The Rise Of An Empire

by XxprincesscadenceXx


The Gala

The next morning I woke up to a knocking on my door! OH NO, I thought, am I late??? I opened the door just to see AppleJack standing there smiling!
“Howdy Crystal!” Apple Jack said.
“Hey AppleJack! Am I late for work??” I asked.
“Nope! I just came to get you since it is your first day!” Apple Jack said
“Okay! Thanks! Lets get started then” I said.
After two hours of apple bucking I was exhausted! I wondered how she did this every day! I was very impressed! Finally after 9 more hours of apple bucking I was done!
“How do you do this everyday?” I asked.
“Well you kind of get used to it! Trust me you will too!” AppleJack said with a smile.
“Thanks!” I said.
“AppleJack!!! Dinner is ready!!!” a little yellow filly said.
“Coming Apple Bloom!!!” Apple Jack yelled back.
“Hey do you want to eat dinner with my family and I?” Apple Jack asked me.
“If your family is okay with that then sure!” I replied happily.
I went inside and saw the little filly, a red stallion, and an old green pony.
“Okay! So this is Apple Bloom, Big Mac, and Granny Smith.” Apple Jack said proudly!
“Nice to meet you! My name is Crystal Charmer!” I said.
Apple Bloom served pasta and we ate and talked for the rest of the evening!
“Thank you so much for the dinner! It was amazing!! But I should really head home now! I have to be back here early in the morning!!” I said.
“Do you really have to go?” Apple Bloom said sadly.
“Eeyup” Big Mac said.
“Sorry! But I should get home now!!!” I said and waved goodbye.
When I got home I jumped right into bed and slept well for the first time in years. The next morning I woke up and saw the sun shining brightly! Oh no, I though! Had I overslept??? I looked at the time and realized it was 12:00 noon!!! I quickly got ready and checked my mail just to see if there was any news. I got a letter from Apple Jack saying that I had the week off because she was going to Appleloosa! I thought! Hmm...should I return to Canterlot??? I pushed that thought out of my head and decided to go hang out with Rarity. I walked to Carousel Boutique and found Rarity.
“Hey!!” I said
“Why hello darling!” She replied.
“I was just wondering! Do you have any work that I could do?” I asked.
“Hmm...actually I do!” she said with a smile.
“Okay! What is it??” I asked with glee.
“Being my personal assistant!! You would get payed 5 bits per hour!” she said.
“Okay! I will take it!!! What should I do??” I asked.
“Go advertise!!! Here is a sign!!! Now go!!!” she said.
I went to go advertise near my house where tons of ponies walk by everyday!!!
“GO TO CAROUSEL BOUTIQUE!!! WHERE EVERYTHING IS CHIC, SLEEK, AND MAGNIFIQUE!!!!” I said.
I did a lot more advertising and finally I got a lunch break! I went to a little deli shop! After a full day of advertising I went home and I had gotten a letter from Canterlot.
Dear Crystal Charmer,
You are cordially invited to the Grand Galloping Gala in Canterlot! Here are six tickets you can bring 5 other friends!
Princess Celestia, Luna, and Mi Amore De Cadenza.
My heart dropped! I had a great day until now!!!!! The Grand Galloping Gala was mandatory to attend! I would ask Fluttershy, Rarity, Apple Jack, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie!!!! This will be the best night ever!!!!!
“Hey Pinkie!!! Want to go to Gala with me???” I asked.
“WAIT!!! DO YOU MEAN THE GRAND GALLOPING GALA???????” she screamed.
“Yes! That one!!” I said.
“YES!!!!!!!!” she screamed and walked away!
“Hey Rarity!!!” I said.
“Yes??” she asked.
“Want to go to The Grand Galloping Gala??” I asked.
“DO I??? OF COURSE!!!!!!” she screamed, grabbed her her ticket and ran away screaming!
I walked up to Rainbow!
“Hey want to go to the Gala with me?” I asked.
“YES!!!!” She said and flew away.
“Hey” I said to Fluttershy
“Want to go to the Gala with me?” I asked.
“Yes please.” she said happily!
I gave her her ticket and put AppleJack’s ticket in her mail box!
I went home and decided to call it a night! The next morning I woke up and decided to go to Canterlot for a short visit! I payed for my train ticket and hopped on a train. When I was riding the train I thought to myself, why is Celestia jealous of me? When I arrived at Canterlot I saw Luna waiting for me at the train station! I used my magic to disguise myself as a different unicorn.
“Crystal, I know that is you!” Luna said.
“What do you mean?? My name is…..Rarity??” I said.
“Wow!!” She said and used her magic to turn me back.
“Okay! You caught me!!!” I said.
“What made you come back?” she said.
“I needed to talk to you!” I replied.
“Really? About what??” she asked.
“About Celestia!” I said.
“She wants you dead!” Luna said.
“Really! But why did she invite me to the Gala?” I asked.
“She wants to kill you there!!!!” she said.
“Oh! But I promised my friends that I would go!!!!” I said.
“Well! Go but stay away from Celestia!” she said.