Friendship is Magic Pt2

"I will ask you one more time. Who are you? How do you know that name?" Nightmare Moon questioned.

"Luna, don't you recognize me. It me, Night." Night said, his voice filled with hope.

"No, you can't be him! My brother died over a thousand years ago!" Nightmare Moon proclaimed as she charged her magic into her horn. "DIE YOU IMPOSTER!" she screamed and fire at him. Night instinctively jumped into the air and opened his wings for the first time. Nightmare Moon continued to fire magical blasts a him and dodged them with remarkable speed.

"How am I doing this?" Night thought. "I've never flown before but I'm moving like it's second nature." Suddenly, completely out of nowhere. A lightning bolt smashed through the roof and hit Night right in the head. Nightmare Moon, thinking that the bolt killed him, started laughing at this sudden twist of fate. But, if he was dead, why was he still in the air, Nightmare Moon looked at Night in shock as the lightning seemed to be absorbed by him rather than harm. At that moment, a sword with a shield in front of it with two lightning bolts forming a 'V' near the bottom of the shield, and extending out to end a few centimeters beyond the shield, appeared on Night's flanks "This is new." Night thought as he felt the lightning's energy.

A/N: This working like Thor's lightning from the MCU with the electricity sparking.

Everypony saw this and was flipping out. A pony who could absorb lightning? It didn't seem possible, but it was happening right before their eyes. Nightmare Moon was infuriated at this new found power by her opponent. "That power won't save you! Now die!" she said, firing another blast. Instead of dodging, Night flew right through the magic forcing Nightmare Moon to jump out of the way.

Night then notices the symbol now on his flank while he turns his head to keep Nightmare Moon in his sights. "Maybe that's where this power came. I'll have to worry about that later" he thought. Now the two were in a standoff. Waiting for the other to make the next move, but the major made that one first.

"Seize her! Only she knows where the princess is!" she ordered to a few royal guards who moved in on Nightmare Moon.

"Stand back you foals" Nightmare Moon threatened and hit all of the guards and knocked out Night with a cheap shot from her horn, throwing Night toward the wall just above and to the left of the main entrance. She then turned back into mist and vanished out the door. Just then Rainbow managed to get her tail free from Applejack's jaw and flew after Nightmare Moon.

"Come back here!" she screamed at her as Nightmare Moon fled , but stopped once she was out of sight. "Nighttime… forever…?" Just then she noticed Twilight, Spike and a semiconscious Night, running toward the library. "Where are they going?" Rainbow wondered.

Back at the Library, Twilight was putting Spike to bed who was trying to stay awake. "We've got to stop Nightmare…" he said before falling asleep.

"Your been up all night, Spike. You are a baby dragon after all." Twilight said in what sounded like a motherly tone to Night. [crash] "Elements, elements. Ugh. How can I stop Nightmare Moon without the Elements of Harmony?" Twilight questioned.

"Aren't the Elements supposed to be the strongest magic in Equestria?" Night asked her.

Before Twilight answer, Rainbow Dash got right in Twilight's face. "And just what are the 'Elements of Harmony?' And how did you know about Nightmare Moon? Are you a spy? Whoa!" Applejack pulled Rainbow away from Twilight.

"Simmer down, sally. She ain't no spy. But she does have an idea of what's going on. Don't you Twilight?" Applejack stated.

"I read all about Nightmare Moon's return. Some mysterious objects called 'The Elements of Harmony' are the only things that can stop her, but I don't know what they are. I don't even know what they do." Twilight told the six other ponies. Night shifted nervously at the thought of what the elements could do.

"The Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide" Pinkie reads.

Twilight knocks her to the side. "How did you find it?"

[Sing-song voice]

"It was under 'E'!" Pinkie said.

"Oh…" Twilight pulls out the book and starts to read. "There are six Elements of Harmony, but only five are known: Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Honesty, and Loyalty. The sixth, is a complete mystery. It is said that the last known location of the elements was at the ruins of the ancient castle of the royal pony sisters. It is now in what is now called…" she then points at a picture which sends shivers down Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash's spines.

"The Everfree Forest!" The five say with worry.

"It appears so" Twilight said. As the ponies turned to leave Night stops them.

"Wait," he said. "I need to say something before we start."

"Can't it wait Night, we've got to save Equestria" Rainbow says.

"No, it can't. I can't allow the elements to be used against Nightmare Moon without you all knowing the truth" Night says and the girls decide to listen. "Nightmare Moon's real name, is Luna, and she's one of my older sisters." This news shocks everypony, who didn't think about the colts past in the slightest.

"Your sister?!" Applejack says in astonishment.

"Their is more. My other sister… is Princess Celestia."

"Wait" Rarity says, "so your telling us that you're a prince!?"

"I didn't know I was till I heard the major call out Celestia's name with the 'princess' title" Night said, unable to look at anypony in the eye.

Twilight then steps up "If your Princess Celestia's brother, than why hasn't she mentioned you to me?"

Night looks at Twilight. "I can only guess. The most likely reason is that she thinks I'm dead, but that doesn't matter. I have to help my sisters. Hopefully I can get through to Luna and stop this, but the Elements must be used as a last resort." The other six ponies nod their heads in agreement and move toward the boundary of the Everfree Forest and prepare to set out.

"Whew, lets go" Pinkie says excitedly.

"Not so fast" Twilight says causing Pinkie to stop. "Look, I appreciate the help, but I think this is something for me and Night to do alone."

"No can do sugarcube. We ain't lettin' any friend of ours go in there alone, we're stickin' to you like a charmel on a candy apple" Applejack said entering the forest with Rainbow, Rarity, and Fluttershy.

"Especially if there's candy apples in there. What? Those things are good." Pinkie said following Applejack.

"Strength in numbers" Night said following along with Twilight right behind him.

"Why is that pony able to make me do things I normally won't?" Twilight wondered as she followed the others into the forest. "So, none of you have ever been in here before?" Twilight asks.

"Ugh, good heavens no. Just look at it- it's dreadful" Rarity said.

"And it ain't natural. Folks say this place doesn't work like the rest of Equestria." Applejack agreed.

"What's that meant to mean?" Night asked.

"No pony knows" Rainbow Dash said coming creepily out of the shadows. Scaring Fluttershy, Rarity, and Pinkie. "Do you why?"

"Rainbow, quit it" Applejack said.

"Because everypony who's come in, has never-come-out!" Just then Night notices something.

"Girls! The cli-." Suddenly the cliff gave way causing everypony but Rainbow, Fluttershy, and Night, sliding down.

"Come on, dive!" Rainbow yells and the three pegasus head down after the others. Rainbow swoops up Pinkie while Fluttershy grabs Rarity's tail. Applejack manages to stop herself but Twilight's about to go straight down.

"Hold on. I a-comin'"Applejack says, sliding down towards Twilight. Grabbing her so she didn't fall off.

"Applejack, what do I do?" Twilight asked as she dangled from the cliff. Applejack saw something and got an idea.

"Let go" Applejack said.

"Are you crazy?"

"No I ain't. I promise you'll be safe."

"That's not true."

"Now listen here. What I'm tellin' you is the honest truth. Let go, and you'll be safe."

Twilight looked into Applejack's eyes, and let go. "Ahhhhhhh." Unseen by Twilight, four or five lightning bolts headed right for Night as he dived down toward Twilight, greatly increasing his speed. Catching Twilight, but to fast to stop safely with her facing the ground, Night flipped so his back was facing the ground, taking the brunt of the crash with Twilight on top of him. Once the two realized the position they were in they both went red with embarrassment and got off each other. "Sorry" Twilight apologised with embarrassment. While Applejack hoped down some extensions in the cliff face to get down Rarity was still being lowered by Fluttershy who was now getting support from Rainbow Dash.

"Sorry, girls," Fluttershy apologized, "I'm not used to carrying anything more than a bunny or two." As they were waiting for Rarity, a blue mist headed to something alive.

[Pained roar]

"... and once Pinkie Pie and Rarity were safe, whoosh… lightning all over and WHAM, Night got you in the nick of time." Rainbow told Twilight recounting what just happened.

"Thanks, Rainbow, I was there, and I'm thankful Night got me, but are you okay?" Twilight asks Night.

"I feel good, despite the heavy crash, I think my lightning abilities, while giving me speed and power- also seems to provide a regeneration ability. I don't feel any-" just then they're stopped by a creature in their path.

"A manticore!" Twilight said as it roared. "We've gotta get past him."

A fight the starts with Rarity kicking the manticore in the face. "Take that you ruffan" *Roars in her face* "My hair! Woop-" she then runs away from it.

"This isn't going to end soon" Night said. "Alright, lightning powers go!" Nothing happens. "Oh, now you decide not to present yourself. I've gotta learn how this works."

"Wait" Fluttershy whispers.

Nopony hears her while Applejack is playing rodeo with the manticore, "YEE-HAW! Git along, little dogie…"

"Wait" Fluttershy whispers again, just as the manticore throws Applejack off it.

"All yours, partner." she said to Rainbow Dash.

"I'm on it" says Rainbow as she charges right at it.

"Wait!" Fluttershy raises her voice. Rainbow circles the manticore but it's scorpion tail sends her toward the others.

"Rainbow!" Twilight yells as Rainbow crashes right in front of them. The girls then look at the manticore and start charging toward it.

"They're going to get themselves killed" Night thinks, still trying to activate his powers.

"WAIT!" Fluttershy screams stopping everypony in their tracks. She then turns toward the manticore and the creature goes to swipe it's paw at her when, "Shh, it's okay." She then nuzzles its paw and the manticore shows a large thorn driven deep into one of his paws. "Oh you poor little thing."

"Little?" Rainbow says in disbelief.

"Now, this may hurt for just a sec" Fluttershy says as she pulls out the thorn.

*Roar*

"FLUTTERSHY!" the others yell, but the manticore starts licking Fluttershy while purring.

"Aw, you're just a little ol' baby kitty, aren't you? Yes you are. Yes you are." The manticore then heads off into the woods.

"How did you know about the thorn?" Twilight asked Fluttershy.

"I didn't. Sometimes we just need to show a little kindness" Fluttershy answered. The thorn then turns into the mist and gets ahead of the group and enters a tree.

"Ugh, my eyes need a break from all this icky muck." Rarity complains. Then the trees thicken up, blocking the sky. "Well I didn't mean that literally."

"That ancient ruin could be right in front of us and we wouldn't even know it." Twilight pointed out. She then sees Night with what looks like deep concentration. "Night, what are you up to?" she asks.

"Seeing if I can summon a bolt of lightning to help us." Night answers. This surprises the girls seeing that idea going wrong really quickly. Noticing his comrades unhappiness by this he explained himself. "I'm trying to learn how this works. If I can do it on command then it could be useful."

"Oh great, I think I just stepped in somethin'" Applejack notices lifting a muddy hoof. Fluttershy then starts screaming. "It's just mud" but turns around to see a tree with a creepy looking face which growls at her. "Ah" she yells and more tree-faces start surrounding them.

While Night gets into a defensive stance, and the girls screaming, they're surprised as Pinkie starts laughing at the trees and making silly faces. "Pinkie what are you doing? Run!" Twilight yells with disbelief.

"Don't be silly, guys" Pinkie tells her. Suddenly, she starts singing, "When I was a little filly and the sun was going down…"

"Tell me she's not…" Twilight starts.

"The darkness and the shadows they would make me frown…" Pinkie continues.

"She is" Rarity responds to Twilight.

"I'd hid under my pillow, remember what I saw, but Granny Pie said that wasn't the way, to deal with fears at all…" "So what is?" Rainbow asked. "She said 'Pinkie you got learn to stand up tall, learn to face your fears, you'll see that they can't hurt you just laugh and make them disappear…' Ha, ha, ha" *poof then a group gasp* "So, giggle at the ghostly, guffaw at the grossly, crack up at the creepy, whoop it up at the weepy, chortle at the kooky, snortle at the spooky, and tell that big dumb scary face to take a hike and leave you alone, and if he thinks he can scare you he has another thing coming and the very thing just makes you wanna… Hahahaha… Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuugh." As she's sing this the trees start reverting to normal.

"Is that actually working?" Night questions, "What the heck, follow Pinkies lead." The seven ponies then laugh their head off till they hit a raging stream.

"How are we supposed to cross this?" Pinkie asks.

"I don't know but I'm sure that's the problem" Night says pointing at a large purple sea serpent with orange hair.

"What a world. What a world" the serpent complained, hitting the water.

"Excuse me, sir. Why are you crying?" Twilight asks.

"Oh, I don't know. I was just sitting here, minding my own business. When this purple smoke just whisk past me, and tearing half of my muchache clean off. Now I'm simply horrid" he wails, sending a wave on the seven ponies.

"Are you hoof'n kidding me" Rainbow says unimpressed.

"That's what this is all about?" Applejack asks.

"Why, of course it is" Rarity starts. "Just look at him. Such luminescent scales."

"I know" the serpent responds.

"Your expertly coiffed hair."

"Oh, I know. I know"

"Your fabulous manicure."

"It's true!"

"All ruined by your beautiful mustache." Rarity pointed out.

"It's true, I'm hideous" the serpent says, starting to ball.

"I simply can not allow this crime against fashion go unjustified" Rarity says, and pulls a scale off the serpent. He yelps out in pain from this.

"Rarity, what are you…" Twilight starts to ask but Rarity sliced the scale through her tail. Setting the scale down while picking up the piece of tail on the ground with her magic and inserting it into the part where the serpents mustache was cut off.

"Oh-hohohohoho! My mustache" he says happily.

"You look marvelous" Rarity said.

"Oh Rarity, your beautiful tail" Twilight noted. Rarity's tail now being short.

"Oh. It's fine. Short tails are in style this season. Besides, it'll grow back" Rarity replies.

"So would the mustache" Rainbow muttered. Twilight then looks across the river to see it calm.

"Look" she exclaims. "We can cross now. Ah!" The serpent raises his body to from a bridge.

"Allow me" he says as the ponies cross. A few minutes later a large ruin enters their sights.

"There it is! The ruin that hides the Elements of Harmony! We made it!" Twilight says as she runs toward the ruins.

"Twilight," Applejack calls out. "Wait for us."

"We're almost-" Twilight then nearly slips off a cliff and Rainbow pulls her up.

"What's with you and falling off cliffs today?" she asks.

"At least know where it is" Night jokes. Twilight glares at him and snorts in frustration.

"Now what?" Pinkie asks seeing a bridge that is heads straight down the cliff face. Night then gets an idea.

"Simple, me and Rainbow fly across and tie the bridge down." The two then spread their wings, grab one side of the other half of the bridge and bring it across. "Alright, this side's stable. You good Rainbow?" Night asks.

"Rainbow…" said a voice behind them.

"Who's their?" Rainbow demands.

"Rainbow…" the voice says again.

"I'm not scared of you! Show yourself!" Rainbow demanded as three pegasus wearing black and purple ran out of the fog.

"We've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the best flyer in all of Equestria" the lead pony says.

"Who?" Rainbow asks.

"Why, you, of course" the pony answered. This, however, earned her a suspicious glare from Night.

"Really? I mean… of course. Hey, you would mind telling that the Wonderbolts would you? Because I've been trying to get into that group forever" Rainbow says.

"No Rainbow Dash. We want you to join us, the Shadowbolts" the leader said. "We're the greatest aerial team in the Everfree forest, and soon we will greatest in all of Equestria. But first, we need a captain. The most magnificent-" the leader started.

"Yes" Rainbow says getting excited.

"Swiftest."

"Yep."

"Bravest pony in all the land."

"Yes, it's all true."

"We need… you."

"YAHOO! Sign me up! As soon as I finish this we have a deal" Rainbow said about to finish the work on the bridge.

"NO!" the Shadowbolt leader yelled, getting in front of Rainbow. "It's either them or us."

"Rainbow, Night, what's taking so long?" Twilight asks then sees the Shadowbolts. "Oh no. Rainbow! Don't listen to them…" Rainbow looks at Night hoping for him to intervene, but the black pegasus shakes his head as if saying it's Rainbow's choice.

"Well?" the leader asks.

"You… thank you. For the offer I mean" Rainbow tells them and finishes her work on the bridge. "But, I'm afraid I'll have to say no." The three Shadowbolts then disappear and the five ponies on the other side cross. "See. I'd never leave my friends hangin'."

"Not gonna lie. I was worried for a moment" Night comments.

"How long?" Twilight asks.

"Less than a second" he answers. The seven ponies enter the ruin to see a large poll with the elements in the cups at the end of the arms extending from the center.

"This what you've been waiting for Twilight" Applejack states as Rainbow and Fluttershy grab the five stone spheres and put them on the ground.

"Careful, careful" Twilight alerts the two.

"One, two, three, four… there's only five" Pinke points out.

"Where's the sixth" Rainbow asks.

"The book said: When the five are present, a spark will cause the sixth element to reveal." Twilight resights.

"What the hay is that meant to mean?" Applejack asks.

"I'm not sure but I have an idea. Stand back, I don't know what will happen" Twilight states, activating her magic.

"Come on y'all. She needs to concentrate" Applejack says, but before anypony can follow a blue-purple mist goes for the elements.

"Twilight look out" Night warns running to her. The mist then grabs the elements and Night and Twilight jump through after them. Before the other five can reach them they disappear.

"Twilight, Night, where are you?" Applejack calls out.

"Look!" Rarity calls out, noticing a light source deeper into the ruin.

"Come on y'all" Applejack says and the five ponies head toward the light.

Meanwhile with Night and Twilight

The smoke clears with Twilight and Night on the ground and see that a few meters away, Nightmare Moon holds the five elements. The two look at each and prepare to charge Nightmare Moon. "You're kidding. You're kidding, right?" Nightmare Moon scoffs at them. The two the charge full speed and Nightmare Moon obliges them by charging as well. Before the two meet Twilight uses a spell that teleports her and Night to where the elements were set down.

"Just one spark" Twilight says focusing her magic on the elements. "Come on. Come on." Then a mist charges at the two, but before it arrives a shockwave sends Twilight and Night across the room. "Ah!" Twilight screams.

"No, no!" Nightmare says seeing the elements sparking then, fade.

"But, where's the sixth element?" Twilight asks as Nightmare Moon smaches the five elements.

"You little foals. Thinking you could defeat me. Now you will never see your princess or your sun. The night, will last forever" Nightmare says and starts laughing.

"No!" Night says. "There's still a chance for you Luna. Don't let the darkness control you."

"You dare to lecture me!" Nightmare Moon responds. "Your nothing but an imposter." She fires a magic beam at Night who managed to get out of the way. Night then receives a lightning bolt.

"So that's how that works" Night remarks calling more lightning to him. "Luna, if your still in there, I'm sorry in advance." Night then charges at Nightmare Moon who move out of the way and continues to fire her beams. Night dodges and comes in from the side and slams into her sending a jolt of electricity to run through Nightmare Moon. She then screams in pain and hits the ground.

"Finish it you imposter!" she yells at Night. Seeing him hesitate she fires at him and it hit Night hard sending him toward the other side of the room.

"Ugh, Lulu" Night says in pain staring at Nightmare Moon.

"What?" Nightmare Moon questions with more confusion then anger. "That's, what he called me when he was a baby, but how…" she looks at Night, then, for the briefest moment Luna revealed herself. "Night…" but Nightmare Moon then retakes control. "NO! Your not him!" Before anymore can happen, five voices call out to Night and Twilight.

"You think you can destroy the Elements of Harmony just like that" Twilight says to Nightmare Moon, "Well your wrong. Because the spirits of the elements, are right, here!" The shards of the elements started to glow and float. "Applejack, who reassured me when I was in doubt, represents the spirit of, honesty. Fluttershy, who tamed the manticore, represents the spirit of, kindness. Pinkie Pie, who giggled in the face of danger, represents the spirit of, laughter. Rarity, who gave the serpent a meaningful gift, represents the spirit of, generosity. And Rainbow Dash, who wouldn't her friend for her own heart's desires, represents the spirit of, loyalty." The shards element surround the five ponies respectively. "The spirits of these five ponies got us through every challenge you threw at us."

"You still don't have the sixth element" Nightmare Moon notes. "The spark didn't work."

"But it did. A different kind of spark" Twilight counters, she then turns to the girls. "I felt it the very moment I realized how happy I was to hear you, to see you. The spark happened inside me, when I realized that you all… are my friends!" The sixth element then appears in a flash of light. "You see, when those elements are united by… the spark, that resides in the hearts of us all, it creates the sixth element. The element of… magic." Unseen by everypony, a seventh element appears and heads toward Night. Then the element form necklaces for Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie, Fluttershy and Rainbow, while Twilight gets a princess crown and Night a kings crown. Their powers unite and a rainbow races toward Nightmare Moon.

"NO! NOOOOooo!" she screams as the rainbow surrounds her.

"Ugh, my head" Rainbow says, coming to.

"Everypony okay?" Applejack asks.

"Oh! Thank goodness" Rarity screams seeing her tail back to normal.

"Why Rarity, it's wonderful" Fluttershy says.

"I know. I'll never part with it again" Rarity says.

"No, your necklace. It looks just like your cutie mark" Fluttershy says. Rarity then looks at the diamonds on her flank and the necklace which took the form a purple one.

"So does yours" Rarity notes seeing the pink butterfly on Fluttershy's.

"Look at mine. Look at mine" Pinkie says to Applejack with a light blue balloon and orange apple respectively.

"Aw yeah" Rainbow says admiring hers which is a red lightning bolt, while Twilight's crown has a magenta six pointed star.

"Gee Twilight" Applejack starts. "I thought you were just spoutin' a lot of hooey. But I guess we do represent the elements of friendship."

"Indeed you do" a new voice says as the sun rises, and a white alicorn appears with cyan, green, blue-purple and pink mane with a large sun on her flank.

"Princess Celestia!" Twilight says while Night tries to hide and the others bow in respect.

"Twilight Sparkle. My faithful student. I knew you could do it" Celestia says which confuses Twilight.

"But, you told me it was just an old ponies tale" she says.

"I told you to make some friends, nothing more. I saw the signs of Nightmare Moon's return as well, and I knew you who had the magic inside it defeat her. But you could not unleash it without letting true friendship in your heart. Now if only another will. Princess Luna" Celestia calls to a night blue alicorn laying where Nightmare Moon once stood. "It's been a thousand years since I've seen you like this. We were meant to rule together little sister. Will you accept my friendship?" Celestia asks, while the six mares lean forward but Pinkie leans to far.

"Whoa!" she says falling on the floor.

"I'm so sorry!" Luna shouts while hugging Celestia with tears in her eyes. "I missed you so much big sister."

"I missed you too" Celestia responds with tears in her own eyes. Twilight then notes that Night is trying to hide and heads to him.

"What's wrong Night, this is your chance" Twilight tells him.

"I don't know. What if they don't remember me?" he asks. Twilight then smiles and leads him to the two alicorns.

"Um, sis?" Night says in a small voice and the two alicorns turn to see Night.

"It can't be!" Celestia says in surprise. "Night? Is that you?"

"Yes. You remember me?" Night asks. Instead of responding, Celestia wraps her wings around Night, still crying.

"I can't believe it's you Night. After all these years" she tells him. Night then embrasses her hug and wraps his own wings around her. "I never thought we'd never see you again."

"Princess, is it true that Nights your brother?" Twilight asks.

"Yes, he is. Over a thousand years ago, our father, Midnight Eclipse, ruled over Equestria and Night was supposed to inherit the throne, but a unicorn filled with dark magic feared the power Night would one day wield. As a result he attempted to kill him as a baby, but rather do it at our castle where he might have survive by quick intervention, he stole him and fled into the night. Our parents told me and Luna to stay at the palace while they went after him. After a while, one of the guards told us that the found our father, dead, with no sign of our mother or Night. We had to assume the worst. His disappearance was one of the reason's Luna became Nightmare Moon" Celestia told.

"I attacked you" Luna spoke, heartbroken. "I almost killed you. I don't deserve to be your sister." she says, tears flowing from her eyes. She's then surprised as Night hugs her.

"I don't judge ponies on their worst mistakes. Your still my sister" Night says, a single tear flowing from his eyes. Celestia then hugs them both.

"We're all back together, that's what matters" she says.

"Night, you've got a horn and a crown now" Twilight notices. Night looks at his head and sees the horn. The crown having the sword and shield on Night's cutie mark.

"Wow. The last 24 hours have been one surprise after another it seems" he comments.

"I didn't think the rumors were true" Celestia says noticing the crown.

"What rumors?" Twilight asks.

"It was rumored that in case the Element of Magic fell into the wrong hoove's, a seventh element was made to act as a counter balance. The Element of Bravery" Luna answered.

"Hey!" Pinkie calls out. "Do you know what this calls for?" When no pony says anything she answers herself. "A party!"

[Ponies creer and celebrate in Ponyville]

"Why so glum, my faithful student?" Celestia asks Twilight. "Are you not happy your task is complete, and that you can return to your studies in Canterlot?"

"That's just it. Just when I finally understand how wonderful friendship is, I have to say goodbye to the ponies I made it with" Twilight says.

"Spike, take a note please" Celestia asks. "I, Princess Celestia, hereby decree that the unicorn Twilight Sparkle will take a new mission for Equestria. She will continue to study the magic of friendship and report to me from her new home, in Ponyville." The other five then cheer.

"Oh thank you Princess. I'll study like never before" Twilight says. Just then they notice Night leaving. "Night, where are you going?"

"I don't know, honestly. Now that I've met my sisters and my mother gone, the path for me isn't clear" Night says.

"You could stay here" Twilight offers. "I'm sure you could learn a lot, and it's not to far from Canterlot." Night then thinks it over, and Twilight does have a point.

"Sure, now that I think about it, the only beings that I've made friends with are here" Night says.

"Isn't this exciting!" Pinkie speaks. "Are you excited cause I'm excited I've never been so excited, well except when I went *deep gasp* but I mean really-"

That ends the 'Friendship is Magic' ark. Now things get interesting as I incorporate Night Storm into standard chapters from brief references to the primary focus. Sorry this took so long by the way. School's getting more stressful as the last month of the year ends so I won't be able to write as much as I want. Still I hope you all enjoyed.