My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Return of Nightmare Moon Pt. 1
A/N: Surprise! Turns out that I have some time before my opening shift at work, so I'm posting a new chapter this morning. I won't say much, only that Sunrise Blossom and Twilight Sparkle will be reunited in this chapter, and I hope you all get a good laugh out of it since I figured out a fun way to do it. As always, please let me know what you think of the story in your reviews.
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything from My Little Pony: Magic is Friendship. I just own any and all characters that I just happen create.
CHAPTER ONE: REUNION AND MAKING FRIENDS
After reading the full contents of the letter from Princess Celestia, Twilight Sparkle and Spike had packed their bags, which were sent ahead on the train, and they were now traveling to Ponyville by way of a chariot being pulled by two of the pegasus guards. Twilight Sparkle was in a bad mood and Spike was rereading the letter.
"My dear Twilight, there is more to a young pony's life than studying, so I'm sending you to supervise the preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration in this year's location: Ponyville," he read. "Sunrise Blossom is looking forward to seeing you and to help you out. "And, I have an even more essential task for you to complete: make some friends!" He glanced at the female unicorn when she let out an annoyed sign. "Look on the bright side, Twilight," he added. "Not only will you get to see your sister, but the Princess arranged for you to stay in a library. Doesn't that make you happy?"
Twilight Sparkle brightened at the thought of seeing her twin sister again, and the thought of staying in a library made her even happier. "Yes, yes it does," she agreed. "You know why? Because I'm right! I'll check on the preparations as fast as I can, then get to the library to find some proof of Nightmare Moon's return, and Sunrise Blossom can help me with the research."
"Then…when will you make friends, like the Princess said?" Spike wondered as they began the descent toward the town below.
"She said to check on preparations," Twilight Sparkle corrected her assistant as the chariot landed in the center of Ponyville. "I am her student, and I'll do my royal duty, but the fate of Equestria does not rest on me making friends." She and Spike exited the chariot and the royal guards whinny. "Thank you, sirs," she told them and they nodded before flying back into the sky to return to Canterlot.
Spike knew that Twilight Sparkle was dedicated to following the Princess' orders, but he was worried that she wasn't interested in making friends. "Maybe the ponies in Ponyville have interesting things to talk about," he suggested as they began walking. "Come on, Twilight, just try!"
Twilight Sparkle rolled her eyes and crossed paths with a pink pony. "Um…hello?" she said politely, and blinked when the pony let out a prolonged gasp before running away. "Well, that was interesting all right," she said sarcastically and the baby dragon sighed. "Come on, let's find the Starlight Apothecary and meet up with Sunrise Blossom."
After walking for a way, they soon came upon the Apothecary, which looked even more beautiful then in the photos that Sunrise Blossom had sent in her letters, and when they entered the building, they were greeted by the smells of various ingredients.
Twilight Sparkle looked around with approval at how well organized everything was and then approached the counter. "Hello? Sunrise, are you here?"
`"Just a moment,"` said the voice of her twin sister from the back room. `"I'll be right- uh oh!"`
Recognizing the alarm in her sister's voice, Twilight Sparkle moved around the counter and started for the back room with Spike right behind her when there was an explosion that sent a figure flying out, and all three went tumbling across the floor as reddish smoke began bellowing out of the back room.
"Sorry about that," Sunrise Blossom cough as she shook her mane out of her face, and her expression brightened despite the ash when she saw her twin sister and the baby dragon. "Twilight! Spike!"
"Hey, Sunrise Boom," Twilight Sparkle joked as they got up and exchanged hugs before using their magic to get rid of the smoke and the ash. "What were you doing back there?"
"Making a few extra firework potions for the celebration tomorrow," Sunrise Blossom explained sheepishly. "Guess that's what I get for rushing."
Twilight Sparkle chuckled, having forgotten how overexcited her twin could get when getting ready for a celebration. "Guess so," she agreed. "So, you know why Spike and I are in town?"
"Yeah, Princess Celestia sent word to me that you and Spike were finally coming here to help with the preparations," Sunrise Blossom confirmed, smiling slyly. "And that I'm suppose to make sure you actually make some friends," she added, earning a snort from her sister. "Twi, there's nothing wrong with making friends you know."
"I know, I know," Twilight Sparkle grumbled, wishing that they would get off the topic of friends. "But that might be pointless if what I suspect is going to happen is true."
Sunrise Blossom rolled her eyes. "I know, you're thinking that Nightmare Moon is going to resurface because of some myth."
"Sunny, tomorrow is going to be the longest day of the year, and I'm sure that I'm right," her twin insisted.
"Ok, ok, calm down, Twi," said Sunrise Blossom, deciding to humor her sister. "Come on, there's preparations for you to check on and I've got some deliveries to make at each location," she added, packing her bags before putting them on her back, and they left the Apothecary together.
Sunrise Blossom, Twilight Sparkle, and Spike walked along the road that lead out of town and the baby dragon checked the letter.
"Summer Sun Celebration official overseer's checklist," he read. "Number one, banquet preparations: Sweet Apple Acres."
"Sunny, didn't you stay at Sweet Apple Acres while the Apothecary was being restored?" Twilight Sparkle inquired.
"I did stay with the Apple family," Sunrise Blossom replied. "And I've been having sleepovers with Applejack every few weeks." 'I hope Applejack remembers our plan to make sure Twilight does make friends while she's here.' When she got that message from Princess Celestia, it had included a request to help her twin make some friends, and she knew that her friends would be perfect and they had made a plan in place.
"So, where is the farm?" Spike asked when they reached the top of a hill, and his jaw dropped when the farm and the apple groves came into view. "Whoa! That's a lot of apple trees."
Sunrise Blossom chuckled at their amazed expressions. "Yup, that's Sweet Apple Acres," she confirmed. "Come on, I'll introduce you both to Applejack." And she lead the way.
The trio entered the grounds just as Applejack ran past toward a tree filled with apples, spun in place, and she slammed her hind legs into the trunk of the tree, knocking the apples into a circle of baskets. "Yeehaw!"
Twilight Sparkle blinked while her sister snickered and then sighed. "Let's get this over with…" she grumbled as they walked over to the pony. "Good afternoon. My name is Twilight Sparkle-" she began.
"Well, howdy-doo, Miss Twilight, a pleasure makin' your acquaintance," said Applejack brightly, shaking her hoof. "I'm Applejack. We here at Sweet Apple Acres sure do like making new friends! Hey, Sunny, you got those pest control remedies?"
Sunrise Blossom nodded while her sister blinked again, taken aback by the greeting, and magically removed several bottles and several small bags from her bags. "Here they are, and some ingredients so you can make more of that special ointment for Granny Smith," she said, placing them in a nearby cart.
"Friends?" Twilight Sparkle repeated, finally regaining her voice. "Actually, I-"
"So, what can I do you for?" Applejack interrupted with a smile and both Spike and Sunrise Blossom snickered at the female unicorn's awkward expression.
Twilight Sparkle cleared her throat. "Well, I am in fact here to supervise preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration," she explained. "And you're in charge of the food?"
"We sure as sugar are!" said Applejack happily. "Would you care to sample some?" she offered.
Twilight Sparkle shrugged. "As long as it doesn't take too long…"
Beaming, Applejack ran over to a triangle and she began ringing it. "Soup's on, every pony!" She then hustled Twilight Sparkle over to a long table, and both Sunrise Blossom, who set her bags aside, and Spike joined them, looking forward to the upcoming actives. "Now, why don't I introduce y'all to the Apple family?"
"Thanks, but Sunrise and I really need to hurry-" Twilight Sparkle began, eager to get to the library to do more research about Nightmare Moon.
However they were immediately joined by all kinds of ponies and fillies, along with different kinds of apple-based foods, and Applejack introduced each member of the family. "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…" she took a deep breath and continued. "Big MacIntosh, Apple Bloom, and Granny Smith," she added, nodding to her grandmother, who was gradually making her way over. "Up'n'attem, Granny Smith, we got guests. Sunny's sister is here!"
"Wha..? Soup's on?" Granny Smith mumbled. "I'm up, here I come, ahm comin'…" And she soon joined the crowded table.
Applejack was beaming. "Why, I'd say you're already part of the family!" she commented.
Twilight Sparkle laughed nervously. "Okay, well, I can see the food situation is handled, so we'll be on our way."
"Aren't you gonna stay for brunch?" Apple Bloom asked sadly, her ears drooping since she'd been looking forward to meeting Sunrise Blossom's sister.
"Sorry," Twilight Sparkle apologized, "but we have an awful lot to do…" she then sighed when she saw their disappointed expressions. "…fine." And the whole Apple family cheered.
As the various family members began serving up food on plates, Sunrise Blossom and Applejack moved aside a little to compare notes.
"Well, I say phase one of our plan is working well," Applejack whispered, snickering.
"It is, and whether Twilight wants friends or not, she's gonna make friends by the time the celebration is over," Sunrise Blossom agreed, giggling. "Come on, let's get some of that food, I haven't had anything to eat since this morning."
"Right."
A few hours later, the trio left the farm and Spike was marking off the checklist as they headed back to town.
"Food's all taken care of," said the baby dragon cheerfully, "next is weather."
Twilight Sparkle groaned as they crossed the bridge. "Ugh… I ate too much pie…"
"Sorry about that, Twi," Sunrise Blossom apologized, "they do tend to make a lot of different kinds of apple-based foods."
"That's an understatement," Twilight Sparkle grumbled as they reached a clearing near the town, where they were suppose to met the pegasus in charge making making sure that the weather would be perfect for the celebration tomorrow.
Spike looked around. "Hmm, there's supposed to be a Pegasus pony named Rainbow Dash clearing the clouds."
"Rainbow Dash should be around here somewhere…hopefully," said Sunrise Blossom. 'Please don't let her be napping…again.'
Twilight Sparkle frowned at the scattering of white clouds still in the sky. "Well, she's not doing a very good job, is she?" she remarked when a rainbow blur suddenly knocked her into a puddle, and she sat up, covered in mud. "Nng."
"Rainbow Dash!" Sunrise Blossom yelped. "You just ran into my sister!"
Rainbow Dash flushed and laughed sheepish. "Uh, 'scuse me?"
Sunrise Blossom covered her face with her hoof while her twin glowered. "Rainbow…"
Still laughing sheepishly, Rainbow Dash flew into the sky to retrieve a gray cloud. "Lemme help you." She positioned it over Twilight Sparkle and she began jumping up and down on it, resulting in a large amount of water raining down and soaking the female unicorn. "Oops, I guess I overdid it," she admitted when she saw the results. "Um, uh, how about this? My very own patented Rain-Blow Dry!" She then zoomed around Twilight Sparkle, becoming a rainbow twister, and when she stopped, the unicorn was completely dry, and both her mane and her tail were extremely bushy. "No no. Don't thank me. You're quite welcome." And she burst out laughing, and so did Sunrise Blossom and Spike, falling over each other.
"Let me guess," Twilight Sparkle said sarcastically. "You're Rainbow Dash."
"The one and only," Rainbow Dash said proudly after calming down. "Why, has Sunny been telling you about me?"
"I heard you were supposed to be keeping the sky clear," said Twilight Sparkle, annoyed and sighed when her sister shot her a warning look. "I'm Twilight Sparkle, and the Princess sent me to check on the weather."
Rainbow Dash nodded, figuring that this was Sunrise Blossom's twin. "Yeah, yeah, that'll be a snap," she said confidently, rising into the air. "I'll do it in a jiffy. Just as soon as I'm done practicing."
"Practicing for what?" Twilight Sparkle asked, confused and her twin sighed.
"The Wonderbolts!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, her voice filled with excitement. "They're gonna perform at the Celebration tomorrow, and I'm gonna show 'em my stuff!"
"The Wonderbolts?" Twilight Sparkle repeated.
Rainbow Dash nodded happily. "Yep!"
"The most talented flyers in all of Equestria?" Twilight Sparkle guessed.
"That's them!" said the blue pegasus, thrilled.
Twilight Sparkle snorted and Sunrise Blossom had to fight back a laugh since she knew what her sister was up to. "Pfft! Please," she scoffed. "They'd never accept a Pegasus who can't even keep the sky clear for one measly day."
"Hey, I could clear this sky in ten seconds flat," Rainbow Dash protested.
Twilight Sparkle smirked. "Prove it."
Rising to the challenge, Rainbow Dash shot into the sky, taking out every single cloud and then returned to the ground. "Loop-de-loop around, and wham! What'd I say? Ten. Seconds. Flat," she announced and the sky was completely clear. "I'd never leave Ponyville hanging." She chuckled at Twilight Sparkle's amazed expression and Sunrise Blossom was snickering. "You should see the look on your face. Ha! You're a laugh, Twilight Sparkle. I can't wait to hang out some more." She then took off into the sky.
"Wow, she's amazing!" Spike exclaimed, impressed.
"That's Rainbow Dash for you," Sunrise Blossom agreed.
"Yeah, real impressive," Twilight Sparkle grumbled and stalked off, and both her sister and the baby dragon hurried to catch up with her.
"Wait up, Twi!"
"Wait! It's kinda pretty once you get used to it!"
Catching up with Twilight Sparkle, Sunrise Blossom showed them the way to town hall, where the celebration was going to be held to check up on the decorations. They entered the main doors, just as Spike checked off the weather on the checklist.
"Decorations," he said, looking up from the scroll and a dreamy smile appeared on his face. "Beautiful…" And Sunrise Blossom rolled her eyes when she saw who he was looking at.
Twilight Sparkle, however, was admiring the ribbons, streamers, banners, and gems that were gracing the walls and ceiling of the room. "Yes, the décor is coming along nicely," she complimented. "This ought'a be quick. I'll be at the library in no time. Beautiful indeed."
"Not the décor, her!" Spike exclaimed, pointing to Rarity, who was on the stage and was deciding on which ribbons to add to the pillars.
"Twi, I think Spike's in love," Sunrise Blossom whispered to her sister, who snickered as they walked up to the stage.
Rarity was busy magically sorting through different ribbons. "No, no, no, oh! Goodness no."
"How are my spines?" Spike asked eagerly, smoothing his spines and scales. "Are they straight?"
Smiling, Twilight Sparkle shook her head and then turned her attention to the white unicorn. "Good afternoon-"
"Just a moment, please!" said Rarity, still focused on the ribbons. "I'm 'in the zone', as it were. Oh, yes!" She finally tied a lovely red ribbon around the pillars. "Sparkle always does the trick, does it not? Why, Rarity, you are a talent. Now, um, how can I help yo-" she began as she turned to the trio and she yelped when she saw the condition of Twilight Sparkle's mane and tail. "Oh my stars, darling! Whatever happened to your coiffure?!"
Twilight Sparkle blinked and then flushed. "Oh, you mean my mane? Well, it's a long story."
"Rarity, this is my sister Twilight Sparkle and she had a bit of a run in with Rainbow Dash earlier," Sunrise Blossom explained and agreed with Rarity when she rolled her eyes.
Twilight Sparkle nodded. "I'm just here to check on the decorations, and then I'll be out of your hair!" she added.
"Out of my hair?" Rarity repeated as she hopped off the stage and began herding Twilight Sparkle toward the doors. "What about your hair?!"
"Wait!" Twilight Sparkle yelped. "Where are we going?! Help!"
Snickering, Sunrise Blossom and Spike, who was spinning the tip of his tail in order to fly, followed after them. 'Looks like Rarity's part of the plan is going to go better then expected.'
Soon enough they were in the boutique, where Rarity fixed up Twilight Sparkle's hair and was currently having her try on all kinds of dresses much to the amusement of Sunrise Blossom and the lovesick Spike. "No, no, uh-uh. Too green. Too yellow. Too poofy. Not poofy enough. Too frilly. Too… shiny. Now go on, my dear," she said while tugging on the straps of a corset she'd just put on Twilight Sparkle, who was looking annoyed. "You were telling me where you're from."
Twilight Sparkle winced and grunted as the corset was tightened. "I've… been sent… from Canterlot… to-"
"Huh?" said Rarity, letting go of the straps and she crashed to the floor before rebounding with a delight expression on her face. Yes, she knew that Sunrise Blossom was from Canterlot, but she hadn't been back in a while and now her twin could give her a new update on what was new in the kingdom. "Canterlot?! Oh, I am so envious! The glamour, the sophistication! I have always dreamed of living there! I can't wait to hear all about it!" She immediately hugged Twilight Sparkle. "We are gonna be the best of friends, you and I…Emeralds?! What was I thinking? Let me get you some rubies!" And she hurried away.
Twilight Sparkle quickly removed the outfit and hurried both Sunrise Blossom, who was laughing and the still lovesick Spike out of the shop. "Quick! Before she decides to dye my coat a new color!"
"Don't worry, Rarity doesn't go that far," her twin promised.
"Well, I'm not going to risk it."
Ten minutes later, they were walking back out of town, well, Spike was riding backward on Twilight Sparkle's back, and he was still thinking of Rarity and he had a dreamy expression on his face. "Wasn't she wonderful?"
Twilight Sparkle rolled her eyes while Sunrise Blossom snickered. 'How can my sister be friends with such odd ponies?' "Focus, Casanova," she scolded, bouncing him a little. "What's next on the list?"
Flushing a little, Spike cleared his throat and checked the list after marking off decorations. "Oh, uh, music! It's the last one!" And in the distant, they could hear birdsong fanfare.
"That'll be Fluttershy," Sunrise Blossom informed them as they headed toward the music. "Just so you both know, she's very shy and easily startled. Even more then me and she doesn't even have my disability."
"I'll be sure to keep that in mind," Twilight Sparkle assured her sister as they pushed through some bushes and they soon found Fluttershy, who was conducting a group of different kinds of birds that were arranged on the branches of a small tree, and a bluejay was singing a bit off-note.
"Oh my," said Fluttershy, hearing the wrong note. "Um, stop please, everyone, umm. Excuse me, sir?" she said politely as she flew over to the bluejay. "I mean no offense, but your rhythm is just a teeny-tiny bit off." And she smiled when he tweeted an apology, and then went went back to her position in front of them. "Now, follow me, please. A-one, a-two, a-one two three-"
"Hello!" said Twilight Sparkle brightly, scaring Fluttershy, who yelped, and the birds flew away, started. "Oh my, I'm so sorry," she apologized, "I didn't mean to frighten your birds. I'm just here to check up on the music and it's sounding beautiful." She smiled awkward as the yellow pegasus landed on the ground, but said nothing. "I'm Twilight Sparkle, Sunrise Blossom's sister." She waited, but still didn't get anything from the pegasus. "What's your name?" she asked, even though she already knew it, hoping to breaking the tension a little.
Fluttershy hesitated, but when Sunrise Blossom gave her an encouraging smile, she spoke very quietly. "Um… I'm Fluttershy."
Twilight Sparkle blinked, not sure that she heard that properly while her sister covered her face with her hoof in embarrassment. "I'm sorry, what was that?"
"Um… My name is Fluttershy," Fluttershy said even more quietly.
"Didn't quite catch that," said Twilight Sparkle and sighed when the yellow pegasus squeaked, just as the birds returned to the tree. "Well, um, it looks like your birds are back, so I guess everything's in order. Keep up the good work!" she complimented, earning another squeaked and she turned to Spike and Sunrise Blossom. "Oookay. Well, that was easy."
However, when Fluttershy saw the baby dragon, she let out a delighted gasp. "A baby dragon!" And she knocked Twilight Sparkle aside to get closer to him, much to the delight of Sunrise Blossom. "Oh, I've never seen a baby dragon before. He's sooo cute!"
"Well, well, well…!" said Spike, glancing at Twilight Sparkle, who was sprawled on the ground with a stunned expression.
"Oh my, he talks," said Fluttershy, gushing. "I didn't know dragons could talk. That's just so incredibly wonderful I, I just don't even know what to say!"
Getting onto her hoofs, Twilight Sparkle magically retrieved Spike and planted him on her back. "Well, in that case we'd better be going." And she began walking away with the disappointed baby dragon, and the giggling Sunrise Blossom.
Fluttershy flew after them, and landed so she could walk with them. "Wait, wait! What's his name?"
"I'm Spike," Spike answered, enjoying the attention.
"Hi Spike, I'm Fluttershy," said Fluttershy happily. "Wow, a talking dragon! And what do dragons talk about?"
Spike beamed. "Well, what do you wanna know?" he inquired.
"Absolutely everything," Fluttershy gushed, and she truly did want to know while Twilight Sparkle groaned.
"Well… I started out as a cute little purple and green egg…" Spike began.
An hour later, they were back in town and had just reached the library by the time Spike was finished talking about himself. "…and that's the story of my whole entire life! Well, up until today," he added. "Do you wanna hear about today?"
Fluttershy nodded eagerly. "Oh, yes, please!"
Twilight Sparkle suddenly around, leaving the baby dragon dizzy. "I am so sorry, how did we get here so fast?" she said quickly. "This is where I'm staying while in Ponyville and my poor baby dragon needs his sleep."
"No I don't- whoa!" Spike yelped when she bucked him onto the ground, stunning him.
"Twilight!" Sunrise Blossom protested.
Twilight Sparkle ignored her sister and started nudging the baby dragon toward the door. "Aww, wook at dat, he's so sweepy he can't even keep his widdle bawance!"
Unexpectedly, Fluttershy flew over and scooped him into her forelegs. "Poor thing, you simply must get into bed…" she cooed and carried him into the library.
Thinking quickly, Twilight Sparkle hustled her sister into the library and then she quickly pushed Fluttershy back outside. "Yes, yes, we'll get right on that. Well, g'night!" And she slammed the door shut, leaving the poor yellow pegasus confused.
Inside the dark library, both Sunrise Blossom and Spike were scowling at the female unicorn. "Huh. Rude much?"
"Sorry, Spike, Sunrise," Twilight Sparkle apologized, "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?"
Just then, the lights flickered on, revealing that they were surrounded by all the ponies of Ponyville, which gave Fluttershy a chance to sneak inside. "Surprise!" And one of the ponies blew a kazoo. And Twilight Sparkle groaned.
A/N: So much for study time, huh? I hope you all enjoy this chapter because I had fun writing it. R&R everyone!
