It started out as a perfectly normal day; The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and when I think back, I remember noticing that the skies were particularly empty of clouds— no doubt, the Pegasi had gotten an early start on the preparations for the festival happening later in the afternoon. This led me to believe that everything would be just as it were supposed to; The weather can be deceiving like that.
I made my way to Sugarcube Corner to meet up with Twilight and the Gang, where everypony was being assigned tasks to complete for the celebration. The shop wasn't set-up in it's typical sugary-sweet fashion, but rather, all the tables wore burgundy tablecloths, and were adorned with the tastiest gems in Equestria— More than likely Rarity's idea for how to make the Royal Banquet satisfactory for the Princesses' taste. It's not everyday that all four of the Princesses come down to Ponyville, after all.
