//------------------------------// // The Best Night Ever - Part 4 // Story: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic -- Off The Record // by The King of Hearts //------------------------------// //// The Best Night Ever – Part 4 //// Twilight smiled manically as she slowly approached Blueblood, she had found him first, and she was going to win this here! “Hey, Prince Blueblood!” Twilight called from immediately behind him, “How’s it going?” Turning, he quickly recognized Twilight. She had spent enough time at the castle for him to be familiar with her. They had never had any meaningful conversations, however. “I was wondering if you’d like to hang out a bit,” She said confidently. “Hmm…” He said, eyeing her over as he thought back to something Celestia had told him many years ago… / “Now Blueblood, I don’t want you anywhere near Twilight Sparkle, she has recently blossomed into a beautiful young mare, and she’ll have nothing to do with you,” Celestia said seriously as he tried his best to ignore her. “Mhmm,” He said absentmindedly as he continued looking out his window for a girl he had recently conquered, who promised to be in the courtyard at noon. “Listen to me!” Celestia barked, pulling his attention away, “You will stay away from her, otherwise the punishment will be severe, and painful.” “Yes, fine!” He groaned, “I won’t lay a hoof on your student this time.” “You had better not.” She growled, recalling the whole situation between him and Sunset Shimmer. “Would you quit the pestering?” He sighed, “She is far too bookish for my taste anyway.” Without another word, Celestia left him alone in his room. “Hmm…” He said to himself, considering Twilight as a possible partner, “I’ll see where she’s at in a few years.” / Looking her over, he couldn’t help but smile cockily to her. A Cute face, A Decent plot, Most likely inexperienced… But that just makes it feel so much better. “Of course, Twilight,” He said, flashing a smile, “Let’s spend some time together.” She smiled to him, having no idea what was running through his head, “Great! Why don't we grab something to eat?” //// “Dang it!” Applejack said, as her, Pinkie, and Fluttershy watched Twilight walk off with their target, “She got ‘em first!” “We’ll get out turn!” Pinkie said happily. “What’re you so happy about?” Applejack asked, frowning. “Duh!” Pinkie said, “I have a super-secret plan to get them apart!” “You do…?” Fluttershy asked, curious about it. “Yeah!” She smiled, “Just follow my lead!” //// “What else?” Dash asked, “Tell me some more about your world.” “Well, the world is obsessed with some pretty stupid things,” Alex said, as they walked over to the hors d’oeuvre table, “Like boy bands, reality television… Women.” “Women?” Dash asked. “Well, a lot of image based stuff,” Alex shrugged, “I mean, to be honest, I was pretty into it myself.” “Ponies are that way too,” Dash shrugged, “Attractiveness is a pretty universal thing.” “Yeah,” Alex agreed, carefully picking through the table to avoid the hay-based items. “What were other things you were into, besides video games and girls?” Dash asked, not seeing much in his other life. “Porn,” Alex said, letting a bit of Dax out. “Good to know,” She said, trying not to laugh, “Lots?” “It was an addiction, really,” Alex smiled at her. “Isn’t that how it is for all colts?” She smiled back. “Absolutely,” Alex said, liking the release he was getting by talking freely, “I couldn’t go to bed to bed at night without a good video and the comforting embrace of my right hand… Or left, depending on my mood.” “Video!?” Dash said in awe, “All we have here are magazines!” Alex laughed out loud as everypony looked at them in confusion, “You’re livin’ in the wrong world, sweet heart.” “Shhh!” She said, grabbing him and dragging him back to the dance floor. “What else do you want to ask?” Alex asked, deciding that this conversation had run dry. “I’m thinking,” She said as they got back into dancing position, “Hey… Isn’t that Twilight and Blueblood?” Alex tried to turn to look. “No!” She whispered quickly, “Be stealthy! We’ll slowly turn while we dance, and take turns watching them.” //// “So, Twilight,” Blueblood said as they entered the main dance-hall, “What makes a mare like you, seek out a stallion like me?” “Oh… I don’t know,” She said, not wanting to give anything away, “I just thought we could get to know each other better.” He took that the wrong way. “Well… That could be arranged,” He smiled, thinking he had this in the bag. “Great!” She beamed, “What’s your favorite color?” “Huh…?” He asked, taken a bit by surprise, “Blue, in case you didn’t know.” “Oh, right!” She giggled nervously, thinking of another question, “What do you do to pass the time?” “Mares?” He said, cocking his head. “What do you mean?” She asked, not picking up on it. “Look, do you want to get—“ “Who’s your favorite pre-Equestrian era writer?” She questioned, “Or post! I don’t mind!” “Well... I don’t… think I could pick just one…?” He lied. “Me nether!” She said instantly, smiling creepily at him, “I love books SO much!” Blueblood gulped hard. “What about your favorite contemporary composer?” She continued, “I think I like—“ Suddenly, a cupcake landed on the top of her head, smearing icing into her mane, silencing all conversation around them as everypony looked at the two. “Oh dear,” Blueblood frowned, not wanting to be seen with such an unpleasant mare, “Why don’t you clean up, and we’ll catch up later?” “Uh, yeah!” She said, looking around frantically for Pinkie, knowing that she had done this, “See you in a while!” He walked off, leaving her with the messy mane, and splat marks on the rest of her head. “I’ll get her for this…” Twilight said under her voice. //// “Woah!” Pinkie said, from behind a table with her two friends, as they watched Twilight, “Somepony hit her with a cupcake!” “Weren’t you about to do that?” Fluttershy asked, seeing the cupcake in Pinkie’s hoof. “What?” She asked, shocked, “No! I was just gonna go over and flaunt my stuff with you two! He would have forgotten all about her!” “That was yer’ plan?” Applejack sighed. “But who could have possibly wanted to throw that at Twilight?” Fluttershy asked, surprised this had happened from anypony else. “Look!” Pinkie said, pointing to three young girls that they all knew quite well, who were running from the scene of the crime. “Apple Bloom…” Applejack grumbled, starting toward her sister. “Wait, Applejack!” Pinkie said, “She just helped us! Do you really think you should yell at them?” “Hmm… Maybe not,” Applejack agreed, thinking she might actually thank her little sister for doing that, “But if ah’ get cupcaked, there’ll be heck tuh pay!” “Understood!” Pinkie said, now knowing not to attack AJ with anything on her date with Blueblood. “Alright!” Pinkie beamed, bouncing away from them, “My turn now!” “Hey, wait!” Applejack called, wanting to have gone next. “Oh well,” Fluttershy shrugged, “You can go before me if you like.” “Thank ya’ kindly, Fluttershy,” Applejack smiled, turning to her, “He’d better not be tryin’ anything unladylike with us either!” “You sound like Rarity,” Fluttershy giggled. “Well…” She blushed, “Ah’ just don’t wanna get swindled into some royals bed!” “Oh my goodness, would he try to do that?” Fluttershy asked, wide-eyed. “Probably not,” She admitted, thinking that all Royalty had lots of class, “But ya’ never know! So keep yer’ guard up around him!” //// “Can’t we just let them do their own thing?” Spike asked, as Rarity dragged him out of the ballroom, toward her sister so she could scorn them from attacking Twilight with a cupcake, "I wanna go talk to Ramsley some more!" “Of course not!” Rarity said angrily, “Sweetie needs to learn that this is NOT acceptable behavior! So do the rest of those girls.” “I’ve heard Blueblood had a reputation with mares, though,” Spike said, remembering a few girls gossiping about how rude he had been to them, “Maybe they’re just trying to protect Twilight from him.” “Blueblood is royalty, Spike! He would never have such an attitude!” Rarity scolded, “And even if it were true, this isn’t the way to go about protecting her!” “I guess so,” Spike admitted, “But we should get the whole story first, before we start shouting, okay?” “I’ll decide what’s necessary when I see them,” She said, showing just how upset she was at this moment. Seeing the fire in each step she took, Spike gulped. She was going to make a jerk out of herself in front of all these ponies if he didn’t say anything. So, sucked in a bunch of air, and prayed she didn’t scream at him for it. “Rarity!” Spike half-shouted, stopping her in place, “You aren’t going to impress anypony here by shouting at your little sister in front of them, be calm, and collected. Okay?” She exhaled quickly, giving him a look he hadn’t expected. He was being the boss… And she absolutely loved it. “Yes, of course, Spike,” She smiled at him, “Thank you for that.” //// Twilight brooded as she washed her mane in Celestia’s personal bath chamber. Pinkie had thrown a cupcake at her, and ruined her chances with Blueblood! And they were getting along so well with each other! “I can’t believe she would do that!” Twilight growled, “This is supposed to be a game, and she’s taking it way too far!” Looking at herself, and being content with the clean-up job she had done, Twilight grabbed a towel from next to her, and dried herself off, and got her hair in its usual order. “If that’s how she plays games, then I’ll show her how I play games!” Twilight said somewhat darkly. So, she started formulating a plan to ruin the party pony’s chances with Blueblood. “Twilight, dear!” Celestia said, entering the room, “What are you doing in here?” Snapping out her anger-induced trance, she turned and smiled sheepishly at her mentor. “I had a little accident,” She laughed nervously. “Was it a peeing accident?” Celestia asked sympathetically. “What?!” Twilight gasped, “No! Somepony threw a cupcake on me! I had to clean up!” “Oh!” Celestia said quickly, “Of course not! I just seem to remember a filly that was always running to the bathroom during her magical studies.” “P-Princess!” Twilight blushed, “That was years ago!” “Right,” Celestia smiled, stepping back to the door “Well, I just wanted to make sure you were alright when I saw you heading down here.” “Thank you,” Twilight said, her embarrassment fading, “I’ll see you later, okay?” “Of course, Twilight.” Celestia said, exiting the room. Twilight sighed as she checked herself in the mirror once more. She looked fine. Now… It was time to get back at the pony that had scorned her!