F3: *Staring at Pinkie Pie*

Pinkie: Oh come on you still can't be mad.

F3: You shot me straight to Elden Volcano Pinkie.

Pinkie: Hehehe…I'm sorry about that, but you are fireproof aren't you?

F3: Do the disclaimer before I decide to test and see if you are! And to my readers I hope you will enjoy the first chapter of Moonburst though this is technically episode 2 despite it being chapter 1.

Pinkie: Fireuser3 doesn't own MLP; it owned by Hasbro, the Hub, and Lauren Faust.

F3: I'm Fireuser3 Blazing out!


Episode 2 Ticket Master

It had been a number of days since the events of The Summer Sun Celebration, and since then Trixie had taken up residence at Golden Oaks, but that was not where her and her loyal assistant were at.

Trixie and Spike were at Sunset's home/tutoring school helping Sunset put away a few spare books from a tutoring class she held from that day. The amount of books she had could easily have been compared to that of any library.

"Wow just how many books do you here?" Trixie asked levitating a book to an empty shelf.

"Well I have spell books for many ages, these simple books I teach young colts and filly unicorns, some these other thick books are more advanced for teenagers and more advanced students." Sunset said. As Spike was beginning to put away another book he burped up a puff of green flames then creating into a rolled up letter.

Spike grabbed the letter and unrolled it and cleared his voice to speak "Here ye, Here ye. You have been invited to attend the annual Grand Galloping Gala being held at Canterlot along with you and one other guest to take with you. You must wear formal attire for the Gala or you would not be able to attend. Sincerely, Princess Celestia." Spike finished pulling out two gold tickets for the gala and Spike raising them up.

"She even sent them in the letter." Spike said.

"Two tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala!" Trixie and Sunset said in unison.

"I could only see it right now" Sunset began to picture an image in her head.

"Just me having a great time not having a care in the world just relaxing and getting some of the stress off from watching my sister all day. I could also get some publicity for my tutoring. " She said with a smile and looks to Trixie.

"Oh Trix you got to take me along." Trixie could only look at her and rub a hoof behind her neck.

"I don't see why no…" She starts before something else happened.

And that some else came crashing through a window with a shout from above and a rainbow trail following close behind "LOOK OUT BELOW!"

Trixie and Sunset avoided it which turned out it was Rainbow Dash. She rose from the ground and shook off the dirt.

"Did I hear something about tickets?" She asked.

"Yeah. Trixie here got a spare ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala, and she is thinking of taking Sunset with her to it." Spike said

"Tickets to the gala!" Dash leaped up in the air in excitement at this news.

"Oh please take me, I'll do your chores for a week!" Dash begged grabbing Trixie.

"Whoa, hold it Dash, why would you want to go? I thought you didn't like fancy parties?" Trixie questioned getting out of the hug.

"It's not the party I look forward to, it's mainly seeing the Wonderbolts." She said proudly.

"There just the world's best stunt flyers in all of Equestria and they perform at the gala every year, so I want to go to show them what I'm made of." Dash proclaimed standing proudly spreading her wings wide.

"Well you'll have to wait next year because Trixie is taking me to the gala right Trix?" Sunset asked pointing her head towards Trixie.

"Um… well." Trixie responded nervously sweat starting to form.

"No! She's taking me!" Dash argued getting into Sunset's personal space.

"No! ME!" Sunset countered as they continued to argue.

Trixie let out a sigh before turning towards her little assistant "Spike let's get out of here while there busy arguing." Trixie as they tipped hoofed out of Sunsets house.

"ME!"

"ME!"

"Wait a minute?" Sunset stopped looking about

"Oh it was my turn to argue." Dash said.

"Where'd Trixie go to?" Sunset questioned and that made Dash to look around to.

"Maybe you scared her off?" Dash suggested making Sunset look back to her with a glare.

"Did not!" Sunset said

"Did so!" Dash countered and more arguing ensued.

Even though Spike and Trixie had left the general area of Sunset's home the arguing was echoing so they could be heard.

"So have made a decision yet?" Spike asked from atop of Trixie's back.

"No I haven't yet." Trixie's stomach began to growl in hunger.

"And I won't make my decision until I had something for lunch." Then out of nowhere something fast with turquoise came and hit Trixie and Spike causing him to both fall to the ground and to drop the tickets which floated down to the ground.

"Lightning Dust could watch where you're going?" Trixie said getting up as Dust gives a small laugh getting up as well.

"Really sorry about…" Dust started until she then noticed what was on the ground next to a mumbling Spike.

"Are those what I think those are?" Dust asked looking closely and then let out a gasp.

"They are! They tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala and you got two of them!" Dust began jumping with joy.

"Oh please please please take me!" She said flying around Trixie.

"Now hold on their Dust." This made Dust stop flying.

"I don't know who I'm giving the extra ticket to, plus why do you even want to go?" Trixie asked.

Dust could only chuckle "To have some fun of course, well not only for that because it'll be an opportunity to have fun and show the nobles how a real party should be!" Dust said. She could see herself pulling off pranks left and right on the nobles to get the party started.

"It would give those nobles a laugh to lighten up any mood or party." Lightning said hovering above a cloud.

"So… you want me to bring you along… just for you to prank the nobles." Trixie said pausing for a minute.

"Duh." Lightning said as Trixie give her a deadpan look.

"I'm not sure that's a good reason for her to get the ticket." Spike said

"Well I'll make my decision." Her stomach started growling again making Trixie blush a bit.

"After I get me some lunch first." She adds as her and Spike trotted off to a nearby restaurant.

"So… that's a maybe." Lightning asked tilting her head to the side

The two made their way to an outdoor restaurant and when they arrived they were already looking over the pre placed menus on the table they sat at "So have you decided yet to give the extra ticket to." Spike asked.

She only responded by looking at the menu deciding on both what to eat and who she should bring with her. To say she was frustrated at the moment was a rather big understatement.

"Uhh…Trixie didn't you hear me?" Spike asked getting a groan from Trixie who looked to the dragon.

"Trixie doesn't know who to bring, they all have a good point, but Trixie just can't decide!" she yelled out grabbing everyponies attention including the waiter who was now at her table.

She was embarrassed that her cheeks blushed "Um… Trixie will have a daffodil sandwich and some hayfries." She said quickly as the waiter took her order

"Trixie." Spike starts as Trixie sighs realizing what she was doing…again.

"I know I was speaking in third pony again, I've got to stop doing that." Trixie deadpanned herself as the waiter came back with her order and return to the building.

"Finally!" Trixie exclaimed as she lifted the sandwich to meet her mouth, she was about to take a bite when the waiter called out.

"Um miss, are you going to eat in the rain?" the waiter asked as several other ponies came rushing past him taking shelter.

"Rain it's not raining." Trixie looked around to see that her circle area wasn't being rained on but everything else around was raining and the scrambling ponies trying to take cover.

"Hey Trixie up here!" a voice yelled out from above.

When she looked up to see Rainbow Dash and a cloud hole that she made "Rainbow did you make that hole in the clouds?" she asked

"Why yes, I couldn't just let the nicest mare in ponyville get rained on when she's enjoying her lunch." Dash said in a more gleeful tone.

That only made Trixie facehoof as she realized a possible reason Dash was doing this "Dash is this about getting that extra ticket isn't it?" she questioned with a more of an annoyed tone than thankful.

"Whatever do you mean?" Dash said actually seeming to play dumb.

"Dash this isn't helping my decision at all and I would be grateful if you CLOSED UP THAT CLOUD!" Trixie shouted the last part.

Then Dash dropped the act "Alright I was just trying to help sheesh don't need to get snippy at me." Dash said and with that she literally zipped up the cloud hole.

"Now that's more like…" Trixie resumed to try and take a bite of her sandwich but was interrupted by a down pour of rain that in seconds drenched her mane, coat, and her sandwich.

She growled a little bit at what happened and that her lunch was ruined. Then another voice spoke from a distance.

"Um… Trixie what are you doing in the rain?" said the voice, Trixie turned around to see Coco Pommel with an attached umbrella on her back.

"Trying to eat." Was Trixie's only response as Coco had been to walk over towards her.

"Well if you stay out here to long you'll definitely catch a cold." She says covering Trixie with her umbrella before looking at the heavy downpour all around them.

"You and Spike can stay at the boutique until this rain stops." Coco offered and the trio proceed their way to the boutique.

When they got there Trixie was able to dry off properly and Coco then proceeded to fix up Trixie's mane to which she then looked in a nearby mirror to check Coco's handy work.

"Thanks a lot, I needed that." Trixie said in relief.

"It was nothing really, but I have to asked; why were you eating in the rain?" Coco asked curiously.

"Well I was trying to decide if any of my friends deserve the extra ticket I have to the Gala." Trixie and Coco's ears perked up.

"Did you say the Gala, as in the Grand Galloping Gala?" Coco said and Trixie nodded nervously that made Coco squeal causing her to jump up and down.

"I heard that place is filled with nobles and even designers from all around Equestria are going to be there!" Coco exclaimed.

"Oh please Trixie you got to take me along with you, this could be a chance of a lifetime for me pleeease!" Coco pleaded smiling at her.

Trixie stared at her for a minute "Not you to Coco, great how can this get any worse." Trixie thought.

"I'm very sorry Coco but I still haven't decided who I'm bringing, but if I do make a decision it will be my final word." Her stomach growled yet again.

"But first I need to get some lunch or something before I pass out." Trixie and Spike started to walk out of the boutique since the rain finally died down.

"Good luck Trixie!" Coco called out.

They both were now walking toward the library "Well today been quite an eventful day huh." Spike said optimistically.

Trixie only groaned in response "Eventful. If you mean my friends doing favors for me just to get the extra ticket I have." Trixie said as they began approaching the library.

When they entered they saw somepony cleaning the shelves with a feather duster. To their dismay the pony that was in the library was Cheerliee who was humming a tune in her head.

She looked at Trixie and Spike that just walked in and gave them a bright smile.

"Oh hello I didn't expect you back so soon." Cheerliee said keeping the same smile.

Trixie on the other hoof was about to lose it when a strand of her mane pricked up "Cheerliee… may Trixie ask you something; what are you doing in Trixie's library!?" she asked in annoyance that caught Spike by surprise, but not Cheerlie who had brushed it off.

"Well I thought your library could use a little bit of dusting, and after all isn't what friends to for each other, you know help." Cheerliee stated.

Spike and Trixie looked at each other before she turned to look back at Cheerliee.

"Who told you?" Trixie said bluntly already pinpointing the reason for this kind gesture.

"Why Lightning Dust of course. Who else would have told me?" Cheerliee said with a small chuckle.

"And Trixie you were doing it again." She then added.

"Trixie is aware of it, but Trixie would have to ask you to leave until tomorrow then Trixie will decide, and besides don't you have a foal to look after?" Trixie asked.

"When I'm usually going to be out I let her stay with Applejack, she gets along well with Applebloom there, but I'll wait till tomorrow then sorry to bother you." Cheerliee said as she left.

Trixie sighed in relieve as the day was coming to a close "Hey Spike think you fix something up for us? "she asked.

"Two hayburgers coming up." Spike said as he went toward the kitchen and began cooking. Trixie took a seat at her desk.

"Trixie just don't know who to take, Rainbow wants to go to show off in front of the Wonderbolts, Lightning Dust wants to party down and possibly pull pranks, Sunset wants to promote her tutoring classes, Coco wants to impress the nobles, and Cheerliee wants to have a good time. It's so frustrating to make a decision like this!" Trixie slammed her head on the desk.

"And even giving Trixie's own ticket up will leave three broken hearted!" She adds groaning.

Spike came out the hayburgers "Don't think on it too much or you'll give yourself a headache." He said bringing one to Trixie placing it next to her.

"Thank you Spike, I so needed this." She began wolfing it down without using her magic to pick it up. After finishing it she was relieved that she finally had something in her stomach. She gave out a yawn signaling her it was time to hit the hay.

"I'll see you in the morning Spike, I'll figure something out." She said groggily as she walked up the stairs toward her bedroom.

"See you tomorrow Trixie!" Spike called out as he also went to bed right behind her. It was going to be a long day for them tomorrow morning.

The next morning was as usual, Trixie got up showered, brushed her mane, go downstairs for some oatmeal and out the door she went with Spike right behind her. "Sleep well?" Spike asked

"Other than having a nightmare about ponies chasing me everywhere around Ponyville for that extra ticket, other than that it was a good night." Trixie stated.

She and Spike were looking around the village to see if any of her friends were around anywhere, but only to find Rainbow Dash still snoozing on a cloud nearby.

"Just as I thought, lazy pony." Trixie thought and at the near same time Sunset coming out of Sugarcube Corner with a bag of snacks to which Trixie noticed.

"Sunset! Over here!" Trixie call out and she came over.

"So anything new?" Spike asked as Sunset just shakes her head.

"No just another day of magic tutoring for me today." Sunset said proudly

"Oh yeah, have you decided to give the extra ticket to." Sunset said and Trixie could give a sight moan.

"Sunset I don't want to start the day off about the ticket, so let's just enjoy the day like it is then I'll decide." Trixie said staring at Sunset.

"Right gotcha, not even going to talk about it." Sunset said in a knowing tone of voice.

As Sunset left the duo, which seemed to be getting some…interesting looks from various ponies around the town.

"Spike question; why are all those ponies staring at me?" Trixie asked with a nervous smile causing Spike to turn his head to see them staring at him as well as Trixie.

"It's not just you, there staring at me too." Spike said sweating a bit at the strange occurrence.

Then out of nowhere a pink blur showed up "Hiya Trixie!" the voice cheered.

"WHAA!" Was Trixie's response as Spike leaped in the air and land on Trixie's flank.

Trixie turned and was greeted with the face of a certain party pony "Augh, Pinkie don't do that, my heart nearly jumped out!" Trixie yelled out.

"But that's impossible cause then you'll be dead if it did, and your heart doesn't have any limbs or anything." Pinkie said all that in one breath.

"So any luck with that extra ticket!?" Pinkie cheered out. Trixie placed a hoof over Pinkies mouth preventing her from talking further.

"Shhh! Pinkie quiet I don't want anypony else to know about it. How do you even know about it?!" Trixie silently exclaimed but it was already too late as several ponies started to gather around Trixie.

"Did somepony say ticket?" a stallion called out.

"Ticket? Too what?" a unicorn mare asked.

"Oh just that Trixie has an extra ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala!" Pinkie cheered out. What Pinkie said got everyponies attention and mummers were beginning to surface as all eyes stared directly at Trixie and Spike.

They just stood there wide eyed at the coward "Oh, you're in trouble Trixie and Spike, you better run run, from the mob mob." Pinkie suggested.

"Spike… RUN LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER RUN BEFORE!" Trixie scared shout and ran as fast as she could along with Spike

"Oh, I love this part." Pinkie said bringing a stereo system out of her mane and it began to play a particular bit of music.

[Insert Music-The Benny Hill Show Theme]

Trixie and Spike ran half way across town with a pack of eager mares and stallions to get that extra ticket that Trixie had. They stopped for a minute to find a place to hide then after quickly looking, she spotted a barrel that could hide both of them. She picked Spike up and both of them climbed into the barrel to hide from the ticket mob.

After the mob past them like a stampede of wild animals, they poked their heads out to make sure the coast was clear.

Trixie sighed "We lost them." Spike said until a voice spoke out scaring them.

"Um… Miss Trixie, Mister Spike, why are you hiding in a barrel?" said the small voice; they looked down from the barrel to find Emerald looking up at them.

"Um… we're just playing." Trixie stalled coming up with idea, and then quickly got one "Hide and seek with the neighbors here so don't tell them were here." Trixie said to the little filly.

Until a voice cried out "There she is!" and they were back to running again.

Emerald stood in place as they took off "Doesn't mean that there it?" she asked, but nopony was around.

Trying to hide themselves wasn't easy, they disguised themselves as a mother taking her baby for a stroll, they saw through it. Hiding under the bridge would have worked if Spike didn't slip on the brick. They've had practically tried everything but were eventually corned in an alleyway at a dead end.

[End Insert Music]

"Were trapped, great now what Trixie!?" Spike yelled.

"Let Trixie think okay!" She said now sweating bullets as the crowd of ponies getting closer shouting favor for her to give them her extra ticket.

"What do I do now, trapped like a mouse in a cage." Trixie thought for a minute as they kept getting closer continuing to shout favors they could do for her.

"Looks like Trixie doesn't have a choice." Trixie thought as her horn lit up sparking of magic.

Grabbing onto Spike, they both teleported away from the crowd of ponies that were now in shock of where she could've gone to.

Trixie manage to teleport them back to the library but Spike had a few burnt mark on his scales after the sudden teleportation "Warn me next, before you do that." Spike swayed back and forth before collapsing.

Trixies horn was fuming smoke from it as she collapsed to "Well at least we got away from that crowd." Trixie said before turning around to see her friends waving at her.

Her eye twitch at seeing them and she finally cried out "UH, Trixie can't decide who to take, Trixie doesn't want to disappoint any of you, and you're my friends and, Trixie just can't figure out what to do anymore!" She shouted.

With that she tried hiding herself with her hoofs until Sunset approached her "Trixie if it'll make you feel any better, I don't want the ticket anymore, so you can keep it." Sunset says in an apologetic tone.

"Yeah I guess it wasn't right of us to give you a hard time about it." Lightning said lowering her head.

"I agree, I even begged you to give me it, it wasn't my place to do so." Coco stated in agreement hanging her head down.

"I agree, I thought cleaning up around your library would work; guess it to was wrong of me." Cheerliee lowered her head in disappointment.

"AW YEAH!" Dash shouted in victory.

"I got the ticket! I got the ticket!" Dash said and dancing in the air until she was stopped by four very stern looks

"Hehehe." She laughed landing back on the ground.

"Maybe I'm not there yet, and my moves could use some sprucing up. So I guess you can keep it Trixie." Dash said rubbing the back of her neck with her hoof.

Trixie got up from the floor and give a small chuckle "Spike, take a letter for me." Trixie says with a smile.

"Got it… ready when you are." Spike said readying a paper and quill having apparently recovered from collapsing.

Trixie cleared her throat before beginning "Dear Princess Celestia, I'm grateful for the gift that you have provided but I'm afraid I must respectfully decline your offer. The things with gifts that if there aren't enough to go around then what the point of having them if you can share them with friends that are around you. So I'm returning the tickets with this letter. If my friends can't go, neither should I. You can't pick favorites between your friends and that what really matter. Your faithful student, Trixie Lulamoon." Trixie finished and in a puff of green smoke was sent to Celestia.

"That is really grateful of you Trix." Sunset said giving her a hug.

"I guess we all can't get what we want huh." Trixie said with a laugh.

A few second after saying that Spike burped up a letter and began reading "Dear Trixie, Why didn't you say so in the first place. If I knew this would be an issue, I would have reacted sooner. I have enclosed enough tickets for you and your friends to go now. Signed Princess Celestia." He finish reading and pulled out six tickets.

"Six tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala!" he shouted holding them up. The girls cheered and walked over to get one.

"How come I didn't get a ticket?" Spike questioned then he burped up another letter, opened it and read it.

"Oh and I can't forget you Spike." Finishing as he too got a ticket.

"You know I'm starting to wonder something?" Trixie asked Sunset

"Where did Pinkie get that stereo system?" she questioned as Sunset chuckled seeming to recall several events involving the local party pony.

"What you don't know, can't hurt you Trixie." Sunset answered.

Meanwhile in Ponyville.

A white unicorn mare with blue and light blue fizzled hair with purple shades and a music note cutie mark returned home. After a few minute of being home she yelled "I'VE BEEN ROBBED!" It was loud enough to echo across the entire town.


F3: So that's where you got that from huh.

Pinkie: Whoops I forgot I borrowed it for this episode. I'd better return it before she gets mad at me. *Zooms off*

F3: Right while she does that I'm going to tell you to look out for episode 3 of the Moonburst: Tipping the Scales. I'm Fireuser3 Blazing… *finds a button that says DO NOT PRESS*

F3: Wonder what this is. *Presses it*

?: TECHNCHAL NUKE INCOMING!

F3: *Number counting down from 5-0* Not again *Boom* REVIEW AND FOLLOW! *Small star twinkles*


Meanwhile…

D9: *Looks up seeing a twinkling star* Something tells me I should not ask about that…

Comet: *Eating popcorn as watching MLP Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks* Don't worry about it. Whatever is happening in your brothers sector shouldn't be of your concern.

D9: *Turns to look at the Eevee* How did I get involved in watching this movie again?

Comet: Losing a bet to your brother.