My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: A Canterlot Wedding Part 1

A/N: Hello, world and welcome back to MLP: Friendship is Magic! Yes, I'm back with another chapter as promised, and now to keep the story moving forward. Onward!

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CHAPTER FOUR: WEDDING ISSUES PART 2

Twilight Sparkle went to check on Pinkie Pie, who was in the main hall to get it ready, along with the garden outside, ready for the wedding reception, and she duck behind one of the pillars when she discovered that Princess Cadance was already there and the pink pony was busy showing her everything. By point, the hall was already decorated with streamers, balloons, and other colorful decorations.

"Okay, let me see," Pinkie Pie said, running around to show the Princess everything. "We've been over the games… the dances…" She briefly turned on the recorder player, which played a polka from Swarm of the Century, and then she turned it off before beaming at the bride-to-be. "I think this reception is gonna be perfect! Don't you?" she asked eagerly.

"Perfect!" Princess Cadance agreed and walked away. "…If we were celebrating a six-year-old's birthday party," she added sarcastically.

Missing out on the sarcasm, Pinkie Pie gasped happily. "Thank you!"

'I knew it!' Twilight Sparkle thought angrily. 'She's being a world-class jerk to everypony!'

That night, the barrier opened to allow in Princess Luna, who flew to the tower to take over for Princess Celestia. "Rest, my sister," she said by way of a greeting. "As always, I will guard the night." And she positioned herself at the telescope while her sister went inside to get some sleep.

Meanwhile at one of the cafés, the gang was having drinks at a table as they were joined by Twilight Sparkle, who sat down with her own drink. "Bet I can guess what you're all thinking," she said, putting her drink on the table. "Cadance is the absolute worst bride-to-be ever."

"I have to admit, Twi, that Cadance is being unusually rude," Sunrise Blossom agreed reluctantly. Earlier, she'd caught the Princess verbally attacking Twinkleshine, Minuette, and Lyra Heartstrings for not agreeing with her about the color of the bridesmaid dresses, and she'd had to intervene to keep them from coming to blows.

"Who, me?" Spike asked in a high voice, holding up the bride doll.

"Spike!" Applejack snapped, having spent an hour searching for the missing dolls. "That goes on the cake." And the baby dragon dropped the doll, laughing nervously.

Rarity, however, wasn't sure why the twins were being so down on the Princess. "Twilight, Sunrise, whatever are you talking about?" she asked, sipping her drink. "Cadance is an absolute gem!"

"Rarity, she was so demanding!" the purple unicorn protested.

"Well, of course she is!" the grey unicorn agreed, having dealt with worst from certain clients. "Why shouldn't she expect the very best on her wedding day?"

"Rarity, I caught Cadance almost attacking her bridesmaids earlier," Sunrise Blossom pointed out. "And it certainly didn't have anything to do with pre-wedding jitters."

Twilight Sparkle turned to the orange pony. "Applejack, did you know that after she told you how much she just 'love-love-loved' your hors d'eouvres, she threw them in the trash?" she asked.

Applejack thought about that and shrugged. "Aw, she was probably just trying to spare my feelin's."

"No, she was just being fake and totally insincere!" the purple unicorn snapped angrily.

"She did raise her voice at one of my birds during rehearsal," Fluttershy remarked, recalling the incident earlier.

Twilight Sparkle nodded eagerly. "See? Rude!"

"But he was singing really off-key," the yellow pegasus added, holding up the bird in question, and he started singing off-key, making them all cringe until he stopped.

The purple unicorn turned to the pink pony. "Pinkie Pie, you had to have noticed how Cadance treated-" she began and sighed when she saw that Pinkie Pie and Spike were playing with the dolls, making kissing noises and laughing. "Never mind. Rainbow Dash, you're with me, right?" she asked.

"Sorry, Twi," Rainbow Dash apologized. "Been too busy prepping for my sonic rainboom to pay much attention to the bride's bad attitude."

"And I've been too busy keeping tabs on certain creatures while preparing for the bachelor party," said Sarah with an apologetic shrug.

"Well, Pumbaa and I did see Cadance out in the gardens earlier," Timon recalled. "And she was acting mighty odd, talking to herself and all."

Pumbaa nodded. "Yeah, it was odd."

"The princess is about to get married," Rarity reminded the twins, who weren't looking convinced. "I'm sure any negative behavior she might be displaying is simply the result of nerves."

Twilight Sparkle thumped her hoof on the table in frustration. "And I'm sure it's the result of being an awful pony who doesn't deserve to even know Shining Armor, let alone marry him!"

"Think maybe you're bein' just a tiny bit possessive of your brother?" Applejack suggested.

"I am not being possessive, and I am not taking it out on Cadance!" the purple unicorn snapped, glaring at her friends. "You're all just too caught up in your wedding planning to notice that maybe there shouldn't even" she thumped the table again, spilling the drinks "be a wedding!" And she stormed away.

Sunrise Blossom sighed. "Normally, I would say it's just pre-wedding jitters, but now, I'm not so sure," she admitted. "You all head back to the palace and I'll see if I can talk Twilight down." And she hurried after her sister.

Agreeing that it was the best idea, the group headed back to the palace and Timon and Pumbaa split off with Spike to attend the bachelor party for Shining Armor and some of his friends. They were mildly alarmed to find bugs on the food until they realized that they were actually made out of candy, and the party went off without any real-life bug issues.

A/N: I'm starting to think that Twilight Sparkle may be right about Princess Cadance. Anyway, I will see you all on Monday for the next chapter and I hope you all have a great weekend. Bye for now! R&R everyone!