The Misadventures of Ponified Friends

Chapter 11: Slumber 101: Don't Kill Each Other (Look Before You Sleep)


(Speedy's POV)

It was supposed to be a beautiful day.

This day was supposed to be sunny and warm. Where the sky is blue than usual and a breeze so refreshing that you might find yourself in a fabric conditioner commercial or something. I already planned relaxation after that trip up the mountain days ago.

But nooooo! All because of some stupid accident on our schedule!

A huge storm to make up for a day without sprinkling?! This world completely ignores the laws of nature! And whose fault was this?!

Tsk, what should have been a wonderful day at the spa…

Oh well, I guess I should just finish this as quickly as possible and then return to the library to try and read stuff. Blegh, books…

As I helped cover the sky with a bunch of rain clouds, I glided down low to see if there was any spot we missed. All right, the sky had been wholly roofed up with rain clouds. All we needed now was the signal from Rainbow Dash.

I landed in the park near a tree and shook my body to get rid of the chill. I watched as everybody was doing their part for this unplanned weather change. The earth ponies were gathering the fallen branches while the Unicorns were breaking the stems off the trees.

Good thinking, so in that way, no one could be harmed if the wind got really strong.

Oh, and speaking of Unicorns breaking stems, why is Rarity putting them back and treating it like it was some sort of bonsai?

"What are you doing?" I asked as I glided towards her.

"Oh, Speedy Glee!" she greeted. "Just taking care of the mess is all! And look! Isn't it simply perfect~?"

I rubbed the back of my head, "I don't know, but I think you should cut down these branches and not force them back on it and doing... whatever that is."

A rope suddenly brought the whole branch down, which startled the white pony

"Speedy's right," I glanced back and saw Applejack. "Just take the broken limbs down. Don't y'all care 'bout nothing but prettifying?"

"Somepony has to," Rarity answered. "because you are making an absolute mess of the Town Square, Applejack."

"Yeah, well, the storm's gonna be making a bigger mess if we don't prune all these loose branches and tumble down on anypony."

"I simply cannot imagine why the Pegasus ponies would schedule a dreadful downpour this evening and ruin what could have been a glorious, sunny day."

I turned to Rarity, "You didn't get the memo? We're doing all this work because of a missed rain shower scheduled about a week ago. So, the higher-ups decided that a storm would make up for it."

AJ nodded after kicking a tree that caused the loose branches to fall. "So, Rarity, think more practical-like, will ya'?"

The rain suddenly poured down as they argued. It was starting.

"Oh, no! My wonderfully styled mane shall be ruined!" Rarity cried.

I rolled my eyes, "That's what you get for designing trees instead of doing your job."

"Oh, no! Ah! Oh! It's coming down too fast! Ah! Oh! Help me!" She continued to run all over the place and tried looking for somewhere secluded.

Hearing Rarity's whining was the last thing I wanted, so I searched and spotted a picnic table no too far from here.

"There. Hunker down to your heart's content while I start to finish things." So Applejack was thinking the same thing and beat me to it.

So Rarity ran towards the table. I seriously thought it was the end of it.

"Oh, no, no, NO!"

Both I and Applejack sighed heavily, "What now?" I asked.

"I prefer not to get my hooves muddy." She pointed to a puddle of mud under the table.

Applejack groaned. "There is just no pleasin' ya, is there? Everything's got to be just so."

"Well, and how does muddy-ing my hooves serve any useful purpose?" Rarity questioned.

I sense a catfight about to happen, "Uh, girls…?"

"Y'all wouldn't know useful if it came up and bit ya." What the heck did that mean, AJ?

Rarity laughed. "That doesn't even make any sense."

"Does SO."

"Does NOT."

"Does SO."

"Does NOT."

"Does SO."

"Does NOT."

"Does so, INFINITY! Hah!"

"Does not Infinity plus ONE! Hah!"

Applejack and Rarity were both staring at each other coldly before me. I seriously didn't know what to do. I looked back and forth as I tried to step in.

"Girls, girls! You're both pretty, so maybe we should go, I don't know, our separate ways before we say something we would regret?" I suggested nervously.

"I AGREE." Rarity said.

"I reckon she's gonna say somethin' SHE'LL regret first!" AJ began.

"On the contrary, I believe it will most certainly be YOU who says something YOU will regret first!" Rarity countered.

"Oh, will you look at the time? Let's go all to work before the huge storm comes!" I interrupted again. Look at me, trying to be a peacekeeper. Rob would be so proud. "Now, let's go on our own way then, okay?"

They stared at each other one last time.

"Y'all just go on your way, then!" Applejack literally scooted her out.

"After you!" Rarity replied.

They slowly backed away from each other. I inhaled and let out a huff.

*CRACKLE!*

I suddenly felt myself being wrapped up by two ponies. What the heck were these two doing hugging me? I couldn't freaking breathe!

"Perhaps we should stick together for now and…find some shelter." Rarity suggested.

"Uh-huh, perhaps we should. And fast." AJ agreed, her voice filled with worry.

I nodded my head with a desperate look, "Of course. Can we start by releasing me in your hug so that I can breathe….?"

They realized this and dropped me down. I landed on the muddy ground with a loud oof!

"We're sorry, Speedy." They both apologized.

I sighed with a muddy face. The wind and the rain were freaking strong. "I hate Mondays…"

Also, this storm reminded me of that night. A chill suddenly went down my spine. I hoped another portal doesn't appear this time.

"If you're cold, you should take cover, Speedy," I heard Applejack from under the picnic table. "It's nice and dry under here…sorta'"

"Uh! Unacceptable." Rarity said in disgust.

I shook it off, "You call that dry? Mud's all under you! The library's not far from here, so we should make a run for it."

As if on cue, "Applejack! Rarity! Speedy!" Twilight called our names all the way from the library door to grab our attention. "Come inside, quick!"

The three of us then ran towards the library. Before I went in, I neatly wiped my hooves on the mat because hey, cleanliness. And besides, Spike would never let me hear the end of it.

"Uh… is inside a tree really the best place to be in a lightning storm?" Applejack asked, still outside the library.

"It is if you have a magical lightning rod protecting your home like I do," Twilight responded. I installed that lightning rod, by the way. It wasn't easy work. "Now, come on in!"

"We are most grateful for your invitation." Rarity said politely.

"Thank y'all kindly for your hospitality!" AJ walked in, but she was halted by Rarity, who gestured her muddy hooves.

"Do be a polite house guest and go wash up, please, won't you?"

AJ groaned silently in annoyance before walking out. Well, we just got the floor waxed a while ago, so she definitely needed to wash up.

"Some storm, huh? You Pegasus ponies sure have outdone yourselves this time." Twilight said to me.

I shrugged before flying towards the kitchen and grabbed some towels. "It had to be done."

"And Rarity, I hope you and Applejack don't have any trouble getting home."

"It may indeed be a problem…" Rarity said. I flew back and handed her a towel. "Ah, thank you, Speedy."

"Well, you're welcome to stay if need be. Spike and Star Blast are away in Canterlot for royal business, and Silver Spur may not come back till tomorrow due to the bad weather."

"Wait, why did Blast go to that royal place?" I asked her.

"He didn't tell you?" What the hell is she talking about?

"Tell me what?" I asked in confusion.

"Well… even I don't know the reason. Star Blast just told me that Princess Celestia requires his presence before he and Spike left the library this morning. I figured that you knew."

Hmm… I wondered why and for what reason did the Princess needed him. I guessed that it had something to do with the whole Elements of Harmony and 'us being transported here' and the 'prophecy' crap. Yeah, that seems likely.

"So… it's just you and me in the library tonight?" I asked.

"Mhmm." She then gasped and turned to Rarity. "I know! You and Applejack should totally sleepover! We'll have a slumber party! I've always wanted one of those!"

Slumber party? Oh no, It's Ezra and her 6th-grade friends all over again! It happened a year ago when my sister invited her friends over to our house for a school project. It was around midnight when I wandered around the kitchen for a snack when I got caught up in their antics.

It was pretty embarrassing, so I wouldn't tell you all the details, but it had something to do with cross-dressing…

Yeah, my sister is THAT extreme. That was the most humiliating thing I had ever done.

And this suggestion came from an introverted and nerdy pony. How unusual.

Rarity blinked a few times before responding, "Oh goodness, I-uh, do believe I have another engagement schedule for this evening that completely slipped my mind just now!" That awkward laugh of hers made it really convincing that she was lying. "Oh, silly me! I can't possibly stay here all night…with Applejack…" she muttered that last part. So she still hadn't moved on with her feud, huh?

I saw Twilight grab a book from a top shelf and levitated it towards Rarity and me before opening it.

"Slumber 101: All you've ever wanted to know about slumber parties but were afraid to ask." We read it together.

"My own personal copy!" Twilight said proudly. These things actually existed? Could you even be proud to own something like this? "It's a fantastic reference guide. You should see the table of contents. I've been waiting for a chance to use it, and today's the day! This is gonna be so great!"

The excitement in her face, though. You know what? Scratch bailing out because I wanna see where her first sleepover goes.

Minutes later, Applejack finally came in with her hooves sparkly clean.

She gasped. "What in tarnation?"

I couldn't blame her. "Hey, AJ."

"Speedy Glee…what's that thing on yer face?"

"A mud mask." I grinned.

For starters, Twilight and Rarity began doing mud facials. Pretty standard for slumber parties (I always see this stuff in high school flicks), and I didn't even hesitate to join them. I had an appointment with the spa today, and because of this storm, it got canceled. A complete waste of money, so this would do, for now.

"Now wait just a gosh-darn minute. You made me wash the mud off my hooves, but it's okay for y'all to have mud all over your faces?" She demanded, glaring at Rarity, who was applying more mud to Twilight's face.

"Silly, it's to refresh and rejuvenate your complexion." Rarity explained.

"We're giving each other makeovers!" Twilight squealed in excitement. "We have to do it. It said so in the book!"

"And you're fine with all this, Speedy?" she asked.

I shrugged whatsoever. "It's great on my skin."

Twilight then presented the book to Applejack.

"Slumber 101: Everythang you-" Yep, she made the face of realization. "Oh hay, would'ya look at the time? I gotta skedaddle on home quick. I just remembered that Silver's making dinner or uh, somethin'. Well, G'night!"

Oh, she was not going anywhere. Not if the storm had anything to say about it.

*CRACK-A BOOM!*

She returned in a flash. "…or maybe I'll sit here for a spell."

You tried, AJ. You failed, but you tried.

"Hooray! Slumber party!" Twilight exclaimed happily.

Rarity then proceeded to put on a mud facial on Applejack, much to the latter's approval.

"What in the world is this for?" she gestured to the cucumbers.

"I don't really know, but my mom said the cucumbers help lessen the puffiness in your eyes," I answered.

"That is indeed true, darling." Rarity said in approval. "Speedy Glee, you have done this before?"

"More than one occasion," I admitted.

"Psssh! Puffiness-shmufiness!" She licked the cucumbers off her eyes. "That's good eatin'!"

While Rarity was giving her a disturbed look, Twilight looked at the slumber party instructional, giggling like some 5-year-old girl.

"Isn't this exciting? We'll do everything by the book, and that will make my slumber party officially fun!" Twilight said, in which I had doubts.

"Did you hear that, Applejack? You certainly do not want to do anything that would ruin Twilight's very first slumber party, would you?" Rarity asked.

"Of course not, and you wouldn't either I reckon'?" Applejack replied.

"So, do we have an agreement?"

"You betcha'!"

Ah, finally, these two made up! Oh, wait. Applejack just spat on her hoof and offered Rarity a hand- I mean, hoof shake? Rarity's not gonna do that! Applejack, you shouldn't have done that!

"Ah! Gross! You know, there's just plain messy, and there's just plain RUDE." Rarity spat.

"You know, there's fussy, and there's just plain gettin' on my nerves!" Applejack quickly shot back. Not this again.

And wow, Hassan and I were always like this? How did Rob endure this?

"Fortunately, I can get along with anypony, no matter how difficult SHE maybe." If you say so, Rarity.

"Oh yeah? Well, I'm the get-along-iest pony yer ever gonna meet!"

"That's not even a word."

"This is gonna be the best slumber party ever! Yay!" Twilight appeared behind them and enveloped the two in a hug. Read the mood, Twilight.

"Yay…" The two said blandly. The atmosphere's getting freaking intense with them. I swear it was going to be a looooong night…


The first hour of this slumber party went by in a flash. Well, for me, anyway. Also, the lack of male conversation was forcing me to read this book that Twilight gave to keep me entertained while they did their makeovers.

What the heck was this about anyway? Did she expect me to actually read science fiction novels and stuff? If she had comic books here, that would be way more acceptable.

And jeez, the storm was getting stronger by the minute.

"So, how are you getting along there, Applejack?" I heard Rarity ask the farm pony.

"Just fine, Rarity…" I sensed sarcasm and annoyance in her voice.

I looked back at the three, and Woah! Even their tails had curlers! You know, the thing that girls put on their hair? Were those called curlers?

"This is so AWESOME!" Twilight then giggled before casting a trick to make their makeups disappear. "Makeovers: check!"

Twilight then scanned the book. "Oh! It says here that we have to tell ghost stories!" Now that got my full attention. "Who wants to go first?"

"Me!" AJ raised her hoof. "I'd like to tell y'all the terrifying tale of the prissy ghost, who drove everypony crazy with the unnecessary neatness. Ooooohhh~! I'm sure y'all are familiar with that one?"

Where the hell was 'terrifying' in that summary?

"Never heard of it, but I have a much better one." Rarity responded. "It's the horrifying story of the messy, inconsiderate ghost who irritated everypony within a hundred miles! Aaaawoooohh~!"

"That's not a real story! You made it up!" Applejack said skeptically.

"It is a ghost story. They're ALL made up." I agree, and your stories both suck, too. I know that it's kid-friendly and all, but whatever.

A flash of lightning suddenly blew off the lights around the library. I looked around and hoped that not another portal would appear. No thanks to traveling to another world again.

"I've got one!" Twilight declared, lighting up a lantern that we surrounded. "It's called 'The Legend of the Headless Horse.' It was a dark and stormy night, just like this one, and ponies were having a slumber party, just like this one."

Shit, the lightning and the creepy music are making my hair stand up. I still have no idea where the music is coming from, but I showed no reaction because I'm kind of used to it by now.

I listened to Twilight's story with interest, hoping that the ending would spook me out.

Five minutes later…

"And just when the last pony thought she was safe, there…standing right behind her…just inches away was…THE HEADLESS HORSE!"

In a flash, I saw Twilight cover herself with a sheet to appear headless and scared the crap out of the two. I quietly chuckled and shook my head in amusement as Rarity and Applejack hugged each other as they screamed.

Twilight revealed herself, a smile on her face. "That went better than I expected!"

I clapped at her efforts. "That was awesome, Twilight. Well-paced, good build-up, and I did NOT see that twisted ending coming!"

She giggled and asked, "How about you, Speedy? Do you know any good stories?"

"I know a few great ones," And I'd like to thank CreepyPasta for many sleepless nights in my childhood. "But, I'm not sure if you three can handle it…"

Twilight scoffed, "Puh-lease! The Legend of the Headless Horse is one of the scariest, if not, THE scariest ghost story in Equestria! I'm pretty sure we can handle yours, right girls?"

We looked at Rarity and Applejack, who were still embracing each other. When they realized it, they quickly broke apart and glared at one another.

"Alrighty, then…" I cleared my throat and spoke with my poor version of Bray Wyatt's accent. "But be warned! What you are about to hear will forever haunt you in your slumber…"

"I highly doubt that." The look she gave was like challenging me or something.

I chuckled in amusement and grinned sinisterly, "Oh, you girls are in for a real treat… Oh, but there's a twist."

"A twist?" the girls asked.

I nodded. "These scary stories that I am about to tell you are only two sentences max."

"Two?" AJ snickered. "A scary story that short ain't no scary story at all."

"I agree with Applejack, Speedy Glee," said Twilight. "But I do find an idea like a scary story with two sentences interesting."

"I didn't even know such a thing is possible." Rarity admitted.

"Wait, so you haven't heard ANY two-sentence stories at all?" I asked. They all shook their heads. "Huh, you girls ARE in for a real treat."

"Well, the night isn't going to last forever, so go ahead, Speedy," Twilight told me, and I obliged.

I clopped my hooves together, and the lights instantly switched off. Didn't know it would work, though.

"Alrighty, I'll start off with something short," I announced. I cleared my throat and brought the lamp close to illuminate my face.

"My friend asked why I was breathing so heavily. I wasn't…"

I observed the girls, waiting to see what their reactions would be.

"Wait… If you're not the one breathing heavily…then who could it be…?" Rarity wondered. I noticed that she was kind of spooked out.

"Any ideas?" I asked.

"Probably some kinda creepy ghost?" Applejack suggested, then she suddenly shivered. "These two-word stories are creepier than I thought."

"Two-sentences, actually." I corrected her.

"I've got to admit that one gave me goosebumps," Twilight said. "Do you have more? This is exciting! Creepy, but exciting!"

I gave her an amused look before I continued.

"I always thought that my cat had a staring problem because she was always fixated at my face. Until one day, I realized that she was always looking just behind me…"

I saw Applejack gulp down the lump in her throat while Rarity began trembling. Ah yes, she has a cat named Opal. On the other hand, Twilight was looking at me in awe.

"Ooh! What kind of entity or creature would the cat stare at possibly be?!" She exclaimed ecstatically. "These two-sentence stories hold so many mysteries!"

Sheesh, nerd-alert. "You're supposed to be scared, not interested and go geek over it."

She grinned sheepishly and said her apology.

"Uhm… May I ask, how many more stories do we have to hear?" Rarity spoke up.

"Probably... let's see…seven more?" I answered.

"SEVEN?!"

"Yeah, and they are WAY scarier than the first two."

Rarity whimpered. "Fine, let's just end this quickly."

I took a breather. "I woke up to hear knocking on the glass. At first, I thought it was from the window until I heard it come from the mirror again…"

We all heard a sudden tapping noise on the glass that made our ears perk and hair stand up.

"…What was that sound?" AJ wondered meekly.

"Oh, don't be scared, Applejack," Twilight said. "It's probably just…mice?"

"Why do you sound so unsure?" I asked.

Before she could reply, we heard the freaking tapping sound again. Unfortunately for our eardrums, Rarity suddenly screeched in terror.

"What?! What?! What?!" I babbled, entirely on edge.

"G-g-gh-gho-GHOST! AAAAAHH!"

Her shaking hoof pointed at the nearby window behind me. It was dark, but the random lightning strikes provided enough light source to see what Rarity was freaking out about. I could form a slender, hand-like thing tapping on it.

The first thing we did was follow Rarity's lead.

"AAAAAAAHHHH!"

"Could it be the ghost in the story you were telling, Speedy?" Twilight asked fretfully.

"The one with the mirror?" I said. She nodded back as we backed up to the other end of the room.

Nature was playing with us right now. I mustered up my courage and slowly skidded my way towards the light switch. I flipped it up to 'On,' and we looked back at the window again.

"Oh, it's just a tree branch," I said in relief. Stupid branch.

"Thank goodness," Twilight said. "It scared the living daylights out of me!"

"I'll admit that I almost dropped my apples for a second," said AJ.

"I think I won't be able to sleep well tonight…" Rarity said in concern. "Are we going to continue these ridiculous stories?"

"I think this experience is more than enough, based on your- I mean OUR reactions." We all agreed to Twilight. "So, I'm going to mark off Ghost Stories in the book, and we shall continue! Now, who wants Smores?"

"Smores, you say?" I held. "I know a thing or two about making the PERFECT smore."

"Is that so? Then lead us to the kitchen, Speedy!"

"Aye-aye, Cap!"

I then held the door open for the girls, and we went to the kitchen.

I might as well keep this entertaining for me. "Hey, girls! I think I saw a faceless pony for a second!"

"Speedy!"

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding!"


"Now, all you have to do is put this piece of chocolate on top of the roasted marshmallow and make sure that it's exactly in the center so that it will not look unorthodox. Then slowly, and safely mind you, put the graham cracker on top, and voila! I present to you, Smore a la Glee!"

I can't believe these two are so impressed at what I was doing. Wasn't this the usual way to make it? Oh, and don't mind my last words. Smore a la Glee is just me showing off.

"It looks splendid, Speedy." Rarity commented. "I couldn't have done it better myself."

"Ooh…" Is Twilight seriously looking at it in awe?

"Now, ya just eat 'em!" Applejack then gobbled up the confectionary goodness.

I chuckled as the farm pony continued eating the dessert sloppily and burped loudly. "So much for etiquette, right?"

"You could at least say excuse me.'" Rarity said in disgust.

"Oh, I was just about to, but you interrupted me… Pardon." Applejack retorted.

Okay…these two are starting to fight again. I might as well turn my attention to this delicious food than getting involved. I constructed my own smore and ate it silently and blissfully. Oh, sweet, sweet chocolate!

"Smores: Check!" Twilight was looking at that book again. "Now the next item of fun we're about to do is… Truth or Dare!"

"I dare Applejack to do something carefully and neatly for a change." Rarity said immediately.

"Oh yeah? Well, I dare you to lighten' up and stop obsessin' to every last, little detail…for a change."

"I think the truth of the matter is that somepony could stand to pay a little more attention to detail."

"And I think the truth is SOMEPONY ought' a quit with her fussin' so that the rest of us can get things done!"

Meanwhile, Twilight and I looked at each other after watching these two go at it.

"Um… I don't think this is how the game is supposed to work." Ah, absent-minded to her friends' situation, I see. This slumber party totally means a lot to her then. "Is this how it is supposed to work?"

"You have to give an honest answer if you pick Truth, and you have to do whatever the person tells you to do if you pick Dare," I said. "Also, if you do not obey the rules, you have to put a spoonful of cinnamon in your mouth as punishment."

"Wait, really?" she scanned the pages of the book. "There's no punishment stated here."

"That book's probably old then." Of course, there's a punishment. Wouldn't wanna let the cowards get away with nothing.

"I dare YOU to step outside and let your precious, tidy mane get ruined!" Applejack challenged. Rarity gasped.

"You have to. It's the rule." Twilight told her.

Rarity groaned, "Fine!"

Rarity walked hesitantly towards the door, much to the delight of Applejack. That's got to suck for this Unicorn big time. Of all the times I stayed here, I only saw Rarity's hair get ruined twice.

Applejack stifled her laughter, listening to Rarity's cries outside. After a few seconds, the Unicorn returned dripping wet.

AJ continued laughing but was stopped by a very angry and drenched Rarity.

"You think this is funny? Then I dare you to play dress-up in a fru-fru, glittery, lacy outfit!"

As expected, it was AJ's turn to gasp.

Come to think of it, I've never seen her in a dress before. This oughta be funny!

"It's the rule, Applejack! Or do you wanna take a spoonful of cinnamon down your throat? Trust me, it sucks." I said to her.

She had no choice, so she marched up to Twilight's room and got back with a girly dress. This dare is way worse than Applejack's.

Wait. Twilight had something like THAT?

"Happy?" AJ asked with a scowl.

Rarity giggled. "Very."

"Uh, do we ever get a turn?" Twilight raised but was ignored by the two who continued to trade dares.

"I dare you to ride the next rodeo when it comes to town!"

"I dare you NOT to enter when it comes to town!"

"I dare you not to comb your mane a HUNDRED TIMES before bed!"

"and I dare you to comb yours for just once!"

"…I think you should check out the Truth or Dare part in that book of yours," I suggested in a whisper.

"I guess so…" Twilight said sadly. She levitated her book towards her. "I wonder what's the fun, fun, fun thing we're going to do next. Hmm… what does this mean? Pillow fight?"

That, huh? Of course, there wouldn't be a slumber party without a Pillow Fight. I'm definitely going to sit this one out. One against three is overkill! Not to mention two have magic, and the other has some kind of superkick that Shawn Michaels would envy! I'm going to die here!

"Oh please, I am not at all interested in participating in something so crude," said Rarity, before she got hit by a flying pillow from AJ. "It. Is. ON!"

Rarity retaliated by sending the pillow back to AJ's face point-blank. Applejack responded angrily by bucking a pile of pillows in front of her that aimed towards Rarity.

I was going to state my confusion on where the hell those pillows came from, but I was too busy flipping the table in front of Twilight and me for a shield. I peeked and continued to watch these two ponies battle. Applejack even used a lasso!

"Oh, I get it! Pillow fight!"

"Twi! Duck!" I pulled her down, and she somehow avoided the pillow that went flying outta nowhere. I grabbed said pillow and waved it up in the air. "This ain't no fight! This is a WAR! Turn things down a notch!"

"I will if she will!" Applejack said while continuing to attack and dodge.

"You started it!" said Rarity, doing the same thing.

Before we even knew it, Twilight and I were buried by the pillows they used. I sprung my head up and tried to blow and spit away the feathers inside my mouth. I looked at their state. Both were breathing heavily.

"Tired?" I questioned, but they remained silent.

"Maybe we should just call it a night and get some sleep." Twilight rose.

Sleep really sounded good right now.


"Keep your muddy hooves on your side of the bed!"

"My hoof's ain't muddy!"

"They WERE. They might still have a little on them."

"Can't sleep. Can't sleep. Can't sleep." I quietly banged my head through my pillow.

Why did Twilight insist me to sleep with them in her room? And why in the hell did I agree? It did make sense that we have to sleep in the same place since this is a sleepover, and yeah, it's a little scary being alone back in our room since it's raining heavily. I never did like a storm this strong. It makes me nervous.

"They're right! See?"

"Eew!"

It's a miracle that Twilight's fast asleep. The voices of these two are freaking loud! I rolled around my bed and peeked. It seemed that they were fighting over the bed now.

Rarity stood up. "I have to make the bed again so that the blanket will be right. Get up!"

The white mare pushed the sleeping pony off and proceeded to tidy up the bed.

"Hey!" AJ exclaimed. Before she could grab the blanket, Rarity stopped her in her tracks.

"Ah, ah, ah! You'll ruin it! You have to do it like this." Rarity instructed before doing a completely complicated way to put yourself to sleep.

I thought that was the end of it, so I turned back and closed my eyes until…

"Yeah, that's not gonna happen. Geronimo!"

My eyes instantly shot open because of the loud racket they made. My eyes couldn't help but twitch in annoyance as I raised myself up and glared at the two.

"Will you guys please stop that?!" I hissed.

"But, she did that on purpose!" Rarity pointed.

"Can't hear ya. I'm asleep." Applejack then pretended to sleep as she snored. Rarity snarled at her.

"What is with you two?! You girls have been going at each other since we were in the park!" I floated up as I grabbed my pillow and blanket. "I'm still not sure what your problem is, but I'm not getting my sleep in here."

"But where are you going to sleep?" I heard Rarity ask.

"Uh, duh? In our room!" I flew over Twilight's door and opened it. "Now, good night, ladies!"

Before I could slam the door close, I remembered that Twilight was still sleeping. I gently closed it and flew my way to our room. I sighed as I entered. No bickering and all I could hear was the sound of the rain.

I flopped down on my bed with a happy sigh and closed my eyes, slowly, waiting to drift off…

I felt the ground shook violently after a nasty lightning strike, making me jump up and hit the ceiling in surprise!

"Ow! What the hell was that!?" I cried in pain and landed back down on the floor.

Wasting no time, I rushed down the stairs and looked around. I saw no serious damage, other than a few books that fell off the shelves. The kitchen's not that devastated either.

But I did a double-take when I noticed something outside the kitchen window. The top half of the tree near the library was charred. I wondered if this was where the lighting stroked, but it was pretty obvious, right?

The thing that caught my attention was that there's a rope tied to it, and someone was pulling it towards this direction. I was confused for a second until I realized that Applejack was probably behind that!

The rope was suddenly pulled back, bringing the branch with it. The whole library shook. What the heck are they doing?!

I flew my way up hurriedly over Twilight's room.

"Are you girl's okay?" I asked loudly.

I saw Applejack hanging in the air with a grip on her lasso that was still tied in the tree branch. Even she had a shocked expression.

"I tried to tell you that it would come crashing down in here!" Rarity exclaimed in the upper part of the room.

"Well, you should have tried harder!" replied AJ.

"Why would you pull that in here in the first place?!" I demanded, gazing at the chaos.

"I had no choice! This branch here is dangerous! It almost crashed down on that house over there!" she explained.

I kinda calmed down. "That seems reasonable."

From outta nowhere, Twilight sprouted up from the thick leaves of the branch. AJ and I attended to her.

"You okay, Twilight?" I asked.

"Well…It's…I'm not okay! There's a giant tree branch in the middle of my bedroom!" She declared, then she suddenly drew the Slumber Party book. "The book doesn't say anything about having a giant tree branch in your Slumber Party!"

"Now's not the time for that, Twilight!" I told her.

"Or at least I haven't found an entry yet!"

All right, I'm going to face hoof!

I groaned in frustration (and in pain) and then finally looked at the white pony who was busy putting books neatly on shelves.

"What are you doing, Rarity? There's a lot of time for that!"

"I'm just cleaning up this mess somepony made. Who was that again? Oh, right, it's APPLEJACK!"

"Not this again! We've got to do something! Twilight's busy checking that book of hers about tree branches inside, so she's no help here!"

AJ and I started to push, kick, and even punch the branch, but it wouldn't budge. If even Applejack, an Earth pony who is physically strong based on what Robert informed us, couldn't do it, we were getting nowhere.

"Rarity for pony's sake! Stop sweatin' small stuff and help us get rid of this thing!" AJ cried. "Hustle over here and help us!"

Rarity kept ignoring AJ's pleads for help. The wind caught us up, and we closed our eyes and shielded our faces from the rain, and the room was getting flooded. Still, Rarity continued to pick up the fallen books and placing them in order and neatly.

"Look, I'm sorry, okay!"

The Unicorn finally turned around. "I beg your pardon?"

"I said I'm sorry!" she repeated. "I should'a listened to you when you noticed where this branch would end up. You and your attention to detail would'a saved us from this mess, but right now, you need to stop being so dang fussy pickin' up those little things and help us move the one big thing here that actually matters! Please!"

I mentally agreed with her as I nodded, my wet and sloppy bangs whipping back and forth.

Rarity tried to help, but then she stopped as she looked at the mess around, "But…I'll get all icky!"

"Jesus Christ!" I exclaimed. "Getting dirty is a part of hard work! We all know that you like things clean and neat, so we couldn't blame you since you're a fashionista! But you've just gotta get over it and do it to get things done, like, right now!" I shook my head as it got drenched by the rain again. "Me and AJ need your help. So please try and get over it," and I really need some sleep!

Rarity hesitated for a moment, "Oh…" She closed her eyes and thought for a moment. Finally, she turned to us as the book on her head fell off. "Let's do this!"

Oh my god, thank goodness!

I backed off for a little bit as the two engaged in a plan, and I examined myself. My body was drenched with mud (I wonder where I got that?) and covered with leaves and twigs. My hair was also a mess. I closed and opened up my wings to shake off the dirt I caught.

"Well, they do have a section about backyard slumber parties! Is that what we're doing right now? Does this count as camping?" The hell, Twilight?

I looked back at the two mares, getting rid of the humungous branch. Rarity began to use her magic as her horn glowed pink. Most of the branches turned into tiny, designed shrubs (?). All that was left was the big stump. AJ was about to buck it out the window, but Rarity's glare stopped her. Taking the hint, Applejack carefully picked it up and threw it out of the house, earning Rarity's approval.

"Oh, I look awful." Rarity said. She was covered in mud as well as Applejack.

Applejack pondered for a bit before doing something I thought was hilarious. "Better?"

Rarity, now with mud covering her face, responded with a smile, her eyes covered with cucumbers. "Thanks." They then hugged each other. I supposed this is the end of their feud... for now at least.

"Ooh, pretty!" I heard Twilight comment at the shrubs. "They're not in the book either." I sighed. She was still engrossed with the slumber party.

"Uh… Speedy?" I looked over at Applejack. "Rarity and I are mighty sorry… for all the trouble we caused all day."

"She and I truly acted immorally to argue throughout the evening." It was Rarity's turn. "I know that we shouldn't have fought with each other because we are friends. Will you ever forgive us?"

I chuckled. "It's alright. You two have no need to apologize. Arguments and fights tend to happen between friends. I mean, that's my relationship with Silver in a nutshell!"

"Hmm… I do see the two of ya pickin' on one another whenever I see ya together." AJ said.

I laughed. "That's how we even got close in the first place, but I always remind myself not to tease him too much. That guy can destroy me in one punch."

"That sounds horrible," commented Rarity. "But, we are really sorry for bothering you in your sleep earlier."

I looked at the wall clock, and it said 12:30 AM. I waved it off. "Heh, who needs sleep in Slumber Parties?"


After the whole branch debacle, we all took showers to get rid of the filth in our bodies. We all grouped up back in Twilight's room afterward and played guessing games. While Applejack and Rarity randomly tried questions, I was busy nibbling on the leftover chocolate and marshmallows as I watched.

"Is it bigger than a barn?" AJ asked.

"Nope." Twilight denied with a laugh.

"Is it smaller than a saddle?" Rarity guessed.

"Nope!" Twilight laughed again.

"Is it alive?" I randomly guessed, munching on marshmallows.

"Wrong again~! You only have three out of your twenty questions left!"

This was a difficult one if I do say so myself.

"We're never gonna guess what yer' thinkin' of. It could be anything!" Applejack complained.

"Are we getting warmer?" Rarity asked.

"Why? Is it too cold for you? I can turn up the heat!" I chuckled at Twilight's offer. She was too concerned about this sleepover.

"What she means is, are we getting close to our guesses?" I corrected.

"Oh… No. And that technically counts as a question, so two guesses left!" Doh! Well, I'm out of this game. It was up to these two to win it.

"Is it… a six-legged pony with a polka-dotted mane with shootin' stars comin' out of her eyes?"

"Who flies in the air all over the world to hide magic sparkly eggs?"

…Yep. We lost.

"That's it!"

"It IS?!" I almost choked on a marshmallow goddammit! How in the world did they get that right?!

"No," Oh, never mind then. "It's that." Twilight pointed from atop, and there, a telescope was placed. "But it was just so nice to finally see you two getting along. I wanted you to be able to win together."

Applejack and Rarity began laughing. Twilight joined in.

"See? We could have been having fun like this all along!"

"If only somepony hadn't been so persnickety." Applejack said. It sounded like she was aiming at- Oh, I see what's going on.

"Well, she wouldn't have been if only somepony else hadn't been so sloppy." Rarity fired back.

Please don't fight again… They glared at each other angrily, but then their moods drooped down.

"I'm sorry if I'm such a pain in the patootie." Applejack apologized.

"Oh no, I'm sure I was much worse." Rarity replied.

"That's kind of ya to say, but I'm the one who's sorry."

"Oh, I am much sorry than you are."

"Are not."

"Are too!"

"Are not!"

"Are too!"

"Are not!"

"Are too!"

Twilight and I shook our heads at the sight of these two, laughing their heads off lol. It's kinda nice to see two people (or in this case, ponies) get along and embrace their differences. Opposites attract, I guess?

"I'd like to declare my first slumber party a SUCCESS!" Twilight declared before we cheered, trading hoof bumps with each other. She picked up her book and marked the last item. "Have fun: Check!"

The night, or should I say morning? Nah, doesn't matter anymore. It was still pretty early in the morning, but we continued to have fun. As of this moment, we were playing Marco Polo, and Applejack was it.

"Two steps to your left, AJ!" I directed, trying not to laugh. "No, no, MY left!"

"Which is it?" she questioned. She was in a blindfold, so she kinda didn't know that I was flying on top of the room. "Speedy, I swear that if yer' flyin', I'm gonna knock the apples out of ya- Woah!" She stumbled on a pile of books. "That's yer mess, not mine!"

I couldn't hold my laughter anymore. I landed back down near Applejack as Rarity walked towards us, laughing as well. I never had this much fun with a girl, excluding my relatives, since… NEVER!

"I knew you were flyin'! Not fair!"

I shrugged. "The rules don't say no flying, though."

"It's a clear disadvantage for us non-flyers." says the pony that has magic which she could use to track me.

"Well, someone needs to change it. Yer' gonna end up winning again!"

I chuckled alongside ignoring Applejack's pleads of fairness. I turned my head and noticed Twilight writing a letter again. An idea popped into my head.

"Girls, girls!" I gathered Rarity and Applejack. "Follow my lead, okay?"

After telling them my plan, Twilight decided to turn back at us.

"So, who's up for another slumber party tomorro-" The three of us threw a couple of pillows at Twilight. She just giggled. "Okay, you got me. Seriously, how about a week from Thursday? Oh, how about two weeks from Saturday? A month from now?"

We didn't respond, but we only threw more pillows to Twilight as we laughed. The sun started to come out, and it was only a matter of time before AJ and Rarity went home.

I was pretty much out cold throughout the day till sunset, finally getting some sleep. Even a shouting Silver couldn't wake me up. I didn't tell him that I borrowed his mattress for Rarity and Applejack, and now it was drenched in rainwater, mud, and leaves and twigs.

Did I say that yesterday was supposed to be beautiful? Not what I had planned, but still pretty rad.


Author's Note!

Late update, admittedly. I got a huge writer's block on this one.

Regarding the previous chapter (lol), It was just me having some fun to cool off my mind after studying for my finals. Allegedly an April Fool's Chapter also. (Edited 26-10-2020: I forgot about that April Fool's chapter. What the hell did I write?)

And no, I'm not quitting. And yes, there will be more chapters.

As always, Fav it! Follow it! Review and tell me what you think! See you guys in the next chapter! – Super Bright Brat


DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING EXCEPT MY THREE OC'S!