Chapter 14: P + T + S + P = BFFS
In the early morning, Sunset, Sunny, and Twilight were on the field while showing each other magic skills with Twilight taking notes on how Sunny handle her magic now personally that she have her body back as she listed out the skills Sunny have, which are magic shields, magic blasts, superspeed, controlling plants, levitation, and even other unique skills she have when she can transform into her Alicorn form and back.
"Wow. Sunny. I've seen you in action with Sunset in the past when I was in the amulet, but you have the skills of a true Alicorn." Twilight complimented as she wrote down her note with a smile.
"Thank you, Princess, I mean, Twilight!" Sunny giggled to herself. "Sorry, I'm still not used to the fact that you're actually here yet." She said sheepishly.
"That's okay. I still can't believe I was brought back. But I'm glad." Twilight said with a smile. "You know, I was dreaming of having a physical body again after we first defeated Opaline and the time before I was brought back into the amulet."
"You have?" Sunset asked with a surprised smile. "But I thought when you were locked inside the amulet when you decided to leave didn't-"
"Know what was going on?" Twilight finished with a smirk. "I know everything. I just couldn't do anything about it since I had no magic when I was a spirit inside the amulet."
"She got a point there." Sunny said with a smile as Sunset nodded in agreement. "So, how I do?"
"Well, you were certainly better than when I first started out as an Alicorn." Twilight said with a smile while showing some A's on Sunny's score of her training. "Even better to control those wings than mine. When I first started, I could hardly fly straight, let alone land or control my wings."
"Really? Huh, to me it was more instincts when Sunset and I first became Alicorns." Sunny said with a surprised look.
"Must've come with it when we first started out and took those flying lessons with Zipp." Sunset added with a chuckle.
"Like how I used to do with Rainbow for flying lessons. Crash a few times, but I eventually got the hang of it." Twilight said as the three mares giggled. "Though, it has been a long time since a bunch of fans crowded me. I was surprised everypony even knew my name in this new era of Equestria." She added.
"Yeah, that would be our fault." Sunset said with a sheepish smile.
"When magic first returned and thanks to Sunset's help, we managed to clear the true history of Equestria back into your legacy." Sunny said with a sheepish look. "You get used to the fans.
"Eh, I had before, I can handle them again. I hope." Twilight said with a sheepish smile. "Okay, that's enough training for now. I heard that we're going to some fairground today with the others?"
"Oh, right. The Boardtrot." Sunny said in realization.
"We're supposed to be in our sections today." Sunset said with a surprised look. "We better get ready for them. It's gonna be a crowded fun time at the funfair."
"I like the sound of that." Twilight said with a smile. "I hope I won't stand out."
"Twilight, these days in Equestria, nothing stands out anymore." Sunset said with a chuckle. "You can come over to my stand. It seems suited for your taste."
"I would like that." Twilight said with a nod. "Now let's go get the others." She said as she flew off to the Brighthouse as Sunny and Sunset watched with smiles.
"This is so much better than her being inside the amulet and as a spirit." Sunny commented as she activated her Alicorn form.
"You said it, sister." Sunset said in agreement as the two Alicorns flew off after Twilight to the Brighthouse.
A bit later at the Boardtrot, everypony is at the carnival fair having a great time while at Pipp's section, a ton of ponies with their money out are waving their hoofs as Pipp took their money and gave them rainbow braids. "One for you. Have a 'charming' day. There's yours. "Charmed', I'm sure." Pipp quipped with giggles as she accepted some money and gave each pony a braid before turning to Izzy in the back. "Running low on rainbow braid, Izzy. C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!" She whispered with a smirk.
In the back, Izzy was making more rainbow braids as she held a few up. "On it!" She called as she rushed up to Pip and gave her the braids as she panted a bit and wiped her brow. "Whew. Is this what being a robot is? Have I turned into a robot?!" She asked herself in shock before she smiled. "...Yes!" She cheered.
Somewhere in the fair, Posey was walking around in confusion when she saw some ponies wearing the rainbow braids. "What is happening? Is it somepony's birthday or something?" She asked in confusion as she got between Skye and Dazzle.
"This just in, these super stylish friendship bracelets are amazing!" Skye announced as he and Dazzle waved their bracelets around in their hooves while having some charms on them.
"They certainly are, Skye." Dazzle said with a smirk while Posey was even more confused.
"Sorry. Can somepony please tell me what is sooooo special about these bracelets?" Posey questioned with a brow.
"Everypony who's anypony has one." Skye said while showing his bracelet with a smirk. "You've gotta get one, Posey." He said with laughs.
"Absolutely." Dazzle said in agreement. "Every time you go on a ride or play a game with a friend, new magical charms appear on them. See?" She asked as she showed her bracelet to Posey while showing many charms on them. "Look at all my charms."
Posey raised a brow from that.
A bit later, Posey was at Pipp's stand with her money out as Pipp placed a bracelet on her hoof and accepted the money. "Have an extra 'charming' day!" Pipp quipped with a smile as Posey just kept giving a casual look before walking off.
Posey then stopped as she looked at her bracelet with a brow. "Right. Let's see what's so special about this thing." She said to herself.
A bit later, Posey was in a ferris wheel as Onyx and Dapple are in one together drinking tea together as Dapple laughed as a ferris wheel charm appeared on each of their bracelets. On a second cart, Queen Haven and Alphabittle are in one as well as Haven laughed. "Yeah!" Alphabittle cheered as their bracelets then have charms as well.
Posey was in a cart on her own as she looked at her bracelet with a smile, but no charmed appeared as she gave a concerned look as she shook her hoof and gave a nervous laugh. "Any moment now." She said while tapping her hooves and looking at her bracelet.
A bit later, Posey exited the ferris wheel with no charm as she gave a nervous laugh. "Maybe they're all out of Ferris wheel charms. That's probably it, right?" She asked herself with a nervous smile."I-I'll just try something else." She added before she gave a nervous frown.
A bit later, Posey is at a 'hit the target' section as two ponies throw their balls and their bracelets have charms on as they smile and give laughs as they walk off. Posey got interested in it as she then took a ball and tossed it up. "All right! This time!" She said with a smirk as she threw a ball and hit a coconut. "Yes!" She cheered with sparkles in her eyes before she looked at her bracelet, which had no charms. "Huh?!" She asked in shock, still no charm after hitting a target.
Then at a funny mirror, a couple of ponies are looking at their silly reflections laughing as they shared a hooftap and tapped each other's hooves as a charm appeared before they walked off. Posey then appeared in the mirror as she made weird faces, but still no charm as she frowned and groaned as she walked off.
A bit later, Izzy was making more friendship bracelets as she gave a pair of them to Sunset and Twilight. "And there you go. Two bracelets for two ancient friends from old Equestria!" Izzy said cheerfully.
"Thanks, Izzy." Sunset said with a smile and she and Twilight paid for their bracelets. "Sorry it took a while for us to get here. It was hard to get the fans away, mostly from Twilight, but still."
"Honestly, no matter what era I go to, I think Equestria will always have fans for me." Twilight said in amusement before she felt her hoof get tap as she turned and saw a unicorn filly looking at her while her tail wagged. "Aw, and what brought you here, little one?" She asked before the filly brought out a pen and a notepad, which Twilight realized as she rolled her eyes playfully. "See what I mean?" She asked with chuckles as she levitated a pen and wrote her autograph down as the filly squealed excitedly and ran off.
"Yeah, we can tell. You're famous alright!" Izzy cheered as she and Sunset chuckled.
"Some things never change." Sunset said with chuckles before Posey went up to them with a frown. "Hey, Posey, what's up?"
"What's up is that this bracelet is broken." Posey said as she took off her bracelet and slammed it down on the counter. "I want my money back." She said.
Pipp then floated by and looked at the bracelet. "Hmmm... It doesn't look broken." She said while inspecting it.
"But I've been taking it on rides all afternoon, and zero charms have appeared." Posey pointed out with a frown.
"Seriously?" Sunset asked in confusion.
"Huh, that's weird. Everypony else is getting their charms." Twilight said in surprise.
Izzy then brought out a zooming glass with a smirk. "Huh. Let me see... Yup, looks okay to me." She said to Posey with a smile after inspecting the bracelet.
"Looks okay to me, too." Pipp said with a smile.
"Seems fine to me." Sunset said with a smile and a shrug.
"I can sense the magic in it is still okay." Twilight said with a smile.
"What a great team we make, girls." Izzy said with a cheerful smile with her hoof raised. "Hoof-five!" She called as they shared a hooftap, which their bracelets glowed and they each got a music charm.
"Wow. It's an interesting magic." Twilight said with a smile.
"We know, right?" Sunset asked with a smile while Posey looked in shock at this.
"Ugh! For hoofness' sake! Just keep it!" Posey snapped as she walked off while the four girls looked surprised and they gave a concerned look.
"What's a matter with her?" Sunset asked in concern. "I mean, I know this is Posey, but this is a bit much, even for her."
"I think I might have a feeling." Twilight said, having a feeling what Posey is going through with a concerned look as she turns to Sunset. "You remember when we first met and you were being a bully and was being neglected before the Rainbooms and I helped turn your life around?"
"Yeah, I remember. Why-" Sunset stopped as her eyes widened. "Oh, Celestia. Now I get it." She said in realization.
"What is it?" Pipp asked in concern.
"We need to find Posey and cheer her up, Pipp." Twilight said to her.
A bit later, Posey was sitting by the docks while looking at her hoof where the bracelet was with a frown before she saw Jazz and Rocky laughing together on a boat with Jazz holding an umbrella. The two stylish couple smiled before their bracelets glowed and they had an ocean charm with their hooves closed together.
Posey teared up from this before she recomposed herself. "I don't need a magic bracelet anyway. I've got—" She tried to say.
"Did somepony say 'need a magic bracelet'?" Pipp spoke up as Posey turned and saw her, Sunset, and Twilight behind her.
"Hey, again, Posey." Sunset said with a small wave.
"We figure you might want this back." Twilight said as she held up Posey's bracelet.
"What?! No!" Posey called with a frown. "Didn't you girls hear me before? It's broken!" She stated with a wave of her hooves.
"Actually, we don't think it is." Pipp spoke up.
"The reason why you're not getting any charms is because you're just not using it right, Posey." Twilight said as she gave Posey her bracelet.
"Pipp and Izzy told us that the way you get some charms is by doing fun things with your friends." Sunset explained while putting the bracelet on Posey's hoof.
"That's the reason why they're friendship bracelets." Pipp finished with a smile.
"You may have a fun time on the rides and fair, but for you to earn a charm, you must get them with your friends, because you can't always have fun on your own." Twilight said with a smile. "It's only even better if you have friends by your side." She added as their bracelets glowed brightly.
Posey was surprised by the info before she frowned. "Well, I haven't come here with any friends, so…" She started as the three mares gave a sympathetic look.
"I understand how you feel. I once started out without friends before." Twilight said while placing a wing on Posey's shoulder, which surprised the Earth Pony.
"Y-You have?" Posey asked since she didn't realize that THE Princess of Friendship never made any friends before.
"Yes. A long time ago, way before I even became an Alicorn or a hero with my friends." Twilight said to her with a frown. "At first, I thought friendship would only slow me down, but after my mentor, Princess Celestia sent me to Ponyville on the day Nightmare Moon returned, I was proven wrong when my friends showed me friendship. And overtime, I learned that friendship is magic over and over. That it can do many things. I learned that and I was proven that you shouldn't do things on your own when you have friends by your side."
"And I was on a similar path with Twilight before we met, which didn't work out as well as Twilight did. I was a bad girl and was ruling a school with an iron hoof, and trust me, I regretted that path before Twilight and her friends showed me the light of friendship." Sunset said with a regrettable look before Twilight placed a wing on her as the two smiled. "And so, I made amends with my past and made things right with my friends and were having great adventures together. So believe us, Posey, we know how you felt. And you should never be alone when you want to have fun."
Posey was surprised that Twilight and Sunset shared their stories of how they first learned Friendship when they prefer to do things on their own like her as she gave a small frown. "Well, I don't really have any friends with me. So I guess that's why my bracelet wasn't working." She said sadly.
Twilight, Sunset, and Pipp gave each other smirks. "Well, we know one or three ponies who would love to spend the day getting friendship charms with you, Posey." Pipp said with a smile as she held Posey's hoof.
"Ugh. Who's that?" Posey asked in annoyance as Pipp, Twilight, and Sunset giggled before they had sparkles in their eyes.
"You're looking at them." Sunset said with a smile as Pipp placed a hoof on her cheeks while Twilight kept her smirk.
Posey realizes what they meant as she gasps. "Really?!" She asked with sparkles in her eyes.
"Why, of course, Posey. What are friends for!" Twilight said with a smile.
"Come on!" Pipp called as she flew up. "Let's go explore the Boardtrot together!" She said.
"We'll show you how much fun the Boardtrot is with real friends." Sunset added as they ran back to the Boardtrot.
At the ferris wheel, the four mares entered the ferris wheel together as Pipp started singing and grab Pipp's by the hooves as Sunset and Twilight followed around as they twirl around.
(Besties 4 Eva Song)
(Pipp)
Every day is the best day ever
As long as my best ponies are all together
Pipp, Twilight, and Sunset looked out at the view before turning to Posey, who was rubbing her bracelet with an uncertain frown before they smirked and got next to her.
'Cause we livin', we vibin'
Yeah, we glitter it up and we like it
Get your hooves up right now
They then showed Posey a cloud that looked like her as Posey laughed at it before their bracelets glowed, which Posey gasped as she looked at hers and saw the ferris wheel charm appeared, which made her smiled and have sparkles in her eyes as Pipp, Twilight, and Sunset have the same charms.
(Pipp, Sunset, Twilight and Posey)
'Cause we'll be, we'll be besties for life
Got my main girls here by my side
Yeah, we glow it up together
We'll be besties 4eva, yeah
The four mares sang as they held hooves together as they sang together as the ponies on the ground heard the singing as they looked up and saw the four mares singing.
'Cause we're besties, yeah, besties 4eva
At the 'hit the target' stand, the four mares are there as Posey tossed a ball and hit a coconut as the stand vendor gave her a green bunnisus plushy, which made Posey smiled with sparkles in her eyes and placed her hooves on her cheeks as she accepted the plushie before turning to Pipp, who smiled with sparkles in her eyes as Posey offered it to as Posey sang with a smirk and a wink while Sunset and Twilight smiled.
(Pipp)
Call upon my besties
Pipp sang as she was holding a bowl of balls and hit another target.
(Posey)
We're so cute, we like confetti, yeah
Posey sang as she, Twilight, Sunset, and Pipp went down some slides before they landed on a teacup ride as they sang while spinning around in the ride.
(Sunset)
We're fabulous, we strut our stuff
(Twilight)
Yeah, we're always ready
Somewhere in the Boardtrot, Pipp was on a seesaw before Posey jumped down on the other end, which caused Pipp to be lifted up as Sunset and Twilight did the same to each other before they flew around.
(Pipp)
'Cause we livin'
Somewhere else, the four mares then dance together in sync before another charm appears on Posey's bracelet.
(Pipp, Sunset, Twilight, and Posey)
We vibin'
Yeah, together we're so stylish
Get your hooves up right now
'Cause we'll be, we'll be besties for life
Got my main girls here by my side
A bit later, the four mares are each in a bubble bumper cart as they bump at each other with challenging smirks as they sing together and move around as another charm appeared on Posey's bracelet, which made her smile with sparkles in her eyes.
But Posey was distracted that she didn't see that she was gonna crash, which made her scream before a crash was made. Sunset, Twilight, Pipp and Posey gave casual looks when their rides crashed through before they looked at each other and laughed.
Yeah, we glow it up together
We'll be besties 4eva, yeah
In the silly mirror section, the four mares are moving around as their reflections acted silly. And then they went to a stage as they sang together.
'Cause we're besties, yeah, besties 4eva
'Cause we're besties, yeah, we're besties
The four danced in sync as they formed two hearts together as they sang and danced together while waving their bracelets with tons of charms they earned together.
They then went up to a beach section with cotton candy with their manes as cotton candy as well as Pipp took a selfie together.
'Cause we're besties, yeah, besties 4eva
'Cause we're besties, yeah, besties 4eva!
The four mares are standing together between Skye and Dazzle as they finish singing before they raise their hooves together with smiles, showing their bracelets to the camera.
At sundown, the four mares are sitting by the docks watching the sunset together with smiles as Posey looks at the charms she earned with sparkles in her eyes. "See? Not so broken now, huh?" Pipp joked with a small laugh.
"What did we tell ya, Posey? It's only better and a lot more fun when you have friends by your side." Twilight said with a smile.
"And trust us, it's never fun when you're alone." Sunset added with a chuckle as Posey smiled at them.
"Thanks, Pipp, Sunset, and Twilight." Posey said with a smile. "I guess I should've hung out with friends more often. And now I see why you're the Princess of Friendship and why Sunny and Sunset spoke highly of you, Twilight." She said with a smile.
"It's a gift. And passion. I still got it." Twilight said with a chuckle.
"This has been the best day ever!" Posey cheered with a wave of her hooves, but her bracelet came off as they watched it fall into the water as they cringed while Posey gasped.
"And it went down fast." Sunset said with a surprised and cringe look.
Pipp then gave a determined look. "I got it, Posey! Besties 4eva!" She called as she flew up with a twirl and splash into the water and resurfaced as she grabbed the bracelet.
"Cannonball!" Posey called as Pipp looked up and saw Posey jumping down towards her with a splash as the two mares resurfaced.
"Wait for us! Geronimo!" Sunset called as she jumped in.
"Diverow!" Twilight called as the two Alicorns dropped down with a splash as they resurfaced as well as the four mares looked at each other before they laughed together after their fun time together.
At the end of Boardtrot, the Mane 8, san Hitch since he's at the station, are returning to the Brighthouse as Twilight, Pipp, and Sunset rinse and dry off after the swim they had with Posey. "Wow. I haven't had that much fun in a long time." Twilight said while levitating a tower while the others went up to bed. "I almost forgot what it felt like. And solving a friendship problem by helping Posey and showing her the fun of friendship, brings back memories."
"It was fun, Twilight. And a lot more fun we had with Posey now that you're here." Sunset said while shaking some extra water off her fur. "And it was amazing. And it was great training we had with Sunny this morning."
"Yes. I really missed this." Twilight said with a chuckle as Sunny came up to her.
"Twilight, thanks for the lessons you gave me today. It was great to train with another one with my idol." Sunny said with a wide smile.
"Who said that it was finished?" Twilight said with a smirk. "Those were just the 'A's. After this, we move on to the 'B's." She said as she gestured to a corner, which Sunny and Sunset turned and saw a bunch load of papers and scrolls on a counter as Twilight gave a cheerful smile while Sunset gave a chuckle while Sunny's jaw dropped at the amount of lessons.
Sunset gave an amusing smile as she closed Sunny's jaw for her. "Yeah, Twilight has a habit of going overboard with lessons. And trust me, I've seen it and was told by her old pupil, Starlight Glimmer." She said with chuckles.
"I knew she's a smart Alicorn, but wow. That's a lot." Sunny said in surprise and a bit of shock. "Is this why you were going easy on my training before, Sunset?"
"Trust me, I may be a friend of Twilight but even I'm not like her or that crazy with learning." Sunset said with giggles, which caused Sunny to giggle as well.
"Hey, I'm not that overboard." Twilight said with a playful smirk before she saw the amusing looks on Sunny and Sunset's face before she gave a chuckle. "Okay, I guess I could tone it down a bit."
This caused the three ponies to laugh together, while they had fun at the Boardtrot, they made Posey's day brighter and more fun for her with friends by her side and Twilight enjoyed her first experience of fun.
End of Chapter 14.