Feathered Angels

Feather was trying to tie his black tie while he stood in front of his room mirror. His attire was a black tuxedo and he even had his manes combed in a proper manner. Feather and the mares were invited to an important party hosted by Fancy Pants, one of Curly Locks' business partners. Feather soon grumbled as he had difficulties tying his tie with the right knots. Feather's door opened to reveal Matilda in her usual attire.

"May I come in, Feather?" Matilda asked.

"I don't mind, Matilda." Feather said as he resumed his tie struggles. "I'm almost done getting ready."

"You're going to have to speed it up. The girls are already downstairs waiting for you." Matilda informed.

"I...almost...got it!" Feather said before his tie went undone. "Dang it!"

"Let me take a crack at it." Matilda said as she went to Feather and started tying his tie. Matilda chuckled. "This reminds me of when I had to help you tie your shoes."

"Yeah, but I was about five years old back then." Feather said shyly.

"There's no need to be embarrassed." Matilda assured. "Even men your age still struggle with these things."

"Yeah, but I don't want Mr. Fancy Pants to think that I'm not ready to take on my grandmare's position." Feather replied.

"Oh, you'll be fine." Matilda said. "I have met Fancy Pants before and he is a decent enough stallion who won't judge you based on how you look or act."

"I still can't help it." Feather said as he hung his head. "There will also be other nobles and rich creatures who will still judge me."

"If that happens, then the best thing to do is to turn and ignore their thoughts. What matters tonight is to stand your ground and show that you really are capable of running the Curly Locks Foundation." Matilda said with enthusiasm. Feather couldn't help but smile.

"Thanks Matilda, I appreciate it." Feather said.

"No problem," Matilda said before she finished. "And done," Matilda stood back to take a good look at Feather. "Oh Feather, you look so handsome."

"Thanks," Feather said while rubbing his manes. Feather yelped as he was pushed from behind by Matilda.

"Now come on! You will be late for the party!"

Feather walked down the stairs and towards the front foyer where the three other mares were waiting.

"Sorry about the delay." Feather said before he froze. He was busy staring at the mares while they wore beautiful dresses and make-up. Swoon wore a long, red dress, Dear wore a long, green dress, and Swoon wore a long, dark blue dress. All three of the dresses were completely exposed around the cleavage area, making Feather blush as he was staring.

"Do you like our outfits, Feather?" Dear said as she leaned down to show off more of her breasts.

"Dear! Control yourself!" Swoon said in an offended tone.

"What? I was just teasing Feather a bit." Dear said with a pout. Fond went up to wrap her arms around Feather's arm, causing her breasts to smoosh against it.

"Wow, Feather, you look stunning in that tux." Fond complimented.

"T-Thanks," Feather said nervously. Dear went over to hug Feather's other arm, also allowing her breasts to smoosh on the arm.

"For tonight, you're our date. Make sure you treat us well." Dear requested. Before Feather could say anything, Fond was pulling him to the door.

"Now come on! Let's go to the party!" Fond said as she and Dear lead Feather outside.

"Good grief," Swoon grumbled as she went out last.

Feather was behind the wheel of his car as he and the mares made their way to Fancy Pants' mansion.

"So Feather, what's it like to be invited by one of the richest stallions in Equestria?" Dear asked.

"I say that it's alright." Feather replied. "I only met Mr. Fancy Pants a few times when I went to visit my grandmare. I'm not quite sure if he will remember me."

Dear let out a fake scoff. "Are you kidding? He most definitely will remember you considering he and your grandmare have known each other for a long, long time. I believe that your grandmare helped out Fancy Pants become the rich stallion he is today?"

"Yeah, my grandmare does have a tendency to help out others to become better." Feather replied. "You girls are also examples."

"And we've been grateful of her ever since." Dear added.

"It's been a while since we went to a party." Fond said. "Do you think they'll serve some really fancy champagne there?"

"Fond, don't forget why we're coming along." Swoon said sternly. "Feather will be making his first appearance as the CEO of the Curly Locks Foundation. There could be some enemies who might take the opportunity of crashing the party."

"I think it should be fine." Feather included. "I heard that there are security guards posted all around Fancy Pants' mansion. There will probably be more as there is a party going on."

"True, but it never hurts to have some extra protection from us, Feather." Dear said with a wink. Feather remembered when the three mares took care of those Diamond Dogs. Feather thought if the mares were able to handle those goons, who knows what they could do if anything happened at the party.

Feather and the mares arrived at Fancy Pants' mansion. The front of the mansion was filled with rich ponies and creatures coming in as if they were going to a movie premiere. There were even large crowds of reporters and photographers who wanted to record every second of the guests entering the party. Luckily, most of Fancy Pants' security guards were blocking off the paparazzi from coming too close to the guests.

"Geez, Fancy Pants really knows how to roll out the red carpet." Fond said with surprise. Feather started to get a bit nervous as he was just starting out as a CEO. Dear placed a hand on his shoulder.

"It will be fine, Feather." Dear assured. "Just smile, wave, and try to avoid the cameras and flashes. We'll be besides you for the entire time." Feather calmed down a bit as he thought Dear knew what she was saying. When Feather's car reached the front of the mansion, Feather and the mares got out and let the valet drive it away. It wasn't long until Feather flinched a bit from most of the camera flashes that were aimed at him. Just then, the reporters started to ask Feather questions. Before Feather could say or do anything, the mares grabbed his arms and pulled him towards the mansion's entrance. Feather and the mares were able to make it into the mansion's main foyer before the paparazzi were blocked off by the security guards.

"Wow, that was crazy." Fond claimed.

"Well, this is one of Fancy Pants' parties." Dear said as she straightened her dress. "Parties like these do tend to attract a lot of attention."

"Fancy Pants must've spent a lot of money on security if they were able to hold off the press from us." Swoon said as she looked around to see several more security ponies walking around the foyer.

"Let's just try to enjoy the party." Feather said before Fond and Dear held his arms once again.

"Now that is something I agree on." Dear said as she and Fond pulled Feather to the next room, causing Swoon to once again follow in pursuit. They entered the main ballroom where a large majority of the party attendees were gathered while they mingled and drink from their fancy glasses. There was even a small group of musicians playing classical music to set the party's atmosphere. As Feather and the mares made their way through the crowds, some of the attendees took notice of Feather and started to whisper to each other. Some of the males were staring specifically at the mares since they were wearing some attractive dresses. Feather gulped as he had a feeling that the party attendees were already gossiping about him being a new CEO.

"Don't mind them, Feather." Dear assured. "They're just talking among themselves and don't have the nerve of at least talk to you."

"Feather Bangs!" A male voice called out to Feather. Feather turned to see an older-looking stallion approaching him and the mares. The stallion was a white unicorn with long blue manes. There was a single monocle on the stallion's eye along with a blue mustache on his face. The stallion's attire was a black suit and a purple bow tie. Feather instantly knew the stallion as the one and only Fancy Pants.

"Hello, Mr. Fancy Pants. It's good to see you again." Feather responded.

"Oh Feather, there's no need to be so formal." Fancy said as he shook Feather's hand. "I've known your grandmare for such a long time now. It's almost as if you and I were relatives if you ask me."

"Yeah, relatives." Feather replied. Fancy then turned to Swoon, Dear, and Fond.

"So Feather, who are these three lovely mares?" Fancy asked.

"These are friends of my grandmare as well, Fancy Pants." Feather answered.

"Hi, I'm Swoon Song." Swoon said first.

"I'm Fond Feather." Fond said as well.

"And I'm Dear Darling." Dear said last.

"It is a pleasure to meet you three." Fancy said. "Any friend of Feather and Curly Locks is also a friend of mine."

"Fancy," A mare's voice called out. Feather turned to see three more mares approaching. The mare at the center was a tall, white unicorn with long pink manes. She wore a long, pink dress that showed off the cleavage of her E-cup breasts. The mare on the right was a light yellow earth pony with blue and pink manes. She wore a dark purple, glittery dress that covered up her D-cup breasts in contrasts to the middle mare. The left mare was a light green unicorn with short white and green manes. Her attire was a short, gold dress that exposed most of her legs and only showed off a bit of her D-cup breasts. The white mare continued to speak. "I was wondering where you went."

"Apologies, Fleur." Fancy replied as he approached the white mare. "I was just in the middle of talking with young Feather Bangs." Fancy turned to Feather. "Where are my manners? Feather, I would like to introduce to you to Fleur De Lis, my personal assistant."

"It is nice to meet you." Feather said with a nod.

"The pleasure is mine." Fleur said as she smiled.

"Fleur has helped me run my business ventures on numerous occasions." Fancy explained. "I would not be where I am if it wasn't for her."

"I still do even up to now." Fleur added before she got close to Fancy and whispered something to his ears.

"I see, I better take care of it." Fancy said before he started to walk away. "I must attend an important matter. Enjoy the rest of the party, Feather!" Fancy carefully walked through the crowd. Fleur slowly approached Feather. Feather gulped as he didn't know what Fancy's assistant wanted.

"I heard as well that your dear grandmare, Curly Locks, has passed away recently." Fleur said. Feather couldn't help but sigh.

"Yeah, I guess it is something that everypony is talking about right now." Feather replied while rubbing his neck.

"I too felt saddened that a great mare like her had to pass on." Fleur continued. "A long time ago, Fancy was practically just some spoiled, rich child who knew nothing about running his family business. That was until your grandmare straighten him out."

"I just hope that I could live up to my grandmare's expectations." Feather said as he was thinking of all of the great things his grandmare has done. Fleur placed a hand on Feather's shoulder.

"You're her grandchild, you will succeed her." Fleur assured. That made Feather feel a lot better. He then felt Fleur's hand move up until it caressed his cheek. This caused Feather to sweat a bit. "I'll lend you all of my assistance if needed." Dear, Swoon, and Fond immediately stood besides Feather while they glared at Fleur.

"Sorry Ms. Fleur, but Feather already has us." Dear spoke. "There is no need for you to lift a finger." Fleur took a moment to take a good look at the three mares.

"Fair enough," Fleur said as she started to walk away. "My offer still stands if you need it, Feather." Fleur then turned to her two other mares. "Come Lyra and Bon Bon, we need to get going." The two mares nodded and followed Fleur to another part of the ballroom.

"Oh, now I really don't like that mare." Swoon commented.

"She was just offering help to me." Feather countered.

"Feather dearest," Dear replied. "When a girl offers you assistance, that could mean so many things."

"I could totally wrestle her to the ground." Fond growled.

"Please don't," Feather begged to Fond. "Look girls, let's just try to behave ourselves. I just want to make sure this night goes well."

"Alright," The mares said at once.

"Thanks," Feather said as he looked around. "I guess we could start by mingling with some of the attendees here. I think I saw some who I already know." Feather and the mares went on to search for Feather's known acquaintances. Outside of the mansion, some dark figures were sneaking through the bushes.

"Is everything ready for tonight?" One of the dark figures said through a walkie talkie.

"Yes, everything is set." The voice from the device said.

"Then it's time to rob these rich fools of everything they have." The dark figure said while showing a sinister grin.