Fluttershy was flying around, singing to her animals.

There’s music in the treetops, and there’s music in the vale,
And all around me music fills the sky!
There’s music by the river, and there’s music in the grass,
And the music makes your heart soar and reply!

When you find you've got the music...
Today’s duet sounded lovely. Wait, duet? She looked to her left to find Twilight singing right beside her, shrieked, and backed towards her cottage.

“W-w-what are you doing here!?” Fluttershy asked.

“Oh, nothing!” Twilight replied, “just singing along with a grrreat friend!” Her head was slightly cocked to the side as she said that, as if it wasn’t quite on all the way.

“Well, I’d like it if you not sneak up on me like that,” Fluttershy said, “yo-you know how I am…” she said, blushing. She then peered at Twilight. Something was wrong with that mare.

“Are your pupils...dilated?” Fluttershy asked, creeping towards Twilight.

“That would explain all the colors around…” Twilight noted happily.

“Colors? You mean like green?” Fluttershy asked, finally approaching Twilight.

“Green and blue,” Twilight responded, which caused Fluttershy to sigh in relief, “and purple and orange and this weird color that I’m going to call ‘ploragne’!” causing Fluttershy to touch Twilight’s head.

“Oh Celestia, you’re burning up! I think you have a fever!”

“How could I have a fever? I’ve never felt better!”

Fluttershy checked Twilight’s pulse, putting her hoof to Twilight’s hock. “Your pulse is through the roof! You’re coming inside with me!” she said, trying to drag Twilight in.

“I’m...fine…” Twilight said, becoming irritated.

“Nonsense, Twilight, you’re sick and need to get better!”

“I told you, I’m not sick, I’m fine!”

“But you’re having a delirious fever! That can’t be healthy-”

“I told you, I’m FINE!” Twilight roared as her coat turned white and her mane and tail turned to fire, causing Fluttershy to yelp and leap back, shivering. Twilight then started musing.

“Now where can I go to look at colors?” she mused, pacing around, failing to notice that she freaked out one of her best friends within an inch of her life. A look suddenly flashed across her face. “Rarity!” And she skipped off, Fluttershy watching in disbelief at the sudden mood swings her friend was having, still shuddering in terror.

“S-something’s wrong w-with T-twilight…” Fluttershy stuttered, “I c-can f-feel it…”

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Rarity was working on her latest project for Sapphire Shores when she heard the bell ring. She mumbled in between the pins in her mouth, “Welcome to Carousel Boutique, where everything is chic, unique and magnifique!” She finished the stitch she was working and turned around to find Twilight humming while looking through her pattern swatches. She grinned and asked, “Looking for a new dress? Well, I can-” and stopped at Twilight’s extended hoof. Well, I never!

Twilight was happily humming as she looked through all of her swatches, throwing them on the floor as she was done, to Rarity’s dismay. She had learned long ago, though, to never disrupt the customer during the shopping process. So she watched Twilight, who then asked, “I’m looking for something in a plorange…”

Rarity raised an eyebrow. “Plorange? You mean like purple and orange together?”

Twilight sighed heavily. “No, plorange! It’s neither purple nor orange, but an amazing new color that combines the best of both! Like, uh, like this!” she cried out, holding a most ugly swatch of mauve with an intricate design on it, while objectively beautiful, was most definitely out of style.

“But Twilight, that’s paisley!” Rarity said, flummoxed. “Nopony wears paisley anymore!”

“But you have it in here, and it’s plorange!” Twilight whined, “plus, the paisley flows so beautifully!”

“No, Twilight, I will not make you a dress out of paisley! That would simply be a crime against fashion!”

“PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASEEE?” Twilight whined.

“No!” Rarity said resolutely.

“PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASEEE?” Twilight whined again.

“N-no!” Rarity said, a little uneasily.

“PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASEEE?” Twilight whined yet again.

“I’m sorry, I can’t do that,” Rarity said, a little unsure of herself.

“But isn’t the customer always RIIIIIIGHT?” Twilight once again whined.

Rarity looked around. Technically, she was right.

“All right, hop on up. We’re going to make this paisley POP!”

“Yaaaay!” Twilight cheered while clapping and hopping on the podium.

“Can’t take any more of your whining anyway…” Rarity muttered under her breath.

“What was that, Rarity?” Twilight asked as Rarity was measuring her.

“Uh, you’ll look like a star that’s shining away!” Rarity quickly corrected herself as she finished measuring Twilight.

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Rainbow Dash was on cloud patrol, knocking them clear out of the sky above Carousel Boutique when she spotted Twilight leaving, skipping happily...in a paisley mauve dress. Now Rainbow Dash didn’t know much about style, but even she knew that nopony wore paisley anymore! She lilted to the ground, laughing her head off. Twilight skipped up to her and asked, “Hey, Rainbow Dash! What do you think of my new plorange dress?”

Rainbow kept laughing, her sides starting to ache.

Twilight grinned. “Are you laughing because of how wonderful my dress is?” Rainbow looked up, and quickly stopped laughing when she saw Twilight’s creepy smile.

“Yeah, uh, let’s go with that,” Rainbow said, standing up and brushing herself off.

Twilight’s eyes flashed. “Do a Sonic Rainboom for me!”

Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow. “You mean like here? Right now?”

Twilight nodded forcefully. “It’ll be sooo cooool!” Rainbow stared at Twilight.

“You sure?” This did not sound like Twilight.

“Come on come on come on!” Twilight shouted, hopping around Dash.

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“Well, ok!” Rainbow said as she shot off into the sky, Twilight looking wide-eyed at the blue speck which was careening down towards Ponyville. Quickly it built up speed, until it was a blue blur. Then, it hit. Twilight noticed all the colors of the rainbow. She could taste the ruby red and the opulent orange. She could hear the lilting yellow, the generous green and the bold blue. She could feel in her bones the incredible indigo and the vivacious violet.

“Whoah…” Twilight said as the blast from the Rainboom fluttered around her new plorange dress. Rainbow Dash was scoring rainbow trails across the sky, creating new smells and sounds with each pass. Then, she landed.

“So, how was that?”

Twilight was elated. “Oooooh, that was so great! It was amazing! I love you!” and then she kissed Rainbow Dash full on the lips. She pulled away to see a dazed expression on Rainbow Dash’s face. She must have been awed by my incredible kissing skill, she mused to herself as she happily skipped away.

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Rainbow Dash was in shock. She had no idea why Twilight just kissed her. But on top of that, a mare kissed her. She started retching and drank out of a nearby fountain to try and get the taste of mare out of her mouth. She then shuddered.

Something’s off with Twilight...