The Great Mission is going quite smoothly, if I do say so myself. And I do. The Shadow Travel Rebellion is progressing beyond what I could imagine. Flim, Flam, and Trixie have been keeping an eye on Ponyville, and Gilda's been sending news from the south. All is going well. But I should probably start from the beginning.

I was a shy colt in Manehattan, where I grew up. Then those ponies came. One was a cold earth pony filly, named Pinkamena, another was a cruel pegasus filly called Shy, another was a rather underwhelmed earth pony filly they called Bloom, then, a depressed pegasus filly called Ditzy-or Derpy?- and her friend, a curious earth pony colt refered to as only "Doctor". Then there was that strange earth pony filly, with that kind smile, and a way to cheer anypony-except the ones she traveled with- up. Nessa, I believe? They helped me with a few issues I was having with my family, then just left. Said they were in a hurry. But, that very night, a pony in a black cloak appeared outside my window. "Cheese," it said. "I have an important mission for you. As soon as you can make an excuse, you have to run away from home. Go to Ponyville. It's the center of all of this. There, you should get your cutie mark. But, after that, you have to become a travler, no matter what. Gather others who travel. Salesponies, performers, or just plain wanderers, it doesn't matter. You have to build a strong relationship with each of them. Travel with them for a while, then part ways. But keep in contact. Tell them about this mission. Equestria is at war, even though it doesn't look it, and you need to build a group strong enough to oppose it. Your mission is to end the war. No matter what." And then, it disappeared. It wasn't hard to find an excuse. The very next day, a family member did something that could easily been seen as a reason to run away. So, I went to Ponyville, got my cutie mark, and got my little group together. It took a lot of time. I wasn't finished gathering them until a little before the next time I went to Ponyville. It was weird. That mare, Pinkie Pie, her voice got very familiar when she started talking more seriously... It's probably nothing. Anyway, after that, the rest of the Shadow Travel Rebellion and I started planning. Like the name? Trixie thought of it. Everything's going perfect. That war is soon gonna be... History. Eh, see what I did there? Yeesh, tough crowd. Right now, however, Gilda's been sending news of Lunar movement in the south. Another group has been sending news of Solar movement at Canterlot, and both seem to be headed towards the center. Looks like I found the location of our next meeting. Pack up, guys, we're going to... Ponyville.