hand. "I don't like to look that far ahead. Does nothing but get you all worked up about it. But I sure haven't ruled it out."

"Oh..." Lemon thought for a moment. "Have you slept with someone?"

"If I did, you'd know about it." Vinyl winked.

"Oh..." Lemon felt so blindsided that she couldn't even make herself relax or feel relieved by all of this. "Are you sure you're not mad at me?"

Vinyl laughed and slapped her shoulder. "Come on, stop trying to force the drama. Why don't you go hop your cute butt in the shower and stay the night here? It's a bit late to be bussing it back home."

"O-okay..." At last Lemon felt her shoulders beginning to loosen and a genuine smile spread across her lips. "And if you... if you wanna try it..."

"Nah. We'll get there eventually. What we've got here between you and me? It's worth more than just jumping into bed." Vinyl winked. "We'll do it when the time is right."

"Okay, that sounds amazing." Lemon broke into a full grin. "But we can still make out, right?"

"Anytime, anywhere." Vinyl clicked her tongue suggestively.

"Heh, alright, cool. I'll be back in a few minutes." Lemon turned to make her way to the bathroom, her weak knees almost failing her the instant she got the door closed. She could barely believe that her girlfriend was so awesome. Any thought she had of getting together with Sour Sweet was swept away by the shower spray. Vinyl Scratch was the ultimate girlfriend... and maybe someday wife. The thought made her giddy... but for now, as Vinyl had said, they had some time to kill and fun to have.

They were only gonna be young once.

Comments

[EASTON]

???????
Wasn't this story already uploaded?
Here

[Shadowmane PX-41]

Wait, you already published this story. Why did you re-publish it?

[SafariJohn]

This version cuts out the Mature content, I believe.

[MythrilMoth]

You should probably give this version of the story a slightly different title and add something in the description to indicate that it's an edited version of the story.

[Dustcan]

This story looks familiar but I'm not sure why.

[Norm De Plume]

I assume the mods have once again decided that there's a necessary break needed between T & M fics, so it's not enough that you had two separate chapter 3's, but the stories have to be completely apart from each other.

Still one of my favorite Shadowbolts Adventures in the first place.

[Hellblazer]

Wait, why was this story published a second time? The original's still uploaded, so why do it a second time?

[Norm De Plume]

7165267

Look up at my comment.

[621Chopsuey]

Ah, this is the safer version.

[DragonShadow]

7165220

At the time I posted the original story, I believed the Uncut version was still T. I'm now 99% certain it's not, and regardless of there being a "tamer" version in the same post, I can only assume the presence of the Mature content means the entire story has to be rated M. This is why the rules were changed relatively recently to allow people to upload two versions of the same story if the content ratings were different, which was another factor in why I decided to upload this version separately.

[Equestria Girls Fan 94]

7166325 Cool! Either way, I LOVE THIS STORY!!!

[leeroy_gIBZ]

"Oh! Ahahaha! Haha! Hahahahaha! Yeah, I sure did a lot of talking!" Lemon Zest rubbed the back of her neck nervously as she approached the couch. Her eyes lit up. "Ooh, donuts!" She snapped one out of the box and began nibbling on it.

Nice.