//------------------------------// // Gala music. // Story: Friendship, magic and pokémon // by daniboyi //------------------------------// ”YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE MEE!!” It had been a few minutes after Ash had left and in that time the party had gone into chaos. Pinkie who had gone restless with Ash not coming back distracted herself with trying to party hard, while Fluttershy finally appeared, but instead of having befriended all the animals, she had terrified them with her eagerness and had tried to capture them all against their will, only to end by storming through the front gates to the castle, slamming them open and yelling as critters ran into the room in terror of her. Celestia and Twilight both ran back into the room, Celestia with wide eyes as she asked “What is this?!” as she gasped, seeing the huge statue about to fall over several ponies until Dash caught it with her back, somehow able to hold it up even if it was around ten times heavier than her. But after a few seconds it proved too much for her, as she began to sway and stagger in off balance and she fell over with a yelp in shock and surprise as the statue rammed into a pillar, which rammed into another pillar and that continued until the whole gala room was in ruins and Twilight was standing with an open mouth in shock, unable to believe what just happened, while Celestia was smiling amused and knowingly and Twilight said “I-I think we better leave… now.” as she looked at Celestia in panic. The sun princess just smiled to her student and said “Just wait a second… I believe you want to stay for the next part.” Twilight looked confused, but nodded none the less, understanding that she could trust the Princess to have come up with something good. As ponies were about to leave the gala for good, thinking it was over and done with all the destruction, walked a pony up to the stage nearby, where the orchestra had been before and. He grabbed a microphone and began to speak out in the hall “Dear ladies and gentlecolts, we have one last entrance to the entertainment program for tonight. They are a new band, but got the skills and the heart. One you already know, one is unknown and one is not even a pony. I give it up for the Poké-champions!” The six friends we all know turned their heads towards the stage in shock as they saw Ash walk out of the stage with a grin as he takes the microphone and began to talk as well. “Hello Canterlot. My name is Ash Ketchum, but you probably already know that.” He smirked “But that is not why my friends and I are here today. We are here to entertain you guys, so give it up for my friends! The first one is the farmer, the silent type, you won’t find a bigger stallion on this side of Equestria! Give a hoof for my friend Big Macintosh!” Applejack gaped as Big Macintosh walked into the stage and sat behind a drum-set and several mares looked over him, liking the sight of the strong, obviously fit stallion in front of them. Ash continued with a grin “The next one is a friend of mine. Don’t let his size betray his spirit! He gives a major punch to anypony who dares to touch his friends and has one nasty bite! I say welcome to Spike the Dragon!” with that Spike walked into the stage and Twilight gasped in shock, while Rarity looked at the clothes Spike had chosen to wear with a gleam in her eyes. Spike was wearing a long black jacket with a pair of sunglasses (Matrix style) and had a guitar in his hands. “The next stallion is my best friend, my brother in all but blood! He is a pervert and can take a good kick! I give you Brock! The side singer!” Brock walked onto the stage and grinned to the crowd, who all laughed at Ash’s description. “And for the last, but certainly not least!” Ash yelled, more ponies getting a bit excited and looked eagerly “You will fear him! You will not defy him! You can call him the lord of fire! I call you Charizard!” and with a flash, the dragon like pokémon flies out of the pokéball with a roar, making a few ponies scream out in shock and fear, until he landed in front of a keyboard and smirked amused at the terrified looks he received from quite a few ponies. “And my faithful friend is in charge of the special effects! I give you Pikachu!” he pointed up and ponies looked up and saw Pikachu standing on the top of the stage with a grin, ready to do what he had agreed too. Ash looked over the ponies and asked into the microphone “And I will sing. Now should we get this started?” ponies cheered a bit “I asked should we get this started?” he asked louder, making more ponies cheer “I can’t hear you! Do you want this to start?!” as ponies yelled out in agreement and he smirked as he said “HIT IT SPIKE!” With that began Charizard to play the keyboard as Spike made an entrance to the song with his guitar and Ash began to sing. “I wanna be the very best! Like no one ever was!” Ponies looked on amazed as he sang, his voice brilliant and Pinkie had stopped her party to listen, Rarity and Twilight both amazed of Spike being able to play the guitar and the hall was in silence, nopony cheered yet, but was in awe. “To catch them is my real test! To train them is my cause!” He grinned to Pinkie who smiled back with a huge grin. “I will travel across the land! Searching far and wide!” As Spike and Macintosh played on guitar and drums, the six friends could do nothing but be amazed, the most shocked being Applejack as she never imagined her brother being able to play drums. “Each pokémon to understand! The power that’s inside!” Ponies began to cheer and step their hooves to the music, smiling as the six friends and the princesses was enjoying the music just as much. Ash grinned and reached a hoof to Pinkie, who took it with a blush and he pulled her onto the stage, making most mares squeal at the loving moment. Ash and Brock began to sing together. “Pokémon! It’s you and me.” He gave her a short kiss on the cheek, and she blushed a bit and made more mares giggle at the adorable pair as he continues to sing. "I know it’s my destiny! Pokémon! Ooohhh! You’re my best friends!” He smiled to his friends, who smiled back, Twilight and Rarity with tears of happiness in their eyes. Applejack and Rainbow smiled back proudly and Fluttershy, who was blushing a bit. Celestia smiled to him and nodded, and Luna did the same. “In a world we must defend!” His friends all laughed gently, all remembering their adventure with Nightmare Moon and how they got to be the elements of harmony. Ponies around the hall began to step into the ground in tact with the music, enjoying the song and were smiling happily as a few stallions smirked. “Pokémon! Gotta catch them all! That’s so true! Our courage will pull us through!” He smiled to Fluttershy, surprising her great as she blushed hard at the compliment. Twilight and the rest, except Pinkie who was next to him, all smiled to him deeply. “You teach me and I teach you! Pokémooonnn! Gotta catch them all! Gotta catch them all! . . . Yeeeahhh...” Twilight couldn’t help but feel proud as Spike played the guitar like a professional and vowed to let him play as often as he liked, as long it was not while she studied, but to waste that talent was stupid beyond reasoning. “Every challenge along the way! With courage I will face!” As he sang this he looked directly at Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, one blushed and one looked proud. “I will battle every day! To claim my rightful place!” Ponies began to cheer loudly as they continued the song, Spike doing an awesome job with the guitar, while Big Mac ruled the drums like he had trained his entire life. Ash looked at Pinkie with a soft smile as he began to sing the next part “Come with me, the time is right. There’s no better team.” Pinkie blushed hard, quite embarrassed to be sung to like this in front of a lot of ponies, thinking he was the sweetest colt ever. “Arm in arm we win this fight. It’s always been our dreeeaamm.” He kissed her quickly as Brock prepared himself for another duet, this time Pinkie joined with tears in her eyes of happiness. “Pokémon! Gotta catch them all! It’s you and it’s me!” Ponies cheered wildly as Pikachu began the special effects, shooting lightning down at the stage without hitting anypony, but creating an amazing sight to behold. “I know it’s my destiny!” Ponies cheered happily as the show continued with great success and Ash smiled over the whole stage, looking briefly as he noticed the princesses and they nodded to him with a grin, Celestia looking very happy for some reason. “Ohhh you’re my best friend! In a world we must defend!” He looked at the elements of harmony again and nodded as they all grinned, although Fluttershy blushing and a bit unwilling, as they walked into the stage next to him, but not blocking out the view of the rest of the band. “Pokémon! Gotta catch them all! A heart so true! Our courage will pull us through! You’ll teach me and I’ll teach you! Pokémon! Gotta catch them all Gotta catch them all…. . . . Gotta catch them all… . . . GOTTA CATCH THEM ALL!! YEAAHH!” That was when Ash stopped singing for now and to Ponies, and mostly Twilights surprise, stepped Spike up and began to play an awesome guitar play with the drums rocking in the background “SING WITH US!!” Ash yelled to the ponies and suddenly the whole crowd sang in one giant. “POKÉMON! Gotta catch them all!! It’s you and meee!” The ponies sang with them, even Luna had joined the sing along with a great smile as Celestia could finally enjoy a gala. “I know it’s my destiny! Pokémon! Ooohhh you’re my best friends! In a world we must defend!!” The main six smiled, some proud as Rainbow, others humble or shy as Applejack, Fluttershy and Twilight. “Pokémon! A heart so true! Our courage will pull us through!” The ponies of the hall cheered, even the snobby nobles who had tried to dislike the music, could not help but find it encouraging and be taken by the tune and meaning of the song. Ash grinned as he looked back at Pinkie with a soft smile and sang. “You teach me and I teach you. Pokémooon. Gotta catch them all. Gotta catch them all. Pokémon!” The whole group and the hall finished the song as Ash kissed Pinkie deeply on the stage, making her blush deeply, but lean into the kiss lovingly as most mares looked with pure adoration at the couple and Rarity fainted on a nearby couch. Ash grinned and turned back to the ponies in the hall and said “Thank you Canterlot! It has been an honor playing for you all!” and with that the group left the scene to the backstage as ponies cheered. It was 15 minutes later they returned to the gala, Pinkie sat next to Ash and Big Mac, who had been allowed inside as well, who immediately blushed as Fluttershy smiled with a sweet blush and walked over to her slowly. It was then Celestia looked over the hall and coughed to get the attention of the ponies, who all immediately stopped talking and looked at her as she said with a smile “With the brilliant entertainment out of the way. I have a big announcement to those who desire and has the time to stay after the Gala. After the gala has Princess Luna, The elements of Harmony and me agreed that we shall for the first time in Equestrian history have the first Pokémon tournament.” Ash’s eyes widened in shock as he looked at Pinkie, who giggled knowingly and lifted her dress, revealing the pokéballs strapped around her legs.