Chaotic: Changeling Madnessby MarinaChaptersThe MeetingMorningOn the waySurprisesHow do you feel?Getting ReadyMasquerade!The BeginingA good TimeThe MeetingThe five ponies, and the dragon, were about to start their meeting when the door to the throne room was opened by an orange pegasus guard with a blue mane. I know what every one outside the fourth wall is thinking, why is Flash Sentury here and not in the Crystal Empire? Well simple awnswer after Twilight had had her castle for a while celestia had thought it would be a good idea for Twilight to have some royal guards of her own. Cadence and Shining Armor had aggreed to this and so they each chose some guards. Cadence, being the princess of love that she is, and knowing of Twi's crush on the pegasus, sent Flash to be part of her Sister-in-law's royal gaurd. Maybey it would be easier for the two to get together sometime. Best plan ever right.(Not really) "Your highness" Flash spoke "Flash I have asked you a million times to just call me Twilight." The purple alicorn said with a twinge of annoyance. What? Sure she was the princess of freindship but, she still didnt like to be addressed that way. She had been an ordinary unicorn with a somewhat normal life like every pony else in Equestria before she was a princess. She still wasnt comfortable with her title and even if she had been okay with it she didnt want her freinds, of crush, to address her that way. It still didnt feel fight. "Twilight then" Flash nodded "Well Twilight, your freind is here" He said before stepping aside alowing Fluttershy to walk in. "Thanks Flash" Twilight smiled "You may go now." "As you wish" Flash said before leaving and closing the door behind him. "Sorry I'm late girls" Fluttershy apoligized quietly. "Well, what took you so long?" Rainbow asked rather rudely "We were waiting forever for you" "Rainbow dash!" Applejack scolded "What? We were all thinking it" Rainbow said as if she were inocent ""Whatever" Twilight rolled her eyes "At least we are all here and can start now" Every pony nodded and took their seats. "So darling wat exactly is this about?" Rarity asked "Well as you all know the grand galloping gala is coming up," Twilight began and when she saw everypony was paying atention she continued "Well Celestia has asked that we help with preperations for this years gala " "Really she asked you to help?" Apple Jack asked suspiciously "Okay I offered to help" Twilight admitted "But seriously last time I helped I had so much fun." "Great, but what do we have to do with this?" Fluttershy asked "Right." twilight said remembering why she had called this meeting "Celestia has some preperations for the gala done but she is going to let us help and do the rest." "Oh darling that's amazing" Rarity smiled while begining to think up some designs for the gala "Totally!" Rainbow Dash aggreed "I know right!" Pinkie exclaimed "I'll put up streamers and balloons and we can have awesome music! Oh and..." During pinkies talking she was inturupted when Apple Jack covered her mouth with her hoof "Oh uh... about that " Twilight chuckled nervously "I'm sorry but Celestia already has somepony to decorate for the gala. Sorry" "Oh, okay" Pinkie said with a bit of sadness before going to her usual hyper active voice "But why would Celestia hire somepony to decorate and not me?" "I dont know," Twilight shrugged "But she did." "You know Pinkie, its unlikely that whoever Celestia asked to do this is done already they might let you help." AJ said optimisticly "Applejack is right" Fluttershy aggreed "They could let you help them" "And if not there are plenty of other things to do." Rainbow added "You girls are right!" Pinkie beamed "No pony can plan a party as fast as me I will toatally get a chance to help. Even if its a small one!" "Great now that weve got that covered" Twilight said before looking at a list "Celestia has assignrd some jobs for a couple of you" "Cool! What are they?" Pinkie asked exitedly even though she already had an assignment. "Well Applejack has been asked to help bake food for this gala" Twilight awnsered "Can you do that AJ?" "Darn tootn' I can" AJ smiled accepting her task. "Great" Twilight smiled "Now Rarity?" "Yes darling?" Rarity said, ready for her task "Celestia has asked you design outfits for this gala and well, this years gala is going to be specail." Twilight explained " And Celestia has actually chosen a theme for this one" "Really? What is it?" Rarity asked exitedly "I honestly dont know yet." Twilight admitted "Why not?" Rainbow asked "Well I have'nt read the part of Celestia's letter that says what it is yet." Twilight explained "I wanted to wait till you were all here." "Well we are here now so read it" Pinkie said in her usual hyperactive way "Okay" Twilight then levitaited Celestia's letter and opened it as every pony gathered around her she then began to read "I bet you are wondering by now what the theme is. Well the teme for the gala is a..." And Twilight stoped there and smiled at the last word and every pony else gasped "Oh my gosh!" Rarity exclaimed exitedly "I've always, always, always wanted to design outfits for one of these! And now I get to!" "This sounds really girly." Spike cringed, "Do I have to go?" He asked, but every pony ignored him "This is going to be the best party in the history of parties!" Pinkie said jumping up and down exitedly "Well exept for Rainbow's birth-aversary where Cheese and I planed a party together but really what could top that?!" And every pony just stared at Pinkie before shrugging it off. Just Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie. "I aggre this sounds so fun." Fluttershy half whispered "I think so too." Twilight aggreed "And Celestia wants us to leave tomorrow" Rarity gasped "Oh my, there is so much to pack, all my sewing supplies and matireals and..." And as Rarity continued her small rant about things she would need the others aggreed to meet at the train station Eventually they all left to prepare and Spike went to help Rarity get gems she would need for her outfits. Once every pony was gone, Twilight began to squeal like a little filly and fly around her throne room and she nearly hit the chandeleir her freinds had made for her. "Oops" She blushed when she realized what she had been doing. She couldnt help it she was so exited. Twilight floated back to the ground and began to leave her throne room when she, litterally, bumped into Flash "What's got you so exited?" He asked "Oh, uh.." Twilight blushed realizing flash had heared her flip out. "I'm just exited for the upcoming gala" "Oh," Flash began to look a bit nervous for some reason "Hey twilight I was wondering if maybey, you'd like to go to the gala with me?' Heasked really quickly "Really" Twilight squealed then realized it and cleared her throat "I mean sure I'd luve to. You can come with me when I leave in the morning" She smiled and then waalked away and when she was far enough away she had a silent flip out. After Twilight left Flash pumped his fist and mouthed 'yes' before walking off to do... something Author's Note MorningFluttershy walked home to her cottage and when she got there most of the animals had been freed and gone to their homes. Some animals, however, were still trapped including angel bunny. She walked over to the little white rabbit. "Angel bunny, why are you still here?" The bunny squeaked something the Pegasus understood. "I know, but don't you want to go inside?" He squeaked again "Why are you so stubborn?" The Pegasus sighed. Then she got an idea "Well I guess I'll have to leave you out here the rest of the day, maybe even all night, out in the cold on your own. I guess your nice warm bed will be empty tonight." The bunny squeaked in annoyance "Or maybe one of the other animals would love to sleep in it." She continued He squeaked again as if to say 'Don't you dare' "Then you'll have to come inside." He squeaked in defeat before giving up. In a moment the bunny was released from the spell. Fluttershy caught him before he fell over off the rock he was on. "There we go. Come on let's get you something to eat." She said as she flew to her house. When they got inside the Pegasus set her bunny on the ground and he hopped to his bunny bed Fluttershy went to her kitchen and made a fruit salad for the bunny then took it to Angel. The Pegasus set about feeding her animals their dinners. When she finished the sun was setting and she began to get hungry. The mare made her way to her little cottage as the sky continued to darken. When she made it inside Discord was on her couch reading a book… upside down. She smiled at his usual chaotic behavior and was glad to see him "Hello Discord." She greeted happily "Oh Fluttershy!" He replied happily poofing the book away "You're back!" She giggled "How long have you been here?" "Not very long." He said looking at a watch he had conjured up before poofing it away again. "How about some dinner?" He asked her "That would be lovely." She smiled sweetly. He snapped and some food appeared on the table. "I actually made all of this earlier," He smiled sheepishly before holding up a platter "Even the cucumber sandwiches." He showed her knowing those were always her favorite. "Thank you." She smiled sweetly. He set them down before pulling out a chair for the kind mare holding his paw out for her "Shall we?" She giggled at the sweet gesture, it was such a beautiful sound that filled him with joy. She placed her hoof in his paw a bright smile on her face. The draconequus helped her into her chair sliding it in for her, as he had done for her countless other times. He then took his seat and they began to eat their dinner "So, what did Twilight want earlier?" Discord asked curiously Fluttershy paused "Oh, she reminded us of the upcoming gala. We'll be helping prepare for the gala." Discord nodded in interest. "We're going to Canterlot in the morning tomorrow. You can come with us if you want." She offered "I don't know if I'm even invited this year. Still waiting on my ticket." He frowned "I'm sure it'll come." She reassured him "After last year, Celestia will probably invite you again, you know she doesn't like it to be boring. Besides if she doesn't send you one, I still have my plus one." Discord looked at her with a smile "Thanks Flutters, but you are probably right. Celestia loves it when things go wrong at her galas." He chuckled causing her to giggle again The two continued with their friendly chat as they finished their food. When they were finished Discord got rid of the mess. Fluttershy gave out a small yawn. "Looks like it's time for you to get to bed." Discord commented Fluttershy nodded "Probably a good idea. You can stay the night if you want." Fluttershy had set up a room for him in her house. Sure he didn't really need it but he loved the gesture and he would stay whenever he got the chance. "I'd love to." The spirit of chaos beamed causing her to smile in return She yawned again "Goodnight Discord." The next morning sunlight flowed through Fluttershy's window causing he buttercream mare slowly wake up. She smiled hearing the birds sing, she loved the melodies they would sing, always so cheerful and lovely. It was the perfect way to wake up. She simply sat and listened to the melody taking in its beauty. She opened her eyes again realizing the time. It was later than she usually woke up. By two hours! Fluttershy gasped. Her animals hadn't been fed. She threw her blankets off and quickly got out of bed. She took a moment to brush her mane before she rushed out of her room and down the stairs. When she reached the bottom Discord was sitting on the couch once again reading his book upside down. He noticed her rush and spoke "If you're worried about your animals, I took care of them already." She paused "Really?" He nodded "That's so sweet. Thank you Discord" She smiled before smelling something sweet. She had a slightly confused look "I also made breakfast." Discord mentioned She smiled again. He led her to the table and once again he pulled her chair out for her. She smiled with a slight blush at how sweet he was being. "You are such a gentle colt." He waved nonchalantly. "It was nothing." She just continued to smile. It was hard to believe that the once feared master of chaos, Discord, had been reformed by her. He had become so sweet and kind, though he had been a terrible creature before. She felt pride knowing that he had truly changed, he had used his magic for good because she had become his friend, the one he never wanted to loose. He even gained more friends, even if they didn't trust him entirely. It never would've happened if she hadn't given him a chance. "Thank you for taking care of my animals for me" Fluttershy said sweetly before taking a bite of some blueberry pancakes he had given her. "It was my pleasure. I felt like you should sleep in. You always work so hard taking care of those animals." "That was so thoughtful of you." He blushed "Anything for my dearest friend." She blushed in return with a soft smile. Author's Note Hi! So I meant to ask this last chapter but... who has a guess on the gala's theme. I'll give you a hint; M----e---e If yoi cam guess.... i dont know, I could do a story request from whoever gets it first. Concider this a competition! On the wayWhen the two were done with breakfast Fluttershy packed a bag for her trip to Canterlot and Discord accompanied Fluttershy to the train station where she was meeting her friends for their trip. Everyone was there and had some luggage except for Rarity who seemed to have her usual mountain of luggage that Spike once again, struggled to carry. "Hello girls" Fluttershy said as she walked up onto the platform. "Hey Flutters." Rainbow smiled Pinkie bounced "Hey Fluttershy! You ready for the gala! I am! I can't wait to go help with the gala! I am so excited!" She rambled off. Discord chuckled at her usual Pinkie Pie-ness. "Y'all coming along?" Apple Jack asked the draconequus. "Sure, why not." He shrugged and Fluttershy smiled, happy that he would be coming along. The group of ponies talked for a while until the train to Canterlot arrived. They all got on and seated themselves putting their luggage in the overhead compartments. Fluttershy took a seat by the window and Discord sat next to her, smiling sweetly at the little pegasus. She hid slightly behind her mane covering the tint of pink that covered her cheeks. The seats were a little small and so the two were sitting rather close. The train departed and they were on their way to Canterlot for the gala. Fluttershy was starting out the window looking over at the passing landscapes, only a little longer and they would be in Canterlot. She was so… what's that word? Nervousited. She couldn't wait for the gala it was sure it would be amazing. She wasn't only excited for the gala, she was hoping to be able to have at least one dance with Discord... that is, if he came. She was sure he'd be invited but she just felt that there was a small chance that he wouldn't be able to go. She frowned at the thought. "You alright?" Discord asked noticing her troubled look. Fluttershy shook out of her thoughts "Yeah, just thinking." "Alright." He said "Oh!" Pinkie squealed "I am sooo excited! I can hardly wait till we get to Canterlot!" "Me too darling. I just can't wait to start making the dresses for the gala. Oh, and I need to check on my boutique. So much to do and so little time." Rarity commented "Oh I just hope I can get it all done." "Sounds like you've got your hooves full. If you need us, we'll be glad to help." Twilight told the unicorn "Thank you Twilight, darling, but I'm sure I can handle it. I work well under pressure." Rarity reassured her. "I just can't wait to make your dresses! I have the most beautiful designs, you are all going to love them!" She continued to ramble about the outfits. Fluttershy once again looked out the window at the passing landscapes and the green rolling hills. She thought about the gala once more. She just imagined how lovely it would be, with the glimmering lights and the stunning ensembles that Rarity would be designing. The best part would be the dancing. There she was, standing, in a gold glittering gown with little jewels. An orchestra played a gentle waltz. Many ponies danced and swayed to the music. The little yellow pegasus stood watching the elegant couples dance. "Fluttershy." The familiar voice of Discord called to her. The shy pegasus turned around and smiled at her best friend. He was wearing a blue suit with gold trimming and a blue bowtie. "Discord!" she beamed, "You made it!" "Of course my dear. I would never miss an opportunity to dance with my dearest friend." His voice was soft and smooth, She blushed at his sweet words, she was glad he considered her his 'dearest friend'. "Shall we dance?" He held out a gloved paw to her. The little pegasus smiled brighter as she placed her hoof into his large paw. The draconequus then led her to the middle of the ball room, Discord held her close in his arms as they began to sway to the music. It was a beautiful song and as Fluttershy gazed into his red and yellow eyes the ponies around them began to fade from reality and it was only the two in the elegant ballroom. "Absolutely perfect." She whispered closing her eyes resting her head on Discord's shoulder bringing a large smile to his face. "Fluttershy." Discord's voice echoed through the ballroom. "Hmm?" "Fluttershy… Fluttershy." Her eyes snapped open and met the unique red and yellow eyes of Discord. "Morning sunshine." He teased "Discord wha-?" She began "You fell asleep. It was absolutely adorable," He grinned "I hated to wake you up, but we are in Canterlot and if we don't get off the train might leave with us." "Oh," She trailed off. So all of that was a dream? That was probably one of the strangest yet best dreams she had ever had, but why? And, did he just call her adorable? "Come on. Let's go." Discord said. "Ok." Fluttershy nodded and got up. They left the train with the rest of the main 6 on the train station platform and they headed to the Canterlot Castle. When they arrived the group met Princess Celestia in the throne room. Twilight greeted her mentor happily. "I am so glad you all could make it." Celestia said "We're happy to help." Twilight replied. The rest nodded in agreement. "And now, I have your assignments for this week." The princess told them conjuring up 8 scrolls, one for each of them. Each pony took the scroll that Celestia gave them. "I'm sure with all your help this year's gala is going to be truly spectacular." Then everyone agreed in their own way "You best get started, we have quite a bit to do." Each pony nodded and set off to do their tasks to help prepare for the gala. Author's Note Little do any of these ponies know what I have in store for them! Sorry this is short but I have plans and I want them to be in the next chapter! So, you can still guess the gala theme and I will choose 2 random letters to add to the hint. F N. Okay F has already been in so nothing new there, as for N well I'ts only there once. Theme; M...e...e Movie; P..n... of t-e O-e.. Please review with your guesses and what you think of the chapter bye! SurprisesThe ponies had arrived in Canterlot and had split and gone their separate ways to take care of whatever they needed to. Rarity walked to her boutique with some outfits for the gala she had made. "Hello, Sassy!" Rarity called out once she got inside the boutique Sassy came in from one of the side rooms "Rarity good to see you again!" She smiled when she saw the fashionista unicorn "Good to see you too!" The white unicorn replied "Oh, I brought some new outfits for this years gala." Rarity said remembering why she came. "Oh, let me see them!" Sassy said excitedly Rarity nodded and levitated the dresses she had designed. Sassy's jaw dropped "Oh Rarity!" The other unicorn exclaimed in adoration "Oh the colors the gems! Oh these outfits are amazing!" "Thank you Sassy" Rarity said "Now lets get these set up on display." "Wait, does the gala have a theme?" Sassy asked curiously "Yes." Rarity nodded excitedly The two unicorns then quickly began to set up the displays. "where do you want this one?" Sassy asked holding up a dress thet needed a place "Oh, I actually made that one for you." Rarity smiled "Really?" Sassy asked and Rarity nodded "But I don't have a ticket." "Well, actually..." Rarity levitated a golden ticket "You didn't..." Sassy asked excitedly "I most certainly did!" Rarity squealed happily "Oh thank you Rarity!" Sassy exclaimed giving the generous unicorn a hug "Anything for a friend." Rarity smiled "Now why don't you go try it on so I can see if there is anything I need to fix." Sassy nodded and walked to one of the dressing rooms a big gleeful smile on her face. Rarity smiled in satisfaction and then went to make sure the displays were just right. "I must say, your new collection is very stunning" A familiar voice said causing Rarity to freeze in place her eyes wide He was a white unicorn with a blue mane and dazzling blue eyes. "H-hello F-fancy Pants" Rarity stuttered nervously "W-what brings you here?" "Well, I heard you had opened a boutique a while back." He said walking closer to her "I've come here many times to try and talk to you, but I never come at the right time, apparently." He explained "And when I saw you here setting up your new line, I thought I'd better talk to you while I have the chance." "You have been wanting to talk to me?" Rarity asked sheepishly, she was also blushing lightly hoping he didn't notice. "Yes my dear," He said causing the fashionista to blush further "I'd first like to ask, what brings you here to Canterlot this time?" "Oh, well Princess Celestia invited my friends and I to help with preparations for the gala." Rarity answered "So, you are making outfits?" He asked though it was obvious, Rarity nodded. "Will you be going?" Rarity asked. "As a matter of fact I am going." He replied with a charming smile "Well I hope to see you there!" Rarity smiled brightly "Indeed." Fancy pants said "Oh, Rarity! This dress is perfect." Sassy said coming out of the dressing room wearing the dress Rarity had made for her along with a mask It had a black skirt and a dark grey top, colors that looked good on the blue unicorn it was adorned with jewels here and there and her mask was black with silver lining the edges and around the eyes and some black feathers on the left side of it giving it the perfect touch. "Oh it looks amazing on you!" Rarity smiled in delight "Oh, Hello Fancy Pants" Sassy waved "hello" He replied "Rarity I must say, these look even better when on a pony." "Thanks" Rarity bushed again "Well I must be off. I will see you around?" Fancy inquired "Absolutely" Rarity smiled Fancy Pants took her hoof and kissed it, something he hadn't done before, "Till next time." He said before turning and leaving. Rarity was blushing so hard after that she could feel her cheeks flared up. "Oh, you like him don't you?" Sassy sked teasingly "No I..." Rarity tried to deny it but Sassy interrupted "Oh! You totally do!" She squealed "And I think he likes you too. It's so cute!" "Come we have a lot to do." Rarity said changing the subject. Pinkie Pie bounced through the halls happily. She was heading to the ball room to meet the party planner. She was happy that she would be able to meet another party planner. She never thought in her life she would meet someone better then her but she did. And now she may meet another! She was so exited! This gala would be the best! She just hoped she didn't get all jealous and stuff like last time. Pinkie giggled at the memory, she had been so jealous of Cheese's skills that she had challenged him to a goof-off and almost ruined rainbows party. She forfeited and almost left, but he came and confessed the truth. She was always happy to know she inspired him to become the epic planner he was. Pinkie often wondered if she would ever see Cheese again. To be honest she kind-of had a crush on him. He was just so cute and awesome! And he was an Epic Party as well. Pinkie continued bouncing to the ball room humming all the way. You know, just doing what she normally does. When pinkie reached the ball room she swung the doors open excitedly and glanced around, there were many different colors of balloons and streamers though a majority were gold, silver, black or white. There were tables with gold table cloths and everything looked so fancy! Pinkie took a few steps into the room as she admired the décor. Before she cold get very far in, something happened. "Incoming!" Somepony called out before Pinkie was bombarded by lots of multi-colored streamers and she became buried in a pile of decorations. "Oh I'm so sorry!" The same pony said apologetically. Pinkie couldn't put her hoof on it, but this pony sounded really familiar his (yes it was a colt) voice... she felt like she had heard it before, but where? "Here let me help you" He said before digging through the pile of streamers and finding Pinkie's front hooves. He helped her up and out of the pile and when the streamers were away from her face the first thing she saw was a pair of very familiar emerald green eyes. "Pinkie Pie?" He said after seeing the Pink mare Pinkie gasped, she couldn't believe it! "Oh my gosh!" Pinkie exclaimed "Cheesy!" Pinkie quickly wrapped her hooves tightly around the orange party pony. "Good to see you too." Cheese smiled returning the tight hug When they released each other, both continued to smile brightly. "So, Princess Celestia asked you to decorate for the gala?" Pinkie asked excitedly "Yep" he answered "You like it so far?" "Oh absolutely!" Pinkie smiled brighter "It's probably better than anything I could have done on my own." She complimented "Thanks" Cheese said with a light blush "Though I'm sure you could have done it just as good, or better." Pinkie shook her head "Okay, we are both equal party planners neither of us are better than the other." Pinkie said "That way there is no more fights about who is better. Deal?" Cheese laughed a little "Deal." he replied "So... anything I can help you with?" Pinkie asked after a moment of silence between the two Cheese nodded excitedly before grabbing her hoof and taking her further into the ball room. Fluttershy wandered through the gardens. There wasn't really anything for her to do at the moment. She had asked Twilight for something to do but Twilight said that she had everything under control and that she would tell her if she found something for the Pegasus to do. So, with nothing to do the shy pony decided to take a stroll in the Canterlot gardens and maybe talk to the animals there, even if most tried to avoid her after the first gala. The memory of it was hilarious and sort of embarrassing. She had really acted the way she did, and now all the animals in the Canterlot gardens feared her. Sometimes she wondered if there would ever be a gala that she went to that would not have some sort of catastrophe. Mabey this year would be an exiting gala, but in a different way than the last two times she had gone. Probably not, there was bound to be some sort of problem that would seem to ruin the gala, then Celestia would be like 'Best gala Ever!' Fluttershy couldn't help but giggle at the thoughts. "And what might you be laughing at?" Discord asked... wait Discord! "Discord!" Fluttershy exclaimed turning to face her draconequus friend "I didn't think you'd be here." "Sunbutt... I mean Celestia" He corrected himself when Fluttershy glared at him "Wanted me to do a bunch of stuff to help her prepare for the gala" Discord explained 'And I had to accept or else I wouldn't be allowed to come, and I really wanted to spend this gala with you so I had to obey that troll' He thought to himself "Does that mean your coming?" Fluttershy asked excitedly Discord was about to say yes but he decided he wanted to surprise her, in a way. Discord shrugged "Eh, I don't know." Discord lied, he had good reasons to! "Trollestia never said." Fluttershy face-hoofed at Discord's other nickname for the princess "It may have something to do with your nicknames for her" Fluttershy joked. "No, she doesn't know about my nicknames for her" He responded with a chuckle "She is oblivious to almost everything I do" That earned a small giggle from the quiet mare. Discord loved her laughter, it was clear as a bell and so beautifully and delicate. He always smiled when he heard it. "So, what do you want to do Flutters?" Discord asked a moment later Fluttershy shrugged "I don't know." Discord thought for a moment "Oh I know!" He said after of thinking of something "This will be fun trust me!" Fluttershy nodded as if to say 'okay', so Discord snapped his talons and they were gone Author's Note Uh, wow I updated this story 2 days in a row. That hasn't happened on a story for me for a while. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and the little surprise in it! Please leave a review telling what you think! I will hopefully update again soon, Bye! How do you feel?Twilight levitated a scroll with a list of tasks to be done for the gala. She assigned some tasks to a few of the servants of the castle "Flash," Twilight addressed the pegagsus guard who had come with her to Canterlot "I need you to go get some ingredients for food that will be made for the gala. It's not for another week, but we should be prepared that way if we forget anything we have enough time to get what we need." Twilight explained Flash nodded "I'll do that." "And since you may need help you should take Fluttershy with you" Twilight suggested "She wants something to do so she can help with this" Twi explained before Flash could question her. "As you wish Twily" Flash responded causing the purple alicorn to blush from her nickname "Hurry, so AJ and Pinkie can make sure they have everything" She said passing him a list of items that were needed. Flash smiled and reached for the list brushing his hoof against hers as he grabbed it. Twilight did her best to hide her blush, but she failed. "Well off I go." He said before turning to leave "see you later Twily" he once again used her nickname adding to the blush on her face. "Well, that's about it" Discord smiled after checking off some things on the list. They had done some fun things earlier like bowling and Paint Ball, but after that Discord had to return to his tasks and Fluttershy, wanting to spend more time with him, offered to help. "Anything else I can help you do?" Fluttershy offered sweetly "Unfortunately not." Discord replied "The rest require my magic" "Okay" Fluttershy said with a bit of sadness "But don't worry" He assured her after seeing her saddened "when I am done we can spend the rest of the day together." He beamed "Okay." Fluttershy replied a small smile on her face "And until then, Twilight has something for you to do." Flash said from behind them. "Really? What?" Fluttershy asked, exited that she would have some task to do while Discord finished his assignments "Twi needs us to go get stuff for deserts and food for the gala" Flash answered "Okay." "Well se ya latter Flutters" Discord smiled before teleporting away The two pegasi began to walk through the halls of the castle before Cadence teleported in front of them. "Hey Flash, Twilight had something else she needed you to do so she asked me to go with Fluttershy to get stuff." Cadence said "Oh okay" Flash replied "Here's the list" "Thanks Flash" Cadence smiled "Now hurry Twi really needs your help" Flash nodded and flew down the hall to where the purple alicorn would be "I think those two would make a cute couple." Fluttershy smiled "Yep." Cadence nodded "Come on we need to hurry." she said taking note of the time, shops would close soon and they had a lot to get. Fluttershy nodded as they continued down the hall "So, you exited for the gala?" Cadence asked sweetly and Fluttershy nodded in response "Is there any pony you want to spend it with?" Cadence continued "Not really." Fluttershy kind-of lied. "You sure?" The princess of love pressed getting a shake of the head from the shy Pegasus's "Well how about a draconequus?" Fluttershy froze for a second and looked at the pink alicorn before turning and trotting faster towards the entrance a light blush on her face Cadence quickly caught up to the pegasus as they left the castle and made it to the streets of Canterlot. "Did I say something wrong?" Cadence asked with a slightly sarcastic and oblivious tone. Fluttershy stayed silent as she continued down the streets of Canterlot. "I know there is someone you want to be with at the gala." Cadence continued "And I have a very good Idea who it is. But I would like you to confirm that." "Well who do you think it is?" The Pegasus asked but didn't look at the pink alicorn. "Discord." Cadence replied causing Fluttershy to blush "Am I correct?" Fluttershy was silent for a moment before she answered the princess of love "Yes I do want to be able to see him at the gala." she sighed "We are such good friends that I just cant imagine not being with him this time around." "Aw, that's so sweet!" Cadence smiled "You must be very close friends." "We are." Fluttershy confirmed "Sometimes I feel like I can tell him things I cant tell my other friends. I just cant really imagine my life now if I hadn't become his friend. Things would be so different." Fluttershy confessed "Sounds like you are closer than I thought." Cadence smirked "Just wondering, do you ever wish to be more than just friends with him?" "I... well, uh..." Fluttershy tried to think of what to say, then she paused "Wait. Why are you asking?" Fluttershy asked suspiciously "Just to see if I'm right in my theory." Cadence replied Her honestly "Well, I guess sometimes I feel like we could be more..." Fluttershy quietly replied honestly "I mean he is so sweet and thoughtfull." Cadence smiled as Fluttershy continued "I guess I might have a crush on him..." Fluttershy trailed off "But he's imortal I'm not, and the master of chaos. He could have any mare in Equestria he wanted. He would never return my feelings. He will never see me as more than a freind..." Fluttershy sadly finished "You never know, he could possibly like you and return your feelings." Cadence comforted her "You think so?" Fluttershy asked hopefully The princess of love shrugged "It's possible, but you'll never know unless you try." "I dont know. What if I eventually told him and he rejected me. I don't know if i could handle that heartbreak." Fluttershy frowned "Do you really think he would reject you if you told him how you felt?" Cadence asked "I don't know" Fluttershy continued to walk on sadly "You should tell him someday. And if he rejects you then it wasn't meant to be and after that you have to just let it go." Cadence told her "I guess so, but I just wouldn't want to loose him, or ruin our freindship." Fluttershy confessed "This sounds like more than just a crush." The princess replied suspiciously Fluttershy sighed "I guess it is... I just dont know how to feel about it." "Well then just let time take it's course and let things happen when they happen." Cadence advised "How did we get into this conversation?" Fluttershy asked Cadence shrugged and the two giggled a little "Come o we shpuld be getting everything" Fluttershy nodded and they began thier shopping trip and the two talked a bit. Author's Note That conversation between Fluttershy and Cadence was just something I thought should happen. I hope you liked this chapter! Please leave a reveiw! Getting ReadyThe grand galloping gala was fast approaching, Rarity had many beautiful dresses made for her friends and lots of other ponies, Pinkie and Cheese had done lots of fantastical decorating for this special gala, Twilight had done great planning and everything for the gala was perfect so far! It was the day of the gala so desserts had to be made and so that's what Apple Jack was doing, with the help of Spike who wanted to because he had nothing else to do. "Thanks for offering to help." AJ smiled at the young dragon Spike shrugged "No problem." They had a lot done, at first AJ had thought that Spike would make a mess somehow like last time he helped her. The country mare was proved wrong since spike was doing better than before. Mabey that day was just a day where he was just a bit clumsy. Pinkie and Cheese had finished everything for the gala and had both been talking and hanging out for the past few days. "You know, I was kind of starting to miss you after Rainbow's birth-a-versary" Pinkie said "Really?" he asked Pinkie nodded "You are such a cool party planner. I had fun doing that with you, I always hoped I would see you again." "Same" They both smiled at one another You know, I was wondering," Pinkie began "What if after this you came to Ponyville with me?" Cheese shook his head "Sorry but, as much as I would love to, I cant. There are too many ponies in the world who need to be happy at least once in their life. I travel and throw parties to share joy and happiness." Pinkie frowned sadly "I guess you're right. Mabey I could come with you and... "No" He interrupted "Your friends live in Ponyville. They need you to be there with them. You are the element of laughter, if something goes wrong in Equestria they will need you to help protect it." he answered with a bit of sadness in his usually happy voice. Pinkie's mane deflated just a bit, it wasn't very noticeable though. "I guess you're right." "But I may be able to visit you every few years or so." He said trying to cheer her up a bit. "And I am staying for the gala tonight. We can hangout tonight and maybe when I leave tomorrow, it wont be as hard?" "Good Idea." Pinkie smiled a bit "But If you're leaving tomorrow I'd like to give you something to remember me by." "And what might that be?" He asked curiously "Close you're eyes!" Pinkie said excitedly "It's a surprise" "Okay." He said with a bit of uncertainty before closing his eyes. Almost instantly Pinkie's lips met his! his eyes opened wide in shock before they slid back closed. When they broke apart both were blushing though it was less noticeable on pinkie's face since she was pink. They just say in silence for a moment starting at one another. After what felt like forever Pinkie began to turn around "I-I'll see you tonight." She smiled before hopping away. When she was out of sight he fell backwards on the grass. His heart had exploded of happiness. Night was fast approaching and the mane six were getting dressed in a room in the castle. All of them full of excitement for this years gala "Oh my gosh this is so exiting!" Pinkie squealed as she bounced around the room, even if Cheese would be leaving the next day she was going to make the most of the night. "Pinkie! Please sit still so I can do your mane and makeup!" Rarity demanded "I cant sit still! Not when tonight is going to be so fun!" "Well, the sooner you sit still the sooner we can go have fun at the gala." Twilight told the hyper mare "Okay." Pinkie said before obeying her friends. Rainbow Dash was fidgeting around in her dress. "Do I really have to wear this?" Rainbow asked annoyed that she most likely had to. "Yes." Rarity bluntly replied "But It's hard to move in!" Rainbow complained. Rarity rolled her eyes "Oh come on. I made yours specially so you could move in it. You could even fly in it darling." Rainbow groaned as she continued to fidget a bit. "I think they're actually kind of nice." AJ commented "Yes, they fit the theme perfectly" Twilight smiled "They are perfect for such an occasion." "I also agree." Fluttershy smiled sweetly "I love my dress Rarity." "Oh, I knew you would." Rarity beamed. "I'm sure you'll be the belle of the ball tonight. Oh, every stallion will be lining up for a dance with you." Fluttershy blushed a little. She didn't think she would get that much attention, like Rarity thought. Author's Note Next chapter will be the Grand Galloping Gala! I am so exited! I hope all of you are too! :) Please comment and review! Masquerade!Not long later all 6 mares were ready for the gala. And so was Spike who had an outfit that was made by Rarity. He was actually pretty handsome. The little dragon wore black pants and a black top with golden designs on it. Just for fun, there was a sword attached to his belt. That was something that was popular for this kind of thing. Each mare had an elegant dress. AJ's was probably the most simple dress though it was pretty poufy. It was crème colored and had matching opera gloves on her front hooves, she had matching heels on her hind legs as well. Her mane was slightly curled and she had a few little flowers woven into her mane. Twilight had a Magenta Dress that had many pink and purple gems on the bodice. The skirt also had lots of poof as well as a few pink stars and purple swirls embroidered onto it. She had a purple hoof-held mask, she held it with her magic, and it has a magenta star matching her cutie mark in the left side. Her mane was up in a bun and she had magenta opera gloves and magenta shoes. Rarity had a beautiful dress that had a purple top and Ivory skirts. It was adorned with many purple and blue diamond shaped gemstones. Her mask was white and had a non-noticeable strap to hold it on. Her mane was more curled than normal and she had purple gloves and glass shoes like her first gala. Rainbow's dress was less poufy than the others but it was still fancy. The top was blue and the skirt contained glittery transparent fabrics that were all the colors of the rainbow all overlapping each other here and there. Pinkie had a yellow and blue striped top and a poufy pink skirt. She had a pink mask with three balloons matching her cutie mark in the right side. Her mane was also in a poufy bun. Finally was Fluttershy who's dress was probably the most elegant. It was a glittering gold off the shoulder ball gown. It had a few, fabric, red roses along the top. She had glittering gems that sparkled with every movement she made as well and her skirt had ruffles. Her mask was teal with a little golden butterfly in the right side. Her made was to the side in a loose ponytail. They all made it to the top of the steps at the castle by Celestia and Luna who were dressed up as well. Princess of the sun had colors matching her mane all blended together. Luna's was a mixture of a very dark blue and black and here mane was braided to the side. Fireworks could be heard outside and everyone was bursting with excitement! "Twilight!" Celestia exclaimed excitedly "Princess Celestia!" She replied with just as much exitement Luna walked over to Twilight and her friends as she began to sing. 'Dear Twilight what a splendid gala' 'A perfect way to celebrate this year' Tia jumped in 'It'll be quite a night!' Luna smiled 'Were impressed' Both princesses sang 'Well we did out best' Twilight sang with pride 'Here's to us The best gala ever what a pity that some ponies cant be here' Every pony in the group sang. Celestia then signaled to the guards to let ponies in and to the musicians to start playing music. Many ponies quickly entered the castle and began to sing an upbeat and happy tone Masquerade! Paper faces on parade! Masquerade! Hide your face so the world will never find you! Masquerade! Every Face a different shade! Masquerade! Look around there's another mask behind you! Then only the mares sang together and it was slightly staccato Flash of mauve splash of puce fool and king ghoul and goose green and black queen and priest trace of rouge face of beast Then all ponies sang normally Faces! Take your turn take a ride on the merry go round 'In an inhuman race,' the mane 6 sang together All mares then sang once again Eye of gold thigh of blue true is false who is who Curl of lip swirl of gown ace of hearts face of clown Faces take it in take it up till you drown in the light in the sound Celestia and Luna smiled at each other then sang; 'But who can name the face?' All ponies joined in again singing Masquerade! Grinning yellows spinning reds Masquerade! Take your fill let the spectacle astound you Masquerade! Burning glances turning heads! Masquerade! Stop and stare at the scene of smiles around you. Then they all sang quietly in a staccato way as well as making very little movement Masquerade seething shadows breathing lies Masquerade you can fool any And everypony grew louder with the next line, friend who ever knew you Masquerade leering satyrs peering eyes Masquerade run and hide but a face will still pursuit you! 'What a night!' Apple Jack exclaimed excitedly 'What a crowd' Spike observed 'Makes you glad!' Twilight proclaimed 'Makes you proud' The two sisters sang as they were proud of the princess of friendship 'All the crème de la crème watching us' Rarity dreamily stated batting her eyelashes 'and watching them!' Pinkie motioned to all the ponies in the crowd 'And all our fears are in the past' Fluttershy sang in her beautiful voice One night Luna began 'of relief' Celestia finished 'full of fun!' Pinkie and cheese, who had joined up with her during this, sang excitedly 'Of elysian peace.' Fluttershy added 'And we can breathe at last' The country mare sighed 'No more work' Rarity added 'Time for fun!' The two party ponies sang once again 'Here's to health' Celestia beamed 'Here's a toast' Luna proclaimed 'To a prosperous year' Flash, who had also joined up with them sang and To our friends who are here Twilight added on 'And may this splendor never fade' Apple Jack and Spike sang in unicine 'What a change' Fluttershy noted as this was a different than past galas 'What a wonderfull time' Twilight added on 'And what a masquerade!' Fluttershy sang once again Then somewhere in the crowd of ponies there were two ponies who weren't there to have fun like all others. The two were black unicorns one male one female. The mare was taller and appeared older than the colt. She had a Teal mane and green eyes and she had a grey and black cobweb-like dress. The colt had a short green mane and also had green eyes, he wore a simple tux as well. The mare smirked evilly and sang with a half whisper to the colt Oh, think of it soon we'll attack Her smirk grew before she motioned for the colt to look around look our future kingdom "just think of it" "But why must we do this?" He asked unsurely. He didn't want to do what she wanted to do, these ponies seemed so good and friendly "why cant we just let them be?" "You promised me you would!" She hissed angrily at him "I know but I don't want to." He responded sadly "Well this is for the good of our kingdom." "But this is a crime!" he responded angrily She rolled her eyes and sang once again 'Moth Ball what are you afraid of?' 'please don't make me.' The colt, Moth Ball, pleaded 'But you have to you must pretend' She ordered him Moth Ball sighed and looked at the floor in defeat 'I can only hope' He sang Both then sang together, 'I/you will understand in time' After that there was a long instrumental where many ponies made their way to the dance floor and all went swirling around the room in a very fast pace mares and stallions kept switching up partners every few seconds and it made most dizzy. At the end of the long instrumental AJ ended up with spike, Twilight and Flash were partners, Rarity had found Fancy Pants when the two became partners, Pinkie had ended up with cheese, Rainbow had been surprised by Soarin becoming her partner (She didn't even knew he danced!) And Fluttershy... well she ended up with a grey unicorn with a blue horn and a black mane (which was a slight disappointment because she had hoped to see Discord and maybe dance with him. The again, the gala had just started and he would probably make some sort of grand entrance.) But his outfit was interesting it was completely red with black knee high boots. He had a grey half skull mask that made it hard to see his eyes. He also had a sword on his belt All of the partners stayed with one another as all began to sing in a long drawn out way, Masquerade! paper faces on parade! And then the singing sped up masquerade! hide your face so the world will never find you masquerade every face a different shade Masquerade look around there's another mask behind you. Then, surprisingly all the mares went an octave higher with their singing and some stallions did as well masquerade! burning glances turning heads masquerade stop and stare at the scene of smiles around you Masquerade! grinning yellows spinning reds masquerade take your fill let the spectacle astound you! They held the last note as the orchestra finished their playing each pony either bowed or curtsied to their dance partner before clapping for the orchestra. Then Celestia and Luna walked to the middle of the ballroom "We would like to thank each and every one of you for coming to attended this special grand galloping gala!" Celestia spoke "And we hope that you enjoy this masquerade!" Luna exclaimed The ponies cheered and the party began. Two airs of glowing green eyes watched the scene, though one pair was full of malice the other pair was full of worry as to what was to come. Author's Note And I'm leaving it off here! Just so you know the gala will be spread into two or three more chapters, so much is to happen on one night! But that new episode though... Fluttershy did a masquerade thing (Without the mask) When Rarity suggested that I just fangirled so much ! Then I got something I have been waiting for, for so long!Return of the FlutterBat!!!! I have wanted that to happen for so long! Anyways... I do not own the song 'Masquerade' (some lyrics were changed to fit the story better though) from 'Phantom of the Opera' though I really love it! Masquerade is my favorite song in the musical! That is one reason my Halloween costume is Masquerade themed. If you see a girl with a purple and black poufy dress and a black and silver mask also carrying a pillowcase for candy on Halloween, it's definitely me... unless someone gets the exact same costume as me... And I also do not own Moth Ball, he is Disney Fanatic's OC. If you have not read her stories I suggest you do you will love them! Once again Happy Halloween! Please comment and tell me what you think! The BeginingIt was a beautiful day in Ponyville. Most ponies were out shopping, and lots of the foals were running and playing. On the edge of Ponyville, sat a large castle that resembled a tree house. In that castle in the throne room, sat five of the bearers of the elements of harmony. They had been summoned by Princess Twilight Sparkle who had some exiting news to share. But first, the element of kindness had to be present. They had been waiting for a little while for Fluttershy who was usually never late. "Do yall know where Fluttershy is?" AJ asked “Nope.” Everyone else shook their heads in response “But she probably just got held up maybe helping an animal or something.” Twilight responded “Let’s just hope she gets here soon.” Rainbow said impatiently “Darling whatever it is she’ll be here soon.” Rarity replied. “I hope so.” Twilight whispered Back at Fluttershy's cottage there was a slight problem. The bunnies and squirrels, with the help of some beavers, had built mini forts and were fighting each other for some reason that was lost to the yellow pegasus. "Little friends please stop." Fluttershy pleaded as she tried to stop the fighting "Let's just calm down and talk about this." Angel who was leading the bunnies in the battle squeaked something in his bunny language. Fluttershy gasped "Angel, such language. I'd expect something like that from a beaver, not you" Angel rolled his eyes then threw a carrot towards the yellow Pegasus making her whimper a little. Her animals never acted like this before, whatever happened she couldn’t stop them. "Need some help?" A voice sounded behind her. Most of the time she would jump at voices that snuck up behind her but she was so used to this one, it would come often. Knowing the woice she smiled and turned around. "Of course I do." Fluttershy said to the creature standing before her. He was a being made of many kinds of animals, along with a knack for mischief and powers of chaos, he was also one of Fluttershy’s dearest friends. "Great because that's why I'm here." Discord grinned at the pegasus. "Now, let me see what I can do." He said as he floated to the middle of the battle field Angle bunny noticed the creature in the middle of the fight the bunny squeaked a command and all the others stopped for a moment looking at their leader then they looked at the Draconequus. They all aimed their ammo at him “Ow!” he cried out as objects galore were thrown at him “Hey! Cut that out!” The animals didn’t listen and threw harder “Honestly I don’t know how she puts up with you fuzz balls!” He muttered before an acorn hit him in the back of the head “That is it!” He growled before sending out a magical burst that paralyzed all the animals. The objects stopped and fell to the earth “Now furry ones, this spell will keep you paralyzed till you decide to no longer fight.” He explained “When you truly decide not to fight you will be set free from the spell. Until you do… get comfortable.” He smirked. "That should work" Discord said as he returned to where his best friend in Equestria was standing. "Thanks for helping" Fluttershy said in her usual quiet voice. “This won’t hurt them tough right "Not at all.” Discord smiled at the Pegasus. There was a moment of silence each smiling at another before Fluttershy spoke "I should be getting to Twilight’s castle now. She said she had important news for us." She hugged Discord “Thanks again.” “No problem” he replied “Happy to help.” She smiled one last time before flying in the direction of Twilight’s castle. The Draconequus watched as she flew off and starred for a while at where she had disappeared to. He smiled in content before he snapped and poofed away the animals who were still imprisoned gave annoyed squeaks. There was no way out of this, not for a while. Author's Note This story I have wanted to write for a while but I didn't really have the time. I know the first chapter is short but they will get longer. Please Review and tell me what you think. A good TimeThe gala was going great, many ponies were dancing of socializing, but Fluttershy wasn't. Though she may have been less shy than before she still didn't like socializing as much as her friends. She sat at a table scanning the crowd of ponies for one particular draconequus. She looked as best she could but couldn't locate him, which was strange... how hard could it be to find a creature who was made up of a million different creatures? She noticed that the CMC had come and were all dressed up in beautiful ball gowns and each had a hairclip in that resembled their cutiemarks that they had gotten not long after the last gala. She also saw Spike trying to get Rarity's attention but she was dancing with Fancy Pants and AJ was watching from the sidelines. Sometimes she wondered what her friend was thinking when it came to that dragon. She observed her friends for a while until a voice interrupted her thoughts. "What's a pretty mare like you doing all alone and not dancing?" Fluttershy turned around and saw... the prince, if he even deserved that title. Rarity had told her, and their friends how rude and ignorant he was. She rolled her eyes and looked back at the dancing ponies trying to ignore the prince who walked up behind her "You know you should get out there and dance." The prince suggested "I'm fine here" Flutershy responded annoyed, just a bit. "don't need to dance" "Is that because you don't have someone to dance with?" Blueblood asked "No..." Fluttershy tried to say "Well I'm sure you'd love to dance with a handsome stallion like me, and being the gentle colt I am I'll give you the privalage to do so." He then grabbed her hoof and began to drag her to the dancefloor, ignoring her protests. Fluttershy tried to pull out of his grasp but he held on firm enough it wasn't possible for her to get out of a dance with the snobbish prince, that was until another stallion approached, the same unicorn she had danced with at the beginning of the Masquerade. "Excuse me but, I would like to dance with her" He told the prince "That is, if she would accept this dance with me?" Before Fluttershy responded the prince answered with, "I already asked for this dance." "Oh, but with who?" The strange stallion remarked before holding out his hoof for Fluttershy, she accepted. According to Rarity, anything was better than dancing- or even talking too- the prince. He held her hoof as he led her to the dance floor leaving the prince, who got very angry, behind. "Thank you." Fluttershy smiled as the two began to dance to the music along with other couples. He smiled back "My pleasure my dear." Fluttershy couldn't help but feel like there was something was familiar about him. "Have I met you before?" The pegasus questioned He nodded "Yes I believe we danced earlier." "I mean before tonight?" She clarified He chuckled a bit before replying "Yes, actually. We have met many times." Fluttershy really couldn't remember meeting him before tonight but she felt like she had. "When?" She continued "Honestly my dearest Fluttershy, Ithought you'd recognize me! I guess what they say is true, you really can fool any friend whoever knew you." He remarked "Well..." She paused looking at him to try and find any feature of this stallion that would help her recognize him. It wasn't till she looked into his eyes, which she hadn't been able to see before, that she recognized him. His extremely unique red and yellow eyes gave him away. "Discord!" She exclaimed in glee from finding her friend who she had been looking for "It's about time" He replied just as exited as her that they would get to spend this gala together just the two of them. The two continued the dance as they talked a little. When it ended the couple made their way to the beautiful Canterlot garden. They found a peaceful secluded area to hang out in. "Discord, could you maybe change back into a draconequus?" She asked timidly. "What? You don't like the pony me?" He teased. She shook her head "I like the real you better." Fluttershy confesed "In that case, okay." He responded, he was actually sort of happy she accepted his true form and liked it more than a fake pony form. He morphed into the draconequus he was before and his outfit changed as well. He was now wearing a white half mask and a loos white shirt, as well as plack pants and a black cape. "I liked the costume you hade before." Fluttershy commented He shrugged "Well I thought this would look better." "It does look nice." She agreed. "So, how have you been?" Discord asked "I've been good. It's been fun so far." She answered him. "Good." He responded "So," She asked "Do you think anything bad will happen at this gala?" "Well..." He thought of all the possibilities. "from your last few galas something has always gone wrong... So, I think that this gala will have some sort of incident or another." He admitted. "Same" She giggled, a sound that made Discord smile. It was so clear and delicate, like a bell "So, if something were to happen, what do you think would happen?" The pegasus asked. "Nothing catastrophic I hope." The chaos being chuckled. Rarity and Fancy Pants danced together in a waltz in the ball room. Many ponies danced as well in their shimmering masquerade outfits. From the sidelines the little purple dragon looked on in disappointment. Then Apple Jack walked up from behind. "Ya'know, just staring at them wont change anything." The country mare comented Spike sighed "I know. I've just known her and liked her longer than those two have known eachother. It just feels unfair." AJ shook her head "They could just be friends." "No," he replied "I know the way they look at one another shows that they feel something more for eachother." "How'd ya know that?" She asked in surprise "It's the way I used to look at her." The little dragon frowned "I've done countless favors for her. I practically worship the ground she walks on and Rarity hardly noticed." "Well then it just wasn't meant to be." She said putting a hoof around the dragon. Spike sighed again "I guess you're right." "Of course I am." The farm mare nudged him "Now, go enjoy the gala." "Thanks AJ." The little dragon smiled at her "I was just wondering..." He held out his claw to her "May I have this dance?" The question took the farm mare by surprise. She didnt think he would want to dance with her, "What?" "We danced a little earlier, and it was fun." Spike explained "Come on AJ" he urged still holding out his claw. "Okay" she awnsered as she placed her hoof in his paw "But l'm leading." "Lead the way" spike smiled. The two made their way onto the dance floor as a new dance began. Each station bowed and every mare curtsied in turn. Then an elegant sance began, all the ponies moved swiftly in the music. "Not bad, for a dragon." AJ comented. Spike didn't know why but this dance, with AJ, well it just felt right. AJ though, was really enjoying this dance. She had liked Spike for such a long time. He had always been so obsessed with Rarity, she never thought she would ever get to. She would cherish this dance, it may be one of her verry few dances with her dragon friend. Author's Note Okay, I know It's been a few months. I really tried to update this sooner, I've just been really busy. I hope to have another chapter out very soon. No promises.
The MeetingThe five ponies, and the dragon, were about to start their meeting when the door to the throne room was opened by an orange pegasus guard with a blue mane. I know what every one outside the fourth wall is thinking, why is Flash Sentury here and not in the Crystal Empire? Well simple awnswer after Twilight had had her castle for a while celestia had thought it would be a good idea for Twilight to have some royal guards of her own. Cadence and Shining Armor had aggreed to this and so they each chose some guards. Cadence, being the princess of love that she is, and knowing of Twi's crush on the pegasus, sent Flash to be part of her Sister-in-law's royal gaurd. Maybey it would be easier for the two to get together sometime. Best plan ever right.(Not really) "Your highness" Flash spoke "Flash I have asked you a million times to just call me Twilight." The purple alicorn said with a twinge of annoyance. What? Sure she was the princess of freindship but, she still didnt like to be addressed that way. She had been an ordinary unicorn with a somewhat normal life like every pony else in Equestria before she was a princess. She still wasnt comfortable with her title and even if she had been okay with it she didnt want her freinds, of crush, to address her that way. It still didnt feel fight. "Twilight then" Flash nodded "Well Twilight, your freind is here" He said before stepping aside alowing Fluttershy to walk in. "Thanks Flash" Twilight smiled "You may go now." "As you wish" Flash said before leaving and closing the door behind him. "Sorry I'm late girls" Fluttershy apoligized quietly. "Well, what took you so long?" Rainbow asked rather rudely "We were waiting forever for you" "Rainbow dash!" Applejack scolded "What? We were all thinking it" Rainbow said as if she were inocent ""Whatever" Twilight rolled her eyes "At least we are all here and can start now" Every pony nodded and took their seats. "So darling wat exactly is this about?" Rarity asked "Well as you all know the grand galloping gala is coming up," Twilight began and when she saw everypony was paying atention she continued "Well Celestia has asked that we help with preperations for this years gala " "Really she asked you to help?" Apple Jack asked suspiciously "Okay I offered to help" Twilight admitted "But seriously last time I helped I had so much fun." "Great, but what do we have to do with this?" Fluttershy asked "Right." twilight said remembering why she had called this meeting "Celestia has some preperations for the gala done but she is going to let us help and do the rest." "Oh darling that's amazing" Rarity smiled while begining to think up some designs for the gala "Totally!" Rainbow Dash aggreed "I know right!" Pinkie exclaimed "I'll put up streamers and balloons and we can have awesome music! Oh and..." During pinkies talking she was inturupted when Apple Jack covered her mouth with her hoof "Oh uh... about that " Twilight chuckled nervously "I'm sorry but Celestia already has somepony to decorate for the gala. Sorry" "Oh, okay" Pinkie said with a bit of sadness before going to her usual hyper active voice "But why would Celestia hire somepony to decorate and not me?" "I dont know," Twilight shrugged "But she did." "You know Pinkie, its unlikely that whoever Celestia asked to do this is done already they might let you help." AJ said optimisticly "Applejack is right" Fluttershy aggreed "They could let you help them" "And if not there are plenty of other things to do." Rainbow added "You girls are right!" Pinkie beamed "No pony can plan a party as fast as me I will toatally get a chance to help. Even if its a small one!" "Great now that weve got that covered" Twilight said before looking at a list "Celestia has assignrd some jobs for a couple of you" "Cool! What are they?" Pinkie asked exitedly even though she already had an assignment. "Well Applejack has been asked to help bake food for this gala" Twilight awnsered "Can you do that AJ?" "Darn tootn' I can" AJ smiled accepting her task. "Great" Twilight smiled "Now Rarity?" "Yes darling?" Rarity said, ready for her task "Celestia has asked you design outfits for this gala and well, this years gala is going to be specail." Twilight explained " And Celestia has actually chosen a theme for this one" "Really? What is it?" Rarity asked exitedly "I honestly dont know yet." Twilight admitted "Why not?" Rainbow asked "Well I have'nt read the part of Celestia's letter that says what it is yet." Twilight explained "I wanted to wait till you were all here." "Well we are here now so read it" Pinkie said in her usual hyperactive way "Okay" Twilight then levitaited Celestia's letter and opened it as every pony gathered around her she then began to read "I bet you are wondering by now what the theme is. Well the teme for the gala is a..." And Twilight stoped there and smiled at the last word and every pony else gasped "Oh my gosh!" Rarity exclaimed exitedly "I've always, always, always wanted to design outfits for one of these! And now I get to!" "This sounds really girly." Spike cringed, "Do I have to go?" He asked, but every pony ignored him "This is going to be the best party in the history of parties!" Pinkie said jumping up and down exitedly "Well exept for Rainbow's birth-aversary where Cheese and I planed a party together but really what could top that?!" And every pony just stared at Pinkie before shrugging it off. Just Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie. "I aggre this sounds so fun." Fluttershy half whispered "I think so too." Twilight aggreed "And Celestia wants us to leave tomorrow" Rarity gasped "Oh my, there is so much to pack, all my sewing supplies and matireals and..." And as Rarity continued her small rant about things she would need the others aggreed to meet at the train station Eventually they all left to prepare and Spike went to help Rarity get gems she would need for her outfits. Once every pony was gone, Twilight began to squeal like a little filly and fly around her throne room and she nearly hit the chandeleir her freinds had made for her. "Oops" She blushed when she realized what she had been doing. She couldnt help it she was so exited. Twilight floated back to the ground and began to leave her throne room when she, litterally, bumped into Flash "What's got you so exited?" He asked "Oh, uh.." Twilight blushed realizing flash had heared her flip out. "I'm just exited for the upcoming gala" "Oh," Flash began to look a bit nervous for some reason "Hey twilight I was wondering if maybey, you'd like to go to the gala with me?' Heasked really quickly "Really" Twilight squealed then realized it and cleared her throat "I mean sure I'd luve to. You can come with me when I leave in the morning" She smiled and then waalked away and when she was far enough away she had a silent flip out. After Twilight left Flash pumped his fist and mouthed 'yes' before walking off to do... something Author's Note
MorningFluttershy walked home to her cottage and when she got there most of the animals had been freed and gone to their homes. Some animals, however, were still trapped including angel bunny. She walked over to the little white rabbit. "Angel bunny, why are you still here?" The bunny squeaked something the Pegasus understood. "I know, but don't you want to go inside?" He squeaked again "Why are you so stubborn?" The Pegasus sighed. Then she got an idea "Well I guess I'll have to leave you out here the rest of the day, maybe even all night, out in the cold on your own. I guess your nice warm bed will be empty tonight." The bunny squeaked in annoyance "Or maybe one of the other animals would love to sleep in it." She continued He squeaked again as if to say 'Don't you dare' "Then you'll have to come inside." He squeaked in defeat before giving up. In a moment the bunny was released from the spell. Fluttershy caught him before he fell over off the rock he was on. "There we go. Come on let's get you something to eat." She said as she flew to her house. When they got inside the Pegasus set her bunny on the ground and he hopped to his bunny bed Fluttershy went to her kitchen and made a fruit salad for the bunny then took it to Angel. The Pegasus set about feeding her animals their dinners. When she finished the sun was setting and she began to get hungry. The mare made her way to her little cottage as the sky continued to darken. When she made it inside Discord was on her couch reading a book… upside down. She smiled at his usual chaotic behavior and was glad to see him "Hello Discord." She greeted happily "Oh Fluttershy!" He replied happily poofing the book away "You're back!" She giggled "How long have you been here?" "Not very long." He said looking at a watch he had conjured up before poofing it away again. "How about some dinner?" He asked her "That would be lovely." She smiled sweetly. He snapped and some food appeared on the table. "I actually made all of this earlier," He smiled sheepishly before holding up a platter "Even the cucumber sandwiches." He showed her knowing those were always her favorite. "Thank you." She smiled sweetly. He set them down before pulling out a chair for the kind mare holding his paw out for her "Shall we?" She giggled at the sweet gesture, it was such a beautiful sound that filled him with joy. She placed her hoof in his paw a bright smile on her face. The draconequus helped her into her chair sliding it in for her, as he had done for her countless other times. He then took his seat and they began to eat their dinner "So, what did Twilight want earlier?" Discord asked curiously Fluttershy paused "Oh, she reminded us of the upcoming gala. We'll be helping prepare for the gala." Discord nodded in interest. "We're going to Canterlot in the morning tomorrow. You can come with us if you want." She offered "I don't know if I'm even invited this year. Still waiting on my ticket." He frowned "I'm sure it'll come." She reassured him "After last year, Celestia will probably invite you again, you know she doesn't like it to be boring. Besides if she doesn't send you one, I still have my plus one." Discord looked at her with a smile "Thanks Flutters, but you are probably right. Celestia loves it when things go wrong at her galas." He chuckled causing her to giggle again The two continued with their friendly chat as they finished their food. When they were finished Discord got rid of the mess. Fluttershy gave out a small yawn. "Looks like it's time for you to get to bed." Discord commented Fluttershy nodded "Probably a good idea. You can stay the night if you want." Fluttershy had set up a room for him in her house. Sure he didn't really need it but he loved the gesture and he would stay whenever he got the chance. "I'd love to." The spirit of chaos beamed causing her to smile in return She yawned again "Goodnight Discord." The next morning sunlight flowed through Fluttershy's window causing he buttercream mare slowly wake up. She smiled hearing the birds sing, she loved the melodies they would sing, always so cheerful and lovely. It was the perfect way to wake up. She simply sat and listened to the melody taking in its beauty. She opened her eyes again realizing the time. It was later than she usually woke up. By two hours! Fluttershy gasped. Her animals hadn't been fed. She threw her blankets off and quickly got out of bed. She took a moment to brush her mane before she rushed out of her room and down the stairs. When she reached the bottom Discord was sitting on the couch once again reading his book upside down. He noticed her rush and spoke "If you're worried about your animals, I took care of them already." She paused "Really?" He nodded "That's so sweet. Thank you Discord" She smiled before smelling something sweet. She had a slightly confused look "I also made breakfast." Discord mentioned She smiled again. He led her to the table and once again he pulled her chair out for her. She smiled with a slight blush at how sweet he was being. "You are such a gentle colt." He waved nonchalantly. "It was nothing." She just continued to smile. It was hard to believe that the once feared master of chaos, Discord, had been reformed by her. He had become so sweet and kind, though he had been a terrible creature before. She felt pride knowing that he had truly changed, he had used his magic for good because she had become his friend, the one he never wanted to loose. He even gained more friends, even if they didn't trust him entirely. It never would've happened if she hadn't given him a chance. "Thank you for taking care of my animals for me" Fluttershy said sweetly before taking a bite of some blueberry pancakes he had given her. "It was my pleasure. I felt like you should sleep in. You always work so hard taking care of those animals." "That was so thoughtful of you." He blushed "Anything for my dearest friend." She blushed in return with a soft smile. Author's Note Hi! So I meant to ask this last chapter but... who has a guess on the gala's theme. I'll give you a hint; M----e---e If yoi cam guess.... i dont know, I could do a story request from whoever gets it first. Concider this a competition!
On the wayWhen the two were done with breakfast Fluttershy packed a bag for her trip to Canterlot and Discord accompanied Fluttershy to the train station where she was meeting her friends for their trip. Everyone was there and had some luggage except for Rarity who seemed to have her usual mountain of luggage that Spike once again, struggled to carry. "Hello girls" Fluttershy said as she walked up onto the platform. "Hey Flutters." Rainbow smiled Pinkie bounced "Hey Fluttershy! You ready for the gala! I am! I can't wait to go help with the gala! I am so excited!" She rambled off. Discord chuckled at her usual Pinkie Pie-ness. "Y'all coming along?" Apple Jack asked the draconequus. "Sure, why not." He shrugged and Fluttershy smiled, happy that he would be coming along. The group of ponies talked for a while until the train to Canterlot arrived. They all got on and seated themselves putting their luggage in the overhead compartments. Fluttershy took a seat by the window and Discord sat next to her, smiling sweetly at the little pegasus. She hid slightly behind her mane covering the tint of pink that covered her cheeks. The seats were a little small and so the two were sitting rather close. The train departed and they were on their way to Canterlot for the gala. Fluttershy was starting out the window looking over at the passing landscapes, only a little longer and they would be in Canterlot. She was so… what's that word? Nervousited. She couldn't wait for the gala it was sure it would be amazing. She wasn't only excited for the gala, she was hoping to be able to have at least one dance with Discord... that is, if he came. She was sure he'd be invited but she just felt that there was a small chance that he wouldn't be able to go. She frowned at the thought. "You alright?" Discord asked noticing her troubled look. Fluttershy shook out of her thoughts "Yeah, just thinking." "Alright." He said "Oh!" Pinkie squealed "I am sooo excited! I can hardly wait till we get to Canterlot!" "Me too darling. I just can't wait to start making the dresses for the gala. Oh, and I need to check on my boutique. So much to do and so little time." Rarity commented "Oh I just hope I can get it all done." "Sounds like you've got your hooves full. If you need us, we'll be glad to help." Twilight told the unicorn "Thank you Twilight, darling, but I'm sure I can handle it. I work well under pressure." Rarity reassured her. "I just can't wait to make your dresses! I have the most beautiful designs, you are all going to love them!" She continued to ramble about the outfits. Fluttershy once again looked out the window at the passing landscapes and the green rolling hills. She thought about the gala once more. She just imagined how lovely it would be, with the glimmering lights and the stunning ensembles that Rarity would be designing. The best part would be the dancing. There she was, standing, in a gold glittering gown with little jewels. An orchestra played a gentle waltz. Many ponies danced and swayed to the music. The little yellow pegasus stood watching the elegant couples dance. "Fluttershy." The familiar voice of Discord called to her. The shy pegasus turned around and smiled at her best friend. He was wearing a blue suit with gold trimming and a blue bowtie. "Discord!" she beamed, "You made it!" "Of course my dear. I would never miss an opportunity to dance with my dearest friend." His voice was soft and smooth, She blushed at his sweet words, she was glad he considered her his 'dearest friend'. "Shall we dance?" He held out a gloved paw to her. The little pegasus smiled brighter as she placed her hoof into his large paw. The draconequus then led her to the middle of the ball room, Discord held her close in his arms as they began to sway to the music. It was a beautiful song and as Fluttershy gazed into his red and yellow eyes the ponies around them began to fade from reality and it was only the two in the elegant ballroom. "Absolutely perfect." She whispered closing her eyes resting her head on Discord's shoulder bringing a large smile to his face. "Fluttershy." Discord's voice echoed through the ballroom. "Hmm?" "Fluttershy… Fluttershy." Her eyes snapped open and met the unique red and yellow eyes of Discord. "Morning sunshine." He teased "Discord wha-?" She began "You fell asleep. It was absolutely adorable," He grinned "I hated to wake you up, but we are in Canterlot and if we don't get off the train might leave with us." "Oh," She trailed off. So all of that was a dream? That was probably one of the strangest yet best dreams she had ever had, but why? And, did he just call her adorable? "Come on. Let's go." Discord said. "Ok." Fluttershy nodded and got up. They left the train with the rest of the main 6 on the train station platform and they headed to the Canterlot Castle. When they arrived the group met Princess Celestia in the throne room. Twilight greeted her mentor happily. "I am so glad you all could make it." Celestia said "We're happy to help." Twilight replied. The rest nodded in agreement. "And now, I have your assignments for this week." The princess told them conjuring up 8 scrolls, one for each of them. Each pony took the scroll that Celestia gave them. "I'm sure with all your help this year's gala is going to be truly spectacular." Then everyone agreed in their own way "You best get started, we have quite a bit to do." Each pony nodded and set off to do their tasks to help prepare for the gala. Author's Note Little do any of these ponies know what I have in store for them! Sorry this is short but I have plans and I want them to be in the next chapter! So, you can still guess the gala theme and I will choose 2 random letters to add to the hint. F N. Okay F has already been in so nothing new there, as for N well I'ts only there once. Theme; M...e...e Movie; P..n... of t-e O-e.. Please review with your guesses and what you think of the chapter bye!
SurprisesThe ponies had arrived in Canterlot and had split and gone their separate ways to take care of whatever they needed to. Rarity walked to her boutique with some outfits for the gala she had made. "Hello, Sassy!" Rarity called out once she got inside the boutique Sassy came in from one of the side rooms "Rarity good to see you again!" She smiled when she saw the fashionista unicorn "Good to see you too!" The white unicorn replied "Oh, I brought some new outfits for this years gala." Rarity said remembering why she came. "Oh, let me see them!" Sassy said excitedly Rarity nodded and levitated the dresses she had designed. Sassy's jaw dropped "Oh Rarity!" The other unicorn exclaimed in adoration "Oh the colors the gems! Oh these outfits are amazing!" "Thank you Sassy" Rarity said "Now lets get these set up on display." "Wait, does the gala have a theme?" Sassy asked curiously "Yes." Rarity nodded excitedly The two unicorns then quickly began to set up the displays. "where do you want this one?" Sassy asked holding up a dress thet needed a place "Oh, I actually made that one for you." Rarity smiled "Really?" Sassy asked and Rarity nodded "But I don't have a ticket." "Well, actually..." Rarity levitated a golden ticket "You didn't..." Sassy asked excitedly "I most certainly did!" Rarity squealed happily "Oh thank you Rarity!" Sassy exclaimed giving the generous unicorn a hug "Anything for a friend." Rarity smiled "Now why don't you go try it on so I can see if there is anything I need to fix." Sassy nodded and walked to one of the dressing rooms a big gleeful smile on her face. Rarity smiled in satisfaction and then went to make sure the displays were just right. "I must say, your new collection is very stunning" A familiar voice said causing Rarity to freeze in place her eyes wide He was a white unicorn with a blue mane and dazzling blue eyes. "H-hello F-fancy Pants" Rarity stuttered nervously "W-what brings you here?" "Well, I heard you had opened a boutique a while back." He said walking closer to her "I've come here many times to try and talk to you, but I never come at the right time, apparently." He explained "And when I saw you here setting up your new line, I thought I'd better talk to you while I have the chance." "You have been wanting to talk to me?" Rarity asked sheepishly, she was also blushing lightly hoping he didn't notice. "Yes my dear," He said causing the fashionista to blush further "I'd first like to ask, what brings you here to Canterlot this time?" "Oh, well Princess Celestia invited my friends and I to help with preparations for the gala." Rarity answered "So, you are making outfits?" He asked though it was obvious, Rarity nodded. "Will you be going?" Rarity asked. "As a matter of fact I am going." He replied with a charming smile "Well I hope to see you there!" Rarity smiled brightly "Indeed." Fancy pants said "Oh, Rarity! This dress is perfect." Sassy said coming out of the dressing room wearing the dress Rarity had made for her along with a mask It had a black skirt and a dark grey top, colors that looked good on the blue unicorn it was adorned with jewels here and there and her mask was black with silver lining the edges and around the eyes and some black feathers on the left side of it giving it the perfect touch. "Oh it looks amazing on you!" Rarity smiled in delight "Oh, Hello Fancy Pants" Sassy waved "hello" He replied "Rarity I must say, these look even better when on a pony." "Thanks" Rarity bushed again "Well I must be off. I will see you around?" Fancy inquired "Absolutely" Rarity smiled Fancy Pants took her hoof and kissed it, something he hadn't done before, "Till next time." He said before turning and leaving. Rarity was blushing so hard after that she could feel her cheeks flared up. "Oh, you like him don't you?" Sassy sked teasingly "No I..." Rarity tried to deny it but Sassy interrupted "Oh! You totally do!" She squealed "And I think he likes you too. It's so cute!" "Come we have a lot to do." Rarity said changing the subject. Pinkie Pie bounced through the halls happily. She was heading to the ball room to meet the party planner. She was happy that she would be able to meet another party planner. She never thought in her life she would meet someone better then her but she did. And now she may meet another! She was so exited! This gala would be the best! She just hoped she didn't get all jealous and stuff like last time. Pinkie giggled at the memory, she had been so jealous of Cheese's skills that she had challenged him to a goof-off and almost ruined rainbows party. She forfeited and almost left, but he came and confessed the truth. She was always happy to know she inspired him to become the epic planner he was. Pinkie often wondered if she would ever see Cheese again. To be honest she kind-of had a crush on him. He was just so cute and awesome! And he was an Epic Party as well. Pinkie continued bouncing to the ball room humming all the way. You know, just doing what she normally does. When pinkie reached the ball room she swung the doors open excitedly and glanced around, there were many different colors of balloons and streamers though a majority were gold, silver, black or white. There were tables with gold table cloths and everything looked so fancy! Pinkie took a few steps into the room as she admired the décor. Before she cold get very far in, something happened. "Incoming!" Somepony called out before Pinkie was bombarded by lots of multi-colored streamers and she became buried in a pile of decorations. "Oh I'm so sorry!" The same pony said apologetically. Pinkie couldn't put her hoof on it, but this pony sounded really familiar his (yes it was a colt) voice... she felt like she had heard it before, but where? "Here let me help you" He said before digging through the pile of streamers and finding Pinkie's front hooves. He helped her up and out of the pile and when the streamers were away from her face the first thing she saw was a pair of very familiar emerald green eyes. "Pinkie Pie?" He said after seeing the Pink mare Pinkie gasped, she couldn't believe it! "Oh my gosh!" Pinkie exclaimed "Cheesy!" Pinkie quickly wrapped her hooves tightly around the orange party pony. "Good to see you too." Cheese smiled returning the tight hug When they released each other, both continued to smile brightly. "So, Princess Celestia asked you to decorate for the gala?" Pinkie asked excitedly "Yep" he answered "You like it so far?" "Oh absolutely!" Pinkie smiled brighter "It's probably better than anything I could have done on my own." She complimented "Thanks" Cheese said with a light blush "Though I'm sure you could have done it just as good, or better." Pinkie shook her head "Okay, we are both equal party planners neither of us are better than the other." Pinkie said "That way there is no more fights about who is better. Deal?" Cheese laughed a little "Deal." he replied "So... anything I can help you with?" Pinkie asked after a moment of silence between the two Cheese nodded excitedly before grabbing her hoof and taking her further into the ball room. Fluttershy wandered through the gardens. There wasn't really anything for her to do at the moment. She had asked Twilight for something to do but Twilight said that she had everything under control and that she would tell her if she found something for the Pegasus to do. So, with nothing to do the shy pony decided to take a stroll in the Canterlot gardens and maybe talk to the animals there, even if most tried to avoid her after the first gala. The memory of it was hilarious and sort of embarrassing. She had really acted the way she did, and now all the animals in the Canterlot gardens feared her. Sometimes she wondered if there would ever be a gala that she went to that would not have some sort of catastrophe. Mabey this year would be an exiting gala, but in a different way than the last two times she had gone. Probably not, there was bound to be some sort of problem that would seem to ruin the gala, then Celestia would be like 'Best gala Ever!' Fluttershy couldn't help but giggle at the thoughts. "And what might you be laughing at?" Discord asked... wait Discord! "Discord!" Fluttershy exclaimed turning to face her draconequus friend "I didn't think you'd be here." "Sunbutt... I mean Celestia" He corrected himself when Fluttershy glared at him "Wanted me to do a bunch of stuff to help her prepare for the gala" Discord explained 'And I had to accept or else I wouldn't be allowed to come, and I really wanted to spend this gala with you so I had to obey that troll' He thought to himself "Does that mean your coming?" Fluttershy asked excitedly Discord was about to say yes but he decided he wanted to surprise her, in a way. Discord shrugged "Eh, I don't know." Discord lied, he had good reasons to! "Trollestia never said." Fluttershy face-hoofed at Discord's other nickname for the princess "It may have something to do with your nicknames for her" Fluttershy joked. "No, she doesn't know about my nicknames for her" He responded with a chuckle "She is oblivious to almost everything I do" That earned a small giggle from the quiet mare. Discord loved her laughter, it was clear as a bell and so beautifully and delicate. He always smiled when he heard it. "So, what do you want to do Flutters?" Discord asked a moment later Fluttershy shrugged "I don't know." Discord thought for a moment "Oh I know!" He said after of thinking of something "This will be fun trust me!" Fluttershy nodded as if to say 'okay', so Discord snapped his talons and they were gone Author's Note Uh, wow I updated this story 2 days in a row. That hasn't happened on a story for me for a while. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and the little surprise in it! Please leave a review telling what you think! I will hopefully update again soon, Bye!
How do you feel?Twilight levitated a scroll with a list of tasks to be done for the gala. She assigned some tasks to a few of the servants of the castle "Flash," Twilight addressed the pegagsus guard who had come with her to Canterlot "I need you to go get some ingredients for food that will be made for the gala. It's not for another week, but we should be prepared that way if we forget anything we have enough time to get what we need." Twilight explained Flash nodded "I'll do that." "And since you may need help you should take Fluttershy with you" Twilight suggested "She wants something to do so she can help with this" Twi explained before Flash could question her. "As you wish Twily" Flash responded causing the purple alicorn to blush from her nickname "Hurry, so AJ and Pinkie can make sure they have everything" She said passing him a list of items that were needed. Flash smiled and reached for the list brushing his hoof against hers as he grabbed it. Twilight did her best to hide her blush, but she failed. "Well off I go." He said before turning to leave "see you later Twily" he once again used her nickname adding to the blush on her face. "Well, that's about it" Discord smiled after checking off some things on the list. They had done some fun things earlier like bowling and Paint Ball, but after that Discord had to return to his tasks and Fluttershy, wanting to spend more time with him, offered to help. "Anything else I can help you do?" Fluttershy offered sweetly "Unfortunately not." Discord replied "The rest require my magic" "Okay" Fluttershy said with a bit of sadness "But don't worry" He assured her after seeing her saddened "when I am done we can spend the rest of the day together." He beamed "Okay." Fluttershy replied a small smile on her face "And until then, Twilight has something for you to do." Flash said from behind them. "Really? What?" Fluttershy asked, exited that she would have some task to do while Discord finished his assignments "Twi needs us to go get stuff for deserts and food for the gala" Flash answered "Okay." "Well se ya latter Flutters" Discord smiled before teleporting away The two pegasi began to walk through the halls of the castle before Cadence teleported in front of them. "Hey Flash, Twilight had something else she needed you to do so she asked me to go with Fluttershy to get stuff." Cadence said "Oh okay" Flash replied "Here's the list" "Thanks Flash" Cadence smiled "Now hurry Twi really needs your help" Flash nodded and flew down the hall to where the purple alicorn would be "I think those two would make a cute couple." Fluttershy smiled "Yep." Cadence nodded "Come on we need to hurry." she said taking note of the time, shops would close soon and they had a lot to get. Fluttershy nodded as they continued down the hall "So, you exited for the gala?" Cadence asked sweetly and Fluttershy nodded in response "Is there any pony you want to spend it with?" Cadence continued "Not really." Fluttershy kind-of lied. "You sure?" The princess of love pressed getting a shake of the head from the shy Pegasus's "Well how about a draconequus?" Fluttershy froze for a second and looked at the pink alicorn before turning and trotting faster towards the entrance a light blush on her face Cadence quickly caught up to the pegasus as they left the castle and made it to the streets of Canterlot. "Did I say something wrong?" Cadence asked with a slightly sarcastic and oblivious tone. Fluttershy stayed silent as she continued down the streets of Canterlot. "I know there is someone you want to be with at the gala." Cadence continued "And I have a very good Idea who it is. But I would like you to confirm that." "Well who do you think it is?" The Pegasus asked but didn't look at the pink alicorn. "Discord." Cadence replied causing Fluttershy to blush "Am I correct?" Fluttershy was silent for a moment before she answered the princess of love "Yes I do want to be able to see him at the gala." she sighed "We are such good friends that I just cant imagine not being with him this time around." "Aw, that's so sweet!" Cadence smiled "You must be very close friends." "We are." Fluttershy confirmed "Sometimes I feel like I can tell him things I cant tell my other friends. I just cant really imagine my life now if I hadn't become his friend. Things would be so different." Fluttershy confessed "Sounds like you are closer than I thought." Cadence smirked "Just wondering, do you ever wish to be more than just friends with him?" "I... well, uh..." Fluttershy tried to think of what to say, then she paused "Wait. Why are you asking?" Fluttershy asked suspiciously "Just to see if I'm right in my theory." Cadence replied Her honestly "Well, I guess sometimes I feel like we could be more..." Fluttershy quietly replied honestly "I mean he is so sweet and thoughtfull." Cadence smiled as Fluttershy continued "I guess I might have a crush on him..." Fluttershy trailed off "But he's imortal I'm not, and the master of chaos. He could have any mare in Equestria he wanted. He would never return my feelings. He will never see me as more than a freind..." Fluttershy sadly finished "You never know, he could possibly like you and return your feelings." Cadence comforted her "You think so?" Fluttershy asked hopefully The princess of love shrugged "It's possible, but you'll never know unless you try." "I dont know. What if I eventually told him and he rejected me. I don't know if i could handle that heartbreak." Fluttershy frowned "Do you really think he would reject you if you told him how you felt?" Cadence asked "I don't know" Fluttershy continued to walk on sadly "You should tell him someday. And if he rejects you then it wasn't meant to be and after that you have to just let it go." Cadence told her "I guess so, but I just wouldn't want to loose him, or ruin our freindship." Fluttershy confessed "This sounds like more than just a crush." The princess replied suspiciously Fluttershy sighed "I guess it is... I just dont know how to feel about it." "Well then just let time take it's course and let things happen when they happen." Cadence advised "How did we get into this conversation?" Fluttershy asked Cadence shrugged and the two giggled a little "Come o we shpuld be getting everything" Fluttershy nodded and they began thier shopping trip and the two talked a bit. Author's Note That conversation between Fluttershy and Cadence was just something I thought should happen. I hope you liked this chapter! Please leave a reveiw!
Getting ReadyThe grand galloping gala was fast approaching, Rarity had many beautiful dresses made for her friends and lots of other ponies, Pinkie and Cheese had done lots of fantastical decorating for this special gala, Twilight had done great planning and everything for the gala was perfect so far! It was the day of the gala so desserts had to be made and so that's what Apple Jack was doing, with the help of Spike who wanted to because he had nothing else to do. "Thanks for offering to help." AJ smiled at the young dragon Spike shrugged "No problem." They had a lot done, at first AJ had thought that Spike would make a mess somehow like last time he helped her. The country mare was proved wrong since spike was doing better than before. Mabey that day was just a day where he was just a bit clumsy. Pinkie and Cheese had finished everything for the gala and had both been talking and hanging out for the past few days. "You know, I was kind of starting to miss you after Rainbow's birth-a-versary" Pinkie said "Really?" he asked Pinkie nodded "You are such a cool party planner. I had fun doing that with you, I always hoped I would see you again." "Same" They both smiled at one another You know, I was wondering," Pinkie began "What if after this you came to Ponyville with me?" Cheese shook his head "Sorry but, as much as I would love to, I cant. There are too many ponies in the world who need to be happy at least once in their life. I travel and throw parties to share joy and happiness." Pinkie frowned sadly "I guess you're right. Mabey I could come with you and... "No" He interrupted "Your friends live in Ponyville. They need you to be there with them. You are the element of laughter, if something goes wrong in Equestria they will need you to help protect it." he answered with a bit of sadness in his usually happy voice. Pinkie's mane deflated just a bit, it wasn't very noticeable though. "I guess you're right." "But I may be able to visit you every few years or so." He said trying to cheer her up a bit. "And I am staying for the gala tonight. We can hangout tonight and maybe when I leave tomorrow, it wont be as hard?" "Good Idea." Pinkie smiled a bit "But If you're leaving tomorrow I'd like to give you something to remember me by." "And what might that be?" He asked curiously "Close you're eyes!" Pinkie said excitedly "It's a surprise" "Okay." He said with a bit of uncertainty before closing his eyes. Almost instantly Pinkie's lips met his! his eyes opened wide in shock before they slid back closed. When they broke apart both were blushing though it was less noticeable on pinkie's face since she was pink. They just say in silence for a moment starting at one another. After what felt like forever Pinkie began to turn around "I-I'll see you tonight." She smiled before hopping away. When she was out of sight he fell backwards on the grass. His heart had exploded of happiness. Night was fast approaching and the mane six were getting dressed in a room in the castle. All of them full of excitement for this years gala "Oh my gosh this is so exiting!" Pinkie squealed as she bounced around the room, even if Cheese would be leaving the next day she was going to make the most of the night. "Pinkie! Please sit still so I can do your mane and makeup!" Rarity demanded "I cant sit still! Not when tonight is going to be so fun!" "Well, the sooner you sit still the sooner we can go have fun at the gala." Twilight told the hyper mare "Okay." Pinkie said before obeying her friends. Rainbow Dash was fidgeting around in her dress. "Do I really have to wear this?" Rainbow asked annoyed that she most likely had to. "Yes." Rarity bluntly replied "But It's hard to move in!" Rainbow complained. Rarity rolled her eyes "Oh come on. I made yours specially so you could move in it. You could even fly in it darling." Rainbow groaned as she continued to fidget a bit. "I think they're actually kind of nice." AJ commented "Yes, they fit the theme perfectly" Twilight smiled "They are perfect for such an occasion." "I also agree." Fluttershy smiled sweetly "I love my dress Rarity." "Oh, I knew you would." Rarity beamed. "I'm sure you'll be the belle of the ball tonight. Oh, every stallion will be lining up for a dance with you." Fluttershy blushed a little. She didn't think she would get that much attention, like Rarity thought. Author's Note Next chapter will be the Grand Galloping Gala! I am so exited! I hope all of you are too! :) Please comment and review!
Masquerade!Not long later all 6 mares were ready for the gala. And so was Spike who had an outfit that was made by Rarity. He was actually pretty handsome. The little dragon wore black pants and a black top with golden designs on it. Just for fun, there was a sword attached to his belt. That was something that was popular for this kind of thing. Each mare had an elegant dress. AJ's was probably the most simple dress though it was pretty poufy. It was crème colored and had matching opera gloves on her front hooves, she had matching heels on her hind legs as well. Her mane was slightly curled and she had a few little flowers woven into her mane. Twilight had a Magenta Dress that had many pink and purple gems on the bodice. The skirt also had lots of poof as well as a few pink stars and purple swirls embroidered onto it. She had a purple hoof-held mask, she held it with her magic, and it has a magenta star matching her cutie mark in the left side. Her mane was up in a bun and she had magenta opera gloves and magenta shoes. Rarity had a beautiful dress that had a purple top and Ivory skirts. It was adorned with many purple and blue diamond shaped gemstones. Her mask was white and had a non-noticeable strap to hold it on. Her mane was more curled than normal and she had purple gloves and glass shoes like her first gala. Rainbow's dress was less poufy than the others but it was still fancy. The top was blue and the skirt contained glittery transparent fabrics that were all the colors of the rainbow all overlapping each other here and there. Pinkie had a yellow and blue striped top and a poufy pink skirt. She had a pink mask with three balloons matching her cutie mark in the right side. Her mane was also in a poufy bun. Finally was Fluttershy who's dress was probably the most elegant. It was a glittering gold off the shoulder ball gown. It had a few, fabric, red roses along the top. She had glittering gems that sparkled with every movement she made as well and her skirt had ruffles. Her mask was teal with a little golden butterfly in the right side. Her made was to the side in a loose ponytail. They all made it to the top of the steps at the castle by Celestia and Luna who were dressed up as well. Princess of the sun had colors matching her mane all blended together. Luna's was a mixture of a very dark blue and black and here mane was braided to the side. Fireworks could be heard outside and everyone was bursting with excitement! "Twilight!" Celestia exclaimed excitedly "Princess Celestia!" She replied with just as much exitement Luna walked over to Twilight and her friends as she began to sing. 'Dear Twilight what a splendid gala' 'A perfect way to celebrate this year' Tia jumped in 'It'll be quite a night!' Luna smiled 'Were impressed' Both princesses sang 'Well we did out best' Twilight sang with pride 'Here's to us The best gala ever what a pity that some ponies cant be here' Every pony in the group sang. Celestia then signaled to the guards to let ponies in and to the musicians to start playing music. Many ponies quickly entered the castle and began to sing an upbeat and happy tone Masquerade! Paper faces on parade! Masquerade! Hide your face so the world will never find you! Masquerade! Every Face a different shade! Masquerade! Look around there's another mask behind you! Then only the mares sang together and it was slightly staccato Flash of mauve splash of puce fool and king ghoul and goose green and black queen and priest trace of rouge face of beast Then all ponies sang normally Faces! Take your turn take a ride on the merry go round 'In an inhuman race,' the mane 6 sang together All mares then sang once again Eye of gold thigh of blue true is false who is who Curl of lip swirl of gown ace of hearts face of clown Faces take it in take it up till you drown in the light in the sound Celestia and Luna smiled at each other then sang; 'But who can name the face?' All ponies joined in again singing Masquerade! Grinning yellows spinning reds Masquerade! Take your fill let the spectacle astound you Masquerade! Burning glances turning heads! Masquerade! Stop and stare at the scene of smiles around you. Then they all sang quietly in a staccato way as well as making very little movement Masquerade seething shadows breathing lies Masquerade you can fool any And everypony grew louder with the next line, friend who ever knew you Masquerade leering satyrs peering eyes Masquerade run and hide but a face will still pursuit you! 'What a night!' Apple Jack exclaimed excitedly 'What a crowd' Spike observed 'Makes you glad!' Twilight proclaimed 'Makes you proud' The two sisters sang as they were proud of the princess of friendship 'All the crème de la crème watching us' Rarity dreamily stated batting her eyelashes 'and watching them!' Pinkie motioned to all the ponies in the crowd 'And all our fears are in the past' Fluttershy sang in her beautiful voice One night Luna began 'of relief' Celestia finished 'full of fun!' Pinkie and cheese, who had joined up with her during this, sang excitedly 'Of elysian peace.' Fluttershy added 'And we can breathe at last' The country mare sighed 'No more work' Rarity added 'Time for fun!' The two party ponies sang once again 'Here's to health' Celestia beamed 'Here's a toast' Luna proclaimed 'To a prosperous year' Flash, who had also joined up with them sang and To our friends who are here Twilight added on 'And may this splendor never fade' Apple Jack and Spike sang in unicine 'What a change' Fluttershy noted as this was a different than past galas 'What a wonderfull time' Twilight added on 'And what a masquerade!' Fluttershy sang once again Then somewhere in the crowd of ponies there were two ponies who weren't there to have fun like all others. The two were black unicorns one male one female. The mare was taller and appeared older than the colt. She had a Teal mane and green eyes and she had a grey and black cobweb-like dress. The colt had a short green mane and also had green eyes, he wore a simple tux as well. The mare smirked evilly and sang with a half whisper to the colt Oh, think of it soon we'll attack Her smirk grew before she motioned for the colt to look around look our future kingdom "just think of it" "But why must we do this?" He asked unsurely. He didn't want to do what she wanted to do, these ponies seemed so good and friendly "why cant we just let them be?" "You promised me you would!" She hissed angrily at him "I know but I don't want to." He responded sadly "Well this is for the good of our kingdom." "But this is a crime!" he responded angrily She rolled her eyes and sang once again 'Moth Ball what are you afraid of?' 'please don't make me.' The colt, Moth Ball, pleaded 'But you have to you must pretend' She ordered him Moth Ball sighed and looked at the floor in defeat 'I can only hope' He sang Both then sang together, 'I/you will understand in time' After that there was a long instrumental where many ponies made their way to the dance floor and all went swirling around the room in a very fast pace mares and stallions kept switching up partners every few seconds and it made most dizzy. At the end of the long instrumental AJ ended up with spike, Twilight and Flash were partners, Rarity had found Fancy Pants when the two became partners, Pinkie had ended up with cheese, Rainbow had been surprised by Soarin becoming her partner (She didn't even knew he danced!) And Fluttershy... well she ended up with a grey unicorn with a blue horn and a black mane (which was a slight disappointment because she had hoped to see Discord and maybe dance with him. The again, the gala had just started and he would probably make some sort of grand entrance.) But his outfit was interesting it was completely red with black knee high boots. He had a grey half skull mask that made it hard to see his eyes. He also had a sword on his belt All of the partners stayed with one another as all began to sing in a long drawn out way, Masquerade! paper faces on parade! And then the singing sped up masquerade! hide your face so the world will never find you masquerade every face a different shade Masquerade look around there's another mask behind you. Then, surprisingly all the mares went an octave higher with their singing and some stallions did as well masquerade! burning glances turning heads masquerade stop and stare at the scene of smiles around you Masquerade! grinning yellows spinning reds masquerade take your fill let the spectacle astound you! They held the last note as the orchestra finished their playing each pony either bowed or curtsied to their dance partner before clapping for the orchestra. Then Celestia and Luna walked to the middle of the ballroom "We would like to thank each and every one of you for coming to attended this special grand galloping gala!" Celestia spoke "And we hope that you enjoy this masquerade!" Luna exclaimed The ponies cheered and the party began. Two airs of glowing green eyes watched the scene, though one pair was full of malice the other pair was full of worry as to what was to come. Author's Note And I'm leaving it off here! Just so you know the gala will be spread into two or three more chapters, so much is to happen on one night! But that new episode though... Fluttershy did a masquerade thing (Without the mask) When Rarity suggested that I just fangirled so much ! Then I got something I have been waiting for, for so long!Return of the FlutterBat!!!! I have wanted that to happen for so long! Anyways... I do not own the song 'Masquerade' (some lyrics were changed to fit the story better though) from 'Phantom of the Opera' though I really love it! Masquerade is my favorite song in the musical! That is one reason my Halloween costume is Masquerade themed. If you see a girl with a purple and black poufy dress and a black and silver mask also carrying a pillowcase for candy on Halloween, it's definitely me... unless someone gets the exact same costume as me... And I also do not own Moth Ball, he is Disney Fanatic's OC. If you have not read her stories I suggest you do you will love them! Once again Happy Halloween! Please comment and tell me what you think!
The BeginingIt was a beautiful day in Ponyville. Most ponies were out shopping, and lots of the foals were running and playing. On the edge of Ponyville, sat a large castle that resembled a tree house. In that castle in the throne room, sat five of the bearers of the elements of harmony. They had been summoned by Princess Twilight Sparkle who had some exiting news to share. But first, the element of kindness had to be present. They had been waiting for a little while for Fluttershy who was usually never late. "Do yall know where Fluttershy is?" AJ asked “Nope.” Everyone else shook their heads in response “But she probably just got held up maybe helping an animal or something.” Twilight responded “Let’s just hope she gets here soon.” Rainbow said impatiently “Darling whatever it is she’ll be here soon.” Rarity replied. “I hope so.” Twilight whispered Back at Fluttershy's cottage there was a slight problem. The bunnies and squirrels, with the help of some beavers, had built mini forts and were fighting each other for some reason that was lost to the yellow pegasus. "Little friends please stop." Fluttershy pleaded as she tried to stop the fighting "Let's just calm down and talk about this." Angel who was leading the bunnies in the battle squeaked something in his bunny language. Fluttershy gasped "Angel, such language. I'd expect something like that from a beaver, not you" Angel rolled his eyes then threw a carrot towards the yellow Pegasus making her whimper a little. Her animals never acted like this before, whatever happened she couldn’t stop them. "Need some help?" A voice sounded behind her. Most of the time she would jump at voices that snuck up behind her but she was so used to this one, it would come often. Knowing the woice she smiled and turned around. "Of course I do." Fluttershy said to the creature standing before her. He was a being made of many kinds of animals, along with a knack for mischief and powers of chaos, he was also one of Fluttershy’s dearest friends. "Great because that's why I'm here." Discord grinned at the pegasus. "Now, let me see what I can do." He said as he floated to the middle of the battle field Angle bunny noticed the creature in the middle of the fight the bunny squeaked a command and all the others stopped for a moment looking at their leader then they looked at the Draconequus. They all aimed their ammo at him “Ow!” he cried out as objects galore were thrown at him “Hey! Cut that out!” The animals didn’t listen and threw harder “Honestly I don’t know how she puts up with you fuzz balls!” He muttered before an acorn hit him in the back of the head “That is it!” He growled before sending out a magical burst that paralyzed all the animals. The objects stopped and fell to the earth “Now furry ones, this spell will keep you paralyzed till you decide to no longer fight.” He explained “When you truly decide not to fight you will be set free from the spell. Until you do… get comfortable.” He smirked. "That should work" Discord said as he returned to where his best friend in Equestria was standing. "Thanks for helping" Fluttershy said in her usual quiet voice. “This won’t hurt them tough right "Not at all.” Discord smiled at the Pegasus. There was a moment of silence each smiling at another before Fluttershy spoke "I should be getting to Twilight’s castle now. She said she had important news for us." She hugged Discord “Thanks again.” “No problem” he replied “Happy to help.” She smiled one last time before flying in the direction of Twilight’s castle. The Draconequus watched as she flew off and starred for a while at where she had disappeared to. He smiled in content before he snapped and poofed away the animals who were still imprisoned gave annoyed squeaks. There was no way out of this, not for a while. Author's Note This story I have wanted to write for a while but I didn't really have the time. I know the first chapter is short but they will get longer. Please Review and tell me what you think.
A good TimeThe gala was going great, many ponies were dancing of socializing, but Fluttershy wasn't. Though she may have been less shy than before she still didn't like socializing as much as her friends. She sat at a table scanning the crowd of ponies for one particular draconequus. She looked as best she could but couldn't locate him, which was strange... how hard could it be to find a creature who was made up of a million different creatures? She noticed that the CMC had come and were all dressed up in beautiful ball gowns and each had a hairclip in that resembled their cutiemarks that they had gotten not long after the last gala. She also saw Spike trying to get Rarity's attention but she was dancing with Fancy Pants and AJ was watching from the sidelines. Sometimes she wondered what her friend was thinking when it came to that dragon. She observed her friends for a while until a voice interrupted her thoughts. "What's a pretty mare like you doing all alone and not dancing?" Fluttershy turned around and saw... the prince, if he even deserved that title. Rarity had told her, and their friends how rude and ignorant he was. She rolled her eyes and looked back at the dancing ponies trying to ignore the prince who walked up behind her "You know you should get out there and dance." The prince suggested "I'm fine here" Flutershy responded annoyed, just a bit. "don't need to dance" "Is that because you don't have someone to dance with?" Blueblood asked "No..." Fluttershy tried to say "Well I'm sure you'd love to dance with a handsome stallion like me, and being the gentle colt I am I'll give you the privalage to do so." He then grabbed her hoof and began to drag her to the dancefloor, ignoring her protests. Fluttershy tried to pull out of his grasp but he held on firm enough it wasn't possible for her to get out of a dance with the snobbish prince, that was until another stallion approached, the same unicorn she had danced with at the beginning of the Masquerade. "Excuse me but, I would like to dance with her" He told the prince "That is, if she would accept this dance with me?" Before Fluttershy responded the prince answered with, "I already asked for this dance." "Oh, but with who?" The strange stallion remarked before holding out his hoof for Fluttershy, she accepted. According to Rarity, anything was better than dancing- or even talking too- the prince. He held her hoof as he led her to the dance floor leaving the prince, who got very angry, behind. "Thank you." Fluttershy smiled as the two began to dance to the music along with other couples. He smiled back "My pleasure my dear." Fluttershy couldn't help but feel like there was something was familiar about him. "Have I met you before?" The pegasus questioned He nodded "Yes I believe we danced earlier." "I mean before tonight?" She clarified He chuckled a bit before replying "Yes, actually. We have met many times." Fluttershy really couldn't remember meeting him before tonight but she felt like she had. "When?" She continued "Honestly my dearest Fluttershy, Ithought you'd recognize me! I guess what they say is true, you really can fool any friend whoever knew you." He remarked "Well..." She paused looking at him to try and find any feature of this stallion that would help her recognize him. It wasn't till she looked into his eyes, which she hadn't been able to see before, that she recognized him. His extremely unique red and yellow eyes gave him away. "Discord!" She exclaimed in glee from finding her friend who she had been looking for "It's about time" He replied just as exited as her that they would get to spend this gala together just the two of them. The two continued the dance as they talked a little. When it ended the couple made their way to the beautiful Canterlot garden. They found a peaceful secluded area to hang out in. "Discord, could you maybe change back into a draconequus?" She asked timidly. "What? You don't like the pony me?" He teased. She shook her head "I like the real you better." Fluttershy confesed "In that case, okay." He responded, he was actually sort of happy she accepted his true form and liked it more than a fake pony form. He morphed into the draconequus he was before and his outfit changed as well. He was now wearing a white half mask and a loos white shirt, as well as plack pants and a black cape. "I liked the costume you hade before." Fluttershy commented He shrugged "Well I thought this would look better." "It does look nice." She agreed. "So, how have you been?" Discord asked "I've been good. It's been fun so far." She answered him. "Good." He responded "So," She asked "Do you think anything bad will happen at this gala?" "Well..." He thought of all the possibilities. "from your last few galas something has always gone wrong... So, I think that this gala will have some sort of incident or another." He admitted. "Same" She giggled, a sound that made Discord smile. It was so clear and delicate, like a bell "So, if something were to happen, what do you think would happen?" The pegasus asked. "Nothing catastrophic I hope." The chaos being chuckled. Rarity and Fancy Pants danced together in a waltz in the ball room. Many ponies danced as well in their shimmering masquerade outfits. From the sidelines the little purple dragon looked on in disappointment. Then Apple Jack walked up from behind. "Ya'know, just staring at them wont change anything." The country mare comented Spike sighed "I know. I've just known her and liked her longer than those two have known eachother. It just feels unfair." AJ shook her head "They could just be friends." "No," he replied "I know the way they look at one another shows that they feel something more for eachother." "How'd ya know that?" She asked in surprise "It's the way I used to look at her." The little dragon frowned "I've done countless favors for her. I practically worship the ground she walks on and Rarity hardly noticed." "Well then it just wasn't meant to be." She said putting a hoof around the dragon. Spike sighed again "I guess you're right." "Of course I am." The farm mare nudged him "Now, go enjoy the gala." "Thanks AJ." The little dragon smiled at her "I was just wondering..." He held out his claw to her "May I have this dance?" The question took the farm mare by surprise. She didnt think he would want to dance with her, "What?" "We danced a little earlier, and it was fun." Spike explained "Come on AJ" he urged still holding out his claw. "Okay" she awnsered as she placed her hoof in his paw "But l'm leading." "Lead the way" spike smiled. The two made their way onto the dance floor as a new dance began. Each station bowed and every mare curtsied in turn. Then an elegant sance began, all the ponies moved swiftly in the music. "Not bad, for a dragon." AJ comented. Spike didn't know why but this dance, with AJ, well it just felt right. AJ though, was really enjoying this dance. She had liked Spike for such a long time. He had always been so obsessed with Rarity, she never thought she would ever get to. She would cherish this dance, it may be one of her verry few dances with her dragon friend. Author's Note Okay, I know It's been a few months. I really tried to update this sooner, I've just been really busy. I hope to have another chapter out very soon. No promises.
