"Come on Lyra! We're gonna be late!"
The earth pony was already outside her small cottage in the outskirts of Ponyville. She had on a beautiful dress, designed by Rarity herself. It was a beautiful deep blue, with a pink frill along its edges. It had wonderful pattern of wrapped sweets along it's bottom. She had an earring with a golden lyre hanging from its blue bead.
"These gentlecolts aren't going to wait forever! Come ON!"
"Alright, Bon Bon! These dresses are expensive you know!" Bon Bon turned to find the unicorn in her brilliant dress. It was a radiant white with golden accents and greens that matched her minty coat perfectly well. She wore a pair golden necklace with a single wrapped treat and a hair pin designed like a lyre. "Does my mane look alright?"
"It's fine, now come on!" The two mares hurried into the waiting carriage that would take them to the grandest night of the year.
The Grand Galloping Gala.
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Bon Bon and Lyra walked through the grand halls of The Canterlot Palace. The chandeliers threw brilliant lights against the stained glass portraits that lined the walls. The royal purple and gold trimmed curtains lined each window, and great streamers hung from the ceiling.
"It's a beautiful place, don't you think?" Lyra chuckled. "Yeah. The lights absolutely define the shadows of the place. Magnificent!"
The grand ballroom was absolutely filled with ponies. Four ponies were up on the stage, playing a variety of instruments while the guests enjoyed the drinks.
Bon Bon poured herself a drink while Lyra helped herself to the desserts. She looked to the stage. She saw a strange pony dancing around. "What's Pinkie Pie doing?" Lyra picked up a napkin and wiped her mouth with it. "She looks like she's trying to entertain herself. It looks like it's working." They watched as Pinkie Pie proceeded to toss several of the guests up into the air. They laughed at the ridiculous spectacle.
"I guess we all need a little chaos in our lives, don't we?" They knocked their glasses and drank. Lyra saw a mare reach to pick up a treat. She gently bumped the table, just enough to knock it out of her reach. She snickered at her frustration.
"You know, speaking of chaos, I saw an interesting statue outside in the gardens. I wanna go check it out." Bon Bon nodded. "That's sounds nice."
The royal garden was quiet that night. The stars shone in the sky like fire flies in the forest. The shrubbery was trimmed neatly and cropped for this occasion.
"The statue garden's over here Bon Bon!" The earth pony turned and quickly followed behind. She stopped next to Lyra, who was looking a particularly strange statue.
It was a statue of a strange creature. It had the head of a pony, but its' body was made up of all sorts of crazy animals. It had a ridiculously large tooth sticking out of its mouth. It looked like it was singing.
"Very interesting statue, don't you think?" Bon Bon nodded. "It looks really weird." Lyra smiled. "All ancient stone work looks weird. They all have some sort of clothing on."
Suddenly a crowd of animals ran past them. Bon Bon stared awkwardly after. "What are they running from?" She turned her head to find a crazed pegasus. "OH MY CELESTIA!" Bon Bon ran away screaming. Lyra looked back. "HAVE FUN WITH THAT!"
Lyra looked back at the statue. Discords' face was stuck in that ridiculous gasp.
"Dang, Discord. Quite the poser." Lyra laughed a little. "Even when you're petrified, you look good. Too bad you can't strut. Heh."
"I'll be seeing you later, Discord." Lyra tapped the foot of the statue. She rolled her eyes at a barely audible groan coming from the statue.