Sweetie Belle's Big Trip

I wake up the next morning to loud pounding on my door. "Sweetie Belle! I'm not telling you again. Open this door now!" Rarity yells angrily through the door. I roll off my bed and land on the floor with a loud thud. I stand up and unlock the door.

"Whatever. It's unlocked," I say. Rarity opens the door slowly and walks in. She sits down beside me on my bed and puts one of her arms around me. "Are you okay now, Sweetie Belle? Or do you want to cry some more?" she asks.

I sigh. My hooves hang off the edge of my bed, dangling back and forth. "Yeah, I think I'm good now," I say eventually. Rarity pauses. "Your friends came by yesterday afternoon. I told them you were sick. Now, pack your things. We need to leave in two hours in order to get to Canterlot on time."

I hop off the bed and toss my stuff in a small suitcase. I open my closet to pack my clothes. My Cutie Mark Crusader cape. A few small bows Rarity made for me to put in my mane and tail. A light purple Canterlot style dress...? I gasp. Rarity must have made it for me! It's a beautiful, flowing dress, the same shade as my mane.

My eyes full of tears, I run over to Rarity and hug her tight. "Rarity, it's a beautiful dress. I love it." Rarity smiles and hugs me back. "I made it just for you, so you can make a good first impression on the Canterlot ponies." I smile and pack the dress neatly and carefully into my suitcase.

I finish packing and close my suitcase. "Okay, Rarity. I'm ready to go." "Sweetie Belle, we still have an hour and a half before we have to leave. How about you head downstairs while I get my things together?" Rarity says. "Okay!" I say and trot downstairs.

I know something is wrong as soon as I reach the bottom of the stairs. Everything is dark and all the curtains are closed. I kinda feel like I'm being watched, too. Suddenly, I hear a loud explosion. All the lights turn on, and all the curtains open up. Confetti and balloons float through the air. "Party cannon!" screams Pinkie Pie, standing in the middle of the room. I look around and see a big banner on the ceiling that says "We'll Miss You Rarity & Sweetie!"

I look around the room for a second before being crushed under the weight of two other fillies. "Sweetie Belle! We decided that our awesome friendship shouldn't just end with a normal goodbye," says Scootaloo. "So we got Pinkie Pie to throw ya a party!" says Applebloom. The hop off of me and I give them a huge hug.

Rarity runs downstairs with her suitcase. "Sweetie Belle, I wanted you to have a chance to say goodbye to your friends. So, we got Pinkie to throw you a party!" My face lights up in a grin. My friends are the absolute best in the world.