It seemed that Ponyville was set for another peaceful day. A rainbow colored pegasus flew through the sky, a pink pony trotted through the streets, and a baby dragon lay in relaxation in the tree that was his home. That was until…

“Spike, what did you do?” The familiar screech of a certain unicorn pony emanated from the town library, and it didn’t take a genius to tell that something was amiss inside.

“I’m SO sorry, Twilight! It was an accident!” Spike said. If Twilight Sparkle couldn’t tell from his voice, the dragon’s shaking and groveling made it evident that he was frightened.

“But Spike, how do you accidentally light my research journal on fire?” yelled Twilight. “I was almost finished with my experiment!”

Spike got up from the floor, but his nervousness still showed. “Well, you see, funny thing about that…” He averted his gaze from Twilight and stared at the ceiling. “I was walking down the stairs to make you breakfast…w-when I tripped…”

Twilight only furrowed her brow even further. “THEN…”

“Then….then when I hit the bottom of the stairs…. I kinda….burped.” Spike explained.

“BURPED?”

“Yeah…burped. When that happened….. I must’ve breathed fire for a second and….your journal was kinda in the way.” Spike returned his gaze back to Twilight and gave her a nervous smile.

Twilight growled. “So you burped and lit all of my research on fire?”

“I told you I was sorry! I-I’ll make it up to you…I swear!” Spike pleaded.

Twilight sighed. Just my luck. “It’s okay, Spike. It was an accident. I’ll…just have to go to the store and get a new one.” She walked over to her table and grabbed her clutch bag. “Then when I get back I’ll start over again.” As she walked past Spike, he merely gave an innocent smile and put his hands behind his back. “But PLEASE don’t light anything on fire while I’m gone!” she said as she walked out the front door.

Spike waved sadly as she walked away. “Aw man…” he began, “I feel really bad now. I’ve got to make it up to her somehow!”

“Hoo” a voice suddenly called in the room.

Spike turned to the offender. “Shut it, Owlowiscious! No one asked you! Hey…aren’t you supposed to be nocturnal?”

He could have sworn the small owl smirked at him.

Out in the streets of Ponyville, Twilight headed towards the bookstore. Oh Spike, she thought, I really shouldn’t have yelled at him like that. After all, it was an accident. She rounded the corner of the main road and continued in her thoughts. I’ll apologize to him when I get home, he really didn’t deserve – huh?

Twilight noticed that a large group of ponies were huddled around something, she just couldn’t tell what. Curious, she worked her way into the group.

“What’s every pony up to?” Twilight asked to no one in particular. When no one answered, Twilight decided to head to the front of the herd.

A green maned, turquoise coated pony was handing out flyers to each pony as they walked up. “Make sure you all come to Fiesta Flair’s party! It’ll be the greatest night of your lives!” the pony exclaimed. He turned to Twilight and handed her a flyer, who gracefully took it from his hoof.

“Fiesta Flair? Who’s that?” Twilight asked inquisitively.

“Who’s Fiesta Flair?” the other pony repeated. “Only the greatest partygoer in all of Canterlot! She decided to bring the party down to Ponyville because…well…let’s be honest, you guys really need it!”

Twilight frowned in response.

“The party’s this Saturday. If you need any more information, just read the flyer.” The pony directed Twilight’s gaze down to the piece of paper, and then turned around to continue handing out flyers.

Come to Fiesta Flair’s hardcore party this Saturday, Twilight read in her mind, and it will be the best night of your lives! It is being held in the Ponyville Town Hall and begins at 8:00 p.m. There will be music, dancing, drinks, and much, much more! Come on down, bring your friends, and prepare to dance until the sun comes up!

Drinking? thought Twilight as she looked up from the paper. Yeah, like that’s gonna happen.

“Isn’t it exciting!” a shrill voice shouted in Twilight’s ear, causing her to scream and fall over.

Looking up at her assailant, Twilight immediately lowered her guard. “Pinkie Pie, you scared me!”

The pink pony was bobbing up and down in excitement (more so than her usual excitement) and began to hop in a circle around the recovering Twilight. “Heehee, sorry Twilight! I was just so excited about this party!”

Twilight, now back on her feet, said “You’re not actually thinking about going to this, are you?”

Pinkie gasped. “WHAT? A party without Pinkie Pie is like….is like…peanut butter without jelly! Like chocolate without peanut butter! Like peanut butter without…”

“Got peanut butter on the mind?” Twilight asked with an eyebrow raised.

With a large grin, Pinky said “Heehee, sorry, Mrs. Cake just gave me a BIG batch of peanut butter cookies, and they’re SO GOOD, and I just can’t keep them out of my head, let alone out of my mouth!” Pinkie then took a big bushel of cookies and shoved them in her mouth, and while still chewing, asked “Wnnt smmm?”

“Ehh, no thanks.” Twilight replied. “I’ve got to go to the book store and replace a journal I’ve….misplaced. See you later.” She began to walk off down the road.

Pinkie swallowed and chased after her. “Wait! Does this mean you’re not going to Fiesta’s party on Saturday?” she asked with bugging eyes.

Twilight shook her head. “No, partying isn’t really my thing.”

“But you go to my parties all the time!” Pinkie replied.

Looking down at the flyer, Twilight explained. “Uh…I don’t think this is going to be like your parties, Pinkie. I think it’s a little more…adult.”

Pinkie Pie looked confused. “Adult? We are adults, silly! Almost all of the ponies that come to my parties are adults, except when I throw parties for kids, then pretty much only kids come, unless their parents come, and the usually DO come, so I guess that means I throw parties for kids and adults, or JUST adults, but most of the time it’s JUST adults. So why would you say it’s more adult?”

Patiently waiting for Pinkie to finish her rant, Twilight said “It’s just… I think this party is more mature than the ones you throw…that’s all.”

“So now you’re saying I’m not mature?” Pinkie asked.

“No!” Twilight sighed. “Just forget it. It would be awkward with just you and I, and I would feel a little…out of place.”

“Well DUH, silly! That’s why we’re bringing all of our friends with us too!” Pinkie Pie held out her arms wide to symbolize the large group of friends that would fill the gap.

“I’m not so sure it’s their type of party either.” Twilight interjected.

“Of course it is! Why are you being such a mopey dopey today?” Pinkie Pie said while pressing her cheek to Twilight’s. “Would you go if all of us went too?”

“Well…” Twilight said thoughtfully. “Perhaps…but only if-AHHH!”

Twilight didn’t have time to finish her sentence, because at the mere hint of agreement Pinkie Pie grabbed her by the neck and ran off towards the Carousel Boutique.

Knock, knock, knock

“I really doubt Rarity would want to go, Pinkie Pie.” Twilight explained, trying to sound as convincing as she could so she didn’t have to go.

“We’ll see…” Pinkie said in response.

The door opened, and a white unicorn with a beautiful purple mane stepped out onto the porch. “Twilight! Pinkie Pie! How wonderful of you to drop by! Please, come in and have some tea!” Rarity said, and gestured for the ponies to walk through the door, of which they complied.

Twilight started the conversation. “We really can’t stay long, Rarity. Hehe, Pinkie Pie was just wondering if-“

“If you’d like to go to a party this weekend!” Pinkie Pie interrupted.

Rarity beamed. “A party? But of course! What’s the occasion, Pinkie Pie?”

“Actually, the party isn’t mine this time. It’s somepony’s named Fiesta Flair, and she’s holding it in the Town Hall this Saturday!” Pinkie exclaimed.

Rarity’s eyes enlarged and gasped at the name. “Fiesta Flair! Oh, I’ve heard so much about her! Do you know, Twilight, that she’s the biggest partygo-“

“Biggest partygoer in all of Canterlot. Yeah…I know…I’ve been told.” Twilight said matter-of-factly.

Rarity began to pace towards the other two. “Oh we simply MUST go! Her parties are legendary! The music! The dancing! The sophistication!” When it almost seemed like Rarity was about to faint at just the thought of it, she stopped in her tracks and looked at Pinkie Pie. “Aren’t these parties a little…different for you, darling?”

Pinkie raised an eyebrow. “That’s what Twilight said! I don’t know what you two are talking about! I’m all about parties!”

“Well, to tell you the truth, I’ve never been to a party like this either. Always too busy and… so on and so forth.” Rarity looked at Twilight. “Don’t worry. Either of you. Your friend Rarity shall accompany you on Saturday!”

Pinkie Pie smiled at Twilight. “See Twilight? I TOLD you she’d come! Aren’t you excited?”

“Well, Rarity did make it seem somewhat appealing. And the rest of our friends would probably go as well.” Twilight smiled back.

“Hooray!” said the other two ponies in unison.

“Besides, there’s only one pony I think we’ll need to work on!” said Pinkie Pie.

“And who would that be?” asked Twilight.

Minutes later…

Knock, knock, knock

“Fluttershy! Are you home?” yelled Pinkie Pie in front of her friend’s house.

“She might be out back taking care of the animals.” said Twilight while looking through the windows.

“Good idea Twi-“ Pinkie Pie was interrupted, because the front door opened and out hovered their gentle friend.

“Oh…Hello Pinkie. Hello Twilight. How are you two doing?” Fluttershy said in the calmest of ways.

Pinkie Pie looked up at her friend and grinned. “Hi, Fluttershy! Twilight and I were wondering if you-“

“If you would like to go with Rarity, Pinkie Pie and I to a party held in Town Hall this Saturday.” Twilight interrupted with a sly grin pointed at Pinkie Pie. “It’s held by a Canterlot pony named Fiesta Flair, and there’s supposed to be a lot of music, dancing, and fun to be had there.”

Fluttershy contemplated for a moment. “Oh….uh…no. I-I have to stay here and…tend to my animals. They could get hurt if I’m not around….”

“Aw, come on Fluttershy! It’s just Town Hall! Your animals will be right around the corner if they need you!” Pinkie Pie explained.

Fluttershy landed back to the ground and looked up at her friends. “Oh…well….these kind of parties aren’t my thing. Honestly, I prefer the ones you throw, Pinkie Pie.”

Pinkie Pie frowned. “Why do you guys keep saying that? A party’s a party, right?” She looked over to Twilight for confirmation.

“Hmmm….well….” Twilight said to Pinkie, then looked back to Fluttershy and changed the topic. “Come on Fluttershy! It’s supposed to be ‘The Best Night of Our Lives,’ or so the flyer says.”

Fluttershy looked to the ground. “We already had the best night of our lives, remember? It….didn’t work out so well.”

“What do you mean?” asked Twilight.

Fluttershy looked up and images began to flash in her head.

YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE ME!!!!

Fluttershy blinked as the night still resonated in her mind. “Ahem….yes…the Gala….I mean. It didn’t work out very well…it-it wasn’t the best night of our lives. It was the worst…”

Twilight laughed. “Well you can’t judge all parties by the Grand Galloping Gala, Fluttershy. That night was…a fluke, I admit. But… this one might have potential.” Twilights smiled as best she could, because she knew she wasn’t being very convincing.

“Besides!” Pinkie added. “Rarity and I are going too! And probably Applejack and Rainbow Dash! You can’t skip on a night with all of your best friends, can you?”

“Well….I suppose if you all go….and my animals will be just around the corner…” Fluttershy said with hope in her voice.

“Then it’s decided!” Twilight said in her leadership tone. “On Saturday we will all meet at my house at seven forty-five and be at the party by eight!”

“Well… okay, Twilight.” said Fluttershy with a smile.

The two returned the smile and headed off towards Sweet Apple Acres.

By the time the two got through the orchard to the barn, they could already hear their country friend through the windows. Before they got there, however, they stopped to talk to Big Macintosh who was looking in on the barn.

“Hey Big Macintosh! What’re you doing out here?” asked Twilight.

The large pony turned to face the two. “Well, your friend Rainbow Dash accidentally flew through the roof of our barn, and now my lil’ sister is tryin’ to help her out.”

“Rainbow Dash flew through Applejack’s roof?” asked Pinkie Pie while trying to stifle her laughter.

“Eeeeeeyup.” answered Big Macintosh, to no surprise.

“Guess we’d better drop in too, eh Twilight? Heeheehee!” said Pinkie Pie energetically. Twilight rolled her eyes but smirked just as well.

As they entered the barn, the scene in front of them was quite humorous from their point of view. Rainbow Dash had the front half of her body inside of the barn, while her hind legs were sticking out of the roof. Applejack was on a tall ladder and was trying to pull her through the hole.

“Now…..just…. a lil’ harder….” She muttered while struggling to set Rainbow Dash free.

Twilight walked in first and laughed at the two high up in the barn. “Hey girls. What’s… what’s going on?”

Applejack looked down at the two on the ground and faked a smile. “Aw, hey Twilight! Mighty nice of ya to come by. Ah’m just tryin’ to get Rainbow Dash outta this sticky situation here!” She then turned back to the pegasus and continued to pull.

“How exactly does something like this happen?” Twilight asked.

Rainbow Dash looked over at her friend and smiled as well. “Hey Twilight! Hey Pinkie Pie! Well, the reason I’m stuck in Applejack’s roof is because I was doing this TOTALLY AWESOME maneuver in the sky, right? So there I was, looping and zagging and doing all these cool twists and turns,” As she explained, she began flailing her arms to describe her flight pattern. “And then right when I turn the corner of the mountain I BURST in to a sprint! Uh…well… a wing sprint! Anyways, while I’m going super fast I start to not pay attention, and…well…I kinda maybe flew a little too close to Sweet Apple Acres.” She turned to Applejack and gave her an innocent smile.

“A lil’ too close?” Applejack replied. “Honey, you down right slammed inta mah roof like it was a bale o’ hay. You’re lucky neither of us got hurt!”

Rainbow Dash hung her head low. “I know. I’m really, really sorry, Applejack!” She lifted her head back up. “But you know I’ll help you fix it back up, right?”

“O’ course I do! You’re not the Element of Loyalty fer nothin’!” said Applejack. “We’re both mighty handy; we’ll have this place back together in no time!” Already seeming to be over her anger, Applejack continued to remove her friend from the ceiling without hurting her.

Which is where Twilight stepped in. “Do you want me to help, Applejack? I could use my magic to remove some of the beams.”

The southern pony looked back down at her friend. “That’d be mighty nice o’ ya, Twi.’ Would ya mind?” She took a step down the ladder to give her friend room.

“Not in the least! That’s what friends are for!” said Twilight with a smile. She looked up to the ceiling and began to concentrate. Her horn started to glow, and soon some of the beams surrounding Rainbow Dash began to glow purple as well. They shifted apart from her body, and with a few wiggles and pushes Rainbow Dash was able to free herself from the tear in the ceiling.

“Haha! Thanks, guys!” she said as she posed victoriously in the air then settled back down to the ground. At the same time, Applejack jumped off of her ladder and landed on all fours.

Pinkie Pie walked up to her liberated friend. “Are you okay, Dashie?” she said with worry in her voice.

Rainbow Dash grinned in return, grateful for her friend’s concern. “I’m fine, Pinkie.” She looked up to the ceiling. “Can’t say the same for Applejack’s barn, though.”

The aforementioned pony walked up to the group and said “Ah said don’t worry, Rainbow Dash. We’ll have it fixed faster than an elephant in a cheese factory!” The group looked at her in confusion. “Ya know… ‘cause o’ all the mice?” Affirmative “Ahhh”s were heard throughout.

She then turned her head to Twilight Sparkle. “So, Twilight… What brings you an’ Pinkie Pie over here? Just wanted to visit lil’ ol’ me?” She said with a teasing smile.

Twilight laughed. “Not exactly, but that is always a plus. We wanted to invite you to this.” She handed Applejack the flyer, then she along with Rainbow Dash began to read.

Rainbow Dash began to mumble the text. “Mmmmm…..Fiesta Flair….. Saturday night…Town Hall…music, dancing, drinks, and much, much, more, huh? Sounds like a plan! Are we all going?” She looked at Applejack who gave an affirmative nod, then back to the other two.

Pinkie Pie grinned and began to bounce. “Yup! Everypony is going! And now, you two are too! YAY!” she yelled while almost performing a back flip.

Applejack raised an eyebrow. “Wow, Ah didn’t think lil’ ol’ Fluttershy would be up fer somethin’ like this. As a matter o’ fact, Ah’m surprised you are too, Pinkie Pie.”

Pinkie stopped her bouncing and furrowed her brow. She was beginning to get angry. “Alright, what’re you all trying to say? I’m all about parties! I live for parties! Why in Celestia’s name wouldn’t I like this one?”

Applejack was taken aback, and then looked to Rainbow Dash for an escape. While she obviously didn’t want to take the job, Applejack was already done talking.

“Well….uh… you see Pinkie…” she began, while scratching the back of her head. “This seems a little more adult than what you normally throw. No offense to you, of course. It’s just… Fiesta seems a little different…hehe…”

Pinkie Pie practically growled. “But I am an adult, Rainbow Dash! We all are! I’m the same age as you and Rarity, and I’m a year older than Applejack! I’m even a few years older than Twilight! We all are! The only one who has me beat is Fluttershy! Why would you say that? Why would you all say that?” She hung her head, obviously hurt by her friends’ continuous insults.

The three began looking at each other guiltily, ashamed that they accidentally hurt Pinkie Pie’s feelings. Eventually, Twilight was the one to speak up.

“We’re sorry, Pinkie Pie. We didn’t mean it like that. It’s just that none of us have been to a party like this before, and we weren’t sure whether or not you’d like it. That’s all…” Twilight walked up to Pinkie Pie and gave her a quick hug, and then walked back to her original spot.

Pinkie Pie looked back up with a smile on her face, reassured by what her friend said. “Well of course I’d like it, silly! There’s nothing I won’t like as long as you guys are around!”

Applejack leaned in and whispered in Rainbow Dash’s ear. “That was fast.”

Twilight sighed, relieved that no damage was done. “Okay then. On Saturday night, I say we all meet at the library at around seven forty-five in order to get ready.” The others sounded off in agreement.

“Sounds dandy!”

“All right!”

“Okie dokie lokie!”

Twilight turned to the barn door and began to walk. “Well then, sounds like a plan. Now I’ve got to go get a book from the bookstore. I’ll see you girls later, alright?” She looked back to her friends.

“Bye Twilight!” they all said while waving.

Turning her head back to the door, Twilight immediately returned to her thoughts. Okay…not quite sure what I got myself into there. Do I even have a dress? Will I even need a dress? Hmmm… Oh well, time to focus on the present. I need to get to the bookstore, buy a book, and restart my experiments. And maybe make Spike an apology dinner… he probably deserves it.

And so the other ponies said their goodbyes and went their separate ways. For in only two days, the largest party of their lives would be in front of them, and none of them would completely know what to expect.