"Remind me never to open my big mouth..." Twilight said as she and Sunset Shimmer left Sweet Apple Acres back into Ponyville proper.

"You said it not me..." Sunset said. "So, next we need to find a pegasus called Rainbow Da--" Sunset began but was suddenly tackled to the ground by a cyan pegasus mare with a Rainbow Mane.

"Um...excuse me..." The pegasus mare said. If Twilight didn't know any better, she'd mistake this pegasus for a stallion with how physically built she was.

"You must be Rainbow Dash." Twilight said.

"The one and only. Sorry about the run in, I was practicing my act for when the wonderbolts show up at the Summer Sun celebration." Rainbow Dash said.

"Seriously? You?" Sunset said and then jestured up. "It's supposed to be cloudless, so why are their clouds around? If your looking to get in the Wonderbolts, you better do your duties." Sunset said.

"Ha! I can clear this sky in ten seconds flat!" Rainbow Dash said.

"I don't believe you for a second." Twilight said.

"Yeah, prove it!" Sunset said. Rainbow Dash proceeded to cloud bust all the clouds in the sky with Twilight timing her. When all was said and done...

"Un-unbelievable!" Twilight said. "That took 9.57 seconds!" She exclaimed, flabbergasted.

"You said ten seconds flat..." Sunset argued.

"Meh...I'm no good with numbers. Still, I didn't know you unicorns could use magic to make stop watches. Maybe you can time some of my other things so I can really see how fast I go. It'd be a fun way to hang out after all." Rainbow Dash said.

"Well...I don't see why not." Twilight said with a smile. Despite the fact that this Pegasus now had a reason to brag about her true speed, Twilight knew she was more of the competitive nature. Rainbow Dash soon flew off.

Sunset and Twilight entered Town Hall.

"So according to my list, the pony in charge of decorations is somepony named Rarity." Twilight said. They soon discovered a white unicorn decorating Town Hall. "Um hi we're here to..." Twilight began.

"Not now dear, I'm in the zone as it were." The white unicorn said before finishing up. "Perfect! Glitter does make everything more glamerous. Rarity you are a genius!" She said before turning to the duo who still had Spike with them. "Now how can I...EEK!" Rarity said upon noticing Sunset Shimmer's mane. "What happened to your mane!?" The white unicorn said.

"Oh...I guess I didn't notice it got messed up from something earlier." Sunset said. "Well we're just here to check on decorations and we'll be out of your hair." She added.

"Out of my hair? WHAT ABOUT YOUR HAIR! No, that simply will not do! I insist you let me fix it for you!" Rarity said before she pulled Sunset with her magic.

"...Might as well let her..." Twilight said soon followed by Spike.

In no time at all Rarity had Sunset's main fixed up.

"Thanks for the assist I guess. I can see why you were put up to decorations." Sunset said and reached into her saddlebags before being stopped by Rarity.

"Oh there's no need to pay me for this. Though if you told me where you two came from, that would be payment enough." Rarity said.

"Well we're from canterlot to..." Twilight began but got cut off by Rarity gasping in shock.

"CANTERLOT?! WHY THAT PLACE IS FILLED WITH GLAMOUR!" Rarity shouted.

"Uh...yeah...about that. After you've been there for as long as the two of us have...it loses it's charm pretty quickly." Sunset said.

"Oh...well I suppose that one who lives there thinks that Ponyville is way to rural for your tastes." Rarity said, hmphing.

"Actually, this place is a nice change of pace. It's got it's charm." Twilight admitted. Rarity smiled.

"Well...I do hope you'll forgive me for thinking the worst of you then." Rarity said. Suddenly a young unicorn filly came in.

"...Wait a second, you have a daughter?!" Sunset exclaimed.

"Ugh...why is it that everyone always thinks that about me?" The unicorn filly asked.

"Beautiful..." Spike said.

"Yes I suppose this place is quite beautiful." Twilight said.

"No not the decor..." Spike said and pointed at the unicorn filly. "I mean her." He said. This caused the unicorn filly to blush.

"Really? You actually think I'm beautiful?" The filly asked.

"Um...this is actually my little sister Sweetie Belle." Rarity said. Sunset raised an eyebrow at that. She could tell there was more to it then that but left it alone.

"Yes...your actually quite lovely." Spike said. This made the filly blush more.

"Well as much as I appreciate you taking an interest in...my little sister...I bet there's more you all need to do. But feel free to stop by anytime." Rarity said. Sunset couldn't help but notice the brief pause Rarity did but was dragged out by Twilight before she could raise any quesitons.

"See you soon Sweetie." Spike called out, clearly head over heels for the young filly.

"...Is it just me or has something just happened that was different from something else?" Sweetie Belle asked no one in particular.

TO BE CONTINUED

Author's Note

So yes, I changed things up here already from the main timeline: Spike isn't in love with Rarity, but rather Sweetie Belle. Yeah I was getting sick of going for the heart break plot when it comes to Spike and Rarity so having Spike fall in love with Sweetie Belle on first sight really helps make this version of the ship seem much more grounded in universe. There's also another reason why I'm doing this, but I won't reveal that until later on in Season 3 of all places.