"Twilight will be so thrilled! Rarity, I can't believe you thought of this!"
"Fluttershy, my dear, Twilight deserves the absolute best! After all she did just become a princess!"
All of Twilight Sparkle's friends are crammed into the library. Pegasi peek through windows near the ceiling, while unicorns finish stringing up last minute decorations for her congratulatory party. Applejack and the rest of the earth ponies finish setting out the food. Vinyl Scratch plugs in her stereo system and Octavia checks sound levels. Suddenly Fluttershy squeaks, sending Rainbowdash diving for the lightswitch and everypony else hiding... everypony, except Fluttershy. "Um. You can all come out, I mean if you want to."
"But what about Twilight?"
"Wh- what about her? I don't see her coming. No one told me she was here"
"Then why in tarnation did you squeak? Applejack calls out from a closet.
"Oh, one of Rainbow Dash's feathers brushed against my leg and it startled me." Fluttershy explained softly "I'm terribly sorry."
Spike stands and knocks over the chair he was under. "You here that everypony? he yells "False alarm! Twilight isn't here!"
Ponies grumble, revealing themselves to the room. Rarity side steps away from a drawn curtain that blends perfectly into the fancy crimson cloak she is wearing. Others squeeze out of tight spaces between the walls and bookshelves, and just behind the wall that separates Twilight Sparkle's room from the rest of the house.
The light is switched back on, and everyone resumes their previous jobs.
Applejack turns to Big Macintosh "It's a good thing she isn't here! The food isn't all out yet. Go get the Crusaders to help us bring everything else out."
"Yup."
After Cupcake and Carrot Cake finish setting up the dessert table, they help the Apple family set up the last of the food.
Everything is set up and Rarity calls out "Well done everypony! Give yourself a tiny hoof-stomp!" Rarity looks around and does a double-take when she sees Pinkie-Pie. "Pinkie, stay away from the Cake until the party starts! Do you have your Party Cannon ready?"
"Yes indeedy!"
"Good! Does anypony not have a noise maker or a party hat? ... No? No? No. Okay then, excellent! Let's all hide, and let Rainbow, Snowflake, and Flash Sentry watch for Twi.
Snowflake lets out one of his typical shouts and flies to a window.
A minute or two goes by and Flash sees a purple dot in the near Town Hall that is headed towards the library. "Rainbow. Snowflake. I think I see her.
The mystery pony's features become more defined, and then they realize it is Zecora in a purple cloak. Rainbow Dash quickly lets her in.
"I simply adore your new cloak Zecora!"
"Thank you Rarity. It is a cloak of celebration."
“Well it really is marvelous!”
A bang outside the door startles the four exposed ponies. "Hide!" and they scramble to a hiding place.
"The light!" Rainbow whispers, and makes a split-second decision to bolt over to the light switch and hide again, right before Twilight's hoof hits the floor.
Twilight slips off her saddlebag and hangs it on a rack. She gently flips the light on and ponies pop out of every nook and cranny screaming "SURPRISE!!!"
Pinkie Pie fires the Party Cannon, sending confetti and streamers everywhere. The boom was nearly lost in the cacophony of noise makers. "Twilight you're a princess! I can't believe you're a princess! When do you wear your crown? Do you get your crown shined? Oooh does the shiny stuff come in a bottle? Is the bottle shiny??
"Everypony, you are so kind, and uh Pinkie Pie: I'll get back to you on that. I can't believe you would do this for me!" Twilight said laughing. "You are the best friends a pony princess could ask for!”
"LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!!!!" Pinkie screamed.
With that, deep bass notes resonated through the tree. Leaves rustled and twigs fell. For the next hour or so, ponies laughed and danced and ate. They joked and drank punch too.
Rarity stood on a chair and tried to get everypony's attention. "Ahem... Ahem!!... EXCUSE ME!!!" Ponies stopped what they were doing at looked towards the white mare. "Thank you! Now on behalf of all of Equestria, I want to congratulate Twilight on becoming a princess." Hoof-stomps echoed through the house. "Yes, now, we have a gift for you Twilight! Since you will not be performing any royal actions for the next month, you are going on a trip to Isla Divina!"
Cheers from the ponies accompany another round of hoof-stomps.
"That is all. Twilight, dear, would you like to say anything?"
“I’m not very good at coming up with things to say, unless I am lecturing ponies, so thank you all very much.” and with that she bowed her head quickly and hopped off the chair she had spoken from.
The party continued and after another forty-five minutes, guests started to leave. After all, they have lives of their own. Soon the party is down to Twilight, Spike, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Vinyl Scratch, Octavia, and Applejack. The music was turned off since Vinyl and Octavia were packing all of the equipment up. Once they had gone, Twilight began talking with Rarity.
"So I am really going to the Divine Island?"
"Not I, darling, we."
"We?"
"Why of course! I've always wanted to go there as well, so I thought we could make it a vacation getaway!"
"Who else is going, Rarity? Is it a huge thing?"
"It is definitely huge! The list is rather long, but here goes: You, me, Apple Jack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Big Mac, Granny Smith, Flash Sentry, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and of course little Spikey-Wikey! There will be some ponies on the ship we are sailing on. I think there were four of them, though I only remember two of their names... Oceanwave and Torpedo Jet."
"Well I am thrilled by your thoughtfulness. When do we leave?"
"Two days time. The train takes us to the Lopian Ocean, and from there we take an old boat."