Five Nights at Equestria Girls

Night 3: Plan A for Animatronic Failure

*Present Day*

Finally, arriving at her apartment, Sunset Shimmer unlocked her door and let the girls in. Following behind Twilight Sparkle, she walked in and relocked her door behind her. Setting her keys down, she sighed, her exhaustion finally catching up to her.

"Make yourselves at home, girls," said Sunset, making her way to the kitchen to grab a glass of water.

Twilight Sparkle made her way to the couch, her tired feet aching. Though the walk from CHS wasn't long, it didn't help her tired muscles. And because she was already sore, the trek only worsened her pain. But all thoughts about her sore feet or tired muscles vanished as she sat on the soft cushioned seats. A wave of relief washed over her, making her sigh and almost fall asleep right there. The sound of a drawer opening made Twilight Sparkle look in the direction of the noise. She found Fluttershy had grabbed a phone charger from it. With the mysterious sound solved, she rested her head on the back of the couch, her eyelids threatening to close on her.

Sunset Shimmer grabbed a glass of water just as Pinkie Pie skipped over to the kitchen. She smiled, Pinkie Pie's happy mood seemed to be infectious. It was good to see that the fight seemed not to have taken away her friend's cheerful disposition.

"Hey, Pinkie. What can I do for you?" asked Sunset as she set her glass down.

"Hey, Sunset. Got anything sweet in the kitchen?" asked Pinkie Pie, standing near the counter.

"Hmm, I have some leftover triple chocolate layered cake. That work for you?" asked Sunset, opening the small fridge and looking around.

"You have any whipped cream?" asked Pinkie Pie, leaning on the counter.

"Let me see..." Sunset Shimmer rummaged around in the fridge and found an unopened can of whipped cream she had bought a week prior.

"Yep!" shouted Sunset, turning around and showing the whipped cream to Pinkie Pie. "One can of whipped cream."

"Good. Now hand it over and that piece of cake, and we've got a deal," said Pinkie Pie as she grabbed a fork from a drawer next to her.

Sunset Shimmer rolled her eyes, smirking a little. It was always amazing how much sugar her pink-haired friend ate. There had been some days where she had seen her eat a dozen doughnuts, at least three cans of whipped cream, and a small cake all in one day. How her friend didn't have diabetes was a complete mystery to her. And one that the redhead knew she would never solve, even if she tried.

Pulling the saran wrap off the cake, she set it and the whipped cream down, Sunset said, "Here you go, Pinkie. Enjoy!"

"Thanks!" said Pinkie Pie as she opened the whipped cream and put a huge pile of it on top of the cake.

Meanwhile, in the living room, Rainbow Dash was sitting on the other end of the couch. Sitting back, she let her muscles relax. As she moved her feet around, she felt what were holes in her shoes. On a hunch, she took off her shoes and checked the bottoms of them.

"Dammit!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash as she saw the burnt soles which had been her shoes. "That's the second pair this month!"

As the polychromatic haired girl held up her sneakers, the girls saw the holes had gotten burnt into the heels of her shoes. The edges around the holes were burnt almost to a crisp and were black, contrasting against the natural white color of the rubber. There were a few chuckles. It wasn't unusual for Rainbow Dash to burn through her sneakers. Ever since she had received her geode, she would burn through shoes -literally- every month.

Applejack leaned against the back of the couch, next to Rainbow Dash. "Dash, you might wanna find a geode for your shoes. No shoes can handle your constant speedin' 'round."