"Ugh.. Fluttershy, darling, I simply can not fathom how you talk me into these things!"

An ivory coated unicorn mare, with a curly purple mane, wearing a yellow sun dress, wide brimmed hat and dark shades, hides her face behind her hand from security cameras, like she is some high profile media star, avoiding unwanted attention from paparazzi as she enters the Ponyville Animal Shelter.

"I know Rarity.. I'm sorry to ask you but I assumed only you could do her justice." Shy fiddles with with her fingers nervously "I really appreciate this Rarity."

"Oh think nothing of it, Flutter dear." Rarity sighs and waves her hand dismissively "If you say this.. canine.. is of a special pedigree, who am I to judge differently?" she asks coyly with her fingers pressed to her chest to emphasize her point dramatically.

"There is something special about her, I can feel it!" Fluttershy eagerly nods "The poor dear had the most beautiful braid.. I just felt horrible that I couldn't find the time to groom her properly." she squeaks.

Rarity sighs again. "Well darling, I am not exactly a dog grooming specialist." she scoffs slightly and brushes back her mane casually. "But for you, I shall endeavor to do my best. You are after all the only pony who can watch Opal Essence while I'm out of town, and I am well aware of how difficult she can be." Rarity sighs dramatically with the back of her hand to her forehead.

"Oh.. she isn't any trouble really." Fluttershy blushes slightly "But I am so grateful you took the time out of your busy schedule to come down here. Silver Spoon is a high class canine. She is used to being pampered and groomed to perfection. She needs a look that will attract the right owner who will treat her to the lifestyle she is accustomed to. She is a very special bitch, with a very sad story."

They hear snickers coming from the young dragon in the black hoodie and jeans, carrying a very fancy blue suede bag with the stylized 'R' that Rarity is known for as her signature she earmarks all her clothes and designs that come out of Carousel Boutique.

"Really Spike?" Rarity lowers her shades to glare over the rims with her icey blue eyes "I mean.. seriously?" she scolds in much the same manner as Silver's mother called her down for chuckling at utterance of the same word. The only difference is Rarity verbalized what Golden Spoon said with just one look.

"Sorry, Rarity." the love struck dragon scratches the back of his neck nervously with his five claws.

"That's quite all right." she nods in response "I am very pleased to have you accompany me for this little.. errand." she sighs and rolls her eyes, she can already smell the the stench of the kennels as they walk past the big red door. She places a handkerchief over her nose as she walks past the kennel entrance.

"Right in here." Fluttershy pushes open a door to an office with a medical examination and operating table and a medical cabinet, sink, and several instruments. "Please don't touch anything!" Fluttershy squeaks out apologetically "But you can make use of the table, lights and sink.. if you want to that is." she replies to her own statement nervously. The examination table has three high intensity lights hovering over it, for emergency surgery on abused or neglected animals.

Rarity runs her index finger over the top of the counter where the sink is located and examines her snow white fur on the tip of her finger closely "Hmm.. well it's clean at least." she looks around at her surroundings "I suppose I can make do with this. The sink from how you described her is.. of adequate size.. for her deep pore cleansing. Yes I think we can work with this." she proclaims with a fist curled on her hips and nod of approval.

"Oh.. thats wonderful.. I'll go get your client!" Fluttershy heads for the door, excitedly.

"Flutter dear." she removes her shades and levitates out of her bag her red reading glasses. Fluttershy turns at the mention of her name. "I'll do this for you, but it's a one time deal. I shall make the poor dear, look and smell her best, but it's up to you and your staff to keep her fresh and clean." Rarity staunchly informed as Spike set down the bag and begin setting several shampoos and conditioners and other cosmetic tools and products such as brushes and files and tooh paste and tooth brush, on the counter top.

"I understand, Rarity. Thanks again." she bows and exits the medical ward office.

It was a slight breach in protocol to leave Rarity and Spike unescorted in an authorized personal only area but she already had her manager's permission. As far as the blue stallion; Wolfesbane, was concerned, Silver Spoon had already been branded a trouble maker from day 1. She constantly incited her neighbors to barking fits with her sudden outbursts and even escaped her kennel once. To make matters worse she was in heat, and it drove the other dogs insane with lust.

Wolfsbane had considered, when petitioned with the idea from his favorite volunteer, that anything that could get Silver Spoon adopted and out of his mane for good was alright in his book. Right now though the chief Animal Control Officer was out on a call in his cage covered pickup truck, dealing with a snake found in the local school house. When Ms. Cheerilee dialed Animal Control on her cell, she was dealing with several panicked fillies and few skittish colts. The snake wasn't poisonous, but better safe then sorry.

Silver Spoon was lounging in the floor of her cage. It was once again spotless, having been hosed out and dried. She was bored out of her mind and started drawing more with her food on the walls. After replacing the two marks she had added a third slash this morning, marking day 3 after waking up in her new body, new world, and new miserable and undignified life.

She hears that familiar door swing open on those confounded, Celestia forsaken, rusty hinges "Jeese, with all these cars around, no pony has like, a can of oil to spare?" she sighs and rolls her eyes. Accept for the rusted hinges, and the droppings on the lawn in the exercise yard, Ponyville Animal Shelter was a clean and well maintained facility. It was small but adequately equipped for a small town government office.

Silver Spoon clambered to the bars and wagged her tail with excitement "Oh thank Luna!" she exclaimed and pawed at the bars desperately, as she smelled the sweet scent of the kindly pegasus, who promised to do her mane just yesterday, after giving the silver pup her first bath.

Rarity paced the extent of the medical office, keeping all her doubts and peeves to herself. Spike watched her intently as she paced from one end of the room to the other, while he sat on the examination table, the young drake kicking his legs back and fourth to occupy himself as he lets them dangle over the side.

"I swear Spike.." she groans "This is absolutely the last time I do a makeover, probono." Rarity chuckles with fingers to her muzzle demurely.

The door opens and in steps Fluttershy. In her arms she carries, wrapped around the chest and abdomen of the most adorable and emasculate puppy Rarity has ever seen. Silver Spoon is wide eyed and bushy tail wagging, her dangling hind legs kicking slightly as she recognizes the one 'Pony every pony should know'. "I can't believe Ms. Rarity is here!" she squees internally at the sight of her idle. Of course she knows Rarity. Every filly with half a brain for fashion knows the Alabaster fashionista of Ponyville. Silver Spoon looked up to and admired her, in her former life.

"OH MY CELESTIA!" Rarity squeed with excitement as she rushed over "Aren't you the most precious puppy I have ever seen, yes you are yes you are!" she answered her own question and scratched between the ears of the Silver puppy's cute little head causing her to kick her left leg wildly as Rarity mumbled in-comprehensive foal talk to the filly turned canine.

Silver rolled her eyes. She hated when her aunts and grandmothers talked baby talk to her. But she grinned and barred it for Rarity's sake "Oh I could just eat her all up! She's such a little darling!" Rarity squealed and couldn't keep her hands off the soft shiny coat. Silver Spoon was loving every minute of the attention.

"I'm glad you like her Rarity.." Fluttershy blushed and smiled as the usually collected lady of a mare fawned over and doted on the puppy in her arms. "I had a feeling you would. Would you.. like to hold her?"

"Oh I would, darling.." Rarity sighed with regret, "but I'm afraid if I did, I might never put her down again!" her tone changes to her usually more serious demeanor "And I simply must keep to schedule. My time is limited and I must get back before Sweetie Belle gets home from school and starts using my good fabrics for her little projects.. again." she sighs while pinching the bridge of her muzzle between her thumb and index.

"Just.. please put her in the sink." Rarity sighs.

"You knooow she IS up for adoption.. cleared for all diseases, has her shots and is house broke…" Fluttershy is halted in mid thought as Rarity raises her hand insistently "I would Fluttershy.. you know I truly would." she sighs as Fluttershy lays Silver Spoon in the sink. Rarity strokes her from nap of neck to base of tail, as Silver looks up at her with big sad and hopeful lavender eyes "She is truly a beautiful beast.. to the point where that word is a terrible miscarriage of justice to describe something so precious." she says sadly and strokes Silvers head.

"Rarity.. you'd be perfect for each other!" Fluttershy pleads "She needs a caring mare like you who will…" "FLUTTERSHY.. please!" Rarity barks and recoils in horror at her own outburst, as the pegasus retreats into her self and squeaks in fear and shock.

"Fluttershy.. darling." Rarity approaches Fluttershy slowly and lifts her hand to stroke her friends soft pink mane as if trying to comfort a timid animal "I'm sorry.. I would take her in a heart beat.. truly I would.. but you know Opal as well as I.. maybe even more so." she sighs again with a double helping of regret, one for not having the close relationship with her cat that she would be all to happy to pretend was her own foal if she could bring her self to suspend disbelief, and two, the fact that she couldn't adopt Silver Spoon because her current 'baby' would at best never forgive Rarity and at worst, hurt Silver.

Rarity draws in a deep breath as she tries to think how best to put this so Fluttershy will understand "Opal will never accept another pet invading her territory.. I may joke about eating Ms. Silver alive.. but Opal certainly would." she sighs.

Silver gulps and occupies herself with her thoughts, based on what she heard from the mare she idolized, or at least the two legged 'freak', wearing her face.

"So Sweetie Belle is in this universe." she realizes with a sigh "Of course Sweetie is here, if Ms Rarity has a doppleganger in this bizzaro world. At least I know if Ms. Rarity and Ms. Shy both live here, this must be Ponyville.. at least as they know it. a thought suddenly crossed her mind I wonder if Diamond or Momma have a counterpart here.. maybe even Poppa.. would.. would he still be alive? While Silver struggles with getting her hopes up, Fluttershy just nods her understanding and gently excuses herself to tend to the other dogs and her duties as a volunteer at the shelter.

Rarity stands there, struggling herself, bitting her bottom lip to keep from calling to Shy and apologizing further.

Rarity draws in a deep cleansing breath, grits her teeth harder and makes some very disturbing facial expressions and eye twitches as she swallows her emotions. She is a master of the art. Her abilities to hide her reactions and emotional ticks would be the envy of the most skilled changeling spies!

Rarity turned on her high heels abruptly, offering a warm smile and soft eyes, filled with calm determination.

"Now Ms. Silver Spoon."

"let's.."

"get.."

"FABULOUS!" she says this with a wild, wide eyed expression of excitement.

Had Silver or Spike seen her going through the motions before, they might have been concerned.

Instead Silver Spoon just wags her tail, rattling it against the aluminum sink and panting in her own excitement and anticipation of her big spa treatment and makeover.

Things sem to be looking up for the foal turned canine.

Author's Note

oh lord.. so many errors. I'll have to revise later. ;-_-