Before reading, lets just take a big inhale, and exhale from this exhausting election every pony. It's been crazy, it's been rough. I've lost friends over it, but it's in the past though, and no matter what. Lets keep moving forward. Please enjoy the chapter friends.
Chapter 14:Suited For Success
"So you looking forward to getting a brand new outfit for the Gala?"Twilight asked of Orion as her, Orion himself, and Applejack finally arrived at Rarity's boutique.
"Meh…somewhat. It was very generous of her to invite us to her home to get an outfit for the Gala,"Orion admitted as he held the door to let the mares into the boutique first,"Hope she doesn't pull something trying to measure me…"
"You still need more clothes any way. If anything she'll make sure it lasts better than them rags you keep wearing…!"Applejack made a smug comment and got a slight shove in the back before Orion followed them in.
"Very funny cow filly…"Orion groaned after shoving her and entering the boutique to find Rarity working.
"What do you think she's making?"Applejack asked Twilight on the subject of Rarity.
"Looks like a dress."Twilight simply answered from proper observation.
"Well that makes sense. Since this is a dressmakers shop and all…"Applejack whispered and made Orion shake his head.
"Your assessment on what's going on here has never been more clear…!"Orion joked about their observation of the obvious.
"Is there something I can help you with?"Rarity asked before the ladies allowed Orion to go first.
"Uh… You wanted to see me about…possibly making me an outfit for the gala,"Orion decided to let it out full, but smooth judging by the unicorn's frustration,"I can come back if you're too busy to see me at the moment."
"Oh dear…! I had almost forgotten about you my friend! I apologize for the inconvenience,"Rarity was suddenly off her chair and dragging Orion by his arm toward a measurement station,"I am never too busy to start some REAL work on some pony of YOUR stature!"
"If you say so. I do hope it's not too much trouble…"Orion made sure she was ok with doing extra work with him.
"Not at all…! I already have an idea in mind, but the measurements come first,"She made sure Orion was standing tall before pulling out the measuring tape,"For that, I will ask that you remove those rags and your hood so I can properly measure your entire body's detailed form."
"What? Why? You never needed that for my individual clothing, why must I disrobe and show myself for this?"He crossed his arms and wanted to leave right now after learning that he had to disrobe.
"Because darling, I need to make sure this construct fits you properly, this is not just an outfit,"Rarity insisted with sparkling eyes that locked on to his own eyes,"This construct will be a true work of art! A new frontier of designer clothing for me!"
"How do I know I can trust you to keep what you see here to yourself…?"Orion questioned before slowly uncrossing his arms.
"Whatever lies beyond that hood… Whatever face we will see will simply be given the disguise it deserves,"Rarity challenged as she found herself in the mood to design on this rare specimen,"Please…! Allow me to get started with you…!"
"Really…? Then… I hope you are all ready to see this face, and be ready to take my face's knowledge to your grave,"Orion sighed and closed his eyes before grabbing at his robe to remove it,"I hope this will be worth it…"
"It shall be more than worth it…!"Rarity accepted the condition and waited eagerly as did Applejack and Twilight.
"Oh my gosh… We get to see his face…!"Twilight gasped before they all watched in silence.
He let out a big sigh and undid the side straps to his garment. He then pulled at the collar of his cloak and smoothly removed it from his body to reveal his silky white shirt. His black shorts rippled from the wind his cloak carried with it as it dropped to the floor. He then slipped his arms out from the sleeves of his shirt and slowly slipped it up and over his head. Revealing his hairless body that shined and revealed it's masculine features littered with the scars of old.
He opened his eyes and reached to the neck of his separate hood. Untying the strings around the hoods neck to loosen up the hood to the point that it looked like a simple rag. He breathed through his nose and braced for the reveal as he grabbed the side of the hood. Finally he simply yanked it off like a band aid before his black hair swayed and spread out in a messy look. His near circular head and soft looking face with scars along the cheeks and head caused the mare's eyes to widen.
They had never seen such a creature exist in their life, let alone a creature that was actually a pony. Rarity studied the scars on his body and face, even the ones she could barely see on his legs. Twilight was taken by the reveal of her friends face, she felt the need to sit down. Catching her breath and holding her pounding heart to see the true look of a war torn warrior. More than anything, it was all the proof that he was indeed a prince living the life of an exiled warrior.
"Oh yes…! This is beyond exciting…! The scars…! The smooth masculinity of your body,"Rarity was measuring the arms and legs of Orion thoroughly and getting a good feel for his body,"Yes…! You are a warrior…! A being of uncertain power that goes beyond belief…! Yes…! I have it! I know exactly what to do with you...!"
"I'm…glad you are moved by my form…?"Orion said before she investigated his hands and studied the digits only known as fingers.
"These digits have more gripping power than the average hoof, but the cutie mark,"Rarity found herself taken at the sight of his cutie mark that glittered on his back,"This cutie mark is perfect for the finishing touches… So large… And so full of meaning…!"
"Well of course… It was not an easy thing to earn… But good things come to those who can wait,"He explained as he saw her investigate his feet and suddenly pulled something out of his ankle,"Whoa…! Uh…what was that? What happened?"
"Is that a broken sword hilt…?"Applejack pointed to what was in fact a broken sword hilt in Rarity's hooves.
"Yes… You are aware that a sword hilt was deep in your hoof right?"Rarity asked as he simply shrugged and chuckled.
"Hehe… That would explain the strange cramps I got in my back hoof every morning…"He chuckled before she dropped the sword hilt into the trash can.
"I believe... You will require some horse shoes that will work for your hooves,"Rarity did the final measurements on his strong and bright body,"Something both soft on those fleshy hooves. Matching your garment, and something very much strong and safe for your back hooves…!"
"I look forward to what you have in store for me… Just like I'm intrigued with what you're making for yourself."He observed her own dress she was in the middle of construction before she finished measuring.
"Why thank you…! Measurements are done now, you may redress and hide that face once more,"Rarity permitted him to get dress while she wrote out the details of his figure for the design,"As much as it pains me to see a look of such inspiration be hidden away again… It was well worth it to see your face just once and construct an outfit for it…!"
"Of course… I think I'll be going now. I must clean off the crystals around town."He pointed to the door after getting dressed back up in his garments.
"Of course…! But before you go. I would like to ask just one more thing,"He froze before he could even start moving, he quickly turned and was presented with a large bowl,"I need one special touch to your uniform. A bowl full of those crystals, preferably in small shards…!"
He sighed and brought his hands together before he focused for a moment. He then gradually began to sprout a pile of tiny red crystal pieces in his hands. They started to expand in his hands before he put them over the bowl. Releasing his hands allowed the sudden heavy rain of crystals to pour into the bowl with high veracity. Quickly the bowl was filled to the brim with tiny red crystal pieces before he brought his hands to his side.
"I'll be going now… Take your time with it… No pressure."Orion bowed and turned around to leave the boutique.
"Ta ta my friend! Come by tomorrow and you can see your new outfit!"Rarity waved him off as he departed for the center of town to start working on the crystals.
He took a big inhale to take in the fresh air of this day. He exhaled and began his walk to the center of town, ready to do his little clean up on the crystals. The lovely new accessory and home defense that Ponyville had been given thanks to the parasprite invasion. He waved to the ponies that waved to him and wished him a blessed day today. Their kindness never ceased to impress him, everything certainly was different in the society of the present.
He looked down himself and slightly cringed on the inside at his rags. This may not be royal material, but he wasn't your average light hoofed member of royalty. He was meant to look how he felt, and how he needed to look for when danger came to his home. Though Rarity did in fact surprise him with her strong passion for making outfits. Suppose this was the time for him to indulge a little bit in fashion and a bit of rest and relaxation.
"There's the center of town… Now to give those crystals a good dusting…"He found the middle of town and spread his legs to get into a pose.
He activated the crystal vision in his eyes and got a good look at every different cluster of crystal. He took a seep breath in and pin pointed the crystals on every house, business, and corner. A smirk grew on his face once he found all the crystals in town. He then quickly opened his arms wide as if to give praise to the sun before bringing them together as hard fists. Once his fists met in a hard slam, the crystals lit up nice and bright around the town.
A ball of magic formed between his fists that began to slowly separate. He then opened his arms again and allowed the ball of magic to blow up into a wave of wind. The crystals blinked with red magic before layers of dust were suddenly blasted clean off the red gems. The dust was forced into the air above the town and suddenly filled with with red magic. The ponies were then given a treat of a sight as the magic suddenly turned the dust to sparkling red dust.
The ponies looked up, and were taken by the dust dissipating and twinkling like stars. It was like enchanted magic dust blessing them for days to come in the future. The awed at the spectacle while it lasted for only two solid minutes before finally disappearing. Orion smiled as the ponies appeared to be in the highest of spirits now thanks to his little spectacle. He looked to the glittering red crystals he would allow to stay lit for the night as he decided to leave for home.
The next day was slow to start, and it provoked Orion to sleep in for a bit. He rested peacefully in the library by himself while Twilight and Spike had already departed. He was nice and cozy in his bed as he turned to the sun that was already high in the sky. It nearly felt like a flash light was glaring right in his eyes, or maybe even Celestia herself for that fact. He slowly opened his eyes up just in time to hear a knocking on the door down stairs.
He sighed, and slowly rolled from his bed onto the wood floor on his flank. He groaned and slowly stood back up, rubbing his back and cracking it. He quickly got his cloak back on and slowly walked down the steps before he saw left over breakfast on the table. He took a fork and stabbed a bit of egg from a large plate and started eating. Right as he made it to the door and biting a piece of egg off to eat before opening the door.
"Hello? Some pony knock?"He asked before looking around and looking oqn to find Sweetie Belle wagging her tail and smiling.
"Good morning mister O! Rarity was worried that you weren't coming!"Sweetie Belle was loud and practically as beaming as a peach.
"Oh dear… I had completely forgotten that she wanted me to come by and see it…!"He realized that he had forgotten that he needed to go see Rarity and his new outfit.
"Good thing she sent me to get you! Her friends got her a bit preoccupied with their dresses,"Sweetie Belle bounced and gestured to be his company,"Come on, I'll take you there! It'll be fun!"
"This one is related to Rarity…? Some pony color me skeptic…"Orion spoke to himself before following Sweetie Belle to the boutique.
He did so, and followed the bright and adventurous silly filly into town. She even seem to want to prance a bit, clearly she was in a good mood today. Perhaps it was the warm day today, maybe she just had fun with Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. She did seem quite in the spirit, but perhaps too much since she didn't see the stone poking up through the dirt in her path. She gradually tripped over the rock and face planted in the dirt, kicking a small cloud of dust up.
"Are you ok? That looked like it hurt,"He reached and helped the filly back up to her hooves,"You didn't see that tiny rock poking up through the ground…!"
"I'm ok…! She smiled with her cheeks and forehead smudged with dirt,"She did her best to brush off the bit of scraping it gave her and shook off the initial dirt she had on her,"Thanks for the help..! Now lets get going…!"
He shook his head and followed the little filly all the way to the boutique. She still had a bit of dirt on her, but she didn't seem bothered by the mess at all, this made him only more skeptical. Rarity certainly had a sister here, she's practically the yang while Rarity was the yin. He stayed close behind the filly as they finally made it to the boutique in a some what neat matter. She opened the door and rushed inside while Orion slowly strolled into the building.
"Rarity! He's here! You can stop sweating on your friends dresses now…!"Sweetie Belle called out through the boutique that was in quite a bit of a mess.
The man took a good look around, the floor littered with ribbons and fabric. Glittering star pieces were on the walls along with pieces of candy and rainbow fabric. He became concerned by the condition the boutique was in as he listened to the sound of a sewing machine. He entered the room where it all gets made, and found Rarity sweating while working on a dress. Her curly tail and mane were frizzled and weak from exhaustion, and she appeared to not have slept in a day or more.
"Rarity? It's O…! Is everything ok in here?"Orion asked as he entered the room in time for Rarity to turn to him with tired eyes.
"Oh it's you. I'm glad you finally came…! It's almost done my dear O,"Rarity rushed from her sewing machine and started pushing Orion towards a gem stone wardrobe,"I simply had to put it on my special project wardrobe…! I just need to fit the crystal pieces into the fabric and put on the crest…!"
She made sure Orion was standing straight in front of the sparkly wardrobe. She needed him to be positioned just right to see the outfit in all of its starting glory. She winked at him and swung open both doors with her blue magic before Orion certainly got a sight to be hold. The outfit consisted of a baggy long pants that was bright red with seams of orange outlining them. The same colors could be seen for a long coat that would reach down to his ankles.
He looked to her with wide eyes as he looked back to the outfit. He reached and felt the extra padding on the long coat's shoulders, the fabric itself catching his eye. However he saved that interest and investigated a hood that topped it off being a part of a wide cape or the back. He nodded and was thoroughly impressed with this outfit, it felt like Rarity put her all into it. He looked the whole outfit over from top to bottom and found the pieces that topped it off.
Long boots that reached the middle of his shins, and they too were made of the same fabric. He took up the boot to get the details of it, the fabric felt thicker than the rest of the outfit. He nodded and even enjoyed the orange thick metal like half rings that worked like stripes over the front of the boots. He gave them a slight bend, and he could feel and tell that these new horse shoes were flexible. He slowly put the boot down and sat down for a moment to collect himself from this impressive art.
"So do you like it? I want your complete and honest opinion…!"Rarity insisted with a slight growl from her weariness.
"Rarity… This outfit is beyond impressive…! I have never seen such wonderful art work in creating outfits,"H admitted as he took up a piece of the cape and hood in his hand,"It's one of the most generous gifts I have ever received…!"
"Really? There's nothing wrong with it? Nothing to bulky, baggy or weak?"Rarity simply asked and really showed her fatigue from work today.
"Nothing at all…! Why would some pony question the work that you did here?!"Orion questioned back as Rarity took a strangely big sigh of relief while he took up a pair of scissors.
"If you only knew how much of a relief that… What are you doing…?"Rarity trailed from a bit of griping to the curiosity of Orion lifting the scissors up and ramming it down on the cape and his hand.
He smirked and slowly lifted the scissors up and saw no damage done to the cape. He pulled his hand away and showed that no scratch or cut or even a bruise was on it. The cape took a direct stab by a pair of scissors and protected his hand from harm.
"Phoenix feather… That's what you made this garment from… Phoenix feather,"He smiled and let out a sigh of acceptance and respect to the dress maker,"Light as a feather… But stronger than the hide of dessert sand serpents…!"
"The feathers were a gift from princess Celestia herself for making her a dress for last year's gala,"Rarity bowed and sat in a chair to try and fix her mane and tail,"Your appreciation means so much to me… My friends didn't seem to like the dresses I made for them…"
"Really? How could they not like the things that you can make? And for them no less?"He questioned very skeptically with the thought of ungratefulness for the work Rarity did.
"They just weren't quite what they wanted… But! It matters not! I'm making the adjustments to them right now!"Rarity turned to the starting five dresses she had shown them earlier.
"You're kidding right…? Those dresses look great…! And you made them just for your friends,"Orion stood up and looked to the five lovely dresses that certainly defined them all,"How the hay can they be so picky about something given to them so generously?!"
"Well that's… Awfully kind of you to say… But They're my friends and they deserve the best…!"Rarity said, but then sighed knowing what monstrosities she was in the middle of making.
"Not at the cost of your generosity and your hard work you slaved over…! I'm going to talk to Twilight,"He decided to adjust his ragged cloak and leave the boutique,"This needs to be handled… I won't stand for ponies taking advantage of their friends like this…!"
"Wait…! Before you go… I'm…showing off my final products tonight, feel free to come by and I'll have your new outfit ready,"Rarity informed him before she then stopped him at the door and presented the boots to him,"Also… The boots are already finished… Try them on, and enjoy them my friend…"
"Thank you… Your generosity will never be forgotten Rarity…"He took the boots up into his right arm and put his left hand to her shoulder,"No matter what happens… I'm excited to see what you bring for tonight…"
"Of course… Have a wonderful day mister O…!"Rarity gave him her best wishes and closed the door for him.
He nodded, turning around and looking down to his new horse shoes. They felt pretty thick, but also soft and silky like socks quite possibly. He shrugged his shoulder and sat down on the step before putting the boots down. He took up the left one, and gave them a world as he slipped his left foot into the boot. It slipped in like a glove, nice and snug tight around the ankle, but plenty of air and movement for his foot.
He flexed his feet a bit, and the boot moved with it as if a part of him. He then took the other boot and casually slipped it on his other foot just as easily with the same feeling. He took a deep breath in and stood up, they certainly were sock like in feeling, but durable enough for his body. He took a small walk around the boutique to get a good feel for them, and sighed with as he finished his walk, that's when he met Twilight just coming in with a book on constellations
"Speak of the devil, Twilight. I need to talk with you about something…!"He stood in front of the door while Twilight came to a halt and looked for a way around.
"Uh… Are you sure this chat can't wait? I need to talk to Rarity about my dress,"Twilight thought of crawling under Orion before noticing his new horse shoes,"I need to show her the constellations so she knows where to put them on my dress…! Nice horse shoes by the way…!"
"Thank you, but don't try to distract me. I need to talk to you about Rarity and the dresses,"He said while trying to block her way so they could talk,"You going too far with what Rarity offered to make you. I saw the dresses she made before and they are perfect for all of you…!"
"I know, but it just didn't really feel like me, it needs just a bit something more…"Twilight managed to snake her way around him from the right.
"Oh come on…! Why not be happy with what she gave you! Don't be a brat about this,"He lectured her like a disappointed father before she opened the door,"She slaved over those dresses for you girls… Why not just trust her judgment and her talent, and accept what she gave you…! She didn't HAVE to make you those dresses for free!"
She went inside and closed the door, successfully blowing him off. He shook his head and turned to leave, but not before looking at his new shoes one more time. He liked them, he wanted to definitely keep them around, maybe they would be helpful to him in the future. He took a walk about the town to adjust to the new shoes and smirked at how comfy they were. He sighed and enjoyed a nice walk before the big fashion show for Rarity's new dresses.
Before he knew it, he was sitting right in front of a large cat walk. The night had fallen already, and the lights of the crystals illuminated the center of town for the big event. However he was not so enthusiastic about the big show, knowing what Twilight an her friends were putting Rarity through. He did not expect the new dresses to look any where near as good as the originals. He sighed and looked to his left before he saw quite a fancy looking stallion sitting next to him.
"Hoity Toity is the name. I've heard good things about you from the towns ponies,"The stallion tipped his sunglasses a bit and offered a hoof shake,"Lovely horse shoes by the way. They really go with these red crystals around town…!"
"Thank you… Nice mane… Bringing the fashionable hipster look back into play?"Orion complimented Hoity's white mane as the stallion suddenly stuck his muzzle up.
"Thanks I suppose… Though those rags need thrown away. You need an attire that goes with those shoes,"Hoity disapproved of Orion's old cloak and ragged clothes,"Something with a little bit of flair, something that represents you…!"
"My friend is in the middle of making the outfit for these. The same one who's hosting this fashion show,"Orion explained the origin of his boots and the friend in this fashion show,"You'll find her creativity something to be admired, even to your apparent standards."
"I do hope so…! My time is valuable and NOT to be wasted on useless rags…!"Hoity Toity kept his muzzle held high as he looked forward to the fashion show just getting started.
"Since the beginning of time, the elite of of Equestria has longed for pony fashions that truly expressed the essence of their souls,"Spike turned out to be the announcer for Rarity's big show,"Patiently waiting for decades…no centuries…! For the perfect pony gown. Today, at long last, Equestria…! Your wait is over! Lets hear it for the breath taking designs of Ponyville's own… RARITY!"
Orion looked forward and bare witnessed to his friends and their "new" dresses. His eyes widened, and then wanted to fall from his skull after seeing this. Twilight came out looking like she had a cloth with constellations on it, it hardly looked like a dress. Applejack simply looked like she was in mismatching duds with yellow boots that made her look like a deep south maniac. Rainbow Dash looked like she was wearing spiky rainbow pieces like a suit of armor.
Orion was just about ready to get sick from looking at these outfits. Pinkie bounced out looking like she was in a cupcake outfit for Nightmare night. Fluttershy was simply wrapped in plants and had a bird's nest perched on her head. He shook his head while the fancy stallion to his left almost needed to puke as the mare's posed in their outfits. That's when they were all noticing the disapproving looks and the cringe Orion was showing.
"Why's every pony looking at us like that?"Applejack questioned before they started looking at themselves.
"Oh dear…"Twilight was realizing just how bad the dresses really looked.
"You think we over did it a bit…?"Rainbow asked as she too cringed at her dress.
"Nah… Ok maybe a little bit…"Applejack took a look at her boots and realized their mistake.
"Oh you over did it alright… You successfully turned your friends good work into a hot mess,"Orion crossed his arms and shook his head at them in disapproval,"I hope you're all happy with yourself…!"
"This is the same designer that fashioned you those horse shoes…? Preposterous,"Hoity Toity mused at the travesty of ugly dresses while listening in on Orion's conversation,"If what you say is true, then how dare you soil a friends good work by turning these dresses into a complete travesty! Where is the designer…!?"
"Come on out and take a bow Rarity. You worked really hard on this,"Spike announced before Rarity slowly and shamefully walked out and onto the cat walk with her head low,"Yes! Alright, woohoo! Go Rarity!"
"Spike!"Orion yelled at Spike for encouraging her, and adding to her shame.
The days went by since that night, Orion and the rest of the mares were currently right outside Rarity's house. She had remained in her house since that shameful night that her reputation was shot. Orion knew all too well that she had every right to be upset with what happened. He looked back to others, and could see that they had come to realize it was their fault. Them taking advantage of Rarity's generosity had very well may have cost them their friendship with her.
"Leave me alone…! I want to be alone…! I want to wallow in… Whatever it is ponies wallow in,"Rarity cried after hearing the knocks on the door the man left,"Pity? Oh, listen to me, I don't even know what I'm suppose to wallow in! I'm pathetic!"
"This is a disaster… In her home for days because of all this pressure and changes you put on her,"Orion decided to give them the business after knocking on the door,"She was nice enough to make you dresses, and you couldn't be happy with what she gave to all of you. You just wanted more…!"
"I know, we messed up ok? Now what do we do now?"Twilight asked with her ears drooped to her cheeks.
"Uh…panic?"Fluttershy suggested.
"That's your answer for everything."Rainbow mused at Fluttershy's common suggestion.
"Well, we can't just leave Rarity like this…!"Applejack stated the obvious.
"She'll become a crazy cat lady!"Pinkie feared the idea of Rarity being driven to becoming crazy.
"She only has one cat."Twilight lifted an eye brow to Pinkie's less than orthodox thought.
"Give her time…"Pinkie simply responded.
"Hey ladies… You wanna make it up to Rarity for the nightmare you put her through,"Orion looked through a window and spotted Rarity's incomplete pink dress she was making,"I think I got an idea… We need that white cat Opal and I need to speak to a certain stallion…!"
An hour later, the plan was being set into motion and it started with Rainbow Dash. Orion made a swift return from parts unknown and gave Rainbow Dash the signal. She had then flown into Rarity's house and snatched her cat up to put it in the tree. He turned to Twilight and the others just in time to get the wink that said that they had finished their part. Now all they needed was Opal to start meowing to draw Rarity out of her house.
Sure enough, Rainbow perched the cat on the tree, and Opal started meowing. It would not be long before Orion saw Rarity opening her window and finding her cat in a tree.
"Opal, how did you get up there? Hang on, you poor dear, momma's coming,"Rarity rushed from the window and out of her house to find Rainbow with Opal in the tree,"Rainbow Dash?! How dare you strand my poor Opal in a tree!"
"Well, how else were we gonna get you out of there to show you THIS!"Rainbow gestured to the now completed dress that was presented by every pony.
It's pink back was tipped at the edges with dark red while stripes of gems were lined up. The gems were lined up and separated in pattern by golden stripes to layer the dress. The sleeves and collar were dark magenta and poofy that went with the edges in the back. She wore a gold belt and necklace with it, matching the tiny gold tiara to top it off. Rarity was certainly beyond impressed, she failed to find the words to express how she felt.
"It's not… you…"Rarity still failed to find the right words to say.
"We all finished your dress for you…!"Pinkie exclaimed excitedly.
"We felt it was the best way for these five to say they were sorry…"Orion added to Pinkie's small response.
"And it's all thanks to Fluttershy's freaky knowledge of sewing."Applejack topped their explanation off.
"Do you like it?"Fluttershy kindly asked.
"Like it? Like it?!"Rarity said while exploring the fancy dress.
"Uh oh… She doesn't like it…"Fluttershy felt the shame of defeat by what she believed was disapproval.
"No… I don't like it,'Rarity appeared to deny the dress while every pony but Orion awed in defeat,"I love it!"
"I knew you would…!"He nodded in approval and a smile while the girls celebrated the success of the plan.
"You ponies did an amazing job, it's exactly the way I imagined it…!"She fawned over the dress and sighed dreamily at it's construction.
"We just followed your brilliant designs…!"Fluttershy answered the question of how this was made possible.
"Like we should have let you do for our outfits. Those first dresses you made were perfect."Twilight complimented the original dresses that were made.
"We're so super sorry."Pinkie apologized for tall of them.
"You worked really hard to make our dresses exactly the way we wanted them… We all saw how that worked out…"Rainbow added with a bit of shame.
"Oh, I forgive you."Rarity forgave her friends and shared a hug with all of them.
"Well that's mighty big of you."Applejack admitted that forgiveness was so easily given by Rarity.
"But my career is still ruined…!"Rarity worried about her reputation as a dress maker.
"Maybe not… Mister O kind of did something about that…"Twilight gestured to Hoity Toity suddenly arriving back into their graces.
"You made it…! Now you will see my friends true skills with fashions…!"Orion promised the fancy stallion as he shifted in his tight vested outfit.
"Alright stranger, make this quick. I haven't got all day…!"Hoity kept his nose high and his standards even higher before they all went inside for a second presentation.
Moments later, Orion was hidden in the shadows. Being the final contestant in the big show as he eagerly awaited in the shadows that masked the brand new outfit he was sporting. He smiled as Hoity seated himself in the front, and watched the spot lights come on. His held high nose suddenly came down as he got to see Twilight sporting her new dark blue dress with ice blue edges. Her ice blue horse shoes sparkled like the stars that were fastened to the edges of her dress.
"Hello… This can't be the same designer…"Hoity was skeptical of the new outfits as Applejack appeared.
She roped up an apple to be a part of her green and brown dress. The colors separated by a white line with apples on it matching the colors up like her green cow girl boots. They too had an apple mark on them and matched the small green sash with an apple tying it together like a necklace. A saddle brought the whole outfit together, the perfect western styled dress for a gala. Hoity was once again impressed by the dresses.
"Simply magnificent! And suddenly I have a fierce craving for Dutch apple pie, candied apples on a stick, apple turnovers, apple cobbler."Hoity was now so enticed he was hungry, and was about to be more hungry.
Candy itself rained on the cat walk as Pinkie Pie showed off her dark pink dress coated nicely with simple candies. The dark pink matched her horse shoes with blue ribbons tied into bows. The same blue fabric that was line at the edge of her dress with light pink bows. The chest and sash of her dress was white and blue striped with a dark pink bow. It went nicely with the simple white and blue hat with candy laid upon it.
"Brilliant!"Hoity complimented before the thundering could be heard.
A magic storm thundered and brought forth rainbow bolts as Rainbow Dash flew into view. Sporting her rainbow dress with cloud like edges that were fluffy and life like. She posed to show off her gold feather crown that matched her ancient Greek horse Shoes. She wore a necklace constructed in the form of grapes while a near rainbow sash complimented her wings. Hoity was now on the edge of his seat to see such simple yet elegant wears.
"Ooh, spectacular!"Hoity was thoroughly amused before he heard nature in his ear.
Vines sprouted and constructed the dress Fluttershy now wore. The dress was green and edged with flowers and lined at the base with a blue grass like sash. It doubled as a necklace more around her neck and matched her pure green horse shoes made of vines. A large blue butterfly complimented her dress from the middle of her dress as well as the butterfly pieces on her ears. Hoity now appeared to be sold on Rarity's outfits and now desired to meet her.
"Now this is a fashion show…! All these dresses are simply amazing,"Hoity complimented and applaud to Rarity's dresses with extreme respect,"Who is responsible? Step forward, and show yourself!"
Rarity lit the tip of her horn with blue magic to shine. She then revealed herself in her sparkly pink dress that mimicked the look of a unicorn princess. She smiled as Hoity applaud, but now it was time to reveal the ultimate display of her work.
"And this is not all…!"She spoke before the six mares were lifted and perched on small crystal pillars.
Hoity's glasses fell from his face as a dark figure slowly entered from the shadows. Only for the bipedal figure to be outlines and filled with glittering red crystals through every part of its body. Red swords of crystal were wielded above the figures head before his red crystal eyes opened. Glowing as he jumped forth in front of the mares to defend them. Revealing himself as Orion himself in his new red outfit, fitted inch by inch with tiny red crystal shards while his chest bared a circular bronze crest outlined and edge with clusters of red crystal.
He crossed is blades together upon his crystallized long coat. Grinding them along the torso and watching red sparks fly before he held them at his sides. His eyes being the only noticeable thing now that he had a small mask covering his mouth and nose as a new part of his hood. He smirked as the wind from his shear power made the bottom part splice in three ways, the back and the sides. Showing off his long pants and boots once more before the presentation was complete.
"Bravo! Bravo! Magnifico! Encore!"Hoity applaud the reveal of all the new outfits for the gala.
"Oh, thank you, thank you! Thank you so much…!"Rarity showed deep gratitude for Hoity Toity's kind words.
Several more moments later, Orion was sitting down to admire his new look. Twilight herself stood at his side and decided this was a good time to write a friendship lesson. He politely smiled at his new outfit, and looked to Twilight as she wrote out the lesson.
Dear Princess Celestia
This week, my very talented friend Rarity learned that if you try to please every pony, you often at times end up pleasing no pony, especially yourself. And I learned some pony offers to do you a favor, like making you a beautiful dress. You shouldn't be overly critical of something generously given to you. In other words, you should never look a gift horse in the mouth
"Sounds about right once again Twilight. I'm glad you all made it up to Rarity like this,"Orion approved of what they all did together to make up for being over critical with Rarity," Now we can be happy with what we were given…! And put more worries to ease."
"Rarity, my congratulations to you on this most impressive fashion debut,"Gave his compliments to Rarity for her performance before popping a question,"Would you do me the great honor of allowing me to feature your couture in my best of the best boutiques in Canterlot?"
"She'd be happy too…"Orion accepted the offer for her since Rarity was too busy gasping in excitement.
"Excellent! Now, I'll need you to make a dozen of each dress for me by next Tuesday…!"Hoity's demand was a bit intimidating for her, but looking to Orion gave her the confidence she needed to accept the job.
"An artists work is never done it seems…"Orion chuckled to himself.
Yeah, another episode more centered around Orion than the mane six. I felt it was required since the episode itself is more focused on Rarity herself rather than the mane six themselves. Btw I hope you like the new look for Orion, I'm not good with designs, but hopefully its decent enough for all of you to enjoy. Stay pony every one.