//------------------------------// // Dance the Dance, part 3-A Royal Showing // Story: My little Short Stories 2- Paradise Edition // by Paradise Oasis //------------------------------// Dance the Dance part 3- A Royal Showing It was a warm enough day in Ponyville, and all the ususal hijinks were about with the town's less-than-sane population. Skywishes was in the park, trying to get airbone with six kites tied to her hooves. Sunny Daze was at the beach, trying to catch a wave as every stallion there leered at her bikini-clad form, while every stallion looked on in envy. And Puzzlemint was talking to a sobbing Sweetberry, trying to solve the mystery of the baking mare's missing cookies, even as Scootallo zipped away from the scene on her scooter, even as cookie crumbs trailing out of her mouth as she rode. Yes, it was just another normal day in this abnormal pony town. And just as this was a normal day for the town, so it was a normal dasy in the town's royal residence. Celebration Castle. Princess Wysteria was holding court, under the watchful eye of her faithful companion, Spike the Dragon. The Purple mare with the white and pink mane had solved every little dispute and dilemma her subjects had brought to her, and only had a few more minor details to deal with before she was finished. Having just dealt with a disagreement over one of Minty's socks clogging up a dryer at the Ponyville laudromat, and was just nw perparing to see the next royal petitioner for the day. "Now Sweet Breeze, you can't blame Minty her socks got caught in the drum of one of your dryers." The princess of Ponyville sighed, rubbing her temples. "If you need to keep repairs up on those things, just ask Sparkleworks for help." "Thank you, your highness." The pink mare with the blue mane bowed. "As long as Minty pays for the damages- and agrees not to try and take a ride in the dryers any more." As the laundry mare bowed and left, Wysteria looked back at her royal advisor. "All right Spike, who's next on the Schedule?" "Next up, your majesty, is Twinkle Twirl and her dance troupe." The blue scaly dragon replied." Coconut Cream and Desert Rose have come, to go over the final details of the performance at Queen Starcatcher's birthday party." "Greetings, Princess Wysteria." Desert Rose replied, both ponies bowing to the princess. "We're pleased you agreed to take the time to see us." "Yes, we hope you'll approve of our lovely routine." Coconut Creme agreed, as the two mares stood, and prepared to dance. "We hope you'll love it, just as much as we hope Queen Starcatcher will-" Before ethier mare could say anything, a srong wind blew though the throne room. The curtains billowed about wildly, as what seemed to be a strong tropical breeze warmed every pony in the room. Then, a little Pegasus filly, wearing a grass skirt, midsection wrap, and lei, appeared at the top of the stairs across from the throne. Bowing politely towards Princess Wysteria, the small winged pony adressed the crowd of assembled ponies. "Aloha, honorable princess of de eath ponies! Ahola, members of de royal court!" The little filly declared standing up on her two back hooves, and preparing to dance. "Please, allow me to share dis dance of my tribe with you, so that it may find favor to be performed at de birthday party of de Queen of all Pegasuai!" "Oh no, it's Honaloo!" Coconut Creme groaned, putting a hoof over her face. "That kid's gonna spoil everything!" Desert hissed, glaring at the little filly. The little pon began to dance, her hips swaying slowly to the music at first, then faster and faster. The drumming and other insturmentals seemed to come from all around them, as if it was the wind itself playing the song. (Though Spike thought it had more to do with the magic of that wierd swarm of butterflies the Pegasus commanded) It was a thing of beauty, as the little filly leapt from the top of the stairs, and zipped and darted around the room in graceful arcs, her hips swinging in time to the hula tune like a pendulum. Every pony in the room stared transfixed by the performance, save for two angry mares who were upset about being upstaged. As the filly can to land back on the stairs for her big finish, the two mares leapt forward, pulling the rug on the stairs right out from underneath the poor little Pegasus. "I-ahhh- aieeeee!" The little filly shrieked, tumbling down the steps to the floor. The two angry dance mares were standing over her in an instant. "Honaloo Loo! What were you thinking!?" Desert snapped angrily, scowling at the little filly. "Twinkle Twirl told you there's no room for you in the performance!" "But- but, I just wanted to...." Tears welled up in the heartbroken little filly's eyes. "I only wanted to dance for de queen...." "You call that dancing!?" Coconut Grove snapped. "There's no way Twinkle Twirl's going to let you jump around like a hyer rabbit in front of Starcatcher on her birthday!" "B-but I-I-I..." the little filly was blubbering, tears showering out of her eyes. "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The Pegasus turned and galloped out of the room, crying her eyes out. "I'm sorry about that, your highness." Cocnut Grove apologized. "She's only a little filly, she didn't know any-" "Coconut Grove! Desert Rose!" Princess Wysteria's voice suddenly turned ice cold. "In front of my throne, now." Reazling just how serious thier ruler was, the two mares trotted over, looking up at Wyteria in shock. "Do you two just realize you made a noble little filly- the niece of the very queen your 'great performance' will be for- cry beause of your insensitviity?" "Not to mention you just insulted a sacred hula- one of the most important ritual performances of the Butterfly island Pegasus tribe- by comparing it to hopping around like a hyper rabbit?" Spike added, his posh and professional voice betraying his annoyance. "But Princess Wysteria, we only wanted to-" Coconut started. "She was interrupting our-" Desert protested. "Girls, let me put this to you simply... just so there's no mistake." Wysteria glared at both of them, eyes blazing. "Tell Twinkle Twirl ethier Honaloo Loo performs with your dance troupe at the birthday... or none of you may perform any dancing at any Ponyville function for a whole year! Do I make myself clear?"