The Pebble and the Pony

chapter 1

There is a charming tradition observed by the Ponyville ponies. Once a year, all male ponies gather in the Ponyville beach and there, each selects an extraordinary pebble. With the pebble in hoof, each male presents his precious gift to the lady pony he desires. If she accepts it, they are married for life. 

Princess Cadence: One perfect pebble

Shining Armor: Just one humble stone

Both: But, oh, what a stone can do

Princess Cadence: It means that I have one love forever

Stallions: Now and forever, I'll show her I care

I'll find her the rarest stone

And maybe if the pebble is perfect

She'll tell me right there

She's now and forever my own

Shining Armor came up to another male pony. The male pony had mango colored flank with frizzed up looking midnight blue mane. He had golden armor like Shining and had blue eyes. His name is Flash Sentry. 

"Hey Flash," Shining greeted. "What about you, Flash? You got a pebble for your mare?"

"Uh," Flash stammered sheepishly. "You know, it's not really..."

Mares: Now and forever

We'll do what girls do

We'll cuddle and coo and kiss

We'll have a little world when

Whatever we dream comes true

A now and forever bliss

There were a group of girl ponies. One had cream colored complexion with pegasus wings and light strawberry mane. She had aqua colored eyes and looked a little shy. Her name was Fluttershy. 

The other was lightly orange colored and had apple cutie marks on her flank. She had light blonde mane with a cowgirl hat, blue eyes and freckles. She also had a bag with her filled with apples. Her name was Apple Jack.

Another pony had white flank with glamorous royal purple mane and diamond eyes. She also had a horn which meant she was a unicorn. Her name was Rarity.

Finally, there was a lavender colored pony with dark blue mane with some red streaks in it. She also had a horn, but she was an alicorn. She was using her horn to read yet another book and had sparkly red stars on her flank as a cutie mark. Her name was Twilight Sparkle. 

"This is exciting." Fluttershy cheered, quietly.

"It's so romantic!" Apple Jack beamed.

"Knock it off," Rarity scolded. "Romance has nothing to do with it!" 

"You know, I don't think the pebble should be that important." Twilight spoke up.

"Twilight, if you don't care about the pebble, how will you know?" Rarity asked.

"How will you know it's Mr. Right?" Fluttershy added.

"I will know when." Twilight replied as she watched the other ponies exchanging love for each other.

Twilight: Cuz it's not the pebble, it's the stallion!

Now and forever, his heart will be true

That's how I'll know who he is

No matter whether the pebble

Is clever, or borrowed, or blue

I'll be now and forever his

"Wow!" Flash exclaimed once he saw Twilight. He even started to daydream about maybe marrying her.

Stallions: Do you take this pebble

Mares: Now and forever

Stallions: Do you take this man?

Mares: Now and forever

Stallions: Do you?

Mares: I do!

Chorus: We'll grow old together

Cozy and cold together

We'll try our best together

It's now and forever and ever

And ever, and ever, now are forever

As sure as the snow

As long as the ocean roars

I'll love you in a way that'll never outgrow

I'll now and forever be yours

Of all the stallions in the world, the most romantic was Flash Sentry. He had a secret love in his life, Twilight Sparkle, the most beautiful pony in the village. As Flash was to himself, three young pony mares came up to him. 

The first pony had light vanilla coloring with dark violet mane tied into a fluffy pink ribbon. She had pink eyes as well. Her name was Apple Bloom, Apple Jack's younger sister. 

The second pony had pale white coloring with cyan colored eyes and had light periwinkle mane with pink streaks and a tiny unicorn horn. She was Sweetie Belle, Rarity's younger sister. 

The final pony had orange coloring with dark magenta eyes matching her wild mane. She had tiny Pegasus wings. Her name was Scootaloo, though no pony's younger sister. She did not appear to even have a family of her own. Together, they are the Cutie Mark Crusaders as unlike adult ponies, they didn't have cutie marks on their flanks.

"Hi, Flash, tell us a story!" Apple Bloom pleaded.

"Yes, a love story." Sweetie Belle added.

"Aw, that's mushy stuff!" Scootaloo looked visiblly disgusted.

"Scootaloo!" Sweetie Belle scolded.

"Well, there was a stallion who fell in love with the most beautiful mare in all of Ponyville." Flash started, thinking of Twilight.

"Did she love him back?" Sweetie Belle asked, happily.

"They never even met," Flash explained. "You know, he was painfully shy. Well, one day, he walked up to her and said, 'Hello, Twilight, I'm Flash Sentry and I think you're fabulous'."

That made the Cutie Mark Crusaders giggle. 

Flash sighed, he really liked Twilight but he wasn't sure what to do about it. "Who am I kidding? I mean, I never even talked to the girl," he them walked off, slipped and slid down the hill. He then bumped into Twilight, nearly knocking her down. "Goodness Celestia! Twilight!"

"So, that wasn't an avalanche," Twilight felt relieved. "That was some landing."

"I'm s-s-sorry, Twilight, I'm just so clumsy." Flash stood himself up, nervously.

"Don't worry, Flash." Twilight smiled at him.

Flash and Twilight then shared some giggles. But, someone else had his eye on fair Twilight. Discord, an evil dragon who always got his way. Discord was with three of his minions, a cute purple dragon with green spikes named Spike, a silly looking purple pony named Screwball, and an evil great and powerful blue pony with a wizard's cloak and hat named Trixie. They were putting up a mirror for Discord to make him look good before he would go down to Ponyville. Discord was looking down at Flash Sentry with Twilight in disbelief.

"That little wimp!" Discord snarled. "I'll knock the s-stutter right out of him! Twilight Sparkle doesn't know, but she'll be my wife, and our children will be the strongest, smartest, and bravest, not to mention, best looking, why, they'll be like me!" he then laughed evilly as he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. "I'm telling you, boys, Twilight is gonna be as good as mine!" He then made a snowball and threw it to make Flash look stupid in front of Twilight.