Although Rainbow Dash was usually the last to fall asleep at sleepovers, she was the third this time, next to Cheerleader and Mascaran. Each pony called their parents to announce their nightly stay at Volley's. Still, Volley's parents didn't know about this.

Soarin's eyes drooped. The movie wasn't even half way done yet.

His vision got hazy, and he knew he was going to fall asleep, so he grabbed the nearest pillow to rest his head on. Or so he thought was a pillow.

Hoop chuckled.

"Guys- look." he pointed at Soarin.

His head was resting on Dash's flank. Everypony choked back a laugh.

"I didn't know they were dating..."  Trackee said, in surprise.

"I doubt they are." Hoop said.

"Quick, take a picture. Turn off the flash." Racer said.

Volley brought out her iPone and turned off the flash.

"It's too dark." she put on the flash.

She quickly flashed the camera. Racer took a video, and you could barely see the two. But it was still noticeable.

Rainbow woke up, groggy.

"What happened?" she asked, and began to get up.

Rainbow getting up caused Soarin to get up, but Soarin was still half asleep.

"Hoop, give me back my pillow." he groaned.

He grabbed Dash's legs and pulled her back onto the couch and continued to rest his head on her flank.

Now not laughing was a challenge.

Still groggy, Rainbow Dash tried getting up again.

Soarin was annoyed now.

"Hoop, this is my pillow. Go get your own."

"She sure is your pillow." Sprinter whispered to Racer. Racer made a small chuckle.

Rainbow was truly annoyed now. She got up and Soarin fully woke up.

"Damn Hoop, let me sleep! It's not funny!"

He opened his eyes and looked around but he couldn't see a pillow or Hoop.

Hoop let out an explosion of laughter.

"It's not fun-"

Hoop laughed, "You weren't using a pillow, dude."

"Soarin, why were you pulling my legs?" Rainbow demanded.

Soarin's face went bright red. At least the room was dark.

"You were saying...that wasn't a pillow?" he asked.

Hoop whispered in Soarin's ear.

"You were using Rainbow's flank as your pillow."

"I have to pee..." Soarin said as he left the couch to use the bathroom as an excuse to get away from everypony.

The other six burst out laughing. "Soarin's sure a lady's man." Trackee commented.

"I'm surprised she didn't beat him up. I thought Rainbow would kill him." Sprinter commented.

"She probably would've if she wasn't so tired. We can tell her tomorrow." Volley said.

"Nah, let's help Soarin on this one. He didn't know." Hoop said.

"I agree. Is Rainbow even awake?" Racer asked.

But when they looked over, the rainbow mare was asleep, like she hasn't even woke up.

***

"Rainbow, wake up!" Volley cried, shaking her.

"My parents are home! Cm'on, we have to hide everyone."

The statement immediately awoke the half-asleep pony.

Soon everypony was awake, and Volley lead them to the storage room.

"Keep the lights out." she said, and closed the door.

Volley pretended to be asleep on the couch. Why were her parents home at three a.m.?

"Volley?" her mom called, opening the basement door.

She turned the lights on, and walked down the stairs.

Why was it such a mess? Coke, candy, and popcorn was all over the place.

"Volley?" she said. Volley hoped her mother would just let her off the hook for the night and go to bed. But she didn't. She shook her daughter awake.

"Volley? Wake up!" Volley had no choice.

"Mom?" she groaned, "What do you want?"

"Why's it such a mess?" her mom asked.

"I got bored so I spent the day doing whatever. I was going to clean it up but I got too tired." Volley lied.

"Well, we need to clean this up. I'll get the vacuum from the storage room-"

"No! We can wait until tomorrow." Volley protested.

"No, you will clean up this mess and you will not go to bed until the job is completed." her mother responded.

"No! The vacuum is too loud. Besides, it'd wake dad up!" Volley protested again.

"You know your father. He's a deep sleeper, if a fire alarm was going off he wouldn't wake up. Now stop wasting time. It'd make you alert, too." her mom said, making her way to the storage room.

"No, mom, you can't go in there!" Volley blocked the way into the storage room.

Please, please, hide. thought Volleyball Spike.

***

"Her mom is coming! Guys hide!" Mascaran yelled. The group of nine ponies hid behind a group of cardboard boxes that was meant for large Christmas decorations. Cheerleader accidentally hit something and there was a loud bang.

Still, the ponies hid with hopes.

***

"Do we have a rat problem?" asked Volley's mom, hearing the noise, "You know I don't like rats, but that won't stop me from chasing them out."

"No, mom-" but Volley's mom already pushed her out of the way and into the storage room. She flicked on the lights, and grabbed a broom.

"Come out, you damn rats!" she shouted.

She whipped the broom around and ended up knocking items over.

"Mom-" Volley began, but her mother ignored her, eager to get the "rats" out of the storage room.

She used the broom and knocked over the cardboard boxes, revealing the group of scared ponies.

Volley's mom looked in shock.

"What the hell?"

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