A Little Change Season 1

by StarryCandy

Da Ticket Master

"So, BAM! I kicked them out of the clearing and then woke you up." I said. Me and Ivy were chatting about our encounters in the Everfree.

"Ooh, my turn! So after you guys blacked out, I took a brush out of my saddlebags and painted the flower onto the-huh?"

I looked at what Ivy was staring at.

"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 21st day of, eh, yadda yadda yadda, cordially extends an invitation to Twilight Sparkle plus one guest."

"Wait what?" Me and Ivy whispered to each other. AJ and Twilight were jumping and cheering about the Grand Galloping Gala.

Then Rainbow crashed.

"Are we talking about The Grand Galloping Gala?"

"Rainbow Dash. You told me you were too busy to help me harvest apples. What were you busy doing? Spyin'?"

"What's this about a Gala?"

The three ponies jumped.

"Star? Ivy? What are you doing here?" Twilight asked us.

"We were just chatting..." I said.

"Wait. THE. GRAND. GALLOPING. GALA?"Ivy said.

"Yes."

"OOH YES! I WANTED TO GO SOOO BADLY! I'VE ALWAYS, ALWAYS WANTED TO SHOW MY PAINTINGS THERE AND EVERYPONY COULD COMMENT!"

"Especially your painting gallery of you and Snowy?" I asked bluntly.

"Wha-no! H-How did you find out?" Ivy stammered.

"You told me your password for your room remember?"

"I'm changing it."

"Go ahead."

"Hold on just one pony pickin' minute here. I asked for that ticket first."

"Oh man, another argument!?" I said.

Twilight left us alone to get lunch.

"ER..."They're STILL wrestling.

When we went over to Sugarcube Corner we saw Pinkie singing:

Oh the Grand Galloping Gala is the best place for me

Oh the Grand Galloping Gala is the best place for me

Hip hip

Hooray!

It's the best place for me

For Pinkie...

" With decorations like streamers and fairy-lights and pinwheels and piñatas and pin-cushions. With goodies like sugar cubes and sugar canes and sundaes and sun-beams and sarsaparilla. And I get to play my favorite-est of favorite fantabulous games like Pin the Tail on the Pony!"

Oh the Grand Galloping Gala is the best place for me

Oh the Grand Galloping Gala is the best place for me

'Cause it's the most galarrific superly-terrific gala ever

In the whole galaxy

Wheee!!

"Let's keep quiet." We hid behind a bunch of bushes.

Pinkie FINALLY stopped singing and asked,"Why do I feel somepony is hiding behind these bushes?"

"Huh?" Twilight asked and turned around.

We ducked back in.

"Let's try an invisibility spell."

Me and Ivy conjured up an invisibility spell when Twilight came over.

"Still feel it." Pinkie said.

"Oh. Probably an invisi-" Twilight cut off when we rustled and ran off.

I stared at Ivy. “You desperately want that ticket, don’t you?” I asked. Ivy nodded.

I looked back. Rarity had gotten into the picture. “Him. I would stroll through the gala, and everyone would wonder, "Who is that mysterious mare?" They would never guess that I was just a simple pony from little old Ponyville. Why, I would cause such a sensation that I would be invited for an audience with Princess Celestia herself, and the princess would be so taken with the style and elegance that she would introduce me to him, her nephew: the most handsome, eligible unicorn stallion in Canterlot. Our eyes would meet, our hearts would melt. Our courtship would be magnificent. He would ask for my hoof in marriage, and of course I would say, "Yes!" We would have a royal wedding, befitting a princess, which is what I would become upon marrying him, the stallion of my dreams! Twilight, I simply cannot believe you would invite Pinkie Pie so she can... party, and prevent me from meeting my true love. How could you? Hmph!” Rarity pouted.

Pinkie whispered to Twilight, and she looked in my direction. Before she could react, Fluttershy came.

Angel had stole Spike’s tickets and gave them to Fluttershy. She gasped happily. “Angel, these are perfect.”

Twilight groaned silently. She looked in my direction again. I questioned myself, then a blast exploded behind me. I screamed as I was flung through the air. Ivy crashed beside me.

“Okay.” Twilight said. “Listen guys, I haven't decided who to give the extra ticket to.”

“You haven’t?” Pinkie asked.

“Um, excuse me, Twilight. I would just like to ask, I mean, if it would be all right, if you haven't given it to someone else—“

“You? You want to go to the gala?” Rarity sputtered.

“Oh, no. I mean, yes, or, actually, kind of. You see, it's not so much The Grand Galloping Gala as it is the wondrous private gated garden that surrounds the dance. The flowers are said to be the most beautiful and fragrant in all of Equestria. For the night of the gala, and that night alone, would they all be in bloom... and that's just the flora! Don't get me started on the fauna. There's loons and toucans and bitterns, oh my! Hummingbirds that can really hum, and buzzards that can really buzz. White-blue jays, and red jays, and green jays, pink jays and pink flamingos!” Fluttershy implied.

Too mushy. It was also weird. I wasn’t very into nature, so I was dumbfounded.

“Um, Ivy wants the ticket, not me. So, I’m just following her and, of course, helping.”

Then everypony else came, and we argued and argued, then Twilight yelled, “QUIET!” We all quieted.

“And then I said, "Oatmeal, are you craz--" We all stared at her. “Oh.”

“Eh! This is my decision, and I'm gonna make it on my own, and I certainly can't think straight with all this noise...” Her stomach grumbles. “Not to mention hunger. Now go on, shoo!”

We groan, leaving her to herself.

A FEW HOURS LATA

“I didn't even know it was gonna happen. Now quick, lock the doors.”

She turned around.

“Yaaaargh! 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!” She started to sob.

“Twilight, sugar, I didn't mean to put so much pressure on you, and if it helps, I don't want the ticket anymore. You can give it to somepony else. I won't feel bad, I promise.”

“Me too. I feel just awful that I made you feel so awful.”

“And me too. It's no fun upsetting your friends.”

“Twilight, it was unfair of me to try to force you as I did.”

“Yea. There’s another year, and I can show the art next time.”

“Yes!” Rainbow flew up. “That means the ticket is mine. Ha ha! I got the ticket, I got the ticket—“ We glared up at her. “You know, I haven't perfected my signature moves for The Wonderbolts anyway. I don't need that ticket either.”

“We all got so gun-ho about going to the gala that we couldn't see how un-gun-ho we were making you.” Applejack said.

We all apologized.

Twilight stood up. “Spike, take down a note. 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 will be returning both tickets to The Grand Galloping Gala.”

“WHAT!?”

“If my friends can't all go, I don't wanna go either.” She declared. We stared at her, shocked.

“Twilight, you don't have to do that.” Applejack said, in a sympathetic way.

“Nope. I've made up my mind. Spike, you can send the letter now.”

Spike blew on the letter, and it went on its way to Celestia.

We waited. And waited. Then Spike threw up a letter.

"My faithful student Twilight,
Why didn't you just say so in the first place?" Eight tickets to The Grand Galloping Gala!”

We gasped. YAAAAYYYY!

“Now we can all go!” We cheered. Twilight’s stomach grumbled.

“Allow us to treat you to dinner.” Rarity offered.

“What a great way to apologize.” Dash implied.

“And to celebrate. Come on everyone, the cupcakes are on me.” Pinkie ushered us out, each of us taking a ticket.

“How come I don't get a ticket to the gala? Hurk! "And one for you, Spike." He giggled. “I mean, gross, I have to go too?” Spike faked, and then continued giggling. I ignored him.

Comments

[Starlight Nova]

Why doesn't this story have an alternate universe tag?

[StarryCandy]

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Because I put my own OC version and Ivy's (that's not her real name in real life) in pony version, not human version.