My Little Pony: Friendship Was Magic

Chapter 3: Dinner Party

Today was the day were the old princesses of Equestria return to Canterlot once again, for a dinner party. Every pony took a day off from their jobs as they needed fresh air from them and from nightmares...They also agreed to tell Princess Luna about the awful nightmares they have had ever since they had rule over Equestria, or shall we say, Twilight ruling over a Equestria. They might tell Princess Celestia about that as well. Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy are definitely telling them about their new roles.

It was a lovely morning on this fine day, Applejack had just woken up from her sleep. She yawned and rubbed her eyes so she could be fully awaken. She got out from her comfortable bed and trotted downstairs to join breakfast with her family. Granny Smith was at the stove, cooking a hot meal for her grandchildren, which was pancakes. Big Mac and Apple Bloom were sitting at the dining table.

Applejack slowly entered the kitchen and approached the table. She pulled out a seat so she could sit down and wait for her breakfast that her grandmother is making for her and her siblings.

''There you are!'' Granny Smith exclaimed. ''What made you wake up so late?''

''I am sorry, Granny,'' the cowgirl apologised, ''I just had a...rough night.''

''Nightmares again?'' Apple Bloom asked.

''Not really,'' she said. ''It was nothin'. I don't want to talk about it. Let's just eat our yummy pancakes. I am starvin'.''

Granny Smith flipped the pancake from the pan to a plate and trotted over to the table to place it in front of Applejack. The cowgirl just stared at it carefully, acting like she didn't how to eat pancakes.

''Oh my bad,'' she apologised, trotting over to the counter table to pull out a drawer and get out utensils for her granddaughter. ''Here you go, sugar. Eat up.''

Applejack picked up the fork and knife with both of her hooves. She looked at her plate again and set down the utensils down on the table and pushed the plate away. Apple Bloom raised an eyebrow at this movement.

''What's wrong, hun?'' the old mare asked.

''I...I think I lost my appetite for pancakes,'' she said. ''Do you have anythin' else?''

Big Mac was chewing on a slice of his pancakes but as soon as he heard this, he choked on it and nearly spat it out had he not prevented himself from doing so.

''Okay,'' Apple Bloom said, ''there is definitely somethin' wrong with her, Granny. I mean, since when have she ever denied pancakes?''

Applejack hopped off from her chair and trotted outside the door. Granny Smith raised an eyebrow.

''Thank you so much for visiting!'' Princess Twilight exclaimed. ''We got to say that we have missed you ever since you two retired from your thrones.''

''Yes,'' said Princess Luna, ''we have missed you too. Celestia and I have had lots of fun over the past few months.''

Twilight nervously put up a smile for her and glanced at over to Spike, who was sleeping on his plate of gems. Twilight really needed him to wake up so she thought of an idea to wake him up. She pulled out a feather from her wings and tickled him.

Because of this, Spike immediately woke up and not just that, but he was chuckling as Twilight tickled him with a feather. It also made his nose tickle so he took a deep breath to sneeze but it accidently led him to sneeze the entire table.

It had burnt to a crisp.

''Oops,'' Twilight smiled guiltily, ''that was not supposed to happen.''

She stood up from her seat but got stopped half way when an orange pegasus guard with wild blue mane approached the dining table. He took care of the mess and swept up the burnt dust on the ground. As he did this movement, the princesses carried on talking with Twilight.

''So,'' Princess Celestia said, ''how is life ruling Equestria?''

''Yeah,'' Twilight sniggered. ''About that...Celestia, are you sure I should be ruling Equestria? I mean, on my own.''

''What do you mean?'' asked Princess Luna. ''Aren't your friends ruling with you?''

''They are,'' she bit her lip. ''But...never mind.''

Both of the princesses raised their eyebrows at her. Spike saved her with a question. Twilight sighed of relief.

''So,'' he said, ''do you still enter dreams, Princess Luna?''

''Rarely,'' she replied, ''I am mostly spending time with my sister.''

''Well, that sort of explains it.''

She raised an eyebrow. ''What do you mean?''

He looked at Twilight. ''Well, we get nightmares.''

The princess of the night's eyes widened. ''How have I never seen this?''

''It is nothing,'' Twilight said sarcastically but then turned to her bluntly. ''Actually no. It is not nothing.''

''What are the dreams about?''

''Well...''

Twilight was suddenly interrupted by voice calling out from the door. It was five of her dearest best friends. She and Spike hopped off from their seats to greet their friends and warm them with a nice hug.

''I am so glad you girls made it,'' she exclaimed, ''we have a lot to talk about since we have been seeing each other less and less.'' This caused a frown to appear on Twilight's face but shook it off.

Fortunately, Pinkie Pie was in her super-duper happy mood as always and bounced over to the invisible dining table.

''Hey,'' she said, ''where is the table?''

Twilight and Spike bit their lips.

''It is wonderful to see you girls again,'' said Princess Celestia with a cheerful smile on her face.

Princess Luna cleared her throat in response. ''Yes, it would be wonderful if Twilight continues on telling me her nightmares.''

''Her nightmares?'' Applejack argued. ''I meant we have nightmares too.''

Princess Luna raised an eyebrow. ''Please do tell these nightmares of yours, farewell Applejack.''

''Ooh! Ooh!'' Pinkie Pie chanted. ''Let me tell the nightmares! Let me! Let me!''

Meanwhile, on the Canterlot streets, all the ponies were gathered up to watch Trixie's magic show performance with her powerful assistant, Starlight Glimmer. Trixie has gotten a lot popular from the last magician act she did in Ponyville. With the help of her best friend, she would always manage to make her show the great and powerful performance Equestria have ever seen.

''Come one! Come all!'' Trixie chanted. ''Come and witness the amazing magic of the great and powerful Trixie!'' She teleported on the stage with a puff of smoke and fireworks shooting in the air. Starlight simply just teleported and rolled her eyes at her friend's ego.

''So this is the humble and penitent Trixie's Equestrian apology tour?'' one of the pony asked as they joined in the crowd to see what all the ruckus was all about.

''Ain't that a mouthful of malaises,'' an earth pony replied as she trotted to the crowd right beside her.

''It's a working title,'' Trixie angrily mumbled fast as she peaked through the curtains and returned back inside.

''I say it is more of a fracas than a ruckus,'' Pinkie said as she jumped in the scene.

Fine, Pinkie. Fracas, and what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to explain the story to the princesses?

''Oh, yeah. I got bored so I came to watch Trixie's show.''

With a groan of annoyance, the narrator simply directed her hoof out to point at the Canterlot castle. Pinkie Pie grumbled and trotted back to the castle as an order.

Trixie was taming a manticore with a rope with the assistance of Starlight Glimmer pulling out props from a chest box and begin the magic show.

When they were performing, there was a pair of red eyes glowing from the crowd but unfortunately, no pony saw that. It was a unicorn with a dark blue coat and lavender mane dressed in a black cape to cover her identity but you could still see her colours from the front of perspective.

When the performance had ended, the crowd departed and Trixie went inside the curtains with her assistant to have a rest and pack up to travel to the next town. The mysterious unicorn was still there, in front of the stage. She trotted to the backstage to meet the two fellow unicorn magicians.

Trixie and Starlight were curious on who she was. They didn't recall seeing a pony like her before. The mysterious mare than took off her cape and made it fall on the floor.

The two unicorns were still not convinced.

''Um,'' Trixie asked, ''who are you?''

''And I was like oatmeal?'' Pinkie Pie finished explaining the story. ''Are you crazy?''

''I see,'' Princess Celestia thought to herself. ''Any ideas why this is happening, sister?'' She turned to her sister.

Princess Luna shook her head in response.

''Um,'' Fluttershy stepped forth before giving glances to Rarity and Rainbow Dash. ''I think I know why.''

The princesses raised their eyebrows at her.

''Maybe...just maybe...we are getting these dreams as a sign of...'' She stared at Twilight.

''Me?'' she was taken aback by this.

Rainbow Dash groaned in annoyance. ''WHY IS EVERYTHING ABOUT HER?''

Every pony stared at her which made the pegasus shrunk back down into her position and chuckled nervously.

''I think what she mean is,'' Applejack continued, ''why does Twilight get all the...um...''

''Glory,'' Rarity finished.

''What do you mean?'' asked Princess Luna.

Rainbow Dash mumbled to herself. ''Don't act like you don't know what we are talking about.''

Rarity heard this and show her a sign with her hooves to indicate to cut it out. Rainbow Dash folded back her wings and rolled her magenta eyes out.

''What Rarity and Applejack mean is,'' Pinkie continued, ''why does Twilight get everything all the time and why is everything about her? I mean, I get she was your faithful student and all, but to tell you the truth, there shouldn't be a leader in friendship groups! It wouldn't be fair! That would mean that one pony is better than the other! Isn't Equestria supposed to be equal? Sure, we have different cutiemark talents but...other than that, we should all remain equal.'' She jumped back into her position. ''Yeah, I think I am done now.''

''Wow,'' Rainbow Dash marvelled, ''that is a lot to put in.''

Pinkie Pie put on a flattering smile.

''Oh my Lauren Faust!'' Pinkie Pie squealed. ''Have I mentioned that Applejack and I got these jobs with awesome capes and brooches?''

Rarity gawked at this and pushed Fluttershy and Applejack, that was standing right beside her, away.

''Did you say brooch?'' She let out twinkles appear in her pretty sapphire eyes.

''Uh-huh.'' Pinkie Pie shoved her poofy mane to the side so the white unicorn could see.

''My,'' she hissed, ''four carats.''

''What is that?'' asked Twilight, peaking over her head.

Pinkie shrugged her shoulders.

''What is this, sister?'' Princess Luna asked her sister.

Princess Celestia stepped forth towards Pinkie and looked at the brooch in her mane.

''Is this...?'' she questioned. ''Are these...? What I think it is...?''

''If you actually tell us what you mean by that,'' Rainbow Dash muttered under her breath.

Again, Rarity heard her.

''I swear, I am loosing it on you,'' she muttered through her teeth. ''SHOW SOME RESPECT!''

Every pony stared at her.

''Nothing,'' she sniggered nervously.

''Anyways,'' Princess Celestia said, ''this brooch. You say Applejack has one too?''

''And me too,'' Fluttershy added.

''Right,'' she continued, ''I think I know what these are.''

''A long time ago, where Goddesses used to rule over Equestria, Luna and I were just fillies at that time. They were beautiful and powerful Goddesses, even more than the princesses. They had seven brooches with them, which may be handed over to you five.''

''What about me?'' asked Twilight.

She continued. ''Rarity and Rainbow Dash, you will get yours sometime or later. We do not know what happened to the Goddesses and why they are not ruling Equestria anymore. Two of them got handed to Luna and I when we started ruling Equestria. As for you, Twilight, I don't think there is an eighth brooch for you.''

''What?'' she exclaimed. ''Why not?''

''But...who knows? Maybe this can be the same as the elements of harmony and if all seven brooches reunite, they can create the eighth brooch.''

Rainbow Dash slapped herself in the face and groaned aloud. She flew up to the height of the princesses' faces. Every pony stared at her as she flew up to them.

''CAN YOU STOP GIVING HER ALL THE GLORY? SERIOUSLY! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!''

She threw her hooves in the air and flew out the door.

''What is up with that pony lately?'' Rarity asked Applejack who shrugged her shoulders.

''I think I will talk to her,'' said Fluttershy, flying out the door to go after her.

''Hello?'' Trixie said again. ''Haven't you heard me? I said-''

''I heard you,'' the unicorn interrupted.

''Great!'' Trixie exclaimed. ''She speaks! Now, tell us who you are.''

Starlight calmed her. ''Easy there, Trixie.''

The mystifying unicorn continued. ''My name is Omsonia, and that is all you need to know.''

The two unicorns raised their eyebrows.

''And...?'' said Trixie. ''What are you doing here?''

''Do you know a pony called Twilight Sparkle?'' the mysterious mare asked.

The blue unicorn spat. ''Of course we do. Who doesn't? Literally everypony knows her.''

Starlight nudged her in the sides.

''Yes, we do. She is actually in the Canterlot castle with the old princesses of Equestria.''

''Old?''

''Yes...'' She raised an eyebrow. ''Didn't you know that? They retired.''

''Since when?''

She made a raspberry sound with her mouth. ''Are you slow? Uh...I mean, since a few months ago.''

''Well,'' she said, ''it is about time they have retired. They have been ruling Equestria for how long? A thousand years?''

''Actually more than that,'' Starlight corrected. ''But yeah. Why did you need to know?''

The mare looked around to see no pony around. She whispered to them to follow her. The two unicorns raised an eyebrow and followed her order. They were brought to a carriage with a blood red roof. The windows were broken and there was spiders crawling on spiderwebs on the window sills. The entire carriage was dark blue that matched her coat colour.

They went inside and everything was looking old. There was ancient artefacts everywhere. Broken teacups, mice crawling around everywhere, spiders on cobwebs.

''Yuck,'' Trixie stuck her tongue out. ''How old is this?''

She said specifically and without a stutter. ''10,134.''

''Wow,'' Starlight marvelled, ''that is specific and I thought Twilight was.''

Trixie chuckled.

''Gee,'' Starlight said, ''how old are you?''

''That is none of your concern. I have asked you to come here because I have something to show you both.'' She placed a chest on the table. ''Now, tell me. Are you two somewhat...close to Twilight Sparkle?''

The two unicorns shared a look.

''Yeah,'' said Starlight, ''I was practically her student but before that...my first introduction towards her was an evil tyrant that stole cutiemarks from an entire village and then took revenge on her later on.''

''As for I,'' Trixie added, ''The great and powerful Trixie, was also an evil tyrant who was jealous of Twilight Sparkle for getting all the glory so...'' Trixie took a deep breath and started speaking bluntly fast. ''I lied about vanquishing an ursa major and then Snips & Snails actually believed me and brought one to Ponyville, then Twilight Sparkle sent him back to his cave home again and turned out he wasn't an ursa major at all, in fact he was a ursa minor. Then I took revenge on Twilight with an alicorn amulet I found lying in a shop so...''

''Hold on,'' the unicorn paused her. ''What was that last thing you said?''

''So?''

''No, the thing that you took revenge on Twilight Sparkle with.''

''Oh,'' she uttered. ''That, well...the alicorn amulet...well...''

''Stop,'' she interrupted. ''The alicorn amulet...'' She paused to think. ''Where have I heard that from?''

''Sorry to interrupt your thinking,'' Starlight apologised. ''But what was so important to bring us here?''

''I brought you here because I can sense that you two still want revenge on that pesky little alicorn.''

''Uh...no, we promised to Twilight-''

The unicorn interrupted. ''Must have it always be about her?'' The two unicorns stared at her. ''Anyways, I know deep down inside you both that this is what you want.''

Trixie tapped her chin with her hoof. ''Well...I still want revenge on her.''

Starlight was taken aback by this and sent her a death glare.

''What?'' she questioned. ''That alicorn gets all the glory, I mean I hate to say this but...what about her friends? Shouldn't Equestria be known as an 'equal' land.''

''I mean...you are sort of right. She does get everything.''

''See?''

As Starlight and Trixie continued talking, Omsonia smiled deviously and placed her hooves on the table. She stomped on it to get their attention.

Soon the latter stopped talking and faced Omsonia, as well as the former.

''So,'' she said, ''are we ready to make a deal?''

''Um,'' Trixie asked, ''what sort of deal?''

She grinned. ''I will offer you a chance to defeat Twilight Sparkle and hand her over to me once you are done.''

Meanwhile, Fluttershy was comforting and calming down Rainbow Dash in the hallway and Twilight was walking on the other side of the hallway as Spike, Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Rarity needed to talk with the princesses.

Once they have finished their talk, the princesses shared a knowing look and instantly knew what both of them were thinking. They both turned back to the young adults and raised their eyebrows in response.

''Seems to me that you are all just jealous,'' Princess Celestia stated.

''JEALOUS?!'' everypony yelled, including Spike that fell on the floor.

Princess Luna folded back her wings and simply nodded in response.

''Why,'' Rarity complained and tried to argue but she couldn't as... ''What- You-'' She groaned in annoyance and muttered under her breath. ''If only you two weren't princesses and wouldn't send us to a dungeon.''

Applejack thought of a reasonable explanation but found none. ''How can we be jealous? We are just sayin' that Twilight gets everythin' and we don't, I-''

''Ambitious much?'' Princess Luna raised an eyebrow.

''What?'' she exclaimed. ''Ugh! You know what? Forget it!'' She took off her hat and threw on the ground. She aggressively stomped outside the kitchen.

''I am not trying to be rude, your highness. But-'' Rarity said. ''How can we be jealous and ambitious? Also, you are the ruler of Equestria...or was, but...you need to provide reasons to this not just say without it.''

''Exactly!'' Pinkie Pie agreed. ''I have reasonable explanations all the time!''

She sat down on the spot as she drooled at the thought about yummy delicious chocolate donuts. Rarity used her magic to grab a towel and wipe the drool spilling from her mouth.

From the doorway, a violet alicorn knocking on the wall to get the ponies attention.

''May I come in now?''

''Of course,'' said Princess Celestia.

''So,'' she said, ''what were you all talking about?''

Princess Luna trotted next to her sister to whisper inside her ear.

''Sister, a word?''

* * *

''What is it, Luna?'' the elder sister asked.

''I think...I agree with them,'' she explained, ''I mean, it is just like what happened to me before Nightmare Moon or...I know you said to never bring the pony up but...Omsonia as well.''

Princess Celestia gasped. ''Oh no. Luna, this might be silly but I am thinking that she may have escaped from her prison box.''

She huffed. ''Oh, come on, Tia! You are just talking nonsense now. There is no way she could ever get out of that box.''

Princess Celestia scoffed. ''Me? Talking nonsense? Oh, please! Since when have I ever talked nonsense?''

The younger sister raised an eyebrow. ''Tia, your obsession with cake is nonsense and drives you insane, as well as me.''

''Okay,'' she chuckled, ''I love cake but that joke has gotten old.''

''Are you denying it then?''

''No,'' she uttered, ''but it has gotten old.''

Author's Note

Well, that was fun to write. I especially loved the ending when I used one of Magpiepony's lines in a video.

Anyways, I am thinking of doing a backstory of my OC: Omsonia, in the next chapter.

I just jot things along as I go. I don't have everything planned at once so...

I hope you enjoyed?