Author's Note

SUMMARY:
With a chance to perform at the Summer Sun Celebration Sweetie Belle begs Rarity to let her join the Pony Tones, but Rarity says no. Will Sweetie Belle listen to her older sister? or will she find a way to perform? (This story contains an OC I made just for the story).

SIDE NOTE:
This story contains an OC I made. She was made especially for this story after I came up with her name from reading a play. Now I choose a lion king song as a show tune because in the pony world TV doesn't exist or they've to show any. So it makes sense that only plays are seen as far as shows and etc.

2. SHOWTIME!

Sweetie Belle sat in class patiently waiting for the bell to ring. She had to get home as soon as possible before her sister left. She had to try to convince her to let her join them one more time. As the bell sounded Sweetie Belle rushed passed her friends and out of the school building. She ran as fast as her little hooves could go. She reached her sister’s boutique and ran in. “RARITY!” she called.

“Sweetie Belle,” Rarity said walking in from the kitchen in her pony tones attire, “no need to be so loud, we’re getting ready to go to rehearsals,”.

“I know!” Sweetie said, “I wanna rehearse with you,”.

“Sweetie Belle, I’ve already told you fillies and colts can’t join,” Rarity reminded her, “it would interfere with your school schedule,”.

“But Rarity!” Sweetie Belle tried to argue.

“I’m sorry little sister the answer is no, besides you only know show tunes and theater songs anyway,”. Rarity said, “now run along and play,”. Sweetie huffed as she watched Rarity walk back into the kitchen and she left. She figured she’d go see if the girls were at the clubhouse so she could vent. As she passed by a cottage in town she heard singing.

“Turn your face to the moonlight!!!” Sweetie Belle followed the voice and looked behind the cottage and seen a little blue filly with a green mane and tail and a cutie mark of two big stage lights. “let your memory lead you!!” the filly sang amazingly and Sweetie Belle knew the song. It was from one of her favorites plays CATS!. A play where a bunch of ponies dressed as cats and sang and danced. Sweetie Belle couldn’t resist chiming in. She started singing along with the filly. “Open up, enter in. If you find there!! The meaning of what happiness is!! Then a new life will begin!”. Both fillies giggled.

“Hi, it’s nice to meet another pony who knows my kind of music,” the filly said shaking Sweetie’s hoof.

“I love show tunes,” she said, “I’m Sweetie Belle,”.

“I’m Big Number,” the filly said, “wanna hang out?”.

“Sure,” Sweetie Belle sighed, “I was suppose to try out for my sisters band, but she said fillies and colts aren’t allowed to join,”.

“Oh?” Big Number said, “then make your own group,”.

“I would, but I don’t know any ponies my age who can sing and dance,” Sweetie Belle said, “Um I mean that have the talents anyway,”.

“Well, you do now!” Big Number said, “I’ll be in the group with you,”.

“Really?!” Sweetie said excitedly jumping up and down, “ this is so cool, what should our name be?”. Big Number put her hoof up to her chin thinking when she smiled which made her pink eyes shine.

“I got it!” she said, “we’ll be DOUBLE TREBLE!”

“Oh, I like it!” Sweetie said as they bumped hooves.

“Come on, I know what song we should rehearse!” Big Number said as they ran inside and up to Big Number’s room.

A few evenings later in the center of Ponyville a stage was set up and the town ponies sat around on cushions and blankets. They were joined by Princess Celestia and her younger sister Luna. Rarity was behind the stage taking deep, calming breaths. The Pony Tones were on next. “Next up,” she heard the hosting pony say, “the Pony Tones!”. Rarity breathed one last time as she and her group walked out onto the stage. Rarity slapped her best smile on as the group started to sing a song Pinkie Pie had taught them called SMILE!. Rarity had heard it before. She remembered watching from her boutique one day as Pinkie had almost the whole town bouncing around singing it. As they finished the crowd cheered and they took their bows. Rarity loved the sound of hooves stomping. It let her know they did their job right. As they left the stage and took their seats in the front row the host of the concert told the audience to give them one more round of stomps. “And now for the last group of the night please welcome Double Treble!”. The host leaped off the stage as the stage went dark. When the stage lights came back on a forest set up was on it.

“Hakuna matata,” Sweetie Belle sang as she jumped out from a behind a fake tree, “what a wonderful phrase,”.

“Hakuna Matata,” Big Number sang as she jumped out from behind a paper rock, “ain’t no passing craze!”

“It means no worries! For the rest of your days!!!!” the fillies sang together. They were both wearing lioness costumes. As Rarity watched she was in awe. The only other filly she knew could sing like these two fillies on stage was her sister.

“This little group has strong talent,” Torch Song told Toe-Tapper and he nodded in agreement.

“I’ve never heard such amazing voices from such young fillies,” Fluttershy softly chimed, “other than Sweetie Belle,”.

“It’s a problem free!!!” Sweetie Belle sang.

“Philosophy!!!” Big Number finished as she jumped over to Sweetie Belle.

“Hakuna Matata!!!” They ended their song and bowed as the lights went off and all the ponies around stomped in awe. Even Rarity. A little while later all groups who performed were on the stage waiting for the princesses decisions as to who would play at this year's Summer Sun Celebration. Soon the sisters made their way to the front of the stage. The ponies around were silent.

“We would like you all to know this decision was not easy,” Celestia said with a warm smile.

“But, we feel as though we have made the right choice,” Luna chimed in standing beside her older sister.

“The winner of tonight’s show and the performers for this year's Summer Sun Celebration are,” Celestia said as she opened the scroll she had held in her magical mist and she and Luna both looked at it one more time, “Double Treble!” the sisters announced in unison. The fillies cheered as all the other ponies around stomped. “We look forward to seeing you talented young ones on the stage in a few weeks,”. Luna said. When the groups went backstage Rarity had to meet the talented little fillies who had beaten her group. She walked up to the two fillies who were enjoying some apple juice.

“Hello there,” she greeted, “I must say, you two have amazing potential for bridleway,”.

“Thanks, Rarity!” Sweetie Belle said.

“I’m sorry do I know you?” Rarity asked wondering how the filly knew her name. Sweetie was confused by the question until she remembered she still had her mask on.

“Well,” she said taking off the mask, “we are sisters,”. Rarity’s jaw dropped.

“Sweetie Belle! That was you up there?”

“Yep, “ she answered giggling, “and my new friend,”. Big Number took her mask off and waved.

“Hi,” Rarity’s jaw dropped even more.

“You ok Rarity?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“Sweetie Belle!” she snapped, “don’t you know who you’re friend is?!” confusion crossed the little filly’s face.

“She’s one of the biggest foalstars on bridleway!” Rarity said, “she was even in Henny in The Hills,”. At the mention of that Sweetie noticed Big Number blush.

“Is that true?” Sweetie asked.

“Yes,” Big Number said, “acting has always been my passion, but so has music. Two years ago I starred in a musical production of Little Red Riding Hoof and when I landed the role of Riding Hoof, my cutie mark appeared,” she said waving her hoof at the small image on her flank.

“Wow,” Sweetie said with a smile, “well maybe one day Double Treble will be a big name on Bridleway too!” The fillies giggled as they enjoyed their win.