Episode 1: Friendship is the Cure, part 1

"Excuse me, miss-" Twilight felt like the world stop when she notice the black mare approaching her.

Twilight can't help but to stare right back, like what this mare is doing right now to her. W-What is this?

She felt like she would be in this trance forever until Spike wave a claw in front of her face. "Hey, are you okay?"

The purple unicorn shook her head and said, "Y-Yeah, I'm fine." She turn back to the earth pony. "What did you want?"

"Um... Where are we?" The black mare ask, giving her a nervous smile.

"...Ponyville?" Twilight raises an eyebrow to her. She knows that Ponyville is a small town, but she was pretty sure that even tourists would know where they are going.

"I know that, I mean the land of this place."

"...Equestria?" Okay, that raises a lot of questions. "Where are you from exactly?"

"Oh, um..." The black mare seemed to be rather flustered, glancing back at the yellow plush toy riding on her back. Twilight heard her whisper, "Do you know what that is? Should I tell her?"

"Who are you talking to?" Spike asked the question Twilight wanted answered.

The black mare grew even more flustered, fidgeting in place. "You see..." "Nagisa," A white unicorn approaches with a pink pegasus and more odd plushies riding on their backs. "Did you get something?"

"Nagisa? That's a weird name." Spike asked another question Twilight would like to be answered. "Is it a nickname or something?"

"Y-You see- Let's get out of here!" Nagisa suddenly shouted as she ran away with the two other mares following her.

"That was strange." Twilight took one step towards their direction, but Spike interfered, "I'm glad you're not complaining about the preparations right now, but I feel like I should remind you about it."

"Oh, right, who's in charge of the music?"

In some alleyway, Mepple was criticizing Nagisa, "Why did you do that-mepo?!"

"Well, we didn't exactly plan it." Nagisa said with a little pout. "I mean, would they even believe us?"

"You're the one who said to ask them-mepo! Are you suddenly afraid of horses or something-mepo?!"

"No! If they start to fight us, I'm sure we can defeat them."

"I think they're not hostile, Nagisa." Honoka tried to comfort, but Nagisa still seem to be uncertain.

"Even if they're friendly, what if they don't know a way back home? What if we're stuck here forever?! I don't want to imagine how our friends and families would feel if that happens."

Hikari looks worry. "I don't want that to happen."

"It's okay-popo." Pollun said, petting her mane. "We'll go back home as fast as we can-popo."

Hikari smiled a little.

"Alright then, but what are we going to do now?" Nagisa sighed.

Then they heard a loud gasp, but when they look at the source of the gasp, there was only a dust cloud.

"Should we worry about that-mipo?" Mipple asked.

Nagisa shook her head. "Never mind that, we just need to know if it's really okay to be here." Then an idea came up to her. "Honoka, how about we go to a library instead? There must be something we can learn over there."

"Huh, that's actually a good idea for you-mepo."

"What is that suppose to mean?"

"Never mind that, we should find that library." Honoka quickly said, nudging Nagisa.

The sky was already dark when the group finally found the Golden Oak Library.

"Do you think they're still open?" Hikari asked.

"They must be. The lights are still on." Nagisa confidently said, opening the door.

Then a full blast of confetti hit her face. "W-What?!" "SURPRISE!" Nagisa was dumbfounded, taking a step back when a pink pony taken up her view.

"Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie!" The pony happily proclaimed. "I was going to make a party for one pony when I saw you there talking to your stuffed animals, and I didn't recognize you guys at all, so that means you're brand new and that also means I have to make this party for three more ponies, meaning that it has to be three times more special."

"Thank you for the party, Pinkie Pie," Honoka said with a sheepish smile. "But we just wanted to find a book. We are in a library."

"Exactly!" The trio let out a frighten yelp when the purple unicorn from before appeared right in from of them. "Let me help you." The purple unicorn tried to push them closer to the bookshelves.

"So, which book are you looking for?" The purple pony ask, using her magic to search through them, though she seemed to be searching something else for herself.

"Just something about Equestria." Nagisa said.

The purple pony suddenly seemed to recognize the group with a glance, but decided ignore them for now.

"Equestria... Equestria... Equestria..." The pony murmured, looking through the E section. Her eyes widen for a moment.

She took out the two books, but only gave one to the Pretty Cure, resting it on a table. She didn't say another word, running to another room.

"Aw," The little dragon sighed disappointingly. "I thought this might be a chance for her to have fun."

"Let's see this." Nagisa said, opening up the cover. Her expression can be described as frustrated, trying to turn more than one page at a time. "Ugh..."

"Are you not having fun?" Pinkie pouted, looking over her shoulder.

The black earth pony let out a yelp. "No, no, I'm alright."

"No." Pinkie determined, but then she smiled widely. "Let me introduce you my friends."

"Wait! Wait!" But the pink one pushed Nagisa into the crowd of colorful ponies despite her protests.

Honoka was able to look through the book, trying to learn about his land.

Twilight let out a sigh, looking out for other ponies in the streets. After a few more looks, the unicorn uses her magic to teleport to the area below the balcony. She adjusted her saddlebags and took a few steps forward until she heard, "Miss?" Twilight muffled her surprised scream and turned towards the pony behind her. She doesn't know what her name is, all she knows is that she was usually with the other two.

"What are you doing?" The pink pegasus ask.

Twilight's eyes shifted around, uncertain. She doesn't know this pony. She shouldn't bring this pony into this whole mess.

"It's nothing." Twilight said sharply, about to turn away until she heard, "Then why aren't you at the party-popo?"

The mouse-like plushie. It's talking.

Twilight had some suspicion about the whole talking plushies with Nagisa and her odd, yellow bear plushie, but she thought it was all in her head.

"Don't you like parties-lulu?" Okay, now the rabbit plushie is talking.

"W-What?" Twilight was flabbergasted, taking a step back.

"Pollun, Lulun," The pink pegasus lightly scolded.

Twilight's wide eyes stared at the scene in front of her. What is she suppose to do about this?

"L-Look, I don't have time for this. I have to prevent a disaster." Twilight said, now turning away from all of this.

"My friends can help you." She heard the pink pegasus say, but she tried to run away from her as possible without knowing that she was being followed.

"I can't believe she just left." The devastated dragon said, riding on the back of Fluttershy.

"Don't worry, Spike. I'm sure she'll turn up at the Summer Sun Celebration soon." Pinkie smiled, dragging along Nagisa by her tail. "Isn't that right, Nagisa?"

"I don't even know her that well." Nagisa complained.

"Let's just enjoy the festivities for now." Honoka whispered to her. "I think if we find this Princess Celestia, we might be able to go back home."

"I hope so."

"Nagisa..." Rainbow Dash said, testing out the name. "That's the weirdest name I've ever heard."

"It's true." Applejack agreed.

"Is it like a combination of 'nag' and 'Lisa'?"

"Wait, what's a 'Lisa'?"

Nagisa simply groaned, wishing for it to be over soon. The celebration was starting when Mayor Mare was introducing this pony.

"...Princess Celestia?" Nagisa's eyes widen at the name, feeling hopeful.

When Rarity pulled the curtain, there was no pony. Ponies around them nervously chattered.

Nagisa wasn't paying attention to what they were saying, feeling Mepple clinging onto her neck. "Nagisa... I sense something-mepo."

"It feels different from the others-mipo." Mipple added on.

Nagisa's and Honoka's eyes widen, hearing that.

Pinkie let out a loud yelp. A starry mist appear on the balcony where Princess Celestia should have been until she appeared. An armored alicorn, watching over them with her cat-like eyes.

"Oh, my beloved subjects. It's been so long since I've seen your precious sun-loving faces." The tall mare said.

"What did you do with out Princess!?" Rainbow tried to attack her but Applejack grab onto her tail with her teeth. "Whoa there, nelly..."

"Honoka," "Nagisa," The two nodded knowingly to each other and was able to leave the place through the chaos.

"Why, am I not royal enough for you? Don't you know who I am?" The black alicorn asked with narrowed eyes.

Pinkie guessed a bunch of ridiculous name, each made the mare more ferocious than the last.

"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?" The mare demanded more than asked her audience.

More ponies murmured nervously among themselves, clearly not remembering her by their reactions.

The tall mare seemed to be fuming at this revelation, trying her best to keep her composer. "Well then, from now on, you shall remember my name for eternity. I am Nightmare Moon and I will make the night last forever!" The mare's laughter echoed across the building as her starry mane swirled about her like clouds, thunder and lightning crackling above them.

Ponies cowered, not knowing what to do until they heard two voices shout, "We won't let that happen!"

"What?" Nightmare was able to muster out before two strong forces collided with her body.

Ponies gasped as two ponies landed in front of them, wearing surprisingly ruffled clothes.

"Who dares to attack your new queen!?" Nightmare Moon glared at the duo, picking herself up.

"Emissary of Light, Cure Black!"

"Emissary of Light, Cure White!"

"We are Pretty Cure!"

"Servants of the Dark Power..."

"Return to the darkness from which you came!"

The ponies behind them either murmured or cheered for the newcomers. Nightmare Moon sneered at them.

"Pretty Cure? I've never heard such a childish name before," Nightmare said as her horn glowed blue. "But allow me to make an example of what happens to those who goes against me!"

To Be Continued...