Chapter 4: Loving Friends & Wrecking Slumber Parties

Sunset Shimmer sighed as the late afternoon sun beat down on the girl as she stomped through downtown Canterlot City. "Ugg, Rainbow can be such a bitch sometimes!" Sunset fummed as she continued her trek down the sidewalk. "Trixie and Wallflower are just as deserving of friendship as anypon er anybody else!" Sunset stated as she chuckled and caught herself almost saying anypony which had become a bad habit of hers at times recently, possibly a lingering side effect of the memory stone.

"Wallflower" Sunset sighed melancholically thinking of the once sad and invisible girl. Thankfully it would not be to long until her thoughts became reality as Sunset soon found herself at the store she had been told by Roseluck she could most likely find the shy grass haired girl. Sunset looked up at the sign which read Treehugger's Organic Garden as she opened the door and heard a little bell ring.

"S'up fellow earth-child" The store clerk greeted Sunset with a peace sign, Sunset awkwardly doing so back and giving the girl, who was quite obviously high off her rocker and awkward smile as she quickly turned her attention back to the store and looked around, sadly seeing Wallflower was nowhere to be found.

"Um, excuse me, but did a girl with dark green hair come here by any chance?" Sunset politely asked the young woman behind the counter.

Treehuger thought for a bit before replying. "Oh, yea....stripped sweater, she's in the back in the green house brah." Treehuger replied in her usual relaxed/chill tone. "Ahh, thanks" Sunset replied as she headed to the back of the store and opened the door to the greenhouse area.

"Oh aren't you just the most adorable little thing" Wallflower sang looking down at a rather large whiite/yellow plant.

"it's not a dog you know" Wallflower heard a voice chuckled before turning around to see Sunset Shimmer beaming a bright smile at the girl.

"S-sunset, wh-what are you doing here!?" Wallflower nervously stuttered as she caught her balance trying to not let the surprise appearance of her friend cause her to fall.

"Well, I was looking for you over at Roseluck and her sister's flowershop but you weren't there and Rose said that this would be the second best place to look so I came here." Sunset honestly answered with yet another happy smile.

"O-oh" Wallflower blushed, her light green cheeks turning their usual shade of bright red. "B-but why were you looking for me, I mean, I thought you were spending the day at the mall with your friends." Wallflower nervously stuttered.

"Well, I was, but that got boring, and on top of that I had a gift to give you" Sunset smiled once more, now bigger then ever.

"a-a gift?" Wallflower blushed again.

"Yep, just for you" Sunset beamed as she held up the necklace with the faux green geode in the middle, Wallflowers mark etched inside. "Th-this is a necklace, l-like yours!?" Wallflower asked looking up at the girl in awe.

"Well not exactly like mine" Sunset chuckled "I mean it's not magic so you won't be getting any crazy magic plant powers or anything like that" Sunset stated "but yea, I had ones made for you and Trixie, as a gift, it's our anniversary, a month since we became friends, yea know" Sunset nervously chuckled, now it was her turn to do the blushing. Wallflower hooked the necklace on to her neck and looked down watching it dangle the faux-geode glisten in the light. All of a sudden she turned her attention back to Sunset and as tears began to build-up in her eyes and she embraced the red-headed teen in a tight and loving hug. "Th-thank you, th-this is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me." Wallflower sobbed tears of joy as she continued to unintentionally crush Sunset with a loving hug.

"G-glad you like it, now could ah, could you let me go please." Sunset wheezed, Wallflower realizing how tightly she was squeezing her friend before letting go and apologizing with a blush. "Hehe, Sorry"

"Sa'll good, i'm just glad you like it" Sunset softly smiled back. "So, what's with the plant here? Yea gonna get one?" Sunset asked the girl pointing to the rather unusual looking flower she had been talking to.

"Oh ah you mean the Dendrophylax lindeni!" Wallflower chuckled

"The who what now?" Sunset asked rather confused causing Wallflower to let out another adorkable laugh. :Ahh, sorry, I forget not everyone's as big of a plant nerd as I am" she nervously chuckled. "Its a Ghost Orchid" Wallflower explained. "It mostly grows in more tropical climates, but I heard this flower shop got some in and I really wanted to get some for the school garden!" She smiled. "Though I do wonder if i'd be good enough to keep it alive in a place outside it's natural habitat" The girl nervously admitted.

"Pffft, as if the poster girl for green thumbs wouldn't be able to grow a tropical plant in a school garden, c'mon Wallflower, you got this!" Sunset reassured her giving the girl a confident and cocky look. "Yea-yea really think so?" Wallflower Blushed. "I know so" Sunset replied with a wink.

After leaving the flower shop Sunset walked along the sidewalk with Wallflower who was happily carrying the plant in tow. "So-w-what are you gonna do now?" Wallflower curiously asked her best and only friend. "Well I guess now i'll text Trixie and see where she is and give her the necklace I got for her, and then..." Sunset paused. "And then what?" Wallflower asked. "Well i'm supposed to go to my friends sleepover tonight at Rarity's" Sunset sighed, unsure why she felt guilty for admitting to planning to spend time with her dearest and oldest friends. "Oh" Wallflower sighed.

All of a sudden however and idea formed in Sunset's head. "Wait-wait, what-what if you and Trixie come with me to The Rainboom's sleepover!" Sunset beamed with excitement. "A-are you sure?" Wallflower nervously asked. "I-I mean, I still don't think your friends like me very well, and I know they don't like Trixie" Wallflower blurted out, only to see Sunset give her an angry glare. "B-but I could be wrong" Wallflower meeped.

Sunset just let out a deep sigh as she wrapped her arm around Wallflower "Listen, I promise it'll be fine. We'll go find Trixie, i'll give her the necklace I got her and then we'll all head to Rarity's together, my friends will welcome you both with open arms, I promise!" Sunset tried to reassure the nervous girl. "Well everyone accept that bitch Rainbow Dash" Sunset thought to herself. Not that such was going to stop her.

After finally getting a text back from Trixie, Sunset was told to meet the magician in training at Sugar Cube Corner. As the two girls arrived they looked around and saw Trixie waving to them from a booth in the back, a wide smile on her face.

"Hello minions!" Trixie chuckled as Sunset and Wallflower walked towards her. "Minions Trixie, really?" Sunset chuckled. "OK, hello Friends" Trixie corrected. "Better" Sunset grinned as she set down, Wallflower doing the same and setting her potted plant on the table.

"Oh, Nice flower" Trixie complimented.

"T-thanks" Wallflower blushed.

"So, what brings the spectacular and almost as fabulous as me Sunset Shimmer to see The Great & Powerful Trixie!?" The silver haired girl asked with a wide and mischievous smile on her face. "Well, yea see Trix, I've got a little gift for you" Sunset grinned even more as she pulled the necklace out of the brown paper bag, letting it dangle in front of Trixie.

"Oh my gosh is that one of those magical geode things you and The Rainbooms have!?" Trixie excitedly shrieked as she quickly put it around her neck. "What does it do!? What does it do!?" She excitedly inquired. Sunset just looked at her and laughed. "No Trixie it's not a real magic necklace, it's just costume jewelery, I had them made for you and Wallflower as a way to commemorate our one month anniversary of becoming friends" Sunset explained a sincere kindness and happiness in her voice.

"Oh" Trixie replied in a rather disappointed huff. "That's nice too I suppose." She replied without thinking about what she was saying as she was so often prone to do, only to look up and see Sunset's disgruntled expression. Trixie just let out a nervous chuckle "Er what I mean to say is, thank you very much Sunset Shimmer for this caring and thoughtful gift" Trixie nervously smiled, Sunset letting out a small chuckle in return. "Hehehe, Better" She softly smiled. "Just you wait Trixie, i'll make a goodie goodie out of you yet" Sunset teased jabbing the girl on the arm from across the table. "Yea, as if" Trixie teased back, the two girls just laughing, Wallflower awkwardly and nervously joining in.

After the laughter died down Sunset just looked seriously at Trixie. "So Trix, i've been thinking, how would you like to help Wallflower & I crash a party?" She asked the girl, knowing her wording would make it an offer Trixie wouldn't refuse.

"Ohh" Trixie cooed "I say point me the way!" Trixie sang

"Um, I think the phrase is show me the way" Wallflower nervously corrected.

"Ugg, Whatever" Trixie groaned "Point is, i'm in!"

Rarity hummed a happy tune as she put the finishing touches on the cupcakes she had been making, swirling the pink frosting around and around. "Ugg, are they done yet Rarity, i'm sooo hungry!!" Pinkie whined, watching Rarity slowly decorate the pastries. "Please Ms. Pie, do have some self control, I am making art!" Rarity boasted. "Well you're art is making me hungry!" Pinkie whined once more. "Please Pinkie Pie, you ate an entire box of doughnuts from Joe's on the way to my house, how can you possibly be hungry!?" Rarity scolded. "Eh, what can I say, i'm a growin girl" Pinkie chortled. "Yea, growing straight into a moo-moo" Rarity huffed under her breath, though that wasn't really true given the girl never seemed to gain any wait no matter how much she ate "I swear I don't know how she does it!?" Rarity internally complained "I mean with AJ we all know it goes to her ass and fFuttershy's goes to her boobs, but Pinkie Pie, it like it all just dissapers, I swear there's a black hole inside that girl!" Rarity internally chuckled. Her inner monologue interrupted by the doorbell ringing.

"Coming!" Rarity sang as she turned her attention towards the front door, Pinkie taking this as her chance to strike and grabbing a handful of the cupcakes as soon as Rarity dissapered down the hall.

"Let's see, I wonder who it could be" Rarity teased as she waled towards the door. "Well everyone else is here so it must be you Sunset Shimmer about time you got here!" Rarity sang as she opened the door, her mouth instantly dropping. She had been right, it was her friend, but along with Sunset were Trixie and Wallflower. Rarity gulped and let out a small nervous chuckle "Well, ahh-come in darlings, come in!" She greeted trying to sound as cheerful as possible. Sunset smiling as she passed Rarity, Wallflower just cowering down behind her plant and giving the purple haired girl a devious smile and a wink.

"Oh my" Rarity whispered to herself "This might not end well" She nervously stated as she quickly sprinted down the hall back to the living area.

The rest of the rainbooms were sitting in the somewhat cramped living area of Rarity's parents house when they saw Sunset Shimmer walk in with Trixie and Wallflower in tow. At first the girls were surprised, but then quickly just happily and politely greeted the group, saying how they were glad Sunset were finally arrived. Fluttershy and Applejack complimenting Wallflowers potted plant and Pinkie asking Trixie if she knew how to pull a chocolate bunny out of her hat. Meanwhile however Rainbow Dash was in what Rarity called the time out corner, sitting in the corner of the room wearing a hastily made pink fru-fru dress with a pink hairbow that Twilight had requested the fashionista to make as a punishment of sort for Rainbow's earlier outburst. This hadn't bothered Dash that much mind you until the girls responsible for her being in this mess actually showed up at the party.

"Oh my gosh, I can't believe you actually did it!" Sunset chuckled as she walked towards Rainbow Dash.

"Well, yes, Dashie was stubborn at first but we simply explained to her it was either this or make a sappy heart felt apology in front of the entire school. Otherwise she was uninvited from the festivities" Rarity deviously chuckled.

"You're lucky i'm the element of loyalty or i'd bash your skulls in!" Rainbow Dash angrily huffed looking at her group of so called friends.

"Come now Rainbow" Rarity teased "You know you have no one to blame for this but yourself, after all those mean things you said to Sunset earlier" Rarity reminded the Rainbow haired teen "Besides we'll get in the pool soon, so you can take it off then" Rarity attempted to console "Though it does look adorable on you"

"Gee-thanks" Rainbow huffed.

Sunset looked around, worried that this would be the point Trixie would butt in and start something, mock Rainbow Dash and bring her over the edge. Thankfully however Trixie seemed to be preoccupied in the kitchen area telling Pinkie Pie how great she was. The peppy pink teen just listening attentively like it was her own mother telling her a bedtime story.

"W-wait, d-did you say pool?" Wallflower nervously asked.

"Why yes darling" Rarity happily replied. "I mean it's not much, not nearly as big as Soursweet's" Rarity admitted, but it's more then big enough for the nine of us to swim around in and enjoy" Rarity smiled pulling the curtains from the slidding glass doors revealing her back yard where the pool resided.

"Oh, w-well I d-didn't bring a swimsuit....sorry, g-guess i'll stay inside" Wallflower nervously excused herself.

"Nonsense darling!" Rarity chuckled "I am a fashionista after all" She boasted "I am sure I can find something in my closet that will fit you and make you look fabulous!" Rarity excitedly exclaimed.

"And you'll find on for me too?" Trixie blurted out, finally noticing the other girls. Rarity just rolled her eyes. "Yes, Trixie i'm sure I have something for you as well." She sighed. "Now come along you two, upstairs chop-chop, it's time for fabulosity!" Rarity commanded as the two followed behind her. "OK" Trixie non-chelauntly replied. "but I have to ask, why is Rainbow Dash wearing a pink dress?" Trixie asked the other girls just laughing as Rainbow groaned.

Later the group of girls had all put their swimsuits on and gathered by the pool, all accept Trixie and Wallflower who Rarity was hiding behind some towels she had hung up and was giddily hopping-up and down like Pinkie Pie.

"I present to you my dear Rainbooms, the new and improved Wallflower Blush and Trixie Lulamoon!" She exclaimed as she pulled down the towels and revealed the two girls in their bathing suites.

"their just in swimsuites rarity" Rainbow Dash huffed as she rolled her eyes. Sunset Shimmer however couldn't disagree more. Sunset couldn't help but stare in awe at the sight, she had never seen Wallflower in a swimsuit, but now she wished she had sooner. The girl's posture was its usual shy one, trying to use her arms to cover herself but Sunset could still take in the beautiful sight, a two piece bathing suite, though one a bit conservative by modern standards, yet it still fit tightly against Wallflowers form, her large breasts tightly together and the bottom slightly longer shorts hugging her backside and legs tightly. To put it simply she was adorable, and to Sunset, for Wallflower that also meant sexy. Trixie meanwhile wasn't afraid to show off as much skin as possible, a skimpy black top with silver sequins and a bottom that was practically just a thong, Sunset felt she had to do everything in her power to keep her nose from bleeding.

"So, how do I look, Amazing, right!?" Trixie winked at the other girls, the rest of the Rainbooms giving her a thumbs-up save for Rainbow who just rolled her eyes and groaned in disgust.

"D-don't you t-think these swim-suites are a-a-bit revealing" Wallflower asked with a blush.

"Nonesense darling, it looks perfect on you." Right, Sunset?" Rarity asked giving the bacon-haired teen a wink.

"Oh-ah, yea, you both look fabulous" Sunset nervously stuttered as she tried to remove herself from her lust induced stupor.

"See, everything is fine, now c'mon girls-it's pool time!" Rarity cheered as the rest of the girls joined in and hopped in the pool.

After swimming for a good couple hours the girls had returned to the living area and snacked on cupcakes and hot pockets, sipping soda and tea as they chatted and laughed and just generally enjoyed each other's company.

"So, while this has been great and all, I gotta ask, when are the games gonna start?" Trixie blurted out. The other girls just looking at her. "Games?" Fluttershy asked confused. "Yea-you know, Slumber party games, like pillow, fights, spin the bottle, truth or dare, stuff like that!" Trixie asked out loud. "LIke it says in Slumber 101" She finished.

"Oh my gosh! You have a copy of Slumber 101 too!?" Twilight asked excitedly, her nerdy smile wide on her face.

"Of course, Trixie may be viewed by her classmates as a bimbo but that does not mean she isn't a well readed bimbo" The girl stated. Twilight tempted to correct her and say it was well read, not well readed, but bit on her lip, not wanting to potentially start anything with Sunset's new friend.

"Well, I suppose some old fashioned party games could be fun" Rarity chimed-in. "It's been ages since i've played truth or dare" The snow-white girl admitted.

"Oh-oh let's do that!" Pinkie cheered.

"Fine with me" AJ agreed

"I-I-g-guess" Wallflower Blushed.

"Then it's settled, truth or dare it is!" Rarity smiled. "Now just let me find an empty bottle" She began, Pinkie handing her an empty coke bottle before she could finish. "well, I guess that'll do" Rarity chuckled.

The group of girls gathered in the center of the room and set around the bottle. "OK girls, here's the rules' Twilight Sparkle began. "We take turn spinning the bottle and whomever it lands on has to pick between truth or dare" Twilight stated. "We know how to play Twi, its a baby game for pete's sake" Rainbow Groaned "lets just get it over with"

"Fine" Twilight huffed "But know if someone chooses truth and you don't answer honestly Sunset and I will know and we'll put you back in the time out corner" Twilight threatened giving a mischievous grim to Rainbow Dash.

"Fine, Whatever" Rainbow Dash huffed again.

"OK then, i'll start things off" Twilight happily sang as she spun the bottle and it stopped at Fluttershy.

"OK Fluttershy, Truth or Dare?" Twilight asked.

"Oh-ah, ah I dunno, ah Truth, no dare, ah no...yes...ahh..dare I guess" The girl stuttered.

"OK" Twilight chuckled. "I dare you to give Opal essance a kiss on the nose." Twilight chuckled.

"Oh, OK" Fluttershy smiled, glad to see her friend was being nice about it, any of the others would be intimidated by the dare, but Fluttershy's natural inclination with animals meant she could approach the usually grouchy cat without fear of being clawed to pieces like the others would. She chuckled as she got up and approached the cat that was sitting in a nearby chair and gave it a quick kiss on the nose and a pat on the forehead. Opal just meowing and yawning in return.

"Lame" Rainbow Dash groaned.

"OK then Dashie, why don't you go next" Twilight growled.

"Don't mind if I do" Rainbow Dash chuckled, as she span the bottle as hard as she could, before it slowly started to stop, freezing in front of Wallflower Blush. Rainbow Dash bearing an evil grin on her face. "OK Wallflower, tell me, truth or dare?" Rainbow asked in a intimidating tone.

"Oh, well-um" Wallflower fumbled her words "Wh-what do I do?" She asked herself "I mean Fluttershy did a dare and she just had to kiss a cat, which isn't that bad, I mean she's shy too and they didn't try to make her do anything that would embarrass her, Sunset said her friends would be nice, m-maybe they are, maybe Sunset was right" Wallflower nervously thought to herself.

"I don't have all night yea know" Rainbow huffed looking at the nervous green girl.

"I-I choose Dare!" Wallflower blurted out to the other's surprise. Rainbow Dash just grinned like the Grinch planning to steal Christmas. "Good choice" she cooed in a sultry tone. " I Rainbow Dash, dare you Wallflower Blush to take off that cute little Bikini Top and show us those sweater cows you always try to hide!" Dash deviously replied.

Wallflower was frozen in place by the request.

"What the hell Rainbow Dash, you-can't just ask Wallflower to do something like that! You know how shy she is!!" Sunset scolded starring daggers at the rainbow haired girl.

"Tough, she shouldn't have said dare then" Rainbow Dash mocked.

"Twilight!" Sunset looked at her closest friend pleading.

"I-i'm sorry Sunset, I mean it's vulgar and inappropriate but it's not against the rules" Twilight sighed. "Wallflower can refuse, but by the rules of the game if she does...."

"Then she has to sit in the time-out corner" Rainbow teased.

Wallflower sat and processed the situation as best she could. She didn't want to do something like that, not in front of so many people, but if she refused she lost, and she was here as Sunset's guest, so if she lost that meant she was letting Sunset down, right? She didn't want to do that either.

As Sunset and Rainbow continued to argue Wallflower let out a deep-gulp and undid her top, the beautiful flower print piece falling to the ground as gasps were heard around the room.

"W-wallflower" Sunset rasped in a shocked voice.

"Damn I didn't think she'd actually have the balls to do it" Rainbow replied impressed staring at the green skinned girls now large exposed orbs. "Nice melons" Rainbow teased, Wallflower now in tears, begging to shake, near a panic attack, all she could do was instinctively run away, and she did so, up the stairs towards the guest bathroom Rarity had her and Trixie change in earlier.

Rainbow Dash continued to chuckle as the rest of her friends once again glared at her in contempt. "Oh, c'mon it's just a game!" Rainbow Dash groaned. Before anyone else could reply though Trixie spoke-up.

"My Turn" Trixie growled as she spun the bottle as if like magic it stopping right at Rainbow Dash. "OK flatty, Truth or Dare!?" Trixie grinned.

Rainbow Smirked. "hehe, Truth of course" Rainbow replied. "Like i'm gonna fall into her trap and let her pull some revenge dare on me" Rainbow told herself. Trixie however just smiled even wider, Rainbow not realizing Trixie had wanted her to choose truth.

"OK, tell me Rainbow Dash.....why do you hate Wallflower and me so much?" Trixie asked. Rainbow Dash just froze. "Shit-I did fall into a trap" Rainbow internally bemoaned.

"ah-c'mon I don't" Rainbow began

"uh-uh-uh" Trixie scolded "You have to tell the truth or you go in the timeout corner" Trixie devilishly grinned. Rainbow Dash thought for a moment and cursed herself once again, she wasn't about to lose a after both of the shyest people in the room had succeed. But talking about emotions and mushy stuff like that had always been hard for her. "Damn it why me!" she huffed under her breath.

"We're waiting Rainbow Dash" Trixie taunted. "So go ahead, tell us all why you're such a spiteful bitch to someone as fabulous as me and someone as sweet as Wallflower?" Trixie asked again.

"ugg, fine!" Rainbow huffed "You wanna know, fine!" Rainbow repeated. "I Hate you because you're an egotistical braggart who thinks she's better then everybody else..and...and...:" Rainbow stuttered.

"And" Trixie egged the girl on

"And you remind me so much of myself it freaks me out!" Rainbow Dash admitted, the rest of the girls other then Trixie gasping at the revelation. "You are so cocky and you hide your insecurities behind some bravado, just like I do and I see how people react to that, and I think, what if I mess-up bad, what if I become worse then you, worse then I am now, what if I become so self absorbed I lose all my friends and I end up like you or worse!!" Rainbow Dash screamed out loud. "That's why I hate you Trixie, because looking at you makes me constantly realize what I could become if i'm not careful" Rainbow finished, her face blush red, her breathing heavy, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Oh-Rainbow" Fluttershy sobbed seeing her oldest friend in such pain.

"And Wallflower?" Trixie asked.

Rainbow Dash sniffled as she cleared the tears from her eyes "I-I guess I still haven't forgiven her for what she did to us, to Sunset, I-i'm not mature enough to do that" Rainbow reluctantly admitted. "I mean I know others have hurt us before, but, stealing memories, even if she wasn't evil herself, that's a whole new level of low" Rainbow rasped.

The group of girls just looked at Rainbow, uncertain of what to say.

"Thank you for your honesty Rainbow Dash" Trixie softly smiled. "Now Sunset I do believe you have a little flower upstairs to cheer up" Trixie chuckled looking at Sunset, the girl still frozen but quickly registering Trixie's words. "Oh, ahh...yea, guess I do" Sunset replied as she slowly got up and headed upstairs to help Wallflower, the rest of the girls still just staring at Dash who was still blushing and shaking, most likely feeling just as embarrassed as Wallflower had mere moments before. A thought that brought Trixie and Sunset a mixture of both joy and regret.

Author's Note

Man, that was a chapter!

Anywho next time some spicy Not Safe For Woona action between Sunset and Wallflower in Rarity's bedroom, then..... I dunno more heart tugging emotion stuff!?

Thanks again for reading and as always will go back and correct mistakes as able!