My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 1
Chapter 26: 26. Episode 26
Previous Chapter"Ahh! I... can't... believe... the Grand... Galloping... Gala... is... tonight!" Pinkie Pie cheers excitedly as she jumps up and down on a trampoline while Twilight focuses on a spell book.
"Pinkie! Please stop shouting, I'm trying to concentrate." Twilight Sparkle ordered. Rarity comes out from her boutique and sees the commotion.
"Pinkie Pie! Stop that right now. It's time to prepare for the Gala and I refuse to let you put on your new dress when you're all sweaty." Rarity ordered and Pinkie halted her jumping seeing her point and hops off the trampoline near Spike watching Twilight carefully.
"What's Twilight doing?" Pinkie whispered.
"She's got an awesome magic spell she's been working on for the Gala." Spike explained.
"Where are the others? It's getting late." Rarity asked impatiently.
"Hold your horses, girl. We're here." Applejack announced with Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy along with her.
"What about Zach?
"Here. Sorry for the wait." Zach Lanson also arrives.
"What took you?" Twilight asked.
"Oh, just finishing up a project of mine, nothing too important. Now, you ready?" Zach asked confidently.
"Perfect! I'm ready." Twilight confirmed closing her magic book.
"For what?" Dash asked excitingly.
"You'll see." Zach assured slyly.
"All right, Spike." Twilight said and Spike comes over with an apple and places it near her.
"An apple! Are we having pie?" Pinkie asked.
"Shh! Watch!" Spike said and Twilight focused her magic on the apple and just in seconds the fruit instantly becomes two times bigger and is now a carriage with a door, window's, and wheels instantly on it. The rest of the gang were impressed on the spell while complimenting Twilight.
"Thanks. But that's just the start. Next part goes to Zach. Fluttershy, did you bring your friends?" Twilight asked.
"Yes. Will they be safe, Zach?" Fluttershy asked worriedly letting four mice down to the ground from her hair.
"You have my word." Zach promised. He then focused his unicorn magic onto the mice and with a puff of smoke the four mice became full grown horse... almost. They have the body structure and anatomy of a horse but their faces still resemble mice.
"Ta-da!" Zach shouted sheepishly knowing the problem with the others giving unsure compliments.
"Look, I know it's not perfect and I too see the issues, but it was the best I can do. And don't worry, they'll be mice again by midnight." Zach assured. However without noticing Opal was hiding behind the bush and quickly noticed the four humongous horse mice and let her appetite get the best of her and leaped for them.
"Opalescence, no!" Fluttershy shouted but it was too late as Opal clawed onto one of the horse mice and scared them sending Opal off and galloping away.
"Wait! Come back! Those horses were supposed to pull our carriage. How will we get to the Gala?" Twilight asked worriedly.
"What ever shall we do?" Rarity asked in sarcastic drama and put on an unamused look. Nearby there was a group of stallions talking to each other and Rarity had the perfect plan.
"Uh... ahem. Excuse me. Uh, would you boys mind pulling our carriage to the Gala?" Rarity asked fluttering her eyes for affect as the two stallions grin nervously at the pretty unicorn. They return pulling the apple carriage showing Rarity's succeeded plan.
"Oh. Yeah. Right." Twilight said sheepishly and the group went to the boutique to groom themselves and get ready for the best night ever.
-Main music plays-
At the grooming section of the boutique the girls get their hair heated while Pinkie turns on a big blow drier and sends her flying. Spike knocks on the door waiting to be let in.
"Come on, you guys. Let me in!" Spike said impatiently.
"Sure thing, Spike." Dash said with a towel wrapped around her head and approaches the door to open it.
"Heavens no! We're getting dressed." Rarity said blocking the door.
"Dressed? Uh, beg pardon, Rarity, but, uh... we don't normally wear clothes." Applejack pointed out and Rarity groaned and opened the door.
"I'm sorry, Spike. Some of us do have standards." Rarity said.
"I still can't believe we're gonna be at Canterlot tonight. Our home town, Twilight! And the best part is that we all get to hang out together all night long!" Spike declared excitingly.
"Uh... I-I don't know, Spike." Dash said uneasily.
"We'll just have to see." Rarity said after putting on one of her eyelashes.
"We're gonna be a mite busy." Applejack said after scrubbing Fluttershy's hoof and spat on it with Fluttershy looking at it in disgust.
"Busy having fun!" Pinkie said happily after heating hair straight but suddenly went back to her bouncy style.
"Oh. Okay." Spike said disappointedly with his head resting on his claws.
"Don't worry, Spike. We'll all get to spend some time together." Twilight assured while putting makeup on.
"Great!" Spike exclaimed happily. Later that evening he too gets dressed in a black tuxedo and a red bow tie driving the carriage with Zach who is also wearing his attire and the two stallions pulling.
"Cause I planned out my insider's tour of Canterlot. I've gotta show Rarity the crown jewels. And Applejack the Princess's golden apple tree. And Pinkie, we gotta go to my favorite doughnut shop." Spike said to himself and looks at the window as the mares talk to each other on how well the gala is going to be.
"Then let's get moving! Hyah!" Spike shouts whipping the three stallions.
"Excuse me!?" one of the colts comes up with an angry look.
"Um... I..." Spike stuttered nervously.
"If you weren't friends with our neighbor Rarity... Huh." the second colt huffed shaking his hoof at Spike.
"That's enough! I didn't like it either, but we are in a hurry and we're wasting time by standing here so come on." Zach urged and the two colts see his point and they continued their way to Canterlot as Spike wiped his forehead in relief. In the distant mountains Canterlot glows from the setting sun and party lights as the waterfalls glistened next to it. Soon they finally arrived with other carriages pulling their esteemed guests with the yards filled with life. Spike hops off the driver seat and opens the door bowing to the mares along with Zach joining after getting himself out of the harness. As the girls walk out of the carriage the two look at them and couldn't help but marvel on how magnificent they look.
"Wow! You all look... amazing!" Spike complimented.
"No question about it!" Zach agreed.
"I can't believe we're finally here. With all that we've imagined, the reality of this night is sure to make this... The Best Night Ever!" Twilight announced as the fireworks set off and started singing and imagining their main dreams of the event.
[Twilight Sparkle]
At the Gala.
[Choir]
At the Gala.
[Fluttershy]
At the Gala. In the garden.
I'm going to see them all.
All the creatures. I'll befriend them at the Gala.
[Choir]
At the Gala.
[Fluttershy]
All the birdies. And the critters.
They will love me big and small.
We'll become good friends forever.
Right here at the Gala.
[Choir]
All our dreams will come true. Right here at the Gala. At the Gala.
[Applejack]
At the Gala. (It's amazing.) I will sell them. (Better hurry.)
All my appletastic treats (yummy. Yummy.)
Hungry ponies. (They'll be snacking.) They will buy them. (Bring your money.)
Caramel apples. Apple sweets. (Gimme some.)
And I'll earn a lot of money for the Apple family.
[Choir]
All our dreams and our hopes from now until hereafter.
All that we've been wishing for will happen at the Gala. At the Gala.
[Zach Lanson]
At the Gala. It is our time.
I will dance with my true love.
[Choir]
At the Gala.
[Zach Lanson]
What a moment. I'll remember.
This is a night for me and her.
This'll be the best night ever.
Tonight at the Gala.
[Choir]
At the Gala.
At the Gala.
[Rarity]
At the Gala. All the royals.
They will meet fair Rarity.
They will see I'm just as regal. At the Gala.
[Choir]
At the Gala.
[Rarity]
I will find him. My Prince Charming.
And how gallant he will be.
He will treat me like a lady. Tonight at the Gala.
[Choir]
This is what we've waited for to have the best night ever.
Each of us will live our dreams. Tonight at the Gala. At the Gala.
[Rainbow Dash]
Been dreamin'. I been waitin'
To fly with those great ponies.
The Wonderbolts, their daring tricks.
Spinning round and having kicks.
Perform for crowds of thousands.
They'll shower us with diamonds.
The Wonderbolts will see me right here at the Gala.
[Choir]
All we've longed for. All we've dreamed. Our happy ever after.
Finally will all come true right here at the Grand Gala. At the Gala.
[Pinkie Pie]
I am here at the Grand Gala. For it is the best party.
But the one thing it was missing was a pony named Pinkie.
For I am the best at parties. All the ponies will agree.
Ponies playing. Ponies dancing. With me at the Grand Gala.
[Choir]
Happiness and laughter at the Gala. At the Gala.
[Twilight Sparkle]
At the Gala. (At the Gala.) With the Princess. (With the Princess.)
Is where I'm going to be. (She will be.)
We will talk all about magic and what I've learned and seen. (She will see.)
It is going to be so special. As she takes time just for me. (This will be the best night ever.)
[Choir]
Into the Gala we must go. We're ready now. We're all aglow.
Into the Gala. Let's go in. And have the best night ever.
Into the Gala. Now's the time. We're ready and we look divine.
[Choir + Fluttershy]
Into the Gala.
[Fluttershy]
Meet new friends.
[Choir + Applejack]
Into the Gala.
[Applejack]
Sell some apples.
[Choir + Rarity]
Into the Gala.
[Rarity]
Find my Prince.
[Choir + Rainbow Dash]
Prove I'm great.
[Rainbow Dash]
As a Wonderbolt is.
[Fluttershy]
To meet.
[Applejack]
To sell.
[Rarity]
To find.
[Rainbow Dash]
To prove.
[Pinkie Pie]
To whoop.
[Twilight Sparkle]
To talk.
[Zach Lanson]
To dance.
[All]
Into the Gala. Into the Gala.
And we'll have the best night ever.
At the Gala.
The group then entered the main hall and looked around in fascination as Spike slides on the carpet in a rock star style.
"Yeah! This is gonna be the best night ever. You know why? Cause we're all gonna spend time at the Gala to... gether. Or not." Spike muttered after noticing the group left out to find their destined dreams. Zach and Twilight rushed up to the main stairs to find their majestic teacher Princess Celestia.
"Princess Celestia!" Twilight greeted happily.
"Zachary, Twilight! It is so lovely to see my star students." Celestia greeted back happily.
"Oh, I'm so excited to be here! We have so much to catch up on." Twilight said.
"Well, I want you two right by my side the entire evening, so we'll have plenty of time together." Celestia said and Twilight immediately swooped next to Celestia with Zach joining next to Twilight.
"That's just what I was hoping you'd say." Twilight said.
"I just hope there's time for my offer." Zach whispered to himself. As for Rarity she starts searching everywhere to find her beloved prince. She then gasps as she sees Prince Blueblood himself walk out to the gardens eyeing her as he goes.
"Hurry, Rarity... Oh, but not too fast. But don't wanna lose him... WAIT! Have to play it cool. Oh, but don't be cold! I can't lose him, I can't! He's everything I imagined!" Rarity said excitingly. She sees him in the garden with a rose in his mouth as the wind blows through his golden mane as he moves his eyebrows up and down with a charming smile.
"Even better than I imagined." Rarity corrected dreamily and approached him. From behind a brown meadowlark flies and chirps as it swoops to the gardens with Fluttershy quickly noticing.
"Oh my! A meadowlark!" Fluttershy said excitingly follows the bird to some trees where it whistles a melody.
"I think she's calling to me. It's exactly what I wished for!" Fluttershy said gleefully and hums the same tune as the bird repeats it and follows the call. Applejack pushes an apple cart of hers to an open part of the gardens with many high class ponies having conversations to one another. She gives her cart a kick and just like that the cart turned into an apple stand with many apple related foods. As she takes her place behind the stand a Wonderbolt member comes over.
"Howdy, partner! You hungry?" Applejack asked.
"As a horse!" the Wonderbolt answered in a radical deep voice.
"Well, what's you're hungering for? Caramel apple? Apple pie? Apple fritter? Apple fries?" Applejack offered.
"I'll take that big apple pie!" the Wonderbolt pointed and drops his money in a bucket and Applejack gives him his pie as he leaves.
"Well, thank you kindly, sir! Yeehaw! In the first minute, I made my first sale. Just like I expected." Applejack cheered happily. In the V.I.P dining area of the castle there were many rich celebrity ponies attending including Wonderbolt members and the one that bought the apple pie from Applejack earlier.
"Always hungry after a show. Eh, Soarin'?" the captain Spitfire asked playfully.
"Heh. Yeah! [gasp]" after opening his mouth Soarin' accidentally let go of his pie with Dash watching close by.
"My pie!" Soarin' exclaimed and this was Dash's chance to get their attention early as she zooms towards the pie and before it made contact to the ground Dash slides under it and catches it within her hooves just in the nick of time.
"You saved it! Thanks." Soarin' thanked and reclaimed his pie.
"Hey, no prob." Dash said slightly nervous.
"Hey! I know you. You're the pony that saved us in Cloudsdale and won The Best Flyer Competition." Spitfire said remembering the events from a while ago.
"Hay yeah! Name's Rainbow Dash." Dash introduced.
"Well, Rainbow Dash. Looks like your skills saved us again - oh, well, at least they saved Soarin's apple pie." Spitfire joked seeing her partner literally dig in the pie like a pig eating it with loud munching sounds.
"Wanna come hang out with us?" Spitfire asked.
"Sure. Why not?" Dash said trying to play cool as she skips her way to the V.I.P ropes but couldn't hold in the excitement in after realizing what's taking place.
"I'm... hanging... with the... Wonderbolts! [squee, giggle]" Dash laughed like a little filly and rushed to the dining area. Pinkie meanwhile hops her way to the dance area to find everything she's been dying to see.
"The shiny dance floor... The pretty party ponies... Ooh, the fancy band... Shiny! Pretty! Fancy! [anxious noise] GOTTA DANCE!" Pinkie exclaimed excitingly and skips her way into the dance floor.
"I'm at the Grand Galloping Gala,
I'm at the Grand Galloping Gala,
I'm at the Grand Galloping Gala,
It's all I ever dreamed.
It's all I ever dreamed, woo hoo!
It's all I ever dreamed, yippee!
I'm at the Grand Galloping GalaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Pinkie sang in a 'For He's A Jolly Good Fellow' tune but soon realizes she's getting disapproving glares from the party ponies and stops her actions.
"It's all I ever... dreamed?" Pinkie muttered sadly disappointed at the result she wasn't expecting. Back at the garden Rarity comes across a red rose gives it a couple sniffs.
"Well, hello. I am Prince Blueblood." to Rarity's surprise her dream prince greeted politely with a smile.
"I am... Rarity. Oh my, what a lovely rose." Rarity pointed out looking at the rose she was sniffing.
"You mean... this rose?" Blueblood asked picking the rose and looking like he's offering it to Rarity which made her smile widely but unexpectedly he pulls it away and eats the stem placing it onto his vest thus surprising Rarity from the action.
"Thank you. It goes with my eyes." Blueblood said and Rarity moans softly not expecting the behavior. Fluttershy at the meantime continues humming the tune getting responses from her calling bird and runs to the source.
"[gasp] My little meadowlark is right around this bend!" Fluttershy said but to her surprise she didn't find her bird she instead found an old pony janitor raking up the leaves and whistled the same tune Fluttershy was singing.
"Was that you?" Fluttershy asked.
"Yep! I love whistlin' while I work." the janitor explained and walked away while whistling.
"Oh! Yes... Well... Excuse me." Fluttershy said slightly embarrassed and disappointed walking away with a drooped head. But then she heard calling of multiple animals nearby and sees to her delight many creatures she didn't see before.
"Oh! I see a toco toucan! And a spider monkey! And, oh! Is that a wallaroo?" Fluttershy asked as she quickly approaches the animals but after seeing her they quickly ran away frightened from the pegasus.
"Oh, Fluttershy. You're such a loudmouth." Fluttershy said to herself. At the V.I.P area the Wonderbolts have been preoccupied talking to other guests while Dash barely got any time to hang out with them jumping up to get a better view of them from the crowd. She decided to crawl under the audience and got to the other side between two mares squeezing her way out on the way.
"Hey, Spitfire! You ever done a rain cloud double backflip?" Dash asked almost shouting from the loud rambling crowd but Spitfire couldn't hear her while talking to another guest. She then turned to Soarin' from behind.
"You ever soared past lightning? It's awesome!" Dash shouted but Soarin' too couldn't hear and walked away getting Dash a little annoyed. This wasn't what she wanted. Meanwhile at the main staircase a line of ponies gathered to greet Celestia keeping Zach and Twilight from having a conversation with her.
"Welcome to the Grand Galloping Gala." Celestia greeted as the guest bowed in respect.
"Princess! I've been so excited to spend time with you and-" Twilight said trying to speak with her desperately.
"Yes. Me too, Twi... Oh, good evening! Welcome to the Gala. Which is why I... Ladies! Lovely to see you again." Celestia was getting distracted on greeting every guest that comes across her.
"[sigh] Looks like getting a chance to talk to the Princess is gonna be a magic trick in itself." Twilight stated while seeing the line form even longer.
"You can say that again. [to self] And keeping me from asking you to join for a simple waltz." Zach muttered irritatedly. At the open part of the garden Applejack too was not experiencing the night she wanted to have as every customer passes by her apple stand.
"First minute, first sale. Second... Fourth... Sixth... Sixtieth minute... no sales. [sigh] This ain't what I expected at all." Applejack muttered disappointedly. Pinkie rests her head on a table gloomily with no excitement in her anymore.
"I'm at the Grand Galloping Gala... and it's not what I dreamed." Pinkie sighed. At the garden Blueblood places a pillow mat down and Rarity assumed it was for her as she was ready to sit down but finds Blueblood taking the spot rudely with no signs of apologizing.
"This isn't at all what I imagined." Rarity moans. Celestia continues to be preoccupied on greeting every esteemed guest leaving Zach and Twilight standing.
"This isn't what I hoped." Twilight sighed sadly.
"This isn't what I planned." Zach too groaned in disappointment. Dash looked around for her icons but sees no sign of them in the crowd.
"This isn't hanging out." Dash said depressingly. Fluttershy tried to interact with any animal she sees but they all end up running away from her.
"This isn't what I wished for." Fluttershy admitted softly in sadness.
"No!" Twilight rejected in a changed serious attitude.
"I waited all my life-" Rarity stated at the same time.
"-for this moment." Fluttershy said in a serious tone too.
"And I'm not going to-" Pinkie declared in determination.
"-let it slip by." Applejack promised.
"If it's the last thing I do-" Dash announced.
"-I'm gonna make this-" Zach boldly stated.
"-the best night ever!" the seven declared at the same exact time determined to still get their wishes to come true. Fluttershy soon came up with an old simple plan of a box trap with a twig holding it up with a rope attatched to it and Fluttershy places a carrot underneath it.
"I just have to be more bold, like Twilight says. I'm so sorry to have scared you, my friends! But I'm leaving now, so you can all come out!" Fluttershy shouted and hides behind a hedge. She then heard a crunching sound and pulls the rope trapping whoever ate the carrot.
"Gotcha! It's okay. I promise not to hurt you. I just wanna be your... friend?" Fluttershy stopped after finding out she trapped the janitor from earlier as he chomps down on the carrot with the box on top of his head.
"Mmm... Sounds good to me." the janitor said and Fluttershy was getting really annoyed. At the dining area Dash tries to come up with a plan of her own to get the Wonderbolts to notice her more.
"Come on, Rainbow! If they don't notice you, you gotta make 'em notice you." Dash said to herself and looks around to try and get the Wonderbolts attention. She then spots a high class stallion nearby enjoying a drink and Dash had a great idea. She approaches the pony while whistling to herself trying to not act suspicious until she was close enough to purposely crash into him and send him flying. The colt screams as he flies with onlookers witnessing the moment and Dash swiftly zooms to where the pony was going to land and caught him. She looks at Spitfire hoping that she caught a glimpse of the heroic action but sees her talking to another pony never noticing the event. She angrily kicks the colt off of her and walks away to try and work out another strategy. Rarity passes by with Blueblood by her side getting second thoughts about the rude prince.
"Just give him a chance, Rarity. His princely side is sure to come out if you're just patient." Rarity muttered to herself.
"Miss Rarity! Stop!" Blueblood shouted putting his hoof in front of Rarity. She looks down to see a puddle of a spilled drink in front of her.
"Oh. Prince Blueblood! How chivalrous." Rarity complimented happily feeling that he has changed into the prince she was expecting.
"One would hate to slip."
"Yes. 'One' certainly would."
"One's cloak should take care of the problem."
"Oh, of course it will." Rarity agreed. They took a long awkward stare at each other until Rarity realized what he meant. Regrettably she places her own cloak on the puddle and allowed Blueblood to go across first with a satisfied grin on his face. Rarity picked up her sopping wet cloak and put back on her neck. She was getting furiated at the incredibly selfish prince. At the dance room Pinkie tries to come up with an idea to get the room partying in her style. She then listens to the music which made her gasp as the idea clicked in her head. She gets on stage and whispers to the musicians a requested song she would like to do and they just went with it. Pinkie taps on the microphone to get the rooms attention.
"C'mon everypony! I know what will make you shake those groove-thangs!" Pinkie shouted and signal the musicians to play as she sings.
"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." Pinkie sang while Zach and Twilight at the meantime shook hooves with every guest that lined up at the staircase. One pony who was bigger than most of the other guests was so strong that he literally shook the two up and down with one hoof. After the rapid shaking was done Zach and Twilight's hooves were pumping in pain. They see the endless line stretching even longer which is making the two getting exhausted from shaking and were ambitious to get it over with so they can spend their own time doing what they want to do.
"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." Pinkie sings another verse just the moment Applejack plans her move on how to get her business going. She kicks her stand sending apples to the ground while a strolling colt walks by and slips on the apples falling down to the ground. Applejack helps him up and tried offering him some apples but he utterly rejected and walked away leaving a saddened Applejack.
"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." Another verse is sung during Dash's attempts to catch the eyes of the Wonderbolts. With her two favorite Wonderbolt members by a table with a filled drinking cup she kicks the table with her hind leg sending the cup into the air and caught it with the same hind leg. This stunt impressed the two athletes and were going to compliment her about it but were interrupted as they were pulled away to a photo shooting with some other fans. This was really getting on Dash's nerves.
"You tilt your head in
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." Pinkie sings at the exact same moment with Rarity's activity. Her and Blueblood reach a door to inside the castle and Blueblood gestures his head towards the door signaling Rarity to open it for him. Rarity repeated the action only for Blueblood to counter which made Rarity do it again frantically. An insulted look encompassed him and looked away in a pouty manner. This made Rarity growl in pure frustration and regrettably opened it for him as he walks in with a satisfied smile. As Rarity enters the door closes and slams into her sending her falling to the ground.
"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-" Pinkie sang.
"COME OUT!" Fluttershy shouts after trying to catch any animal in her sight but lands on the ground. After countless chasing she stomps her hooves to the ground angrily with the frightened animals on the trees watching.
"That's what I'm talking about
You do the Pony Pokey
You do the Pony Pokey
You do the Pony Pokey
And that's what it's all about
Yeah!" Pinkie finished expecting some cheering and dancing ponies but didn't get any.
"Young lady, this is not 'that' kind of party." a mare said annoyingly with other irritated onlookers.
"Ooooooh... They don't want a party. These ponies want a paaartay!" Pinkie emphasize still not getting the message. Applejack meanwhile lays down her head on her hoof in a bored manner still unable to get another customer.
"Two apple fritters, please." Rarity came over and ordered with Blueblood which brightened Applejack's face.
"Two apple fritters comin' right up. That'll be four bits." Applejack said after pulling out a wooden tray of apple fritters. Rarity looked at Blueblood and cleared her throat but Blueblood cleared his throat back. Rarity however did it again only louder but Blueblood countered louder and annoyingly and Rarity gave up trying.
"[sigh] I'm going to have to pay, aren't I?" Rarity grumbled irritatedly and went to grab her purse.
"It's okay, Rarity. I got you covered." Applejack assured kindly and gives them the fritters.
"Thank you, Applejack. At least somepony here has good manners." Rarity said. Blueblood then ate the fritter but quickly spat it out and tried rubbing the taste off his tongue.
"Oh! Fritters! Dumplings! Caramel apples! My royal lips have touched common carnival fare! I'm going to the buffet for some... hors d'oeuvres." Blueblood said walking away with his head raised in a arrogant manner with Rarity following with an angry look.
"Well, no wonder nopony wants my food. 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." Applejack declared and pushed her cart to where she can alter her apple goods. Back at the main staircase Zach and Twilight finally finished shaking hooves with everypony. They sweat and pant exhaustively from the long shaking with their sore hooves. Zach was ready to ask Twilight if she can dance until he sensed something disturbing that's about to happen in just a couple moments... in the room where he planned to dance.
"I sense something bad is about to happen in the dance room. I'll be back." Zach whispered and rushed off to the dance room as quickly as possible.
"Wait! Zach!" Twilight called but Zach was already gone.
"Now then, since we're done greeting everypony, we can- Where's Zachary?" Celestia asked noticing one of her students disappeared.
"Heading to the dance room. Said something about a bad thing that's about to happen." Twilight answered nervously.
"That's peculiar. I'm curious to know what he means." Celestia said and makes her way to the dance room with Twilight following. Meanwhile Fluttershy plans another trap with a hanging net that catches anything that steps on it.
"I'll catch you yet, my pretties. Oh yes. As soon as one of you little birds or monkeys or bears touches this net... you'll be MINE! MINE!" Fluttershy shouts and started laughing wickedly. She then accidentally fell down onto her own trap and the net brings her up into mid air. She dangles back and forth in the net with a bunny looking from below. In the party room Pinkie decided to boost the party by bringing in a DJ machine in.
"Come on, everypony! You wanted a partey? Now it's paaarteeey! Yeah! Uh! Now that's a beat, yeah! Uh! C'mon, dance! Yeah, woohoo!" Pinkie cheered and tried to urge everyone in the room to dance sending bunches of ponies flying in the air.
"Okay, all you high-class ponies. Here's a highfalutin apple cake for your hoity-toity taste buds." Applejack announced entering the dance room with a large towering apple cake with an apple on top. Zach makes his way into the room to find nothing is wrong but has a bad feeling about it.
"STAGE DIVE!" Pinkie shouts and jumps off of the stage with the crowd of ponies moving out of the way. Unfortunately she landed right on Applejack's cart and sends the cake flying into the air. Rarity and Blueblood enter again making Rarity open the door for him. They screamed to find the cake coming straight at them. Blueblood quickly used Rarity to cover him as a shield with Zach noticing.
"Hey! That's not how you treat a lady!" Zach scolded and with his unicorn magic he levitates the cake changing it's course floating it right above Blueblood and drops it getting him covered in cake.
"No! Noooooooo! This was my favorite ensemble and I just had myself groomed!" Blueblood cried.
"...Zach, you... you saved my dress from getting ruined. Thank you!" Rarity exclaimed gratefully and hugged him tightly.
"Ha. No problem. You didn't deserve to be treated that way." Zach said happily hugging her back.
"You! How dare you tarnish fabulously groomed royalty, you filthy wretch!" Blueblood exclaimed in anger and took some frosting off his attire and throws it at Zach hitting him in the face and tuxedo ruining his well combed hair and suit.
"Zach! Your hair, your suit!" Rarity shouts in horror. This was the last straw for Rarity as she gives a threatening glare at Blueblood and growled with her face getting red.
"You little inconceivable ingrate! Here I thought you were a charming, chivalrous, unselfish royal prince, but no! You made me your work horse, you treated my friends like low trash, and to top it off you have no pride for yourself! Well, let me just say, you, sir, are the most uncharming prince I have ever met! In fact the only thing royal about you is that you are a royal pain!" Rarity shouts in uncontrollable rage backing the now frightened prince.
"Uh, stay back! I'm warning you!" Blueblood shouts in fear backing up to an alicorn statue without paying attention. He slams right into it sending the statue unbalance and was ready to topple over.
"This is my chance!" Dash said to herself and took the opportunity to save it in front of her idols as she zooms over to it and caught it on her back.
"Yes!" Dash cheered to herself but soon found herself unbalancing from the heavy statue. It then hit a pillar which is also ready to topple but Zach quickly took action and stopped the pillar from toppling grunting from the weight as he places it back and levitates the statue Dash was holding and also returns it to it's previous spot. Just then Twilight and Celestia enter seeing nothing wrong with the room.
"Oh good. Nothing's gone wrong. Crisis averted." Twilight stated. But then the whole room started shaking and rumbling startling everypony.
"Oh no. I sense a lot of frightened life approaching. And a furiated pegasus." Zach muttered. Suddenly the doors from the garden forced open with multiple species of life running from their chaser Fluttershy who has an exhausted angry expression on her.
"You're... going to LOVE ME!" Fluttershy screamed. Soon everypony and animal started running around screaming in fear thus trashing everything in the room. Twilight stuttered nervously trying to figure out what to say to the princess.
"Run." Celestia whispered and Twilight did as told as she and Zach whistled for the others to follow and they all obeyed including Fluttershy who was snapped out of her anger after holding a squirrel and followed. Each went down the stairs and on the way one of Rarity's glass slippers came off with Pinkie noticing.
"Ooh! Rarity, your glass slipper! Now your prince is sure to find you." Pinkie said happily but Rarity shrieked in realization and quickly rushed up and smashed the slipper into pieces.
"No! Ugh! Let's go!" Rarity urged with Pinkie hesitating looking at the crushed slipper before being pulled by Rarity escaping the destruction of the gala. Meanwhile Spike has been hanging out at a doughnut bakery that he wanted to show to Pinkie sitting down with a glass of hot chocolate and eating doughnuts depressingly.
"Hey, Pony Joe. Another doughnut." Spike ordered.
"Don't you think you've had enough?" the cashier Joe asked.
"Another doughnut! Extra sprinkles!" Spike ordered annoyingly. Just then the bell to the door rung and Joe sees the seven ponies dirty and their attires shredded and ruined on some spots.
"Twilight Sparkle! Ha, ha. Long time no see. And I see you brought Zach Lanson along." Joe greeted happily causing Spike to turn to see for himself.
"Hey Joe." Zach greeted weakly.
"Hey, how was the Gala? How was your best night ever?" Spike asked excitingly.
"That sounds like the worst night ever!" Spike stated after hearing the story from the gang at a table for some time while eating doughnuts together.
"It was!" the seven said in unison and laughed despite the nights events.
"I just hope Princess Celestia isn't upset with us for ruining the Gala." Twilight said.
"That was the best Grand Galloping Gala ever!" a familiar majestic voice declared. They all looked to see Celestia at the door with a smile on her face.
"Princess Celestia?!" the group gasped as she approaches the table.
"Pardon me, Princess, but tonight was just awful." Twilight assured.
"Yeah. I mean, the destruction, the animals, everything." Zach added.
"Oh, Zachary and Twilight. The Grand Galloping Gala is always awful." Celestia reassured.
"It is?" the two asked with confused raised eyebrows.
"That is why I was thrilled you were all attending. I was hoping you could liven things up a bit. And while the evening may not have gone as you planned, I'm sure you'll agree that in the end it didn't turn out so bad for this group of friends." Celestia explained.
"You're right, Princess. Friends have a way of making even the worst of times into something pretty great." Twilight agreed happily.
"Yeah! Hanging out with friends!" Dash said.
"Talking!" Fluttershy joined.
"Laughing!" Pinkie added.
"You mean doing exactly what I wanted to do the whole time?" Spike asked with a sly smile.
"Yes, Spike. You were right." Twilight admitted.
"Again." Zach said playfully rolling his eyes.
"As horrible as our night was..." Applejack said.
"...being together here has made it all better." Rarity finished.
"In fact, it's made it..." Pinkie said.
"...the best night ever!" the group declared in unison and they all laughed happy to be together and to make up the unfortunate events that happened. Later after leaving Canterlot and returning home in Ponyville they all were ready to go their separate ways.
"Well, as fun as it was hanging out with ya'll, I got to get back to my family at the barn. See ya'll later!" Applejack waved and left for the barn to get ready for another working day.
"I have to hit the sack also. Got to get my energy back to practice on my awesome moves more so the Wonderbolts can notice me better. Later!" Dash flew to her cloud home in the sky.
"Oh dear! I have to get back to my animal friends. I hope they weren't too alone while I was gone. I do miss being with them. I'll see you all tomorrow, bye!" Fluttershy waved leaving for her cottage as well.
"I can't wait to get back to my bedroom! I'm so tired, I could be sleeping for days or even weeks! Oh, but who will make the parties and cupcakes while I'm asleep? I'm just going to have wake up super duper extra early! Goodnight everypony!" Pinkie said happily bouncing her way to Sugarcube Corner.
"Well, I too should be returning to my humble abode. There is a bedroom there calling for me." Rarity said.
"Wait, Rarity? Would... would it be okay if I can escort you back? Don't want a lady walking around the dark streets alone." Spike asked bashfully trying to act bold.
"Oh, how sweet of you Spike. Of course you can, unless that's okay with Zach and Twilight." Rarity said and Spike looked at the two with pleading eyes. They thought for a moment and looked at each other with an agreeing nod.
"Go on." Zach confirmed with a smile.
"Just be back before bedtime." Twilight added.
"YES! My lady." Spike offered his arm chivalrously.
"[giggles] Why thank you, my prince." Rarity said happily accepting his arm and they walked off to the boutique as Spike keeps a dreamy smile on the way and Zach could've swore he saw hearts popping from Spike but he shrugged it off with a chuckle.
"We should be heading for home now." Twilight said and was ready to head for the library until Zach placed his hoof on her shoulder stopping her in her tracks.
"Wait. Actually there is something I want to show you before we do." Zach said.
"What? What is it?"
"It's a surprise. Follow me." Zach gestured and Twilight followed. He led her to a hill walking up but Zach eventually stopped before reaching the top confusing Twilight.
"From here I want you to close your eyes. I'll lead you to the top." Zach instructed.
"Why? Zach, what's going on?" Twilight asked curiously with a sly smirk.
"You'll see."
"Alright." Twilight complied and closed her eyes with Zach guiding. They reached the top of the hill and Twilight swears she could see some warm glows through her closed eyes.
"Okay, open." Zach said and Twilight opened her eyes. What she sees next made her gasp. In front of them was a lone tree with a rope of orange, yellow, and red lights tied around it with the other end tied to a pole. Next to it was a record player with a record on it waiting to be played.
"Zach, this is- what is this? It's lovely!" Twilight asked in wonder.
"Remember the little 'project' of mine from earlier today? Well, you're looking at it. I know it's not much to be a ball room of some sort, but I made it small and quick so I wouldn't be late." Zach explained.
"Wait! Are you saying you... knew what took place at the Gala would happen?"
"Admittedly, I did had a hunch it would happen but not in that way. I mean think about it, excluding us as her private students, why would the Princess invite seven specific middle class ponies from Ponyville to a Gala that's meant for high class ponies?"
"Okay, I see how you would come to that conclusion, but what is all of this for?"
"Like I said, it's a dancing area. It's not much, but I hope you wouldn't mind."
"Are you saying you want me to dance with you?"
"Well, that is something you also wanted to do while we were there, right?"
"Yeah."
"And I wanted this too, so I thought we could just do a couple sequences to make up for what has happened."
"You do realize our clothes are ruined and aren't in shape for this, right?"
"So? Nopony's watching. We're all alone up here, just you and me." Zach said and gave Twilight a brief moment to decide. Then she looked at Zach with a warm smile as her answer to him which made him smile back softly.
"So, may I have the honor of having this dance with you, Ms. Sparkle?" Zach asked with a bow.
"I'd be delighted, Mr. Lanson." Twilight answered and offered him her hoof which Zach gladly accepted. They walk to the center of the hill and before they begin Zach quickly turned on the record player which started soothing orchestral music. They rested their heads on each others shoulders and began moving in a smooth balanced rhythm along with the music. In Zach's head he wouldn't mind if that moment had went on for the rest of the night. He wondered if Twilight felt the same. But he did know that this could be a sign. A sign to the start of something brighter. He hoped that this could lead to the part of the relationship with Twilight that he can be more than just friends with her for a better future...
...and a better life.
[Sorry for the wait but here is the season finale. Can't believe I made it this far. Thank you all for your support and I hope to see you next season soon. See ya then!] :D