Sunset Shimmer chuckled as she finished sabotaging the last restroom in Canterlot High, knowing that it would only be a matter of time before Twilight felt the need to visit one, then when she couldn't... Well, no one would vote for her after such an embarrassing sight. Sunset smiled. Everything was going well.

Or, at least, it was.

Until, of course, Sunset herself felt the need to visit one. She had been so careful not to drink much during the contest with Twilight, she had even made sure to relieve herself beforehand, but the fact of the matter was that the orange-skinned girl had a rather small bladder. Shortly after lunch, she had needed to go again, and it got progressively worse and worse as the day went on. When she got to her last class of the day, she was sweating from the exertion.

But she had to act as composed as possible, after all, her coronation was tomorrow! A future princess wouldn't be caught dead squirming or bouncing as she gave her oral report to her fellow classmates.

And yet, that was exactly what Sunset was doing.

“Care to begin, Ms. Shimmer?” Asked the teacher.

Sunset realized she had been standing there, silent, for about half a minute. She nodded and began her speech, while her leg shook quite distractedly. As she gave her report on the world's current drought problems, her bladder pinched at her mercilessly letting her know that it had a pretty good idea on how to fix them. She shifted from foot to foot in a vain attempt to find some sort of escape from the never-ending pressure, but it was impossible.

As she continued, she swayed where she stood, legs crossed, one hand balled into a fist. She had never actually wet herself (apart from when she was a little filly back in Equestria), and didn't intend to start any time soon. When she finished, she was almost shaking with the effort it took to not start full on pee-dancing in front of the whole class.

Luckily, as soon as she finished her report, class ended, and since it was her final class, she could find somewhere to go to take care of her problem. The first place she tried was the Sweet Shop right next to the school. She easily spotted the door with the sign reading 'Toilet' in large, red letter. She hadn't even gone yet but she already felt better. Just knowing it was there and she could go soon and this unbearable aching pain in her abdomen could be gotten rid of. She hastily made her way over, but when she tried to open the door, it turned out to be locked.

She leaned back against the wall to wait, shifting her hips around the whole time. She crossed her legs in a way she hoped would appear casual, but whoever was in there was really taking their sweet ol' time to come out. Her bladder must have been stretched much further than any bladder ever ought to be. Quivering, she tried not to grab herself to help her hold it, spun around, and decided to check somewhere else.

Sunset had never felt so overjoyed to see a portable toilet before. In most cases she, along with everyone else, hated those things. But she was so desperate that she'd take absolutely anything. She ran across the streets to where a row of them were located, and grabbed the door of the closest one. It didn't budge. Without a second thought, she tried the next one over. It was also locked.

“Ohhhh!!!” she groaned, pressing a quick hand to herself. She was seconds away from peeing herself, right out on the street. She forced herself to concentrate on the sign taped to one of the doors, which wasn't easy. All her mind could focus on was the liquid in her abdomen and how big of a problem there would be if it weren't expelled immediately.

PAY TOILET
ONE DOLLAR PER USE

Sunset could barely resist moaning out loud as her bladder trembled. What kind of crap was that!? She didn't have any money. This could not be happening. This absolutely could not be happening. She refused to accept it. She couldn't wait any more. Shivers of urgency were rushing up and down her entire body and she searched the area, trying as hard as she could not to panic. Her entire body was trembling, she was so frantic.

She found another shop, and decided to try it. Her bladder was fighting against her every step. It took all her power to avoid wetting herself before she made it inside. All she wanted to do was pee somewhere until this horrible feeling of being so full of liquid that she thought she'd literally explode went away. Just the thought of finally letting out all her pee made her abdomen cramp up and she had to grab herself.

By the time she got through the front doors of the shop, she was straining and drenched in sweat.

Two boys were at the counter, they appeared to be related. Brothers, most likely. They both wore straw hats and bow-ties. “Lookie here, Flim, looks like we got us another customer.” One of them said.

“It would seem so, Flam,” the other nodded.

“O-oh, no...” Sunset stumbled. “I was hoping I could use your bathroom.”

Flam shook his head. “Customer's only, young lady.”

Sunset groaned, miserable. That was the worst thing she could hear right now. Bouncing from foot to foot, the girl begged. “Please? Just this once? Can't I use it?”

The brothers did not give in. “If you buy something first,” Flim nodded.

“I haven't got any money.” Tears of frustration began to gather around her eyes. She pleaded that this was an emergency and could they please just be kind? But, that didn't help. Pee was starting to seep into her clothes and she gasped, crossing her legs quickly.

“Like this one of a kind doll!” Flam held up an old, tattered doll which was missing one eye and a leg. “Only 60 dollars!”

Sunset was so eager for a place to empty her bladder that she would have handed these guys a million dollars if it meant that she could, but she didn't even have a penny.

“Or perhaps this blender!” Flim picked one up. It was missing a lid, as well as the blades. “500 bucks, a real bargain, my friend!”

And that was it, Sunset couldn't take it anymore. Her bladder threw in the towel and what seemed like gallons upon gallons of urine drained from her. She did all she could, she crossed her legs, she held herself, she did every pee-dance she knew, but nothing helped. A large puddle of pee was spreading out across the shag-carpeted floor of Flim and Flam's shop. The tears were flowing in full force now as well. Her legs and shoes were getting soaked. When the stream finally ended, she was drenched from the waist down.

Flim and Flam had watched the entire show, wide-eyed. Flam was the first to speak. “Now then, it seems you'll need to pay to get that carpet cleaned.”

“I told you,” Sunset growled. Now she was angry. It was THEIR fault this happened to her. “I don't have any money.”

Flim tapped his chin thoughtfully. “Well, little lady, there is something else you could do for us...”

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Sunset scowled as she stood outside of Flim and Flam's shop, dressed in a ridiculous costume and holding a sign advertising their 'great deals'. She sighed, at least this wasn't the MOST embarrassing thing that had happened to her today.