My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: A Canterlot Wedding Part 1
A/N: Hello, world and welcome back to MLP: Friendship is Magic! I almost didn't get to start posting this story today because I thought I was babysitting my nephews, but it turns out that I wasn't, and instead I'm at the public library since I'm having the writers' studio sprayed to keep nasty insects from getting inside, especially spiders.
Now, I have nothing against spiders, but I rather they be outside where they can be helpful rather then have one randomly pop up when I least expect it. Anyway, enough of that, it's time to get this story going. Onward!
Read, review, and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from My Little Pony: Magic is Friendship or The Lion King. I just own any and all characters that I just happen create.
CHAPTER ONE: A WEDDING?!
It was a clear sunny day in Ponyville, and the Mane Seven were having a picnic with Sarah, Timon, and Pumbaa. As they enjoyed the food, Sarah was learning a lot about Timon and Pumbaa's adventures in both Equestria and the Pride Lands.
"Ahh!" said Rarity, sipping her water through a straw. "It is gorgeous out. Just gorgeous!"
The others agreed and were enjoying the food and drink when Spike came running up and stopped in front of the twins.
"Twi… light! Sun…rise!" he gasped, panting from running all the way from the library to the park. "…I… have… Lemme just…" He took a deep breath, and then he suddenly belched out a scroll.
Twilight Sparkle magically picked up the scroll and read it aloud. "Dear Twilight, Sunrise, I am sure you both are as excited as I am about the upcoming wedding in Canterlot," she read and looked at the others confused. "Wedding?" She then resumed reading. "I will be presiding over the ceremony, but would very much like you both and your friends to help with the preparations for this wonderful occasion. Fluttershy, I would like you and your songbird choir to provide the music."
"Oh my goodness!" Fluttershy gasped. "What an honor!"
The purple unicorn nodded and resumed reading. "Pinkie Pie, I can think of no one more qualified than you to host the reception," she continued while Pinkie Pie cheered, "Hip, hip, hooray!" "Applejack, you will be in charge of the catering for the reception."
Applejack smiled at the thought of catering for a royal wedding. "Well, color me pleased as punch!"
"Sunrise, I am counting on you to supervise the ice statues and flowers for the wedding," Twilight Sparkle continued reading and her twin nodded eagerly. "Rainbow Dash-" she began as the blue pegasus yawned "…I would very much appreciate it if you could perform a sonic rainboom as the bride and groom complete their "I do"'s."
Rainbow Dash stopped mid-yawned and she shot into the air. "Yes!"
"What's a sonic rainboom?" Timon asked.
"I'll explain it to you later," the purple unicorn promised him before she went back to the letter. "Rarity, you will be responsible for designing the dresses for the bride and her bridesmaids."
Rarity stared in shock. "Princess Celestia wants me to-" she mumbled "…wedding dress? For a Canterlot wedding… I, ah, ooh, oooh!" And she fainted with a loud thump.
"And as for you, Twilight," Twilight Sparkle continued reading while her twin revived the grey unicorn, "you will be playing the most important role of all: Making sure that everything goes as planned. See you all very soon. Yours, Princess Celestia."She then looked the letter over and frowned. "But… I don't understand. Who's getting married?" she wondered.
Spike started and flushed. "Oh, wait!" He pulled out a scroll and handed it to her. "Uh, I was probably supposed to give you both this one first."
Sunrise Blossom opened the scroll and she read it together with her twin. "Princess Celestia cordially invites you to the wedding of Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and…" They gasped at the same time. "Our brother?!"
"Your brother's getting married?" Applejack asked the shocked twins. "Congratulations, Twilight! Sunrise! That's great news!"
"Yeah, great news," Twilight Sparkle grumbled, tossing aside the invitation. "That we just got from a wedding invitation! Not from our brother, but from a piece of paper! Thanks a lot, Shining Armor. I mean, really, he couldn't tell us personally?" She magically picked up a sandwich and did a Shining Armor impersonation. "Hey, Twilight, just thought you and Sunrise should know I'm making a really big decision that changes everything. Oh, never mind, you both will hear about it when you get the invitation." She put down the sandwich and resumed complaining. "Princess Mi Amore Cadenza? Who in the hoof is that?!" And she snorted angrily.
"Twilight, take a deep breath," Sunrise Blossom advised and waited a moment as her sister did so, and she was glad to see that her sister was starting to calm down. "I'm sure that Shining Armor had a good reason for not giving you and I a heads up about the wedding."
Fluttershy looked between the twins. "Um, not to make either of you angry, but are you both going to be ok?" she asked.
Twilight Sparkle sighed. "Sorry, it's just that Shining Armor and we have always been so close," she explained. "He's our B.B.B.F.F!" She rolled her eyes when their looked at her questioningly. "Big Brother Best Friend Forever?" She continued when they finally understood. "Before I came here and learned the importance of friendship, Shining Armor was the only pony I ever really accepted as a friend."
"To both of us," Sunrise Blossom agreed, and they began singing a duet.
"When we were just fillies, we found it rather silly
To see how many other ponies we could meet
We had ours books to read and potions to make,
Didn't know that we would ever need
Other ponies to make our lives complete
But there was one colt that we cared for
We knew he would be there for us
Our big brother, best friend forever!
Like two peas in a pod, we did everything together
He taught us how to fly a kite ("Best friend forever!" their friends joined in, even Timon and Pumbaa)
We never had a single fight ("We did everything together!")
We shared our hopes, we shared our dreams
We miss him more than we realized
It seems…"
"Your big brother, best friend forever" their friends sang. "Like two peas in a pod, you did everything together."
"And though he's, oh, so far away," the twins continued, looking at the distant shape of Canterlot. "We hoped that he would stay
Our big brother best friend
Forever…
Forever…"
When the song ended, Applejack went to the twins, who were looking sad, and she hugged them both. "As one of your P.F.F.'s…" she began and rolled her eyes at their friends' blank expressions. "Pony Friends Forever… I wanna tell you that I think your brother sounds like a real good guy."
"He is pretty special," Twilight Sparkle agreed. "I mean, they don't let just anypony be captain of the Royal Guard."
"So let me get this straight," Rarity said, wanting to make sure she heard that right. "We're helping out with the wedding of not only a princess, but a captain of the Royal Guard?"
Sunrise Blossom nodded, already seeing where this was going to go with their friend. "I guess we are."
"Ooh, ooh, oooh!" said the grey unicorn and she fainted once again, this time landing on a pillow that the twins had positioned underneath her.
After Rarity recovered, the group excitedly began talking about what they could expect at the wedding, and a second invitation arrived to invite Sarah, Timon, and Pumbaa to the wedding, too.
"How did Princess Celestia know that we're here?" Timon wondered, although he was looking forward to how ponies did weddings.
"Well, she has magic, and she probably detected our arrival thanks to the pendent she'd made for us," Pumbaa suggested.
"Yeah, that's probably it," Timon agreed.
A/N: Yay, a wedding! I've been a bridesmaid for a wedding ten years ago, and that was for my sister, Yami Faerie. So, I know how exciting and stressful getting ready for a wedding can be. Ok, guys, I will see you all on Wednesday for the next update as I have work on Monday and Tuesday at the movie theater. Bye for now! R&R everyone!
