Fox Chase sets off to Canterlot to find his reclusive friend Role Play. The only problem is that a mysterious security lockdown has sent ticket prices through the roof! Armed with his adorable pet fox, Chase plans to take home the big cash prize at the first annual Ponyville Pet Show and use the bits to cover the lofty entrance fee into the royal city.

Of course life doesn't always proceed as planned. Finding himself between an empty bucket and a few thousand apple trees, Chase will need to earn his bits the old-fashioned way. He temporarily joins the ranks of Sweet Apple Acres to ensure everything stays on schedule while Big Mac and Granny Smith trot off to Manehattan to negotiate a new contract with the ever-so-charming apple enthusiast Fuji Mogul.

Lovesick foals, rampaging Timberwolves, and high-scoring days at the arcade have this stallion fully booked up! If the bandits plaguing the trade routes don't ruin the final harvest of the season first. The road to Canterlot has never looked rockier, but at this point in his life Chase will stop at nothing to finish the final leg of his journey.

(Part 2 of my Tails of Grandeur series of stories following Skye Shot, Fox Chase, and Role Play)
The artwork was done by Ember! She really did a great job capturing Chase's feels!
http://emberfall0507.deviantart.com/art/The-Great-Crusade-to-Canterlot-528199665