>>42381327
Rarity asked Twilight to be her plus one, not the other way around. I assume everyone goes in pairs . The pairs that were going were Rarity/Twilight, Derpy/Jinx, Care Package/Apple Bottom, Soarin/Braeburn, Rainbow Dash/Pinkie. This only leaves Applejack unaccounted for because she was also at the gala, but I assume she went with Fluttershy before she was infected. Applejack: "Oh, what a gala. Twilight and Rarity are really missing out." No mention of Fluttershy missing out. Also, >>42381365 is a good explanation. The alternative is two timelines theory. It's a falsifiable theory, so we'll eventually find out whether or not it's true. Tamers blessed my Captcha by the way, so I'm right.