Chapters The next morning, Twilight and Rarity woke up feeling both excited and nervous about reuniting with Twilight's human friends and going to Miami.
"So remind me again, there's a human Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack?" asked Rarity.
"Yep. I also think that human Applebloom, human Scootaloo, and human Sweetie Belle are coming too." said Twilight.
"It's gonna be kinda weird seeing both the human counterpart of me and my sister." said Rarity.
As soon as they got outside, they waited outside the school for about an hour for the others to show up. When they did, they immediately embraced Twilight and sort of at first ignored the fact that the Rarity from Equestria was there too.
"Twilight is coming with us to Miami! This is gonna be the party of a lifetime!" said Pinkie Pie.
"This is gonna be so awesome!" said Rainbow Dash.
"I can't wait to spend time with my counterpart from your universe!" said human Rarity
"I'm not really saying anything but I'm excited that Twilight is back." said Fluttershy.
"Welcome back sugar cube. So glad you could join us!" said Applejack.
"Girls, this is my friend Rarity who is also from my universe and yes she's a fashionista like Rarity." said Twilight.
"I'm really looking forward to spending time with you. It's sort almost like we're identical twin sisters!" said human Rarity.
"I know. This is gonna be the best three days of my life!" said pony Rarity.
"Alright enough jibberjatter! Let's head to the airport for our private jet to Miami!" said Applejack and the gang headed to the airport for their private jet to Miami.
The next morning, everyone met up for breakfast before Rarity had to once again prepare for the next round of the fashion show.
"Ok girls. We have to come up with a plan of attack for what we're doing today." said Applejack.
"Oh oh oh oh. We're definitely going to the beach. Florida is best known for its beaches." said Sweetie Belle.
"Good idea. Then we should go to dinner at a fancy restaurant and then go shopping." said Fluttershy.
"So how about we go to the beach until about 4 today and then go to dinner at 5:30 and then spend the rest of the night shopping and spending time with each other?" asked pony Rarity.
"Oh yes perfect! This day is gonna be so awesome!" said Rainbow Dash.
"Oh I see that you're planning a day of fun in Miami. Too bad I can't be with you, my best friends." said human Rarity.
"Hey Rarity, what time do you finish up with set up today? Maybe we'll meet up with you for dinner and for shopping or something." said Applejack.
"Well, if all goes according to schedule I can get out as early as 3. If I can get out that early, maybe I'll meet up with you guys at the beach and then we can go downtown as a full group." said human Rarity.
"Sounds like a plan to me." said Twilight.
"I'll text you when I know for certain when I'll be done. Don't wait up for me until you hear from me later on." said human Rarity.
"Fair enough. C'mon! It's beach time!" said Scootaloo and the girls headed out to the beach.
Shortly after they arrived at the beach, Fluttershy was able to get them their own tiki hut which sort of further away from the noisy part of the beach. Of course, everyone wasn't crazy about the idea of being further away from the noise.
"What? It's the only hut they had left." said Fluttershy.
"Well I guess it's better than nothing." said Applejack.
Shortly after, the girls laid out their towels in the warm sand so they could try to. The CMC, however, had other ideas.
"Hey Twilight, can we go down to the big sand bar? We don't really wanna lay around." said Applebloom.
"Sure go ahead. Just don't go to far and be back here by 3." said Twilight and the CMC went down to the sand bar.
Not long after, two guys walked by throwing a football and talking.
"Hey strangers." said one the guys.
"Unusual to see you around here." said the other.
It was Soarin, Rainbow Dash's boyfriend and War Eagle, Fluttershy's boyfriend.
"Soarin! Oh my gosh!" said Rainbow Dash who got up quickly and hugged Soarin.
"War Eagle! Oh my goodness! I missed you so much!" said Fluttershy and hugged War Eagle.
War Eagle was a guy who transferred to Canterlot High halfway through the school year and helped Canterlot High's lacrosse team win a state championship. He lives at his parents' house in Tampa Bay during the summer.
"Hey War Eagle, what are y'all doing down here?" asked Applejack.
"Rarity texted me that you guys were in Miami for a fashion and that you were spending the day on the beach. It just so happened I was in Miami for a lacrosse showcase and today is my day off so I decided to look for you guys so I can spend time with Fluttershy." said War Eagle.
"What are you doing here Soarin'?" asked Twilight.
"I came down to Miami for a business trip and today was my day off too. I met War Eagle during a pick up flag football game on the other end of the beach and he told me his girlfriend is Fluttershy and I told him I'm a Canterlot High Alum and Rainbow Dash's boyfriend. He then told me that you guys were on the beach." said Soarin'.
"Hey Fluttershy, wanna come in the water with me?" asked War Eagle.
"Yeah sure. Someone needs to stay here anyway in case some of us wanna go to the other end of the beach so Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle won't think we just left them behind." said Fluttershy and they headed down to the water.
"Hey Dashie, do you and your friends wanna come with me to the other end of the beach for a beach volleyball game? I really think it would be fun." said Soarin'.
"Yeah sure." said Rainbow Dash.
All of a sudden, the Rarity from Equestria quickly stood up in shock.
"What in the name of Celestia is 'beach volleyball'?" she asked.
"Rarity calm down. Just come with us. It's gonna fun, I promise." said Applejack and the rest of them headed down to the other end of the beach for the volleyball game.
Shortly after the rest of the group, Fluttershy and War Eagle knew this was the perfect time for them to actually have private time. During the school year, they didn't get many of those opportunities because of War Eagle's lacrosse schedule.
"So, how's your summer been so far?" asked War Eagle as they started walking towards the water.
"Nothing special really other then our trip to Boston for the previous round of the fashion show that Rarity is in." said Fluttershy.
"If Rarity is in a fashion show, what's she doing on the beach? I'd imagine she'd be working right now." said War Eagle.
"Oh that's not the Rarity we know and that goes to Canterlot High." said Fluttershy.
"What?" asked War Eagle with a confused look on his face.
"Oh it's a long story." said Fluttershy.
"Tell me this 'story'." said War Eagle as they got up to about waist level in the calm water.
"Ok, so did I ever tell you that Twilight is actually from another universe?" asked Fluttershy.
"Yeah I do remember you saying something about that." said War Eagle.
"Well so apparently her friends from that universe are exactly like me, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Applejack. For our trip to Miami, Twilight brought the Rarity from her universe so we could have a Rarity to hang out with while our Rarity was preparing for her fashion show." said Fluttershy.
War Eagle then picked up Fluttershy and they kissed for about 20 seconds.
"That's sounds kind of complicated. It must be difficult telling them apart." said War Eagle.
"No not really. The Rarity that you saw a few minutes ago is the one from Twilight's universe. She's still trying to get a feel for the land in our universe." said Fluttershy.
A few minutes later, the human Rarity showed up and saw War Eagle and Fluttershy in the water. She quickly put her things in the tiki hut and joined them in the water.
"War Eagle! So good to see you! I see you found Fluttershy easily. Where's everyone else?" asked human Rarity.
"Oh, everyone except for Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Applebloom went to the other side of the beach for a volleyball game. Your sister and her friends went down to the sandbar." said Fluttershy
"Oh I thought I saw Twilight and the girls playing volleyball." said human Rarity.
"So how are things going for you and your fashion show?" asked War Eagle.
"Things are going great. I did almost all my prep so I didn't have to do a lot here on the day before the show and I could spend time with my friends in Miami. I wasn't really worried about spending time with my friends in Boston because there isn't a lot to do there." said human Rarity.
Not long after, the CMC came back from the sand bar.
"War Eagle! What y'all doing here?" asked Applebloom as she jumped into War Eagle's arms.
"Oh I'm in Miami for a lacrosse showcase and today is my day off and I heard you guys were in Miami for a fashion show Rarity is in so I decided this was the perfect opportunity for me and Fluttershy to have some alone time but I guess that's not the case anymore. But I'm sure happy to see you girls are doing well." said War Eagle.
"Are you coming back to Canterlot High next year?" asked Scootaloo.
"You bet I am. Let me remind you that we won a state championship. I decided it would only be right for me to return to Canterlot High for my senior year." said War Eagle.
"YES! WAR EAGLE IS COMING BACK!" said the CMC.
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After about an hour of talking and hanging out, it was time for the girls to go to dinner and for War Eagle to head back to his team's hotel. Fluttershy and human Rarity along with the CMC were easily able to find the others and to find a taxi big enough to fit all of them. But before Fluttershy got in the taxi, she wanted to say good-bye to War Eagle for it probably the last time they would see each other until school began again after Labor Day weekend.
"I have a question for you. How much do you really love me?" asked Fluttershy as they got close to each other.
"I can't even start to tell you how much I love you. You're the most beautiful girl in all of creation. I wouldn't have it any other way. I love you Fluttershy. I'll see you when school starts again. Wondercolt pride." said War Eagle.
"Wondercolt pride. I'm gonna miss you so much. I don't know if I can wait to see you again for another two months. I love you." said Fluttershy and they hugged each other and started crying.
Eventually, Fluttershy got into the taxi and saw that Rainbow Dash was having the same reaction as her because her boyfriend was in the Air Force and she and Soarin' may not see each other for months. This made Fluttershy realize that the agony she was going through was nothing compared to Rainbow Dash's agony.
"You're so lucky to have such a caring boyfriend you get to see in just two months. It could be as much as a year before I get to see Soarin' again." said Rainbow Dash as she was crying on Fluttershy's shoulder.
"I know how you feel. It almost feels like I won't be seeing War Eagle for a long time too." said Fluttershy who started crying on Rainbow Dash's shoulder.
"Hey I hate to interrupt y'all during your nervous breakdown, but we have to get changed quickly for dinner." said Applejack.
Eventually both Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were able to stop crying and realized how grateful they were to have such great friends.
The next morning when the group met for breakfast, Applebloom knew she had to be very sincere to Fluttershy about her apology for her little outburst about War Eagle. Applebloom decided to sit next Fluttershy to show she cared.
"Hey Fluttershy, I'm sorry about that outburst I made last night at dinner about my crush on War Eagle. I want you to know I respect your relationship with War Eagle and I wish nothing for you two in the future." said Applebloom.
"It's ok Applebloom. I get that all the time from people because War Eagle is so cute. It's just natural for girls to have crushes on boys who are in a relationship." said Fluttershy.
"So what's on the agenda for today?" asked Twilight.
"So tonight of course is as you may know the semifinal of my fashion show. I have to spend pretty much the whole day preparing for tonight and won't be back until around 4. I highly recommend you guys just hang around by the pool so I can know where you all are so I can give you your outfits I designed for you to wear tonight. I can't wait for you to see the line I put together for tonight's show." said human Rarity.
"Oh darling, I can't wait to see what you have in store for tonight. If you ever come to Equestria. I'm sure we have the same tastes in design." said pony Rarity.
"Ok girls, have fun at the pool and see you tonight." said human Rarity and she left to prepare for the semifinal of the fashion show that night.
After their odyssey through the portal ended, let's just say that Rarity had the same exact reaction that Twilight had the first time she entered the human world after finding out she turned into a human.
"OH MY!!!!!! WHAT HAVE I TURNED INTO?!?!?!?!" screamed Rarity.
"It's ok Rarity. That was supposed to happen. I had the same exact reaction the first time I entered this side of the portal." said Twilight.
"I do have to say that the portal gave me a pretty good outfit considering that it probably has almost no sense of fashion." said Rarity.
"Yeah. Your human counterpart wears the same exact clothing as you." said Twilight.
"Twilight don't take this the wrong way but the portal gave you a really 'nerdy' outfit. It's definitely not the outfit I would have chosen if I were you." said Rarity.
"Yeah I know. But I just rolled with the punches about my clothing. Anyway, I decided we'll just sleep in the library inside Canterlot High since I don't know were any of my friends live. They told me they'll meet us outside the school tomorrow at around noon so we could walk to the airport as a group for our flight to Miami." said Twilight.
"Ok fine. Meeting my human counterpart can wait a couple more hours." said Rarity with a disappointed look on her face.
Soon after landing in Miami, the gang headed to their hotel, the Four Seasons Hotel, which is you may know was the same exact hotel they stayed in the previous round in Boston. The only difference, of course, was they were staying in the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami.
"I have to say, flying on that thing you called a 'jet' was probably the most dreadful experience I've had in my life." said pony Rarity.
"Rarity, please. Calm down. It's over. Get over it and move on." said Applejack.
"Wait a minute, didn't we stay in the Four Seasons Hotel when we went to Boston?" asked Scootaloo.
"Why yes we did. That's exactly why I got us this hotel. I figured since everyone enjoyed themselves at the Four Seasons in Boston, we should stay at the Four Seasons in Miami." said human Rarity.
"That was a great idea." said Fluttershy.
"Anyway since I knew that Twilight would be bringing a friend from her universe, I got an extra bed in one of the three suites." said human Rarity.
"So I'm assuming we're gonna have the same room mates as we did in Boston?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"Yes if that's ok with you." said human Rarity.
"Yeah that's fine. I just wanted to make sure it stayed the same because sharing a room with Fluttershy and Scootaloo was so awesome!" said Rainbow Dash.
"Well I'm happy that you're satisfied." said human Rarity.
"Ok enough jibberjatter. Let's go hit the hay. We gotta rest up for our first day in Miami." said Applejack.
It has been a few weeks ever since Twilight was able to see Rarity win the fashion show in Boston move on to the national semifinals in Miami. One day however, Twilight finally got a letter from her human friends with details about the semifinal in Miami.
"Oh boy, I wonder what they have in store this time!" said Twilight as she opened the letter.
The letter read:
Dear Twilight, We bet that you're as excited as we are about our trip to Miami to support Rarity as she competes in the next stage of the fashion show she is in. We have many exciting and fun places we hope to go to while we're in this great city. We were wondering if you could and you're interesting in bringing the Rarity from your world so we could have a Rarity to hang out with while our Rarity prepares for the fashion show. See you soon!
Your friends,
Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack.
"They want Rarity to come too! This is gonna be so exciting!" said Twilight who found herself jumping around the room like a little filly.
"You mean they really want me to come with you to the other side of the portal?!?! I can't wait to meet the human version of me!" said Rarity who was just informed by Twilight that she too was invited to come to Miami.
"Would I ever lie to you?" asked Twilight.
"I never said that! I'm just in a state of shock and excitement because your friends are giving me the opportunity of seeing what's it's like on the other side of the portal." said Rarity.
"I'll tell you it's pretty awesome. There's also a human Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Applejack so technically it's pretty much the same thing as Equestria except we turn into humans." said Twilight.
"When are we going to the other side of the portal?" asked Rarity.
"My friends told me our flight to Miami is tomorrow afternoon so I was thinking we could go to the other side of the portal tonight and maybe even spend the night at one of my friends' houses if they're ok with it." said Twilight.
"If we do end up doing that could you try to see if we could stay at my human counterpart's house?" asked Rarity.
"Sure I'll try but if we don't we'll probably stay at human Fluttershy's house." said Twilight.
"Well then what are we waiting for? Let's go to the other side of the portal." said Rarity and they headed to Celestia's castle and went through the portal and were on their way to the human world for human Rarity's fashion show.
As soon as the girls got in their taxi, they tried to figure out what beach that they wanted to go to.
"How about we go to Crandon Park Beach? It seems like it's a party there 24/7." said Pinkie Pie.
"Yeah I sure, I don't see why not. Let's do it." said Applejack.
When the taxi rolled out of the hotel parking lot, pony Rarity started getting nervous and confused about having just a bikini on once they arrived.
"Why do we have to wear just bikinis on this place you call a 'beach'? It seems kind of unusual." she whined.
"Oh Rarity, don't worry about. All girls do it and it's the norm on a beach most of the time. Trust me, you're gonna like it." said Rainbow Dash.
"Hey Rainbow Dash, wouldn't it be funny that we ran into Soarin at the beach like we did when we went to the Red Sox game in Boston?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"Yeah I guess, but last time I heard from him is he texted me and said he was re-stationed to LA and he'll have almost no time off for the next 6 months." said Rainbow Dash.
"Anyway, once we get there, I'm gonna try to get us a tiki hut for us to hang out in and put all our things in so they won't get lost. Let's make our time at the beach worth it and who knows, maybe Rarity from this universe will be able to join us later." said Fluttershy.
"Yes! That would be marvelous and people will think I have an identical twin sister!" said pony Rarity.
"Yeah, that would be pretty funny!" said Rainbow Dash who was trying her best not to laugh about the idea of possibly having two girls on the beach that looked exactly alike.
About 10 minutes later, they arrived at Crandon Park Beach. It was already jammed pack with thousands of people and the party was going strong.
"Ok, we're here! It's beach time!" said Scootaloo and they headed out for their beach day.
Later that night, the girls went to dinner at BLT Steak, which is one of the best restaurants in South Beach. Each one of them couldn't wait to talk about their beach day since everyone except for Fluttershy, human Rarity, and the CMC went to play volleyball on the other end of the beach.
"So how did the volleyball game go?" asked Fluttershy.
"Oh my gosh! It was so fun! There were like 10 people on each team. We played for like 2 hours straight!" said Pinkie Pie.
"Hey Fluttershy, How did your alone time with War Eagle go?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"Yeah you know. It went well. We just talked and went in the water for a bit. We didn't really do anything big because we just wanted to be alone together for a bit since we haven't seen each other since school ended about a month ago." said Fluttershy.
"Hey Scoots, how did it go with the sand bar?" asked Applejack.
"Oh my gosh! It was so fun! We built this really huge sandcastle and just swam the whole time we were there!" said Scootaloo.
"Sounds like you had fun down there." said Twilight.
"Hey uh Fluttershy I have a bit of a confession to make." said Applebloom.
"Sure go ahead." said Fluttershy.
"I have a crush on War Eagle." said Applebloom.
"It's ok. I'm pretty sure a lot of girls have a crush on War Eagle." said Fluttershy.
"Oh Applebloom. I'm pretty sure War Eagle will spend more time with you once school starts again and he moves back in. You just gotta remember that War Eagle is Fluttershy's boyfriend." said Applejack.
"Yeah I know but he's really cute and he's from the south. I think me or Applejack would be the perfect match for him." said Applebloom.
"Applebloom, I know that you feel a little jealous that War Eagle is my boyfriend and I don't know exactly what Applejack meant when she said he'd spend more time with you but you just gotta make sure you don't get to personal with him or else he'll feel a little uncomfortable. I think I'm the only girl he feels comfortable talking to regularly." said Fluttershy.
"Well I guess Applebloom does make a good point that he could have very well asked me out because we're both southern folk but I'm happy for him that he and Fluttershy are having a loving relationship." said Applejack.
"Thanks Jackie." said Fluttershy.
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As soon as they got back to their hotel, Applejack decided to have a 'talk' with Applebloom about the little rant she had about her crush on War Eagle as soon as they got back in Applejack, Applebloom, and Pinkie Pie's room.
"What's the matter Sugarcube? Why did you rant about War Eagle being Fluttershy's boyfriend?" asked Applejack.
"I'm really sorry Applejack. I didn't want to embarrass Fluttershy or hurt her feelings. I just wanted to say that I have a really crush on War Eagle and that was it." said Applebloom.
"Listen I understand your feelings about War Eagle and that's he really cute. I'll be honest with you, I have a bit of a crush on War Eagle myself but I didn't rant about it because I know how to control my emotions and keep them in tact, especially since we're in public at a really nice restaurant. I'm not angry at you at all but you just gonna remember to control your emotions whenever you feel like that next time." said Applejack.
"Ok Applejack. I'll apologize to Fluttershy tomorrow at breakfast." said Applebloom.
"Good idea Sugarcube. Good night." said Applejack.
"Good night Jackie." said Applebloom and they went to bed.