The Taco Belle

Hmmm hmmm. Ah aaah aaaaah. Aaaah aaaaah. Haaaaa-ha-aaaaaah. Aaaaah.

Oh! Hello there! Were you here first?

Oh! You like my singing? Thanks!

Oh! A fan! It's always nice to meet one of you guys...and gals. I always did prefer to be loved than to be feared.

Oh, well. Long-story short, but my sisters and I...kinda tried to...take over a school called Canterlot High, just because there were some Equestrian Magic and...negative emotions, and...we were trying to take over the world, and stuff...

What? Yeah! We tried to take over the world! What? Is it so wrong?

Huh...When you put it like that, I guess it's kinda...bad. But...it's all my sisters ever talk about and...I just went along with it.

Are we still doing that? No... Not anymore. Not since our necklaces...broke.

Oh. But why am I talking about that? It's just sad. I just want to get some tacos. I mean, it's Taco Tuesday! And there's a 2 for 1 kind of deal! Why would anyone not want to pass that?

Oh I don't like tacos. I LOVE 'EM! I never forget the first time I ate a taco, I just...fell in love! And Aria tells me to marry a taco then. But that's impossible. I mean, how can I marry something that I would eat?

That would be like if I had baby tacos then…I’d just eat them. Y’know? But why would I ever have baby tacos just to eat them? That’s wrong! Even for me!

What? It's just a figure of speech? What does that mean?

Ooooh. One of those kinds of...words...

Hey. Um...Can I ask you a...a really tough...question? Like for realsies...a really, really tough question.

Do you think I'm...the worst? I've been called like that by Adagio and Aria a lot in the past before. I just...ignored them, or retorted, now and then. But...lately...it's really starting to bum me out. Like...what did I do wrong? Am I really an airhead? Or a...ditz? A waste of space?

I'm just friendly that way? And...is that a good thing?

Aw, thanks!

Yeah, I like Pinkie Pie too. She’s so fun, so silly, and fun, and…Oh, oops. I said fun already, didn’t I? (Giggles)

Well, I...(Whispers) You didn't hear this from me, but...I once snuck into one of Pinkie Pie's party, without an invitation. (Normal tone) My sisters wanted me to "crash" her party. But...I really love her cupcakes! So I just sampled one, and...next thing I knew, I had a stomach for a whole week, or two. But it was so worth it. I LOVED HER CUPCAKES!

OH! But...don't tell Aria or Adagio I said that. They wouldn't like that...

...*Sigh* I don't really know, honestly. I mean, I get my sisters are bad...and I'm not as...bad as them. But...They're family. They're like the only family I have left. I don't even remember our mom and dad's faces, come to think of it. We've always had each other, and...sometimes we do get into fights. But...we make up in the end. Actually, now that I think about it, I'm the only one who made up...but...

What would I do without them? Like where will I go? Who can be my…my friends?

Hmmmm? You…you want to be friends with me? For realsies?

Oh…that’s…that’s really nice of you! For real! I…I’ve never had a friend before. And I’m gonna be real here, but…I would love to be friends with Pinkie’s friends, the Rainbooms. Plus…that Sunset Shimmer girl is kinda nice.

But after that…Battle of the Bands, when we tried to take over the world, and our necklaces broke, I…I don’t think anyone would trust us again.

We don’t even sing like we used to. We had to use some…auto tune technology things to make us sing, but…it’s not the same…

Yeah, I can sing, but…like I said, it’s not as pretty as it used to…

You want to hear it?

Well…okay. But…please don’t throw anything at me. Okay? It hurts…

(Sings her voice to demonstrate her vocal)

See? Like I told you. It’s…really bad.

Huh? For realsies? You think it has potential? It can be fixed?

Oh, wow! That’s great news! I can’t wait to share this with Adagio and Aria! Our voices can be fixed, we can sing again, just like we used too, and we could…go…back to…trying to…take over the…world…

(Sighs)

Actually, now that I think about it. How about we just…keep this between us?

Don’t get me wrong, I want my sisters to be happy. And I want us to be happy. But…it’s just…I really like what we’ve got going on right now.

Sure, all that talk about world domination sounds great and all. But…I’m not happy about it. I just want to eat tacos, meet some new people, and make new friends!

Not all that bickering and fighting or any of those things we do. It was fun watching everyone being under our spells and under our controls, and making others fight each other. But…that’s not who I am…not anymore, anyway…

(Sighs)

…Maybe I am a scatter brain ditz, like my sisters said I am. But…I have feelings and…I just want to be loved…like for real. Is that too much to ask?

Yeah? Yeah. Exactly! So…we friends now? That’s great! So…that means…we get to hang out together and have tacos and everything. Right?

(Claps hands together)

Yay! We’re buddies! We’re going to be the best of friends! I just know it!

So…now that we’re friends for realsies…what do you like to do?

Oh? Oh, that sounds like fun! Mmmm-hmmm. Ah! I see, I see! Wow! You’re really passionate about that kind of stuff!

Me? Oh well. You already know that I love tacos and I can’t get enough of them. But…

To be honest, when I’m not eating tacos, and when I don’t have to put up with my sisters, I’d like to sing…again. Just for the love of it.

But also…I want to apologize to Sunset Shimmer and her friends, the Rainbooms, and everyone at Canterlot High School. Could you maybe put in a good word for me?

You could? Yay!

Oh. I was afraid of that last part. The rest, I have to earn by myself…

But…how do I know for sure that I won’t screw it up again, like I usually do?

It’s just a leap of faith? You mean…I have to jump off a building?

Oh phew! It’s just another one of your…expressions. Hehe. Well, any how…can you help me?

Thanks!