Just then there was a knock at the door.

Rarity went to that door. "Yes?"

"Hi, I'm Star Shine," said the blue pegasus. "I was told you're really good at fashion and was wondering if you could help me."

Rarity smiled. "How bad would you say you need it?"

"W-Well, a lot. You see, I have a date tonight... My first one ever... A-And I need to look good. Could you... possibly... help me?"

"Oh, I think I know just the look for you," Rarity said, leading her in.

"You do?" asked the mare, smiling brightly as she followed. "Oh, thank you so much. Really nervous about this date."

"Now, just lay back in this chair here," Rarity cooed.

The mare did as asked, smiling happily.

Rarity then put a warm towel on the mare's face. "This is to relax the skin, deary."

"Oh, this feels nice..."

Rarity then pulled three heavy straps over the mare's neck, chest, and hind legs, pinning her to the chair. "This is to keep you from squirming."

The mare gasped. "Wh-Why would I squirm?"

"Well, sometimes making one pretty hurts a little..." Rarity said.

"I-I don't think I want this makeover anymore..." whimpered the mare.

"But, you're already nice and tied up... I just need to get my assistant. Sweetie!"

"Please... I-I wanna go... Please..." whimpered the mare.

The foal trotted up to her sister. "Yes?"

"Would you like to help me make her pretty?"

"Oh, boy, would I?!" yelled the foal cheerfully.

"How do you think we should start?"

"Ooh, sis... Let's start with the legs," the foal chimed. "M-My legs?" asked Star.

Rarity hoofed a knife to the filly. "Go on, then."

"Please, let me go..." Sweetie made a gentle cut on the mare's foreleg, causing the mare to scream in pain. "NOO!!!"

"Oh, hush, darling," Rarity said. "Try making her legs match, Sweetie."

The foal nodded and moved to the mare's hind legs, cutting away. The pegasus cried. "Please! I beg you! Stop!"

"But, we just started," Rarity whined.

"Please! I-I'll do anything! Just stop! It hurts!"

Rarity huffed and pushed the cloth on pegasus' face into her mouth. "There. That should help..."

Sweetie continued cutting the mare's body as she screamed in pain.

As she did, Rarity got a set of branding irons. "So, which one do you want? Hearts or moons?" Rarity asked.

"Ooo... Moons..." said Sweetie.

Rarity began heating the moon one. The gagged mare let out muffled yells as she tried to squirm.

Rarity giggled. "Told you you would squirm."

"How do you like my work, sis?" asked Sweetie Belle.

Rarity examined all the cuts. "Not bad, sis, but a few more on either side of her flank would make it better."

"You mean like this?" asked the foal, cutting where her sister recommended.

"Oh, that's just perfect..."

"I'm glad you like it," said Sweetie. "Does this mean we don't have to scrap this one?"

Rarity looked at the mare and smiled. "Well, I guess not. We'll have to keep her though... Don't want her to ruin our work, would we?" she asked, holding the white hot moon iron over the mare's forehead.

The mare shook her head slightly, mumbling something.

"Something wrong?" Rarity asked, lowering the iron closer to to the mare's head.

"Mm-mm," said the mare.

Rarity lowered the hot iron till it nearly touched the mare's head. "What?"

The mare whimpered softly.

"Well, if there's no objections..." Rarity pressed the iron into the mare's head.

The mare squealed in pain.

"Oh, the pain it takes to make true beauty..." Rarity mused as the iron touched the pegasus' skull.

The mare kept squealing and whimpering.

Soon, the metal cooled and Rarity pulled it off. "What do you think, Sweetie Belle?"

"Looks pretty, sis," said the foal. "Where will we keep her?"

"Oh... I guess we could keep her in the wine cellar..."

"Ooh... Then, what?" asked Sweetie. "She just stays there?"

"Well, if we get a few 'models' and have them for a private showing for oure friends.. maybe you can go to it with that filly, Scootaloo," Rarity said, nudging Sweetie Belle with a sly smile.

Sweetie Belle blushed at the mention of Scootaloo.

"Oh, so you do like her?" Rarity said.

"U-Uh... Yes..." the foal said softly.

"Well, want to know a secret?"

"Yeah?"

"She's in love with you."

"She is?" asked Sweetie, blushing harder.

"Yep. And she's quite... Open." Rarity said.

"R... Really?"

"Oh, yeah..."

Sweetie Belle traced a small circle on the floor with a hoof. "Cool..."

"Well, just thought I'd let you know..."

Sweetie nodded, blushing some more as she thought of Scootaloo.

"Say, sweetie... Why not go see her?"

She let out a happy gasp. "Can I?"

"Go on," Rarity said, leaning on the bound pegasus.

"O-Okay. I will," said Sweetie happily as she made her way to and out the front door.