Ponies in fancy dresses gathered at Canterlot Castle and were going through the castle doors. Within the groups of ponies going into the castle were Neo and his friends. The mane 6 and Starlight Glimmer were wearing fancy dresses that Rarity had made. Spike and Chucky were wearing tuxedos that she had also made and the Cutie Mark Crusaders were wearing cute little dresses. Neo was wearing a black Gothic outfit that he usually wears and they were about to join everypony in the castle.
It was that time once again for the Grand Galloping Gala that was held once a year at Canterlot Castle and everypony was looking forward to another year of fancy partying and royal festivities (and metal music).
The ponies entering the castle were singing the "At the Gala" song as they entered the castle, showing how much they were looking forward to this night. The guests were coming into the ballroom where the gala was being held and everypony seemed to already be having fun.
Over in a bedroom in the castle, Archangel was sitting on his bed. Princess Celestia had personally invited him to the gala, but he had second thoughts about going. He thought the gala might be boring and be nothing but fancy etiquette and basically royal activities.
Princess Luna came into the room and asked Archangel if he was coming to the gala. He just said he wasn't sure if he was going to go but Luna assured him that he would have fun and he might even make a few friends at the gala. But Archangel was still reluctant to go.
Then Princess Celestia came in and she gently persuaded Archangel to come to the gala. She promised him that he will have fun and his father Neo will even be performing at the gala, and he would like it very much for Archangel to join him at the gala. Then Archangel finally decided to go and join the ponies at the gala, Celestia even gave him a nice fancy outfit to wear.
At the gala, the mane 6 and Starlight Glimmer were enjoying themselves as they joined with everypony attending the gala.
As usual, Pinkie Pie was eating whatever she could get her hooves on at the tables. Fluttershy was making the best of the gala by talking to a few high class ponies and Rarity was going on about how all how fancy the dresses were and how sparkly all the jewelry was.
Neo was up on a stage, singing songs and playing music for the gala ("They Came From The Shadows" by Teenage Bottlerocket, "Lowlife" by The Bouncing Souls, "Final Execution (Armageddon)" by The Unseen, "So Cool" by Teenage Bottlerocket, "By The Throat" by Dead To Me).
The ponies danced to Neo's music, even Chucky was dancing to the music. Luna and Archangel came into the ballroom and Archangel was trying to stay optimistic about being here at the gala for the first time. Angelic Voice was also attending the gala and she was having just as much fun as the other ponies.
Starlight was looking for somepony to dance with and she was hoping to find the right somepony. Rarity and Spike were dancing together and Spike was having fun just by being with Rarity. And so the gala kept on going and the ponies kept on partying.
Archangel was just standing around watching the other ponies dance, he didn't think anypony would want to dance with him. Celestia approached Archangel and asked why he wasn't dancing with somepony. He said he doesn't think anypony will want to dance with because of how different he is, but Celestia smiled and told him not to think like that.
She told him to just be himself and just ask anypony if they would like to dance with him. She told him to have fun and she gave him a kiss on the cheek and went away to make sure everypony else was having fun.
Neo was now performing a slow rock song as everypony danced ("Give Me a Sign" by Breaking Benjamin). Archangel looked around for somepony to dance with. He thought about asking Angelic Voice, but he saw that she was dancing with Chucky. Archangel took a look at the mares in the room and tried to pick out a few to ask if they would dance with him.
Then he saw Starlight walking around and she seemed to be looking for somepony to dance with. So Archangel approached her and asked her if she would like to dance with him. Starlight blushed and smiled nervously, but she accepted and they walked over to a spot and they began dancing.
Neo played a few heavy metal songs to finish off his performance at the gala ("Sirens by Sorcerer, "Bad Romance" by Lord of the Lost, "Schattenherz" by Mantus, and "Reflect the Storm" by In Flames).
Everypony danced to the songs and no matter how strange they were, everypony loved the songs. Spike was even playing a guitar over by Neo, wanting to be part of the performance, which Neo didn't mind at all.
When he finished the songs, Neo came off the stage and it was now time for his dance with Princess Luna.
Neo and Luna walked to a spot in the center of the ballroom, they looked at each other and Luna smiled at him.
Then Neo played a song with his mind and he began dancing with Luna as the song played ("Face to Face" by Siouxsie and the Banshees).
Neo and Luna were enjoying their dance and Neo looked deep into Luna's eyes as they danced together. Celestia smiled, enjoying the site of seeing her little sister dance with the boy she loved so much. They were dancing to the same song they danced to at their wedding and it was a special song to them.
Neo played 2 more songs as he danced with Princess Luna ("Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit and Sail Away Tiny Sparrow" by John Briggs). Luna and Neo danced slowly to the songs and Luna loved the songs so much. The last song he played was very special to Luna because it was the song Neo sang to her back when they spent their first night together under the moon back when Neo first came to Equestria.
When the song was over, confetti fell from the ceiling and everypony clapped for Neo and Luna.
And that was the finale for the Grand Galloping Gala for this year. Everypony had a wonderful time, especially Neo and Luna. Even Archangel had a wonderful time dancing with Starlight. And everypony was looking forward to the next Grand Galloping Gala next year.
The End.