Twilight moves to Equestria, California, where she attends her first year of high school. Cool right? Not for her. As a matter of fact, it's as crappy as it can get.
Twilight Sparkle is new to her high school. It's not like a very sophisticated school she thought she would attend. As a matter of fact, it has a low rating. So low, the core of the Earth is at least 3 yards higher. There are athletes, party freaks, fashionistas, bad-ass students, and more. And the girl who rules it all is one of the most hottest girls in school.
Just craptastic.
Twilight hates it here, but she meets 5 girls who hate it even more. Together, they might just turn that school in the right direction. If only the dark side doesn't get in her way.
If there was one thing Twilight hated more than goofing off, it was moving.
Sure, it really wasn't her decision. Shining Armor, her older brother, went off into the military and wouldn't be returning home for a couple of months...or a year. The house held too many precious memories to her parents about him and they needed to escape it all. Twilight wanted to argue, saying it's not like he was dead. Practically the U.S. wasn't having any wars at the moment and new recruits were training. But she knew her parents would put up a fight with her, saying it wouldn't make a difference if he was in a war.
So...here she is, early September, unpacking her things from her suitcases and boxes.
Spike, her small dog, was sleeping on her mattress, a pool of drool coming from the side of his mouth. Twilight rolled her eyes and grabbed Spike's own bed and put it on the floor next to the mattress. Picking up the now-awaken mutt, she put him on his bed, watching him walk in a circle until he was comfortable enough to sleep.
"Mom! Can you help me fix the mattress on my bed?" she yelled, waiting for her mom's approval.
"I'm coming!" her mom yelled back.
Her mom, Twilight Velvet, came walking into the room, surprised to see that Twilight's room was already organized. Of course, Twilight wasn't strong enough to move her desk, dresser, nightstand, and bed into place. Thanks to her dad and his friends, her room was exactly like she wanted it.
Exactly the way her old room looked.
Walking over to the mattress, Velvet couldn't help but smile at the drooling and sleeping dog in his bed. She helped Twilight carry it over to her bed, and carefully placed it between the frames. Twilight then got her bed sheets and tossed them on her bed, yawning and looking at the time.
10:06 p.m.
"Oh snicker-doodles! I need to get some sleep! The interview with the principal is tomorrow! I gotta hurry!" Twilight yelled, hurrying to fix her fitted sheet. Her mom chuckled and shook her head.
"Oh Twilight. Always want to be the best of the best." she said.
"Mom, you should know that by now. It's my first year of high school, and I want to make a good impression. Besides, have you seen the school ratings? Dirt looks better than it." Twilight said, fixing the sheet.
"Oh come on. It can't be that bad. It is a private school after all, right?"
"Just because it's a private school doesn't mean ratings like 2.5/10 don't exist."
"What's one student like you going to make a difference?"
"Oh come on, I CAN make a difference...I'm the smartest kid I know."
"Well that's because you never even made a friend before," her mom sighed, shaking her head, "Twilight, can't you make one friend this year? You can't go through 4 years of high school being lonely, boring, and anti-social."
"I've made it through elementary and middle school without friends. I didn't care." Twilight fixed her flat-sheet on her bed, tucking the corners under her bed.
"Oh, sweetie, this is different. It's high school. The kids are meaner, tougher, stronger, and, well, not as sweet as you are."
"I'll manage." Twilight fixed her pillow and her comforter on her bed. She went to the closet, taking out an appropriate attire for her to wear for the interview. She put them on the door handle, then went to her dresser to take out her purple and pink plaid pajamas.
Her mom was looking a bit worried at her daughter then sighed. If Twilight wanted to be anti-social, so be it.
"Okay then. Goodnight, sweetie. Wake up early for the interview tomorrow." her mom said, leaving the room.
"Night, Mom." Twilight simply replied. She went into the bathroom to go brush her teeth. They were always free of food and white, and that's what she admired about them.
She went back into her room and got back into her PJ's. She noticed Spike was getting out of bed and jumped onto hers. She shook her head, and took him off.
"No Spike. You can't sleep on my bed."
Spike whimpered and inched closer to Twilight, looking at her with the puppy-dog pout. Twilight sighed in defeat. How could she say no to that?
"Okay but only for tonight." she giggled.
Spike barked and jumped onto the bed, walking in circles again until he was comfortable. Twilight lifted her covers and turned off the light on the nightstand. Her mom's words about making friends stuck with her. Was she right? Was she really that lonely, boring, and anti-social? Twilight found herself to be quite amusing...at least that's what Shining Armor said she was.
Don't let it bug you, Twilight. You are very entertaining. Everyone likes you...right?
Twilight couldn't even answer her own question. Besides, she drifted off into a deep sleep.
"You're all set, Ms.Sparkle. You can start school tomorrow morning." Headmistress Celestia said.
"Thank you so much, Ms...er, Headmistress Celestia." Twilight sputtered.
"Ms. Celestia is fine."
"Ms. Celestia. Got it. See you tomorrow."
Twilight left the office, relieved that everything went well. Celestia looked so nice, but why would she run such a poor establishment? At least she wasn't so strict like Twilight thought she would be.
"Yo! Look out! Girl with the wheels coming your way!" someone shouted.
Twilight looked back to find a girl with rainbow colored hair with a cyan hoodie and gray sweatpants was riding the hallways on a...skateboard? How is that even possible?
Of course, her darn reflexes didn't respond in time and she got hit.
"Owwww..." Twilight groaned. The papers flew everywhere and landed in random places. The girl with the skateboard was dusting herself off and picking up her skateboard. She chuckled until she was laughing big time. Twilight got a better look at her: magenta eyes, the front of her hoodie stitched with the words "20% cooler", the pants had a cloud with a multicolored lightning bolt coming out of it. She also had black and blue Osiris sneakers on.
"You...you okay?" she asked, between breaths.
"Does it look like it?" Twilight snapped back.
The girl had her hands up in the "Watch out, we got a badass over here" position. Twilight rolled her eyes and got up, searching for her papers. She was shocked when she saw that the girl with rainbow hair had them in her hands. How'd she get them so fast?
"Looking for these?" she asked.
"Yes! Thank you so-" Twilight tried to snatch the papers away, but the girl with the rainbow hair held them back.
"Too slow!" she snickered.
"This isn't funny! I need that for tomorrow! What are you-" The girl's hand was on Twilight's forehead, pushing her way back until she was certain Twilight wouldn't be able to snatch it out of her hands.
"Twilight Sparkle...Came from Canterlot, Virginia...age 14..." The girl was reading personal information!
"Hey give that back! Stop reading! You-"
"Grade average: A+! Egghead much?" the girl said.
"Give it back!"
"Lemme think...eh, no."
"Rainbow Dash! Leave her alone!" a voice called out.
It was Headmistress Celestia, and boy did she looked pissed. It was a good thing the hallways were not filled with children, otherwise they would see the smoke coming out of her ears.
"That's no way to treat your future peer. Give Twilight her things back and get to class at once!" Celestia demanded.
"Peer? Doesn't that mean friend? There is no way Kristen Stewart right here is going to be my friend. I'm too cool for that, as you can see on my hoodie." Rainbow huffed.
"My name is not Kristen Stewart! I never even watched the movie...more than once anyway." Twilight blushed.
"Just give her stuff back." Celestia was annoyed.
Rainbow Dash sighed, shoved Twilight's things in her hands, picked her skateboard, and was about to leave until-
"That's another thing: No bicycles, scooters, skates, or skateboards inside the school. Either leave it in your locker or hand it over. You can pick it up later." Celestia said.
"Not my baby!" Rainbow joked, hugging her skateboard.
Celestia raised an eyebrow. Rainbow, once again, sighed.
"Fine. Make sure no one steals RD, you hear me?" Rainbow said, handing it over and leaving the halls.
Twilight rolled her eyes and left the school. She remembered what Rainbow Dash said about no wanting to be her friend. Did she really mean that? As amusing as she seems, Twilight has to agree. That Rainbow girl would just be a distraction to the things that are REALLY important. Like school and education. Scholarships and future goals and-
The first day of school usually goes right, right?
WRONG!
Twilight had chosen the most perfect outfit for her first day: A button-up collared shirt with a purple sweater vest and a black skirt. Spike wasn't willing to let Twilight go, but after giving him a doggie treat, he was okay with it. Twilight ran down the stairs and grabbed her breakfast, wrapped it up, and dumped it in her backpack. But before she could even head out, her mom stopped her.
"My, my, aren't we in a rush today." her mom chuckled.
"Sure are. School starts at 8:00, it's a 30 minute walk from here." Twilight says, grabbing the door handle.
Her mom smacked her hand.
"Who said anything about 'walking'?"
Oh no...
***
Usually, Twilight and her mom would sing along to the radio and talk about politics (boring) before Twilight gets to school.
Today was quieter than ever.
Twilight sat in the front seat, staring out the window, glancing at the car's clock, then at the window again. It was a continuous pattern that never seemed to stop. She saw kids walking and talking on their way to school, others holding hands and making out, the usual. Her mom wasn't used to the quietness and wanted to put an end to it.
"So," she started, "How'd the interview go? I know I didn't ask yesterday, but I'd like to know."
Twilight shrugged, "Why, it was smashing!"
Sarcasm. Her mom knew that, but decided to play dumb.
"Really?"
"Yeah. Don't you get it? A girl literally smashed into me with her dumb skateboard on my way out." Twilight growled.
"What?! That's unbelievable!"
"I know, right? Overall, the interview was great! I really believe I'll pass the school year here. Who am I kidding? I am going to pass the school year here!"
"Let's not get too cocky." her mom frowned.
"What do you mean?"
"Make some friends sweetie,"-Twilight groaned-,"You have to understand something: making friends is a wonderful experience!"
"But getting amazing grades is twice as wonderful!" Twilight argued.
They had arrived at the school. Some kids were hanging outside and chatting. Twilight drew a deep breath.
"Wish me luck," she said.
"You already have it. See you later." her mom replied back.
Twilight got out of the car and closed the door behind her. She sighed and walked towards the school, trying to look confident. Some other kids noticed this and just laughed at her. Twilight didn't seem to notice and opened the front doors.
"OOOOOOH! NEW STUDENT! BACK OFF EVERYONE! I CALLED DIBS!" a bubbly voice called out.
Suddenly, a blur of pink tackled Twilight, knocking her off balance.
"HI! MY NAME IS PINKIE PIE! WHAT'S YOUR NAME?" the girl asked.
"Tw-Twilight Sp-arkle." a terrified Twilight sputtered.
The girl was wearing a pink shirt with 2 blue and a yellow balloon on it, pink skinny jeans, and pink sneakers. Damn, she loves pink.
"Well, Tw-Twilight Sp-arkle," Pinkie said, "You're new which means you don't know anyone. If you don't know anyone, you're lonely. If you're lonely, you have no friends, which makes Pinkie saddy-waddy."
"I-er, okay?" Twilight was still baffled.
Pinkie helped Twilight to her feet and was grinning like a maniac, "Can I see your schedule?"
"Why would you-"
Before Twilight could finish her question, Pinkie grabbed Twilight's book-bag and searched until she found her target. She looked at it and gasped.
"WE HAVE THE SAME CLASSES! THIS IS PINK-TASTIC! NOW I HAVE CLASSES WITH ALL MY FRIENDS!" she yelled excitedly.
"Friends?" Twilight has gone from terrified to baffled to 'what the fuck?' mode.
"Yeah! You're my friend! Everyone here is my friend. Except for meany-weenie Sunset Shimmer." Pinkie pouted.
"Who's Sunset-"
The bell rang. Twilight gasped.
"I'm going to be late! And on the first day too!" she whined.
"No you're not." Pinkie said, still grinning.
"Wh-why not?"
"Because we're already here, see?" Pinkie pointed to Twilight's first class which was right next to them.
"How'd I miss that?"
They entered the class, the teacher somehow was sleeping, her head on the desk, with an alcoholic drink in her hand. The plaque on her desk read, "Miss. Berry Punch." The kids were throwing paper airplanes and talking loudly and standing and jumping on the tables. Pinkie took Twilight to an empty seat on her table.
Table, not desk. Yes...these kids are in groups.
There were four other girls on the table, two reading and the other two arm wrestling.
One had purple hair, diamond earrings, wearing a white dress with a black belt, and white and gold-studded high heels. She had blue eyes. The girl next to her has pink hair and was wearing a T-neck sweater with long sleeves and a brown skirt. She wore black flats. She had bluish-green eyes. The other girl had blonde hair done in a low ponytail, wearing a brown Stetson hat on her head. She wore a orange plaid shirt, which was tied up, and daisy-dukes, also wearing cow girl boots. She had green eyes and freckles. Twilight looked at the other girl next to blonde and gasped.
"YOU!" she shouted.
The girl looked up and her eyes went wide. The girl was Rainbow Dash.
"YOU!" RD replied back. Just then, blonde smashed Rainbow's hand on the table.
"I won." she grinned. She had a country accent.
"My, my, what do we have here," purple girl asked, "A young, new, addition to our group."
"Yes indeed-ily! Her name's Twilight Sparkle. Twilight, that's Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash."
"Hello darling, a pleasure to meet you." Rarity said.
"Uh...hi." Fluttershy said, just barely.
"Howdy!" Applejack greeted Twilight with the warmest smile, which made Twilight smile.
"Whatever." Rainbow muttered, earning an elbow-to-gut from Applejack.
"Are you Team Edward or Jacob?" Pinkie asked.
"...what?" Twilight asked.
"If your name's Twilight, didn't you watch the movie?" Pinkie asked.
"Just because my name is Twilight, doesn't mean I watched the movie, which I did." Twilight explained.
"..."
"..."
"...so which team are you on?"
Twilight face-palmed. Clearly this girl was an idiot. Applejack chuckled.
"Don't mind Pinkie Pie, sugarcube. She's a few apples short of bushel, if you know what I mean."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...actually, I don't know what you mean." Twilight said.
"FUCK MY ASS BITCH!" Berry Punch exclaimed in her sleep, waking herself up. The class stared at her as she woke up and wiped the drool off her face. She saw Twilight and scowled, grabbing her attendance sheet.
"And you are?" Berry Punch said, looking back at Twilight.
"Twilight Sparkle." Twilight replied.
"Ugh, newbie. Well, my name is Berry Punch, your English teacher and- DERPY! Stop licking the muffin crumbs off the floor!"
The blonde with the yellow wall-eyes, looked up and said, "I just don't know what went wrong! One minute I'm eating a muffin. The next it's on the floor."
"Just get your ass up."
Derpy frowned, but got up and sat in her seat. Her friends, Lyra, Bon Bon, Colgate, and Carrot Top, kept telling her it was okay. Berry punched sighed and sat back at her desk.
The minute she did, she passed out and fell asleep.
The class looked at her for a few minutes before returning to their conversations. Twilight rolled her eyes. She now understood why the rating was so low.
"So, Twilight, had any love interests at your old school?" Rarity asked, dying to know.
"No. I actually rarely paid attention to guys at school." She replied.
"Not even a girl? You know there's such thing as homo-sexuals. Rainbow's a homo." Rarity said.
"Ithoughtweagreedtoneverletanyoneknowthat." Rainbow said in a hushed, rushed, and whispered tone.
"Is that why you hang out with these girls so much?" Twilight asked, taunting Rainbow.
"No one asked for you to speak, Kristen Stewart." Rainbow growled.
"MY NAME IS NOT KRISTEN STEWART!!!" Twilight yelled, catching everyone's attention.
"Gee, settle down Twilight. I was only joking." Rainbow laughed.
"Whatever." Twilight said.
"Well...me, Fluttershy, and Rares aren't homos, buuuuttt, AJ would never let us in. We think it's top secret!" Pinkie said.
"It ain't top secret, and I'm still not tellin' y'all...ya blabber too much." Applejack said.
"Aw, come on AJ. You don't have to hide the fact that you love me!" Rainbow said, hugging Applejack.
"I do NOT! Why are we even talking about this anyway? Twilight shouldn't know 'bout this." Applejack said, pushing Rainbow Dash off.
The bell rang. It was time for the next class. *sigh* With these girls...
Twilight sat at lunch, eating her chips and minding her own business, when all of a sudden, 5 girls filled the seats around her. She sighed heavily and looked at the grinning girls.
"Can I help you?" Twilight asked.
"Not really! We just added another place in our friendchip circle! *snort* Get it? Friendchip?" Pinkie giggled, pointing at Twilight's chips.
"Oh...so who's going to fill that place? Hopefully your friend didn't chip a tooth and needs to fill it up like a cavity." Twilight said, chuckling at what she said. Pinkie tilted her head a little to the side.
"I don't get it." she said.
Twilight rolled her eyes and continued eating her chips. The girls were still smiling at her and she couldn't seem to figure out why. She put her bag down and sighed again.
"Look, I get that you want to be my friends. But...I just don't-"
"Attention everyone! The hottest girl is in the house!" someone announced.
"Here we go." Rainbow said, biting into her apple.
A girl came walking into the cafeteria with her posse walking right behind her. She had yellowish-orange and red hair like fire and was wearing a black leather jacket with a tank top that has a sun stitched to it and short-shorts. There was also a boy who caught Twilight's eye. He had blue hair and blue eyes and a cute smile. He wore a blue shirt with a shield and a lighting bolt on it and blue jeans. Her heart was beating out of her chest when she saw him.
Until he kissed the girl.
"Who are those two?" Twilight asked curiously.
"Flash Sentry and Sunset Shimmer- the most famous couple in the entire school." Rarity sighed.
"I hate relationships. All that mushy stuff; it sickens me." Rainbow said.
"Yeah, sure it does, Rainbow." Applejack said, rolling her eyes.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing."
"Anyway," Rarity continued, "If you want to be popular like them, you need to be on the cheer-squad, the academics team, sports teams-"
"The academics team? I love those teams!" Twilight squealed.
"You didn't let me finish, *sigh*, you have to join them...all at the same time."
"Oh. I don't care much for popularity, anyway. I hate all that attention."
"WHAT?!" Rarity and Rainbow Dash shouted, causing the cafeteria to look in their direction.
Sunset Shimmer glared at their table, until she realized who they were, and laughed, "You dare take the attention away from me?"
"Oh, i-it's nothing like that! N-not at all!" Rarity denied, shaking her head.
"We're just discussing party plans! And w-we were going to invite you!" Pinkie joined in.
*laughs* "Like I was going to any one of your lame parties. Puh-leeze!" Sunset scoffed.
"I don't understand why anyone would invite you to their party." Rainbow mumbled.
"What was that, Rainbow Crash? You want to go out with me? I would love to, but I haven't got my cootie shots yet." Sunset teased.
"Did you get ANY shots yet? I'd love to give you one right now!" Rainbow growled, getting up from the table. Applejack sat her back down.
"Easy there, girl. No reason to be tusslin' with someone like her." she said, glaring at Sunset.
"Whatever. I'm better than all of you," she leaned over to Twilight, "You wouldn't want to get into trouble with me, would you?"
Twilight gulped, "N-no. Not at all."
"I've never seen you before. Are you new here?"
"Yes?"
"Do you know what we do to new kids here?"
Uh oh.
Twilight was walking home from school. And she really hated her life.
Okay, not her life. Her school.
Who knew pouring a gallon of jelly (yes, they have that now) on a girl's head was stickier than crazy glue? Not her
Well, she did now. All she needs is some bread and peanut butter so it wouldn't be a total waste.
The next day, Twilight woke up to the licking of Spike. Groaning, she pulled him off her face and looked at the clock.
8:45 a.m.
Her eyes shot open and she jumped out of bed. She was an entire 45 minutes late for school! How could I have let this happen? Why didn't I set the alarm clock? Where's my outfit? All these thoughts and more ran through Twilight's head while she quickly dressed for school. Rushing to the bathroom, she brushed her teeth and fixed her hair. Running down the stairs, she grabbed her cellphone and book-bag and headed out the door. Her parents were already at work so she had no choice but to run. She wasn't much of the running type, but she moved her legs like her life depended on it.
Reaching the school building ten minutes later, she pried the door open and ran to the main office. She banged on the door so that the person inside would know it was an emergency. To her surprise, it was Rainbow Dash who opened the door. Seeing the state Twilight was in, Rainbow smirked.
"Kristen Stewart! What, you rose from the dead and realized you were late or something?" she teased.
Rolling her eyes, Twilight pushed past Rainbow and walked over to one of the secretaries at the desk.
"Hi, I'm Twilight Sparkle, and I just came to the school. Um...long story short, I woke up late and...can I get a late pass, please?"
Nodding her head, the secretary gave Twilight a late pass for first period and Twilight rushed out the door. Going into English class, she saw Ms. Berry Punch, yet again, was snoozing drunkenly, yet peacefully, on the desk. The students were chatting away as Twilight approached her table. Pinkie Pie pulled her into a tight hug.
"Twilight! I'm super duper happy you're here again! We thought after yesterday you wouldn't come back again!"
"What are you-" Twilight started, until the memories hit her like a brick. Sunset Shimmer, jelly, Flash Sentry...
Flash Sentry...
Sighing dreamily, Twilight put her elbow on the desk and her head in her palm. The girls looked at her, then each other, then at her again. Rarity tapped her shoulder.
"Um, Twilight, dear? Are you alright?"
"Huh," Twilight snapped out of her trance, "Oh. Yes. I'm good. Um...what was Rainbow doing in the office?"
"Oh, that," Applejack rolled her eyes, "Girl gave a teacher some attitude when she rode her skateboard in school again. I swear she's more stubborn than a mule sometimes. Long story short, she actually smacked him and he sent her to the office. Then he turned to some other teacher and said, 'Kids. What a mighty bunch of ingrates.'"
The girls chuckled and sighed. Just then, Rainbow Dash walked in with Principal Celestia right behind her. When Celestia turned her head to talk to the teacher, she gasped and furrowed her eyebrows at the drunk woman. Turning to the class, everyone went silent and stared at her back, while Rainbow walked to her seat at the girls' table. Twilight, dumbfounded at the sudden silence, looked at Rainbow and whispered.
"What's going on? Why is everyone so quiet?"
Rainbow yawned and explained, "Every time Celestia walks into the class, everyone shuts up 'cause we don't want to get in trouble. Pretty pathetic if you ask me."
Celestia nodded to the students and left the classroom, closing the door behind her. A student named Minuet (a.k.a. Colgate) walked up to the door to make sure the coast was clear. When it was, she gave everyone a thumbs up signal and the class was filled with chatting once again. Twilight shook her head and rolled her eyes.
"Sooooo," Pinkie started, causing Twilight to turn her attention to her, "What are you girls doing this weekend?"
"I'm going to help out at the animal shelter. It's for our community service project." Fluttershy said shyly.
"Got work to do the farm. Ya know me, can't go a day without workin'." Applejack said sheepishly.
"I have to babysit Sweetie Belle. What fun!" Rarity sarcastically growled .
"I got soccer practice from 12-2 p.m. but I'm free the rest of the afternoon." Rainbow said.
"What about you Twilight? Are you free tomorrow?" Pinkie asked excitedly.
Twilight cocked an eyebrow. She barely knew the girl, and yet she was asking her if she was free on Saturday? It's like being asked out by a guy who's only been stalking her for a few hours. Twilight actually thought about it, then realizing she had...other plans. That is, if studying, homework and chores counted.
"Sorry. I can't hang out. I have way too much to do tomorrow." she stated firmly.
"Doing what? Reading the 'Twilight Saga' series again?" Rainbow asked.
"You know, I've about had it with your 'Twilight' sh-...nonsense." Twilight quickly corrected herself.
"Oh, what, you can't say 'shit?'" Rainbow asked.
"I can. I choose not to." Twilight replied.
Before things got any uglier, Applejack cleared her throat, "Well now, ain't y'all a cute pair. Might even make a good married couple one day." Clearly, she made things worse.by teasing them. Before any of them could "beg to differ", she grinned and chuckled.
"I was jes' jokin'. Sheesh, yer so gullible."
"AJ, don't play with me like that. Ever." Rainbow glared.
"Don't act like ya didn't like it, RD. It's all in good fun." Applejack stared back, but sweeter.
Just then, the bell rang. Berry Punch woke up, looked around, and went back to sleep again. Twilight sighed, grabbed her stuff, and walked to her next class.
It was lunch time again. Twilight was not looking forward to it. It didn't help that Sunset Shimmer was staring at her from across the cafeteria, and the girls were constantly pegging Twilight to pay attention and listen to them. Pinkie Pie stared at Twilight, quiet, and still. For a girl who Twilight has known for less than 24 hours, it started to freak her out a bit.
"Pinkie, why are you staring at me like that?" Twilight finally asked.
"Hmmm? Oh! Sorry, I was dreaming about frosting," Pinkie licked her lips, "Frosting. *smacks lips* Oh, yeah! You girls want to hang out at the mall tomorrow evening?"
The girls nodded then looked at Twilight, who stared at them back.
"...what?"
"Do you want to come too?" Fluttershy asked.
Twilight sighed, "Look, girls, I'm flattered that you want to invite me and everything, but...I barely know you. I mean, we've only known each other for, like, 10 hours, and I just don't hang out with people I hardly know. Until we've known each other for a long time, I'm going to have to turn down the offer."
The girls looked sad for a moment, especially Pinkie, who had a pout on her face. Suddenly, those frowns turned upside down. Pinkie grabbed a marker, took Twilight's arm, then started jotting down numbers and hyphens.
A phone number.
"P-Pinkie! What in the wide wide world of America are you doing?!" Twilight sputtered.
"I'm writing all of our numbers down so that you can call us and we could tell you more about ourselves! You should give us yours too! What is it?"
"That's an awfully long phone number! Are you sure it's not your parents?" Pinkie asked.
"Ugh!" Twilight grabbed her lunch tray and turned to throw her garbage out when-
*BAM!*
Taken back for a moment, Twilight realized she had bumped into someone. She looked up and saw Flash Sentry look at his shirt and then at her, his blue eyes burning into her purple for a moment. Twilight's face flushed.
"I-I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to-"
"It's...alright," Flash said reassuringly, "It was just an accident. Nothing to it."
But Twilight had alright grabbed a bunch of napkins and started trying to clean the stain off his shirt, which was clearly getting worse. Her hand landed right on his abs as she wiped down his shirt, making her blush. She tried to ignore all the stares and the fact that Flash was staring at her as well. Only one girl wouldn't have it. And boy was she mad.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing, newbie?" Sunset Shimmer hissed.
"I-I...well, I was...um...er..." Twilight couldn't talk right in front of either one of them.
"Trying to find an excuse to rub your grubby little hands all over my boyfriend, huh?"
"What?! No, it's nothing like that! I-"
"Oh sure it isn't! You really don't think I didn't know it was everything like that?"
"..."
"Sunset, chillax. Everything is fine." Flash said.
"No! I will not 'chillax!' She just rubbed her hands over my own boyfriend!"
"Hey!" someone else yelled.
Everyone ooed as they saw Rainbow and her friends approaching the fight scene. Sunset Shimmer's friends were also coming over. No one wanted this to end.
"Look, Sunset Shimmer, it was an accident. Twilight didn't mean to bump into your boyfriend like that." Rainbow explained.
"Oh, I beg to differ," one of Sunset's friends, Cherry Berry, said, "It seems to us, all of us, actually, that Ms. Newbie here wanted Flash Sentry to herself."
The other girls nodded in agreement. Twilight started to shake her head quickly.
"No, no, you've got it all wrong! I just bumped into him and-"
Before she knew it, Twilight ended up on the ground, thanks to a bitch named Sunset Shimmer. She hit her head hard against the floor, making her hiss in pain. As if on cue, Pinkie and the girls rushed over and tried to help Twilight up. Pinkie looked up at Sunset Shimmer.
"What was that for? It was a total accident. Don't be a meany-pants because of it!"
"Listen up, newbie. That was your first warning. Don't you dare interact with my posse or my boyfriend! Do you hear me?" Sunset snarled.
The entire cafeteria went silent as they looked at Twilight, who was rubbing the back of her head. She nodded, wincing at how much her head hurts.
"Good," Sunset snapped her fingers, "Let's go girls."
Sunset Shimmer and her girls, along with Flash Sentry walked out of the cafeteria. Before he really could leave, Flash looked back at Twilight, who stared at him. He then turned his attention to the ground before leaving the room entirely. The cafeteria was still quiet and gazed upon the messy Twilight. On the verge of tears and a sick feeling in her stomach, Twilight got up and ran out the room.
"Twilight! Wait!"
Of all the schools in the world, this by far was the worse. Twilight was sobbing uncontrollably, and to make things worse, she had to puke earlier. Her entire outfit was covered in food, and to make things worse, Sunset Shimmer gave Twilight a nice bruise on her head. It was only the second day of Twilight's school year, and where was she? In the girls bathroom, crying so hard, she was running out of tears. She really hated this school.
All Twilight could think about was Flash Sentry's face before he walked out the cafeteria. It was full of anger, confusion, and...sympathy? That can't be right. He was the most popular guy in school, not to mention he was already in a relationship. With a bitch. Who could careless if Twilight was sorry.
Why does my life have to be so hard? What have I done to deserve this? I don't belong here. I just...don't.
Twilight's tears-meter was set high and ready to explode until...
"Twilight? Are you in here?"
The voice sounded a lot like Rarity's, along with other girls. Twilight held her breath and wished they walked away from the door. Away from her. Away from...everything. But they didn't. Instead, they walked right in. And with some bags too.
"Oh, Twilight dear, you look simply dreadful! Just look at your vêtements!" Rarity gasped.
Twilight sniffed, "Yeah, well, I really don't care much anymore."
"I'm so sorry that this happened to you Twilight. We all thought Sunset was a real meanie-" Fluttershy said, before being interrupted by a furious Rainbow Dash.
"Meanie? Oh, please that's a first grade word. She was a fucking asshole! A real bitch! Her parents should have named her Sunset Shitter for Pete's sake!" Rainbow exclaimed angrily.
Applejack glared at her for a second, before turning to Twilight, "Twi, we jes' wanna make sure yer okay, is all. We're deeply sorry about everythin' that happened."
"Soooo," Pinkie squealed, her face grinning, "We got you some extra clothes and makeup to fix your entire look for the rest of the day! Wanna put some clothes on, girl?"
Twilight actually considered this for a second, reaching her hand out to grab the bag Rarity had, until she hesitated. Dropping her hands, Twilight spoke up.
"Look, I appreciate the gesture, but...I think it's best if I call my mom and ask her to take me home. I'm feeling...under the weather today, if you catch my drift."
The girls looked at each other then nodded, making room for Twilight to speed-walk out the bathroom. The girls piled out with Rainbow and Pinkie staying behind. Before Rainbow could leave, she said this to Pinkie.
"Told you she's not going to be friends with us."
Pinkie nodded, realizing the conversation her and Rainbow had before might be true after all. She sighed sadly, and closed the door.
***
"Sunset, seriously, she just bumped into me. I don't see how you could react like this." Flash argued.
Sunset scoffed, "Are you kidding? I saw her reaction when she rubbed her hands all over your chest like that-"
"Stomach." Flash corrected.
"Chest. She was practically saying, 'I wonder if your dick is hard like this.' I will not tolerate having any new girl touching you like that! Can't you see that I'm doing this for us, Flash?" Sunset turned around, "I'm doing it for us."
Flash was taken back a bit, before wrapping his arms around Sunset's waste and kissed her forehead, "I-I'm sorry. Maybe I was a bit overreacting."
"Yeah. A bit." Sunset rolled her eyes, but smiled. She turned around to fully face Flash and kissed him completely on the lips. When they finished, she hugged him.
"I love you Flash."
"I love you too, Sunset."
***
Twilight ran to her mom's car and slammed the passenger door shut. Twilight Velvet looked at her daughter in a worried fashion.
"Is there a reason you called me before the school day was over?"
"I'm not feeling well." Twilight replied flatly.
"Want to talk about it?"
"No."
Velvet nodded her head in total consideration, then drove away from the school. Twilight pressed her head against the window, and watched as the world around her became a total blur.
"Pinkie? This is Twilight! We have class together."
"Well, duh! I know we have class together! My question is: why are you calling me so early?"
"It's 11 A.M. It's not that early."
"It's 11? Huh, must have been some party last night."
"Party? What are you- nevermind. I called you to tell you...well, I've been doing a lot of thinking and..I just want you to know..."
"Twilight, I have a job to get to. Not to sound mean or anything, but please. Hurry up and spill!"
Twilight took a deep breath and came out with it, "Idliketogotothemallwithyouandthegirls."
"Really? That's awesome!" Pinkie chirped a bit too loudly. The feedback nearly killed Twilight's ear.
"Wait, you heard what I said?"
"Yeah, I mean, I talk super fast to ya know!"
"So, see you later?"
"Oki-doki-loki! I'll call the girls and tell 'em! I'm so happy! Bye Twilight!"
"Bye!"
Twilight hung up the phone and sighed. After doing a lot of thinking last night, though she didn't want to, she decided to give the friendship thing a try. After all, they did try to help her despite the fact she completely down, leaving them so confused, an out-of-nowhere ball could have hit them in the face.
And they would still have no idea what the heck happened.
Groaning, Twilight got off the couch and walked up to her bedroom. Opening the door, she found Spike on her bed, and what appeared to be him reading a Reader's Digest magazine. Twilight giggled and took him off her bed, much to his dismay. After getting dressed, she grab her purse and was about to head out the door, until...
"Twilight? Where are you going?"
Twilight cursed for not being more quiet in the house. She turned around to face her mother, who was dressed in a bathrobe and slippers. Seeing the confused expression on her face, Twilight sighed in defeat and simply said...
"I'm going for a quick jog outside."
Velvet's face went from confusion to...well, more confusion, "You're jogging in boots and a skirt? And a purse?"
"It's a...fashionable jog. Rarity says that they make you feel...'fabulous'?"
More confusion. "Who's Rarity?"
"Oh, er, just a girl at school. We're lab partners!"
"Uh-huh," Velvet said, nodding slowly, "And why do you feel the need to do it today?"
Since this was only going to make the conversation a bit more longer than it should be, Twilight sighed, "Fine. I'm going to the mall with a bunch of girls. Happy?"
"Y-you're going to the mall? With girls? Your age?!"
"Um...yes?"
Velvet beamed and called to her husband, "Nighty! Get the camera! Our little girl is finally growing up!"
Twilight groaned, "Moooom..."
Too late, she thought as her father came rushing down the stairs in PJ's and snapped a couple of pics of Twilight. He grinned and looked at the screen.
"That's a keeper!"
"Oh, honey," Velvet said, embracing the annoyed teen, "I'm so glad you've finally come to your senses and made some friends!"
"They're not friends. They're classmates that want to get to know me better." Twilight corrected.
A loud beep came from behind Twilight and she opened the door, finding herself face to face with a cyan blue car and a loud mouth's head poking out of it.
"Yo, Twilight! Get your ass in here, now! I need to pick up the other dipshits! And I intend to not be late this time!?" Rainbow yelled.
Velvet and Nightlight could only stare in shock at the misfit Twilight is supposedly friends with. Grinning awkwardly, Twilight said "goodbye" and hugged them both, closing the door before they could say anything. Approaching Rainbow's car, she was about to sit up front until Rainbow shook her head.
"No can do, egghead. This seat is reserved."
Twilight was taken back, "Reserved? For who?"
"Blondie a.k.a. Applejack. I have a little...issue with her." Rainbow growled.
"If you have an issue with her, why does she get to sit upfront?"
Rainbow rolled her eyes and sighed, pointing a finger to the back. Twilight pouted but fulfilled the demand anyway, sitting in the back seat with her arms crossed. She looked out the window and saw her parents gazing out their window and glaring at Rainbow, who turned on the radio, listening to Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball." Twilight took out her cellphone and sighed as she looked at her contact list. 3 contacts: mom, dad, and Shining Armor.
What a life I have, she thought to herself.
"Sooo, Rainbow..." Twilight said, wanting conversation, "How's it going?"
"Why do you care?" Rainbow snapped.
"Just wanted to know, gosh. Where are we going anyway?"
"I have to pick up Applejack first. I have a flat tire I need her to fix."
"Flat-" Twilight suddenly realized that the car wasn't going as fast as she thought it was. She looked up front to see the emergency lights button was on and the arrows were blinking.
"We're here." Rainbow announced after she realized Twilight was quiet for a good ten minutes. She hopped out the car and walked over to AJ's farmhouse doors. Twilight looked up at the sign which read, "Sweet Apple Acres" in a bright red color. Around her were...well, acres of apple trees and land. Her vision focused back on Rainbow as the tomboy aggressively knocked on the door. After a while, a little girl with red hair and a large pink bow opened up.
"Howdy, Rainbow! Mah sis will be down in jes' a sec," her eyes turned to Twilight, "Who's this?"
"AB, this is Twilight. Kristen Stewart, this is Apple Bloom." Rainbow introduced them, using their nicknames from her.
"Pleasure to meet ya!" Apple Bloom held out her hand and gave a toothy grin. Twilight smiled and shook it. Just then, Applejack appeared behind Apple Bloom and looked at Rainbow, then Twilight.
"Uh...are mah eyes playin' tricks on me?" she asked finally.
"No. Believe it, Appletoots, your date has arrived." Rainbow joked in a serious and ridiculous matter.
"Oh, really? Where is he? Or she?" Applejack teased back, looking around. Rainbow pouted.
"Whatever. I need your help fixing a freaking flat tire, then we go to the mall. Got it?"
"The mall? But I thought that was scheduled for this evenin'." Applejack tilted her head.
"It was. Then Team Edward here decided to join the scene." Rainbow growled.
"Oh, that's what yer here fer, Twi?" Applejack asked. Twilight sheepishly nodded.
"The mall?! Oh, sis, can I go to? Please?" Apple Bloom begged.
Applejack chuckled and ruffled her hair, "Sorry, AB. Not enough room." Apple Bloom pouted, but AJ continued, "How 'bout ya go ask Big Mac if he can drive ya. Yer friends can go to if ya like."
Apple Bloom's face lit up, "Really?! Thanks Applejack! Yer the best!" With a brief hug, Apple Bloom ran back inside and shouted for her big brother to come down. Applejack giggled and closed the door.
"Fix my car?" Rainbow said, looking disgusted after the sister scene. Applejack rolled her eyes and walked over to the car and bent down to the front flat tire.
"Hoo-wee! That's a mess ya got there are RD!"
"It sure is," Rainbow said, taking out her phone. Twilight looked at her, then the bent-down Applejack and got the picture.
Don't tell me she's...
"How'd this happen?" Applejack asked, still looking at it.
"Oh, you know...nails and stuff. Not that big of a deal." Rainbow was now on her camera app.
"Well, this sure is a mighty large hole ya got there. But I'll replace it in no time!" Applejack beamed.
*SNAP!*
Confused, Applejack got up and turned around to face a madly blushing Twilight and a snickering Rainbow Dash, showing Twilight the picture on her phone.
"What y'all laughin' at?" AJ asked, walking over and looking at the phone's screen. She gasped and glared.
It was her butt, sticking a bit in the air, while she was examining the tire. Rainbow could barely contain her laughter and so she laughs so hard, her face turns red.
"Yep! That's a keeper alright! And a wallpaper!"
"This ain't funny, RD. Delete it!" Applejack glared, leaning over and trying to grab the phone. Rainbow looked at Applejack and a grin came across her face.
"Make me."
"Well, Twilight, I'm glad you came with us, but...um...why does Rainbow Dash have a broken arms?" Fluttershy asked, examining her friend's arms. Rainbow Dash scowled and winced at the pressure of someone touching them. Twilight replied.
"Don't get Applejack angry. That's a lesson to learn." She shuddered at the thought.
"Twilight, darling. why did you come with us in the first place?" Rarity asked, bewildered.
"Oh, well, why stay at home and do nothing when you can go out with a bunch of friends, right?"
"I thought we weren't your friends?" Rainbow scoffed.
Twilight winced and sighed. She really wanted to make peace with them, but if they weren't going to let go of what she said the other day, why bother? Fluttershy gave her a small smile and patted her on the back.
After stopping at a red-light, Applejack glanced over to Pinkie Pie sitting in the driver's seat, whose head resting against the window. She seemed...glum. That scared her. Pinkie Pie was rarely glum, and when she was...let's just say she gets a little crazy and leave it at that.
"Everythin' alright, sugarcube?" Applejack asked with concern.
"Huh?" Pinkie looked at her, then looked away, "Oh, I was just wondering..."
"...'Bout what?"
"Can I say something that might take a while until we get to the mall?"
"Uh..sure?" Applejack wasn't sure where she was going with this. Pinkie beamed.
"Yay!"
And after inhaling largely, she finally released.
"Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?..."
After stuffing an apple in Pinkie's mouth, ten minutes later they finally arrived at the mall. Rarity jumped out first and squealed, only to stop when she saw which mall it was.
"The...Bronies R Us mall?! Ugh! A disgrace to fashion malls everywhere!"
"Well, it is a mall. And no one shops here anyway, so that's that." Rainbow folded her arms. Or at least tried to.
"Ooooooohh! I LOVE this mall! It's so fun and the best part...we get to buy anything we want at the price of $10!" Pinkie chirped.
"Sounds more like a thrift shop if you ask me." Rarity muttered.
"A thrift shop?!"
"Why did I say that?"
"I'm gonna pop some tags. Only got $20 in my pocket! I-I'm huntin'. Looking for a dollar! This is-"
Twilight put a hand to Pinkie's mouth before any other words could have made poor Fluttershy even more traumatized.
"Let's just go in shall we?" Twilight said, glaring at Pinkie.
The girls entered the "mall" and much to Rarity's whining, the mall was exactly what they wanted it to be. Small with only a few hundred people and at least over 40 different stores. Rarity's eyes went wide as she took sight at the mall. Twilight gasped as she saw a book store nearby. Pinkie Pie's mouth watered when she saw a cupcake store. Fluttershy almost died at the sight of a...pet store? Applejack's jaw dropped at the Apple store. And Rainbow was dying to try out the skateboarding store.
"IF YOU NEED ME, I'LL BE OVER THERE!" The girls shouted in unison and ran off to their destinations.
Meanwhile, Sunset Shimmer and her gals were walking in the mall, smoothies in their hands, when Sunset caught sight of a certain bookworm making way for the bookstore. She smirked and looked at her girls.
"I have a change of plans. We're heading to the bookstore. I have some catching up to do with someone I know there."
Twilight couldn't believe her eyes. She actually just left the deep bounds of teenage hell and shot straight up into book heaven. There were so many books in front of her, she didn't know where to start. There was manga, romance, comedies, tragedies, murder-mysteries, mysteries, and so much more. She looked around, desperately hoping she would find the one.
Then, it found her.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green was on the top shelf of the romance section, desperately wanting someone to take it from its boring place. Staring, bright-eyed and grinning, Twilight stood on her tip-toes, trying to reach it, until another pair of hands grabbed the book before she had a chance.
"Oh, I didn't know you enjoyed reading, Twilight Sparkle."
Shivers went down the girl's spine, as she gulped and turned around to the voice right behind her. Sunset Shimmer was holding the book, waving it in front of her violet eyes. The girls behind Sunset snickered and chuckled like a bunch of creeps. Twilight backed up a little, afraid of what was to happen next.
"You know, Twilight, there is a way..." Sunset said, advancing towards Twilight.
"What do you mean, 'there is a way'?" Twilight said, backing up even more.
"A way to get off the naughty list, and onto the nice list." Sunset said, flipping the pages, "You see, Twilight, those friends of yours, actually used to be the most popular girls in the junior-high school."
Twilight cocked an eyebrow, still backing away, "How so?"
"They were the best of the best. Pinkie Pie threw the sickest parties. Rarity was the hottest bitch in the school. Rainbow Dash, practically lived for attention. Applejack, well, as you can tell, was one of the hottest and strongest. And Fluttershy, she was so shy, everyone found it adorable." Sunset stopped flipping and stared at Twilight, "Then, I came along."
Twilight gulped and backed into the wall. Sunset stopped advancing towards her and continued.
"I was all of them combined. Party planner, hot, attention-grabber, strong, and shy. Well, I was shy when I started here anyway. So, people began to wonder, 'Why have five girls with different personalities, when you can have one with the full package?' It wasn't long until I became the most popular girl in school. Those girls were so dumbstruck, they hadn't realized they hit rock bottom. Just. Like. That. Which is why, Twilight Sparkle, I want you to join me and my girls."
Twilight looked bewildered. Sunset Shimmer just asked her to join her posse? Just like that?
"M-me? Why?"
"Don't be so modest, you know exactly why. You're a loner. You absolutely had no friends when you started here, and you still aren't sure about the 'friends' that you have now. And I know we've had our ups and downs in the past..."
Ups and downs? That's an understatement, Twilight thought.
"...but I feel that I owe you an apology and I want you to become my friend. Just think about how popular you'll be! We'll be the most awesome people in school!"
"But...I don't want to be popular. At all." Twilight sighed, looking down.
"Of course you do. It's everyone's dream to become popular. I mean, everyone will look up to you, instead of down like they do with your friends. Why do you think they're chosen last for everything, and are always in the back of the class?"
Twilight pondered for a moment. That was true. Despite being friends with everyone in their classes, the girls were usually chosen last for every activity that they do.
"I'm not sure I can trust you." Twilight said, looking straight at Sunset Shimmer, "But...I'll have to think about it."
"Twilight?! What are you doing talking to her?!" A voice exclaimed.
Twilight turned around to find all the girls, with shopping bags, were standing behind the two girls and Sunset's posse. They had a look of confusion and anger. Sunset straightened her posture, and snapped her fingers. Then she turned to the girls.
"We were just leaving. I just wanted to chat with your friend here." Sunset smirked evilly.
"Well, don't bother. She doesn't need you to chat with her. She has us!" Pinkie Pie crossed her arms as she said this.
While most of the girls nodded in agreement, Rainbow Dash had this very unsure look on her face. Sunset Shimmer rolled her eyes, but turned back to Twilight. She gave her a card with a phone number.
"Just in case you 'thought' about it, give me a call and we'll talk about it, 'kay?" Sunset whispered. Then she and her girls walked out of the store and were gone. Twilight came off the wall and walked towards the exit of the store, until Pinkie Pie blocked her escape.
"And where do you think you're going, missy?" Pinkie said, trying to act tough.
"I'm going home. I feel like I've done enough shopping for today." Twilight said, trying to get through.
"No can do, Twi. Yer gonna have to us what was goin' on with you and Sunset Shimmer." Applejack frowned.
"There is nothing to talk about. She just came over and gave me an apology, that's all."
Rainbow Dash scowled, "An APOLOGY? From Sunset Shimmer? Yeah, like that will ever happen. As if."
Rarity glared at Rainbow Dash, "Twilight, darling, you'll have to understand. She's not the good guy, we are. Dear, as our friend-"
"Look, guys, I'm sorry. But there is no way I can be friends with you guys. I just can't. Okay?...I'm sorry." Twilight said, backing away. As if on cue, she turned around, rushed out of the store and the mall, and turned the corner. She panted and looked around.
Only to realize that she didn't know where she was heading.
***
"See, what did I tell you guys? That egghead doesn't want to be our friend, so leave her alone." Rainbow said, driving into town. The girls in the back were quiet, and looked upset. Fluttershy had some tears coming out of her eyes.
"M-maybe, it really is b-best, if we leave her a-alone." Fluttershy sniffled.
"Well, I'm not giving up!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed with determination, "If there's one thing I know about Twilight, it's that she's desperate to find acceptance in out school. At least, that's what my Pinkie senses tell me."
Applejack smiled a little, "I'm not givin' up either. Twilight may not want to be our friends, but that don't mean we can't hers! Right?"
"Although that statement confuses me, Applejack is right!" Rarity exclaimed, "We are going to make Twilight our friend, and there is nothing she can do to stop us!"
"I-I guess I'm in, too." Fluttershy wiped a tear away.
"Who's side are you on, Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash asked, "Look, you guys can do try to convince her all you want, but there is no way I'm going to be friends with Twilight 'Team Edward' Sparkle."
Sighing, Applejack has to use the ultimate move: The "I-Can-Get-You-To-Do-What-I-Want" move.
"Please, RD, we really need you to help us out here. Just look at Fluttershy."
Since they were at a red-light, Rainbow turned around to a very adorable puppy-dog pout with begging eyes. All the girls saw this and did the same. Rainbow couldn't take it all in.
"Gah! Alright, fine. But I'm just helping out, that's all."
"Yay! Thanks Dash!" Applejack said, hugging the driver. Rainbow nearly turned as red as Rarity's lipstick.
"I'm in heaven." Rainbow whispered, loud enough for Applejack to hear.
"Okay, I'm lettin' go now. That's enough huggin'."
In the back, Fluttershy couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy. Pinkie Pie, however, shouted loud enough for the whole street to hear.
"ALRIGHT! OPERATION GTFO IS A GO!"
"GTFO?" Everyone asked.
"Duh, Get Twilight Friend Our." She explained.
"That makes no sense." Rarity said.
Pinkie didn't seem to hear this, and said, "Rarity, make our outfits with the operation name on it. Fluttershy, you'll be in charge of trying to persuade Twilight. Applejack, find when it's Twilight's birthday is."
"What?" Applejack looked at the crazy pink haired girl.
"Rainbow, you'll be Rainbow."
"That's easy." Rainbow said.
"And I'll manage everything and throw a big party if Twilight becomes our friend! Hands in a pile together."
Each and every girl had their hand in a pile.
"Together now, ONE. TWO. THREE!"
"OPERATION GTFO!" They all shouted, throwing their hands in the air.
There was loud honk of a truck, and Rarity screamed, "THE WHEEL!"
Rainbow Dash turned around, grabbed the wheel, and went back on course.
"Hehe, sorry."
***
Twilight arrived home after taking the bus. She opened the door to find her mom brushing Spike's fur. Her mom looked up and smiled.
"So, how was it? Did you have fun?" she asked.
Twilight said nothing and walked up the stairs. Spike and her mom looked at each other, then back at Twilight who entered her room and closed the door.
Twilight threw herself onto her bed and planted her face into her pillow.
Outside, it was hot and sunny, with a temperature of 85 degrees. Not bad for a beautiful Sunday morning. The birds were soaring through the air, chirping lovely melodies high above the trees. Flowers were blooming, greeting the new morning. The wind was gentle, as the air smelled a lot like apples.
Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres, everyone.
Inside the barn was a little girl, looking out the window, drawing the scenery before her. Despite her not being all that girly and stuff, she did have a passion for art. Strands of her red hair were being blown away from her face has the wind from outside gave a cool breeze inside. Her granny was in a rocking chair next to her knitting a sweater. The girl sighed and put down her art pad. She had invited her friends over to come and hang out, but it seemed as if it would take a very long time for them to get there.
"Now Apple Bloom, ya can't just sit here and wait fer yer friends to come. I think you ought ta go outside and enjoy some fresh air." her granny said.
"But Granny, it's too hot outside. I'd rather be in here and wait for them." Apple Bloom complained.
"Why not help yer brother and sister with the chores?" Granny Smith suggested.
"But then, I'll be all sweaty and smelly, and I'll have to come back to wash off." Apple Bloom said, using excuses.
The doorbell rang and Apple Bloom grinned, ran out of the room, into the hallway, and opened the door. Her face fell back to a frown after she found out it was just the mail woman delivering some mail. She looked at her, narrowed her eyes, and said, "You disappoint me sometimes, Derpy." Then she closed a door, leaving a very confused Derpy scratching her head.
"I just don't know what went wrong." She said, turning around and leaving the farm.
Back inside, Apple Bloom put the mail on the kitchen table and looked at the clock. It was a quarter to 11. Apple Bloom sighed and went back into the living room when she heard the bell ring again. She walked back to the door and opened it, and smiled.
In front of her was her best friends, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo.
"Took y'all long enough. I was right about to take a nap." She said, yawning.
"Sorry Apple Bloom, but Rarity refused to drop us off and we had to walk here. Something about not wanting to get her new sports car dirty." Sweetie Belle explained. Apple Bloom shook her head.
"I don't understand that sister of yours, Sweetie. She needs to let loose sometimes."
"The only way she lets loose is by going to the spa." Sweetie rolled her eyes.
"So, what's on the agenda for today?" Scootaloo asked, eager to start.
"I was thinkin' that we could make a YouTube video and do some cool tricks or somethin'." Apple Bloom said.
"There's this cool carnival downtown." Scootaloo mentioned.
"We could always go to Sugarcube Corner and enter the cupcake eating competition." Sweetie suggested.
The girls looked at each other, confused by all the different ideas. Apple Bloom put her hands on her hips and growled.
"I invited y'all over here to make YouTube videos, not to go back into town."
"But I want to go to the carnival!" Scootaloo pouted.
"And I want to enter the cupcake eating competition!" Sweetie Belle added.
"YouTube!"
"Carnival!"
"Cupcakes!"
"YouTube!"
"Carnival!"
"Cupcakes!"
"You-"
"Oh, fer Pete's sake! Why don't y'all make a YouTube video about goin' to the carnival and enterin' the cupcake competition!?" Granny Smith suggested, annoyed by all the yelling.
The girls looked at Granny Smith while they thought about that idea. Apple Bloom beamed.
"I guess that could work."
Applejack growled and mumbled while Big Mac was driving the girls into town. Right while she was in the middle of yelling at Rainbow Dash to stop napping in her trees, she was pulled away by A.B. to take her and her friends to some carnival downtown. Even though Rainbow Dash was laughing her ass off because she won, Scootaloo wanted Rainbow to go with them as well. And A.B. forced Applejack and Big Mac to take a shower and go with them.
So here she was, in the passenger's seat and the girls in the back of the van, being driven away away from home. Rainbow Dash looked out the window, naming the colors of all the cars they were passing by.
"There goes a red one...a blue one..." She said, her voice filled with boredom.
"PINK ONE! SILVER! BLACK!" Scootaloo shouted, thinking it was a game.
"Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?..." Apple Bloom kept asking, kicking her sister's seat as well.
"All of me, loves all of you. Love your curves and all your edges..." Sweetie Belle sang along with the radio.
Applejack couldn't take anymore.
"WILL Y'ALL PLEASE SHUT UP?! AND STOP KICKIN' THE SEATS!!!!!!" She roared angrily.
Everyone kept their mouths closed and Apple Bloom stopped kicking.
Rainbow yawned and kept looking out the window, Scootaloo doing the same.
Sweetie Belle stopped singing, but nodded her head to the music.
"Good. Now I would just like to get to that carnival with some peace and quiet. So please, keep yer mouths shut.
"Uh, sis?" Big Mac said.
Applejack sighed, "What now?"
He pointed to the problem in front of him. There was a massive line of cars all heading in the same direction, stuck in a very long line of traffic.
"So, girls," Rarity said, holding up a black outfit in her hands, "What do you think?"
The girls stared in awe as they saw the article of clothing Rarity held in her hands. The material of the fabric was a black leather, which was also skin tight. On the outfit, however, was a diamond studded belt with Rarity's name on it. When Rarity turned to the back, it read "Operation GTFO." Pinkie Pie was amazed with the wardrobe.
"Wow, Rarity! You made this all by yourself?!" Pinkie Pie asked, excited.
"I sure did." Rarity replied proudly. "Do you like it, darling?"
"Like it?! I LOVE IT!!!" Pinkie exclaimed, hugging Rarity.
Fluttershy, on the other hand, was not as happy as she examined the uniform. "Um...Rarity? Don't you think it's a little too...tight?"
"Too tight?" Rarity asked, looking over her creation. "I have to admit it, it does look tight. But never fear, darling, no one will see us in these outfits, unless we are on our mission."
Rainbow looked at the belt and scowled. "Why does the belt have YOUR name on it?"
Rarity sighed and rolled her eyes. "Because, honey, this is my outfit! Your outfits are in the closet, right there." Rarity pointed to the closet next to her.
The other four went into the closet and took out their own outfits. They all oohed and aahed at how beautiful the outfits were. Pinkie gasped when she saw instead of having a diamond studded belt, hers was decorated with balloons instead. Fluttershy saw hers had butterflies, Applejack's with apples, and Rainbow Dash with multicolored lightning bolts. After staring at them, the girls all tried them on and saw how perfect they were.
"Okay guys," Pinkie said, taking a few things out of her bag. "Here are your walkie-talkies. We need to be in contact with each other at all times. No goofing off with them or whatever...especially you, Rainbow!"
Rainbow was taken back. "Me?! What about YOU?! As far as we all know, you're the biggest goofball out there!"
"SHHH!" Pinkie said, putting her finger on Rainbow's lips. "This is serious business, Dashie. No talking when the boss is talking, oki-doki?"
Rainbow just swatted Pinkie's finger away, and crossed her arms, mumbling some things under her breath.
"Do you have...it, Applejack?" Pinkie asked.
"Eeyup!" Applejack said, taking out a tracking device from her bag, giving it to Pinkie. "But, are you sure that it's right to do this, Pinkie? I mean, I really don't think that Twilight wants us to meddle in her personal life. I'm sure that she has her rea-."
"SHHH! Stop talking! And of course it's right! We need to be Twilight's new BFFs, whether she likes it or not!"
"Pinkie, dear, what is that thing?" Rarity asked, eyeing the device in Pinkie's hand.
"This is a tracking device. At this very second, this thing is tracking Twilight's phone. We need to follow her when we have a chance, to try to get her to become our friends." Pinkie looked at the device. There was a blinking green dot that stood in one place, bringing up the address. "I think Twilight's at home right now. Dashie, do you recognize this address?"
Rainbow looked at the device and nodded.
Pinkie smiled evilly. "Perfect."
Twilight was scratching behind Spike's ear, as he laid next to her on her bed. Twilight was quietly rereading "The Catcher in the Rye," when her mom knocks on the door.
"Come in!" Twilight said.
Velvet walks in, carrying a tray with cookies and milk, and leaving them on Twilight's bedside table. She stands there for a moment, looking at the oblivious Twilight reading her book. Velvet sighs and sits on Twilight's bed, closing her book. Twilight gasps and looks at her mom in a surprised way.
"What was that for?!" Twilight exclaimed.
"You know, you never told me how the shopping went with your friends." Velvet said, tilting her head a bit.
"They're not my friends, Mom. And the shopping went fine, thanks for asking. Goodbye, nice chat." Twilight said, opening her book again. Her mom closed it AGAIN, however.
"Twilight, that is very rude. You mean to tell me that these girls took you shopping, and yet you still don't consider them your friends?"
"How can I consider them 'friends' if I don't even know anything about them? And besides, it was a one time thing, it won't ever happen again. I'm happy being the loner that I am, I don't need anyone to be my friend."
"Twilight Marilyn Sparkle!" Her mom yelled, furious.
Twilight gulped, knowing that using the middle name was not a good thing.
"I can't believe how childish and selfish you are being. Shining Armor would NEVER give this kind of attitude towards anyone!"
"Well, I'm not Shining Armor! And you cannot force me to be friends with people I don't want to be friends with!"
Just then, before her mom could argue any further, the doorbell rang. Velvet glared at her daughter and walked out the room and down the stairs. Twilight went back into her room, when her mom knocked on the door, despite it being open.
"Oh, Twilight, someone's here to see you." Her mom said, in a somewhat happy way.
"Who could possibly be here to see...me?" Twilight said, looking at the grinning smile in front of her. It was Rarity, with a makeup bag in her hand and some frilly outfits in the other.
Twilight was staring at the girl, her mouth agape.
"Twilight, dear, I decided that as friends, we should do a make-over!" Rarity said, sing-songy.
