The Astral-Light in Equestria

by madoro2010

Madoro Sindragon has lead a tough life. He has crash landed on a back water planet, and now he meets this small purple unicorn who asks him if he would like to go to a festival with her. The strange part about it, is that Madoro senses that he has met this pony before. While on the planet he meets five other ponies who he also senses he has met before. This is chapter 2 of a saga.

1. Chapter 1

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic

The Legacy of Madoro Sindragon

A Fan Fiction by Michael Schiffgens

Season 1: A Man's Purpose Restored

Chapter 1: So this is Equestria Part 1

"By Kyzor could things get any worse" roared Madoro Sindragon

It had been 5 days since he had passed through that wormhole and found himself stranded in some back water part of the universe with only maneuvering engines, and life support. Now the ships Dharma star core was collapsing in on itself.

"Why in the fell did I ever go through that wormhole in the first place" though Madoro. Oh remembered why, he had 10 Darkonaughts on his tail trying to blast him to Aether-line. But that was not the only reason. Near the end when all of the ships were surrounding him and all he could think of was how much draft was there really in Aether-line, a wormhole in space opened up in front of the ships blocking any further route forward.

The Darkonaught ships immediately turned around and entered cosmo-space to escape, and Madoro was about to do the same thing. However as he was about to activate the stellar jump an intense feeling in the cosmos swept over him. Dharma often sent him hidden missions or objectives that he was meant to fulfill, but this feeling was stronger than all the others combined. As he stared into the vortex he sensed that there was something on the other end of the wormhole, he sensed that it was his fate to travel through the vortex,that something was waiting for him on the other side. So he disabled the stellar jump and drove full speed into the wormhole.

As soon as he entered the maelstrom his ship began to rip and yarn violently, Over and over again the ship rolled and rolled in that swirling cone of multi-colored energy. Swirls of energy of every different color surrounded the ship, dancing back and forth almost as if they had a will of their own. All around him the ships various systems started to fail one by one. First the comm-link next the weapon systems then the shields and finally to Madoros annoyance the bathroom. For what seemed like hours the ship was tossed around like a piece of drift wood in the tide until the ships structural frame was starting to buckle inward from so much shakeing. Madoro could not believe that the Dharma would truly have this be his fate. He let out a battle cry as loud as he could all his anger, frustration, despair in that one shout. Just as he thought that the ship's hull was about to split open and with it his life, the ship stopped shaking. He could see no more multi-colored lights, there weren't any swirls of energy, only the blackness of space and the tiny twinkling dots of the stars.

With that moment Madoro realized that he had made it through the wormhole. He could have danced all night and sung every song he knew he was so astatic, but he was so tired from his ordeal that he was only able to mutter a couple of words.

"Luck of Astral-Light " huffed Madoro

Then he gave into the exhaustion that had taken over his body and he remembered nothing more.

When Madoro awoke he found that his ship was drifting in space, without even the maneuvering thrusters working to keep the ship stable. He took a quick glance around his ship and a pang of realization came over him. His ship had almost been ripped asunder and he had no idea where in the bloody hell he was. Quickly he checked his navigational guide, and found to his shock that the wormhole had taken him to the center of the galaxy, approximately 50 million light years from where he entered the wormhole. In that part of space he noticed there was only one solar system. It contained 6 planets but it seemed only one of them could support life. He brought the planet up on his monitor and he determined it was his best shot for repairing his ship and getting back home. However as he stared at the screen the planet before him seemed familiar, like he had been to it before in his travels. It had one massive continent on it and was surrounded by a permeable cloud layer.

"But how could that be?" pondered Madoro, "I have never been to this part of space before".

However he still couldn't ignore the feeling he had that he had been to the planet before, and in the moment a name came to his mind.

"Equestria" though Madoro.

Well whether he had been there or not it was his best chance at survival . So he inspected his ship and found that the stellar jump was damaged. So using Dharma to move his tools in the way he wanted, he repaired the maneuvering engines and started the 6 hour journey it would take him to arrive at the planet.

All of that wouldn't make any difference if the Dharma star core exploded on him. The planet was in visual range but over the last couple of hours the core had started to deteriorate on him.

"The ship must have taken more of a beating than I originally though" growled Madoro

Now that he was within range he studied the planet closely and found it to be exactly as the computer described it. There was only a single continent on the planet and the rest of the planet was surrounded by ocean and a dense cloud layer. However all of this fascination of looking on this world was immediately replaced with frustration when he discovered that his landing gear was damaged and he would be crash landing into the planet.

Knowing that if the Dharma star core was to explode he would not be living to repair his ship anyway, Madoro ran to the core and attempted to perform a ritual that would turn the power core into a tiny cosmocite gemstone. With the star core gone Madoro would never escape the planet he was about to crash into, but by turning the core into a gemstone he would slowly be able to add more and more Dharma energy into the crystal. As the days went by, the gemstone would be glutted enough with energy to be harnessed as a power source once more.

As he opened the Dharma chamber in front of him he could see the star core slowly folding in on itself, like a snake eating its own tail until there is nothing more to eat and it dies. He held out his hands and with all the concentration he could muster he focused on the power core. While his eyes were closed he began speaking the incantation that the ritual required. When he opened his eyes he could see a faintish azure glow surround the otherwise white core, the glow was compressing the core making it smaller. Once the core was at an appropriate size, the blue glow completely surrounded the core and a flash of blue light exploded from inside it. As the light dissipated Madoro was looking at a small gem stone, the technique worked, the star core had become a cosmocite gem, like how a piece of coal turns into a diamond under constant heat and pressure. He grabbed the newly made gemstone and brought it with him up to the cock pit.

Madoro was now entering the gravitational pull of the planet, the hull of his ship turning red hot as it passed through the different layers of the planet's atmosphere. As he saw himself crashing towards the surface of the planet only one though went through his head.

"If I am going down, I'm going down as a warrior and not as a stupid ship pilot" Madoro said adamantly

With some concentration and a roll of his shoulders he conjured his armor onto his body. Ah his armor, every time he looked at it he felt a pang of pride in his chest. Plate boots that went up and pass his shins were what garbed his legs, a pair of titanium knee pads so that he could hook someone if needed to. A simple pair of plate leggings that ended right above the knee pads for flexibility, with utility pockets to hold his light sabers. He wore a plate cuirass where the arms stopped right before the shoulders for extra flexibility, but the insignia embossed on the cuirasses front was what made it stand out. It was the image of a massive shield and at the bottom of the shield were a pair of interlocked stellar swords like the ones that he wore at his side. Plate Gauntlets were what covered his hands and these were a gift from his seifu Lord Irugan. They were made from the core of a white dwarf, making them light and sturdy enough that he could wield his blades fluidly without being inhibited by weight. He wore no helmet as he believed that if you can't protect your head in a fight than you shouldn't be allowed on the battlefield. Over his shoulders were a set of simple plate pauldrons that didn't extend far pass his shoulder. All of his armor was a blackish-grey color and each piece of armor had embossed on it a certain battle that he had fought in, and to Madoro it was his way of telling his story.

He opened the secret compartment in his cuirass and inserted the cosmocite gemstone to keep it safe. By this time Madoro could see the ground fast approaching him. As he looked out his front viewer he could see the planet was green and lush and looked full of life. And when he looked out of his side viewer he could swear that he saw a town in the distance. But he couldn't think any more on these matters, he braced for impact as his ship was barreling toward the green earth. As the ship impacted on the ground, Madoro was once again jarred and buckled around in his ship, but he had strapped himself into his seat so he wasn't bouncing about all over the ship. The ship continued to skid across the ground for what seemed like minutes until it finally stopped in what looked like an open field in some country side. As Madoro opened his eyes to see if he was still alive he was so relieved, he took one look around the inside of his ship and with what little energy he had left he sighed.

"Dam this is going to be a heck of a wreck for me to fix" and then he let exhaustion take him.

He must not have been out for long because for him what seemed instantly after he passed out he sensed a presence rapidly approaching his ship. Using his Dharma powers he reached out to read the mind of this individual to determine if they were a threat. But when he did touch the mind of the approaching presence he sensed a familiarity about it, as if he had met this person before.

"That is impossible, I've never been to this planet before" though Madoro

But as his mind connected with this individual a bright flash of pure light blinded Madoro, he felt as those his vary essence was being pulled from his body. The sensation of the experience was causing all the veins in his neck and his arms to almost burst forth from his skin, and his body was convulsing . When the light faded and Madoro opened his eyes he saw that he was looking on his ship from the outside. Madoro was a tall person at about 6 foot 9 inches, but the eyes he was looking through belonged to someone who was only 3 and a half maybe 4 feet tall tops.

"No, not someone some animal" though Madoro.

He realized this when he tried to shift his two feet and he discovered he was actually standing on four. Plus they were not feet he was standing on but…..hoofs? As he furthered his investigation of the individual he realized whoever this was, possessed a highly intellectual mind, with a hunger for more knowledge. Upon further investigation he noticed this individual had a deep connection to a greater power, such in the way Madoro himself had a deep connection with the cosmic powers.

As Madoro blinked once more, he found himself sitting in his flight chair inside his ship.

"What in the fell just happened" though a confused Madoro.

Did he just see through the eyes and feel through the body of whoever was outside the ship? Well in either case he needed to get off his ship and he already determined whatever was outside was not a threat, so he undid his belt and opened up the cock pit of his ship.

As the cock pit opened he got his first look of the individual whose eyes he looked through. What he saw was what looked like a young pony, but upon closer inspection he noticed a small horn right in the middle of its fore head.

"Not a young pony, a young unicorn" though Madoro

It was one of the most interesting creatures Madoro had ever seen in his life. The unicorn had a light purple coat, what looked like purple and magenta hair that fell to about three-quarters down its neck, and deep violet eyes. But the most unique feature about the unicorn was the mark that was on the side of its right flank. The mark looked like a magenta colored six pointed star with three smaller white stars above it and three small white stars below it. The unicorn was looking right at him, and Madoro could see that intelligence, confusion, wonder, and a little bit of fear was in her eyes.

"Her?" Madoro thought to himself.

"How in the fell do you know it's a her?"

And yet at the same time Madoro couldn't shake the feeling that he did know that it was a her. As he looked down on the young unicorn a strange wave of nostalgia flowed over him. He did feel like he knew who this was, and he had a strong feeling that he had meet this unicorn somewhere before. And in that moment a name came to Madoro's head, and he knew with all the certainty in the universe that it was the name of the unicorn standing in front of him.

Since the unicorn seemed so transfixed on him, Madoro figured he would be the first one to speak, and his first words were.

"Ummm…hi their Twilight Sparkle" said Madoro

Twilight Sparkle raced to where she though the object had crashed from out of the sky. She had been asked by her tutor Princess Celestia to check on the preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration, and she needed to determine if the fallen celestial body posed any threat to the festival.

She had barely gotten off the train from Canterlot with her assistant the dragon Spike, when she saw what looked like a meteor or a star falling from the sky right outside of Ponyville.

"What in the world of Equestria is that Twilight?" asked Spike

Twilight had no idea but she had to figure out what it was.

"Spike, wait right here I'm going to check it out real quick" said Twilight

"Be careful Twilight" pleaded Spike as Twilight starting running in the direction of the crash.

Twilight planned to be careful, but at the same time she was overcome with curiosity with what had fallen from the sky, she had read about meteors and other celestial bodies falling from the sky but she had never been able to inspect one up close and was filled with the fascination of studying such an object up close.

When she arrived at the crash site and peered at the object, she noticed that it wasn't a meteor at all. It looked like a giant bird with wings and a tail, but it looked like it was made out of metal like the suits of armor that Celestia's personal guard wore. As she drew closer she sensed a presence touching her mind. She attempted to repel the presence but when it touched her mind a bright flash of light clouded her vision. As she opened her eyes she found that she wasn't looking at the giant bird from the outside but from the inside. She was looking at a bunch of different knobs and buttons and what looked like a blank screen in front of her. When she tried to move her four hooves she found that she wasn't standing on four legs but only two and they weren't hooves at all but something she could not describe. She also realized that she was only standing on her back two legs and her two front legs were farther up her body. They were long and muscular and ended not with hoofs but five bony tendrils. Furthermore she sensed that whoever this was possessed a bond with a power much like as she did with magic, but a far deeper bond than she could ever imagine of achieving. Looking deeper she could tell that whoever this was had a great sense of honor about them, and a need to protect others at the cost of their own life. However on the flip side they were possessed with an anger that caused them to lash out at others and a sadness that seemed to be eating away their very soul.

When Twilight blinked again see noticed that she was once again looking outside of the ship again and that the male inside was about to come out.

"Ship, what in Equestria is a ship?" pondered Twilight

"Also how in the world do you even know that whoever is in there is a male?" though Twilight

But for some reason she was certain that it was called a ship and that the occupant inside was a male and more importantly not of this world.

As the ships front opened she took her first sight of the male. He was tall, perhaps even taller than Celestia. He was wearing a suit of armor like the ones that Celestia's guards would wear, and yet it was blackish grey and embossed with different motifs on each part of the armor. The biggest one was on his chest, it was a shield with two strange beams criss-crossing one another at the bottom. He had no coat, and a short light brown mane that ended at the back of his head with the front of his mane being spiky. His eyes were a deep azure blue and his entire form was lean but muscular.

As she stared at him a wave of nostalgia swept over her. Twilight felt as if she knew who this was as if she had met him before. But the problem was she had never seen this creature before, so how could she possible know who this was? But deep inside her she knew him, and in that moment a name came to her and by all the powers of magic in Equestria she knew that it was his name.

As she was still staring at him he spoke to her and he said "umm…..hi their Twilight Sparkle"

For a moment she couldn't believe that he knew her name but after a short second of recovery she responded "uhh…...hello there Madoro Sindragon".

Madoro couldn't believe it, the young unicorn even knew his name as much as he knew hers, so he decided to ask, "do you get the feeling as though we have met before?"

Twilight answered "ye-yes I do, for some reason I feel as though we have become acquainted with each other already".

Madoro felt the same way, but right now he had to figure out how he was going to repair his ship and how he was going to explain himself to Twilight without frightening her.

" Look, I mean you no harm, I have crash landed here and I will not be able to leave until I have repaired my ship, so is there anything that you need help with or should I just say a-duo and get on with fixing my ship?" asked Madoro

Twilight was a little put off with his aggressive attitude but after looking into his mind she realized that this was how he usually acted. However if her suspicions about Nightmare Moon returning were correct than having Madoro around would not be a bad idea. From what she sensed about him he was not only a fighter, but he was incredibly powerful. Powerful enough to hold Nightmare Moon at bay until she could learn enough about the elements of harmony to send Nightmare Moon back into the moon if she showed up.

"The Summer Sun Celebration is happening tomorrow, it's the biggest celebration in all of Equestria. Would you like to help me get all the preparations in order and enjoy the festival with me?" asked Twilight.

Madoro looked at her with curiosity; he could sense from her that she had ulterior motives for wanting him to come along. For instance fighting this big bad Nightmare Moon thing if it showed up to bring about some kind of apocalypse crap or something like that. But on the other hand he hadn't had a chance to stretch his arms and legs in battle for a little while and he wasn't going to be going anywhere till his ship was finished. Also he could learn more about why Twilight seemed so familiar to him. So perhaps this celebration was just the relaxation that he needed.

"Sure why not, I'm not going anywhere anyway" sighed Madoro

With that he jumped out of his ship and landed right next to Twilight and asked "shall we?"

Twilight responded with "Yes, but first we have to pick up my assistant Spike from the train station".

"Lead the way" said Madoro, and with Twilight on his left the two of them walked together away from his wrecked ship and down the road to the train station.

As the pair arrived at the train station Madoro had a chance to look around at the towns inhabitants. Every single inhabitant was some type of horse like creature whether they were unicorn, pegasi, or "earth pony" as Twilight told him. As they were walking around Madoro brought up a point to Twilight.

"It interests me greatly that I am not being stared at that much" commented Madoro

"Why is that?" asked Twilight

"Well let's see, I'm walking on two feet, my body is almost completely covered in armor, I have no coat or mane, and instead of hoofs I have hands with fingers" said Madoro

" Around the time of the Summer Sun Celebration many strange wonders come from all over Equestria, every pony thinks you are just another one of those wonders, oh look there's Spike" explained Twilight.

She pointed to a small dragon; he was purple in color with a crown of scales that was a light lime green. As they approached the young dragon, he turned around and said "There you are Twilight, I was starting to think you had gotten…." said Spike, and then he spotted Madoro.

As Madoro looked down at the little dragon he could tell that the little fire breather was filled with fear and concern so to lighten the mood he spoke to him.

"Kalar Manar, young dragon"

Spikes eyes flashed with sudden recognition and some of the fear left his eyes. "You know how to speak dragon?" squeaked Spike.

"It's not just the dragon language, but yeah" said Madoro.

"Spike, this is what fell out of the sky, his name is Madoro and he's here to help us get the festival ready" said Twilight.

"Oh, well than welcome to Equestria, I sure hope we get more of a chance to talk to one another as soon as the festival is over" said Spike.

"I can hardly wait, so Twilight what's on the agenda for this festival prepping business?" asked Madoro.

" Well, we need to check on catering for the event, making sure the sky is clear of clouds, decorations are prepared, and that the music is ready to play when the festival starts. The caters are the closest, so I say we start their" said Twilight.

"Sky is cleared of clouds? Well whatever let us get to it" harrumphed Madoro.

"Then it's off to Sweet Apple Acres" said Twilight.

As they approached Sweet Apple Acres, Madoro could see that there were apple trees as far as the eye could see. Rows upon rows of them were spanning the entire field. As they approached the barn of the apple fields they were approached by a pony with an orang-ish coat, a blondish mane, and wearing a brown ten gallon hat. On her right flank were three apples in the shape of a triangle.

As she approached Twilight said "Hello there I'm Twilight Sparkle and I'm here to check upon the catering for the Summer Sun Celebration"

The earth pony grabbed Twilights hoof and starting shaking it saying "Well howdy-doo Miss Twilight, a pleasure to make your acquaintance".

Again a strange sense of nostalgia swept over Madoro for he felt as if he knew this pony as well, and as she turned to face him she looked him up and down like a farmer inspecting a prized crop.

"Well I'll be, aren't you a unique critter, what might your name be?" she asked

"Name's Madoro Sindragon, yours is Applejack right?" asked Madoro

"Yer right partner but if yeah don't mind me asking, how did you know my name?" asked a confused Applejack

"Just a guess, so how's that food coming along?" asked Madoro

"Well we'll be ready for the festival, but how bout you three try some of the food first, soups on every pony" said Applejack.

"Well we really need to get…" Twilight started to explain, but before she could say another word Applejack grabbed her and Twilight grabbed Madoro and they were brought to a clearing where an entire old fashioned western party was happening. There must have been forty to fifty ponies all wearing western gear and all with different colored manes and coats, as they were brought to the gathering they were stood in front of a table of food with three other ponies.

" This is Apple Bloom my little sister, Big Macintosh my brother, Granny Smith my Granny, and the entire Apple family come far and wide for a big family shindig " Applejack proclaimed proudly.

Applebloom was a small philly with a blonde coat and red hair; where as Big Mac was a big stallion with a red coat and blondish hair. Granny Smith was an old earth pony with a green coat and white hair. All at once every pony there said "howdy their partners" all except the one named Macintosh who just said " yep". They were sat in front of a table with all kinds of apple dishes. Apple pie, apple cider, apple cupcakes, apple cakes, and a big pot of boiling stew. They sat there and ate brunch for what felt like hours when finally they left the apple family promising them they would see them all at the festival.

As they were walking down the road Madoro told Twilight "Well that seemed to take more time than it really needed, I'm going to need to lift a mountain a couple of times to work off all that food".

"You said it, now we have to head into town and check on the clouds and the decorations" said Twilight.

"Come on yall lets go make some fried chicken and look at my truck it's the country thing to do, he he" though Madoro.

He did not notice it but once he thought that, Twilight looked up at him with confusion written all over her face.

As the three of them entered town Madoro got his first look at Ponyville. The town seemed very busy but then again the festival was about to happen. There were ponies of all different species doing their shopping and getting their houses ready for the festival. All in all Ponyville looked like a very nice and peaceful place to call home Madoro though, if he didn't have to leave he might come to enjoy this place.

As they were near the edge of town they looked up and saw a Pegasus clearing clouds for the festival. Or that's what she was somewhat doing in between doing aerial acrobatics.

As the Pegasus got closer to them Madoro got a good look at this Pegasus. She had a sky blue coat, and what looked like a rainbow colored mane. On her right flank was a mark of a rainbow colored lightning bolt erupting out of a cloud. And today must be a day of deja-vu because he also felt as if he knew this pony as well.

"Wow, that pony has a hair due that a fried out hippy at Woodstock would get" though Madoro.

Twilight looked up at him in confusion then addressed the flying Pegasus.

"Excuse me but aren't you supposed to be clearing the clouds from the sky for the festival, it looks like you have barely done anything" said Twilight

"Don't worry about it; I'm just practicing some of my awesome moves to show the Wonderbolts at the festival. Once they see how awesome I am they will definitely let me join there troupe. Once I'm done practicing I will have these clouds done in ten seconds flat" exclaimed the Pegasus proudly.

She stopped for a second when she saw Madoro. She flew right down next to him and began flying around him looking him over head to toe.

"Wow I've never seen one of you before in Equestria and I've been all over the place, what are you called?" asked the Pegasus

" Madoro Sindragon, and your Rainbow Dash right?" asked Madoro

"Wow how did you know that?" asked Rainbow Dash " But then again I'm so amazing I'm not surprised you know who I am, and since you do let me show you how fast I can clear these clouds" she chortled.

She almost flew faster than the eye could see, kicking and grabbing clouds out of the way and when she came to the last cloud it was almost as grey as Madoros armor, she stepped on it a couple of times and allowed all the rain out of it. The only problem was that Madoro, Twilight, and Spike were standing right under it.

Soaking wet Madoro sighed "14 seconds, got to be faster than that".

"Oh sorry about that, here let me fix this for you" said Rainbow Dash.

She flew around the three of them creating a tornado making them dry, but then their hair exploded into frills and curls.

"Twilight looks like the bride of Frankenstein, and I look like Zeifer Starmesiter" though Madoro.

"I got to run but I can't wait to hang out with you guys some more" exclaimed Rainbow Dash. And with that she was off into the sky.

The next stop on the list was checking on the decorations for the festival. They visited the town hall where they saw a white coated unicorn with a purple curled mane. She also had a mark on her right flank but it was in the design of three gems arranged in a triangle. Dharma must have been really flowing strong through him today because again here was another pony that he recognized from somewhere.

"Excuse me how are the decorations coming along?" asked Twilight

"Well a couple more ribbons, maybe some more bows and it will be just fabulous" cooed the unicorn

"Speaking of which who is…." said the unicorn. As she turned around she seemed shocked by how Twilight and Madoro looked and continued talking.

"Good heavens darlings, what ever happened to your coiffures?" asked the unicorn

As she finished saying that she eyed Madoro up and down but she was looking not really at him as a new creature she had never seen before, but he could tell she was more intent on inspecting his armor.

"Well what an interesting specimen of complete battle protection. I just wish it wasn't blackish-grey, it is definitely not your color" sighed the unicorn. As she was pacing around Madoro inspecting his armor tapping it, scraping, and eventually biting it.

"Eh easy on the armor, it's difficult to fix" protested Madoro

"Oh, of course my curiosity got the better of me, but tell me who you and what is that magnificent specimen of archaic defense made of" asked the unicorn

" The boots, knee plates, leggings and cuirass are titanium, but these gauntlet's are made from the core of a white dwarf star, my name is Madoro Sindragon and yours is Rarity right?" asked Madoro.

Rarity looked like she was soaking all of that information in until she finally answered with "Well yes, yes it is but how do you know my name and how did you get such a pair of what did you call them, gauntlets?" asked Rarity.

"I had a feeling one, and two they were a gift from my seifu, or master as you would say it" explained Madoro.

"Oh, well I can't have the two of you walking around Ponyville with such disheveled hair do's, come with me to my parlor and we will fix you up right away" insisted Rarity.

As they followed behind Rarity, Madoro took a look at Spike. The young dragon had not taken his eyes off Rarity the entire time they were with her. He chuckled to himself he knew that look in the dragon's eyes; he was infatuated with the young seamstress.

"The boy has a beam of lights chance in the Fell with that girl" though Madoro

Again Madoro didn't notice but Twilight looked up again at him her eyes full of confusion. As they approached Rarities boutique Madoro noticed it looked like a circus tent crossed with a seamstresses shop. As Rarity told Madoro to wait, Rarity got to work on Twilights hair.

" I appreciate all the things you are trying to do for us Rarity but we have to continue our job of making sure all the preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration are ready, there is still a lot to look into and back in Canterlot they already have…." explained Twilight but before she could finish Rarity said " Your from Canterlot, oh than I must do a first class job on your hair, to think one of mwa's designs walking the streets in Canterlot, it will be a massive boom for my business. Now let us see use ribbons no that's so last season. Bows maybe; no that won't do now. Ohhh how about these; no so old fashioned." cooed Rarity

As Rarity was busy looking through her supplies, Twilight looked pleadingly over at Madoro. He moved his eyes in the direction of the door and she nodded. Quietly and with Madoro grabbing the enamored Spike by the tail they exited the shop.

When the trio was outside Madoro focused on his hair and used the Dharma energies around him to return his and Twilights hair to normal. After thanking him they continued down the road. Twilight tells Madoro the last item on the list is music for the celebration so they head for a field on the outskirts of Ponyville. Upon the road they see another young Pegasus this one with a blonde coat and a pink mane, and the mark on her left flank was on the symbol of three butterfly's flying in unison. As they approached her they could see that she was conducting a bunch of birds in singing and they were singing magnificently.

"Hello there, your birds sound amazing and they would be prefect for the celebration, I'm Twilight Sparkle" said Twilight.

"Umm…thank you…. I'm…I'm" stuttered the Pegasus. Madoro once again could not shake the feeling that once again he had meet this pony somewhere before. But before he could think about it further the young Pegasus saw Spike gasped and immediately started to hug him.

"Oh I have never seen a baby dragon before, he's just so adorable" she said excitedly.

"Ummm… my name is" she began to say but then Madoro said "Fluttershy right?"

The young Pegasus looked shocked as if she hadn't noticed him before and flew as fast as she could behind a tree. She poked her head out from behind the tree and in a shaky voice said "Y-yes but how do you know, and what are you if you don't mind me asking?"

"I had a hunch, and two; I'm an astral-light" explained Madoro.

"Is that some kind of new animal?" asked Fluttershy.

"No, I'm a defender, come out from behind the tree I don't bite." sighed Madoro.

Fluttershy came out from behind the tree and stood in front of the three of them, this time not stuttering all over the place but still looking at the birds to make sure they were alright.

"Heh, PETAs biggest supporter right here, he he" though Madoro.

Once again Twilight looked up at Madoro with confusion all over her face.

"So that's everything that's on the list what do we do next?" asked Madoro.

"Now we go inspect the place Spike and I will be staying at, Golden Oaks Library in the center of town." said Twilight.

"Umm may I come with you please?" asked Fluttershy.

"Sure the more the merrier" sighed Twilight.

As they entered the center of town Madoro saw the library. It looked like a giant tree that had a balcony, and windows in the trunk of the tree, it was a house tree. As they entered the door in the tree they were greeted with an explosion of ribbon, confetti, and zippers. In the middle of it was a pony with a light pink coat and a heavier pink mane. The mark on her right flank was three balloons one blue and two yellow and what a shocker Madoro felt as though he knew this pony as well.

"Hi their; I'm..." she started to say but Madoro said "Pinkie Pie right?"

"Yes, Yes, Yes, I threw this party for you did I surprise you, did I? did I? Huh huh huh?" asked an excited Pinkie Pie.

"Yes you did certainly surprise us" said a taken aback Twilight

"Yay, Yay, YAY, I was so happy to see a new pony and a new… well I have no idea at all what you are but something new in town and I wanted to throw this welcome party for you, so drink some punch, have some cake and lets have fun, fun fun!" shouted Pink Pie all the while hopping around in circles.

"Wow, she has got more energy in her than someone who has shot pure adrenaline into their arm" though Madoro.

Once more Twilight looked up at Madoro with confusion on her face right as the two of them drank some punch from a cup. There was something off about the punch, it tasted hot, getting hotter, now really getting hot.

"Oh that's some really hot, hot sauce I like it" commented Madoro.

Twilight went running out of the house with her mane bursting into flame. She felt like she was going to die until Madoro came up from behind her, scooped her up and before she could say anything he put his hand to the back of her neck. Instantly she could feel the burning sensation moving out of her and somehow moving into Madoro. As she turned around to look at him, Madoros eyes were closed in concentration and then they flashed opened and he let loose a stream of flame out of his mouth and into the sky almost searing some Pegasi that were flying by.

"Better?" asked Madoro when he was done.

"Y-yes, thank you" said Twilight.

"Don't mention it" said Madoro.

They made their way back into the house, and after the party Madoro asked Twilight if he could meditate in the corner because he said his kind don't sleep. Twilight agreed and when Madoro was sitting cross-legged on the carpet she went up to her bed and collapsed into it.

"Oh what a day, making friends the entire day has left me absolutely no time to learn about the Elements of Harmony. I guess Princess Celestia really does believe Nightmare Moon is just some old ponies' tale after all. Well at least if she does show up there is a contingency plan in place to hold her off until I can find the elements" thought Twilight.

She fell to sleep in her bed but Madoro cocked an eye open at her and gave a small grunt before he went back into his meditation.

At night fall all the ponies including Madoro, Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie were standing in front of the town hall waiting for the festival to start when Mayor Mare steps out of the town hall proclaiming " My fellow Ponies the Summer Sun Celebration will commence soon, but Princess Celestia is absent so we must wait for her arrival" said the Mayor. Then all of the sudden from behind the mayor of path of green smoke enveloped the crowd and out of the smoke stepped out a very evil looking pony. Her coat was jet black from head to toe, her mane was a wisp of black and blue vapors, her eyes were pale blue, she wore a helmet over her head, and she had a pair of jet black bat wings that sprouted from her back. And the moment she emerged all the ponies in the crowd started to cower.

"What, am I not royal enough for you, do you not know who I am" the pony demanded in an evil voice.

Rainbow Dash tried to charge at the mare but Applejack held her back right at the last minute. This must be the darkness that Madoro had been sensing when he arrived on this planet. This mare completely radiated with the power of the Nether-Fell.

"Oh, Oh, Oh I think it is, oh what is it, oh I know its" spewed Pinkie but she was interrupted by a cupcake shoved into her mouth by Applejack.

"She's the mare in the moon, Nightmare Moon" explained Twilight her voice shaking in fear.

Nightmare looked right at Twilight, Madoro gripped the side of his pocket where his stellar sword was, prepared to strike her should she attempt to hurt Twilight but instead she just smiled and spoke.

"I'm impressed young one, you know my name, tell me this do you know why I have come then?" cooed Nightmare Moon.

Madoro could see Twilight shaking with fear; she shut her mouth as quick as she could. Madoro knew she knew the answer, and from her he knew the answer as well.

"Night will be forever lasting and never again shall the sun rise in the sky" cried Nightmare Moon and with that she started cackling an evil cackle that he could tell was turning all the other ponies blood to ice, but to him all it did was activate his battle senses and with that he gave a very savage grin in her direction as he prepared for battle. Even with formidable lightning forming behind Nightmare Moons visage, all he could think about was fighting the powerful adversary that was standing before him.

Twilight was so scared she didn't know what to do, but then suddenly she felt another emotion and it was not coming from her. It was a desire, a burning desire to fight, to come to blows with Nightmare Moon and pummel her head into the ground. She looked up at where the emotion was coming from and she saw that Madoro had a grin on his face, a grin that would frighten any pony just as much as Nightmare Moon's cackle was frightening them now.

And with that his lips parted and he said one phrase.

"Finally something interesting happens" chortled Madoro.

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