Chapter 1- Friendship is magic part 1

"Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria, there were two regal sisters who ruled together, and created harmony for all the land. To do this, the eldest used her unicorn powers to raise the sun at dawn; the younger brought out the moon to begin the night. Thus, the two sisters maintained balance for their kingdom and their subjects, all the different types of ponies. But as time went on, the younger sister became resentful. The ponies relished and played in the day her elder sister brought forth, but shunned and slept through her beautiful night. One fateful day, the younger unicorn refused to lower the moon to make way for the dawn. The elder sister tried to reason with her, but the bitterness in the young one's heart had transformed her into a wicked mare of darkness: Nightmare Moon. She vowed that she would shroud the land in eternal night. Reluctantly, the elder sister harnessed the most powerful magic known to ponydom: the Elements of Harmony. Using the magic of the Elements of Harmony, she defeated her younger sister, and banished her permanently in the moon. The elder sister took on responsibility for both sun and moon and harmony has been maintained in Equestria for generations since" a purple unicorn pony read to an ailcorn filly as they sat underneath a tree. "Wow Twilight thanks you for reading the story to me" the young light blue alicorn said. "You're welcome Princess Aurora…Elements of Harmony. I know I've heard of those before... but where?" Twilight asked as she looked up at the sky. "Why don't you check the library" Princess Aurora said to her foal-sitter. "Good idea… let's go" Twilight said as she used her magic to pick up the book. The two ponies started running or in Princess Aurora's case riding on Twilight's back, towards the library when they were stopped by Minuette, Twinkleshine, and Lemon Hearts. "There you are, Twilight! Princess Aurora! Moondancer is having a little get-together in the west castle courtyard. You two wanna come?" Twinkleshine, a white unicorn with a pink mane and matching tail, asked. "Oh, sorry, girls... I've got a lot of studying to catch up on" Twilight said. "And I'm going to help her" Princess Aurora said cutely ass Twilight ran past them. "Does that pony do anything except study? I think she's more interested in books than friends" Twinkleshine said to Minuette and Lemon Hearts. "I know I've heard of the Elements of Harmony" Twilight said as she ran towards the castle library. "Ow!" a little purple dragon said as Twilight ran through the door, throwing him to the ground. "Spike! Spi-ike! Spike?" Twilight and Princess Aurora said coming into the room as Aurora jumped off Twilights back. Spike groaned as he got off the floor. "There you are. Quick, find me that old copy of Predictions and Prophecies" Twilight said as she walking over to the bookshelf. "What's that for?" Princess Aurora asked looking at the smashed present on Spike's tail. "Well, it was a gift for Moondancer, but..." Spike said as a teddy bear fell out of the box. "Oh Spike, you know we don't have time for that sort of thing" Twilight told him as she moved books around. "But we're on a break!" Spike said. "No, no, no... no, no, no! Spike!" Twilight yelled as she and Aurora move books off the shelf using their magic. "It's over here!" Spike yelled from the top of a latter, holding the book. Twilight pulled the book and Spike over to her using her magic. "Are you okay, Spike?" Aurora asked the baby dragon that was laying on the floor. "I'm okay" Spike said getting up off the floor. "Ah! Elements, Elements, E, E, E... Aha! Elements of Harmony, see: Mare in the Moon?" Twilight said as she searched the book. "Mare in the Moon?" Aurora asked as she and Spike started putting books away. "But that's just an old ponies' tale" Spike said. "Mare, mare... aha!" Twilight said as she looked through another book. "The Mare in the Moon, myth from olden pony times. A powerful pony who wanted to rule Equestria, defeated by the Elements of Harmony and imprisoned in the moon. Legend has it that on the longest day of the thousandth year, the stars will aid in her escape, and she will bring about nighttime eternal!" Twilight gasped as she continued. "Spike! Aurora! Do you know what this means?" she asked. "No- whoa!" Spike said as he fell from the latter as Princess Aurora used her magic to catch him and slowly lowered him to the ground. "Take a note please, to the Princess" Twilight said. "Okie dokie" Spike said as he got ready to write. "My dearest teacher, my continuing studies of pony magic have led me to discover that we are on the precipice of disaster!" Twilight said as she walked around the room. "Hold on. Preci... preci..." Spike said trying to spell the word. "Threshold" Twilight said hoping he could spell that word. "Threh..." Spike said still not knowing how to spell the word. "Um…How about brink?" Aurora said. Spike nodded his head agreeing with the new word. "That something really bad is about to happen! For you see, the mythical Mare in the Moon is in fact Nightmare Moon, and she's about to return to Equestria, and bring with her eternal night! Something must be done to make sure this terrible prophecy does not come true. I await your quick response. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle." Twilight said finishing the letter. "And your loving daughter, Princess Aurora" Aurora said wanting to be a part of the letter. "Princess Aurora. Got it!" Spike said as he finished writing. "Great! Send it" Twilight said. "Now?" Spike asked her. "Of course!" Twilight told him. "Uh, I dunno, Twilight, Princess Celestia's a little busy getting ready for the Summer Sun Celebration. And it's like, the day after tomorrow" Spike said. "That's just it, Spike. The day after tomorrow is the thousandth year of the Summer Sun Celebration! It's imperative that the Princess is told right away!" Twilight told Spike getting in his face. "Impera... impera..." Spike said trying to figure out what the word meant. "Important" Princess Aurora told him. "Okay, okay! There, it's on its way. But I wouldn't hold your breath" Spike said as he blew green fire that sent the letter to Princess Celestia. "Oh, I'm not worried, Spike. The Princess trusts me completely. In all the years she's been my mentor she's never once doubted me" Twilight said. Spike burped out the new letter. "See? I knew she would want to take immediate action" Twilight said. "Can I read it Spike?" Aurora asked. "Sure" Spike said as he held opened the letter so she could read it. "My dearest, most faithful student Twilight and my darling daughter, Aurora. You both know that I value your diligence and that I trust you both completely" Aurora started. "Mm-hm!" Twilight said interrupting Aurora. "But you simply must stop reading those dusty old books! My dear Twilight, there is more to a young pony's life than studying, so I'm sending you and my daughter, to supervise the preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration in this year's location: Ponyville. And, I have an even more essential task for you to complete: make some friends!" Princess Aurora finished as they were in a carriage, flying to Ponyville. "Look on the bright side, Twilight. The Princess arranged for you both to stay in a library. Doesn't that make you happy?" Spike said. "I'm so excited. I've never been outside of Canterlot before" Aurora said flapping her little wings. "Yes, yes it does. You know why? Because I'm right! We'll check on the preparations as fast as we can, then I get to the library to find some proof of Nightmare Moon's return" Twilight said. Aurora and Spike looked at each other. "Then... when will we make friends, like the mommy said?" Aurora asked. "She said to check on preparations. I am her student, and I'll do my royal duty, but the fate of Equestria does not rest on me making friends" Twilight said. "But I want to make friends" Aurora said quietly, so Twilight didn't hear her, looking down at the ground below them. The royal guard whinnied as they land in Ponyville. "Thank you, sirs" Twilight said as they got out of the carriage. "Maybe the ponies in Ponyville have interesting things to talk about. Come on, Twilight, just try!" Spike said as a pink earth pony with pink hair with 3 balloons as a cutie mark walked up to them. "Um... hello?" Twilight said the pony. The pink pony gasped, jumping into the air and ran away very fast. "That was interesting" Princess Aurora said as they watch the pony run down the road.

*Sweet Apple Acres*

"Summer Sun Celebration official overseer's checklist. Number one, banquet preparations: Sweet Apple Acres" Spike read from the scroll as they walked onto the farm. "Yeehaw!" an orange earth pony with blond hair and a cowboy hat with 3 apples for a cutie mark said as she kicked an apple tree. "Wow" Aurora said as the apple fell into the buckets that were around the tree." Let's get this over with... Good afternoon. My name is Twilight Sparkle and this is Princess Aurora-" Twilight said getting cut off by the earth pony. "Well, howdy-doo, Miss Twilight, Princess, a pleasure makin' y'all acquaintance. I'm Applejack. We here at Sweet Apple Acres sure do like making new friends!" Applejack said shacking Twilight's hoof and bows to Aurora. "Friends? Actually, I-"Twilight started to say but got cut off by Applejack again. "So, what can I do y'all for?" Applejack asked as Aurora and Spike laughed at Twilight, whose hoof was still going up and down from the hood-shake. "Well, we are in fact here to supervise preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration. And you're in charge of the food?" Twilight asked. "We sure as sugar are! Would you care to sample some?" Applejack asked. "Please Twilight can we?" Aurora asked with a puppy dog look on her face. "As long as it doesn't take too long..." Twilight said giving into Aurora's puppy dog face. "Soup's on, everypony!" Applejack said as she rang a triangle. Twilight and Spike got trampled by the heard of ponies while Aurora flew into the air to get out of the way. "Now, why don't I introduce y'all to the Apple family?" Applejack said as they sat down at a table in between two trees. "Thanks, but we really need to hurry-" Twilight said getting cut off by Applejack. "This here's Apple Fritter. Apple Bumpkin. Red Gala. Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Caramel Apple, Apple Strudel, Apple Tart, Baked Apples, Apple Brioche, Apple Cinnamon Crisp..."Applejack to a deep breath as she continued. "Big McIntosh, Apple Bloom and Granny Smith. Up'n'attem, Granny Smith, we got guests" Applejack finished as each pony brought a different food up that has to do with apples. "Wha..? Soup's on? I'm up, here I come, ahm comin'..." Granny Smith said as she slowly walking over to them. "Why, I'd say you're already part of the family!" Applejack said. "Okay, well, I can see the food situation is handled, so we'll be on our way." Twilight said. "Aren't you gonna stay for brunch?" a young yellow filly with red hair and a pink bow named Apple Bloom asked giving Twilight a pouty face. "Sorry, but we have an awful lot to do..." Twilight said as the Apple family sign in disappointment. "..Fine" Twilight said as the Apple family cheered.

*During Brunch"

"Hi there, I'm Apple Bloom" Apple Bloom said coming up to Princess Aurora. "Hi, I'm Princess Aurora but you can call me Aurora" Aurora said introducing herself. "Nice to meetcha, Aurora, wanna be friends?" Apple Bloom asked. "Yes. Yes My first friend in Ponyville" Aurora said as she jumped around. "Princess, it's time to go, we have other preparations to check on" Twilight called to her. "Coming Twilight…I'll see you later Apple Bloom" Aurora said as she ran over to Twilight. "Bye" Apple Bloom yelled to her.

*In Town*

"Food's all taken care of, next is weather" Spike said as he checked it off the list. "Ugh... I ate too much pie..." Twilight said. "Hmm, there's supposed to be a Pegasus pony named Rainbow Dash clearing the clouds" Spike said as he and Aurora looked up at the sky. "Well, she's not doing a very good job, is she?" Twilight said as she was pushed into a puddle of mud by a light blue Pegasus pony with rainbow hair and a cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt for ma cutie mark. "Uh, 'scuse me?" She said as she and Aurora laughed at Twilight. "Lemme help you" She said as she went and got a cloud and started jumping on it so water poured down on Twilight. "Oops, I guess I overdid it. Um, uh, how about this? My very own patented Rain-Blow Dry! No no. Don't thank me. You're quite welcome" she said as she made a rainbow tornado to dry Twilight off. Aurora and Spike busted out laughing when they saw Twilight's main and tail all messed up.

"Let me guess. You're Rainbow Dash" Twilight said as they feel to the floor laughing. "The one and only. Why, you heard of me?" Rainbow Dash asked as she got up off the floor. "I heard you were supposed to be keeping the sky clear. I'm Twilight Sparkle and this is Princess Aurora, and the Princess sent us to check on the weather" Twilight said as Rainbow Dash laid on a cloud. "Yeah, yeah, that'll be a snap. I'll do it in a jiffy. Just as soon as I'm done practicing" Rainbow Dash said waving her hoof. "Practicing for what?" Aurora asked as she flew up to land on Rainbow Dash's cloud. "The Wonderbolts! They're gonna perform at the Celebration tomorrow, and I'm gonna show 'em my stuff!" Rainbow Dash said as she loop the loop to another cloud. "The Wonderbolts? The most talented flyers in all of Equestria?" Twilight asked. "Yup! That's them!" Rainbow Dash said. "Pfft! Please. They'd never accept a Pegasus who can't even keep the sky clear for one measly day" Twilight said as Aurora flew down to land next to her. "Hey, I could clear this sky in ten seconds flat" Rainbow Dash said. "Prove it" Twilight said. Rainbow Dash started kicking all of the clouds away. "Loop the loop around, and wham! What'd I say? Ten. Seconds. Flat. I'd never leave Ponyville hanging. You should see the look on your face. Ha! You're a laugh, Twilight Sparkle, Princess Aurora. I can't wait to hang out some more" Rainbow Dash said flying around them. "Wow, she's amazing!" Aurora said as Rainbow Dash flew away. Spike started laughing as he playing with Twilight's mane. "Wait! It's kinda pretty once you get used to it!" Spike said as Twilight and Aurora started to walk away.

*Town Hall*

"Decorations. Beautiful..." Spike said checking it of the list as he stared at a white unicorn pony with purple hair and 3 diamonds for a cutie mark. "Yes, the decor is coming along nicely. This ought'a be quick. I'll be at the library in no time. Beautiful indeed" Twilight said as she and Aurora looked at the decorations. "Not the decor, her!" Spike said as he pointed to the white unicorn. "No, no, no, oh! Goodness no" the pony said as she went through the different ribbons with her magic. "How are my spines? Are they straight?" Spike asked Aurora as he messed with his spines. "They are" Aurora told him as they walked up to the unicorn. "Good afternoon-" Twilight said getting cut off by the pony. "Just a moment, please! I'm 'in the zone', as it were. Oh, yes! Sparkle always does the trick, does it not? Why, Rarity, you are a talent. Now, um, how can I help yo-" Rarity screamed when she saw Twilight's mane. "Oh my stars, darling! Whatever happened to your coiffure?!" She asked. "Oh, you mean my mane? Well, it's a long story. I'm just here to check on the decorations, and then I'll be out of your hair!" Twilight said. "Out of my hair? What about your hair?!" Rarity said as she started pushing Twilight towards her shop. "Wait! Where are we going?! Help!" Twilight yelled as Spike and Aurora followed them.

*Rarity's shop*

"No, no, uh-uh. Too green. Too yellow. Too poofy. Not poofy enough. Too frilly. Too... shiny. Now go on, my dear. You were telling me where you're from" Rarity said as she kept changing Twilights outfit. "We've... been sent... from Canterlot... to-"Twilight said not being able to breath as Rarity pulled on the outfit she was wearing. Canterlot?! Oh, I am so envious! The glamor, the sophistication! I have always dreamed of living there! I can't wait to hear all about it! We are gonna be the best of friends, you and I... Emeralds?! What was I thinking? Let me get you some rubies!" Rarity said as she walked away to get the rubies. "Quick! Before she decides to dye my coat a new color!" Twilight said as she and Aurora ran out of the shop.

*Outside the Town*

"Wasn't she wonderful?" Spike asked with a loving sign. "Focus, Casanova. What's next on the list?" Twilight asked as Spike road on her back and Aurora was flying in the air next to them. "Oh, uh, music! It's the last one!" Spike said looking at the list. "Oh I love music" Aurora said as she landed in the bush next to them. "Oh my. Um, stop please, everyone, umm. Excuse me, sir? I mean, no offense, but your rhythm is just a teeny-tiny bit off. Now, follow me, please. A-one, a-two, a-one two three-" a creamed color Pegasus pony with light pink hair and 3 butterflies for a cutie mark said quietly to the singing birds. "Hello!" Twilight said loudly scaring the birds away as she and Aurora came out of the bush. "Oh my, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to frighten your birds. I'm just here to check up on the music and it's sounding beautiful. I'm Twilight Sparkle and this is Princess Aurora. What's your name?" Twilight asked the Pegasus pony. "Um... I'm Fluttershy" the pony said very quietly. "I'm sorry, what was that?" Twilight asked getting closer to her. "Um... My name is Fluttershy" she said even quieter than the first time. "Didn't quite catch that. Well, um, it looks like your birds are back, so I guess everything's in order. Keep up the good work!" Twilight said as the birds came back to the tree. "Oookay. Well, that was easy" Twilight said to Spike and Aurora.

"A baby dragon!" Fluttershy said as she pushed Twilight out of the way. "Oh, I've never seen a baby dragon before. He's sooo cute!" Fluttershy said getting close to Spike. "Well, well, well...!" Spike said turning to look at Twilight. "Oh my, he talks. I didn't know dragons could talk. That's just so incredibly wonderful I, I just don't even know what to say!" Fluttershy said as she flew a little in the air "Well, in that case we'd better be going" Twilight said as she grabbed Spike and Aurora with her magic and put them on her back. "Wait, wait! What's his name?" Fluttershy said as she walked with them. "I'm Spike" Spike said introducing himself. "Hi Spike, I'm Fluttershy. Wow, a talking dragon! And what do dragons talk about?" Fluttershy asked him. "Well, what do you wanna know?" Spike asked her. "Absolutely everything" Fluttershy said. "Well... I started out as a cute little purple and green egg..." Spike started as Twilight groaned and Aurora laughed at her as she flew off of Twilight's back.

*At the library*

"...and that's the story of my whole entire life! Well, up until today. Do you wanna hear about today?" Spike said finishing his life story. "Oh, yes, please!" Fluttershy said. "I am so sorry, how did we get here so fast? This is where we are staying while in Ponyville and my poor baby dragon needs his sleep" Twilight said as they stopped at the library. "No I don't- whoa!" Spike said a Twilight bucked him off of her back as he landed on Princess Aurora. "Ow Spike" Aurora said pushing him off of her. "Aww, wook at dat, he's so sweepy he can't even keep his widdle bawance!" Twilight said in a little baby voice. "Poor thing, you simply must get into bed..." Fluttershy said as she picking him up and took him inside. "Yes, yes, we'll get right on that. Well, g'night!" Twilight said as she pushed Fluttershy outside and closed the door. "That was rude Twilight" Aurora said in the dark room as Spike nodded him head in agreement. "Sorry, Spike, Aurora, but I have to convince the Princess that Nightmare Moon is coming, and we're running out of time! I just need to be alone so I can study without a bunch of crazy ponies trying to make friends all the time. Now, where's the light?" Twilight said as she tried to find the light. "Surprise!" a whole bunch of ponies screamed as the lights came on.

"Surprise!" The pink pony from this morning said as she blew a party whisle.

"Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie, and I threw this party just for you two! Were you surprised? Were ya? Were ya? Huh huh huh?" Pinkie Pie asked. "Very surprised. Libraries are supposed to be quiet" Twilight said as Aurora nodded her head. "Well, that's silly! What kind of welcome party would this be if it were quiet? I mean, duh, bo-ring! Y'see, I saw you guys when you first got here, remember? You were all "hello" and I was all [deep gasp], remember? Y'see I've never saw you two before and if I've never saw you guys before that means you're new, 'cause I know everypony, and I mean everypony in Ponyville!" Pinkie Pie said as Twilight groan as they walked to the refreshment table. "And if you're new, that meant you haven't met anyone yet, and if you haven't met anyone yet, you must not have any friends, and if you don't have any friends then you must be lonely, and that made me so sad, then I had an idea, and that's why I went [deep gasp]! I must throw a great big ginormous super-duper spectacular welcome party and invite everyone in Ponyville! See? And now you two have lots and lots of friends!" Pinkie Pie said as Twilight accidental poured hot sauce into a cup and drank from it. "Are you all right, sugarcube?" Applejack asked as Twilight's face got really red. "Aww, she's so happy she's crying!" Pinkie Pie said as Twilight ran upstairs. "'Hot sauce'. Ooh..." Spike said reading the bottle as Pinkie Pie poured some on a cup cake and ate it. "What? It's good!" Pinkie Pie said with a mouth full.

*Later that night, upstairs*

Twilight groan as the music down stairs continued to play. "Hey Twilight! Pinkie Pie's starting 'pin the tail on the pony'! Wanna play?" Aurora said as she and Spike came into her room. "No! All the ponies in this town are crazy! Do you know what time it is?!" Twilight said from her bed. "It's the eve of the Summer Sun Celebration. Everypony has to stay up, or they'll miss the Princess raise the sun! You really should lighten up, Twilight. It's a party!" Spike said as he lifted the lamp shade he had on his head and walked back into the party room. "Ugh, here I thought I'd have time to learn about the Elements of Harmony but, silly me, all this ridiculous friend-making has kept me from it! 'Legend has it that on the longest day of the thousandth year, the stars will aid in her escape, and she will bring about everlasting night.' I hope the Princess was right... I hope it really is just an old ponytale..." Twilight said as Aurora came and sat on her bed. "C'mon, Twilight, Aurora, it's time to watch the sunrise!" Spike said coming into the room again.

*Town Hall*

"Isn't this exciting? Are you excited, 'cause I'm excited, I've never been so excited- well, except for the time that I saw you walking into town and I went [deep gasp] but I mean really, who can top that?" Pinkie Pie said coming up to Twilight with Spike on her back and Princess Aurora standing beside her as the birds started to sing. "Fillies and gentlecolts, as mayor of Ponyville, it is my great pleasure to announce the beginning of the Summer Sun Celebration!" Mayor Mare said as the ponies started to cheer. "In just a few moments, our town will witness the magic of the sunrise, and celebrate this, the longest day of the year! And now, it is my great honor to introduce to you the ruler of our land, the very pony who gives us the sun and the moon each and every day, the good, the wise, the bringer of harmony to all of Equestria..." Mayor Mare said continuing her speech. "Ready?" Fluttershy asked her birds. "...Princess Celestia!" Mayor Mare said as Rarity pulled the curtains open to show no pony standing there. "Huh?" Rarity said as she looked to where Princess Celestia was supposed to be. "This can't be good" Twilight said. "Remain calm, everypony, there must be a reasonable explanation!" Mayor Mare said trying to calm everypony down. "Ooh, ooh, I love guessing games! Is she hiding?" Pinkie pie asked as she jumped up and down. "She's gone!" Rarity said.

"Ooh, she's good" Pinkie Pie said. Pinkie Pie screamed as a dark purple missed appeared. "Oh no... Nightmare Moon!" Twilight said as Aurora hid underneath Twilight. Spike fainted when a black alicon appeared. "Oh, my beloved subjects. It's been so long since I've seen your precious, little sun-loving faces" Nightmare Moon said looked at all of the ponies. "What did you do with our Princess?!" Rainbow Dash asked as she got ready to fly to Nightmare Moon. "Whoa there, Nelly..." Applejack said as she grabbed Rainbow Dash's tail. "Why, am I not royal enough for you? Don't you know who I am?" Nightmare Moon asked lighting. "Ooh, ooh, more guessing games! Um, Hokey Smokes! How about... Queen Meanie! No! Black Snooty, Black Snooty-" Pinkie Pie said as Applejack put an apple in Pinkie's mouth. "Does my crown no longer count now that I have been imprisoned for a thousand years? Did you not recall the legend? Did you not see the signs?" Nightmare Moon asked as she got in Fluttershy and Rarity's faces. "I did. And I know who you are. You're the Mare in the Moon – Nightmare Moon!" Twilight said as the ponies gasped around her. "Well well well, somepony who remembers me. Then you also know why I'm here" Nightmare Moon said. "You're here to... to..." Twilight said. "Remember this day, little ponies, for it was your last. From this moment forth, the night will last forever!" Nightmare Moon said laughing.

TO BE CONTINUED.