Author's Note

Hiya! So glad you're still reading this. Godslittleprincess's cameo is in this chapter by the way. Hope you enjoy.

Katrina Likes Coffee

"Ah can't believe I let somethin' as silly as mah pride get between me and Rainbow." AJ says regretfully.

"It's such a quick jump from hurt to mad isn't it? Then we do things we wish we hadn't." I say while giving her a side hug.

"Indeed." Rarity agrees.

"Where d' ya think Rainbow is?" Applejack asks her newly reunited friends.

"She should be on the soccer field," Fluttershy softly says after a short pause.

"Great! Let's go!" Pinkie shouts.

We walk through the halls towards the soccer field. We make it there just as Rainbow gets warmed up and Applejack walks over to her.

After they talk for about five minutes Rarity comments, "They're actually talking; that's a good sign!"

Then they hug and Pinkie squeals, "Hugs! Hugs are always good."

They walk over to us and AJ explains, "Somebody, and I think we can all guess who, told Rainbow Dash that my bake sale had been moved to a different day. Dash showed up with all the softball team and thought I'd cancelled on her! Ah guess you were right Twilight. Ah'm sorry."

"It takes a big po- I mean person to admit that. I forgive you." I say.

"So you're lookin' to dethrone Sunset Shimmer and become Princess of the Fall Formal, huh?" Rainbow asks.

"Yes." I reply.

"Gotta say, I'd really love to see that happen. I'll totally help you out! All you gotta do is beat me in a game of one-on-one." She says while bopping the ball on her head.

"Ok. First to five goals wins." I say.

"Firs- wait, what?!" She says so shocked that she drops the ball.

I use my feet to get the ball and kick it into the goal. "One-zip!" I yell.

As the game progresses the girls are gaping as I give Rainbow a run for her money. We end up tied at four-four and Rainbow is obviously mad and shocked. I use a trick I haven't used in years; I used to call it the Miller Mix up. It works as intended and I win. Rainbow is quite unhappy that I won and says in disbelief, "I-I lost."

"I can't believe it! You beat Rainbow!" Pinkie says.

"I must say, I didn't believe you could do it, but you did." Rarity says as if she's in a remarkable dream.

"Good game." I say, holding my hand out for Rainbow to shake.

"H-how did you manage to do that?!" Rainbow says breathlessly.

"Oh. I took ballet and I was the captain of my soccer team at my old school. I've got to say, you sure gave me a run for my money though." I say honestly.

"Well, If there were any doubt before, there sure is none now that you have the makings of a great Princess." Rainbow says.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"I wasn't gonna help just anybody try and beat Sunset Shimmer. The Fall Formal Princess, or any Princess for that matter, should be someone with heart, determination and good sportsmanship. You've proved that you've got 'em all!" She says proudly.

"Thank you all for supporting me." I say thankfully.

"Let's go get some coffee and treats from Sugarcube Corner, on me." Pinkie announces.

Everyone agrees and we walk over there. As soon as we get there Pinkie says that she works here and that we can get whatever we want. However, I choose to not take advantage of it and just order a small caramel frappé, (believe it or not a frappé is cheaper than a smoothie.) and a cheap sandwich. As I'm walking over to my newfound friends, I bump into Flash and spill my drink and drop my sandwich.

"I'm so sorry." I say.

"It's my fault. I'll pay for them." He offers.

"No need for that dearie." Mrs. Cake says. "We've got it."

While my drink and sandwich are being replaced, I try to apologize again. "I'm really sorry Flash."

"No, I should of been watching where I was going." He says looking at me kindly.

I tuck a piece of hair behind my ear and blush. "Here you two lovebirds are." Mrs. Cake says, bringing our drinks to us. That makes me blush harder and I see a faint trace of pink on Flash's cheeks.

"We're not-" He says as I look at him shyly.

"Thank you for offering to pay for my drink." I say.

"No problem." He says while unconsciously grabbing my hand. A tingly feeling rushes through me as our hands touch. We quickly pull them away as I say. "Well, I need to get back to my friends."

"I'll see you around." He says to me.

"Don't even think about it." Rarity warns as I sit down.

"What?" I ask, still in a daze from the brief touch.

"You're already trying to get her crown. Who knows what Sunset Shimmer would do if you ended up getting her ex-boyfriend too?" She says.

I sigh, "You're right. Let's stay focused."

"All right, girls. Dance is tomorrow night, and we still don't know how we're gonna get Twilight the votes she needs to be named princess. Right now, folks only know the Twilight from the videos Sunset Shimmer posted online. We need to help 'em see her differently." AJ reminds us.

Everyone murmurs agreements and silence reigns until Rarity shouts, "I'VE GOT IT!" Everyone looks over at us and her cheeks are a flaming red. She clears her throat and says quieter, "I mean, um, perhaps I have a solution. Now this may be an absolutely preposterous idea, but what if we all wore these as a sign of unity?" She says while holding up pony ears and tails.

"That sounds fun. Sorry for interrupting, please continue." I ask.

"I mean, the five of us are obviously very different, but deep down, we're all Canterlot Wondercolts! Sunset Shimmer is the one who divided us, Twilight Sparkle is the one who united us. And we're gonna let everyone know it! What do you think?" She finishes.

"I love it!" Pinkie shouts, rivaling Rarity's own.

"I've got a idea." Rainbow says.

"Do tell," Rarity says.

"So here's what I'm thinking. Let's wear these ears and tails and sweaters at lunch today and sing this song I wrote." Rainbow says, pulling out some sheet music and lyrics. We all look over them and they're pretty good, but I see that it's slightly different from the cafeteria song.

"I know we'll need to change it a bit, but I think it'll work." I comment. Everyone else agrees and we get to work. I sip my caramel frappe and revel in the taste of the coffee/caramel mixture. I suck it down so fast that Pinkie Pie asks if I got a brainfreeze. I giggle nervously and say no.

About fifteen minutes later we finish the changes to the song and our drinks. "Let's go to my boutique and change." Rarity offers.

"Ok." Fluttershy says softly.

We leave Sugarcube Corner and start walking to Rarity's. As soon as we arrive Rarity passes out the sweaters, ears, and tails and we pop into the dressing rooms and change. "These are great Rarity! I love them." I say admiring it in the mirror.

"I'm glad. Few people enjoy school spirit anymore. I haven't sold any sweaters, ears or tails in ages." She says with a wistful sigh.

"I don't know why, because these are sooo cool!" Pinkie says.

"Ah gotta admit these are real nice." Applejack compliments.

"They're really comfy." Fluttershy adds.

"Thank you girls. This means a lot." Rarity says.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but we need to get back to school if we're going to pull this off." Rainbow Dash reminds.

My eyes widen as I say, "Right! Let's go."

We start walking to the school and on the way there I notice a young boy with orange-yellow skin and red-orange hair and eyes that look like copper pennies. He's doing street magic and it's pretty impressive for a boy of I'd guess eleven or twelve. I walk over to him and ask, "What's your name?"

"My name's Kit. Do you want to see a trick?"

"Yes. I would." I reply.

"But Twilight, we gotta go." Rainbow complains.

"'Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.' Let's treat them as such." I reply.

Kit does a very sophisticated card trick that I don't know the name of and wows the audience. I thank him for showing us and apologize that we can't stay for longer. We run the rest of the way back and make it with ten minutes to spare. Which gives us just enough time to choreograph most of the moves. We go over the plan one more time before lunch. "So here's the plan. You guys keep tapping out the beat until Spike plays the music, props to Fluttershy for getting him to touch the play button." I say.

"Oh, it was no trouble. He's a little sweetheart." She says gushing over him.

"And then you guys start singing and dancing and then I'll come out as soon as Fluttershy and Pinkie open the main doors and then we throw the ears and tails to the students. Everyone good?" I ask.

"I'm not. How come Twilight gets the longest solo?" Rainbow whines.

"'Cause she's the reason we're even here. And her solo is more her campaign than anythin' else." AJ reminds her.

"All right." She grumbles.

"We've got your back Twilight." Rarity says.

"Thank you all so much." I say while pulling them into a group hug.

We go our separate ways and I wait outside the doors.

At this point for all we know Twilight could be mooning Sunset Shimmer, and while I won't do that, I will sing the cafeteria song with them. Speaking of which, here we go.

"Hey, hey, everybody
We've got something to say
We may seem as different
As the night is from day
But you look a little deeper
And you will see
That I'm just like you
And you're just like me.
Yeah!
Hey, hey, everybody
We're here to shout
That the magic of friendship
Is what it's all about
Yeah,
We thought we were different
As the night is from the day
Until Twilight Sparkle
Helped us see another way
So get up get down
If you're gonna come around
We can work together
Helping Twilight win the crown
So get up get down
'Cause it's gonna make a sound
If we work together
Helping Twilight Sparkle
Win the crown!"

At this point I make my voice as high pitched as I can without sounding like I'm being horrifically murdered.

"Hey, hey hands up now,
We're sending a message
To the crowd
Hands wave up
Then come down
We party together
All around"

Now I try to make my voice sound like a high society socialite.

"Generous, honesty,"

Now I try a western accent, though I didn't need to make nearly as much effort when I was Katrina Miller instead of Katrina Sparkle. I chuckle at that.

"Laughter, kindness, loyalty,"

I try to make my voice as quiet and high as I can.

"Twilight helped us each to see,"

Then I just return my voice to normal as I sing the next part.

"All that we can be!
So get up get down
If you're gonna come around
We can work together
Helping Twilight win the crown
So get up get down
'Cause it's gonna make a sound
If we work together
Helping Twilight Sparkle
Win the crown!"

The doors open and I launch into Twi- I mean my solo.

"I'm gonna be myself
No matter what I do
And if we're different yeah
I want you to be true to you
If you follow me
We'll put our differences aside
We'll stick together and
Start working on that school pride!"

Everyone joins in as we sing and toss pony ears and tails out.

"Jump up make a sound (Hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Start now, make a change,
Gonna come around
Jump up make a sound (Hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Canterlot Wondercolts
Help her win the crown!
Jump up make a sound (Hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Start now, make a change,
Gonna come around
Jump up make a sound (Hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Canterlot Wondercolts
Help her win the crown!
Jump up make a sound (Hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Start now, make a change,
Gonna come around
Jump up make a sound (Hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Canterlot Wondercolts
Help her win the crown!"

As the song ends, the bell rings and we need to leave the cafeteria. Me and my new friends chat about the success of the song. "Doesn't everyone look just fabulous?" Rarity says excitedly.

"It was a great idea, Rarity! You too Rainbow!" I say.

Just then Sunset walks by with a smug look on her face and when she looks at me it's positively venomous.

"Don't know what she's smilin' about. Twilight's the one that's gonna be Princess of the Fall Formal." AJ remarks.

She knocks on Vice Principal Luna's office door and says in a saccharine sweet voice that sounds oddly cold, "Vice Principal Luna! Something terrible has happened!"

The next thing I know I'm being dragged, (no that's not an exaggeration,) I am being dragged, to Vice-Principal Luna's office. "What the heck! Why am I here?" I say while rubbing my arm that has nail indentations in it.

"You trashed the gymnasium did you not? I've got photographic evidence."

I look at the pictures and see that they're time stamped. "I didn't do this. I was at Sugarcube Corner during this."

"Yet this is clearly you in the photographs, is it not?"

Just then Flash bursts in and interjects, "Vice Principal Luna. I found these in a trash can in the library. Thought you should see them. Someone obviously combined these photos to make it look like Twilight was the one who trashed the gym." He says while showing how someone could do this.

She studies the evidence for what seems like an eternity and then finally admits. "I appreciate you bringing these to my attention, Flash. In light of this new evidence, you may of course continue your bid to be crowned the Princess of the Fall Formal."

I hope so. I think. However I say aloud, "Thank you Vice-Principal Luna."

Me and Flash step out into the hallway and I say, "Thank you so much for clearing my name."

"Anytime. I mean, what was I gonna do? Not prove your innocence? Wouldn't be much of a Canterlot Wondercolt, would I?"

I giggle at that. Then Vice-Principal Luna comes out and says, "I am afraid enough damage has been done to the gym that we will have to postpone the dance until tomorrow night. If you will excuse me, I need to let my sister know about this latest development."

Flash looks over at me, obviously contemplating something, then he says, "So, uh, I was wondering. If you aren't already going with somebody, wanna go to the Fall Formal with me tomorrow night?"

"That would be wonderful. I'll meet you there at eight?" I ask with a smile even as a dilemma crosses my mind.

"Great!" He says eagerly.

"See you then." I reply.

As soon as we part ways I start walking to Rarity's boutique. What am I going to do? Do I tell the girls? Or do I allow them to think something that isn't true?