A Villain Gets A Second Chance

Days go by as you look over Twilight's shoulder at the book while Pinkie Pie jumps for joy on a trampoline, knowing that the gala is tonight, and softly say, "Hmm, this is an interesting polymorph spell."

Twilight gasps and turns to look behind her from the corner of her left eye, blushing while saying, "YAH! How many times do I have to tell you not to creep up behind me and read over my shoulder?!"

You chuckle as she squirms a little at how close you are and say, "I lost count, but this is the only book remaining that I have yet to study and master, so I am willing to read a book with you," then whispers to her ear, "or to you as you go to sleep."

Her blush deepens as she gets up to walk away, feeling her flank bump into his chest, which sends a strange tremble through her body. Sitting a short distance away, she feels a slight warmth coming from the rear of her body and continues looking over the spell thinking, 'What the heck is going on with my body today, jeez. I know I am not in my cycle, but why am I feeling warmer than usual back...there?' Getting back to studying, she huffs and says, "I don't need you to go to such lengths for this book, besides, I will be finished double-checking this spell before I even attempt to cast it. You can have it when I am ready to try this spell, okay?"

You nod and watch as she finishes looking it over and makes her way over to an apple that Spike puts down for her, watching closely as she uses her magic to transform it into a carriage. She then moves on to some mice that Fluttershy brought over and casts the spell on them, changing them into strange, horse-like creatures as you cock your head saying, "Very interesting spell indeed, I look forward to learning it." You spot something white behind a bush and turn your head to see that Opal is looking at the strange creatures, getting a sinister look on her face and call out to her, "Opal, don't you dare or Fluttershy is going to be upset!"

Disregarding the warning, she leaps up and digs her claws into the flank of one of the creatures, causing it to rear and buck her off. Soon after that, she finds herself picked up by the scruff of the neck, which doesn't hurt her any as she is brought face-to-face with an annoyed stallion, hearing, "I warned you not to do that, you little troublemaker. Now you have to face the consequences."

Rarity frowns at Opal as she is held by the scruff with Blister's magic and is then moved toward her, taking Opal in her own magic, she huffs and looks her cat in the eye saying, "That was not very nice, Opal. I'm sorry, but you are going to spend tonight in the cage." and makes her way into the house to put her into it.

Hearing her owner say that makes her curl up on her as best she can and meows sadly, looking at her with big, pleading eyes.

She looks at the look her cat is giving her and shakes her head, saying, "I'm sorry Opal, but you are not getting out of it this time. Those mice-turned-horses were friends of Fluttershy, and you tried to harm them." then reaches the large cage and uses her magic to curl her up and slide her through the door, then closes it behind her and locks it.

You then head over to where the book is and begin reading it from the beginning, making it through to the next chapter when Rarity asks two stallions to pull the chariot to the gala this evening.

Spike then walks over beside Blister and asks him, "Say, you've traveled a lot, right?"

Looking up from the book and at the small dragon, you nod saying, "I have done my fair share over the years. Why, what is on your mind, young drake?"

He then smiles and asks, "Would you happen to know much about dragons?"

Cocking your head a bit, you nod and say, "I know a fair bit about dragons, yes. What is it you wish to know?"

Spike's eyes go wide with wonder as he asks, "Anything you wish to share!"

You then think back on what you know and say, "Well, the majority of the dragons from where I am from are intelligent creatures, and a great number of them are kind, noble-hearted, wise, and strong. There are also others, who are not and act out of greed or selfish desires." You see that the baby dragon hangs on every word and say, "The one thing that is important for a dragon of any size to have, is a care for the world around them and others. The only thing that really matters..." raising your right hoof and motioning to the young dragon before you, finishing, "is what kind of dragon you want to be, which is a decision that you will need to make for yourself."

He smiles broadly and runs up to the stallion, saying, "Thank you so much!" and gives him a big hug.

You follow Spike to the door of Rarity's boutique when he knocks on it and asks for the girls to let him in, and hear Rainbow agree to it, thinking to yourself, 'I don't think it is proper for two males to be in the same room with girls who are changing...' When you hear Rarity object against it, her words mirror the thought you literally just had. You then hear Applejack comment about how they normally don't wear clothes, causing Rarity to groan and open the door to Apologize. As you follow Spike in, you then chuckle and say, "I can understand your reasoning for some propriety, Lady Rarity, I had the very same thought you did."

Rarity looks at him with a smile, saying, "At least somepony has a bit of class." She then looks at his appearance and exclaims in fright saying, "GOOD HEAVENS, PLEASE TELL ME YOU ARE NOT GOING TO THE GALA LIKE THAT!?"

You look at your slightly dirty appearance, with your mane and tail all tangled up in literal knots, and look back to her saying, "I guess that I could freshen up a little bit..."

Her eyelid twitches uncontrollably as she looks over the condition of the stallion's mane and tail, then looks at Twilight pleadingly, asking with an urgent tone, "Twilight, I desperately need your help in a bit!" She then snaps her attention back to the stallion and says, "YOU, FOLLOW ME! We must wash every speck of filth from your body so that you are presentable when you stand in front of Princess Celestia to be greeted!"

Twilight then sees her practically drag the tall stallion upstairs, chuckling at how picky Rarity is about everypony looking their best, saying, "Sure thing Rarity, just let me know when you need my help." when the two disappear around a corner of the stairs leading to the second floor.

Once Rarity leads you into a room and fills a tub with hot water and a cleansing solution, you get into the tub asking, "Is there a brush that I should use to remove the layers of filth from my coat and mane?" as she hastily leaves and returns with a long-handled brush and look at the white wood handle and ask, "Are you sure you want me to use a brush this nice?"

Rarity groans and dunks the head in the water saying, "We have no time for questions, so close your eyes and let me work a miracle here!" and begins to scrub him vigorously from horn to hoof.

After she painfully wrings every drop from your mane and tail, Rarity then roughly dabs a towel around your body while the water drains. When you feel her stop, you open your eyes to see her toss the towel into a basket and ask, "Now what, Lady Rarity?"

She then starts heading toward the stairs to the lower level and says, "Now, we need to do something about that rat's nest of a mane and tail."

Fluttershy sees something bright coming down the stairs and turns to see that it is Blistering Blizzard with a spotless, snow-white coat, saying, "Oh my, you are looking really nice now, Blizzard."

You feel sore all over from the scrubbing and ask, "Can you see any bare spots anywhere? I feel like Rarity tried to scrub the hair off my skin."

Applejack chuckles at hearing that and says, "Not that ah can see, pardner, but that is just how Rarity is with looking one's best."

Rarity guides him to a chair saying, "Now lie down on your stomach." and looks over at Twilight saying, "Twilight darling, I will need your help to untangle the mess of his mane and tail. Which end do you want to start on?"

Twilight nods and heads over to her saying, "Alright then, I guess I will work on his tail."

They all giggle as the stallion grunts in discomfort and winces in mild pain while Rarity and Twilight use several mane picks to undo the tangled mess of hair.

As she works on a massive knot, she giggles at finding this enjoying saying, "This is kind of fun, you know? It is just like trying to solve a puzzle but with your hair." She then laughs and says, "It's a really hairy puzzle, isn't it Rarity?"

Rarity quickly gets another one out and tosses a stick in the trash can, saying, "I can't say that this is fun as I find this to be more of my worst nightmare." She then scoffs at seeing the endless split ends and says reproachfully to the stallion, "Seriously, have you never heard of trimming your Coiffure!? Just look at how many split ends your poor mane has!"

You roll your eyes and sigh saying, "I can't say that I have really had a chance to do that for three years as I was trying to survive in a hostile environment."

When the girls get the last knots out of his mane and tail, Rarity looks at how long it is and blinks in disbelief saying, "Good gracious darling, your mane and tail are even longer than Fluttershy's and mine combined!"

As you think of what to do, you think back to how Muradin trained you to fight and say, "Chop some off and then put my bangs into small braids, using gold bands to hold them together. As for the remainder of my mane, just make it a little past shoulder length."

Rarity looks at him with a gleam in her eye, happy to learn that he does have something of a fashion sense within him and asks cheerfully, "Okay, what about your tail?"

You then sigh and say, "Just cut it off slightly above ground level and make a large, fat braid, then use a much thicker gold band to keep it together." Remembering a little-known secret that Muradin told you about the bands, you chuckle and say, "There needs to be a small hole running from one side of the band to the other, a metal pin is then put through the holes which keep the band on and the tight braid keeps the pin in place."

She gasps and says, "That's ingenious! Where did you learn such a thing?!"

With a sad look on your face, you look away and say, "It's something that my old mentor said to me once...many years ago."

After Rarity cuts the obscenely long mane and tail down to the requested length, she then gets a view of a weighty set of testicles and shakes her head to get rid of the blush on her cheeks. As she braids his tail, she can't help but keep glancing at them and puts a thick gold band with a pinhole through it over the end of the braid, then shoves a pin into one hole. It takes a few moments for her to find the other hole, but eventually gets it and begins working on his mane finally, then whispers into his ear, "Now we are even for you catching a glimpse of me when I hacked off my tail."

Once your mane is finished, Rarity coats it with a light oil that smells of mint before letting you get dressed. Making your way to the dressing room, you put the suit on and put your sack of coins into a pocket. Surprised at how the pocket doesn't bulge out, you assume that the ponies know a weaker form of the enchanted storage spell and head out once slipping your golden ticket into a separate pocket, wondering, 'I can't believe that I'm actually going to this gala...I didn't care much for attending them at all because of how droll they were.'

When the girls finally finish up, you climb into the carriage with them and shut the door. The carriage starts to roll down the road, going a fair distance when you hear Spike desire to show Rarity the crown jewels, Applejack the princess' golden apple tree, and take Pinkie to his favorite doughnut shop. Noticing that the girls aren't really paying attention, you chuckle silently and look out the window while shaking your head. A few moments later, the carriage stops and you hear one of the stallions speak to Spike a little unhappily, thinking, 'Oh young dragon, you have so much to learn...'

Once the carriage comes to a stop, you see the door open as Spike stands aside like a gentleman and lets the girls out first saying, "Ladies first."

Spike looks at the girls while balancing on the tip of his tail for a moment, holding his clawed hands up, saying in astonishment, "Woah, you all look...so amazing!"

You are the last one out of the carriage and see the girls all looking around at everything, hearing a song starting to play and say, "See you girls inside, I'm not much for singing." and walk down the graveled path leading to a drawbridge

Making your way across the drawbridge, you see a red carpet ahead and tap your hooves clean off to the side of the path to ensure you don't track in dirt. When you walk inside, you look around to see a few high arches that a large dragon from Azeroth could walk through without their wings touching either side, several tapestries hang on each wall with an elaborate chandelier hanging high up in the air on a sturdy chain with glowing crystals providing light. As you look ahead of you, you see Princess Celestia standing at the top of the first set of stairs, in between two stained glass windows with one having orange and yellow colors looking similar to the sun while the other has colors of blue and white to match the night sky. Seeing a few other ponies on their way to greet the princess, you follow after them.

Princess Celestia spots Arthas making his way up the stairs to greet her and forces herself to keep smiling, continuing to greet the ponies walking up to her until he stands before her. She forces the smile to get a little wider, saying, "It is such a pleasure that you could make it to the gala, sir Blizzard, I hope you have a wonderful evening."

Wanting to make the best impression on the others around the room, you bow graciously, saying, "I wouldn't miss a chance to have a good time and perhaps learn more about how things are in Equestria." You then take a chance to mess with her a bit and straighten up, gently taking her hoof in yours and saying, "The pleasure is all mine, Your Highness, as I have the chance to gaze upon a stunning beauty of a mare." You then kiss the end of her golden hoofshoe and release it, saying, "I do hope you enjoy yourself as well." before turning right and heading up the stairs.

She blushes crimson at how he just openly flirted with her and growls in her throat thinking, 'Oh...don't you dare try to play games with me...I don't always play fair.' Knowing others are approaching her, she shakes her blush away and turns to them with a genuine smile, saying, "Welcome to the Grand Galloping Gala, I'm glad you could make it."

As you wander around for a bit, you find yourself back where you started and see Spike sitting on the floor looking a little left out and approach him saying, "What is the trouble, Spike? Did the girls all take off and leave you on your own?"

Spike stands up and crosses his arms with a huff, saying, "Yes. I was looking forward to showing them around, the least they could have done is let me tag along..."

You then smirk, saying, "Don't let it get to you too much, Spike, they are girls after all. Why don't you and I hang out for a bit, how about you give me a tour of this castle since I have never been to Canterlot before."

He then beams a wide smile and jumps up to his feet, saying, "Super! I know just where to start the tour, follow me!"

As you follow Spike around the castle, you are shown where the kitchen and dining room are, the various guest quarters as well as the royal sleeping wing where Princess Celestia's, Princess Luna's, and Prince Blueblood's quarters are located.

Spike guides him around, showing him the crown jewels, and the golden apple tree, saying, "Princess Celestia told Twilight and me that the apples on this tree are very special because they only ever drop if somepony has a special destiny, and can grant a wish if it considers it to be a good, fair, and honest wish. However, if the wish is a dark one...the apple disappears in an instant and the pony won't be allowed to eat it."

You then chuckle at the story and shake your head, saying, "That is quite the tale Spike, though I doubt that it is true."

He then puts his hands on his hips and says, "It is true! I know it is because one apple dropped before Twilight and me when we were here studying magic books. She then picked up the apple and looked at it a moment, then took a bite before splitting it with me." He then rubs his stomach as it grumbles hungrily and chuckles, "I'm going to go find something to snack on because I'm starved, do you want anything?"

Shaking your head, you say, "No thank you, Spike, I think I will sit here and continue studying the book that Twilight was reading today."

Spike then nods and hurries off, saying, "Make sure to enjoy the gala, it's an event only held once a year!"

Making your way to the tree, you sit down and pull the book out from within your vest. Opening it to the page you left off, you then resume reading it as a slight wind picks up. You feel a chill on the breeze and sigh saying, "Seems like that winter isn't too far from beginning."

The breeze ruffles the leaves on the golden apple tree, causing it to bend ever so slightly as the tree feels a bit mischievous and lets one of the apples drop from one of its branches. The apple falls towards the ground, landing heavily upon the head of the stallion underneath it.

You rub your head, hissing painfully after feeling something heavy strike your head, and look at the ground around you. Moments later, your eyes fall upon a gold apple with a strange, glittering aura on it. Thinking about what Spike told you about it, you pick it up with your magic and then sigh, thinking, 'Before I get my hopes up, perhaps I should find out if there is any truth to what Spike says. Princess Celestia is too busy shaking hands and welcoming guests, so I wonder where Princess Luna might be.'

You wander around through the castle that Spike hasn't yet shown you when you notice multiple guards looking identical to each other and chuckle thinking, 'Interesting but clever use of an enchantment.' Later, you come across a set of double doors with two more guards on either side of it and head towards the door when their wings shoot out and block the doors as one of them says halt.

They both look up at the stallion sternly as the guard that spoke, asks, "Who goes there?"

You stand there unfazed by their routine, saying, "Blistering Blizzard, what room do those doors open to behind you?"

The other guard speaks up, saying, "The throne room. Her Highness, Princess Luna is currently holding court."

The previous guard then asks, "Do you have an issue to discuss with Her Highness?"

A smile crosses your face for a moment as you nod, saying, "As a matter of fact, I do have a question to ask her. Might I be permitted to pass and discuss it with her?"

They uncross their wings as the other guard says, "You may pass, but be respectful."

You walk toward the doors as they push them open with their back hooves, and pass between the large doorway to see Princess Luna sitting on a throne upon the dais with her eyes closed. You walk toward the dais as quietly as you can, wanting to see how long it takes until she wakes up or notices you.

Luna is patrolling the dream realm, making her way through searching for nightmares to banish, when she wonders if Blistering Blizzard or former prince, Arthas Menethil after what her sister told her, is at the gala tonight. She chuckles to herself at how he was messing with her a week or two ago, saying, "I sure hope that he is at the gala, that way there will be a possibility that he could help liven things up for my sister."

Managing to make it all the way to the dais without her noticing your presence and chuckle softly before casting your gaze around the throne room, seeing no guards in the room to protect her and shake your head thinking, 'This might be quite entertaining...' You quietly step onto the bottom step and start to make your way up to the throne, then quietly place your front hooves onto the armrests and look closely at the sleeping princess's face. With a grin, you move in and place your lips upon hers, then pull back. Seeing no reaction from her, you cock your head and place your lips upon hers again, but gently work her lower jaw open and slip your tongue into her mouth. You kiss her for a few seconds before pulling back to see no reaction still and chuckle, thinking, 'Time to teach you a lesson, princess...'

Backing up from the throne, you then shift back into your human form and pull off your helm, setting it on the ground beside you as you then take a few steps forward. You raise your left hand up and move it towards her neck, placing your fingertips in the center of her neck and running them up towards her head lightly before running them towards the base of her head and lightly gripping her neck. You then start to gently pull her towards you as your right-hand heads toward the base of her neck, feeling your lips touch and cock your head to deepen the kiss. When your tongue slips into her mouth, you pull her closer with your other hand, then swiftly spin to your left and cradle her underneath you as her hooves move around your neck.

She senses something amiss as her breathing gets a little heavier and decides to check to see what is going on in the throne room, switching her consciousness back to her body and opens her eyes to find herself being deeply kissed by somepony with long blond hair and a light tan coat. Screaming through her nose in surprise, she hears them chuckle through their nose before opening their eyes and returning her to her hooves on the throne. When the pony backs away and releases their hold on her head, she jerks back and is about to use her royal voice to scold the pony when she notices that it isn't a pony at all, but the bipedal creature her sister told her about. At a loss for words, the princess looks up and down at the being known to her as former Crown Prince and former Lich King, Arthas Menethil.

You stand there for a moment, noticing a deep blush on her cheeks before bowing and bending your arm in front of your chest, saying, "It is great to see you finally have woken up, Your Majesty. I do hope you can find it within your capability to forgive me for stealing your royal lips, but I just couldn't resist the opportunity to rouse you slowly."

Princess Luna then dismisses her royal voice and clears her throat, narrowing her eyes at him, saying, "We do not appreciate how thee stole mine first kiss. Did thou know that it is a serious crime to steal the lips of a royal princess, Prince Arthas Menethil? Thou may rise."

You stand straight and return your arm to your side and smirk as the blush is still on her cheeks, saying, "I know it is not polite, but I found it quite pleasurable."

She then huffs and takes a breath, smelling a minty scent coming from him and inhales deeply after finding the scent to her liking. Catching herself taking an interest, she shakes her head clear and then asks, "For what reason did thou come before mine eyes this night? Was it solely just to annoy us like thee do mine sister, or was that thine attempt at courtship? If it was the latter, unfortunately, we are not ready to get involved with anypony just yet."

You shake your head and bend down to pick up your helm, then return it to your head before shifting back into the unicorn form saying, "It was not my intention to attempt to court such a beauty as yourself, though I find you far more attractive than your sister. You really should watch how she jiggles when she gallops away with a blush, she needs to be careful of her hoof placement."

Princess Luna feels a snort wanting to get out and quickly raises a hoof to cover her mouth as she snickers into her hoof, recovering after a few seconds, smiling and asking, "Thou did not answer mine question. We wish to know the reason thou hast come before us?" and looks down to see him wearing a really nice suit.

Getting serious, you then say, "The reason I came before you, Princess Luna is to ask whether there is truth to what I heard about the golden apple tree. Is it true that the apples only drop if one has a special destiny, and that one of the apples can grant a wish if it considers it to be a good wish?"

She smiles and nods her head saying, "It is indeed true, for me and mine sister first found it when we were little fillies, and two apples fell off before us. When that happened, we thought back to what we were told about a legend involving a tree that grew golden apples, so we took a chance and made a wish that we would be together forever when we discovered our cutie marks. From what we heard from mine sister, is that a previous student of hers had an apple fall before her but disappeared after she made a wish. Shortly after that, she went missing." Wanting to get off the sad subject, she then asks curiously, "Why did thee ask about the golden apple tree?"

You then pull the golden apple out from where you put it and say, "Well, because I started to read a book that I haven't learned the spells from yet when this fell off and left a rather nasty bump on the back of my head, but I wanted to verify if the story was true about the tree's apples. So you are saying that the whole story is real, just like you and your sister are?"

Princess Luna gasps with pleasant surprise at seeing another apple, observing how the apple still has a sparkling aura about it and says, "We see that thou hast not made thy wish, what is it that keeps thee from doing so?"

With a sigh, you lift the apple higher and say, "I hesitate out of worry and fear of letting myself get my hopes up, only to have them dashed at seeing the apple vanish before my very eyes..."

She gets down from her throne and sits on the ground before him saying sweetly, "If thou never taketh a chance, thee will not progress. We beg thee to not be afraid of progress and take a chance, for thou will never be hopeless with friends around to aid thee."

Feeling rather silly, you then sigh and close your eyes, wondering what you should wish for when the obvious answer comes to you and think, 'I only wish to have the chance to live long enough to redeem myself for the foul deeds of my past...'

Princess Luna watches with delight as a sparkle races out from the glittering aura around the apple, leaving it with a dull shine, saying "Take a look for thyself, the results are clear to see."

You open your eyes to find the glittering around the apple is gone and ask curiously, "Where did the sparkling aura go?"

She looks at him and chuckles saying, "It appears that the wish thee hath made was considered worthy. Now, thou may enjoy the sweet taste of the apple, for it has no equal, even when compared to a zap apple."

As an idea crosses your mind, you then use your magic to split it in half, tucking one half into a pocket after wrapping it in your silk, snow-white handkerchief Rarity made for you and split it into half again. You then smile at another idea and say, "For your help, why don't you take a piece, and relish getting the chance to taste it again?"

Princess Luna cocks her head in confusion and asks, "Thou would share such a precious gift with us? Art thou sure?"

You then smile genuinely with a smirk hidden deep behind it and say, "I am, for I cannot think of a better reward for the help a breathtaking woman like yourself has given to me. Now if you would please close your eyes and open your mouth, I will give it to you."

She suspects something is up deep down, but her willingness to give him the benefit of doubt and says, "Very well, but thou best not try anything." and then does as he asked.

As you put one piece partially into a pocket, you set the other into your mouth fully and move towards her. Hooking your left forehoof behind her head, you pull your heads together at an angle and cover her mouth with your own while slipping your tongue into her mouth with the super sweet, tangy flavor of the golden apple slice going with it.

Princess Luna's tongue wraps around the warm, wet, and slippery slice but quickly realizes that he took advantage and kissed her with the apple on his tongue. Enjoying this deep down, she kisses him back while pushing the slice to one side of her mouth, thinking, 'Oh he is such a good kisser...'

While you both slide the apple slice back and forth between your mouths, you feel her moan into your mouth and slip the apple slice back into her mouth. Pulling your own tongue back into your mouth as she does the same, you hear her bite down on the apple and chew it up when you feel her wings wrap around the back of your head and hold you there. When you open your eyes and look into hers, you see a glimmer of amusement in them when they close and she spits some of the chewed-up apple back into your mouth.

She chuckles through her nose as she opens her mouth and slips her tongue into his mouth, pushing the chewed-up apple into the back of his mouth to hear him swallow her saliva and the apple. Once he swallows it all, she slips her tongue around his a couple of times before pulling it back into her own mouth and folding her wings back up. Pulling out of his embrace, she chuckles saying, "Now we are even for that sneak attack on royalty." then takes the slice sticking up out of his pocket, saying, "Thank thee for the gift."

You grin with amusement as she puts the piece you were saving for yourself into her mouth and chews on it happily and bow your head to her saying, "You are most welcome, Your Highness."

Princess Luna then says, "Thou best return to the gala before the guards see thee up here where thou shouldn't be, as I must return to my patrol for nightmares."

With a bow of your head, you say, "As you wish, Your Majesty, may you have a wonderful night." then turn around and head back down the dais quickly.

She watches him leave with a delighted smile on her face as she sighs blissfully, thinking, 'Best night ever...' before returning to the throne and going back to her patrol for nightmares.

You make your way to the doors and pull them open, then go through and close them behind you as you decide to head back to the gala. As you find yourself at a top landing, you look down to see Celestia with her wings raised in a regal manner greeting an endless line of guests. Making your way down the stairs to the next landing, you stand close to the next set of stairs leading down and wait for the recent pony to be greeted and step slightly closer, clearing your voice before saying, "Do forgive me for interrupting your royal duties, Your Majesty, but I have brought a small appetizer that you have requested." You then begin pulling out the wrapped quarters of the now seedless golden apple, removing one of them before re-wrapping the last slice and tucking it into your pocket while offering it up to the princess while bowing to her respectfully.

Celestia smiles at Blistering Blizzard, secretly grateful for a brief distraction and takes the apple slice from his magic and goes to take a bite of it when she sees the dull, golden color of its skin. She fights back a gasp at realizing it is a golden apple and says, "Why thank you very kindly for being so expedient with my request, I hope you enjoy the rest of your night at the gala, Sir Blizzard." She then turns back to the line of guests and says, "While I enjoy a brief snack, why don't you all take a moment to greet my most faithful student, Twilight Sparkle." As she slips the slice into her mouth, she chews it politely, but eagerly as she watches ponies approach her and shake her hoof while saying hi.

Backing away, you then head to the stairs to the second floor to the left of Twilight and pass behind Twilight when a particularly strong earth pony stallion shakes her whole body up and down, accidentally granting you a peak of her nethers before you quickly turn and head up the stairs before anypony realizes what you just saw.

You wander the halls some more until you spot Rarity standing beside a light grey stallion with a light amber mane and tail and hooves painted silver, with both of them nodding their heads at the door, wanting the other to get it for them. Eventually, the stallion lifts his nose up in the air, making Rarity get the door for him and causing you to dislike the stallion a bit. When you walk through the door after it closes, you see Rarity lying on the floor glaring after the stallion and offer a hoof to her saying, "Allow me to help you up, Lady Rarity. It does not befit a beauty such as yourself to be lying on the floor in such a marvelous dress."

Rarity takes the offered hoof gladly, looking up to see that Blistering Blizzard had helped her up and smiles, saying, "Thank you so kindly, darling. It seems that my night has not gone according to plan so far, how has your night been?"

You then smirk and say, "It has gone okay so far, though I still think this gala is a bore. If things don't pick up before long, I might find a quiet little spot and sleep for the remainder of the gala."

She then gasps and says, "Oh you cannot do that, the night's still young!" Thinking of something quick, she says, "I know Applejack has an apple stand somewhere out here, why don't you head over and catch up with her for a little bit?"

As your stomach grumbles, you then nod and say, "You make an excellent suggestion, Lady Rarity." Looking up to see the stallion she was with getting further away, you say, "Your date is getting farther away, perhaps you should catch up with them."

Rarity sighs inwardly and forces a smile saying, "Oh dear, how silly of me. I will talk to you more later." then turns and makes her way toward Prince Blueblood with irritation all over her face.

You wander around the area, and finally spot the apple stand that Applejack is running and make your way over when you spot Rarity and the stallion from before stop at the stand as Rarity orders two fritters for the two of them. Watching as Applejack cheers up instantly and set out two fritters, you notice how the stallion silently refuses to pay for them and makes Rarity pay instead when Applejack covers for her. As you dislike the stallion even more, you dislike him a little more after he spits out the apple fritters that Applejack made herself. When he makes a fuss about how common fare touched his royal lips, you scowl at him giving royals a bad name and make your way over as he slowly trots off with his nose in the air.

Applejack sighs saying, "Ah was wondering why no pony wanted my food." and continues to rant about how they are preferring fancy food instead.

As you get to Applejack's cart, she pushes it away while talking about dressing them up a bit. With a huff, you make your way back to the main room where the other ponies are dancing, when you get there, you see that no one is dancing except for Pinkie Pie as she sings on stage. You look around the room to see a light pink alicorn standing amidst a group of mares, who seem to be talking to each other and leaving the alicorn out. Curious at not knowing anything about her, you make your way over to the group.

Cadance inwardly sighs at how the mares are not really talking to her at all when her nose catches a minty smell wafting towards her from the left, turning her head to see a handsome stallion with sea-green eyes walking her way, having a snow-white coat and a golden blonde mane and tail. She then turns back to the group of mares and excuses herself, saying, "Do excuse me for a moment, ladies, it appears that some pony requires me." Turning away from them, she heads for the stallion to see what he needs.

You stand away from the group as the mare comes to you, and greet her with a smile, saying, "Good evening to you milady, how do you fare at tonight's gala?"

She looks at him with a curious smile and says, "I fare rather well, thank you for asking, kind sir. Might I ask who you are?"

With a polite nod, you say, "I am Blistering Blizzard, miss, and may I inquire as to the name belonging to the radiant, breathtaking mare I find myself lucky enough to greet?"