My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: The Ticket Masters
A/N: Hello, everypony… um, I mean everybody! Sorry, been working on more fanfic and I forgot to switch back to normal human thinking patterns. Any who, figured it was time to start posting the next story, and just to remind everyone, I'm still doing first season and Discord isn't until second season.
Read, review, and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from My Little Pony: Magic is Friendship. I just own any and all characters that I just happen create.
CHAPTER ONE: AN AMAZING INVITE!
It was a bright sunny day and over at Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack was carrying a load of apples and she was being helped by Twilight Sparkle, Sunrise Blossom, and Spike… well, the twins were helping while the baby dragon was busy looking through the apples that Twilight was carrying in baskets on her back, which he was sitting on.
"No. Nope. Nope-" he said, tossing aside the worst-looking apples.
"Thank you kindly, Twilight, Sunrise, for helping me out," Applejack told the twins with a grin. "I bet Big Macintosh I could get all these Golden Delicious in the barn by lunchtime. If I win, he's gonna walk down Stirrup Street in one of Granny's girdles." And she chuckled, already imagining her big brother having to dress like a girl.
Sunrise Blossom chuckled. "Not any trouble at all, Applejack," she said. "It's been a slow week at the Apothecary, and I'm glad to help out."
"No problem at all, Applejack," Twilight Sparkle agreed. "I'm glad the goal is lunchtime. All this hard work is making me hungry."
Spike nodded, still sorting through the apples. "I know, right?" he asked, tossing aside a wrinkle one and grinned sheepishly when it bonked the purple unicorn on the head and she shot him a look.
"Ooh-wee, Spike," Twilight Sparkle grumbled. "You've been lounging on my back all morning while we worked."
"Exactly," Spike agreed as his stomach grumbled and he went back to sorting through the apples. "You three are taking so long, I missed snack-time."
Just then, Twilight Sparkle and Sunrise Blossom's stomaches both grumbled, and they laughed nervously. "Eh, I guess we better get some food."
"And soon," said Sunrise Blossom. "Plus, I better get back to the Apothecary to feed Rosemary before she figures out how to get into the cabinet where I keep her food."
Spike tossed aside two more apples, one of which had worm sticking out of it. "Nope. Worm. A-ha!" he exclaimed, pulling out a brilliant red apple.
"Oh Spike, that looks delicious," said Twilight Sparkle and winced when the baby dragon ate it, splattering her a bit with apple juice. "Spike."
"What?" Spike asked before letting out an almighty burp that knocked him to the ground while a burst of green flames shot out and transformed into a scroll with the royal seal on it.
Twilight Sparkle and Sunrise Blossom both blinked. "It's a letter from Princess Celestia."
Spike stood up, plucked the scroll from the air, and cleared his throat while opening it to read aloud. "Hear ye, hear ye. Her Grand Royal Highness, Princess Celestia of Equestria, is pleased to announce the Grand Galloping Gala to be held in the magnificent capital city of Canterlot, on the 21st day of, eh, yadda yadda yadda, cordially extends an invitation to Twilight Sparkle and Sunrise Blossom, plus one guest each."
Applejack, Sunrise Blossom, and Twilight Sparkle gasped with delight and they began bouncing around, squealing. "The Grand Galloping Gala!" As they cheered, Spike was annoyed, and then he burped again.
This time when the flames disappeared, he found himself holding four golden tickets. "Look, four tickets."
"Wow, great!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed. "I've never been to the gala. Have you, Spike?"
Spike scoffed. "No, and I plan to keep it that way," he stated. "I don't want any of that girly frilly frou-frou nonsense."
"Aw, come on Spike," said Twilight Sparkle with a grin. "A dance would be nice."
"Especially to be able to attend the Grand Galloping Gala," Sunrise Blossom remarked.
"Nice?" Applejack repeated. "It's a heap good more than just nice. I'd love to go. Land sakes, if I had an apple stand set up, ponies would be chowin' our tasty vittles 'til the cows came home. Do you have any idea how much business I could drum up for Sweet Apple Acres? Why, with all that money, we could do a heap of fixin' up 'round here. We could replace that saggy old roof, and Big Macintosh could replace that saggy old plow, and Granny Smith could replace that saggy old hip." She smiled wistfully. "Why, I'd give my left hind leg to go to that gala."
Twilight Sparkle smiled. "Oh, well in that case, would you like to-" she began, only to have Rainbow Dash crash into the group with a startled scream, and they ended up in a dazed pile.
"Ugh," Rainbow Dash groaned and sat up. "Are we talking about the Grand Galloping Gala?" she asked eagerly.
Groaning, Applejack got up to confront their friend. "Rainbow Dash," she growled. "You told me you were too busy to help me harvest apples. What were you busy doing? Spyin'?"
"No, I was busy napping," Rainbow Dash replied, pointing to a high branch that had a blanket and pillow on it, and she turned to the twins, who managed to get up, "and I just happened to hear that you both have an extra ticket?"
"Yes, we both-" Sunrise Blossom began.
"Yes! This is so awesome," Rainbow Dash interrupted, rising into the air with an excited expression. "The Wonderbolts perform at the Grand Galloping Gala every year. I can see it now. Everyone would be watching the sky. Their eyes riveted on the Wonderbolts, but then in would fly Rainbow Dash! I would draw their attention with my Super Speed Strut. Then, I would mesmerize 'em with my Fantastic Filly Flash. And for my grand finale, the Buccaneer Blaze! The ponies would go wild! The Wonderbolts would insist that my signature moves be incorporated into their routine, and then welcome me as their newest member." She then landed and looked at them eagerly. "Don't you see, Twilight? Sunrise?" she asked eagerly. "This could be my one chance to show 'em my stuff. You gotta take me!" Shen then grunted when she was pulled backward.
"Hold on just one pony pickin' minute here," said Applejack, who'd grabbed the blue pegasus' tail with her teeth and then spit it out. "I asked for that ticket first."
Rainbow Dash turned to glare at her. "So? That doesn't mean you own it."
"Oh, yeah?" Applejack challenged. "Well I challenge you to a hoof-wrestle. Winner gets the ticket." They went to the stump and began to hoof-wrestle, grunting.
Sunrise Blossom rolled her eyes and spilt them up. "Enough you two," she scolded. "Both Twilight and I have a ticket each, so you both can come with us."
Applejack and Rainbow Dash blinked and chuckled sheepishly. "Right."
"Sorry about that, forgot."
Twilight Sparkle was relieved that her sister was able to defuse the situation and figured out a solution without causing too much tension. Just then her stomach began grumbling, and they laughed. "I'm going to get some lunch. Want to join me?"
"Sure," Sunrise Blossom agreed and they both left with Spike while Applejack and Rainbow Dash, for the fun of it, decided to hoof-wrestle anyway.
"I'm glad you figured out the ticket situation," Spike complimented as they walked through Ponyville to go to one of the restaurant to get some lunch.
"Yeah, having two extra tickets made it easy," Twilight Sparkle agreed. "Now, where should we eat?"
Just then, Pinkie Pie came flying out the bakery and crashed into them. The tickets flew out of Spike's claws and landed on the pink pony's nose. She opened her eyes and yelped, jumping and running around. "Gah! Bats! Bats on my face! Help!" She skidded to a halt when she saw that they were tickets. "Wait, these aren'…" she took a closer look and her face brightened "tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala?! It's the most amazing incredible tremendous super-fun wonderful terrifically humongous party in all of Equestria! I've always always always wanted to go!" She then began bouncing around, singing about what she would love to do at the Gala.
"Oh the Grand Galloping Gala is the best place for me. Oh the Grand Galloping Gala is the best place for me. Hip hip Hooray! It's the best place for me For Pinkie… With decorations like streamers and fairy-lights and pinwheels and piñatas and pin-cushions. With goodies like sugar cubes and sugar canes and sundaes and sun-beams and sarsaparilla. And I get to play my favorite-est of favorite fantabulous games like Pin the Tail on the Pony! Oh the Grand Galloping Gala is the best place for me! !Oh the Grand Galloping Gala is the best place for me! 'Cause it's the most galarrific superly-terrific gala ever in the whole galaxy! Wheee!"
She then stopped singing and bounced back to the twins. "Oh thank you, Twilight, Sunrise, it's the most wonderful-est gift ever."
'Uh oh,' Sunrise Blossom thought, realizing that they only had two extra tickets and if their other friends saw them.
"Um, actually-" Twilight Sparkle began.
Rarity came over and gasp when she saw the tickets that Spike had rescued. "Are these what I think they are?" she asked.
Twilight Sparkle and Sunrise Blossom both flushed as the situation got worst. "Uh-"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Pinkie Pie squealed. "Twilight's taking me to the Grand Galloping Gala in Canterlot. And Sunrise has an extra ticket so you can go, too!"
"The gala?" Rarity repeated, delighted. "I design ensembles for the gala every year, but I've never had the opportunity to attend. Oh, the society, the culture, the glamour! It's where I truly belong, and where I'm destined to meet him."
"Him! Who?" Pinkie Pie asked.
Rarity sighed dreamily and explained about who she was talking about. "Him. I would stroll through the gala, and everyone would wonder, "Who is that mysterious mare?" They would never guess that I was just a simple pony from little old Ponyville," she regained, imagining how it would go. "Why, I would cause such a sensation that I would be invited for an audience with Princess Celestia herself, and the princess would be so taken with the style and elegance that she would introduce me to him, her nephew: the most handsome, eligible unicorn stallion in Canterlot. Our eyes would meet, our hearts would melt. Our courtship would be magnificent. He would ask for my hoof in marriage, and of course I would say, "Yes!" We would have a royal wedding, befitting a princess, which is" she giggled "what I would become upon marrying him, the stallion of my dreams." She then gave Sunrise Blossom a hug. "I am so glad that you have a ticket so that I can meet my true love."
"Uh, Rarity-" Sunrise Blossom began.
Suddenly, a white bunny named Angel suddenly swiped two of the tickets from Spike. "Hey!" And he chased after her.
Avoiding the baby dragon, Angel ran back to Fluttershy, who gasped when she saw the tickets. "Angel, these are perfect."
Sunrise Blossom covered her face with one hoof. "Aw geeze, I can't believe this is happening."
Twilight Sparkle knew what her sister meant, the ticket situation wasn't solved anymore, it was getting worse. "Uh, listen guys, we haven't decided who to give the extra tickets to," she admitted, wondering how they would choose among their friends, especially after promising to give the extra tickets to Applejack and Rainbow Dash.
Rarity and Pinkie Pie stared at the twins. "You haven't?"
"Um, excuse me, Twilight, Sunrise," said Fluttershy politely, "I would just like to ask, I mean, if it would be all right, if you haven't given it to someone else-"
"You?" Rarity interrupted, surprised. "You want to go to the gala?"
"Oh, no," said the yellow pegasus and winced when Angel kicked her. "I mean, yes, or, actually, kind of. You see, it's not so much the Grand Galloping Gala as it is the wondrous private gated garden that surrounds the dance. The flowers are said to be the most beautiful and fragrant in all of Equestria. For the night of the gala, and that night alone, would they all be in bloom…and that's just the flora! Don't get me started on the fauna. There's loons and toucans and bitterns, oh my! Hummingbirds that can really hum, and buzzards that can really buzz. White-blue jays, and red jays, and green jays, pink jays and pink flamingos!"
Twilight Sparkle Sunrise Blossom both blinked. "Gee, Fluttershy, it sounds…beautiful...?"
"Wait just a minute," Rainbow Dash snapped, and they looked up to see her standing on the roof of a nearby building.
"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed. "Were you following us?"
Rainbow Dash flew down to face her friends. "No. I mean, yes. I mean, maybe," she admitted. "Look, it doesn't matter. I couldn't risk a goody-four-shoes like you giving that ticket away to just anypony."
"Wait just another minute," Applejack snapped, arriving onto the scene.
Now Sunrise Blossom and Twilight Sparkle both groaned. "Applejack, were you following us too?"
"No," Applejack growled, glaring at the blue pegasus. "I was followin' this one to make sure she didn't try any funny business. Still trying to take mah ticket."
"Your ticket?" Rainbow Dash challenged, and the next thing the twins knew, the five ponies were arguing about who was going to get the two extra tickets, and they were stuck in the middle as their friends argued.
What were Twilight Sparkle and Sunrise Blossom going to do?
A/N: Oh dear, how will they be able to choose between their four friends? R&R everyone!