My Little Pony: Sora's Misadventures in Equestria

by Codex92

The Best Night Ever

Tonight was the night of the Grand Galloping Gala, and throughout the whole day, the girls were unable to hold their excitement about the event all of them will be attending. Everyone arrived early in the morning as they all got themselves ready, Twilight deciding they should arrive in style. Using an apple, she cast a spell on it and turned it into a chariot, but it seemed their mode of transportation was a bust. Fluttershy brought a few of her mouse friends for Twilight to turn them into horses, which was an odd sight to see, and Rarity's pet cat, named Opalescence, found the mice as big prey to sink her fangs into, scaring off the transformed critters. Sora never knew the fashionista had a cat, never seeing the feline anywhere on the bottom floor of her boutique, and he could see Opal was not a nice kitty cat. So instead, Sora offered to pull the chariot for them, able to carry all seven mares and Spike.

With his special, custom-made tux worn in place of his normal clothes, left back at Sweet Apple Acres, he strapped himself in, though as the girls got in after getting their outfits on, Rarity told Spike to blindfold Sora until they were all inside. He did ask why, only to be answered with "It's a surprise." Maybe it had something to do with Kairi's dress and he didn't want to be spoiled before they reached the castle. Before long, the long ride from Ponyville to Canterlot was made as they had arrived just as night fell, Sora guiding the carriage with Spike at the reins, despite him being whipped from time to time by the baby dragon.

"So, Spike, you and Twilight have lived in Canterlot, right?" Sora asked as they entered the city.

"Yeah, for as long as I can remember." Spike wore a small, simple tux jacket with a red bow tie. "It's not that bad of a city to live in, as long as you don't act like many of the nobles that live here."

"No kidding. Hey, you think if they stick their noses up as high in the air as they could, their necks could snap and stay in place like that forever?" Both boys laughed at the hilarious idea, getting some dirty looks from some of the nobles that did hear him.

"Sora, what are you gonna do at the Gala?" Spike asked. "I don't think anypony like you would even like something like a ball."

"Well...I think this could be considered a date for us. Being somewhere fancy, enjoying each other's company...maybe dance?" Sora blushed, remembering that one daydream he had back in Halloween Town where Jack Skellington and Sally danced with each other, replacing them with him and Kairi. He really was a lovesick fool, unable to deny his crush he had for her. "I thought giving a tour of Ponyville for her was considered a date, but this is something that I want to make sure tonight is a very special night."

"Good luck with that." Sora soon stopped the carriage, parking it down the long stretch of road leading up to the castle, several other carriages lined up as other nobles with their tickets headed for the castle. "Ok, guys! We're here!"

Sora unhitched himself as Spike leapt down from his seat and opened the carriage for the mares, each of them stepping off one by one. They were all in their dresses Rarity had made for them, fitting their personality and style as they looked ready to be a part of the Gala. The only one missing was Kairi.

"Uhh, is Kairi still inside?" Sora asked.

The mares all giggled, confusing the pegasus stallion. "Turn around and see your princess, Sora."

As he looked back at the carriage, Sora's jaw dropped as he stared at Kairi in awe, the pink unicorn stepping down from the carriage and stood before him. The Princess of Heart actually looked like a princess, at least in his eyes. She wore an elegantly made white and light pink dress, small pink hearts patterned along the hem of the sleeves and dress. Along the dress were different colored gems that were cut to look like hearts the Heartless release, a bigger heart made out of diamond in the center of the smaller hearts, which shaped a larger heart around the diamond. Her hair was tied in a pony tail, draped over her right shoulder, wearing a faux white rose shaped like a heart on her right ear. On her hooves, she wore glass slippers that went along well with her outfit.

"How do I look, Sora?" Kairi asked, her cheeks turning a bright pink at the stunned stare Sora gave her.

"...Uhhhhhhh..." The stallion couldn't even think of any words to say, too speechless at the sight of his lover looking more beautiful than he could have imagined.

"I believe that says it all, Kairi," Rarity said as the rest of the girls giggled at Sora's reaction.

Kairi approached the paralyzed goofball of a boyfriend, gently patting his cheek with her hoof to snap him out of his daze. His face immediately lit up in a deep blush, chuckling nervously as he struggled to keep his composure around the beautiful unicorn standing before him.

"Uhh, y-you...look great, K-Kairi," Sora stammered.

"Thanks. You're not that bad yourself, though I did see your outfit before leaving Ponyville." Kairi gave him a small peck on the cheek. "I like this better than your casual clothes."

"Hey, those are the same clothes I had before our island was swallowed, only made better thanks to the Good Fairies." Sora scratched his head, wanting to look away from Kairi, but he can't stop staring at her. "...You actually look like a real princess...I like it."

"Don't get used to it for too long, Sora," the pink unicorn said. "Even if I am a princess, that doesn't mean I want to be treated like a princess 24/7."

"I never knew you as a princess when you showed up in Destiny Islands almost ten years ago. You were a friend to me." Sora gently grabbed Kairi's hoof, giving it a kiss as he looked in her eyes. "But you're more than a friend now. So long as we're together, I'll be your knight, and I'll save my princess from any danger."

Kairi blushed, giggling at the terribly cheesy line. "Sora. Never, ever change."

"You made me promise that nearly three years ago, and I'm not breaking it." He stood next to his girlfriend, entwining his foreleg around hers. "Shall we, madame?"

"Let's." As they headed down the road toward the castle, Kairi's ears twitched as she began to hear music. "Uhh, am I hearing music playing?"

"Yup. Sounds like a song's coming up." The unicorn stared at her date in confusion. "Don't worry. It kinda happens around here. Sometimes, you can't help but sing along, even without knowing what the lyrics are. But, I think we're just gonna listen."

"I can't believe we're all finally here!" Twilight exclaimed as they all looked up at the castle. "Everything that we've imagined, the reality of this night is sure to make this the best night ever!"

[Twilight Sparkle]
At the Gala
[Choir]
At the Gala
[Fluttershy]
At the Gala
In the garden
I'm going to see them all
All the creatures
I'll befriend them at the Gala
[Choir]
At the Gala
[Fluttershy]
All the birdies
And the critters
They will love me big and small
We'll become good friends forever
Right here at the Gala!
[Choir]
All our dreams will come true
Right here at the Gala
At the Gala
[Applejack]
At the Gala (It's amazing)
I will sell them (Better hurry)
All my appletastic treats (Yummy yummy)
Hungry ponies (They'll be snacking)
They will buy them (Bring your money)
Caramel apples, apple sweets (Gimme some)
And I'll earn a lot of money
for the Apple family!
[Choir]
All our dreams and our hopes from now until hereafter
All that we've been wishing for will happen at the Gala
At the Gala
[Rarity]
At the Gala
All the royals
They will meet fair Rarity
They will see I'm just as regal at the Gala
[Choir]
At the Gala
[Rarity]
I will find him
My Prince Charming
And how gallant he will be
He will treat me like a lady
Tonight at the Gala!
[Choir]
This is what we've waited for to have the best night ever
Each of us will live our dreams
Tonight at the Gala
At the Gala

A fanfare played out from the castle as they all saw the Wonderbolts fly overhead, pulling off a performance for those watching from inside the castle or walking toward the castle.

[Rainbow Dash]
Been dreamin'
I've been waitin'
To fly with those great ponies
The Wonderbolts, their daring tricks
Spinning round and having kicks
Perform for crowds of thousands
They'll shower us with diamonds
The Wonderbolts will see me right here at the Gala!
[Choir]
All we've longed for
All we've dreamed
Our happy ever after
Finally will all come true
Right here at the Grand Gala
At the Gala
[Pinkie Pie]
I am here at the Grand Gala
For it is the best party
But the one thing it was missing was a pony named Pinkie
For I am the best at parties, all the ponies will agree
Ponies playing
Ponies dancing
With me at the Grand Gala!
[Choir]
Happiness and laughter at the Gala
At the Gala

Flying up at the top of the central spire, Princess Celestia flew over as sparkles were left behind as she made an arch above her castle. As the alicorn disappeared back inside, Sora and Kairi couldn't help but feel like that reminded them of something, but they shrugged it off as it was Twilight's turn to sing.

[Twilight Sparkle]
At the Gala (At the Gala)
With the Princess (With the Princess)
Is where I'm going to be (She will be)
We will talk all about magic and what I've learned and seen (She will see)
It is going to be so special
As she takes time just for me (This will be the best night ever!)
[Choir]
Into the Gala we must go
We're ready now, we're all aglow
Into the Gala, let's go in and have the best night ever
Into the Gala, now's the time
We're ready and we look divine!
[Choir and Fluttershy]
Into the Gala
[Fluttershy]
Meet new friends
[Choir and Applejack]
Into the Gala
[Applejack]
Sell some apples
[Choir and Rarity]
Into the Gala
[Rarity]
Find my Prince
[Choir and Rainbow Dash]
Prove I'm great
[Rainbow Dash]
As a Wonderbolt is
Fluttershy: To meet!
Applejack: To sell!
Rarity: To find!
Rainbow Dash: To prove!
Pinkie Pie: To whoop!
Twilight Sparkle: To talk!
[All]
Into the Gala
Into the Gala
And we'll have the best night ever!
At the Gala!

"Yeah!" Spike cheered as he slid before the group. "And this is going to be the best night ever, cause we'll be spending time at the Gala-" The Mane Six all sped off in different directions throughout the castle before Spike could finish, wanting to do what they always dreamed to do while at the Grand Galloping Gala, as mentioned in the epic song. "...together...Or not."

As Kairi and Sora walked inside the grand castle, the former new to the palace while the latter only got a small glimpse when he was being "escorted" by Celestia's royal guard to her throne room, the pink unicorn was still reeling from the sudden musical number. "Wow. It's so weird. I felt like singing along with the other ponies during the chorus."

"I know. It's so tempting! It's kind of like that musical Donald, Goofy, and yours truly were a part of in Atlantica." The couple noticed Spike seemed a bit down, sighing dejectedly as he began to walk out of the front doors. "Hey, Spike, where ya going?"

"I'm gonna go down to Donut Joe's," the baby dragon said.

"And not enjoy the Gala?" Sora questioned. "As soon as you got a ticket, you acted like a giddy kid that got a new toy."

"I was actually hoping the others would at least think about hanging out with each other instead of doing what they wish will happen at the Gala." Spike grumbled as he kicked the ground. "Fluttershy wants to meet the animals in Celestia's gardens, but all of them are timid around everypony, especially during the Gala. Applejack won't sell food because there's already food given out at the buffet line, even though what they serve isn't really considered tasty. Rarity wants to meet Blueblood, and she doesn't know who he really is personally unlike me and Twilight. Rainbow wants to hang out with the Wonderbolts, but several hundred ponies already here would already be crowding around them, so she'll have no chance of talking with them for even a second. And Pinkie thinks the Gala's a big party, but it's a FORMAL party."

"...And Twilight's dream, talking to Princess Celestia?" Kairi asked.

"She's pen pals with her via my dragon fire. Even Twilight's wish is just going to fail since everypony's going to want to see Princess Celestia and shake her hoof." Spike rubbed his forehead, slowly getting a headache at the possible outcomes of their friends' disappointments. "I think it's better to just be together with friends and have a good time that have your expectations shot down when you try to have things go your way."

"Oh." Sora and Kairi looked at each other, then back to Spike. "And Celestia probably doesn't want us to do anything to mess up the yearly plans always set up for the Gala."

"You two don't have to worry about me," the dragon assured. "I'd rather be at Donut Joe's than be here at a boring party. I don't want to ruin the others hopes, and you two deserve to enjoy an evening together as a couple. When you're done, just find a building with a big donut on it out in Canterlot. Can't miss it."

The couple watched as Spike head back out in Canterlot, no longer interested in taking part in the formal ball. "Poor Spike. You wouldn't have minded if he came along with us, Sora?"

"No. But I do see he does mean well for the others," Sora said. "Let's just hope the girls don't get too disappointed."

---

With the night already under way, Sora and Kairi began their evening together in the Gala, though if any of their friends needed any cheering up from their expectations shot down, they can help in any way they could. The first part of the Gala they decided to do was have Kairi officially meet Princess Celestia. There was a big line of nobles that were waiting to meet her, and the line seemed to go on for about a mile. Twilight stood next to the alicorn, unable to spark a conversation with each pony in the line replacing the last every few minutes.

"Wow. Is she really that popular?" Kairi asked.

"Unfortunately." The watched as the last pony that had just shook the princess's hoof walked all the way to the back of the long line to "meet" the princess...again. "Are you kidding me? No wonder the line goes on for so long. These nobles are trying to kiss up to her...Or they just wanted to come to this party just to constantly see Celestia in all her glory." Sora looked back up at the top of the steps, seeing the annoyed look on Twilight's face as her conversations with the princess that moves the sun were always interrupted by a "new" guest. "Huh...Where's Princess Luna?"

"Who's Luna?" Kairi asked.

"Celestia's sister. I helped the girls save her when she had darkness in her heart and was known as Nightmare Moon. She should be here too." Sora took his girlfriend's hoof and guided her up to the steps. "I don't think these "guests" will mind if we cut in line, since I know the princess personally." He ignored the looks and complaints the other ponies in line gave them as they climbed up the steps. "Princess Celestia!"

"Sora. Good to see you personally again," the princess said. "Looking pretty fancy. What happened to your old clothes?"

"Well, I had to wear this monkey suit to fit in a formal gathering," he said, straightening out his bowtie.

"Excuse us!" one of the impatient ponies said in the line. "We were here first!"

"So?" Sora asked as he turned back to the line of annoying nobles. "How many times have all of your "met" the princess more than once? In the past hour?" The one who had spoke to him was about to retort, but he quickly shut his mouth as almost every single one of them couldn't find a response. "Yeah. That's what I thought. How many of you in this line have actually been to this Gala before in the previous years? Show of hooves? Hmm?" To Celestia's and Twilight's shock, several ponies in the line had raised their hooves, some guilty, some with a snobby aire to them. "How about you give other ponies a chance then!? Stop going back in line and spending your whole evening trying to kiss Celestia's royal flanks! It's never gonna happen!"

Many of the guests were appalled by Sora's language, but Celestia brought a hoof to her mouth as she suppressed her laughter from the nobles' reactions. Since a majority of them were disgusted by the pegasus's behavior, most of the line had dispersed, leaving only the actual first time guests to stay and officially meet the princess face to face for the first time.

"That was...quite a surprise," Celestia said, giggling a little. "I couldn't have said it better myself, but I'm not supposed to appear uncouth."

"Then I'm happy to help, your highness." Sora bowed, and as he looked back up, he saw Twilight's shocked expression. "Hopefully I helped your evening a little bit, Twilight."

"You certainly helped mine. Ugh, I loathe the Gala when it comes around every year." The lavender unicorn looked up at her mentor in even more shock, her jaw nearly dropping to the ground. "I always stand around in one spot, which is always right here, greeting ponies left and right. I'd also like to join the party too."

"What about your sister?" Sora asked. "Shouldn't you two switch places every once in a while?"

The princess's glee quickly turned into sadness, her eyes looking up to a section of the castle. "...Luna's...not going to be at the Gala. She's still afraid to know how everypony else will react seeing her return." She sighed sadly and shook her head. "Ponyville may had been accepting of her coming back, but Canterlot is not really a good place to make herself known...The nobles here are..."

"Stuck up and will try to get rid of your sister when she's been cured?" Celestia nodded. "Yeah. After what happened to me, I can see just how paranoid your guards can be in a crisis. And that one stallion really loved to beat me up when I was clearly in chains and willing to receive my judgement."

"I know in time they will accept her, but she has missed out on over a thousand years of time while she was banished. Not only has she just recently recovered from her depression from the darkness affecting her, but it's a struggle to get her caught up with the changes of today." Sora, Kairi, and Twilight could understand Luna's struggle. They couldn't imagine how difficult it was to be in one point in time, then be thrust forward or back several years to try and fit back into what changes had been made. "Maybe one day, she'll feel confident enough to reveal herself to the kingdom and everypony will look past her crimes."

"Well, I hope she can pull through," Sora said. "After all, even after a thousand years of being Nightmare Moon and having that darkness in her, she was able to fight it back with her inner light before it was too late."

"And I can't thank you, Twilight, and your friends for saving her." The pegasus gave a toothy grin as he brought his forelegs behind his head. Celestia's mood lightened a little, looking down at Kairi, who was too busy looking at the alicorn's flowing mane. "And is this Kairi?"

"Oh, yeah! Introductions! How rude of me." Sora grabbed the awed unicorn's hoof and gently pulled her forward. "Princess Celestia, this is my long-time friend, and girlfriend, Kairi. Kairi, meet Celestia, the ruler of Equestria."

"It's nice to meet you, Kairi." Celestia held out a hoof to shake Kairi's, but the pink unicorn kept looking at her hair. "...Is there something the matter?"

"...How is your mane doing that?" Kairi asked, which brought out a delighted chuckle out of the alicorn.

"Magic," she simply answered.

Kairi was about to reach a hoof out to touch Celestia's mane to feel if it was actually her hair, but Sora gently lowered her hoof back down. "Easy, Kairi. Restrain that inner child of yours."

"I just wanted to see if it's really her hair or if it was ethereal," the unicorn pouted.

"Maybe when we're not surrounded by hundreds of other guests and making things seem awkward." He gently patted her her hoof. "Come on. Let's take a look around the castle and enjoy ourselves. You and Twilight enjoy your little chats, with hopefully no more interrupting nobles that want to be all over you, Celestia."

The couple headed down the stairs and wandered off to another part of the the Gala, leaving the princess and her student with only a few actual ponies who were new to the Gala. "With Sora's little bit of help, I don't think I'll have as many guests to come up and shake my hoof this year. After this group, how about we walk around and we can talk about everything, Twilight?"

"...Sounds great, princess," Twilight said, still pretty shocked at what she had heard from Celestia about the Gala, but was thankful for Sora helping make her evening better.

---

Sora and Kairi wandered around the castle, the Gala mostly packed with rich nobles in each area. The Gala tickets have to be pretty expensive for anyone who wants to be in a fancy castle party like this. Many of them seemed to be around the popular settings of the castle, which happens to be Princess Celestia herself and the Wonderbolts. It seemed like the nobles only cared about business deals and promotional deals for them to earn more money or increase their business.

They could clearly see the VIP section where the Wonderbolts were, and it looked like the red velvet rope fence surrounding them was full to bursting. Rainbow Dash was going to have a difficult time trying to get their attention after all, seeing the pegasus mare trying to talk to them and try to impress them with randomly small tricks. There was no way the couple could help her out with that, or with Fluttershy as she was in the gardens trying to find any of the animals that live there. While walking outside to get some fresh air, they saw the yellow pegasus trying to befriend them, only to be too excited and scare them off as she rushed toward them.

They also spotted Rarity with the prince she had talked about, also being Celestia's nephew. He was a white unicorn with light auburn hair, wearing a black tuxedo vest and a blue bowtie. The two unicorns were over by a rose bush in the garden, though as the stallion plucked a rose, instead of giving it to the fashionista, he instead put it in his vest pocket. She looked a bit upset as Blueblood looked happy with himself, oblivious to Rarity's shock. So much for being the perfect prince she wanted.

While in the garden, Sora grabbed a luxurious pillow, plenty of them stacked up near the doors for those who wish to take a seat outside to enjoy the scenery. Finding a good spot, he laid the pillow down, letting Kairi sit down on it so she doesn't ruin her dress. He sat next to her as they looked at the beautiful gardens, watching the night sky, the pink unicorn resting her head against the stallion's shoulder.

"Such a beautiful night for a ball like tonight," Kairi said, breaking their silence. "I didn't think pegasi would actually control the weather, but after seeing that weather factory in Cloudsdale, it's pretty amazing."

"At least you didn't say out loud that it's impossible to control the weather. I embarrassed myself in front of Rainbow Dash and a few others in Ponyville." Sora let out a sheepish chuckle. "Boy, did I look stupid when I actually jumped on a cloud for the first time."

"You should have learned a little bit about Equestria while you were here. There was a library." The pegasus groaned, drooping his head in irritation.

"I completely forgot to do any research." Kairi giggled, nuzzling Sora to make him feel better. "I usually hate studying."

"Unless the book has pictures or if you're learning new fighting skills or magic spells," Kairi teased, making Sora grumble.

"Yeah, yeah." He gently draped a wing around her back, pulling her closer as he grinned. "That's why you're the smart one."

"I know." Kairi leaned closer and gave Sora a kiss on the cheek, feeling his wing gently rub her side. They stayed cuddled close together, enjoying the quiet of the garden. Rarity and Blueblood had moved elsewhere in the castle, hoping the mare's wish won't give him the prince he dreamed who had the personality of a selfish jerk. The silence was broken again, only this time by Kairi's growling stomach. "...Hehe. I forgot to eat breakfast today."

"Or lunch by the sound of that growling monster of a stomach." That comment earned Sora a light smack on the snout, grinning goofily at the playful glare Kairi gave him. "I'm just joking. Come on. Let's see if Applejack's got some good food. I'd rather have something tasty than eat a bland meal that's an eighth of a serving size."

"Alright. But you're paying." The two stood up, the stallion picking up the comfy pillow, and they headed back inside the castle to find where Applejack had set up her apple stand, Sora placing the pillow back with the others before walking in.

---

It took Sora and Kairi a while to find where Applejack had set up her stand filled with delicious apple goods made from the freshly grown trees in Sweet Apple Acres. She had set up her stand on the other side of the castle, and Sora wondered how she even brought all her food and built a stand when she didn't bring anything in the carriage. However the farm mare pulled it off, he was more concerned about getting some food for him and his girlfriend, and they were going to get some.

"Hey, Applejack!" Sora called out, getting her attention. Applejack wasn't all that happy, and there was still a plethora of baked goods still set up on the shelves of her stand. "Working hard, or hardly working?"

"Barely made any sales," Applejack complained. "All Ah got was one sale, and it was an apple pie. That was it."

"Well, now you got three total sales." The pegasus pulled out some bits and laid them down on the counter. "A couple apple fritters, my good madame."

"At least y'all are havin' fun." The earth pony grabbed a couple fritters and took the bits, the couple grabbing one and digging in to the delicious snack. "Wish everythin' was a whole lot simpler and those snobby ponies actually tasted somethin' with flavor."

"Their loss," Kairi mumbled with a mouthful of apple fritter.

"Kairi, ya'll are a princess, right?" The unicorn ceased nibbling on her food, giving Applejack a monotone stare. "...Well, ya are, right? Sora told me when he talked about ya."

"...I am, but I'm not exactly a princess by title where I'm from. I'm just a girl who was thrust out from her home, losing many memories of where I was born, and found out only a couple years ago that I'm one of seven special princesses whose hearts are made of pure light." Kairi finished up her snack, sighing in satisfaction and sadness. "If you're going to ask how I can help you get more customers, I'm not exactly like the ponies who live here, or are here at this party."

"Shoot. So much for any ideas," Applejack mumbled.

As Sora finished up his fritter, he noticed Rarity and Blueblood approaching the stand, the former more angry than earlier as she leered at the latter. "Hello, Applejack, darling. Any luck with your sales?"

"Sadly, no. Just one other along with Sora and Kairi," Applejack said. "Need somethin'?"

"Two apple fritters, please." While Applejack waited for one of them to pay, Rarity expected Blueblood to pay, but the prince kept clearing her throat, as if expecting HER to pay.

The two white unicorns kept clearing their throats at each other until Rarity gave up and growled. "Don't worry, Rarity. It's on me."

"Wait, hold on a second, Applejack!" Sora said, stopping the farm mare from giving out her food for free, mostly to a pompous prince who wasn't going to pay for himself and a lady. "You're seriously going to let my friend pay for your food?"

"And who are you?" Blueblood asked.

"Someone who finds you completely spoiled, and you're a prince! I think the right thing to do for a lady is to be a gentlema-err, gentlecolt and buy your date and yourself food, with your own money." The unicorn stallion scoffed, Sora's words ignored by the spoiled and immature prince.

"As if I, a prince, will pay for some hussy's meal." The mares' jaws dropped, Rarity highly appalled, while Sora leered at Blueblood. "I pay for nothing. And...eck. Is that commoner food? My taste buds will not taste anything made by a filthy peasant. I'm going to get me some hors d'oeuvres at the buffet line." Before the stallion could go any further, Sora stomped down hard on his tail, making him yelp in pain. "Get off of my tail, you horrid, lanky brute!"

"...I'm sorry. But, do you mind repeating what you just called both my friends?" the teen asked, his voice low and threatening. "My unicorn friend who wished to find her perfect prince, and my earth pony friend who is also my boss and proprietor of this food, which she and many other farm families grow to feed your ungrateful stomachs?"

"Are you deaf!? I said let go before I have you thrown in the dungeons, you stupid-" Sora summoned his Keyblade, holding it up to the racist and spoiled brat of a grown stallion, shutting him up as he whimpered in fright and confusion.

"Oh, I'm sorry. What were you going to call me? Hmm?" Sora asked, pressing the blade up to his neck, despite his Kingdom Key was more rounded than flat and sharp. "Do you have any idea just who you insulted, you pitiful excuse of a stallion!? You have just spat on the Elements of Generosity and Honesty, two of six mares who are known as the Elements of Harmony, are here at the Gala, and are the heroes who stopped Nightmare Moon! Out of the worst pricks I've known in the past, you are by far the worst, and you haven't even swung a punch at me!...That's a new record."

"H-How...? W-Where did that-" Sora began stomping down on Blueblood's tail again, making him yelp and whimper as Rarity and Applejack stared at the Keyblade wielder in shock.

"Pay attention to what I'm saying, not what you're seeing!" he shouted. "I know someone who was a prince, but he turned into a monster, yet he has more class than you do! I'm going to give you until the count of three to apologize to these two mares, these two HEROES for your KINGDOM that saved YOUR SPOILED BUTT and everyone else from a madpony who had lost control of her emotions, and you better behave like a proper prince!"

"Sora, stop," Kairi said calmly, gently moving his Keyblade away from the terrified stallion. "Calm down. Take a few deep breaths."

"Kairi-" The pink unicorn quickly shushed him, gently pressing her forehead against his, putting all his focus on her.

"I know. What he said is inexcusable. Let me handle this." Sora managed to calm down, but he still held his gaze on the unicorn stallion. He lifted his hoof that held his tail down hard into the ground, but before he could run away, Kairi held him still with her aura, walking in front of him until she was in his line of sight. "What is your name?"

"...B-B-Blueblood?" the prince squeaked.

"Blueblood." Kairi went silent for a few seconds, only to lift up a hoof and smack Blueblood hard in the face, leaving behind a red hoofmark on his cheek. "You should know better than to speak to girls like that. You're supposed to be a prince, yet you're acting like your five years old, thinking he can get everything he wants at the drop of a hat, relying on the silver spoon born in your mouth. You need to learn some manners and show respect to others, even if they're complete strangers to you."

"W-Why did you-" Kairi raised her hoof again as a warning, silencing Blueblood, not wanting to get slapped again by the even scarier unicorn scolding him.

"Blueblood, I'm going to give you two different choices," she said. "Either you apologize, to all of us, for your rude behavior and act like a mature prince mares expect to see you as, including Princess Celestia, or you can continue acting like this and have your name tarnished by two ponies who helped saved Equestria, destroying your reputation by being the immature brat who insults the opposite gender and those of lower classes than you."

The prince gulped nervously, looking at Applejack, then Rarity, then Sora, regretting looking at the pegasus stallion still glaring at him. He began sweating as the Keyblade wielder tapped his Keyblade against his hoof. More concerned about the fear of what Kairi would do to him rather than Sora's threatening stare, he turned to face the two mares he insulted.

"...I-I apologize f-f-for i-insulting you two...l-lovely mares...I-I-I s-should not have s-said those w-w-words, a-and I am a disgrace as a...p-prince." Blueblood gave a nervous, terrified grin, though they knew he was apologizing because he was scared, not out of actual sincerity. "I-I'll buy us those...d-d-delicious a-apple fritters, m-miss..."

"...You know what? Forget it, Prince Blueblood," Rarity said. "I expected you to be the prince I dreamed of meeting, where I could at least get to know you during the Gala and maybe we might like each other. Instead, I met the real you, a pompous little colt who speaks out of line and shows no respect to mares or anypony who is not royalty or of noble birth." The fashionista approached Blueblood, his smile dropping as he shivered in fear, scared of getting hit by someone else. "If there is a mare out there who actually likes you and can tolerate your immaturity and rude behavior...I wish her the best of luck."

Rarity walked off and headed to another part of the castle to enjoy the rest of her evening without her perfect prince. Blueblood stood in silence, watching her leave, then turned to look at the remaining ponies that had watched him get shot down by the mare that once liked him and now wants nothing to do with him. He felt humiliated, and he knows he deserved it. He felt like Sora should have done something physically violent to him rather than be scolded and told off. Sighing, he approached Applejack's stand, pulling out a few bits.

"May I have that last apple pie, please?" he asked.

"...Uhh, sure." Applejack took the bits and gave Blueblood the last pie on display.

"Thank you." Holding the pie in his magic, instead of eating it, he instead slammed the tin in his face, smearing the pastry all over his head. Pulling the tin away, his mane and face were covered in pie, some of it dripping down to his bowtie and vest. As he looked back at the others, they were kind of shocked to see him slam a pie at himself. "...I think this is a suitable punishment to fit my uncouth behavior..." Blueblood instinctively licked his lips, tasting the ruined pastry he smeared on himself. "...It's not that bad."

The self-punished prince placed the tin down on the counter of the stand and walked off, ignoring the odd looks from the other guests at the Gala. "...Uhh, ok?" Sora looked at Kairi and Applejack, all of them utterly speechless. "That was...weird..."

"Sure was..." Applejack looked back at her wares. "At least Ah know now why nopony's buyin' may apples. Ah'm gonna need to make somethin' fancy that Ah know they'll come to."

The farm mare closed up her stand and wheeled it inside the castle, planning to make something fancy for the nobles to sell as she tried to find the kitchen.

---

Sora and Kairi stood around in the ballroom, listening to a random song Pinkie had asked the orchestra to play, which she called the Pony Pokey. It was definitely not suitable music to play for the Gala, and many of the nobles present didn't seem to like the party pony's idea of a good party, only ruining the fancy ball by being loud, rambunctious, and wild. Even though she had been told that this was a formal party, she still insisted on making it a bash.

The couple were sipping some punch as they watched Pinkie try to make the ballroom into a dance club, somehow pulling out a DJ booth from behind the stage the orchestra was on and ruining their piece. Sora and Kairi were in an awkward silence after what had happened with Blueblood. The pegasus didn't know if his girlfriend was mad at him for blowing up on the prince and threatened him to apologize for insulting Rarity and Applejack. Granted, he did deserve to have been scolded and slapped sense into his empty brain for his rude behavior, but Sora went a bit too far, which was unlike him.

"Sora?" He looked up from the floor and at Kairi. "You've been really quiet...and a little distant after what happened earlier."

"...Sorry. I kind of lost it back there." Sora placed his punch down on the table they sat next to, slowly rubbing his forehead. "I was getting sick of hearing him talk like that...Though, I guess I overreacted a bit, huh?"

"A little," Kairi admitted. "But Rarity looked like she was about to kick him where the sun doesn't shine if you didn't intervene. Heck, I was about to threaten him with my own Keyblade after he insulted her, right in her face."

"At least you stopped me from going too far," Sora mumbled.

A while later, Pinkie ended up going crazy, cranking up the volume on the DJ booth and forcing the nobles to try to dance like her. As she got the party started in the formal ball, Applejack came walking in, pushing a cart that held a giant apple cake to appeal to the tastes of the rich ponies.

"WHOO HOO!" Pinkie shouted. "STAGE DIVE!"

The party mare leapt up into the air, accidentally falling down on the cart Applejack was pushing, sending the large cake flying into the air. Everyone in the ballroom watched it soar up and fall, where Rarity wound up in its trajectory as she entered the doorway.

"Rarity, look out!" Sora warned, but it was too late to save her, the icing exploding around her and ruining her Gala dress.

"AHH! Of all the worst luck!" Rarity ended up slipping on the frosting, slipping and sliding against a statue nearby, sending it teetering back and forth.

It soon began to fall, threatening to crush some of the unfortunate guests, only for Rainbow Dash to come flying in and catch it on her back. She grinned as she seemed to have impressed the Wonderbolts from the other end of the room, but she began to lose her balance with the heavy statue tilting over. Sora flew in and tried to help her, keeping it balanced before the cyan mare caused more damage than there already was.

"Sora, back off! I got it!" Rainbow said.

"No you don't! You were about to drop it!" While the Keyblade wielder tried to keep it steady, Rainbow moved a hoof to regain her footing, only to accidentally step on some splattered icing and slip up.

"Whoa!" She began staggering, Sora trying to lift the statue off of her, only to be backed up into a pedestal, knocking it over along with several others.

"Oh crap." Luckily, no one else was around as the pedastals were all crumbled to pieces around the two pegasi. The statue soon broke in half, their attempts to save it fruitless as the ballroom was now a mess. Sora noticed Twilight and Celestia walking in, shocked to see the state of the room. "Urgh...Can things get any worse?" As the teen decided to tempt fate with a question he should never dare ask, the ground began to shake. Outside in the gardens, everyone heard what sounded like a stampede heading toward the ballroom. "Me and my big mouth."

The wall burst open as several different animals ran inside, scared by something as they ran amok in the castle. Behind the slowly dissipating dust of the destroyed wall was Fluttershy, her mane and dress a frazzled mess, and she was outright terrifying as she had an enraged expression on her face.

"You're...going to LOVE MEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!" Fluttershy shouted, only scaring the animals more.

"...Well, guess that's our cue to get out of here!" With the Gala's guests in a panic, Sora, Kairi, and the rest of the girls quickly fled from the castle, their best night ever having been turned into the worst night ever.

---

After escaping from the castle, the group walked down the streets of Canterlot to find Spike. They found Donut Joe's donut shop, Twilight leading them to where it was since she was a local of the city. Entering the establishment, run by the unicorn stallion that still ran his bakery late in the night, they spotted the baby dragon sitting by himself on a stool, his face covered with sprinkles as he dunked a donut into a glass of milk. Their entrance caught his attention, all of them sitting around a table with a baker's dozen of donuts, the ponies retelling everything that had happened at the Gala for Spike.

"Wow. That has got to be the worst night ever," the baby dragon said.

"It sure was." They all turned to the entrance of the bakery, surprised to see Celestia not at the castle and approached them. "But it was one of the most exciting Galas I have ever been a part of."

"Exciting!?" Twilight exclaimed. "It was a disaster! We nearly destroyed your castle!"

"Define 'we', Twilight, cause you and Kairi weren't a part of the destruction," Sora said, earning him a nudge in the side by his girlfriend. "Hey, it's true. You two were innocent."

"Even though everything you all had expected didn't go as planned, it didn't turn out so bad, right?" Celestia asked.

"I think you're right, Princess Celestia," Twilight said. "Friends can make the worst of times turn into something amazing."

"Yeah!" Pinkie agreed. "We probably should have all just hung out! I mean, the party was so boring! Did you see the entertainment we got!?"

"That's exactly what I was trying to say before you six ran off," Spike said as he munched on another donut.

"Being together now after going through the Gala really was the best night ever." The girls all agreed with Twilight as they enjoyed the rest of their evening.

---

As it got late, Sora pulled the still enchanted apple carriage along the road back to Ponyville. It was a really tiring walk back, but they finally made it back home. He dropped each of the mares off at their homes, taking the time to grab his casual clothes at Applejack's farmhouse, then brought Kairi to where her Gummi ship rested outside the town. After Kairi stepped out of the carriage, the enchantment wore off, turning it back into an apple.

"Huh. Midnight snack." Sora chomped down on the apple, spitting out the core as he helped escort the exhausted pink unicorn inside her ship. "You had a good time?"

"Aside from that disaster and Blueblood's attitude, I did a little bit." Inside the ship, Kairi carefully took off her Gala dress while Sora stripped out of his. "That was the first time I ever went to a ball."

"Yeah." Sora's eyes widened, slapping himself in the forehead. "Oh darn it. We didn't even get the chance to share a dance."

"We can do that tomorrow." Kairi yawned, climbing into her bed and got herself comfortable. "I hope one of the girls has some romantic music to play."

"I'll ask Rarity. She's the helpless romantic out of all of us." As the stallion chuckled, he felt his hoof being dragged by the unicorn's white aura toward the bed, forcing him to lay down next to her.

Kairi snuggled against Sora, sighing contently as she fell right to sleep. He himself yawned, wrapping his hooves around her, giving Kairi a kiss on the forehead as he fell asleep. It was a night none of them would ever forget, and they hoped that the next year, if both Keyblade wielders were able to be invited again, would be even better.

Comments

[timbo8]

What next season 2? because winter wrap up wasnt an important episode i think

[KingJoltik]

Oh goody, Discord should be coming soon!

[Sonic Rainboom Dash]

winter wrap up is after discord. i think.

[MetalKnightStar]

Awesome, Discord is coming.

[timbo8]

7251510 no it was in season one he choses to skip becuase it didn;t foloow the holdaiy season in terms of order

[Sonic Rainboom Dash]

7251558 oh

[BenictheHedgehog]

this was interesting. though if Discord is next, it will be awful if he somehow got Sora to turn into his Anti-form. just the thought is a shiver unless Discord's magic ends up having no effect on Sora cause of his clothes.

[timbo8]

7252824 discord would take away sora light just like he turn the mane 6 elements against them

[BenictheHedgehog]

7252926 take away his light? that does not sound good. almost sounds like Riku might have to come in to help. which would be kinda funny to see since I would love to see Riku interact with Twilight since he could easily teach her what he learned when he was tricked to use Darkness and how walking that path changed him.

[timbo8]

7253166 bingo it not what do you surpose is his light i cern princess/girlfriend what do you think will happen if discord kidnappes kairi

[Xorn]

Well at least this night wasn't completely great.

[Las Light]

"...Uhhhhhhh..." The stallion couldn't even think of any words to say, too speechless at the sight of his lover looking more beautiful than he could have imagined.

lSora.Exe Has stopped Working.
lPlease Restart........

[the other sans]

The watched as the last pony that had just shook the princess's hoof
yet you're acting like your five years old

1. They.
2. You're.

[Skywalker215]

Sora to Blueblood: "If I was as rich as you, I could at least afford some manners"

[talontitanbane]

10823828
Nice Aladdin reference

[Geek Crossing]

11121341
Agreed