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My Big Flare: Friendship is Epic (THE OLD STORY)

by Mega Sean 45

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Roll Models of Five

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Photo Finish pops by Ponyville one day once again to look for new models. After she heard there were many new ponies in town, she decided to check them out for herself. It all starts off when Photo Finish sings the Picture Perfect Pony song (a fanmade animation video on YouTube), walking around town and picking random ponies and decorating them, such as Bon Bon and Derpy.

Photo Finish puts on her outfit and glasses and heads outside to look for the perfect models. "Now, I must find the perfect pony models!" she said. "They must be adorable, they must have pizzaz, they must be... stallions. Yes, alas, I am short on stallion models." Photo Finish turns to her helpers. "Please give me the best stallions in town. They must have, das magics!"

"Right away, Photo Finish." said one of her helpers. The helper trots out the door and looks around town for the best stallions. Meanwhile over at Rarity's Carousel Boutique. Rarity was putting on an outfit for Aquatic Armor.

"Hold still, dear!" said Rarity.

"I can't wear this, it's too tight!" said Aqua.

"Oh it'll fit you, darling." said Rarity, trying to put on one of the button's on Aqua's shirt. "Just... give it..." Rarity put the last button together, and Aqua's outfit was finished. "There we are! Oh you look adorable, Aquatic!" Aqua was wearing a fancy blouse with a black with white stripped vest, and some brown dancing shoes.

"I look like a tweeb." said Aqua.

"Oh heavens Aquatic, you don't look like a dweeb. You look smashing!" said Rarity. "You wouldn't know good fashion if it bit you in the leg."

"OW!" cried Aqua. He looked down and saw Flare biting his leg.

"Do you know good fashion yet?" asked Flare.

"Flare, that was a figure of speech!" said Aqua.

"Why are ya'll making these fancy tuxedos for us?" asked Engineer.

"For the Grand Galloping Gala of course!" cried Rarity.

"The Grand- Rarity, we don't even know if we're going! We don't even have any tickets yet." said Blaze Goldheart.

"Oh heavens Blaze, the tickets might come in the last second." said Rarity. "Don't worry, and if these tuxedos won't be the gala, they'd be useful for some other event."

"Hiya boys! What do you think?" asked Crystal Iceblast. She comes out of the dressing room wearing an icy blue with some dark blue and white dress. Everypony stares at Crystal. Psyche's wings go up really fast, and one of Aqua's buttons popped out of his blouse.

"Wow Crystal! Ya look amazin'!" said Engineer.

Crystal giggled. "Thanks Engine!" she said.

"Crystal if a modeling agent came right in, you'd get accepted right away!" said Blaze.

"Look at you Crystal dear! You look so fablous!" said Rarity.

"Aw c'mon guys!" said Crystal blushing. "You're all too kind."

"Oh wait, one more thing." said Flare. He takes out a fake mustashe and puts it on Crystal's lip.

"Oh, she's perfect now!" teased Psyche. Then everypony laughed.

"Very funny Flare!" said Crystal.

"Yep, I can see it now! The Noble Six shining at the Grand Galloping Gala. Everypony praising on my fablous work!" said Rarity in excitment. "And they I couldn't do stallions too. Goodness, look at the six of you!"

"Yeah our tuxes look great!" said Blaze.

"I even get a top hat included!" said Psyche.

"And look at mine! Mine's so fancy I have... a bow tie, instead of a tongue tie! Leet!" said Flare.

"Now all you need are some gems!" said Rarity.

"Oh thank you Rarity. But no need!" said Psyche.

"Oh, but I must! That colar and those sleeves seem naked without a type priceless jewel to hide the shame." said Rarity. "Don't you all worry! I'll be right back!" Rarity runs to the back room to get some jewels.

"Nothing seems to be too perfect for Rarity, huh?" said Aqua.

"Yeah Rare seems rare. LOL! But these outfits look great on us!" said Flare. "I bet if a modeling agent went through that door right now, I'm sure we'll all be accepted! It'd be like a dream brah!"

One of Photo Finish's assistants came bursting through the door. "Excuse me? I'm looking for..." the assistant says, but stops and gasps and stares at the Noble Six. "You six! Come with me! Time to be fabulous!" she cried.

"Uhh... what just happened?" asked Engineer.

"What a coincidence! I was talking about modeling agents, and there's one right now! May the Wizards be praised!" said Flare. The Noble Six follows the assistant outside. Rarity comes back downstairs with some gems.

"Darlings, I have the gems for you!" she said. She gasped, because nopony was in the room. Rarity got upset. "Well I never! How rude of them to leave without telling Rarity! Oh Opal, do they even like those outfits I made for them?" she asked her cat Opal. Opal just stretched, and scratched the pillow she was on. "Some ponies just don't understand work of art that comes from the dress, huh? Well... stallions don't wear dresses, but I mean... you know what I mean!"

The Noble Six followed the assistant to the place where Photo Finish is. "Just wait here, she'll be with you in a second. " the assistant said.

"Kay, a second's up. Winkey face." said Flare.

"Do you have to act smart all the time, Flare?" asked Psyche.

"I wasn't acting smart, I was just kidding around. If I acted smart I'd say what equals pie, and MC square or something." said Flare. Psyche gave himself a facehoof.

"I can't believe we're going to be models!" cried Crystal.

"Ah can't either. What were the odds?" said Engineer. He takes off his helmet revealing his bald spot. "And ah didn't even have to grow any hair!"

"Perhaps I might be a model of something that involves a fan blowing on my face. That'd be awesome!" said Blaze.

"I hope I'll be one of those astronaut models!" said Psyche. "I might even be on the cover of Lunar Space magazine!"

"As if! I was already on the cover of Equestria Food Corner magazine!" Flare said showing the magazine with Flare and his pizza on it.

"That picture ain't half bad, Flare!" said Aqua.

"Ah want mah snapshots of me to be buildin robots, or machines, or somethin." said Engineer.

"I'd my snapshots to be me doing poses on the clouds, or the snow. That would be my dream modeling job!" said Crystal. The assistant comes back out with a clipboard.

"Blaze Goldheart?" said the assistant.

"Looks I'm first! Step outta my way Noble Six. I'll show you how it's done!" said Blaze.

"Actually, ya'll gonna be in the other room. We won't see ya." said Engineer. Blaze walks inside the room, and Photo Finish is behind the camera.

"Ah, you must be Blaze Goldheart! Just the stallion I've been looking for!" she said, walking towards him.

"Okay." said Blaze.

Photo Finish walks around Blaze, looking at his body. "Now tell me, Mr. Goldheart. What do you do for a living?"

"I work for the Wonderbolts." said Blaze.

"The Wonderbolt, huh?" Photo Finish said to him, looking at his tail. "They make great magazine covers, and posters! Trust me, I build da magic with them already."

"Okay." said Blaze.

"Tell me about your childhood, Mr. Goldheart." she said whiling measuring his body.

"I'd rather not." said Blaze.

"Oh, but you must! I'm quite interested!" said Photo Finish.

"I know, but my childhood is something I'd rather not think about." said Blaze.

"I see." said Photo Finish. "You're perfect! I can see a big future for you, Miser Goldheart!"

"Thank you!" said Blaze.

"NEXT!" cried Photo Finish.

Blaze goes out and cheers. "I got the job!" he cried. The Noble Six cheered for him, and gave him high hooves.

"Way to go, Blaze!" said Psyche.

"Thanks! You're up next, Psyche!" said Blaze. Psyche walks in and sees Photo Finish. Photo Finish walks to him and checks him out.

"Welcome, Miser Psyche!" said Photo Finish. "I already see a bright future for you! Purple, and that mane, and that tail! It's perfect!"

"Alright, cool!" said Psyche. "This is easier than I expected!"

"Modeling is such an easy job, Miser Psyche!" said Photo Finish. "All you need to do is pose, and look your best! Then you'll be hearing many ponies saying the name 'Psyche'!"

"Sounds awesome!" cried Psyche. He jumped back out with the others and jumped around cheering. "I got the job! I got the job!"

"Seriously? Dang, this is too easy!" said Engineer.

"You're next, Engie!" said Psyche. Engineer walks inside and poses for Photo Finish. Photo Finish checks him out.

"Yes! A southwestern pony! I like it!" said Photo Finish.

"Ah also like to build sentries, dispensers, and teleporters for mah team." said Engineer.

"Oh you do now?" asked Photo Finish.

"Eeyup!" said Engineer.

"You'll be buildin not just machines, but das magics, Miser Engie!" said Photo Finish.

"Ah, well ah'm not a unicorn." said Engineer.

"Not das magics!" said Photo Finish. She shows Engineer some magazine covers. "Das magics! The art of fashion, and modeling!" Engineer walked outside looking upset.

"You didn't get the part?" asked Blaze.

"Oh I got the part." said Engineer. "But now ah'm gonna be missin many matches with mah team 'cause of this job."

"Not a problem! All you're doing is getting alot of money for just posing, and do what the agent says. It should be pretty quick. You'll be with your team in no time!" said Aqua.

"Ah, that reminds meh. Go on in Aqua!" said Engineer. Aqua walks inside, and Photo Finish checks him out.

"Yes! YES! YES! YEEEES!" Photo Finish yells.

"Are you okay?" asked Aqua concerned.

"Now this is what I call das magics!" said Photo Finish. "Blue really suits you, Miser Armor!"

"Thanks! I know many cool water tricks!" said Aqua.

"And that accent you have! Brillient!" cried Photo Finish.

"What does my accent have to do with it?" asked Aqua.

"A true modeler always has a fantastico voice!" said Photo Finish. Aqua walks back to his friends.

"This is too easy! We'll all no doubt get the part!" said Aqua. "Photo Finish is such an easy pony to impress!"

"Yeah, yeah, BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA! Can I go in now?" asked Flare rudely.

"Go ahead, Flare." said Aqua. Flare jumps inside in front of Photo Finish.

"Greetings Photo Finish! Flare Gun's the name, and posing is my game! POSE POSE POSE!" Flare said, posing.

"Ah, Miser Gun! Just the unicorn I wanted to see!" said Photo Finish. She checks Flare out. "Ah yes! That mane is fabulous! Those eyes are so beauitful! And it all goes well with your fanstastic red fur!"

"That's how I like it. Herp-Derp!" said Flare. "Wait a sec, do I know you from somewhere?"

"You must see me on TV, or on magazines. I do have the passion for fashion." said Photo Finish.

"Oh I know! You look like Pony Gaga!" said Flare.

"Pony who? No, she's a singer. Singing is not das magics. It's all the looks, Miser Gun! The emotion, the outfits, the fame!" said Photo Finish.

"I still think you look like Pony Gaga. L-O-L!" said Flare. "I bet you'd look great in a meat dress!"

"MEAT DRESS?!" Photo Finish yelled in anger. But then she calmed down and thought. "Hm... perhaps. You got the job. Bring me the last one." Flare walked out back into the waiting room.

"I swear, Photo Finish looks really familiar to me!" said Flare.

"Who? Pony Gaga?" asked Psyche.

"Well, yes her. But she kinda looks like somepony I hang with. You have any idea, Blaze?" asked Flare.

"Not a clue what you're talking about, buddy." said Blaze.

"Well I got the job! Happy face!" cried Flare. "Now all that leaves you, Crystal! You'll no doubt get it. But good luck anyway!"

Crystal blushed. "Umm... I'm a little nervous. I dunno." she said.

"C'mon Crystal, get in there and show Pony Gaga what you're made of!" said Flare.

"Well... I'm... a little shy." said Crystal.

"C'mon Crystal!" said Aqua.

The five of them started chanting. "CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL! CRYSTAL!"

Crystal giggled. "Alright, alright, I'll do it!" she said. Her friends all cheered for her. She walked inside to Photo Finish. "Hello, Ms. Finish."

"Hm? You Miss Iceblast?" asked Photo Finish.

"The one and only!" said Crystal.

"Well, let's check you out." said Photo Finish. She checks her out. "Hmm..." she said. She looked at her body for a minute, but then she made her decision. "Nah. Not what I'm looking for."

Crystal squeed. "That's great, I've always wanted-wait what?" she said in concern.

"Sorry, not a picture perfect pony. NEXT!" cried Photo Finish.

"Wait, did I get the part?" asked Crystal.

"I already said no. Now please be gone." said Photo Finish. Crystal gasped, and ran to her.

"NO! I need this part! I've been dreaming of being a model! All my friends are going!" she cried while her hooves were on her chest.

"SECURITY!" Photo Finish cried. Her assistance grabbed Crystal, and put her back into the waiting room. Crystal was in shock.

"Soooo, did you get it?" asked Aqua. Crystal didn't say anything.

"Crystal?" said Engineer. "Crystal, ya'll alright? What happend?" Crystal still didn't say anything.

"I don't think she got the part." said Blaze.

"You think?" asked Psyche.

"I'm gonna go talk to her." said Flare. He walks inside to see her.

"Ah you're back!" said Photo Finish. "Want me to observe your beautiful looks again?"

"Gaga, did you..." before Flare could finish, Photo Finish interupted him.

"My name is not Pony Gaga, it's Photo Finish. We're nothing alike!" said Photo Finish.

"Whatever. Did you not accept Crystal?" asked Flare.

"Crystal?" asked Photo Finish.

"Yeah, Crystal Iceblast." said Flare.

"Who?" asked Photo Finish.

"The blue one that came in here!" said Flare.

"Ah, that one! No, she not model material." said Photo Finish.

"But, sister, this offends her, big time!" said Flare. "We're the Noble Six, and we stick together."

"Ah, you're right!" said Photo Finish.

"Of course I'm right, I'm awesome! Awesome possum!" said Flare.

"There shouldn't be a 'six' in the name. You should be called the Noble Five. Yes, it sounds facinating, wouldn't you agree?" said Photo Finish.

"I'm not gonna join this modeling business of Crystal isn't joining." said Flare.

"But I'm going to make you a star! Isn't that what everypony's dream is?" asked Photo Finish. "Not to mention the wealth!"

"Well, now that you mention it, I do need some money to expand my shop." said Flare.

"And we shall advertise it too!" said Photo Finish.

"You're gonna advertise my shop?" asked Flare.

"No extra charge! All we need is your and your friend's wonderful looks!" Photo Finish said with her hooves on him.

"Well... kay. But can you at least give Crystal some job so she can stick with us?" asked Flare.

"Hmm..." Photo Finish thought. A few minutes later, Flare walked back into the waiting room. Crystal smiled.

"Did you get her to accept me?" asked Crystal.

"Yes! Photo Finish has the perfect job for you!" said Flare.

"AWESOME!" cried Crystal. She starting dancing. "Oh yeah, I'm gonna be a model! I'm gonna be a model! I'm gonna be a model! Do-do-do ma-model! YES!"

"Oh, you're not gonna be a model." said Flare. Crystal stopped dancing in concern.

"Huh?" she asked.

"You're now gonna be one of Photo Finish's assistants." said Flare.

"But I wanted to be a model." said Crystal.

"Well, you're working for a modeling agent, that's pretty good, isn't it?" asked Flare. Crystal looked down, very sad. Flare put his hoof on her shoulder. "Hey, don't be like that. The Noble Six stick together right? Trust me, I did you a favor. It was the best I can do."

Crystal sighed. "Alright, I guess it doesn't sound so bad." she said.

"That's the spirit, partner!" said Engineer.

"Time to be models!" cried Aqua. "So where is it gonna be?"

"She said we'll be at the park tomorrow at 9 in the morning!" said Flare. Eventually, the six of them went to their homes. Except for Blaze who went with Flare. Blaze was laying down on Flare's bed, while Flare was looking at his fish.

"So what happened to Rainbow Dash?" asked Flare.

"She went on a trip." said Blaze. "Thanks for letting me stay with you for the weekend."

"No problemo, brah! You're like my bestest buddy!" said Flare. "Shhh, don't tell Psyche. I think he'll be jealous. Winkey face."

Blaze chuckled. "Yeah, I suppose." he said.

"Can't wait to become a model! I never really thought of being one until today." Flare said while looking at his fish.

"Yeah, me neither." said Blaze.

"Wasn't talking to you, Blaze. I was talking to my fish. They seem pretty interested." said Flare.

"No we're not." said Rainbow, his fish.

"I actually am!" said Darrel.

"But still, dude. You think we'll be good models?" asked Blaze.

"Of course we will!" said Flare. "Photo Finish seems to think so! But, seriously, she seems very familiar to me. How come you don't regonize her?"

"I just don't." said Blaze.

"Well you don't have good eyes, don't you?" asked Flare.

"My eye sight is fine." said Blaze.

"You say that, but next thing you'll know you'll be crashing into a tree like George of the Jungle." said Flare.

"Don't worry, Flare. I haven't crashed in months!" said Blaze.

"You say that now, but next thing you'll know, you'll be crashing into a tree like George of the Jungle." said Flare.

"You said that already." said Blaze.

"You say that now, but you next thing you'll know ,you'll be crashing into a tree like George of the Jungle." said Flare.

"Alright, sure, whatever man." said Blaze.

"You say that now, but next thing you'll know..." Flare said, but got interupted by Blaze.

"Okay shut up." said Blaze.

"Tell me more of about you being a model!" said Darrel.

"He can't hear you, Darrel. Remember?" said Rainbow.

The next day came, the Noble Six, except Crystal, walked to the park. They looked their best while they were there. They've been waiting in the park, and Photo Finish wasn't around.

"Flare, I thought you said it was suppose to be at 9?" asked Aqua.

"I did. They must be late." said Flare.

"Oh we're too early. Are you sure you got the timing correct?" asked Psyche.

"It said 9 PM! That's the day time!" said Flare. Blaze sighed and gave himself a facehoof.

"Dude, 9 PM is night time!" said Psyche.

"I mean AM, sorry. I meant AM, I said PM by accident." said Flare.

"Oh there they are!" said Engineer. Photo Finish and her crew came to the park, with Crystal beside her. Photo Finish cleared her throat and looked at Crystal.

"Oh sorry." said Crystal. She ducked down in front of the thing that held Photo Finish. She stepped down her back, and went on the ground.

"Wait, you're her step stool, Crystal?" asked Blaze.

"No, I've also been cleaning her trailer." said Crystal.

"No more talking." Photo Finish said to Crystal. She looked at the Noble Six. "Welcome to your first day of snapshots! You all look devine! Let's make das magics!"

"Do you have to say it like that?" asked Flare.

"Hey she has an accent, like me." said Aqua.

"Seriously, Photo Finish looks really familiar!" said Flare.

The whole day, Photo Finish has been taking pictures of the Noble Six. She took pictures of Blaze first with heroic poses, then Psyche with sexy poses, then Engineer, then Aqua, then Flare with sexy and silly poses. He even stuck his tongue out in one snapshot. Then she took a few duet snapshots with two or three, or all in one picture. Photo Finish was sitting down the whole time watching the show while Crystal was filing her hooves.

"Wonderful!" Photo Finish cried. "Wonderful! I can see it now! Everypony will be talking about the Noble Five!"

Crystal gasped. "The Noble... Five?" she asked sadly.

"Who said you could talk?" Photo Finish asked Crystal. "Keep filing my hooves! Now Noble Five, we have much work to do!"

"But ah have a match in an hour." said Engineer.

"But being in a match will ruin your looks! Besides, you're a model now. You don't need matches!" said Photo Finish.

"I have some studying to do." said Psyche.

"No more studying. You're a model now." said Photo Finish.

"What about my shop?" asked Flare.

"You have employees, those nopnies can watch over it for you." said Photo Finish.

"Hey! Bon Bon, Lyra, Derpy, and Spike are not noponies!" said Flare.

"They are in my book." said Photo Finish. "Now let us continue!"

"What if we don't?" asked Flare.

"You won't. 'Cause each of you signed a contract." said Photo Finish.

"Somehow, I didn't have a good feeling while I signed that contract." said Psyche.

"We can't live our normal lives anymore?" asked Blaze.

"Normal is for the noponies! The five of you are gonna be stars!" said Photo Finish. "Now let's do this!"

The snapshots kept on coming. Flare, Engineer, Blaze, Psyche, and Aqua were on posters, magazine covers, commericals, and even on stallion fashion shows. Crystal was just doing Photo Finish's chores, and being her delievery mare, and such. Crystal wasn't enjoying it. Several days went by. The five of them were stars. Psyche was talking on his phone non-stop, Engineer kept stuffing his face in the snack bar, Aqua's been posting all his pictures on his blog, and Flare and Blaze were playing a wrestling game on the Wii. Photo Finish goes inside their dressing room, along with Crystal, who looks very tired out and upset.

"Noble Five, we're all getting very rich by the minute!" said Photo Finish. "You guys are stars!"

"I'm proud of you guys!" said Crystal.

"Who cares what you think?" Photo FInish said rudely to Crystal. "Now go clean my toilet! Eating those burritos for breakfast wasn't a good idea." Crystal groaned, and trotted away.

"This is awesome, Photo Finish! We're stars now!" said Aqua. "We got everything! I guess we made a good choice joining your modeling agentcy!"

"Yes, Miser Armor. But... there are changes that need to be made." said Photo Finish.

"What kind of changes?" asked Engineer.

"Your looks." said Photo Finish.

"Yeah, don't we look hawt?" asked Flare while posing. "POSE! POSE! POSE! Yabba dabba doo!"

"Your looks, they're old. Time for a change." said Photo Finish.

"But we look fine the way we are." said Blaze.

"This isn't me, okay? It's your fans, they're getting tired of the old mane styles, and outfits." said Photo Finish.

"But we keep changing our outfits for every snapshot we take!" said Psyche. "I kinda liked being the model for J-C-Bits magazine. I really looked good in that tux!"

"You did, and I agree!" said Photo FInish. "But it's time for a new look!" Photo Finish clopped her hooves, and her assistants came in. "Give these ponies some pazzaz!"

"Yes Photo Finish." the assistants said.

"Oh this shouldn't be so bad! How bad could it be?" asked Flare. Photo Finish's assistants changed the Noble Six's mane styles, outftis, and even tails. They looked at themselves with concern.

"Um... why do I have a poofy mane?" Blaze asked while looking in the mirror. Blaze's mane became poofy, and he was wearing blue short-shorts and a white tank-top. Psyche was wearing a green sweater, blue jeans, and a pony-tail mane with a pink bow. Aqua was wearing a green dress, and his mane was longer. Engineer had a red shirt, sunglasses, and big poofy black basket-ball type hair. Flare had a punk-style mane, and was wearing a punk rock star outfit.

"Uhh... how did I grow a mane?" asked Engineer.

"GAH! Green!" said Psyche. "Green really isn't my color! Literary!"

"Why am I wearing a dress?" asked Aqua. "This is so embarrassing!"

"Look, I like rock-n-roll as much as the next fella, but a punk mane, and punk bracelits, and black t-shirt with a skull really ain't Flare's thang." said Flare.

"You look fabulous!" said Photo Finish.

"No we don't! We look terrible!" said Aqua.

"Get this sweater off me before I melt down!" ordered Psyche.

"You're all in a contract. You must wear what I tell you to wear, when I tell you to wear." said Photo Finish.

"What's gonna happen if we don't?" asked Engineer.

"Then you'll be sued for everything you have." said Photo Finish. "I'll be in my dressing room if you need me." She walks out with her assistants.

"Guys, I'm so embarrassed right now!" said Aqua.

"Hey, it's not here where you should be embarrassed. We're alone in here. It's out there in front of all those ponies we should be afraid of." said Blaze.

"Partners, ah'm really startin to think that being famous got into our heads." said Engineer.

"Yeah I agree." said Blaze.

"Aw c'mon brahs, we got everything we want!" said Flare. "A chocolate fountain, video games, fancy hotel rooms! We've been traveling all around Equestria, and making loads of money just by posing! It's such an easy job! And I got a call from Spike! He said customers have been poring in since Photo Finish started advertising my business! Happy face! Praise the Wizards of Hope, Strength, and Feelings, brah!"

"Yeah, you got a point there." said Blaze. "I'm sure Dashie is proud of me right now. But I haven't seen her in a week."

"Well... we already signed a contract. We got no choice." said Psyche. "So let's go out there and show our stuff!"

"Ew, no!" said Flare.

"No! Not that stuff! Show who the best models in Equestria are!" said Psyche.

"That's better." said Flare. "And speaking of Dashie. I think Photo Finish is actually Rainbow Dash."

"No she's not." said Blaze.

"Uh, yeah she is." said Flare. "She has the same color as her, Blaze. And that mane is obviously gray hair-dye. It's Rainbow Dash!"

"That doesn't make any sense, Flare." said Aqua.

"Ah agree." said Engineer. "She's obviously Twilight Sparkle. Ah saw her cutie mark, and it was the same as what Twilight has."

"She's not Twilight, and she's not Rainbow Dash. She's just Photo Finish." said Psyche.

"Yeah, she's just Photo Finish, but she's also just Twilight." said Engineer.

"She doesn't even have a horn!" said Psyche. "And she doesn't have wings either."

"You don't know that!" said Flare. "She always keeps that outfit on! We don't know if she's an earth pony, or a pegasus. It's Rainbow Dash!"

Crystal opens the door, and peeks inside. "Uh guys? Can I talk to you?" she asked.

"Crystal! Of course! C'mon in, sister!" said Flare. Crystal walks inside.

"Guys, I can't take this anymore." she said. "All I'm doing is being Photo Finish's slave! I've been cleaning her toilets, filing her hooves, organizing her dresses, cleaning them, and doing all the dirty work! I think I'm gonna quit."

"What? No you can't quit, Crystal!" said Blaze.

"Try me!" said Crystal.

"But the Noble Six stay together!" said Aqua. "You're not going anywhere."

'I'm not going anywhere... but home." said Crystal.

"I thought you'd be happy face that you're working with a modeling agent?" asked Flare.

"Well I'm not." said Crystal. "I'm sorry guys. I just can't take this. You guys are happy, but I'm not." Photo Finish bursts in through the door.

"YOU!" she yelled at Crystal. "I told you to not bother my clients!"

"Oh she wasn't bothering us." said Engineer.

"You simply can't do anything right. YOU'RE FIRED!" Photo Finish yelled at Crystal. Crystal started to tear up.

"You can't fire me!" cried Crystal. "BECAUSE I QUIT!" she turned to her friends. "I hope you're happy as models, because I can't even do that! I'm destined to be alone! GOOD-BYE FOREVER YOU STUBBORN GREEDY..." before Crystal can finish, she runs away crying.

"Crystal wait!" cried Flare. Her friends were about to run after her, but Photo Finish blocks the door.

"If you go after her, you'll break the contract, and you'll go broke!" said Photo Finish. "Just let her go. You have better things to do. Be on stage in five minutes." She walks away.

"Sad face." said Flare.

"I agree." said Blaze.

"What are we gonna do?" asked Aqua.

"We have no choice. We just have to go on, and... hope for the best." said Psyche.

"Even in the embarrassing outfits?" asked Aqua.

"Even in the embarrassing outfits." said Psyche.

Crystal walks through the Los Pegasus streets alone, with tears on her eyes. She looks at all the posters and advertisments around the town that her friends are featured in. She walks through Applewood getting very angry and sad that her friends are all famous models, but not her. She walks to the Airport, and flies back home to Ponyville.

Later on, the Noble Six went back to their dressing room, with red faces. "That was so embarrassing!" said Aqua.

"Ah'll never leave home again!" said Engineer.

"I can't believe she made us do that!" said Psyche.

"That just drew the line!" said Blaze. He started tearing up. "I'm sorry Rainbow Dash!"

"I did agree on being a model, but... not like this!" cried Flare. Flare sits down, holding his legs, rocking back and fourth. "I've spoiled my stallionhood. Sad face." He starts sucking his hoof like a baby.

"Okay, that's it! I'm quitting!" cried Psyche. "I can't take this!"

"But wait!" cried Blaze. "If we quit, she's gonna sue us for all we got!"

"It's a risk I'm going to have to take!" said Psyche. "I'd rather leave with the dignity I have left!"

"Ah don't want to lose all I got though." said Engineer. "We haveta think of something."

"Where's that contract?" asked Aqua.

"Right here." said Blaze, giving Aqua the contract. Aqua takes the contract and rips it up.

"There we go, problem solved!" said Aqua.

Photo Finish bursts in through the door. "The great thing about lawyers, is that we have lots and lots of copies!" she said, then she trots out.

"Dang it! Now what?" asked Engineer. Blaze takes another contract and looks at it.

"There has got to be a way out of this!" said Blaze. "Think of the fine-print!" Blaze thinks for a sec. "Hmm... hey Psyche, check this out." Psyche takes the contract and looks at it. Psyche smiles.

"Oh, I know how we can get out of this!" said Psyche. "It's gonna be risky, but it might work. Hey Flare?"

"Oh I love hay! It goes great with pizza!" said Flare.

"Flare, I think it's time for you to spread the lulz! Let out your inner self!" said Psyche.

"I-D-K. You think I should? I don't want to ruin my dignity some more." said Flare.

"No, I mean be yourself. Do what you did to me when we were on the moon." said Psyche.

"You want me to annoy the living garbage outta you?" asked Flare.

"Not me. But here's what we're gonna do!" Psyche said mischieviously.

Back in Ponyville, Rarity was decorating a dress with gems on it. "Oh how delightful!" she said. "And yet, nopony to share it with."

"What about me? I'm here!" said Spike.

"When did you get here?" asked Rarity.

"I've been here for 20 minutes." said Spike. "You asked me to come over since Twilight was too busy with spells, Pinkie is making a cake, Rainbow Dash is on vacation, Fluttershy's tending to sick animals, and AppleJack is at a family reunion."

"Oh Spike, I just don't understand." said Rarity. "Nopony seems to have time for my outfits anymore. Oh if only there would be somepony who'd come through that door right now, begging for me to make them look their best!" Crystal bursts through the door, crying. "Crystal, darling!" Crystal runs towards Rarity and hugs her. "Oh, dear. What's wrong, dear?" she asked.

"I... I..." Crystal studdered, and continued crying. Rarity hugged Crystal back.

"It's okay, it's okay. Your dear friend Rarity is here." said Rarity. "Here, I'll make you a hot cup of tea." Crystal lays down on Rarity's bed, with a box of tissues. She's starting to calm down. Rarity comes back upstairs with a cup of tea for her.

"Thank you, Rarity." said Crystal. She takes the tea and drinks it.

"Not a problem, deary." said Rarity. She sits down next to her, and puts her arm around her. "Now tell me. What seems to be the matter?"

"Well... I dunno. I don't feel like talking about it." said Crystal.

"C'mon, darling. Please tell me! Maybe I could help." said Rarity.

"How?" asked Crystal.

"Well... you ran to my shop after all. It's obvious you want my help." said Rarity.

"Right." said Crystal. She sniffled, and blew her nose. "A modeling agent was in town. My friends and I additioned."

"That's wonderful dear!" said Rarity.

"Wonderful for them!" Crystal cried. "I was the only one not accepted!"

"NO! That's just awful!" said Rarity.

"Yeah, and they seemed happy about this new life." said Crystal.

"Oh please!" said Rarity. "Don't worry about them. I can dress you up to be the perfect model! Then you can join!"

"Can you do that?" asked Crystal.

"Of course, darling!" said Rarity. "Even the most ugly ponies will become dashing after I'm through with them!"

"So you can make them like Rainbow Dash?" asked Crystal.

"Not that kind of 'dashing', dear." Rarity said and giggled. "I mean, I can make you look even more fabulous than them!"

"You think Photo Finish would like me after you decorate me?" asked Crystal.

"Wait, Photo Finish is the modeling agent?" Rarity asked. She growled. "OH IT IS ON!"

"You okay, Rarity?" asked Crystal.

"Photo Finish! I'll show her! I'll make you the best-looking pony in all of Equestria, no charge!" cried Rarity.

"Thank you, Rarity!" said Crystal.

"Don't thank me yet. Thank me when Photo Finish goes down!" said Rarity.

Back at the set, the Noble Six were getting into their positions.

"Ah, there you are!" said Photo Finish. "Time to make das magics! This will be your best shoot yet!"

Aqua squirts Photo Finish with water. "And that would be your best shoot yet!" He said and laughed. The others laughed at him. Photo Finish was soaking wet.

"Not a problem." she said. "I'm not the one taking the picture. It's you." Photo Finish turned to her assistants. "BLOW DRYER!" she yelled. "Now, Miser Psyche give me your best pose!"

Psyche stood on his front hooves. "Like this?" he asked.

"No, not like that." said Photo Finish.

Psyche stood on his back hooves and pointed to the camera with both hooves. "Like this?" he asked.

"NO! This is pegasister magazine." said Photo Finish. "Now give me a good pose!"

Psyche did a bunch of different poses, but none was what Photo Finish was looking for.

"NO, NO, NO!" cried Photo Finish.

"Hey, the contract says as long as we do it, it doesn't say when we have to do it." said Psyche. "It's no fun not teasing you."

"Our lawyers made us put that on there." said Photo Finish.

"But if you want, you can release us from our contract, and we don't have to have the fun you don't want us to do anymore." said Psyche.

"No! I need you!" cried Photo Finish. She sighed. "Fine. Miser Engineer?"

"Erecting a dispenser." Engineer said while building a dispenser.

"What is that?" asked Photo Finish.

"Ah need a dispenser while getting taking a picture." said Engineer.

"You didn't need it before." said Photo Finish.

"Yeah, but ah need it now." said Engineer. "The doctor said so. As long as the doctor says so, the contract can't effect this. The contract says, as long as it's doctor's permission, I can have it."

Photo Finish sighed. "Miser Goldheart?" she asked. Blaze was trotting in place. "What are you doing?" she asked.

"I need my excerise." said Blaze. "I'd look better in my muscles. But first I need to warm-up."

"Miser Gun?" said Photo Finish. "Please go into postion."

"No you." said Flare, walking in front of the camera.

Photo Finish walks behind the camera. "Now do a beautiful pose!" said Photo Finish.

"No you!" said Flare doing a beautiful pose. She took a picture.

"Wonderful! Now another one!" she said.

"No you!" said Flare, doing another pose. She takes the picture.

"Another one." said Photo Finish.

"No you!" said Flare doing another pose.

"Now another one." said Photo Finish.

"No you!" said Flare.

"Wonderful!" said Photo Finish.

"NO YOU!" said Flare.

"Yes, I am delightful, aren't I?" asked Photo Finish.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU!" cried Flare.

"Um... okay." said Photo Finish. "Miser Armor?" Aqua squirts water on Photo Finish again, then walks in front of the camera.

"Now give me a good pose!" said Photo Finish. Aqua keeps doing the poses she wants, but keeps squirting her with water while doing it. Photo Finish groans a little.

"We're doing great guys! Keep it up!" Psyche whispered.

"Buildin a teleporter." said Engineer, building a teleporter.

"Miser Engineer?" asked Photo Finish.

"Hang on, ah need mah teleporters too." said Engineer.

"Miser Psyche?" asked Photo Finish.

"Alright, I'm doing the pose you want." said Psyche, doing a pose that Photo Finish wants.

"Excellent!" said Photo Finish, taking the pictures of him.

"Okay, now I need a nap." said Psyche, laying on the ground, pretending to fall asleep.

"Not now! Get up! You still need more snapshots!" said Photo Finish.

"Oh it's always his nap time right about." said Blaze. Blaze turns around and knocks over the camera with his tail. "Whoops." he said. "Sorry, that was an accident." Photo Finish groans a little louder.

"Not a problem." said Photo Finish.

"Hey Rainbow Dash, when is it dessert time?" Flare asked Photo Finish.

"Rainbow Dash? Who are you talking about?" asked Photo Finish.

"Hey Rainbow Dash, why do you always keep that outfit on?" asked Flare.

"Well, it does make me look..." Photo Finish said, but got cut off by Flare.

"Hey Rainbow Dash, can you do a sonic rainboom?" asked Flare.

"I'm not Rainbow Da..." Photo Finish said, but got cut off by Flare again.

Flare started singing Jingle Bells, but in different lyrics. "Dashie through the snow, in a pony sonic rainboom. For the skies we go, faster than a jetpack raccoon! Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dashing away! Oh what fun it is to be friends, with Rainbow Dash today! HEY!" Photo Finish sighed, and gave herself a facehoof.

Meanwhile, Crystal and Rarity arrive back at Los Pegasus. They take a limo to the building where Photo Finish and their friends are. Rarity gets out first.

"Oh Crystal darling? We're here!" said Rarity. Crystal steps out of the limo, wearing a very beautiful dress, with make-up, and feathers and gems all on her outfit, and hat.

"You think I look good?" asked Crystal.

"You look smashing!" said Rarity. "Now let's go inside and show Photo Finish what you're made of!"

"Looks like you're made of feathers and gems." said Spike.

"Spike, HUSH!" said Rarity.

"Why did he come along?" asked Crystal.

"He said he owes Flare 50 bits." said Rarity.

"I actually made that up, I just wanted to come and see all the action!" said Spike.

"What action?" asked Crystal.

"We're crashing the photo shoot!" said Rarity.

"Crashing? I thought we were joining?" asked Crystal.

"Nope! We're crashing it!" said Rarity.

"Then why did you dress me up?" asked Crystal.

"Because I had nothing better to do. Besides, it'll be perfect to pass through security!" said Rarity.

"And I'll record the whole thing!" said Spike, carrying a camera.

Back inside, Psyche was still sleeping, Blaze was flying all around the set, Engineer build his sentry, and his sentry is destroying everything. Aqua squirted water on everything, and everypony, and Flare was firing his flares all around.

"Weeeeee!" cried Blaze, flying around the room faster than the speed of sound.

"Pew pew pew!" cried Flare, shooting his flares.

"STOP THIS MADNESS!" cried Photo Finish. "I'M GONNA LOSE IT!"

"Trololololol!" cried Flare, activating his hornsaber and cutting the camera in half.

"My camera!" cried Photo Finish. Aqua shaked a can of soda, and gave it to Photo Finish.

"Here, drink this. You'll feel better." said Aqua, giggling.

"Oh... thank you." said Photo Finish, taking the soda. "After all, a nice refreshing drink does help a pony calm down their nerves." She opens the can, and the soda squirted all over her face. Aqua started laughing. Photo Finish started steaming, and getting very angry.

"Hey guys, check this out!" said Blaze. He flew out the window, to the other side of the city, then he bursted back inside, doing a Sonic Fireboom inside the building. It caused everything to get pushed, even the ponies in that room. Psyche woke up.

"Whoa! What did I miss?" asked Psyche.

"My awesome sonic fireboom!" said Blaze.

"That was awesome, Blaze!" said Engineer.

"Wanna see me do it again?" asked Blaze.

"NO!" cried Photo Finish. "THAT'S IT! WE'RE DONE FOR THE DAY!" Photo Finish takes her suitcase full of pictures, and starts trotting out the door. "I'll just take the pictures we already made today, and send them to Pegasister magazine."

Flare shot a blast from his horn and it vaporized the case. "Woops." said Flare. "Sorry 'bout that, sister. I guess we'll have to start all over again! But how can you do that without a camera? Or a set? Your set is completely destroyed. Mischievious face!" Photo Finish got really angry, her face turned red.

"THAT'S IT!" Photo Finish cried. "ALL OF YOU! YOU ARE FIRED! HEAR ME?! FIRED! I'M RELEASING YOU FROM YOUR CONTRACT!" Photo Finish rips up all the contracts she had. "NOW GET OUT!"

Rarity walked inside the room, along with Spike. "Good evening, darlings!" she said.

"Time to see all the action!" said Spike, holding the video camera.

"Rarity? Spike? What are you doing here?" asked Blaze.

"I bought somepony to help with the modeling agentcy." said Rarity. She looked around the room, and saw it completely destroyed. "Looks like we missed the party, Crystal." Crystal walks inside wearing her pretty dress.

"Oh darn." said Crystal. Her friends looked at her with shocking looks on their faces.

"WOW! Now you have what it takes to be a model, sister!" said Flare. Crystal blushed. Photo Finish smiled.

"And you're just the pony I need!" said Photo Finish. "How would you like to join my modeling agentcy?"

"ME? Joining you?" Crystal asked sarcasticly. "As if! I found out your modeling agentcy isn't even worth it. You have the lowest type of fame there is in the whole kingdom. So no thank you!"

"GAH!" cried Photo Finish. "Who needs this garbage?!" She stomps out of the room.

"Rage quit much?" asked Spike.

"What happpened?" asked Crystal.

"And why are you wearing those... embarrassing outfits?" asked Rarity.

"Long story." said Aqua. "But now we're released from our contract, and we don't have to take anymore embarrassing photos! We're free!"

"And check out all the money we got!" said Engineer.

"And let's not forget the tons of fun we had crashing the set!" said Blaze.

"And Photo Finish thinks the outfits you have are actually fashion!" said Rarity. "She wouldn't know good fashion if it bit her in the leg.

"OW!" Photo Finish cried in the hallway.

"LOLOLOLOLOLOL!" said Flare, who was in the hallway with her.

"Listen Crystal, we're sorry for abandoning you when you needed us most." said Blaze.

"Yeah, but ya'll were lucky you didn't have to do any of this!" said Engineer.

"Yeah, it turns out being a model isn't so cool after all." said Crystal.

"You can say that again!" said Rairty.

"It turns out being a model isn't so cool after all." said Crystal.

"I can hear that all night!" said Rarity.

"It turns out being a model isn't so cool after all." Crystal kept saying. Then Rarity got annoyed.

"I didn't mean really, darling." said Rarity. They all laughed.

On the airplane back to Ponyville, Flare was writing a letter to Luna. "Dear Princess Luna. Being a model is ain't too cracked up to be. Photo Finish is a big jerk. But I learned that if you can't have your friends with you if they really want to join along with you, just either get them to join, or just not accept the offer yourself. The Noble Six stick together, no matter what! And if Crystal can't do the same stuff we're doing, then I won't do it at all. Your friend, Flare Gun. Oh, PS: This is my 20th letter I'm giving you! I believe you owe me a free dinner."

"Hey, Flare thanks for not giving up on me." said Crystal.

"No problemo sister!" said Flare.

"If it weren't for Rarity, I wouldn't get this far." said Crystal.

"Oh darling you're making me blush!" said Rarity.

"Sorry we abandoned you at the shop earlier this week, Rare." said Flare.

"Not a problem, dear! Sometimes lessons must be learned the hard way." said Rarity.

"If you can't join them, BEAT 'EM!" said Crystal. Then the three of them laughed.

The next morning, back at home. Blaze was just about to head out the door. "Alright honey, I'm off! I'll see you tonight!" said Blaze.

"Bye, Blaze!" said Rainbow Dash. Blaze flies out the door, and into the sky, with Rainbow Dash watching him. She looked around suspiciously, then closed the curtons. She combs her mane, and dyes it gray, same for her tail. Then she replaces her cutie mark with a cutie mark that looks like Twilight's, then she put on a dress and glasses to make her look like Photo Finish.

"Now to make das magics!" said Rainbow Dash, dressed like Photo Finish.

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