Being a weekend, it was of course no surprise at all that the local movie theatre was pretty much packed today. Men and women, boys and girls form all over Canterlot had come here to see films together, and have a grand old time doing so. There were smiles abound on the faces of more or less everybody right now, as there were already several lines forming to wait for the most popular and recent movies to have come out. But, amidst all of this, one group in particular seemed to be simply waiting by the side. Sunset, Twilight, Rainbow, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy and the small dog, Spike, were leaning against one particular wall by the side, where all the latest movie posters were hanging, all looking as though they were eagerly awaiting something in particular. Time passed, and many of them took to watching the other audiences come and go, but, before they waited too long, the silence among them was finally broken by a high-pitched and familiar voice.
"Got it!"
All eyes turned, and they smiled to see Pinkie Pie charging towards them. Surprisingly, and in a way that defied the laws of physics in a way that only Pinkie Pie could do, the girl was carrying popcorn and sodas for all of her friend, balancing them on top of one another as though she were some impressive circus act. Naturally, some of the girls seemed worried as she approached, but, to Pinkie's credit, not a single thing fell over or spilled as she handed her friends their various snacks. Once everyone had what they needed, Rainbow took a particularly large gulp of her drink, before promptly turning around and looking to the aforementioned movie posters.
"Alrighty then! Which one do we see?"
Hearing her, the girls all turned together, looking at the posters. There was a great variety to see, it had to be said, and each and every one of them seemed to be interesting in its own right. But, naturally, each of the girls had a different taste that they wanted to talk about.
"Ooh! How about we see that new comedy! The last movie those guys did was hilarious!" Pinkie exclaimed.
Sunset scratched the back of her head, displaying uncertainty.
"I don't know, Pinkie. Didn't all the humour in that last one seem a bit...you know...simple?"
Pinkie raised an eyebrow.
"Meaning...?"
Rainbow sighed.
"It was all slapstick stuff! Every five seconds someone was tripping over or getting hit by something. It got old real fast."
Pinkie seemed almost insulted by that.
"But that stuff is funny!"
Sunset nodded.
"Yeah...if it's not the only thing that happens. Do it too much and...well...it blunts the edge."
Pinkie let out a huff to that.
"Ugh! Fine!"
Rarity, sweeping aside some of her hair, soon smiled to her friends.
"How about the latest period romance? The thrilling tale of a love story that defied the lovers' social class and caused an utter scandal? Oh, just think of it!"
Applejack rolled her eyes.
"Yeah...we are thinkin' of it."
Rarity looked to her farmer friend.
"Not to your liking, I take it?"
Adjusting her hat, Applejack nodded.
"Ah'll say. It's all well an' good, havin' a sweet love story, but those period things get a little...erm..."
"Boring?" Rainbow suggested.
Applejack smiled to her.
"Eyup, that’s the word!"
Rarity looked to that same poster, considering her friend's position.
"Well...I suppose there have been quite a few of them lately."
This time, it was Fluttershy's turn to chime in.
"How about that new cartoon movie? They always have such beautiful animation and lovely songs."
Rainbow appeared just a touch embarrassed at that.
"Er...aren't those movies supposed to be for...you know...kids? I mean, not that I don't think they're good or anything, but..."
Fluttershy looked to her, frowning slightly.
"Remember the rabbit movie we watch, Rainbow? That was indented for children, remember?"
Rainbow thought on that, chuckling a little.
"Yeah...good point."
Sunset looked over to the rest of them.
"Anyone else have any suggestions?"
Twilight smiled to that, pointing to one poster in particular.
"How about this one? It's a documentary film about a flock of birds that have only recently been discovered by science. It's said to have some of the best shots of any nature film to date!"
The others thought on that, with one or two grimacing slightly. In the end, it was Rarity who answered.
"Pardon me for saying so Twilight, I know that sounds very fascinating, but...I believe we prefer learning when we're at school, not when we're trying to have fun."
Adjusting her glasses, Twilight narrowed her eyes a little.
"Educating yourself is fun!" she declared.
Rainbow smirked to that.
"Oh yeah? Well, let me tell you what's fun!"
She pointed to the poster right in front of her, which seemed about as action-packed as a movie poster was capable of being. Fire, explosions, a tough and gritty-looking protagonist. It had it all, and Rainbow was right on the verge of salivating at the sight of it.
"Oh yeah! Now that’s what I'm talking about!"
Fluttershy placed her hands upon her hips, looking to her childhood friend with some disapproval.
"I'd prefer not to have to watch anything that violent today, Rainbow."
Rarity nodded.
"I concur, Fluttershy. Most distasteful."
Rainbow grunted.
"Argh! Alright then!"
Chuckling, Applejack stepped forward.
"Well, if nothin' else, at least ah know that there's a movie ah can like!"
She looked to her poster, which was prominently depicting two cowboys close to one another. Seeing that, all of them looked to Applejack with wide eyes.
"Um...Applejack? Do you...er...know what that movie's about?" Twilight asked.
Applejack looked to her with confusion.
"Well...yeah. Jus' look at it. A couple o' tough cowboys takin' on the world. What else could there be?"
The girls looked to each other, as if terrified of being the one to say what they all knew had to be said. Then, after sighing, Sunset stepped forward, leaning closer and whispering in Applejack's ear. After this, a moment passed, then another, and another, before the farm girl blinked. Then, she cleared her throat.
"...Ah."
Afterward, she took a deep breath, then gave a nod.
"Ya know what? Ah think ah might like that anyway."
The others looked to her, surprised.
"You...you would?" Rainbow asked.
Chuckling, Applejack gave a nod.
"Eyup! An' it'll be good fer all o' us probably."
She looked to the others.
"It's got animals, a little action maybe, some romance, it's a period piece too probably. So...yeah, it's got the bases covered."
Again, the girls looked to one another, and when they looked back to Applejack, they smiled.
"Well then...guess it's decided, girls," Sunset announced.
And so it was that the group finally started to head off towards the ticket booth, ready to announce which movie they wanted to see. As they got closer, however, Sunset looked over to Twilight.
"Um...not to put too fine a point on it, but...is it okay for Spike to come in with us?"
Twilight, in response, looked down to Spike, and the two shared a knowing smile before looking back to Sunset.
"Don't worry, Sunset...we've got it covered," Spike answered.
Sunset didn't know what to make of that, and so remained quiet as they finally got to the booth. But, as the tickets were being bought, Spike leisurely walked up to the thing, looked to the cashier, then smiled.
"Hey there, Dave. Nice day, right?"
But the poor teen within the booth merely kept his eyes firmly upon the girls.
"Everything's fine, there's no talking dog, you're completely sane, Dave, there's no talking dog, you don't see anything..."
And he just kept saying that, over and over again, much to Spike's amusement, and soon, the little dog simply walked past, heading straight for their assigned screen, with nobody trying to stop him. Understanding came to Sunset, and she looked over to Twilight, smirking slightly.
"Ah...got it. Very nice."
