I faced down armies of monsters and soldiers. I faced creatures of nightmares. I saved the land from being destroyed multiple times. I survived having my ear talked off by Twilight. I seen it all, but there’s one thing I dreaded more than anything. That I would kill myself than doing.

Going to the Grand Galloping Gala.

I hated it. I downright hated the Gala. I don’t see why the others are so excited about it. It’s just a stupid party full of nobles trying to look down at each other and have sticks up their asses. The last time I went to a Gala I almost made the whole building that the gala was at exploded. Not because that the I was mad. Ok maybe I was mad but not because I was insulted. I was bored out of my mind. Now I was getting ready to go to another one by request from Tia and Luna. Moonlight was also invited as well. She went on ahead without me as I went with the mane six and Sylph.

So here I was sitting on a couch at Rarity’s place waiting for the rest of the main six and Sylph to finish up. As it seems the mane six are going to do the Cinderella way of going to the Gala. Twilight made an apple into a carriage which I had to admit was kinda cool. She also turned mice into horses, kinda. They looked like horses but they still had whiskers and cartoon mouse eyes. It didn’t help that fact that Rarity’s cat decides to try and catch one of them. We all watched as six horse mice ran off to who knows where. Twilight was about to panic but I snapped my fingers and four horses appeared in a white flash.

Now back to the present. I was skimming through a magazine while waiting. Spike was sitting beside me watching everyone get ready.

“So Jace are you excited about this like everyone else?” He asked me. I gave him a glance and returned to my magazine. Which I was pretending to read it.

“No.” I flatly said.

“Really? I thought you would be since you got out of being a statue you would be happy about this.” I looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

“Spike, I been to the Gala over a thousand times they are nothing special. They are more of a pain in the ass really.” I closed the magazine and saw that Spike looked at me with a weird look.

“Jace, just how old are you?” He asked me. I snorted and turn my head away from him.

“Very old Spike, very old.” I got up from my seat as I saw Sylph walk towards me. She looked at me and smiled.

“So~ how do I look?” I looked at her. She looked exactly the same as before other than her hair shined and she glowed a bit. I thought a better response than ‘You look nice.’

“You look like a princess Syl.” Well I tried. She just rolled her eyes at me and giggled.

“Don’t you have a better line than that? You raised two that rules Equestria.” I shrugged at her.

“What can I say, I have no fashion sense.” I turned and saw the rest of the main six finishing up. I looked over to Spike.

“We’ll meet you all at the Gala.” Spike looked at me for a moment.

“Are you going to try and ditched the Gala?” He asked me. I stared at him for a moment and sighed.

“No I’m not, I wish I would but Tia and Luna bagged me to come and if I don’t I would never hear the end of it.” I turned and walked out of the place with Sylph.

PoV: Moonlight.
Place: Canterlot castle. The Gala just started

I stood outside of the castle and watched as the carriages come and go. I waved at the guests that came in. I put on a smile as they walked past but as soon as I was alone I frowned. I can get why Jace didn’t want to come, this was borning as hell. I rubbed my hands together and looked at them. I had to amite cutting wood, getting water and at times helping Applejack at the farm did tone my body a bit. Jace pointed out that if I was human I would have a farmers tan.

I raised my head as I heard another carriage come and what I saw made me did a double take. I saw what looked like a apple looking carriage being pulled by four identical horses. I felt mana from the houses and knew that Jace made them. I also saw Spike in a simple tux at the rains. The carriage stopped in front of me and Spike jumped down and went over to open the door. The mane six stepped out and I got a good look at what they were wearing.

“Wow you all look amazing.” Spike said. I looked at him as saw that he had grown again. Now he stood the same height as Twilight. I looked back at them and saw that Rarity looking at me with a stern look.

“Darling why does your dress look so… simple?” She asked me. I looked down at my dress.

(A.N: Yes I know that this is a picture of Luna but I can’t find any other ones -_- so yeah… this is what the dress looks like that Moonlight has on.)

“What? I like simple” I told her. I saw that she was about to say something but stopped. I heard someponies walking up on us. I turned and saw Celestia and Luna.

“Well it seemed that everypony got here alright.” Celestia said. I heard a squeal and saw a blur of purple. Twilight was standing next to Celestia and smiling like she just got a present. I chuckled a bit. I saw Luna looking around a bit.

“Hmm where’s uncle?” Celestia looked at her and then looked around. She frowned a bit and sighed.

“I hope he doesn’t ditched the Gala, if he does I’ll-”

“Umm princess can I ask a question, if you don’t mind.” We all looked at Fluttershy. She was rubbing her arms a bit and was shaking.

“Is it just me or is it getting c-cold?” It took a bit but sure enough it was getting cold. I breath out and saw my breath. Just then a black portal opened up. We all stared at it as I brought my arm up. As the portal stayed there, two horses came up and looked like they came from a nightmare.

They pulled a black carriage. The helmsman was a skeleton with the rains in one hand and a whip in the other. Mist followed in it’s wake. As it stopped in front of us the helmsman jumped off and went to the door of the carriage. As it opened I saw a man climbed out of the carriage. He wore a wide brim hat and a black trench coat. Underneath it was what looked like a tux. He had also some black pants and black shoes. He carried a cane with a raven on the top of it. He looked at us and smiled.

“Hello everyone, I hope we aren’t late.” Jace said to us. I stared at him for a minute and shook my head. He had to make an entrance. He turned and extended a hand towards the carriage. A hand grabbed his and he lead her out. All of our jaws must of hit the ground when we saw what Sylph was wearing. The best words I can come up with was that her dress was made out of liquid silver. She also wore gray gloves and flat dress slippers. She smiled at all of us.

“Darling! Your dress, it’s breathtaking.” I looked over to Rarity as she looked at her dress. I saw that she was getting some ideas for a new line of dresses. Sylph smiled a bit more and looked at her dress.

“Well I know I should be flatter with that but you tell that to Alice.” She frowned and looked over to Jace. “Where’s Alice anyway? I haven’t seen her for a long time.”

“Oh you know she’s somewhere, last I saw her she was going on about something about a robe or something.” Jace looked at Rarity for a minute and smirked. “I think you two would be great friends.”

“Well now that we are all here, let’s going enjoy the Gala.” Celestia and Luna turned and walked back into the castle. The mane six followed along. I also saw Applejack pulling some sort of cart with her. Sylph walked on a head which left me and Jace alone. I looked at him and saw that he was frowning.

“Jace? Is there something wrong?” I asked him. He looked at me and snorted.

“It’s the Gala, I think it’s going to be boring as hell but I could be wrong.”

PoV: Jace

I walked into the place and looked around. I frowned as I saw a lot of nobles. I muttered to myself as I saw some of them look at me. Some looked at me with their noses in the air, which just looked stupid. I turned to see some of the guards. Some were wearing the standard armor. But others were wearing a little more and there were some of the lunar guard as well and some of them were wearing something different.

I smiled a bit as I saw them. I guess Ajaxs has been busy with training the guards. Sure there’s only a handful of them but I believe that they can handle anything that’s thrown at them. I didn’t see Ajax here but I didn’t expect him to show up. He’s not a big fan of parties. Lucky bastard.

I saw Rarity running towards something. Then slow down to walk fast. I turn to see where she was running to and saw… ugg Blueblood. I scowled at him and shook my head. I can’t believe that anyone would fall for him. He’s a stuck up jerk. What worst is that he’s my nephew as well. I saw a stallion carrying a tray of drinks and I grabbed two of them and downed them both. Nope don’t want to think about that.

“Well I have to say I didn’t think you are such a heavy drinker.” I heard someone say behind me. I turn to see two ponies. One was a stallion with white fur, blueish hair and tiny mustache. He had light blue eyes with a monocle. Beside him was a mare with white fur, pink with a white stripe hair and violet coloured eyes. I eyed them both a minute and put on a smile.

“Well these are my first two and the night is still young.” I told them. They laughed at that. I keeped my smile up, I don’t them to think that I straight up heat them because their nobles. Yet.

“Oh forgive me, we may know your name but you don’t know ours. Allow me to introduce myself, I’m Fancy pants, the president and founder of Fancy’s fashion incorporated and this is Fleur Dis Lee, my secretary and friend.” She gave me a bow and I nodded. I looked at Fancy and looked down. He did have fancy pants on. I blinked at what I did.

“Sorry about that, just that your name is…” Fleur giggled and Fancy rolled his eyes.

“Don’t worry about it, I get that all the time.” He said to me. I again nodded. Another waiter came to us and I grabbed another drink while giving the two empty ones to him. Fancy looked looked at the door of the place and frowns. “I saw a mare run after Prince Blueblood, he’s going to break her heart.” I snorted at him.

“Yeah well he’s a jackass and I think Rarity might give him something to think about.” Fancy chough into his hand as I said that.

“Well Blueblood is a… interesting stallion if I have to say.” Freur took a drink and looked back at the doors.

“I think what Mr. Beleren said can sum him up pretty much. He’s a giant jackass.” I looked at her and him for a moment. Did they straight up insult Blueblood?

“Well yes that’s one way to put it. I know a few more words and a narcissist is one of them.”

“Oh Celestia yes Fancy, you have no idea how much he is. I went to one of his parties and there was pictures of him everywhere. I had nightmares for a week about it.” They are! They are insulting him! Ohhh I like these two.

“Anyway let’s move on to a different topic, Jace I heard that you have close ties with both princesses. Is that true?” I paused at what he said. It’s true that I told both Tia and Luna to not to tell anyone that I was their uncle. When they asked why I told them that they will hassle me to no end and I prefer it. I shrugged at him.

“I knew the princesses for sometime and helped them out at times.”

“I see, I also heard that Nightmare Moon or as she now know as Moonlight lives with you?” I looked at him and took a glance outward. I saw Light talking to a noble. She looked really bored with the talk.

“She’s my student and I have to say.” I lean it to them and brought my voice down to a low volume, “If you do anything to her you will know why everyone is so scared of me.” They both look at me as I stared at them.

“Oh no my good sir that’s not we are trying to say, you see I don’t see it the same way as everypony else sees it I think the fact that she got a second chance is a good thing and well the fact that there’s still day time means that she’s not rampaging around.” I looked at fancy for a moment then turn to Fleur as she also nodded. I just found two nobles that I don’t want to punch in the face. I talked to them for a bit and said my farewells to them. I walked around a bit and saw both Tia and Twilight standing greeting guests. I also saw Twilight looking miserable as well. I would be to if I have to stand there and greet them. I shrugged and walked outside.

I walked around for a bit and saw Fluttershy chasing after a bird I think. I decided not to question it and moved on. I heard some nobles talking about something that Blueblood bought and was going show it off soon. I got a bad feeling about it as soon as I heard it. I then saw Rainbow talking to someone wearing a blue jumpsuit with orange and yellow hair. It looked like a campfire of hair. I also saw Dash wave at me and motion me to come over. Since I didn’t have anything better to do I walked over.

“Hey Jace I want you to meet Captain Spitfire.” Dash said to me. I shook Spitfire’s hand and got a good look at her. She looked tired.

“How do you do Captain.” I asked her. She raised an eyebrow at me and chuckled.

“I been better. I was talking to Dash here and she said that she knew you, I thought that she was making it up until she waved at you and you came over.” I smiled at her for a minute. She then looked over to Rainbow.

“Hey kid, do you mind getting me some punch?”

“DO I!” And with that she was gone. I blinked as it just happened. Spitfire turned to look at me with a frown.

“I heard of what happened to Scoots.” I blinked at her. Why does she want to… oh right she’s Scootaloo’s aunt. I narrowed my eyes at her.

“How much do you know about it?” I asked her. She crossed her arms together.

“Enough that I worry about her, she’s just a kid and I also heard that she… changed.” I saw her look down a bit. I put my hand on her shoulder.

“She’s fine Captain, there’s nothing different about her.” I stopped and thought about it. “Other than the new wings and the fact that she can breath fire.”

“She what?” She began but I put my hand up in front of her.

“It’s better for you to go see it yourself.” She stared at me for a moment and nodded. “Good now I have to ask, I heard that Blueblood brought something here and it’s a suprise, know anything about it?”

“Don’t know, Blueblood never say anything about it and I found out a little while ago but I can say that whatever he brought with him won’t be pretty.” I nodded and heard something to my right. I turned to see some stallion slip on a pile of apples in front of Applejacks cart. I turned back to see that Spitfire was gone. I saw Rainbow looking around with a cup of something in her hand. I shook my hand and went over to A.J.

“Howdy there Jace, ya want anything?” I smiled at her and looked around.

“I would like… a apple muffin.”

“Alright that would be three bits.” I pulled the bits out and handed them over to her. She handed the muffin to me and I took a bite out of it. Mmmm muffins.

“I know I shouldn’t ask this but how did everyone take the news?” She stared at me then looked down.

“They… they said that they understand and will help me through this, after everything that happens it feels like a weight was lifted of my shoulders.” She smiled to herself. I nodded to her and took another bite out of the muffin.

“So you think of telling Applebloom?” Applejack looked at me and bit her lower lip. She then shook her head.

“Na, ah’m not ready to tell her just yet, ah’m… ah’m scared to.” She put her hand on her head and chuckled a bit. “Listen to me, being a scaredy cat about this ah must sound really lame right now.” I shook my head to her.

“No it isn’t Applejack, being scared about this is normal. Take it slow and when you feel it’s time you will tell her.” A.J looked at me for a moment and smiled.

“Thanks Jace, ya a great friend.” I shrugged a bit. I pop the last bit of muffin and wiped my hands.

“So how's the sales?” I asked trying to change the subject. She just sighed and slumped down on her cart.

“Bad, I only sold one apple pie and a muffin.” She look up and straighten and had a smile on her. “Well howdy there Rarity, what can I get ya?” I turned to see Rarity and Blueblood.

“Hello there darlin, ah! Jace it’s good to see you have you met Prince Blueblood yet.” I looked over to him and put a smile that said ‘Go fuck yourself’.

“Why hello there Blueblood, I’m Jace.” I put my hand out for him to shake it. He just looked at my hand and frowned at it.

“That’s Prince Blueblood commoner.” I closed my hand into a fist and put it back down. Ohhh I want to punch him sooo hard.

“I think we will have two apple turnovers.” Rarity said.

“Alrighty then.” Applejack said as she pulled out two turnovers. “That would be four bits.”

I then just watched as both Rarity and Blueblood stare and saying ‘ahem’ at each other. My left eye was twitching as Rarity sighed.

“It looks like I’ll be paying for them.” Before Applejack could say anything I step in.

“No I’ll be paying.” I pulled out four bits and handed them to A.J.

“Oh Jace you don’t have to.”

“Nonsense, it would what any gentlecolt would do.” I said gentlecolt towards Blueblood and glared at him. He didn’t bother looking at me as he took a bite out of turnover. And thrown up on my shoes. I closed my eyes and took deep breaths. I opened them and saw that the prick was wiping his tongue.

“Ugg! Peasant food! My roly lips have tasted peasant food.” I glared at him as he turn around and walked away with his nose up in the air. “I’m going to the buffet to get some, orderves.”

I watched as both the prick and Rarity walk away (She was glaring at him). I looked down at my shoes and the puke. I looked up at A.J but she was pushing her cart away, muttering to herself. I was now alone now as I looked back down.

“My shoes.”

I was sitting in the main room brooding in the corner. It took me a moment to clean my shoes but I was still pissed. I watched as Pinkie tried to make the Gala more fun but that didn’t work. I saw the rest of the guests were talking to others but keep their distance from me. Good, I wasn’t in the mood for anyone of these nobles. I put my head on the table and closed my eyes.

“Worst. Night. Ever.” I heard someone sit down near me. I looked up and saw that it was Moonlight.

“Well you look like hell.” She said to me. I snorted and leaned back in my chair and sighed.

“I would prefer fighting a nest full of Slivers then this.” I told here. She nodded and looked out.

“It is boring I can say that much and the nobles are full of themselves.” I glared at her.

“Did you get pucked on by a noble, no then you got off easy.” I crossed my arms and slumped in my seat. “I shouldn’t have came, at this point I would just leave.” Before Light could say anything we heard a glass being tapped. I looked to see Blueblood standing in the middle of the room. With Rarity tapping the glass with a spoon.

“Attention everypony, attention I have something wonderful to show you all.” I glared at Blueblood. My gut feeling came back and it was saying that this wasn’t going to be good.

“As you all have heard that I have found and bought something extraordinary, other than myself.” I rolled my eyes. Moonlight tapped my shoulder. I looked over and saw her with a worried look as she pointed over to the doors. I looked over and saw some guards pushing some big thing in. It was covered with a tarp but I saw something as the wind made it move. I saw bars, it was a cage.

“I came across this man with this creature of unknown origin and I just knew that I had to have it. Now allow me to introduce my pet!” The guards removed the tarp and we all saw what it was. It was a dryad.

I heard gasps and sounds of wonder from the rest of the nobles but I didn’t listen. I watched as the dryad looked around and puts her back to one of the walls of the cage. I grip the table and heard cracks from it. Out of the corners of my eyes I saw Luna looked shocked and Moonlight pissed. I saw Tia glancing at me with a worried look. I saw Blueblood walk towards the cage and opened it. He walked in as she backed away from him into the corner. She was terrified of him.

“Come now pet, there’s nothing to be scared of I just want to show you off to everypony.” He reached out to her. She slapped the hand away in fear. Blueblood frowned and did something that really pissed me off.

He slapped her.

“Why you worm! Obey your master!” Everything went quiet. I watched him exit out of the cage and slammed the door. I began to see red. I didn’t care anymore. I been through so much tonight but this was the last straw. I felt a hand on my shoulder.

“Jace calm down, I think Tia will talk to him about this. Just don’t do anything that you will regret.” I heard Sylph said but I didn’t care. Blue- no that prick made the biggest mistake in the world and I be damn if I let him go. Before I could do anything all hell broke loose.

As it seems, Pinkie was trying to make the party more fun as she tried everything she knew. Then she accidentally launched a cake that Applejack made into the air. Right towards the prick. He then grabbed Rarity and used her as a shield. Then Rarity exploded. She went off on him and said things that I would never hear her say. As it seemed she also found out that he didn’t like getting dirty so she grabbed a chunk of cake and threw it at him. He recoiled and hit a statue and it began to fall over.

Rainbow tried to save it but in the process knocked over some pillars and they went down like dominos. When that was done we all heard the sound of a stamped coming as a large group of animals came running in. Followed by a disgruntled Fluttershy. And more of hell broke loose. I blinked a few times and had a plan. I ran over to the cage and got behind the dryad. I put my hand on her as she looked at me. Before she could do anything I blinked us outside. As soon as we were she jumped back away from me and looked around. I put my hands up.

“Hey I’m not here to hurt you, I’m trying to help you.” She still looked panicked. I sighed and let a little green mana out. I saw her look at me and what I believe was her calming down. I nodded towards a tree behind her.

“Well what are you waiting for, your free now.” She looked at me then to the tree then back at me. I saw hope in her eyes as I nodded. She ran up and hugged me quick and ran to the tree and went inside it. I stayed there for a minute and blinked back into the main room.

I came back into see the animals gone, the mane six were gone as well. The whole room was still in ruins. I went over to Moonlight and Sylph. As it seems Luna was there as well.

“Well is she?” Sylph started but stopped as I nodded.

“Gone and free.” Both Luna and Sylph let out a sigh of relief.

“ I can’t believe that he did that.” Moonlight said. I saw her glaring at Blueblood. I glared at him. I started to move towards him.

“YOU!!” I yelled at him. He jumped and turned to me. “Do you have any idea what you have done!” He just looked at me confused.

“You almost made a dryad a slave! Do you know that is just the most fucked up thing I have seen! Sure I knew that you were a prick but this! This is a new low for you.” He looked at me and I saw he was getting angry. He put his nose back in the air which had a bit of icing on it.

“Why are do you care about it, it was nothing more than a thing.” He said. I opened and closed my hands.

“Dryads are a peaceful race and without them most of the forests would die off, and you almost did that tonight.” He just snorted at me.

“And why should I care?” I grinded my teeth a bit. “Are you some hippy that I hear about. Since that thing did what it did I should go and cut down the trees that it calls it home, maybe that will make it think twice to mess with it.” I stared at for a moment. I don't know what but something broke. Well make that a few things.

I punched him in the face. Hard.

I sent him flying and he hit the wall with a thud. I shook my hand a bit and replayed what I did. I then started to smile. I just punch Blueblood in the face and it felt so good!

I saw him gripping his nose and crying. A few guards went over to check on him. I went back to the others as I saw two guards standing near me. By the armor they were part of the group Ajaxs trained.

“Going to try and stop me?” I asked them. One lunar guard shook her head.

“Hell no! We heard what you can do from Ajaxs. I don't think anyone can stop you.”

“Besides,” The other guard, part of the solar guard, looked over to where Blueblood is. “He had it coming.” I snorted and went over to where the alicorns are. Tia looked mad at me.

“Did you have to go and do something like that?” She asked me. I just nodded.

“He almost enslave a dryad, and I won't let that happen and I was pissed.” I looked around and saw everyone was looking at us. “well I guess that the party is over, let's go find the mane six.”

It took some time and some scolding from Tia we found the mane six and Spike at a place called Doughnut Joe’s. We went in and Tia, Luna and Moonlight went and sat down as I went and ordered some doughnuts and coffee. After getting everything I went back to them as Tia was talking.

“I thought that inviting you all would make things more interesting, and I could say that tonight was interesting.”

“You can say that again.” Moonlight chimed in as she took a of her doughnut. I leaned back and took a sip of my drink. I looked over to Luna and saw her staring off in space.

“Earth to Luna you there?” She blinked and looked at me.

“Hmm? Oh sorry I was thinking, I can't believe that nephew would do something like that.” Before I could say anything Rarity huffed a bit.

“Ugh how did I get so blinded by him, he's is a, a…”

“A prick.” I said.

“A jackass.” Moonlight also said. Rarity just nodded and went back to sipping her drink. Twilight looked at me as if she had a question. Which ment she did.

“You have a question?” I raised an eyebrow at her.

“Ummm yeah that, being in the cage what is it?” I stared at her for a moment as I thought how to word it.

“First off it's a she and second she something called a dryad, or a forest spirit.” I saw her pop a pen and a small book out of thin air. I rolled my eyes at her and continued.

“As you can tell forest spirits live in the forests or a place with a lot of trees, there's many types of spirits but dryads are strictly a female race, there's no male dryad. Those are known as enits which are tall tree like beings.” Twilight wrote down everything thing I said and looked at me.

“Why did Blueblood have a one?” I scowled at the thought.

“I bet he found her and thought she was a mindless creature.” I looked down and sighed. “She must of been terrified of what was going on.”

Twilight nodded and I looked at Tia . She looked at me with a look that said that she was thinking.

“I think I'll have a little chat with Blueblood about this when I get back, after he stops crying over his broken nose.” Rainbow choked on her drink a bit.

“Back up for a second, he got a broken nose, how?” Tia glared at me as I made a annoying happy smile.

“And I don't regret it.” I said smug. She sighed and went back to her drink.

“Say Jace, where’s Sylph?" Applejack asked.

“She went back to Ponyville, said that she had enough fun for the night and wanted to head to bed.” I stretched a bit and found out how tired I was.

“I think it's best that we all head back home and get some shut eye, we had a long night.” Tia said and we nodded. As we left and headed home I reflected on what happened. I smiled a bit. I got to punch a jackass in the face. Best night ever!

Author's Notes:

As you can tell, I don't like Blueblood, he's an ass

See you all in the next chapter :)