Twilight Sparkle receives two tickets from Princess Celestia to Canterlot's Grand Galloping Gala, one of Equestria's biggest social events. Unfortunately all five of her new friends want to go: Applejack wants to drum up business for her family's apple farm so she can afford to fix up a few things around the homestead, Rainbow Dash wants to go so she can show off for the Wonderbolts, a troupe of acrobatic fliers who are scheduled to perform at the Gala, Pinkie Pie is just the sort of party animal who would jump at a chance to go to "the most amazing, incredible, tremendous, super-fun, wonderful, terrifically humongous party in all of Equestria!", Rarity dreams of meeting her true love at the Gala a la Cinderella and Fluttershy just wants to see the royal gardens in Canterlot and all the ex