Equestria Girls: MAGIC

by NegaiFreak

Join Canterlot High's Mane Seven as they and members of the Omni Force have to handle the challenges and mysteries in the world, even with magic playing a role! ADAPTATION OF EG SPECIALS! INCLUDES SEVERAL CROSSOVER CHARACTERS AND PAIRINGS! SPECIAL CHARACTER INCOMING AS WELL! PLEASE READ, REVIEW, & ENJOY!

1. Dance Magic

Surprise! I did say I'd be done with the Equestria Girls adaptations after "Legend of Everfree", but once they started airing shorts, I got seriously hooked! Of course, these will be the last of the EG series adaptations I do because of the timeline. Currently, the girls are in their senior year of high school, so it'd seem odd to make another Equestria Girls adaptation when they're gonna be out of high school eventually.

Enough about that though, I thought the shorts were good enough as is, but let's spice things up with some Omni Force members added to the mix, including a few additional characters here and there. This may not seem like much since it doesn't change the outcomes of any of the shorts, but they will dive into future plotlines regarding certain events in the Omni Force time frame, especially concerning Fairy Tail.

With the MLP Movie releasing its first trailer and Fairy Tail coming to a close before the end of July, it's going to be one hectic month with everything going down. I'm especially concerned because of an exam I have to take midway through July, but I'm sure I'll do well by the end of it. Now onto the first short of this trio! After her unbearableness in "Legend of Everfree", Rarity was a lot more tolerable here. She's still a drama queen, and that's exactly why it's perfect for Rogue to swoop on in and be the hero. But will he be able to? Let's find out!

EQUESTRIA GIRLS SHORTS

A jacketless Sunset Shimmer readied a soapy towel from a bucket of sudsy water, racing over to a dirty red pickup truck that was parked in the lot.

"To the right! To the right!" an excited Pinkie Pie chanted rhythmically as she waved her arms in the direction she was screaming, "To the left! To the left!" she then repeated, standing underneath a banner for a car wash hanging upon the CHS building, "Now up! Now up!" she exclaimed, "Bring it down! Spin it around!" she kept going, sounding as if she was rapping as she made several movements, while the Omni Force squadron leader and Applejack rushed by and wiped the suds onto the muddy vehicle, "Wash that car like you mean it! Come on!" their energetic friend cried out to them. Fluttershy then readied a hose, firing a gush of water that almost struck her pals as they lunged away quickly, smiling all the while. After she had rinsed it completely, Rarity stood beside her and spun a black blow dryer in her left hand, aiming it towards the vessel before turning it on. The whirring sound of it producing hot air dried up the remainder of the water still on the truck, allowing for the partier girl to step in as she had a pair of spongy mittens over her hands. Using them, she wiped away the last of the droplets that were still present, finishing with making the nose look especially shiny. It turned out to be Big Macintosh's vehicle as small puddles of suds were all around it from being washed. Rainbow Dash then approached as he handed her a dollar bill, which she happily took.

"Hah!" she laughed excitedly, "Thanks, Big Mac," she said in gratitude as he nodded, turning the keys to his truck to rev up the engine and drive away in a matter of seconds, "Sweet!" she exclaimed with a pump of her fists, "More cash to add to the stash!" she remarked as the cowgirl approached her.

"Woo-hoo!" the puffy haired girl among them cheered excitedly, popping right in between them and waving her mittens excitedly.

"Huh…" the fashionista breathed out as she wiped her forehead, evidently exhausted, "How about a little break?" she suggested to her friends, "All of this sunshine and suds are doing a number on my hair," she pointed out while rolling her eyes. Everyone agreed, gathering together moments later by a cooler case filled with orange soda, drinking them down to quench their thirsts. As Sunset was about to grab another, she noticed a pair of them floating up in an aurora-colored aura, widening her eyes in surprise before smirking in realization.

"Guess you two are feeling the heat too, huh?" she inquired as coming up to the girls were Minerva Orland and Yukino Agria, with the former of the two levitating the bottles to them as her right hand was covered by the same aura.

"We just finished up with a few more cars," she told the group, letting the celestial wizard hand a few more dollar bills to the athletic girl, who eagerly took them into their hands.

"Thanks for coming by the way," the former pony said out of gratitude, "I know this might seem a little mellow by your usual standards…" she noted nervously as she smiled.

"Oh, it's nothing!" the white haired girl reassured with a wave of her right hand before sipping her drink, "Sting and Rogue were more than happy to let us come along," she mentioned to her.

"Don't forget about us!" a certain voice chimed in, catching their attentions as they looked down to see Lector, Frosch, and Spike gathering around the cooler, with the former grabbing a bottle for himself, "Sabertooth's gotta make sure all its members are doing great even though we're not competing in the Grand Magic Games," he pointed out, twisting the cap off of the bottle by using his right paw.

"Bummer that you guys aren't doing it this year," Rainbow admitted, "I would've totally wiped the floor with you like back then at Tartaros!" she declared boastfully to the spatial magic user, gesturing towards herself.

"Oh…?" she uttered in response, letting off a smirk, "Even though it took you, Sunset, and Erza to bring me to my senses?" she inquired cleverly while placing her hands at her hips.

"Seriously, even I knew that…" the red and yellow haired girl chimed in bluntly, glancing at her teammate suspiciously as she chuckled out of embarrassment while blushing.

"Hey, anybody seen Twilight lately?" she asked curiously, glancing around upon changing the subject.

"I'm here," the spectacled girl called out as she ran up to the group with the cash box in her hands, "I was just going over the numbers again," she told them, adjusting her glasses.

"Have we raised enough to make all the repairs to Camp Everfree?" Sunset questioned, smiling excitedly in anticipation.

"We've only raised half," her friend answered as she opened the box, "I counted the money four times just to be sure," she mentioned before receiving the dollar bills from Yukino. Her classmates all groaned in disappointment afterwards, slouching their heads down.

"It's all right," Applejack reassured, catching the group's attention, "We can just wash more cars," she noted to them, "There's gotta be some we missed," she added, glancing back at the parking lot to spot some more dirty vehicles. Unfortunately, all she found was the barren asphalt as a gust of wind blew a tumbleweed by, much to her own disappointment as she slouched her shoulders.

"I, uh, think we're gonna have to come up with a new plan," the former pony realized, resting her right hand at her hip, while the cowgirl just grinned sheepishly.

"But we're running out of time!" her Omni Force teammate chimed in out of concern, "The camp fundraising deadline is next week," she pointed out seriously, "And Pinkie Pie's already hosted a bake sale," she began to list off as the partier girl grabbed a cookie out from her hair and munched on it, "Twilight and Fluttershy had that doggie day care," she continued, while the two she spoke of were petting Spike, Lector, and Frosch, "and Sunset Shimmer and I planned this car wash," she finished, gesturing towards her comrade and herself. Just then, they group heard the sound of a boom in the distance, enticing them to all look back towards the school soccer field.

"Well, I think we found the reason behind our lack of customers…" Minerva muttered out of annoyance, while the red and yellow haired girl just let out a small chuckle. Out on the grass were Monkey D. Luffy and Sting Eucliffe, sparring with each other as they both landed strong punches to their faces.

"Heh, not bad!" the latter laughed as he gritted his teeth.

"Same to you!" the former retorted, smiling cheekily before they both jumped back, getting into ready stances.

"Wasn't Rogue supposed to make sure those two stayed out of trouble?" the celestial mage inquired to the others worriedly.

"I am," the voice of the shadow dragon slayer answered, making her yelp in surprise as she turned to see him there with his arms crossed.

"You do realize that those two fighting isn't exactly 'staying out of trouble', right?" Rainbow questioned sarcastically as she placed her hands at her hips.

"It's practice," the jet black haired man said, looking back to see the rubbery pirate landing a flurry of punches onto his fellow wizard, "They said they'd be careful, so I let them," he stated in a defiant tone, much to the surprise of his friends, "Besides," he kept going as he let off a grin, "both of them want to be stronger for everyone's sake," he pointed out, causing his squadron leader to blink out of surprise as she glanced back at the fight.

"Gum-Gum Gatling!" the Devil Fruit user bellowed as he continued to throw out punch after punch to his foe, who merely crossed his arms over his face to try and block them. He was getting pushed back however, gritting his teeth in frustration. Suddenly, he took notice of the spectators watching them, including Sunset as she appeared concerned. Seeing her expression enticed him to act by taking hold of his opponent's arms, much to his shock as he was suddenly yanked over.

"RRRRAAAAAHHH!" the white dragon slayer roared as he threw the captain over his shoulders, slamming him onto the ground as a wad of saliva flew out from his mouth. Before he could regain his composure, he widened his eyes to see the blonde haired man ready his right hand as it was closed into a fist, glowing in a bright light. "White Dragon Talon!" he screamed upon striking him in the chest, creating a bright flash of light.

"All right, go!" Lector cheered as he hopped up and down, while the rest of the group worriedly observed the veil of dust that came about from the attack. Once it cleared, it revealed that a glowing seal was upon Luffy's chest, making him grimace as he could barely lift his head up.

"What… the heck?!" he blurted out, gritting his teeth.

"Sorry, Luffy…" his sparring partner apologized in advance, readying his right fist as it was once again cloaked in light, "but I ain't planning on losing in front of milady and the gang…" he stated while grinning.

"Heh," his adversary chuckled as he too began to smile, "Same here!" he bellowed, letting his arms and legs suddenly act like pumps, moving up his body as it vibrated, "Second Gear!" he exclaimed as he suddenly leapt up, much to the shock of his opponent as he gasped to see him looming overhead, as the seal on his chest had disappeared. His skin had turned pink and was emitting steam, shocking the rest of the group that was watching

"Well whaddaya know…" he muttered while letting off a grin of excitement as he reeled his arm back. Stretching his appendages to their limits up into the sky, the rubbery man clenched his teeth tightly.

"Now Gum-Gum…" he began to echo, shooting his arms forward in an instant, "JET BAZOOKA!" he bellowed, striking his foe's fist in a massive burst of wind that blew by everyone, even causing the exceeds and the puppy to fall over from its force.

"Whoa…" the latter of the animals uttered as he got back onto his feet, seeing the messy haired man land back down with his arms retracting back to normal.

"I can't believe he's Twilight's boyfriend…" the red furred feline chimed in, scratching his cheek. Upon hearing the remark, the spectacled girl blushed a bright red, glancing off to the side out of embarrassment.

"Okay, let's finish this!" Luffy declared, sticking the tip of his right thumb into his mouth and biting down on it, "THIRD GEAR!" he roared.

"Just what I was thinking…" Sting concurred, suddenly developing white markings along his face, arms, and torso.

"Oh dear…" Yukino uttered worriedly, sweating a little upon seeing the two prepare to attack, as the Devil Fruit user inflated his right arm to a massive size.

"Armament: Harden!" he exclaimed, coating his enlarged appendage in black as he reeled it back.

"Now doesn't this feel familiar…" Sunset muttered as she stretched her legs out, "I'll get Luffy," she said.

"And I'll take Sting," Minerva concluded as she lit her hand up in an aurora-colored aura, sighing out of exasperation.

"White Dragon…" the Sabertooth guildmaster began as he puffed out his chest. His opponent readied his giant arm, prepared to throw it out for a strong punch. Without warning though, he found himself encased in a reddish amber aura before being slammed against the ground in an instant face first.

"OW!" he yelped in agony as his pinkish skin and steam vanished from his form, making his adversary perk up.

"Uh… what?" he said, arching an eyebrow in confusion before he was lifted up in a sphere of an aurora-like light being floated off as his female, bun-haired guild mate trotted up to him, standing beside the former pony as she had gained pony ears and a long ponytail.

"You know Sting…" the former of the two females began, "there is such a thing as restraint…" she pointed out with a skeptical glance towards him.

"Oh come on, milady!" he argued back, losing the scales upon his form, "It wasn't like I was gonna go all out with Dragon Force…" he pointed out, sheepishly glancing away.

"And I wasn't gonna go Fourth Gear!" the pirate yelled out as his arm had deflated back to normal, while Twilight and Spike had gone over to help lift him back onto his feet. A teasing grin came across the spatial magic user afterwards.

"Tell me Sting…" she began, causing him to perk, "to which milady are you talking to?" she asked somewhat deviously. He blinked in confusion for a moment before understanding what she meant, blushing ever so madly.

"You know damn well I'm talking to you, Minerva!" he yelled, seeming quite flustered as his whole face was red. She merely waved her right hand, causing the aura surrounding the guildmaster to disappear as he fell onto the ground upon his back, hitting it with a yelp. "Ow…" he uttered in agony.

"Next time, train where it won't be likely that you'll wreck something," Minerva advised with her hands at her hips, while Yukino had gone over to assist the dragon slayer back up.

"Okay, okay…" he repeated in understanding, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head. Sunset couldn't help but giggle at his misfortune, while he frowned out of embarrassment.

"So how are things with the fundraisers?" Rogue asked, shifting the subject to relieve his guild mate of any more comments.

"Not great," Rainbow replied as she and the other girls appeared to have somewhat distressed looks, "We've only raised about half of the money we need to fix up Camp Everfree and there's only a week left for us to do anything for more cash!" she exclaimed.

"Why is there a deadline in the first place?" the celestial spirit mage asked, tilting her head in confusion.

"Prolly 'cause there're gonna be more campers there pretty soon," Applejack responded as she folded her arms over her chest.

"And if we don't get them the money they need to make those repairs, they might be in even more trouble," Fluttershy mentioned, somewhat concerned by the thought.

"Even if our master and Luffy weren't fighting," the spatial magic user began to say as she glanced back at the empty parking lot, "I get the feeling we still wouldn't have enough customers," she admitted with a sigh.

"Well, that's a bummer…" Luffy grumbled while arching an eyebrow.

"So what are we gonna do?" Lector asked.

"Not to worry, darlings," Rarity chimed in reassuringly, "It's my turn to devise a plan," she proclaimed confidently while gesturing towards herself, "and I already have something amazing in mind," she stated with a wave of her hand, "It will be the most profitable of all of our fundraising events!" she declared to the group, "The pièce de résistance!" she added as she span around, causing her classmates to smile excitedly.

"Hee-yoo!" Applejack exclaimed as she took off her hat for a moment, "Now we're talkin'!" she said, putting it back on and tipping it up, "What's your idea?" she questioned with an arched eyebrow.

"Meet me in the music room later this afternoon," the fashionista began to reply, much to the surprise of her boyfriend as he perked up, "and I will explain everything," she promised to them.

"Uh-huh!" Rainbow concurred, placing her hand onto her shoulder as she and the others walked past, heading off towards the school entrance.

"Any chance we can spar in the gym, milady?" Sting asked out of boredom as he folded his arms behind his head.

"Heh," Minerva chuckled, catching his attention, "I'm sure you'd know the answer from either of us, Sting," she joked as he blushed instantaneously.

"Ergh…" he growled quietly in frustration while hearing the others giggle at his misfortune. Meanwhile, the indigo haired girl was waving goodbye rather excitedly to her friends as Rogue, Spike, and Frosch had stayed behind, taking notice of her smile vanishing into a nervous grimace rather quickly.

"You got nothin', huh?" the purple puppy guessed to her in a whisper, making her glance down at him as a panicked look came across her face.

"How did you know?!" she cried out.

"Huh…" the shadow dragon slayer sighed deeply as he pinched the bridge of his nose, while his exceed merely tilted his head to the side.

DANCE MAGIC

A while had passed since Rarity had made her declaration to come up with a fundraising plan, as she was trotting through the complex of the Canterlot Mall, which had plenty of other people bustling about and going to stores.

"Oh, rats," she grumbled as she came to a stop, folding her arms over her chest, "Three hours and still no ideas for a lucrative last-minute fundraiser," she muttered before walking onwards, "Usually, window-shopping inspires me…" she mentioned to herself out of frustration.

"Maybe it would've been better if you let the others know?" a familiar voice suggested, catching her attention as she turned to see her boyfriend standing there with his anthropomorphic feline.

"Rogue!" she yelped in surprise, with her face turning a light pink, "I-I wouldn't want them to have to worry about me coming up with something spectacular…" she stuttered in admittance, pivoting her foot against the floor nervously.

"But we wanna help, too!" the green furred cat exclaimed, raising his paws.

"Oh that's quite all right, you two," she reassured with a shake of her right hand, "Besides," she kept going, "I wouldn't want to have to cling onto you like I did at Camp Everfree…" she confessed while glancing away somberly, much to the surprise of both Sabertooth members.

"Rarity… that's not what-"

"Are you a musician?" a deep, male voice emitting from a television screen interjected, causing them to all perk up as they looked over to see the monitor showing a bunch of question marks.

"Hmm?" the fashionista hummed as she got closer to it.

"Do you and friends love to dance?" the announcer asked.

"Yes…" she responded somewhat unsurely, arching an eyebrow.

"Are you unique, cool, stylish?" he listed off in question as colored silhouettes began to appear along the screen.

"Yes, yes, yes, and... obviously!" the indigo haired girl replied as she waved her left index finger around somewhat boastingly, while Rogue just rolled his eyes.

"Do you want to win a cash prize?" the announcer asked, causing her and the others to widen their eyes in astonishment.

"Yes!" she yelped happily with a bright smile.

"Then enter the Canterlot Mall Chance to Prance Competition!" the announcer advised as a microphone before a star and music notes appeared on the screen, "All you need is a music video of your own original song and dance," he explained as the images changed to visually represent the rules of the event, "Then you could be prancing your way to first prize!" he exclaimed with a trophy appearing on the screen, "Sign up now at the booth near the Aunt Orange smoothie kiosk," he directed, enticing the student to immediately run off. However, she suddenly screeched to a halt once she noticed a sparkling red dress in the window of another shop, looking at it in awe while grinning widely.

"Oh, we're certain to win!" she declared proudly as she put her hands up to her cheeks. Suddenly though, the shadow dragon slayer took hold of her right extremity, pulling her away in a yelp.

"Sign up first, window shop later," he recommended seriously to her as he dragged her off. She chuckled sheepishly in embarrassment, walking alongside him as they held hands.

"Here it is!" Frosch pointed out as he hopped up onto the table with the sign-up cards and entry box in front of the kiosk. Rarity quickly took out a pen from her skirt and began to write the information while not noticing the familiar group of girls behind her.

"Rarity!" the voice of Sour Sweet called out, causing her and the others to perk up and look over to see her, Lemon Zest, Sugarcoat, and Sunny Flare approaching them, "What a nice surprise!" she greeted sweetly with a wave of her hand, "Not…" she whispered sourly through the side of her mouth, which Rogue took notice of as he arched an eyebrow.

"Sour Sweet! Sunny Flare!" the fashionista greeted with a gasp as they came to a stop, "Why, it's been ages," she pointed out to them in surprise.

"It's only been about whole summer and a month since the Friendship Games," the white haired girl bluntly noted as she held onto the strap of her purse.

"Is that all?" the Canterlot High student questioned while still smiling, "Wow!" she said, giggling afterwards, "How is everything over at Crystal Prep Academy?" she asked, resting her right hand at her hip.

"Oh, things at CPA have never been better since Principal Cadance took over," the short haired female of the group responded.

"Yeah," the bipolar female agreed, "She's going to let us have the fall dance on a yacht," she boasted proudly, "if we raise the money…" she mentioned, glancing off to the side.

"Ooh, sounds divine," the indigo haired girl concurred as she placed her hand over her chest.

"And expensive…" her boyfriend chimed in, catching the attentions of the uniformed students as they looked over to see him there.

"Uh… who's your friend?" the headphones-wearing Shadowbolt asked, gesturing towards him.

"I'm Rogue," he introduced politely, "I'm actually… her boyfriend," he mentioned in admittance, much to his partner's surprise as she blushed a bright red.

"Do Canterlot High girls always get really good-looking guys?" the pigtailed and ponytailed girl of the group questioned with an arched eyebrow.

"Uh… thanks…?" the dragon slayer responded unsurely as his cheeks reddened slightly.

"Are you signing up for the 'Chance to Prance' contest, too?" the greenish haired girl asked, chiming into the conversation as she went up to Rarity, then taking notice of Frosch, "Ooh, kitty!" she squeaked excitedly, taking him into her arms and nuzzling her cheeks against his head.

"I am!" the one she had spoken to answered, letting off a chuckle as she placed her sign-up card into the box, "Are you girls here to sign up for the competition?" she asked the rest of them, while the Sabertooth mage went over and protectively yanked his exceed away from Lemon, much to her dismay as she pouted slightly.

"We definitely aren't here because we like standing in lines," Sugarcoat pointed out in a blunt tone like before.

"I assume you already have a video concept figured out," Sour chimed in, catching the fashionista's attention, "The competition's going to be pret-ty fierce," she added.

"Yes, it came to me as soon as I saw that gorgeous red ruffled ensemble on the way over here," she responded immediately, while her boyfriend went back over to her side. The freckled Shadowbolt gave off a grin upon hearing her words.

"Oh," she uttered, "Tell me more," she advised, while her classmates gave off devious smiles in realization. Rogue took notice and blinked out of surprise, wondering what they were up to.

"Oh!" his girlfriend yelped, flipping her hair back with her hand, "Well, each member of the Rainbooms is going to dance in a different style," she explained, "like flamenco, hip-hop, or street ballet," she listed off, going through each routine, "and we'll wear costumes to match each genre," she finished, while the jet black haired teen beside her grimaced slightly, "Designed by yours truly, of course," she added to them, giggling afterwards.

"That sounds like a very good concept," the spectacled girl concurred after a moment. Her ponytailed friend gave off another devious grin as an opportunity had come to her and her classmates.

"Yeah, heh, I guess it's okay," she admitted with a laugh as the Sabertooth mage narrowed his eyes onto her, "If you're going for way too over-the-top," she mentioned in a whisper.

"Thanks!" Rarity replied out of gratitude, letting another giggle escape her lips, "So, what's your concept?" she asked.

"Nothing," the pigtailed and ponytailed female of the group answered bluntly, surprising her teammates, "We don't have one yet," she pointed out, causing them to grimace.

"What she means is it's a surprise!" Sour immediately corrected, "But it's a-ma-zing," she said with a wave of her hands, "So original," she bragged.

"Oh, well, I can't wait to see it," the indigo haired girl noted somewhat excitedly, "Good luck!" she cried out before heading off as she waved goodbye.

"You, too!" the bipolar female responded, while the shadow dragon slayer quickly went after the Canterlot High student.

"I've got a bad feeling this isn't gonna end well…" he muttered, glancing back to see the uniformed girls conversing quietly together.

"Whaddaya mean, Rogue?" his exceed asked, getting his attention.

"Let's just hope I'm wrong," he responded as they went on their way. A while later, they had arrived back in the school music room, speaking with everyone about the plan they uncovered.

"See?" the fashionista said after explaining everything, "It's a wonderful plan," she declared, "We'll write some lyrics for our new song," she began to say, "and we'll choreograph some dance moves," she added as she shook her shoulders, "Then our video will win a cash prize, and voilà!" she exclaimed with outstretched arms.

"You make it sound simple as pie," Applejack pointed out in a concerned tone.

"That's because it is!" her friend reassured cheekily, "The girls at Crystal Prep even agree," she mentioned, causing her classmates to all perk up in surprise, "They're making a video, too," she added to them.

"They are?" Twilight questioned, arching an eyebrow.

"I-Is that a problem, darling?" Rarity asked with a stutter out of concern.

"Oh, no, it's not," she assured as a reply while shaking her head slightly, "Just haven't heard much about my old school since I left, I guess…" she noted as she rubbed the back of her neck, making Luffy glance over at her in confusion.

"Well, if you ask me," Spike chimed in, "Crystal Prep has got nothin' on CHS!" he proudly stated, "I love it here!" he exclaimed as he stretched his legs out before Fluttershy scratched his chin, causing him to shudder in delight, "See what I mean?" he pointed out contently as the girl beside him giggled.

"Um, hello?" Sting uttered, causing everyone to perk up, "Anyone gonna fill us in on who Crystal Prep is?" he asked as he placed his right hand against his cheek.

"They're a rival school of ours down in the city," his squadron leader replied, folding her arms over her chest, "and their students are pretty competitive," she mentioned with a frown, much to the white dragon slayer's surprise.

"Oh, that's right," Yukino realized, "They were the ones you faced during those Friendship Games you told us about," she recalled, getting a nod from her red and yellow haired friend.

"Which means it's all the more likely that winning this contest won't be as easy," Minerva concurred as she narrowed her eyes.

"Don't sweat it, milady," Lector reassured, catching her attention, "I'm sure with the group we have, we got this in the bag!" he declared excitedly.

"Yeah!" the purple puppy agreed.

"Okay," Rarity began, making the entire group perk up and look over at her again, "before we get started with the choreographing of our dance moves and eh, heh, heh…" she mumbled, waving her left hand around in a nervous manner, "there's just one tiny, teeny-weensy, little thing I forgot to mention…" she confessed sheepishly.

"What's that?" Sunset asked as she arched her right eyebrow.

"Uhhhh..." the fashionista uttered anxiously, seeming as if she was hoping her friends would not be mad, "I would need to use our fundraiser money to buy costume materials for the video!" she explained rather quickly, much to the surprise of everyone as they all blinked.

"Hmm," the former pony hummed in thought, placing her hand onto her chin, "How much is the grand prize worth?" she asked her.

"More than double what we need to fix up Camp Everfree!" she responded immediately upon rushing over.

"Hah!" Rainbow laughed, catching their attentions, "Then of course you can use the money for costumes!" she concurred.

"Huh…" Applejack sighed, "Oh, what the hay?" she muttered, standing up and taking the cash box into her hands, "Why not?" she agreed with a smile.

"Sweet!" the athlete exclaimed as she pumped her fists.

"Whee-hee!" Pinkie exclaimed as she zoomed over and embraced the indigo haired girl, while the Omni Force squadron leader went and gave her a smile.

"According to my calculations, if we lend Rarity the funds we've already raised," Twilight began to explain as she was typing the numbers up onto a calculator, "we stand to gain four times as much money as we have now," she told her friends, much to their excitement as they cheered with glee in their voices.

"And we end up with a bit extra for ourselves!" Sting realized, "Maybe we could use that for the school," he suggested to the others.

"That's a great idea, Master!" Yukino concurred, clapping her hands together.

"Yeah!" Lector agreed as he hopped up happily.

"But if we lose the video contest," the scientist chimed in while adjusting her glasses, getting the attentions of everyone else again, "we'll be completely back to square one and zero dollars," she noted, much to fright of her classmates as they grimaced, "Anyone else think this is an awfully risky endeavor?" she asked nervously, only to receive no response as she remembered having brought up the potential negative, "I mean, um, heh... Me neither…" she corrected with a wide yet nervous smile.

"The bigger the risk, the bigger the reward!" Luffy declared as he suddenly went over and draped his right arm over the spectacled girl's shoulders, making her yelp in surprise, "That's what Nami would say!" he pointed out, chuckling cheekily.

"All right, girls," Rarity chimed in afterwards with her hands together, "Who's ready to shoot our winning dance music video?" she asked as she shimmied a little, enticing everyone to cheer in excitement.

"Huh…" Rogue breathed out as he saw Applejack hand the cash box to his girlfriend, catching his exceed's attention.

"Are you okay, Rogue?" he asked worriedly, going up to his side.

"I just hope this all works out…" he responded nervously, placing his hand onto his cheek.

"Looks like I have some fabric shopping to do!" the fashionista declared after a giggle. A while passed before the entire group was gathered in the gymnasium, with Photo Finish having joined them as she readied a large movie camera before the decorated stage, where the Rainbooms and the female wizards were, dressed in new outfits.

"How come we don't get to be a part of this?!" Sting yelled in frustration as he stood beside the anthropomorphic cats, his fellow dragon slayer, and the Devil Fruit user beyond the stage behind the camera.

"Oh darlings, relax," the clothing designer advised from the director's chair she sat at, getting their attentions, "I know you're all excited and everything, but we're going to need stage hands to make the video go well," she explained seriously to them, "Besides," she kept going, "other than slow dancing, you don't really have any fascinating moves," she stated with a nervous smile.

"You know, she's got a point," her boyfriend agreed with a smug smirk, causing his guild mate to let off a pout out of annoyance, while the rubbery teen just arched an eyebrow.

"So why are Yukino and milady joining in?" Lector asked curiously, folding his arms over his chest.

"Well, it'd be rude to not let our guests have a chance to take part in this," the indigo haired girl replied, "Plus, I think this video could use a little more… pizzazz!" she stated with her arms outstretched while smiling widely.

"Guess that makes enough sense…" the Sabertooth guildmaster admitted after a moment, glancing over to see Sunset donning a red and gold dress, now with her haired tied up into a bun, "Milady does look pretty good," he noted, blushing a little.

"Why thank you, Sting," Minerva chimed in from directly behind him, causing him to yelp out of shock before turning around to see her there donning a navy blue dress with a golden, draconic design, "I assume you were talking about both of us, right?" she inquired with a smirk, making him grimace a little.

"Uh… yeah…" he replied nervously. She merely giggled, walking back up towards the decorated stage. "Huh…" he sighed out of exasperation, "That joke isn't dying anytime soon, is it?" he concurred while slouching down in defeat.

"Doesn't seem like it," his exceed answered with a grin.

"Nope!" Frosch agreed wholeheartedly.

"Let's take it from the top one more time," Rarity called out to the stage, "Rainbow Dash, Minerva, don't forget your cues," she noted to the athlete, who had a backwards baseball cap with a new jacket and magenta pants, "It's when Fluttershy does her triple pirouette and Yukino comes in to lift her up, okay?" she pointed out as she waved her fingers. She then nodded over to Photo, who gave her a thumbs-up before activating the camera. DJ Pon-3 also signaled that she was ready, setting up her turntables.

"Guess that's our cue," the white dragon slayer realized before he and the other males took off to take their own positions.

"And... action!" the fashionista cried out, throwing her arm down. The pop music began playing as Sunset took center stage, dancing around before the animal whisperer jumped in, getting into position as she attempted her first spin, only for her to accidentally her friend in the back.

"Wah!" she yelped as she stumbled forward, struggling to keep her balance in her high heels. She managed to maintain herself though, smiling nervously as her shy pal went back to slowly spinning, while the celestial mage came in and picked her up like a ballerina, surprising her as she had only completed one and a half spins. In the meantime, the athlete slid in from the right, while the spatial magic user jumped out of stage left, prepared to start dancing as their comrades had seemingly already finished their routines.

"Cut!" the indigo haired girl suddenly exclaimed out of frustration, causing the music to stop with a record scratch, catching everyone's attention.

"Hey!" the cap-wearing female shouted, rubbing the back of her head, "What happened to the music?" she asked. The director merely gave off an upset expression, taking a deep breath as she put her hand up to her head.

"Uh oh…" the green furred feline uttered worriedly as he and Rogue peeked out from behind the curtains.

"Fluttershy, it's supposed to be a triple pirouette," she pointed out while walking up to the stage. Lying beside her chair was Spike, who awoke from his nap with a long yawn before stretching out his legs.

"I know," the animal whisperer replied to her pal, "It's just that... um... uh, I-I don't think I can do one of those…" she admitted while stuttering.

"Darling, of course you can, darling," she reassured as she went up to her and brushed back her long pink hair, "I believe in you," she added confidently wile embracing her closely, squishing her face a little.

"Besides, I had gone in before you even finished," Yukino chimed in, getting their attentions, "Sorry…" she apologized ashamedly.

"Oh, no, no, no!" the fashionista repeated in a positive tone, "We just need to have more confidence and better focus!" she stated proudly before hugging the celestial wizard as well, much to her embarrassment as her cheeks turned red.

"How about you try 'jazz paws' instead?" Spike suggested as he stood up on his hind legs, waving his paws.

"Heh," Sunset chuckled as she adjusted the floral barrette holding her bun together, "Thanks, Spike," she said in gratitude, "But all these moves are pretty hard," she admitted, folding her arms underneath her chest.

"Oh, I know…" Rarity concurred with a frustrated grunt, "But if we want to win, we have to bring our A-game!" she pointed out seriously with a pump of her fist.

"Crystal Prep certainly will," Twilight chimed in, "They're excellent dancers," she mentioned, "and you know how they love to compete…" she added sarcastically while rolling her eyes, making the former pony beside her grin.

"Well then we need be just as competitive if not even more so," Minerva stated smartly as she grinned, while the indigo haired girl seemed very stressed by the situation at hand.

"How about we forget about the other teams and get back to dancin'?" Applejack advised as she went up to her friend and placed her left hand onto her right shoulder, followed by showing off a little shimmy that did not seem to impress her.

"Great idea, Applejack!" Pinkie cried out, catching their attentions as they saw her imitating synth drums, moving her feet back and forth while grunting, "It's really fun!" she mentioned as she was continuing, "I haven't stopped this whole time!" she exclaimed, panting a little.

"Applejack's right," Rogue concurred as he came up to his girlfriend, "Once we get this all done, we put it together into a great music video that'll definitely win us that money," he explained, making everyone smile aside from her, as she seemed quite annoyed.

"Let's take it from Rainbow's entrance," she said in a disgruntled tone, much to the surprise of her friends as they saw her walk back to chair.

"Oh dear…" her boyfriend muttered, going back to his position behind the curtains with the other males of the group. After the camera and sound system were both reset, Rarity took a deep breath of air through her nose, letting out a deep sigh.

"And... action!" she cried out, raising her left hand into the air. The music started up once more with Rainbow sliding onto the stage and beginning her dance while Sunset and Minerva took hold of each other's hands, as Fluttershy slowly started her pirouette. However, as the spatial magic user pulled her partner over, she accidentally caused her to trip and lose her footing with her left shoe ripping the bottom part of the athlete's jacket.

"WAH!" she yelped before falling onto the Sabertooth mage's chest as they both hit the floor, causing the music to stop playing.

"Milady!" Sting yelled, rushing over to the pair with Lector and Luffy in tow, "You okay?" he asked out of concern as the former pony lifted her head up.

"Yeah, I'm good," both she and the one she was lying upon replied simultaneously, causing them to widen their eyes out of surprise until they began laughing heartily, making Sting crack a grin as well.

"Oh!" the fashionista suddenly yelped, having noticed that there was a large rip in the rainbow haired girl's jacket, while the music stopped again, "Oh!" she squeaked upon zooming over and examining the damage to the clothing, "This is a disaster!" she screamed in dismay, while the Omni Force member looked at her blankly.

"Whoops…" the amber skinned girl uttered in realization as she stood up with the wizard, "Sorry, Rarity…" she apologized sheepishly as she grimaced.

"It doesn't look that bad," Rogue pointed out as he came over to inspect the jacket, taking it off of the one wearing it, "In fact, it might look better when considering Rainbow's style," he mentioned, "Sort of a… 'rough and tough' look," he said, rubbing his chin. His words were met with the surprised silence of his friends, who had no idea what to say.

"Darling, while I appreciate your input," his girlfriend chimed in, "it still is a disaster…" she moaned while pointing at the rip, causing him to groan out of exasperation.

"Can you fix it?" Frosch asked as he went up to her.

"Well, I can fix it," the indigo haired girl answered, "but I'll have to run to the fabric store before it closes," she said quickly, taking the jacket from her boyfriend, "Keep practicing while I'm gone!" she advised to the others, "Ahhh!" she screamed as she ran offstage.

"Huh…" the shadow dragon slayer sighed, "Guess we better go, too…" he pointed out to his exceed, who nodded in agreement before jogging off with him. A while later, the two of them walked out of a fabric store at the Canterlot Mall with the cobalt skinned girl, as she carried a blue bag of the materials.

"Oh, thank goodness I budgeted for backup fabric…" she said in relief as she looked at her bag.

"Hey, Rarity," the Sabertooth mage chimed in, catching her attention as she turned to face him, "can we… talk for a minute?" he asked her, making her arch an eyebrow in confusion.

"About what, darling?" she questioned back.

"About overwhelming yourself by trying to make this video perfect," he responded as she blinked, "Not everything has to be perfect for us to win," he stated, trotting up closer to her.

"Oh, I know…" she concurred, glancing away ashamedly, "It's just that… everyone is counting on me…" she pointed out to him.

"And they'll be more than glad to help you feel less overwhelmed by it all," he retorted, taking her hand, "I'm telling you this because I've had that kind of experience myself," he stated, "As extreme as it was compared to this," he continued while looking at the green furred feline, "my friends were there to help me through it," he finished, smiling at his girlfriend.

"Oh… you're right, darling…" she concurred as she blushed a little, "Maybe we could-"

"Hey, what's that?" Frosch asked, interjecting the fashionista's suggestion as she and her boyfriend glanced over and gasped to see the Shadowbolts dancing in front of a camera in brand new outfits, while a pop song was playing in the background. The female of the group witnessing had to rub her eyes to make sure what she saw was not an illusion.

"Is that a disco-inspired look?" she questioned upon spotting Sour, "And a street ballet tutu?!" she shrieked, noticing Sugarcoat's outfit, "I don't believe it…" she uttered in realization, "They stole my brilliant idea!" she exclaimed quietly, letting her lips quiver.

"Crap…" Rogue muttered, smacking himself in the face as he had failed to relieve her of any more stress.

X

About an hour passed as Rarity was back in her room in her house, with her boyfriend's exceed sitting on the bed alongside Opal, snuggling up to her as he had fallen asleep. The Canterlot High student was sitting at her desk, using a sewing machine to stitch up the ripped jacket from earlier as she had a pair of red-framed glasses over her eyes. All of a sudden, she heard a trio of knocks at her door, causing her to perk up and turn off the device while also removing her spectacles.

"Huh..." the anthropomorhic feline as he awoke, rubbing his eyes.

"I got it," the shadow dragon slayer said as he trotted up and twisted the knob, pulling it open to reveal the rest of the Rainbooms and the multiversal guests dressed in their regular clothes, as Rainbow seemed quite concerned.

"We're here!" Pinkie exclaimed as she poked her head in upside down from the very top of the entryway.

"We got your text," Twilight noted as she pulled out her phone, "You said it was an emergency?" she inquired.

"Everythin' all right, sugarcube?" Applejack asked, placing her hands at her hips.

"Well…" their fashionista friend began as she stood up and brushed her skirt free of any dirt, "since you asked..." she kept going, seating herself down onto a fancy-looking sofa, "the answer is no!" she sobbed out dramatically, leaning against the divine furniture while tears poured out of her eyes.

"Oh, no!" Fluttershy exclaimed as she set herself down onto the bed, sitting beside the well-groomed cat and the frog-costumed exceed with Spike, "What happened?" she asked out of concern as the cat stared at the dog blankly.

"Did you not have enough money to buy more fabrics?" Yukino inquired as she walked up to the crying girl.

"Sour Sweet... and the... Crystal... Prep girls stole our video concept!" she replied in between tears and sniffs, "Rogue, Frosch, and I saw them filming at the mall," she mentioned as mascara ran down her face, while everyone cringed at the sight, "They copied my design ideas and everything!" she pointed out as Sunset took hold off the puppy on the bed, sitting beside Rainbow and Minerva, "So of course they looked absolutely fabulous," she noted with a small smile for a moment, frowning afterwards, "But the worst part is that they're all incredible dancers!" she finished upsetly.

"Major bummer in the summer!" the partier girl exclaimed as she went up to her, "Tissue for your issue?" she offered, holding the paper in her hands to give to her. She sniffed and accepted it, wiping her eyes.

"Ta," she uttered, getting rid of the messy mascara before loudly blowing her nose.

"Ugh…" the shadow dragon slayer groaned as he had his head up against the wall.

"Something the matter, Rogue?" the spatial magic user questioned as she and the others heard him, "You seem a little disgruntled…" she mentioned curiously with her hand upon her chin.

"Let's just say we could've avoided all of this drama…" he responded, while his feline friend hummed worriedly for him.

"Everyone is counting on me, on the video to win us the prize money for the camp," Rarity explained as she leaned back down on her couch in a dramatic fashion, "Oh, how could I have been such a fool?!"she screamed angrily to herself while clenching her fists, "Of course, those Crystal Preppers stole my concept!" she noted, "I practically served it to them on a platter!" she yelled in frustration.

"Hey, easy…" Sting advised, holding out his right hand in a placating manner.

"Don't be too hard on yourself," Twilight added, "It's gonna take more than one Friendship Games for those Crystal Prep girls to learn that winning isn't everything," she pointed out with an arched eyebrow.

"Eh, maybe this was all for the best," Applejack admitted as she trotted up to the spectacled girl's side with Luffy.

"Hmm?" the fashionista uttered in confusion upon hearing her, "W-What do you mean?" she stuttered out as a question.

"Uh, your concept and costumes are really awesome," the cowgirl started to say nervously, rubbing the back of her head, "but, uh... our dancin'..." she continued with a chuckle.

"Nnnnot so much," Sunset finished for her, causing her to giggle a little.

"We could barely get in a two-step without trippin' over each other's boots," she added with a wave of her hands, laughing a little.

"Not to mention there were some… embarrassing moments…" the celestial wizard admitted while blushing sheepishly, fidgeting with her fingers.

"What?" the indigo haired girl uttered out of being completely perplexed.

"When Yukino was lifting up Fluttershy for that ballerina display," Lector began to explain, "she fell butt first onto her face!" he exclaimed, snickering as both girls had flushed faces. However, his partner didn't take too kindly to the remark, stomping his right foot down onto his tail. "YEEEEOOOWWWW!" he screeched in agony, letting tears form in his eyes.

"The point is, I don't think we can make a music video where we're all tripping over each other," Minerva bluntly stated.

"You can say that again!" Pinkie agreed, followed by the rest of the group letting out chuckles.

"Nonsense!" Rarity suddenly shouted, catching their attentions as they saw her stand up, "You all looked great!" she told them, letting out a sigh of realization soon after upon remembering the issues from earlier, "Okay, maybe not great, but, but... but it was getting there!" she proclaimed with another stutter, "And the point is we don't have to let them win!" she stated while marching around her room, "That is our video concept!" she bellowed, glancing up at the ceiling, "And I am going straight to Crystal Prep to let them know that they have messed with the wrong girls!" she declared fiercely with a stomp, "Mmm!" she growled, "Who's with me?!" she called out, waiting for a response. Only silence filled the air as everyone in the bedroom glanced at each other worriedly.

"Huh…" Rogue sighed deeply, trotting over to his girlfriend and placing his right hand onto her shoulder, as she still seemed very angry, "Let's take a deep breath and move on from this…" he advised, causing her to frown in realization before putting her arm down. She then cleared her throat with a cough, catching the attentions of the others.

"No, n-no, seriously, who is with me?" she asked while stammering a little, "I have no idea how to get to Crystal Prep…" she admitted sheepishly, while her boyfriend's mouth gaped open in shock before he smacked himself in the face.

"I'll go," Twilight answered after a moment, "Maybe I can try to reason with them," she suggested with her hands at her hips, "We were classmates once," she mentioned smartly.

"That's the spirit!" the fashionista exclaimed, surprising her as she then took her by the hand, "Come on!" she beckoned, racing out the door with her.

"Guess… we're going, too…" the shadow dragon slayer grumbled, heading after the pair of girls, "Let's go, Frosch," he said, enticing the frog-costumed exceed to hop over to his side, still seeming concerned.

"Wait for me!" Luffy cried out excitedly, running after his teammate as the door slammed shut behind them.

"Anybody else got a bad feeling about this?" Sting inquired to the rest of the group that remained.

"Kinda, yeah…" his squadron leader replied as she grimaced slightly. A while later at the prestigious high school, the group of four and the anthropomorphic feline peeked out from a corner, observing the area as if they were spies. Rarity had on a dark violet bandana and red-framed shades to hide herself as she and the others quickly sneaked in through the back door. While both she and the spectacled girl snuck around the halls to avoid meeting the eyes of other students, their multiversal companions just walked along normally.

"Why aren't trying to sneak around like they are?" the cat of the three asked curiously.

"Because there's really no point when these halls are practically empty…" the Sabertooth mage noted as there were only a few students still in the foyer and the halls entirely.

"So what are we gonna do when we find these girls?" the Gum-Gum user asked, folding his arms behind his head.

"Depends on how Rarity does with whatever she's planning, I guess…" Rogue muttered, letting out another sigh.

"Rogue…" Frosch uttered in concern. In the meantime, the fashionista ended up peeking out from a corner before moving up against a row of lockers, looking around carefully.

"Okay, where's the dance studio?" she whispered in question to her partner while taking off her shades.

"There's a dance studio?" she questioned back, raising an eyebrow.

"Didn't you go to this school?" the indigo haired girl sarcastically asked in return.

"Well, I can show you where the library is…" Twilight responded rather sheepishly, making her grin a little.

"They're this way," the shadow dragon slayer chimed in, catching both of their attentions as they saw him walk along with the others. They then started to hear music reverberate throughout the building, causing them to stop for a moment.

"Wait, shhh," the cobalt skinned girl shushed upon noticing, gesturing for the others to stay still as she walked closer to the sound, "That's their music," she noted upon recognizing it, seeing the open door down at the end of the hallway, "Bingo!" she exclaimed quietly with a grin, racing towards it.

"Rarity, hold on!" her boyfriend cried out, chasing after her alongside the others. They all arrived at the doorway and peeked inside, astonished to see the rather fluent dance moves of the Shadowbolts as the song they were grooving to had come to an end. The clothing designer just had her mouth gape open from how talented the girls were, while the others had their eyes widened.

"Wow…" the exceed uttered in amazement, smiling a little.

"Hey, girls!" Sour greeted with a wave upon noticing the visitors in the room, "And… guys, I guess…" she added upon seeing the multiversal guests there, "So what did you think of our routine?" she questioned rather smugly, "Scared yet?" she guessed, causing the Omni Force members to let off annoyed looks.

"Don't change the subject, Sour Sweet!" the fashionista demanded angrily, pointing at her accusingly. She arched an eyebrow in confusion.

"But you didn't bring up a subject…" Sugarcoat bluntly noted.

"You, either!" the Canterlot High student retorted quickly.

"Ooookay..." the bipolar female uttered afterwards while rolling her eyes, evidently freaked out as her friends snickered.

"You know why we're here!" the indigo haired female stated with her hands at her hips, "You stole my— our music video idea!" she corrected after receiving a glance from her boyfriend and Twilight, "Now... change your concept, or else!" she ordered with a stutter.

"Sorry, heh, but we can't," the ponytailed girl sarcastically apologized, leading to the rest of her comrades to let out mocking laughs along with her, much to the chagrin of the fashionista.

"And why is that?" the scientist asked calmly.

"Because we care about winning," Sunny replied gloatingly, "Duh!" she added mockingly, causing Luffy to close his hands into fists.

"And we will," the freckled girl stated softly, "because we're just about to submit our video," she mentioned, crossing her arms. The group of four laughed to the dismay of the others as they seemed especially stunned by the revelation.

"You're what?" Rarity questioned, hoping she had misheard her, "I-I-It doesn't matter!" she stuttered out as she put her hand up to her head to try and calm herself while waving her other one, "Because we are still doing our video the way we planned!" she declared, folding her arms over her chest.

"Go ahead," Sour responded, seemingly without a care, "But there's just one flaw in your little plan…" she noted, causing them to perk up.

"What's that?" Frosch asked worriedly, being picked up by his partner.

"By the time you submit yours," the short haired girl began, "it'll just look like you copied us," she pointed out, gesturing towards herself.

"Except the worse version," Sugarcoat bluntly mentioned, making the cobalt skinned girl seem even angrier than before. However, she didn't get the chance to say anything as Lemon hit the play button of the radio, replaying the song as she and the other Shadowbolts resumed their practice for their routine, making the fashionista seem even more frustrated as she puffed out her cheeks. All of a sudden though, the music stopped.

"Hey, who did that?!" the headphones-wearing girl shouted, glancing back to see that the Gum-Gum user had removed the MP3 player from the speakers.

"I don't care whether or not you stole their idea," he said before sharply tossing the device to the green haired girl, who caught it in her right hand with a pained grimace afterwards, "but I don't like you making fun of my friends the way you are," he told the girls, marching up to them, "So don't you count on winning this," he stated as his fists loosened, "My friends'll give you a good run for that money," he mentioned, starting to walk away afterwards.

"Heh," the bipolar female chuckled, "What makes you think their video will be any better after-" Before she could even utter another word, the pirate glanced back at her and the others menacingly, leading to an abrupt silence that filled the air. It lasted for almost ten seconds before he left the room, followed by his friends as they seemed just as stunned.

"What was that?" Rarity asked, evidently confused.

"I don't know…" Twilight responded with a shake of her head, "They all just… stayed quiet…" she noted, looking over at her boyfriend in wonder. A while passed as the group officially returned to the music room at Canterlot High, with the indigo haired female going over what had happened to everyone.

"Oh, this is all my fault!" she exclaimed in frustration as the others looked on worriedly, "All the money we raised is gone," she kept going frantically, "and now we have no music video!" she added, folding her arms underneath her chest, "I should never have convinced you all that we could pull this off in so little time!" she admitted sadly, slouching down.

"Are you crazy?" Rainbow questioned rhetorically with a shake of her head, "We're great at doing stuff super-fast," she pointed out while gesturing towards herself, "I mean, look at Pinkie Pie," she mentioned, pointing towards the other side of the room, "She just built that castle made entirely out of chocolate bars while we were talking," she noted, as the partier girl had in fact made a delicious decoration out of the sweets, taking a piece of one and chomping down on it in an instant.

"Want some?" she offered, holding a piece out to her clothing designer friend.

"What I want is a new video concept!" she responded desperately.

"Eh," the puffy haired girl uttered, taking another bite of the chocolate as Luffy, Sting, Lector, and Frosch each took pieces as well.

"So why don't we create a new one?" Minerva offered as she went up to the fashionista, placing her hand onto her shoulder reassuringly.

"Really?" she questioned excitedly, clasping her hands together. Everyone voiced sounds of agreement as Sunset trotted over.

"I'm sure if we all put our heads together, we'll come up with something even better than before," she assured firmly.

"Now that's milady for ya!" the white dragon slayer chimed in as he had just finished swallowing frosting from the sweet castle.

"Thanks, Sting," both the former pony and the spatial magic user responded simultaneously, leading to them widening their eyes and laughing once again.

"Guess that's why they get along so well…" Lector noted, arching his eyebrows up and down towards his partner, who blushed before letting off a grin.

"Okay," Rarity concurred after taking a moment to think, "I suppose it's worth a try…" she admitted, placing her hand onto her chin.

"Absolutely," her boyfriend agreed as he went up to her side, "Think of all the possibilities we could come up with," he mentioned in a reassuring tone. All of a sudden, Pinkie zipped over and grabbed everyone one by one, bringing them all together into a close huddle as they were squeezed together.

"I think it's working!" she exclaimed in a quiet whisper to the others.

"Well… it kinda hurts…" Frosch admitted as he was being squished between Twilight and Yukino, with the latter of the two taking hold of him carefully to relieve him.

"Yeah!" Applejack said as a few seconds went by, catching the group's attention, "I-I got somethin'!" she stuttered out, "Okay, so we're in home-ec class..." she began, envisioning the group within the classroom all dressed in western outfits.

"Aah!" the fashionista shrieked as she saw her rural clothes.

"... and we're bakin' some apple fritters!" the country girl of the group finished as cooking utensils and bowls appeared in the hands of the others, while the indigo haired girl received a tray of the treats in her now mitted hands, glancing at them in complete confusion, "And then, a fresh batch comes outta the oven," her friend kept going as another tray showed up in her own extremity, which too was covered by a mitt as she sniffed the delectable treats, "And everybody's havin' a great time!" she noted after a sigh, followed by the rest of the group conversing. The clothing designer was about to take a bite of one of the fritters, but then stopped as she realized something.

"Wait," she chimed in, catching their attentions, "So basically, we are eating pastries at school in our music video?" she inquired blankly, seeming unamused as her pal laughed.

"Uh, I guess I'm just kinda hungry…" she sheepishly admitted, blushing a little.

"But it's awesome!" Luffy exclaimed as he chowed down on the delectable treats, licking his lips afterwards.

"Anyone have another idea?!" Rarity asked somewhat angrily, causing both the shadow dragon slayer and his exceed to grimace nervously.

"Oh, oh! I do!" Rainbow eagerly answered, waving her left hand, "So... we're in the middle of the jungle…" she began, envisioning the group all wearing exploration uniforms within a densely forested area, "And we're being chased by henchmen who are shooting poison arrows at us!" she exclaimed as they were running away from the incoming projectiles, screaming all the while.

"Hey, I don't run from arrows!" the Devil Fruit user shouted with an upset look on his face.

"Yeah, me neither!" Sting agreed, "Let's fight these guys, dammit!" he declared, stopping with the rubbery teen to fend off the arrows until they both grabbed from behind by Minerva.

"Rainbow's idea, not yours," she pointed out, dragging them off in yelps before they could be struck by the sharp projectiles.

"When suddenly, out of nowhere," the athlete continued as she came to a stop, while the rest of the group bumped right into her to halt themselves, "the shadow of a giant beast appears!" she said as a silhouette of a wolf-like creature appeared on the facing of the cliff before them.

"Oh my…!" Yukino yelped in surprise, widening her eyes slightly.

"Wait a second!" Twilight called out, catching their attentions, "Isn't this a scene from the latest Daring Do book?" she inquired rhetorically with an arched eyebrow and narrowed eyes.

"Eh, heh, heh…" she laughed nervously, rubbing the back of her own head, "Oh, yeah…" she realized, "That's why it seemed so cool," she said honestly, "Never mind," she finished, glancing away sheepishly.

"Okay! I've got it!" Pinkie cried out excitedly afterwards, having to duck to avoid an oncoming arrow, which pierced through the tree right beside the fashionista as she screamed in surprise.

"Please, do tell," she pleaded rather desperately, wanting to be out of the imagined setting as soon as possible.

"We'll start out on... the moon!" the partier girl stated as she envisioned a rather simple drawing of the spatial body alongside rather crudely designed stars, "And we'll be wearing really sparkly costumes," she added, imagining her and her friends with their instruments in hand, "No, wait!" she yelped in realization, "We'll be in spacesuits!" she corrected as helmets appeared over everyone's heads, with the spectacled girl tapping her microphone against the glass of hers, "We're surrounded by gorgonzola cheese!" their friend kept going as slices of the food started to float around them, "But then, a space doggie walks over and start to eat the cheese!" she finished just as a helmeted Spike came by to take a bite of one of the cheese wheels in the starry void.

"Mmm!" he hummed delightedly afterwards, "Rich with buttery undertones," he noted happily. Everyone was giggling happily and laughing at the fun they were having with the ideas, but Rarity was less than enthused as she grew more and more frustrated.

"Stop!" she suddenly screamed, snapping everyone back into reality,"This will never work!" she stated, growling angrily at her pals.

"Aw, why not?" the puffy haired girl asked curiously, arching an eyebrow. Rogue grimaced again as he knew that his girlfriend's patience was running extremely thin, especially as she started to grumble.

"Because the contest is for dance music videos," she explained to the group after an eye twitch, "and not one of your ideas included dancing at all!" she noted in frustration.

"Rarity…" Frosch uttered worriedly.

"But they were pretty funny, huh?" Pinkie inquired while giggling, "I liked yours, Rainbow Dash," she complimented to her athletic friend.

"Thanks, Pinkie!" she responded in gratitude.

"Errrgh!" the fashionista growled once more, causing everyone to perk up in shock.

"Are you okay?" Fluttershy asked out of concern.

"Okay?" her clothing designer friend questioned back angrily, "No, I am not okay!" she screamed angrily, gesturing towards her hands, "The contest deadline is tomorrow, and we have just been wasting time!" she bellowed while throwing her arms down, stomping off afterwards. The rest of the group cringed upon realizing what they had done, with Yukino getting up onto her feet and heading towards the doors just after they had slammed shut.

"Wait," the shadow dragon slayer said, catching her attention, "I'll take care of this," he reassured as he let out a breath of air, "Frosch," he beckoned to his partner.

"Okay!" he responded, skipping after him as they left the room in pursuit of the cobalt skinned girl.

X

Later that day at a local restaurant in town, the fashionista was crying in a booth all by herself, letting mascara run down her face as she was partaking in a sundae she had ordered.

"Nom-nom-nom-nom-nom," she repeated while chewing on the ice cream, sobbing again afterwards as the doors to the building reopened, "Nom-nom-nom-nom-nom," she said once more upon taking another bite from her spoon.

"Rarity?" a familiar voice chimed in, causing her to perk up and see Rogue there with his exceed, both seating themselves at the opposite side of the table.

"Rogue…" she uttered with a sniff, wiping the wet makeup away from her face by using her free arm, "H-How did you know I was here?" she stammered in question, still crying a little.

"I'm a Dragon Slayer, remember?" he answered while folding his arms over his chest, not noticing the anthropomorphic feline take a spoon upon the table, "Anyways, we need to talk," he told her, changing the subject, "I know that you're putting all this pressure on yourself when you really need help," he explained seriously, causing her to blink in surprise before she glanced away.

"Darling, I appreciate the sentiment…" she began as Frosch was eagerly eating away at her sundae, "but I don't want to cling onto you and cry on your shoulder because I'm desperate…" she confessed, looking back at him.

"That's not you'd be doing though," he retorted as she widened her eyes in shock, "It'd just be like asking someone for help," he noted, grinning a little as he reached over to take her left hand into his right, "Rarity, I'm supposed to be your friend before being your boyfriend," he stated firmly to her, "You can cry on my shoulder if you need to," he kept going, "but you need to know that I'm going to do whatever it takes to help you through anything," he finished as she seemed absolutely stunned.

"Rogue… that's… so sweet of you…" she responded after a moment, beginning to smile as she took hold of his extremity a little more tightly, "Thank you…" she said in gratitude, wiping away a tear in her eye.

"All done!" the frog-costumed cat chimed in, catching their attentions as they looked to see that he had finished the bowl of ice cream all by himself, licking his lips. They merely remained silent for a moment before bursting out in laughter.

"Oh…" the fashionista uttered after recovering, "but I don't know what we're going to do now that we're out of money and almost out of time…" she pointed out, starting to fall back into a depressed state.

"Maybe there's still a way we can do the music video…" the Sabertooth mage suggested as he placed his hand onto his chin, appearing to glance off into the distance, "I don't think they're all set with their idea," he mentioned, pointing beyond their table. His girlfriend glanced over and widened her eyes to see the Crystal Prep students gathered in their own booth, wearing their school uniforms as they seemed very panicked.

"It's no use, Sour Sweet," Sunny admitted to the girl in front of her, "Why are we even still trying?" she asked her.

"Because the deadline hasn't passed," she responded quickly, "We can still come up with an original song to replace the Sapphire Shores one we've been practicing our choreography with," she explained to them as a suggestion.

"That's highly unlikely," Sugarcoat bluntly retorted after taking a sip of her drink.

"Why did we tell Rarity that we already submitted our video?" Lemon questioned while arching an eyebrow.

"So that we can still use her concept," the bipolar female replied, "Rarity is creative," she pointed out while glancing off to the side for a moment, "She'll come up with something else," she affirmed defiantly as the couple and the exceed listened on, "But if we don't, we have nothing," she noted to her friends in a panicked tone, "And imagine what our classmates would say…" she finished, putting her hands over her face out of agony while also causing her friends to grimace at the thought.

"They'll say it's our fault the spring dance had to be held in the boring old auditorium instead of on a yacht like we promised," the headphones-wearing girl realized as she placed her right hand onto her cheek.

"Exactly," the freckled girl sitting next to her agreed.

"Oh," the fashionista uttered after hearing of their dilemma, "They just don't want to disappoint their classmates…" she concurred, smiling at the thought of their loyalty to their school.

"Didn't you say the prize was way more than enough to fix the camp?" Frosch asked, getting her attention.

"I think we've got a plan now," Rogue noted, grinning at his girlfriend as she did the same back.

"But the Rainbooms have a band," Sugarcoat pointed out to her friends in the booth, "They'll surely have a killer original song, and we don't," she stated.

"Yet," Sour corrected, still seeming hopeful.

"Face it, Sour," Sunny advised seriously, crossing her arms, "We're doomed," she bluntly admitted as a saddened look came across her face.

"Ahem," a familiar voice coughed, catching their attentions as they spotted the indigo haired girl beside them alongside her boyfriend and his exceed, "Excuse me, girls," she interjected.

"R-Rarity!" the freckled girl sputtered out as both she and Lemon stopped drinking their smoothies, "Uh, how long have you been over there?" she asked nervously.

"Long enough to hear that you have no original song," she answered smartly.

"And long enough to hear everything else," the shadow dragon slayer added with a smirk.

"Like I said," the white haired female of the group grumbled in an uninterested tone, "Doomed," she uttered, sipping on her drink through its straw as her classmates glared at her. However, their attentions were drawn away once they heard the anxious chuckles of the Canterlot High student.

"Maybe you're not," she suggested, scooching herself into the booth beside the light cerulean skinned girl, "Look, I know our teams haven't been getting along too well lately…" she pointed out as they grinned at her, starting to realize what she was getting, "But I think we have a solution where everybody wins," she told them while gesturing towards the two standing beside them, who both nodded in agreement. The Shadowbolts shared quick glances with each other before coming to a consensus.

"We're listening," Sour stated, eager to hear what their rival had in mind. Later that day back at the school, the fashionista led her friends and the multiversal guests down into the gymnasium again.

"So what's the big plan you were excited about?" Applejack questioned as they came to a stop right after they had entered. Their pal merely glanced over to what was in front of them, enticing them to look and gasp to see the amazing stage design with a brightly colored dance floor surrounded by crystal-themed backdrops.

"Whoa," Sting and Lector uttered simultaneously with widened eyes. Everyone seemed just as stunned as impressed, but Sunset was somewhat suspicious of what the clothing designer had in mind.

"Aren't the Crystal Prep girls using this video idea now?" she asked her, getting her attention

"Yeah, they are," Rogue responded for his girlfriend, going over to stand beside her.

"But so are we!" she exclaimed excitedly, "Girls, you can come out now!" she called out as onstage, the uniformed students walked up, giving off nervous smiles toward their rivals since they were either surprised or suspicious of their intentions, "I know it's hard to believe," their cobalt skinned friend admitted while gesturing towards herself, "but the Crystal Preppers here helped me to realize that competing against one another was getting us nowhere," she pointed out seriously with a wave of her arm.

"And Rarity helped show us that winning was the only thing driving us," Lemon added before slouching down ashamedly, "We didn't even care if we had to steal to accomplish it…" she mentioned in a saddened tone.

"But that's not who we are," Sour stated firmly, "Anymore…" she corrected after realizing.

"The Crystal Prep Academy girls have offered to help with dance moves if we'll help them with an original song," the indigo haired girl explained to her companions while gesturing towards the girls.

"Combining our talents is the most logical thing to do," Sugarcoat added rather bluntly as she crossed her arms.

"We'll make one epic music video together," Sunny proclaimed rather hopefully as she swung her arms out to their respective sides.

"So… what do you guys think?" the fashionista asked her friends, smiling in anticipation, "Are you in?" she questioned, clasping her hands together.

"Ummmmm..." most of them uttered simultaneously, unsure of the prospect.

"We'll still make enough money for Camp Everfree, and the Crystal Prep girls will make enough for their dance," Rogue chimed in as an explanation to the group, "Either way, it's a win-win scenario," he mentioned smartly as they blinked in surprise.

"Best! Music! Video! Idea ever!" Pinkie squeaked out gleefully seconds later, smiling widely.

"And since those girls can teach us some dance moves…" the white dragon slayer started to realize, grinning a little.

"Yeah, we're joining in," his jet black haired friend answered as he nodded.

"All right!" Luffy exclaimed as he lifted his arms up high, "Let's make this awesome!" he declared. A while passed before everyone got dressed up into their outfits for the video, with the multiversal men of the group having left to get changed.

"We can start by teaching you the words to our song," Fluttershy said while handing off a music sheet to the short haired Shadowbolt, who looked at it in confusion.

"But this is just about the Rainbooms," she pointed out after a moment of scanning the paper, "There's nothing about us in the lyrics," she noted.

"Yet," the animal whisperer corrected, holding up a pen in her hand, "Wanna help me make some changes?" she offered.

"Anybody else care to work on some music?" Rarity asked the others.

"We'll get to it after I teach you some dance moves," Sour chimed in, shimmying towards her.

"Music first," she retorted politely, placing her hand onto her shoulder.

"Dance first," her rival said, causing her develop a somewhat annoyed expression.

"Music first!" she argued.

"Dance first!" she shouted back.

"Music first!" she shrieked angrily, glaring at her.

"Dance first!" she yelled.

"The order is irrelevant," Sugarcoat chimed in bluntly, catching their attentions as they saw the blank stare on her face.

"Oh, yeah…" the fashionista realized, laughing nervously with the ponytailed girl beside her, slouching down out of embarrassment before grinning a little.

"We're gonna get an awesome video done either way," her boyfriend mentioned, catching her attention as she saw him approach, donning a black, short-sleeved unbuttoned shirt over a white tank top with jeans and black shoes.

"Ooh my…" she uttered with a reddening face upon spotting his appearance, noticing that he had tied his hair up into a ponytail.

"I think we're gonna be just fine," he reassured, glancing back to see that Sting had gotten dressed as well, donning just a black tank top with jeans and white sneakers while wearing a white visor on his head.

"Lookin' good, Sting!" his exceed yelled excitedly.

"You can definitely pull that off," Yukino added as a compliment.

"Thanks!" he replied as he grinned, "Whaddaya think, milady?" he asked Sunset, who was standing right beside Minerva.

"Yeah, you look good," she said after a moment, smiling at him. To their surprise though, they didn't hear a response from the spatial magic user, who merely smirked as she trotted over to Sour and Rarity, getting ready to learn their dance routines.

"Hey, where's Luffy?" Twilight asked, going up the others as they perked up, "We're gonna be starting without him…" she pointed out somewhat worriedly.

"I'm ready to go!" his voice suddenly bellowed, catching their attentions as they saw him upon the stage rafters, jumping down and landing right before the spectacled girl quickly. She was taken aback while blushing, especially as she saw the black suit he was donning along with a white dress shirt, a black tie and belt, and a fedora that had a white stripe.

"Whoa," Lemon uttered in amazement.

"You really pull that look off too, Luffy," the Omni Force squadron leader admitted, arching her eyebrow a little.

"Thanks!" he responded as he tapped his shoe-covered feet against the floor, "I'm ready to win it all for all of us!" he declared excitedly with outstretched arms, "BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE KING OF THE PIRATES!" he roared loudly, causing everyone to cover their ears as the sound echoed.

"Uh… what?" the headphones-wearing Shadowbolt uttered out of confusion, only earning a nervous chuckle from the scientist next to her. After about a few hours of practicing, the group was finally ready to get started.

"Lights!" Rarity called out as the luminosities on the rafters came on.

"Camera!" Sour yelled as the device was set to record.

"Action!" Rogue shouted out.

Dance Magic

Peformed by the Rainbooms & the Shadowbolts

Each of the girls and boys participating in the video got themselves dressed and ready to dance, with the Wondercolts all ponying up for the process. Spike, Lector, and Frosch watched on excitedly, hoping for the very best from their friends.

[Sunset Shimmer]

I feel it stirrin' deep down inside my soul!

[Minerva Orland]

The rhythm's taking hold…

[Sunset & Minerva]

And it's about to roll…

[Yukino Agria]

A million sparkles falling across the floor…

[Twilight Sparkle]

So, DJ, give it more…

[Twilight & Yukino]

It's what we're looking for…

[All]

Dance the night away…

All our friends right by our side…

It doesn't matter what style you bring…

We're about to go on that ride! (Hey!)

It's dance magic, once you have it…

Let your body move, step into the music!

It's dance magic, and it's electric…

Let your body move to the music!

As everyone danced along happily and smoothly, the video seemed to be going great as the song reached its second verse, with Pinkie donning a brand new outfit.

[Pinkie Pie]

Doesn't matter what style you got!

Just keep dancin' on that spot!

Your friends like you for who you are…

Dance queen, on the scene, superstar!

Crystal Prep, you got the moves!

Rainboom bringin' all the grooves!

Put it together and make it fit!

Crystal Rainbooms, dance magic…

[All]

Dance the night away…

All our friends right by our side…

It doesn't matter what style you bring…

We're about to go on that ride! (Hey!)

It's dance magic, once you have it…

Let your body move, step into the music!

It's dance magic, and it's electric…

Let your body move to the music!

Crystal Rainbooms got a style that's all our own…

Dancin' nonstop, body movin' in the zone…

Bring whatever style you got!

'Cause the party is goin' on!

It's dance magic, and it's electric…

Let your body move to the music!

END SONG

After the entire video had been completed, a few days passed before everyone saw themselves on the television screens throughout Canterlot Mall, smiling in victory as they were back in their regular clothes, while the Wondercolts were all back to normal from their ponied up forms.

"Yee-hoo!" Applejack exclaimed with a pump of her fist as she and her others smiled excitedly, "We've got enough to make Camp Everfree look just like new!" she mentioned out of glee.

"We're having the spring dance on a yacht!" Lemon added happily as she hopped excitedly, high-fiving the cowgirl. Just then, a camera flash caught the group's attention as they saw several girls squealing excitedly while taking pictures with their phones.

"What's with them?" Luffy asked, tilting his head to the side.

"I guess they loved us just as much everyone else did…" Rogue answered, noticing how the lenses appeared to be focused on him, the pirate, and the other dragon slayer.

"Who's up for a celebratory Aunt Orange smoothie?!" Pinkie offered as she wrapped her arms around her friends, who cheered in agreement as they all walked off together.

"Gotta say, that was a lotta fun," Sting confessed, folding his arms behind his head, "Think I did pretty good, milady?" he asked the former pony he was walking besides.

"For you, pretty good is actually pretty cool," she retorted with a smirk, crossing her own arms.

"Besides…" Minerva chimed in, catching their attentions, "only you would want to impress her over me," she stated, causing the guildmaster to blink in realization, "You might be a good dancer, but you're a terrible flirt," she confessed, chuckling as she went on her way.

"U-Uh…" the blonde haired teen stuttered, glancing back at his crush with a reddening face.

"Yeah, you kinda are," she admitted, causing his mouth to gape open in disbelief as he saw her go off.

"Great…" he muttered out of embarrassment, trudging after her in defeat. Meanwhile, his partner stayed behind with his girlfriend and Sour; all smiling at their jubilant friends.

"Ohhh-ho-ho-ho-ho!" the fashionista of the three suddenly yelped after a gasp, putting her hand onto the bipolar female's shoulder to get her attention for the moment, waving her hands, "I have just had the most brilliant idea!" she exclaimed, gesturing towards herself, "Maybe Crystal Prep could use an award-winning band to play at their spring dance?" she suggested cleverly, "It'll be the perfect way to show off your new dance moves!" she added.

"That would be amazing!" her rival agreed, "Of course, then we'd have a new dilemma to deal with…" she bluntly admitted.

"Oh, no…" the indigo haired girl uttered worriedly, placing her hand over her mouth, "What?" she questioned to her.

"Figuring out what we're all gonna wear?" she responded while grinning and shrugging.

"Oh, I already have some ideas that I'd be willing to share," Rarity confessed with a raise of her eyebrow.

"Me, too," the freckled girl added, laughing with her as they went on their way.

"Sometimes you're something else, Rarity," Rogue admitted as he wrapped his left arm around her shoulders, walking along with her, "And that's what makes you… well, you," he pointed out, causing her to blush sheepishly.

"Oh thank you, darling," she said in gratitude, pecking him on the cheek with her lips. In the meantime, Frosch jumped up onto the shoulder of the Shadowbolt, making her smile as she scratched his chin.

END

FINALLY! Geez, I hate writer's block and everything, but what I hate even more is when my own family discourages me from writing! Huh… Then again, it is warranted since I didn't pass that exam that I wanted to get out of the way before school starts up again. I'm now studying with a friend on a weekly basis, so I should be fine in my second go of things. That said, all of my summer writing has been very pushed back due to everything else going on: Vacations, baseball tournaments, discouragement, etc. I don't want to leave anyone hanging, but at the same time, I don't want to end up disappointing myself in my studies. I had a breakthrough year last year after a tough second semester in my freshman year, so I wanna keep that going. I've laid out the scheduling on the Omni Force forum, so take a look at it when you have the time.

Now then, onto the details! For some odd reason, I really like Minerva. I guess it's because I could see her and Sunset getting along pretty well. Plus, it makes it easier to throw in some Sting X Sunset moments with her teasing him half the time.

As for Rogue X Rarity, I think I did a good job with how the story was set up. Again, Rogue is meant to be a foil to Rarity's character. That said, he had his own issues to deal with.

Lastly, I liked this special. I was surprised to see that it had aired so early, but I'm glad to have found it and now have it up in story form for all to see. I hope you enjoyed it!