My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: The Best Night Ever
A/N: Sorry about any possible shipping, it wasn't on purpose, I can promise you that.
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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 FOUR: GALA CHAOS!
Out in the garden, Fluttershy was determined to get the animals to come out of hiding, and she had an idea of how to do it. Working quickly, she set up a box with a stick keeping it open, tied a rope to the stick, and then she put a carrot under the box.
"I just have to be more bold, like Twilight says," she whispered and then she spoke loudly. "I'm so sorry to have scared you, my friends! But I'm leaving now, so you can all come out!" She then duck behind a bush to wait, and it wasn't very long when she heard the sound of crunching. Yanking the rope, she heard the box fall, and she jumped out from her hiding place.
"Gotcha! It's okay," said the yellow pegasus, approaching the box. "I promise not to hurt you. I just wanna be your… friend?" She trailed off when she found Mr. Greenhooves eating the carrot with the box on his head.
"Mmm… Sounds good to me," he said cheerfully.
Disappointed, Fluttershy flew off to try another way to get the animals to be friends with her.
Meanwhile in the VIP section, Rainbow Dash was still trying to spend time with Soarin and Spitfire, but so far, very other pony was getting in her way. "Come on, Rainbow!" she muttered, tapping her head with her hoof. "If they don't notice you, you gotta make 'em notice you." Getting an idea, she casually whistled as she walked along until she reached a male pony named Count Caesar, and she head-butted him into the air, causing him to drop her punch.
Count Caesar yelled with fear as he headed for the floor, but the blue pegasus managed to rescue him, and he landed on her back with a grunt. Rainbow Dash looked around hopefully, but the Wonderbolts hadn't noticed, and she put him down before stalking off to figure out another way.
Meanwhile, Rarity and Prince Blueblood was walking alongside the VIP section, just passing the blue pegasus, and she was trying to stay calm. "Just give him a chance, Rarity," she whispered to herself. "His princely side is sure to come out if you're just patient."
Suddenly, Prince Blueblood held out a foreleg and stopped her. "Miss Rarity! Stop!"
Rarity blinked and then she saw the spilt punch on the floor. "Oh. Prince Blueblood!" she gasped. "How chivalrous."
"One would hate to slip," Prince Blueblood remarked.
"Yes," Rarity agreed dreamily. "One certainly would."
"One's cloak should take care of the problem," the Prince added.
The grey unicorn nodded dreamily. "Oh, of course it will," she agreed, and she was startled when Prince Blueblood removed her cloak, covering the spill and walked across it. Scowling, she retrieved her cloak, magically dried it out, and then followed at the Prince while putting it back on.
In the dance all, Pinkie Pie was still watching the other ponies talk, instead of dancing, and she got an idea. She went up to the stage and whispered to the musicians before setting up a microphone to get the attention of the ponies while the musicians started playing a different song.
"C'mon, everypony!" she called out, getting the attention of the gathered ponies. "I know what will make you shake those groove-thangs!" And she began singing. "You reach your right hoof in. You reach your right hoof out. You reach your right hoof in. And you shake it all about. You do the Pony Pokey meeting lots of folks with clout. That's what I'm talking about!"
As she sang, Twilight Sparkle, Sunrise Blossom, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Fluttershy were trying to make their night be the way they wanted it to be, but none of them were having any luck.
"You step your left hoof in. You pull it right back out. You step your left hoof in. But you better help him out. You do the Pony Pokey but should find a different route. That's what it's all about! You kick your back left in. You pull your back left out. You reach your back left in. Just be brave and have no doubt. You do the Pony Pokey feeling like you're gonna pout. That's what I'm singing about!"
When Prince Blueblood and Rarity reached a set of doors, they both tried to get the other pony to open the doors, and this went on until Rarity finally opened the doors with the Prince going through first. She followed after him, only to have the doors slam shut, knocking her to the floor with a pained grunt, and had to get up herself when he didn't offer a hoof to help her up.
"You tilt your head in," Pinkie Pie kept singing. "You tilt your head out. You tilt your head in. Then you shake it all about. You do the Pony Pokey even though your date's a lout. You're better off without! You stomp your whole self in. You stomp your whole self out. You stomp your whole self in. And you stomp yourself about. You do the Pony Pokey and you give a little shout-"
Out in the garden, Fluttershy was now trying to chase after the animals, but they were still escaping and she was becoming extremely frustrated to the point that she finally screamed. "COME OUT!"
Pinkie Pie was getting close to the end of the song, and she was now dancing around, caught up in the fun. "That's what I'm talking about," she sang. "You do the Pony Pokey. You do the Pony Pokey. You do the Pony Pokey. And that's what it's all about. Yeah!" And she ended with a pose, looking at the gathered ponies hopefully.
"Young lady," Lyrica Lilac scolded, "this is not that kind of party."
"Ohhhhhh…" said Pinkie Pie, and she got another idea of how to make the party more fun. "They don't want a party. These ponies want a paaartay!"
Meanwhile, Applejack was resting her chin on her hoof, having tried different ways get the ponies to buy her baked goods, and nothing had worked. 'I'm never gonna make enough money for the Apple Family at this rate,' she thought sourly, but she did straighten up when Rarity and Prince Blueblood walked up.
"Two apple fritters, please," Rarity requested.
"Two apple fritters comin' right up," said Applejack, putting two of the fritters on a tray and presented them. "That'll be four bits."
Rarity glanced at the Prince and cleared her throat. "Ahem."
"Ahem," said Prince Blueblood, hinting that he was expecting her to pay for the food.
"Ahem!" said the grey unicorn, shooting him a look that said she wanted him to pay for the food.
The Prince gave her the same look. "Ahem!"
Rarity sighed, giving up. "I'm going to have to pay, aren't I?" she guessed and reached for her money pouch.
"It's okay, Rarity," Applejack assured her friend, sensing the tension between the two ponies. "I got you covered."
"Thank you, Applejack," said Rarity gratefully while shooting the selfish Prince a dark look. "At least somepony here has good manners."
Prince Blueblood took one of the fritters and took a bite from it. Seconds later, he spit it out and stared in horror at the baked goods on display. "Oh! Fritters! Dumplings! Caramel apples!" he yelped and snatched up a cup of punch to wash the taste out of his mouth. "My royal lips have touched common carnival fare! I'm going to the buffet for some… hors d'oeuvres." He then hurried away in a royal fashion, and the grey unicorn reluctantly followed him while eating her own fritter, which was tasting a lot better then some of the so-called hors d'oeuvres she'd had earlier.
Applejack watched them go and shook her head, realization dawning on her. "Well, no wonder nopony wants my food," she complained. "They're fillin' up on those fancy-schmancy vittles. Well, my down-home apples are plenty good enough for this crowd. I'll just dress 'em up a bit and prove it to 'em." She then pushed her cart into the castle to look for the kitchens.
Meanwhile in the garden, Fluttershy had set up a net trap, and she was looking a bit deranged by this point. "I'll catch you yet, my pretties," she cackled, one eye twitching slightly. "Oh yes. As soon as one of you little birds or monkeys or bears touches this net… you'll be mine! Mine!" She let out an evil laugh, and then she tripped. "Whoa!" she yelped and set off the net trap, so she was hanging off the ground and sighed as a white rabbit hopped past.
In the dance hall, Pinkie Pie was still determined to liven up the party, and she set up a DJ table, playing loud rock 'n roll music. "Come on, everypony!" she shouted, dancing around the room to get the ponies going, and the ponies weren't happy by this. "You wanted a partay? Now it's paaartaaay! Yeah! Uh! Now that's a beat, yeah! Uh! C'mon, dance! Yeah, woohoo!"
The doors to the hall opened and Applejack, who'd found the kitchens and whipped up a multi-layered apple cake, carted the cake into the room. "Okay, all you high-class ponies," she said cheerfully. "Here's a highfalutin apple cake for your hoity-toity taste buds."
"Stage dive!" Pinkie Pie called out and she leapt into the air, but instead of being caught by the ponies, she ended up crashing into the cart, and this sent the cake flying into the air.
Rarity and Prince Blueblood entered the room and they screamed when they saw the cake flying toward them. The Prince grabbed the grey unicorn and positioned her in front of him, so that she got splattered by the cake instead of him. Rarity stared at herself in horror, her beautiful gown was ruined!
Fed up, Rarity turned to face the Prince, growling angrily. "You, sir, are the most uncharming prince I have ever met!" she shrieked, advancing toward him. "In fact, the only thing royal about you is that you are a royal pain!"
Prince Blueblood cringed away from her, terrified. "Ewww…! Uh, stay back! I just had myself groomed!" he yelped.
"Afraid to get dirty?!" Rarity sneered and began shaking herself, splattering the Prince with the remains of the cake, and he fled, whimpering, accidentally running into the stand that a large golden statue of Princess Celestia was on, causing the statue to fall.
Rainbow Dash saw the falling statue. "This is my chance!" She flew forward and managed to catch it on her back. "Yes!" she cheered, but it was heavier then she expected, and she began wobbling. "Whoa!" she yelped and banged into one of the columns, causing a domino effect as it toppled, crashing into the rest of the columns, and she stood in the middle of a debris field that grew bigger when the statue broke in two.
Hearing the commotions and spotting Prince Blueblood as he fled for his quarters, Princess Celestia, Twilight Sparkle, and Sunrise Blossom entered the room. They stared at the mess and at the three sheepish ponies.
"Well… it can't get any worse," Twilight Sparkle muttered.
Sunrise Blossom's ears twitched, her sensitive hearing picking up on a very faint nose. "Um, Twi-" she began as the rumbling grew louder, and the ponies looked round as the doors to the garden burst open, with the animals rushing inside, and they were followed by a certain deranged yellow pegasus.
Fluttershy stopped in the doorway, her eye twitch dangerously. "You're… going to love me!" she shrieked and chased after the fleeing animals, and the gathered ponies were soon screaming and running around, trying to save themselves from the terrified animals.
Twilight Sparkle and Sunrise Blossom stared in horror, unsure of what to do. "Um, um, uh… Eugh."
Princess Celestia, however, had an idea, and she whispered to the twins, "Run."
Nodding, Twilight Sparkle whistled, and the Mane Seven fled.
The group fled down the stairs, and Pinkie Pie stopped when she saw that Rarity had left one of her glass slippers on the stairs. "Ooh! Rarity, your glass slipper!" she exclaimed, recalling what her friend would want to happen at the Gala. "Now your prince is sure to find you."
Rarity shrieked at the thought, ran back up the stairs, and smashed the slipper into dust. "No! Ugh!" she objected and dragged the pink pony down the stairs. "Let's go!"
A/N: Well, it was an interesting party toward the end, wasn't it? And don't worry, Rarity and Prince Blueblood aren't going to hook up anytime soon. He's a jerk anyway. R&R everyone!
