>>42790234
>mai waifu is on that list
Unlike Fluttershy, I actually ask Discord. The other ponies will find a way to live their dreams...

though we might smuggle Lyra into the castle. With the Princesses and guards preoccupied with the Gala, Lyra has a better chance at sneaking around. But we'd also tip BonBon off about a cryptid-related infiltration taking place, so she'd go to Canterlot and meet her old coworkers, only to capture Lyra and save her plot from legal repercussions.
Discord and I would, oopsie-doopsie, accidentally sabotage the entertainment, and would then save the day by bringing in The Great and Powerful Trixie (who please signs up for stage acts on time next Gala). Finally, we'll discover that Discord was supposed to have received his own ticket all along, finally delivered during the Gala by none other than Derpy.