Apple Bloom's Diary:Fire and Ice

Monday, September 9

Celestia, Luna, and townsfolk pony part tryouts were today.

I wore my mane in a braid and started to experiment with makeup to make a good impression.

I even foundationed my fur whitish so I could look like Celestia.

I walked into the auditorium feeling like a model.

I looked around. But then I saw HER.

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon and the white filly were all here.

"You look awesome, DT!" Silver Spoon exclaimed.

"What else would you expect, Silvy?" Diamond Tiara boasted.

I wandered past them.

"Oh, look! Blank Flank got a makeover!" The white filly teased.

It wasn't 'til now I noticed how pretty DT looked. She had piled her mane up into an updo and wore a long white dress with a heart at the hem. Her makeup skills rivaled mine.

I just kept walking.

Silver Spoon rolled her ugly purple eyes at me. "Can you lend me your dress sometime?" I heard her ask Diamond Tiara. "The heart is so fashionable!"

I sat down on a chair. As I did, a cream-colored nerdy filly with red hair and purple glasses like Silver Spoon's walked up to me.

"Hi! Are you new here?" She asked me.

The filly had a lisp, but it wasn't too bad. "Yeah," I answered. " I'm Apple Bloom."

"Apple Bloom. I like that name. Well, my name's Twist. You might have heard of me before. I work at Sugarcube Corner. I make candy canes there all year long."

"WOW! Impressive. Does Sugarcube Corner pay you for that?"

"Nope. I guess you could say I volunteer my time. Hey! Would you like to come over sometime to make cupcakes with me?"

"Did I hear you right? You just kinda- sorta asked me on a playdate?"

"Yeah! On Wednesday after school. We can have the cupcakes as a snack. Well, nice meeting you, Apple Bloom! See you at Sugarcube Corner!!!!!" Twist galloped off.

At first I just sat there in SHOCK! Then I sighed dreamily. Wow. My first friend at PMA. It was THAT easy.

I'm writing this entry behind a barrel. Applejack just found me. Not that I was hiding from her, anyhow.

I'll write about how the tryouts went tomorrow. I have to do my homework, do barn chores, and have dinner.

Hint: I got a part in the play.

:)!!

Tuesday, Sept. 10

Yesterday was the tryouts for the school play, Celestia's Creation.

After my talk with Twist, the music teacher, Ms. Half Note, came in. The tryouts began.

All of us had to sit in a row of chairs. We each had to recite our lines.

Twist tried out for the narrator. She was good.

Diamond Tiara and I said our lines with pride.

When everyone else went, Ms. Half Note said," Good job, everypony! Give me three to five minutes, and tryout results will be out."

I reached into my backpack and got a hoof file. Five minutes later, Ms. Half Note passed out the results on paper.

My paper said, "APPLE BLOOM, YOU ARE ONE OF THE PONY TOWNSFOLK." The note at the bottom said, "YOU  HAVE ENOUGH SPUNK AND SPIRIT TO PULL IT OFF, DON'T YOU,APPLE BLOOM? EITHER THAT, OR YOU'LL DESTROY THE PLAY WITHOUT ANY HELP AND GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK. BUT YOU WON'T DO THAT TO ME,RIGHT?"

Typical.

I heard Diamond Tiara squeal. I peered at her paper. She had gotten the part of Celestia!

She trotted over to me. " In your face, blank flank! Literally!!" She shoved her paper in my face. It floated down.

I picked it up. The note said, " GOOD JOB, DIAMOND TIARA!! YOU GOT THE LEADING ROLE. AS SOON AS I SAW YOU, I WAS IMMEDIANTLY HYPNOTIZED BY YOUR BEAUTY,WITS,CHARM,AND INTELLECT! YOU IMPRESSED ME SO. KEEP IT UP! :)!!"

Smiley face?? UGH!!!!!

I don't have time to grieve now. I have to do my happy dance, for I am baking cupcakes with Twist tomorrow!!

Wednesday, September 11

After school, I dropped my things inside the chicken coop and ran out to the apple acres to meet Applejack.

I spotted her bucking a tree full of bright red apples. "Big sis, can I go over to Sugarcube Corner to bake with Twist??" asked I.

"Well..." she started.

"THANK YOU!!" I zipped down the lane.

When I was halfway down our road, I heard Applejack mutter loudly to my older brother, "That Apple Bloom. Backing out of chores to meet her friend. When I was a filly about her age, and I did THAT, Granny Smith(when she was young) would run and catch me, then hit me on my flank."

I knew the way to Sugarcube Corner by heart. Applejack and I always come here for baking supplies. The owners, Mr. and Mrs. Cake, are very nice. Pinkie Pie is the part time manager and head baker.

I hopped inside. Mrs. Cake was pouring chocolate chips into a beige batter. When she saw me, she turned around and smiled. "Why hello, AB! What brings you here?"

"I'm going to help Twist make cupcakes in the kitchen." I answered politely.

"Ooh, TWO helpers! We're shipping the cupcakes tonight to a Canterlot banquet. Mr. Cake and I are busy baking for it, too. Good luck!"

I waved goodbye and zoomed into the kitchen.

The back of a cream pony was turned to me.

"Twist!" I yelled.

Twist craned her neck around to look at me. She broke into a grin. "Apple Bloom!!"

I cantered over to where she was. She was at a file cabinet, flipping through papers.

"Whatcha doing?" I asked.

"I'm looking for a recipe for our cupcakes." Twist's eyes widened. "Aha! How about these basic chocolate ones?"

" Sounds good! I love chocolate!"

The recipe was fairly easy. While the cupcakes were in the oven, me and Twist talked.

" So what part did you get in Celestia's Creation?" I asked.

" Townsfolk pony." Twisted said sadly.

"Why?"

Twist sighed softly.

"Sorry I asked. You don't have to answer, if you don't wanna talk about it..."

"No, it's OK. My lisp was the problem. Nopony could understand me."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"Hey, did you hear that Diamond Tiara got the lead role as Princess Celestia?"

"I didn't hear it, I SAW it. That filly's got a way with the teachers, if you ask me."

"There's something I have to tell you,"

"What?"

"I'm Diamond Tiara's understudy. If she gets sick, and can't be Princess Celestia, I fill in her place. That's why I am still studying the Princess Celestia lines."

" Wow, Twist!"

We talked about how school was going and stuff, and the cupcakes were finished in record time.

We iced them and brought the batch to Mrs. Cake.

"Wow, girls, these look delicious! For doing so well, you can each have a cupcake of your own. And Apple Bloom," Mrs. Cake smiled at me. "Thank  you for volunteering at Sugarcube Corner!"

As I bit into one of our cupcakes, I found it tasted weird because I'm so used to sweets with apples in them. Weird, but delicious!

Hey! I should get a cutie mark for baking!

I looked at Twist. She happily munched on her cupcake. But I noticed something about her I hadn't before.

Twist had no cutie mark.

Like me.