Today, I had wanted to go to a park and relax for a bit. That didn’t quite work out as planned because Pinkie Pie ran past me so fast that I nearly fell over. I wondered why she was in such a hurry, but I quickly dismissed it. I had come to relax, and that’s exactly what I did until I remembered that I was supposed to be doing something with the Mayor. I got up and made my way over to the Mayor’s building.

The Mayor told me that they were having auditions for musicians that would supply music for Princess Celestias big gala party thing that would take place in a couple of month’s time. The Mayor asked me if I would like to audition, and I gladly accepted.

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A lot of musicians had come to audition and they were all very good. There was a lot variety when it came to both the music and instruments, as the musicians were playing on things from violins and harps to guitars and drums. The music was beautiful and the Mayor said that all the other auditions would take place over the course of the coming months.

As I walked out I noticed that Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash had just gone into a joke shop, but I had to go see Fluttershy and see how she was doing. When I got there she asked if I could help her with a family of ducks that needed moving from one pond to another. She asked so nicely that I couldn’t help but accept. It was a nice walk and it gave me time to talk to Fluttershy "Hey Fluttershy, why do you live outside of Ponyville?"

She glanced at me “Oh, well you see, when I first came here, there wasn’t anywhere in Ponyville that was quiet enough or had a big enough garden. So I went and set up home near the forest.” The yellow Pegasus said calmly. I wanted to ask her something else, but it wasn’t important at that moment.

“Okay, while I guide the ducks, you have to clear the path and make sure nothing is in the way.” Fluttershy instructed. I did as I was told. But just then, a griffon strode towards us and demanded us to move. She barged right through me without even apologising, and then she  went up to Fluttershy, shoved her and started shouting at her, which caused the ducks to run away in fear.

I dashed protectively in front of the terrified Pegasus, reared up and pushed the griffon away with my forelegs. “Hey! Leave her alone! She never did anything to you!” I shouted. I was surprised at how angry I was. “You can shout at me, or hurt me, but I won’t let you hurt my friends!” I hissed. The griffon huffed, turned her beak up at us, and then flew away. Fluttershy was almost in tears, so I went up to her and hugged her tight. “It’s okay.” I soothed her, gently stroking her mane “Don’t worry about that griffon, I won’t let my friends get bullied by a big meanie like her.” I released her from the hug “How about I buy you a snack?” Fluttershy nodded, blushing slightly. “Thank you, Ellz.” She said quietly.

As we were having lunch, it occurred to me that Fluttershy was much more fragile than I thought.

Later on I heard that Pinkie Pie was going to throw a party for the griffon, who’s name turned out to be Gilda. I also found out that she and Rainbow Dash were friends in flight school.

I had a very evil plan in store for Gilda, but it seemed that someone had beaten me to it.

At the party, Gilda got electrocuted by a buzzer, had trouble blowing out candles that re-lighted themselves, ate really spicy cupcakes and got hit by exploding pies and whoopie cushions. And then she tripped my prank.

She opened a gift box and got hit by a pie filled with peppers and some weird plant I found, which made half her feathers come off. Gilda got angry and went to leave, trying to bring Rainbow Dash with her. Rainbow Dash refused and stayed with her true friends.

To celebrate, I thought that I would get a cake. I planned to share some with Fluttershy, and I asked her what kind of cake she wanted. I ran out to get her some carrot cake, which turned out to be her favourite.

When we’d finished our cake, we sat at the edge of the room and watched the other ponies starting to make their way home. “Hey, Fluttershy. Are we…friends?” I asked quietly, looking towards her. “Of course we are. You stopped Gilda from making me cry.” She replied. I noticed that she started to lean on me, but I did nothing to stop her. She rested herself against me, and it felt odd, but it also felt soft and warm.