THE BELLE TOLLS FOR LOVE 2
Chapter 2: A shot in the dark
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“She sewed what?!” Twilight asked incredulously.
“Yeah, but I don't think she even realizes she did. That and they gave each other a confused look when Scootaloo came downstairs.” Sweetie Belle replied looking at the purple unicorn whom sighed with a facehoofing gesture upon hearing this.
“I knew lingering emotions would remain, but for them to surface so strongly within Rarity for her to actually sew that...” Twilight remarked aloud as she paced back and forth now.
“You don't think they might remember do you? I don't want to see my big sister depressed and going crazy again.” Sweetie Belle said with a worried expression now.
“I highly doubt that is going to happen.” Twilight replied reassuringly yet that fear in itself did weigh on the back of her mind. While she was at least ninety percent sure they wouldn't be able to remember anything physically, she had forgotten to take into account the equine soul which remembers everything even if the pony themselves don't.
“I need to research this. I'll get back to you when I know more Sweetie Belle.” Twilight replied and began to levitate books from her bookshelves and pile them in front of her.
“Okay Twilight, I'll stop by later. I'm going to go and see Cheerilee now.” The unicorn filly replied and left the purple unicorn to her cram session.
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Scootaloo gave a heavy sigh as she lay next to her idol in an afterglow. “What the hay is wrong with me? I've done it with Rainbow Dash plenty of times and had a blast. So why do I feel as if I'm cheating on somepony?” The orange Pegasus thought to herself dismally as she looked out the window of the cyan blue Pegasus's cloud home.
As the filly continued to stare at the passing clouds for a fleeting moment she could have swore she saw Rarity's face in one of them, slammed both hooves on her face, and groaned loudly. “What the buck is wrong with me?!” The filly exclaimed aloud without meaning too which caused Rainbow Dash to turn and look at her with an startled expression.
“Something wrong? I didn't do anything did I?” The cyan blue Pegasus asked curiously with a worried expression.
“No, it's nothing you did. It's about Rarity, for some reason I can't stop thinking about her.” Scootaloo replied as she sat up, put her hind legs over the side of the bed and stared out the window again.
“Maybe I can help you take your mind off her.” The cyan blue Pegasus replied with a smirk as she ran a hoof along the filly's wing sensually only for the filly to gently push her hoof away.
“I'm going to fly home now. See you later Rainbow Dash.” Scootaloo replied absentmindedly as she hopped off the bed and quickly left her idol's house and to the skies.
“I wish I knew what was wrong with me. First I find myself staring at Rarity's backside wishing she would lift her tail and let me eat her out, and now I feel like I've just cheated on somepony. The two must be connected somehow, but I can't figure out why.” The orange Pegasus thought to herself with an audible sigh as Rarity's house slowly came into view.
While it was still mid-day, it was the weekend and she was free to go where she liked with the exception of leaving Ponyville or entering the Everfree forest. But for some reason, she just wanted to see Rarity right now.
Scootaloo landed on the ground with a slight stumble just a few feet short of Rarity's house now. She was getting better at her landings which was something she was very proud of. The orange filly opened the front door to see Rarity speaking with a well dressed prim and proper looking mare.
“Ah, you must be Scootaloo, I was just speaking to your parental guardian. I will be assigning you a social worker and I'll be keeping taps on your adjustment to living with Rarity.” The mare remarked as she extended a hoof out to the filly but she didn't respond.
“Nice to meet you I guess.” Scootaloo replied in an unsure tone.
“The social worker will be over in a fifteen minutes. Have a nice day.” The mare replied as she walked past the filly and out the door.
“A social worker?” Scootaloo asked curiously as she looked at the white unicorn.
“I must say while this isn't unexpected, it is very inconvenient timing. I have a dress order that simply must be delivered on time today.” Rarity remarked aloud with a sigh and looked at Scootaloo. “If I can concentrate long enough to even finish it.” She added a few moments later.
It was at this point that Sweetie Belle was walking in and noticed the two staring at one another. “Here we go again.” The white unicorn filly thought to herself with a sigh which caused the white unicorn to look at her.
“Sweetie Belle, you look positively flushed darling. Are you okay?” Rarity asked with a look of concern.
The unicorn filly opened her mouth to speak but stopped before a single word came out before she accidentally told her that she was at Cheerilee's house. “Y-yes. I'm fine. I'm just a little tired is all, I've been playing really hard.” Sweetie Belle replied finally after a few moments and quickly left the room but watched from the kitchen unknown to the two.
“R-Rarity, I think there's something wrong with me.” Scootaloo said finally after a few moments unable to hold it in any longer.
“You aren't sick are you?” The white unicorn asked with a look of concern now.
“N-No, but you've been on my mind all day and I don't know why.” The Pegasus confessed and sighed.
Upon hearing this the white unicorn went slightly pale and bit her lower lip. Truth be told, Scootaloo had been on her's all day as well and she also had no idea why. “I see.” was all the unicorn could utter as she walked over to Scootaloo and sat in front of her.
“Is there something wrong with me?” Scootaloo asked with a look worry now on her face.
Upon hearing this the unicorn hugged the filly, placed her chin on her shoulder, and ran her hoof along her back sensually. “No darling, nothing at all.” Rarity said in a reassuringly.
As the unicorn held her the same mysterious feeling she felt towards the filly was becoming more and more strong with each passing moment. “Scootaloo I...” Rarity began to say but trailed off as she moved away so that she looked directly into the filly's eyes whom looked back.
Unknown to the two and without any knowledge the gap between their faces slowly began to close until...
“Excuse me.” An unknown voice spoke up which caused the unicorn to snap her face in the direction of the voice having been barely an inch from the filly's which caused her mane to whip the Pegasus a crossed the face which caused her to flinch slightly and blink several times wondering what they were about to do.
“Ah, you must be the social worker! My name is Rarity and you are?” Rarity asked curiously as she stepped away from the filly and up to the social worker.
“My name is Rosemary Pettleworth but you can call me Rose.” Rose replied as she looked about the house. “Is your home always in this condition?” Rose asked as she looked about which caused Rarity to go slightly pale.
“Well, I like to call it organized chaos, but not always.” Rarity replied with a nervous giggle.
“Right, and is this always here?” Rose asked as she pointed to a spot of the room which consisted of a pile of sewing needles, sharp gemstones, and a few chisels.
“N-No, of course not! Just forgot to tidy up is all..eh-heh.” The white unicorn replied in a hasty tone as she quickly levitated the objects and put them up high as Rose walked into the kitchen to see Sweetie Belle whom up until the social worker had walked in was watching the two and was now attempting to cook but unfortunately for her she was once again burning everything.
Rose saw this at which point her right eyebrow rose slightly in suspicion. “Do you always let them cook unsupervised?” Rose asked curiously at which point Rarity rushed to the kitchen and felt her chest turn ice cold.
“Of course not.” Rarity remarked aloud looking completely nerve shot now as Sweetie Belle attempted to levitate a cup of juice to the social worker only for it to catch on fire a mere foot from her face.
“Ah! Why is it doing that? It's not supposed to be doing that!” Sweetie Belle exclaimed in alarm at which point Rarity grabbed the cup with her own magic and put the fire out.
“Fillies..eh-heh. Gotta love them right?” Rarity said as she ran past the social worker, opened the door and began to rummage through it. “Care for some juice?” Rarity asked in a nervous tone at which point the social worker stepped up behind her with her eyes narrowed and slowly closed the door.
“Allow me to enlighten you on the precarious situation you have found yourself in.” Rose said as she looked at Rarity now who was looking at her.
“I'm the one they call when things have gone wrong.” Rose said as she looked about the kitchen which was littered with burnt foods. “And things have indeed gone wrong.” Rose remarked as she glared at the unicorn for a few moments longer before she turned around, left the room, and walked up to Scootaloo whom at this moment was staring at Rarity as if in a daze.
“I can't stop thinking about her...” The Pegasus remarked as if in a trance at which point the mare widened her eyes in shock yet with a sense of curiosity before she spoke. “If have any questions or anypony makes you feel uncomfortable, Don't hesitate to come to my office.” Rose said aloud and placed a small piece of paper next to the filly before she walked up to the front door with Rarity quickly there to open the door for her only for the mare to open it herself before she could.
“In case you're wondering, this did not go well.” Rose remarked before she closed the door behind herself with a loud slam.
“What could have gone wrong? What did I do? This was her first visit for pony's sake.” Rarity remarked aloud in confusion.
“Does she know about me and Dashie?” The Pegasus thought to herself in a worried tone.
“This can't be good...” Sweetie Belle remarked aloud in a worried tone.
The door opened up once again but this time Cheerilee came walking through it as she stared at the three at which point a look of worry washed over her face. “Did I come at a bad time?” Cheerilee asked aloud curiously.
“Miss Cheerilee, can I talk to you about my math homework?” The unicorn filly asked making sure to put emphasis on the last two words in order to code them in a way that the dark purple mare would catch on which she did easily.
“As long as it's okay with your sister.” Cheerilee replied looking at Rarity whom looked distracted.
“Oh yes, of course. I'm sorry, I'm just a little frazzled today, what with the social worker coming over and my dress order I need to fulfill.” Rarity replied after a few moments before she walked over to her sewing machine and resumed working on the dress.
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“And that's everything. Do you think she knows about us?” Sweetie Belle asked after giving a detailed explanation of what happened with the social worker's visit.
“I don't know Sweetie, I don't think she does. I understand why they would send a special cases social worker, Scootaloo was after all traumatized for years because of her father raping her, but as to why she would be suspicious of Rarity's motives to adopting Scootaloo baffles me. It's not as if the two had done anything before they had their memories wiped or had been affectionate with one another in public.” Cheerilee remarked aloud and placed a hoof on her chin in thought as the two sat at a park bench in town square as silence ensued between the two.
“I think we should try and get them back together.” Sweetie Belle said after a few moments.
“But Sweetie Belle, that's impossible without their memories. It's not like Rarity would ever consider dating Scootaloo without remembering what happened between them. And with that social worker now in the picture, it would be a bad idea to even try to.” Cheerilee replied looking at Sweetie Belle now whom had rested her head on the earth pony's shoulder.
“Maybe they don't need those memories. It's a shot in the dark, but those are are made for each other, like you and me are.” The filly replied as she nuzzled the earth pony affectionately with her cheek.
“Sweetie Belle, don't you go and play matcher.” Cheerilee remarked in a stern manner.
“Don't worry, I won't. I'm going to play cupid!” Sweetie Belle exclaimed with a wide smile only for the earth pony to make a facehoofing gesture.
“Those two are the same thing...” Cheerilee replied with a scowl as the filly hopped off and ran off back to her older sister's house.
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I wish I knew what was wrong with me, why Rarity is on my mind all the time, why I feel like I do towards her. It's as if something inside me wants me to remember something. Something important. Well I plan to find out what that something is.
Something about this whole thing stinks, as if somepony's tampered with my memories. I may be young and not a unicorn, but it doesn't take a magical genius to figure out something magical is at work in the world we live in when all signs point to it. I think Rarity thinks the same thing but she isn't saying anything.
The orange Pegasus opened the door to Twilight's library and walked in to see books piled everywhere. “Hey Twilight, can I talk to you for a minute?” Scootaloo asked curiously which caused the purple unicorn to yank her face from behind a book and look at her.
If there was one pony in Ponyville who knew if I was under the effects of a spell, it was her.
“Sure Scootaloo, what is it? Sorry for the mess, I’m doing a whole lot of research on something at the moment.” Twilight replied as she levitated a pile of books out of the Pegasus's way so she could walk up to her.
The filly glanced at the books that lay about as she walked up to the purple unicorn but stopped as one caught her eye which was entitled. “Memory spells and their effects”.
Why would Twilight be researching memory spells? Probably just a coincidence, either way she should know exactly what's wrong with me if my suspicions are correct.
“Well, you see, Something has felt really off since I woke up this morning, like something important is missing that I should know or remember. I was wondering if you could help me by doing a spell to check and see if somepony has tampered with my memories or not.” Scootaloo asked curiously at which point Twilight's expression went pale.
“R-Really? A memory spell you say? Eh-heh, come on Scootaloo, you don't really think anypony would mess with your memories do you?” The unicorn replied nervously with an expression to match it.
Wait, why is she so nervous all the sudden for?
“Well, that's why I came to you. I wouldn't put it past Diamond Tiara and Silverspoon to get one of their friends to pull a prank on me and mess with my mind just for a laugh.” Scootaloo replied though this was not her real reason for asking.
“Sorry, but I can't do that right now. I'm really busy with studying right now, but feel free to look around.” The purple unicorn replied in the same nervous tone as before as she quickly put her face back in her book.
Okay, I'm no Sherlock hooves, but she knows something, I'm sure of it!
“Okay, I'll just take a look around then.” The filly replied as she quickly walked past her and upstairs to the unicorn's room only to see Spike whom was cleaning up the Twilight's and his bedroom.
“Hey, Spike. Any idea on what Twilight is studying so hard on? She seems really into it.” The Pegasus asked curiously at which point Spike literally dropped the pile of books he was carrying and stared at the Pegasus nervously.
“Nope, no idea!” The dragon replied a little too quickly which caused the orange Pegasus to look at him suspiciously.
“But you always know what she's up to. You are her number one assistant aren't you?” Scootaloo asked with a smile as she closed the door behind her with her right hind hoof.
This dragon knows something. Time to squeeze the details out of him and maybe a little more...hehe.
“Of course I am! I-I just don't know what she's looking up right now.” The dragon replied nervously as the filly walked closer to him.
“Oh come on Spikey-wikey, I know you better than that. Can't you tell little old me what she's so interested in right now?” The Pegasus replied in a sultry tone as she walked up to the dragon and ran her tail along his face which caused the dragon to blush crimson along with his tail standing erect now.
“I-I can't, I-I mean I don't know!” The dragon stuttered looking completely flustered now by the Pegasus's flirtatious actions as she ran her tail along the back of his neck now.
Ha! I knew it! He knows something. Now to squeeze it out of him...
“Your as bad at keeping secrets as Twilight is Spikey-wikey. Come on, tell me and I’ll make it worth your while.” Scootaloo replied as she walked about him now with her tail lifted giving the dragon a clear view of her hindquarters which caused him to go wide-eyed and blush even more now.
“L-Lower your tail Scootaloo! That's not how a filly should be acting!” The dragon exclaimed as he slammed both claws over his face.
“You must be so pent up, what with a town filled with mares and fillies and no female dragons to have fun with. I can only imagine what goes through that mind of yours with at night.” The filly remarked in the same sultry tone as she walked up to him and ran a hoof along his chest causing the dragon to shiver slightly at her touch.
Cut me some slack here and cave already will ya?!
“Would you cut it out Scootaloo! I know you're lesbian!” The dragon exclaimed abruptly and suddenly which caused the filly to halt what she was doing and stare at him.
Wait, what?! How could HE possibly know THAT?! I haven't told anypony except Rainbow Dash that I'm lesbian!
“How could you possibly know that?! Spill it Spike!” Scootaloo exclaimed as she tapped the dragon hard on the chest which caused him to stumble backward and fall onto his rump against the night table while at the same time knocking off a small chest which hit the floor in front of him and spilled it's contents onto the floor.
The filly looked at the objects on the floor until one in particular caught her eye. It was a photograph of an adult mare but that wasn't what made her stare at it as if in a trance...
FLASHBACK
“Now hold still Scootaloo.” Rarity said with a smile as she adjusted the camera towards the mare.
“Rarity, do I really have to do this?” The mare asked with an annoyed glare.
“Of course you do darling. You look absolutely beautiful in that dress!” The white unicorn remarked with a smile as she adjusted the camera a little more.
“R-Really?” The Pegasus asked with a blush.
“Of course you do darling, even if you are a tomboy, it never hurts a mare to look beautiful now and then. Now say cheese!” The unicorn exclaimed and she flashed the camera.
END FLASHBACK
“What is all the ruckus up here about? I'm trying to...” The purple unicorn began to exclaim in annoyance until her eyes fell upon the photograph on the floor and then at Scootaloo who's eyes were filled with tears at which point her eyes flattened along with a guilty expression.
What's wrong with me?! Why do I suddenly feel like crying? What was that memory about? And why did it only come back to me now?
“Wh-What did you do to me Twilight? Why am I crying right now? Why do I remember this photograph being taken but nothing else?” The filly asked her voice cracking now as she spoke.
“Tell me!” The Pegasus shrieked after a few more moments when the purple unicorn didn't respond.
I'm tired of the secrets, I'm tired of lies! I'll beat the answers out of her if I have to!
“I can't answer that...” Twilight replied after a few more moments with a sigh.
“But I can!” A voice pipped up which belonged to non-other than Sweetie Belle.
“Sweetie Belle, don't you dare tell her!” Twilight exclaimed in a stern tone.
“No, Twilight. I'm tired of playing by your rules! You had no right messing with their memories like that! Is that always your solution to everything?! First you make everypony forget about Rarity and Scootaloo and then you make the two of them forget about each other!” Sweetie Belle roared.
“But Sweetie Belle-”
“Oh, no! My sister is really sad because she can't bring herself to make love to Scootaloo whom she loves! Is there anyway we can help them?” The filly said in a mock tone then began to make a mock expression and gesture of Twilight.
“Of course there is! Lets wipe their memories! That's my solution to everything!” The filly exclaimed in a mock Twilight tone.
I had no idea what she was talking about right now, but one part of her rant stood out and confirmed my fears. Twilight had messed with my memories. This very fact both hurt and ticked me off to the point I had to use every fiber of my being not to pummel the horseapples out of her right now!
“My memories, give them back!” Scootaloo said as tears continued to stream from her eyes yet anger could be heard seething from her voice so strongly that it would suffocate a pony if it were breathable.
“I can't.” Twilight replied followed by a sigh only to get tackled to the floor by the Pegasus.
“What the bucking hay do you mean, you can't?! I'm tired of wondering what the hay is wrong with me Twilight! I'm tired of being tortured by seeing Rarity's face in just about everything I see! I want things to make sense again!” Scootaloo roared into the unicorn's face now.
“You can't, but Scootaloo can.” The unicorn filly said in a matter-of-fact tone which caused both the unicorn and Pegasus to stare at her and say “huh?!” nearly simultaneously.
“Where the hay did you find that out?” Twilight asked incredulously.
“Memory spells and me, page two-hundred and fifty three, under paragraph four.” The unicorn filly replied with a cocky smile.
Wow, right about now I wanted to change her nickname from the living dictionary to the living encyclopedia.
“Wait, where did you find that book? I scanned every shelf in my library and nothing said anything about that!” Twilight exclaimed incredulously.
As if on cue, the unicorn filly pulled a book out of her saddle-pack and handed it to Twilight whom immediately flipped the pages of the book to the spot the filly had mentioned. “You have gotta be kidding me...” The unicorn remarked in a disbelieving tone.
“What does it say?” Scootaloo asked as she stared at the purple unicorn now.
“This is too cliché! There's no way this can be accurate.” Twilight continued as she flipped the page.
“Out with it already!” The Pegasus demanded impatiently.
I didn't care how cliché it was. If there was a way to get my memories back and stop wondering why I couldn't stop thinking about Rarity, I'd take it.
“Okay, geez. No need to get rude about it.” Twilight replied offended and placed the book down where everypony could read it. “According to this, in the case of two lovers who are victims of memory spells, there is a way for them to regain them.” Twilight began to say and flipped the page before continuing her explanation.
“The two lovers in question must share a kiss of true love within a week of falling victim to the spell. If they don't, then the memories will be lost forever. In this case the book would be referring to you and Rarity.” Twilight said as she looked at Scootaloo whom was staring at her in confusion.
Lovers? Me and Rarity? What the heck was this unicorn going on about?!
“You're going to have to explain the details to her Twilight.” Sweetie Belle said after a few moments of silence from the Pegasus.
ONE EXPLANATION AND TWENTY JAW DROPS BY SCOOTALOO LATER...
“Saying I believe you both, how in the name of Luna am I supposed to get Rarity to share a kiss of true love with me when I don't even remember anything?” Scootaloo asked looking at the two with a expression of skepticism right now.
“You just leave that to me! I know my sister better than anypony!” Sweetie Belle exclaimed with a wide grin.
Why do I get the feeling this is going to end badly?
“While you are working on that, I'm going to do some additional researching on this topic.” Twilight remarked looked at Scootaloo and sighed. “If it's any consolation Scootaloo, I did it because I wanted to protect you two.” The unicorn said a few moments later at which point the Pegasus glared at her.
“No, it's not.” Scootaloo replied in a hurt tone before following Sweetie Belle out of the room and out of the library.
“So, what's the plan?” The Pegasus asked curiously.
I had no idea what the unicorn had in mind, but if it meant getting my memories back, it was worth it, right?
“No bucking way!” The Pegasus exclaimed while making a cross gesture with her hooves upon hearing The white filly's plan.
“Oh come on! It's foolproof!” Sweetie Belle replied with a smile.
“If your idea of foolproof is me walking up to Rarity and kissing her, then I'd hate to hear one of your non-foolproof plans!” Scootaloo exclaimed with an annoyed glare.
“What are you two up to?” A voice asked curiously at which point both fillies turned around and looked at Cheerilee.
Perfect timing miss. Cheerilee. Now to confirm Twilight's story.
“Your Sweetie Belle's fillyfriend right? Sweetie Belle told me.” Scootaloo said without warning at which point Cheerilee gave a panicked glance around herself and sighed with relief upon realizing no pony was around.
“Sweetie Belle, have you lost your mind?! Why would you tell her about that?!” Cheerilee hissed with a glare at the unicorn filly.
Well that confirms it. I'm still not quite sure I believe her story though.
“Don't worry Cheerilee, I have a plan to get Scootaloo and Rarity back together. Besides, she found the photograph that Rarity took of the adult her and remembered it being taken. So there's still hope!” The unicorn filly exclaimed with a wide smile to which the earth pony made a facehoofing gesture.
“That Twilight, she can never keep a secret can she?” Cheerilee remarked followed by a sigh before she smiled at them. “Well, if Scootaloo is keen on getting back with Rarity even without her memories, then I guess I should help. What was your plan anyways?” The earth pony asked curiously.
“She wanted me to walk up and kiss Rarity.” Scootaloo stated flatly to which Cheerilee blinked twice before sighing once again.
“That will do nothing but freak the poor mare out at this point. Come with me, we'll run over ideas at my place.” Cheerilee said, turned around, and walked in the opposite direction followed by the two fillies.
MEANWHILE AT TWILIGHT'S LIBRARY...
The purple unicorn was scanning bookshelf after book shelf now yet she couldn't seem to find anything to confirm the information she read in the book Sweetie Belle gave her.
“Maybe she made it up...” The unicorn remarked aloud thoughtfully. “But that would require her to...” The unicorn began to say but trailed off...
Twitch!
“Of course she didn't do that...she would never deface a book by writing in it. Come now Twilight, don't let your mind rush to irrational conclusions.” The bookworm remarked aloud with a light laugh as if to shrug the idea off however a moment later she ran over to the book and began to scan through it in a semi-panicked manner.
“Just reading the segment again, not checking to see if Sweetie Belle completely massacred an innocent book...” The unicorn said aloud in a higher pitch than normal as she flipped the pages...
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Rarity now sat at her sewing machine working diligently to finish this dress before her deadline. “Come now Rarity, You can do this! Just a few last details...” The white unicorn remarked aloud as she levitated the needle with her magic and sewed in some gemstones along with a red ribbon. “Perfect!” Now to get one last thing.” The unicorn remarked aloud as she walked over to her storage trunk, opened it, levitated several garments out and placed them to the side, and stopped as she levitated a dress up and stared at it...
FLASHBACK
“For me?!” Scootaloo exclaimed in shock and disbelief at the beautiful dress that the unicorn now levitated before her eyes.
“Yes. After all, I have had nothing better to do than make dresses darling.” Rarity replied with a warm smile.
“Wow, this is, wow.” Scootaloo remarked aloud with a blush as she looked over the dress.
“I would very much like to see you in it.” Rarity replied at which point the Pegasus could have sworn her heart had skipped a beat.
“R-Really?” Scootaloo asked blushing furiously now.
“Of course Darling. I always love to see the results of my work. You know this.” Rarity replied as she turned away from the Pegasus and began to sew again.
“Of course.” Scootaloo replied in a depressed tone.
“Something wrong darling?” Rarity asked curiously taking note of the filly's lack of enthusiasm now.
“No, it's nothing.” Scootaloo replied in the same depressed tone as she flung the dress over her head and fitted her wings into the slots stitched into the sides of her dress.
Rarity wanted to press the topic a little more, but she thought better of it as she continued to sew and allow the filly to put the dress on.
“Well, take a look.” Scootaloo said a few minutes later as she gave the unicorn a tap on the shoulder which prompted her to turn around and look at her work.
The unicorn was no where near prepared for what she saw as she looked on at the dress Scootaloo now wore which sent her heart aflutter.
“W-Wow...” Rarity remarked aloud in a stunned tone as the filly stood in a bright velvet blue dress. It took a few moments longer before she managed to regain her composure.
“Well, give it a twirl darling.” Rarity said a few moments after her stunned response.
The filly then gave a slow turn in a three hundred and sixty degree fashion which sent the unicorn's heart yet again aflutter.
“So how do I look?” Scootaloo asked with a soft blush now which snapped the unicorn out of her stupor.
“F-Fine darling. I'm going to see how my sister's doing.” Rarity replied in a hurried tone as she walked past the Pegasus and sat down in front of the mirror which sparked to life once again.
“It's just a dress Rarity, it's your work. Yet, why did I suddenly feel like that towards her? It doesn't matter, it was just a dress! Stop making such a big deal out of it.” Rarity thought to herself in a scolding tone as the mirror began to show Sweetie Belle and Cheerilee once again.
END FLASHBACK
Tears now flooded from the unicorn's eyes unknown to her until she placed a hoof on her cheek and felt them. “Wh-What was that? Why did I suddenly remember that now and what was it from? And why am I crying?” The white unicorn asked aloud in a confused tone. The memories that now flooded the unicorn's mind baffled her. They felt as if they were merely fragments of a larger picture. Now only did she want to know why she remembered these things now, the unicorn also took note of the fact that the mysterious feeling she felt towards Scootaloo was becoming increasingly clear.
Yet for some strange reason, it didn't horrify her. In fact, it felt as if it had been there all along. This in itself however did scare her, but not for the reasons it should have. It scared her because she didn't know why she felt this way towards Scootaloo, but she had one way to find out.
“Something is clearly amidst and it has a certain purple unicorn written all over it!” Rarity exclaimed in a pissed off tone. She didn't know exactly what Twilight had done to her or if it was even her for sure, but a gut feeling told her that Twilight was at the center of this strange yet all too familiar memory that came back to her just now and she was going to find out why!
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“By starswirl's beard! She did!” Twilight roared at the top of her lungs as she checked the page at which point Spike came running into the room.
“What happened Twilight?!” Spike asked in a worried tone.
“It's horrible!” Twilight exclaimed horrified.
“Really?! What happened?!” Spike exclaimed in a scared tone now.
“She really did it!” Twilight exclaimed in the same horrified tone.
“What did she do?!” Spike exclaimed now sounding as horrified as Twilight.
“She...defaced a book with her hoofwriting!” Twilight exclaimed as she finally showed the book to Spike whom upon seeing this expression changed from horrified to annoyed.
“Is that all?” Spike deadpanned.
Upon hearing this, Twilight's right eye twitched and the purple unicorn looked at him and glared. “Is that all? IS THAT ALL?! This book was hoofwritten by Starswirl The Bearded himself in the pre-Equestrian era! The book must be kept in pristine condition! It's a collectors edition!” Twilight roared at the dragon as she looked at the page and gasped once again in horror upon noticing a small crease in the book page corner. “I'll destroy her!” The unicorn roared in both horror and rage.
“Calm the buck down Twilight, it's just a crease in the page.” Spike remarked aloud with an eye rolling gesture.
“Just a crease? JUST A CREASE?!” Twilight roared as she glared at him horn glowing.
“Uh...yes?” Spike replied in an uneasy tone.
The unicorn growled loudly as her horn glowed even brighter still until...
MEANWHILE IN CANTERLOT...
“Now class if you will look to your left, in a distance you can see Ponyville, founded by Grannysmith and her family.” The teacher remarked as she extended a hoof to the left at which point the class looked to their left just in time to see a tree rocketing into the sky for a few moments in the distance before landing falling back down with a faint thud.
Th Canterlot teacher blinked twice in shock before she cleared her throat. “Ahem...now then. On with the tour...” The teacher said in an uneasy tone and lead the class down the street...
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And here we are, the second chapter which i said that would be combined and extended! Hope you all enjoy it!