You look marvelous

Fortunately for Two Tone, Chrysalis/Glimmering Gems, and the staff at the Shining Pool Spa and Salon the rest of the day went off without a hitch in my Royal Equestria Security Forces (RESF) dreamscape.

After numerous apologies from the zebra and the changeling. Plus the quiet and very generous financial tipping for the two assistants by Chrysalis; it was agreed by all that the event that had happened earlier in the day would be left unspoken from now on. Link

The changeling knew better that to pry into Two Tone's past right then, but the queen did file away what had happened earlier as something that needed investigation. However at the moment she was impressed at how well the zebra cleaned up.

"You look marvelous!" She commented as the zebra looked at herself in the mirror. "This was definitely bits well spent!"

Two Tone slowly turned as she looked at herself in the mirror. As a rule of the thumb she was a blue jeans and t-shirt kind of mare. So it was odd to see the reflection of herself wearing this body hugging satin little black dress and matching elbow length opera gloves. Elegant black slip on shoes and string of jet and turquoise beads finished the outfit. Fortunately Hem Line felt the zebra's purse was adequate for the task so that would be coming along for the evening.

Chrysalis smiled as she watched the zebra look at herself in the mirror. Hem Line was more critical as she stared at Two Tone with a hawk-like intensity. Finally the unicorn muttered.

"Well. It's far from perfect, but on such a short notice I assume it'll be adequate for the evening's task." She muttered and then glanced over at the disguised queen. "So dear. Are you satisfied with my efforts?"

The changeling gave the unicorn a sidelong glance and smirk. "Yes. Yes I am quite pleased. However I believe I am not the one you should be asking." She tilted her head over to Two Tone who was still looking at herself in the mirror. Apparently oblivious to the 2 mares conversation. Chrysalis sauntered over and draped an arm across the shoulder of zebra.

"So dear. Do you think you can stand being seen in public like this?"

This jarred Two Tone out of her constant loop of looking at herself in the mirror. "Shit! Fuck! Ah! Um, yes. Yes this should be fine. I just. I just never seen myself like this before." She looked over her shoulder at herself in the mirror again. "I guess I never thought of myself as being..."

"Beautiful? Elegant? Attractive? Desirable?" The queen finished her sentence. "Well dear you're all those things. You just needed to be shown that fact."

Hem Line arched an eyebrow but kept a cool composure. "You're definitely diamond in the rough dear, but you're still gem. Keep that thought in your head. You may find that information useful in the future."

Chrysalis nodded her head. "Yes. I believe that is advice worth remembering. Now. We need to be on our way!" The disguised changeling pulled out her phone and typed in a quick text message. A few seconds later a reply came back.

"Okay. The Boss will be here in a few minutes along with our ride and a second escort that will follow us to the event. Then we'll be on our way."

The zebra gave the changeling a quizzical look. "The Boss?"

"That's the name my security detail has given the limo you arrived in today." Link Chrysalis looked back down at her phone and tapped away for a bit. Then she looked over at Hem Line.

"Okay. Hem Line you should be receiving a notification any second confirming payment for your excellent services today."

The unicorn retrieved her phone and stared at it for second. "Yes. I have received it. " She fiddled with the phone for a bit then looked over at changeling. "Payment received, and thank you for your business. Now if you'll excuse me I need to catch a flight Saddle Arabia. Glimmering if you require my further services in-person I'll be back in Equestria in 5 days time." She gave Two Tone one last looking over. "Enjoy your evening dear. You have potential." Then she left.

The clothes Two Tone had worn to the spa her carefully packed away in a duffle bag so she could take them home later. One of Chrysalis's security detail carried it as they left the spa.

Waiting parked for them at the front door was a long, low, wide sedan that was so black and shiny that one's vision seemed to slide off it. As if it was so slick that the eye had trouble comprehending it. Parked in front of the sedan was The Boss and behind it was smaller, but equally solid, version of The Boss. The back doors of the sedan were opened and Two Tone and Chrysalis slid onto perfectly stitched white leather seats with emerald green stitching. In fact the entire interior was a world of flawless white surfaces accented by gleaming chrome, brushed stainless steel and malachite green stone inserts. Two Tone was of two minds as she settled into the decadent seat.

One part of her felt greatly tempted by the seductive siren call this kind of wealth offered, but another part of her was repulsed by all of this. This meticulous, bespoke vehicle probably cost more than everything her family, her neighbors, or he few friends had ever had growing up. She thought of numerous times she or others had struggled, especially during the war, to just get by, but now she was surrounded by a blatant reminder that even in Equestria some got by with more than others did. Fortunately her default expression was a frown so her employer didn't known the thoughts in her mind.

Once they'd buckled up Chrysalis donned an elegant wireless headset while her horn glowed softly. The zebra felt a wave of arcane energy wash over her as an arsenal of defensive and privacy wards activated. The view screen in the back of the seat in front of the queen lit up and range of settings appeared. The queen looked at it for second and then spoke.

"Number 12 all systems are nominal. What's the status of your vehicle and the secondary escort? Over."

After a second she nodded her head. "Very well. Let us proceed to the destination. Over."

The Boss rolled out and a second later the sedan started gliding silently away. The ride was so smooth over the brick driveway that if it wasn't for the passing scenery through tinted and privacy warded windows Two Tone would have been unaware that they were moving at all. However as they turned onto Marina Blvd the zebra felt herself gently pressed back into her seat as the sedan and the rest of the motorcade accelerated off toward their destination.