Author's note
Hey folks, JusSonic here to work on the next fanmake which is inspired by the film 'The Corpse Bride'....again. This is getting me excited so let's have fun, shall we?

My Little Pony Corpse Bride

Chapter 1: Dreary Day for a Wedding

It was a simple time in Equestria years ago which is about to change during a wedding . In a bedroom of a house, a pony is opening a book then using his mouth to take a quill pin which is near a picture of a colt next to a puppy.

The pony stallion uses the pen to draw on some paper and smiles once he's done his picture which is of a butterfly. The stallion in question is a brown coated stallion with a spiky like brown mane, green eyes, a long tail and a red collar. His cutie mark consists of three golden triangles…like the Triforce in the Legend of Zelda games. His name is Ben Mare.

"There, that should do it." Ben said with a soft smile. The pony loves drawing stuff; it's a hobby of his, he smiles at a glass with another butterfly inside, put the book down and look at the jar before opening the window up. Ben opens the glass to set the butterfly free into the outside world.

As the butterfly flew around through the city, a lot of ponies went around their usual lives. A stallion named Noteworthy gave a fish to a fish butcher while coughing. He was smoking a lot and it is affecting his health big time.

The butterfly meanwhile flew by two stallions talking to one another, the first one said, "Good morning."

"Same to you," The other stallion said with a slight nod.

It was during this time that another stallion came into town. He is a light gray coated unicorn with light brilliant arctic blue eyes, a light amber mane and tail and a compass rose for a cutie mark wearing a white suit. The dragon knew that it's Prince Blueblood.

Upon arrival, Blueblood heard an announcement, "Here ye, here ye, 10 minutes to go for Ben Mare's wedding rehearsal!" As the unicorn watches on, the butterfly flew near him, making him try to shoot it off.

Blueblood saw Noteworthy getting onto a carriage and rode off, the latter almost ran over a few ponies while coughing. A mare yells angrily after him, "Road pony!!!"

Noteworthy kept on going through the city until he stops outside Ben's house. The stallion notices and sighs, preparing himself. It's time for his upcoming wedding ...the truth be told, it is an pre-arranged one so Ben doesn't know who his wife is yet.

During this time, Ben's parents Jack Silver and Princess Celestia, the rulers of Equestria, came out of the house all dressed and ready. They begin to sing.

Jack: It's a beautiful day.

Celestia: It's a rather nice day.

Jack: A day for a glorious wedding.

Celestia: A rehearsal, my dear, to be perfectly clear.

Jack: A rehearsal for a glorious wedding.

Celestia: Assuming nothing happens that we don't really know,

Jack: That nothing unexpected interferes with the show.

Jack spots a puddle in front of his wife. He motions to Noteworthy who put his coat onto it so that his employer and the princess can step over the puddle with care.

Both:And that's why everything, every last little thing,
every single tiny microscopic little thing must go...

Jack frowns as he slaps off Noteworthy's fisherman's hat and removes the posters of the same ordeal.

Jack: According to plan,

Celestia: Our son will be married.

Jack: According to plan,

Celestia: Our family carried,

Both: We'll go right into to the heights of society...

Jack: To the costume balls,

Celestia: In the hallowed halls.

Jack: Rubbing elbows with the finest.

Of course, the truth be told, Jack and Celestia may seem like ponies who want their son to get married to get into society but they want him to find true love as they did with each other and get in closer with their subjects. The former pirate and his princess aren't those kinds of people. As a smirking Blueblood watches the scene, the song continues.

Celestia: Having crumpets with Her Highness.

Both: We'll be there, we'll be seen, having tea with the Queen.
We'll forget everything...that we've ever ever been.

The last part of course means that the couple wants to forget being not without friends much but with more. Jack tries to get onto the carriage but is having trouble doing so.

"Arrr, dang it; I'm caught!" Jack groans in annoyance as his coat is caught on the door of the carriage.

Celestia sighs as she and Noteworthy helps the stallion, "Honestly, I told you not to put that suit on today, Jack. Everytime you do, it's hard for us to get you into this."

"I know! But it's my best wedding on, Tia! I want to look best for our boy once he marries Twilight Sparkle! Wasn't she a student of yours if I recall correctly?"

"I do recall correctly. We haven't introduced her to our son yet but I can tell already that there is destiny for her."

"Speaking of which, where is Ben?" Jack asks as the group continues struggling. "We're going to be late!"

During this time at another house cross the way is the home of Ben's future wife. Her adopted parents Upper Crust and Jet Set watch the carriage through the window . Unlike Jack and Celestia, they don't share the idea of marrying through true love at all, just for fame and status quo.

The adopted parents groans as Jet Set comments, "Good grief, why must be go through this? If it weren't for the fact that it's the son of the princess and her husband that we're marrying off to," Upper Crust nods as she begins to sing now.

Upper Crust: It's a terrible day

Jet Set: Now don't be that way

Upper Crust: It's a terrible day for a wedding.

Jet Set: It's a sad, sad state of affairs we're in,

Upper Crust: That has led to this ominous wedding.

Jet Set: How could our family have come to this?

Both: To marry off our daughter to the noveaux-rich.

Upper Crust: They're so common,

Jet Set: So coarse.

Upper Crust: Oh, it couldn't be worse!

Jet Set: It couldn't be worse? I'm afraid I disagree.

Jet Set goes over to a vault inside and opens it to reveal...nothing inside. The truth be told, the family is getting close to being broke and being thrown out onto the streets. That is why they must agree to the wedding as per Celestia's wishes to avoid that. Jet Set and Upper Crust doesn't approve of Ben but they got to do this to save themselves.

It could be land-rich bankrupt aristocracy,
without a penny to their name...just like you...and me.

Upper Crush wipes a hoof on a line of the vault, glancing at the dust. The mare groans, "Oh dear."

The vault was quickly cleaned by a servant named Caramel who closes it quickly. Twilight's adopted parents can't bear to see this sight anymore. Their daughter, even if she wasn't their own, must be married.

Both: And that's why everything, every last little thing,
every single tiny microscopic little thing must go...

Two more servants named Horte Cuisine and Fireblaze are working on putting the latter onto the wall in a hallway were a lot of pictures of ponies are at.

Upper Crust: According to plan,

Jet Set: Our daughter will wed.

Upper Crust: According to plan,

Jet Set: Our family lead,

Both: From the depths of deepest poverty,

Upper Crust: To the noble realm,

Jet Set: Of our ancestors.

Jet Set and Upper Crust stops near a picture of a lovely unicorn, shaking their heads in disgust.

Both: And who'd have guessed in a million years that our daughter, with the face

Jet Set: of an otter in disgrace,

Both: Would provide our ticket to our rightful place?

Of course, to the adopted parents, she was a disgrace but in her bedroom where a servant is fixing up her corset. That is a different story. The mare herself is a violet unicorn with a black-purple mane and tail that had Pink stripes on it, purple eyes and a pink star marking on her flank. Her name is Twilight Sparkle, Jet Set and Upper Crust's adopted daughter ever since her real parents died when she was a filly.

As the servant continues working, Twilight in concern ask, "Golden Harvest? Tell me the truth. What if Ben and I...eep! Don't like each other?" The mare yelps because the servant tightened her corset a bit.

Twilight heard a scoff as she turns to see her adopted parents coming into the room. Jet Set remarks dryly, "I doubt love has anything to do with marriage."

"Right; why do you think your father and I even married one another in the first place?" Upper Crust remarks in agreement. "Do you think that we actually like each other?"

"Well, the princess told me that marriage is based on love." Twilight said in concern. "And you must love each other...a little..."

"Don't be ridiculous, of course not!"

"Right, we are only doing this marriage to get back to the top and your teacher's son is the best way to do so." Jet Set remarked, waving a hoof in dismissal. Twilight frowns a bit. Why did her teacher, the princess of Equestria, even made this prearranged marriage in the first place? Doesn't Celestia even know that the mare's adopted parents don't believe in true love?

"Now get those corsets laced properly. I can hear you speak without gasping." Upper Crust snaps as she heads off.

Back at Ben's house, Ben, dressed in a dashing suit, came into the carriage. Noteworthy signal the non-speaking horses to pull the carriage away as the family are on their way to Twilight's home.

"Ben, some foolish parents would say that you hooked a wined this time...but not me." Celestia said to Ben with a smile. "Twilight is one of my best students in the school and I can sense that she will be perfect for you to love."

"Right, just don't mess this up son and you should do fine." Jack said to Ben with a smile.

"I'm already trying not to, dad." Ben remarks with a groan of concern. "But shouldn't Twilight Sparkle be better off marrying a lord or someone?"

"Don't be silly, Ben, we are every bit as good as Twilight's family." Celestia giggles to Ben with a nod. "I can already tell that my student deserves more than that."

"Right, I always know that I deserved better than a pirate's life." Jack remarks, making his wife frown while nudging him a bit. "What?"

"Jack, we're supporting our son in this. We aren't doing this for ourselves."

"But I haven't spoken to Twilight just yet." Ben said to his parents in concern. How would he know what Twilight is like at all?

"At least we have that in our favor." Celestia remarks a bit, making her son frown at her. The alicorn just giggles, "Just kidding. I know you two will love each other."

Suddenly the trio heard coughing making Jack sighs a bit. He hits the top where Noteworthy was sitting at while smoking, snapping, "Noteworthy; Stop that blasted coughing at once!"

"Jack, I think Noteworthy's health is getting worst. We should get him to a hospital."

"Nonsense! The lad will recover. Not like smoking will kill somepone anyway!"

Back at the house, Horte was dusting while the adopted parents head downstairs. Upper Crust comments, "Marriage is a partnership; A little tit-for-tat."

As Upper Crust pat her husband on the head, Jet Set adds, "You'd think a lifetime watching us..." He then resumes the song.

Jet Set: might have taught her that.
Might have taught her that.

The parents resume their song as they head downstairs, preparing to meet their future in-laws, whatever the two like it or not.

Everything must be perfect

Upper Crust: Everything must be perfect

Jet Set: Everything must be perfect

Both: Everything must be perfect, perfect,

As the song is close to ending, the parents head to the door. Outside, Ben and his family arrived while doing the same thing. The stallion looks a bit embarrassed as his mother fix him up.

Four: That's why everything, every last little thing,
every single tiny microscopic little thing must go...According to plan!

Once the song is over, Jack rang the doorbell. Horte opens the door to let Celestia and Jack into the room. The adopted parents glance at the princess who smiles at them in amusement. "I love the inside of your place; such grandeur, such impeccable taste; Beautiful, correct?"

"Yes, yes, of course it is." Horte remarks, rolling his eyes while closing the door.

"I will be honest; this place is big but not as big as our place, Jack. A bit shabby really, right?"

"Celly, come on." Jack said to Celestia while nudging his wife a bit. "If we want our son to meet his true love like you claimed her to be, we can't mess this up."

Horte clears his throat and came between the parents, saying in a bored tone of voice, "Lord Set and Lady Crust...Princess Celestia and Lord Silver."

"Oh, there you are, Twilight." Celestia giggles. Of course, she is actually talking to Upper Crust who looks alarmed by this. "I must say, you don't look a day over 20 since I saw you last. Youth spell, right?" Jack nudges her a bit, making the princess giggle, "Hee hee; Just kidding, Upper Crust. I know it's you. I like to joke."

"Smile, honey, smile," Upper Crust said with a bit while Jet Set tries his best to smile though in a very weird and freaky like way. The joke may not be funny to the adopted parents but they got to go through with it for this marriage to work.

"Well, what a pleasure, welcome to our home, Princess and Lord." Jet Set said with an uneasy smile to the rulers.

"Thank you." Jack said with a slight chuckle.

"If you follow us, we will be having tea in the west drawing room." Upper Crust said as she and Jet Set led Ben and his parents towards the direction of the mentioned room. As they pass by a piano, Upper Crust adds, "Come this way, it's just through here."

"I love what you've done with the place. Tell me who your decorator is." Celestia said, smiling at the inside of the mansion.

"Nice tiles, the drapes are a shame of course." Jack remarks, glancing at the drapes in a room.

"Please don't be offended by what Jack said, my husband can say foolish things."

"Well, ignore Tia if she says anything embarrassing as well."

The lovers look at each other then laugh a bit. Jet Set chuckles a bit while saying, "Yes, it's usually best. I decorate this place myself by hoof and magic of course."

As both set of parents leave the room, Ben remains behind near the piano. The stallion pauses as he felt his fingers near a piano key. He saw his parents, Jet Set and Upper Crust leaving the room before closing the door behind themselves; Ben pauses and play a bit on the piano; May as well play a bit while waiting for his parents to do their tea.

Ben plays a bit on the piano then sit down. The stallion plays wonderfully for someone who is preparing for his wedding. He didn't know it but his music is heard upstairs in Twilight's bedroom. The unicorn was putting on a certain dress made for the Grand Galloping Gala when she heard the said music, gasping in amazement.

"Who is that?" Twilight ask curiously. That music sounds wonderful.

Twilight came out of the bedroom and head downstairs to see who's making that wonderful music. The mare soon found the one responsible playing the piano: Ben. She came downstairs and smiles as he continues playing. The unicorn has never seen him before so this must be the same Ben Mare that her parents and her teacher Celestia spoke of.

Ben soon notice her then yelps in surprise as he jumps off the seat, causing it to fell over and almost knocking over a vase that is on the piano. The stallion said nervously, "Oh, sorry! I didn't mean to..." This must be Twilight Sparkle, his future wife!

"It's okay. You play wonderfully." Twilight said to Ben with a smile.

"I do apologize, Miss Sparkle. How rude of me to...ahem, excuse me..." Ben chuckles sheepishly as he lifts the seat back into place.

"My mother...at least my adopted one never lets me near the piano. I can sing but she insists that music is improper for a young lady. Too passionate that woman always says."

Twilight smiles as she begins to play the piano with her magic. Ben looks on in amazement and awe. The mare is wonderful at the piano for a mare whose adopted mother never let him near the piano at all. He can't imagine why.

Once Twilight is done playing, Ben spoke up, "You play pretty well, Miss Sparkle."

"Please Mr. Mare, it's just Twilight." Twilight said to Ben. The two future married couple look at each other, shyly grinning to one another. The two just met and already Twilight and Ben acted like they knew each other already; Amazing.

"Sorry. You play pretty well, Twilight. Please call me Ben. "

"Okay, Ben."

Ben looks a bit nervous as he continues, "Well, as you know, tomorrow, we are going to be m-m-m..."

"Married." Twilight said with a nod. She can tell that Ben is nervous about getting married as well as the betrothal. Deep down, the unicorn is nervous too. Would the wedding thing ever work out?

"Right, m-m-married...yeah."

"You know, ever since I was a filly, I always dreamt of my wedding day. I always hope to meet my special somepony that I would fall deeply in love with, to spend the rest of my life with; Hee hee; Silly, right?"

"Yeah, silly...wait, hang on. No, not at all; No," Ben said, insisting that there isn't anything silly about marrying for true love at all. It's perfect. The stallion leans a bit but he ends up knocking the vase over, sending some water right onto the piano, "Oops; Sorry, my bad."

Twilight sighs a bit as she and Ben look at each other. The mare uses her magic to get the flowers that were in the vase and gave them to the stallion. The two blush a bit. For the first time ever, it appears that there is true love between the two lovers...

"What impropriety is this?" An angry voice demands. The couple yelps as they saw Upper Crust looking into the room. "You two shouldn't be alone together! Right, it is one minute before the wedding and you are doing it already! You aren't even at the rehearsal and Sir Spell Nexus is waiting! Come on!"

Upper Crust leaves the room. Ben and Twilight sighs as they follow her to the rehearsal; Typical of the mare's 'mother' to ruin a romantic moment.

Author's note
So Twilight and Ben has finally met and true love develops. Things will be perfect, right? Wrong because in the next chapter, Ben accidentally messed up the rehearsal, making a fool of himself in front of his parents, Twilight and his future in-laws. And as he tries to learn his vows, things got worse when he unknowingly brought a corpse to life! Read, review and suggest.