Head Hunter was standing off to Princess Celstria's right during the Wedding rehearsal. He was not enjoying himself, but it was his duty to replace Luna in as many formal appearances as possible. They where going through the last few steps before the vows when Shining Armor mentioned that he had no idea where Twilight was. Suddenly, she burst through the main doors.
"I'm here! I'm notgonna stand next to her! And neither should you!" She shouted.
Shining Armor looked concerned. "I'm sorry, I... I don't know why she's acting like this." He said to his bride.
"Maybe we should just ignore her." Said Princess Cadence, as rude and spiteful as ever.
"You have to listen to me!" Twilight yelled, desperation breaking through.
Fluttershy took a half step forward. "Oh, goodness! Are you okay?"
Twilight shook her head. "I'm fine."
Applejack was less than convinced. "Ya sure about that?"
The Unicorn suddenly stood taller. "I've got something to say! She's evil!" Pointing to Cadence.
"Oh, not this. Not now, Twilight! This is neither the time, nor the place!" Stated Head Hunter.
The other attendees grew on easy at those comments.
Even the royal guards seemed effected. One of the. Made actions like he was going to try to restrain Twilight. Head Hunter waved the eager guard to stand down.
With that, Twilight launched into a monologue. "She's been horrible to my friends, she's obviously done something to her bridesmaids, and if that wasn't enough, I saw her put a spell on my brother that made his eyes go all..." Instead of describing the effect, she imitated it. To say she went cross-eyed was an understatement.
Cadence burst into tears. "Why are you doing this to me?!"
What the rest of the crown didn't notice was the look of malice in her eyes before the waterworks. Head Hunter's eyes, however, caught it, and it made him even more uneasy than he was before.
"Because you're evil!" Twilight now glowered, triumphantly. "Evil! And if I don't stop you, you're gonna ruin my brother's life!
With that being the last straw, Cadence fled the room.
Shining Armor was now furious. "You want to know why my eyes went all?" He imitated Twilight's cross-eyed look. "Because ever since I started having to perform my protection spell, I've been getting terrible migraines. Cadance hasn't been casting spells on me. She's been using her magic to heal me!"
Twilight was about to reply, but her brother cut her off.
"And she decided to replace her bridesmaids because she found out the only reason they wanted to be in the wedding was so that they could meet Canterlot royalty! And if she hasn't been on her best behavior with your," he stomped his hoof emphasis. "friends, it's because with me being so busy, she's had to make all the decisions about the wedding!"
Twilight realized where this was going. "I was just trying to–"
"She's been completely stressed out because it's really important to her that our big day be perfect! Something that obviously wasn't important to you! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and comfort my bride. And you can forget about being my best mare. In fact, if I were you, I wouldn't show up to the wedding at all." After the final blow, the groom left the room to find his bride.
"C'mon, y'all. Let's go check on the princess." Said Applejack, more than a little disappointed in her friend. She took the other elements with her to find Cadence.
Twilight was suddenly struck with remorse. "I was–"
Princess Celestria started to walk out on her own. "You have a lot to think about." She said in a stern voice that Twilight had never heard before.
Head Hunter stood by the door. As Celestria passed, he stopped her and whispered, "is your sister still up on the lookout tower?"
Celestria nodded, then left altogether, leaving the two of them alone. Head Hunter walked over to Twilight, who was now openly weeping in the middle of the room.
"Listen, kid, you got guts. Not many people I now would say the kind of things you said to some one like Princess Cadence. And the few I know who would... Well, lets just say they are not as good intentioned as you were. I am glad you voiced your concerns. I agreed with most of what you said. But next time... Next time be a little more tactful, okay, kid?" Head Hunter stood up and walked out of the room to find and brief Luna on the current situation.
Right before he left, Head Hunter heard the small, weak voice of Twilight. "Thank you... For being on my side..."
...
"Sounds like quite the wedding so far!" Head Hunter couldn't tell if that was sarcasm or actual amusement coming out of the Princess of the Night. "How are the other preparations?"
"Well, Rarity finished the last of the dresses right before the rehearsal, so she will probably hound me until I agree to a suit. I just don't-" He cut off mid sentence because he heard the faint sound of a spell being cast. Then he shook the unusual feeling of Deja Vu and continued. "I think we are ready other than that. Ya know, if you what, there is now an open spot for Best Man-er Best Mare."
"No. As much as I would love that, I would not do Twilight wrong by taking advantage of her mistake." Luna went back to her post. "Oh, look, there's Rarity. Your right, she is looking for you! Better jump the shark, just let her make you a suit, okay?"
"Fine... What do you mean by 'jump the shark?'" Head Hunter said on the way out.
"What? Oh, it is an old Equistrian saying. It means avoid danger. It comes from old legends of sea-faring ponies... Why?" She said, looking back at him.
"Nah, it just means something else where I come from. It means that your TV show has hit the last possible good story, and it will go downhill for sure." He walked into the hall...