(Disclaimer: This episode of New Friends Forever will not be seen from Doodledraw's perspective, and instead will be viewed from a third person. Also, do not start a flame war about the previous generations of MLP, for without them, we would not have this one. Also, I do not own any of this. All rights go to Lauren Faust, Hasbro, and BBC.)
"So let me get this straight," Doodledraw explained back to the Doctor what he had just told her while working on some of the wires. "You're a time-traveling, dimensional- hopping pony?"
"Yes," was the stallion's reply.
"But you didn't used to be a pony, you used to be something called a ha-a hyu…" The hot pink pony tried to pronounce the word she had heard, but couldn't. The Doctor corrected her, "A human. Actually, I'm not human at all, I just look human, I'm actually from the planet-!"
"Gallifrey," the two earth ponies said in unison. The pink earth pony stated, "I remember that. You corrected me when I accidently pronounced it 'Gallopfrey'." Again, the Doctor chuckled quietly at the pony's terminology. The hot pink pony got out of the mess of wires. "Okay, this thing's all fixed, although I had a bit of a hard time reading the instructions. Why'd you need me to fix it anyway?"
"I'm sort-of having trouble gripping things ever since I got these hooves. I'd ask your unicorn friend to help me, but apparently, she's mad with me." Just then, the aforementioned unicorn, Twilight Sparkle, came running into the TARDIS. She exclaimed, "Doctor! Doodledraw! Something happened at the Queen's Ceremony! Somepony much like Nightmare Moon appeared, and it turns out to be an old foe that's possessing the Queen. Doctor, first of all, I'm sorry for doubting you and thinking you were crazy. Second, we need to unite the Elements of this world in order to stop this monster from unleashing eternal night."
"That's great!" Doodledraw announced. "That you've accepted the Doctor. Not the whole Nightmare Moon thing. Now all we need to do is unite the Elements, but there's one problem."
"And what's that, DD?"
"We don't have a Rarity."
Princess Twilight was worried. Most ponies had left because they were scared for Tirek's return, those who had remembered hauling the younger one's out. Only a brave few stayed, seeing what the princess would say to do. The unicorn princess went up to her room to think. She looked out from the balcony into the sky, seeing the beautiful stars and the full moon that just moments ago had been eclipsed. It was in Twilight's nature to wish for things. She had even wished for this position as leader of DreamValley, and gotten it. At this moment, she had to wish hard.
"By the brightest stars in the western sky," she started her wish, "I wish that this beast we call Tirek will finally be put to the punishment he deserves. We thought we had defeated him, long ago. Apparently, his soul has dwelled all these years in the mind of another, and my wish is that you will bring me a mighty army of warriors from this generation to serve as guard as I hunt for the answer to this problem."
"Princess?" one of her dragon guards interrupted. The princess didn't mind. After all, this was one of her most trusted guards. She answered him, "Yes, Spike?"
"Four ponies are still in the celebration hall." This was the answer to her cry. These four ponies would serve as guards. "Should I send them away?"
"No! Bring them up to me, please." Her dragon guard did as he was told, and in just a few short moments, all four earth ponies were brought up for briefing. Princess Twilight started by saying, "Alright, mares, I know this may seem out-of-the-blue, but I want you to serve as guards as I find a substitute for the Rainbow of Light, used to destroy Tirek years ago. I do not know if you will accept or decline my offer, but I will reward you if we survive. Now, I will need to know your names and abilities for this mission. We'll start with…" she pointed a hoof to one with a blue coat and rainbow-colored hair. "…you. What's your name?"
"I am Rainbow Dash. I work as a dressmaker in town."
"And what's your name?" She pointed to a pale pink pony with a purple and blonde mane.
"I'm Fluttershy. I'm a freelance photographer and love nature."
"You?" The princess pointed to another pink pony, with a pale pink mane.
"Pinkie Pie. I'm the local party planner and café owner."
"And what is your name…." Princess Twilight's words faded away as she noticed who she was standing in front of: an orange mare with a blonde mane a blue bow on her tail. She immediately asked if the pony's name was, "Applejack?"
"Twilight?" The orange earth pony asked back.
"You're alive?" The unicorn princess started to hug her old friend, tears forming in her eyes. "I thought you died in the war!"
"I didn't. I may be a klutz, but I have no intentions on dying any time soon." After the two were done hugging, the princess prepared a new speech. "After all these years, I finally realize what friendship can be, and I know now…it's enough to defeat Tirek once and for all!"
"What do you mean, 'we don't have a Rarity'?" Twilight repeated her friend's words in shock. Doodledraw explained, "Well, we've seen alternate versions of you, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy. The only one missing from this picture is-!"
"Rarity," the other two ponies said in realization.
"Exactly, and if we have any hope on defeating this world's Nightmare Moon, we need to find the Element of Generosity. It'll be hard to find her since there's already one dressmaker in town. I still can't believe Rainbow-!"
"Maybe she's not in town…" Twilight thought out loud.
"What do you mean?"
"Doodledraw, remember how Princess Twilight said they banished all the beasts from DreamValley?"
"Yes…"
"Maybe they didn't go alone!" The purple unicorn ran then ran out of the TARDIS, the two earth ponies following behind. DD eventually caught up, and asked, "Twi, what are you getting at?"
"Remember how Rarity got kidnapped by the Diamond Dogs in our dimension?"
"Are you saying that the Diamond Dogs of this dimension snatched Rarity up, but because she had no friends here, nopony came to save her?" The hot pink pony realized.
"That's exactly what I'm getting at. Now, come on! The Dogs' fields are this way!" As the trio headed to find the alternate Rarity, the unicorn prepared the gem-finding spell to find her efficiently.
Princess Twilight and her new companions headed up to the library tower. The unicorn explained, "I will need to research a method to make a new Rainbow of Light. It's the only way to defeat Tirek. Now let's see…" she began to look on the shelves for the book, until Pinkie Pie spotted a book, and read the title aloud.
"The Rainbow of Light: A Reference Guide." The princess gasped, "How did you find it so quickly?"
"It was under 'R'!" her new friend cheerily. The unicorn used her magic and opened the book. She read aloud the text, "'The Rainbow of Light was only used once, by a human named Megan. She used its tremendous power to defeat Tirek, a mighty foe. When Megan left DreamValley forever during the driving out of all creatures that weren't ponies, she said that the power had been split amongst the ponies, into six Elements of Harmony: Loyalty, Kindness, Laughter, Honesty, Generosity, and Magic. She then said that ponies would represent them, and once united, would form the Rainbow Staff. These were her last words before she left forever.' Wow….I wonder who wrote this book….she never told me any of this."
"Does it say anything else?" Fluttershy questioned. Twilight continued to read aloud, "'The Elements of Harmony must be activated at the place where they were first used: DreamCastle, just outside the borders of DreamValley.'" They all gasped and shocked realizations filled the room.
"Outside of DreamValley?! Ain't there monsters out there?" Applejack asked worriedly.
"I'll get all muddy out there!" Rainbow Dash said with distain.
"I hope we don't meet any of the beasties…" Fluttershy said timidly.
"Quiet!" Princess Twilight ordered. The whole room fell silent. "Now, I realize you may be afraid, but Megan, though it's been a while since I've seen her, would want us to do this. She would've wanted us to follow through and stick to what she did. She probably split the Elements amongst the ponies she trusted the most, but since they're almost all dead….we might as well try. Now, I know where the DreamCastle is, and I know that we'll succeed and make the Rainbow Staff!" Cheers of joy filled the room, and they all soon headed out into the thick forest that surrounded a crumbling DreamCastle.
The three found themselves around many, many holes, probably leading to many different parts of the Diamond Dogs' mining operation. Twilight activated the gem-finding spell, and the two earth ponies followed her down into the most gem-filled tunnel, presuming that Rarity would be in the one with the most. They suddenly heard voices, not of Dogs, but of…
"Rarity," the two mares said with not the least bit of doubt. The trio of ponies found a well-lit cavern, brimming with gems, and in the middle of the room, bossing the Diamond Dogs around, was a pink unicorn with a red and yellow mane, a vest like the rest of her colleagues, and a simple necklace, showing her place as leader of the pack. The pink unicorn noticed something out of place immediately.
"Did my search party finally find me?" the unicorn snarked to the trio. DD came in front and asked, "Search party? What do you mean?" Rarity explained, "I used to be in line for the throne, until that wretch Twilight took it when she proposed an idea to 'drive out the monsters that plagued our land'. Well, I was best pals with the Diamond Dogs, because I had relations with them; they're how I got my gems for my dress designs. Anyway, I couldn't let them leave. So, I had a stroke of genius: I'd stay with them and be their leader, since they were lacking one."
"And you've been a generous one," The Doctor noted, looking at how efficiently the Dogs were working. Twi cut to the chase and said, "Look, we're in dire need of your help, Rarity. A great evil has been unleashed on the surface, and we need the Elements of Harmony to unite to bring it down. The only problem is that we need you…you're the Element of Generosity."
"Why should I help you?" the Diamond Dog leader asked.
"This thing could bring harm to not only you, but your dogs as well."
"But we live down here, in the caves, only coming up if we absolutely need to."
"Look, I know you were wronged by your own species, but can't you find enough love in your heart to help them?" The pink unicorn mulled it over, the other three ponies waiting nervously for her answer. Finally, she said something that only the Element of Generosity would answer with:
"I accept."
The group of five ponies, spearheaded by the unicorn princess, stepped into the thick wood that had grown around an unkempt DreamCastle. The princess had no idea of where she was headed, but she remembered the similar star pattern that was in the sky when she and her friends first went to DreamCastle to defeat Tirek. Now, they would do it again, with an almost different set of brave mares. The only pony in the group that was the same was Applejack.
Twilight found that ironic. AJ was a mare cursed with clumsiness, not that she cared about the name-calling that happened to her. Twi remembered the country pony as a stubborn one, one that wouldn't let go without a fight, or if she slipped up. After a few minutes of walking, the unicorn at the front of the pack groaned, "Oh, we've reached a dead-end!"
"And on the side of a cliff too!" Rainbow Dash added. "Looks like we're going to have to find another way around." Just then, the ground beneath their hooves began to rumble, until it broke. It sent them all falling down a steep slant. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, both screaming at the top of their lungs, were caught by the tails by Pinkie Pie. The strong pink earth pony was able to carry them back up to the path.
Applejack and Twilight, however, met a different fate. AJ was able to stop herself before the edge of another cliff came. The princess desperately hung on the edge of the cliff. The orange earth pony grabbed onto her friend's hooves with her own. She told the princess, "I won't let you go!"
"How do I know you won't let go?" Princess Twilight doubted.
"You trust me! We've been friends since forever! Though I may be a klutz, and I know I can't run the farm on my own, I know that I won't let go of you any time soon!" Just then, the orange mare felt somepony grab her tail. Pinkie Pie was pulling the two up the hill, having successfully brought up the others. Twilight, amazed by the pink earth pony's strength, awed, "Wow, you're strong."
"Oh, I've carried more," she replied through a full mouth. "You should see me at the height of business. It's a balancing act for the costumers; dinner and a show!" Once they had all made it back to the top of the crumbling cliffside, they all tried to find an alternative route to DreamCastle. The five ended up going into a deeper section of the woods, where not even the moon was visible through the vegetation. The group then found themselves surrounded by scary monsters, and they screamed in horror, huddling up to keep themselves safe.
All except Pinkie Pie. She was laughing and making funny faces at the nonmoving monsters. Twilight asked, "Pinkie, what are you doing? Get in the huddle!"
"Oh, girls, don't you see?" Pinkie giggled, then began to sing:
When I was a little filly
And the sun was going down…
"Tell me she's not..." The unicorn princess groaned.
The darkness and the shadows
Would always make me frown…
"She is…" Rainbow Dash sighed as she watched he friend dance around.
I'd hide under my pillow
From what I thought I saw
But my parents said that wasn't the way
To deal with fears at all
They said, "Pinkie, you gotta stand up tall
And learn to face your fears!
You'll see the difference
And you'll always make them disappear!" The pink pony laughed at one of the monsters three times, and it turned out to be a normal tree! The rest of the group gasped, shocked by this revelation.
So, giggle at the ghostie,
Guffaw at the grossly,
Crack up at the creepy,
Woof it up with 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 then he's got another thing coming and the very idea of such a thing just makes you wanna... The pink earth pony said in rapid succession, all before laughing out loud. She finally hit her high note:
LAAAAAAAUUUGH!
Her friends all ended up laughing at their fears, and moved on from the thickest part of the forest. The five found themselves in another dangerous environment very quickly. A large, slumbering bear was blocking their path. Twilight told the group quiet, "Alright, girls, no sudden movem-!"
"AAAAAHHHHHH!" screamed Rainbow Dash at the top of her lungs. The bear woke up with a growl, and immediately noticed his next target: the four earth ponies and a pale pink unicorn. The unicorn princess made a protective magical bubble around her friends, and they all huddled together to think of ideas.
"I could run behind him and surprise him enough to scare him," Pinkie Pie spoke first.
"I don't think that a pony will scare a big bear," Princess Twilight doubted.
"I could use my fancy roping skills to tie up the beast," Applejack suggested.
"That's great, AJ," The princess agreed. "But we don't have any rope on hoof."
"Hey, where's Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash asked. The four ponies looked around, only to spot the missing pink pony going out of the magical barrier and into where the bear was thrashing at the bubble to get to his prey. The brave photographer went up to the beastly bear, as her friends watched in horror. She held up a hoof…
And grabbed a thorn out of the bear's left paw. The great beast sighed, lie down in the same spot as before, and quickly fell asleep. When the magical shield finally gave up, Twilight walked out and stammered, "F-Flut-Fluttershy, h-how did you-!"
"Sometimes we all have to be shown a little kindness," was the photographer's final words on the subject before they continued forward until they met yet another obstacle: a bridge, guarded by a Diamond Dog.
"To cross this bridge," the greedy dog explained, "you must pay me with the right amount of gems; no more, and no less."
The four ponies, two earth ponies and two unicorns, walked through the forest, heading to DreamCastle. They had just passed a steep cliff, a thick part of the wood, and a snoring bear. They had just heard a river raging up ahead, and spotted the other group trying to barter with the Diamond Dog. Rainbow Dash pulled some fabric out of hammerspace to give to the dog, but he only shook his head, saying, "Gem payment only, although you could work it off for me…"
"No!" Suddenly, Rarity jumped out, seeing what the greedy dog was doing. "I won't let you!"
"Miss Rarity?" The confused Diamond Dog asked.
"You know this pony?" Princess Twilight questioned, pointing a hoof to the other pink unicorn.
"Yes," the dog nervously chuckled. "She's, um, well, my boss."
"Hello, Ruff," The Dogs' leader waved a hoof to him. The nervous dog waved back, and asked, "Are these ponies friends of yours?"
"No, but please let them through. They are on a mission that could decide this valley's fate." The Diamond Dog let all six through, the three others following from a safe distance, in order to avoid getting too involved in the other group's quest. As soon as they had made it across the river, the unicorn princess exclaimed, "There it is!"
"DreamCastle!" everypony said excitedly, but then groaned as they noticed the final obstacle: an old, rickety rope bridge that was hanging over a cliff that looked like it went for miles down into the ground. Rainbow Dash moved ahead of both groups, and said, "I'll go first." The brave mare went cautiously across, making sure not to look down, but also not to let her hooves fall into any gaps. She finally made it across, and started to say, "See? It's fine as long as we go one at a-!"
The rope at the other side snapped as she tried to finish her sentence. The rainbow-maned pony grabbed the bridge on her side with her hooves, and told the princess, "I'll throw this to you, and you can tie it back up on the other side." Twi nodded to show she understood, but just as the blue earth pony was about to throw the bridge to the other side, something from the castle called to her. She didn't know what, but it told her to let go of the bridge. Did it really matter if her friends helped her? She could save DreamValley all by herself. But in the deepest part of her heart, she knew that her friends were the true thing she needed to succeed.
"Rainbow Dash?" The pink princess asked, grabbing her friend's attention back. Rainbow Dash threw the bridge over to the other side with as much strength as she could muster, and the unicorn caught it using her magic. Once the bridge had been secured at the other side, the rest of the group went over, albeit slowly so it wouldn't break again.
Once again, the princess and her five friends went into DreamCastle while the other three stood outside, not wanting to interfere. Princess Twilight found it nerve-wracking to be standing in front of Tirek once again. Although, this time, Tirek was in the body of their queen. The evil allicorn laughed at the six ponies, "You're kidding. You're kidding right? Do you really think you can stop me? Face the facts, Twilight. You're precious little human friend Megan isn't here to save you, so there's no way you could possibly defeat me now."
"That's where you're wrong, Tirek!" The unicorn princess retorted. "I have my friends. It has been said that if I were to bring the Elements of Harmony here, it would make the Rainbow Staff, making a new Rainbow of Light to defeat you. And I know, through the trials we've faced, that they're right here!" Suddenly, a bright light emanated from the princess' horn, and she called off each of her friends.
"Applejack, through her trustful nature despite clumsiness, shows the Element of Honesty!" An orange gem appeared in front of Twilight.
"Pinkie Pie, for showing bravery and adversity in the face of danger, represents the Element of Laughter!" A blue gem showed up parallel to the first one.
"Fluttershy, for showing love to even beastly creatures, shows the Element of Kindness!" A pink gem put itself right next to the blue one.
"Rarity, for letting through complete strangers, represents the Element of Generosity!" A green gem placed itself in-between the orange and blue one.
"And finally, Rainbow Dash, for not giving up on her friends, no matter how bad the situation seemed, shows the Element of the Loyalty!" A red gem appeared in front of all the others, making a star pattern on the floor. "These are the new Elements of Harmony!"
"You're still missing one," Tirek darkly chuckled. Suddenly, another gem, this one purple and in the middle of all the others, formed as Princess Twilight smirked, "How do you think I was able to produce the gems? I am the sixth Element: Magic!" A golden staff formed to hold the gems together, and the princess quickly seized it. "This will stop you! The Rainbow Staff!" The evil allicorn didn't even have a chance to move. A brilliant rainbow of colors hit her, and all she could do was scream in pain.
Six ponies lay on the ground, knocked out from the blast. The three waiting outside finally came in. Doodledraw, looking at the fainted six, nervously asked, "A-are they going to be okay?"
"They'll be fine," Twilight Sparkle replied, looking at her alternate self. "This happened to us the first time we discovered the Elements." She noticed the unicorn princess starting to stir, and at last, she woke up. Her first question was, "Did we defeat Tirek? Is the night finally over?"
"Why don't you see for yourself?" The Doctor said, looking out a broken window. All the ponies crowded around, seeing the light of the sun just coming up over the horizon. Everypony cheered, for they knew they had succeeded. Suddenly, a beautiful allicorn, her mane and tail resembling stars and celestial bodies, appeared behind the nine ponies. The six from that dimension took notice, and all gasped, "Queen Estrellena!"
"Yes, it is I," the allicorn queen said, her subjects bowing to her. The three foreigners followed suit, even though she wasn't their ruler. The allicorn continued, "Since you have reactivated the Elements, and saved DreamValley once again from eternal night, I believe a celebration is in order."
"I'd love to set up a party!" Pinkie Pie chimed in.
"Yes, and Twilight…" both Twilights turned their heads. The queen chuckled, "The Twilight of this dimension, I'd like you to learn how to use your magical abilities to their finest under my wing."
"I-I would love to, your majesty," the princess replied, still a little shocked from seeing her queen for the first time in many a year.
"Alright, now that we've got that out of the way, I suggest you six head home. You've got a party to plan." The six Elements happily headed home, excited from the adventure they had had. Queen Estrellena then turned her attention back to the other three. She explained, "I will teleport you back to the TARDIS, since you are all in drastic need to get home."
"Yes!" the three exclaimed back. The queen teleported them to the inside of the TARDIS, and with the pull of a lever, the three friends found themselves back at the park in Ponyville. Once Twilight and Doodledraw had left the blue box, the TARDIS left on another adventure, and the stallion prepared for whatever that he may face.
After all, he was the Doctor!