//------------------------------// // Twilight's Magical Request // Story: Rocky And The Storm King's Invasion // by MyAwesomePony //------------------------------// "'Scuse me! Dragon on the move! Important princess documents comin' through!" Spike declared as he jumped on a plate of gelatin and landing on the ground, holding a plethora of scrolls in his claws. As he ran through the bustling streets, he heard everypony talking amongst themselves about the annual friendship festival, all excited about the event. He then raced by a giant, pink bouncing castle while ponies were inside, jumping around, having the time of their lives. "Whoa! Everypony from Manehattan to Saddle Arabia is here!" An earth pony said, examining the street. "I know, filly! We almost couldn't book a stable!" Apple Cobbler pointed out as two pegasi swooped by and into the sky. "Princess Twilight must have her hooves full with this giant Festival!" Clear Skies said. "Are you kidding?!" Asked the other pegasus. "She's smart and organized and cool under pressure! There's nothing she can't handle!" Little did she know, that Twilight just so happened to be inside the castle, quietly humming to herself, as if she was meditating. "Ommmmm... Ohhhhhhh mmmmy goodness, I can't handle this!" She cried out in a nervous tone, pacing around the hallway. "Ooh! Nothing is working! I just have to get it together! Just go in there! And ask!" Twilight then gazed up at the four stained glass windows, with the four princesses of Equestria, including herself. "This is your Friendship Festival! Everypony's happiness rests in your hooves." After a brief moment of silence, she then put a hoof to her face in frustration. "Ohhhh!" Twilight groaned to herself. Then, her faithful dragon assistant, Spike, swung the doors open, causing the purple Alicorn to turn over to face him. "Okay, Twilight. Got all your charts and graphs." Spike clarified, closing the doors behind him, the sound echoing. "Oh, thank goodness you're here, Spike!" Twilight said with relief. "I'm just so nervous about this meeting!" "Whachoo talkin' 'bout?" Spike questioned the princess as Twilight then turned away with a sigh. "I'm about to ask the three most royal princesses of Equestria for a huge favor! What if they reject me?" Twilight asked herself nervously. "It'll be fine." The little drake assured her. "Just remember the most important thing." "Smile?" Twilight turned back to face Spike, but she had a freakishly large smile spread across her face, her eye twitching slightly. Spike looked at her with a look of confusion. "Eh... no. You're a Princess, too." He informed Twilight. "Right." Twilight replied, understanding Spike's statement. And so, with one last big sigh. She used her raspberry colored magical aroura to open the throne room doors, being face to face with the three royal princesses themselves, Celestia, Luna and Cadence. She still felt a little bit nervous about asking them to do her request, but she thought about what Spike had told her, she was a princess as well. "Good morning, Princesses." Twilight greeted, Spike following her inside. "Thank you all for seeing me. I have an idea that I think will make our Friendship Festival the most wonderful celebration Equestria has ever seen!" "Yes, Twilight! We are very excited!" Princess Celestia replied "Ponies have been arriving from all over all morning." Cadence said as she walked over to the two royal sisters. "I'd like to think it's to see us, but Songbird Serenade might be the bigger attraction." Luna thought. "Yes, she is the... "mane" event!" Twilight responded, giggling at her pun. "And to make it extra special, I could use your help. Spike?" She then turned to her dragon assistant, who was now wheeling out a huge whiteboard. Twilight then walked over to it. "Songbird Serenade's performance is not scheduled to start until after you begin the sunset. And based on my precise calculation, to get the very best lighting for the stage." The lavender princess then started to draw her plan on the whiteboard behind her, while explaining to the royal princesses about her request. "Princess Celestia, I was hoping you could make sure the sun stays about 28.1º to the south, and, Princess Luna, if you could raise the moon 62º to the north at the same time, it would reflect the sunlight on the other side and really frame the entire stage perfectly!" The three princesses looked as if they were completely lost as they all had looks of shock and confusion on their faces, trying to process what Twilight had just told them. "I..." Luna began, but was quickly interrupted by Twilight. "But wait! There's more! Cadance, if you could use your crystal magic to create an aurora above the stage, the sun and the moon will shine through it and create a truly amazing light show!" Then, golden sparkles flew from behind the top of the whiteboard, courtesy of Spike. "Presenting Songbird Serenade!" Spike declared while presenting a paper cut out of Songbird Serenade. He then climbed onto the top of the whiteboard and danced on it, while cheering to herself, before suddenly tripping over onto the ground. "Ta-da..." Spike said weakly, blown from the impact as Twilight spread out her wings. "So you're saying you want us to move the sun and the moon for the party." Luna spoke out with a confused tone. "Well, I'd do it myself, except I don't have your magic." She then let out a tiny snort as Celestia walked up towards her. "Twilight, each of us uses our powers to serve Equestria in our own way. You are the Princess of Friendship." She explained while their horns were all glowing. "You already have all the magic you need." "So... that'd be a no?" Twilight asked, her ears flopping down. "Yes!" Rainbow Dash called out as she zoomed through the sky, clearing away all of the clouds. "Sky's cleared and ready for the festival!" She quickly flew down to Canterlot, where everypony was preparing for this friendship festival. Pinkie Pie was there as well, blowing up a colorful, red balloon. She then stretched it out while sticking out her tongue in anticipation, it turned out that she was making a balloon out of the lord of chaos and disharmony himself, Discord, feeling proud of her creation. Suddenly, the balloon squeaked quietly as it deflated, blowing back Pinkie's mane and tail from the wind. The balloon then zoomed away, sending the pink pony flying backwards. Meanwhile, Fluttershy was hosting a bird choir as they all whistled in harmony. But the beautiful melody was quickly interjected by the balloon rushing by, scarring all of the birds as they all scattered away. "Whoa! Heads up, Fluttershy! Out of control balloooooon!!" Pinkie cried while running by, one of the birds then smacked Fluttershy right on the head as it landed on her hoof. "Hoo. I don't think it's the balloon that's out of control, Pinkie Pie!" Fluttershy said while nuzzling the bird. "Hey, y'all!" Applejack called out while pulling a cart, carrying a barrel filled with apple cider. "Anypony up for some free samples of my family's apple cider?" Rainbow Dash then turned around with a happy look on her face, clearly interested in Applejack's offer. She then flew over to the hard working orange mare, snatching away the mug that Applejack was holding. "Thank you!" She then downed it in one gulp and then plopped it back on Applejack's hoof, as if nothing ever happened. The orange pony looked down at the empty mug in confusion. Rarity was working on decorating the main stage that the guest of the festival, Songbird Serenade, was going to perform her song as she hummed to herself, Applejack then trotted over to the fashionista. "Wow, Rarity. It's a fine job you're doin' there." She then looked down the side of the stage, which have not been decorated yet. "'Course it might not get done 'til after the concert." Applejack said, obviosuly realizing that her decorating was going to take a really long time, but Rarity seemed none the wiser. "Applejack, darling, anypony can do "fine"." She turned over to face Applejack. "Twilight asked me, so clearly, she's going for fabulous, and fabulous takes time." "Fabulous takes forever!" Rainbow Dash groaned, rolling her magenta eyes. "But "awesome"..." Then, before anypony else could say anything else, the cyan colored pegasus then zoomed around the stage, quickly decorating it as she went along, tying up Fluttershy with the ribbons in the process. "...can get done in four seconds flat!" She said, finishing her early statement. "Faster if I do my sonic rainboom!" Rainbow was about to fly off again, but Rarity stopped her before she could. "Aah! Nono, oh no! Don't you dare, Rainbow Dash!" She shrieked out as she looked down the messy decoration that the multicolored maned pegasus was responsible for. "It looks wretched enough already." "Oh come on, it's fine!" Rainbow assured her. "If you were raised in a barn!" Rarity cried, before clearing her throat, turning to Applejack. "no offense, Applejack." "None taken." Applejack replied in a calm tone. "Especially since I wasn't raised in a barn. My family just happens to have a barn. Where I was born. And... spent most of my formative years..." While Applejack was explaining about her past, she kept on pouring herself a mug of cider, but Rainbow Dash kept swooped in and grabbing it, before she grabbed the mug again. "Raised in a barn!" She said rather quickly as Twilight and Spike were now walking up to them, the former reading out a scroll in front of her. "Okay, just two hundred and eighteen things left to do and we're ready." Twilight claimed. "Hey, Twilight!" Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Applejack greeted the Alicorn. "Hello, Spike." Rarity said to the little, purple dragon. "Uh, hi, Rarity." He giggled while blushing slightly. "How'd it go with the other Princesses? They like your idea?" Applejack asked as Pinkie ran by in the distance. "I bet they loved it!" She cried aloud. "Not exactly." Twilight sighed. "They think I can make today perfect without their magic." "And they are absolutely right, darling." Rarity assured her while fixing up the decorations on the stage. "This festival is your brilliant idea and we know you're up to the task!" "But what if I'm not?! What if Songbird Serenade hates the stage?! Or nopony makes a new friend?!" Twilight asked frantically. "And if I fail at the festival, then who am I?!" Pinkie then ran up to the purple Alicorn, gripping her cheeks, pulling her face closer to hers. "Twilight, look at me! This will be the biggest celebration Equestria has ever seen! As the Princess of Friendship, you cannot fail! This day will define who you are! The pressure is intense! It's almost too much for any single pony to handle!" She then screamed aloud, catching everypony's attention as they all turned around, some were shocked, otheres were confused. The pink pony then bounced back to the group. "But you have us! So stop worrying."