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A blast of trumpets and confetti shot out the door, knocking Megan off TJ while TJ suddenly got a new hairdo.
“Let’s hear it for Teej and Megs! Welcome to Twilight’s library!” shouted Pinkie Pie as she, along with several other ponies including Applejack, Fluttershy and Spike cheered and blew party horns to welcome the new stallion and his companion. “Let the party begin!”
TJ’s eyes went wide as he straightened his mane and beheld the inside of the library with breathtaking awe. It was decorated to the brim with all sorts of party accessories. In one corner there was a tub for apple bobbing, a bowl of punch, a barrel of apple cider and various cakes and delicious treats all spread out across a table. Loud music filled the air and there was a large cake on a table with frosting that spelled out ‘Welcome TJ and Megan’ in colorful letters.
“Woah..!” TJ quickly grabbed Megan’s overall with his teeth, lifted her up and showed her the incredible sight. “Can you believe this?”
“Yeah… I thought libraries were supposed to be quiet…” said Megan sarcastically. With her feet firmly back on the ground, TJ let go as Megan straightened and dusted herself off. “What gives?”
“On behalf of everypony present, I, Pinkamina Diane Pie, happily welcome you both to the party!”
“I thought the party wasn’t until tomorrow?”
“It is. This is your ‘Party Before the Big Party’ Party!” (Squee!)
Both TJ and Megan shared a confused glance before suddenly being pulled inside the library by the hyped party pony, followed closely behind by Twilight and Rainbow Dash.
The party went on as everypony were enjoying themselves with food, drink and dance. Every once in a while Pinkie Pie and Spike would go into the kitchen to fetch more refreshments. Applejack was on the dance floor, dancing while balancing a mug of apple cider on her head. Also on the dance floor were Fluttershy, Twilight and TJ. Rainbow Dash flew about the library, showering everypony in confetti and streamers while blowing on a party horn.
“Wohoo! Aw yeah!” yelled TJ, sporting a lampshade on his head as he danced and jumped around on the dance floor to the beat of the music, earning a lot of cheers from his onlookers. He had been all over the place, trying out everything with such overwhelming joy that it amazed everypony. “If this is just a small party, I can’t wait to see the big one!”
“Wow TJ! Ya really know how to dance! Ah neva seen moves like that befur!” said Applejack.
“Thanks! Back home they call me the Dancing King!” TJ didn’t really have the heart to tell her that he didn’t really know how to dance and just made it up just as he went along.
“Them sure are right ‘bout that!” Applejack didn’t have the heart to tell him the truth that he was a terrible dancer.
“I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself.” smiled Twilight as she danced beside him. “I must admit you’re one curious stallion. It’s like you’ve never been at a party before.”
“I haven’t.”
“What?”
“I mean… I haven’t been to a party like this before!” (Squee!)
Twilight smiled and continued dancing. TJ breathed a sigh of relief. He had let his overexcitement nearly blow it for him.
Sitting on a stool, Megan sipped some punch through a straw as she watched TJ dance. She had to giggle at the sight. TJ clearly needed dancing lessons. Luckily the party was so wild most ponies probably couldn’t really tell the difference anyway.
As much fun this was, Megan somehow didn’t feel like celebrating. Something had been bothering her since they first arrived. She kept thinking about this ‘Big Party’ Twilight and the others kept mentioning. They never really explained what the occasion was for or why they brought them- correction, why they brought TJ here in the first place. What did they see in him that was so special? The place certainly wasn’t lacking in stallions, so that obviously wasn’t the case…
“Megan!” yelled TJ as the stumbled over to the table in near exhaustion, still wearing the lampshade. “Pant! You’re missing out! Come and join us Megan! Pant! You really need to try out the dance floor!”
Megan glanced over and saw how the ponies stomped their hooves to the music. “Thanks, but I like my feet the way they are.” smiled Megan while taking a sip from her glass. “By the way… Don’t you think this is a bit strange Teej?”
“Strange?” TJ lifted the lampshade to look at her. “What’s strange?”
“All this. Tomorrow’s big event. Have they even told you why we’re here exactly?”
“No… Should I?”
“I would. I mean, it’s great that you’re getting all this attention and all, but for what? I’m telling you Teej, I think they’re hiding something…”
“Come on Megan. Aren’t you being a bit suspicious? These girls are great!”
“I can’t help it Teej. I’m telling you there is something going on here. I don’t care how friendly they are, this whole thing seems weird.”
Before TJ could reply to that, he was suddenly roped by Applejack’s lasso and pulled back to the dance floor. “Come along now TJ! Show us more of them fancy dance-moves of yers!”
“Gotta go Megan!” TJ pulled down the lampshade and cantered after Applejack.
“TJ? Ask them!” yelled Megan just as TJ was moved out of earshot. She watched as he happily jumped back onto the dance floor, impressing them all with his ‘moves’. Being the only one responsible, Megan couldn’t let her guard down. She couldn’t let herself get distracted…
“Megs! MEGS! Wanna come and pin the tail on the pony?” Megan suddenly saw Pinkie Pie standing next to a poster of a tailless pony pinned to the wall while holding a fake ponytail. “It’s really fun!” Megan rolled her eyes. She hadn’t played a game like that since she celebrated her sixth birthday with…
Megan shook her head. “Thanks, but I don’t think I- Woah!” She was suddenly lifted off the chair by Rainbow Dash and placed next to Pinkie.
“Aw… Come on Megs!” Pinkie wrapped her hoof around Megan’s shoulder as she brought her over to the poster. “You’ve been frowny-brownie all day. Loosen up and have some fun! It’s a PARTY!”
Megan looked at Pinkie and the poster. “Sigh! I suppose one game couldn’t hurt…” Before Megan could finish, Pinkie quickly pulled forth a blindfold and wrapped it over Megan’s eyes.
“Um… If you don’t mind me asking, what is all this talk about this big par-” She suddenly felt the hooves of Rainbow Dash as she began to pin Megan around. “-TAAAY~?”
“Around and around Megs goes! Where she stops, nopony knows!”
Megan span around so fast that when she finally stopped she nearly turned green. “(Groan!) Uh… Where..?”
“Cold Megs! Cold!” said Pinkie. Megan quickly held out the fake tail and searched for the poster. “Ice cold Megs!” Megan moved little to the right. “Warmer… War-” Rainbow Dash suddenly had an idea and was whispering something in Pinkie’s ear. Pinkie smiled and stifled a giggle as she liked the idea. “No wait! Cold! Ice cold!”
“This is a great party! But where is Rarity? Isn’t she going to join us?” asked TJ as he realized they were missing somepony. He also couldn’t help noticing Spike glaring at him for some reason after first mentioning her name.
“She told me she needed to get ready first. If I know her, she has already deduced that Pinkie would throw you a party the moment you stepped through the door. She’s obviously going to try out the new dress she’ll use for the party tomorrow.”
TJ was curious to see what Rarity would be wearing, but then he remembered what Megan said. “Twilight. There is something both Megan and I have been wanting to ask you.”
“What is it?”
“This party tomorrow. What is- HNG!?!” TJ suddenly grimaced as he seemed to be in pain.
“TJ? What is it? Did I step on your hooves?”
“Silly Megs!” laughed Pinkie. “That’s not where the tail-!
WHAM!
CRASH!
“-goes..?” Pinkie stuttered and went wide-eyed. “Um… Megs?”
The music seized and all the ponies gasped. Twilight too went wide eyed. “TJ..?”
“WHAT WAS THAT?!?” TJ yelled while rubbing his flank.
“Yohoo~! Megs? You okay?” Pinkie quickly trotted over to the overturned table and looked at Megan as she lay flat on her back. “Oh boy…” Pinkie gulped and her ears flattened. “Em… Yay… You won?”
“Pinkie Pie!?” Twilight shouted.
“Did… Did I just kick somepony?” asked TJ as he realized his actions.
“More like someone…” said Rainbow Dash as she flew over to Pinkie and grimaced as she saw the sight. “Ouch…”
TJ wondered what Rainbow meant before her heard a familiar voice behind the table groaning in pain.
“Megan..? MEGAN!” TJ threw away the lampshade, galloped over to the overturned table and pushed Pinkie Pie aside as he saw his friend lying on the floor, her eyes twirling and sporting a large hoof print on her face. In her hand she held a fake ponytail with a tack.
TJ quickly realized that the pain he felt was Megan, following Pinkie’s lead, unknowingly pricking him with the fake tail, causing him to kick his hind leg in response and sending her flying.
“OH MY GOSH! MEGAN! I’M SO SORRY! MEGAN SAY SOMETHING!”
“Is the tail on yet?” Megan dizzily smiled as she saw stars.
TJ carefully lifted Megan and held a hoof in front of her. “Megan? How many hooves am I holding up?”
“S- Six?” Megan slurred before dropping unconscious back onto the floor.
“Megan!”
“Pinkie..?” Twilight glared at her. “What did you do?”
Pinkie grinned and laughed nervously. “I…”
“TA-DAA~!” The voice of Rarity suddenly rang through the library as the door swung open and she pranced in, practically glowing with radiance as she wore a beautiful dress glittering with jewels and emeralds. “Behold everypony! Rarity has… arrived?” Her grand entrance was met with nothing but silence as everypony seemed more concerned to pay her and her dress any attention.
“Um… Ta-Daa~!?” Still no response. “Sheesh! Did somepony die?”
The party eventually continued, albeit in a calmer pace as the mood had shifted a bit. Everypony was glad that nopony was seriously hurt, but it had still been pretty dramatic. While Rarity was disappointed that her grand entrance didn’t go as planned, she was happy to eventually get noticed and complimented for her new design.
“Again… I’m very sorry about what happened.” said TJ as he sat beside Megan and apologized for eightieth time. “I am really, REALLY sorry.”
After recovering from that kick to the face, Megan now just sat quietly on the stool, her arms folded and her eyes fixed forward as she angrily ignored TJ.
“Please Megan… Say something. It’s me, silly old TJ.” There was no response. “You know, it’s not all my fault…” TJ uttered with a forced laugh. “I mean, you really shouldn’t have appeared behind me like that-” Megan suddenly shot him an angry look. He gulped and shrank down on his haunches while smiling sheepishly. “Nevermind!”
“Here…” Pinkie Pie presented Megan a plate of delicious cake, while sporting the most apologetic smile she could muster. “I brought you an ‘apology cake’. We’re still friends, right?” Megan merely glanced at the cake before looking away. Pinkie pleadingly scooted her head up beside Megan with big puppy-dog eyes and quivering lips. “I’m really super sorry about all this.”
“What were you thinking?” asked TJ with a hint of anger in his voice.
“It- It was supposed to be a prank.” Pinkie whimpered. “I didn’t mean for anypony to get hurt.”
“Pinkie Pie, you know perfectly well that startling ponies from behind can be dangerous.” said Twilight.
“Yeah. Remember that one time ya’ll pranked Bulk Biceps?” added Applejack.
“He turned out alright.”
“But I felt really awful after that.” added Fluttershy with a hint of regret. “Now the poor thing won’t go near me without letting me know first.”
“You have to admit though; the way she flew through the air like that. ZOOM! That was pretty awesome.” Rainbow Dash giggled, only to be silenced as her friends looked at her with narrow eyes. “Still, that wasn’t really nice of you Pinkie.”
“But… But wasn’t this your..?”
“Ooh! Ooh! I love this song! Later!” Rainbow Dash quickly flew off to join some ponies on the dance floor.
Pinkie Pike just silently stared after Rainbow before appearing beside TJ and placing a hoof on his shoulder. “Do you still forgive me Teej? You don’t believe I’d hurt anypony on purpose?”
TJ looked at Pinkie’s pleading eyes. “Well… I suppose… It was just an accident…”
“Of course it was!” smiled Pinkie. “And don’t worry about Megs, Teej. I’ll bet she’ll look back at this and smile.”
Megan turned and faced Pinkie, glaring daggers at her.
“See? It’s working already!”
“I’m not SMILING!” said Megan, flinching at the pain of the imprint TJ had left on her face, which seemed to give off the illusion of a smile. It would fade eventually, but it still really hurt.
Her outburst had caused everypony in the room to suddenly stop their activity and stare at them. Even the music stopped as Rainbow was gearing up for the best part.
“Aw…”
Seeing all the ponies stare at her, Megan got off the stool and marched towards the staircase leading up. “Excuse me.”
“Megan..?”
“I’m fine Teej. Don’t worry about me. Just enjoy the party okay..?”
TJ watched as she walked up the stairs. He wanted to follow her but decided against it. Twilight looked to Spike and gestured him to follow Megan and make sure she found their room. Once Megan and Spike left, the music started up again and everypony went back to enjoy themselves.
“Will she be okay?” asked Twilight as she trotted up to TJ. “If you want to go up to her-”
“No…” answered TJ. “I’ve seen this before. I’ll give her some time before I go up to her. It’s been a really trying day for her…” He looked at Twilight and smiled. “Don’t worry. She’s though. This isn’t the first time she’s been kicked in the face…” He smiled sheepishly at that last part. “Trust me. She’ll get over it. I hope…”
Pinkie Pie suddenly appeared beside them. “Is there anything I can do? Please? I feel really awful about all this…”
“I think you’ve done quite enough Pinkie.” said Twilight.
“Actually…” said TJ. “There might be something you can do…” He leaned over to her whispered something in her ear.
While TJ talked to Pinkie Pie in private, Applejack trotted over to Twilight. “Aren’t ya gonna tell ‘im Twilight? Ah really don’t feel right ‘bout keepin’ this from ‘im…”
“Not yet…” said Twilight with a sigh. “But I will tell him. Tomorrow. Now is just not the time.”
“Ah hope so Twi. He really needs to know why he’s here…”
“I know Applejack… Question is will he truly see us as friends after this?”
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