Chapter 1: The Beginning

"Come on, Spike! We have to get going!"

Twilight Sparkle was desperately trying to get her dear baby dragon out of the house. She tugged on his tail, trying to pull him away from a pile of gems he had been collecting for a feast, for himself.

"Ok, ok." He said, reluctantly turning toward her. He grabbed one of his gems for safekeeping as they left the house.

"Where are we going again?" Spike asked.

"Over to Rarity's. She asked me to come over and help her with a dress she is making for the big celebration tomorrow" Twilight responded.

Spike's eyes lit up, he absolutely loved Rarity, and now he understood why Twilight dragged him out of the house.

They made it to Rarity's house in a short amount of time. Twilight knocked on the door and could hear Rarity's frantic voice beckoning her to come inside.

The house was like a hurricane. piles of fabric in the corner, accessories in the other, glitter and gemstones lying about. Rarity looked a mess as well, her mane was frizzed up like she had went to bed after bathing and never brushed it when she got up.

"Thank goodness you're here, Twilight. I need your help! I was working on the Princess'es dress for tomorrow and I thought that I had it under control, but I kept finding faults and I would take it all apart and try something different. Then I would find something else I liked, so I tried to incorporate it into the design, but it wouldn't work, so I started over again and..."

Rarity went on and on. Twilight just shook her said and smiled at her friend. "We're here to help Rarity, just tell me what needs to be done."

The white pony sighed in relief and looked to her "Thank you so much. Just stand over here and let me pin this on..." It was then she noticed Spike, who had been staring at her this whole time, his mouth agape. "Oh Spike! My sincere apologies, I didn't even see you there! goodness, I must look awful! Please, do come over and make yourself comfortable."

Spike walked in "You don't look awful, Rarity." He spoke, but choked on words that he was too afraid to follow up with.

She smiled "Well thank you Spike."

They started working on the outfit Rarity was designing for Princess Celestia as a thank you for being the best ruler of all of Equestria.

Through all the sewing, pinning, stitching, and pricking, they finally finished. They all sighed in relief and sat down.

"You are both the best friends a pony could ever have." Rarity said, "You deserve my special lemonade, let me get you some, my treat,"

The unicorn used her magic to make the drinks and brought them back to the others. They drank it greedily, it was extremely delicious.

"Thanks, Rarity, we're always glad to help. Right, Spike?" Twilight spoke.

Spike nodded, gulping down his drink.

The sun was beginning to set, the three decided to clean up and Twilight and Spike started heading back to their home.

"I'm so excited for the party tomorrow. I can't wait to see Princess Celestia's face when Rarity presents her with that outfit. She is going to love it!" Twilight said to Spike as they approached the front door.

"The Princess will love anything that Rarity makes! She is the best after all!" Spike basically swooned.

Twilight chuckled and they walked into the house. "I just hope everything goes as planned. Let's get to bed, we have a big day ahead of us tomorrow.

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It was the morning of the festival, and Pinkie Pie was doing what she loved best, planning the big party for the Princess.

"This punch is amazing!" She squealed, jumping up and down. "This might be the best party yet! Wouldn't you agree, Gummy?"

She looked over at her pet alligator, he just blinked. Pinkie smiled and scooped him up, placing him on her head.

There was a knock on the door and it opened slowly. Fluttershy stuck her head in.

"Hey Pinkie." She said softly. "How is everything? Can I help"

"Fluttershy! Of course you can help!" Pinkie hopped over to her and pulled her inside. "You can hang the rest of these streamers! with your wings, they'll be up in no time!"

Fluttershy nodded and took the streamers, carefully placing them along the ceiling. She was eager to help in any way possible.

Soon the decorations were all up and the preparations were set. Ponies from all over Ponyville began to arrive. Pinkie was overjoyed.

Applejack arrived shortly, bringing a huge load of baked apple goods. "Where can Ah put these?" She asked.

Pinkie showed her the banquet table and helped her set the food out.

Everyone had arrived and was prepared for the coming of the princess. It wouldn't be long. They gathered outside and waited. A big banner welcoming her was held over their heads and soon, the royal chariot was seen coming from the clouds toward Ponyville.