The Traditional Unicorn Sleep-Over
North was seen with Hitch sitting at a table near Sunny's smoothie cart where there was this mat out as both ponies were holding five cards in one hoof.
North Star: Come on, Hitch. I've been waiting here for some time.
Hitch: I know, I know, just give me a moment…
Sunny was watching as she was cleaning her counter where Izzy walked up with Sparky on her back.
Izzy: Hey Sunny, what are they doing?
Sunny: Nemesis created a card game called, Duel Monsters. Right now you can only get the game here in Maretime Bay because Nemesis wants to see how well it will sell here before sending the game out.
Izzy: Ooh! What's it about?
Sunny: Well if North told me correctly, you have monster cards, magic cards, and trap cards. The spell and traps have effects that can help your monsters or even counter your opponent. As for the monster cards, each one has a different attack and defense point stats.
Izzy: And how do you play and win?
Sunny: Each player starts out with 8000 life points. Whoever has their life points down to zero loses, and the only way to do that is to have your monsters beat the opposing ones.
North and Hitch were still going at it where Hitch placed a monster card called Steel Ogre on the card mat where a hologram of the monster appeared.
Izzy: Magic cards?!
Sunny just laughed.
Sunny: No, Izzy. Hologram tech. Nemesis made it to make the game more interesting.
Hitch: I bet you don't have anything in your hoof to beat it.
Hitch had a confident smirk where North was smiling like his normal self.
North Star: Not bad, in fact, allow me to strengthen your forces.
North took a card called Radian and tributed the Steel Ogre as it was placed on Hitch's field.
Hitch: And giving me this powerful card helps you how?
North Star: Simple. It allows me to special summon this one.
North played a monster called Thunder King as both holograms appeared.
North Star: Then I'll normal summon this one.
North placed the card Keeper of Dragon Magic as the hologram appeared.
North Star: Then I'll play these.
North played the spell card, Riryoku as he weakened Radian and made Thunder King stronger where he then played Raigeki and instantly destroyed Radian.
North Star: And now my monsters attack.
Both monsters attack, which reduces Hitch's life points down to zero.
Hitch: How did you do that?!
North Star: Hello, I helped Nemesis make this game, and as a reward he gave me, Des, and Blaze decks with top notch cards.
Hitch: Of course he gave you those.
As both stallions organized their cards, Izzy walked up to them.
Izzy: Hey, guys!
Izzy kissed North on his forehead.
Izzy: Hey North, hope you don't mind having another mare around, because tonight we're having a sleepover!
North Star: With who?
Izzy: A new unicorn in town named Misty! We're going to have a traditional unicorn sleepover! A unicorn tradition whenever you make a very special, new best friend.
North Star: Well that sounds fun. And ever since Obsidia moved out of the Brighthouse and into New Canterlot, the place feels a bit bigger than normal. Would feel nice to have six ponies under the same roof again.
Izzy: So get ready for tonight you hunk! We're going to have a blast!
Down at Opaline's castle, Misty was seen with Opaline in her throne room.
Misty: So I get to go to the party?
Opaline: Oh, Misty, you're gonna party it up alright. You're gonna party all night until you steal Sunny's precious magic lantern.
Misty: I'm not really sure that's how parties work. I've never been to one.
Opaline then glared at Misty.
Misty: But you're the expert!
Opaline: Get in that lighthouse, and–
Misty: Brighthouse!
Opaline: Whatever! Get there and find. That. Lantern.
Later that day as the sun was setting, Inside the Brighthouse, Izzy was seen all excited about the sleepover as she was talking to Zipp, Pipp, Sunny, North, Hitch, and Gaia.
Izzy: And she had a horn just like me! And hooves just like me. And a face! Just like me.
Sunny: She sounds like a unique unicorn.
Zipp: And you said Sparky was growling at her? I wonder why… North?
North Star: Don't know. Harmonia never had a baby dragon act like that. Though to be honest, no creature there was a full on stranger from out of town.
Izzy: Ahh, you know. Sparky growls at everypony and every twig, bug, and critter! He's just a curious baby dragon. It's what he does.
Gaia: Before Harmonia or any other past friendships with dragons, they used to be very dangerous and even attack ponies and harm other creatures. Being a baby dragon, Sparky's primal urges will grow unless properly raised.
Hitch: There's no need to worry. I'm a top notch dragon dad.
Pipp: Tell that to the other dragon dads in Harmonia.
Hitch: Well, anyway, it's time to get this little guy back to the station and start his bedtime routine.
Sparky: Aww…
Izzy then gasped in shock.
Izzy: That's the time?! I've got to get moving! There's so many great treats and traditions to get ready! This is gonna be the best sleepover anypony's ever been to in all of Bridlewood! I mean– Maritime Bay. I mean– Equestria!
Izzy bounced off and got to work for the sleepover.
North Star: The only sleepovers I had were with Des and Diamond. This might get a bit interesting.
Zipp: Well of course. You got four marefriends and a goddess of magic for company.
North Star: Yeah, why not stay out for the day, Gaia. Have fun with us.
Gaia: Hmmm…
North Star: Come on, it's going to be great. You spend most of the time inside of me. Spend some time outside of me for once.
Gaia just smiled.
Gaia: Okay, I will.
As Hitch left, the ponies got to work for the sleepover. They rolled out yarn balls, hung up tea lights outside, and hung lots of scarves inside for, what Izzy said, for ambiance.
As they got done, the doorbell rang which got Izzy excited as she faced the door.
Izzy: Sweet sauce, horseshoe toss! She's here!
Izzy trotted to the door and opened it as the others followed. And when North saw Misty…
North Star: Hey, wait a minute, I know you. You're that unicorn I saw with the Filly Four.
Misty: Uh… yeah! Yep! That's me! I, uh, decided to leave the group.
North Star: Well then, I think it's about time we properly introduce ourselves. North Star at your service. But you can call me, North.
Misty: It's Misty.
Izzy: Misty… Misty, uh… Uh, what's your last name?
Misty: Ah, uh…
Misty looked up at the Brighthouse.
Misty: Bright-house!
The ponies just looked at her confused.
Misty: Bright, uh… Bright… dawn. Brightdawn!
Izzy then stood beside Misty.
Izzy: Welcome, Misty Brightdawn, to the best Unicorn sleepover of your unicorn life!
Izzy guided Misty inside where the latter was in awe as Sunny walked up beside her.
Sunny: So nice to finally meet you, Misty! Izzy's told us–
Misty: Told you? Told you what?
Misty started to get nervous where she backed up and bumped into Zipp.
Zipp: When did you say you got into Maretime Bay?
Misty: Oh I didn't—
Zipp: In town just for a visit or staying permanently?
Izzy then got in between the two.
Izzy: Zipp, Zipp, Zipp, Zipp. Buddy, you're hoofing it up the wrong hill here! You don't need to "detective" her. Misty's our friend.
Gaia: But we just met her.
North Star: It's Izzy, Gaia. Once she says you're her friend, you're her friend.
Izzy: Ooh! We're already way behind schedule. Come on "unicorns".
Izzy, Sunny, Pipp, and North giggled as they trotted off where Misty gulped all nervous as Zipp and Gaia followed her with concerned looks.
The ponies were in the kitchen making decorated horns, where the ones with horns were decorating their own.
Izzy put gemstones around her horn and made it glow as the gems shined from the light coming from her horn which impressed the others.
Pipp put her horn on and tried to put glitter on it only for it to spill out and give the princess a glitter beard where the ponies just laughed it off.
Later, Izzy built an entire pillow fort and put a flag on top whereas Misty put her own pillow in it only for the entire fort to fall apart.
The ponies scattered as the pillows fell as Izzy safely landed on one of the bigger cushions as the ponies continued to laugh and have fun.
Then the ponies were now sitting at the dining table playing a board game.
Sunny: So, how does this game work?
Izzy: The rules of "Dare the Mare" go… If a player spins the wheel and lands on an odd number then they dare the mare to do something fun, but if they land on an even number they dare the mare to do something funky and if their fun is too funky or funky is too fun they go back and do it all over again!
Pipp: That makes total sense.
North Star: And what makes sense about me? She said "dare the mare", but I'm a stallion.
Gaia: I can temporarily turn you into one.
North Star: You can do that?
Gaia: Of course, wanna try it?
North Star: Um…. I'm good.
Izzy then gasps as she throws the board game off the table.
Izzy: Whoops. Explaining the rules took too long! We've got to move on, party ponies!
The ponies were now in the living room as Izzy was getting ready to read Sunny's hoof.
Izzy: The art of hoof-reading has been in the Moonbow family for generations! It all started with Great-Great-Auntie Buttons.
Misty looked around the room and even under the table but when she got up, Zipp was staring at her where the mare just gulped, but she still needed to maintain her "act".
Misty: Ooh! So interesting!
The ponies were now back at the dining table, ready to have tea.
Izzy: Tea time!
Izzy passed out cups of tea to everypony where Misty picked hers up and started to drink it.
Izzy: Uh… Misty. Those tea leaves were for reading, not for drinking. Remember?
Misty just spit the tea back into her cup as she just smiled.
Later, the ponies were in the kitchen where there were five bowls of different types of Ponycorn.
#Pipp: Ponycorn Station!
Sunny: Yum! Oh, thanks, Izzy!
Zipp: Yeah!
North Star: Holy moons, these smell great!
Gaia: Easy there, North, don't go crazy or anything.
Misty picked up a piece of the pony version of popcorn and ate it where she got excited.
Misty: This is the best thing I've ever eaten in my entire life!
The ponies just stared at her with smiles except Zipp who still had her suspicions.
Misty: That I say every time I eat it 'cause I eat it all the time. Or did when I lived in Bridlewood all my life.
Misty just picked up more ponycorn and put it in her mouth as Zipp was getting more suspicious of her.
North Star: Zipp! Drop being suspicious of her. Your emotions stick out more than a bad rash.
It was now dark and the ponies were in the living room facing the tv.
Izzy: Ooh! "Trotting Hill," a Unicorn sleepover classic! But we only have three minutes to move through, let's go!
North Star: I didn't know we were timed.
Gaia: And you watched movies? I didn't see anything that can play one.
Izzy: Oh, we used projectors!
Gaia: Huh.
Izzy then started the movie but all she did was fast forward through the entire thing.
Izzy: A-ha!
Izzy stopped fast forwarding as the movie played normally as Izzy said what the character said.
Movie Mare/Izzy: Don't you see, Salty? I'm just a Unicorn standing in front of another Unicorn, asking him to share with her!
Izzy just swooned.
Izzy: So romantic.
North's eyes went blank from what just happened.
Sunny: Say Izzy, you think we can slow down a bit? You even made North blank out.
Gaia slapped the back of North's head and snapped him back.
Pipp: Yeah, I've barely made a dent in my chocolate ponycorn!
Misty: I'll help you!
As Misty reached for the ponycorn, Izzy gasped and jumped up which made Misty fall back only for North to catch her and help her up.
Izzy: Slow down? If anything, we need to speed up! If we don't do everything, it's Jinxie!
North Star: (Jinxie? Really?)
Misty: What's Jinxie?
North's ears shot up after hearing that where Izzy just laughed.
Izzy: You're so funny!
As Izzy brought out a long list, Zipp whispered over to Pipp.
Zipp: Don't you think it's a little weird Misty's just as lost as us? She claims to have grown up in Bridlewood, but it's as if she's never even been there. Plus you saw how North's ears shot up. They only react like that when something catches his notice, Pipp. Pipp?!
Pipp was seen standing with Sunny and Izzy as they were looking at the list but North and Gaia were having a telepathic talk.
North Star: (Please tell me I did not misheard that?)
Gaia: (I heard it too. Misty literally asked what a Jinxie was.)
North Star: (But all unicorns in Bridlewood should know about them. The only exception are those from Harmonia, but I never saw Misty there. Her scent is too new.)
Gaia: (Best we leave it for now and just enjoy the night.)
North Star: (Good idea.)
Izzy: You mean, having conversations with your crystals is just a Unicorn thing? Whoa. Can you believe that, Misty?
Misty was seen eating directly from the bowl of chocolate ponycorn where she stopped and faced Izzy.
Misty: Uh, totally. It's um… What you said.
North just smiled and chuckled.
North Star: Something tells me she was a little too occupied eating ponycorn.
Misty: So, uh. Where's that little dragon from earlier? Shouldn't he be enjoying the party as well?
Pipp: Oh, Sparky? Hitch is limiting the overnight dragon-sitting until he gets the hang of his dragonfire.
North Star: Remember when he messed up Nemesis' office? The old timer lost it. He has a temporary ban on Sparky and his Dragonfire being inside the building.
Misty: "Dragonfire," is that magical? Like your cut– Our cutie marks?
Sunny: It's definitely something. We're not sure what yet.
Pipp: It can transform all sorts of stuff, though! Even cutie marks. Just ask Sunny about the Hitch Switch!
North just snorted, trying to hold in his laughter as Sunny chuckled with embarrassment after remembering the time Sunny and Hitch had their cutie marks swapped.
Later, the ponies were holding crystals as they were getting ready to sing.
Izzy: A-hem! And now, for my favorite part– Well next to my other favorite part and my other other favorite part… It's the sleepover sing-along!
Izzy took her crystal and somehow blew a note as it glowed.
Izzy: We sing this all the time back in Bridlewood, even foals know it!
Zipp: Well then, why don't you and Misty do it as a duet? Teach us together.
Izzy: *Gasps* Brilliant idea!
Izzy grabbed Misty and brought her in front of the others.
Izzy: We'll jump into the chorus together, then you take the verse.
North Star: Then by all means, take it away.
Izzy cleared her throat as she got ready to sing
#Izzy: Sing now, sleepover friends! Time to dream of crystals and gems! When night has come and games are done, Unicorns hold their crystals and sing!
Misty tried to sing with Izzy but her singing made North's ears burn as he rubbed them where the mares just watched with joy except Zipp who was getting suspicious of Misty still.
#Misty: GeT oN yoUr HoOVes! And PlAy aLoNG, 'cAUse it's A pARtY and–ThAts wHAt hAPpENS whEN yoU hAve FuN wITH FRieNds. Ta-Da?
Izzy: Oh… I guess we just learned different versions. That's okay.
As Izzy walked off, Zipp just stared at Misty with more suspicion which didn't go unnoticed by North's emotion sensing as he got up and walked up to Izzy where he could sense a bit of depression
North Star: I'm sorry we don't know a ton of Bridlewood stuff, Izzy. But we're happy to learn!
Pipp: And we're happy to do all the other things you had planned!
Zipp: It may just take us a while.
Izzy: Ah, thanks guys.
Gaia: And perhaps slow down so we can catch up?
Izzy: Well then, maybe we can continue our list and… I'll just sing the song by myself later.
Pipp: No, no, no, no. Of course not. I'll sing it with you!
North Star: Same here. You know I'm a fan of music.
Sunny: Or maybe we can play another game together?
Gaia: Why not that Unicorn tradition you mentioned where we all balance yarn balls on our heads and count to the highest number we can think of?
Misty snuck off as she went up to the bedroom and looked around.
Misty: Where is that lantern?
Misty went over to North's side first where she saw a katana sword which gave off a bad vibe just by looking at it. She also saw pictures of North with his friends and family and even one of him with Nemesis and another picture of his late father.
Misty then went to Sunny's side and looked around only to miss it as it was seen locked up inside a case.
Misty then found the compact mirror on a trunk at the end of Sunny's bed.
Misty: Ooh! I can use this.
Misty tried to use it and called out to Opaline but there was no response where Misty remembered something.
Misty: Oh right. This thing doesn't work inside the Brighthouse.
Misty went up to a window and opened it as she reached her hoof out with the mirror open, seeing if it would work, and it did as Opaline's face appeared on the mirror.
Misty: Opaline, I'm in! But no lantern. What do I do next?
Opaline: Ugh! Think, Misty! There's got to be some way up to that glass room at the top. It'll be there, with the Prisbeam! Don't come back without it! Then, their power is ours.
Opaline did a maniacal laugh as Misty did one as well.
Opaline: Oh, better, Misty. But it's a marathon, not a sprint. Don't be a show-off.
Opaline hung up as Misty got down from the window where she then saw the elevator to the crystals.
Misty walked up to the elevator where the doors automatically opened as she stepped inside.
Misty then saw a green panel and placed her hoof on it only for the panel to turn red, indicating it was a hoof-scanner with only authorized recognition.
Misty: Why isn't it working?
Misty tried placing her hoof on the scanner several times only for an alarm to go off.
Misty: No! Shh! Shh, shh, shh! They'll find out–
Zipp and North walked up.
Zipp: Find what out?
Misty: That uh, I can't figure out this key pad to go up to the washroom! So embarrassing.
Zipp: You were trying to find the washroom in the elevator?
Misty: No, but I thought– Well, I thought I'd go look at the view first! It's a fun Bridlewood tradition, which is probably why you didn't know about it.
Zipp: First Bridlewood tradition I totally get! I love awesome views. Maybe I'll take you up there to look some other time! But the washroom is down there.
Misty just bashfully walked away.
Misty: Thanks, Zipp. I'll be sure to take you up on that.
Zipp: Hmmmm…
North Star: Okay, Zipp, first off, I'm glad you found some common ground with Misty.
Zipp: But?
North Star: This whole act of suspicion? I want you to drop it, now.
Zipp: What do you mean?
North Star: Your emotions don't lie, Zipp. And your own facial expressions alone just show that you are suspicious of Misty. Sure she might be a bit odd and the fact she didn't know traditions Izzy knows does throw me off in a bit of a loop, but the fact you keep acting suspicious of Misty is going to cause a problem. A big one that will be hard to fix and it will end up hurting somepony's feelings.
Zipp just remained silent where North was completely right. So right she couldn't look him in the eyes knowing what he said made her realize how wrong she was to remain suspicious of Misty for so long.
North Star: I get it. We don't know her, but this is the first time we met her. Just give her a chance.
North put his hoof under Zipp's chin and turned her head to look her in the eyes.
North Star: I know you're a smart pony. You never steered wrong before so I know you won't now.
North kissed Zipp on the forehead and headed back downstairs.
The ponies were all now setting up their sleeping bags in the living room.
Izzy: Well, that was fun, but I guess it's over now. Good night, everypony.
Sunny: I'm not that sleepy. Are you, Pipp?
Pipp who was laying down on her pillow got right up.
Pipp: Oh! No, no! I'm really fired up for more fun, actually.
Sunny: Ah! Let's tell stories!
Izzy: Sunny! How did you know we do that at a Unicorn sleepover?!
Sunny: That's one tradition we do here, too.
Sunny grabbed a flashlight as everypony listened.
Sunny: This is the true story of the Guardians of Harmony and the beginning of Equestria…
Pipp: Ah… I love this story.
Gaia clapped her hooves as the lights turned off.
Sunny: Once upon a time, there was a very special Unicorn. A bright Unicorn, as bright as the sun! One day, she was summoned by the Princess for an assignment to learn about friendship. She moved to Ponyville and met Earth Ponies, Unicorns, and Pegasi who became her best friends! Together, they taught the power of unity and how to live in harmony to everypony in Equestria. But then one day, a magical accident happened. An Earth Pony got hurt by a Unicorn. Everypony started fighting with each other! The Princess, wanting to protect her kingdom and all of the ponies in it, decided to put all magic into three crystals before it got out of hoof. After that, Earth Ponies only felt safe with other Earth Ponies. Unicorns with Unicorns. And Pegasi of a feather flock together. The ponies galloped, trotted and flew as far as they could with their crystals, settling at what would become Zephyr Heights, Bridlewood, and Maretime Bay. And that's where they lived forever… until now!
North Star: Don't forget about the family of yours truly~!
Gaia: Of course. Your family helped protect Equestria and all forms of life. Maintaining balance while the princess secured the unity across the lands.
Misty: Wait, that's not the true story at all!
Sunny: Yes, it is. We pieced together the crystal part ourselves! Literally!
Zipp: Why? What have you heard, Misty?
Misty took the light and explained her version.
Misty: You were right about magic being in Equestria at the beginning. But most of it came from another pony, who wasn't a pony at all, but an Alicorn Queen! Her magic was too powerful. They were jealous of her ability and wanted it all for themselves! So the Princess stole all the magic from the Queen, and hid it away somehow. Then the Princess put an enchanted invisi-bubble around Equestria so the powerful Alicorn Queen could never find the magic or kingdom of ponies, again! The Queen was left alone, with only a shadow left of her strength and power. All while the other ponies created towns built with her stolen magic!
Pipp: What?! That's the true version?
Zipp clapped her hooves and turned the lights on.
Zipp: Who told you that? Uh– Nopony! Ah, you know, I may have made some of it up.
North Star: You know Shadox or Nemesis could tell us. They were there.
Izzy: "True," "Made-Up," what difference does it make? Each story was great! Especially that Alicorn Queen part, Misty. Ah! So creative! So epic! Got any more?
Sunny: Yeah.
Pipp: So is this like an old Bridlewood pony's tale or…?
Izzy: I've never heard of it, but maybe that's just my own corner of the community. Where did you say you grew up exactly, Misty?
Zipp: Yeah, where did you grow up, Misty?
Misty: Uh, nowhere! And nopony! And I… probably gotta get going to get back right about now. Bye!
Misty ran off all nervous about being figured out as Izzy got up.
Izzy: Wait, Misty! You can't leave, this party is all just for you!
Izzy tried to stop Misty only for the latter to run out and close the doors where Zipp walked up.
Zipp: Hey, I didn't mean anything by all my questions. I was just trying to get to the bottom of things and figure out the real truth.
Izzy: The truth? You wanna know the truth, Zipp? My first real sleepover in Maretime Bay has been a complete and total Jinx-a-thon!
Izzy walks off but turns her head for a moment.
Izzy: That means "failure"!
Izzy was now seen cleaning up everything in a deep depression as the others walked up.
Izzy: Party's over, ponies.
Sunny: But we don't have to start cleaning just yet, Izzy. I know this didn't go as you planned but the night is still young!
Pipp: Yeah! We can still have more fun!
Izzy: *Sighs* That's really sweet of you all to say, but it isn't just Misty leaving. This isn't a real celebratory sleepover without being in Bridlewood, anyway.
Izzy just sat down with her hooves crossed.
Izzy: I just wish I could lay on the ground and stare up at the big branches of Bridlewood trees rustling above me. It's what I always did when I felt "unsparkly". I mean, I love living in the Bay with all you ponies. But sometimes I miss my Unicorn stuff so much!
Izzy finished placing everything in a box and moved it.
Izzy: And I thought having Misty here would help.
North Star: Okay, well, what exactly do you miss about Bridlewood?
Gaia: And be specific about it.
Izzy: Do you really wanna hear?
The group responded with simple nods.
Izzy: Are you sure? The list is longer than the lyrics to my, "Unicorn sleepover sing-along song".
Zipp: Oh… Then I'm gonna have to get comfortable
Sunny: Tell us everything even if it takes all night and into the next day!
The ponies sat down at the table and faced Izzy.
Izzy: Well… I miss the Jinxie Dances! Horseshoe games! Sparkle seasons with hot chili peppermint honeysuckle ice teas! The critter contests! The bunnicorns! The Wishiehoofs! The bongo beat poetry! Learning how to hold my breath for long stretches so we can excitedly exclaim long lists like this very one that I'm exclaiming now!
Outside in the garden, Misty was pacing while also being really nervous.
Misty: I have to go, I have to get out of here. I've already said too much! But I can't just leave! Now without that lantern! But if I go back, they'll ask me more questions and expose my lies! Unless I sneak past them and bypass the elevator with somepony else's hoof. But whose? And how?!
Misty chuckled nervously as she started to panic.
Misty: Is it too late to tell those ponies that I was just kidding?
Back inside, Izzy was still explaining everything she missed.
Izzy: Fuzzy pops in the summer! Funky horn fashions in the Fall! Lighting the Glowpaz stones on each day of Wishiehoof holidays!
As Izzy continued talking, Sunny whispered Zipp over.
Sunny: Zipp! Can you distract Izzy while we redecorate a little?
Zipp: Sure! But I don't think my help is gonna be necessary.
Gaia: Then let's bring a little bit of Bridlewood to the Brighthouse.
Later, the group were seen bringing Izzy to the bedroom as she kept talking about everything she missed about Bridlewood while walking backwards as Zipp and Pipp used their wings to keep motioning Izzy back where they then stopped.
Sunny: Okay, stop listing things Izzy because one, two… Surprise!
Sunny turned Izzy around to show her the surprise.
Izzy's entire side of the bedroom was decorated to look just like Bridlewood with many lanterns, lights, and ropes of crystals hanging from the ceiling, and it all made Izzy happy.
Izzy: What is all this stuff?
North Star: It's all the stuff you said you missed from Bridlewood!
Sunny: Give or take a couple of horn-shaped strudels.
Pipp: Now you can lay down and look up at the branches, just like home.
Izzy: I-I can't believe it. You guys did all of this just as I was talking?
Zipp: Well, to be fair, you had a lot to say.
Izzy: Oh! This is some pretty impressive unicycling, too! Huh! Maybe you all have a bit of a Unicorn in you, after all.
Izzy then saw Misty walking up behind them.
Izzy: He, Misty, you're back!
Misty: Uh, yeah. I was hungry so I thought, maybe I'll go out to the garden and harvest glimmerberries? That I ate all myself, which is why I don't have any right now.
North sniffed the air.
North Star: You don't smell like glimmerberries?
Misty: Oh! I washed it all down with water. Wait, why say I smell like glimmerberries?
Zipp: North has a really strong sense of smell.
Sunny: A strong sense of hearing.
Izzy: Strong sense of taste.
Pipp: And a strong sense of touch.
North Star: I even have echolocation and can even sense emotions. Right now I can sense you're nervous. Relax, everything is fine now and is all settled.
Misty: Wow…
Izzy: Oh, I'm just so glad you're back. I hope you know how welcome you are here! Look! Doesn't it remind you so much of our sweet little hometown?
Misty: Uh, yes! It's like I'm transported back in time. It's actually pretty incredible.
Misty then eyed a cylinder cut out where inside was none other than Sunny's lamp.
The ponies then later set down their sleeping bags as Izzy hopped onto her bed and grabbed a crystal.
Izzy: Hear, hear! I, Izzy Moobow of the Bridlewood Moonbows hereby start the Unicorn sleepover ceremonies again!
Sunny: Should we start with another Unicorn song?
Pipp: I'll count us in. A five, six, seven, eight!
Izzy: Oh, we don't have to.
Sunny: We insist!
Izzy: Really? Do you know the words to this one?
Zipp: I mean, we don't.
North Star: But we can definitely do it!
Izzy: Okay!
Izzy took a deep breath and got off her bed.
#Izzy: Glow your horns and glitter your hooves the Unicorn song! Hug your pony friends and have them sing-a-long!
#Ponies: Grow some corn and fritter your hoofs the Unicorn song! Bug your pony friends and make them smash a gong!
The entire group just laughed after what they had just sung.
Gaia: What was that?
North Star: I don't know but it was funny!
Izzy: "Smash a gong!" *Laughs* I actually love that lyric!
The ponies continued to laugh while down at Opaline's castle throne room…
Opaline: And you tell me this now?!
Goldheart: You said you dealt with this family before. Enhanced senses are their thing! Especially the runt's! Even if you were standing on the other side of Equestria, he would track you down.
Opaline: So you're telling me I can't even take that lantern?! I need it to get my magic back!
Out of nowhere, Misty's projection appeared from the pool.
Opaline: What took you so long?! Did you find it?!
Misty: I tried Opaline, but this plan has been, well, more difficult than we originally anticipated. Especially since North Star has enhanced senses.
Opaline: Yes, Goldie here just told me and how he can track the lamp down without a problem.
Goldheart: Hey! Who are you calling Goldie?!
Misty: Well I got some other info, they believe a different story about the origin of Equestria, and they even told me about dragonfire and how it changes cutie marks!
Opaline: Hold on, dragonfire?
Misty: Yeah, the sheriff has a baby dragon which has magic dragonfire!
Opaline: Hmmm. Forget about the lamp, Misty. Obviously the "Dragon Prince" will figure you out the moment you touch it. Await further instructions tomorrow.
Misty: Understood.
Misty hung up as her projection vanished.
Goldheart: Pardon me, but what does she mean, "Different story about the origin of Equestria,"?
Opaline: That is a need-to-know basis. And you don't need to know.