Greetings. I am Vultarian01. And HAPPY 4TH OF FUCKING JULY! It's a great year to be an American what with gay marriage FINALLY being legalized nation wide (#lovewinsbitchez) so we can finally focus on other ACTUAL problems like addressing your long withdraws of not reading a new chapter from CCPW over the last half month. I've been busy doing my job and earning money to put on the table, so not alot of time to write shit. And by write shit, I mean my writing is shit, but you probably figured that out for yourself. ;) Regardless, I have NOT started writing chapter 46, but I will get started immediately. In the mean time, you're just going to have to deal with this transition chpter until I actually write the chapter you're clearly more interested in. I hope you enjoy, and remember, I have no editor, so I edited it myself. Expect a lot of mistakes other than me ever even thinking that I could write a good story. Lol! pessimism joke! Enjoy yourself. Danke.

Disclaimer: I do not own MLP or any of it's respective characters. I also do not own the rights to "Uptown Funk". J-Just trust me, that'll make more sense later on. Enjoy.

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Chapter 45

Thirty minutes later…

Lyra: "Oooooh! Now I get it!"

Twilight: "You sure?

Lyra nodded. "Yep!"

Twilight felt relief. The last thing she wanted to do right now was repeat herself. "Good. Now you and Bon Bon should go change. We go on in about another fifty minutes for the main event."

Lyra stood up from the bleachers. "Yes we do! You ready to do this, Bon Bon?!" Lyra asked her girlfriend enthusiastically.

Bon Bon stood up beside Lyra, fists clenched in front of her. "Oh, you have no idea!" Bon Bon said with equal enthusiasm, most likely imagining sending one of her fists through Vinyl Scratch's eye socket.

The two left for the locker rooms to get ready. Twilight just hoped that Bon Bon didn't pass Vinyl Scratch on the way there. It's likely since Vinyl and Octavia had previously left to change before them, but Twilight supposed she would have to let luck decide what happens on that one. But the thing was, lady luck seemed to be having one hell of a time time messing with her today. From the surprise visitors to the lies and half-truths she's been conceiving, Twilight could've sworn that she had passed a black cat on the way here. Or her horoscope was right, and she was going to have great misfortunes fall upon her.

However, at least her match against Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie went okay. It was actually a pretty good match, and she herself could feel both Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy pushing themselves. She knows, she has the bumps and busies to prove it. The match itself, she thought, proved to be very pleasing to her special guests. But, maybe not too much for Shining Armor and Cadence during the middle of the match. After all, they did see her get thrown into the bleachers and get a good stomping From Pinkie Pie. She won though, and that should've set Shining Armor and Cadence in a wonderful mood. It really did wonders for herself too. Winning one other time wasn't exactly anything to write to home about considering her opponent that time was Bon Bon, a rookie. Despite that though, Twilight felt a little more confident in her abilities. But this show wasn't over yet. There's still the tag team match left, so they're not out of the woods yet.

Twilight walked down the left side bleachers, noticing along the way that Applejack was STILL not awake yet. Whatever power Rarity's *Makeover* finisher had, Twilight most certainly didn't want to be at the wrong end of it. But, of course, Big McIntosh was chewing on his hay, still waiting for Applejack to come to. Twilight admired Big McIntosh for always showing such concern and care for his siblings. It reminded a lot of the times she's helped Spike when he was down, or when Shining Armor helped her when she wasn't feeling good either. The three of them were eager to help each other out, kind of like Applejack with Big Mac and Apple Bloom.

Twilight: "But I'm not exactly helping him, now am I?" Twilight thought to herself, looking away from them. Looking at them could only make her feel more damned.

Fluttershy: "Ow…!"

Cadence: "Calm down Fluttershy, just relax…"

Fluttershy: "Oh… sorry for being so loud."

Twilight arrived, and the only ones in these parts of the bleachers were Fluttershy (Who was still wearing her wrestling attire), Cadence, Shining Armor, and Sunset Shimmer. Cadence had just finished putting an icepack on each of Fluttershy's shins. Bandages were wrapped around them to ensure that they would stay. Fluttershy looked like she was at ease.

Fluttershy: "Phew! That feels so much better!" Fluttershy breathed with an immense amount of relief.

Cadence stood up. "Oh, no problem Fluttershy. I've had a lot of accidents occur around one of the retirement homes in Ponseyville. Most of them had very bad vision, so keeping a handy dandy first aid kit is a must!"

Fluttershy cracked a smile and pressed her icepacks harder onto her legs, feeling the pain numb. "Well, I'm glad you have it. I would have done this myself though." said Fluttershy.

Cadence: "No need to feel like that. I would've volunteered to do that anyway." said Cadence.

Shining Armor Walked from behind Cadence and put an arm around her. "Isn't she a sweetheart?" he cooed.

Cadence turned around to face him. "Well aren't you a sweetheart for calling me a sweetheart!" Cadence cooed back.

Shining: "Well, aren't YOU a sweetheart for recognizing that I'm a sweetheart!" Shining counter-counter cooed.

Cadence: "Well aren't you-

Twilight coughed to get everyone's attention, and it worked. All eyes were on her now.

Cadence collected herself with a small blush. "Oh, hey Twilight. Where were you?" asked Cadence.

Twilight: "Sorry about that. I was just re-explaining to Lyra the rules of the previous match." said Twilight.

Cadence cocked her head with a confused smile. "Huh?"

Sunset Shimmer, who was sitting in a row above them, spoke up. "What she means is that she changed the rules around in the last match because it was a Triple Threat match." Sunset Shimmer informed, shaking her leg.

Cadence still looked confused. Twilight caught this and proceeded to explain herself further.

Twilight: "The Triple Threat Match, or any other match that involves more than two wrestlers, is often under a condition of no disqualification. Putting it simply, any rules applied to a regular match do not apply to non disqualification matches. Unless under special rules that say otherwise. Like the ones I placed under my match."

Shining: "Why'd you do that?" Shining Armor questioned.

Twilight: "Because, since you two and Big Mac are our guests we wanted you to have the excellent wrestling experience. But we didn't want to intimidate you with matches that have complicated rules."

Cadence laughed. "Yeah, that would be hard for me to wrap MY head around!"

Twilight chuckled. "It was kind of hard to keep all of the standard match rules into a Triple Threat Match. Mostly having to be counted out outside the ring. If by some chance one of us was to go outside the ring and two of us were still inside the ring, or if one of us was pinned inside the ring while another was being counted out, this and that, it's a lot to deal with. And I wouldn't want to put Sunset Shimmer under that kind of pressure."

Sunset Shimmer laughed. "I would be ALL OVER the place!"

Everyone laughed along, and Cadence turned back to Twilight.

Cadence: "Well, I'm glad you were being so considerate for your friends. You do well for them, and I'm glad that they have someone as compassionate as you to trust." Cadence said with a friendly smile.

Twilight smiled back, although a corner of her lip was twitching. Twilight switched the subject and sat down next to Fluttershy.

Twilight: "Hey, Fluttershy. I know I've said this to you in the ring previously, but you were great!" Twilight said, giving Fluttershy a side hug.

Fluttershy: "Thank you very much, Twilight. But I lost, and I don't think I did as well as I said I would…" Fluttershy murmured, hugging her knees.

Sunset Shimmer stepped down a few rows to sit down on the other side of Fluttershy. "There's no reason to feel ashamed. I mean, according to your chart, you've lost about four times, so you should be used to losing." Sunset Shimmer said in attempt to make her friend feel better.

Fluttershy looked up at Sunset Shimmer with a rather hurt expression on her face. It wasn't until Sunset saw it that she just realized what she had just said. Now she was getting some odd looks from the two love birds and Twilight. Sunset's eyes widened and she felt her heart drop.

Sunset: "No, nononono, I'm SO SORRY! I didn't mean for it to come out like that! I mean that Fluttershy lost a lot of matches so she shouldn't feel so bad-ER, I mean that losing makes you grow, and she's lost a lot-NO! I mean …" Sunset Shimmer's mind paused, and she felt a little panic setting in.

This was obvious to Twilight that Sunset was grasping at straws, so she stepped in before she could say any more. "No need to say anymore, Sunset," Twilight soothed before looking at Fluttershy, "What she's trying to say is that this is just another loss, and that just means you have plenty of room to grow. And you've also won two matches, so don't feel so bad about how you lost today. Just worry about how you're going to win tomorrow. Isn't that Right, Sunset?"

It took a moment for Sunset to take Twilight's words in before catching on. "Yeah! Yeah, that's what I was trying to say. Guess I'm having a hard time getting all these words outta my noggin'!" Sunset Shimmer said with a nervous giggle.

Shining Armor's suspicions were gone, and he merely shrugged it off. Cadence looked rather stoic, but she didn't look like she was upset by Sunset Shimmer's unintentional. She instead waited for Fluttershy's reaction.

Fluttershy looked between Twilight and Sunset Shimmer. She managed to crack herself another smile, albeit slightly smaller than before.

Fluttershy: "I guess you two are right. I'll try harder next time." Fluttershy said with a tired sigh.

Twilight looked back up to Sunset Shimmer. "By the way, I would also like to tell you what a good job you did as the referee, Sunset."

Sunset Shimmer grinned, but quickly suppressed and scratched behind her ear. "Gee, Twilight. That's nice of you to say, but I kinda messed up when counting that first pin. Didn't see the rope."

Twilight: "Don't worry about that, Sunset. A little oopsie daisy like that is understandable," Twilight assured, "I was talking more about how well you handled Shining Armor after… you know…" Twilight said, looking over at the understandingly embarrassed Shining Armor.

Shining Armor put his hands on his hips and shook his head. "Yeah… I'm sorry about that, Twiley. Just didn't like seeing you getting hurt like that…" Shining Armor said, hanging his head down slightly.

Sunset: "It's okay. You were just worried, but interrupting a match like that just isn't allowed, and as the referee I had to stop you. I hope you didn't take that too personally." said Sunset Shimmer.

Shining Armor paused. He put his hands on his hips and slowly turned around, looking at Sunset Shimmer with a serious frown. Sunset Shimmer felt her heart drop once more. She wasn't sure if she insulted Shining Armor or not. She was just telling the truth after all. What else could she do?

For a second, Sunset Shimmer thought that Shining Armor was going to come at her with some half-baked excuse, or something of a smart remark. But instead, Shining Armor slowly walked up to her, an apologetic and awkward grin spreading across his face.

Shining: "You're right. I'm sorry for the trouble." said Shining Armor, extending his muscular arm out to her.

Sunset Shimmer underestimated him. She grabbed her hand and shook it. "Forget about it."

Twilight: "No, don't forget about it. You remember it so you won't do it again." Twilight reminded her big brother.

Shining Armor nodded. "No problem."

Pinkie: "BOO!"

Everyone jumped. Pinkie Pie appeared right behind Shining Armor without being noticed, as she is so good at doing that. Pinkie Pie had taken a good bit of damage in the Triple Threat, but she wasn't as bad off as Fluttershy or Twilight. In fact, after the match, she changed back into her casual wear and proceeded to stick her head into her cookie bag. The same cookie bag she was now showing to Shining Armor.

Pinkie: "Want another Cookie?!" Pinkie Pie asked excitedly, shaking the very large bag.

Shining Armor smiled politely. "Uh… no, I'm good."

Pinkie Pie took out a sugar cookie and waved it in his face. "You know you want one~! It's reeeaaally, reeeaaally suuugaaaryyy~!" Pinkie Pie chimed.

Shining Armor maintained his polite smile, but shook his head and gently pushed the cookie back. "Nah, I'm okay. I mean they're good and all-

Shining Armor was cut off by Pinkie Pie randomly shoving three sugar cookie's into his mouth. Shining Armor didn't know how to react.

Pinkie: "That's great! I knew you would like them!" Pinkie Pie cheered before turning to Cadence and inappropriately shoving the bag of cookies into her face. "You want some, too? Your boyfriend likes them! You two can be sugar buddies!"

Shining Armor would retort, but the delectability of the cookies kept him from doing so. He was powerless to resist.

Unlike her boyfriend, Cadence smiled politely and reached a hand inside. "Thank you very much, Pinkie Pie. This was very nice of you."

Pinkie: "Well, I'm glad! I made these just so you guys could let your taste buds feel the magnificence of my baking! And hopefully, these won't make you call the police on us, huh?!" Pinkie Pie pepped.

Cadence stopped mid-bite and looked at Pinkie Pie with a more confused look that Pinkie is normally used to receiving. "Wait, what?"

Shining Armor also found this suspicious. "Phuh? (Huh?)"

Pinkie Pie looked confused, but rewinding what she had just said just made her feel like an idiot. Her face fell. "Uh…"

Twilight was feeling what Sunset was feeling now. She immediately grabbed Pinkie Pie by her arm and started pulling her away from the rest of the group, leaving behind the bag of cookies. This left Cadence and Shining Armor very confused. And as such, they both turned around to get some perspective from Sunset Shimmer and Fluttershy.

Cadence: "What was that all about?"

Shining: "Pheah. Phlut Fuss vat? (Yeah. What was that?)"

Fluttershy glanced briefly at Sunset. Fluttershy was empty on ideas, but Sunset Shimmer was pretty good at making stuff up on the spot.

Sunset: "What she MEANT was that cookies this fantastic should be considered a crime!" Sunset Shimmer said with an unidentifiably false laugh, "In fact, can you hand me and Fluttershy one?" Sunset Shimmer asked in an attempt to change the direction of the situation.

Fluttershy followed along. "Yes, please."

Cadence giggled and held the large bag up to Sunset Shimmer. "Yeah, I guess they are that good."

Shining: "Fophophy! (Totally!)"

Cadence: "No talking with your mouth full, sugar buddy." Cadence ordered sternly.

Shining Armor swallowed the cookies, leaving crumbs around his mouth. "Sorry."

Twilight dragged Pinkie Pie over to the entrance curtains and took her though them. They were now standing in the hallway connecting the office and the locker rooms, and hopefully Cadence and Shining Armor didn't follow. Twilight released Pinkie Pie and stood in front of her with a look of stern annoyance. Pinkie Pie rubbed the spot where Twilight grabbed her.

Pinkie: "OW! Twilight, that hurt! I just got through a match too!" Pinkie Pie whined.

Twilight put her hands on her hips. "Why'd you say that in front of them?! What were you thinking?!"" Twilight raged.

Pinkie Pie frowned. "I'm sorry Twilight, but it just slipped out!" she said, a sad face taking form.

Twilight groaned, pinching her forehead. "Pinkie Pie… what REASON did you have to say that? W-What PROMPTED… you to say that?! Even as far as getting excited goes, there was still no reason for you to utter a WORD about anything we have said in the meeting!" Twilight ranted," I mean... I-it's almost… contrived! You almost told them about it during our first break and now you told them again?! No offense, but these acts seem too out of place for them to not be intentional!"

Pinkie Pie's face sunk deeper. "I didn't do it on purpose! I Pinkie Promise! Cross my heart and hope to fly-

Twilight: "I don't want to hear it, Pinkie!" Twilight interrupted, "It doesn't matter if you Pinkie Promise, you almost told them that we thought they would call the authorities to us! Didn't it occur to you that saying something like that might hurt their feelings?!"

Pinkie Pie stopped mid-Pinkie Pie Promise, and looked at Twilight funny. "But weren't you the one that said they'll tell the police on us?" Pinkie Pie questioned, still looking upset.

Twilight gawked. "Wha—yeah, but—I—don't turn this on ME, Pinkie Pie! Whether they would or not didn't give you any kind of rationale to tell them that they would! That's making an accusation Pinkie Pie! If you make a false claim about someone without any proper evidence or probable cause, then it's a lie, and lies can hurt people!" Twilight asserted, ignoring the taste of hypocrisy on her tongue.

Pinkie: "But I didn't want to accuse them of anything! I just wanted to give them cookies, laugh, and let them know how much we enjoy them being here!" Pinkie Pie said back with a little more force.

Twilight: "Regardless, you need to start thinking about what you're going to say BEFORE you say it! I know this is hard for you and how hyperactive your brain is most of the time, but I would appreciate it if you didn't go around blabbing everything I say like a parrot!" Twilight snapped.

Twilight shifted her vision down the hall momentarily, and was about to continue reprimanding Pinkie Pie. But, she immediately looked back down the hallway into the doorway of the locker room on the right side. Octavia and Vinyl Scratch were standing side by side in the doorway. Both of them were wearing their wrestling outfits; both of them were staring at them with noticeable unease. Twilight looked back at her friend. Pinkie Pie hung her head, looking low-spirited as she shuffled her feet shamefully. Pinkie Pie also looked up and acknowledged the presence of the two girls. Pinkie Pie and Twilight then looked back at one another.

Twilight: "Oh geez…" Twilight thought, sighing loudly.

Pinkie Pie wrung her hands. "Twilight, I'm super sorry. I really didn't mean to get you so angry-

Twilight held up her hand, disrupting Pinkie Pie once again. Twilight then took a moment to place her hand on her chest, breathing in. Then pushing forward, breathing out. Twilight then gave Pinkie Pie a hug.

Twilight: "It's okay, Pinkie. I forgive you."

Pinkie Pie paused, but returned the hug. "I'm still sorry."

They both broke the embrace.

Twilight put a hand on Pinkie's shoulder. "Forget about it. Why don't you just go help Rarity with the microphones, okay?" Twilight politely asked.

Pinkie Pie sighed a much shorter sigh than Twilight's, but she gave her a subtle "Okie Dokie Lokie" before calmly walking out of the hallway through the curtains. Twilight bit her lip, and the two eavesdroppers approached her. Twilight turned to face them, embarrassed that they had to see her act in such a way.

Octavia: "Is there something wrong, Twilight?" asked Octavia.

Vinyl: "Yeah, you sure blew up on Pinkie Pie." Vinyl Scratch said looking behind Twilight.

Twilight held her hands up. "I know, I know, it's just… *sigh* I just kind of lost my temper on her. I didn't want to, but… I'm just so stressed out right now with planning everything and making my brother, Applejack's brother, and Cadence happy. I feel like I'm about to collapse from exhaustion! Or that could just be the migraine setting in again…" Twilight moaned, massaging her temples.

Octavia and Vinyl Scratch shared a brief exchange.

Octavia: "Well, you DID just finish a match. Maybe you should rest for a while?" Octavia suggested.

Twilight immediately rejected Octavia. "No, no, I'm fine. Somebody's got to keep things orderly," Twilight stated, "So, are you two ready for your, and CCPW's, fist tag team match?"

Octavia nodded. "Naturally. We have both been doing some stretching and warm up exercises in the locker room for a while now. Getting our blood circulating optimally has made us feel 'more chill' as Vinyl put it." Octavia said, fixing her bow tie and collar.

Vinyl pressed her shades further up her nose. "Yeah, Tavi and I are ready to kick some butt whenever you're ready. Or at least, whenever our opponents are ready to lose." Vinyl Scratch remarked with a crooked smile.

Lyra: "Hey, what's with all the racket?!"

They all turned around. Both Lyra and Bon Bon exited the right side locker room doorway and made a casual strut towards them. Lyra had changed into her wrestling outfit, yawning as she walked alongside Bon Bon. The Cute Candy Crusher, as expected, was also in her ring attire, ponytail hung up and all. However, she did not appear to be as drowsy as her tag partner. She walked towards the three standing straight, head up, and evil eyes meeting the tinted lenses of Vinyl Scratch.

Twilight: "Oh, hello Lyra and Bon Bon. You two look like you're ready." Twilight observed, mentally preparing for the worst to happen.

Lyra: "I was taking a nap back in the locker room to conserve energy, but there was screaming in the hallway that woke me up." Lyra yawned, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

Twilight: "Sorry about that, I just had some business to take care of." Twilight explained.

Bon Bon crossed her arms. "Must be some pretty big business if you were making such a loud fuss."

Twilight: "Oh, I'm sorry. Did I wake you too?" Twilight asked.

Vinyl: "I wouldn't be surprised. I think she'd be used to lying on her back." Vinyl Scratch retorted, gaining an annoyed glance from both Octavia and Twilight.

Bon Bon turned her head to Lyra. "You going to let her say that to me?!"

Lyra blinked, eyes half open. "OH? N-No, sometimes we take turns…" Lyra mumbled, letting out another yawn.

Vinyl Scratch smiled hellishly and Bon Bon blushed. Bon Bon promptly shook Lyra's shoulders.

Lyra shook her head. "Okay, I'm awake, I'm awake!" Lyra said, doing a few stretches.

Bon Bon turned her attention back to Vinyl Scratch. "For YOUR information, while Lyra was sleeping, I was busy doing pushups and squats. Unlike a certain unkempt juvenile delinquent who just listens to dumb pop music and munches on Cheez-its, I actually try to keep my body fit and healthy." Bon Bon remarked, whipping her ponytail.

Vinyl Scratch raised an eyebrow. "First off, its dub-step, dumbass! Take some time to listen to something other than your granny's oldies collections! Secondly, me and Octavia here have been doing some exercises of our own! And we go HARD!" Vinyl Scratch said, grabbing Octavia and pulling her to her side, "You see her? She's had training under a professional wrestling uncle; therefore I had special training under a professional's niece! What do you got, Bonnie?" Vinyl Scratch taunted.

Octavia: "Actually, I haven't had that much special practice myself. It was really more of a tutorial-

Bon Bon: "Oooo, I'm SO SCARED!" Bon Bon snapped, pulling Lyra to her side, "I got an amazing girlfriend with amazing black belt Karate skills, and she's taught me some things too! I recall her knocking out Rarity, and Rarity beat Applejack, so that's just as good as saying that Lyra would be able to take down Applejack, hands flat! And I ALSO recall your partner getting some kind of acid trip from that *Southern Sin Driver*?"

Octavia huffed. "Why I never!"

Lyra pulled away from Bon Bon's hand. "Hey, is right! Bon Bon, I told you that this black belt was for show."

Octavia looked at Lyra curiously. "You're not a black belt?"

Lyra: "No, I'm actually a green belt."

Octavia looked interested. "Really? By the way you fight, I never would've noticed. I figured you were black belt."

Lyra: "Seriously?! Black belts take my butt, remove it, and serve it to me on a platter! And then they would make me eat it with my hands after they would break them."

Octavia: "Well, you're fighting style in-ring is still relatively excellent, and a green belt sound's pretty high up."

Lyra shook her head. "Actually. It's kind of in the middle. But I WAS the best green belt in my class. In fact, I was on my way to be a blue belt. I just have a little trouble with-

Vinyl and Bon Bon: "FOCUS!" The two yelled at their respective partners, getting a rather startled reaction from both of them.

Twilight got in between Bon Bon and Vinyl Scratch. This was getting out of hand. "Hey, you two. Let's just keep calm. You're not going to decide who wins by bragging about your partners." Twilight soothed.

Bon Bon and Vinyl looked at each other in between twilight.

Vinyl: "You know what? She's right." said Vinyl.

Bon Bon: "I agree."

Twilight, Octavia, and Lyra let out breath of relief.

Immediately, both Bon Bon and Vinyl Scratch pushed Twilight out of the way to get in the other's face.

Vinyl: "Sparkle's right, I don't need to talk about Octavia when I can just kick your ass myself!"

Bon Bon: "I don't need my partner to beat you! I can handle you just fine on my own!"

Twilight, Octavia, and Lyra groaned in frustration.

Vinyl: "Please, you wouldn't last any longer in a straight up street fight with me than you would finding a plug to shove up your butt!" Vinyl Scratch taunted again, this time snapping her finger in front of Bon Bon's face.

Bon Bon smacked the hand away. "You jealous just because I get more action than you?! Don't be angry with me just because I actually try to keep a good figure with basic understandings of personal hygiene," Bon Bon said, flexing muscle for her opponent, "Remember, the reason you made me say 'I quit' was just because I didn't warm up for that match, but now I'm red hot and ready to scorch you!"

Vinyl scratch slapped her knees and shook her head. "What, somehow you think YOU'RE some hot stuff?! Just take a look at me!" Vinyl Scratch said, showing off her outfit, "I used to be pretty decent looking, but practicing with Octavia for three weeks has given me quite the bod, and now I have to bat guys off me when I go out at night." she bragged.

Twilight groaned. "Girls."

Bon Bon: "Maybe that's because they thought you were a hooker. You look just as easy as one. Just give you a twenty and you'll drop to your knees faster than you can 'drop a bass'." Bon said with pursed lips.

Twilight's eye twitched. "Girls!"

Octavia: "Vinyl, listen!"

Lyra: "Bon Bon, let's just go get ready for or match." Lyra said only to be met with a nasty glare from Bon Bon.

Vinyl: "You and Sunset are really full of crap, you know that?! So fucking WHAT if I dress like this?! At least I'm not so insecure about my body that, even though I say I look fit, I hide it under a PG-13 sport's rag!" Vinyl Scratch said, grabbing Bon Bon's mid-drift, "Who wrestles in these?! Factory workers?!"

Twilight felt herself getting hot. "Girls!"

Bon Bon immediately shoved Vinyl Scratch backwards, and that was the line that they had crossed with Twilight. These two had so much bad tension that they were now initiating out-of-ring violence, and even a simple shove could very well start a brawl. If so, then the brawl may inevitably be taken out into the gymnasium. Twilight was not going to have any of it.

Twilight: "GIRLS!" Twilight shrilled.

Bon Bon and Vinyl Scratch's bickering was flushed out by the sudden roar of Twilight Sparkle. It was not as loud as her outburst in the morning meeting, but it was still effective enough to startle and shut them up. With their attention drawn to her, she could now say what needed to be said.

Twilight: "Look at the two of you! You're acting like babies!" yelled Twilight.

Vinyl: "I'm not acting like a baby! Bon Bon's the one who's acting like the baby, Twilight!" Vinyl Scratch said, pointing at Bon Bon.

Bon Bon pointed at Vinyl Scratch as well. "Nu-uh, she started it! She's the baby!"

Twilight showed her palm to both of them. "I honestly wouldn't care who started it, but if we're going to end it then I better understand what's going on," Twilight said, looking over at Bon Bon, "Why did you think it was Vinyl Scratch that started it?"

Bon Bon narrowed her eyes at Vinyl, who was putting her glasses back on from the shove. "She made fun of me after I lost to Applejack!"

Twilight's head snapped to Vinyl Scratch. "Is this true?!"

Vinyl Scratch crossed her arms. "No! Well, kinda… but, it was just harmless teasing! I didn't think she would be so bitchy about it!" Vinyl pointed out.

Twilight turned back to Bon Bon. "What'd she say?"

Bon Bon: "She practically told me that I sucked as a wrestler!" Bon Bon proclaimed, holding her head high as to make herself appear more confident.

Twilight knitted her eyebrows. "…that's it?"

Bon Bon: "N-No! She also so said that I couldn't make it past ten seconds in a match… a-AND, and, that I wore boxers!" Bon Bon stammered.

Twilight blinked. "So, you're telling me… that you and Vinyl Scratch have been arguing the whole time… just because she teased you a little bit?" Twilight said, hoping that Bon Bon was joking.

Vinyl Scratch shook her head, tisking as she did so. "So sad."

Twilight turned around, looking very annoyed. "And you! What reason did you have to make fun of her, anyway! She wrestles just fine!"

Vinyl: "I know that! I! WAS! JUST! JOKING! I didn't intentionally mean to make her act like she's having menstrual pains!" Vinyl Scratch said in defense.

Bon Bon: "Y-Yeah! Well you said my cleavage was made of candy!"

Vinyl: "Well you said I had no wubs!"

Vinyl and Bon Bon paused. "…"

Vinyl: "…now that I think about it… that insult wasn't very insulting." Vinyl Scratch recollected.

Bon Bon: "And what you said even kind of sounded like a compliment..." Bon Bon remembered as well.

After the short moment of reminiscence, the two got in each other's faces again. "BUT YOU STILL SAID THAT I SUCKED!"

Twilight grabbed them both and pulled them away from each other. "Girls, don't you see what you're doing?!" Twilight intervened, faced Bon Bon, "You got mad at Vinyl Scratch over something that didn't even hold water! Sure, you had bad luck in that match, but the match before it, the match with ME, you were fantastic! And, even though you lost against Vinyl Scratch in that 'I Quit' match, you still were able to go toe-to-toe with her! So, why are you so mad at what Vinyl said when you know it isn't true?!"

Bon Bon broke eye contact with Twilight, looking visibly flushed. "That's true…"

Twilight faced Vinyl. "Vinyl Scratch, you should already know you're not a bad wrestler! And, you had absolutely no reason to mock Bon Bon like that! It was completely uncalled for!" Twilight chastised.

Vinyl Scratch took off her shades, showing her full face. "Yeah, but I was doing that to try and make her feel better!"

All of them gave Vinyl Scratch perplexed looks, but only Bon Bon spoke following Vinyl's declaration.

Bon Bon: "What are you talking about?" Bon Bon asked.

Vinyl: "I wasn't trying to make fun of you, Bon Bon. I was just trying to cheer you up by joking around with you. I honestly didn't expect you to take it the wrong way." Vinyl confessed.

Bon Bon put her fist on her hip, looking ticked. "Well, how ELSE was I supposed to take 'Maybe you'll move up to matches lasting a full ten seconds.'?!" Bon Bon argued.

Vinyl Scratch smiled sheepishly. "Well… yeah, I kinda fucked up on that one. It was the first thing that came to mind and I just went with it."

Bon Bon relaxed herself, letting her arms drop down to her sides. "Then why didn't you just tell me that?"

Vinyl: "I was! I kept telling you I was joking, but you wouldn't listen!" said Vinyl Scratch, her smile now gone.

Bon Bon frowned. She felt dumbfounded. "I thought you were just saying that to shut me up…"

Vinyl Scratch acknowledged that. "I Was doing it to shut you up… after you kept on and on about how much I've insulted you, and how much of a jerk I was. But I was just trying to get you to chill out."

Bon Bon's mouth opened slightly, suggesting that she had one more question. However, she stood there without uttering a word until she looked down at the ground, not making eye contact with anyone. "Wow… I guess I really was being bitchy for no reason…"

Vinyl Scratch nodded. "Yeah, you were, but I was being a bitch first."

Bon Bon looked up at Vinyl Scratch with a small smile. "Yeah. You were."

Vinyl Scratch smiled and extended a hand. "Hey… I'm sorry about what I said. That includes everything I've said up to this point. You're not a bad wrestler." Vinyl Scratch said with straightforward honesty.

Bon Bon looked at the hand first, but she went ahead and shook it. "I'm sorry too. You don't look like hooker."

Vinyl Scratch smirked. "Yes I do."

Twilight was surprised. She didn't expect them to work it out so quickly. Lyra looked rather surprised too, although she looked very relieved that her friend isn't angry anymore. Octavia, somehow, still looked very irritated.

Octavia: "Well, it's about time. Now we can stop this incessant bickering and get on with our own lives."

For some reason, this rubbed Twilight the wrong way. "Well, why didn't YOU say anything?"

Octavia: "Oh please, Vinyl doesn't listen to anything I have to say." Octavia complained.

Vinyl Scratch put an arm around her friend, and Octavia couldn't suppress her smile. Bon Bon smiled too, albeit a little more awkwardly. They all exchanged silent glances in between each other, and they stood around wondering what to do next. However, Lyra was there to break the silence.

Lyra: "So, can I go back to taking my nap now, or…?"

Twilight: "Sure, but you better make it quick because I plan on letting us start up your match in about twenty minutes." Twilight informed.

Lyra: "Aww…"

Bon Bon looked at Vinyl Scratch, not sure what else to say other than "Good luck". Vinyl Scratch felt the same kind of awkwardness, but she didn't show it, and she gave Bon Bon some luck as well. Everyone went silent again after that.

Bon Bon: "I'm sorry," Bon Bon chuckled, "It's just that we just got done arguing, and now we made up, and….nnn, yeah…" Bon Bon said with an effort at trying not to sound uncertain.

Vinyl: "Yeah… this is pretty…."

Twilight lead them on with orders before any more time could be wasted. "Go get ready, all of you. I'm glad that you have worked things out between each other, but now is not the time to rest. The main event is essential for the survival of this company/organization. I expect each one of you to give it your best. And, whatever you do… do NOT do something that would tend to upset our audience in any way." said Twilight.

Vinyl: "And by audience, you mean Big Mac and them."

Twilight winked. "Correct! And, I also don't need to stress this, but I want you to treat Sunset as fairly. She's the referee, and-

Octavia, Vinyl, Lyra, Bon Bon: "Yeah, yeah…" all of them said before returning to their respective locker rooms.

Once the four were out of her line of vision, Twilight promptly slumped against the wall and slid down until she was sitting. She scanned the hallway, not having any other particular reason for doing so other than letting her nerves go. Twilight massaged her head for the fortieth time today, feeling some of her stress alleviate from her brain. Today had been a very torturous day for her, and she didn't think that she would make it this far without things going wrong. So far she was right on that one. At least Vinyl Scratch and Bon Bon were on better terms now, but how long would that last? Yelling at Pinkie Pie didn't really improve anything either, but she had to do it or else she would just go tell them everything. It makes her wonder if Pinkie Pie had said anything else to them before hand.

Twilight wiped her face, hoping that she could physically remove any wrinkles she may have obtained from the last several hours of the show. Suddenly, Sunset Shimmer popped her head through the curtain. Sunset stuck a hand out and knocked it against the curtain.

Sunset: "Can I come in?" Sunset Shimmer said with a friendly smile.

Twilight smiled and gestured for her to enter the hallway. Sunset sat down next to Twilight.

Sunset: "I heard everything from the other side of the curtain. Glad Bon Bon and Vinyl are straight now. More Vinyl than Bon Bon though." Sunset Shimmer said with a playful wink.

Twilight giggled. "Yeah… hey, is Pinkie Pie alright?" Twilight asked in concern.

Sunset: "Oh, she's fine now."

Twilight looked at Sunset with uncertainty. "Seriously?"

Sunset nodded. "Oh yeah. After what you said she looked pretty bad, but then Rarity let her use the microphone to sing "Uptown Funk" in the gymnasium."

Twilight looked at Sunset funny. "But I don't hear any-

Pinkie: "GIRLS HIT YOUR HALLELUJAH~! WHOO! 'CAUSE UPTOWN FUNK GON' GIVE IT TO YOU-WHOOOOOOOOOO~!" Pinkie sang loudly throughout the building, busting everyone's ear drums.

Lyra: "CHRIST! JUST LET ME SLEEP!" Lyra screamed from her locker room, letting it echo a bit.

From the gymnasium, you could hear a microphone's squeal as it was being taken away.

Pinkie: "Hey, give it back! I WASN'T DONE LETTING MY FUNK OUT!"

Twilight: "…well, that happened." Twilight said before her and Sunset roared in laughter. Twilight really needed that.

Sunset Shimmer eventually calmed herself down before becoming serious again. "So… how are you doing?"

Twilight: "I wasn't doing well up till this point to be honest."

Sunset nodded understandingly. "I know, I just wanted to hear you say that. Let it out."

Twilight grinned. "Thanks for the thought," she said before her grin quickly devolved into a solemn frown, "I'm a bit nervous."

Sunset: "Nervous about what?"

Twilight: "Isn't it obvious? I'm sitting here, biting my nails to the nubs, racking my brain and thinking ahead so everything can be perfect. If I known that this was going to happen I would have prepared for it and stocked up on painkillers in advance," Twilight said with an exhausted chuckle, "I don't want to lose Canterlot Carnage Pro Wrestling, Sunset. This was supposed to be a place where me and my friends could hang out and do what we love most: Wrestling. You know... it WAS just supposed to be the six of us. We didn't have any plans on letting anyone else in on this because we didn't want to risk revealing our secret pass time. We were just going to face each other and have a good time. I'm not saying that I regret letting you and the other's in, I just… in the back of my head I knew this would just end up in a mess like what almost happened this morning."

Sunset Shimmer frowned, saddened to see that Twilight was under such pressure. "I see…"

Twilight looked away. "But still… I'm glad all of you joined because it enriched our experience. Now… if something goes wrong… all of that will be gone." Twilight ended on a somber note.

Sunset Shimmer looked down at the floor. "You know… I really appreciate what you did for me."

Twilight looked back at Sunset.

Sunset: "I honestly didn't know what to do. I was alone almost the entire time, and I even had waves of depression hitting me now and then. I still do sometimes because I know I did unspeakable things that I deserved to be punished for. Therapy helped me, but it was no substitute for a friend," Sunset Shimmer said before turning to Twilight, "That's when you offered me to join you and your friends in CCPW. I was a bit bewildered at the idea that you of all people liked pro wrestling, and I wasn't really too into it myself. But, you can say that I learned to like it. And even though I like wrestling now, my original reason for accepting your offer was to make new friends. Even if it didn't turn out the way I thought it would."

Twilight: "What are you getting at?"

Sunset Shimmer smirked. "I dunno. I just felt like saying that," Sunset admitted, "But I'm sure Cadence and your brother, or even Applejack's brother, won't tell on us. I still don't like lying to them and making them feel like they're the enemy, but I can understand why you would be so scared. This is very important to you. But you don't have to be scared. After all, we've been doing pretty well so far because we covered a lot of our tracks, so they probably didn't notice a thing. And if you're nervous about this tag match, don't be because that little feud between Bon Bon and Vinyl is over now, and that was probably the one big thing you would've had to worry about with the tag match."

Twilight: "Well… there's also the matter of you being referee…" Twilight said, her sentence trailing off.

Sunset sighed. "Yeah… but if they love CCPW then they better treat everyone fairly." Sunset said, "But you don't have to worry about this for much longer, Twilight. After this match you'll be done. And, in a way, this, uh, 'white lie' HAS kept things in order, so it's not THAT bad, right?" Sunset offered.

Twilight closed her eyes and smiled. "Yeah."

Sunset Shimmer frowned again. "We're going to make it, Twilight," she assured before standing up, "We better get started. I'm sorry if I wasn't of any help."

Sunset Shimmer walked out of the curtains and into the gymnasium, leaving Twilight to ponder her words. She says that she isn't that good with words, but Twilight thinks she doesn't give herself enough credit.

Twilight: "You know what? Maybe we will make it."

Twilight sat up, did a stretch, and walked through the curtain. It was time for the main event. If there's any hope, this show will turn out better than she ever expected it to be.

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I hope you enjoyed that. Now, in spirit of gay pride, Lyra and Bon Bon will now make love in front of all of you.

*hot things happen, and butt-hurt homophobes cry as they run to their bunkers*

Now, I know you enjoyed THAT. I don't have much else to say though other than happy 4th of July, good progress has been made in the U.S., and I will see you all next time when we go into the main even tag team match. Arevoir.