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The Grand Galloping Gala

Summer and her pokemon were outside of the School of Magic, playing together. "Okay, Rockruff.. Go fetch!" Summer threw the ball in her magic and Rockruff barked happily before chasing after the ball, "Rockruff…! Rock..!" Summer chuckled as she watched her puppy pokemon dashing through the field after the ball.

Wooloo and Mareep have gotten along much better now and were now the best of friends, much to the relief of Riolu and Rockruff, who now didn't have to worry about breaking up their small fights. Rockruff came back with the ball in his mouth and dropped it in front of Summer, "Good boy, Rockruff…" Summer cooed, rubbing his head. Rockruff barked happily and wagged his tail. "Hey Summer..!"

Summer turned and saw Sandbar and the Young Six coming towards her. "Hey Sandbar, Hey everyone, what is it?" she asked.

"Headmare Twilight and the Professors have invited us to the Grand Galloping Gala in Canterlot." Silverstream said with joy.

"The Grand Galloping Gala?" Summer asked, confused.

"It's like a big fancy party that held every year in Canterlot." Gallus explained, not amused. "Sounds boring to me."

"Oh come on Gallus, it'll be fine as long as we're all there together." Ocellus reassured.

"Umm… actually you guys.." Summer started, scuffing her hoof along the ground, "Maybe I could skip the Gala this year.."

The Young Six gasped.

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"Why Summer wanna skip Gala?" Yona asked Summer, confused.

"It's just… I never really went to any of the Gala, even when I moved to Canterlot." Summer explained.

"Why not?" Smolder questioned.

"It's full of high-class snooby ponies and I'm a kirin from outside of Equestria." Summer stated. "Going to the gala would undoubtly result in me being humiliated by the ponies."

"Oh come on, Summer. You're overreacting." Sandbar dismissed. "Besides, we'll be there with you. So you won't be the only non-pony in the crowd." Summer sighed.

"Please Summer come with friends?" Yona pleaded. Summer looked at her friends, knowing they weren't going to have her miss out that easily. "Alright… I'll go to the Gala…" Summer conceded.

"Hooray..!" The Young Six cheered. Summer, meanwhile, grumbled to herself.

The Young Six took her to Rarity's boutique, where they were hoping Rarity could make a dress for her. "Professor Rarity?" Sandbar asked, drawing Raritys' attention as was currently making a dress for somepony else. "Oh Sandbar, you don't have to address me as Professor, outside of school, darling. Now what can I help you all with?" Rarity asked.

"We were hoping you could make a dress for Summer, so she can go to the Grand Galloping Gala with us." Smolder replied.

"Oh of course, Smolder dear." Rarity complied. "Come along Summer." Summer sighed but she followed Rarity into one of the rooms in her shop. While Rarity was taking the measurements for Summers' dress, she couldn't help but ask, "Summer, dear. You seem a bit unhappy about going to the Gala. Care to explain why?"

"It's just… I've never been to a Gala before in my life. Even when I lived in Canterlot, all I did was stay inside and read." Summer explained.

"Ah… so you're worried about not fitting in?" Rarity guessed. Summer nodded, "Don't worry darling, if you just be yourself at the Gala, I'm sure everypony will love you."

Summer sighed, "Maybe…"

After a few hours, Summer's dress was finally finished. "Presenting the new and improved kirin, Summer Blaze!" Rarity announced and she pulled back the curtain revealing Summer in her new dress. She was wearing white shoes on her hooves and her dress was tanished with leaf designs in it along with white fur on the outside. "Awesome, Rarity!" Sandbar praised.

"Kirin Friend look great." Yona added.

"You'll be the hit of the ball, Summer!" Ocellus replied with a smile. Summer blushed a little from all the praise. "Hehe…" Rockruff, Riolu, Mareep and Wooloo adored the dress.

"Hehe, I think your pokemon love the dress too." Gallus smiled. Summer gave a small smile to her pokemon friends.

Meanwhile, outside of the boutique, Nightshade and Fang were watching from afar. "So… the kirin and the pokemon are going to a fancy gala, huh? Sounds like the perfect time to strike." Nightshade growled.

"Yeah… um… how would be do that?" Fang questioned. Nightshade sighed and facehooved. "I'll explain when we get there.." Nightshade growled. Fang nodded and the two went back into the shadows.

That night, the Young Six arrived at the Gala along with Summer and her pokemon. They entered the palace and saw Twilight and the Mane 6 all dressed up for the Gala. "Sandbar, everyone. I'm so glad you could make it." Twilight said with a smile.

"Thanks." Sandbar said, adjusting his tuxedo.

Summer's pokemon gave their own greetings to the six of them, which drew some attention from the high-class ponies.

"What are those creatures suppose to be?"

"They look weird."

"Why are they here?"

Summer heard some of the commented and folded her ears down, which didn't go unnoticed by the group. "Hey, don't let those snobs get to you, Summer." Gallus stated. "This is the night to have fun."

Summer gave a small smiled but it quickly turned back into a frown. Before the group could saw anything else, Princess Celestia came in, "Hello everypony." she greeted. Everypony bowed to her as she came up to them. "Good evening, Princess." Twilight greeted.

"Good evening Twilight, and you too Summer Blaze." Celestia greeted back. "How are you enjoying living in Ponyville?"

"Oh..! I-It's great… hehehe." Summer stated, nervously.

"She's just frettin about the high-class ponies here." Applejack added.

"Well don't worry about them, Summer. Just stay with your friends and enjoy the night." Celestia reassured.

Summer nodded, "Princess? Where's Princess Luna?" Fluttershy asked.

"Alas, my sister has decided to miss out on the gala." Celestia sighed with a small frown.

"Why? Its at night so she could be wide awake?" Rainbow questioned.

"Since my sister had returned from the moon, she has felt a bit… insecure about attending social events. She would rather perform her duties than try to reconnect with her subjects." Celestia explained.

Summer thought about what Celestia said for a moment and asked, "Princess… can I.. Go and talk with Luna?"

Everypony and creature looked at her, surprised. "Of course, Summer. She's out on the balcony, raising the moon." Celestia informed Summer. Summer nodded and she and her pokemon went out onto the balcony where they saw Princess Luna raising the moon, high into the sky.

"Umm.. Princess Luna?" Summer called. Luna stopped using her magic on the moon and turned to Summer, "Oh Summer Blaze.. what are you doing here?"

"Your sister said you would be out here instead of trying to reconnect with your subjects." Summer explained. Luna folded her ears, sadly before turning back around, "Well... yes... ever since I returned from my banishment, I've been worried that my former subjects would still fear me at any social gatherings. So I stay out here and perform my duties as Princess of the Night rather than try to reconnect with them."

"But if you don't try to reconnect with them, you'll never know if they still fear you or not." Luna sighed, "But how can I? After what I did as Nightmare Moon?"

"They've forgiven you, along with your sister... you just have to try instead of hiding." Summer reassured. Luna looked back at Summer. "You really think so?"

Summer held out a hoof to Luna, "You won't know unless you try.." Luna looked at Summer's hoof and gave a small smile before taking it in her own. The duo walked back into the castle and were about to head to the gala when..

BOOM!

"What the-?" Summer exclaimed. Luna and Summer rushed to the ballroom and saw ponies running and screaming in panic. "What is going on?" Luna exclaimed.

"Roo!" Riolu pointed and Summer gasped when she saw two ponies and Houndour, who had cornered everypony including Celestia, the Young Six and the Mane Six! "Nightshade!" "Fang!" The two ponies looked at her and grinned, "Ah.... you've finally came out of hiding huh? Great. Houndour, Flamethrower!" Nightshade ordered and his Houndour blasted a stream of fire at Summer but Rockruff countered with Rock Throw. "Rooooo!"

Luna flew over the crowd to her sister, "Celestia..! Are you alright?"

"I'm alright sister." Celestia smiled.

"Houndour, use Sludge Bomb!" Fang ordered and his Houndour launched a ball of poison that struck Rockruff hard and it fell on the ground with purple bubbles coming out of his. "Rockruff..!" Summer gasped in horror, seeing her Puppy Pokemon posioned by the Sludge Bomb. Rockruff staggered to his feet, not ready to give us.. "Rock...ruff..."

"Use Flamethrower!" Nightshade and Fang ordered and the Houndour blasted Rockruff with a double Flamethrower, damaging him even more! "Rockruff, no!" Summer cried in horror. Rockruff crashed onto the floor, covered in scratches and burn marks. "Hrrr.... Hrrr...." Rockruff, even being poisoned and injured, still managed to stand up.

"You might as well give up, pup. You're not winning this round.." Fang declared. Rockruff growled and the bad ponies and gave a loud howl to the sky before its body was coated in a light blue glow, much to the shock of everyone!

"What's going on with Rockruff!" Sandbar exclaimed in awe.

"Its... Its evolving!" Luna gasped in shock. Rockruffs' body grew taller in the blue glow and its small puppy voice grew deeper. When the light vanished, everyone saw that Rockruff had completely changed. It was now red and now stood on two legs and grew a large white mane with a rock in the middle of it. Its eyes were red and it looked intimidating. "Lycan..."

"A Lycanroc...!" Summer gasped in awe. Rotom Dex then took over from there, "Lycanroc, the Wolf Pokemon (Midnight form), a rock type. It goads its enemies into attacking, withstands the hits, and in return, delivers a headbutt, crushing their bones with its rocky mane."

"That's awesome, Lycanroc...!" Summer exclaimed in joy.

"Lycanroc..." Her Lycanroc smiled. Nightshade and Fang were a bit deterred by the sudden evolution but their Houndour charged Lycanroc with two Bite attacks. Lycanroc took the attacks head on... and suddenly delivered two punches to the pokemon, sending them flying back. "That was Counter!" Rotom Dex gasped.

The Houndour crashed onto the ground and Nightshade and Fang in horror. "Now use Stone Edge!" Summer ordered.

"Roooo!" Lycanroc howled and punched the ground, causing a row of large, blue, glowing rocks to run across the ballroom floor and struck the four bad guys, sending all of them flying out of Canterlot. "You'll pay for this!" Nightshade called as they were sent flying.

DING!

"We did it..!" Summer cheered. Riolu, Mareep and Wooloo cheered as well in joy. Summer's newly evolved Lycanroc walked over to her with a smile, "Lycanroc.."

"You were amazing, Lycanroc.." Summer praised, rubbing his fluffy mane.

Sandbar and the others came over to them, "Summer, that was an awesome battle!" Smolder exclaimed.

"Your Lycanroc was so strong!" Ocellus stated.

"Yona like wolf pokemon." Yona added. Lycanroc smiled at the others. "Lycan..."

Celestia and Luna came over at that moment with Twilight and the others, "Excellent job, Summer Blaze." Celestia stated. "You and your Lycanroc saved the Grand Galloping Gala."

Summer smiled at the royal sisters, "Hehe..."

"And now we shall let the night commence!" Luna announced, earning a cheer from her subjects. Celestia then leaned over to Summer, "And thank you for getting my sister to enjoy the Gala, Summer."

"It was my pleasure.." Summer replied.

And the Grand Galloping Gala continued that night and everypony, creature and pokemon enjoyed the night.