I can't believe it actually happened. We found Twilight.
But at the same time, I was shocked because Twilight looked so different. I mean, by her hair. Her skin was still the same as it always was.
But after the shock subdued, and the fact that Twilight had gotten her hair died black, I noticed that she didn't look happy to see us at all. She looked like she wanted to be anywhere but here.
"Twilight," I started. "I'm not trying to pressure you in any way, but... Why did you run off like you did?"
She was silent for several minutes before she actually spoke up. "I... I don't know if you would understand why I did what I did."
I slowly took a step toward her. I didn't want to make it look like I was coming on too strong. "Darling, if you had stuck around long enough to explain things to us, I'm sure we would have tried our hardest to understand the situation. But what you're doing isn't the answer. And I know that deep down inside you know it too." I said.
She shook her head and got closer to the rack of clothes she was standing by now. "No... what I did was awful! None of you could forgive me."
"Twilight, I-" I started to speak, but I got cut off when Sunset slowly approached.
"I think I know what to do here." She said.
I slowly backed away. I knew that this could only make the situation better or make it worse.
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You can do this, Sunset. All you gotta do is reassure her that everything will be fine, and then maybe, just maybe, she'll come out.
"Twilight, I know you're in there." I said.
"Sunset, please. I don't want to hurt you anymore. You should stay as far away from me as you can." She said, as she sunk farther into the clothes.
"What in the world of Eques-" I started to say, but then I remembered that I wasn't in Equestria anymore. "What would make you think that?" I asked.
"Because I yelled at you! And you didn't do anything to me. I was a jerk to you, and I don't blame you if you never want to see my face again." She said.
"Twilight, I don't mean to be offensive when I say this but... You're being silly. I know it might've seemed really bad at first, and it probably still does, but it's not a big deal. I get why you did it. You were really stressed. I've definitely been there. But if you come out now, we can get this worked out." I said.
It was quiet from behind the clothes. I wasn't quite sure if she was going to come out or not.
But somehow, I had a feeling that if I stayed there long enough, she'd eventually come out.
"...Sunset?" Twilight asked.
"I'm here." I said.
"Are you absolutely sure about this? I still feel like I hurt your feelings." She said.
"I'm positive." I said.
"Okay, fine." Twilight said, as she finally came out.
"Do you trust me?" I asked.
She nodded. But I admit I found it odd that she wasn't looking at any of us. Is she... avoiding the subject? I'm not sure, but I know who could find out.
"Twilight, are you sure you're telling the truth?" I asked.
"Yeah, I am." She said absentmindedly, and there still wasn't any eye contact.
"Applejack," I started. "You're honest, right?"
"Sure am. I'm the most honest person there is." She said.
"So that would mean that you can tell when somebody is lying, am I right?" I asked.
"Uhh... yes." She said. She sounded slightly confused.
"Well then. I suppose that you wouldn't mind doing a friend a favor and doing something for me, would you?" I asked.
Naturally, she did hesitate at first. And then I gave her a quick little wink, just as my way of letting her know that it was okay.
"Oh, sure. Anythin' to help a friend. Just tell me what you want me to do. and I'll do it." She said.
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There was a plan now, and I knew what I had to do.
Twilight said she was tellin' the truth, but Sunset thought was wasn't. And I saw it too. Twilight was... different somehow. But I was having a hard time putting a finger on it.
"Hey, Twilight," I said.
"Uh, yes. What do you need Applejack?" She asked.
"You told Sunset you were being honest, right?" I asked.
She nodded.
"Well can you look me in the eyes and tell me you were sincere?" I said.
And then there was silence.
It didn't seem like she wanted to say anything.
"Twilight?" I asked.
She then got down on her knees and wrapped her arms around her waist. I wasn't quite sure what she was doing, but just looking at her, it felt wrong to me.
And then she went on to take her hair down. It was considerably shorter now, maybe an inch below her shoulders? I wouldn't know for sure.
"You girls were right. It was foolish of me to run out like I did. I don't know what I was thinking when I did that. I shouldn't have done this to my hair either. I wasn't thinking straight, and I'm sorry." She said.
"Twilight, darling. We don't blame you for any of this. Some people do things in they're haste that wouldn't do otherwise. We've all been there." Rarity said.
"That's right. And if you come back with us, we can get the whole thing sorted out and you can get back to Equestria when you're good and ready." I said.
She nodded.
"WAIT A MINUTE! I THOUGHT OF SOMETHING!" Pinkie shouted at the top of her lungs. And naturally, that did draw some unnecessary attention to us, but considering how loud Pinkie gets when she yells in public, it's become a normal thing.
"Come here girls! Don't be shy! I want to tell you of what I thought of just now!" She said.
Twilight stayed on the floor. She hadn't moved any since she actually got down on the floor, unless you count when she took her hair down.
"Okay! I know that-" Pinkie said, but she was still really loud.
"Pinkie Pie, can you be any quieter than that?" Rarity asked.
"Hmmm.... Nope!" She said.
"Okay, I have a better idea. How about you text us what you want to say, and then we'll work from there. Can you do that?" Rarity asked.
"I think, but that's the boring way!" She said.
"Well, it's the more quiet way. Just do it, Pinkie Pie." Rarity insisted.
"Fiiiiine." She whined.
And then the next few minutes were quiet, except for the noise of the keyboard on Pinkie's phone clicking as she typed.
And eventually, she finally got the message sent. But I couldn't understand why it took so long.
And then there was buzzing all around, as the message slowly found it's way to all of our phones.
The text read like this:
OH MY GOSH! HI GIRLS! HOW ARE YA DOIN'? HA, THAT'S A STUPID QUESTION ISN'T IT?!
ANYWHO, I FORGOT WHAT I WAS DOING WITH THIS!
oh wait. I think I remember! It was about Twilight, right? I think that was it!
well, like I was saying, before rarity rudely interrupted me, I think we should have a slumber partaaaayyyy at my house! that probably doesn't sound like a good idea, but hear me out.
if we go to my house, then we'll be all alone in my room! my sisters won't bother us! and if they do, it'll probably be just so they can tell us if food's here, but that might be about it.
so, if you're with me, text back:
partaaaayyyy
PARTAAAAYYYY
FROM PINKIE PIE
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I admit that the idea that Pinkie suggested did sound interesting. But I did not appreciate when she said I rudely interrupted her. There is a difference between interrupting and making a friendly suggestion.
And that was when my phone buzzed once again.
will there be video games at this partaaaayyyy?
I could only assume that text came from Applejack or Rainbow Dash. I have known them long enough to know that they can't live without video games. But Applejack was staring at Twilight with a worried look on her face, so that meant it wasn't her.
hehe! yes dashie! there's gonna be lots of video games at my house! does that mean you'll come?! does it?!?!
It might have looked weird to an adult to see 5 teenagers and one magical unicorn turned human standing by a wall, and one magical Alicorn princess, also human, with her hair, or mane, or whatever you'd call it, died black, sitting next to a rack of clothes.
then sure. i'll come to the party.
I admit I kinda wanted to come as well, but at the same time, I thought it would have been too much of a distraction while we figured things out with Twilight.
um. i wanna come too.
That was obviously Fluttershy.
heya aj! aren't you coming to my party?!
I wasn't even looking at Applejack at this point. I was too caught up in what was happening on my phone to notice anything else.
uh.... sure why not?
I was surprised that the others were agreeing to this.
But I knew that I couldn't have gone without agreeing, so I eventually decided that I wanted to come to this little get together as well.