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The Seventh Element

Chapter 4

Delivery and a Clue

"Nonsense darling, this dress is perfect for you. Now your hair and makeup can be done in either my room or yours."

"I don't care. Whichever is easiest for you?"

"Well then depending on the others it will change things. There the finishing touches are almost done." Rarity stepped back from her own dress to examine it for any flaw. Meanwhile Lavender looked at the other dresses. Princess Twilight's was a hoop style that matched the magenta coloring of her mane with white stars in the formation of her cutie mark done in simmering thread. The lace on the edges of her dress was a lilac to match her coat. Pinkie Pie's dress was a belle style like Lavender's but her fabric colors were blue and yellow of her cutie mark with pink balloons embroidered on the fabric. Fluttershy's was a flowing style dress a teal that matched her eyes with yellow butterflies to match her coat and cutie mark. The lace on her dress was pink to match her eyes. Rarity's was a hoop style like Twilight's only her fabric was purple to match her mane and had her cutie mark design in white to match her coat. The lace was an icy blue coloring the same as her diamond colored cutie mark. Rainbow Dash's dress was flowing like Fluttershy's but her color was white with her cutie mark embroidered throughout. Rainbow Dash's dress had no lace. Applejack's dress is what really caught Lavender's eye. The green of the main color matched AJ's eyes perfectly and the red apple cutie mark embroidery throughout the dress was lovely but the outline of the apples is what caught Lavender's eye. They were outlined in the same silver as the silver of her cutie mark.

"Rarity Applejack's dress… It has the same silver as mine."

"Oh… Well, the color compliments the ruby red don't you think? And besides you match quite nicely with her I think." Lavender blushed darkly as Rarity winked at her.

"I-I don't know what you mean…"

"Well, no matter I need to get these to the girls."

"I'll help. It's the least I can do."

"Thank you Lavender. I had hoped you might this way we can get to know each other more."

"It's no problem Rarity." The two ponies grabbed the dresses and headed back to their wing.

"So, darling how long have you been a student of Princess Dusk's?"

"About two years now. I really love it. How did you become the Elements of Harmony?"

"Well, let's see it was quite by accident honestly. You see it started when Twilight first came to Ponyville. That night during the Celestial Sun Celebration Nightmare Moon escaped and Princess Celestia could do nothing to help since she could no longer wield the Elements of Harmony. So the six of us went on a great adventure through the everfree forest and found ourselves at The Castle of the Two Sisters. There faced Nightmare Moon and together with the Elements of Harmony transformed Nightmare Moon back into Princess Luna, Princess Celestia's little sister."

"Wow, you guys are amazing! How did Twilight become a princess?"

"Now that's something only Twilight knows." The two Unicorns neared the kitchen to hear shouting from within.

"Tarnation Pinkie Pie! Be Careful," Applejack's voice rang out. Lavender rushed into the kitchen eyes wide looking for trouble.

"What's going on," She asked frantic she stopped short just inside the kitchen as her eyes took in the sight before. All manner of treats and party food sat upon the counters.

"Lavender," Apple Jack exclaimed upon seeing the lilac unicorn. "What are ya'll doin here sugar cube?"

"We heard you shout AJ and came to investigate," Rarity spoke up as she entered the room. Apple Jack blushed in embarrassment at the fact that her voice carried into the hall.

"Oh, that. That was nothing Pinkie was about to lift the mixer out and it was still goin."

"Okay as long as everything's alright…" Lavender said looking to the country pony.

"Yep, everything's honkey dory here." AJ said as she looked over to the two unicorns and spotted the dresses. "Ah Geez Rarity you didn't have to make us all dresses. We could have made due with our dresses from the gala."

"Nonsense Apple Jack. And anyway it was no trouble at all."

"And they really are pretty AJ. Why I've never seen prettier dresses," Lavender added.

"Eureka," Exclaimed Pinkie Pie as she came out behind a counter a tray of cupcakes on her head. She placed them on the counter and spotted the two unicorns.

"How are the preparations for tonight's festivities," Rarity asked.

"Fantastic! I have a room all set up by our rooms."

"The common room? I've never really used it before. I hope it wasn't to much trouble to get into," Lavender said.

"It was no trouble at all. Right Pinkie," AJ told Lavender smiling softly at her.

"Nope!"

"Yes well, we best get these dresses to every pony's room," Rarity said as she backed out of the kitchen.

"See you guys soon," Lavender said as she followed rarity out of the Kitchen. Upon reaching their wing of the castle the two split up and began placing the dresses in the pony's room. Lavender knocked and when she didn't hear any sound indicating that anypony was inside went into the room and found the pegasus reading.

"Oh! I'm so sorry! I didn't think anypony was in here. Huh?... Well, I never would have pegged you as a reader Rainbow Dash." Rainbow Dash jumped and whirled around trying to hide the book and face the intruder all in one go.

"It's not what it looks like!" Rainbow Dash got a better look at Lavender and saw the dresses on the pony's back.

"What's with the dresses?... Don't tell me. Rarity made them for some reason or another right? Mine better not be fru-fru!"

"Uhm… I don't believe it is. And it's for tonight. Pinkie Pie is throwing a party for me… A new friend party?..."

"Yep. That's Pinkie alright, any excuse to throw a party."

"Oh… Well, your dress is here. Rarity wants to do hair and make-up if you would like." Lavender set Rainbow Dash's dress down on the table.

"No. No way am I wearing make-up and my mane is fine the way it is."

"Oh. Okay…" Lavender backed up. "Well, I need to go deliver the rest of the dresses. See you later Rainbow Dash." Lavender left and went across the hall to give Twilight her dress. She knocked and received permison to enter. Upon entering she found the Princess of Friendship on the chase reading.

"How is the researching going," Lavender asked as she set Twilight's dress on the table.

"Oh, well enough. Flutters and I still don't know where that hidden room is but we do know more about the seventh princess." Twilight said setting her book next to the dress and used her magic to move it to her room once she had gotten a good look at it. "Wow Rarity did an amazing job."

"Mhmm. I adore mine. It's the nicest dress I've ever owned."

"If Rarity ever hears you say that you might find yourself with a whole new wardrobe. I almost did when I first moved to Ponyville."

"Wow really? Oh! Twilight… May I ask you a rather personal question?"

"Sure. What is it?"

"How did you become a princess?"

"Well, with the help of my friends. All the adventures we went on and the tasks set before me on the lessons of friendship helped to guide me on my path that lead me to becoming a princess. Anypony can become a princess or prince they just need the right motivation and to stay on the right path as well as have a good heart in them. At least that's how I see it anyway. When it comes to the physical aspects, like my alicorn body that was done by Princess Celestia. Although I don't know how she did it. But if I had to guess I would say it was her magic that pulled mine and caused my transformation.

"Thank you. Sorry I was being nosy. I hope you are able to find something more about the hidden room."

"Don't worry I'm sure we will find it." Twilight placed her hoof on Lavender's shounder and smiled reassuringly. "Are you ready for your party?"

"In all honesty?.. No. I've never really had a party for me before. I'ts a whole new experience for me."

"I'm sure things will be just fine."

"I hope so Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Rarity all worked so hard I don't want to let them down after you have all been so nice to me. Well, for the most part anyway…"

"Pinkie and AJ?"

"Oh. They were in the kitchen making all these yummy looking treats and food."

"With those two I can assure you the food will be amazing."

"Twilight. Twilight. I think I found something," Fluttershy said as she rushed into the room only to stop at the sight of Twilight not being alone. "Oh… I'm so soory I'll just come back later."

"No Flutters, what did you find?"

"Oh… Well, I found that the room is somewhere in the castle and not somewhere across Equestria."

"That's wonderful! Where did you find it?" Fluttershy took the book from her saddle bag and placed it on the table on top of the one Twilight had been reading.

"Here page 312 second paragraph." Twilight and lavender moved closer to the table and Lavender used her magic to open it to the correct page as the two read over the page.

"According to this the hidden room is somewhere in the castle like Flutters said. But where is it?"

"Looking at the paragraph it hits to two big points. Down Below where knowledge grows. And the wing of southern point within the room of togetherness will lead to the entrances of the Princess of Hope's hidden room," Lavender said as she read the passage.

"So these two points are ways into the room. But what are they where are they talking about," Fluttershy asked.

"Down below where knowledge grows… hmm… that might mean the library basement where I first saw you girls."

"Oh. But it's so dark down there. Why would the Princess of Hope make an entrance there?"

"What if she was already changed at this point when she creates the room?"

"Hmm… Maybe.," Twilight said

"We should get the others."

"Good Idea." Twilight glanced up at the clock on the wall as it chimed six. "We can discuss this tomorrow morning. We need to go get ready for the party."

"Oh yes. This will be a lot of fun," Fluttershy said happily as she and Lavender left Twilight's room.

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