"Hold still, Derpy!" Rarity complained. The gang were in Rarity's boutique, chatting and watching Rarity work on the very accident prone Derpy Hoove's dress. She put another piece of fabric on Derpy's back near where her neck was.
"Sowry Rari-tee." Derpy said, genuinely trying to stay still.
"Hmm.." Rarity held her chin for a moment. She moved the fabric up a little. "Perfect!"
"Alright, everypony, I'm here! Now, what's all this about?" AppleJack said as she trotted into the boutique.
"AppleJack!" Rarity squealed, wanting to be the ones to tell AJ the good news. "Look at this!" she said, holding up a poster just inches from the orange filly's face. "Read it! Read it!"
"Now hold on a second, I was just about to!" AppleJack retorted. She read the poster aloud:
"Fillies and gentlecolts, the princess, Twilight Sparkle, Celestia, and Luna, will all be attending the Ponyville Summer Sun Celebration festival; This year, there will be a formal Twilight Sparkle themed dress code." In the center of the poster was a picture of Twilight.
"Twilight's gonna be in Ponyville?" AJ said, suddenly very excited.
"Aaaand," Rarity continued corrective "I'm going to make everypony a Twilight Sparkle themed dress! It's going to be absolutely fabulous!"
"TWILIGHT PARTYYYY!" Pinkie Pie sang, launching herself across the making party sounds with her kazoo.
"It's gonna be awesome, no! Double awesome!" RainbowDash exclaimed, floating over the stage Derpy was standing on.
"I can't wait," Fluttershy smiled.
In the middle of the girls choir of excitement, the twin doors of Rarity's carousel boutique flew open, and Starchaser walked in. The ponies gasped.
"What are you doing here?" Pinkie asked suspiciously, but still very bubbly. She leaned forward stretching, as she said the word "you".
Starchaser lifted her hoof back torwards her and leaned back a little, a little surprised by the hyper filly. "This is Rarity's boutique, correct?"
"Maaaaybe," said Pinkie "And maaaybe not!"
Rarity sighed and trotted beside Pinkie. "Yes, this is my boutique." she said. Then, lifted her chin and closed her eyes very fancy "However," she then looked at Starchaser very plainly, her ears laying back "I'll have you know you aren't welcome here."
"Oh.." Starchaser seemed a little disappointed.
"Why would you even think to show your face here after what y'all said to RainbowDash?" AppleJack joined her two friends on the other side of Pinkie.
"Well, truth is, I wanted to buy a dress from you for the Summer Sun Celebration. And to tell you all I'm truly sorry for what I said. I.. happen to think you're a great designer, Rarity."
Pinkie and AJ looked at Rarity. The designer's eyes widened. "Me? You think I'm a great designer?"
"Oh yes! You and your friends always wear the prettiest dresses!"
Rarity blushed, dwindling her hooves. "Oh! Well, I uhh,"
Flutteryshy was next, she walked slowly beside Rarity. "Excuse me, .. that's nice and all.. but.. how do we know you're really sorry?"
"Oh ease up, guys!" RainbowDash called out, relaxing coolly on top of one of Rarity's mannequins. A pair of sunglasses were on her head. "She want's to join the club! So I say we let her in!"
"You sure about that, sugar-plum?" AppleJack asked.
"Sure! I'm not mad at her. I'm too cool for mad." she said, pulling her sunglasses back down over her eyes.
"Mmmm.." Rarity looked down at her hooves, kicking dust with one of them "I don't know.."
"Pleeease?" Starchaser said very politely, leaning down a little to meet her gaze. Rarity looked back at her doubtfully.
"I would really like to buy one of your dresses." Starchaser pulled her best 'pretty please' smile.
"Oh, alright." Rarity smiled back.
"Yay!" The whole crew jumped up, cheering. Including Derpy, who stayed afloat once in the air, flying around awkwardly.
"Derpy, get down!" Rarity dashed back to her.
Pinkie Pie and the other two stayed in front of Starchaser, their smiles now warm and welcoming.
"I knew you weren't really bad!" Pinkie said, jumping up and down at the height of a rubber ball.
"Oh my," Starchaser's eyes grew wide as she watched Pinkie. "I don't think I've ever seen a pony jump so high."
"I'm 70% rubber ball! See? Bouncy bouncy bouncy!" Pinkie sang.
Starchaser giggled, covering her mouth a little with her hoof. Rarity decided she had a pretty laugh. It was very girly and soft, and her grey freckles on her cheeks got pushed up towards her eyes a little.
Once Derpy was secured and out of the dress, Rarity trotted back over to Starchaser and put her dress measuring tape around the filly's neck. "Now then, let's see if we can't make you a dress!"
Author's Note: Which Derpy do you guys prefer? The original Derpy or the revised Derpy? I personally like the original. Let me know in the reviews! :)
~Tess
