Chapter 2: What Just Happened?

"Hey Twi!" Rainbow shouted as she came bolting down the hallway, nearly pushing Featherweight into his locker as she did, "Has Flash come to talk to you yet?!" She slowly skidded to a halt in front of Twilight, her eyes immediately locking onto Twilight's so she could sense any kind of hesitation that would hint to something bad, or good. When Rainbow's words finally clicked Twilight's face contorted into a look of confusion, and then sadness.

"No, he hasn't come to talk with me yet..." Twilight said, her sadness quickly spreading to everyone around her. Before Rainbow could try to console her Rarity came out of the door beside them, looking around suspiciously before pulling both of them inside. Rarity quickly threw them onto the couch before slamming the door shut, their eyes struggling to adjust to the light. All they could see was Rarity, a camera, and a few shadowy figures behind her, guys from what they could distinguish.

"Did you just throw us onto some kind of casting couch Rarity?" Rainbow asked before her eyes adjusted completely, the few blobs, and what she thought was a camera, was really just Big Mac, Soarin, and Flash with a bag on his head. Before Twilight could ask what a casting couch was she noticed Flash, her thoughts quickly changing to figure out any reason why he was here, and why he was tied up like Rarity was trying out some kind of, what was it called...

"Is this some kind of weird bondage porno set?!" Rainbow screamed as she jumped up, causing Rarity to scold her immediately.

"No!" Rarity shouted, "I had these two grab him out of the locker room during P.E!"

"Then why were me and Twi on a casting couch?!" Rainbow shouted back, earning a laugh from Big Mac and Soarin, who couldn't find it any more hilarious than it already was, "And personally, I call Big Mac if that's what this is!" Her last comment managed to shut Big Mac up, but it only made Soarin laugh twice as hard, to the point where he was on the ground in pain. Even Flash had let out a quiet chuckle, but Twilight couldn't be more confused.

"Why is Flash tied up, and what the heck is a casting couch?!" Twilight screamed, getting the attention from the people on the other side of the door. Sadly, Applejack was one of those people, so without hesitation she kicked the door down. To make things even worse, the door slammed into the back of Soarin's head, giving him a serious concussion.

"What is going on in here?!" Applejack said quickly before she saw who was in the room, and the look a certain girl was giving him, "WHY IS MY BROTHER IN HERE?!"

"Oh it's nothing AJ, Rarity here was just hoping that I could get a taste of his secret sauce, since she would never touch something as meaty as that..." Rainbow said, before realizing that she just said it Applejack. Big Mac's little sister, and, strongest fighter in the entire city. With only enough time to say a prayer Rainbow started to run, but she wasn't fast enough. Once Applejack had caught her she pulled both Rainbow, her brother, and Soarin, out of the room, all three of them having a long stay in the nurse's office ahead of them.

"Well then..." Rarity said, sounding far more confused than she looked, "Shall we start?"

"Start what?" Twilight asked impatiently, "Using a casting couch?"

"Oh no no no, no!" Rarity said quickly, her face blushing at the thought of Twilight and Flash doing, that, in front of her while she filmed it. The heat in the air, the smell of sweat, maybe even blood, flooding her nostrils. Their passionate moaning as they moved together causing Rarity's own hand to sneak down and-

"Oh my..." Rarity said as she struggled to regain her composure, but she had been out of it long enough for Flash to get free and move himself towards the door, where his gym bag was laying open. As he put the rest of his clothes on Rarity jumped to his side, whispering into his ear as Twilight sat on the couch in complete confusion. What was a casting couch Why did it involve Rarity, Flash, and a camera? Why was Applejack so mad that Rainbow talking about a hamburger that shared her brother's name? How come Rarity blushed so hard her face was redder than Big Mac's shirt? Why was Flash sitting next to her with his hand on hers? Why was her brain about to turn o-

"Twilight?" Flash said, his voice being the last nail in the coffin, causing Twilight's logic to completely turn off.

"Flash?" Twilight asked back, not really sure what she was supposed to say. Right now her brain was on vacation, her heart taking charge. Without any warning Twilight leaned forwards and kissed Flash, causing his brain to short out as well, which caused him to lean forwards as well, the two of them fully embracing each other as Rarity's mind went crazy in the background. Maybe she should have had a camera in this room, with how close Twilight and Flash were getting, but just before anything serious happened they broke apart, a sense of longing coming from both of their eyes. They didn't want to break apart, but they had to do it so they could breath.

"So..." Flash said as he started to recover from the intense make out session, "Are we... Good?"

"I hope so," Twilight said, a blush forming on her cheeks as she leaned forwards, giving Flash a short kiss before she got up, "See you after school?"

"Sure thing," Flash said, smiling as Twilight left the room, the door shutting snapping Rarity out of her daze. Looking around she saw that Twilight had left Flash staring at the door in blissful ignorance that Rarity was still in the room. An awkward silence hung around until one of Rarity's heels squeaked on the tile floor, making Flash look up in surprise. Their eyes met for a moment, but the awkwardness made Rarity speak up.

"So..." Rarity said quietly, "What happened?"

"I think me and Twilight just made up, by making out..." Flash said before the realization that he just made out with Twilight clicked in his head, his first reaction being run out of the room while howling in joy, disrupting almost the entire school until he got out the soccer field, his howl finally fading out, leaving Rarity to stand looking at the door, with only one thought going through her mind.

How did I do that?

Sadly, before Rarity could contemplate how her plan went of without a hitch, and without her having to lift a finger, Pinkie burst in, covered in orange and black streamers. As was common for Pinkie she didn't say anything as she pulled Rarity out of the room, leaving the door open to any passerby who happened to see the rope, wool bag , and couch out in the open. It was now when everyone started rumors of Rarity running her own pornography operation out of the fashion room.

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Once Pinkie had managed to collect everyone in the gym she had put them all to work. Rarity was okay with helping set up the gym, but she wasn't as enthusiastic as Big Mac and Soarin were. From what Applejack had told everyone, the two of them were about five seconds away from castration when Pinkie burst in, pulling them all towards the gym so they could help out. Of course, she didn't mention what was going on until they were all there, wandering around in confusion.

"LET'S DECORATE FOR HALLOWEEN!" Pinkie had shouted once she managed to get Sunset Shimmer into the gym, although she was probably the most reluctant person there. Even though she had somewhat managed to repair her relationships with everyone, she was still reluctant to show up for any public event that involved more than two other people. Although, eventually she started to work with Twilight, and so the entire gym was ablaze with activity, with all of them doing their best to make the gym have a theme of freaky fun. Something that managed to make Rainbow laugh every time she heard it.

It had been only an hour when Sunset Shimmer and Flash bumped into each other, the awkward "ran into ex" situation playing, only made worse by the fact that Twilight was right behind him, getting closer every passing second. Lucky for them Pinkie was actively patrolling the gym, and when she saw them doing nothing she ran over, pulling Shimmer away so she could go do something else. Twilight had asked Flash what happened, but he brushed it off and they kept working.

Half way done with the gym at about two and a half hours in, both Rainbow Dash and Big Mac mysteriously disappeared, both of them gone for about five or ten minutes before coming back in. When they did come back they were surprised to see that everyone was looking for them, especially Applejack. Pinkie had noticed that Big Mac was gone, passing it off as him needing to pee, since he had been doing a bit of a shuffle when she had seen him last. Then Rainbow disappeared, and the search began. Turned out they just both had to pee, and ran into each other in the hallway, so they started to talk. Applejack didn't believe them, and what Twilight said next only made things worse.

"Did you try his secret sauce?"

After five hours of work they all sat down, looking at all the work they had managed to get done, with very little communication between all of them, save for when they accidentally bumped into each other. There was nothing left to do now, other than getting the food and snacks the day of the party.

"Great job everyone!" Pinkie shouted as she got up, snapping all of them out of their tired states with her energy, "Now we should all head home, tomorrow we have to decorate the hallways!"

"Yeah... No," Rainbow said as she got up to leave, with everyone quickly following after her, including Pinkie herself. When they got to the front of the school they all went their separate ways. Applejack, Big Mac, and Rainbow for some reason, went off towards the outskirts of town, where Sweet Apple Acres was. Everyone else headed off towards their dorm rooms. Twilight, turned right back around and went up to the library, where Spike was waiting for her beside the makeshift bed that she'd been sleeping in for over two weeks now.

"How was your day?" Spike asked as Twilight started to pet his head.

"It was okay I guess," Twilight said as she laid down, "Me and Flash made up"

"Ha, I won!" Spike shouted happily before he realized Twilight was right beside him, "Um, me, Snips, and Snails made bets on when you and Flash would get back together. We actually came up with a name for you two"

"That's weird," Twilight said, her confusion showing in her voice, "What was the name?"

"Flashlight!" Spike said with a smile, making Twilight roll her eyes before she rolled over onto her side, passing out almost instantly once she got comfortable. Meanwhile Spike was trying not to laugh as he thought about the stuff him and the two former henchmen talked about when they were cleaning the library.