Author's Note:

I will be making a sequel soon enough, and thank those who actually decided to answer some of my questions.
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Ponyville / The Crew / 12/29/61, Thursday, 10:00 AM

Well, the Grand Galloping Gala is one day away, and I wasn't prepared for it at all! I was too busy with Hearth's Warming this time around and I couldn't make time to get a suit or anything. So, today was going to be a busy day, I had to get a military formal suit, which I had in my storage unit I forgot! I also had to get a date, in which I know who that's going to be. That's all I needed pretty much, a suit and a date. I didn't really think I needed anything else, so I went and prepped my suit, I haven't worn that thing since before I came into Equestria. I was also thinking about proposing to Dash there as well, but I wasn't too sure about that one, maybe at a later time. I was on my train of thought until Rainbow came over and tackled me to the ground, derailing my train.

"Heheh, oops!" She said, luckily I wasn't covered in mud or anything after I broke her fall.

"It's fine Rainbow, I take hits all the time!" I threw my arms into the air, and of course she laughed.

"That's too true Andrew, too true." She patted me on the back.

"Hey Rainbow, I was wondering if I could take you to the Gala tomorrow night?" I Questioned myself, putting my hand on the back of my head. She had told me about the Gala last year, and what went down. Since this was my first time she nodded, hoping that this time around it wouldn't be so much of a disaster.

"Yeah, I'll go. Take the guys with you, since it's your first time going." She blushed. I talked to Rarity earlier and asked her about it, she said that she already had their dresses, she based the design off of last years and made a few tweaks to all of them. I had to go get the guys their formal military attire, I hadn't seen them wear those in years. The last time I've seen those things is the graduation ceremony when we were first admitted into Delta, which was years ago. Today, I was running all over Ponyville to make last minute preparations with the guys, I really wish I was as good at organizing as Twilight right about now. Jhon had his part covered, he was bringing Twilight as a date with him. I sorted out all the formal attire for us, setting up all the medals in order, all the commendations, and the patch for other ponies to recognize our ranks, not to mention the beret as well.

"All right guys, let's see if these all fit, after all these years." I said, trying to put on my suit, turns out it has gotten bigger on me, well I was a bit overweight when I first started out. I then turned to see that the rest of the suits fitted perfectly on my friends, which was good, I didn't have to use a growth or shrinking spell on them.

"And they all fit? Good!" I said, putting all of the suits back into their storage units. Hoping that they won't get ruined before tomorrow night. Today was very rushed for me, running and teleporting all over Ponyville, and luckily it all went by so quickly. I felt like Twilight when she had that epidemic when she couldn't find anything out for that one friendship report, Rainbow told me that story a while ago, and it's still hilarious every time I think about it.

Tomorrow That Day...

Well, today was that day, to be doing something that I had completely forgotten about. Until Jhon had to remind me.

"Hey Drew! You ready for the Gala tonight?" That's right! The Grand Galloping Gala was tonight! I feel stupid that I've forgotten about it, but I couldn't do anything about my scatterbrain-edness, it just comes and goes at times. I was pretty much just doing nothing the whole morning, watching the girls get ready, because they take forever to get ready because, well, they're girls. I was ready to put on my suit once again, I remembered the day when I graduated The Unit from Fort Bragg, all my family and friends went to see me. The sad part about it is that now all my friends, besides Nick, and family are dead now, but that's all in the past.

The Crew and I went a little bit early, to get preparations for the Gala underway. I was to meet the princesses and Shiny to help them out.

"Hello Delta, we've been expecting your appearance." Princess Celestia greeted us. Our suits are all genuine Delta Force formal wear, olive drab all the way.

"Captain, would you please inform us of a status update on how the Grand Galloping Gala preparations are coming along?" I asked him, he said everything will be done by tonight, which is good. I hoped that it would go better than last year, in which it was going really well so far. Rainbow told me about the Wonderbolts being there, as well as other celebrities from all around Equestria, like Sapphire Shores, Hoity Toity, and Photo Finish. I had heard about all of them in magazines and shit, and Delta's been on a few magazines as well. The only thing was that we can't spill the beans about top secret missions, they could only write about us, 'Saving Equestria' or something that isn't top secret. I guess we'll be with the V.I.P.'s or something, more or less.

"Okay, I'll get the girls, while the Captain readies a security detail to keep watch of the whole ball room." I said, pulling out a cell phone. I pulled out my cell phone to call Twilight, Zach had made schematics for making self-recharge phones, using Microfusion Breeder cells from the Fallout universe. How we contacted each other is like how I contacted the Delta Force operator using my headset, but without radio wave radiation coming from it.

"Yeah, Twilight? You can come over now. Okay, I'll let them know. Bye." I hung up the phone, she said that it may take them a little while before they get here, Pinkie got cotton candy stuck in her hair I guess.

"Excuse me ma'am, the girls are on their way." I told both princesses, they smiled.

"Thank you General, you are to take a break until further notice." Princess Luna ordered, it's hard work to organize stuff! I just found that out, Twilight make it seems like it's a piece of cake though. I had awaited the arrival of the girls, standing at the trainstation, I don''t think they've seen us in formal attire before, so this was perfect.

"Drew! You look amazing in that uniform!" Twilight came up to me, I had told her that all of us were wearing these things, and to get used to it.

"This is just the normal stuff, wait until you see our other suits." I said, reassuring her. I then went up to Rainbow and grabbed her front hoof, like I did back during senior prom, guiding her inside and into the ball room, and Jhon did the same with Twilight. I think the other girls were jealous, by the look of their faces, they were blushing and had an upset face to go along with it. I knew today was going to be really cheesy, this is just pretty much one of those fairy tale ballroom parties, like really? Anyways, I hoped to make the best out of it considering that, so far we've met the Wonderbolts once again, I also got to meet the one and only Sapphire Shores, in which could be competition in my music career, and Photo Finish took pictures of me and The Crew in our uniforms. I didn't think these ponies know what it's like to have to wear combat armor one day, and formal attire the next, because it gets to you sometimes, the weight gets lifted and you feel all light. Ughh, just not having to wear heavy stuff all the time feels weird and disrupts your state of balance anyways.

I now had to take over the hourly shift of watching the ball room while Captain Shining Armor took a break, I had to show no emotion whatsoever. And of course, Rainbow would have to make my job just that much harder for me.

"Rainbow, I can't do my job if you're distracting me." I plainly said, drinking from my flask of whiskey. I didn't have Jack Daniels or Moonshine because whiskey was the only thing I could find in the fridge.

"Well, you're no fun." She complained, but I had something to object to that.

"Well, we could do something fun later tonight~" I winked at her and then her wings went *POMF* which was really weird, I never saw a pegasi's wings do that before.

"Hey Rainbow, what's with your wings? I was only kidding." I said, chuckling, she also was blushing as well. My remark seemed to do the trick, so it gives me the right to say, 'Please apply cold water to the burned area.' I chuckled at that thought.

"Oh hey Drew, hey Rainbow." Twilight came out of nowhere, but she had noticed Rainbow's sudden wing flare up.

"Drew! Why does Rainbow have a wing-boner?" Twilight came up to me and asked, a wing-boner? That's just great.

"Wing? *snicker* Boner?" I asked, Twilight told me about wing boners, and it was pretty funny too.

"I think you should be going Twilight." I said, looking at Rainbow's enraged face, about to kill Twilight, maybe kill her twice. Twilight hauled ass out of the V.I.P. area towards Jhon, who was chatting with the princesses during his time here. I went over there to talk to them as well.

"Hello princesses, I hope you are doing well this fine evening." I said as I made my way over to them.

"Why yes Drew, but greeting all of these ponies is a bit boring." Princess Celestia said with a sigh, but I came up with the perfect solution.

"I can take over for you if you want? Just go take a little break over in the V.I.P. lounge." I said, but I think I had to be in Alicorn form if I have to greet people all night.

"Thank you Drew, I'll be over there if you need me." I turned into an Alicorn right behind her, hoping not to attract any attention. I then went over to the stairs, with a whole line of people to greet.

"Where's Princess Celestia? I thought she would be here to greet us?" A pony came up to me, I told her that she was on break, and had to greet me instead. These ponies never saw a new Alicorn before, so when they came up to me, they just stared at me. Once I had finished greeting these ponies, Princess Luna came up to me, and it looked like she had something on her mind.

"Hello Drew, you got a minute?" She asked, I nodded.

"The band we scheduled to be here is running a bit late. Do you mind singing a few songs for us?" She asked, I nodded.

"I'll do it." I said, I grabbed a mic and ran up on stage, still as Lightning, the musicians were here, just not the singing band, so I asked them to play this.

I need another story
Something to get off my chest
My life gets kinda boring
Need something that I can confess
'Til all my sleeves are stained red

From all the truth that I've said
Come by it honestly I swear
Thought you saw me wink, no
I've been on the brink, so

Tell me what you want to hear
Something that will light those ears
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away

My God, amazing how we got this far
It's like we're chasing all those stars
Who's driving shiny big black cars
And everyday I see the news
All the problems that we could solve

And when a situation rises
Just write it into an album
Send it straight to gold
But I don't really like my flow, no, so

Tell me what you want to hear
Something that will light those ears
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away

Oh, got no reason, got no shame
Got no family I can blame
Just don't let me disappear
I'ma tell you everything

So tell me what you want to hear
Something that will light those ears
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away

So tell me what you want to hear
Something that will light those ears
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away
All my secrets away, all my secrets away

Everypony who came to listen to me sing were all cheering. I then tried to pick another song to play, and got the guys up here as well. I then gestured Nick and the guys to play.

I've been waiting on the sunset
Bills on my mindset
I can't deny they're getting high
Higher than my income
Incomes bread crumbs
I've been trying to survive

The glow that the sun gets
Right around sunset
Helps me realize
This is just a journey
Drop your worries
You are gonna turn out fine.
Oh, you turn out fine.
Fine, oh, you turn out fine.

But you gotta keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.
You gotta keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.

I know it's hard, know it's hard,
To remember sometimes,
But you gotta keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.

I've got my hands in my pockets,
Kicking these rocks.
It's kinda hard to watch this life go by.
I'm buying into skeptics,
Skeptics mess with, the confidence in my eyes

I'm seeing all the angles, starts to get tangled
I start to compromise
My life and the purpose.
Is it all worth it?
Am I gonna turn out fine?
Oh, you'll turn out fine.
Fine, oh, you'll turn out fine.

But you gotta keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.
You gotta keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.

I know it's hard, know it's hard,
To remember sometimes,
But you gotta keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.

Only rainbows after rain
The sun will always come again.
It's a circle, circling,
Around again, it comes around again.
I said,

Only rainbows after rain
The sun will always come again.
It's a circle, circling,
Around again, it comes around,

But you gotta keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.
You gotta keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.

I know it's hard, know it's hard
To remember sometimes,
But you gotta keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.

Keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.
Keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down, eh.
Keep your head up, oh,
And you can let your hair down.
I said oooh

I was officially done singing, because the band was here. I made my way off stage to meet the crowd of ponies, which was kind of scary.

"Hehe, hey everypony. I hope you liked the performance." I said, walking over to the princesses. I was being followed though, Rainbow came up to me from behind.

"Hey Rainbow, how did you get behind me?" I asked, she said that she was in that huge mass of ponies in the crowd, and they loved it. I guess The Grand Galloping Gala turned out better than I thought it would, I got to sing a little bit, meet celebrities, and look around the ball room, I haven't been in the ball room in my many stays at Canterlot Castle. I then heard a *KABOOM* coming from outside, in which I knew wasn't good. It turns out there was a squad of zebras, with Trixie in the lead.

"The GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE HAS RETURNED!" She said, walking through the giant gaping hole in the wall she made.

"Why are YOU here Trixie?" I asked, she just smirked.

"Why, I'm here to foalnap one of these humans of course!" She exclaimed.

"Awww, Haaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeellllll NO!" Nick said, pulling out a flashbang.

"Okay girls, we'll stay in touch, you guys need to get out of here before you're hurt." Kaptn said, pushing then out of the door, locking it behind. We've locked them inside of the ball room, along with the princesses so they would be protected.

"*zzt* Drew this is Shining Armor, what's happening in there?*zzt*" Shiny radioed in.

"Shining Armor! Good timing, just keep the ponies in the ball room from getting hurt. We'll try and eliminate all hostiles out here. And keep that door locked until it's over!" I ordered, he responded with a, "Yes, sir!" and hung up the call. If she wants a human, she can have one. I then took out Goldie and put a whole clip into one of the zebras to the right of her.

*click* *click* "FUCK!" I said, I reholstered Goldie and took out my lucky knife, hoping that it would be enough to take on these zebras, it took one clip to take down just ONE of them, which I knew these guys are like juggernauts or something.

"Now! Which one of you are coming with me? Or will I have to take you by force?" She asked, we all shook our heads in disagreement.

"Uhmm, I don't think we want to come with you." Jhon said, defiantly.

"No? I guess we'll have to take you by force then. Juggernauts! Attack! But keep them alive!" She ordered, the zebras just grunted and charged at us. Without hesitation I jumped out of the way, only for the Jugg to grab my leg, and throw me into a wall. It then tried to keep pummeling me into the wall I had already made an indention in, but before it could, I grabbed its hoof, and stabbed it in the chest. The Jugg just shrugged it off like it was nothing, and kept pummeling me into the wall.

"*cough* *cough* How *BAM* You guys holding up?" *BAM* I saw that they were getting their asses handed to them as well. I was done getting beat up, getting slammed into the wall numerous times, so I grabbed the zebra's mane, got him into a choke hold, and snapped his neck, with him dropping to the ground. I have gone into tryhard mode, a mode only known to the hardcore sons of bitches, and this was one of those times when I just went all out. I then looked over to the other zebras, killing them. One. By. One. I then confronted Trixie, by the time I've done this I wasn't going tryhard. All of a sudden, knockout gas blanketed the room, knocking out all of us, and she hauled us away, to wherever she had plans for us.

"Gas! *cough* cover your face!" *cough* *cough* I said, it already gotten to me, I was out like a light. One by one, we went out and were down for the count, we couldn't breathe through the gas.

"*zzt* Delta Team come in. Delta? Delta do you read me? Delta come in!" Shiny tried to get to us, but we were out cold and couldn't pick up the call.

"They-they're gone..." Shiny said, the princesses were just in shock, and the girls were devastated.

"We got to get them back!" Rainbow said, trying to break down the door.

"All in due time Rainbow, all in due time. Delta Team, suit up, we're going on a rescue mission." Shining Armor said, putting on his combat armor.