"Pirouette, pirouette, pirouette!" Rarity chanted as she twirled in endless circles as she dusted her walls. The Carousel Boutique was the cleanest, and Rarity wanted to keep it that way. Ballet was Rarity's new passion, aside from making clothes and cleaning. As Rarity dusted, she began to feel quite dizzy. "Piro-" Rarity missed the next pirouette and crashed to the ground, a photo of her and Fluttershy that was hanging on the wall fell and smashed on Rarity's floor.
"Oh! What a mess I made!" Rarity sighed. "I wish I could be a better ballerina. Then, I wouldn't make a mess when doing ballet." Rarity slipped out of her sparkly pink ballet tutu. She trotted to her closet and tossed the tutu in gently, closing the closet behind it. Rarity stepped into her other closet, the one she had labeled "UTILITY" in golden stickers. She unlocked it, wondering why she had a lock on her utilities closet, and grabbed her broom. As she closed the "UTILITY" closet, she couldn't quite remmeber why she had grabbed the broom. Witch craft? Quidditch? She quickly remembered her mess and rushed to the main hall where Fluttershy stood, her eyes fixed on the broken glass.
"Hello, Fluttershy, my dear. I didn't hear you walk in!" Rarity gasped. For a second, she was shocked. She didn't know why, but she thought she had had a heart attack. Rarity rubbed her eyes sleepily. When she had first entered the main hall, she didn't see just Fluttershy but a world like a fairytale behind her. When Rarity took her hooves away from her eyes she saw Fluttershy, who was staring at Rarity's flabbergasted expression. Had she really just seen what she had just saw? Rarity was sure she was seeing things, but still!
"Hello, Rarity! I came by to...um," Fluttershy glanced at the mess, then back at a still-puzzled Rarity, "pick up my dress...that you said you'd have done by today. F-for Applejack's birthday?" Fluttershy said, scratching her ear. Rarity didn't move. She stood there as if she had just seen Tirek again. rarity shook her head and smiled a friendly smile. Fluttershy was only a little worried, but she was sure her friend would be out of whatever she had just been in quick.
"But of course, darling! I have it right over there! Would you be a dear and fetch my broom for me?" Rarity said. Fluttershy walked over to the broom Rarity had dropped. Fluttershy just didn't get it. What did Rarity see when she had entered the room. Fluttershy stared into one of the many mirrors Rarity had hanging up on the walls. She didn't look bad at all. Fluttershy took the broom to Rarity, who was acting just as sparkly as usual. Fluttershy reassured herself. Rarity was just being...Rarity. That was it. Fluttershy was sure it had been one strand of mane out of place...or...or...Fluttershy didn't know what else it could have been.
"I'm very sorry, darling! I had thought I'd saw...well, surely you'd think I'm crazy if I told you!" Rarity swept the glass into a dustpan, swiping the picture and laying it on her desk.
"I'd never think you were crazy, Rarity. Was a strand of my mane out of place? Do I look...weird? Fluttershy peeked into another mirror. Fluttershy didn't see anything wrong, but since Rarity was the best at understanding fashion, she could have saw something queer that Fluttershy was missing.
"Well, if you insist. I saw something amazing behind you. It was a beautiful fairytale world. But it was only for a second." Rarity gasped, remembering every glowing detail. The flowing, sparkly stream, the giant enchnated tree, the funny clumsy wizard, the flittering fairy, and the adorable swan. But Rarity didn't want to sound too wacky. She had sworn she had seen through the veil of Equestria, the giant web keeping ponies from seperate dimensions.
"Well, that is kind of...strange. But I believe in you, Rarity. I believe you saw wherever or whatever this place is and I believe that it was beautiful. Well, to a point I do, and I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but...did you get enough sleep last night?" Fluttershy said. Rarity hoped Fluttershy could see her hope drop. Fluttershy was saying she believed her, but she wasn't acting the part. You only have to sound disbelieving to be disbelieving.
"Well, it may be strange. But it's all gone now. Here's your dress." Rarity trotted over to a mannequin that was propped up close to a mirror. Rarity glanced in the mirror and...POOF! There was that world again! Rarity stumbled back, her heart filled with fear and happiness. This time, it lasted longer, but when Rarity fell backwards, the world dissapeared. The mannequin fell on top of her. "Fluttershy! Did you see that? It was the world! The fairytale place!" Rarity cheered. Fluttershy had rushed over to help Rarity. She peeked in the mirror.
"I didn't see the world, Rarity. But I saw you fall over. Are you okay?" Fluttershy asked, lifting the mannequin just enough so Rarity could climb out. Those mannequins didn't look so, but they are indeeed heavy. Rarity crawled out from under the mannequin and lifted it up. "Oh! What a pretty emerald green! Sorry Rarity, but I have to go! Thanks for the dress!" Fluttershy said, leaving the boutique.
"Yeah, you too." Rarity said as her friend dissapeared out of the doors. How could she have not seen it? It was clear as day! Rarity looked in every mirror and every room. No signs of the fairytale world. Rarity swore she had seen through the veil, which happened to be thinner than she had first expected. Rarity decided she would enter the fairytale world, no matter what.
