//------------------------------// // Underworld Revelation // Story: My Little Star Butterfly // by Omegathyst //------------------------------// Over the past few days Pinkie has gotten comfortable living in Tom's cave, which was apparently where demons live in the Underworld. Tom constantly worried that other ponies would catch them on their way to the Underworld. Wasn't Pinkie an element after all? "Hey Pinkie...?" Tom walked up to Pinkie who was eating Mutated carrot cake on their couch while a demon soap opera was playing on the TV. "Yeah?" Pinkie asked with cake in her mouth. "You here any talk about you in the Underworld?" Tom asked. "No." Pinkie's eyes widened. "Am I supposed to? Oh no, do they know I'm not really a-" "I didn't hear any talk, I was just checking if you did." Tom reassured her. "I thought Equestria's leaders would've found this place by now since you're an important pony." "I'm sure Equestria will find another Element of Laughter." Pinkie dismissed Tom's reasoning. "I mean, they could always look for Cheese Sandwich. He's the life of the party anywhere he goes!" Knock! Knock! "I'll get it!" Pinkie swallowed the last bite of her cake and bolted to the cave entrance where a demon holding an invitation. "Tom's...girlfriend? I'm surprised he got over Star finally." The mail-demon commented. "He's invited to the Blood Moon Ball redo along with a plus one." "Redo?" Pinkie asked. "What happened to the last one?" "The moon landed on two people that are no longer in this dimension so it no longer works on them." The mail-demon explained. "So the Underworld needs two new star-crossed lovers. Take this." The mail-demon gave Pinkie the invitation and realized something. Wait...so Star and Marco are no longer destined to be star-crossed lovers?! That means Marco and Fluttershy can be together! This is amazing! I must tell her...oh right. I live here now. Pinkie sighed missing her old home before she returned to her and Tom's cave to tell him the news. "I suppose we must get going...oh it's some mail. Let me see what it is Star." This was the third time Star had spent the night at Discord's house and she got out of his bed to see Discord eagerly reading two tickets. "Um, were you invited somewhere?" Star asked curiously. "It's the Great Galloping Gala!" Discord announced, flying over to his marefriend's side and showing her. "I get invited along with an extra ticket for my plus one! And I think you know who it is..." "Me?" Discord nodded. "You'd really bring me to an official event? How big is this event anyway?" "Yes I would...I also a gift to give you when we get there my sweet." Discord purred, nuzzling Star's neck. "The Great Galloping Gala is one of the biggest events in Equestria! It is hosted by none other than Princess Celestia." "Of course it is." Star growled bitterly, remembering the punishment her and her sister placed on her. At least she met Discord in this mess and invited her to the biggest event. Even they had dated for only almost two weeks, Star felt drawn by the creature's mischievous behavior and seduction. He's definitely a keeper. Turns out thanks to Discord's almost unlimited magic, he could control whether he could impregnate Star or not which every time he didn't. After all they were just getting to know each other as lovers. Star didn't mind the idea of having Discord's foals, not one bit. "Hey Fluttershy? What're those two tickets you got there?" "Hmm? Oh, you mean these?" Fluttershy smirked with the two tickets being held in her mouth as she walked towards Marco. "Well, has anypony told you about the Great Galloping Gala?" "I think Twilight has." Marco brightened. "I heard that's the biggest party in Equestria! It's in Canterlot right?" "Yep, and I got this plus one ticket here and...I want you to come with me. So will you?" Fluttershy asked with big eyes. "Of course! Yes!" Marco squealed, he flew and literally swept Fluttershy off of her hooves before blushing with embarrassment and putting her down. "Um, s-sorry." "It's perfectly fine." Fluttershy reassured him with a smile. "I was excited my first Gala too." "Tom? You've been invited to the Blood Moon Ball with two tickets in this envelope!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Wait...I thought Star and Marco were star-crossed lovers?" Tom asked getting off the couch and tearing open the envelope. "They were! But since they relocated to Equestria long enough the effects seem to wear off!" Pinkie gasped. "Marco could love Fluttershy! This is great!...Tom?" Pinkie was confused as why Tom had thoughtful look on his face till she painfully remembered that he liked Star. Hell, he probably does still. "What am I going to do with this extra ticket?" Tom whispered to himself. "I dunno, why don't you give it to your ex-girlfriend?" Pinkie growled uncharacteristically. Tom looked shocked from her outburst. "Huh? Pinkie are you alright?" Tom asked. "Why does everything have to be about Star?" Pinkie complained. "Everything changed because she showed up. I just remembered that's why you came to Equestria in the first place. But here I am in the Underworld regardless because I. Like. You." Pinkie gave Tom a dirty look before leaving their cave leaving Tom shocked. "Wait...? She likes me?" Tom whispered. "Why me? I'm just a nasty demon? Why would she like me? Possibly the happiest girl in the world?" Tom pulled the two tickets out of their envelope and they were in their usual blood red color with it being from 7-12 PM in a week and a half from now. The reason that Tom had a thoughtful look on his face was not that he was thinking of Star, but that he had a chance to go to the Blood Moon Ball with someone he liked. And during his time in Equestria, no matter how many times he was grumpy and miserable, there was one pony that always tried to cheer him up to the point where he didn't think of anyone else. And he was going after her.