"And so, the little happy pegasus got the most BEAUTIFUL dress anypony could ask for, and with it, she showed all those debutants and aristocrats what for, and caught the eye of the most handsome and noble prince in all the land!" Rarity exclaimed, finishing off her long-winded, VERY detailed, and surprisingly complicated story.

Fluttershy said lightly "Oh, that was a very nice long story, Rarity."

"Thank you Fluttershy, dear. I wanted to immerse everypony in the tale. Really let it come alive, you know?" Rarity said, beaming.

Rainbow Dash let out a groan "Now can I get on to my story?"

"Hold on, Rainbow. It ain't even your turn yet." Applejack replied, letting out a yawn.

"Yeah, it should be mine next!" Pinkie Pie shouted, as she wrapped herself in a big comfy blanket.

The dim light of a candle around the group of five (Twilight was out of the room at the moment) glowed as they sat in bundles of blankets and sleeping bags on the floor. They all huddled together, surrounding the only light in the dark room. Twilight's castle had become their sleepover choice for tonight, and it definitely gave the six a sense of paranoia and dread. Which worked in Rainbow Dash's favor, since she was sure her story would scare the daylights out of everypony. The only other light in the whole castle was the chandelier of the Golden Oak tree, with its memory gems glittering in the darkness. It gave the girls comfort, enough for them to continue to stay there for the night instead of going to Fluttershy's cottage, as they always did.

"Okay Pinkie, but make it quick, I wanna get to mine. Its gonna be totally scary!" Rainbow Dash boasted.

"Okie Dokie Loki!' Pinkie cleared her throat 'There once was a colt from Nanhoofit..."

Everyone groaned at the beginning of the tale.

"what?" Pinkie questioned. Applejack lifted her head from her pillow "Pinkie Pie, you tell that one every time we have a sleepover! Why not tell a different one?"

"oh, okay! It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief-'

"BOO!"

"AHHHHHHHH!" THE GROUP SCREAMED. Rainbow Dash let out a high pitched yell, Applejack and Pinkie grabbed a hold of one another, Fluttershy hid quickly under her blanket, and Rarity covered her eyes in fear.

Out of the shadows, Princess Twilight giggled as she walked into the light of the candle. A big mischievous smile came across her face, "Sorry, I had to try that out for myself. You should have seen your faces!"

"Yeah, it was hilarious!" Twilight's assistant Spike added, holding a plate of chips and dip for the friends.

Everypony came out of their hiding spots; Rainbow Dash yelled out "Dang it Twi you could have given me a heartattack!" as she placed a hoof over her rapidly beating heart.

Twilight laughed "Again, I'm sorry!" She blushed a little out of embarrassment. Maybe she overdid her little scare.

"Oh come on Rainbow, it wasn't that bad. But you gotta admit, she did scare us pretty good." Applejack said, letting go of Pinkie.

Twilight beamed, a feeling of pride filled in her soul. "Anyway, who's turn is it next?"

"oh me!" Pinkie said, grabbing the plate of chips and dip Spike had, and eagerly started to eat. "ahgdhalh skgafdhkj gusahfiekelwfk hjshwufjf!"

Twilight raised an eyebrow "huh?"

"aj shcaid-" Pinkie replied, with her mouth almost full (she swallowed a bit of her food to answer Twilight's question) "I was gonna tell the story of 'A Tale of Two Fillies'!"

Rainbow mouthed out "Oh please no."

"Maybe we should try a different one this time? maybe a nice story about animals?" Fluttershy asked. Everyone shrugged at her suggestion.

"Or how about one with suspense? like fights and drama?" Applejack proposed. Some ponies nodded, while the others shook their heads.

"What about something nopony's ever heard before?" Rainbow proclaimed. That got the attention of everypony.

"whayg ahdbb oeh uhsm ol a nujicyl rtowy?" (Translation: What about one that is a musical story?). They honestly had no idea what Pinkie Pie said.

While everypony started throwing out ideas, Rarity took notice of something "I say, Twilight. What do you have there?" she asked, seeing a strange square hovering in the air, gleaming in Twilight's purple aura.

"Oh this?' Twilight said, holding the book up 'this is an old story Celestia sent to me. She said that this book is a fairy tale complied of OTHER fairy tales, all mixed together into one story."

"what's it about?" Applejack questioned. Twilight looked at the back of the book, then the cover "Well, its a bit difficult to explain it briefly, but its got an interesting plot. Full of magic, adventure,' Rainbow's head lifted 'romance,' Rarity and Spike nodded 'drama,' Applejack smirked 'animals,' Fluttershy smiled 'and yes, Pinkie. Its a musical."

"Ooooooh! I changed my mind, I wanna hear that one!" Pinkie jumped up with glee as she swallowed down her snack.

Rainbow Dash frowned "What? Pinkie, its suppose to be my turn after you!"

"Well, I'm gonna use my turn, and let Twilight read the story!" Pinkie exclaimed. Rainbow Dash grumbled and crossed her arms. Looks like her spooky story would have to wait.

Leaning over to Rainbow, Fluttershy whispered, "It'll be fun, Rainbow Dash. And besides, its a new story we haven't heard yet."

Rainbow gave a smale smile "I guess. But your story better be exciting, Twilight. Not some lousy romance mumbo-jumbo."

Twilight walked over and settled next to Fluttershy and Rarity, as Spike sat next to his favorite white mare on her left. "Don't worry it won't be." she said to the cyan pegasus. Her aura opened the book, and with a turn of a page, Twilight began her tale.

"Okay..here we go..."

Author's Note

LET THE STORY COMMENCE!