The night started off relatively slow for the two girls. Ronnie had never babysat for anyone seriously, and Lynn was content staying still for the first time maybe ever. Finally the brunette got restless and climbed off the couch. "Where you going squirt?" Ronnie asked, keeping an eye on the athlete. "I'm bored. Let's go do something fun." Lynn implored.
"Like what?" Lynn thought for a moment before grabbing a basketball. "1 on 1. Let's make this more interesting." The younger girl said. Ronnie Anne snickered as she took the ball. "You wanna play basketball like this? How tall are you?" Lynn rolled her eyes and jumped, easily able to touch the top of the other girls head. "I'm tall enough now let's go!"
"No way! It's my job to keep you safe, and that's what I'm gonna do." Ronnie said. "Oh come on Ronnie! It's just one game in the driveway! The hoops there already and everything! Pleeeeeease?" Lynn pleaded. "I don't know..." Ronnie said, wavering in her decision. "We'll only play to 10 and you can even get ball first! I need to be outside doing something or I'm gonna go CRAZY!" The brunette begged.
Ronnie rolled her eyes and sighed. "Fine. 1 game, first to 10, street rules, and that's IT. Deal?" "Deal!" Lynn cheered, sprinting out to the driveway with Ronnie reluctantly following. "I'll go easy on you pipsqueak." The tomboy smirked as Lynn checked the ball. The brunette chuckled as she shifted to defense. "That's a shame. Lynn Loud doesn't go easy."
15 minutes later Lynn had finished pummeling Ronnie for the third time in a row. Lincolns girlfriend was doubled over in exhaustion while Lynn patiently dribbled. "You wanna go again?" The little girl asked. Ronnie Anne was in awe. "How are you this good?!" She asked. "Size doesn't count dummy, talent does." Lynn pointed out. "No more basketball. Let's go back inside." The tomboy pleaded. "Ugh. Fine old lady, we can go watch TV." Lynn conceded.
The two girls found themselves on the couch again, Ronnie Anne slowly pulling herself together while Lynn absentmindedly flipped channels. "News, news, news, crime, bad comedy, Adam Sandler, half baked sitcom, bad movie, bad movie, PONIES." Lynn screamed, startling the hell out of Ronnie Anne. "Ponies?!" The tomboy exclaimed as Lynn practically fell off the couch in excitement.
"Yes ponies! My Little Pony is on!" The brunette hastily explained before the cartoon hijacked her attention. "Your seriously a fan of this dumb show?" Ronnie asked. "It's not dumb! It's the best!" Lynn argued. "Unbelievable. The most hardcore tomboy in the whole family is a pony fan girl!" Ronnie muttered, still confused. "Shut up! I'm watching!" Lynn hushed the other girl as the show went on. "Can we please not watch this?" Ronnie pleaded. Lynn glared back as she spoke. "Change the channel and I'll break more than your ankles."
"Okay okay. So you like all of this stuff?" Ronnie asked. "Well, I guess not ALL of it. Some of the characters are to girly and the plots are dumb. But Rainbow Dash and Applejack are cool!" Lynn admitted. "Uh huh. Well what makes them cool?" Ronnie asked. "Well Rainbow is a Pegasus, and she flies really fast and is a super good athlete, and that's why she's my favorite. And Applejack is a farmer pony, and she has a brother whose cool and she wears a cowboy hat and it's awesome." Lynn explained while she watched.
Ronnie raised an eyebrow at these descriptions. "So their tomboys?" She asked, and Lynn nodded. "Yeah. They also make the show way better than if they weren't on it." The brunette turned for a moment and faced the older girl. "You wanna watch with me?" Finally Ronnie gave in to the cuteness and focused on the TV. "Sure pipsqueak." The two watched for a while, and slowly Ronnie became more and more infatuated with the show. Sure it wasn't perfect, but it was enjoyable and pacified Lynn.
2 hours later Ronnie finally noticed the time. "Huh. Okay Lynn, it's getting late. You should go to bed now." Lynn laughed at the suggestion. "Ha! That's funny Ronnie!" She turned to see Ronnie was serious. "Oh that wasn't a joke?" "No Lynn. Your a kid. And kids go to bed early." The tomboy insisted. Lynn snickered as she turned back to the TV. "No thanks. I'm gonna stay up." "No Lynn, your going to bed." Lynn stared down Ronnie as she got up, smirking the whole time. "Well you can sure try."