A Canterlot Wedding (Revised)

Chapter 1: Princess Celestia Invites You To…

It was a beautiful summer day in Ponyville. The Mane 6 (Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash) were having a panic in a nearby meadow, unaware of Spike running towards them.

"Ahh." Rarity, who was wearing a scarf and a large straw hat, sighed contently. "It is gorgeous out. Just gorgeous!" Twilight smiled as she levitated an apple. She was just about to take a bite out when Spike rushed up to her.

"Twi…light…Twi…light…I…hhhvvv…" Spike panted. "Lemme just…hhh…fwhooo…" He burped up a scroll, and then promptly collapsed.

Twilight chuckled as she levitated the scroll, unrolling it as she did so, and began to read.

"Dear Twilight,

I am sure you are as excited as I am for the upcoming wedding in Canterlot."

"Wedding?" She said, confused, looking at the others. They all looked confused as well. She returned to the scroll.

"I will be presiding over the ceremony, but would very much like you and your friends to help with the preparations for this wonderful occasion. Fluttershy, I would like you and your songbird choir to provide the music."

"Oh my goodness! What an honor!" Fluttershy exclaimed softly.

"Pinkie Pie, I can think of no one more qualified than you to host the reception.

"Hip, hip, hooray!" Pinkie cheered as she did a cartwheel.

"Applejack, you will be in charge of the catering for the reception."

"Well, color me pleased as punch!" Applejack said, holding her head up high, pleased her baking skills had been recognized. Rainbow Dash yawned as Twilight continued reading.

"Rainbow Dash, I would very much appreciate it if you could perform a sonic rainboom as the bride and groom complete their "I do's"."

Rainbow Dash had frozen with her hoof in her mouth. When Twilight had finished reading, she flew up a bit, doing a hoof punch as she exclaimed, "YES!"

"Rarity, you will be responsible for designing the dresses for the bride, her mare of honor, and her bridesmaids."

Rarity looked shocked. "Princess Celestia want me to…hmhmhmhrg…wedding dress…for-for a Canterlot wedding, vvvieyuooowhaa…" Before Fluttershy (or anyone else, for that matter) could steady her, she fainted, her hat falling off and a Cheshire cat grin on her face.

"And as for you Twilight, you will be playing the most important role of all: Making sure everything goes as planned. See you all very soon.

Yours,

Princess Celestia"

When she finished reading, Twilight looked over the scroll, as if looking for something more. "But, I don't understand. Who's getting married?" She said as she made the scroll vanish.

""Oh, wait!" Spike, who was now standing, exclaimed. He looked sheepish as he gave her a second scroll, pulling it from behind his back. "Uh, I was probably supposed to give you this one first."

Twilight levitated it, unrolling it as she did so, and began to read, her friends crowding around her.

"Princess Celestia cordially invites you to the wedding of

Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and…"

Twilight gasped, then exclaimed in shock, "My BROTHER?!"

Applejack was the first to react. "Your brother's getting' married? Congratulations, Twilight! That's great news!" She said, shaking Twilight's hoof.

Twilight yanked her hoof away. "Yeah…great news. That I just got from a wedding invitation! Not from my brother, but from a piece of paper! Thanks a lot, Shining Armor. I mean, really, he couldn't tell me personally?" She levitated a sandwich, making it "talk" as though it was her brother. "Hey, Twilight, just thought you should know I'm making a really big decision that changes everything. Oh never mind, you'll hear about it when you get the invitation." She dropped the sandwich as she snapped, "Princess Mi Amore Cadenza? Who the hoof is that?!"

She let out a snort as Fluttershy as quietly, "Um, Twilight? Are you okay?"

Twilight sighed. "Sorry. It's just that Shining Armor and I have always been so close. He's my BBBFF!" The others looked at her blankly. "Big Brother, Best Friend Forever?" She supplied.

"Ohhh!" The others said.

"Before I came here and learned the importance of friendship, Shining Armor was the only pony I ever really accepted as a friend." Twilight said sadly, stretching out her hoof for a bird to land on. After she nuzzled it briefly, the bird flew away and she began to sing.

When I was just a filly, I found it rather silly

To see how many other ponies I could meet

I had my books to read

Didn't know I would ever need

Other ponies to make my life complete

But there was one colt that I cared for,

I knew he would be there for me!

My big brother, best friend forever!

Like two peas in a pod, we did everything together!

He taught me how to fly a kite (Best friend forever)

We never had a single fight (We did everything together)

We shared our hopes, we shared our dreams

I miss him more than I realized,

It seems…

The others joined in.

Your big brother, best friend forever!

Like two peas in a pod, you did everything together!

Twilight's eyes began to water as she sang again.

And though he's, oh, so, far away

I hoped that he would stay

My big brother, best friend

Forever…

Forever…

Tears fell down Twilight's cheeks as she looked sadly at Canterlot in the distance.

Applejack walked up to her. "As one of your PFFs…" Everyone, including Twilight, looked at her blankly. "Pony Friends Forever…" She supplied.

"Ohhh." They all said (again).

"I wanna tell you that your brother sounds like a real good guy." Applejack finished.

"He is pretty special. I mean, they don't let just anypony be captain of the Royal Guard." Twilight admitted.

Rarity let out a small screech. She ran over to Twilight. "So let me get this straight. We're helping with the wedding of not only a princess, but a captain of the Royal Guard?!"

"I guess we are." Twilight grumbled. As Rarity began to sway again, Twilight levitated a small pillow and placed it below Rarity's head.

"Ooh, ooh, ooh!" Rarity swooned, falling with a thump onto the pillow, another Cheshire cat grin on her face.

Twilight looked disgruntled as her friends began to chatter in excitement.

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Yep, I'm rewriting A Canterlot Wedding! Hold on, 'cause it's gonna get a bit crazy!