Ever since the events at Camp Everfree, the students at Canterlot High had been more abuzz than ever. Even with magic slowly being interlaced with the rest of the world, they quickly resumed their everyday lives as high-school students. As once in a lifetime it was, they all came to the agreement that magic would not overtake all their other thoughts and dreams.
自从无尽之森营发生事件以来，中心城高中的学生们比以往任何时候都更加热闹。即使魔法慢慢地与世界其他地方交织在一起，他们很快就恢复了高中生的日常生活。就像一生一次一样，他们都达成了一致意见，魔法不会取代他们所有其他的想法和梦想。

Posters were being hung up all around the school by Sunset Shimmer and her friends, advertising the Fall Formal once again. Over a year had passed since the fateful day since Twilight Sparkle first came to the human world and dueled with her for the crown and everyone still couldn't shake off the events of the past. Even saying the words didn't feel satisfying anymore for them.
Sunset Shimmer 和她的朋友们在学校各处张贴了海报，再次为秋季正式活动做广告。自从暮光闪闪第一次来到人类世界，与她争夺王冠以来，已经过去了一年多的时间，所有人仍然无法摆脱过去的事情。即使说出这些话，他们也不再感到满足。

"You know, I don't get why we're having the Fall Formal again." Rainbow Dash stapled a poster to the walls and looked over at the rest of her friends. "I mean, everyone's already forgiven Sunset, but none of them seem as excited as they were last year."
“你知道，我不明白为什么我们又要举办秋季正式活动。”云宝黛茜把一张海报钉在墙上，看着她其他的朋友。“我的意思是，每个人都已经原谅了余晖，但他们似乎都没有像去年那样兴奋。”

"It's quite obvious why they're all upset, Rainbow." Applejack wiped the sweat off of her brow. "Wherever we go, magic just seems to follow us. They're all worried that something like Midnight Sparkle or Gaia Everfree's gonna happen all over again and disrupt the Fall Formal like it did last year."
“很明显，为什么他们都不高兴，云宝。”阿杰擦了擦额头上的汗水。“无论我们走到哪里，魔法似乎都会跟随我们。他们都担心像 Midnight Sparkle 或 Gaia Everfree 这样的事情会再次发生，并像去年一样扰乱秋季正式活动。

"Don't worry, girls." Sunset Shimmer walked up to Rainbow Dash and Applejack. "If magic shows up at the Fall Formal again, we'll be right there to contain or stop it."
“别担心，女孩们。”余晖烁烁走到云宝黛茜和苹果杰克面前。“如果魔法再次出现在秋季正式比赛中，我们将在那里遏制或阻止它。”

"Yeah! I mean, we've fought against Crystal Prep Academy, three evil sirens, and three evil demon girls!" Pinkie Pie popped up and blurted out. "I think we've got this whole magic stuff under control by now."
“是啊！我的意思是，我们已经与水晶预科学院、三个邪恶的塞壬和三个邪恶的恶魔女孩战斗过！萍琪派突然出现，脱口而出。“我认为我们现在已经控制住了这整个魔法。”

"I just hope so." Fluttershy finished putting up another Fall Formal poster and joined the girls. "I don't want to have to deal with just magic for the rest of the year."
“我只是希望如此。”小蝶贴完另一张秋季正式海报，加入了女孩们的行列。“我不想在今年剩下的时间里只处理魔法。”

"Don't worry about a thing, Fluttershy." Rarity added some lace to the border of her poster. "I'm sure that no matter what comes our way, we'll face it head-on and win against it. We've done so before, haven't we?"
“别担心任何事情，小蝶。”瑞瑞在海报的边框上添加了一些蕾丝。“我相信，无论遇到什么，我们都会直面它并战胜它。我们以前也这样做过，不是吗？

"And besides, this year's Fall Formal is going to be entirely magic-free." Sunset nodded. "I've had a talk with Celestia and Luna about it and we've all agreed that we can contain and control our own magic, as well as any that might try and ruin the evening. Just consider us magical security guards for the night."
“此外，今年的秋季正式活动将完全没有魔法。”余晖点点头。“我和塞拉斯蒂娅和露娜谈过这件事，我们都同意我们可以控制和控制我们自己的魔法，以及任何可能试图毁掉这个夜晚的东西。就把我们当作当晚的神奇保安吧。

"Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Do we get to wear little uniforms?" Pinkie pulled a curtain out of her locker and rapidly dressed herself in a black tuxedo with an earpiece and black-tinted sunglasses. "Sorry, magic. You're not comin' in." She crossed her arms and spoke in a gruff accent.
“哦！哦！哦！我们可以穿小制服吗？萍琪从储物柜里拉出窗帘，迅速穿上黑色燕尾服，戴着耳机，戴着黑色太阳镜。“对不起，魔法。你不会进来的。她交叉双臂，用粗鲁的口音说话。

"Not exactly, Pinkie Pie." Sunset held onto Pinkie's hand. "Just dress up like you would for the formal and be on the lookout. Other than that, have a good time there." She turned to the others. "Same goes for the rest of you. You can be as flashy and extravagant as you want, but just make sure that you don't let magic slip under your watchful eyes."
“不完全是，萍琪派。”余晖握住萍琪的手。“只要像正式场合一样打扮，并保持警惕。除此之外，在那里玩得开心。她转向其他人。“你们其他人也是如此。你可以随心所欲地浮华和奢侈，但只要确保你不会让魔法在你的注视下溜走。

"I'm sure we can do this." Pinkie Pie changed back into her original clothes just as quickly as before, slipping the bouncer clothes she had back into the locker. "Magic's not gonna ruin the night. Not ours, not theirs, not anyone's."
“我相信我们可以做到这一点。”萍琪派像以前一样迅速地换回了原来的衣服，把她手上的保镖衣服放回了储物柜里。“魔法不会毁掉这个夜晚。不是我们的，不是他们的，不是任何人的。

"Let's just get back to putting them there posters up." Applejack took the rest of the posters that she had been assigned to and walked down the corridor. "I'll see ya'll at lunch."
“让我们回到把他们贴在那里的海报上吧。”阿杰拿着她被分配到的其余海报，沿着走廊走去。“我会在午餐时见的。”

"Yeah. See ya." Rainbow Dash took her remaining posters and walked down another corridor.
“是的。再见。云宝黛茜拿着剩下的海报，沿着另一条走廊走去。

The remaining girls all dispersed to get on with their work, waving each other off as they departed.
剩下的女孩们都散去继续她们的工作，在离开时互相挥手送别。

Later, the bell rang, signalling the end of another period at CHS. Students poured out of their classrooms, chatting with their friends or looking up websites and images on their phones. They all had smiles on their faces as they walked towards the cafeteria for their lunch break.
后来，铃声响起，标志着 CHS 的另一段时间结束了。学生们涌出教室，与朋友聊天或在手机上查找网站和图片。他们脸上都挂着笑容，走向食堂午休。

Among them, the Cutie Mark Crusaders were looking at their latest video on the internet and looking at all of the comments and constructive criticisms that they had collected. There were two earbuds that the three of them were sharing between each other, taking turns one who listened to what their songs and what the people had to say about them.
其中，可爱标记十字军正在查看他们在互联网上的最新视频，并查看他们收集到的所有评论和建设性批评。他们三个人共用两个耳塞，轮流听他们的歌曲和人们对他们的评价。

"Hey, girls. Check this out." Sweetie Belle looked over at one of the posters and tapped on the shoulders of Applebloom and Scootaloo, attracting their attention immediately. They stopped what they were doing and read what was on the poster aloud.
“嘿，女孩们。看看这个。甜贝儿看了看其中一张海报，拍了拍苹果花和飞板璐的肩膀，立刻引起了他们的注意。他们停下手头的工作，大声朗读海报上的内容。

Canterlot High Fall Formal
中心城高秋正装

Buffet, friends, music from both the charts and from the students at Canterlot High will be provided on the night. Dress however you want to, but make sure that you're classy and well-groomed.
当晚将提供自助餐、朋友、排行榜和中心城高中学生的音乐。随心所欲地穿衣服，但要确保你优雅且整洁。

Plus, we're once more giving you the chance to become the Princess or Prince of the Fall Formal. Win over the crowd and get their votes through a series of events and you could be crowned on the big night.
此外，我们再次为您提供成为秋季正式公主或王子的机会。通过一系列活动赢得人群并获得他们的选票，您可能会在这个重要的夜晚加冕。

The Fall Formal is on the last Friday of the month from 7PM to 9:30PM. Have fun!
秋季正式活动在每月的最后一个星期五晚上 7 点至晚上 9：30。玩得愉快！

"Hmm. What do you think, Crusaders?" Scootaloo asked her friends. "Do you think we've got a chance of winning the crown?"
“嗯。你觉得怎么样，十字军？飞板璐问她的朋友们。“你觉得我们有机会夺冠吗？”

"I dunno." Applebloom shrugged and looked away. "The Fall Formal isn't really exciting anymore after what happened last year. Plus, given what happened at the Battle of the Bands, Friendship Games, and even at Camp Everfree, I'm worried that magic's just gonna ruin it all over again."
“我不知道。”小苹花耸了耸肩，移开了视线。“在去年发生的事情之后，秋季正式比赛不再真正令人兴奋。另外，考虑到乐队之战、友谊运动会，甚至在无尽之森营地发生的事情，我担心魔法会再次毁掉这一切。

"Applebloom, you worry too much sometimes." Sweetie Belle looked back at the poster. "Anyway, going back to the formal, I think we'd look great in the crown, don't you think?"
“小苹花，你有时候太担心了。”甜贝儿回头看了看海报。“不管怎样，回到正式的，我认为我们戴着王冠会很好看，你不觉得吗？”

"It says a series of challenges." Scootaloo tapped the part of the poster she was referring too. "What does that mean? Home Ec? Fashion show? I don't really know."
“它说明了一系列挑战。”飞板璐也点击了她所指的海报部分。“这是什么意思？家庭 Ec？时装表演会？我真的不知道。

"I'm sure there's something about that somewhere on here." Sweetie Belle put her eyes to the poster and looked around at the edges for something that she had missed. She picked up Rarity's lace border and noticed some miniscule writing with a little star next to it. "Ahah! Here we go."
“我敢肯定，这里的某个地方有一些东西。”甜贝儿把眼睛放在海报上，环顾四周，寻找她错过的东西。她拿起瑞瑞的蕾丝边框，注意到一些微小的字迹，旁边有一颗小星星。“啊啊！我们开始了。

There will also be a cosplay section that will count in the voting process.
还将有一个角色扮演部分，将计入投票过程。

"So all we gotta do is dress up? Doesn't sound hard." Applebloom nodded. "I'm sure that Applejack can hook me up with something nice for the night."
“所以我们要做的就是打扮一下？听起来并不难。小苹花点点头。“我敢肯定，阿杰会为我安排一些美好的夜晚。”

"Applebloom, she'll probably pick our Granny Smith's old wedding dress or something." Scootaloo put her hand on Applebloom's shoulders. "What we need is something special. Something flashy and chic. Something that the school wouldn't expect for us to wear."
“小苹花，她可能会挑选我们史密斯婆婆的旧婚纱什么的。”飞板璐把手放在小苹花的肩膀上。“我们需要的是一些特别的东西。一些华丽而别致的东西。学校不会期望我们穿的东西。

"Not to mention that there's a cosplay section as well." Sweetie Belle pointed out the tiny writing once again. "Everyone's going to be on board if there's cosplay involved."
“更不用说还有一个角色扮演部分。”甜贝儿再次指出了那小小的字迹。“如果涉及角色扮演，每个人都会参与进来。”

"Yeah, yeah. You're right." Applebloom scratched her chin and slowly paced away from the others. "What could we possibly cosplay as for the Fall Formal?"
“是的，是的。你是对的。小苹花挠了挠下巴，慢慢地踱步离开了其他人。“我们能为秋季正式服装做些什么？”

"Witches?" Scootaloo raised her finger.
“女巫？”飞板璐举起手指。

"Nah. Too close to Halloween." Applebloom shook her head. "That's not until the end of next month at least."
“没有。离万圣节太近了。小苹花摇了摇头。“至少要到下个月底。”

"Magical girl?" Sweetie Belle slowly stepped forward and tipped her hand.
“魔法少女？”甜贝儿缓缓上前，伸了伸手。

"Too anime. And Applejack hates that for some odd reason." Applebloom lightly tapped Sweetie's hand, causing it to flop back down to her sides.
“太动漫了。而阿杰出于某种奇怪的原因讨厌这一点。小苹花轻轻拍了拍甜心的手，让它又落回了她的身体两侧。

"Why not schoolgirl cosplays?" Sweetie Belle showed a picture of some girls dressed up in uniform, working at desks. "Everyone loves schoolgirl cosplays."
“为什么不做女学生角色扮演呢？”甜贝儿展示了一张照片，照片中一些女孩穿着制服，在办公桌前工作。“每个人都喜欢女学生角色扮演。”

"Again, that's far too anime. Plus, Crystal Prep'll have already done that to death." Applebloom paced once again. "Something new. Something new. Something new..."
“再说一遍，这太动漫了。另外，Crystal Prep 已经这样做了。小苹花再次踱步。“新的东西。新的东西。新的东西......”

The other Crusaders were deep in thought about what they would dress up as for the Fall Formal. When they thought they had an idea, they then shook their heads when they envisioned the scenario of each outfit. Either their friends would laugh at them or they would look plain ridiculous.
其他十字军正在深思秋礼会的装扮。当他们认为自己有想法时，当他们设想每套服装的场景时，他们都会摇头。要么他们的朋友会嘲笑他们，要么他们看起来很荒谬。

After a long silence, Scootaloo finally gasped and shot her hand up into the sky. "I'VE GOT IT!"
沉默了很久，飞板璐终于喘了口气，把手举向天空。“我明白了！”

"Huh? What is it, Scootaloo?" Applebloom ran over to her.
“嗯？这是什么，飞板璐？小苹花跑到她身边。

"Cosplay is all about dressing up as your favourite celebrity, game or movie character, or someone from your own imagination, right?" Scootaloo brought the other girls into a huddle. "So why not dress up as someone who really won the hearts of everyone?"
“角色扮演就是装扮成你最喜欢的名人、游戏或电影角色，或者你自己想象中的人，对吧？”飞板璐把其他女孩们挤在一起。“那为什么不打扮成真正赢得所有人心的人呢？”

"Who exactly are you talking about, Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle raised a brow.
“你到底在说谁，飞板璐？”甜贝儿扬起眉毛。

"Well, cosplayers play as all these different characters, so why don't we cosplay as the Dazzlings?" Scootaloo showed off a picture of the sirens that had come to Canterlot High in the past.
“好吧，角色扮演者扮演所有这些不同的角色，那么我们为什么不扮演炫目者呢？”飞板璐展示了一张过去来到中心城高中的警报器的照片。

"No way, Scootaloo." Applebloom broke off from the huddle and waved her hands in front of her face. "The Dazzlings divided us all over again. Plus, Sunset Shimmer and her friends would kill us for it!"
“ 不可能 ，飞板璐。”小苹花从拥挤中挣脱出来，在她面前挥舞着双手。“炫目者再次将我们分开。另外，余晖烁烁和她的朋友们会因此杀了我们！

"I don't think they'd kill us, but they would be pretty disappointed with us for your choice, Scootaloo." Sweetie Belle shook her head but couldn't look away from the photos. "That being said, though, they do have good looks. And in the Fall Formal, image is everything."
“我不认为他们会杀了我们，但他们会因为你的选择而对我们感到非常失望，飞板璐。”甜贝儿摇了摇头，但无法将视线从照片上移开。“话虽这么说，但他们确实有漂亮的外表。在秋季正式的服装中，形象就是一切。

"Sweetie Belle! They're the Dazzlings!" Applebloom threw her hand towards the picture. "They played dirty and caused us all to fight against each other for their own personal gains! Applejack told me that they were the worst 'social paths' that she'd ever seen."
“亲爱的贝儿！他们是炫目者！小苹花把手伸向那幅画。“他们玩得很肮脏，让我们为了自己的私利而互相争斗！阿杰告诉我，这是她见过的最糟糕的'社交道路'。

"I think you mean sociopaths, Applebloom." Sweetie Belle put her hands by her sides.
“我想你是说反社会者 ，小苹花。”甜贝儿把手放在身体两侧。

"What are you, a dictionary?" Scootaloo raised a brow and put the phone away. "But anyway, that's not what we're talking about here. If we cut out that social-whatever nonsense, I think we'd be a shoo-in for the cosplay vote. Maybe even the rest of the Fall Formal if we work hard enough on the outfits."
“你是什么，字典？”飞板璐扬起眉毛，把手机收起来。“但无论如何，这不是我们在这里谈论的。如果我们去掉那些社交的废话，我认为我们会成为角色扮演投票的有力选择。如果我们在服装上足够努力，甚至可能在秋季正式的其余部分。

"And besides, you can't knock something up until you try it, Applebloom." Sweetie Belle stepped next to Scootaloo. "Who knows? Maybe this idea to cosplay as the Dazzlings will win us the Princess of the Fall Formal title and the crown that comes with it."
“再说了，除非你尝试过，否则你不能敲出什么东西，小苹花。”甜贝儿走到飞板璐旁边。“谁知道呢？也许这个角色扮演炫目者的想法会为我们赢得秋季正式公主头衔和随之而来的王冠。

"Have you two lost your minds?! They're THE Dazzlings!" Applebloom threw her arms downward with her jaw agape and her eyes bulging wide. "Need I remind you that they single-handedly brainwashed everyone at Canterlot High—us included—and made us fight against each other over a silly musical competition?!"
“你们两个疯了吗？！他们是令人眼花缭乱的！Applebloom 双臂向下倾斜，张开下巴，睁大眼睛。“我需要提醒你，他们单枪匹马地洗脑了中心城高中的每个人——包括我们——并让我们在一场愚蠢的音乐比赛中互相争斗？！”

"But we're not going to make each other fight, Applebloom." Scootaloo shook her head. "Besides, we're not freaky siren seahorse ladies from another world. We're just three teenage girls with a website channel and lots of videos. There's no way that we could brainwash anyone with our voices."
“但我们不会让对方打架，小苹花。”飞板璐摇了摇头。“再说了，我们不是来自另一个世界的怪异海妖海马女士。我们只是三个十几岁的女孩，有一个网站频道和大量视频。我们不可能用我们的声音给任何人洗脑。

"But we'd still be ostricized by the entire school for acting and dressing up like them." Applebloom made a mental image of what would happen at the Fall Formal. "Sure, we'd look good, but no-one else would appreciate us. We'd be hated and get run off-stage, like the actual Dazzlings were."
“但我们仍然会因为像他们一样行事和打扮而受到整个学校的嘲讽。”Applebloom 在脑海中描绘了秋季正式仪式上会发生的事情。“当然，我们看起来不错，但没有人会欣赏我们。我们会被讨厌并被赶下台，就像真正的炫目乐队一样。

"Sweetie Belle was right, Applebloom. You worry too much." Scootaloo brought the phone back up and zoomed in on the images of the Dazzlings' clothes. "Sweetie Belle? Do you think Rarity could sew us some clothes like this?"
“亲爱的贝儿说得对，小苹花。你担心太多了。飞板璐把手机重新打开，放大了炫目夫妇衣服的图像。“亲爱的贝儿？你认为瑞瑞能给我们缝制一些这样的衣服吗？

"Sure!" Sweetie Belle chirped and walked down the corridors with her. "But she'd have to make some certain changes here and there so that we're not just trying to rip off their styles."
“当然！”甜贝儿叽叽喳喳地和她一起走在走廊上。“但她必须在这里和那里做出一些某些改变，这样我们就不会只是试图抄袭他们的风格。”

"Yeah, yeah, I know." Scootaloo nodded and wrapped her arm around Sweetie's back. "Hey. I've got a great idea. Why don't we get a hairstylist to re-model our hairs so that they're the same as the Dazzlings' actual hairstyles?"
“是的，是的，我知道。”飞板璐点点头，用手臂搂住甜甜的背。“嘿。我有一个好主意。我们为什么不请发型师重新塑造我们的头发，使它们与炫目乐队的实际发型相同？

"Ooh! Yes! That'd work great!" Sweetie Belle nodded vigorously. "Accuracy is key when cosplaying nowadays. The closer it is to the real deal, the better the feedback from the audience. At least, that's how I see it in conventions nowadays."
“哦！是的！那会很好用！甜贝儿用力点了点头。“如今，角色扮演的准确性是关键。越接近真实，观众的反馈就越好。至少，我现在在大会上是这么看的。

"Hey, Applebloom, you comin' or what?" Scootaloo called back to Applebloom, who was still just standing there with her jaw wide open.
“嘿，小苹花，你来了还是什么？”飞板璐叫回小苹花，她仍然张大下巴站在那里。

"Uhh..." Applebloom choked on trying to get her words out. "Yeah. I'm coming." She slowly chased after the girls and followed them towards the cafeteria. Why in tarnation are they going to cosplay as the Dazzlings?! she thought to herself. This is not going to work...
“呃......”小苹花哽咽着试图把她的话说出来。“是的。我来了。她慢慢地追了上女孩们，跟着她们走向了食堂。 为什么他们要扮演 Dazzlings？！ 她心想。 这是行不通的......