Episode 25: Sun's Solo Friendship Mission Part 1

In the nursery of her home, Sun is rocking little Regana in the rocking chair to have her afternoon nap. Sun is holding the baby in one arm and holding the bottle in the other. Once seeing that the baby is asleep, Sun places the baby in her crib and leaves the room.

Sun walks down stairs to see Screwball watching one of her favorite shows. The Power Ponies. Sun looks at the t.v to see that this episode is when the Power Ponies fight the Mane-Iac.

Sun walks over, and says, "Hey Screwball."

"Hey Sun, Regana is taking her nap," Screwball replies.

"Yep. And I see you're watching the Power Ponies," Sun says with glee.

"You know it," Screwball says with a grin.

"Yeah," Sun happily says.

Screwball asks, "Wanna watch t.v with us?"

"Sure," Sun answers.

Before Sun can sit down, she begins to give off a bright yellow aura. Then begins to transform with her pony ears, alicorn wings, and extended tail. Screwball surprisingly gasps to see the Sun's transformation.

Screwball asks, "Sun, what's going on? And why is there a shimmering sun emblem on your face flashing?"

Sun runs to look at the mirror to see that Screwball is right. There is a shimmering sun emblem on her face, and is flashing. Sun realizes this can only mean one thing.

Screwball walks over, and asks, "So what's happening?"

"Well, when something like this happens, it means I need to go to Equestria to solve a friendship problem," Sun answers.

Screwball asks with a big smile, "Does this mean I'm in charge until you or dad get back."

Sun giggles, and says, "Yes. You're in charge."

"Yeah!" Screwball quietly cheers.

"Yes. Now you remember the rules right?" Sun questions.

"Stay inside, make sure the door and windows locked, and don't let anyone in until you or dad get back. Also, if I have an emergency, call the list of emergency numbers you gave me, and call Fluttershy, Rarity, or Pinkie if I need any help with the baby," Screwball answers.

"Very good. I'll try not to be gone too long, no I'm counting on you to be good for Regana," Sun replies.

Screwball give a salute, "You can count on me sis."

"And don't forget to have fun with Regana," Sun says.

Sun leaves though the front door and head off to Equestria. After a long run, Sun reaches the portal and calmly walks through it. She travels through the vortex of rainbow colors and her body stretches through the portal.

On the other side of the portal in Princess Twilight's library, the machine on the activates, and Sun walks out of the portal as her pony self. After going through the portal, Sun makes her way to the throne room to see what the map says for her to go. The strangest thing is that when she has taken a look at the map, her cutie mark shows that her friendship problem is somewhere close to Ponyville. What's more, it's behind the Princess Twilight's School of Friendship.

"It looks like I don't have to go that far to find a friendship problem," Sun says to herself.

Behind the school, Starlight and the main five, excluding Princess Twilight and Spike, are trying to finish setting up for a play they're doing. More like looking down at the trap door on the stage. There has been a little… Incident regarding with an important prop. Sun walks down the stands to see the girls standing there. Curious, Sun walks over to them.

Once on the stage, Sun says, "Hi guys."

Starlight and the others look to see Sun walking towards them.

Rarity happily says, "Sun darling, it's nice to see you. It's been a while hasn't it?"

"It has," Sun answers.

"How is the baby?" Fluttershy asks.

"She's doing fine," Sun answers.

"So what brings you to Ponyville? Did Twilight told you about the play?" Starlight asks.

"Actually, I was called to the map for a friendship problem, and it's supposed to be here," Sun answers.

"That's cool that you're solving a friendship problem, but is weird that none of us have our marks flashing," Pinkie says.

"Maybe this is a friendship problem that only Sun can solve. I remember I was called on the map to do a friendship problem by myself," Starlight answers.

"Good point," Pinkie replies.

Pinkie then jumps inside the trapdoor. Curious, Sun looks down to the trapdoor to see broken pieces of something yellow.

"Anyone want to tell me what happen here?" Sun ask.

Before the girls can answer, Princess Twilight runs over in a panic and asks, "How's it going over here?"

Rainbow points her hoof, and says, "That Sun will never rise again."

The girls look inside to see that the yellow pieces that is once the sun prop is broke.

Pinkie happily says, "That's why I have something even better."

Pinkie jumps out of the trapdoor and quickly gets back with a large yellow balloon tied to a string in her mouth.

Rarity gasps with glee, and says, "It's the perfect substitute!"

However, the balloon presses against a sharp rock, and pops. The balloon flies around for a few seconds and lands in the trapdoor.

Rarity calmly says, "It was the perfect substitute."

"Maybe using paper mache would have been better," Sun replies.

Princess Twilight smiles to hear Sun's voice, "Sun? I didn't know you're here."

"Yep. I'm here to solve a friendship problem here. Though, it seems you have a little problem yourself," Sun replies.

"You could say that. I'll be right back. I'm going to check on Celestia," Princess Twilight says.

Princess Twilight then teleports herself to her destination.

Sun turns to the others, and asks, "Think you guys can tell me what's going on? Cause I can tell Twilight is looking a little stressed."

With that, Starlight and the others explain to Sun about the situation they are having with the play. What's more, is what Princess Twilight is doing.

Sun asks, "So let's see if I got this right… Princess Twilight agreed to let Princess Celestia to be in the play, and her acting is how could I gently put it… Terrible. Instead of telling Princess Celestia the truth, Twilight is trying to make sure she stays in the show."

"That sounds about right," Starlight replies.

Sun sighs, "Somehow, I doubt this is going to end well."

Sometime later, Sun begins to help Starlight and the others with the stage. She is helping Applejack with the setting of the stage. During the time, Sun wonders what kind of friendship problem that needs to be fixed. She does have one idea, and Princess Twilight and Princess Celestia is it.

"I think the problem I need to solve is with Princess Twilight and Princess Celestia. From what I heard, Twilight is trying to be sure that Celestia gets to be in the play, even if it means not telling her the truth. I think the only way to solve this is to try to get Twilight to tell Celestia the truth. And I better soon before Celestia ends up getting her feelings her, and not the way Twilight wanted," Sun says in thought.

Suddenly, Twilight teleports back to the stage to see how they're doing.

Princess Twilight bluntly asks, "Do I wanna know?"

Pinkie happily pulls the switch, and the trapdoor open. Then a giant marshmallow comes up on the end of a long stick.

"A marshmallow?" Sun questions.

"I'm not sure about this one," Starlight replies.

Pinkie says to Twilight, "Wait for it…"

Suddenly the marshmallow ends up being on fire, and sparks begin to fly out on the stage setting and other places.

Seeing the Sparks on the house, Applejack angrily scolds, "Pinkie Pie!"

Applejack sees the roasting marshmallow so she quickly grabs a bucket of water and put the marshmallow out. But ends up getting Princess Twilight and Pinkie wet.

Pinkie says, "Whaaaat? It's realist ! The sun is just like a burning marshmallow!"

Maybe too realistic," Sun dryly remarks.

Sun walks to Twilight, and says, "Twilight I think we should talk."

"Can't talk, I need to check on Celestia," Princess Twilight says.

Then teleports back to where Celestia is. Sun sighs in reply.

"What am I going to do now?" Sun asks herself.

Hours go by, and everypony are starting to arrive to the theater towards the play. Even Princess Luna appear and sits in the audience. Backstage, Princess Twilight is just about to reach her limit of stress.

"Okay! I tried and tried and tried! But we have to face facts. We can't make Celestia an actress. So there's only one thing to do!" Princess Twilight panic walking around the stage.

Applejack says, "Tell her the truth finally?"

"No!" Princess Twilight denies.

Everyone else groan in reply.

Sun says to herself in thought, "This is getting out of hand,more hoof in their case."

Princess Twilight holds the script and explains, "I've rewritten the script to give Celestia a more artistic part with no lines."

Pinkie pops up, and says, "And to make sure the show's a hit, I've whipped up the biggest, bestest, flashiest fake sun ever!"

Pinkie then pulls the switch to reveal the newest fake sun. Everypony and Spike gasp in shock. The new sun is a large amount of fireworks bounded by tape.

Princess Twilight wearily says, "Uh Pinkie? That looks unsafe."

"Really unsafe," Sun adds.

"Why would untested magic fireworks that I bought in a back alley from Trixie at midnight be unsafe?" Pinkie questions.

"Did you say untested magic fireworks?" Sun questions looking nervous.

"Yep," Pinkie answers.

Just then the small fireworks launch out of the of the tape and fly around the stage. Everyone run, dodge, and duck away from the fire works. Princess Twilight and Sun look up to see a giant purple and blue striped firework with Trixie's cutie mark on it.

Sun shouts, "Everypony duck!"

Outside of the stage, everyone are busy talking and waiting for the play. Suddenly, they hear a loud explosion, making everyone look a the stage wondering what is going on.

Behind the curtains of the stage, Princess Twilight and Sun cough after the smoke begins to disappear. They can see that the stage's setting and props have burn marks from the fire works. Applejack puts out the fire on the fake house with a bucket of water. They also see the sparks, making the pony version of Trixie. Pinkie blows the smoke from Twilight's horn as he eye twitch.

Unable to stand it anymore, Princess Twilight angrily shrieks, "I can't take it anymore! It was supposed to be a simple playing! Just one simple play! And then everything goes wrong, from the state to the props, right now to the worst! Lead! Actress! In Equestria!"

Sun firmly walks to Princess Twilight, and says, "Which is why you need to tell Celestia the truth."

"No, I promised to let Celestia be in the play and I'm going to live up to that promise!" Princess Twilight angrily shouts.

"Even if it means lying to her," Sun replies.

Princess Twilight looks at Sun in shock.

"Twilight, I know that you wanted to make sure Celestia does well in the play, and I know that your promised her that she can be in your play. But I don't think not telling Celestia the truth and trying to keep the truth hidden is not worth all this trouble," Sun explains.

"But Celestia feelings will be hurt if I told her the truth," Princess Twilight worriedly says.

"But her feelings might hurt even more if she find out you didn't tell her how bad her acting is," Sun says.

Princess Twilight turns her head away, and says, "Don't you have a friendship problem to fix."

Sun sternly says, "I think you're the one who has the friendship problem I need to fix. Applejack told you plenty of times to tell Celestia the truth, but you refused to listen. I'm giving you this one last time to tell Celestia the truth, or I will."

The girls and Spike gasp to hear Sun saying that.

"You… You wouldn't do that? Would you?" Princess Twilight asks in fright.

"I can, and I will. If you won't tell Celestia the truth yourself then I will. Just let me ask you something…" Sun sternly answers.

"What's that's?" Princess Twilight asks.

Sun sighs, and says, "What is more important, trying to be a good friend by living up to a promise to Celestia despite her lack of talent in acting or being a better friend by being honest with Celestia about her acting?"

Sun then walks away from Princess Twilight. Princess Twilight and the others are stunned to hear what Sun has said to her.

Sun walks down the stairs to get off the stage. She just want some time alone to clear her head. As she looks up in the sky, she is shocked to see Princess Celestia flying away.

"Princess Celestia? Where's she going?" Sun questions herself.

Sun wonders what Princess Celestia is leaving for. Sun gasps and realizes that Princess Celestia must have heard herself and Twilight talking.

"This is bad. I need to tell the others," Sun says other self.

But Sun changes her mind, "But there might not be much time, I need to go after her myself."

Sun spreads her alicorn wings and fly after Celestia and help her. Of course, she doesn't suspect two reason why she could have fly off. The truth or the lying.