Author's Note

First off, I want to apologize to you guys for decided to get rid of this version of my fourth clopfic. I saw some mistakes that I neglected to correct that I knew needed to be dealt with or else it would throw readers off. I was going good with this, but due to the amount of hate this story was getting, I felt that I needed to get this redone in some places before posting it back up and getting back up to be read. Well, now I have it up and ready to be looked at, and hopefully go better than it did last time.

Alright, that's all for now... enjoy the first...somewhat revised chapter!

A Divine Pickup

Sweetie Belle Cifer’s rhythmic humming could be heard all around her room as she hopped and skipped about Rarity’s room. The carpet beneath her muffled the thumping sound of her hooves as they hit the ground every few seconds. Her curly two-toned mane and tail skirt bounced rhythmically with her bounces as her emerald eyes gleamed with mirth. Beside her, Rarity could be seen at her knitting machine, doing the last attachments to a dress she was making. Needles, threads, and scissors could be seen thrown about her desk as she worked fruitlessly on her new design. Even with her intense concentration, she found herself slightly annoyed by the constant jumping coming from behind her. Pausing to take a break, Rarity sighed and turned to her sister, lifting the glasses from her sapphire eyes.

“Sweetie Belle darling, could you please stop that incessant bouncing?” She asked tiredly, frowning slightly at her sister. “I’m trying to finish your dress. If you keep making those sounds it’ll take me longer to finish it.”

Sweetie stopped in her prancing, landing gracefully in the middle of the room to face her sister. “Oh, I’m sorry Rarity! I didn’t mean to! I’m just so excited about spending Nightmare Night tonight with Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Nocturnus! I really wanna show them the new dress I’m going to be wearing tonight!”

“I know you are dear, but I’m not going to get anywhere like this.” Rarity chastised, speaking to Sweetie like she was her mother instead of her sister. “Remember what I always say, dear. I need complete and total concentration on my dresses, otherwise, they will never be to perfection~.”

“Yes Rarity, I know...” Sweetie sighed, rolling her eyes. “I just really want this Nightmare Night to be special, and it’s not just about the dress either! This day will be officially marking the eleven month anniversary if when Scootaloo and Nocturnus officially got together!”

This gave Rarity a pause, her expression slightly softening as the words wrapped around her head like a sock going up a hoof. A smile of tenderness slowly came to her face as she looked at her sister, her face holding none of the annoyance it had earlier. Rarity was one of the many ponies that found out about Scootaloo and Nocturnus’s new relationship. Having been told so by Fluttershy while she and the rest of her friends had a hangout at Sugarcube Corner. The other girls were, needless to say, shocked that the teens were now coltfriend and fillyfriend. Rarity most of all, mainly due to the fact that Scootaloo actually got together with a bat pony. Alas, that didn’t make Rarity any less elated and happy for the duo, Fluttershy included. Mostly for the fact that she was going to get a future brother-in-law.

Despite Rarity’s positivity and support, the rest of the girls didn’t quite believe Fluttershy, thinking she was just pulling their legs for a good laugh. That is until Scootaloo and Nocturnus came walking in Sugarcube Corner hoof in hoof as they prepared to order something from Mrs. Cake’s stand. The group silently watched as the couple took a seat at a nearby table, cuddling up against one another as a giddy Ms. Cake gave them their pastries. After a few minutes of them silently conversing, Scootaloo and Nocturnus finally found an opportunity to lock lips. Kissing right in front of the entire Sugarcube Corner interior. With a good bit of tongue added to the mix.

It was unknown whether or not they had planned it, since it did seem rather out of character for the normally shy teenagers. Nonetheless, the couple received multiple choruses of squeals, whistles, and coos from all in the bakery; the combined sounds so loud it could’ve woken up a hibernating bear. Ms. Cake looked like she had been given the sweetest tasting candy of her life, with the girls holding similar reactions. It was sadly ruined when Pinkie appeared out of nowhere in front of the teens and started to loudly congratulate them on officially being a couple. Which, unbeknownst to the other mares, had been kept secret ever since Nocturnus’s thirteenth birthday. It took Fluttershy threatening Pinkie with her Solar Stare to get her to stop embarrassing the young couple. Even then, none of the mares, not even her and Rarity left the couple alone for the rest of that day.

“Ah, yes. Today is that day. Or rather, that night.” Rarity murmured, gaining a fond smile as she played with her curls. “If I recall correctly, you were all going to go into be playing with the other foals in the Town Square, and afterward, you’d be doing something else fun that I mentioned was going to happen.” Her alluring smile turned into a perplexed frown as she gained a thoughtful look. “Not really how I’d spend an anniversary with my coltfriend. But whatever works I suppose.”

“That is pretty unusual.” Sweetie nodded in agreement. “But, that’s how Nocturnus and Scootaloo want it to go, even though the tonight is mainly supposed to be about them. I guess they just wanted us to be there for some moral support~.” She giggled in mirth, her curly mane bouncing slightly with her movements. “Oh well, they’ll still get plenty of time to be together. Even if they’ll more or less be with us. And that’s what really matters, right~?”

“Yes dear, indeed it is.” Rarity nodded softly, smiling at her younger sister. “I still can’t get over how adorable they look together. Even if Nocturnus is a bat pony, it still makes him so cute to be with little Scootaloo~! Oh, every time I see them even smile at one another it makes my heart just want to burst! They have to be the most adorable couple I’ve ever seen~!”

“I know, they really are~.” Sweetie cooed, her cheeks gaining a pink tint. “It just makes me want to just how them both like they’re one of my plushies! Oh, what I wouldn’t give to be in Nocturnus’s position right now~!”

Rarity nodded in agreement. “Your thoughts are exactly mine’s darling. I’m sure that it’ll come someday with the two of us, but just not today.” A soft sigh left her as she turned back to her work. “We can at least enjoy the blissfulness of being single without care. That’s one plus sign with not having a special somepony.”

“Uh-huh, that’s great too~!” Sweetie nodded, her tail skirt swaying back and forth. She suddenly heard a thumping sound coming from downstairs, realizing that somepony was at the door. “Oh, somepony’s at the door! That must be Nocturnus and the girls!” Before Rarity could stop her, the filly was already rushing downstairs. “Hold on guys, I’m coming!”

“Don’t run down the stairs, Sweetie Belle!” Rarity called form inside of her room. “And make sure to look through the peephole first! I don’t want there to be a stranger at the door trying to snatch you!”

“Got it~!” Sweetie called back, already making her way down the bottom of the stairs. Using her magic, she levitated herself up to the peephole and looked through to see outside the door. Upon seeing who it was, she let herself drop back down before practically throwing the door open.

“Hi, everypony!” Sweetie squealed, smiling widely at the trio of teenagers that was standing at the door. “You guys are here early!”

“Howdy Sweetie Belle!” Apple Bloom said jovially, her orange eyes peering back at her from behind the black mask she had on. Around her chest, midsection, rump, and legs, were a matching black shirt and skirt, with her boots having symbols of fire on them. “We sure are early! Apparently, we had more spare time then we thought. So we decided t’ get here b’fore there was a chance fer us t’ run late.”

“That makes it even better!” Sweetie said happily as she let her friends in, closing the door behind them. “Rarity really doesn’t like it when ponies aren’t on time. Most of all when she has an order finished and ready to be sold. You guys all managed to get here ahead of time, so you can avoid one of her annoying lectures tonight.”

“Only you would be relieved about something like that. Not that I’d blame you.” Nocturnus chuckled, straightening the black and red cloak around his fluffy neck. “By the way, why aren’t you in your costume? I thought that you were going to have it on when we got here?”

“I was, but Rarity had lost track of when she was supposed to make my suit,” Sweetie replied, gaining a slightly annoyed look. She took a glance at the stairs as if it was an incredibly irritating fly that she could not shake off. “Apparently, she had gotten swept up in another one of her romance novels. For the fourth time this week, I might add. I had to give her a little reminder that there was something she needed to do so she wouldn't fall behind on it... again.”

“Oh, dear. That doesn’t sound good.” Scootaloo said, fidgeting a bit with the gleaming white robe wrapped around her. Her wings were concealed in a pair of white dove-like wings that helped add to her angelic appearance, with her head containing a crown with many different flowers. “Was Rarity able to finish it on time?”

“She’s going to finish it in a little bit,” Sweetie replied glancing up at the stairs. “I was honestly worried that she wouldn’t be able to do it on time, but she did it quicker than I expected. I guess when you’re under a lot of pressure, you can accomplish more than you thought.”

“Some ponies can relate to that, but not all.” Nocturnus murmured, shrugging as he patted at his fedora. “I can’t wait to see your new costume, Sweetie Belle. I bet you’re going to look beautiful in it!”

“Awww, thank you Nocturnus! I’m sure I will~.” Sweetie cooed, blushing a bit from the compliment. “But not quite as pretty as Scootaloo looks. After all, she is your fillyfriend. Not to mention she’s dressed like an angel. Then again, she’s already an angel in your eyes, isn’t she?”

Nocturnus smiled back, his slitted eyes turning to the aforementioned filly. “Uh-huh, she really is my little angel.” He planted a kiss on a blushing Scootaloo’s lips, to which she reciprocated by gently return it. “Way more of an angel than a certain bunny I know.”

“Oh, don’t be so hard on Cumulus Nocturnus.” Scootaloo gently chastised. “It’s not like he’s trying to keep us away from each other. He’s just… really protective of me as all. Cumulus doesn’t want to see me hurt and is only trying to keep me safe.”

“I’m pretty sure that biting my ears, pulling at my fangs, and nearly ripping off my balls isn’t a good example of keeping somepony safe.” Nocturnus deadpanned. “Or have you forgotten just last weekend when he tried to bite the head of my dick off when I was trying to take you from behind in Fluttershy’s backyard?”

Apple Bloom exploded into laughter, holding her stomach as she practically fell off her hooves while Scootaloo looked away in embarrassment. Sweetie looked in between them, her wideness of her eyes matching the darkness of her blush. She stared at Scootaloo questioningly, but she said nothing as the latter's mind wandered to the incident that took place several days prior. It was on a warm sunny Saturday afternoon when Nocturnus decided he wanted to have some fun with Scootaloo while Fluttershy was out shopping for food. They had decided to go into her backyard while he took her hard from behind against a tree as he did back at Sweet Apple Acres. Or at least, that was what he planned before Cumulus biting on Nocturnus’s cock had ended it.

It was a good ten minutes of him flying and kicking around the backyard with an angry bunny on him before Fluttershy finally came to the rescue. After using her Solar Stare to stop Cumulus’s assault, she used her healing magic to heal the wound on the poor colt’s cock. Even though he was healed, she advised them not to get too rough with each other during sex. Least her healing magic gets messed up in the process. Both foals took her advice to heart, though Nocturnus swore to make sure that Cumulus was nowhere around if he decided to mate with Scootaloo in Fluttershy’s backyard again. As for Cumulus himself... well, something told Scootaloo he was not going to be getting any of Fluttershy's special carrots anytime soon.

“O-okay, I’ll exclude that out of the list of times when he was trying to keep me safe,” Scootaloo said, her mind flashing back to the incident back at her sister’s cottage. “Cumulus did go a little too far there.”

“He tried to bite the top half of my dick off like it was a carrot dug up from the ground. I’d say that’s more than going a little too far.” Nocturnus emphasized bluntly as Apple Bloom laughed even harder. He sighed, smiling a bit as he wrapped a wing around Scootaloo. “Still, it wasn’t all bad. At least I had you to take care of me when I was hurt down there~.”

Scootaloo returned her coltfriends smile, even as the blush on her face deepened. “M-mhm, I sure did.”

“U-um, guys?” Sweetie asked timidly, her cheeks as red as Roseluck’s cutie marks. “Is there something I should know about?”

“Nothing, we’ll tell you later Sweetie Belle,” Nocturnus said dismissively as Apple Bloom finally began to calm down. At that moment, he looked up and smiled a bit, saying, “Oh! It looks like your sister is done with your costume!”

Blinking, Sweetie turned around, only to feel her vision, head, and forelegs being obscured by something large and soft. She then felt something being put on her head and forelegs before something sticky got planted on her face. Once she caught herself, she lifted the witch hat on her head and saw Rarity smiling warmly down at her.

“There we are darling~!” She gushed, batting her eyelashes at the younger unicorn. “Your suit is complete!”

Sweetie paused for a moment and looked down at her custom. On her was a deep purple shirt having a lighter purple skirt at the bottom, with yellow stars near the edges. Her hooves were covered in stockings, ranging from lighter and darker colors of purple. Lastly, on her head, was a hat that could only belong to a witch, with a yellow stripe going around it.

“Oh wow! It’s even better than I thought it was going to be!” Sweetie exclaimed, smiling widely up at her sister. “It absolutely amazing Rarity! It really is!”

“I know I do darling. I’m the one who made it after all.” Rarity said somewhat smugly as Sweetie twirled around in her costume like a ballerina. “I’m assuming you like it?”

“I sure do~!” Sweetie replied, hugging her sister around her front legs. “I love it so much! Thank you, Rarity! It’s beautiful!”

“Oh, you’re welcome darling~. Anything for my darling little sister on a night such as this~.” Rarity cooed, nuzzling her sister’s forehead. “It just looks absolutely marvelous on you! Just what you need for the big event that is yet to come tonight!”

“The big event?” Sweetie repeated, looking up at her sister in confusion. A second later, her sharp mind licked as she connected the dots. “Oh! You mean that big event! The one that’s supposed to be taking place later on tonight.” Resisting the urge to slap herself for her stupidity the filly looked back at her sister again. “What’s the big event that you said was going to happen again?”

“I’m afraid that I can’t tell you that darling.” Rarity replied, smiling apologetically at her sister. “But, fret not! You will know soon enough my dear! Trust me, it’ll be all the more wonderful if you found out yourself. And when you do, you will be absolutely ecstatic!”

Sweetie went silent, staring up at her sister with a raised brow before shaking her head. She didn’t know what in Maleficent’s name her sister was talking about but decided not to question it. Throughout her time in knowing her, Rarity hardly stirred her wrong, especially when it came to amazing surprises. While Sweetie wanted to know just what was in store for her, she also that there was no way she was going to get it out of Rarity no matter what she tried. Still, if she said she was going to like what she’d be given, then Sweetie had no reason to doubt her.

The filly had yet to realize just how good the surprise she was going to get would be.

“Alright then… if you say so.” Sweetie said, resigning from her questioning. “I really don’t know what’s planned tonight this Nightmare Night, or what I’m gonna enjoy about it. but if you say that I will, then… I’ll just have to take your word for it.”

“Oh, you will certainly enjoy it darling.” Rarity nodded, smiling excitedly as her sister turned back to her friends. “You most certainly will~…”

“Oh my! You look amazing Sweetie Belle~!” Scootaloo said sweetly. “You actually do look like a dark mage!”

“Ya sure do!” Apple Bloom nodded, still having her smile of mirth. “The only thing yer missin’ now is th’ staff!”

“Eh, I’m not really a fan of magical staffs. That’s more Twilight’s thing.” Sweetie Belle shrugged with a wave of her hoof. “My horn is all I need since I am a dark mage now. You know, since I am a unicorn~!”

“Yeah, good point. You are the one who can use magic the most expertly. I guess it would be a little silly if you were to have a staff.” Nocturnus giggled, his bat wings fluttering from underneath his cloak. “So, are you ready to go now?”

“Yep! I sure am!” Sweetie nodded, bouncing over to her friends. “Let’s get this trick or treating quest started!”

“Alrighty then, let’s get to it!” Apple Bloom said happily, leading the others towards the exit. “See ya Rarity! We’re goin’ off now!”

“Have fun my darlings~!” Rarity said as the teenagers rushed out the door. “Don’t get into too much trouble tonight! And be sure to be somewhere were somepony can see you if you find yourselves in danger!”

“We will!” Sweetie said back as she and her friends vanished into the streets.

Rarity watched them vanish into the streets before gently closing the door behind her. As she made her way back up the stairs to her workroom, she couldn’t help but smile at the thought of the events that would soon transpire. Events that would leave her dear little sister satisfied with far more than just a candy-filled tummy.