PART 2

CHAPTER 10

(DOWNTOWN PONYVILLE)

IT WAS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN PONYVILLE. THE SUN WAS SHINING WITH A WONDERFUL COOL BREEZE, AND FEW CLOUDS IN SIGHT.
SPIKE DECIDED TO TAKE A WALK DOWNTOWN. AS SPIKE WAS WALKINK PAST THE BOWLING ALLEY, HE NOTICED SOMETHING OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
THE MOON. IT WAS BIG. AND ABNORMALLY BRIGHT AND GREY, ALMOST TWINKLEING.
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE HAY WAS GOING ON. SPIKE WAS STARTING TO GET NERVOUS. ASTRONOMY ALWAYS FREAKED HIM OUT FOR SOME REASON.
HE RAN BACK TO PONYVILLE LIBRARY AS FAST AS HIS LITTLE LEGS COULD TAKE HIM. AS SOON AS HE REACHED THE DOOR, TWILIGHT OPENED THE DOOR AND SMACK. SPIKE HIT THE GROUND.

TWILIGHT: SPIKE! OH MY GOSH ARE YOU OKAY!
SPIKE: SOMETHINGS NOT RIGHT...
TWILIGHT: UH... YOU MEAN THE "SOMETHINGS NOT RIGHT" CONCERT TONIGHT WITH NIGHT STAR AND DJ-PON3?
SPIKE: NO! GO UPSTAIRS AND LOOK AT THE MOON THROUGH YOUR TELESCOPE! THE MOON IS OVER THE MOUNTAIN TOWARDS CANTERLOT!

TWILIGHT WAS SCARED AT THIS POINT. SPIKE NEVER LIES TO SCARE. TWILIGHT RUSHED UPSTAIRS AND LOOKED THROUGH HER TELESCOPE TRYING TO FIND THE MOON.
WHEN TWILIGHT FOCOUSED HER TELESCOPE ON THE MOON, SHE WASN'T SURE WHAT TO THINK...

TWILIGHT: SPIKE! GET ME SOME ASTRONOMY BOOKS AND EQUESTRIAN HISTORY BOOKS! HURRY!

SPIKE RAN DOWNSTAIRS AS FAST AS HE COULD AND STARTED LOOKING THROUGH THE BOOKS.

SPIKE: I FOUND AN EQUESTRIAN HISTORY BOOK!
TWILIGHT: KEEP LOOKING! BOTH ARE VERY IMPORTANT!
SPIKE: GOT IT! IT WAS IN THE HISTORY SECTION FOR SOME REASON!
TWILIGHT: I'LL HAVE TO FIX THAT.

SPIKE RAN THE BOOKS UPSTAIRS AND HANDED THEM TO HER.
TWILIGHT OPENED THE EQUESTRIAN HISTORY BOOK AND LOOKED IN THE CONTENTS TO FIND ANYTHING ABOUT THE MOON.

TWILIGHT: FOUND SOMETHING! IT SAYS, "MARE IN THE MOON". "WHATS THAT"? "IT SAYS ITS AN ANCIENT TALE OF A SECOND ALICORN PRINCESS?! HMM".

AS TWILIGHT READ ALOUD THE STORY, THE TWO WERE SHOCKED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS STORY BEFORE. I TOLD OF CELESTIA AND LUNA. SISTERS? LUNA AND CELESTIA EQUALLY RULED EQUESTRIA TOGETHER.
CELESTIA RAISED AND LOWERED THE SUN, AND LUNA RAISED AND LOWERED THE MOON. BUT THEN, LUNA WANTED MORE POWER. ALL OF IT, AND TURNED INTO NIGHTMARE MOON.
THE BOOK ALSO SAYS THAT CELESTIA DISCOVERED THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY, AND USED THEM TO DEFEAT NIGHTMARE MOON AND BANISH HER TO THE MOON FOR A THOUSAND YEARS.

SPIKE: TWILIGHT, DID ALL OF THIS STUFF REALLY HAPPEN?
TWILIGHT: I DONT KNOW SPIKE. IT IS A POSSIBILITY.

TWILIGHT WALKED OVER TO THE TELESCOPE AND LOOKED AT THE MOON."MARE IN THE MOON", SHE THOUGHT.

TWILIGHT: I THINK MY EYES ARE PLAYING TRICKS ON ME! SPIKE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MOON AND TELL ME YOU DONT SEE A FACE!

SPIKE WALKED OVER TO THE TELESCOPE DOUBTING THAT TWILIGHT SAW ANYTHING. WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE MOON, HE SAW SEVERAL DOTS ON THE MOON. AS HE LOOKED A LITTLE CLOSER, HE COULD SEE CLEARLY.

SPIKE: OH MY CELESTIA! ITS A FACE!

TWILIGHT GOT THE BOOK AND STARTED READING MORE ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.

TWILIGHT: APPERANTLY, SHE IS SAID TO ECAPE FROM THE MOON ON THE THOUSANTH SUMMER SUN CELEBRATION!
SPIKE: WAIT, BUT ISNT THAT IN THE MORNING?!
TWILIGHT: OH CELESTIA YOU ARE RIGHT!

TWILIGHT RAN OUT OF THE LIBRARY IN SEARCH OF HER REMEMBERED EARLIER THAT DAY, APPLEJACK ASKED HER IF SHE WANTED TO JOIN EVERYPONY AND GO SWIMMING IN THE SWEET APPLE ACRES LAKE.
TWILIGHT BOLTED TO SWEET APPLE ACRES. RAINBOW DASH WOULD'VE BEEN IMPRESSED IF SHE HAD SEEN IT.
ONCE TWILIGHT HAD HER FRIENDS IN SIGHT, SHE YELLED," WE NEED TO FIND THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY QUICK!"
EVERYPONY LOOKED AT TWILIGHT FUNNY. THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE ELEMENTS WERE. AFTER REALIZING THEY HAD NEVER HEARD THE MYTH, SHE TOLD THEM THE ENTIRE STORY.

TWILIGHT: AND THATS WHY WE NEED TO FIND THE ELEMENTS! OR NIGHTMARE MOON WILL CREATE ETERNAL NIGHT!
APPLEJACK: IM WITH TWILIGHT ON THIS ONE Y'ALL. I CANT RISK ETERNAL NIGHT! MY CROPS WILL ALL DIE OUT AND EVERYPONY WILL STARVE!

NOPONY LIKED WHAT APPLEJACK JUST SAID. IT FREIGHTENED THEM ALL.

FLUTTERSHY: CAN I STAY HOME?

FLUTTERSHY WAS OBVIOUSLY TERRIFIED.

TWILIGHT: THERE ARE SIX ELEMENTS! WE NEED SIX PONIES. I READ ABOUT EACH ELEMENT AND I HAVE STUDIED EVERYPONY IN PONYVILLE. I HAVE COME UP WITH WHICH ELEMENT YOU EACH NEED TO FIND.
IT WONT BE HARD TO FIND THEM. WE ARE DRAWN TO THEM.

PINKIE: WE?

TWILIGHT: OK PONIES! RARITY! YOU NEED TO FIND THE ELEMENT OF GENEROSITY! RAINBOW DASH! YOU NEED TO FIND THE ELEMENT OF LOYALTY! PINKIE PIE! YOU NEED TO FIND THE ELEMENT OF LAUGHTER! APPLEJACK! YOU NEED TO FIND THE ELEMENT OF HONESTY! FLUTTERSHY! YOU NEED TO FIND THE ELEMENT OF KINDNESS!
AND I NEED TO FIND THE ELEMENT OF MAGIC!

TWILIGHT AND ALL OF THE OTHER PONIES LOOKED AROUND EACHOTHER. AFTER THINKING OF EACH OF THEIR ELEMENTS, THEY WERE ALL DRAWN IN THE SAME DIRECTION. THE EVERFREE FOREST. FLUTTERSHY WOULD NOT STOP SHIVERING.

PINKIE: FLUTTERSHY, ARE YOU OKAY?
FLUTTERSHY: NNNNO. NO. NO. PLEASE.

FLUTTERSHY THOUGHT OF HER ELEMENT AGAIN. SHE SUDDENLY FELT A RUSH OF WARMTH. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE A RUSH OF KINDNESS.

FLUTTERSHY: ACTUALLY, I THINK IM OK.
PINKIE: OKIE DOKIE LOKIE!

AS EVERYPONY ENTERED THE EVERFREE FOREST, THEY HEARD SOMETHING THAT ALMOST SOUNDED LIKE A VIBRATING NOISE. THEY ALL DECIDED TO FOLLOW IT, SINCE THEY WERE DRAWN TO IT. AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES OF WALKING, THEY SAW A BEAUTIFUL LOOKING GLASS TREE WITH A WOODEN BOX ENCRUSTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CRYSTALINE TREE. EACH OF THE PONIES WALKED UP TO THE TREE.

APPLEJACK: THIS IS WEIRD! I THINK I FEEL A VIBRATING SOMETHING IN MY CHEST!

EVERYPONY ELSE ALSO SAID THEY FELT THAT TOO.
SUDDENLY, THE BOX STARTED VIBRATING AND SHAKING. IT STARTLED EVERYPONY PRETTY BAD. ESPECIALLY FLUTTERSHY. THE BOX SLOWLY OPENED. EVERYPONY WAS SHOCKED WHEN THEY SAW WHAT WAS INSIDE.
THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY.
EACH PONY PICKED UP THE ELEMENT THEY WERE DRAWN TO. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY TELEPORTED BACK INTO THE PONYVILLE LIBRARY.

TWILIGHT: I THINK WE ARE GOOD FOR NOW GUYS. EVERYPONY STAY OUT OF TROUBLE AND WATCH OUT FOR ANYTHING OFF. I WILL HOLD ON TO EACH OF YOUR ELEMENTS TONIGHT. COME HERE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. BEFORE THE SUMMER SUN CELEBRATION! GOT IT?

EVERYPONY AGREED.
TWILIGHT WAS SURE THIS WAS GONNA WORK. SHE WALKED INTO THE KICHEN AND ALMOST SCREAMED WHEN SHE SAW THE CLOCK.

TWILIGHT: FLASH SENTRY!

CHAPTER 11

(PONYVILLE LIBRARY)- 1 DAY UNTIL NIGHTMARE MOON

TWILIGHT RUSHED TO GET READY FOR HER DATE. FLASH WAS SUPPOSED TO SHOW UP AT THE LIBRARY IN TEN MINUTES. SHE COULDN'T BELIEVE SHE FORGOT. BUT SHE ALWAYS KNEW THAT IT NEVER TOOK HER LONG TO GET READY.

WHEN TWILIGHT WAS DONE GETTING READY, SHE WALKED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE LIBRARY AND WAITED FOR HER SPECIAL SOMEPONY.

TWILIGHT HEARD THE DOORBELL RING. SHE WAS REALLY EXITED TO BE WITH HIM. SHE RUSHED OVER TO THE DOOR AND OPENED IT.

TWILIGHT: HI FLASH!

FLASH: HI TWILIGHT! I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE GOING OUT!

TWILIGHT: ME TOO! LETS GET GOING!

FLASH WALKED NEXT TO TWILIGHT ON THE WAY.

TWILIGHT: SO WHERE ARE WE GOING?

FLASH: IT'S A SURPRISE!

TWILIGHT GIGGLED. IT WAS NICE TO FINALLY BE WITH SOMEPONY ON A DATE.

FLASH: AHH... ITS NICE TO NOT BE WORKING RIGHT NOW. MY BOSS IS ALWAYS ON EVERY PONIES CASE.

TWILIGHT LOOKED AT FLASH.

TWILIGHT: WAIT? AREN'T YOU PART OF THE ROYAL GUARD?

FLASH: YEAH, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST STRESSFUL JOBS IN EQUESTRIA.

TWILIGHT: WHO IS YOUR BOSS?

FLASH: WELL, MY BOSS IS SHINING ARMOUR. YOU KNOW HIM?

TWILIGHT: OUT OF ALL OF THE BOSSES... YEAH I KNOW HIM. HE'S MY BROTHER.

FLASH LOOKED SHOCKED. HE WASN'T SURE WHAT SHINING ARMOUR WOULD THINK IF HE DATED HIS SISTER.

FLASH: HE WOULDN'T BE MAD IF... I UH... DATED YOU WOULD HE?

TWILIGHT: YOU WOULD DATE ME?

FLASH: UMM.. UH... WHY HA... MMMMPPPH...

TWILIGHT LEANED IN CLOSE TO FLASH AND KISSED HIM SLOWLY ON THE LIPS.

TWILIGHT: I WOULD DATE YOU TOO.

THE TWO TALKED ABOUT THEIR INTERESTS AND HOBBIES. IT TURNED OUT, FLASH LOVED TO READ JUST AS MUCH AS TWILIGHT, AND THEY WERE BOTH ANTISOCIAL UNTIL THEY DID SOMETHING LIKE MOVE OR GET A JOB.

FLASH WAS TELLING TWILIGHT ABOUT QUITTING THE ROYAL GUARD AND OPENING A BAR IN PONYVILLE WHERE DJ'S COULD PREFORM. HE WAS TELLING HER THAT HE'S BEEN TRYING TO BOOK NIGHT STAR OR DJ-PON3 FOR YEARS NOW.

TWILIGHT THOUGHT THAT KIND OF LIFE WAS NICE. JUST LIVING WHAT LIFE GIVES YOU. GOING WITH THE FLOW.

THEY FINALLY ARRIVED AT HOITY TOITY'S NEW RESTAURANT IN PONYVILLE.

TWILIGHT WAS SHOCKED. WAS HE THE TYPE OF PONY THAT COULD AFFORD THIS TYPE OF MEAL?

WELL, HE WAS PART OF THE ROYAL GUARD. TWILIGHT THOUGHT OF THE MILLIONS OF BITS SHINING ARMOUR MAKES.

YEAH, IT SEEMS RIGHT.

TWILIGHT AND FLASH WALKED INTO THE RESTAURANT AND HAD A GOOD REST OF THE NIGHT.

BUT TWILIGHT WASN'T DOING PERFECT. SHE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THE NEXT MORNING.

CHAPTER 12

(OUTSIDE PONYVILLE LIBRARY)- THE SUMMER SUN CELEBRATION

EVERYPONY DID WHAT TWILIGHT SAID AND MARCHED OVER TO THE LIBRARY FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, EVEN BEFORE THE SUN WAS RISEN BY CELESTIA. EVERYPONY WAS GIVEN THEIR ELEMENT AND TOLD TO BE READY.

TWILIGHT STOOD TOGETHER WITH HER 5 FRIENDS AND STARTED TO TALK.

TWILIGHT: ALRIGHT EVERYPONY LISTEN UP. NIGHTMARE MOON IS EXPECTED TO APPEAR IN EQUESTRIA VERY SOON. WE CAN'T LET ANYPONY KNOW OR WE WILL SCARE THEM. GOT IT?

EVERYPONY AGREED. TWILIGHT NOTICED THAT THE FACE OF THE MARE ON THE MOON WAS STARTING TO GLOW AND BECOME VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. THAT WAS NOT A GOOD SIGN.

TWILIGHT AND HER FRIENDS WALKED TO TOWN SQUARE, ALL WEARING THEIR ELEMENTS AND PREPARED FOR THE BATTLE. IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE A BATTLE.