//------------------------------// // A Fight for the ticket // Story: The Hidden Element of Courage // by posponer //------------------------------// I do not own MLP:FIM or Pokémon [/hr] The Sun rose up once more as the day came once more with the chirping of the birds "Mmmhaaa… Good Morning Lucario" Ash greeted his friend Whilst stretching "Good Morning to you too prince" he greets back "How is your body holding up?" "I feel good actually, The party yesterday was tiresome.. but compared to the other royal parties I went to back in our world.. this kind of party seems more fun" He stretched once more as he ate some berries "It's good to see you having fun.. but I meant are you okay from the poison?" He sternly reminded Ash "Haaaa… I can never fool thee can I?" He sighed "The poison still exists.. I went away from the party last night to see if I could find an antidote. The poison got weaker when I got the transformation but I can never be too sure." "So that's why you vanished last night? Everyone was worried you know. You kept vanishing and showing up in random intervals.. What would you do if I had not found you on the ground last night?" "I told you I was only sleeping because of the fatigue." Lucario gazed straight into him which caused him to cringed "Okay no more lies." He held his hand…er hooves up and made Lucario Sigh "What happened to 'No more secrets' Ash?" "Tis' not keeping secrets my friend.. only Hiding the truth." He quoted "That's called keeping secrets Ash." "Please… don't tell anypony.. I'd hate for them to worry about me once more." "Well.. you already made everyone Worried from your vanishing act last night.. but if that is your will." "Thanks Lucario" He smiled to his friend. "I've been feeling a bit rusty around the edges. Up for a spar or two?" Lucario rolled his eyes "Prince. The score is 44 and 50.. who do you think got the higher score?" he grinned smugly "That's it.. prepare to fall Lucario!" He lunged straight to him only to be sidestepped and punched in the back but then the image suddenly vanished revealing that it was just a mirror image and he looked behind him to see a brown pony with a smug grin going straight at him… while they were sparring they failed to hear footsteps coming from the village "Ash! Ash! Gosh darn it! That colt is as curious as a squirrel on a barn" Applejack huffed "Seriously. How can a Prince act like a child" Rarity huffed as well "He's got a whole village worried for him. Can you believe it? Hahaha" Rainbow Dash thought it was funny though and she got glared at for that "What does that pony look like anyway?" A little purple dragon asked "Well Spike first things first.. he's an alicorn." "How? He was a pegasus pony wasn't he?" he wondered "Well he either hides one of the two using his power... he hates being seen as a royalty." Twilight told him "Well that shouldn't be hard to find" Spike shrugged "Also. He has brown fur and black mane and tail" Spike then went on to find this so called 'Ash' "Now that I do think about it. His Mane , Tail and Fur are fabulously well kept and shiny! I must get his secrets!" Rarity remembered "We should Hold a party for Ash!" Everypony looked at her curiously "But we just had a party yesterday." Twilight wondered what ran on this pony's mind "But that was a 'Welcome Back Princess Luna & Princess Celestia' Party! We should hold a 'Welcome to your new home' party for Ash!" Pinkie defiantly said "As Crazy as that sounds. Ah Agree with her all the way. Ash should feel all the more welcome in this here place o' ours if he gets a party for himself don't ya think?" Applejack concluded "I agree. We should do it" Fluttershy as quiet as she was consented with her own answer and nodded "Well as great as that sounds and all we still need to find him." "You're right about that Twilight. Now where in tarnation could that colt be?" "You think He went back to Everfree forest?" Rainbow Dash asked the others.. a moment of silence arose followed up by everypony's laughter "Good one Rainbow.. now let's search for him" They all nodded and continued to walk until they saw Ash in the middle of the riverbed as if searching for something "Come out and stop Hiding Like a coward Lucario! Face me and taste thy defeat once more!" He shouted until he felt something moved from under him "Below!" He used his wings to fly away and his magic to levitate himself from the ground faster "Dost thou think I would fall for the same trick twice?" Smug grin on his face "Prince Levitation Magic is called a power.. I thought this spar of ours excluded powers?" He wore the same smug grin in his face "And digging underground is pure strength? Surely you jest? Or are you saying you yourself are a brute?" Unbeknownst to them they were being watched "How did he fly out of the ground so fast?!" Rainbow Dash wondered "He didn't Rainbow Dash" Twilight told her "Huh?" The others except Rarity wondered what the pony meant "He used Magic to levitate himself faster from the ground while flying away" "Aren't you girls Worried about him?! He's getting attacked!" Spike was shocked that the six doesn't even move a muscle to help the endangered colt "No he's not Spike.. That's his friend.. we saw them together the whole time yesterday at the party remember?" Twilight told the dragon "Oh yeah…" "We shouldn't disturb them.. let's just wait for him to finish then ladies" Rarity ushered them to a spot where they could easily watch the battle but not vice-versa Resuming to the battle that was ongoing between the two "It was worth a shot." Lucario Shrugged and held his palm straight to Ash and shot an Aura Sphere straight to him "Well then. Let's fight Fire with fire!" he shot his own Aura Sphere as it collided and exploded with each other causing the riverbank's water to rise up and he then soon dashed straight to the location where Lucario was where when he last saw him "Too slow Prince" he was readying his paw for an open palm strike when Ash spoke "You're right.. You're too slow" And at the blink of an Eye he used magic to teleport behind the unsuspecting mammal and as soon as he turned to face Ash he was pounced by two hooves one in his chest below his metal spike and the other an inch above his throat "You win Prince. I give" he Held his hands in a surrender and the prince let go of his hold "That makes 45 wins, 50 losses… and 101 ties.. These teleportation and Levitation magic could come in handy." "I still say your new powers are too much of a cheat in battles.." Ash just laughed as his friend when the others went to him "Hey Ash. Nice Job out there. Ya really are strong aren't ya?" Applejack Greeted him "Huh?" Hearing a voice he turned around and saw the others "Oh. Hey Girls dost thou need something?" "Nothing really.. just wondering why you suddenly vanished last night." The gazes were piercing Ash. He hated the feeling of hiding something from his friends "O..Oh. Please do forgive me. I was just wandering around the place and all.. I was all cooped up in a castle most of the time that being in nature feels… really great.. It's a first for me and I must say it's fantastic.." "Is that really all? You aren't hiding anything? Nothing at all?" "Twilight Deary.. It's fine. He's a prince after all. He would never go back on his word right?" Rarity stared at Ash "Of course." He hated himself for a moment until he remembered something "Ah Miss Twilight! May I have a moment of your time?" Twilight tensed a little.. 'Ash is too Polite.. it's almost embarrassing' she thought "Please stop calling me Miss.. it seems too distant. We're friends aren't we?" She hoped he'll accept someone suddenly being too polite was embarrassing for her after all "Yeah Ash. Call us However ya like!" Applejack ushered the others and they nodded in response "Very well then.. Anyways.. Mi— Ahem.. Twilight would you please tutor me in the arts of Magic? Learning about it properly would be very helpful for me. That is of course if you don't mind." He smiled at her. A smile that seemed to melt her heart every second "Ash.. Using your killer smile against ladies will make them bound to say yes. You're cheating her against her Knowledge" Lucario told him. Ash However was oblivious of his Effects on women "O… Of course! I'd be happy to!" She Said yes with a little tinge of red on her face and she felt nudging on her left side. It came from Pinkie-Pie as she Whispered 'Tell him you're going to start today so come to the libraby later.. so we can have a surprise party for him!' That was actually a good idea she thought "Ash if you don't mind. Come by the library later today so I can Help you in studying Magic" Ash nodded "Are you girls going somewhere? Mind if I come with?" he noticed that they seem to be going somewhere since all six of them were together. At the question the girls tensed up until Rarity spoke up "Forgive us Ash but. You can't come with us." Ash was kind of hurt. Rarity noticed that the way she said it seemed a little cold to him so she spoke up again "It's a girl thing. We're really sorry" Ash's Sorrow was Immediately tensing up and face becoming red "A..Ah… I see.. I.. I.. Um.. I have to go somewhere.. I uh.. See you later.." He stuttered and hurried to go away to pass the embarrassment that he felt. The girls giggled at the sight of a shy prince stumbling in front of them "Such a silly colt. Alright Ladies let's get this welcome party ready for our silly prince" The girls then nodded still giggling at the memory of a Stumbling Ash *Scene Break* Hours later Ash having finally found where the library was located. He wanted to ask someone where it was but Nopony was in sight. 'Must be a siesta or something?' he thought and as soon as he opened the door *pop* *pop* *pop* "SURPRISE!" The colt was surprised beyond belief "Wha… Huh?" He was agape from all the questions he had "Close your mouth Ash. It's unsightly for a prince." "Forgive me Rarity. But If I may ask.. what is all this about?" "Well Pinkie-Pie Over there decided to throw you a party to make you feel at home here in Ponyville. You should thank her… She'd like it." He then decided to go next to Pinkie "Hello Pinkie." He greeted her and as soon as she heard him "So what do you think? Are you happy? This party is yours you know. Parties are great! You should have fun! Are You having fun? This is fun you know!" Pinkie was ready to say more if it wasn't for ash stopping her using his hoof "Yes yes.. you have my thanks. I'm delighted actually and I have you to thank for that so… Thank you Pinkie." He smiled "You're… Very welcome" She smiled back scratching the back of her head acting all embarrassed.. This feeling was definitely a first for her. She has been thanked before and she always feel delighted every time but this time every time this pony thanks her she couldn't help but giggle and feel embarrassed "Well.. I'll see you later.. Need to enjoy the party after all right?" He then went away leaving the pony at her own The colt soon then notice someone in the corner drinking Juice all by her lonesome until he decided to play a little prank on her and he then decided to Blindfold her eyes using his hooves. The Pony Yelped at the sudden action until she heard a "Guess who?" she then giggled at the childish action that once scared her "Ash." She said 100% sure on her answer. "You sure?" the voice asked again. "Yes." She didn't waver so he soon let go of her eyes and pouted which made the pony giggle "How did you know?" He was still pouting "Well.. I remembered your gentle voice" She smiled "Oh.. Uh.. I guess I should say thanks?" Ash didn't feel the need to act so regal around her. He felt he could show her his 'uncouth' side without her judging him "What are you doing here anyway?" he noticed how far she was from others "W..well.. I'm Shy against other ponies.. and umm I'm more comfortable alone." She explained "Now surely that can't be true. No one can survive on their own alone Fluttershy. Want me to accompany you tonight?" He sincerely asked which made the shy pony all the more embarrassed "Umm… No thanks.. please enjoy your party… I'll umm.. Take you up on your offer some other time if you want" She shyly smiled back "Ok. See you later Fluttershy" He waved "Bye." She smiled as she waved back. And while Ash was walking someone called out to him "Hey Ash! So what do you think of the party?" "Hey Twilight.. I am truly happy for this. Really I am. I was really surprised. But I'm kind of disappointed" the ears of Twilight soon droop as he heard this "W..why?" she had to ask "Well.. I was thinking we would spend the night together while you were teaching me the ways of magic" He acted all sad. This made the poor pony named Twilight blush furiously at the sudden thought of what the colt was saying "Wha..What are you saying?! Well I'm happy you feel that way but.. um I.. well" She was going to say something but then she saw the Grin on his face "Wha… you were making fun of me! I can't believe this!" she huffed annoyed "Well.. consider this a revenge from keeping things from me" He snickered making Twilight more annoyed at him and started to bop his head repeatedly which only caused the Colt to laugh At a place in the library A certain blue colored Pony saw this and felt irritated at the colt as she said "Idiot." And went on her way to her friends 'And I was happy he was thinking like that too.. wait what am I thinking.. Get yourself together Twilight! This is all this Colt's fault.. stupid colt.. stupid Ash! Stupid… stupid… stupid' She kept hitting him every time she said the word 'Stupid' in her mind.. and the hits keep getting stronger and stronger as Ash noticed "Ah.. Ow. Ouch. Ouch Twilight. Ow.. Twilight? That hurts now.. Ouch.. please.. Stop.. Ow" He spoke in between the bops yet Twilight refused to stop and she kept hitting him until they notice Applejack standing near them "Am Ah botherin somethin 'ere? If Ah am then Ah'll just excuse mahself" Applejack asked them curiously "No! No! of course not! What do you need Applejack?!" He was thankful for the sudden intervention of the pony named Applejack "Well this here is your party n'all but would ya mind helpin little ol' me tomorrow? Ash and Twilight?" "Of course. What do you need?" Ash was still caressing his aching head from all the bops he received and Twilight pouted at him "Well I reckon Twilight needs an exercise and our farm needs some helpin hands tomorrow.. and since Y'all seem free an' all Can you both help me buck some apples?" "Of course! I'd be delighted to help a friend." Twilight exclaimed happily then her face came to a deadpan as she faced Ash and asked "How bout you?" as cold as she can 'I guess she's mad at me now? I'll have to say sorry tomorrow..' Ash thought "Sure! I need the exercise and all" He agreed and with that they all agreed and the party went on *Scene Break* "Well we're here." She was still acting coldly "Umm.. Twilight?" Ash hesitated to call her but he still did and the only answer he got was a glare and a cold "What?" "Nothing" He finished the talk since it won't go anywhere anyways 'Yup.. She's still mad.. I'll never understand Girls… Haaaa' He sighed 'Poor colt. Why is she acting so cold anyways? Sure he might've said something wrong but she's too cold to him… well whatever doesn't really matter to me' Spike thought as he shrugged at the current situation "Howdy y'all! Let's get to it before all else then shall we?" Applejack escorted the two towards their destination "Applejack.. Who's the other one?" A little yellow pony with Pink Mane and tail with a big ribbon atop her head asked "Well Ah forgotten the family hasn't met him yet. This here is Ash" "Hello" He nodded his head as a greeting "This here is mah cute li'l sister AppleBloom." "Hello there." She did the same as Ash and Applejack then went to her little sister's side as she whispered this to her 'He's a prince ya know' AppleBloom was surprised as she once again stared at the colt "Well I reckon we should get now… these trees ain't gonna buck themselves!" After Hours and hours later "No.. No… Nope… not this one" Spike was throwing apple by apple away "Spike these apples are the fruits of hard work you shouldn't throw these away" Ash scolded.. or tried to scold the dragon but failed as he seemed to be to engrossed on what he was doing so he sighed and just picked up every apple Spike threw "Thank you both Kindly for helpin me out. I bet Big McIntosh and I could get all these golden delicious in the barn by lunch time. If Ah will He's gonna walk down stirrup street in one of granny's girdles hehe" She was really happy at the help she got "No problem at all Applejack. I'm glad the goal is lunchtime. All this hard work is making me hungry" "I know Right?" Spike then threw the apple he was inspecting and it landed straight to Twilight's head "Puh..Leez Spike.. you've been lounging on my back all morning while WE worked" Ash sighed again as he picked up yet another apple thrown away by the dragon.. 'If only he wasn't a friend… Oh how much joy would I have had…' he thought "Exactly! You three are taking so long I missed Snack time" And then *Growl* both Ash and Twilight's stomach growled in hunger and then they stared into each other and laughed "ahaha… I guess we better get some food" She then walked ahead albeit faster this time due to hunger "Nope… Worm… AH-HA!" He then held in is hand A tasty looking Red and shiny as a decoration apple from the pile. "Oh Spike that looks delicious!" Twilight exclaimed. 'Maybe if I get her this apple she'll forgive me? Well it's worth a try.' Ash thought as he grabbed the apple from the hand of the unsuspecting dragon "Hey!" The dragon cried out in protest but Ash ignored him "Well.. Spike was the one who found this but you deserve this more than him.. forgive me please?" He seemed genuinely sorry while he was giving her the apple "Hmm.. maybe.." She already forgave him.. but getting her revenge by teasing him felt good for her. "Wha.. Maybe? What can I do to make you happy again?" He was getting desperate… She was one of his very first friends in this life.. he doesn't want her to hate him completely Applejack found it funny yet sad at the same time so she decided to ease up the colt's worries by telling him "Don't ya worry.. She's only kiddin around with ya.. Look notice the grin from ear ta ear?" Twilight pouted "Aw.. Why'd you have to tell him? I was having fun too!" she asked "Well Ash looked Sincere enough ta cry Ah thought why not tell 'im" "Really? Thank goodness.. I'm really sorry for what I did… also.. for the record I wasn't near crying" he huffed "Say what ya want Ash. Ah know what Ah saw" Applejack , Spike and Twilight then began to laugh at him despite his annoyance at the subject "Oh… *Burp*" The dragon burped and then a letter came out and Twilight quickly recognized the letter "It's a letter from Princess Celestia!" Spike then took hold of the letter and started reading it out "Hear ye, Hear ye, Her Grand Royal Highness Princess Celestia of Equestria is pleased to announce the Grand Galloping Gala to be held in the magnificent capital city of Canterlot on the twenty-first day of.. u-huh…. Yadda yadda yadda.. Courteously extends an invitation to Twilight Sparkle plus one guest." "The Grand Galloping Gala!" Both girls exclaimed "The Grand Glowing what now?" Ash Asked "Not Grand glowing Ash… Grand Galloping!" Twilight explained.. "Okay…. What is this Grand Galloping Gala?" "Well it's just the Once A year Grand Ball Party! And I've been Invited!" 'I sense trouble from this brewing… I have no connection to this what-so-ever.' He Complied to himself "So I take it Big-wigs and Royalties and the like are all invited to this so called 3G?" "Yup! And now I've been invited." She was Ecstatic to say the least "This is going to be nice." "Nice? It's a heap more than just nice! I'd love to go." Applejack then decided to tell them the reason "Land's sakes If Ah had an apple stand set-up ponies would be chowin' down our tasty vittles till the cows came home. Do you have any idea how much business Ah could drum up for Sweet Apple Acres? Why, with all that money, we could do a heap of fixin' up 'round here. We could replace that saggy old roof, and Big McIntosh could replace that saggy old plow, and Granny Smith could replace that saggy old hip." To show how much she'd want to go she even said "Why… Ah'd give my left hind leg to go to that Gala." "Hmm.. if you're saying that then I suppose this big ol' Gala really is all that then" Ash's sense is definitely right.. the tickets spelled trouble.. 'Applejack is the least I Expected to want to go to a high-class party… so if she's ready.. I'd hate for the word to spread to the village… if Pinkie or Rarity hears about this..' He shuddered at the thought "Well in that case would you –" Just when She was going to ask Rainbow then dropped down and said "Are we talking about the Grand Galloping Gala?" 'This smells like trouble.. I'm going to have a word with the princess then..' Ash decided "Well I'll see you girls later.. I need somewhere to go to right now" Before the others could say their goodbyes he was already an ear shot away "Nopony in sight… good.. Now I can just go ahead and fly straight to Canterlot" But when he did he didn't expect a crash collision course with another Pony. And they soon fell to the ground "Oh no.. I'm sorry Are you alright?" He asked away "Oh don't worry this is my fault.. I wasn't looking and clumsily bumped you I'm really sorry." The pony then tried to stand "Here." He extended his hoof to help the pony stand up. "It's not thy fault. To make thee feel better let's say it's both our fault. Okay?" He then smiled to reassure her unknowing of the fact that his smile has effects on ladies and ponies alike "You.. You're a prince!" She yelled out when she noticed the wings and horn then Ash out of reflex grabbed her and hid in an alleyway and told her "Please be quiet. I don't want the others to know I'm a prince. At least not yet.. I'm Ash by-the-way" "O..Oh I see.. I'm sorry. I'm Ditzy Doo.. The others call me Derpy" She introduced herself "Why?" He asked back "Why what?" "Why do they call thee Derpy? Is it because of thine eyes? Isn't that somewhat rude?" He wondered "Oh please don't worry. It's somewhat a cute nickname. Well I need to deliver something so I'll have to get going. Nice meeting you Prince Ash" "As an apology for thee.. would thou mind to have some lunch with me sometime? Also it is not Prince… Just Ash." "Sure." She answered and they went to their own ways *Scene Break* At the Castle's front gates He was about to enter when Spears obstructed his way and he heard "Halt. What is your business here" The pony Sternly said "I Have an Appointment with Princess Celestia." He lied. He only needs to talk to her for a few moments about all this ticket and stuff.. and for pony's sake he hasn't had anything to eat. He was getting irritated "The Princesses has no Appointments with anyone today. She is busy preparing for the Grand Galloping Gala. Please come back some other time" "Tell her Ash is waiting at the gates." He was losing his cool at this point "The decision stand's firm. Come back some other time" "Look you two. While I respect your honesty and your loyalty to the Princesses. I really need to talk to her. I'm sure you understand rig—" The spears was then pointed at his throat "This is our final Warning. Stand Down and come again some other time." "I should be Mature in this matter but being Hungry all day is not helping… If you want a battle then We'll Battle!" His cool has popped and he was furious he let his wings open, His Horn Gather Magic and his whole body covered in Aura "I will talk to her… one way… or the other" He then glared at the two who seemed to stood tall even though he can see they were scared of him… he admired their courage "Waaaait!" They heard a voice and looked inside to see none other than Princess Luna running to the gates "Princess Luna. Please stand back. We have a ruffian who wants to get inside." "You Fools!" She scolded the guards "Stand down. You're pointing your spears at a prince you know!" They were surprised.. they then decided to stand down and looked at the Colt in front of them… they noticed he has wings and a horn. He was an Alicorn. The Stature of Those who can be called a 'True Royalty' they then decided to bow down at Ash and said "Please forgive us." "Tis no problem… I'm just really in a hurry." He went inside and said "Thanks. You saved me from a lot of trouble there." He said. She then replied "Actually it's more like I saved our guards from a lot of hurt." She then giggled "By the way. What are you doing here?" She wondered "I need to have a talk with your sister. Do you perhaps know where she is?" Luna didn't answer as she only nodded and went straight to somewhere which Ash just followed. They were then in front of a large door and Luna suddenly spoke up "Listen.. Before you go inside. I just wanted to say… I'm sorry for everything… you know… the whole Nightmare Moon thing… I'm really really sorry." She had a tear in her eye showing how hurt she was at what she did. "It's okay. I forgive you. Just learn to never let Evil emotions get the better of you again alright?" he then used his hoof to remove the tear "A tear doesn't go well with thine beautiful face, so please don't worry about it and don't cry." he gave his 'Famous' smile and made the princess in front of him stutter an answer with a red face "uhh.. I uh.. I mean.. Of course! I promise." Ash then went Inside "Oh. So it's you Ash. I wondered what the commotion at the gates was. Is there something you need from me?" "Yeah.. Princess Celestia. Would thou mind if I request for eight tickets to the Gala? And some bits to spend? I maybe a royalty according to the world. But I own nothing in this world" he then shyly scratched the back of his head while asking for the favors "Of course not. Here you go." She levitated the tickets and a bag full of coins in front of him as he took the tickets and the bag with him "But may I ask what those are for?" she pointed at the tickets "Remember Twilight?" The Princess nodded "well there are all six of them if you add it up. But You only sent her two tickets and I'm pretty sure all five of her friends would want to go there." "Oh my. I seem to have forgotten about that. So that's why you needed more tickets. But why eight?" "Well I plan to show them the value of friendship… It may seem a little Harsh to them but to be fair… I haven't had a bite to eat all day because of some stupid ticket." He then walked away "Oh yeah… Thanks for the tickets By the way… I'm very grateful" He then went away from the castle and went to a store and bought five Envelopes and wrote "I need you to come to the apple farm. This concerns the ticket." And sent it to Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie-Pie and Fluttershy Moments later at the barn "Where in tarnation is that girl. I need the ticket to get ready settin' up shop for the gala" Applejack said "And how do you know She'd give it to you? Everypony knows she's going to give it to me." And with Rainbow Dash saying this another argument started between the five friends and then Ash came "Are you all still fighting for that ticket?" He asked the others so they would notice him "So you want the ticket too Ash? Sorry but there's only one extra and it's going to be mine" Rainbow Dash was eager to get to the Gala for reasons Ash didn't want to hear right now. "Really? All five of you fighting against one another for a stupid ticket?" He was reprimanded by the five and they told them their reasons for wanting to go "Well I really must say sorry girls. But Twilight is going to give the ticket to none other than me. The most majestic and beautiful Pony in that Gala. And then Prince Blueblood will notice me and –" She was cut-off by Rainbow Dash "Ahh Put a sock in it.. She going to give it to me" And this started yet another argument. Hungry and Irritated. Ash for the first time yelled at the girls "ENOUGH! BE QUIET ALL OF YOU!" His shout was nowhere near as polite nor as friendly as the normal Ash… Hunger can do this to a person much less a pony "I Have just about had enough of your childish squabbles!" The others couldn't get a say in it. This was the very first time Ash had been angry at them they were surprised and sad at the same time "Can't you girls see that all this fighting are tearing away the friendship that you all nurtured with one another?!" he seemed calmer now but the anger was still visible in his voice. They looked at each other and understood what he meant "Furthermore can't you girls see the pain you put Twilight through by making her choose one of you five? You're all her first and Best friends! She'd hate to see any of you sad or angry at her for not choosing one over the other… you've hurt Twilight's feelings and hurt each other for what? A silly stupid ticket, Is the ticket really more than the friendship you have over one another? Think this through and if you want to, Apologize to Twilight. She's the one who's hurt the most. " He decided to leave them for their own ... ... ... "By golly that was ta' first time I've seen him that angry." Applejack decided to break the silence "But he's right. I'm sorry girls. I don't want the ticket anymore. Can we still continue to be friends?" Fluttershy was starting to cry "Really now! Yelling at ladies, For a prince that was quite rude of him. But We did deserve it after all. I don't need it anymore as well." Rarity then decided to hug Fluttershy to ensure their friendship "Me Neither." Applejack joined in. "If my friends can't go then I won't go as well, besides I could just throw a party myself!" Pinkie-Pie joined in as well then they started to look towards Rainbow Dash who then startled to sniffle and ran into the hug "I'm sorry!" She yelled the others said "We're sorry too." After a few minutes of reconciliation they then started to talk about what else to do "We should say sorry to Twilight. As Ash said, She was hurt the most." They nodded and went straight towards the library At the library "Quick! Spike lock the doors." She ordered but then "Um Twilight." Five voices were heard and Twilight then yelled and said "I'm sorry but. I can't decide, I just can't decide. It's important to all of you and I just can't stand to disappoint any of you, and giving me gifts and doing me favors won't make any difference, because you're all my friends and I wanna make you all happy and I can't, I just can't!" "No. Listen Twilight, Ash talked to us about the ticket, about how childish we were fighting over that ticket and about how we was forcin' you ta' choose over one of us. We talked about it and we don't need it anymore. Just give it to some pony else. We won't feel bad. I mean we made you feel horrible an' all so please forgive us." All Five of them lowered their heads to show how sorry they are when they heard a gentle laugh "Ash?" Twilight asked if it was the Colt "Hey Twilight." He greeted and Twilight asked him "What are you doing here?" Ash quickly responded and said "Well I wanted to see what the girls decided upon and it seems they don't need the ticket anymore so Twilight will you show me the extra ticket?" Twilight nodded and showed him the extra ticket he then took it and ripped it in half in front of all six ponies "I'm sorry Twilight but you'd have to go to the Gala on your own. This ticket was more trouble than it's worth after all" He looked at the ripped ticket "If my friends can't all go, I won't go either. Spike A note please. 'Dear Princess Celestia,I've learned that one of the joys of friendship is sharing your blessings, but when there's not enough blessings to go around, having more than your friends can make you feel pretty awful. So, though I appreciate the invitation, I would love to return both tickets but Ash has ripped the other one in half." "Twilight. Ya don't have ta' do that." Applejack said "Nope I made up my mind. Spike send the letter now. Besides, I couldn't possibly enjoy myself without my best friends there with me, So I'd rather not go." They then all entered a group hug (Ash not included) They then noticed Ash was snickering and laughing at the side "Well wallop my withers, Isn't that just like a boy? Can't handle the least bit of sentiment" She felt annoyed at the colt's actions even though there were friends making up in front of him *BURP* As soon as Spike Burped a letter came out and Ash and Twilight both noticed the letter "A letter from the princess? That was fast." Spike then started to read the letter "My faithful student Twilight, I understand. Forgive me but this all seems a little bit funny for my case. Also please thank Ash for me for this wonderful entertainment. Also I'm sure Ash has a wonderful gift for you all." With the end of the letter Ash couldn't hold it in and decided to drop down the floor and laughed as hard as he could "Oh… My stomach.. hahahaha.. oh Geez… hahaha.. wow.. That was funny… hahaha.." After he finished laughing he saw all six ponies glaring at him as if saying 'What's so funny' "What're you laughing about Ash? How did the Princess even know about this?" Twilight Asked with a hint of curiosity in her voice. Ash decided to Ignore the question and he cleared his throat and decided to tell them "I, Prince Ashton Auran Ketchum The third have watched all endeavors regarding to the fight of five pony friends over a ticket and their friend's dismay and has decided to watch over them to see if they will say the correct answer. I wasn't dissatisfied and have thus decided to invite thee. Miss Applejack, Miss Rainbow Dash, Miss Rarity, Miss Pinkie-Pie, Miss Fluttershy and Miss Twilight Sparkle to the Grand galloping Gala for their correct choices to uphold friendship over their desires" He then grinned at the six which made them feel irritated "Ya think this is a joke Ash? Why I ought' ta –" Ash stopped her and told them "Tis no joke. For Caring thy friendship with each other I present to you all… Seven tickets to the Gala. Of course one is for me." He then levitated all other tickets to the other ponies "Wha.. But how?" Rainbow Jack was Stunned at the revelation though Ash just shrugged "I had a little talk with the Princesses. Princess Celestia is a really nice and understanding Princess" He grinned "So this means… you planned all of this?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed while pointing her hoof at him he then decided to laugh out loud and said "Well I had to do this or else you wouldn't see the err of your ways… Also it was funny seeing you all six like that." His grin reminded the girls of a little pony playing a prank "Well as fun as this were.. I haven't eaten anything all day due to this stupid squabble over a ticket… what say you girls and I have some dinner." He asked "That would seem quite well… also as punishment for Playing with women's hearts you need to treat us to dinner. Hmph." Rarity wasn't really angry… just frustrated she was under the strings of the colt's plans. The colt then answered. "Yes Ma'am" as he continued to laugh all six ponies then went out towards the place they were going to eat in "How come I don't get a ticket." Spike was dejected but then Ash went to the dragon's side and gave him a ticket he then said "If anyone asks.. I forced you to come" He winked and went outside 'He's a very nice guy.' Spike's respect of the colt rose up as he headed towards the others "Hurry up Ash. You're going to treat us for being mean!" "Of Course! It'd be my pleasure" They then went on to have their dinner in this quiet peaceful village. [/hr] Well here's chapter 2… enjoy... also I tried adding those other codes... I wrote this via word so it took me by surprise when I saw the codes... xD