Equestria's got Talent

"You're really going to audition?" Applebloom asked Sweetie Belle excitedly.

Sweetie Belle had just told her fellow Cutie Mark Crucaders that she would audition for Equestria's got Talent. Their reactions were so far good. "Yeah! Rarity even made me a special dress for it!"

"Ooh! Here's an idea; maybe I could be your manager!" exclaimed Scootaloo.

"Yeah! An' we could also be backup singers!" said an exited Applebloom.

Sweetie Belle giggled "That would be great! But I haven't even auditioned yet!"

"So, what song are ya gonna sing?" Applebloom asked.

"I don't know yet. I'll probably talk to Sunset Shimmer about it," Sweetie replied.

"Maybe you and Sunset can do a double act! You know how great she is at the guitar!" said Applebloom.

"That's a great idea! I'll talk to her at my voice lesson."

"So, you're really auditioning?" asked Sunset as she got some bottled water out of her fridge.

"Yeah! I don't know what I'm going to sing yet, but Scootaloo and Applebloom said they would help me," replied Sweetie Belle.

"You're really sure you want to do this? Once you make a commitment like this, there's no turning back."

"I'm sure," Sweetie Belle said confidently.

"Alright. So, what do you want to sing for the audition?"

"I don't know yet. Do you have any ideas?"

"You're pretty good at singing 'What a Wonderful World'."

"Yeah. I really like that song!"

"You know, you remind me of myself when I was your age."

"Really?"

"Yup. I was really passionate about mag- I mean- school. I wouldn't stop studying! But I didn't have something that you do."

"What's that?"

"Friends. I tried to make friends with a girl named Moondancer once, but we didn't really work out. It was because I didn't have friends that I eventually turned bad and- well, you know the rest. But you do have friends, and close ones at that. I think you're gonna really go far."

"So, that's why you really want me to audition?"

Sunset nodded. "I have faith in you. So, let's get to practicing!"

"Bye, Sunset!" Sweetie Belle called as she walked out the door.

"Don't forget to practice!" Sunset replied as she shut the door.

Sweetie Belle walked to the clubhouse to find Scootaloo and Applebloom there, but there was two other girls outside. Two girls that Sweetie Belle knew all too well. "Hello, Diamond Tiara. Silver Spoon."

"Well, if it isn't the other 'Cutie Mark Crusader'. I would've thought you'd have given up on those. Everyone knows there only for BABIES!" mocked Diamond Tiara.

"Yeah. Babies," repeated Silver Spoon.

"But cutie marks are real! And we're gonna get 'em!" Applebloom piped up from the porch.

"Yeah. Sure," Diamond Tiara said.

"Guys, just ignore them," Sweetie Belle said to her friends, who were both on the porch now.

"Oh, we were just telling them about our awesome cheerleading routine for 'Equestria's got Talent'. We've been practicing for weeks."

"Weeks? But the flyer was posted just days ago. How could you figure it out that they would be holding auditions at Canterlot High?" questioned Sweetie Belle.

"Oh, Silver Spoon's daddy, being a rich musician, is being a judge! Our routine is sure to win!"

"Now, that just ain't fair!" Applebloom exclaimed. "Right, Sweetie?"

"Yeah! They shouldn't be allowed to audition with him as the judge!" Scootaloo said.

"Diamond, Silver, why won't you just leave us alone?" Sweetie questioned.

"Yeah. We're way to cool to hang out with you babies," Diamond Tiara said, flipping her hair as she turned away, sashaying out of the orchard.

"Jerks," Scootaloo muttered.

"Yeah. But now we know that they're entering, and that Silver Spoon's dad is a judge. But they didn't think of one thing," Sweetie Belle said.

"Yeah?" asked Scootaloo and Applebloom.

"Her dad is a musician. I'm auditioning by singing," said Sweetie Belle.

"But he's still her dad," said Applebloom.

"Well, we're just gonna have to work harder than them."