“So what do you girls wanna do now?” I asked curiously as my group strode through the mall. Fuschia and Octavia had surprisingly hit it off well while Trixie and I became close which none of us expected. Lavender and Vinyl were close as well. Twilight and Moondancer were at one of the libraries in town. Minuette and Equestrian Bon Bon were at a donut shop while Twinkleshine, Lemon Hearts and my counterpart were with us. It was kinda funny watching people do double takes at two of me in the mall.

“I have no idea,” Sunset admitted with a smile. She had an arm wrapped around Derpys waist and looked happier than I’ve seen her recently which is always good.

“We can go to the toy store!” Sonata giggled and jumped on her feet. I was the most distrusting of the sirens in all honesty of my group. Sonata was pretty cool and funny though. “They sell all sorts of stuff! Statues of mythological creatures and stuff. I love buying them for my collection.”

“Uh sure?” Aria grumbled. “Me and Adagio can find something to do.”

“Just don’t spend all your allowance in one go,” Adagio warned as she handed the young girl some money. “I’m serious Sonata.”

“Okay Dagi,” Sonata grumbled as she took the green bills and the older two wandered of, giving the youngest of the three a worried look before disappearing around the corner. Sonata led us through the mall, dodging people and service animals before stepping into a store I recognized.

“I come here all the time for comics and statues!” I exclaimed as a look of surprise crossed Sonata’s face.

“Really? I do too. It’s my favorite place on earth!” She paused in front of a display case. “Well second favorite place. Taco Bell holds a special place in my heart always.”

I let out a chuckle as we all separated to do our own thing. Me and Sonata sat at a table and started play arguing about which Greek God was better while Derpy and Sunset sat down next to us and listened. Bon Bon and Vinyl were looking at instruments while Octavia and Trixies friends were talking near the cds. Lightning and the three Equestrians were discussing video games it looked like. This place sold it all honesty. It was amazing.

“Here comes trouble,” Derpy mumbled as she stared behind me. Sunset got tense as I glanced back, instantly standing up. Applejack stood there and gave us a timid wave.

“H-hey yall,” she said as Apple Bloom stepped out from behind her. As soon as she saw Sunset, she immediately got tense as the rest of my group converged on us. She looked she had a deer in the headlights look as she glanced at all of us. Her eyes widened when my double stood there next to me.

“What are you doing here?” Vinyl demanded as the two stared at each other.

“Bloom wanted ta check this here store out,” Applejack said as her young sister walked away but kept an eye on us. Mainly Sunset. Vinyl balled her fists as the two maintained eye contact. Bon Bon and the others watched cautiously, evidently waiting to see how this would play out. I finally slammed a hand on the table and everyone jumped, quickly staring at me.

“You,” I pointed at Applejack. “Come with me. I got a few bones to pick with you and this is too public a place to pick at them.” Applejack gulped and nodded.

“Trixie is coming with,” Trixie announced as her two friends nodded.

“Me too,” Vinyl chimed in. I sighed and rolled my eyes in frustration.

“Fine but no throwing the first punch. I’m doing this to keep the peace, not start a fight,” I warned as I stepped to the counter. “Hey Day Trader. Can I borrow the back office for a bit?”

He gave a nod as he opened a drawer in his desk, procuring a golden key and handing it to me. He didn’t really talk much because of his lisp. He only really talked to me and Bon Bon. I gave him a grateful nod and gestured for the others to follow me. I led them down a hallway, unlocking a room and they all walked in. I closed the door behind us and quickly sat down at table, steepling my fingers.

“Sit,” I gestured to a empty seat at the table across from. Trixie and the others stood behind me and glared at Applejack as she sat down nervously. “You know, when you aren’t really good at something, most people tend to not do that or get better at it. I’m guessing you never tried to be good at lying.”

“It wasn’t a total lie,” Applejack muttered. “We really did wanna check this store out. Ah knew Sunset and ya both liked mythology.” I allowed a faint smile to tug at my lips.

“Well that’s good for her but what do you want with us? Why even come up to us?” I asked curiously.

“Ah wanted to see Sunset,” she admitted.

“Seriously?” Fuschia asked in anger. “After how you all treated her? Why should we allow you to see her?”

“Ah’ve been thinking about all of this. Ah sat down and thought long n hard about all this. She wasn’t as stupid as this back then. She woulda been way more smart and hid it was her behind this,” Applejack admitted.

“About time you pulled your head out of your ass. Must have taken a lot of lube,” I commented. I ignored the shocked looks I received and stared at Applejack, leaning forward.

“Can ya tell Sunset ah wanna talk to her? Ah’ll leave the store with Bloom and let her approach me,” Applejack asked hesitantly as she put her hat back on.

“I’ll let her know. But don’t get all upset when she refuses. You all fucked up majorly here.”

“Ah know. Thank ya kindly Lyra.” We all made our way to the door and I held it open.

“Remember leave. Don’t talk to Sunset. Don’t even look at her,” Lavender growled.

“Ah promise we won’t.”

Author's Note

Next chapter will be Lavender Laves pov