"Why do we have to help out with the party planning?" complained Bodil. "We aren't even from this world!"
Ant frowned. "Because Twilight has been a good friend to us all, and yada yada yada cheesy honorable stuff."
"Great description," commented Jordan.
"Shut up," sighed Ant.
Bodil drowned out the noise of those two arguing by using his magic to hang up some streamers. He concentrated as hard as he could, then levitated them with nothing but the words "lift lift lift" playing in his head.
Surprisingly, it actually worked.
Sky, Ty, and Jason were off shopping for gifts, and went and left the rest behind, much to their contempt and disapproval. Bodil had begged them to bring him along, but they had refused, saying that his talents for building would be better used helping to plan how everything should look. And no, he wanted to leave not because he didn't want to help. He was happy for Twilight and all, and he knew it would be fun to plan the party. No, his problem was much deeper than that.
It was Pinkie Pie.
"Hey, hey, hey! Do you think that the purple balloon should go over the tables or in the very corner?" she exclaimed. "Oh wait! What if Twilight likes pink balloons better than purple? I should have thought of that earlier! But maybe she wants a color in between? Oh, if I don't get the balloons right, the party will be RUINED!"
Bodil frowned. "I don't think that would mess up a party. What would actually mess up a party would be something like another squid invasion, only this time, the squids screaming "HAND OVER THE BIRTHDAY CAKE AND NOBODY GETS HURT!" That would be a catastrophe."
"Easy for you to say, mister! You're doing the streamers!" Pinkie said, frantically trying to tie down the balloons as they started to drift away.
"What makes the streamers less important than the balloons?"
"EVERYTHING!"
"That doesn't really answer my question."
Pinkie just ignored him, running out the door to get some pink balloons.
"Hey, wait! You already have pink ball-"
But she was already gone.
"She's definitely going to waste some money on those. Her loss for not listening."
Ant's head popped out of the doorway.
"Hey Bodil, where should we put the pizza?"
"It doesn't matter where you put the pizza. Besides I'm dealing with more important business right now."
"You mean the streamers?"
"Exactly."
"But aren't balloons more important than streamers?"
"SHUTUP ALREADY!"
"Is there something wrong with balloons?"
Bodil glared at him. "YES, there is something wrong with balloons."
"Ok, then. Oh, by the way, Pinkie Pie's back."
Bodil turned around and sighed. Pinkie had brought home 500 pink balloons and she was hold them all in her mouth.
"How do you do that? Carry all of them at once?"
"Oh, that's easy! I can stretch my mouth reeeaaaallly far out! You wanna see?"
"NO." Bodil said, backing away.
"Fine, suit yourself," Pinkie said, bouncing through the hallway, releasing hundreds of balloons.
Bodil started on the rainbow streamers (requested by Rainbow Dash, of course) and just as he started on the green, he heard another voice.
"HEY BODIL, DO YOU THINK I SHOULD PUT CLASSICAL, ROMANTIC MUSIC IN WITH THE MIX?" Jordan screamed.
"What? Ow, my ears! No, why in the world would you put classical music in?! What do you think this is, a freaking wedding?"
"But if I don't put in classical music in, all the couples at the party will be sad."
"But this is a BIRTHDAY party. Besides, I doubt any couples will be coming."
Jordan raised an eyebrow, glancing between him and Pinkie.
"What are you do- oh no, don't you dare- anyways, NO. CLASSICAL. MUSIC."
"Fine." Jordan looked amused as he went back to his section of the castle.
Bodil rolled his eyes as he continued on hanging up the streamers quickly.
"Hey, what were you talking about?" Pinkie said, hovering in the air, on top of a bunch of balloons.
"Nothing."
"Are you sure it was nothing? 'Cause I think I heard you say something about-"
"NONOTHINGGETOUTOFHEREBYE."
Pinkie shrugged and floated away happily on her balloons.
"HEY BODIL-" Ant started.
"Oh, SHUT UP or something."
"Shut up is not in my vocabulary."
"Do you want a definition?"
"Yes, oh wise one."
"Shut up is something people should say to morons like you."
"I am offended, oh wise one. Also, what flavor should the punch be?"
"You mean the drink, or the thing I'm about to give you?"
Ant quietly scooted away.
"Oh, Bodil-"
"ANT, FOR THE LAST TIME SHUT UP AND GET OUT OF MY-Oh."
Princess Celestia was in front of him with a teasing look on her face.
"Is that how you address one of the great princesses of Equestria?"
"N-no. I was just trying to get my job here done, and that moron-"
"Your job?"
"Hanging up streamers."
"It's not that important, Bodil. Besides, Luna has always told me that the most important part of a party is the balloons."
Bodil faceplanted into the ground.
"Ok, fine. The balloons are more important than the streamers."
"Very good, Bodil. Now you have mastered friendship, or whatever that weird relationship with Pinkie you have is."
And then Princess Celestia was slapped.