F3: *Walks in* UGH! How did we end up in Dreamland again?
Pinkie: I think it was the Bob-ombs from last chapter.
F3: Oh right now I remember. Well gang here comes chapter four at yah. Same rules apply but if you forgot just look back at my previous chapters. I'm Fireuser3 and I'll see you at the finish line.
Pinkie: Catch yah later alligator!
Chapter 4: Conundrum.
Sunset was waiting outside her home for bus since her mom had to be into work earlier than expected along with her father which wasn't new to her in the slightest. She still wore the same shirt from yesterday making sure to wash it before hand and wore some knee length shorts she found.
"Okay to do list: Ask Rainbow more about her and Pinkie Pie, and figure out Pinkie's hatred toward Rainbow." Sunset thought. She saw the bus in view as it began to pull up to Sunset's house. Once the bus stopped at her driveway and the doors opened she got on.
She looked around for her rainbow haired companion; however she couldn't spot her anywhere. She proceeds to head toward the back of the bus
"Now I know she rides this bus. Where is…" Before she could finish she heard what sounded like faint snoring from in the end of the bus. She went to check it out and wouldn't she knew it Rainbow Dash was there having a nap before school with her head against the window.
"Does she always do this?" She questioned. Without anything else to do Sunset took the seat across from Rainbow and waited till she woke up.
After fifteen minutes, and many more stops the bus was starting to fill up with students and some chatter already echoing throughout the bus, but Sunset kept her eye directly on the sleeping Rainbow Dash. The bus hit a bump in the road making it jump a bit but jolting Rainbow awake.
She rubbed her head "Ow man. Every time that happens." Rainbow groaned as she stretched
"About time you woke up." Sunset spoke up which caught Rainbow by surprise making her jump in her seat
"Geez Shimmers don't you know not to sneak up on someone." Rainbow growled.
"Actually Ah've been right here for about seventeen minutes now making sure yah weren't disturbed." Sunset corrected.
Rainbow stretched again "Well thanks anyway." She thanked.
Then Sunset remembered what she was going to ask "Um Rainbow 'bout the other day? You asked me about how Pinkie was doing yesterday." Sunset said as Rainbow jerked in attention.
"I was wondering why yah wanted to know about Pinkie." She asked Rainbow.
Rainbow's head lowered with a sadden look on her face as she stayed silent for a couple seconds.
"Um… Rainbow are you okay?" Sunset asked concerned for her. Then Rainbow broke her silence
"Me and Pinkie… were friends at some point but… not anymore." Rainbow paused.
"What happened between you two?" Sunset pressed on.
"Can we just drop it please?" Rainbow asked politely obviously uncomfortable with the subject.
"But ah thought if ah could…" Sunset began but Rainbow beat her to the punch.
"JUST DROP IT OKAY!" She yelled luckily everyone else was talking so her yelling was drowned out.
Sunset backed off not wanting to get into trouble with her so she just face forward in the seat and not talked for rest of the ride with slightly glancing at Rainbow who was staring out the window with a neutral look. The bus ride was long but eventually it arrived at the school along with other buses completing their routes and dropping the kids off.
When Sunset got off she saw Rainbow going into the school as quickly as she could probably to avoid her from asking her more questions about her and Pinkie.
"Well there goes that option out the window." Sunset groaned.
She began making her way toward the front entrance when she was stopped by a pink blur "Hey Sunny!" Pinkie Pie cheered popping right in front of her.
"Bloody hell!" Sunset shrieked pressing a hand to her chest.
"Darn it Pinkie do you always do that." She replied back
"Whoops sorry that tends to happen a lot." Pinkie apologized.
"More like often with you Pinkie." Another voice said. Sunset turned around to find Marble, Limestone, Big Macintosh, Applebloom and Applejack.
"Hey I couldn't help it if I wanted to see Sunny." Pinkie said cheerfully. Limestone only groaned
"Or is it that you have something to say to her." She reminded her. Pinkie perked up remembering this morning.
She then turned smiled at Sunset "Oh yeah. I talked over with our granny and she okayed it for you to come visit our place sometime maybe even have you spend the night." Pinkie cheered.
"Isn't that great!" She smiled.
"Well ma said it would be an idea. Might as well." She concluded
"I would like that very much." Sunset said and Pinke's smile went from ear to ear and she gave Sunset one of her death grip hugs
"You won't regret this Sunny." She cheered.
"That's great but…" Sunset struggled
"I would like… to live… a little longer." She muttered between breaths. Pinkie let go her and Sunset takes in a large breath of air.
"Do you always give hugs like that?" She asked.
"Only when I'm really happy." Pinkie smiled.
"We better get going we don't want to be…" Applebloom said but was interrupted by her sister poking her shoulder
"What is it AJ?" She asked as Applejack pointed to the roof of the school with a certain silver haired girl with what looks like a medium size water balloon in her hands preparing to throw it directly at Sunset.
"Oh no." AB said
"Sunset above…" But it was too late when the water balloon hit directly on Sunset head causing water to splash all over her.
"You." AB finished cringed at Sunset who was now soaked
"Hah Hah that'll teach you to mess with the Great and Powerful…" Before Trixie finished she hit with a small pebble that was thrown by Marble.
"C'mon let's get you inside and dried off." Limestone suggested. When they got inside the Apples headed their own way to class while the other girls went on.
"Great my second day of school and I've already made an enemy."Sunset groaned.
"Don't worry about it Trixie can be annoying and a meanie but she's completely harmless." Pinkie said.
"Can't this day get any worse for me?" She questioned throwing her arms in the air. Pinkie then spotted someone coming towards them
"You sure about that." Pinkie said as Rarity approached them
"Hello darlings." Rarity announced
"Good morning Miss Rarity." Marble bowed
"Heya Rares." Pinkie said.
Rarity then looked toward Limestone "Good morning to you to Limestone." Rarity said causing her to shy away behind Marble
"Um… hey." She said nervously. But when she went to gaze at Sunset she had to hold back a shriek from Sunset's wet form.
"What on earth happened dearie?" She questioned
"Trixie threw a water balloon at me and now my clothes are soaked." Sunset explained.
"Well we can't have you walking around all soaking wet dear." Rarity said as she grabbed hold of Sunset
"Come I'll fit you with a new outfit." Rarity replied as she dragged Sunset along
"WHOA! Hey no need to drag." Sunset said as Pinkie waved
"Catch yah at lunch Sunny!" Pinkie smiled as the pie sisters went to their classes.
Rarity took Sunset to an empty class room where Rarity managed to get Sunset into a different shirt, with some minor difficulty. When they exited Sunset was now wearing a bright turquoise shirt with clear straps that went around the shoulders.
"Thanks Rares thought I would have to go through the day soaking wet." Sunset thanked.
"It not a problem darling it was my pleasure to help out." Rarity replied.
Sunset put a finger to her chin and pondered "Maybe Rarity might have an idea 'bout Pinkie and Rainbow." She pondered.
"Say Rarity ah got a question that's been bugging me for a while." Sunset said.
"Oh darling you can ask me anything. Tips about getting a boyfriend." Rarity assumed.
Sunset blushed at Rarity's statement and turned away "Like hell I'm getting a boyfriend." Sunset stated.
"Language Sunset, if Mrs. Smith heard that from you she'll run your mouth through a bar of soap." Rarity lectured.
"Sorry, force of habit. But we're getting off the subject." Sunset reminded
"It's about Pinkie and Rainbow Dash. Any idea about what happened between them?" Sunset asked.
Rarity froze and looked down at her left leg as she let out a sigh "Well darling it's normally not my place to say anything since I respect Pinkie's privacy." She started.
"But since you asked dear I can tell you about Rainbow Dash." Rarity said
"It was about a year ago when Pinkie was going through an um… phase as you would put it." Rarity started.
"You mean when her parents died in a home invasion, I think it was." Sunset added. Rarity stared at her for a moment
"How'd you know that darling?" Rarity questioned.
"Mum was a news reporter for the station in Trottingham and covered the whole story." Sunset answered.
"I see you're well informed about what happened." Rarity said as Sunset nodded in response.
"The poor girl's hair was flat as a board for almost three whole months and I don't believe she's gotten over it." Rarity admitted.
Sunset raised a questionable look at Rarity "Her hair can go flat? How does that even work?" Sunset questioned.
Rarity just a hand on Sunset's shoulder "Darling when you hang out with Pinkie all logic seems to go out the window." Rarity said
"And I've used a phrase that has helped me through so many headaches that I believe you should too." Rarity added.
"It's Pinkie Pie; don't question it." Rarity quoted. Sunset looked puzzled at her saying
"Trust me it's for the best." Rarity concluded.
Now that Sunset knew more about Pinkie she scratched behind her head contemplating about what happened about offering her to throw a welcome party for her.
"Yah know I think I'll take up on Pinkie's offer about throwing me welcome party now that Ah think about it." Sunset stated.
"When she throws a party she knows how to throw a party." Rarity smiled then the school bell telling students they have five minutes before classes began.
"Well it seems we can skip breakfast and head to class then." Rarity said getting her stuff
"Might as well ah suppose." Sunset added.
They both came out of the room they were in and headed off in separate directions "See you in Algebra Sunny." Rarity waved and Sunset waved back heading toward her class.
About near her class she spotted a bulletin board with many events or upcoming games for the athletic types. But one struck out was a sign-up sheet with a pen tied hanging next to it for what looks like for Summer Princess coming up toward the end of the month and already has one name on it. Sunset took a closer look and the name read: Trixie Lulamoon and no one else's name was on it.
Sunset looked at the sign-up sheet and remembers when she first met Trixie that not only she was mean to her four new friends but she tried to convince her to sit with her just because she was more popular. With not much thought Sunset took the pen in hand and moved it toward the second line on the list and began to write.
After a few seconds she let go the pen, smiled, then she dashed straight toward her first class without hesitation.
"Won't Trixie be in for a surprise?" Sunset thought as she smiled all the way to her class.
As her regular classes proceeded without any problems from Trixie she managed to survive to get to lunch hour and sat with her usual spot where the girls were.
"So anything new." Sunset asked.
"Well…" Fluttershy started
"The animal shelter needs extra help so put fliers around the school and that if they're interested should come and see me." Fluttershy began only for her voice to turn low
"Not like anyone cares for the animals around here anyway." Fluttershy grumbled folding her arms.
Twilight put a hand on her shoulder "I'm sure others will join if we can convince them." She added.
"I know but we I went to check on the fliers I've placed around the school I find them on the floor or in the trash." Shy added with a grunt her hands balling up into fists.
Rarity nodded "And I would only bet who doing that darling." Rarity said and the other two nodded in agreement. Sunset looked around but couldn't spy her pink haired friend anywhere
"Say where'd Pinkie go to?" She asked.
"She's probably in the gymnasium getting everything set up for the summer dance dear." Rarity answered.
"Why'd you ask that?" Twilight said as she gulped down on some water.
Sunset gave a nervous laugh and rubbed the back of her neck both she spoke "I kinda signed up to run for summer princess."Sunset added.
Twilight nearly choked on her water, Rarity almost tipped over her chair but she managed to catch herself, Fluttershy's eyes went wide and mouth gaped open.
"You. Did. WHAT!?" Twilight yelled flabbergasted about Sunset's statement.
Fluttershy place a hand on Sunset shoulder and sighed "It's been nice knowing you Sunset." She said.
Sunset confused by their sudden reaction asked "Um… did I do something wrong?" She questioned.
"Wrong, oh no everything is fine, it's just that you signing up for that especially since Trixie is gunning for the same thing is a pretty bad idea!" Twilight exclaimed.
Rarity just let out a sigh "Well it can't be helped darling. Sunset's first day left quite an impact if students are talking about her." Rarity added.
"Yes but if Trixie were to know of this who knows what she could…" Twilight began.
"If Trixie knows what Sparkle?" Trixie's voice chimed in standing in front of the table, but her glare was more directed toward Sunset then the other three. Seeing Trixie; Twilight tried making herself small. Fluttershy let out a low growl and Rarity shifted in her seat.
Sunset couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine seeing Trixie just stare right at her. "So you just couldn't stay away from Trixie. First you humiliate me, and then you have the nerve to challenge me for summer queen." Trixie then gave Sunset a smug grin
"You have no idea what you're getting into Sunset and I would highly suggest you back out while you still can." Trixie suggested.
"You want to know happened to the last person that tried to steal my spotlight." Trixie asked.
"Um… no what did happen?" She questioned back.
"Let's just say…" Trixie began as she took a glance toward Rarity who was looking rather uncomfortable with Trixie looking at her
"It was quite a life altering experience." Trixie finished patting Sunset on the head and walked away.
Sunset let out a breath she held back "Man ah thought she was going to do something to me there for a moment." Sunset said nervously.
"Oh trust me Sunset. She's only just checking out the competition." Fluttershy replied.
"Checking out the competition? Why does she do that?" She questioned.
"To see if you have a weakness, flaw or something to hide." Rarity explained quickly then huffed
"Then she exploits those weaknesses to try and make you back out of the running." Rarity added taking a small glance to her leg again.
Sunset placed a hand on her forehead and groaned "She thinks I'm a threat to her status in the school." She concluded.
"Not only that." Fluttershy added.
"No one can't even touch her because of her ties with the principle and vice principle." She replied.
"And even if someone did she would just come up with some lame ass excuse to put the blame on the other." Twilight cursed obviously angered which surprised Sunset.
"Let me guess you tried to catch her in the act." She asked.
"It was about a year around after school hours. I stayed behind to finish up on a project and moved my stuff to the library." Twilight began
"But on my way there I've noticed Trixie in one of the classrooms looking through the teacher's desk and pulled out a file on the lesson that day." Twilight added.
"I knew the principles were still at the school and don't leave till an hour after school lets out so I reported what occurred and have them follow me to where Trixie was." Then she scowled
"Only for Trixie to say she made a 'deal' with me saying to give me answers for the test that came up." She scowled.
"She even had a recording that I don't even remember saying that to her!" She screamed.
"What happened afterwards?" Sunset questioned.
"I was served two weeks detention and a phone call to my parents and which I was grounded for three weeks." Twilight added.
"Then the next day I found my locker door was super glued on the inside so they had to move me to another locker which almost at the other end of the hall." Twilight groaned.
"It even gave the other teachers the incentive to check my work twice just to make sure I didn't 'cheat'." Twilight folded her arms.
"That's what happens if you try to challenge Trixie. She'll make sure you go down in flames." She finished looking down toward the floor.
"Wow and I thought the students from mah school were bad." Sunset quipped.
"But Trixie definitely takes the cake." She added.
"But Sunset, are you certain that you want to do this?" Fluttershy asked
"I'll be fine, it's not like the summer dance is coming up fast." Sunset smiled confidently.
"It's actually in three weeks darling." Rarity stated making Sunset sweat drop.
"Okay so I have three weeks to try and gain votes from the school while trying to get Pinkie and Rainbow to bond as friends again." Sunset stated as she got up from her seat and proceeded toward the entry/exit doors of the cafeteria.
"See yah girls in thirty." Sunset waved and headed.
As Sunset left all three girls just staring at the spot where Sunset left all blinking one at a time.
"Did she say about getting our Pinkie Pie…" Rarity began.
"And Rainbow Dash…" Twilight added.
"To be friends again?" Fluttershy finished. Then they all looked at each other and gulped nervously many different scenarios running through there minds, and none of them ending well.
"This is not going to be easy for her one bit." Fluttershy concluded as Twilight and Rarity nodded.
Sunset hurried toward the gym hopefully that Pinkie Pie would be there as well. She found the double doors that led toward the gym, she opened them and spotted Pinkie holding a box load of streamers while on a ladder tossing said streamers which ever direction.
To add to the streamers, three tables were set up with summer green table sheets with summer décor; like daffodils, and small sunglasses. Some balloons float on the table but are tied down by a paper weight.
She approached Pinkie the spoke up "Hey Pinkie." Sunset called out causing Pinkie to lose her focus and almost fall off the ladder. Luckily she was able to regain her balance, let out a sigh of relieve, and then looked over to Sunset.
"Heya Sunny." Pinkie called back as she slid down the ladder landing on both feet and bounced toward Sunset.
"Whatcha doing here for?" She asked as she balanced on her heels.
"Well ah was wondering. How do I get votes for the dance? I know it's in three weeks but Ah'm still kinda new to this stuff." She questioned.
Pinkie put a finger to her head and began to think. She thought for a minute before coming up with an answer "Well there are multiple ways to get votes whether it's spreading the word out or helping out on the campus." Pinkie pointed out
"But there are other ways to like I said." Then Pinkie got an idea that made her gasp.
"I know how about you help me out her before lunch ends." Pinkie cheered.
"Well I guess that better than standing around." Sunset added as Pinkie handed her another box of streamers.
In about the twenty minutes they had left and the worked on more of the putting the streamers on the railings of the ceiling, put more balloons up and tied down for the tables. After they finished they looked on Sunset admiring the work she accomplished with Pinkie.
"Thanks for the help Sunny. But we still got a lot to do." Pinkie put her arm on Sunset shoulder.
Sunset stared at her for a minute "Just how much you were suppose to do?" She asked.
"Well there's still getting a band and a DJ for the dance, lighting, and can't forget about the food either. We don't want them to go hungry after dancing right." Pinkie smiled as she winked at Sunset.
Sunset smiled and chuckled at Pinkie's statement but before any of them could say anything else a familiar voice spoke out.
"There you are Shimmers; couch Armor wants us on the track for…" Rainbow said but stopped when she saw Pinkie Pie in view.
Pinkie's eyes narrowed as she turned around to face Rainbow "Oh it's you Rainbow Dash." She growled making Rainbow step back.
She scratched the back of her head trying to say something "Um… hey Pinkie." Rainbow waved and the confident girl Sunset met yesterday and on the bus ride was acting timid in front of Pinkie, but Pinkie didn't let up as she continued to glare at Rainbow
"Don't you have other 'important' things to do?" She asked harshly.
Rainbow flinched a little trying to come up with an answer "Well um… actually." She started but no other words would come out of her mouth.
"Unless you have a big apology about what happen 'that' night then I don't want to talk to you." Pinkie snarled getting close to Rainbows face making her trip and land on her back.
Rainbow got up; dust herself off a walk away muttering something to herself.
When Pinkie was certain that she was gone she faced Sunset again "Sorry that you had to see that." She apologized.
Sunset didn't know what to think at the moment her brain was still trying to reboot at what she witnessed. Pinkie waved her hand in front of Sunset trying to get her attention
"Hello Earth to Sunny you there?" Pinkie said.
She got out of her trance and looked back to her "Sorry 'bout that Pinks." She began
"Just seemed tah space out there." She added.
Pinkie waved it off "No worries."
Then Pinkie remembered something she was going to say "Oh yeah I talked to granny about seeing if you could sleep over tomorrow, just as long you pack the necessities you'll need." She smiled.
"Um… sure." Sunset said.
"Just one question Pinkie." She began.
"Sure fire away." Pinkie replied.
"Were you and Rainbow Dash friends at some point?" She asked.
Pinkie blinked a few before folding her arms and answered "'Were' is the key word there Sunny." Pinkie started
"Let's just say I'm not talking to her anytime soon that's for sure." She added. Sunset looked at the gym clock and noticed that she was already going to be late for gym class
"Well I better be going or Mr. Armor with throw a fit." Sunset walked off waving back toward Pinkie as Pinkie did the same.
"See you tomorrow!" She called and Sunset headed off toward the remaining of her class.
The rest of the day went by quickly and it was end of the day as students waited for the buses to arrive as Sunset was hanging around with Twilight, Rarity, and Fluttershy talking about there day.
Rarity groaned "Sometimes I feel like the teachers are trying to kill us." She said.
"Is it because of the History report we have due next week." Twilight said adjusting her glasses.
Rares nodded in response.
"So Sunset any luck about how to get votes?" Fluttershy asked.
"Well most of the part, plus from what I heard from Pinkie that there's still a lot to do for the dance." She stated place her chin on her open palm
"Plus the fact I've been invited to a sleep over by Pinkie." The she did smile about.
"But what troubles me is Pinkie's relation with Rainbow Dash." She added.
Rarity sighed "Darling you feel strongly about getting those to be friends again."
She nodded "But if I don't know a dang thing about the problem I can't fix it."
"That you might have to ask Rainbow about." Fluttershy said.
"Ah've tried and every time she avoided the question with some damn silly remark about somethin' else." She cursed.
Rarity got up from her spot "Well as much I would love to stay and chat I have to get home or Sweetie Belle might worry about me." She said grabbing her stuff
"Little sister ah suppose." Sunset replied
"Yes." She answered
"And she can be quite a troublemaker when she wants to." She said her goodbyes as her and Fluttershy walked off as well.
"I guess I'll see you tomorrow then Sunset." Twilight bowed and headed toward her bus.
Now alone, Sunset contemplated on how to not only get votes for her to win over Trixie, help Pinkie with the dance set up, and trying to forge back Rainbows and Pinkies friendship. Only problem is that she doesn't know what caused them to separate in the first place.
"This will definitely be troublesome. Maybe I can ask Pinkie again at her home?" Sunset said as she made her way toward the bus.
Unbeknownst to her she didn't know that a certain silver haired girl was watching and listening to her and the girl's conversation behind a bush.
Peeking her head up from it "Not if I have anything to say about it." Trixie said with a smirk putting her plan into action.
F3: Chapter four complete. This one took me quite a bit longer to complete so sorry for the wait.
Pinkie: But there's still more to come.
F3: You are quite right but Chapter five won't be out for sometime cause I'm alternating between two stories right now. So until next I'm Fireuser3, Blazing out.