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// Swarm of the Century and Preparation... 
// Story: Friendship is Chaos 
// by Vladimir 
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	Sitting up from my bed, I stretched my arms and looking down, I saw Luna, Celestia, Trixie and Zecora in my bed with me. I blushed but also smiled. I snapped my fingers softly leaving the bed and appeared in the bathroom. There I stripped out of my clothing and hopped into the shower, the hot water cascading down my body as I stood underneath the showerhead. I began to think about all that has been happening to me. 
"So...looks like my life is awesome. I'm an Element of Harmony, I'm dating the princesses, a show pony and a rather sexy zebra. Yep. My life seems awesome." I then remembered what Artemis told me and let out a heavy sigh. "Downside. I'm wanted by evil forces that wish to use me as a tool for destruction and to take over the world, that sucks. Oh well, guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it." I said to myself. 
As I finished my shower, I had a towel round my waist an as I walked out of the bathroom, I saw that they were still sleeping. I squinted my eyes at them before shrugging and dropped my towel on the floor. I put on my boxers, black pants, a blue shirt, my sneakers and my signature coat. My necklace still on my neck -funny thing is that it can never be take off-. I began to leave the room until I stopped in the doorway. 
"Hope the show was good for the four of you." I stated. I heard a series of soft gasps. I smirked to myself before leaving behind four blushing mares with their eyes wide. I started to cook my breakfast which consisted of eggs, bacon and toast, but I also made hay bacon for my mare-friends who were just walking down the stairs. I turned and set the table, pouring myself and them glasses of milk or orange juice. I sat down in a chard and started to eat, but stopped when I looked up and saw their eyes were wide. "What? Not a fan of me eating meat?" I asked. They mumbled something while blushing and I just stopped and tuned them out and continued to eat. They began to eat as well.
"This is amazing! "Trixie stated. 
"Indeed! Better than the cooks at the castle could ever do!" Celestia and Luna stated. Grins on all of their faces as they kept eating, well more like wolfing it down. 
"Thanks, I've had a lot of practice." I said to them, eating slowly and enjoying the meal. When we finished the princesses said that they needed to return to the castle. Trixie and I nodded our heads, both sad they had to leave, but we understood why. Trixie and I had gone and collected her caravan, I pulled it into a garage of sorts I conjured up to place it in. She kissed me gently as I kissed her back. We headed into town to pick up some supplies. As we reached ton square we saw ponies were setting banners up for some sort of arrival. I quirked a brow while looking at Trixie, she shrugged.
We kept walking from store to store picking up some couches, quills, pens, scrolls, even a few chairs for the house. We headed to different food booths picking things up for the princesses return, until we were stopped by Twi, who gave me a look.
"Something wrong Twi?" I asked her. She shook her head before saying something that shocks me.
"Are you two here to help prepare for the Princess Celestia's arrival?" My brow raised at that.
"Yeah, that's why me and Trix are getting these items, they are coming over again tonight. How did you know?" I said. Trixie gave Twi a suspicious look.
"What? But Princess Celestia is coming here for a party! What do you mean she is coming over to your house!?" She shrieked, causing everyone to stop and look at me and Trixie.
"We were going to have a small date, why? Besides, she said that this party thing was going to be in a few hours. Did she not tell you?" I asked. Twi went to answer until Spike came running to her and handed her a scroll. As Twi looked through it, I yawned in boredom as did Trixie.
"Oh, she says she'll be here in just a little bit. She also can't wait for the date between the five of you...FIVE OF YOU!?" She shrieked. I nodded my head, I turned just in time to get a peck on the cheek from Zecora. I pecked her cheek back, somehow I managed to miss her in my home, must've been the stripes, then again, those strips look perfect on her! "Yeah, the five of us are having a date night." I said again. Twi and Spike stared at us, as we shrugged and went back to my house, Trixie holding onto my left arm, while Zecora held onto my right. As we neared the house, Rainbow landed in front of us, the rest of my friends following behind us. I looked at all of them.
"Why are you blocking us from entering Disorder's house?" Trixie asked in a suspicious tone and giving them a suspicious look.
"Why are the princesses coming here in a few hours and then coming here for a date? I mean, if that's okay to ask that is..." Shy asked. I moved Rainbow aside as I entered my house, the others following. I set the groceries down, and snapped my fingers, the new couches, chairs, and such appeared while the old ones were turned into lamps. I saw on my throne/chair and sat back, looking at everyone. 
"Because they want to? Well, we want to. Anymore odd questions?" I asked. They nodded their heads. I groaned and as about to answer until Luna appeared in the room, she is wearing a lovely blue dress, her main in a bun, she has a sapphire necklace around her neck while she wears sapphire shoes on her hooves. "Hey Lulu. What's up? The date was going to be a bit later, and this party thing is in a few hours" I said to her after we shared a brief kiss.
"No reason. We just decided to come by and see thee, and with Zecora and Trixie." She answered with a smile. I nodded my head, accepting the answer.
"Cool. Is Tia still going to this party thing in town?" I asked, Luna nodded her head, she still hadn't noticed the group until Pinkie let out a 'YAY!'. Luna jumped and turned around, she saw them standing there, staring at her. "By the way, they seemed skeptical about the date, but since your here, I guess they aren't now." I stated. 
"Oh. It is good to see you all once again." She said. They bowed in respect. Rainbow noticed that Zecora, Trixie and I weren't.
"Bow to the princess you thee!" She growled. Luna shook her head.
"They need not to. They are our herd, they need no bow if they do not wish to." The group nodded before leaving, saying their goodbyes. I yawned and we spent the da talking about our plans for the date. We were getting ready to head to the party, but as we headed outside, there were all of these tiny bugs eating the buildings and other items, even cloths. I watched as a crazy looking Twi ran up to me, she stared at me as I stared back. She then burst out laughing like a mad-pony. I blinked as I slowly backed away from her.
"Parasprites, not good." Zecora said. I nodded my head, remembering having to deal with them in the old castle.
"But don't they eat food, not buildings and clothes?" I asked. She nodded her head.
"I casted a spell to make them stop eating the food, but now they eat everything else!" Twi cried out. I patted her shoulder gently before I saw Pinkie walk down the street playing at least seven instruments. I stared slack jawed as I saw he Parasprites bounced behind her in a strait line, literally. She passed Celestia, who was in a rather lovely sun dress, she gave us a questioning look, but I shrugged, and she rolled her eyes slightly before smiling down at me.
"I take it that everything for the date and party is going well?" She asked. 
"Yep, just let me repair the damage done by these things and~" I snapped my fingers as everything returned to normal, well, as normal as it usually was. "Done~!" I stated in a sing song tone. Twi and her friends stared at me with jaws dropped. "Forgot I could do that huh?" They nodded. I sighed softly and muttered to myself. "Of course you did....you seem to forget about me a lot lately..." Zecora, Trixie, Luna and Celestia gave me comforting nuzzles and smiles. I nuzzled them back while smiling. 
We headed back into town until a guard stopped the princesses, they gained sad looks, but nodded. 
"Sorry, but we must cancel the date and party for another time. There is a problem with Blueblood that we must take care of." Celestia said.
"Prince Blueblood!? The PRINCE BLUEBLOOD!? Oh my gosh! I have heard he's perfect!!" Rarity screamed like a fan-girl, making Spike growl rather loudly. She noticed this and gave a nervous smile. "Not as perfect as you, my Spiky-Wiky." She stated.
"Damn right. He's not perfect until he get's you, which won't be happening." He snorted. I nodded my head.
"Yep. And he's a major tool. Called me a freak, said I should killed, then said I should be throne in the dungeons. Tch, little wretch." I said to everyone. Sadly but also sadistically funny, when the others looked towards the princesses they sadly nodded their heads. I could not laugh any harder, soon the princesses and guards broke down in laughter as well. All of us had ears in our eyes remembering how I kept calling him 'Blue balls'. Oh I needed this!
"Really!? Why that ruffian!" Rarity stated with a growl. 
"Don't worry, blue balls got what he deserved from my prank." I snickered, while Spike laughed at the name. The princesses left leaving the town to clean up the mess they made. Trixie, Zecora and I headed back to my place to rest, hoping that the date would happen soon. What we didn't know, was that there was a pack of Diamond Dog's watching the town, looking for slaves.