“How did your date with Timber Spruce go last night?” Applejack asked with an apologetic look in her eyes.

Pinkie Pie suddenly seemed to appear between the two couples, dangling upside down by her legs from the top of the plinth.

“Ooh yeah! Spill! How was it? How was it?? How was it???”

Then something seemed to dawn on Pinkie as she peered more closely at Sunset and Twilight.

“Wait a minute…” she proclaimed, her eyes narrowed in suspicion. “Are you two holding hands?”

Twilight and Sunset looked down at their hands, almost guiltily.

Before they could say anything Pinkie’s serious and suspicious demeanour immediately evaporated into an ecstatic grin.

“Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Are you two a thing now???” she squealed with delight. Pinkie practically somersaulted off the plinth and enveloped the two girls in a bone crushing hug.

“When did this happen?” Fluttershy asked with a coy smile.

“Last night.” Twilight replied with a shy smile, after she had recovered her breath from Pinkie’s hug.

Then together she and Sunset recounted to their friends exactly what had happened.

“Well this is marvellous news, darlings!” Rarity proclaimed afterwards. “The four of us must absolutely go on a double date together!”

“Um, Rarity… sugarcube… aren’t you bein’ a bit premature?” Applejack replied cautiously.

“Oh nonsense, darling!” Rarity insisted. “In fact tomorrow night is the premier of the new Daring Do movie. It would absolutely be the perfect date for all four of us!”

“That is kind of what we had in mind.” Twilight admitted, but she threw a silent look at Sunset. Did they really want AJ and Rarity along with them on their very first date?

“Hey! I like Daring Do too!” Rainbow Dash piped up.

“I’m sorry, Rainbow Dash, but this is strictly couples only!” Rarity replied somewhat snootily.

“Fine!” Rainbow countered. “Fluttershy and me will just go and see it by ourselves, won’t we, Fluttershy?”

Fluttershy blushed and fiddled with her long pink hair. “Oh… sure… that would be… nice.” She stammered quietly.

“Well I’m glad that’s all settled!” Rarity beamed. “Ooh….. now I can’t wait until tomorrow night!”

Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle looked at each other and sighed.