"Alright, the emergency numbers are in the kitchen and the number to our hotel is on there as well. I've already got Stargazer's bottles ready in the fridge. All you need to do is warm them."

"Yes mom." Sweat Leaf says dilligently as she listens intently to her mother's instructions. This wouldn't be the first time the eco kid had babysat her sister but it was the first time she had been left with her for the whole weekend while her parents were out of town on business and she was determined to take this responsibility seriously.

"We'll call as soon as we're there so make sure your phone is on."

"I think she can handle things, can't you sweetie?" Her father asks as he helps her mother get their luggage together to head out of the door. "And don't forget to check on the flower shop. Daisy, Rose and Lily are nice girls but your cousins can get a bit flustered when things don't go according to plan."

Leaf Family Flower Shop

"Oh no girls look! There's a caterpillar in the petunias!" Rose says in disbelief.

"What?" The others say in unison before fainting. "Oh the horror!"

Standing over them puzzled is Indigo Wreath holding a bouquet. "So do I pay for this here or..."

Leaf Home

"I won't let you down."

"We know you won't. Come on honey we need to get on the road if we're going to make our appointment." Her father guides his wife out of the door as she attempts to leave a few more instructions. A short time later they pull their van out of the driveway and are soon on their way. Sweet Leaf stands on the porch with Stargazer in her arms as she waves goodbye to her parents.

"How about we get you something to eat?" She says to the baby as she turns to head inside. As she faces the door she sees a round shadow on the door that gets increasingly larger. She instinctively jumps to the side as the object, a football, slams aganst the door. Leaf turns around and sees the culprits, the athletes playing across the street.

"A little help over here." Teddy, one of the star players of the school's football team shouts, waiting for her to toss it back. Aggravated, she holds herself back and does her regular breathing excercises to relax herself.

"Deep breaths, deep breaths." She calmly picks up the ball and, with one hand, hurls it back with deadly accuracy. It slams into his chest as he and the other players look up shocked as she goes inside.

"Wow that was really something." Sweet Leaf freaks out as she turns to the source of the voice, Cherry Crash, seated comfortably on the living room couch. "Who knew those noodle arms could throw long bombs like that."

"What are you doing here?" Sweet Leaf asks.

"I got bored and the gang all had other plans so I thought I'd see what you were up to."

"Wait, how did you get in here in the first place?"

"Honestly, you guys should really think about getting new locks. These are pretty pickable." She puts her feet up on the coffee table in front of her and relaxes.

"Uh-huh. Not that I don't enjoy one of my best friends breaking and entering but I have some things I need to take care of." She promptly removes Cherry's feet from the table then hands the girl Stargazer. "Could you hold her while I warm her breakfast?" Cherry looks at the red and white haired baby, holding her rather awkwardly as she tilts her head, staring at her with a confused look. Both seem equally uncomfortable around the other.

"Ew, babies. Glad I never was one." Cherry says as Stargazer drools on her boots. A few minutes later, Sweet Leaf brings out the warmed bottle and takes the baby from Cherry, handing her a drink of her own.

"Thought you might be thirsty." As she begins feeding the baby Cherry takes a sip only to spit it out a second later.

"Yuck, what is this?"

"A mixed herbal drink."

"Don't you have any soda or something?"

"You know my parents only eat organically grown food. Plus I don't do so good with (cringe) processed sugar."

"Oh right, your little incident with the..."

"We don't talk about that. As in EVER." Sweet Leaf interrupts.

"Okay sorry. Hey, what do you say we have a girl's night out tonight? I'll see who I can wrangle up and we'll paint the town red."

"I can't I have to watch Stargazer."

"Well when are your parents getting back?"

"Monday morning. They're on a business trip."

Cherry's eyes open wide, sensing an opportunity. "So your parents are out of town all weekend? As in a three day weekend? As in Friday, Saturday and Sunday they will not be here?"

"Um, yes." Instantly after her response, Cherry pops up behind Sweet Leaf ecstatically.

"Girl we have got to have a party here."

"Are you crazy?"

"Why not? Your parents are out of town for three whole days. Why not host a party here? We can invite everybody. I'll call Pinkie up for some supplies and get Vinyl to bring her tunes."

Sweet Leaf seems unsure of what to say. She'd promised her parents she would take care of things. But at the same time a small party would be manageable and couldn't hurt. She could take the party to the basement, and tuck Stargazer in for the night on the second floor where she wouldn't be disturbed. Then again there are so many things that could still go wrong. "I don't know."

"And who knows, you might just meet that special someone." Cherry says with a sneaky smile. After a few more nudges of encouragement she finally manages to wear the long haired girl down.

"Alright, I'm in. Just let me put the baby down for her nap."

"Woohoo. Trust me Sweet, you are gonna have the night of your life." Cherry says excitedly as the two take Stargazer up stairs.

"I'll keep you to that promise. And by the way, I only agreed because you said the magic words."

"Yeah, yeah." Cherry waves her off as she gives her a playful punch to the shoulder. "Now let's get this party started!"

"Shh, she's asleep." Leaf says as she takes her sister to her crib.

"Sorry."

Later That Night

"Wow Pinkie really came through!" Cherry says to Sweet Leaf over the heavy bass of the DJ's music, the party now in full swing with many of the students of CHS present.

"Yeah great, but I thought you said we were only inviting a few people. This seems like most of the school."

"I know isn't it awesome?"

"I don't think you understand." Leaf tries to explain as she only intended for the entire party to take place in her basement. Unfortunately for her so many showed up that the party has spilled into her backyard and many of the guests have invited themselves to use her family's pool. She watches as Brawly Beats and Ringo both perform cannonballs into the pool, splashing her and several others. She begins breathing heavily, trying to calm down. "Inner peace, calming breaths."

"You need to relax. Go, mingle a bit, have some fun and loosen up." Cherry guides her over to the refreshment table. "Here's a cup of that herbal stuff you like so much. Just try to stay calm. It's a party. Trust me everything will be fine." The rocker than heads out to dance.

"Maybe she's right." Leaf says, taking a sip of her drink before placing it on the table. "It's just one night. Then tomorrow I'll have everything cleaned up and Mom and Dad will never know."

"Hey Sweet Leaf!" She turns to see Raspberry Fluff walking over to the table with a drink in her hand.

"Hi Fluff." She is surprised as the gril pulls her in for a hug.

"This party is super crazy."

"Glad you're enjoying it." Leaf suddenly hears something shatter. "I wish I could."

"I hear you. Hosting a party seems like all fun and games." Fluff sets her cup down and pours up some punch.

"Tell me about it."

"Incoming!" The two look up as a football flies through the air in their direction. Leaf surprises everyone by snagging it just before it hits Fluff.

"Wow, thanks." The pink haired girl says in amazement.

"Sorry about that." The hurler, Teddy says as he and Leaf trade glares.

"Teddy."

"Sweet Leaf."

Feeling generally uncomfortable, Raspberry Fluff quietly excuses herself as the eco kid and athlete continue their intense stare down. "So I see you still have no respect for other's." Sweet Leaf opens.

"I see you're still as stuck up as ever."

"Me? Stuck up? You're the one who almost beaned my baby sister with a football."

"Hey I said I was sorry!"

"No you didn't!"

"Well I'm sorry! You happy now?" Everyone around them quickly turns their attention away from the two as they go back and forth.

A stream of furious words later Teddy stomps off into the house, leaving Sweet Leaf as she leans against the table, reaching behind her and chugging down the drink in the cup behind her. After a few seconds Leaf starts to feel a bit jittery. She finds that her hands are shaking and her eyes are wide open. She then turns back to the table to find that she has just drank Fluff's punch that she left behind.

"Are you okay?" Cherry asks as she walks over, noticing the wide eyed, spaced out look of her friend. "You look a little...hype."

"What was in that punch bowl?"

"Pinkie Pie's special Very Scary Twenty Berry Punch," Just then Pinkie pops up between them.

"Trademarked." She says before vanishing.

"with double the sugar. Why?'" Cherry asks as her friends body begins to shake up.

"Oh...no...reason." Sweet Leaf says as she blacks out.

The Next Morning

"Oh my head." Sweet Leaf says as she forces her eyes open to find herself in her bed on the second floor. She squints her eyes as the light from the morning sun beams through her window only to open them wide as she looks around the room to find several of her guests littered around the room fast asleep. "What the?" Most of what happened last night was a complete blurr to her.

"That was some party." She slowly turns her eyes to the other side of her bed to find Micro Chips curled up in the blankets. She quickly lets out a shriek of terror before kicking him out of the bed.

"What are you doing in here?"

"You said it was cool if we all stayed the night." He says rubbing his back.

"Well why are you in my bed?"

"Everywhere else was taken."

"What?" Sweet Leaf gets to her feet and, though still a bit dizzy, walks down stairs to see the meaning behind Chips' words. She finds the whole house filled with sleeping party goers.

"This was a disaster." She rubs the back of her head as she heads outside to see even more of them sleeping in the backyard. Thankfully the tall privacy fence would keep any of the neighbors from seeing the horrible scene. Patches of grass uprooted, the pool filled with garbage, and even the party loving Pinkie Pie out like a light. "Oh no, Stargazer!" She rushes back upstairs, remembering her baby sister that hasn't been checked on all night.

She opens the door to the baby's room and darts over to the crib only to find Cherry Crash snoozing in it, her arms and legs hanging out. A furious and frantic Leaf grabs her by the front of her jacket, shaking her awake. "Where's Stargazer?"

"No mom, I'll get the cake after school." She says incoherently, falling back asleep. Leaf releases her and heads to the kitchen, coming back with a cup of water, splashing it in the rocker's face which shocks her awake. "Who, where? What happened?"

"What the heck is going on?" The eco kid places her hands around Cherry's throat.

"You went all hyper crazy after you drank that punch. It was pretty fun actually. You had this great idea of going out so everyone piled into their cars and we had the time of our lives. It sure was crazy. By the way, you might want to put your mom's car in the garage for a couple of days until the heat dies down."

"Where is my baby sister?"

"I don't know. My parents didn't ask me to babysit her." Cherry's snarky comment awards her an angered look from Sweet Leaf. "Sorry." She says with a nervous smile.

"If anything happens to Stargazer my parents will never forgive me. And if they never forgive me, I'll never forgive you!" She says furiously shaking the neon green haired girl.

"Alright, alright. All we have to do is retrace our steps. I'm sure something will turn up."

Downtown

Later that morning Sweet Leaf, accompanied by Cherry Crash and Raspberry Fluff, begin to backtrack the previous night's events. "Thanks again for driving Raspberry." Leaf says as they step out of the vehicle, Fluff giving a thumbs up.

"So we headed to the park for a little late night mischief." Cherry says pointing in the direction of the large city park. "So we were over here near the pond." As Cherry leads the way Leaf quietly rants to herself. This does not go unnoticed by Raspberry as they continue their search through the park. "Then we all dove in for a swim. And that's when..."

"Hey you!" She is cut off as a police officer spots them from the other side of the pond. "Hold it right there!" He shouts as he begins to make his way over to them.

"Oh yeah, then the police came and we all ran like our lives depended on it. And now for a repeat performance of last night?"

"Agreed." The others say as the three sprint off, abandoning the car. The officer finally makes it to the other side, continuing his pursuit of the girls. The three decide to split up, taking three seperate paths through the park as the officer hones in on Sweet Leaf.

"Perfect, just perfect." She says, running as fast as her legs will carry her. Looking a distance off she spots something that just might get her pursuer off her tail. "Come on legs, one good boost." She thinks to herself as she manages to give more before leaping over a tall row of unkempt bushes. Stumbling but still on her feet, she crosses paths with Raspberry and Cherry as they watch the officer rush right through the obstacle.

As the chase continues, they notice the officer begins to slow, finally stopping completely as he begins to scratch all over his body. His shouts for them to stop begin to fade as they make it out of the park. "Poison ivy bush. We tried to get the mayor to get rid of them but she wouldn't listen to us."

Twenty minutes later the trio are on foot to their next location. "What about the car. It's not even mine." Raspberry complains.

"We couldn't risk him seeing us get in it. We'll have to come back for it later tonight."

"Alright." She briefly turns her head in the direction of the vehicle before proceeding. "Nice moves back there." Fluff compliments the eco kid.

"Yeah girl. Never knew you had it in you. How did you manage that?" The rocker inquires.

"Oh I learned how to handle myself around a hurdle or two from Te..." She stops, catching herself. "an old friend. Where else did we go anyway?"

Cherry stops for a moment before turning to them with a nervous look. "Well..."

Crystal Prep Academy

"Of all places, we had to come here?" Sweet Leaf asks them as the three hide in the bushes surrounding the school.

"It was your idea." Cherry whispers as they look at the resuls of last night's escapades. "You suggested spray painting the side of the school, their mascot and not to mention the special surprise we left in their locker room."

"Great, just great. So my baby sister could be anywhere in the school. Brilliant. All I wanted was a fun evening with my friends and thanks to Teddy all I got was sugar induced chaos."

"Um, how is this football guy's fault?" Raspberry Fluff asks.

"If he hadn't distracted me this whole thing would never have happened. I swear sometimes he can be so unbearable."

Fluff shifts her eyes before asking, "Did you two use to date?"

"No!" Leaf protests. "We were just really close friends after his family moved in across the street back in elementary school. We'd hang out all the time and he'd show me all these cool tricks."

"So what happened?"

"We would always play catch with his football outside and one day one of his throws was a bit off and he ended up braking the window of his dad's new car. He'd warned him that if anything happened to that car he wouldn't let him go to football camp. So when he came home I left a note on the car telling him I did it. I was grounded for a month and had to work off the damage."

"You covered for him?"

"Oh yeah, quite a few times as a matter of fact. That's what friends do."

"I don't see the problem then."

"Well about a year later I accidentally broke my mom's antique vase with a throw of my own. The worst part was that I had tickets to a once in a lifetime show. I begged him to cover for me just this once but he said 'Sorry I've got a big game that night.'. All the times I covered for him and the one time I needed his help he couldn't be bothered because there was something more important to him, more important than our friendship."

"Well that just seems like a waste of a good friend." A voice says behind the three as they turn to see several of Crystal Prep's students standing above them.

"Cherry, you were supposed to be the lookout."

"Sorry, I was fascinated by your story." The three are dragged into thee school by their rivals. "Hey you guys aren't mad about the whole defacing your school thing are you?"

"Oh no. Mad doesn't begin to describe how we feel." The groups apparent leader, Royal Pin says, his hands folded behind his back. "And now it's time we teach you Canterlot High types a lesson."

"Hey all I want is my sis..." Sweet Leaf tries to explain only to be cut off by her rocker friend.

"Okay but whatever you guys do just don't give me a swirly in the boys locker room. That's like my worst fear and it would be totally embarrassing."

"Oh yeah let's do that!" One of the Crystal Prep boys says excitedly as they come to an agreement and drag the three to the boys locker room.

"Great, I've lost my sister, gone on a wild escapade I can't even recall and now, to top it off I'm about to have my head dunked into a toilet." The eco kid says with a flat tone.

"Don't worry, it could be much worse."

"Somehow I highly doubt that."

Cherry simply watches in a mysterious anticipation as Pin opens the stall and begins to lift the seat cover. "And now ladies..." He is suddenly soaked as water streams upward into his face as the other stalls follow suit in quick succession, covering most of the other students. The rocker takes advantage of the distraction and stomps on her captors foot causing him to release her as her two friends do the same.

The trio dash out of the locker room and shut the door behind them. Royal Pin and the others attempt to follow them, slipping on the wet floor, falling over each other as the girls brace some chairs against the door. "That should hold them for a bit." After a good bit of searching the school prove fruitless, the three decide to regroup at Leaf's house. "Well that was a bust. And we still have about fifteen other places to check."

"That and we smell like toilet water." Fluff says, shaking off like a dog. "Mind if I use your shower?"

Sweet Leaf pushes passed both of them and heads to the kitchen. "I need a soda." She opens a can and begins walking through the house.

"Oh boy, hitting the soda already." Cherry jokes.

"This isn't funny. My parent's house is a wreck, I'm possibly a wanted criminal and my baby sister could be lost in the city somewhere and I don't know what to do!" She says walking passed the recliner in the living room corner where Teddy is sleeping, Stargazer laying on his chest. She almost chokes, spitting out her soda and begins coughing.

"Found her!" Pinkie says popping up as the others stare at her. "You're welcome." She says, skipping off happily.

"Are you okay? It's alright, big sister is here." Leaf scoops the baby up and holds her tight as Teddy opens his eyes. "You found her?"

"I heard her crying last night so I brought her down for a feeding and we just crashed on the couch." He says as he stretches.

"Thank you so much."

"Yeah now all you need to do is clean up this mess before your parents get back." Fluff points out causing Sweet Leaf to cringe, imagining what her parents will do when they find out.

"I got this covered." Teddy says, getting to his feet. A few hours later, all the guests are on their way and the house is as clean as if no party at all had taken place.

"That was amazing." Leaf says looking around the house. "How did you convince the entire football team to help clean?"

"Hey, if someone goes to the trouble of inviting you to a great party like this, the least you can do is help them clean."

Sweet Leaf looks down and then addresses the athlete. "Teddy I owe you an apology."

"Aw, don't worry about it. If anything I could have help you out back then. Honestly, that night I felt so bad my head wasn't in the game. You'd always been there for me."

"How about we just call it even and go back to being friends?"

"Deal." He playfully punches her in the arm. "Good to have you back bud."

"Right back at you you big bear." She says as she reciprocates the gesture. Cherry than pops up between them.

"Well that was all resolved quite nicely. You know except for the number of laws we broke, the police still on our trail, and not to mention the angry group of Crystal Prep students looking for payback. But all in all a pretty good day. So what have we got planned tonight?" She gets in between them, throwing an arm over their shoulders as they think.

"I think I'm forgetting something important." Leaf says in an attempt to remember what it was.

Leaf Family Flower Shop

Outside the shop a customer knocks on the door but gets no answer, eventually walking away as they see the closed sign. Inside however, the three shop keepers are passed out on the floor as a single flower pot has shattered on the ground, spilling the plant and its soil on the floor. Sweet Leaf and the others enter the store from the back and see the scene. "Seriously!" is all she can say about the situation, rubbing her head.