Chapter Eleven: Truth Or Dare, A Change of Hair

It was all coming into place. The day had gone so awry already, and the stress was nipping at Rarity's hooves to the point it felt like she was standing on hot coals. That sort of thing tended to happen when one spent two thousand bits at the drop of a hat.

That thought alone scared her. She had not spent that much money on any one thing not related to her business since the Gala for her girlfriends more than two years ago. Except this time, it was raw cash instead of goods. It only made the thought that much more hellish. It was a good thing she could repress such thoughts as once in a lifetime purchases. It also happened to be good to know at least Twilight would thank her for eternity for finding the librarian her first play date. And perhaps, permanent marefriend.

Everything was going according to plan. At least, the improvised plan of genius that Rarity was so fabulous at making. One must always compliment themselves during strokes of excellence, and Rarity Gemma, you should be *damn** proud of what you have done tonight! Soon,* everythingwill trot into place.

The six Elements had gathered at Lotus and Aloe's Spa as the sun began to curve over the horizon, all of them mentally preparing themselves for whatever fashion bomb the artisan might drop on all of them. What they didn't expect, was it to be so... mild. Rarity, truly meaning what she had said about the changes to their manes and tails being mild?No hidden context? Good, let them think that, Rarity hummed inside of her head. Let them think that indeed.

There was much to do and so little time to do it. Her friends didn't even realize how much she had in stock for them. She'd be lying to herself if she wasn't scared, but perhaps, that too, was part of the adventure and mystery of it all. Perhaps Rainbow Dash is right in some weird way, she thought. The unknown, as Twilight would say. At this point, it was left in the hooves of her friends, and her improvised plan spoke of a mad merger of what Rainbow and Twilight would come up with in some twisted, dark world. A plan like that, just spoke of insanity. Hopefully, Rarity could control it.

The Elements' manes and tails were being tirelessly preened by a dozen ponies, their hair underneath silver domes that soaped and shaped them to the delight of one very happy Rarity. They chatted casually, the alcohol all of them had consumed earlier - although that was currently a state secret - made the affair more peaceful. They all needed it. It was going to be a long night.

It was time though, for Rarity to begin the Game. Truth, or Dare. What better time to start then in the middle of a makeover? She wanted to throw them off guard. Make them have to think about her intentions. Let them think I have something planned.

"You know," Twilight began, "Rarity, I never thought that you would be true to not going overboard, not that I think you are a liar or anything!" She clopped her forehooves together nervously, in that adorable manner that she did.

Twilight's words pulled Rarity away from her mental conversation, the lovely voice of her fellow unicorn breaking her trail of thought. Oh I hope to one day have a foal like her! her mind randomly commented. She sighed at the thought of a foal with Twilight's voice, intellect, cunning, beauty, sweetness.That is, if I can stand the little bastard. Bloody screaming in your ears and ruining your sleep. Adorable when they aren't your own! Love you, Sweetie Belle.

"I just think it's time that after over three years of our hair styles being static to try something new." Rarity looked over at Twilight with endearment, giving her a playful wink. "Besides, it will keep to who we are as ponies; and come now, I think Rainbow Dash is foaming at the gums to see me wrestle Applejack." She glanced toward Dash, rolling her eyes at the glowing smile across Rainbow's muzzle. "Please be a dear, and realize extensive monetary expenses and dirty mud wrestling aren't things I normally enjoy. Trust me. I'm not a shopaholic, and you all know that. And as much fun as I had running with my sister, there is only so much I can do before I have a seizure. Twilight knows my pain all too well."

"Uhh, duh?" Rainbow said, her forehooves curled toward her chest. The manure eating grin across her snout was legendary. "Who doesn't find mud wrestling stupidly hot? And I kind of get off to seeing you squirm in agony." Dash sighed in a peaceful manner that few of her friends had ever heard before, Rarity wincing at the jab that Dash threw her way. "Seriously, this deep mane massage is... mmm, it should bebanned for how good it feels." The pegasus shivered at the earth mare rubbing her scalp and snout, clearly on her own Cloud Nine.

Rarity waved a forehoof casually at Rainbow. '"Yes, yes, Rainbow, you enjoy musky mares and make me contemplate sending a needle inside of you. Lovely, lovely, lovely. I do think it's time we begin our little fun now though, no?" Rarity said. Her friends turned their heads to look at her in bemusement. "Anything we can't do now we do when our manes are done and when we are out of the hair of the wonderful mares and their' employees' talented hooves. Let's just keep it... civil."

"Rarity has a point," Pinkie said, stroking her chin with a forehoof. "Today has been weird, so why not do extra stuff early! I like it!"

"Besides, if it gets too intense for us, I brought my best batch of cannabis from Amstabledam," Fluttershy hummed happily, clopping her hooves together. "If Rarity is being so nice, I can be too!"

Fluttershy unstrapped a small clip on box from behind her left wing, resting it on her stomach. Her aqua eyes gleamed in excitement, as if she was Twilight about to talk about a new theory that was sending a shock wave through the scientific world. "This batch was grown by the royal family, and I had to have it imported, including the soil." She tittered in rapid excitement, blushing at her friends at the energy flowing through her body. "I haven't even tried it yet! I've heard it might be the best in all of Ungulia. Very expensive too, but for my friends and Twilight's best night, I can't think of any way I'd rather use it."

Rainbow's reaction summed up everything in one word. "Nice!" Rainbow squeed. She was setting a current record for the amount of squees she had done in a month, in one day. "Fluttershy, you havethe best weed in Equestria. Why didn't I think about it? That you would bring some today! Oh my gosh, this night is going to be killer!"

Twilight croaked, choking on a ball of rice that didn't exist. "Fluttershy, are youinsane? You are in a public building! We could get arrested, or worse!" Her eyes had turned into quivering dots of panic.

"Yes, Twilight," Rarity said, "we've saved the world four times, and you're the Princess' pupil, and we all know her on a first name basis. Therefore, she's going to arrest you and disown you for smoking marijuana like most college ponies do." She leaned toward Twilight, covering her muzzle with a disgusted gasp. "Woe to you for betraying her trust like that! Almost ruining her nieces wedding? A scolding. But gettinghigh? The nerve of you!"

"But-"

Five mares collectively stared at Twilight trying to make a counter argument, their eyes turning into lithe slits at Twilight fumbling for words. The only result was Twilight letting out a deep, loud groan in defeat.

Fluttershy began to open the box innocently. "Would you like some now, Twilight?" Fluttershy asked. "I... think you could use some. If the hair massages aren't working, this might do it for you."

"Itold her earlier she needed to calm the hay down, but she hasn't listened to me!" Rainbow added. She gave a playful smile to the librarian that Rarity caught in the corner of her eye. Oh? Did the two have some early dippings? Rarity pondered.No, Twilight would be high already from what I've heard Rainbow is capable of. Perhaps...

"Yeah, girl," Applejack added, patting Twilight's stomach gently, "you might need an early hit of reefer. I can't believe I just said that, but sometimes, weird things happen in Ponyville."

"I do not!" Twilight growled softly. "And don't pat my stomach, Applejack. I don't need any more reinforcement of how fat I am."

Rarity and Pinkie Pie whistled sharply. "Here we go," they said in unison.

"Iam fat!" Twilight cried, pointing to her soft stomach. "Just look at me!"

"We talked about this already, Twilight," Pinkie said flatly, suckling on a glass of water. Her cerulean eyes were firmer than usual. "You aren't, you're adorable, and if you are that worried about it, we'll help you. Right, Rainbow?"

"Sure, sure," Rainbow rumbled, waving a wing dismissively at the comment, "but Twi' looks hot to me," Rainbow grinned. "I've always been a fan of husky mares though, and come on, you're adorkable! Now all you need is a ponytail, and glasses, and-"

Twilight growled louder at Rainbow, only causing her friend to snort out repressed cackles from the end of her muzzle.

Rarity could not stop herself from grinning. It seems I was right, after all. What am I talking about? Of *course** I was right! They just have wonderful chemistry with each other, even if Twilight denies it.*

Applejack wrapped a forehoof around Twilight's shoulder, giving the unicorn a gentle, loving squeeze. "Now if you are that concerned about yer weight, I'm sure we can help ya, Twi'. 'Sides, I'm two twenty, and that's almost as heavy as most non-Earth pony colts."

"I told you," Rarity sang, letting out a quiet sigh. "You really need to let yourself go and relax, sweetie. Now let it all out. What is your normal weight, darling?"

"One eighty six," Twilight mumbled, looking away from just about everything in the room.

"Aha! I'm one ninety! There, dear, you are lighter than me ideally, so you can't broker some argument! I'm sure if you are as paranoid as you are, we can get you down to what you want to be. It isn't as if we don't have two if the fittest ponies in Ponyville here who can more than happily help you within reason." She really needs a confidence boost. Hence, Rainbow. Or... maybe not Rainbow, when I think about it. She did her best not too.

Fluttershy gently sniffed the box on her stomach, shivering at the faint scent wafting from the ornate container. "I'm one eighty five, but I don't do anything other than my job, so... I can't really help you, Twilight."

Dash spread her famous wings casually, stroking down the powerful muscles connected to her back with her forehooves. "One hundred and eighty one pounds of lean muscle and perfection." The ego boost caused all of her friends to softly groan at the expected result. "Twilight, I'll give you a girlmance promise: if ya want to trim down, I won't kill you by working you to death, promise. It might feel like it, but I won't. 'Sides, seeing you all-"

Rarity pressed her forehooves together loudly. "Now, subject change before Twilight decides to kill us all. I'm not a fan of Twilight testing out a new kind of lethal magic. Are any of you? Good." The other Elements opened their mouths to reply, but were shut down by the alabaster mare quickly. "Let us start with six rounsd for now, since we have some very important places we must go to after here. And I am... not sure how much Lotus and Aloe can handle us doing what we do." She winked at the earth mares in question.

With her friends glancing in mild confusion at each other, Rarity pressed forward. W-w-well, I guess I blew my cover of direct contact and tried to hard, so you might as well go all in for now! "Rainbow, since I'm the one paying for all of this, I get to go first. True, orDare?" Time to push Dash into the napalm, she hummed.

Rarity mentally blinked at the sheer magenta that looked back at her. It wasn't Dash's beautiful orbs, but dare she admit it, the calculus that reflected off of the faint twitches going around Rainbow's face. Those micro expressions that Rarity had so trained herself to read. I've never seen her thinking so hard, Rarity thought. What is she up too? Doesn't matter. Curveball time. This isn't a game she can play to win.

"Dare." Rainbow said it as quickly as Rarity had expected.

Rarity slowly smirked. "When our hair is done, I want you to make out with Applejack for thirty seconds." And... strikeout.

The way the heat sank from Dash's blue cheeks made Rarity burst out into a deep, belly shaking laugh, clopping her forehooves together in hysterics. She couldn't keep her composure as Applejack's face joined the raw horror of Dash's. Pinkie Pie wasn't far behind in laughing either, and nor was the formerly tortured Twilight. All three of the mares began pouring out gasps from their lungs, and even Fluttershy too, began to giggle in mirthful delight.

"Yes!" Pinkie squealed, her voice cracking as a hiccup burst from her muzzle. "And the crowd, goes, wild!"

"Eat it, Rainbow!" Twilight giggled, snorting out a small laugh. "This will be wortheverything I've been put through today! You two... oh..."

Applejack's face nearly matched Rainbow's, horror and shock melting into one mixed drink of disgust. Rainbow and Applejack looked at each other, sharing the same expression before their burning eyes stared at Twilight Sparkle. "Twilight," Applejack whickered, "how could ya laugh at this!? Yer bein' a mighty large bitch right now, if you can pardon my screw-you."

"B-b-because schadenfreude is something I find extremely funny," Twilight cooed, "more so when it's my friends. I learned it from Rainbow! I have to do something to keep myself from going insane."

"You are theworst on the coolness scale, Twilight!" Dash said. "Applejack's my girl! I can't-"

"Oh so you two have been dating? Congratulations!" Fluttershy sighed deeply. A barely shown smirk appeared on the corner of her mouth. Oh how we have corrupted you, Fluttershy, Rarity smiled mentally. "I always knew-"

"Pinkie, Truth or Dare?" Dash deflected, her cheeks a solid red more akin to the hair in her mane. She folded her forehooves in protest, looking at Applejack's equally heated cheeks. All Rarity could do was smirk to herself. Think I'm setting you and Twilight up, hmm, Dash?

"Dare! You all know that I never stop speaking the truth about myself anyways!" Pinkie said, sighing into the massaging of her tail. "Ohh. Dashie is right, this feels way too good to have ponies squeezing my cotton candy. Well, the legally allowed to squeeze in public kind!"

A confident smile slowly returned to Rainbow's muzzle, glancing for just the shortest of moments at Rarity. "After I make out with Applejack," she whispered, "you have to spend thirty seconds massaging and kissing one of her Talent Tattoos."

Even if Rarity had the most expensive and grandest tasting bottle of wine from the most sacred orders of Prench monks, she would of shot it out of her mouth as if Applejack had bucked her rib cage at the dare.

Her mind equally agreed. The hay!? I... ohh... I can't... that is just *priceless!***

"Okie dokie!" Pinkie said casually, as if she was asked to put sprinkles on some ice cream.

Applejack slammed her forehooves on the chair she was sitting in, forcing the two colts who were grooming her tail and mane to jump back."Yashittin' me, RD?! You freakin' butch camel droppin'. Go stick a wild hog's tusk up your vag, girl!"

All five of the other mares broke out into tear producing laughter, including the pegasus in question who was insulted. While the staff stared at each other as the Elements cried in bliss, all Rarity could think about was that the plan could be damned, if only this one time at the simple sight of Applejack being more annoyed than perhaps Rarity had ever seen her friend in her entire life. Oh this is... Oh, I think I pulled an organ I didn't know I had!

"Okay, okay," Twilight panted. "I have no right to be angry for the rest of the night. This is just too incredible. This is astronomically amazing. Applejack, I'm sorry you've been the blunt of the jokes today, but..." She grinned darkly at Applejack. "Okay, I'm not, because-"

Applejack looked down the barely breathing Twilight in disgust. "You better not be hopin' you taste of grape, Twilight, cause I am half tempted to squeeze you dry." The moment Twilight's cheeks turned fiery crimson from the comment was when the gales of joy picked up once more, sending everypony but the frozen Twilight into a wheezing hail of panting huffs. It resulted in more tittering giggles from the everypony in the room, other than the staff. Complete bliss was etched across the muzzles of all of them. Not a single one of them regretted it.

And this, is *exactly** as I had planned for it to be,* Rarity cooed to her lovely internal voice. **Nopony* is going to tell me to do otherwise! Hah! In control yet again m'dear. Everypony has no idea what is going on.*

She stopped to think about that thought. I... don't think that's a good thing.

Even Pinkie Pie was barely alive from the amount of air she had let loose from her lungs, a rarity all by itself. "This... this shouldn't be allowed," she panted. "If... if you all are hurting my body, then... oh hay filled calzones, Fluttershy, Truth, or Dare?"

"Truth," Fluttershy said, her cheeks flushed from giggling, "because I'm not drunk or high yet, so I can't do dares. If... that's okay." She cowered, letting out a gentle meep. "I don't want to spoil the fun!"

"Oh, don't worry about it," Pinkie nickered playfully, "you're so much fun and silly tipsy, so it's okay! But it still isn't an easy one, but that's the point of the game! Now, if you were forced to roll in the hay with any of us, who would it be?"

Fluttershy leaned back in her chair, staring up at the ceiling in contemplation. "Well, Rarity's bed is uncomfortable and I'd most likely pull a wing, so sorry, Rarity."

That- "Fluttershy!" Rarity cried, throwing her forehooves into the air and almost hitting an attendant, "my bed is firm and supportive-"

"It would be awful for creative positions,” she continued, “and as a mare who does yoga, you should be ashamed to not have a soft bed for sensual pleasure. Despite how the pony spine can adjust to many things, I don't think making love on a rock is something I'd, umm, enjoy."

Rarity was a sputtering, flailing mess as the other four Elements hollered themselves raw. It is *one** thing for her to dodge what we did earlier today, but it is* anotherthing entirely for her to just-

"You just... you just got owned by Fluttershy!" Dash cracked, tears pouring down her cheeks. "Please let me out of this chair, I'm going to pee myself! I can't... this is the greatest moment, of, my, life."

Oh I willget you under my horn and ram it straight up your behind, Rainbow Dash. Rarity growled at the pegasus mentally, content to let her sapphire eyes convey the hatred inside of her soul. It made the athlete squeal that much harder.

"We will do exactly that," Lotus mumbled. "You all should be glad to know we are trained professionals. At least I can say we are proud of our work."

Rainbow Dash opened her mouth. "But what about Fluttershy's-"

"As much as we enjoy the loyalty of Miss Rarity and Miss Fluttershy," Aloe added, "we think you six are getting a bit... rowdy, yes sister?"

Rarity could not stop herself from grinning. Revenge could absolutely, be served. Reveal, one cyan pegasus.

With the hiss of a parting mane dryer, Rainbow Dash didn't even try to get up in the normal manner a pony would. She pushed herself off of her chair with her forehooves, flipping through the air to land on the ground. "Alright, I'm gonna be so ticked off if-"

What was once formerly a chromatic and cropped mane, had become a typhoon of wild and berserk hair that made five mares gasp as one.

Now.

Rainbow herself was wide eyed at the waterfall of colors that rolled down to nearly her mid-back. It was a long river of vibrant lights, chained down by a ponytail that began at the back of her snout and cascaded down her neck and the front of her shoulders. It was an arced rainbow of sharp, bright hair that freely twirled and intermingled with the gentle flick of her snout. It was truly untamed, truly feral, truly free.

Her tail was hiked up higher by a lightly pressured, invisible tail wrap, and yet it too was an equally spirited, flowing vortex of prismatic due. Longer by half a hoof, Dash's tail showed off more of her lean and tight hindquarters, giving perhaps the most subtle of teasing looks with every trot she made.

One point for Rarity.

"I... I'm... I'm beautiful." It came out as if Rainbow ever doubted her physique or what she could become. She turned around swiftly to watch her new mane and the thick strings of hair dance on the momentum she generated, dozens of strands flailing in the wind behind her.

By the time Applejack was pulled free, there was only a few seconds between her standing on all fours, and the sudden contact of Rainbow Dash giving her everything she had. It was impossible for Rarity not to beam. And, two. One never doubts the released sexual desires of two pent up best friends that truly, just need to sit down, rut each other, and get it over with. Although they are... a bit... adamant though.

Applejack's mane and tail had been untangled, unhinged, cleaned up and let loose. Or perhaps, not quite untangled, but it was let loose regardless. There was nothing complex about it, but clearly, it struck a chord with Rainbow Dash, who caught the flustered and stumbling earth mare off guard to the point she fell back into her chair. With additional company. Applejack's blond mane and tail needed no length added; it simply needed to be unhinged from its hat and tie, its golden locks of thick, dense silk falling open like unfarmed grain waving in the prairie winds. The bundles of wheat that Applejack let grow for so long, exposed to the world. Rainbow seemed to love every moment of it.

Rainbow dug her forehooves into and through the wall of blond that resisted her every stroke, the sucking sounds of the two tom girls kissing echoing in the air. They had sworn to never do this openly again and again, but perhaps unleashing their already berserk manes had triggered something more. Dash pressed herself into her friend as their snouts rubbed into one another, Applejack returning the caressing. She stroked through the hundred lines of the rainbow on top of her with one forehoof, and groped her friend's firm behind with another, digging into the flesh. The two mares seemed oblivious to the world, letting their dancing tongues and lips speak for themselves.

"Holy, crap." Pinkie whispered, "is everypony kissing everypony today? So that's why so many ponies find you two to be adorable. And-" The pink mare gasped softly, leaping out of her chair to look at her mane. "Oh my gosh, Rarity, it's amazing!" Three.

Pinkie's mane didn't need an extensive overhaul in length either, but it was time for the pink filly to see herself as not just cute, but stunning. Her energy and youthfulness could be used for great effect, and Rarity sought exactly that.

Most of the puff in her friend's mane had been gently gel brushed back and stroked out, ending its tips in the swirling curls that accented Pinkie's personality. It was still a mass of cotton candy, more like the finest swirl of polished sugar than the wild pour it once was. Groomed to the right of her snout, it still rolled over her cheeks to gently touch her shoulders, adding a bubble gum color of joyful peace. Her tail had been polished to stand out as well, more like a 'proper' pony tail, but it too, was a jubilant mass of pink sugar that just didn't want to conform.

Clearly, the owner of all that pink didn't mind how formal and yet bouncy it looked, to the point Pinkie Pie simply tackled Rarity straight out of her chair. "Oh my gosh, Rarity, it's so pretty!" Pinkie squeed, applying an ample kiss to her friend's muzzle. "And oh my gosh, you and me can be sisters!"

A dark sigh escaped Rarity's muzzle. "Thank you, Pinkie, for slamming me out of my chair like you are keen to do-don't pet me, I'm not a pettable object!" Rarity's own mane had been simplified for the future chaos that was sure to unfold in the later hours. Gently weaving down her back and the corners of her cheeks, the wall of purple was a curtain of mystical beauty that ended in small, accenting curls. It had been unlocked from the extremely long helix that it once had been. To Rarity herself, it aged her down, and made her look and feel like the vibrant youth that she was. It was something different, and yet, something refreshing. Her tail too, was more gravity approved except on the very end, curving upwards into small little twirls of purple decorations, free from the helix it nearly always was.

If only Pinkie Pie would get off of her and let the mare-

Are Rainbow and Applejack stillkissing!?

Indeed, they were. Lotus and Aloe had simply facehooved as they let the two Elements go at each other’s snout and tongue, leaving the other four Elements watching in awe. By this point, Rainbow Dash had straddled Applejack's, showing off the definition in her flank cheeks from years of physical training. She stroked through Applejack’s mane and snout cheeks as if the two mares were strippers about to give a show. And yet, the orange mare was all over her friend, sensually stroking down Rainbow's lean frame while they deeply kissed, ending her caress with a loud slap to the blue thighs on her. Well... that escalated-

“Don’t you quote memes without my permission, Rarity!” Pinkie Pie huffed on top of her, booping Rarity on the horn.

“Oh sod off, Pinkie," Rarity shot back, ignoring how her friend could read her mind.  "I did it when we faced all those changelings the second time!”

Pinkie prodded Rarity's muzzle, an intense glare radiating from the cerulean orbs staring into Rarity’s sharp sapphire. “I’m watching you,” she growled.

“And I think I’ve watched enough of you two making out,” Twilight said, pulling Rainbow and Applejack apart with a crackle of red energy. Twilight's own mane and tail didn’t need much altering either; why alter what already made the librarian beautiful to begin with? With some unclogging of her flat and flowing mane, the wild berries of color in her hair were able to freely flow over her forehead and shoulders much like they did before. Though this time, they could lushly bounce in the air with every turn of her muzzle.

When Applejack and Rainbow Dash caught their saliva covered and panting bearings, Rarity couldn’t help but grin at the way the Dash's eyes caught onto the majestic tranquility of Twilight’s new look. That, would be four.

And speaking of tranquility. Fluttershy was tittering herself to death in excitement over the current show of love, clearly overjoyed at Applejack's and Rainbow's passionate make out. With her mane flowing forwardly and pulled from behind her neck, it made a misty river of gentle pink roll over the side of her cheek more smoothly than ever before. It accented her model like body and hair, adding that faint freespirited touch that it needed. Lifting up her tail just a pinch to keep it from hanging on the ground, and the filly looked stunning. “I’m so happy for you two!” Fluttershy said. “I thought it was just a game, but that’s wonderful that you two enjoy each other like that. Sexual attraction is natural and a good start to a loving relationship.”

Rarity simply sighed, both mentally, and aloud. And perhaps... a bit obvious, but it makes you adorable, Fluttershy.

Rainbow Dash sputtered as reality once again decided to grace her eternal mind, only sending out a trundle of mixed spittle from her muzzle that was stained a fiery cherry. The look of determined ‘disgust’ on Twilight’s snout slowly became a giggling, and then laughing gale of force at the scoffing, shy couple in front of her. “I’m trying to think of something to say,” Twilight said, “but I just-”

“Don’t, say, anything,” Applejack growled, shoving the pegasus on top of her onto the ground as she pulled herself up onto her hooves. "Don't, say, anything," she repeated, trotting past Twilight with a snap of her now unhinged tail. It cracked across Twilight's side, only resulting in more bursts of delight echoing from Twilight's mouth. “I think we’ve done enough damage to this place, and my self image. I’ll be outside, washin’ my mouth from the shame.”

“M-m-maybe we should go,” Fluttershy squeaked, fluttering gently into the air. She lowered herself down in front of the staring owners of the spa, her snout a furious red. “We have, umm, been a bit rude to Lotus and Aloe, even for our own good. We just, umm-”

Rarity shoved Pinkie Pie off of her, sending her twirling through the air to crash on her back. “Fluttershy,” Rarity began, wiping off her cloud colored coat, “they knew full well what they were getting themselves into. Mostly. They have been duly compensated for our antics, I assure you. But perhaps you are... right.” She chuckled nervously, her cheeks flushing red as she looked at the two staring owners of the spa. “Maybe-”

“Yes,” Lotus and Aloe said in unison.

Rainbow Dash did her best to instantly forget what had just happened had ever happened, bursting into air with a spin around the room. “Alright, time to screw up another location with our amazing new looks!” Rainbow cheered, swirling in the air. She stopped mid rotation to look at the dozens of dancing strands of her tail, whistling in approval. “Damn I look good. I never-”

“Oww!” Pinkie cried. “Rainbow, that’s my eye! Don’t leak in my eye, I don’t have insurance on my eye!”

“Leak? I’m not urin-oh crap-hey look, Soarin’!” Scooping up the now flailing Applejack in front of her, Rainbow zoomed out the spa entrance, chased after by a hopping pink mare rubbing her eye.

“Applejack," Pinkie called, "you might want to wash your hiney too, cause you are leakin’ a bit,” Pinkie hummed, bouncing behind her fleeing comrades. Every bounce made her longer, husky tail swish in the air, the puffy appendage complementing her every move. Rarity could not help but beam. A thousand bits well spent!

“Go suck a cinnamon stick from an elephant's rectum!” Applejack neighed, turning her snout around to burn emerald hatred into Pinkie's eyes. It only resulted in a squeal of laughter echoing from Pinkie's mouth. “If you start rubbin’ my cheeks, I swear, Pinkie, I will throw you into a buildin’.”

Pinkie opened her mouth. “So you’re the Jugger-”

A yellow, floating forehoof shoved itself inside of Pinkie's open maw. “I don’t think this is a good time to pull a Rainbow Dash.” Fluttershy hovered beside Pinkie Pie, offering the filly a soft hug. “You look beautiful, Pinkie Pie. Always remember we love you, and Applejack and Rainbow are just very pent up. Give them a bit. Or maybe half an hour.”

Pinkie blinked. “I’m not in special education anymore, you silly filly. I love you too, though.”

Oh no! Do we even have half an hour!? “Twilight, what time is it!?” Rarity said. The unified squeak of the two unicorn’s being shoved out the spa was punctuated by the slamming of the door behind them, only sending panic across Rarity's face. “Please! I need to know!”

Twilight let out a drunken sigh of sedated calm. She had been laughing herself harsh at all of the insanity around her, instead of having a normal breakdown, or the determined need to organize the madness. By Rarity's judgement, Twilight looked half stoned already. “So... no more Truth or Dare?" she chuckled. "And I would say around six forty five, but... why do you ask? I’m thinking we’d be out at least until midnight. If-”

“Darlings!” Rarity called to her friends, “as horrible of a witch as I am, we have a train to catch! Oh, I should of told you that part! Silly me!” She shuffled in place, flicking a forehoof through her smooth mane. “Good, we have-”

“Train!?” All five of her friends stopped in unison, wide eyed fear filling their eyes as they looked back at Rarity.

Oh yes, fear me, and despair! Oh my, I might want to control that side of me. “Yes, a train," Rarity said calmly. "We go, to Canterlot!” Rarity leaped onto a bench with a dramatic waving of her mane. “I have many, glorious plans for us! We-”

“Canterlot?” Rainbow groaned, her wing flapping growing in agitation. “Okay, I love the new manes, but-”

“Rainbow, what is in Canterlot?” Rarity asked.

Rainbow responded immediately. “Uhh... things I don’t like?”

"Oh oh oh!" Pinkie bounced. "The Knights of the Round Table!"

"Old joke is old," Twilight sighed, giving Pinkie's side a prod.

"Okay," Pinkie pouted, her ears folding by the side of her frame.

“Other than that," Rarity coughed, "wonderful, hip clubs, full of alcohol and music! Surely you realize that the children of nobility love to rebel by default!”

“I need about twenty shots of bourbon to prevent me from decidin’ to end it all,” Applejack whimpered deeply, looking up at Rarity. “Is there good bourbon there?”

“The best!” Rarity chirped.

“And some lovely vodka,” Fluttershy hummed, clapping her wings together. “Oh, I could go for some vodka right now. Cherry vodka sounds wonderful.”

“I like where this is going!” Pinkie Pie wrapped a forehoof around both Fluttershy and Applejack, kissing both of the mares on the cheek. “Plus, it means that we get to spend the night there, and that means completely scoring with a pony without anypony feeling bad about it! Rarity, you are smarter than you look!”

“T-t-thank you, Pinkie,” Rarity mumbled. “And you, Twilight? Any objections?”

Twilight scoffed a forehoof shyly at the ground. “W-w-well, I’m sure there are plenty of ponies there to flirt with. And I’m sure there are plenty of ponies who can keep up with me on Saddle Arabian tribal history!”

“Heh, saddle.” Pinkie giggled, resulting in a snort from Rainbow.

Rarity leaped into the air, twirling around her best friends with a flourish only she could pull off. “Well then,” she began, doing her best to pull all of the fillies into a group huddle. Confusion mixed in with mild excitement reflected off of the five pairs of eyes looking at her. “I normally don’t say this, but I think this is apt, and will absolutely show you all my intentions. Are you girls ready?”

“Y-y-yay?” Fluttershy squeaked.

“Alright then!” Rarity the unicorn threw a forehoof into the air with as much passion as she could muster, her voice calling over the sunset. “Elements of Harmony, lets, get, pissed!”