Rarity Technology Problems

A very special thank-you goes out to for giving me the idea for this pic.

Honorable Mention goes to , and by extention for the Luna Birthday Party reference. Go and see the pic. It is awesome.

Rarity

Despite how unfortunately unorganized these humans were, Rarity did find that they could be incredibly creative without any magic. A device that could curl and heat hair at the same time? Genius. Why the male that was playing diplomatic host for them had so many stashed away in his house, she preferred not to think about.

She heaved a great sigh of relief as she finished placing the last curler in its place. This would cut down on her morning grooming time by half! Such a strange culture couldn't be all bad if they...what was that smell?

It wasn't unfamiliar, but the strange scent did suddenly create a feeling of 'Danger! Get away!' from deep inside. And why was she now inexplicably thinking of Pinkie Pie?

"Look, Rarity, I know that your appearance means a lot to you, but you really should know that it's not safe to use...what are you doing?" The human stood in the doorway to the bathroom, staring in disbelief at the pony sitting in front of him.

"Oh, good morning! I'm just getting ready for today. A girl must look her best, you know. By the way, what is that smell? It's simply awful." And it certainly would get rid of this anxiety that was breeding itself in the pit of her stomach.

He stared at her, or rather the plethora of heated hair curlers in her mane and tail, a few more seconds before replying, "It's your hair."

"Beg pardon?"

"Rarity, your hair is on fire."

'What?'

"Oh, don't be silly darling, if my hair was lit up like one of Pinkie Pie's birthday cakes, I would certainly know about it, don't you think?" Though, secretly, that knot in her stomach grew six times bigger as she thought of the last birthday they had thrown for princess Luna...

"Rarity, do you want to know why I had so many hair curlers stashed away in my bathroom?" Without waiting for an answer, he continued. "I'll tell you. My ex-girlfriend was absolutely obsessed with her hair. She bought those things like they were better than gold, but she wasn't smart enough to read the instructions on how to use them. So when she took off, I got stuck with them."

'Read the instructions? Uh...'

"This was the last picture we took together before she left me." He pulled out a folded piece of leather from his pocket and flipped it open, and placed it right between her eyes. Rarity stared at the photo for a few moments in utter silence...

*****

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!"

Fluttershy, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash all jerked awake, startled right out of a very comfortable sleep at the sound of such terrified screaming.

"What in tarnation was that?!" Applejack demanded, breathing heavily from the scare.

Rainbow Dash, without missing a beat, stated plainly, "Rarity's up."

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These get so much more fun to do with practice.