???: The party just started, so come on in,
The good times are all just about to begin,
So step inside, we're going to have some fun,
There's plenty of room here for everyone!

A certain purple alicorn was singing this as she, Ben, Nyx, Spike and Phobos are heading back to the House of Pony. It has been a long wait but Twilight is excited to reopen for another season. Yes sir, the second season of House of Pony has arrived.

"You must be excited, right mommy?" Nyx ask Twilight with a smile. The little filly can tell how much her mom waited for this day.

"Also, best of all, Diamond Tiara is grounded and won't be bothering us for who knows how long!" Phobos laughs with a happy smile, recalling how Diamond Tiara was grounded by Filthy Rich when she, Silver Spoon and Maxin Talos tried to take over the club with Cobra Commander's help.

"Well, until the last of the second season anyway!" Nyx commented, breaking the fourth wall.

Soon everyone else who is employed arrives as well. Twilight grins while saying, "Welcome back, everypony! It has been a long time but I feel like this season is going to be a big one! Let's start. Ben, you will help keep the place together, right?"

"As usual, Twiley," Ben said as he took out his usual clipboard, smiling eagerly.

"On it, Twiley," Shining said with a nod, preparing to park some cars for the guests this season.

"Rainbow Dash, hopefully you can greet the folks at the door without causing any trouble, right?" Twilight ask her good pal and fellow co-owner of the club with a smirk.

"No promises but I got nothing else better to do tonight." Rainbow remarks while rolling her eyes. "I'm here I guess."

"Rarity. Make sure to keep an eye on all the reservations as well as table seating."

"Sure thing, darling," Rarity giggles a bit. "So any chance I will perform on the show?"

"I will see what I can do." Twilight said though she is not sure if the alicorn herself will ever get Rarity a spot on the show. Bad enough that she got Dr. Lizardo bugging her to perform as it is. "Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, you think you can keep up with the usual entertainment when I announce you girls?"

"Got the instruments tuned and everything," Scootaloo exclaims with a smirk as she and her fellow CMC members got their instruments out.

"Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and the Cakes, you will make sure to take care of the food for the guests, right?" Twilight ask the waiters and cooks with a smile.

"Sure thing, Twilight; And Dazzle Cake and I will keep the twins in check this time...I think." Mr. Cake said to Twilight with a proud smile.

"Oh, I got my name legally changed." Mrs. Cake explains to Twilight sheepishly. "Turns out there's another pony who goes by that name; Got to deal with confusion of course."

"I see." Twilight said with a nod of understanding. She got to keep up with the names of her subjects/friends during her off hours.

"And I am Super Duper ready to have some fun!" Pinkie giggles as she bounces up and down playfully, ready to serve the guests and have some fun.

"Right, me and the animals are ready as well." Fluttershy said meekly as her animal friends are with her, all of them are preparing to get to work for the season.

"Brave Heart; You ready for your job," Twilight ask Rainbow's cousin Brave Heart with a grin on her face.

"Aye, lass; It will be me pleasure to keep out the riff-raff...and deal with the ones causing trouble inside." Brave Heart spoke to Twilight in his usual Scottish accent, smiling proudly as he does.

"Not right now but if I can find anything, I will let you and the others know." Brian said to his friends eagerly. At their glare, he add sheepishly, "Making sure to check my resources as promised; Hee hee hee."

Twilight, satisfied, turns to Applejack while saying, "Applejack! You ready to work the control booth again like last time?"

"Shucks, Twi, Ah will be handling it like handling apples on mah farm!" Applejack exclaims to Twilight with a smirk.

"Okay! That means we're all here. Nyx, Spike, Phobos and I are ready so we're preparing to open up for the season. Time to unlock the doors and get the club set up for tonight! Let's do this, everypony!"

The others cheers as Ben unlock the doors, preparing for another season of House of Pony. Boy, they all cannot wait!

Once the club is set up, the House of Pony is prepared. The place was packed as the guests are taking their seats, making orders and ready for some fun. Twilight waits anxiously as Spike is heading down to make the usual introduction. She and Ben don't need a big show right away, just a simple one to start things off. Then when the time comes, there will be big shows.

The first show of the second season begins as Spike makes the introduction, "And now, the most popular unicorn turned alicorn in Equestria and Ponyville...TWILIGHT SPARKLE!"

The audience applauds as Twilight teleports into the spotlight. With a smile, she said, "Hey, welcome, folks, and welcome back to the show for those who stuck around. For the new guests, welcome as usual! Hope you all have a great time in getting here!" The audience stops applauding as she continues. "We will start things off with a little treat...it's something that Princess Celestia has found in the vaults of Ponyland past!"

As the audience applauds, Spike spoke excitedly, "All right! Here it is: a 'Behind the Scenes' look...time for Pony Celebrity Auditions!"

Megan looks to the camera while saying, "All right, everypony. This is the audition for the role of Hamlet, one of the biggest dramatic William Shakespeare please. Okay, Surprise?"

The camera turns to the first pony to auditioned as Surprise flew up, smiling while saying, "To be or...uh...line?"

The next pony to audition is Spike AKA Spykoran who roars right to the camera, making the ponies yelps a bit. The Dragon blinks a bit then say sheepishly, "Wait, isn't this an audition for a medieval story?"

"Sorry, that's next week, Spike. Next!" Megan calls out for the next auditionees.

The next auditionees are Firefly and the original Applejack. The latter is eating apples, much to the annoyance of her friend who snaps, "Applejack, come on! You are ruining my scene here!"

"Hey, excuse me! Ah done miss lunch, Miss Ego Mouth!" The original Applejack snaps as she unintentionally spit out apple chunks into Firefly's place.

"Ugh. Maybe I should get one of the Big Brother Ponies for this. Come to think of it, why did I even bother auditioning a mare to be in a male role anyway?" Megan ask in frustration while slapping her forehead at the failed auditions.

THE END!

The audience laughs and applaud, especially the Ponyland ponies who were in the auditions. It's fun to laugh at themselves.

Up front, Flash Sentry was looking into a mirror and humming to himself eagerly. Just then Rarity spoke up, "Why, Flash Sentry!"

Flash yelps as he turns to see Rarity smiling to him, "Oh, Rarity! You startled me."

"Oh, me? Well, hee hee. Yeah, I have been doing a lot of singing. I got a better singing voice."

"No one sings like Boris!" Boris brags as he trots past the two ponies as he heads into the dining room.

Rarity rolls her eyes as she speaks to Flash, "Don't bother about him, he just like to brags like that. Anyway, I know you have been doing some great singing. I've heard you had an amazing range." Of course, Boris chose that time to return.

Flash roll his eyes as he remarks, "Yeah, I tried to ignore him. Anyway, yeah, I haven't sing in front of ponies yet but I was hoping someday that I will. Any chance you have been on stage yet in case you wish to give me pointers?"

"Well, not yet, really. I was almost on stage once but I trotted off when I found out that Rainbow paid Twilight to get me on there. Not what I wanted truthfully." Rarity explains to Flash with a giggle. "Anyway, you darling deserve to be on stage yourself."

Unknown to Rarity and Flash, Ben was leaving the restroom when he heard his two friends talking. The son of Celestia pauses, thinking of something. Flash is a good friend of his since foal hood...and he has heard the Pegasus sing a few times before. Ben figures that perhaps Flash should go up on stage to perform. He smiles, having an idea.

After introducing the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Twilight heads backstage. Ben came over as he said, "Twilight, time we give an old pal of ours a break."

"What? Give Rarity a vacation? But we're on our second season!" Twilight protests to Ben, misunderstanding what her love meant. "Can't we wait for later to speak about this?"

"No, not vacations and I don't mean Rarity. I mean Flash Sentry and to give him a chance to perform. I have heard him sing many times before and he is really good, Twilight. I think my best friend should go out on stage to perform!"

Of course, Boris appears from out of nowhere, saying arrogantly, "No one GETS GREAT IDEAS like Boris!"

"Will you get out of the backstage, you dork?! Out, out!" Twilight snaps as she fires blasts at Boris, chasing the arrogant unicorn off. "Honestly, when he isn't stalking me, that creep is an annoying braggart."

"Ugh. Tell me about it." Ben remarked, rolling his eyes at how arrogant his bully/rival can be.

"Well, anyway, I was going to perform a little number on stage but since you said that Flash Sentry got a great voice, I figure we can make it a duet with me and him!"

"Really; Wow, I guess it could work. Though I wonder if Flash would want to take that idea or not."

"Well, time we ask him." Twilight suggests with a grin. She and Ben prepares to go find Flash and see if he likes the duet of doing a duet with her and not.

"So wait, you want me to sing a duet with you, Twilight? Am I hearing this right?" Flash ask Twilight. The mare has told her friend of the idea to sing a duet with him.

"Well..." Twilight begins to say but Flash suddenly cut her off, eagerly hugging the mare before letting go.

Twilight smiles; the second season is off to a great start...but the mare doesn't know it but something is about to go wrong a bit tonight.

The party continues onward with Pinkie and Fluttershy serving the customers per usual. Pipsqueak was looking at a laptop computer, smiling as he cheers on, "Yeah, this'll be awesome!"

Nyx was passing by when she spots what her colt-friend is. She stops to ask, "Pip, what are you doing?"

"Pip, that Dragon's voice really scares me. You shouldn't be watching it...yet."

"Ah, you're no fun anymore, Nyxie." Pipsqueak remarks with a pouty look on his face.

Golden Heart and Pinkamena were sitting at their chairs along with Gold Wing. Pinkamena says, "Boy it has been so long since we've been here."

Golden Heart nods while saying in concern, "Indeed but something bad will happen but all will go well in the end."

At another table, Tso Lan and his Demon Lords drank their drinks. Hsi Wu drank his drink then spits it out. He growl angrily.

Hsi Wu growl angrily, "Hey! What's the big idea?! I order the wine, not the green tea! It gives me bad taste! How come my brethren get the right order, and not mine!"

Boris smirks as he pass by while bragging, "No one orders green tea like Boris."

On the stage, Twilight grins while saying, "All right, ponies, demons and the whatnot. Get your checkbooks and have your Equestria Master Cards ready. It's time for today's first story!"

JUSSONIC PRESENTS

A RARITY STORY

Rarity's Big Sale

It was another day in Equestria as Ben was in the bathroom taking a bath. As he was singing, his phone rings. The colt sighs in annoyance, "Great, as usual when I'm taking a bath, someone makes a ring on the phone; May as well see who it is."

Ben got out of the tub and put a towel on himself as he goes out to the downstairs. Upon answering the phone, he answers, "Golden Oaks Library; Ben Mare speaking."

The familiar voice of Rarity is heard speaking frantically, "Benjamin! I need to speak with Twilight now!"

"Rarity; Twilight just left to Canterlot. She says something important meeting with my mother and Mystic Tao."

Ben sighs in annoyance while imagining Rarity fainting onto her couch right now, "Relax, Rarity. A friend of Twilight is a friend of mine. I'll help. So what do you need?"

Rarity recovers as she spoke up, "Good enough. You had to come here at once! It's urgent!"

Ben hangs up the phone and gallops out the door. He got into his car and drove very fast. Yeah, the Earth pony would've just galloped over there or teleported but he decided to drive since Ben got a new car and wanted to use it.

Somewhere in Ponyville, Mighty Heart smell some cookies that he bought while sighing, "Hmmm. Cookies. Best food ever in Sugarcube Corner."

Mighty Heart licked his mouth just before he ate one. Jade who is with him nods while she say, "You said it, M. Can you believe that, Mighty? Wow, Mystic Council really let us and any of Mystic Ponies visit Equestria and help out the ponies as their guardians and helpers, all because of one important mission. I'm so cite that I'm gonna be with Nyx and the Cutie Mark Crusaders!"

"Mighty Heart! You're giving away the spoiler! Not to mention, it's still incomplete! You want to ruin the surprise ending of the best story?"

Ben drove his car and pass through both Mighty Heart and Jade as they both spin around and around very hard while their foods went up high. They also scream while being spun.

Ben shouts but fast, "SORRY, MIGHTY HEART AND JADE! I'VE GOT SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO DO! THANK YOU!"

They then stop in their tracks. Mighty and Jade look dizzy just before they shook their heads. They quickly grab for their food at once before they impact on the ground, especially Mighty's cookies.

Jade frowns as she snaps, "Oh yeah?! I almost lost a life. Wait! I'm an immortal Mystic Pony. I don't lose lives. But it pains my flank very hard."

Indeed. Ben went so fast that he went through a lot of clean cars, turn the place into a junkyard then drove through a car salvage building, causing all parts of his car except the wheel and seat to be taken off. The stallion soon arrives at the Carousel Baroque, seeing the mare hiding behind a box looking worried.

Ben got out of his car and gallops over to Rarity, saying, "Rarity! I got here as I can! What's going on? Are you hurt? Did something happen to Sweetie Belle? Come on, give me details!"

"Darling, what's happening is..." Rarity said. She sounded seriously at first...but then the mare pops out from behind the box, fine as she took two hair bows out of it. With a smile, Rarity exclaims, "I'm selling new hair bows at my Carousel Baroque! They are smashing, aren't they?"

"Wait, wait. Hang on. This is what you called me here over for? You made me get out of the house and leave my home, come all the way so you can tell me this."

"Yes...well, that and I will need your help in hosting my first Hair bow Sale Party!"

Ben groans as he slaps himself, asking in disbelief, "You want me to do what?! Rarity, sorry, but not a chance! This is a bad idea. Do you know what happens every time you talked me or one of my love's friends into your ideas? Something happen and I got this to say every time it does happened!"

Flashback 1

In a flashback, Ben was wrapped in bandages in bandages while Rarity stares in regret while she is also wrapped up in bandages. While Twilight helps her colt-friend, the stallion mutters angrily to the white unicorn, "I told you so!"

Flashback 2

In another flashback, both Ben and Rarity are being taken to jail for another idea gone wrong. The white unicorn look nervous as her friend scowls, "I told you so!"

Flashback 3

The Mane Six and Ben are trapped in a wet cement area on a sidewalk, stuck big time. While Rarity look sheepish to her angry friends, the upset Ben scowls at her, "I told you so!"

Flashback 4

Ben, Rarity and Flash Sentry are wearing blindfolds while standing in front of a wall...for target practice as the soldiers are about to fire paintballs. The Earth pony whispers to the white unicorn in annoyance, "I told you so!"

End All Flashbacks

"Yes, yes, I know all those ideas were terrible, even I felt bad about it, but it's different this time!" Rarity insists in concern. "Please? I would've asked somepony else but you're the..."

"Hold on. Let me guess, the only pony silly enough to let you talk me into it? Forget it, not a chance, not again!" Ben snaps as he prepares to leave. The pony isn't going to let the white mare roped him into an idea that would get himself into trouble.

"Oh real funny, Rarity. You've got lots of friends: Spike, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. Can't you ask them?"

Rarity sob as she explains, "I did! Applejack is too busy on her farm! Rainbow Dash is training with Soarin'! Pinkie Pie is busy with her parties! Fluttershy is also busy with taking care of her animals. My favorite dragon, Spiky-Wikey is having fun with Lorcan and Barbara!"

Ben sighs then ask, "What about Dragon Kick? Mighty Heart; Jade; Sweetie Belle," Can't Rarity ask them for help?

Rarity sob some more, "I did! Dragon Kick said he's busy in his archaeology! Mighty Heart said he and Jade had to look after their home! And Sweetie Belle is busy with her friends."

Ben sigh while saying, "Okay, it seems everypony is busy. I definitely do not want Flash get involved in this mess either. He's so had too much trouble with my Aunt Luna and my mom when it comes to disobedience and helping me being hero. But alright, I'll help, Rarity. But if something goes wrong, remember those four words."

"Rarity; Do you even know about selling hair bows? I mean, selling dresses, yes, but hair bows?"

"Oh, I don't need to." Rarity giggles as she took out a book from a box with her magic. "This lovely box of hair bows came with a book on how to sell them. So this will do all the talking for me."

"'How to Sell Hairbows; You don't have to know anything'." Ben said while reading the title of the book. "Huh. Appropriate title; Okay, I will help."

3 hours and a half hour later, the presentation soon became at the Carousel Baroque. Rarity grins as she prepares to read a book while Ben, wearing a green hair bow, frowns. The mares in attendance are DJ Pon-3, Octavia, Daisy, Lily Valley, Rose and Golden Harvest.

Rarity coughs as she spoke up, "Hello. My name is Rarity, the Carousel Baroque owner and Hair bow Wares sales associate. I have chosen 'Insert Friend/Volunteer Here'..." The mare smiles as she points to the frowning Ben who still didn't like the idea but kept a big smile anyway. "...to help yours truly demonstrate our fine line of hair bow wear products. The Carousel Baroque Hair bow Wear is made to make even the fashion disaster hair bow on 'Insert Friend/Volunteer Here' looks smashing."

"Ahem, Benjamin, darling. The book told me that you aren't supposed to talk during this."

"Sshh," Rarity shushes Ben, causing him to frown in anger. Why did he even bother? The mare uses her magic to pick up some spray. "To start things off, one can never go wrong with a little spritz of...BOW PAINT! And let's not forget, a little goes a long way!"

Suddenly Rarity aims the bottle right at Ben and sprays a cloud right onto it. The stallion coughs a bit and once the cloud is grown, he is now purple and polka-dot all over, much to his annoyance.

"Yes, you will also want our new and improve Bow Starch, now with added stiffness." Rarity said not really seeing Ben's glare while spraying the starch onto him. "And again, a little goes a long way."

Ben was back to normal as he is now in a salon chair, looking nervously to Rarity who is continuing the next part of her presentation to the audience.

"After that, you would wish to try our revolutionary bow steamer!" Rarity giggles as she put the helmet onto Ben's head, covering it then she turns the thing on. Soon the machine begins shaking like mad. "Yes, a perfect way to pump some pizazz into a lifeless old bow."

Once the chair stops, the helmet was removed. Ben's hair bow grew twice as big before it deflated on his head, much to his embarrassment.

A moment later, Rarity is talking to her audience, saying with a smile, "And nothing works even better than the automatic bow-tying machine!"

Ben is now attached to a machine that has a seat and metal hands. The pony yelps as he asks his friend, "Rarity, this thing is safe, right?"

"Benjamin, shh! You're going to ruin my wonderful presentation!" Rarity whispers a bit. She then examines the controls in a puzzled way. "Now then...how do I work this thing again?"

Rarity shrugs and pushes a green button, turning the machine on. Ben yelps and looks up to see that the metal hands are ready. He wince, ready for the worst but to his surprise, the hands ended up making the bow perfect on his head. Ben sighs in relief, okay, so this wasn't so bad after all.

"Or if you want a look with a little more PUNCH..." Rarity said. Of course, the mare accidentally hit the controls and as Ben feared, the machine went out of control.

"RARITY," Ben screams in alarm. Soon the machine explodes making Rarity cringes a bit. The white mare glances as her wrapped friend glares right back, "Punch; Yeah, right!"

The mares in the audience grins while checking out the possible choices for hair bows that Rarity's selling. While they do so, the white mare smiles to Ben while saying, "This is incredible! Why, if we keep this up every day, my Carousel Baroque will make a fortune in no time!"

"What, every day?! Ugh, forget it, make that fortune on your own, I quit! And don't talk me into staying!" Ben scowls angrily as he prepares to leave. The pony isn't going to be used as a guinea pig in this foolishness any longer.

"Yes, all right. I will get another friend to help me. Except most of them are busy and you're the only one that I got who isn't busy, darling. But I suppose I could make it out on my own...failing...and my doing well in the hair bow business."

"Wonderful, thank you, you're a prince both figuratively and literally!" Rarity giggles while grabbing Ben, dragging him off. "Oh yes, I am going to be rich!"

Ben groans in irritation, "Of all the Mane Six, why Rarity? I know she's generous and best friend to Twilight, can't she be at least be gentle?!"

It was a few moments later as Rarity reads from the book to the audience, "Yes, by now, 'Inset Friend/Volunteer Here', will want so much to model the Carousel Baroque's Hair Bow Wares' wide selection of hair bows. Like the flashy Neon Bow." Ben sighs as he turns on a red bow with a light bulb that he himself is wearing. "Or our spinning bow." The Earth pony took off the red bow, putting on a yellow one with a spinning top. Rarity spins the bow, causing his friend to be lifted off.

Another moment later, Ben returns with another bow, trying to balance it on his head. Rarity now say, "Or the Steel Bow." The Earth pony now put on another bow which is rainbow-colored, "The Rain Bow, no relation to Rainbow Dash..." Suddenly a rainbow appears in the house, pouring rain right onto Ben's head.

A moment later, Rarity continues her presentation, "Bow-hemian..." Ben is now wearing an all black suit and sunglasses along with a black bow while snapping his hooves. "Bow-quet..." The stallion is now a bow that caused a bouquet of flowers to appear; Weird, huh?

"Bow-vine..." Rarity commented. Ben chuckles while putting on a bow on his head, event that was a pretty good vine, "Bow-peep!" The stallion now sees a bow on his mane that is next another bow that he just put on.

"O-bow," Rarity exclaims as Ben is playing an oboe...with a bow on it. The mare smiles while saying, "And for the bow-wearer darling on the god, there's the always so popular...Inflata-Bow!"

As Ben put on a red bow, he yelps in shock, "Wait. Inflata-what," With a smirk, the white mare pulls the cord on the said bow with her teeth and it begins to inflate. In alarm, Ben begins to float upward, "RARITY!"

Ben hits the roof hard, making a huge hole in the roof before floating off outside into the air. Rarity's eyes widen in shock as she exclaims. "Benjamin! Oh dear, what would I do?" She looks worried. Not only will Twilight be angry at her for this but she doesn't have a partner.

"Rarity," Daisy spoke up, making Rarity turn to the audience. "Yeah, thanks for the presentation but I don't think hair bows are for me. And no offense, but they look weird on a colt."

"Yeah, not interested," The other mares comment while leaving. Apparently, after the whole madness, they decided not to own any hair bows that could be dangerous...and look silly on a colt.

As the audience leave, Rarity sighs and looks down in sadness while falling backwards onto her fainting couch. She failed and is all...alone.

It was nearly night time as Dragon Kick and Ben teleport back to Rarity's home. The Mystic Pony has saved the Earth pony from floating off forever. He had no idea why Ben couldn't teleported himself to safely. Probably never occur to him.

Dragon Kick spoke up to the upset Ben, "Just be glad that I'm undersea for researching, Ben. So what were you doing there anywhere?"

Ben groans angrily while holding the now deflated hair bow, "Helping Rarity. And the worst is that she's making things worst!" Dragon Kick hits him, making the pony yelp in pain. "Hey! Isn't that supposed to be for your uncle to hit me?"

"Well, his habit is now my habit. After all, he is my uncle. Not important. But look, Ben, just because Rarity made a mess, doesn't mean you should be angry."

Dragon Kick said sternly, "That's what friends do. Remember Ben, nopony is perfect, even for Mystic Ponies."

"Like how Tao overlook that me and my family go wrong way to Hydra's lair?" Ben asks Dragon Kick with a skeptic look on his face.

"I'd better be back on my work." Dragon Kick said as he trots off to get back to what he himself is doing. Hopefully Ben would listen and take his advice.

Ben sighs as he came into the Carousel Baroque. The stallion trots up to Rarity while saying, "Rarity..." The Earth pony stops as he saw his friend crying her eyes out.

"Oh, Benjamin, I know! You told me so, you told me so!" Rarity sobs a bit. "My Hair bow Ware Party...it's a disaster! Oh this is one of the many worst possible things to ever happen! Why, I didn't sell a single bow and now, everyone in Equestria is laughing at me."

Ben, recalling Dragon Kick's advice, smiles as he said, "Yes. Tell you what; I will buy one of your bows for Twilight. How does that sounds?"

"You will?! Oh great," Rarity giggles a bit as she grabs the hair bow box with her magic. As the mare give a lot of bows to Ben, the mare suggest, "Here, why not buy this one; and this one; and that one? Oh, get that one! It's a must! And this one, this one, and this one, and this one, don't forget that one, darling..."

Ben sighs as he collects hair bows like mad. He then shrugs while saying, "Well, I guess business is business as usual..."

THE END

A JUSSONIC PRODUCTION

Once the cartoon is over, the audience applauds. Yes, another good to start things off!

The audience applauds as the Cutie Mark Crusaders, who are the Cutie Mark Peas once more, are doing their usual dance routine. Meanwhile, Hsi Wu was going to hurt Golden Heart but sees Pinkamena reading a book on 'How To Cook Demons' and he looks worried. Pinkamena looks at the Demon as he backs up back to his seat and was pale.

Twilight and Flash Sentry are in the rehearsal room, ready for rehearsing their son before the big number tonight. Nux, seeing Flash looking eager, ask, "Wow, I'd never seen you so excited, Uncle Flash."

"I know. To be very honest, Nyx, I'm pleased and happy that your father help me for the first time." Flash said to Nyx with a smile. "I wouldn't mind helping him as much as I wanted. But his help is very rewarding and important to me than money or ranks."

"Really; Wow, it sounds like you two had always been helping and being there for each other. Like you said, Uncle Flash, friendship is important."

"You bet. I just hope that I don't want to mess Ben's important gift up. It's too important."

"Don't worry, Flash. From what Ben said, I'm sure you'll be fine and good at singing. Twilight said with a smile, "Hey, Dexter, Soarin'. Thanks for helping out by being test audience members."

In a small stage in the rehearsal room, Soarin' and Dexter smiles while giving the hooves up. Twilight now turns to Octavia Melody who is working on a cello, speaking, "Hey, Octavia. Wanna go through the number again?"

"Yes of course." Octavia said with a nod while strumming the cello, ready to play.

"Got the rest of the music playing, Twilight!" Vinyl Scratch AKA DJ-Pon 3 remarks as she got her records for a certain song ready. "Think this will be a smash?"

"Yes, yes, it will be fine, just keep on rocking." Twilight said to DJ-Pon 3 with a smile.

"From the top," Octavia said as she and DJ-Pon 3 begins playing (of course the latter is playing a record). As the song begins, Twilight smiles as she begins to sing.

Twilight: Has anybody seen
And anybody heard
All the different ways
For saying a word
I tell ya, my friend
It's really absurd
You'll see

Twilight and Flash: Who cares how you pronounce it?
We might as well announce it!
We're not exactly normal, that's us!

The two friends grin as they got off the stage. Once the background turns blue, Twilight continues the song.

Twilight and Flash: Who cares the way you say it
Or how the band will play it?
We're buddies and going back's not our thing!!

The others laugh. The two went separate to do their talking parts of the songs. Twilight takes out a batch of caramel cakes while asking, "Car-a-mel?"

Twilight pulls out Soarin' who is wearing a New Stallioans shirt, asking, "New Stallioans?"

"New Stall-ioans," Flash exclaims as he spoke through a megaphone. Soarin' flew back to his seat.

Flash points over to arches from a familiar state with Soarin' clapping with his wings. Twilight pulls a lever while asking, "Lever?"

"Le-ver," Flash said as he pushes on a ground lever, causing Soarin' to get pushed down as a result.

"Carib-bean," Flash said as he is in a relaxing chair in summer clothes along with Soarin'?"

"Maris?" Twilight ask as she paints Flash as a model. The stallion now came out in a trench coat to sing.

The two friends shrug as the backgrounds are changed back to the stage. Twilight and Flash got back onto it while finishing their job up.

Twilight and Flash: Maybe someday, we'll figure it out
But as long as we're together
It doesn't matter whether
We're never ever down on our luck, not us!
'Cause we're friends

"Yes, at least we get bigger roles in this." Octavia said with a dry nod while leaving her post.

"I cannot wait to get rockin' tonight!" DJ Pon-3 exclaims while Twilight laughs with her.

In the audience, Miko, Sari and Jade are making the faces on the back of a spoon. They look silly, funny and ridiculous; Depending on how looks at it. While they do so, the pest known as Boris came up, bragging, "No one makes faces in a spoon like Boris."

Jade groans, "Really? Do you had to be so annoying, Boris? This is not a Beauty and the Beast fanmake."

"Yeah. Besides, no one asked for the opinion of Boris." Mako remarks dryly to the surprised Boris.

Boris groan, "No one gives bad compliments -" He then saw Bulkhead and Mighty Heart appear from the girls' behind. He gulp while finishing, "...Like Boris?"

Bulkhead (Prime) glares while asking Boris, "You've got problem with Miko and Sari, pal?"

"If I see Jade gets hurt, being an Earth Pony is the least of your concern." Mighty Heart said sternly while he clench his hooves tight. "So how about no one makes us angry like Boris?"

Boris smile sheepishly while saying, "Then, no one couldn't agree with your opinion more like Boris."

On stage, Twilight smiles as she said, "Up is down but down is up in our next cartoon!"

JUSSONIC PRESENTS

A TWILIGHT SPARKLE CARTOON

Topsy Turvy Town

It was a dark and rainy day. Twilight, Ben, Spike, Nyx and Phobos sat on a bench in a jail cell in sadness. They can't believe that this is happening. The family is jail...for something they don't understand! And worst yet, no one else know where the Sparkle/Mare family is at.

Suddenly the family gulps as they heard the door to the cell open. A huge stallion in black with an axe appears, booming, "Twilight Sparkle and family...your time of punishment is at hand."

"Right and the day started out good as well..." Spike sighs a bit as he recalls what happened that got him and the others in this mess in the first place.

Flashback

It was another day in Equestria as Twilight who is wearing a purple bow in her tail, Ben, Nyx, Spike and Phobos are on a small vacation, planning on a spending a day at a small beach. The family are spending time in a car that Celestia and Luna has loaned them for the trip. Of course, the group is about to have a day that may change their lives for the better...or worst as you will all soon find out.

As Twilight's group came to a fork in the road, Ben looks around. Twilight said in concern, "Benjamin Mare, I think we're lost."

Spike nods as he said, "Yeah, right. Maybe we should ask some pals to help us like Applejack or Rarity. But maybe Tao, he knows the road well. After all, he spent more thousand years being immortal."

"And let our heads get hit by the old pony again? Forget it." Phobos snaps to Spike in annoyance. The last thing that he wants is getting hit by Tao again.

"Come on, guys, let's not start the fight. Besides, Tao has been helping us since his appearance from 'Road to the End'." Nyx points out to her family, not wanting any fights to break out here.

"While I agree with that, Nyx, I'd prefer to let him rest. He's been helping us and fighting Demons too much. Don't worry, guys, we'll find the way out. No problem." Ben assures the others. Of course, the truth is, he secretly wishes to get Tao's help. The stallion has no idea where the beach is at. Maybe because Ben has forgotten to ask for directions, "So anyone got any idea on which way to go?"

"Uh..." Spike said, blinking his eyes as he looks between the two paths. One of them was filled with bright leaves and trees and the other has dead trees with no leaves. Spike shrugs as he points to the path with the dead trees, "That one?"

"That road with dead trees and leaves," Phobos asks Spike skeptically. "Bad omen!"

"Well, no problem. We will ask the locals that we can find for help." Ben said as he took that path, driving the vehicle on it.

Of course, taking this path was a bad idea as the roads begin to get bumpy. Nyx yelps a bit, "Gah! These roads are b-b-b-bumpy!"

"Ben, I thought you know what you're doing!" Twilight exclaims as she feels the bumpiness of the road.

"Next time, let's go somewhere with a tropical island!" Phobos complains as this road is to a bumpy start big time.

"I know what I'm d-d-d-doing!" Ben insists as he turns to the others, not paying attention to the road. "I'm sure we can be..."

"LOOK OUT!" Spike and Nyx scream at once. Ben turns but didn't react in time as the car that he was driving fell off the side of a cliff, crashing down like mad. Good news is that no one was hurt.

"Well, at least things can't get worst, right?" Spike asks with a sheepish smile. Of course, as if jinxing things, the whole car fell apart like mad, leaving the gang without a ride. As the others glare at him, Spike adds sheepishly, "Okay, now things can't get any worse."

Without warning, it begins to rain on the ponies and Dragons. Nyx sighs in annoyance, "Spike, don't even say one more thing that can't...just don't."

"Oh brother," Twilight groans as she took out a mirror and saw her purple bow in her tail destroyed and wet. "We're cold, wet, wrecked, lost...and my bow is destroyed."

"Everyone, calm down; everything would be fine if it was the exact opposite." Ben said to the others, trying to keep their hopes up despite how bad things has gotten.

Suddenly, the weather clears up, much to everyone's surprise. Phobos blinks while saying, "Huh. When he say that things get worst, they did; but when Benjamin says that things get better, they did; Irony!"

"What a weird weather we're having." Nyx said puzzled, "Must be some Pegasi in the area playing jokes."

"Look, over there!" Ben exclaims as he points to a town built nearby, much to the notice of the others. Maybe the gang can get some help there!

"Wow, where are we?" Twilight asks in surprise as she and Nyx looks at the town in awe. The mare doesn't recall this place existing out here.

"There's sign over there," Ben said as he points to a sign nearby...which appears to be upside down. "We will have to stand on our heads to read it...but from an angle, I'd say that this place is called 'Topsy-Turvy Town'."

"Let's see if we can ask for directions on how to get the beach." Spike said thoughtfully. The family can get their car fixed and find directions to the beach.

"All right, everyone. Here's what we will do. Spike, you and I will go over to a gas station to see if they can fix our car. Twilight, you, Nyx and Phobos can find someone who knows where the beach is at and get directions."

"No problem, daddy." Nyx said with a squeal as Twilight and Phobos nods in agreement. Sounds like a good plan.

"Meanwhile we will see if I can get myself a new purple bow for my tail. Come on." Twilight suggests as the groups went their separate ways, unaware of the trouble that they're going to be getting into that will land them all in that prison cell seen in the opening.

"Got a feeling that something's weird is going to go down." Phobos said to Nyx and Twilight with a frown.

"Relax, Phobos, things will turn out fine, you'll see." Nyx remarks with a chuckle. Of course, the filly has no idea how wrong she really is!

As Twilight's group head through town, they soon begin to notice some weird things. When the trio came across a light for 'Don't Trot/Trot', they try to go across at the 'Trot' signal...but jumps back in alarm to avoid cars going in reverse! They aren't supposed to do that! What's weird is that when the sign changed to 'Don't Trot', the trio was surprised to see ponies going across the street at the signal that normal ponies wouldn’t think of trotting across!

Weird! A bum pass by the ponies and gave Twilight a bit while saying, "Here you go." As he leaves, the group looks confused. How peculiar!

As Twilight's family kept on heading out, they pass by a playing and saw a foal having fun on a slide...by sitting on the bottom and sliding upwards before going down the ladder. Nyx blinks puzzled. That's weirder!

Twilight's group now goes by a beauty salon...or in this case a 'Salon Beauty' according to a sign on the building. The trio saw a bald mare with a huge nose coming out of the place. Phobos looks confused. They even saw a leaf blower...or a leaf messer...wearing shoes on his head and a hat on his hooves. Twilight, Nyx and Phobos saw him causing the leaves to sprung back while their colors change from autumn to spring!

Twilight, Nyx and Phobos saw another odd sight as a nest appears. A bird flew into it before turning straight into an egg. The trio could only stare in shock at this odd way of evolution.

Next off, Twilight, Nyx and Phobos saw a carwash going through a reverse cycle as a clean car came in before coming out dirty. The purple Alicorn then spots a dog being chased by a cat whose is being chased by a mouse! This bewildered our heroes as to why this town is acting different.

Twilight spoke in concern, "This town is getting stranger and weirder by every second we look."

Nyx nods as she adds, "I don't think I'm gonna get use to this kind of situation. I think we need some help to understand this town."

"Okay, I admit. That was wrong of me to reject his help. His help can be helpful, but his riddles," Phobos groan at the riddle reminders, "They always give me a big headache."

Twilight giggles, "True. But like Ben said, Tao deserve to be rested. After all, he's a pony too like us. Even for an immortal like him or Princess Celestia, they need a break. I think we can handle it very well."

Nyx nods as she said, "Okay, mommy. I guess you're right." At least, the filly hopes that's the case, right?

Ben and Spike found a gas station...or a 'Noitats Sag' according to the sign. The two manage to push their car right over to the place which appears to be upside down. Ben calls out, "Hey, anypony here?"

An unicorn walking backwards trots in, exclaiming, "No. Good-bye. My name isn't Justin, and we are closed."

"Wait, we need your help!" Ben exclaims to the stallion in shock. "We want our car fixed. Any chance you could do so?"

Justin turns around giving an evil smirk to the two as he ask, "Excuse me? You want your car fixed? Do you really want your car fixed?"

Justin shakes his head and opens the trunk before taking out machine parts. Ben and Spike smiles, thinking that their problem would be over...that is until the mechanic took out a mallet and begins breaking the car like mad.

"What the...?!" Spike asks as Ben looks shocked with his mouth open. "I didn't think that mechanics can be this bad!"

Twiight's group found a place that is called 'Bowtique'. The group looks through a window and saw a lot of bows. Perfect! Twilight can find what she needs in here!

"This will be great." Twilight said with a smile as she, Nyx and Phobos came inside the place.

Once inside the place, Twilight and Nyx begins putting small red bows in their tails, smiling while looking at themselves. But then a salesclerk, wearing socks on his hooves, came over, putting the bows on their manes while adding, "Here in Topsy-Turvy Town, you gotta wear your bows like this."

"Huh, weird," Nyx said as she and her mother put their bows back into their tails.

"We will take them." Twilight comments with a smile. Despite how weird this town is so far, nothing else will go beyond that, right? WRONG!

"Hey, stop, stop, stop!" Ben exclaims as he gallops over to Justin back at the gas station, stopping him from breaking the car. "What the hay are you doing?!"

"Well, didn't you ask me to fix this thing?" Justin asks Ben as if not understanding what his customer is making a fuss about.

"That isn't fixing it, stupid!" Spike snaps to Justin in annoyance. "You are breaking it!"

"What; are you a nut or something? Breaking is when I do this!" Justin snaps as he takes out a wrench as if to prove the baby Dragon wrong. As Ben and Spike watch on, the mechanic suddenly fixed the car quickly as if it was never broken. The two looks stunned as Justin takes the mallet out one more. "This is how I do fixing."

Justin goes back to smashing the car once more with his mallet. Ben looks dumbstruck then he grabs the mallet from the mechanic and exclaims, "Hang on, no! You got it backwards, Justin! This is breaking; Spike?"

Spike grabs the mallet from Ben then hits the car with the mallet while yelling, "SMASH, SMASH, SMASH; SEE? DOUBLE SMASH!" Justin blinks while the baby Dragon soon stops to catch his breath.

"See? Now this is fixing." The Earth pony insists. Justin just look at Ben bored as he hums a bit while working on a gear. But without warning, some oil got send out onto the mechanic's clothes. The Earth pony yelps as he takes a cloth out, "Oh, sorry. Let me clean that up for you."

Ben begins cleaning the suit with Spike's help...but then an angry Justin grabs the two while demanding, "What do you two think you're doing?! It is illegal to clean clothes!"

"What are you talking about?" Spike asks Justin, not sure what he and Ben did wrong.

Ben and Spike looks shocked as some cops appear and cuffing the two by their back legs and feet. What is going on?! The two are being arrested just for trying to clean up Justin's clothes?! Has this place gone mad?!

As the two are being taken away, Ben ask in bewilderment, "What just happened?! We were trying to help him clean his suit off."

"I don't know, Ben. By looking at this town and how the people act, I think we kinda doing the wrong way." Spike said, getting a bad feeling as to what he and Ben did wrong...or right or whatever.

"Wrong way; what do you -" Ben stops as he realizes something, "Of course! This is Topsy-Turvy Town. Everything we said and do normally is the opposite for them. Cleaning is illegal means dirtying them is legal!" His eyes are widened in shock. "Aw man!"

Twilight's group are in trouble themselves. At the bow store, the Alicorn is trying to give bits to the clerk while saying, "Wait, you don't understand. We're supposed to pay you!"

"Not in Topsy-Turvy Town, miss!" The clerk snaps as he gave the money back to Twilight. "Here's your cash, don't come back again!"

"But we insist on paying!" Nyx exclaims to the clerk, not sure why this guy is giving money instead of taking.

"Look, you keep the bits!" Twilight exclaims, losing her patience with this weird cleak.

The clerk frowns as he gave the money back, snapping, "Look, keep it or I will have to get very pleasant with you."

"We don't take charity, you dope!" Phobos scowls as he gave the bits to the clerk, slamming it onto the counter. "Here, this is what we owe you! If you don't like it, call the cops!"

Satisfied, Twilight's group prepares to leave. But they fail to see the frowning clerk pushing a button underneath the counter which is labeled 'Everything's Fine'...and unfortunately if you were normal, it isn't fine for the folks in this town. And as Twilight's group leaves, they find themselves surrounded by police cars. Not good or bad!

As the police came out to arrest the group, Nyx exclaims to her mother, "Mommy, I think we're in trouble!"

"That can't be right. I just paid the bits to the owner, that's all." Twilight said in disbelief and concern. "I mean it's against the law in stealing the bow. It's the right thing."

"Phobos, what are you talking about?" Nyx ask Phobos, not sure what her Moon Dragon is talking about.

Twilight gasps as she understands what Phobos says while the police cuffed the group, "In other words: stealing is considered 'paying'?! I'm afraid Phobos's right. We did break one of Topsy-Turvy Town's laws."

"We should have asked Tao to help." Nyx said in regret as she and the others are being taken away by the cops.

Twilight's group sat in the jail, looking downward in sadness. Phobos groans, "Oh great. What a bad day this is turning into and all because we are normal."

"I wish Ben was here right now..." Twilight sighs in sadness, which that Ben is here with her too. "And maybe Spike too..."

As if to grant Twilight's wish the hard way, the jail cell door was opened as Ben and Spike are thrown in. As they stood up, Nyx said in concern, "Daddy! Mommy, Phobos and I got arrested for trying to pay a clerk at a bow store!"

"What are you two in for?" Phobos ask Ben and Spike curiously, knowing that the two must’ve gotten arrested for doing something normal.

"We got into trouble at a gas station." Spike groans a bit while rubbing his tail. "We got arrested for trying to clean a mechanic."

As Ben and Spike sat down next to the wreck, the stallion said in sadness, "Everyone, I'm sorry. Perhaps I shouldn't have said that everything would be fine if it was the exact opposite."

Twilight smiles in sadness as she nuzzles Ben, saying, "It's okay. It isn't you fault, Ben."

"Right, being cold, wet, wrecked and lost sounds better right about now." Spike jokes a bit while laughing a little. At least it's better than what the group is going through right now. After a pause, everyone begins to sigh in sadness.

Suddenly the family gulps as they heard the door to the cell open. A huge stallion in black with an axe appears, booming, "Ben Mare, Twilight Sparkle and family...your time of punishment is at hand."

"Right and the day started out good as well..." Spike sighs a bit as he recalls what happened that got him and the others in this mess in the first place. Nyx and Phobos look up...

End Flashback

...and the two are still doing it as the filly and Phobos saw the thought bubble with the flashback in it. Nyx blinks as she said, "Wow. We can even see our flashback too. How ironic before we die, huh?"

As the thought bubble disappears. Twilight and her family sadly follow the stallion in black, trotting through a hallway and pass some oddly shaped jail cells. After trotting upstairs, the stallion came to a stop on the last level then points down to the prisoners. Seeing no choice, Twilight, Ben, Spike, Nyx and Phobos kneels down while bowing their heads. This is it.

The stallion raises his axe, Twilight held onto Ben as both look up, ready for the big moment. The stallion then swung his axe down...

Right onto a lemon on a nearby table; In fact, he chops more lemons with his axe. Twilight and her family looks shocked at this, wasn't this stallion supposed to execute them for their crimes? It was then that they look at each other and realize something: this was Topsy-Turvy Town! So the opposite of a fate worse than death was...

The stallion gave drinks to the family with the lemons inside. Ben blinks while saying, "Uh, thanks..."

"Wait, you mean 'no thanks' right?" Spike ask, figuring out the language and ways of Topsy-Turvy Town, being 'no thanks' is 'thanks' to these ponies of this town!

The stallion nods as he goes over to a door nearby. As the pony opens it, he booms out, "Here is your punishment, everypony. ENJOY!"

Twilight, Ben, Spike, Nyx and Phobos smile as they see what's behind the door: a tropical island with a nice sunset! While they enter the place, Twilight spoke, "This is a tropical island?"

"Wow, who would have thought that Topsy-Turvy Town's punishment turns out to be freedom and a vacation." Nyx said in amusement.

"What a weird day." Spike said with a smile. He thought that his life would end badly but it turns out to be better after all!

Suddenly, the group heard a flute playing. They looked around and saw a familiar face playing the said instrument, making them ask at once, "Tao?"

Tao stops his flute playing, smiles as he explains, "A friend of mine: Humor of Mystic, Joker, inform me that he sensed complaints in his town in the near future. So I suspect that you did a mess in the opposite town."

"Tell me about it." Phobos groans while rubbing his head thanks to the confusion that happened.

Tao nods as he said, "That's right, Nyx. Joker built and founded Topsy-Turvy Town. Everything we did and said became the opposite of the normal things that we do. That is how Topsy-Turvy was created. This is their law. In fact, I watch everything from the top."

"So, you've been watching us from beginning? Why didn't you tell us about this town earlier?" Ben asks Tao in surprise, wondering why his friend didn't tell the family about the town before. It would've saved them a lot of headaches and problems!

"You'd never ask. You should have asked me earlier. So, you wouldn't be in this mess. One more thing: I only hit the ponies' heads when they are either deaf, blind, fool and not disciplined such as Phobos." Tao explains about why he would hit ponies' head. Phobos mumbles and grumbles. Tao smile as he asks, "So, what have you learned?"

"There's a lesson to learn?" Nyx ask, surprised that there is a lesson to be learned here.

Twilight, knowing what Tao meant, explains to her daughter, "I think there is, Nyx. Wherever town or place you go to, you need to respect and learn the town's culture, otherwise things get very unpleasant especially like this town."

"Besides, it's never too late to ask a good friend like him to help out, even though you want them to take a break." Ben said with a nod, knowing that perhaps it would've been better to ask Tao for help before they came to Topsy-Turvy Town.

"That is not precisely, my not good friends." Tao said. Everyone was shocked but Twilight, Ben and Nyx laugh a little bit, knowing what their friend really meant.

"Hey! What was that for, Tao?!" Spike demands, thinking that Tao is insulting him and the others.

"Why are you saying bad things to us now; Is it because we didn't ask your help; look, we're sorry! Okay? Happy?" Phobos scowls to Tao, thinking the same thing.

Nyx giggle as she explain to the Dragons clearly, "No, guys. Tao's saying it in opposite. He means 'Precisely, my good friends.' We are in Topsy-Turvy Town, after all. He's respecting the Mystic Joker's law."

Spike and Phobos thought for a moment before they grin, getting the idea. Ben smile as he does the same thing that Tao did, "We won't promised not to ask you again in the future, Tao."

Tao smile while saying, "No lesson needed to learn, indeed. So, my not good friends, enjoy your punishment, for I am not going back home. Don't ask for my help."

"Wow...sentenced to a luxurious tropical vacation and learning a lesson?" Twilight giggles a bit, "Oh, how...horrible."

The family laughs as they prepare for their vacation...even after the weirdness and trouble that the five has gone through today.

THE END

A JUSSONIC PRODUCTION

Ben trots into the rehearsal room, looking around while smiling. The place looks empty...but for some reason, Ben sighs as he look down, recalling a conversion that the stallion heard from some of the guests a few minutes or so ago.

Flashback

Ben smile at the show while clapping his hooves. Just before he left, he heard something. The stallion saw the Dark Warrior Trio, members who work for the Dark Mystic Pony, Dark Curse: DJ Red a white unicorn stallion with a gentle red mane and he wore cool white jacket with his cutie mark being disco and black shoes, Clumsy Rat who is a greenish pale Earth pony with bandages on his top of muzzle and he has dark greenish hair who also wore black suit with his cutie mark being a rat, and finally there's Shades a pale Pegasus that has black straight and spiky main and he wore a gray jacket and orange sunglasses with his cutie mark being orange sunglasses. While Ben watches them, they were discussing.

DJ Red hits Clumsy Rat's chest before continuing, "We're the guests here till our roles come."

Shades speaking a bit, "I believe that will be a story about Fluttershy getting help from Dexter, right? After all, we're the servants of Dark Curse."

"You bet, Shades. Anyway, back to our topic. You heard the rumor about the upcoming music top?"

DJ Red smirk as he adds, "Too bad for Ben," Hearing that made Ben a bit concerned.

"A little birdy told me that Ben never get a chance to shine his moves on the stage before. He thinks that Flash should have a chance to sing. Can you believe that?"

Shades laugh cruelly, "Yeah. Aw, too bad for the kid. You know, I think Ben's jealous of his pal for being with his girl to sing."

DJ Red and Shades hit on Clumsy's chest. DJ Red scolds his pal in annoyance, "Don't sorry for that kid, Clumsy."

"Yeah, we're the bad guys while he's a good guy." Shades points out to Clumsy. "So it's our job to make good guys' life miserable."

Ben sigh as he trots off. While those bad guys may not know it, but those insults that they made really hurt.

Flashback ends

Ben pauses and sigh some more. He should be happy that Flash was able to perform with Twilight...though the stallion was kinda hoping to perform with his love as well. Ben touches his hooves on the piano keys while examining the microphone.

Ben then sat down on the stage, saying with a frown, "Me; Jealous of my pal? No way! I wouldn't do that, would I? Aw man. I don't want to ruin my friendship with Flash. I know, he's my best buddy." He sigh while looking at the instruments. Ben felt left out of his own idea.

Just then Flash came into the room with Nyx, the former spoke up, “Hey Ben; I've been looking everywhere for you. I want to say thanks. That's the best gift that I ever had."

Ben gave a smile, trying to pretend that nothing's wrong as he said, "Umm, you're welcome, Flash."

"I'm getting excited for this part. I'm getting my performance to shine out with Twilight Sparkle. Man, she's good."

Flash notes the look on Ben's face; the pony appears to be sad about something. The Pegasus in concern spoke to his friend, "Hey; is something wrong?"

"Of course not; I'm happy to see you get your break and audition on." Ben said, trying to assure Flash that nothing has gone wrong. "After all, I did suggest it to Twilight." The Pegasus however frowns a bit. Something is up and he's going to find out what it is.

It didn't take Flash long to realize what's going on with Ben. Flash gasps as he ask his best friend, "You and Twilight never done a performance on stage before, haven't you?"

"Hey, it's okay. I'll be fine. Besides, you'd better get prepared for your performance. I wouldn't want my best friend forever to lose his shine on stage. Excuse me, I've got a job to do."

Ben left. Flash begins to feel bad. He was so excited of getting a chance to perform on stage that he himself never took his friend's feelings into consideration. Flash never realize that Ben wanted to perform on stage until now.

"I bet my guts, Nyx." Flash said as he thought of something, then he smirk. "I think I know how to fix his problem."

As the big number is about to come up, Roclan calls out to the Spike villain known as the Hole, "Pass the salt!"

The Hole snaps to Roclan in annoyance, "I'm a bucking head in a wormhole, you idiot."

Pinkamena and Golden heart are watching as the former says, "I sense that Flash will be doing something to let Ben sing with Twilight."

Golden Heart spoke up, "I see, well I think that is a good thing that he will be doing."

Spike appears on stage as he smiles, saying, "All right, folks; The House of Pony is proud to present the singing talents of Twilight Sparkle and Fla..."

Suddenly a crashing noise is heard, getting Spike's attention as Flash is heard screaming, "OUCH! WHOA, OWIE, OUCH," The Baby Dragon winces a bit as he looks to the backstage area, wondering what just happened.

It was a few minutes later as Twilight, Ben, Nyx and Phobos looks shocked. Flash is in a wheelchair with one of his legs in a cast! An accident must've happened big time!

"No idea, pal. All I did is keeping on practicing my style, and the next I got my leg broke." Flash explains as he winces a bit. "Man! That really hurt!"

"Now what," Nyx asks in worry. Twilight is getting worried as well. She and Flash has to do a number together! How will they do it with the Pegasus pony like this?

"We got to do our choreography number!" Twilight exclaims in worry. "What are we going to do?!"

Flash looks to Ben, pretending to be thinking as he suggests, "I know somepony who could take my place. Ben should do it."

Ben gasps in shock, "What?! You're kidding me, right? I don't even know the song!"

Twilight smiles as she gave a music book to Ben, saying, "It's okay, Ben. Here, just read along, and everything's okay. C'mon." The Alicorn rush off to get onstage, leaving the stallion worried.

"Hey, it's cool, Ben. You help me get on stage. But I need your help again, by singing the song, on my behalf." Flash said with a smile to his best friend. "So, don't worry about me. Now get out there and start singing!"

The Earth pony stallion pauses and smile a bit. Well, this is his golden opportunity to sing on stage, may as well take it. Ben left leaving Nyx and Flash smiling secretly.

"I hope daddy's okay and good at this." Nyx said to Flash hopefully. The Pegasus has to risk losing his chance to sing just to help her father.

Flash pat Nyx's mane while saying, "It'll be fine, Nyx. You've gotta to have little faith, okay?"

Spike appears once more as he said, "All right! And now, here is Twilight Sparkle and...Ben Mare!" The spotlights focus on Twilight and Ben onstage. As they begin to dance, the song number begins.

Twilight sighs, knowing that Ben didn't see the stress in 'Stract'. Still she kept on singing.

Once again, Ben didn't get the stress in 'Pact', but Twilight kept on performing. Would've been easier with Flash but still the show must go on.

Twilight and Ben: Who cares how you pronounce it?
We might as well announce it!
We're not exactly that's us!

"Pegasus," Ben asks Twilight with a frown, noting how that line doesn't fit him at all. "Twilight, what gives here?"

The audience chuckles as Twilight said to offstage, "Just go to the bridge please." Soon a picture of a caramel apple appears, "Car-a-mel?"

"Ca-r-amel," Ben said, following Twilight. A picture of New Stallioans appears next in the background.

"Ca-rib-bean," Ben exclaims with a smile. Twilight now points to the Unicorn Town in the background, much to her colt-friend's surprise.

Twilight and Ben: And as long as we're together
It doesn't matter whether
We're never ever down on our luck, not us!
'Cause we're friends

Ben laughs eagerly as he exclaims, "Wow! I can't believe it! I did it! What do you think, Twilight?"

"Yeah, you did great, Ben, really." Twilight giggles to Ben while smiling. Looks like her love did good for his first time on stage.

Once the song is over, the audience applauds. The two lovers smile as they bow to the crowd, the song itself is a big success!

When the ones who mocked (most of them) applaud for the act; DJ Red ask his pals in amazement, "Did that prince kid -"

Clumsy finish for DJ Red, "Took over Flash Sentry as Twilight's new music partner?"

DJ Red and Shades got shocked and confused by what their colleague just mentioned. DJ Red is the first to ask in suspicion, "Clumsy, what do you mean 'Flash helped Ben'?"

The audience kept on applauding as our favorite main couple took their bows still. That performance was awesome!

Backstage, Flash smile at Ben and Twilight....while completely fine and out of the wheelchair. As it turns out, the Pegasus has faked his injuries to get his best friend on stage. Yeah, Flash would love to do so himself but Ben deserves it more; Maybe next time if he's lucky.

Suddenly Nyx bring a glass of orange juice, along with Rarity and Pinkie Pie. The filly spoke up, "Uncle Flash, I brought the orange juice as you - Huh?!" Nyx, Rarity and Pinkie are surprised upon seeing Flash standing and out of the wheel chair. "Hey, aren't you injured?"

"Yeah. What are you doing with your legs standing?" Pinkie asks Flash in surprise.

"Um..... Nothing," Flash said quickly as he return to his wheelchair while placing his bandage on his leg. Of course, it didn't take long for the trio of mares to realize what's going on here.

"Of course, you fake your 'broken' leg, didn't you?" Nyx ask Flash in amusement.

"What for," Pinkie asks Flash in surprise. The pink pony is surprised that the Pegasus faked being hurt and missed his chance of going on stage like this.

Rarity in concern points out, "Flash darling, you would have sung on the stage with Twilight Sparkle. After all, it's your destiny."

Nyx having a thought smiles as she said, "Or maybe, you're actually helping my daddy to get on the stage."

Flash put his hoof on Nyx's mouth. The Pegasus then said with a nod, "Girls, just keep our little secret from anyone, and even from your parents, Nyx. Okay? Pinkie Promise," Flash decided that it's best that no one outside of himself and these three that no one else knows what truly happened (except for maybe Pinkamena, Golden Heart, Gold Wing and possibly the Dark Warrior Trio).

Nyx, Rarity and Pinkie smile as they do the Pinkie Promise, saying, "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

Just then Ben came in. Flash smiles while saying, "Ben, good work, buddy; you did great."

"Thanks Flash. But it would've been better with you." Ben said to Flash with a smile, a bit disappointed that his friend missed his chance thanks to his 'broken leg'.

Pinkie giggles a bit but yelps a bit, saying, "Didn't chuckle. Nope..." Luckily, Ben doesn't seem to notice the slipup.

Twilight came in, pulling Ben over while saying, "Hey, Ben! They want us to take another bow! How about we conclude the show, just the two of us?"

"Sure, let's go!" Ben laughs as Twilight drags Ben back to the stage to do the final bow. "Hope you feel better, buddy!"

"I feel better already!" Flash calls out to Ben with a smile. It's good to see his pal being happy and no longer feeling left out.

"That was very touching of you, Flash darling." Rarity said with a smile on her face.

"Come on, Rarity. You would've done the same for Twilight if you and her were in my and Ben's horseshoes; same for Pinkie and Nyx!"

"Say, good point!" Pinkie giggles eagerly while smiling. "I should break my leg for Twilight!"

And of course, Boris appears, saying while bragging, "No one breaks their leg like Boris!"

Phobos got irritated at this and said, "Is that so? Then let me help you with that!" And then, the Moon Dragon tackles Boris and beat him up while breaking his leg.

Flash chuckles while saying, "Boy, Boris should really need his mouth shut for once in a while."

As Golden Heart, Pinkamena and Gold Wing watch, Pinkamena says, "Well that was neat."

Indeed, Twilight and Ben took their bows; the Alicorn concludes the show as she said, "All right, everypony! That is our first show of the second season! We will see you soon!"

House of Pony: Season 2

by JusSonic

Episode Fourteen: Flash Sentry's Debut