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The Pony Starlight Ball
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Every year as the shining constellation, the Star Pony, rose in the sky, the Ponies of Ponyland held a ball in its honor. Dream Castle was lit up with hundreds of lights and the ponies danced, ate and drank. Magic Star even put on a special magic show, with her daughter Baby Abracadabra. Everyone from Dream Castle would be there, even the Moochick, even though he wasn't a pony.
Starswirl and Twilight had spent all day helping prepare the Ball with the other ponies, and then had went up to Twilight's bedroom to get ready.
Twilight brushed her long silky tail and looked in the mirror over the heart-shaped vanity. Behind her, Starswirl fastened glittery silvery star barrettes into her mane.
"This is going to be fun!" whinnied Starswirl as she added a pretty necklace of silver beads.
"I guess," said Twilight, tying on her favorite deep purple ribbon. She gave a slightly forced smile into the mirror, and then let it drop.
"Are you still thirsting for adventure and excitement?" asked her friend, coming up behind her to tie Twilight's mane with a matching purple ribbon.
"Well..."
Starswirl sat down next to her and gave a long look from her periwinkle eyes.
"Look, Twi, you need to stop all of this adventure stuff. Ponies don't go on adventures. We stay here and bake cookies and sing songs and paint rainbows. Ponies aren't meant to go on adventures. We're not up to it. We're too small and too shy and too homey. Your place is here. We need you. If you really want an adventure, take the Baby Ponies berry picking in Magic Forest or go visit the Moochick. But stay here..." Starswirl paused and fear flickered in her eyes. "Stay safe here with us."
"But Firefly went on adventures..."
"That was different. We were in danger then, and besides, Firefly was always a little rambunctious. And look what happened to her, they say she's out there somewhere, exploring of all things! Her report came in three weeks ago; she says she discovered something called Summer Wings Valley where they have the strangest ponies..."
Twilight sighed again, "Yeah, I guess you're right..."
Starswirl's face softened. "Try to have fun tonight, ok Twi?"
Twilight gave her horn a flourish and watched it catch in the lamplight. She flashed Starswirl a grin as she flipped her tail in her friend's face. She was beautiful tonight. She should enjoy herself.
"I will," said Twilight. Under breath she whispered, "I wish, I wish, I wish!" She vanished and reappeared at the bedroom door in a cloud of pink sparkling dust. She giggled in spite of herself.
"Catch me if you can!"
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Every year as the shining constellation, the Star Pony, rose in the sky, the Ponies of Ponyland held a ball in its honor. Dream Castle was lit up with hundreds of lights and the ponies danced, ate and drank. Magic Star even put on a special magic show, with her daughter Baby Abracadabra. Everyone from Dream Castle would be there, even the Moochick, even though he wasn't a pony.
Starswirl and Twilight had spent all day helping prepare the Ball with the other ponies, and then had went up to Twilight's bedroom to get ready.
Twilight brushed her long silky tail and looked in the mirror over the heart-shaped vanity. Behind her, Starswirl fastened glittery silvery star barrettes into her mane.
"This is going to be fun!" whinnied Starswirl as she added a pretty necklace of silver beads.
"I guess," said Twilight, tying on her favorite deep purple ribbon. She gave a slightly forced smile into the mirror, and then let it drop.
"Are you still thirsting for adventure and excitement?" asked her friend, coming up behind her to tie Twilight's mane with a matching purple ribbon.
"Well..."
Starswirl sat down next to her and gave a long look from her periwinkle eyes.
"Look, Twi, you need to stop all of this adventure stuff. Ponies don't go on adventures. We stay here and bake cookies and sing songs and paint rainbows. Ponies aren't meant to go on adventures. We're not up to it. We're too small and too shy and too homey. Your place is here. We need you. If you really want an adventure, take the Baby Ponies berry picking in Magic Forest or go visit the Moochick. But stay here..." Starswirl paused and fear flickered in her eyes. "Stay safe here with us."
"But Firefly went on adventures..."
"That was different. We were in danger then, and besides, Firefly was always a little rambunctious. And look what happened to her, they say she's out there somewhere, exploring of all things! Her report came in three weeks ago; she says she discovered something called Summer Wings Valley where they have the strangest ponies..."
Twilight sighed again, "Yeah, I guess you're right..."
Starswirl's face softened. "Try to have fun tonight, ok Twi?"
Twilight gave her horn a flourish and watched it catch in the lamplight. She flashed Starswirl a grin as she flipped her tail in her friend's face. She was beautiful tonight. She should enjoy herself.
"I will," said Twilight. Under breath she whispered, "I wish, I wish, I wish!" She vanished and reappeared at the bedroom door in a cloud of pink sparkling dust. She giggled in spite of herself.
"Catch me if you can!"
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