Element of Faith

I own Fairy Wishes and Shadow. The rest belong to Lauren Faust and the others. Leave me be and stop calling.

Twelve Weeks.

That’s how long until the Grand Galloping Gala. All of my friends were going: Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Spike. Whenever I thought about that , I thought about the last time I went to the Grand Galloping Gala.

My adoptive mother had agreed to take me. I had received the tickets when I entered an art show in Manehattan back when I was a teenager. When I won, I was told both my mother and I would be let into the Gala. We were both overjoyed. For weeks all we talked about was the Gala. Who would see, who we would meet, what we would wear, and how we would look. The night finally came, and fell apart.

Not in the literal sense. Mom and I just found it so...boring! The food was as big as a bit and filling as air. Nopony came and spoke with us, thinking us to be mere common ponies. I heard one say our dresses were tacky. The worse bit of the night was the one unicorn stallion that kept hitting on me. He seemed nice enough, but he creeped me out just as much. What was his name again? Blue Something. I’ll remember it later.

After that Gala, Mom and I went down to a restaurant in Canterlot to have some real food. It was a good memory.

Twelve weeks.

I’m fully confident that this Gala will be the best one ever!

I just jinxed it didn’t I?

I was going to Rarity’s today. She was the best designer I knew and I knew she would be able to make me a great dress for the Grand Galloping Gala. When I arrived at the Carousel Boutique, I noticed Applejack and Twilight walking inside. Twilight was wearing her pale blue saddlebags with her cutiemark on the sides, I guess she had something for Rarity.

Quietly following them inside, I heard the sounds of Rarity working.  Applejack and Twilight didn’t seem to notice me. Walking thru Rarity’s nearly empty home made me remember Sweetie Belle was staying with her parents this week. The filly was so...well...sweet.

Soon, the three of us reached Rarity’s door and Applejack opened the door wide.

“Howdy Rarity!” Applejack said loudly.

“Shh! Can’t you see Rarity is trying to concentrate!” Twilight lightly scolded Applejack.

They were silent as they walked up to the alabaster unicorn. Rarity was working on a  dress, it looked dark pink on the skirt with a dark pinker belt and collar with light pink vesting.The dressmaker was even wearing her red glasses. She had to be in The Zone.

“What do ya think she’s making’?” Applejack whispered to Twilight.

Twilight lifted her head to look over Rarity’s shoulder. “Looks like a dress.”

“Well, that makes sense. Since this is a dressmaker’s shop and all.” The farm pony whispered.

Rarity suddenly turned back. A look saying ‘I’ll deal with you now’ on her face. She smiled up at our two friends. “Is there something I can help you with?”

I walked up to join them, watching Twilight lift up the cloth with her magic.

“Oh, so very sorry to trouble you Rarity, but I need a quick favor. Could you please this button for me? It’s my dress for the Grand Galloping Gala.” Twilight asked.

That was a dress?! It looked old and tattered, also way too small. A button was lose, the colors were faded and probably covered in dust.

“Oh no, no, no!” Rarity said. “You can’t wear this... old thing” She covered up, trying not to sound rude. “You need a glamorous new outfit for the Gala and I’ll make it for you! No problem at all. It will be my pleasure!” Ah, Rarity, still as generous as ever.

I could tell Twilight was blushing. “Oh, that’s really sweet of you to offer, Rarity, but I can’t let you do that. It would be so much work. This dress is fine.”

“Twilight Sparkle. I insist on making you a dress.” Rarity said, firmly and kindly.

“But...”

“Not another word! I won’t take no for an answer!” Rarity said.

“Well...in that case, thank you for your generosity, Rarity. Knowing your handiwork, I’m sure it’ll be absolutely beautiful.” Twilight said, looking at the dress and Rarity.

Rarity moved her gaze towards Applejack, noticing myself. “Let me guess, Applejack. You don’t want a gown either?”

“Gown? Shoot. Ah was just gonna wear my old work duds.” The mare answered.

Rarity looked shocked. “You can’t possible be serious, Applejack! You absolutely must wear formal attire!”

“Hmm...nah.”

“What if I spruce up your...duds for you a little bit?” Rarity offered.

“Okay, sure. Why not? Since yer up for it and all. Just don’t make them too... froufrou-y.” Applejack requested.

“Deal! And what about you Fairy Wishes?” Rarity asked, notifying Twilight and Applejack to my presence for the first time.

“I would love a dress by you Rarity. In fact, it’s why I came over today.” I told Rarity.

“Look out below!” A voice called out.

A pegasus suddenly crashed from Rarity’s bedroom window. She crashed into some   ponyquins and cloth. A blue head poked out, wearing a bucket helmet and covered in various colored cloths.

Rainbow Dash.

“Sorry. New trick. Didn’t quite work.” The race pony apologized.

Rarity suddenly lit up. “Idea! I’ll make you an outfit for the Gala too, Rainbow Dash!”

Rainbow’s face scrunched up in confusion. “Outfit for the what now?”

“I’ll make one for you and you and all of you! Oh ! And of course Pinkie and Fluttershy too. Oh, and when I’m done, we can hold our very own fashion show!” Rarity chimed.

“Great idea Rarity!” I encouraged.

“Are you sure you can handle it?” Twilight asked.

“Oh, it’ll be a little bit of work, but it will be a wonderful boost for my business. Plus, fun!” Rarity said.

“Oh, I love fun things!” Rainbow decreed.

“Then it’s settled. We’ll have a fashion show starring us!” Rarity cheered as she started working with some dark purple fabric, cutting it with scissors floating in her pale blue magic.

The four of us cheered.

“So all ya have to do is make a different stunning, original, amazing outfit for, one, two, three, four, five, six...plus yerself, seven ponies? And lickety split?” Applejack asked, eyes wide.

Rarity and I laughed. “Oh, Applejack. You make it sound as if it’s going to be hard.”

As Rainbow, Applejack, Twilight and I slowly filed out of the Boutique, I realized that the night of the Gala was the same night Shadow came over for his monthly visit. That was gonna be fun.

Of course, because two days ago Shadow was in town, I had to clean up his room... again. The stallion had an unhealthy obsession with oranges. Once the room was all cleaned up, I went down to the Art Room and made some touch-ups on various paintings.

There was the Autumn Painting I made last week, then there was one of ponies playing in the park, the school yard, Sweet Apple Acres, Rainbow Dash’s cloud home (that one took a while), Sweetie Belle playing with Opalescence, and finally...the Eyes.

It had been there for a long time. The canvas painted black with green eyes. I had tried hiding it, but it kept coming out of it’s hiding spot. I knew it was a painting, yet it always felt like it was staring at me. Also... I couldn’t help but feel like I had seen those eyes before.

They still felt incomplete...now that I think about it. The painting had creeped me out, so I must’ve been putting off the finishing touches. Seeing as I was waiting for my dress, I guess now was as good a time as any.

Lifting the painting up in my lavender magic, I placed in carefully on the easel and got to work.

An hour later, I slowly returned to reality. It took a few shakes of my head to realize I had been in The Zone. My light brown hooves were covered in dark paints; dark purple, dark gray, dark green, and dark red. Looking up at the Eye Painting, I had one thought.

It was finished...and it was scary.

The background was now black-ish with tints of purple, above the eyes was a dark red faded line. The eyes were also now more than just green, now where it’s normal white is bright green with traces of dark green and the pupil is dark red. Leaking out from the eyes was a lavender gas, with the areas closest to the eye being dark neon blue.

It was scarier than before, I’ll give myself that.

Taking a quick glance at a nearby clock, I noticed it was only a hour until Rarity had asked us to come back to see the dresses.

Where had the time gone?

My lavender eyes were still closed as Rarity guided me and the others into her room. The fashionista had demanded our eyes be closed until she said otherwise. I had been estacitic since I walked in the door, if I knew Rarity my dress was going to look amazing!

“That’s it. Keep ‘um closed. Don’t look.” Rarity’s voice was nearly bursting with joy.

“Okay you can look now!” Rarity nearly yelled.

*GASP*

There were six dresses in the room. I could see which dress was meant for who in a moment. Applejack’s was a perfect mixture of grass green, red, the same shade of brown as her hat and dark brown. Twilight’s looked like the night sky. Fluttershy’s was as if nature itself came together to form the dress. Rainbow’s looked like the Old Greeks, with a grape necklace and leaf tiara. Pinkie Pie’s was unsurprisingly pink.

Mine was next to Pinkie Pie’s. It was mostly white, with a view areas with touches of colors as if it was lightly brushed with the colors. The skirt was as big as the one Fluttershy was given, with a shorter train. It had some long sleeves on the front hooves, leading up to some white bows that connected with some cloud white horseshoes. The clasps around my neck was different, being that there was none. It didn’t take me long to figure out Rarity wanted me to use one of my necklaces for the dress. The collar around my neck as well as the trimmings were all lime green. An earpiece was placed in the ponyquins ear, looking very similar to a paint brush.

It looked... stunning.

Rarity’s voice brought me out of my gazings. “And Fairy Wishes! I worked oh so hard to get those colors on correctly, and I’ll assume you know what I’ll need for you to wear with it. Lime green is your color.

“Aren’t they all amazing?” Rarity asked us, gazing at us thru her red glasses.

The others were silent.

Rarity blinked. Twice.

“Wow...” Twilight started. “They’re...”

“Yeah! They’re...” Rainbow dragged off.

“They sure are...” Applejack joined in. “somethin’.”

“Yes! Something!” Twilight said, pointing at Applejack with a hoof and giving a smile.

“I like something! Something is my favorite!” Pinkie Pie cheered.

“It’s...nice.” Fluttershy whispered.

“I love mine Rarity! You always know just what kind of dress I’m looking for!” I told my closest mare friend. Walking up to my dress, I checked the fabric and other details I might’ve missed.

“Oh how wonderful! But...mares... what’s the matter? Don’t you like them?” Rarity asked, gazing at the others as her smile faded away.

The mares were looking skirmish, particularly Twilight, Rainbow and Applejack.

“They’re very nice.” Twilight said, giving a strained smile.

“And we’re plum grateful you worked so hard on them.” Applejack said, giving the same smile as Twilight.

“Mine’s just not as cool as I thought it would be.” Rainbow said, making Twilight and Applejack glare at her. “She asked.” Rainbow said.

“I guess what we’re saying is... that they’re just not what we had in mind.” Twilight said. The other four soon voiced their agreements.

Rarity looked surprised for a moment, giving her a head a brief shake before smiling up at Twilight, Rainbow, Applejack, Fluttershy and Pinkie.

“That’s okay. Not a problem. Plenty more where that came from.” My friend said, sounding a little hurt. “They were only a first pass. You’re my friends and I want you to be 110% satisfied!” The white unicorn spoke with confidence. “Not to worry, I re-do them.”

“Oh, Rarity, you don’t have to do that. They’re fine.” Fluttershy said.

“Yeah. I actually really love my dress.” I told Rarity.

“I want them to be better then just fine.” Rarity said as she removed the hat and star from Applejack and Twilight’s dresses. “I want you to think they’re absolutely perfect!”

“Are you sure? Ah mean we wouldn’t wanna impose-” Applejack said.

“Oh, ho, ho, it’s no big deal. Really, I insist.” Rarity said, lifting up Twilight’s dress off the ponyquin and placing it on the ground.

We all slowly started clearing out, the mares wearing smiles at the idea of what their newer dresses would like I imagine.

“Well, in that case, thank you again Rarity,” Twilight said.

Rarity gave a soft laugh as we all walked out. I was the last to leave and made sure to get a good hard look at Rarity, giving her an ‘are you alright?’ look. The purple maned unicorn nodded, keeping up that smile that had been there for a few minutes.

I closed the door, silent hoping she didn’t do anything to my dress.

I honestly adored it.

As I dropped myself into my bed, I thought over what I had been thru the last few hours.

Rarity had asked us back to the Carousel Boutique some time ago. She claimed she wanted us there so we could help her with our dresses. When the seven of us all made it upstairs, the others began giving Rarity the designs for their Dream Dress. I mostly sat in the back, my dress was fine the way it was. Rarity had gotten the skirt for Twilight’s dress together, it was dark purple with yellow and black constellations on it.

That’s when music started.

“The stars on my belt need to be technically accurate.” Twilight had explained to Rarity. “Orion has three stars on his belt, not four.”

“Stitch by stitch

Stitching it together

Deadline looms, don't you know the client's always right?

Even if my fabric choice was perfect

Got to get them all done by tonight

Pinkie Pie, the color's too obtrusive

Wait until you see it in the light

I'm sewing them together!”

The song went on as my friends all gave Rarity different instructions for the dress.

“Don't you think my gown would be more 'me' with some lollipops?” Pinkie Pie had asked.

“Well, I think...” Rarity began

“Balloons?” Pinkie suggested.

“Well...” Rarity said hesitantly.

“DO IT!”

“Hour by hour, one more change

I'm sewing them together, take great pains

Fluttershy, you're putting me in a bind

Rainbow Dash, what is on your mind?

Oh my gosh, there's simply not much time

Don't forget, Applejack's duds must shine!”

“Dressmaking's easy, every customer's call

Brings a whole new revision

Have to pick up the pace, still hold to my vision.”

“That constellation is Canis Major, not Minor.” I remember Twilight saying at one point.

“French haute couture, please.” Was Fluttershy’s main request.

“What if it rains? Galoshes!” Applejack said.

“More balloons! Oh no, that's too many balloons. More candy! Oh, less candy. Oh wait, I know. Streamers!” Pinkie cheered.

“Streamers?” Rarity said with a lift of her brow.

“Whose dress is this?” Pinkie questioned.

“Streamers it is.” Rarity almost groaned.

A little later, this conversation happened.

“What?” Rainbow Dash asked.

Rarity glanced at Rainbow Dash for the fifth time in the past minute. “Aren't you going to tell me to change something too?”

Rainbow Dash had shrugged. “No, I just want my dress to be cool.”

“Do you not like the color?”

“The color's fine, just make it look cooler.”

“Do you not like the shape?”

“The shape's fine, just make the whole thing... you know, cooler. It needs to be about 20% cooler.”

Then everypony started singing.

“All we ever want is indecision.”

“All we really like is what we know.”

“Gotta balance style with adherence.”

“Making sure we make a good appearance.”

“Even if you simply have to fudge it.”

“Make sure that it stays within our budget.”

“Got to overcome intimidation.”

Remember, it's all in the presentation!”

“Piece by piece, snip by snip

Croup, dock, haunch, shoulders, hip

Bolt by bolt, primmed and pressed

Yard by yard, always stressed

And that's the Art of the Dress!”

By the end of the night...I wasn’t sure which was pretty. Frankenstallion’s Monster, or these dresses.

The next day, Rarity had invited the others to see their new dresses. I was perfectly content with staying as far from those dresses as possible. I told Rarity I would make it for the Fashion Show, I even made a Pinkie Promise to be there on time.

With nothing else to do, I looked thru my calendar to see if any clients had a reservation. Apparently, Cheerilee requested I come over to begin a re-design of her cottage. It should be interesting.

What was even more disturbing... I heard Cloudchase talking with Flitter and apparently Hoity Toity is going to be at Rarity’s Fashion Show.

Things would turn out just fine, though, I’m sure of it.

When I arrived at the Carousel Boutique for the Fashion Show, a crowd of ponies was beginning to form. I could see it was getting to Rarity as she fixed up my mane.

“Are you alright?” I asked her.

“Hmm?” Rarity said, shaking her head slightly. “Oh, yes. Of course, Fairy, why do you ask?”

“Because you’ve been brushing the same strand of my mane since I sat down.”

“Oh.”

Turning back to look at the stressed unicorn, I gave Rarity a sympathetic look. “Rarity...you know I believe you’re a great designer...but are you sure you want to got thru with this?” I asked.

Rarity, hesitantly, nodded. “My friends love their dress, so will Hoity Toity.” Rarity said, going on to brush the next bit of my mane.

After a moment of silence, I spoke again. “I brought the necklace.”

“Why, thank you. You didn’t have to do that, if it makes you uncomfortable.” Rarity said.

“It’s alright. The necklace goes with the dress perfectly. Yet another reason I need to thank you for making it.” I said, looking over towards my saddlebag where my treasured necklace rested.

Here it is. Show time.

My mane had been brushed down, Rarity had rinsed it out to help with the process of it. It was much flatter than my mane usually was, brushed off so most of it was on one side of my head. Same for my tail. A special necklace hung around my neck, not my Element of Harmony, no sir. This was one...belonged to my birth mother.

It was nothing spectacular. Just a woolen string and a charm shaped like an ice blue raindrop with lime green wings.

My birth mother had left me at an orphanage in Manehattan when I was a foal, with nothing but this necklace. Sad story, I know. It wasn’t until I was almost six that I was taken in by Orange Blast. That’s my adoptive mother. A lovely orange unicorn with a pale peach mane, golden eyes and an orange exploding for a cutiemark. She was a great mom.

Now, I prepared to walk out in a Runway wearing the necklace with my friends, in a lovely dress, and... whatever I should call the things the others are wearing.

The lights faded and the mares and I got into our positions. All we had to wait for was Spike’s introduction.

“Since the beginning of time, the elite of Equestria have longed for pony fashions that truly expressed the essence of their very souls. Patiently waiting decades- no, centuries for the perfect pony gown. Today, at long last, Equestria, your wait is over! Let's hear it for the breathtaking designs of Ponyville's own Rarity!”

We were all posed under the spotlight. I stood next to Twilight and waited as the others walked out, single file. First Twilight, in her constellation dress. Second, Applejack in her work outfit. Third, Fluttershy in her extreme nature outfit (the pegasus was wearing a nest on her forehead, ponies). Fourth, was Rainbow in her Warrior Armor. Fifth, was Pinkie Pie in her Party Outfit. I followed behind her, noticing all the surprised faces of the ponies below.

The six of us began rotating at the end of the runway on the spinning stage. My friends looked confident in their outfits, but it was falling. A few ponies, I also noticed, pointed at me with confused expressions and then at the others. They were probably wondering if I was a part of this or just somepony thrown in to not make it seem as bad as it was.

“Why's everypony lookin' at us like that?” Applejack whispered.

Slowly, my friends began to notice how ridiculous they looked.

“Oh dear.” Twilight said.

“You think we overdid it?” Rainbow Dash whispered.

“Nah.” Applejack said.

“You’re wearing galoshes.” I whispered towards her.

“Okay, maybe a little.” Applejack admitted.

The stage kept rotating around, despite my silent request that it would stop.

“Oh, those amateurish designs look like a piled-on mishmash of everything but the kitchen sink!” I probably shouldn’t tell him Pinkie wanted that on her dress. “It's a travesty, it's what it is. Those outfits are the ugliest things I've ever seen, except for that one that I’m not even sure is a part of all this.” I knew it. “Who is responsible for subjecting our eyes to these horrors? Not to mention wasting my valuable time?” A purplish gray earth pony asked. I guess that was Hoity Toity.

It was silent for a moment.

“Come on out and take a bow, Rarity. You worked really hard for this.”

Spike.

The dragon began clapping as I was spun to see a downcast Rarity slowly walking towards us. “Yes! Alright, woohoo! Go, Rarity!”

The music had stopped. I could hear the gears in the table turning. My friends were starting to look embarrassed by this whole thing.

I just hope Rarity was going to be okay.

Rarity was most definitely not okay.

For three days, the unicorn had locked herself away in her home. She missed our Weekly Spa Trip. She never misses those. What’s worse was that ponies all over town were making jokes or side comments about her designs, and wondering what store Rarity had bought my dress from.

Suffice to say, Rarity was a laughing stock.

Everything was still going to be fine. She’ll find a way out of this, I believe she can!

It was at Day Three, that I had convinced the mares to come with me to Rarity’s to try and help.

Pinkie Pie knocked on Rarity’s bedroom door. “Rarity? You okay in there? You haven't come out for days.”

“I’m never coming out!” Rarity cried out. “I can’t show my face in Ponyville ever again! I used to be somepony. I used to be respected. I made dresses. Beautiful, beautiful dresses! But now everypony is laughing at me. I'm nothing but a laughing stock!”

“You're not a laughing stock, Rarity...” Twilight comforted.

“She kind of is.” Rainbow pointed out.

“Shhh!” Twilight and I ordered.

I leaned close to the door. “Come on out and talk to us.” I requested.

“Leave me alone! I want to be alone! I want to wallow in... whatever it is that ponies are supposed to wallow in! Do ponies wallow in pity? Oh, listen to me, I don't even know what I'm supposed to wallow in! I'M SO PATHETIC!”

Poor Rarity...

“Now what do we do?” Twilight asked.

Fluttershy shrugged. “Uh... panic?”

“That's your answer for everything!” Rainbow Dash almost yelled.

“I don’t know, panicking sounds like a good solution. Maybe we could go into exile, exile seems fun.” I suggested.

“We can't just leave Rarity like this.” Applejack said.

“She'll become a crazy cat lady!” Pinkie said.

“She only has one cat.” Twilight deadpanned.

“It has already begun.” I said.

Twilight almost rolled her eyes at Pinkie and I. She leaned down to look into the keyhole, making a hmm sound.

“I think I have an idea.”

This bit of the plan was a little complicated. Twilight explained she saw a design for a dress inside Rarity’s room along with the dress itself. We quietly got the dress out of the room by reasons I’d rather not explain to the public eye. What I can tell you is that it involved; a thimble, a haystack, four gallons of ice cream, a pear, and some fire.

Like I said, not to the public eye.

The next bit was easier. Get Opalescence out of the house.

That job went to Fluttershy.

Rainbow lifted the demon cat up into a tree, waiting for Rarity to come outside to chase after her cat as the rest of us gathered in front of the dress.

It didn’t take long.

Rarity’s head poked out from the Boutique, her mane a mess and she was wearing fuzzy pink slippers and a robe. “Opal, how did you get up there? Hang on, you poor dear! Mama's coming!”

In a minute, the unicorn was outside and glaring at a prismatic pegasus.

“Rainbow Dash?! How dare you strand my poor Opal in a tree?”

“Well, how else were we gonna get you out here to show you this?”

Taking that as our cue, the five of us backed away and revealed the dress we had finished for Rarity.

“What is it?” Rarity began, starting to look towards us. “It's not... You... *gasp*”

“We all finished your dress for you!” Pinkie explained.

“Thanks to Fluttershy's freaky knowledge of sewing.” Applejack commented.

The pegasus looked at Rarity “Do you like it?”

I think I saw Rarity’s eye twitch just a little. “Like it? Like it?!”

“Uh-oh.” Fluttershy started. “She doesn't like it.”

“No, I don't like it.” Rarity said, lifting her nose up.

“Do you love it?” I asked, hopeful.

The unicorn was silent for a moment.

“YES!” Rarity cheered, a smile wide on her face.

“Yay!” We all shouted.

“You ponies did an amazing job.” The fashionista said, walking up to the dress. “It's exactly the way I imagined it.”

“We just followed your brilliant design.” Fluttershy explained.

Twilight’s lowered her head slightly. “Like we should have let you do for our outfits. Those first dresses you designed were perfect.”

Pinkie and the others followed. “We're so super sorry.” Rainbow even flew down from the tree and walked up next to Rarity.

“You worked really hard to make our dresses exactly the way we wanted them. We all saw how well that turned out.”

Rarity waved a white hoof. “Oh, I forgive you.”

“Well, that's mighty big of you.” Applejack said.

“But my whole career is still ruined!” Rarity sighed dramatically.

“Oh, right. That.” I said.

Looking off to the side, I noticed a purplish gray earth pony walking up to the Boutique.

“Maybe not.” Twilight said.

A half hour later, we all had Rarity’s first designs on. Hoity Toity was waiting out in the Main Room.

“All right, I haven't got all day. Take two!” Hoity announced.

Rarity walked out, her horn glowing brightly as the music that went with Twilight’s dress started. Twilight slowly walked out as the effects began and showed off her dress.

“Hello... Oh, this can't be the same designer.” I could hear Hoity Toity say.

The music for Applejack started. The farm pony walked out and showed off her new ‘work duds’.

“Simply magnificent! And I suddenly have a fierce craving for some Dutch apple pie, candied apples on a stick, apple turnovers, apple cobbler...”

Pinkie’s music started and the pony hopped onto the stage, a smile threatened to break her face in half.

“Brilliant!”

*thunder*

Rainbow’s music started and the pegasus flew out onto the stage.

“Oh, spectacular!”

Rarity started the effects for Fluttershy’s dress. The pony calmly trotted onto the stage as the flower petals fell down.

“Now this is a fashion show!” Hoity Toity cheered as Rarity started the music for my dress. It was old Reneighsancian. Walking out with my dress on, I waited as the effects faded off and Hoity could see me in Rarity’s design.

“All of these dresses are absolutely amazing. Who is responsible? Step forward, show yourself!” Hoity cheered.

The final music started playing and Rarity walked out in her dress. She had to work very fast from the show’s start to get in the dress in time. All seven of us walked out to show off our dresses.

“Brava! Brava! Magnifico! Encore!”

Rarity smiled. “Oh, thank you. Thank you! Oh, thank you so much!”

Now the day had ended. I was lying in my bed just staring at the necklace. Hoity Toity had asked Rarity to make dozens of the same dresses for his business in Canterlot. She was ecstatic...once she woke up that is.

The dress was hung very carefully in my closet, the necklace was waiting for me to put it back in the drawer where I was keeping it when I didn’t wear it. Looking at the necklace, made me remember to do something I had forgotten.

Trotting downstairs, I found a quill, ink and a scroll. I began writing.

Dear Mom,

It’s me Fairy Wishes. I know it’s been awhile since I wrote to you. You won’t believe how my life has been since I saw you last...