Rarity's Diary

My dearest diary;

It's happened. After much patience, we were finally attending the Grand Galloping Gala, one of my many lifelong dreams. I know that I've written about how I love all of my friends, but I couldn't possibly have any attraction to any of them. Prince Blueblood was completely slipping my mind, but I still remained in the "true love" mindset.

In fact, while I was preparing for the gala, I was realizing how I shouldn't be attracted to Pinkie Pie, ordering her to get off the trampoline. I didn't want her to get in her dress if she was sweaty. I even worried about how late Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy would be. Maybe I was just too focused on getting to this prestigious yearly event.

Once all of my friends did show up though, we witnessed a spell Twilight had been working on for the Grand Galloping Gala. Using an apple, she transformed it into a carriage for us to be transported in. However, in a less impressive feat, she used her magic to turn Fluttershy's mouse friends into horses. Needless to say, we all held in how unimpressed we were. Thankfully, Opalescence was right outside Carousel Boutique, and pounced unexpectedly on the mice horses.

They galloped away nervously, and we never seen them again. I have to wonder what their fate exactly was. Will their transformation bring the start of uncontrollable chaos? Will these mice horses be the first species that an army of dark figures sees, giving them an impression of our civilisation? Will they gallop off to unexpected, unclosed territory that none of us ever seen the likes of? Will they locate another magical abomination? Can Twilight transform other creatures into something else? Can she make me a phoenix so that I may torment Rainbow Dash?

All of these thoughts I made were ones I thought about in our carriage ride. Before I could even contemplate all of these theories in my head, I was slightly frustrated at the fact that Twilight underestimated the possibility of us getting other horses. So, trying to throw away my previous affections on my friends, I used this type of false attraction to lure some stallions. One of them even lost an eye through shock at how beautiful he thought I was.

With only a few hours to spare, we prepared our manes, dresses, and other fashionable techniques. When Spike begged to join us, I refused, claiming that we were getting dressed, to which Applejack replied that they don't normally wear clothes. I groaned, holding in my frustration, and opened the door for Spike.

The little dragon was eager to spend the night with all of us. None of us were really certain if we could spend the night with him, to which he replied with dissapointment. I'm just relieved that none of them noticed me putting on my fake eyelashes. Nopony must know. Even in the unlikely event that someone comes across this diary and ponies learn of this secret, I may still have an excuse to act out my gracious performance.

As a joke to my friends and I on our way to the gala, Rainbow Dash remarked that we should enter the gala in a incredibly dramatic way. Ponies of all kinds followed us in, most likely pondering what was running in our minds. As I've mentioned a long time ago, Twilight is a great role model for me because she grew up in the exact town I want to be in, so both her and I knew exactly how confused and disgusted these royal ponies were.

But it wasn't drowning my spirits. My friends and I immediately seperated from each other. My eagerness and hastiness came mainly from the fact that I knew that Prince Blueblood was an important figure. I wanted to get as close to him as possible.

My insecurities were prevalent, as I resorted to talking to myself as I got closer to him, thinking about how fast or slow I should reach him. He even gave me a "Twlight savior" look, if you catch my drift.

Now, with that said, what a savior should be interested in is living things. I knew that not just my charm would attract him. What I assumed he required was viewing a pony take a whiff of a luscious rose. It would be a subtle hint that I too would have an interest in the environment and its resources. The best case scenario out of this situation would be that he would give this rose to me, as a sign that he could be passing on his wisdom to me.

The worst case scenario occured instead though. Prince Blueblood hoisted the rose and used it as an accessory for his own pleasure. I still had hopes though. After all, he said the rose went good with his eyes. And it certainly did. This being my first experience at the gala, I didn't want to lose myself in such a large palace. My best bet would be to go with the prince. If I joined any of my friends, one of my false attractions could've got the better of me.

I was at least thankful that Prince Blueblood agreed to go wherever I wanted. Putting that awkward rose moment behind, I planned to relax on a cushion near him. He stole my spot immediately at first glance unfortunately. I was on the verge of abandoning him, but then remembered how persistent I truly am. I waited for this moment my whole life to meet a royal figure like Blueblood, and I was not going to lose sight of my true goal.

With no other option, I figured that my best option would be to be as quiet as a mouse towards Blueblood, by which I mean as quiet as the currently missing mice with no known location. Keeping quiet, I sadly still suffered from talking to myself, but at that point, I could care less whether that prince heard me or not.

While thinking about whether or not I should tag along with this royal pain, he halted me at a fallen bucket. I was hinting at him to be a gent and drop his coat on the puddle, but instead he hinted at me to do that instead. He was a formidable enemy indeed. Nopony's ever managed to manipulate others using their charm as good as I. Stupid sexy Blueblood.

I was so guiltily inspired by this prince that I still had an urge to follow him around the palace. I attempted the silent treatment but his empty brain was so clogged with snootiness and sexiness, that he can't take in any kind of subtlety.

With this in mind, I had no other option but to circle in random directions until I found my closest crush, that being Applejack, who was thankfully the polar opposite of Prince Blueblood entirely. After Blueblood and I bribed each other with charm, I was reluctantly swept, and planned to pay for some apple products. I openly said my thanks to Applejack after she let me off free, keeping me covered.

Blueblood was not impressed with Applejack's goods, wanting hors d'oeuvres. If we're going to use royal words, I may as well call Blueblood a "porc royal."

I was pretty close to giving up on convincing Blueblood to coronate me as a princess, so I just went along with whatever he desired, opening another door for him, albeit in a sluggish fashion.

Unfortunately, my mind cracked the moment that a cake Applejack brought into the gala was bounced off of by Pinkie Pie, heading straight for the two of us. I lost all of my patience, not only because of his rude manners, but the fact that he used me as a pony shield. In a fight, I don't have the kind of durability to work as a shield. I either work as melee or silent combat. So to add to his rude manners, he was also not experienced with the roles a pony plays in fights.

In retaliation, I spread all of my cake droppings all over his irritating face, as he collapsed against a statue, fainting for, I assume the whole night. What a drama queen.

I was a little cheered up fortunately by Rainbow Dash managing to hold an entire statue. That's the kind of durability to be used as a shield, and with her top speed, also a fast and heavy fighter. Not even the most royal of ponies are as experienced with fighting as any of my friends. However, her buffness is not equal to Applejack, and she sadly dropped the statue.

Twilight and Princess Celestia entered the palace, and both saw our horrifying mess. None of us thought it could get worse, when suddenly, Fluttershy burst into the palace, forcing animals to love her. This made me realize how I should've used this forceful manipulation on Blueblood instead. I really was right about Fluttershy's ingenious ideas. To supplement her energy, she even considered eating a squirrel. Drastic, but tolerable.

We all fleed from the palace after Twilight gave us a whistle, and Princess Celestia gave us a nod. On my way down the stairs, I dropped my glass slipper. I felt comforted to know that Blueblood could never track me down, as I destroyed any trace of my location through destroying a glass slipper.

With no other options, we searched for Spike, and he was drowning his sorrows, though not with a cupcake, but instead with some donuts. He asked us how our "best night ever" crusade went. We all quickly went through our stories, more embarassed than the last one.

Princess Celestia unexpectedly showed up, remarking at how we actually made the gala worthwhile. We were confused by this sudden reveal by her, but after an explanation by her that the gala is always awful, and we livened things up, we all felt a little more thrilled.

So I thought to myself that I would never need true love in the end of it all. That is until Spike offered to share some donuts with me. What am I even doing with this strange life experience?

~Rarity