Chapter 40: Magic Mirror
At the Boardtrot, Posey was at Pipp's stand while looking in the mirror to pick a different hairstyle. "So, what style are we thinking?" Pipp asked as she pick different mane style for Posey. "Gorgeous up-dos? Beautiful braids? How about a bit of va-va-volume?!" She suggested.
"Um, actually, can I just have a maneband?" Posey asked, which made Pipp look in shock as Posey gestured to stacks of manebands with gemstones on them. "Everypony is wearing one!" She added as she gestured to everypony in the Boardtrot wearing manebands.
Pipp gave a sad sigh before she gave a forced smile. "Coming right up." She said as she then place a maneband on Posey's head and used a manespray to keep her mane in place.
"Oooh! It's perfect!" Posey cheered as she rushed out. "I can't wait to show the others! Hey, everypony!" She exclaimed as she rushed out.
Pipp then gave a groan. "I am, like, so over this maneband trend!" She complained while gesturing to the manebands. "Everypony looks exactly the same. Where's the fun in that?" She asked while looking at Rocky and Jazz.
"Don't worry, Pipp. It's just a trend. I'm sure it will pass." Jazz assured before the Pippsqueaks came in.
"Do you have manebands?!" the Pippsqueaks asked with exciting smiles with sparkles in their eyes.
Pipp gasped a bit before giving a forced smile to Jazz. "Um…"
"Hehehe." Jazz started with a sheepish chuckle." Or not." She added while Rocky gave giggles.
Pipp cleared her throat while giving a forced smile. "We sure do." She gestured to the Maneband stand as the Pippsqueaks each grabbed one while Pipp gave a sad sigh from this.
"I love it!" Glory cheered.
"It's perfect!" Seashell cheered.
"Mine's so sparkly!" Peach Fizz added as the Pippsqueaks walked off as Pipp gave a dull look.
"Enjoy your manebands, okay, buy." Pipp said in a deslevel tired tone as she closed the curtains of her stand and lay on a beanbag chair as she groaned. "This is so frustrating! Why does everypony want to look the same when they're so unique?" she asked herself before she then sang out her frustration.
(Magic Mirror Love Song)
I want you to love yourself!
Love your mane!
I won't stop 'til everybody feels the same!
Let's see how each style's unique
Strut just like it's fashion week
Pipp sang as she flew around her stand while singing on stage doing some poses while also looking at her mane style designs while looking at the fashion mirror.
Got so much confidence
Ponies got that dominance
Pay us all your compliments
It's magic mirror love
But when Pipp leaned back, she screamed as she suddenly entered through the mirror like some kind of portal.
At the other end of the portal, Pipp exited through it as she landed on a star platform as she stood up, her mane a little disheveled before she saw something that made her eyes sparkled in awed while seeing that she was in some kind of magical void with velvet curtains, floating shelves of hair accessories and a panorama of huge mirrors while the biggest one acted as a portal in the center of the room.
"What is this place?" Pipp asked herself in awed before she realized something. "Hang on a second, am I inside the mirror?" She asked in excitement with a squeak before she saw her reflection and cringed. "Oh! My mane! Ugh, I need a serious restyle." She commented.
Just then, a magical mist formed around Pipp's mane, which surprised the pegasus as she watched her mane become an incredible up-do, which made Pipp gasp as she looked at her reflection with sparkles in her eyes.
"Did I just do that? This is incredible!" Pipp sanged before she look at her reflection. "How about curled bangs?! I've always wanted to try them!" She excitedly said as her mane then glowed again and into curled bangs style, which made her squeal in excitement as she flew in circles. "Yes! Okayokayokay." she quickly said while looking at her reflection. "Mermaid waves!" She called as her mane went into said style. "Oooh!" She added with a smirk as she turned to another mirror. "Asymmetric bob?" She requested as her mane change again. "Ah, yes." She then went to another mane. "Glitter braid!" Then her mane changed again as she screamed in excitement.
"O.M.P! Maybe ponies would be more open to trying new style if they try it like this first!" Pipp said before she gasped in realization as she gave a smirk. "Yes." She then gave a smirk as she flew back into the mirror portal and back into the Boardtrot.
The next day, glitter cannons were shot around Pipp's stand, gathering the ponies attention as they turned and saw the curtains being moved as Pipp flew around."Introducing the style hack of the century, the magical mane mirror!" She announced while gesturing to the mirror.
"Oooh!" Both Jazz and Rocky called while posing on either side of the mirror with showbiz gear while waving sparklers around.
"Discover your inner sparkle and unique style!" Pipp said to Zoom before going to Jazz. "And best of all, try it before you buy it!" She finished as the crowd looked at her with brows as they blinked in unison.
"Don't need it, thanks! Already got my maneband!/ We're all good!" Dahlia, Zoom, and Rufus said to Pipp as the crowd dissolved.
Pipp blinked from this before she landed back down to the ground. "Mmm,looks like we're gonna need a new sales pitch." She said as she looked around and saw her sister close by as Zipp slurped on some smoothie with a sigh. "Hmm." Pipp hummed with a smirk as an idea came to her.
No sooner, Zipp was thrown into the magic mirror with a scream as she exited through the portal and landed on the star platform as she looked around and turned back to the portal with a glare. "Pipp! Did you just push me into a magical mirror?!" She yelled out with a look before looking around again.
"Soooo, Zipp, quick question." Pipp's voice spoke up through the mirror portal as she cleared her throat while a brush and manespray flew around Zipp. "If you could try any manestyle you wanted, what would it be?" She asked.
"Uh…" Zipp started as she tried to think.
"Ohohoh! What about long, luscious hoof-length locks?!" Pipp asked with an exciting tone.
"What?! There's no way that'll look good on me!" Zipp complained with a brow.
"That's the beauty of the mirror! You can try anything!" Pipp called as Zipp then looked around at the mane style sections.
"Mmm. Mmm." Zipp hummed with a smile as she looked at her reflection. "Long luscious hoof-length locks? Huh?" She then saw magic floating towards her and landed on her mane. "Whoa!" She called as her mane then changed to that style as she looked at her reflection with a wide smile. "That's actually… I mean… whoa! I look good!" She called with amazement as she flung her mane.
Back at Pipp's stand, Zipp flew out of the mirror and showed her new mane style as her mane blew in the wind as she struck a pose. "Wow!" The rest of the Mane 8 said in awed.
"Wow!" Izzy cheered with sparkles in her eyes.
"Amazing!" Twilight added.
"That just… I mean… I have no words." Sunset stammered while unable to find the right words.
"Ponies! You've gotta try this!" Zipp called with a smile as Izzy went to Zipp and checked out her new look.
"Oooh!" Izzy said in awed.
"Woohoo!" Izzy cheered as she entered the mirror realm and looked around. "Wow."
"Okay, Iz! What will it be?" Pipp requested.
Izzy gave a chuckle. "Well, there is this one style I've never been brave enough to try." She said with a smile.
"This is the perfect opportunity!" Pipp exclaimed in excitement as Izzy turned to the mirror realm.
"Okay, then please could I get a-" Izzy started with a smirk before she hopped around. "-half-up-do pastel rainbow boho beach wave shimmer with sparkly purple accessories?!" She requested with giggles before magic came to her mane and changed to said style as she looked at her reflection and gasped. "I love it!" She cheered.
Tell me who wants bangs?
(I do!)
Back like a boomerang
(Woohoo!)
So let me hear you, gang
(We love these brand new 'dos!)
Soon, the rest of the Mane 8 took turns on using the magic mirror as Hitch went next as he requested his style as his mane then receive bangs. "Bangs!" Pipp called as Hitch swing his mane.
Sunny then went next as she spun around. "Braids!" Pipp called next as Sunny's manes turned a single curled mane.
You want a braid? DONE
Anybody else? (I want a bun)
Strut down that boardtrot
Show off that topknot
Misty was next as she got a bun mane. "Shape!" Pipp called next.
Twilight was next as her manestyle then change into a rocking style she had when her friends got her out of the castle of friendship to make it feel like home to her. "Rad!" Pipp called next.
Sunset was last as she looked around with a wide smile. "Wow, now this is a different kind of mirror then the one I'm used to." She commented.
"Now you can ask for any style, Sunset!" Pipp exclaimed in excitement.
"Well, how about an old favorite?" Sunset requested, which the magic went into her mane and it made it into her rocking band style when she was with the Rainbooms.
"Rocking!" Pipp cheered as Sunset chuckled.
Get up get up right out your chair
Show us all that gorgeous hair
Magic mirror change the game
All these styles for our manes
Back at the Boardtrot, the ponies around something that caught their eyes. "Whoa!" Posey called as they saw the rest of the Mane 8 walking proudly down the Boardtrot with their new manestyles to them.
The Pippsqueaks saw them after getting some cotton candy. "What's that style called?!" Seashell asked. "I love it!"
"It's magical!" Peach Fizz cheered with sparkles in her eyes while the Mane 8 waved their manes and sang.
It's Pony Fashion Day
Got colour, glitter, shape
Get that volume pumped
This is our glow-up!
"Oh, my hoofness!" Dahlia cheered in awe with sparkles in her eyes.
"Who did your mane?" Thunder asked in curious as Hitch went to them.
"Oh, this?" Hitch asked with a smirk while waving his mane around. "Just a little mane upgrade."He bragged with a pose.
"I didn't think it would suit me, but boy was I wrong." Misty said with a smile while waving her mane around.
"This certainly saves time and good fashion." Sunset commented while waving her mane.
"And definitely faster too to what your mind can show." Twilight added while rubbing her mane. "Something Rarity would try in a heartbeat."
"Agreed." Sunset nodded, knowing that Rarity would try this without any hesitation.
"And it's all thanks to Pipp's magic mirror!" Sunny added while gesturing to Pipp's stand where Pipp, Jazz, and Rocky gestured to the mirror. "You've got to try it!" She said to the crowd, who excitedly ran up to Pipp's stand, wanting to try it out, while Pipp smiled in joy at this.
Now swish your head back
Twirl and spin and strike a pose
Get your hooves up
Sparkle everywhere you go
Get that mane turning heads
Let that confidence show!
Soon, ponies are trying out Pipp's magic mirror as the Pippsqueaks tried it out, which their manes and tails now have streaks of each of their colors while striking a pose beside the three stylish.
Next Rufus has a danny zuko quiff style, which he waved around with a smirk. One by one, everypony are trying out their new mane style as they look at their new looks with smiles while waving their manes.
With Dahlia, she received long curls as she smiled and exited the mirror as she turned to Pipp. "I feel amazing! I never would have the confidence to try this style without your magic mirror, Pipp!" Dahlia said as she walked off.
Pipp, Jazz, and Rocky looked at each other with smiles as Pipp's Cutie Mar glowed as Pipp smiled as her mark magic shot up and made fireworks as it formed a heart shape.
Ma ma ma magic mirror
I think I'm seein' clearer
Magic mirror love
A bit later, Posey tried out the mirror as Pipp spoke up from the otherside while trying out different mane styles. "How about twin tails? Fishtail braid? Oooh! How about a stack of glittery golden mini buns?!" Pipp asked in excitement as Posey looked at each one with a thoughtful look as she turn to the giant mirror.
"Actually, is it okay if we stick with the maneband? I really do like it." Posey said with a smile as then a maneband appeared on her head as she smile.
"I love it! You do you, Posey." Pipp said as Posey trotted around.
Posey then jump out of the mirror and turn to Pipp. "I always do!" She cheerfully said as she and Pipp smirked and hooftap each other as she walked off out of the stand.
Pipp gave a sigh. "Just another day of making mane dreams come true." She with a smile as she look at the mirror portal.
"Feathered layers!" Pipp called as she was in the mirror void again while trying out different mane styles. "Classic bob! Highlights! Crown braid! Yes! Work it! Fierce!" She called as she looked at her reflection while flying around. "Yeeeessss!" She sang as she gave giggles, as she loved the magic mirror and its work.
End of Chapter 40.