Big chapter, this is part one of two, the other will be uploaded as soon as it's done.

Warm and cozy, the way I like to wake up in the morning. I opened my eyes a bit, to see Rainbow Dash sleeping peacefully next to me, my arm draped over her. She was laying on her left side, seeing as how her right wind was a bit injured. I brought my hand and caressed her face, my fingers going over a couple bruises and some dried up cuts. Man, she really got a beating from Gilda. I looked at her hair, and somehow it was even more wild, if she were smaller, she would look like a little filly. I just loved the way her hair dropped over her face, it covered her right eye if she let it. I snapped out of my little world and look back at her, she was smiling, cuddled up into me. She stirred a little, her eyes slowly opening. The brilliant magenta in them makes me smile. She has the most unique eye colour.

She spoke softly, a little raspy even. "Good morning Marshall." She stretched as best as she could, but stopped. "Ugg, can't stretch my wings." She looked back at her wing a little grumpy.

"Here, I will run you a bath, we will clean all these cuts out and I will take a look at that wing." She blushed a bit and looked at her wing. I closed my eyes and shook my head. "I just want to take a look at that wind RD, nothing to be embarrassed about." She looked up at me and nodded.

"Well, lets get going then. I feel gross from the dried up blood." She stood up and walked towards the door, I got up myself and got some clothes. A black and grey striped v-neck t shirt and some jeans. I walked towards the bathroom, following Dash. We got in and I set my clothes down and turned the water on. Rainbow looked at my clothes. "Are you getting in two?" She looked at me, a small blush on her face.

I shook my head. "I plan on getting in after you." Dash looked at me before looking away and closing her eyes.

"Well, if you don't try anything, we can bathe together to save time you know." She blushed as she tried to keep up her tough image.

"Well, it would make this quicker." I looked at her, her left eye opened a bit. "You got a deal, but you have to turn around while I get in." She closed her eye and blushed harder before she turned around. I shut off the water and removed my boxers and was about to get in. I heard a womping sound and looked back at RD, she had her eye opened a little, her cheeks red and her good wing extended. "Hey now!" She jumped and closed her eye and pulled her wings back to her.

"Well, hurry up!" She snorted. I got in the tub, the hot water feeling great on my skin. Rainbow walked over to the tub, she stepped onto a small stool and she got in. "Oh man, this feels great. Ahh, ow. That kind of stings." She sat in and sighed before she dunked her head into the water, I brought my hand to her mane and started to wash it for her. After about ten seconds, she popped back up. Her mane was straight and ran over her right eye. She turned back and smiled. "Thanks."

I looked at her wings. "Here lay forward and I will get a look at that wing." She gulped and nodded slowly before leaning forward. I brought my hand delicately to her wings, she was shaking a bit. "Hey, it's ok Dashie, I just want to take a look at it." I lightly touched her wing and she jumped at my touch. I started stroking her wing, and brought my hand to her left one, trying to balance the pain and the pleasure she got from it. Her wings extended, her right a bit more reluctantly then the left. I traced my hand over her wing, looking for anything wrong with it and looking at her face for any pain. Her mouth was agape and she was panting sightly. Well, I don't see any pain. I stopped with my left hand and put both on her right wing, I moved down to the bottom of it and she jumped in pain.

"Ow!" She looked back, her face flustered. I let go of her wing and looked at her.

"Well, it only seems to be bruised, not broken." She nodded her head before she sighed, her wings saying extended. I looked at them. "Hey RD, why are they still extended?" She opened her eye and looked back before laughing nervously.

She pulled them down with her hoofs and looked back at me. "Uhh, I just forgot to retract them, I like to have them open sometimes." She blushed, I knew she was not telling me everything. I raised my eye brow and wondered. Could it be... well, I will have to test that theory. I laughed a little to myself as I set my little plan into motion.

"Hey RD." She looked back at me. "Remember how this felt." I opened my mouth, flicking my tongue very quickly and her eye went wide and she blushed before her wings springed open. I laughed. "I get it now, its like a... wing-boner."

"Come on Marshall, its embarrassing." She thought for a moment before she raised her rear out of the water, her tail swinging to the side as she showed me her cunny. I blushed and felt my cock get hard involuntary. She dropped her rear back into the water, her tail landing on my cock. "Haha, just as I though."

"I get the point, now can we finish this bath or what?" She giggled and nodded in agreement. We both cleaned ourselves and she got out of the bath first, and I followed soon after wrapping a towel around myself. RD came over to me, a towel on her back and she looked up and me. "Alright, come here." I took the towel she had on her back and I started to dry her off. She was very easy to dry, her mane becoming really wild, I took a brush and started to brush it. She soon looked better then ever, except for the occasional purple spots on her brilliant blue coat.

She walked over to the mirror and looked herself over. "Wow, I look good, and I feel good. Thanks Marshall!" She ran over to me and hugged me.

"It's no problem, but remember to stay off that wing for a bit, it needs to heal." She nodded and let go before heading towards the door.

"I'm going to make some breakfast is some isn't made, you want some." She looked back at me over her shoulder, her hair flipping a bit as she did so.
I nodded as I got my own hair to look who I wanted it to and she left. I quickly got dressed and headed towards the kitchen where Twilight and Rainbow Dash were making breakfast.

"Hey Twilight." I looked around. "Where is Spike?"

"He is out doing his morning chores." She replied without looking at me. "And yes, he does enjoy his chores, I don't know what he would do without them." She giggled and floated three plates over to the table. Just before we sat down, Spike ran into the library, he was out of breath.

"Letter...Celestia...Gather friends." Was all he managed to get out before leaning onto the table and catching his breath. RD took off running.

"I'll be back in ten seconds flat." She used her good wing to help her run faster, leaving a rainbow trail behind her. I looked at Twilight as she took the letter from Spikes hand and levitating him to his bed.

"I wonder what it's about?" Twilight looked at me worriedly.

"I don't know, I hope nothing bad happened" She started pacing back and worth. I waked up to her and put my hand on her mane, she looked up at me worriedly.

"Don't worry about it, even if something bad happened. Celestia trusts you, so you don't need to worry." I smiled down at her and she looked back at me.

"Thanks, your right." The door burst open and Rainbow Dash walked it, the rest of the mane six walking in.

"Twilight, what in tarnation happened?" Applejack trotted in, a worried look on her face.

"Yes dear, what is going on?" Rarity trotted over to Twilight and put her hoof on her back.

"Well, I don't know yet, lets read the letter." She opened the letter. "To my faithful student Twilight Sparkle, I am sending you a personal invitation to the Grand Galloping Gala. I have inclosed eight tickets that show you are allowed to attend. I am also sending a personal request to Marshall, I request that he and Vinyl Scratch provide music for the party. Invitations will already be sent to Vinyl. Yours truly, Princess Celestia."

She pulled out the tickets with her magic and all the ponies eyes lit up. "Oh cool, the Grand Galloping Gala." They all stared at me.

"Cool? Try amazing! Only the best ponies get in! The Wonderbolts are sure to be there!" Rainbow Dash put her hoofs to her face. "Hopefully this will go better then last time." All the other ponies groaned and looked away nervously.

"I don't even want to know." We all laughed. "Wow, she wants me to provide music, I hope I have time to spend with you girls." I looked at them and they all looked at me nervously. They then looked at each other and then back at me with serious expressions. "Uhh." I gulped and took a step back.

Twilight was about to hand me my ticket and she looked up at me. "Marsh, you, want to umm..." She blushed.

"No way Twi! I am going to ask him, it would be twenty percent cooler of a night if he comes with me." Rainbow Dash walked up to us. Applejack pulled her tail and Rainbow fell.

"In your dreams RD. He will want to go with me, besides I need somepony to help me, and he can sure draw a crowd!" Applejack stepped over her. Pinkie bounced on Applejack's back and over her.

"You guys are funny hehe." She giggled. Rarity trotted up to me and pouted, she looked at me, her eyes tearing up.

"I need a gentleman I can go with if I am to prove I am worthy of being friends with the ponies in Canterlot." I looked at my fighting friends, this could tear us apart. How could I choose only one, and let the rest down.

"Enough!" My eyes starting to tear up, my chest felt like it was being crushed. I was a little upset at my friends, fighting over me like fillies. "Why are you fighting over me, heck if this thing could break apart my friendship with any of you, I don't want to go at all." I walked out the front door and towards the woods, wanting to get away from the arguing ponies. I had reached the outskirts of town. Man, why do my friends got to fight over me, if I pick one, the other five will be mad. So how can they expect me to choose? I sat down near a lake and started throwing rocks in. They all have valid reasons why I should spend my free time with each of them. I could just go by myself, but whats the point if I'm not with my friends. This sucks.

I closed my eyes, laid back and sighed. "I wish they wouldn't fight over me.

"Yo..you forgot your ticket Marshall." I heard a quiet voice whisper. I opened my eyes and Fluttershy had two tickets in her mouth, which she put on the ground above my head. I closed my eyes again.

"Not you as well Flutter, I can't pick one of you. I don't want to disappoint any of you." I wished she would go away.

"Oh no no no. I'm not here to ask you to accompany me, although that would be nice. If you can't choose then don't, just take some time to interact with all of us at least." I opened my eyes and rolled over, I got to my knees and looked at her. "We all felt bad at what we did, fighting over you like fillies. But you don't have to choose just one of us. You just need to be there, it wouldn't be the same without you." She looked at me, sadness filled her eyes. A heart warming smile came over my face, and I hugged her. She wrapped her hoofs around my back, holding me comfortably.

"Thanks Fluttershy." I didn't want this to end. I fell back and took her with me. She squealed a bit before stopping herself, and she just laid against me. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. Fluttershy sighed herself and climbed up and kissed me on the cheek.

"I'm sorry if we made you mad Marsh. I got scared when you stormed out. Your not mad anymore are you?" I shook my head, not opening my eyes. "Oh good." She nuzzled my cheek and I ran my fingers through her mane.

"So, what are you love birds up to?" I heard Rainbow Dash say. Fluttershy eeped again and jumped, my eyes shot open and I saw her with a smug look on her face. I looked at Fluttershy and she just looked away from RD. I looked up at Rainbow sternly.

"She apologized for you, even though she didn't do anything RD." Rainbow looked away and drooped her head down and scratched at the ground with her hoof.

"Oh, yea, sorry I didn't mean it like that ya know. And I'm sorry Marshall." She looked up at me with a small smile, hoping I would accept her apology. I stood up and I saw the rest of the girls walking up to us, their heads down.

"It's ok girls. I will take the time that night to spend a little time with all of you." They all started smiling and approached me, and a big group hug followed. "Well, this is a little uncomfortable."

"Well you had better get used to it." Twilight giggled and the rest of the girls joined her. They broke the hug.

"Well, you mind if I do some work today Applejack? I could really use it." She nodded and began walking towards her farm. I went to pick up my ticket, and saw Fluttershy had it in her mouth. I bent down and took it from her, and gave her a kiss on the cheek before following Applejack.

As soon as I got to the farm, I took my shirt off, not wanting it to get messed up from work. And work I did, I worked my ass off until around noon. Even Applejack was more tired than me. "Boy Marshall, you are working your flank off today, hoo wee. Lets sit and take a break ok?" She laid down and I took two apples off a tree then sat beside her. I offered her one and she took a bite out of it.

"Have I tired out the work horse?" She nodded before laying on her side. "Well, I feel like I have bounds of energy today." I took a bite of the other apple in my hand. "Mmm, I love green apples the best. How about you Applejack? Applejack?" I looked over and she was laying on her back with her hat tilted down over her eyes. "Well, might as well catch some z's too." I laid down beside her and stretched. She rolled towards me and her hat fell back on her head as she put her head on my stomach. I closed my eyes and fell to sleep.

"Come on partner time to get up... I mean wake up hehe." I opened my eyes, my vision was a blur, but clearing. I looked over and saw Applejack with a small blush. "Well, if you felt like that y'all could of just asked ya know. I ain't got no one down here to help me, that way." She chuckled and I looked down to what she was looking at. My cock was semi hard.

"Oh, sorry about that, sometimes I get a little aroused awake." She stopped giggling.

"Hold on a sec, a little?" She looked at me, her eyebrow raised. I just thought about work and it went back to normal.

I blushed. "You mind if we get back to work now AJ?" She noticed my embarrassment and she nodded and we got back to work. And all I can say is I got her to work hard. I had to bring out extra bushels so she could fill them up. And she was just barely making it each time.

"Alrighty Marshall, I think that's enough for today. Go on and put that bushel in the barn and I will get today's pay." I walked towards the barn and I put the bushel with the others. "Alright Marshall, here ya go, sixty five bits, I can throw in a little extra if you help me with somethin." I looked at her and she laid down. "Could y'all massage me? It makes me right as rain the days to follow." She tilted her head and look at me, confound the ponies and their looks!

"Sure, if it really helps you." I walked over to her and straddled her flank and got to work. She was very tight. "Man you are really tense AJ." I kneaded her muscles with my elbows and she sighed.

"Right there partner." She sighed as I worked her tight muscles and felt them get looser. "Yea that's the spot Marsh." I pushed moved to her flanks and started massaging them. "Now yo...you don't get on bright ideas back there." I pushed harder on her flanks. "Un...Unless I say so." I chuckled lightly and stopped. She sighed and stood up. "Great like always Marshall, there is ten more bits then I said already in the bag, hehe." I noticed a plesant smell in the air, it smelled like apples, but with something else. Anyways I placed her hat that she knocked off back on her head "Thanks partner, I will see ya around."

I started my walk back to Ponyville and decided to stop in at Rarity's. It didn't take to long for me to arrive at her boutique and I opened the door. She was busy staring at six horse mannequins, which she covered as she heard my foot steps, not wanting me to look at them just yet. She turned and smiled.

"Marshall! What can I do for you?" She walked up to me and sniffed. "You were working weren't you? I nodded.

"I need something fancy for the Grand Galloping Gala, and wondered if you can make me something. But I can go take a shower and be back here later, if my smell is really bad." She shook her head.

"You don't reek, you smell very masculine, with a hint of apples." She smiled and blushed. "But enough about that, lets get onto making something for you. Anything you had in mind sweetie?" I thought about it for a moment.

"Well if its not to much trouble, I would like to have a changing set, one formal and one more casual. I would like a black shirt, like the one you made before, and another button up shirt that I can wear over top of it...hmm here let me draw it out for you." I drew out what I had in mind. It was a black sleeveless shirt with a cover shirt that was darker colours checkered design on it. The sleeves had little straps inside them to lock onto the upper sleeve when they were folded up. As for formal attire, just a black tux with red tie. A white under shirt and black pants with steel-toed black shoes.

After hours of working; only taking a break to eat a wonderful supper that Rarity made, we finally got my clothes done. "These are better than I expected. Thank you Rarity." She walked over to me, her red glasses sitting on top of her muzzle and man did they look good on her.

"Thanks Marshall, I always pour my heart into my work, and thank you for being so patient today." She removed her glasses with her magic and nuzzled my hand which I brought to her face and caressed it. "Mmm, your fingers feel good on the face."

I chuckled. "Well I want to do something to repay you for making supper, since you won't take anything for your services." She thought about it for a moment and shook her head.

"I can't think of anything. But I'm sure something might come up later." She walked towards the stairs and headed up them. "Good night Marshall! Sweet dreams." She called out, I repeated what she said back to her and left the boutique and made sure the door was locked. I headed home, my clothes staying with her so they wouldn't get messed up. The moon was up as I walked back towards the library. The lights were on on the main floor of the library as I walked in and saw Twilight at a small table, she looked up from her book and smiled.

"Hey Marshall, have a good day?" She turned back to her book and I walked over to her.

"Yea, how about you? Whatcha reading?" I looked at the words.

"It's just Obscure Unicorn History, I've read it a hundred times." She cutely stated.

"I might take a look at that later if you don't mind." She looked up at me wonderingly.

"You like to read?" She looked at me, her eyebrow raised, and I chuckled.

"Oh yea, who doesn't enjoy a good book, besides I would like to know a little more about this place." I looked at one of her other books. The title read Equestira History. "I might read some of that one." She picked it up with her magic and handed it to me, I thanked her and went to my room, I turned on my lamp and started to read.

Two hours later Twilight came up the stairs and looked in on me, I was laying on my side sleeping. The book laying right beside me, the lamp still on. "Oh Marshall." She giggled and she walked over, picking the book up and setting it down on the night table. She covered me up and kissed me on the forehead. "Good night Marshall." She was about to turn off the lamp, and saw the space beside me she stepped towards the bed before sighing, and started to leave.

"I know you want to Twi, come on, get it.." I spoke softly and opened my eye a bit. I pet the bed and she got in and turned the light off. I draped my arm around her and nuzzled into her hair. "Good night."

A couple days later, the day of the Grand Galloping Gala.

I awoke in the morning. I heard my docking station start playing Wonderwall by Oasis. I opened my eyes, laying in my bed alone. I had gotten used to snuggling with one of the mane six, that I forgot what it's like to sleep alone. I got out of bed and saw a note on my door. I waked over and read it.

"Dear Marshall, we have all headed to the spa to get ready for tonight, we will then go to Rarity's and get ready there. Please do not come look for us until you see us at the Grand Galloping Gala. Vinyl was looking for you with another pony, told you to meet her at her place, she drew a map on the back. Told you to bring your guitar and you clothes which Rarity dropped off this morning. We will see you at the Gala. Wishing you well, your friends. P.S. There is some breakfast left for you -Fluttershy."

"Thanks Flutter, your always looking out for me." I talked to myself as I got my clothes and got into the shower, I put on my casual clothes for tonight and ate my breakfast and left. Clothes? Check. Guitar? Check. Bits? Check. GGG Ticket? Check. All right, big day ahead. I mentally went through a checklist to make sure I had everything important. I followed the map to Vinyl's place. It wasn't hard to find I knocked on the door and heard voices, one who I recognized and one who I didn't.

"That should be him, you can tell from the knock hehe." I heard Vinyl say.

"His hoofs do sound different." I heard the mysterious voice say, she had a lighter sound to it, almost like Rarity. Hoofs? Oh she is in for a big surprise hehe. Vinyl opened the door.

"Marshall! I can't believe Princess Celestia asked us to provide music for tonight, I also have another friend that is going to help, Marshall, meet Octavia Melody." She opened door and we both gasped. She was a lighter grey pony with black hair, and silver streaks in it. Her eyes were a light pink and her cutie mark was a pink treble cleft, fitting.

"This is Marshall?" She looked me up and down and noticed my case and her eyes sparkled a bit. "What is in the case?" She stopped before regaining her composure. "Sorry, I am Octavia Melody, or just Octavia, pleased to meet you Marshall."

I bent down and looked to her on her level, I bowed as best as I could. "The pleasure is all mine Octavia, and might I add, that is a pretty name." She blushed and looked away.

"Haha, I told you he was a sweet talker." Vinyl butted in. "Anyways, I'm sure she is itching to know what you have in the case Marsh, how about you show her?" Octavia looked up at me with her pretty pink eyes and nodded.

"Well alright, it couldn't hurt." Her eyes lit up and she smiled. We walked into her room and I set my stuff down, Vinyl laid down on her couch, while Octavia walked over to me and was very interested in what I had. I faked to open the case and she cletched to see what was inside. When I didn't open it she looked up at me with a little frown, I chuckled and I opened the case and let the cherry red finish shine into her eyes. She gasped as she looked at it, the red finish reflected off her glowing eyes, she took in every detail of it, eyes scanning it like a printer. I picked it up and she stared at my fingers. "Impressed by these? I don't get it what is with ponies and my fingers." She looked at them and blushed a bit and shook her mane. I knew what she wanted. "Got an itch?" She looked up at me silently and nodded. I reached my hand towards her mane and scratched it. She smiled and closed her eyes then nuzzled into my hand. I chuckled and stopped to plug my guitar into Vinyls sound system.

"That was awesome Marshall, I'm sorry to say I was a little sceptical of you when I first seen you." Octavia walked and sat down next to the stage.

Octavia sat by as I looked at Vinyl and motioned for her to get up here and put a beat on for me. She got up on stage and put a nice slow ballad rock beat on. I soon joined in on the guitar, and Octavia was wide-eyed. I looked at her and saw her cello standing on the stage. "I need a backing instrument, you mind?" I reached my hand towards her and she put her hoof on it and I pulled her onto the stage. She trotted over her cello and started playing. I soon jumped onto a bluesy solo after she got the pattern right and we rocked for about an hour and a half, before I decided to call it quits for now. I put my guitar onto a stand and walked over to Octavia and Vinyl and gave them both a hug. "That sounded great girls, this will be on heck of a night. You girls think you can hold the music down for an hour or so? I have some friends to see that night."

"But of course Marshall, that would be not trouble at all." Octavia said, looking at me much differently then before." Simultaneously all three of our stomachs growled.

Vinyl giggled. "How about I make us some lunch. You two can talk, get to know each other better." She walked towards what I presume was their kitchen.

"So, Marshall, who are your friends?" She said as we walked towards the couch, I removed my cover shirt to cool off in here. "Oh wow..." She muttered as she saw my arms and shoulders."

"Well Twilight, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack. I promised them all I would spend some time with each one of them that night." I yawned, a little tired after the adrenaline was out of my system. My piercing getting stuck behind my lower teeth jutting the top out, I heard Octavia gasp.

"Is that a...a.." I nodded and popped it out for her to see. She was blushing. "Oh wow, that's cool." I seen Vinyl pop her head into the room.

"Whats cool... oh awesome!" She dashed over to me, both ponies looking at my piercing. "I didn't know you had that Marshall!" She removed her glasses and placed them onto her head. "Well anyways, back to cooking." She trotted back into the kitchen and I leaned back. I felt Octavia curl up beside me. I smiled and brought my hand to her back and started caressing it.

"So, I think someone took a liking to me." She just nuzzled her face into my stomach and sighed.

"You are really good at that guitar thing, perhaps you and me could have a little duet sometime or something?" She didn't look up at me, but I saw her blushing.

"Sounds good to me." I kept on petting her back and she laid her head down.

"Hey guys! Food is ready!" Vinyl's voice shocked Octavia and she jumped. I laughed a bit as we both walked into the kitchen and saw a wonderful meal.

"Thanks Vinyl, it looks delicious." We all sat down and started eating, they went on talking about girl things while I kind of zoned out. I snapped back when Octavia call out to me.

"Marshall, are you ok? You have been picking at the plate for a couple of minutes now?" I looked down and saw no food left on the plate.

"Haha, oops. I just kind of zoned out." I looked over at Vinyl. "You mind if I take a little nap on your couch?" She shook her head and I walked to the living room and laid on the couch. I heard whispers and somepony walking towards me.

"Hey Marshall, you mind if I get on there with you? I'm a little tired myself." Octavia asked and I nodded and opened my eyes. I picked her up and laid back down, laying her on top of me, her face near my ear. "Thanks." She whispered. Her hair smelled metallic, the smell on your hands after putting a fresh set of strings on a guitar or something. I inhaled a deep breath and slowly exhaled and I felt her fall asleep on me.

"Hehe, cute guys, time to get up, we have to get ready to go to the Grand Galloping Gala." I opened my eyes and saw Vinyl looking down at me. I looked down and saw Octavia was still sleeping.

"Hey Octavia, time to get up" She opened her pink eyes slowly and looked up at me and smiled. "Lets get ready." She yawned. "Hey Vinyl, where is your bathroom?"

"Up stairs and first door on the left." She points towards the stairs.

"You are really comfy ya know?" She got off me and stretched, then walked over to her cello and put it in her case, she pulled out a white neck tie with a pink bow tie on it.

I gathered my good clothes, and went upstairs. I quickly put my clothes over top of the ones I was wearing now, suiting up and making sure everything looked perfect. I walked back down stairs and both the girls looked at me and their jaws hit the floor. I grabbed the sides of the tux near the neck and fluffed it. "Like it?"

"Yea, you're pretty handsome in that tux Marsh." Octavia spoke, not taking her eyes off me. Vinyl giggled and nodded. I blushed and scratched the back of my head. I walked over to her and looked at her neck tie.

"Well, that neck tie looks cute on you." She then blushed her self and Vinyl giggled. "Anyways, lets get going." I picked up my bag and my case, and headed towards the door. Octavia picked up her cello case onto her back, and Vinyl had saddlebags filled with discs and we headed towards the train station. We got on the train, our stuff and Vinyl on one side, and me and Octavia on the other. And we rode it towards Canterlot, the scenery was great but I was excited to see Canterlot.

"What, never been to Canterlot?" Vinyl piped up. I shook my head no.

"I haven't even been all over Ponyville yet." I stared out the window and Octavia laid her hoof on my hand and I wrapped my finger around it. I looked at her and she just stared at the door, blushing. "I think somepony has a crush." I whispered to her and she eeped and blushed harder.

"Look, Canterlot." I looked out the window and my jaw hit the floor. The city was huge, and a lot of fancy looking ponies were walking around. We got off the train and I looked around for the mane six, but I couldn't see any of them.

"Don't worry, we will see them at the castle Marsh." Octavia reassured me. We walked towards the castle, ponies looking at me an whispering.

"What is Equestria is that? I hope I don't see that at the Gala." I looked over and saw a white unicorn with blond hair. He looked to be wearing a white tux with a black under shirt and a white flower on his right side. His cutie mark was a gold plus with another silver one behind it. I glared him right in the eyes and he took a step back.

We continued towards the castle and I was still looking for my friends but to no avail. "Welcome... Oh Marshall! Octavia, and Vinyl! So glad you could make it." We all looked forward and saw Princess Celestia smiling down at us.

"Marshall?!" I heard a voice call out from somewhere and saw Luna galloping towards me. "Marshall!" She ran up to me and put her hoofs on my shoulders.

"Hey Luna? How are you doing?" I hugged her back with one arm, my guitar in the other. "So where do you want us to set up?" I looked at Celestia and she giggled.

"I was thinking out in the garden, I already have a stage out there for you guys. Luna, could you take them to the stage?" Luna opened her eyes and blushed.

"Yes, I can sister. Come on, follow me." She lead us through the huge hallway, and corridors.

"This place is huge!" Luna nodded as we took another corner. I kept an eye out for my friends, but didn't see any of them yet. We kept on walking, taking turn after turn until we got out side and the stage was just the right size. We all gasped and we walked towards the stage, getting our things set up. "Thanks for the escort Luna. Oh by the way, have you seen my friends?" She frowned and shook her head no.

"I haven't seen them yet tonight, but I will make sure to keep an eye out for them and tell them where you are." I nodded and we got to work making sure everything was in order before the Gala started. I tuned up, then decided to remove my tux top, and hung it onto a stand.

"Make sure not to ruin that dear." Rarity! I turned around and my mouth and eyes opened wide. I was so stunned that I had to kneel down, so I wouldn't fall.

Part two to follow right after. This was a big chapter so I decided to split it up. Thanks for reading and suggestions and thoughts are always read and replied to.