Wow, I mean just wow. I saw Twilight's Kingdom and it was such an amazing episode. A little too cliché for me, yet it was such an amazing episode. What a way to end season four. I can't wait to see what season five and Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks will bring us. Also, great job on Episode 7 on the Bride of Discord; a lot of great moments. Now feed back.

FanLovesFic16: I don't know if I should update it weekly. I mean I will do well as far as the second week, but I don't have that kind of time for a weekly update. I send the story out then I wait a week for comments, to see whose following or favoriting my fic, then I update it. That's how I work and I am sticking with it.

Guest: Thanks for the suggestion, I guess it is silly for Applejack to call his guy friends sugarcube.

AngelinTraining: Sure you may just let me know and follow the rules of doing artwork for Groom of Eris and we will be ok.

DisneyFanatic2364: I am glad you liked the gender bender version. Yea, I guess I messed up on that part, no one is perfect. (Well, I might as well reveal it now. The reason Shining Armor's female version went with was because of the risk of what Eris might do to the baby. I mean it's just messed up.)

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to My Little Pony. I do not own the rights of the gender-swap ponies.

Chapter 3 the Return

The Gala was well under way with guests that were coming near and far. It was the biggest party everypony has ever seen. The décor was outstanding and the food was delicious. The Gala could be marked as the largest turn out of the century. Even the Canterlot snobs were appreciating the turn out, while adding their own opinions and remarks about the smaller fillies and colts in attendance.

Bubbleberry was entertaining the guest with a little song until he saw a sight that most of the colts and fillies looked upon.

"RAINBOW BLITZ" Bubbleberry screamed over the microphone, while startled all of the guest's ears. The pink stallion ran over to his Wonderbolt friend and gave him the biggest hug in the world.

"I missed you too, Bubbles" Rainbow Blitz trying to break out of the bone-shattering hug his best friend was giving him.

"You made it" Dusk Shine said as he and Applejack raced towards their two friends.

"Of course I did, I wouldn't miss this for the world. You guys are my best friends. I will always be there for you guys, regardless if I was with the Wonderbolts or not" Rainbow Blitz smiled "Where is Exclusive and Butterscotch?"

"Well Elusive is getting the CMC's and Butterscotch is practicing for the big song for tonight" Dusk Shine answered

"Wait, wait a minute hold the phone" Blitz stopped his friends "Butters is doing what?"

"Butterscotch is going to sing tonight" Applejack cheered

"And he is going to sound awesome" Bubbleberry added

"Butterscotch" Blitz was trying to understand who exactly was singing. "You're kidding, right?"

"We thought it would be a great confident boost for him" Dusk Shine smiled

"Sure, like keeping a Parasprite as a house pet" Rainbow Blitz wasn't too confident about his other best friend singing. Blitz knew about Scotch's stage fright and was afraid that Butterscotch wouldn't be able to handle such a task as singing.

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Barbara was wearing a sparkly green dress and looked upon the appearance of the white stallion that was in the ball room.

"Exclusive" Barbara said with eyes that formed into hearts.

"O, there's Regal Splendor" Exclusive flew past Barbara in order to greet the mare that would soon be taken by him.

"Wait, Exclus" Barbara tried to stop him, but he slipped through her fingers. Her eyes glared at Exclusive and Regal greeting one another. A stallion stood behind Barbara as he attempted to speak.

"You know Barbara if you want to dance, I could…" Applejack gulped looking down at the dragon trying to hold the confident of asking her to dance.

"You mean it, Applejack" Barbara smiled

"Well, umm yea" Applejack nervously said with sweat beading down the side of his face.

"Ask Exclusive to dance with me?" Barbara looked hopeful at Exclusive hoping that Applejack would help her out with her crush.

"Now Barb, that wasn't what I…" Applejack tried to tell Barbara, but there was no fighting the hopeful dragon that was begging for his help.

"I will do my best" he sighed with sorrow and started his way towards Exclusive

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"Hey, Clusives got a minute" Applejack poked the stallion by his shoulder

"I am in the middle of talking to Regal" Exclusive said

"It's important" Applejack ordered

Exclusive knew it probably wasn't important, but he looked to Regal. "I am sorry, this will only take a minute my dear" He said kissing her hoof and walked over to Applejack to get some privacy. He was irritated that Applejack called him away from such a fancy mare.

"I am here, now what is it Applejack" Exclusive had an annoyed look on his face.

"Barbara wants to dance with you" Applejack pleaded as he really didn't want to ask Exclusive this, because he knew the end result. However, Barbara had asked him and he wasn't going to turn down Barbara at all.

"Don't ruin this for me" Exclusive said "Regal just got out of a relationship, so she is a bachelorette. If she thinks that there is something that is going on between me and Barbara, she wouldn't make me her coltfriend"

"Wait, you and Regal are" Applejack said and also felt a hint of sadness for Barbara as well.

"Well, not exactly, but this could be my once chance to land the mare of my dreams" Exclusive was feeling very ecstatic at the moment.

"What about Barb, the poor girl will be heartbroken" Applejack said in a worried tone

"We are just friends, I am sure she will be just fine" Exclusive said "If you will pardon me, my date awaits"

Applejack saw Exclusive disappear in the crowd of ponies and stallions. A tap on his hoof surprised Applejack. He looked down seeing the dragon smiling. "Well how did it go?"

"Umm well it went… You know dear, umm" He looked down as he couldn't let her down. As much as he wanted to comfort her, he couldn't risk seeing Barb in such a state of sadness. "He might save you one teensy little dance"

"O really, that's wonderful" Barbara gave Applejack a hug. The breaking of his heart was getting a little bit to Applejack. He had to lie to himself in order to see Barbara's own happiness. "Yea, it definitely is"

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Applejack was pouring more juice into smaller cups for some of the guests to drink as Rainbow Blitz and Dusk Shine came over by the table.

"Have you seen Butterscotch, We haven't seen him everywhere" Dusk Shine asked Applejack

"Really, then check in the garden, he has got to be there" Applejack suggested

"I will go" Rainbow Blitz smiled before zooming over to the gardens.

Applejack saw Barbara going up to Exclusive and Regal as he gave out a sigh. What does that stallion have that I don't have?

"Are you ok, Jack?" Dusk Shine sensed a great sadness within his friend

"Nope, everything's fine" He wore a fake smile as if it was a mask. He couldn't let the other know how deeply sad he was at the current moment.

"If you say so" Dusk Shine smiled as he was going back to greet more guests.

Duskshine was prancing back to the front gate when.

"What do you mean I can't get in? I thought everypony near and far was invited to this event. That is very rude" a voice growled at the doors.

Dusk Shine noticed the guards wouldn't let in a grey skinned mare as he flew into action. "Hey there, the rules are rules. Let that mare in the castle"

"But sir" One of them protested

"Ahem" Dusk Shine glared as Prince Tempo stood at the side of him "Is there a problem here?"

"Umm no Prince Tempo" The guards bowed down as the mare flew past them and bowed before Dusk Shine and Tempo "You are too kind your majesties"

"No need to be too formal, everypony is invited to this gathering" Prince Tempo smiled

Dusk Shine waved as well as the mare was stepping inside the party. "Thank you for showing up"

The mare smiled with yellow eyes

No, thank you for letting me in; Even though I am not what you think I am. What a fool.

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"It's ok Butters, it's going to be ok" Butterscotch breathed in and out preparing himself for when he was called up for his turn to sing. He hit his hoof into the water. "Argghhh, who am I fooling, I can't sing. Why should I even try?"

"Why, I think you sound great" a voice called from behind the Pegasus as Butterscotch hugged Rainbow Blitz.

"How have you been" Butterscotch smiled at his old friend

"I have been fine" Blitz nodded to his nervous friend "how about you"

"Me too" Butterscotch sighed

"Really, because that's not what I have been hearing from the rest from our friends" Blitz said

"It's the nightmares, they just won't go away" Butterscotch shook his head thinking about his nightmares within ever passing moment. "I am just concerned that Eris might return"

"What, do you think Eris is in there, cleverly disguised, and waiting to make her move? Don't be ridiculous, she is gone for good. It was just a dream. We are at a party, you need to cut loose. Speaking of which, your song is up next"

"It's ok, I don't feel like singing" Butterscotch tried to avoid the subject at hand.

"Hey, you aren't chickening out of this one" Blitz stood in Scotch's way. "What about the time you handled those hurricanes"

"Flying is very difference from singing. Everypony isn't watching you waiting for you to fail" Butterscotch said

"Ok, what about the time you sang that pet song with me" Blitz remarked

"That was when it was only you and thousands of animals and critters. This is a whole room full of ponies, colts, fillies, and stallions, I am not sure if I can sing in front of all of them; I am scared" Butterscotch cowered in fear.

"Hey, you won't be all alone. I am here to support you. You will be just fine" Blitz smiled leading Butters back into the party.

"Yea, let's do this" Butterscotch said before looking away feeling nervous.

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"O this party is so incredibly dull" Eris said in her pony disguise. It was one thing that she had to take the form of one of these creatures. She had to wear a dress. Eris, the goddess of Chaos wouldn't be caught dead wearing one.

"I will give these ponies credit, they managed to liven up this party" Eris shook her head talking to herself.

"How are you supposed to hold anything with these hooves" Eris said as she grabbed a drink and it was slipping through her hooves.

Eris saw some colts and fillies running from under her. "Gees, who invited these brats here anyways? Note to self, never have kids"

"If there is something I hate more than ponies, then it's younger ponies" Eris shook her head in distaste "Watch where you are stepping" She growled as she couldn't wait until Equestria was within her fingertips.

Eris saw some ponies getting punch and she decided to have a little fun at the party. She snapped her finger when nopony wasn't looking. The chaos that was happening at the serving table made Eris laugh.

"If I knew a party could be this much fun, I should have returned years ago" She snickered as she pranced off to cause more mischief.

"And you reach your right hoof in and you reach your left hoof out" Bubbleberry continued to distract the audience until Butterscotch was found. Dusk Shine smiled grabbing the microphone.

"Thank you Bubbleberry" Dusk Shine was glad his friend was able to stall everyone.

"You're welcome Dusk" Bubbleberry smiled as he went offstage.

Eris shook her ear finally that stallion does something right for once.

"Mares and Gentlecolts, I would like to welcome you to the Grand Galloping Gala" Duskshine smiled

"Blah blah blah" whispered Eris

"We have so much fun planned for tonight. Including an air show from the Wonderbolts" Everypony cheered as Eris couldn't give a care of what was to come for tonight.

"But, first we are going to hear a song from a very close friend of mine. The bearer of the Element of Kindness himself, Butterscotch"

"Wait, that wimpy Pegasus is going to sing" Eris snickered a laugh to herself as she couldn't believe they are going to let her sing. She is probably going to get too scared to even stand.

Many of the female unicorn, Pegasus and earth ponies were gasping in awe. Eris was very confused.

"Ok, I'll bite what is everypony staring ahhhhhhhh" Eris froze looking at what everypony else was looking upon. This act caused Eris to immediately drop her chocolate milk glass that she had been drinking.

It was Butterscotch in a suit that seemed to leave Eris in a star struck motion.

O my goodness, he is so….he is so….

A record breaks in Eris's mind to snap her out of it. She used the excuse that it was a momentarily relapse and she kept repeating it to herself to snap her out of what she was feeling.

Butterscotch approached the mic as he licked his lips and felt really nervous about singing. He had done it before, but there were many ponies and stallions watching him. Would he do well or would he be terrible? Apart of him wanted to walk off stage, but he saw the faces of his five friends and smiled. He race to the mic and sighed as he took a deep breath and started to sing the song.

(A/N if you guys want to know why I didn't include the song in this chapter, join me at the bottom in my ending Author's note)

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Hearing Butterscotch's voice almost finishing the song; Eris felt lifted by Butterscotch singing such a heartwarming tune. Was this the same stallion that entered the labyrinth with his friends? The same stallion she has watched most over the years that she has known him. Where has he been all her life?

She quickly snapped out of it "I have to stop this madness"

A puff of magic came from the stage, which left all of the guests in attendance with a heavy gasp. Dusk Shine, Exclusive, Bubbleberry, Applejack and Rainbow Blitz were shocked and afraid. Everypony had looked upon the sight of the goddess of Chao onstage with unsuspecting Butterscotch, who was still singing and didn't realize his nightmares were becoming a reality.

He flew up in the air as he felt all of his troubles were melting away by the sounds of his voice. For the first time in a long time Butterscotch was happy.

An unknown partner had twirled around Butterscotch and he had dipped his partner down. He wanted to get a good look at his partner. When he opened his eyes, he viewed the object of his nightmares was staring back at him with a smile.

"O Butterscotch, I didn't know you were such a great singer and dancer" Eris giggled

Butterscotch was frozen in fear upon staring at the Goddess of Chaos. Rainbow Blitz soon came to the defense of the frightened Pegasus.

"Get away from him" Rainbow Blitz glared looking at Eris

"What? We were only dancing" the draconequus smiled

"Eris" Dusk Shine glared

"What are you doing here?" Prince Tempo added

"You're highnesses" Eris smirked as Prince Tempo and Prince Dusk Shine realized that Eris was the mare they had let in through their doors. "It is such a great chance to see you all again. Sorry if I didn't send a message of my arrival"

Eris spotted the Crusaders who hid behind Exclusive, Applejack, and Bubbleberry and smirked "why if it isn't my three little saviors"

"What do you want Eris" Duskshine glared

"O will you put a sock in it" Eris snapped as a pair of sock was stuff in Dusk shine's mouth as he tried to spit out the pair.

"Seriously, give him wings and a crown and its all 'I am better than everyone else' gees it's so boring" Eris shook her head in distaste

"Why are you here" Dusk finally got the socks out of his mouth, though he had to deal with the horrible taste of hooves stuck in his taste buds.

"Well, I am a party crasher of course. While I am at it, I am here to take over Equestria" Eris smirked

Everyone has gasped as Dusk Shine smirked "You should have stayed in hiding. Now, you are going to get turned back into stone where you belong"

"Umm, I would mind embarrassing you here, but don't you need the Elements of Harmony to do that" Eris pointed it out

"We have…"Dusk Shine shouted before he realized that he and his friends stopped wearing them years ago. "We don't need them to beat you"

Dusk Shine was prepared to fight against Eris. Her response was yawning and waving her hand in her mouth, while effortlessly snapping her fingers to make Dusk's horn disappear.

"Hey, give it back" Dusk Shine ordered

"You are really a stick in the mud" Eris snapped her fingers to match her words to the situation. Bubbleberry couldn't help but laugh at Duskshine literately being in mud.

Rainbow Blitz couldn't take it anymore "No one makes fun of my friends and gets away with it"

Eris chuckled seeing Rainbow Blitz speeding up. She snapped her fingers to change her clothes into a matador outfit holding up a red blanket up to tempt Rainbow Blitz. "Toro, Toro" She said playfully.

This made Blitz angrier as this caused him to speed up more to the goddess of chaos. Eris revealed the pillar that Rainbow Blitz had crashed into. Eris cheered "O le"

"Have you all learned nothing from our last encounter" She laughs manically "You all thought I was gone for good. Except for you my little Butterscotch"

"Wait, how" Butterscotch asked

"I have been watching you" Eris interrupted him. "By the way, if you ever want a dancing partner, I'm available"

"You touch him one more time and I will give you such a pounding" Blitz glared at Eris

"You wait until the Princes come back" Dusk Shine glared

"Ahh, does Dusky need Daddy Solaris to come bail him out again" Eris smirked "I am afraid Solaris can't help you in his current…" She used air quotes "Predicament"

"What do you mean" Dusk Shine darted his eyes back

"See for yourselves" Eris snapped her pretty little fingers again as she showed everyone that Solaris, Artemis, and Gleaming Shield in a cell together.

"That's the princes" Barbara cried out

"What have you done with my wife" Prince Tempo bared such hatred for the draconequus.

"Nothing I assure you. The foal is perfectly fine. However, it would be a shame if something were to happen to his mother before birth" Eris looked down

"What" Prince Tempo's eyes were widen

"Blah blah, you are having a boy, congrats" Eris shook her head in disgust

"I swear, if you hurt Gleaming Shield" Prince Tempo growled as he was ready to attack Eris

"I wouldn't dream of it. Though, if any of you decide to be a hero and stop me, the princes get it, and that includes the unborn one" Eris made the imagine of the princes disappear.

"Now for the weather" Eris smirked as she wore business attire showing a broadcast of the weather. "It will be cotton candy cloudy with a chance of chocolate milk. Seriously, it will be raining cats and dogs. Hope everypony gets home safely or not. BWHAHAHAHAHAHA"

Everypony heard her laughter as everypony started to panic and create an uproar that was happening throughout the castle.

"Everypony calm down. The situation is under control" Dusk Shine shouted as he attended to calm the situation.

"They're not listening to me" Dusk Shine looked at the chaotic room that was full of screaming ponies and stallions.

"We are listening to you" Applejack smiled

"OK, Blitz and Applejack. I need the both of you to get the orphans to safety" Dusk Shine stated

"Gotcha, will do" both of them said as Blitz zoomed to gather the colts and fillies. Applejack followed.

"Butterscotch, you keep an eye on the crusaders" Dusk ordered

"Alright" Butterscotch nods

"I will round up the guards to keep everyone inside their homes" Prince Tempo nods as he races down to gather up each of the guards.

The rest of them would handle leading the crowds to safety and to assist Tempo if they needed to. They would meet up at the Throne room in an hour after everything was settled.

Dusk Shine looked at the chaos that Eris had created. He also looked at the missing horn that he had once had ever since he was born. He sighed as Eris had managed to make it disappear all within twenty seconds of her being at the castle. Dusk Shine felt a great sadness within him.

"Some prince I turned out to be"

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Well that's it for now, what did you all think? I originally wanted the chapter to begin with Eris preparing to go to the Gala. It was too similar to a scene in Phantom of the Opera.

Now, I know everyone, including DF 2364 may be asking why I didn't include Somepony to Love in this chapter or the story itself. Although, DF had included it in her story, I will not include it in mine. I don't feel its right to do such a thing in a story. I respect movies, and story that have music or songs in them. To me, it doesn't feel right. I told everyone at the beginning that Groom of Eris was going to be similar yet different to Bride of Discord. Now, I am not saying that the songs that DF has made for the story are bad. I feel music is more of an audio learning than of visual learning. I mean I am not going to sing songs while I read a story. I mean I don't see many songs written in books. It just won't feel quite right. I apologize to the fans and DF herself for not adding it to the story. I won't be ignoring Butterscotch singing the song; I am just going to skip over it. I hope everyone can forgive me for it.

Anyways, for those of you who have asked me about doing fan artwork for Groom of Eris. I give you my permission, though you have to follow doing disclaimers for it. If you do all that, then you can draw whatever you want of Groom of Eris. I have a Deviantart account (after logging back in again for a year or two) though I am thinking of using it to post my fanfictions on that site, also including behind the scenes stuff along with those chapters, thoughts I had on it, and stuff like that. It's also to ask artists if I can use their pictures as inspirations to fanfictions that I am making. It has worked out ok so far. I still haven't heard from the gender-swap pony people yet. But, I am sure they will get back to me eventually.

Well, you all take care; leave me questions, comments, or concerns in the comments section. Until then see you all later.