//------------------------------// // The Ticket Master // Story: My Little Pony: FIM Alternate Universe // by Twilight Star //------------------------------// Sugarcoat and Sunset Shimmer were walking on Sweet Apple Acres, while Garble was on the back of Sunset Shimmer picking an apple from the basket to eat, but played every apple he wouldn’t eat while saying “no”  “Wow, thank you so much for helping me, I bet Joe would pick these apples by lunch, if I win he’ll take a walk around town with Grandma’s dress”, laughed Sugarcoat.  “No problem, Sugarcoat,” said Sunset Shimmer. “I’m happy to bet it’s until lunchtime, all this work has left me starving”  “I know, right?” Aasked Garble before inadvertently throwing an apple into the head of Sunset Shimmer.  Sunset Shimmer looked at Garble a little irritated, “Spare me, Garble. You stayed on top of me all nightfall while we were working "  “Exactly,” replied Garble. “It’s that you took so long that I missed the lunch hour”  Sunset Shimmer’s stomach rumbled, “hehe, yeah. I think we should eat something”, said Sunset Shimmer with a smile.  Garble went back to look for a good apple, “no. Has a earthworm”  Garble found a good apple, “Aha!”  Sunset Shimmer stopped walking, “Garble, this looks delicious”  But, Garble ate the apple, “Garble!” exclaimed Sunset Shimmer not pleased.  Garble swallowed the apple, “What is it?” asked Garble confused.  Suddenly, Garble belched and appeared a rolled parchment, “it’s a letter from Princess Luna”, said Sunset Shimmer.  Sugarcoat stood next to Sunset Shimmer.  Garble cleared his throat before beginning to read, “Your great royal royalty, Princess Luna of Equestria, is pleased to announce the Great Galloping Ball which will take place in the magnificent city of Canterlot on the twentieth day of blah blah, cordially with a invitation to Sunset and one more guest "  “The Great Galloping Gala!” exclaimed Sunset Shimmer and Sugarcoat in unison.  “The Great Galloping Gala!” they exclaimed in unison Sunset Shimmer and Sugarcoat cheerfully as they jumped happily.  In response, Garble made a face of disgust before burping again and two gold invitations appeared, “look, two invitations!” Garble showed the two invitations to Sunset Shimmer.  “Wow, cool, I’ve never been to the gala. Have you, Garble?“, asked Sunset Shimmer.  “No, and I don’t want to go either, I’m not going to the gala full of fru-fru for girls”, replied Garble.  “Oh, come on, Garble,” said Sunset Shimmer. “It’s going to be very cool”  “Cool?” asked Sugarcoat with a smile. “It’s going to be a lot more than cool. I’d love to go, just think ... "  “If I set up an apple stall, everypony would just stop chewing when the cow went to the brewery,” said Sugarcoat. “Do you have any idea how good it would be for the Sweet Apple ranch business?”  “We could change the roof that’s going to fall, and Joe could change that plow that’s just the dust, and Grandma could change her old ass”, said Sugarcoat.  “Wow, I’d give one leg to go to that ball”, said Sugarcoat sleepily.  Sunset Shimmer approached Sugarcoat, “oh, so you’d like to ...” but Sunset Shimmer couldn’t finish her sentence because Indigo Zap fell on Sugarcoat and Sunset Shimmer.  “Were you talking about the Great Galloping Gala?” asked Indigo Zap.  “Indigo Zap!” exclaimed Sugarcoat. “You told me you were too busy to help me with the apples, and what were you doing? Eavesdropping?”  “No, I was very busy, rested”, replied Indigo Zap.  “And I just heard you got an extra invitation, isn’t it?” asked Indigo Zap Sunset Shimmer.  “I have, but ...” Sunset Shimmer tried to finish speaking but was interrupted by Indigo.  “I don’t believe it!” Indigo Zap made a somersault in the air.  “Shadowbolts perform at the Great Galloping Gala every year!” said Indigo Zap. “I can already see, everypony looking at the sky, their eyes on the Shadowbolts, so who appears? Indigo Zap! Stealing all attention with her speedy super-trot. Then I hypnotize them with the fantastic pony-flush. And from the gran finale, the lightning of glory! The ponies will go crazy, the Shadowbolts will insist that I teach my moves to them and also to enter the team, right? And then I’ll be the newest member”  “You see, Sunset?” asked Indigo Zap. “This may be my only chance to show my skills. You have to take me!”  Sugarcoat pushed Indigo Zap by the tail away from Sunset Shimmer, “Oops, wait a little. I’m in there,“Sugarcoat said with Indigo Zap’s tail in her mouth. “I asked first”  “And what’s the problem?” asked Indigo Zap, not content. “I ordered second”  “Oh yeah?” asked Sugarcoat. “For I challenge you to a horseshoe war, whoever wins will go”  Sugarcoat and Indigo Zap put a hoof on a log, and they started until Sunset Shimmer separated the two, “girls, it’s my invitations, I decide who to give, thank you”  “The one with the best motives will take the invitation, you can start”, said Sunset Shimmer.  “Improve the ranch business”, said Sugarcoat.  “A chance to get into the Shadowbolts”, said Indigo Zap.  “Fix Granny’s ass”, said Sugarcoat.  “Live the big dream!” exclaimed Indigo Zap.  “Oh my gosh. They’re great reasons, don’t you think?” asked Sunset Shimmer.  Sunset Shimmer’s stomach rumbled, “Did you hear that? I’m starving. I don’t know about you guys, but I can’t decide empty-handed. So I’m going to eat something and I’ll talk to you again, okay?“ Garble climbed on her back before Sunset Shimmer left the farm.  “Okay”, said Sugarcoat and Indigo Zap before looking at each other and starting to make a new horseshoe war.    Sunset Shimmer and Garble were back in Ponyville, “so? Who are you going to give the invitation to?”  “I don’t know, Garble, I just know that I can’t think empty-belly right, so where are we going to eat ...” replied Sunset Shimmer before Lemon Zest pushed her.  The two invitations fell on Lemon Zest’s muzzle, and she despaired, “ahh! Parakeets! Parakeets on me! Help!“ exclaimed Lemon Zest with fear before looking more closely at the ‘parakeets’. “Wait, aren’t invitations to the great Galloping Gala?!”  “It’s the most amazing, fantastic and tremendous and huge, fun, wonderful, fabulous, terribly tremendous party of all Equestria!” Exclaimed Lemon Zest excitedly. “The Great Galloping Gala is the best place for me, the Great Galloping Gala is the best place for me, Hipe! Hipe! It’s the best place for me. I’m Lemon!”  “With decorations, with streamers, blinkers, windlasses and pinatas and cushions. And delights like clods of sugar, lollipops, ice cream and soft drinks, and all my favorite and favorite pranks I love how to put a tail on the pony, “said Lemon Zest. “The great Galloping Gala is the best place for me, the Great Galloping Gala is the best place for me, because that’s the best, most beautiful ball in the whole galaxy and end!”  “Thank you, Sunset, this is the best gift in the world!” said Lemon Zest excitedly.  “Actually ...” said Sunset Shimmer.  Garble picked up the two invitations that were on the floor, “ooh! Is that what I’m thinking about?” said Sunny Flare, looking at the two invitations.  “Yes!” replied Lemon Zest excitedly. “Sunset will take me to the Great Galloping Gala!”  “The Gala?!” exclaimed Sunny Flare excitedly. “I create prom dresses every year. But I never had the opportunity to attend. The Society, the culture, the glamor. This is really my place, and where I am destined to meet him!”  “Him!” exclaimed Lemon Zest in agreement before getting confused. “Who?”  “Him”, replied Sunny Flare.  “I just got to the ball and everyone is wondering, ‘Who is that mysterious young lady?’ They would never guess, but I am a simple Ponyville pony. Because of this fury, I will be invited to a meeting with Princess Luna herself, and the princess will be so dazzled by my style and elegance that she will introduce me, her nephew. The most beautiful single unicorn of Canterlot. Our eyes will meet, our hearts will melt, our courtship will be magnificent. He will ask for my paw in marriage and of course I will say ‘YES’! We will have a royal wedding worthy of a princess, which is what I will become after marrying him, the stallion of my dreams,“ said Sunny Flare. “I can’t believe you invited Sunny Flare to have fun, and stop me from finding my true love. How could you?”  Garble didn’t realize that something had taken the two invitations he held, “hey!” exclaimed Garble.  “Oh, how cute,” said Sour Sweet as she saw her mocking mutt with two invitations in his mouth.  “I listened to girls, I haven’t yet decided who the extra invitation will be”, said Sunset Shimmer to Sunny Flare and Lemon Zest.  “What do you mean?!” exclaimed Sunny Flare in an excited voice, and Lemon Zest in a surprised tone.  “Excuse me, Sunset. I’d like to ask, if you have no problems, and if you don’t give it to another pony ... “ said Sour Sweet politely.  “But you?” asked Sunny Flare. “Do you even want to go to the Gala?”  “Well, no”, replied Sour Sweet.  The mole touched Sour Sweet’s paw.  “I mean, yes, actually, more or less, you know, not for the Great Galloping Ball, but for the magical gardens that surround the castle, they say that flowers are the most beautiful and fragrant of all Equestria and the night of the ball, and only in her they will unfold. And this is just the flora, I don’t even know how to start the fauna, there are Grebes, Tucanos, Euucaravoes, Hummingbirds that kiss the really flower and vultures that really hide, blue nocturnal birds, green nocturnal birds, pink nocturnal birds and pink flamingos“, said Sour Sweet as she hugged her mole.  “Oh, Sour Sweet, it looks so cute”, said Sunset Shimmer.  “Wait a minut”, said a familiar voice.  “Indigo Zap, were you following me?” asked Sunset Shimmer.  “No, I mean yes, I mean maybe, well that doesn’t matter. If I hadn’t arrived at the right time you would have given the invitation to anypony”, replied Indigo Zap.  “Wait another minute”, approached Sugarcoat.  “Sugarcoat, were you following me too?” asked Sunset Shimmer.  “No. I was following this one to make sure she would not try any cutie, trying to win my invitation”, replied Sugarcoat.  “Your invitation?” asked Indigo Zap.  “But Sunset chose me”, said Lemon Zest.  All of Sunset Shimmer’s friends began to discuss the invitation until Sunset Shimmer had stopped, “SILENCE!”  “Girls, you don’t have to argue”, said Sunset Shimmer.  Sunny Flare approached Sunset Shimmer, “but, Sunset ...”  Sunset Shimmer interrupted Sunny Flare, “It’s my decision, and I’m going to take it by myself, and I can’t think straight with all that noise”  The stomach of Sunset Shimmer snorted, “not to mention the hunger, now go”  Sunset Shimmer’s friends were gone, “and don’t worry, I’ll sort this out in some way,” said Sunset Shimmer.    Sunset Shimmer and Garble were in the Ponyville restaurant to grab something, “Garble, what am I going to do? All my five friends have good reasons to go to the ball, Sugarcoat or Indigo Zap, Lemon Zap or Sour Sweet, and Sunny Flare. Who do I take?”  “Have you chosen yet, ma’am?” asked the waiter.  Sunset Shimmer became irritated, “I CAN’T DECIDE!” exclaimed Sunset Shimmer irritably.  “Sunset, he just wants to jot down the order”, said Garble with a menu.  “Oh. I’d like a nanny sandwich with daisies”, said Sunset Shimmer with a smile.  “Do you have rubies?” asked Garble.  The waiter looked ungracefully at Garble in response.  “No?” asked Garble. “Okay, I’ll want crispy fried hay”  The waiter came out, “What do you think, Garble?” asked Sunset Shimmer.  “I think we should try another restaurant,” replied Garble. “I like grass, but is it a lot of precious stones?”  “I’m talking about the invitation Gala I’m taking”, said Sunset Shimmer.  “Oh, are you still in it?” said Garble.  “Garble, listen, how will I choose?” asked Sunset Shimmer. “The other four are going to be sad with me. So I could open up my invitation and give them both, but I would still leave three ponies upset, but what if ...”  The waiter brought the sandwich to Sunset Shimmer, “here’s your order”, said the waiter.  “Thank you, it looks so good, I’m sure everything will be clearer after I eat”, said Sunset Shimmer before picking up the sandwich with her magic.  Suddenly several ponies rushed out, “ma’am, are you going to eat your food right there in the rain?” asked the waiter.  Sunset Shimmer dropped the sandwich, “It’s not raining”, said Sunset Shimmer.  Sunset Shimmer saw that it was raining, except in her and Garble, “what’s going on?” asked Sunset Shimmer, looking at an open cloud.  “Hi my best friend for life, what’s up?” said Indigo Zap in the cloud hole, “are you enjoying the moon?”  “Indigo Zap, what are you doing?” asked Sunset Shimmer.  “What do you mean?” asked Indigo Zap with a smile. “I saw that the most generous and determined pony was going to get wet, so I thought I’d make holes in the clouds to keep you dry, so you can eat in peace”  “Indigo, you’re not trying to earn extra points to win the invitation by doing me some special favors, are you?” asked Sunset Shimmer.  “Me?” asked Indigo Zap with a smile. “No, no, no, what?”  “Yes”, said Sunset Shimmer.  “Seriously, I would do it for any pony”, said Indigo Zap.  Sunset Shimmer looked up and saw that had passed some wet ponies running.  “Indigo, I don’t feel comfortable accepting these kinds of favors. So I would appreciate it if you closed this cloud right now“, said Sunset Shimmer looking at Indigo Zap.  “Okay”, said Indigo Zap before closing the cloud.  “That’s better”, Sunset Shimmer grabbed the sandwich with her magic to eat, but eventually her mane became wet.  “Sunset, it’s raining” , said Sunny Flare with an umbrella behind her back.  “No, really?” asked Sunset Shimmer sarcastically.  Sunny Flare grabbed Sunset Shimmer, “Come with me before you get and a cold”    Sunset Shimmer, Garble and Sunny Flare were in the Carousel Boutique. Sunset Shimmer shook herself to dry, but eventually Sunny Flare was wet.  “Oh, sorry”, said Sunset Shimmer with a smile as she looked at Sunny Flare.  Sunny Flare looked unhappy, but then cheered up, “Oh, no. No problem, Sunset. After all, we’re the best of friends, aren’t we?“ said Sunny Flare near Sunset Shimmer.  “And you know what the best friends do, Sunset?” asked Sunny Flare.  “Make-up!” exclaimed Sunny Flare cheerfully before starting to put on an outfit at Sunset Shimmer.  “Ouch! Ouch! Sunny Flare! No need! Thank you so much, but it’s too tight!“ exclaimed Sunset Shimmer.  “Ready, is just beautiful”, said Sunny Flare, admiring the pink outfit Sunset Shimmer was wearing.  “It’s true, it’s beautiful, is not it?” said Sunset Shimmer with a smile.  “And you, Garby, I have a beautiful outfit for a knight,” said Sunny Flare before beginning to wear Garfield’s clothes.  “No wig!” exclaimed Garble.  “Wig yes!” exclaimed Sunny Flare excitedly.  “Oh, Garble”, said Sunset Shimmer cheerfully as she saw the garment Garble wore.  “Only one hat is missing”, said Sunny Flare.  “I told you I don’t want to go to this girls’ ball, I’ll see you in the library”, said Garble said before running away without the clothes he wore.  “Who needs it himself?” asked Sunny Flare before bringing a mirror to Sunset Shimmer. “The important thing here is you, and how fabulous you will be at the Great Galloping Gala”  Sunset Shimmer was admiring her reflection in the mirror until she heard Sunny Flare speak of the Great Galloping Gala, “wait, the Great ...”  But Sunset Shimmer didn’t have time to finish because Sunny Flare interrupted her, “what a coincidence. I happen to have a suit of mine that fits right with yours. Do you believe that, Sunset?“ asked Sunny Flare.  Sunny Flare went to Sunset Shimmer, “we’ll be the beauty of the ball, you and me. Everypony will be begging for attention, all eyes will be on us, and everypony will finally know that the most beautiful, most talented, all Equestria is Sunny Flare, the unicorn“, said Sunny Flare with stars in her eyes.  Sunset Shimmer looked at Sunny Flare blandly, “Oh, and Sunset Shimmer. Of course”, said Sunny Flare with a smile.  “I already understood everything. You’re just trying to please me so I can give you an invitation,“ said Sunset Shimmer before taking off her clothes and throwing away. “Well, that will not work, you’ll have to wait for my decision like all the others”  Sunset Shimmer went to the door, “now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve been trying to have lunch all night”  Sugarcoat appeared at the boutique’s door, “Did some ponies say lunch?” said Sugarcoat before bringing Sunset Shimmer out of the boutique.  Sunset Shimmer eventually fell to the ground, but soon got up and was surprised by what she witnessed, “it can only be a joke”, said Sunset Shimmer staring at the food cart.  “I have apple pie, apple fries, apple sauce, apple cake, apple slices, apple dough, and apple covered with brown sugar. Is dessert, isn’t it? “said Sugarcoat. “What does my best friend tell me?”  Sunset Shimmer’s stomach rumbled. “Is that a yes?” asked Sugarcoat.  Sunset Shimmer started to get irritated, “No, no,” said Sunset Shimmer. “I don’t know who I’m going to give the invitation to, and these favors aren’t helping me, and actually, I’m less sure than dusk”, Sunset Shimmer ran off.  “Is that a maybe?”asked Sugarcoat.    Sunset Shimmer was heading toward the Golden Oka’s Tree Library, “I never thought being covered in favors was so bad”  Sunset Shimmer opened the door and saw Sour Sweet cleaning the library while singnig, there were night birds as well.  “Sour Sweet, neither do you”. said Sunset Shimmer sadly.  “Oh, hi Sunset. I hope you don’t mind, but we’re doing a spring cleaning“, said Sour Sweet.  “But it’s summer”, said Sunset Shimmer.  “Oh, it’s true, it’s late than never, is not it?” replied Sour Sweet. “It was the mole idea, wasn’t it?”  The mole wore a cook hat while preparing a salad.  “You’re not doing this just because of the invitation, are you?” asked Sunset Shimmer.  “Oh no, no. I’m doing it because you’re my best friend. Isn’t it, mole?“ said Sour Sweet before looking at her mole.  The mole glared at Sour Sweet.  “Fine. Yeah, we’re doing it for the invitation“, said Sour Sweet.  The mole offered Sunset Shimmer the salad, Sunset Shimmer’s stomach rumbled.  “No! No! No!“ exclaimed Sunset Shimmer.  Sunset Shimmer goes to the library door, “well, that was very nice of you, but I will not accept any favor until I make my decision, so I’ll ask you to leave”, Sunset Shimmer opened the door. Several ponies shrieked, “surprise!” Lemon Zest appeared and grabbed Sunset Shimmer.  The ponies began to play Sunset Shimmer in the air while Lemon Zest sang, “Sunset is the best friend I have here”  “Lemon”, tried to say Sunset Shimmer.  “She’s beautiful, wonderful, best pony, pony”, sang Lemon Zest.  “Lemon”, tried to say Sunset Shimmer.  “If I make such a super party, like this”, sang Lemon Zest.  Sunset Shimmer began to get impatient, “Lemon”  “She’s going to give the prom invitation to me”, sang Lemon Zest.  “LEMON!!” exclaimed Sunset Shimmer.  The ponies stopped playing Sunset Shimmer in the air and Sunset Shimmer fell to the ground.  “Yes, Sunset?” asked Lemon Zest, blinking rapidly.  “At least the other ponies have tried to be more subtle about the invitation”, said Sunset Shimmer.  A blue-colored pony with orange mane asked, “Wait, what invitation? To the Galloping Gala?”  “You didn’t know?” asked Lemon Zest with a smile. “Sunset has an invitation left over for the Great Galloping Gala”  All the ponies except Sunset Shimmer and Lemon Zest asked in unison, “the Great Galloping Gala?”  Garble took Sunset Shimmer as they tried to escape, but ponies began to ask for the invitation doing favors.  “You want some help with your garden, will you?” asked a pale pink ground pony with light green mane and tail while holding white flowers.  Sunset Shimmer fled to the other side, but a blue earth pony offered carrots, “I’ll give you all my carrots”  More ponies began to encircle Sunset Shimmer and Garble, “what are we going to do?” asked Garble as he gripped the back of Sunset Shimmer.  “We will…. RUN! “ replied Sunset Shimmer before starting to run with Garble holding the tail of Sunset Shimmer.  The ponies were behind Sunset Shimmer and Garble. Sunset Shimmer and Garble hid behind a food cart, but a yellow pony with dark blue and pink horsehair opened a store door, and a pink pony with horsehair and green tail appeared in the cart. Sunset Shimmer and Garble got out of the cart and ran off, several ponies were behind Sunset Shimmer. Sunset Shimmer disguised herself in an orange colored mother-of-pearl with pastel yellow bows as she pulled a light pink cart. The ponies ran past and didn’t realize it was Sunset Shimmer. Sunset Shimmer took off the cap she wore and looked at the direction the ponies were headed. Garble was inside the cart with a pink baby cap and an orange pacifier. The ponies continued to run in the same direction, until an orange horsehair pony and orange tail stopped and pointed the direction that Sunset Shimmer and Garble were running. The ponies passed by a bridge, not noticing that Sunset Shimmer and Garble were holding under the bridge. As the ponies crossed the bridge, Garble ran a hand over his head of relief, but eventually fell into the river of the bridge. The ponies walked past a costume shop, not noticing that Sunset Shimmer and Garble were in costume. Sunset Shimmer and Garble left the store as they looked back. Sunset Shimmer and Garble stopped in a dead end, while the ponies came to them talking. Sunset Shimmer and Garble were nervous. Suddenly, Sunset Shimmer used her magic to teleport both.    Sunset Shimmer and Garble stopped at the Golden Oka’s Tree Library, dumb, “See if you let me know the next time you do that”, said Garble.  “I didn’t know I was going to do that,” said Sunset Shimmer. “Fast! Lock the doors!”  Sunset Shimmer went to the balcony to turn out a light that was lit, Garble closed the top and bottom of the door and turned off all the lights. They sighed in relief. But the lights were soon on. They were surprised and saw the friends of Sunset Shimmer.  Sunset Shimmer screamed, and then, she broke emotionally, “I can’t decide! I can’t! It’s important to all of you and I don’t want to disappoint anypony! And giving me presents and doing favors will not make a difference because you are all my friends and I want you to be happy. But I can’t! I can’t!”  Sunset Shimmer’s friends felt embarrassed by her actions. Sugarcoat went to Sunset Shimmer, who was on the ground, with her front hooves on her head with her eyes closed, “oh, Sunset. I didn’t want that much pressure on you. And if that helps, I don’t want the invitation any more. You can give it to somepony else, I will not be upset. I swear”  Sour Sweet went to Sunset Shimmer flying, “me too. I feel terrible for making you feel bad”  “And so do I,” said Lemon Zest. “It’s horrible to annoy your friends”  “Sunset, it’s not fair to force it there the way I did it”, said Sunny Flare.  “Cool!” exclaimed Indigo Zap excitedly in the air. “That means the invitation is mine! The invitation is mine! The invitation is mine!”  Indigo Zap stopped what she was doing as she looked at the glances that Sugarcoat, Garble, and Sugarcoat were giving “Well, I haven’t perfected my steps for the Shadowbolts. I mean, I do not even need the invitation anymore”  “We all got so excited about the ball that we didn’t see how annoying we were”, said Sugarcoat.  Sunset Shimmer’s friends say, “sorry us”  Sunset Shimmer smiled, “Garble writes there”  Garble took a parchment and began to write what Sunset Shimmer said, “Princess Luna, I learned that the good things about friendship are sharing what you have ...” Sunset Shimmer took the two invitations as she passed them to her friends and set them on a table. “... but when we don’t have enough, having more than your friends can make you feel awful, even though I’m grateful, I’d like to ask you to send me four more invitations to the Great Galloping Galla”  Sunset Shimmer’s friends were surprised, “what ?!”  “If my friends can’t go because they have insufficient invitations, I’m going to need more”, said Sunset Shimmer, now looking at her friends.  “Ah, Sunset. You don’t have to do that“, said Sugarcoat. Indigo Zap was at her side, flying.  “No,” said Sunset Shimmer with a smile. “I’ve already decided. Garble, you can send the letter now "  Garble opened a window. And blew an orange fire for the message to be sent.  “Now we’re all going to be able to go to the gala”, said Sour Sweet.  “It’s okay, girls,” said Sunset Shimmer with a smile. “I couldn’t enjoy the gala without my best friends with me”  The friends went up to Sunset Shimmer, “so I’d rather go with all of you”  Garble looked disgusted. Until he felt like throwing up, “you can stop it, Garble”, said Sugarcoat, not pleased.  “This is not a boy thing,” said Sugarcoat. “Can’t stand a bit of feeling”  Garble belched and fell back, and appeared a rolled parchment, “a letter from the princess! Wow, that was quick“, said Sunset Shimmer with a smile.  Garble took the letter and began to read, “my dear student Sunset, why didn’t you tell me this before?”  Four invitations appeared on the letter. Garble took it, “there are four more invitations to the great galloping ball!”  Sunset Shimmer looked at her friends, “now we can all go”, Sunset Shimmer friends celebrated.  Sunny Flare approached Sunset Shimmer. Sunset Shimmer’s stomach rumbled. Sunset Shimmer laughed, “let us serve your dinner”, said Sunny Flare.  Garble opened the door, it was daylight. Gable held the six invitations in his hand. Sunset Shimmer took an invitation with her magic, “good way to apologize”, said Indigo Zap.  Sunny Flare took the invitation with her magic. The invitation went to Indigo Zap, “and to celebrate!” exclaimed Lemon Zest.  An invitation went to Sour Sweet, “Come on guys, the cupcakes are on me!”  Garble left with an invitation in hand, but he soon went to Sugarcoat. Garble was sad, “Why don’t I have an invitation to the gala?”  Garble felt as if he were going to vomit, and belched. Sugarcoat stopped walking and looked back, “It’s one for you, Garble,” read Garble. An invitation appeared on the parchment.  Garble left cheerfully with the invitation in his hand. Garble stopped and looked at Sugarcoat who was looking at her with a smile.  “I mean, what the hell. I also have to go“, Garble started to walk as he looked at Sugarcoat.  Garble ran off as he laughed. Sugarcoat continued to walk while laughing as well.