Sweetie Belle's Big Trip

I wake up at the crack of dawn and quickly run downstairs. Rarity is already awake and making breakfast. "What do you want in your scrambled eggs?" she asks me. I think about it for a second. "Um... egg?"

I get out a clean tablecloth and lay it out neatly on the table. I set out forks and napkins on the table and get out two plates for Rarity to put the scrambled eggs on. She serves up the eggs and we sit down to eat.

I grab my fork and eat eagerly. Rarity pushes the eggs around on her plate, but she won't eat them. "Rarity, are you okay?" I ask her. She puts down her fork. "Of course I'm okay, Sweetie Belle. Why wouldn't I be?" she replies. Something is up with Rarity... she usually loves scrambled eggs!

I shrug and go back to eating. Rarity picks up her fork and takes a few tentative bites. After a few more minutes, she sets down her fork again and looks at me sadly. I'm seriously freaking out. Rarity never acts like this!

"Sweetie Belle..." she says slowly. "I have something important to tell you. Remember the week of Twilight Sparkle's birthday last year, when I went to Canterlot to buy some dress supplies?"

I remember clearly. "Yeah, I remember that. You became super popular with everypony there." "Sweetie Belle, I received a letter from mister Fancy Pants, one of the richest, most popular Canterlot ponies. I met him back when I went to Canterlot."

I drop my fork. "What?! I knew you became popular, but I didn't know you met Fancy Pants!" "Well..." she continues. "I showed him some of my dress designs, and he wants me to open up a bigger, better Carousel Boutique in Canterlot."

I jump down and run over to Rarity, throwing my arms around her in a tight hug. "Rarity, that's great! Who are you gonna get to run the Canterlot shop?" She closes her eyes, tears starting to pour out.

"Sweetie Belle, that's the bad news. Fancy Pants... he wants us to move to Canterlot. To run the shop there. To get somepony else to run the shop here. I would have said no, but... he's just so famous, and... it's such a great chance..." Tears stream down her face as she looks at me sadly.

"I wanted to tell you before I told anypony else. So you could say goodbye to everypony. To all your friends. I'm sorry, Sweetie Belle... you understand though, right?" I blink, choking back tears. I run to my room, slamming and locking the door behind me.

I throw myself onto my bed, sobbing into my pillow. I think about all the times I've been with my friends. Getting my singing cutie mark... Scootaloo getting her competitive scootering cutie mark... Applebloom getting her carpentry and building cutie mark yesterday.

The time we had a sleepover at Fluttershy's cabin. Gossiping about ponies in the school newspaper and paying the price for it. Avoiding and then becoming friends with Applebloom's cousin, Babs. All those times and more. All soon to be gone.

I fall asleep there, lying on my bed, missing my friends already.