Here's to Never Growing Up

Well, here we go again with another songfic. This one will center around the Mane 6. Once again, I do not own these characters, Hasbro does. I only own any future OCs.

Another day passed in the town of Ponyville, the stars and moon quickly replacing the burning sun. All the businesses and vendors closed their doors to prepare for a good night's rest so that they could be ready for tomorrow. The only place to show any sign of activity was a lonely bakery near the middle of town. Its lights were on low and barely a sound was heard aside from a musical hum of whimsy. Said humming belonged to a smiling pink pony who was wiping off a counter.

Pinkamena Diane Pie, or Pinkie Pie as everyone called her, was finishing up the cleaning of the Sugarcube Corner bakery. Its previous owners, the Cakes, had decided that they wanted to relax more. So, while they still had legality over the bakery, its management was passed down to Pinkie. It as hard work running a bakery almost by herself, but the party pony insisted that it was nothing her boundless energy couldn't handle. In general, all was going well for the young mare, except for one issue that nagged at her brain.

"Hm, I wonder how the other girls are doing?" she mused out loud. Due to running the bakery, Pinkie had less time to spend with her friends than she would have liked. It seemed that, over time, they had all become busy with their jobs. Sometimes, all Pinkie had was the hope that she would see somebody when she went to the market for groceries. Wishes danced through her mind of what she would do if she were with her friends. The wishes turned into plans, plans turned to words, and words turned into lyrics.

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As the first stars began to appear in the darkening sky, a streak of color broke through the calm and quiet. A cyan blue mare with a rainbow shaded mane and tail sped through the air before coming to land atop a cloud. This cloud, however, was shaped into what could almost be called a small castle. Liquid rainbow pools and waterfalls adorned the mini palace and glowed with the many iridescent colors. The blue pegasus was named Rainbow Dash and, needless to say, she was happy to be home. Wonderbolt's practice had run later than she thought and her wings were aching by now.

"finally, now I can get some sleep." she mumbled. The multicolored speedster stumbled into her home, sluggishly walking through the living room and up the stairs to her room. It felt weird for her to actually use the stairs as she would just fly around of she needed to, but her wings were too sore. Kicking open her door, Rainbow Dash drug herself to her bed and then collapsed upon it. Her lids began to droop as the thought of sweet sleep began to lull her away. Except, something caught her attention and delayed her longer from sleep. A picture hung in a thin silver frame, one that she hadn't paid attention to as of late.

Inside the frame sat a photo of Rainbow and her five best friends: Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy. That was taken when their friendship was still pretty much new. Before all the adventures they went on, before twilight's ascension, almost before everything. Picking up the photo in her hooves, Rainbow began to think back to the last time that they were all able to hang out together. Man, it was getting to the point where she could barely remember.

With Twilight being a princess now, she was constantly swamped with "royal duties" and hardly had time to breath, let alone for fun. She had been accepted into the Wonderbolt's Reserve Academy, Rarity's fashions had blown up in Canterlot, and pinkie had the bakery to watch over. All of them were busy one way or another, and now it seemed like they were drifting apart. As her mind began to dwell on the subject, she soon began to come to a conclusion. Today was Friday, they had all weekend to do as they wanted and if Rainbow had any say in the matter, it was going to be the most rocking weekend ever.

Her energy was quelled when a long yawn escaped her mouth. Ok, maybe she could nap first, and then plan a party blow out. With that in mind, Rainbow set the picture back on her nightstand before plopping on her bed. As she drifted off to dream land, plans of the weekend formed in her head, and then escaped her lips.

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Nocturnal animal's chirped and called out to their lunar queen as they set out to do what they did best. A fair portion of these animals were all gathered around on location: a wooden cottage near the river. This cottage belonged to Fluttershy, a yellow pegasus with a knack for the more primal creatures of nature. The young mare was resting inside, curled up on her couch as she sipped her tea and spent time with her pet bunny, Angel. The usually sarcastic rabbit was nestled in his caregivers legs, his little head resting on her belly where he could hear her breathing.

The pink haired mare glanced around her living room, something seeming amiss. For the last couple of days, Fluttershy had felt that something just wasn't right. She couldn't for the life of her put her hoof on it before, but tonight, she felt that she was close. As she thought, she felt that it was just far too quiet, which was incredibly strange as she usually like the quiet. It was at that moment that she realized, she was pretty lonely. Sure she had Angel and all the other animals, but even Fluttershy needed pony interaction.

Her friends, that's what she was missing, her friends. It had been a long while since they had all gotten together for some fun. Fluttershy had been particularly swamped with research for some new species that had migrated to Equestria. And thinking of the others, it was a wonder that they could spare each other a passing glance. Was this the end, could they be falling apart? Fluttershy didn't want to loose her friends, they were some of the best things to happen in her life. Standing up from her seat, and jostling an aggravated Angel Bunny, the butter coated pegasus made her way to her mantle.

She stared longingly at a photo of her and her friends; one taken the day after they defeated Nightmare Moon. Her friends were amazing, and she wasn't going to stand by idly while they slowly drifted apart. She gathered up what courage she had stored in her body and, after bidding Angel goodnight, she trotted outside. A mission in her head and a song on her lips.

She was going to gather her friends and they were, hopefully, going to have some fun. Their youth wouldn't last forever, and Fluttershy wanted to be loose for once in her life.

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A gently breeze blew through the trees, carrying the scent of apples around for a few miles. A wooden homestead stood in the midst of it all and was home to the family that tended the orchard. The Apple family, or at least this branch of it, was comprised of Granny Smith, Big MacIntosh, Applebloom, and Applejack. The latter of which was relaxing by an evening fire with a plate of apple strudels at hoof's reach. The orange mare was glad to finally be off of her hooves for once, as the work in tending to a farm could catch up to mare.

The sugary treats danced across her tongue, helping her settle more into her comfort zone. The only thing that could make this evening any better would be a tall glass of cold apple cider. As a matter of fact, that's just what she was going to get. Standing up from the sofa, the gamboge pony trotted out to the kitchen to fetch herself a bottle of her favorite beverage. Tonight was the perfect night to relax, as her family had already headed off to bed. Applejack returned with a tray on her back sporting three glass bottles of amber liquid. Oh yeah, this was going to be good.

Resuming her spot on the sofa, Applejack popped the cork on a bottle a sipped it. Delicious, just as always. Nothing could be finer than a product of Sweet Apple Acres, as everything was made with the finest quality and love. Looking at the bottle of cider in her hoof, Applejack chuckled as she thought back to how crazy Rainbow would get about the stuff. "That mare always had a thing fer my cider. If ya ask me, the bubbles would always get to her head and make her fly higher." The statement was made in pure jest of course, but the thoughts of her high flying friend brought down the apple farmers mood.

She realized that she hadn't had quality time with her friends for the longest time. It almost felt like they were strangers to each other. Green eyes glanced over to the carved cherry wood table next to the couch, or more importantly, the picture sitting on it. Her friends had all become so busy lately that it was ridiculous. With Granny unable to help as much as she use to, the rest of the family had to pull together even harder. Hm, she did have the night off tonight, maybe she could go out and have some fun. With her girls by her side of course.

With that in mind, the blonde mare stood up, finished her cider in a few big gulps, put her food away, and grabbed her Stetson. She wrote a quick note to her family in case they woke up before she came back and then headed out the door. Walking down the road to the orchard, a few words that formed into a song quietly left her mouth:

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Speaking of Rainbow Dash, the blue mare had gotten up from her quick nap and decided to do a quick refresher before leaving. Nothing too fancy, just a quick shower and some mouth wash and she was good to go. She stepped out of her house and closed the door behind her before spreading her wings. They weren't one hundred percent just yet, but for tonight, they would do. So she took off into the night, gliding through the air with the occasional flap to keep her aloft.

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Pinkie Pie locked up Sugarcube Corner, placing the key somewhere in her mane, and bounced away. She was going to invite her friends out for a night on the town, just the six of them. They could go out and dance, talk, or anything. Just something so that they could spend time together.

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Princess Twilight Sparkle let out a groan of frustration as she threw up the paperwork that had piled up on her desk. Normally, she would hate to have caused such a mess, but this work was getting to be too much. She had been buried in work since practically the day she had become a princess, more so since her castle had been founded. Forms, treaties and bills en composed a majority of the work, and although this could be easy for the purple genius, it was the amount. The young alicorn was getting a headache so, she threw up her hooves and walked to her bed.

She had been so caught up in her duties that she had begun to neglect her friends. the only times she talked with Spike was when she would send him out to get her something. She couldn't even remember the last time that she had seen the girls. All Twilight wanted to do was have some fun, just a little to loosen her self up. Ugh, why did she have to become a princess right when she was enjoying having friends? With a huff, she plopped down on her lounging sofa and stared up at the wall above her.

Hanging from it was a giant portrait of the photo that all of her friends had. She missed them so much and wanted nothing more than for them all to have fun. Wait, she was a princess, she could take a quick break for a while, right? With a quick burst of magic, Twilight straightened up her work space before making her way to her balcony. With a flap of her wings, the purple mare was airborne and glided down to the ground. She was still quaky in flight so she used it as little as possible, and as soon as her hooves touched ground, she was off. She was going to enjoy herself that night, she was just going to... to... go bat shit crazy!Twilight wasn't one to cuss, but hey, she was letting loose tonight. Why not be bad for just a little bit?

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Rarity had been sewing all day long and her hooves were throbbing. She had a full line to create for the upcoming season that simply had to be sent to Canterlot. It was going to be her best one yet and was going to place her on the map for sure. Relaxing on her lounger with a glass of red wine in her telekinetic grip, the posh unicorn gave a sigh and began to relax. She wondered how her friends were doing, what with their busy lives and what not. Maybe she could go visit one of them, see if they were alright and maybe have a nice long talk. It was rather late, perhaps they were all in bed?

Apparently that didn't matter to the ivory mare's subconscious, as she had found her self finishing her drink and walking out the store. The door lock clicked behind her and she set the key under the mat. Before she got too far, Rarity magicked a note inside of the Boutique in case Sweetie Belle woke up. The cool air brush through her elegantly curled mane as she trotted down the street. Hopefully she could rekindle her relationships before it was too late.

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Fluttershy flittered along through the air and was heading to the middle of town. She was going to see if she could find Pinkie first, as being with her hyper pink friend might help boost her courage. And hey, if anyone knew where fun could be had it was , Fluttershy hoped that there wouldn't be drinking, or at least not a lot of it. However, if they were going to try a convince Rainbow Dash, that would probably be the case.

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Applejack had sped up her pace from a mild trot to a near gallop. For some reason, she felt drawn to go to the town square, as if that's where she needed to be. So with that, she tore through the dirt roads with dust and pebbles in the air behind her.

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Even Rarity had found the urge to speed up as she went from a walk to a fast trot. Her perfectly polished hooves padded across the soil as she too was drawn to the center of town. Memories of her sneaking out like this in her younger days crept into her mind and caused her to smile. What a joy it was to relive the joys of her younger days,

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The middle of town was silent and dark, save for the few street lamps that were lit. And this was where Twilight had found herself after running all the way from the Castle of Friendship. Her breath was ragged and her lungs burned, but that was nothing compared to the adrenaline her mission was giving her. Although, as she stood under a lone street light she realized that she hadn't made up her mind on where to go. Should she go to Rarity? Or, maybe Pinkie Pie? Even Rainbow Dash was an option now.

The burning of her legs had finally caught up with her, so Twilight sat under that lamp and thought. Maybe she should try again tomorrow, it was kind of stupid to head out here in the dead of night. But wait, was that somepony coming? They sure seemed to be flying in pretty fast.

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Pinkie skip down the rode as she usually did, her voice sounding out like a medium bell. It was late after all, and not everyone was up this late, so she had to keep down her volume. Her singing was interrupted by the sound of flapping wings and as she looked up, she saw a streak of Rainbow. Rainbow Dash was up, and seemed to be headed for the middle of town. Speaking of the middle of town, there seemed tho be someone sitting next to a light over there. Upon closer inspection, Pinkie deemed to be purple with wings and a... horn? Could it be?

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Rainbow soared by overhead, passing by a giant hopping thing that she identified as Pinkie, and toward a winged purple thing. It had to be Twilight.

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The pounding of her heart and hooves in her ears kept Applejack alert throughout her run to town. Ahead of her, she could make out the dimmed, but still bright colors of Rainbow Dash, and to her right was a bounding Pinkie Pie. 'Don't worry ya'll. Ah'm comin''

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Just a little bit closer and Rarity would be right next to Twilight. It was undoubtedly her, as she was the only purple alicorn in the world. 'Oh, we are going to have so much fun darling. And it seems that we'll have some company too.' she thought. In the distance, the fashion diva could make out a bouncing pony, a flying pony, and a running pony. There was no doubt in her mind on who they were either. And if she wasn't mistaken, an even more gentle flapping could be heard over head.

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She could see them, she could see all of them. Rarity below, Twilight up ahead, and Pinkie Rainbow and Applejack only slightly further away. It wouldn't be long now, soon they'd be able to have fun.

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Looking up, Twilight found herself surrounded by all of her friends. Some of them looked tired and sweaty, but she could tell that they were happy just the same. No words were exchanged between the six of them for a while, the feelings of friendship and love being the only communication they needed. "So girls," spoke the purple princess as she stood, "what did you have in mind tonight?" The small, appreciative smiles that they wore burst open into huge grins as they gathered for a hug. It was warm and inviting, just like coming home from a long journey, and each girl appreciated it. Soon, however, they broke apart and faced in the southern direction of Ponyville. Without any prompting, they all broke out, in either gallops or thrusts of wings. Wherever they were going, they were going to have fun.

Alright, here is the second chapter. The song this time is, Here's to Never Growing Up by the awesome Avril Lavigne. I do not own the song, she does, so I make no profit. No Ocs in this one but I put that disclaimer up there just to be sure. Please pardon if there are any mistakes, I have been up since eight o' clock Saturday morning. I'm jumpy and I need sleep. So, until later my babies, (preferably when things stop spinning and moving), mwah! 8( Alright, same as last time, had to take down my lyrics but, I hope that by listening to the song in time with the story, you can piece it together.