Griffon of Canterlot
Chapter 18 – A Different Griffon Brush Off: Part Four
Gilda, Gale, Celestia, Shining Armor and Flash Sentry walk into Sugarcube Corner to be greeted by Pinkie Pie bouncing over to them, she stood before Gale giddy with excitement as the griffon guests of honour had showed up for her signature welcome to Ponyville Party.
“I am honoured to throw you one of my signature Pinkie Pie parties, I really truly sincerely hope you feel welcomed here amongst us ponyfolk.” Pinkie Pie did a big smile with a hoof out to Gale.
He look to the hoof and back at Celestia. “Go on.” Gale took her hoof and shook it.
Pinkie Pie's smile shifted to a confused puzzled look. “That's odd.”
Gale felt something pressing against his palm of the talon, moving it from her hoof to see a strange red object with a silver metal button on it attached to a yellow strap around Pinkie's hoof. Removing it off her hoof he sat down examining it. He pressed it down with a claw with nothing happening, Gale turn to Gilda showing it to her wondering if she could tell what it is.
Gilda stared at it. “That's a hoof buzzer...” Gale tilted his head, he never heard of a hoof buzzer before or even knew what it did. All he could tell from pressing the button it make a clicking sound.
“Yeah it should of went off when we shook hoof and claw. It was a fun harmless shocking prank that well... Failed.” Pinkie Pie rubbing her mane with her hoof. “I don't get it. I tested it on myself just about five minutes ago and it worked perfectly fine.”
Celestia leans close to Shining Armor. “The buzzer created in Cloudsdale correct?” She whispered.
Shining Armor glance to her. “Indeed Princess. It uses a small electrical charged magical crystal.”
“Are you thinking what I am thinking why it didn't work?”
“I am princess.”
Gilda pressed it while in Gale's talon. “Look like a dud, good thing too.” Gilda took it from Gale. “Not sure how you would of reacted to being shocked by this.” Gilda chuckled lightly. “Would of been a real shocker for sure.”
“Hey G let me have a look at it.” Rainbow Dash came over to her from behind reaching a hoof out to it and as she pressed it.
ZZZZAAAPPP!
Rainbow Dash lit up with electrical energy dancing around her till she let go, eyes spinning and her mane frazzled as she fell backward on her back. Her right hind leg twitching. “What'cha know it works.” Gilda chuckled.
Gale was startled by it electrical sound and the discharge but stared with confusion, nothing happened to him when he pressed it so why did it do that to the rainbow mane pony?
“Yeah luckily me...” Rainbow Dash groaned rolling over and standing up on all four hooves shaking her head as Celestia, Pinkie Pie and a few others laughed at her own expense.
Gale took the hoof buzzer from Gilda and tried to activate it but nothing happened. He groaned in annoyance not seeing it work for him. “You seriously want to zap yourself?” Gilda asked staring down at the teenage griffon. “Your such a weird doofus of a griffon ya know that?”
Celestia blinking a few times at what was unfolding before her. “I do not know either to be upset at Gilda calling him a doofus or even trying to take that away from him. On top of that happy his interacting with others...” Celestia muttered to herself.
Rainbow Dash press her hoof against the hoof buzzer while Gale held it, nothing seem to happen. “Okay! Now it doesn't want to zap me. What up with this crazy thing?” Rainbow Dash took it from Gale with him grumbling as she took it.
“I'm only checking it out, I'll give it back.” Rainbow Dash said and pressed it again to get zapped. “What the heck!? Why now is it working!?” Rainbow Dash gave it back instantly to Gale to see it not working. “Does this make any sense!?”
Pinkie Pie giggled. “It sure doesn't but it fun to watch.” Many ponies was amused by how it all played out. “Why don't we move on to the party, there food!”
Gilda saw the vanilla lemon drops. “Hey Gale why not give one of those to your mum?”
Gale nods rushing over to the bowl, taking one he quickly go over to Celestia. “Thank you son.” Celestia took it with her magic and ate it.
Rainbow Dash cringed and closed her eyes waiting for Celestia to cry out but nothing happened. “Huh?” Rainbow Dash opened her eyes to witness Celestia calmly eating it. “What gives?”
“What gives what Dash?” Gilda said with a smirk.
“Erm... Nothing.” Rainbow Dash hesitatingly responded.
Gilda shrugged. “Whatever Dash.”
Celestia walked over to the bowl picking it up with her magic. Gale squawk by complaint to have one but she moved it closer to herself. “Sorry Gale but these are really good and I'm taking the whole lot for myself!” Gale pouted in reply getting a small laughter by many ponies.
Rainbow Dash glancing around, they was laughing but not at her prank, it completely failed as Celestia WAS enjoying them and not being burned by any of them. “How about some punch?” Rainbow Dash suggested hoping this prank will work.
Gale went over to it with Shining Armor. “Hey Shiny!”
“Twily!” They hugged. “It good to see you made it to a party for a change.”
Twilight rolled her eyes. “Since I got here I've been getting my head out of the books once in a while.”
Shining Armor put his hoof on her forehead. “You don't feel hot or look ill.”
Twilight pushed it away. “Haha very funny big brother.”
“Brother!?” Most of her friends echoed in surprise.
“I like you girls to meet Shining Armor my big brother and captain of the royal guard.” Twilight introduced him to her friends.
Gale at this time got bored listening to them talk to Shining Armor and step up to the punch bowl. He took a glass recalling what Gilda told him about the glasses maybe not what they seem to be, Gale curiously felt the glass surface with his talons examining it.
He felt something odd on the side of it, Gale wasn't sure what it was but he poured some of the punch into it and tilt the glass to see it come out of the side a little over his talon. Gale grinned as he knew what to do with it, raising the glass over his beak, opening it and tilting the glass.
Rainbow Dash witnessed what Gale did and so did other ponies. “Oh come on!”
“Something the matter Dash?” Gilda noticed her outburst glancing to Celestia with an wink getting one back from the Princess.
“Nope nothing at all!” Rainbow Dash quickly replied.
Gilda smirk grew to a smile seeing that the plan she and Celestia came up with was working, Rainbow Dash's pranks was backfiring on her.
Pinkie Pie laughed as she spoke. “Haha that not haha how a drizzle glass works haha!”
“I think it a creative way of working out a prank into an practical application. Don't you think Twily?” Shining Armor glance over to his sister.
Twilight laughed a little. “It is, I would of never thought of doing that.”
Rainbow Dash points to the presents. “G why not open up some presents?”
“Sure Dash, but why don't we let the cub open one first since he never been to a party before.” Gilda suggested.
Rainbow Dash glance over to Gale pointing to the glass to Celestia and to the bag. “I see Gale, you want to keep the drizzle glass?” He nods. “Okay I'll put in the bag for safety. I am sure they won't mind missing a glass.” Gale clapped his talons in glee.
“Right...” Rainbow Dash was getting suspicious. All the pranks failed because of Princess Celestia's adopted son. “Hey Gale, Gilda suggested you open the first present or would you like G to open one first?”
Gale came over with Celestia, he looked at the colourful wrapped boxes to tube shaped. “You untie the bows and open the lids. Inside is a surprise gift.” Celestia explained.
He nods and took a good look at each of them, the tube he took and shook it a few times. “Whoa don-” Rainbow Dash didn't get to finish when it popped open and spring snakes flew out at her, Rainbow Dash groaned as the prank was set off by the heavy handling of Gale.
All the ponies laughing and Applejack spoke. “Spitting snakes! Somepony pulled that on me last month!”
“I wonder who that was.” Gilda chuckled seeing how Gale was now taking one of the spring snakes off Rainbow Dash.
Gale playing around with it pushing it against one talon with the other and letting go to see it fly a few feet away from him. He quickly went to where it landed picking up and did it again laughing as he launched the snake again and again.
Rainbow Dash watched in an unimpressed manner as Gale played around with the spring loaded snake getting laughs from other ponies, the laughter yet again wasn't for the prank but for the silliness from the young griffon.
The last one ends up on top of Gilda's head. “Nice shot cub.” Gilda chuckled taking it off her head giving it back to him.
“Gilda!” He cheered and squawked happily and afterwards giving her a hug to Gilda's annoyance.
“Seriously Gale! No hugs! Get off me you dweeb!” Awwws came around from ponies making Gilda half growl seeing they finding this cute not awesome or funny but... cute!
Rainbow Dash on the other claw laughing at her demise.
Twilight on the other hoof was surprised. “Did he-”
“Yes he did Twilight, yes he did.” Celestia warmly smiled with her eyes watering, this was the first time she heard him speak and it felt momentous.
Celestia suddenly shows a sly smile nodding to Flash Sentry, he salutes raising the camera at Gilda and Gale.
Gilda noticed it. “Don't you d-”
SNAP!