As they walked through the town they heard music and laughter and, at this time of night there was only one explanation; ‘Insomnia’. It was Ponyville’s only club and was a hotspot for all the fillies and colts in town. As they neared the building they stopped to watch a familiar pink pony with a pink poofy mane spinning around in circles. Near her, sitting on a bench, was a familiar white unicorn with a styled purple mane and tail.

“Pinkie my dear,” Rarity slurred smiling. “If you con-continue to spin like a madpony you will be sick my dear.” Pinkie continued to spin and was looking up at the sky.

“But Rarity, look!” Pinkie cried astonished. “If you spin round really, really, really, really, reeeeeaaaaally fast the sky looks really, really, really, really, reeeeeaaaaally weird!” And besides I never get sick!” Pinkie continued to spin around for a few more seconds before abruptly stopping, wobbling uncertainly on her hind legs. “Ugh Rarity, I think I’m gonna be sick.” Pinkie sank onto the ground on her back hooves and moved her body in time with the spinning she perceived in her head. “Rarity the world won’t stop spinning! Use your magic-y stuff and make it un-spin! Pleeeeaaaase!” Rarity looked at her through drooping eyelids, smiling.

“Ok Pinkie, hold still.” Rarity’s horn started glowing when she noticed Lyra and Bon Bon watching them amused. “Oh hello L-lyra. Hello Bonnie.” Forgetting about Pinkie Pie, she smiled and walked towards them, slightly staggering. Pinkie got to her feet very slowly and turned in the direction Rarity was walking.

“Hi Lyra! Hi Bon Bon!” She motioned as if she had planned to walk towards them but her body began to move to her left as she walked unsteadily for a few feet before collapsing on her stomach. “The ground keeps moving.” She stated matter-of-factly. Lyra and Bon Bon looked at each other grinning.

“Hey guys!” Lyra beamed. “Having a good night out?” Rarity nodded.

“We’re having a fab-abulous night girls.” She replied hiccupping. “I’m a tad certain that our pink friend over there has had too much too drink.” She motioned to an area opposite to where Pinkie was. “Although,” she continued. “I-i-it’s nothing compared to our little Twilight.” She started sniggering. Lyra and Bon Bon looked at each other surprised.

“You mean Twilight’s drinking?” Bon Bon laughed. “How did you manage to convince her to do that?” Rarity winked at them.

“M-my dear, never underestimate the power of peer pressure.” Rarity grinned and tried to wink again but only managed to forcefully blink a few times. At that moment, as if on cue, Twilight Sparkle staggered out of the club. She looked around smiling lazily.

“This is…..” She thought to herself trying to come up with the perfect adjective to describe how she felt. “…..great! Spike, take a letter!” She motioned to a small plant, not really paying attention to her surroundings. “Dear Prince Celestia! Today my frie…my aquain…my friends introduced me to drinking alcohol and it is really….” She again thought deep for another adjective. “….really good. I feel like I could accomplish anything! I thoroughly recommend that you try it.” She finished and opened her eyes. She noticed Lyra, Bon Bon and Rarity watching her giggling. She smiled and walked up to them and held out a hoof. “Hello, my name’s Twilight, what’s yours?” Lyra looked at the hoof sniggering while Bon Bon and Rarity burst out laughing.

“Twilight,” Lyra giggled. “We have been friends for years! We went to the same school in Canterlot!” Lyra dropped down on her hind legs and started laughing. Rarity and Bon Bon were holding each other, crying with laughter. Twilight tilted her head and looked at Lyra.

“Oh. Ohhhhhhh Lyra, I’m sorry you looked like somepony I didn’t know for a second.” She smiled sheepishly and then noticed Rarity. Suddenly Twilight let out an uncharacteristically high-pitched squeal and grabbed her. “Rarity, you are NEVER going to believe what I just saw!” Rarity’s expression turned serious almost instantly and put her face right up against Twilight’s.

“Is it juicy?” She inquired. Twilight nodded profusely barely able to maintain her excitement.

“Yep,” She replied. “It’s really juicy! It’s so juicy that…that…” Twilight trailed off as she failed to come up with a helpful metaphor. “Pinkie, help me out over here!” Twilight cried, turning to face the pink earth pony that was busy gorging herself on a basket of chocolates.

“Isch sho jooshy aht yhooll nee oo whare ah bib!” She responded with a mouthful of chocolate. Bon Bon looked at Pinkie and instantly recognised that Pinkie was eating the candy she had made for Lyra.

“Pinkie,” Bon Bon cried angrily. “Those chocolates were for Lyra! I made them especially for her!” Bon Bon glared at Pinkie. The pink pony’s ears drooped and she wrapped up the basket. Pinkie then nudged the chocolates back over to Bon Bon and backed away with her head hung low.

“I’m sorry Bon Bon,” she mumbled pawing the ground. “I was kinda hungry and I smelled the candy you had and it smelled so good and I was only gonna take one but…” Pinkie trailed off smiling sheepishly. Lyra smirked and moved to comfort Pinkie.

“It’s okay Pinks,” Lyra reassured. “I wasn’t gonna eat them tonight anyway.” Lyra then looked at Bon Bon. “Besides, I can think of another way Bonnie can show me how much she missed me.” Lyra winked at Bon Bon, who looked away blushing. Pinkie lifted her head smirking.

“Ohhhh you ponies are baaaaaaad.” She teased. “But thanks.” She hugged Lyra and then Bon Bon. “And I’ll make it up to you Bon Bon I promise. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my-ow!” Pinkie unintentionally poked herself in the eye before turning to Twilight and Rarity. “So what was this juicy-wuicy-luicy gossip you had for us Twi?” Twilight frowned before remembering the reason she had come out.

“Huh? Oh r-right, yeah! Anyway, y’know how Rainbow Dash went off with Applejack to speak to her,” Rarity nodded slowly. “Well it turns out that Rainbow Dash is completely and utterly head over hooves in love with AJ and just told her!” Rarity gasped. Bon Bon and Lyra gawped at each other. Pinkie squeaked in excitement. “But that’s not all,” Twilight continued. “It also turns out that Applejack is completely and utterly head over hooves in love with Dash as well!” Rarity gasped again while Pinkie Pie was jumping around in circles in delight.

“Oh my Celestia,” Rarity squealed. “What did she say?”

“Well,” Twilight answered. “Rainbow Dash has been avoiding AJ all week apparently and Dash and Fluttershy went to the bar for the whole evening and just talked to each other. Applejack finally had enough of it so she marched up to Dash and demanded to know why she was hiding from her all of a sudden and she wouldn’t leave until AJ found out what it was she did wrong. And then Fluttershy told Dash ‘it was ok and that she should let Applejack know’ and then Fluttershy left them to talk in private. And RD must’ve told her cause she was crying and AJ was just looking at her with her hooves up like this…” Twilight put both of her hooves up to her mouth with a shocked expression on her face. “…and then once Dash had finished talking AJ got up, walked round to her, and kissed her!” Twilight was panting as she finally finished her story and was able to breathe properly again. Lyra and Bon Bon were holding each other and ‘aw’-ed and Pinkie Pie was sitting looking as if she was about to burst. Rarity was tearing up, smiling.

“It’s so,” Rarity breathed. “Adorable.” Her eyes shined with tears and Twilight moved her to a nearby bench and put her leg around her patting her mane. “I always knew they would end up together. Not because they’re so alike but b-because of what they do for each other. They…” Tears spilled from Rarity’s azure eyes. “…they make each other better, they c-complete each other.” Rarity threw her forelegs around Twilight and sobbed uncontrollably into her mane.

“Rarity?” Pinkie moved towards the crying unicorn and put her hoof on Rarity’s shoulder. “What’s wrong?” Rarity turned around and wiped her eyes trying to end her tears and gasping breaths.

“I-it’s just that everypony’s growing up so fast and soon you’ll all leave.” Rarity whispered. Her eyes filled with sadness and fear. Pinkie and Twilight both hugged Rarity.

“We’ll never leave you,” Pinkie reassured, her voice muffled in the embrace. “Cross my heart and hope to die.” Rarity frowned.

“Don’t you mean ‘fly’?” Pinkie pulled away and stroked Rarity’s cheek.

“No, I’m being serious now. I got my serious face on and everything.” Rarity gave a weak laugh. Twilight let go of Rarity.

“And I’m being serious too. None of you are ever gonna stop being my friends. Besides we’re bound by the Elements of Harmony, that’s an incredibly strong bond.” Twilight smiled at Rarity whose tears were fading. The unicorn sighed.

“Thank you dears,” Rarity hugged her friends. “I guess I just got a bit over dramatic.” Rarity yawned.

“Why don’t you guys sleep at mine tonight?” Twilight suggested. “It’s the closest.” Rarity and Pinkie Pie nodded and yawned simultaneously.

“Thank you Twilight,” Rarity said closing her eyes and cuddling up to the purple unicorn. “I dare say the night’s caught up to us.” Twilight patted Rarity’s styled mane and smiled. Pinkie lay down on the bench resting her head on Twilight’s legs.

“Twilight,” Pinkie sighed. “I’m tired, rub my mane too.” Twilight frowned at Pinkie then laughed and started to stroke the earth pony’s fluffy mane. “I’d love to stay too.” Lyra and Bon Bon watched the three friends and then looked at each other.

“Do they know we’re still here?” Lyra asked. Bon Bon shrugged. “Ok, do you have any idea what that whole thing was about?” Lyra motioned her hooves to where the three ponies had just been. Bon Bon tilted her head at the three ponies at the bench and frowned.

“No,” Bon Bon replied. “But it’s nice that they’re all there for each other.” Bon Bon smiled at them. Lyra just looked at her.

“What are you Bonnie, an after school special?” Lyra chuckled and Bon Bon smiled wearily. “Can we go home now please? I’m freezing my flanks off out here.” Bon Bon nodded and walked up to Twilight, Rarity and Pinkie who all had their eyes closed and were huddled up to each other. Bon Bon poked Twilight who lifted her head off of Rarity’s mane and looked up.

“Wha…,” Twilight mumbled. “Oh hi Bonnie, I was just resting my eyes for a bit.” Bon Bon smiled.

“That’s ok Twilight we were just heading off home.” Bon Bon looked at the other ponies around Twilight. “Are they gonna be ok?” Twilight smiled.

“Yeah,” she looked affectionately at her friends cuddled up at either side of her. “They’ll be fine. I’ll wait until the others come out of the club and take them back to my house.” She gazed at Rarity and Pinkie. Bon Bon smiled.

“Well, take care then.” Bon Bon gave Twilight a light hug and patted Rarity and Pinkie’s manes before motioning to Lyra they were going home.

“Bye guys,” Lyra whispered. “Hope you’re not too hungover in the morning.” Twilgiht smiled back at them.

“Bye Lyra. Bye Bon Bon. Hope you enjoy the rest of your night.” Pinkie stirred next to Twilight.

“She means she hopes you have nice sex tonight.” The pink pony called out. Lyra, Bon Bon and Twilight giggled uncontrollably. They waved their goodbyes and the couple set off to their house. Twilight watched them go and then brought her gaze back to the resting ponies at her sides. She smiled lovingly, and kissed both her friends on the head.

“Rarity,” Pinkie Pie called softly. “Twilight’s trying to take advantage of me.” Twilight stifled a laugh.

“I don’t even know why I hang out with you guys.” Twilight chuckled. Pinkie Pie opened her eyes, raised her head and gave Twilight a small kiss.

“Cause you luuuurve us, obviously.” she winked as Twilight blushed. Pinkie nuzzled Twilight’s mane and lay back down on her. Twilight smiled, still blushing.

“Oh yeah, now I remember.” Twilight closed her eyes and rested her head on the bench waiting for her other friends.