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// Chapter 1: The Start Of The Show 
// Story: Miraculous Ponies: Hearth's Warming Claws 
// by MLPandMiraculousFanatic 
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A while later everypony (And Manon of course) were going into Canterlot Castle with Bon Bon having Manon on her back as they all went to take a spot at the stage as Derpy appeared and waved before Cat Noir pulled her back into the preparation stage with another pony helping him before our heroes were at the costume stage with Ladybug

"I can't believe that Princess Celestia chose us to put on the most important play of the Season! Do you guys know what an honor that is? For all of us?" Twilight asked

"Yes, it's a big honor even Cat Noir agrees with it" Ladybug answered

"Oh... I wish she hadn't honored me quite so much... I can't go on stage! I don't want everypony looking at me!" Fluttershy said worriedly

"Come on Fluttershy, I know you're worried but Manon, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle are watching so you don't need to worry" Ladybug said comfortably

"I know I should not be worried but I still am" Fluttershy said worriedly

Then Fluttershy zipped towards the decoration box as she hid her face underneath it before Rarity trotted by

"Fluttershy, darling, there's nothing to feel nervous about" Rarity assured

"No?" Fluttershy asked

Then Rarity pulled Fluttershy towards her make up stage

"Of course not, all across Equestria and Paris somehow, ponies are preparing their own pageants for Heart's Warming Eve or Christmas in their own towns, it's tradition" Rarity explained

"So you're saying they'll be too busy to come to our play?" Fluttershy asked

"Well, no, we're in the Canterlot pageant, the biggest, most important production in all of Equestria, a lot of ponies wi'll come to watch us" Rarity explained

"A lot?" Fluttershy asked

"Hundreds" Rarity answered

"Hundreds?" Fluttershy asked

Then Rarity gasped in shock and proudness

"Maybe even thousands!" Rarity answered happily

Then Fluttershy gasps and runs back into the box as Rarity glared at her before the wind blew into Rarity's mane making it move really fast

"Oh, my hair! Applejack? Be a dear and shut those windows, will you?" Rarity asked

Then Applejack angrily walked towards Rainbow

"Aaah! Rain-bow-Dash! Rain-bow-Dash! Aaaah! Thank you, thank you!" Rainbow thanked herself

"It's a reenactment of the founding of Equestria, it's not the 'Rainbow Dash show'" Applejack explained in disbelief

Then Rainbow flew down in disbelief 

"Well it should be the 'Rainbow Dash show'! I'm the star" Rainbow corrected in disbelief

Then Twilight who was brought by Ladybug tried to pull Fluttershy out of the box which wasn't working

"Fluttershy, you've got to come out of there!" Twilight said

"Curtain in two minutes!" Cat Noir reminded

Then Spike went to the curtains and opened it while telling the others how long it will take

"We begin in two minutes!" Spike explained

"Twilight, let me handle this!" Pinkie suggested

"My hair!" Rarity called out

Then Pinkie pulls Twilight off the ground rapidly making Twilight yelp in pain

"PINKIE!" Twilight yelled out in pain

Then Ladybug and Cat Noir did their best to free Twilight from Pinkie's grasp

"PARISIANS!" Twilight called out

just then Pinkie got cold as she let's Twilight go causing her, Ladybug and Cat Noir to fall into the box as the three freed themselves

"The heart's warming eve's pageant is about harmony and friendship" Applejack reminded

"Shut the window!" The rest of the main cast all yelled out

Then the 6 heroes glared at Rainbow and Applejack causing Spike to sigh in defeat