Pressure

by pokefreak13

Rating: everyone
Tags: Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Cutie Mark Crusaders, Rarity
Length: 981

Sweetie Bell is running an errand for Rarity. However, on the way her friends ask for her help too.

Sweetie Bell is running an errand for Rarity. However on the way her friends ask for her help.
Idea by CanterlotGuardian

Cover art by Jacob Bading

Published 2014-04-08 03:30:02 UTC
Last updated 2014-04-08 03:30:02 UTC

One

Rarity was checking her dress for Photo Finish when she noticed something.
"Sweetie Bell!" She hollered.
Her sister walked into her room with a smile on her face.
"Sweetie Bell, I need you to go and buy some blue silk." Rarity explained.
The filly nodded. Happy that her sister needed her help.
Rarity let out a sigh of relief and then levitated a small pouch of coins to her sister.
"Don't take too long."
Sweetie took the sack of coins, headed down stairs, and out the door.

The unicorn filly was humming Fluttershy's lullaby while walking towards the fabric shop.
When she entered, Sweetie Bell gasped in delight. For there were hundreds of rolls and swabs of fabric all over the place.
Sweetie Bell galloped to the silk isle and ran her hoof across the different kinds of silks. Soon she found a huge roll of blue silk.
"That's all?" The cashier asked.
Sweetie Bell placed the roll of blue silk on the counter and nodded. The cashier smiled and then scanned the price tag.
"Twenty bits." He said.
The filly levitated the sack of bits to the cashier. He counted the bits and then Sweetie Bell levitated the roll and was on her way home.

"Hay Sweetie Bell!"
The filly turned around and saw her friend, Scootalo, galloping towards her.
"Hi Scootalo." The unicorn filly chimed.
The pegasus smiled at her friend.
"Can you please use your magic and get my soccer ball out of a tree?" Scoots pleaded.
Sweetie Bell bit her lip. Her sister told her not to keep her waiting. However, her friend needed her help. The filly sighed and nodded her head.
"Thanks." Scootalo said.
Then she lead her friend to the tree that held her soccer ball captive.

"Careful of the branches." Scoots warned.
Sweetie Bell used her magic to maneuver the ball away from the branches and then carefully levitated the soccer ball to her friend's hooves.
"Thanks." Scootalo said.
Sweetie Bell wiped her forehead and smiled. Who knew levitating two objects at once could be so difficult.

The pegasus was about to leave but got an idea.
"Hay Sweetie Bell, want to play soccer with me?"
Sweetie gulped. She needed to get the silk back to Rarity. However, soccer does sound tempting.
"I'll play one round." The filly replied.
Scootalo beamed. Then she and her friend walked over to the playground.

"Score!" Sweetie Bell chimed.
Then she looked up at the town clock and gasped.
"What's wrong?" Scootalo asked.
"I need to get this silk to Rarity!"
Then Sweetie Bell galloped to the tree were she placed the roll of yarn, levitated it over her head, then raced to Carousal Boutique.

Sweetie Bell was only a few blocks from the boutique when suddenly, she saw Apple Bloom selling Apple Juice. She was so thirsty so Sweetie Bell decided to make a quick detour.
"Hiya Sweetie Bell." Apple Bloom chimed.
"Hi Apple Bloom. Can I have a box of apple juice?" Rarity's sister pleaded.
The filly nodded and gave her friends a juice box.
Sweetie gulped down the cool liquid then crumpled it up and threw it in the garbage can next to Apple Bloom's stand.
"Thanks." the unicorn filly said.
"No problem. However, can I ask you a favor?" the filly asked.
Sweetie Bell bit her lip. She really needed to get the silk back to Rarity. If she failed then her sister might not ask for her help ever again. But Apple Bloom did give her a juice box for free.
"What's your favor?"
"Well, business is running pretty slow. Since you have a good strong voice I was wondering I ya could be like a sales pony." Apple Bloom explained.
"Okay. But only for a few minutes."
"Deal."
Then Sweetie Bell faced the street and took a deep breath.
"Everypony gather around! For you've gotta have Apple Bloom's apple juice! It's tasty, refreshing, and it's only two bits!" Sweetie Bell announced.
Suddenly, a huge crowed of ponies started to line up.
"Thanks." Apple Bloom said.
Sweetie Bell nodded and then ran to the boutique.

Rarity was pacing back and forth. It's been two hours since Sweetie Bell left the boutique and Rarity was getting worried.
Suddenly, the door swung open and Sweetie Bell raced over to her sister with the blue silk above her head.
"There you are!" Rarity shouted.
"Sorry. I was helping Scootalo getting a ball out of a tree. Then I played a round of soccer and,"
"YOU DID WHAT!"
Sweetie Bell cowered as her sister loomed over her.
"I had you do one simple task and you decided to play!"
"I..I didn't want to disappoint my friends."
Rarity's anger subsided when she saw her little sister start to cry.
"Sweetie Bell. I'm really sorry."
The filly wiped her tears and looked up at her big sister.
"You are?" she sniffed.
Rarity smiled.
"Of course I am. I just jumped to conclusion. Do you want to help me make the dress?"
Sweetie Bell shot up.
"Really!"
"Yes really."

After two hours of sewing and stitching, Sweetie Bell and Rarity finally completed Photo Finish's dress. And just in the nick of time too. For Photo Finish entered the boutique right when Rarity put the last gem on.
"Were is my dress?" The star asked.
Rarity smiled.
"Right here." She replied.
Photo Finish walked towards the dress and started to inspect it.
"Do you like it?" Sweetie Bell piped up.
However, Photo Finish didn't reply. Instead she scratched her chin.
"Hmmm yes I do." Photo Finish finally said.
"YES!" Rarity shouted.
The celebrity and her sister stared at her.
"I mean thank you." Rarity blushed.
Photo Finish gave a nod and smiled. Then she packed up the dress and left.
"Thank you Sweetie Bell." Rarity beamed.
"Your welcome." Her little sister replied.