In Canterlot, Deadpool, Spike, and the Mane Six minus Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle, were looking up towards the sky. Up above, Rainbow Dash was teaching Twilight how to fly with her newfound wings. The latter was managing to fly ever higher towards the clouds, but flapping her wings proved to be a laborious task.
"You gotta really flap 'em hard," Instructed Rainbow Dash.
Nodding her head in determination, Twilight flapped her wings harder as instructed. However, she was flapping her wings too much. It wasn't long before she lost control.
"Whoa!"
THUD!
Twilight crashed on top of a tree branch. She had managed to have a bird's nest with three eggs in it land on top of her head, much to the annoyance of the parent bird. Once she recovered from the impact of the crash, she looked at Rainbow Dash with a sheepish grin.
"Uh, maybe not quite that hard," Said Rainbow.
After placing the bird nest on her head back on the branch, Twilight tried to join up with Rainbow Dash. She wasn't able to keep herself aloft, and ended up crashing on the ground.
"You're doing good, sweetie," Said Deadpool.
"It... doesn't feel like it," Replied Twilight.
"You will get the hang of it in no time. You just need to keep practicing. After all, a fledgling bird doesn't immediately know how to fly when it first spreads its wings."
(If that's the case, then she is a fledgling bird with a blood alcohol content of 0.08%.)
Applejack walked over to Twilight, and helped her up.
"As Deadpool said, you're lookin' good up there, Princess Twilight," Said Applejack.
"Applejack, you know that you don't have to call me that," Said Twilight.
"Why do you protest so? You've already given up wearing your crown all the time. The least you can do is embrace your new title," Said Rarity.
"If other ponies want to address me that way, I suppose it's fine, but not my friends. It just doesn't feel right. (Sigh) And neither does all this flying business. The Summer Sun Celebration is only two days away, and I'm never gonna be ready to perform my part."
"Not if you spend all your time down here, you won't! Now get up there and show everypony the big finish!" Encouraged Rainbow.
Nodding her head and with a look of determination, Twilight spread her wings, and flew into the sky. She was able to keep herself stable, and she made tight turns across the sky while flying quickly. Her friends cheered for her from the ground, and she herself was starting to feel confident in her flight capabilities.
"Woo-hoo! Whoa!"
Not paying attention in front of her, Twilight was unable to react in time to avoid flying into three clouds. After crashing into the third cloud, she suddenly stopped flying, and coughed up little bits of cloud. She then fell towards the ground.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Twilight struggled to flap her wings enough to keep herself aloft, and she was falling towards her friends. As they ducked, she managed to regain control long enough to avoid crashing into them. However, she then started to do somersaults in the air, and fell towards the ground again.
"Ahhhhh!"
CRASH!
As she crashed, she plowed a furrow into the ground, raising dirt and dust. Her friends rushed over to help her, and saw her lying on the ground with her face in the stirred up earth.
"Wow! That WAS a big finish!" Said Pinkie Pie.
(On second thought, make that a BAC of 0.27%)
(This kind of reminds me of the first fight test scene from the first Iron Man movie.)
The only thing Twilight could do was groan in both frustration and pain. A little while later, the group of friends were at Canterlot Castle, looking at a newly erected stained glass window. It depicted Twilight's ascension and coronation as princess, along with the spell book created by Star Swirl the Bearded and a purple covered book with her cutie mark on it.
"You look amazing, darling! They've really captured your regality," Said Rarity.
"I suppose," Said Twilight.
"Oh, don't be so modest. It's everypony's dream to someday wear a crown and have their coronation ceremony preserved in stained glass for all to see," Said Rarity with a dreamily sigh.
"I don't know if it's 'everypony's' dream," Said Rainbow.
"Most of my dreams are about frosting!" Said Pinkie while licking her lips.
"Most of my dreams involve one of three things: violence, cherrychangas, or mares," Said Deadpool.
"We'd better get going. We don't want to miss our train," Said Fluttershy.
"Fluttershy's right. Don't know about y'all, but I've still got bushels to do to get ready. The official celebration may be here in Canterlot, but hoo-wee, has the Mayor put us in charge of one heck of a party back home," Said Applejack.
Twilight became sad, hearing that her friends were heading back to Ponyville.
"Aw, don't look like that, sugarcube. You get to be right there with the other Princesses when Celestia raises the sun," Said Applejack.
"And I'm honored. Really, I am. It's just that the Summer Sun Celebration is what first brought us all together. It just doesn't feel right not getting to spend such a special day with my Ponyville friends," Said Twilight.
"It doesn't feel right to us either, darling. If the Mayor wasn't so desperate for our assistance, we'd most certainly stay here in Canterlot. And of course we do understand that your royal duties must come first," Said Rarity.
"The Summer Sun Celebration may have brought us together, but it's something much bigger that'll always keep us connected. Exhibit A:"
Applejack gestured towards the stained glass window that depicted the Mane Six using the Elements of Harmony to cleanse Princess Luna from her former alter ego - Nightmare Moon.
"The six of us are united by the Elements of Harmony. No amount of royal duties is gonna change that. Right, everypony?" Asked Applejack.
Fluttershy, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash agreed with Applejack. One particular pony had yet to put in her input.
"Right, Pinkie Pie?" Asked Applejack sternly.
"Creamy, creamy frosting…"
Pinkie was too caught up in fantasizing about frosting that she failed to notice she was drooling excessively. Fluttershy ran up to her, and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.
"You should take that as a yes," Said Fluttershy.
"And while we may have not met through the Elements of Harmony, we will always be bound together. And if you need me, I would walk five hundred miles to you. Actually, I would just use the power of scene transition, but you get the point," Said Deadpool.
Hearing the reassurances from her friends made Twilight feel a little better. A smile even found its way on her face when Deadpool kissed her. She reciprocated the kiss with a light blush.
"Eww! Go get a room, you two!" Said Rainbow.
Everyone laughed at Rainbow Dash's comment. A few minutes later, everyone was at the Canterlot train station. The sound of the train whistle echoed around the station.
"We're gonna write to you and give you so many details, it'll be like you're in Ponyville with us! Right, guys?" Asked Pinkie.
To show that they will write very detailed letters to Twilight; Applejack, Deadpool, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity recited the Pinkie Promise.
"Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."
"And you will be with us right after the celebration. We already have an appointment on the books to discuss the royal upgrades to your loft decor," Said Rarity.
"Are you sure you don't want me to stay, Twilight? I wasn't called upon by the Mayor, so I could stay and keep you company," Said Deadpool.
"I appreciate it, Wade, but the majority of my time will be spent on preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration. I know that you would have more fun at home alone than here in Canterlot," Said Twilight.
"Maybe so, but I am a patient pony. I can wait until late in the evening in order to hang out with you."
(Patient? Are you forgetting that the human version of you in the Deadpool video game shot himself in the head when he got sick of listening to Cable talk?)
"I was thinking when you weren't busy, you and I could have 'fun' together," Said Deadpool with a seductive smile that was visible under his mask.
"Come on, Twilight. If Deadpool has fun things planned, can he stay?" Asked Spike.
Deadpool's eyes practically popped out of their sockets, and he was frantically waving his arms in the air.
"On second thought, I should take this opportunity to catch up on some stuff back at the library! "Damn it! I forgot Spike was staying with Twilight! So much for some alone time with her," Thought Deadpool.
CHOO CHOO!
"All aboard for Ponyville!"
Hearing the conductor calling for everyone to board the train, everyone gathered in a group hug before all but Twilight and Spike hopped on the train.
"Whee!"
Pinkie Pie jumped back towards Twilight, tackling her and giving her one last hug before hopping back on the train. As the train started moving, Twilight's friends waved goodbye to her. Instead of waving back, she only looked at the ground sadly.
"(Sigh) I can't help it, Spike. They've only been gone for a minute, and I already feel like I'm missing something," Said Twilight.
Spike put a comforting hand on Twilight, causing her to smile a little. Suddenly, a pegasus mail pony flew up to them.
"For the Princess."
The mail pony gave Spike a pink envelope with a yellow seal on the back before heading off. Spike ripped open the envelope with a claw, and pulled out a letter which he began to read.
"Dear Twilight, you aren't missing anything. Your friend, Pinkie Pie."
"That's me!"
Looking off towards the distance, Twilight and Spike could just barely see Pinkie on the back of the train, waving to her.
"But I am missing something. I just know it," Said Twilight.
Later that evening, in the Canterlot Castle guest quarters, Spike was going over a checklist.
"Check, check, check, check, and… check! Huh, whaddaya know? We're way ahead of schedule! I credit your extremely competent assistant," Said Spike.
Twilight was flying around her room for a bit. She nearly tripped when she landed, but managed to keep herself from tripping.
"So do I. If I knew we were going to be finished so quickly, I would have taken Wade's offer and had him stay," Said Twilight.
"The Celebration isn't until the day after tomorrow. We could still fit in a quick trip to Ponyville and be back in plenty of time to finish off these last few things before the main event!" Said Spike.
"(Sigh) That would be nice, Spike, but what if something else came up while we were gone? What if we were delayed getting back and I wasn't able to finish everything on that list?"
Out of anxiety, Twilight was subconsciously flying upwards.
"What if we lost the list on the way to Ponyville and then couldn't remember which things we'd done and which things we hadn't done, and then spent so much time trying to figure out what we hadn't done and what we had done, and we ruined the entire Celebration by not doing the one really important thing that we were supposed to do?!"
THUD!
Out of height to fly, Twilight bumped her head off the ceiling, and crashed back down on the floor.
"Uh… so that's a 'no' then?" Asked Spike.
"These are the first royal duties Princess Celestia has given me. I can't risk letting her down!" Said Twilight.
"And I'm sure you won't."
Hearing the familiar voice of her former mentor, Twilight turned around, and found Princess Celestia standing in the doorway.
"Your highness!"
Spike ran up to Celestia, and bowed in her presence. Twilight bowed as well.
"No need for that now, Princess Twilight," Said Celestia.
"Sorry," Said Twilight while standing up.
"(Giggles) No need to apologize."
"Sorry!" Said Twilight with a sheepish grin.
"I must admit that it is wonderful to actually be looking forward to the Summer Sun Celebration," Said Celestia.
"What do you mean?"
Looking out the window, Princess Celestia could see her sister, Princess Luna, out on a balcony of an adjacent tower. She was raising the crescent moon.
"For my subjects, it has always been a celebration of my defeat of Nightmare Moon. But for me… (Sigh) It was just a terrible reminder that I had to banish my own sister," Said Celestia sadly.
"I guess I never really thought about it that way," Said Twilight.
"But now it has become a wonderful reminder of her transformation back into Princess Luna, and our happy reunion. I am so pleased that you will be playing a role in the festivities. I know it must have been difficult to see your friends return to Ponyville without you."
"Maybe a little."
"You may no longer be my student, Princess Twilight, but I hope you know that I will always be here if you need me. Just as I hope that you will always be there when I need you."
Both Celestia and Twilight shared a quick nuzzle out of affection. Twilight felt a claw tap her shoulder, and saw Spike was getting her attention.
"Ah-Ahem. I think this guy needs you?"
Spike pointed behind him. Standing behind him was the mail pony from earlier.
"Uh, a message for Princess Twilight."
The mail pony presented a blue envelope to Twilight, which she grabbed with her magic. The mail pony then went on his way. She looked curiously at the envelope before tearing it open. The sound of a party popper emitted from the envelope along with multicolored streamers and confetti. Knowing who sent the letter, Twilight smiled. Then another set of confetti and streamers burst out of the letter, but strangely only in the colors red and black. Twilight pulled out a letter from the envelope, and read it.
Dear Twilight,
Bet you were expecting Pinkster, weren't you? It's me! The incredible, powerful, sexy Deadpool! Just wanted to let you know that you're not missing out on anything. Hanging at home while the others are doing preparation crap for the Summer Sun Celebration. I promise that the place is not too much of a mess. I will clean up before you come home. Hope you are not too bored without me. Can't wait to see you!
XOXO - Insert dick pic
Deadpool
Twilight was left in shock by the letter, particularly the end. She was blushing profusely.
"A letter from Deadpool?" Asked Celestia.
"Never mind!"
Twilight used her magic to make the letter disappear before Princess Celestia could read it.
"It's not important! Spike… where were we?" Said Twilight nervously.
"About to call it a night?" Suggested Spike.
"We should probably go over the checklist one more time."
"I knew you were gonna say that," Said Spike exasperatedly.
"I'll leave you to it."
Princess Celestia left the room, and walked down the royal halls. As she walked down the corridor, she failed to notice a black vine burst through the floor. It followed her, and grew bigger as it did so.
YELP!
A few hours later, Twilight was asleep at a desk. She opened her eyes, and saw something that surprised her.
"Huh?! Spike?"
Twilight looked over at Spike, who was sleeping in a regal looking basket by a canopy bed. He was holding a pencil in one hand, and his hand instinctually moved as if he was checking off items from a checklist. In his sleep, he muttered -
"Check, check, check, check, check, check."
"Spike!"
Hearing his name, Spike woke up.
"Ungh… What time is it?" Asked Spike tiredly.
"It's the middle of the night, but it could be morning. That's just it; I can't tell!"
Both Twilight and Spike looked out the window, and saw a truly shocking sight. The sun was up on the left side of the sky while the moon was on the right side, splitting the sky into half day and half night.
"Whoa. That is weird," Said Spike in astonishment.
"Come on, Spike, we have to find out what's going on," Said Twilight.
Wasting no time, Twilight and Spike ran out of their room and out onto the castle grounds. As soon as they stepped outside, they noticed a large crowd of ponies. They were perplexed by both the sun and moon being up in the sky.
"What do you think it means?" Asked a mare.
"Princess Twilight will know!" Said another mare.
As soon as they noticed them, the crowd swarmed Twilight and Spike. They bombarded the former with questions as to what was going on.
"I'm-I'm sure it's just… Well, there's certainly a logical ex-"
"Your Highness!" Two members of the Royal Guard pushed their way through the crowd, grabbing the attention of Twilight. "You must come with us at once."
Both guards directed Twilight and Spike to the throne room. Once they were inside, the guards shut the doors behind them, keeping out the crowd of ponies.
"It's Princess Luna and Princess Celestia," Said one guard.
"They're gone!" Said the other guard.
Both Spike and Twilight gasped out of shock.
"But I don't understand! Where are they?!" Asked Twilight.
"We don't know. It seems that Princess Celestia and Princess Luna simply… vanished," Said the first guard.
"Vanished?!"
THUD!
Spike felt lightheaded, and then fainted. He was out for only a few seconds before slipping back into consciousness and getting back up. Both guards bowed down to Twilight.
"This is why we have come to you," Said the guard.
"We await your command," Said the other guard.
"MY command?!" Questioned Twilight anxiously.
"We're officers of the Royal Guard. We take our orders from royalty. With Princess Luna and Princess Celestia gone, and Princess Cadance overseeing the Crystal Empire now, that means we take our orders from you."
THUD!
Spike fainted once again after hearing that Twilight is now in charge of the Royal Guard.
"Princess Twilight, there's no time to waste. We need to know what you want us to do."
Despite feeling overwhelmed, Twilight pulled herself together, sprouting a look of confidence.
"I want you to continue the search for Princess Luna and Princess Celestia. We have to find them before ponies start to panic. There must be some clue that can tell us what's happened to them. If you find something, anything, let me know immediately," Ordered Twilight with an authoritative voice.
Both guards saluted to Twilight before exiting the throne room to search for the missing Princesses. Twilight took a breath out of relief, and Spike got up from the floor.
"Way to take charge, Twilight," Said Spike while jabbing Twilight in the side lightly.
SLAM!
"Your highness!" Another guard slammed the doors open, and galloped up to Twilight. "News from Ponyville! The Everfree Forest appears to be… well… INVADING!"
Twilight gasped out of shock, while Spike fainted yet again. Not wasting anytime, Twilight summoned her Element, and ran outside. Spike got up from the floor and ran after her.
"Where are we going?!" Asked Spike.
"The Everfree Forest is… 'invading'. Whatever is going on, I'm sure we're going to need our friends and the Elements of Harmony to stop it! I just hope we haven't missed the train," Said Twilight.
"Twilight? There is another way for us to get to Ponyville, remember?" Asked Spike.
"There is?"
Twilight stopped suddenly on a bridge leading outside Canterlot Castle, causing Spike to bump into her. He was about to fall into a moat below before Twilight caught him with one of her wings.
"Yeah, you can fly," Said Spike.
"Oh. Right."
Twilight put Spike on her back, and, although a little unsteady, she succeeded to fly off the ground and flew towards Ponyville. Meanwhile, at the Golden Oak Library, Deadpool was lying on the couch downstairs, staring at the ceiling.
"Well boys, it's been a day since we have had the library to ourselves, and I'm bored as hell. I think the most entertaining thing we've done was writing that trick letter to Twilight. Do you guys have any ideas of what we can do?" Asked Deadpool to himself.
(We could watch "Atlantic Rim",and make fun of Lieutenant Wexler every time he says "the horn".)
"Sadly no. TVs don't exist yet in this world."
(We could do something outside, like play a sport or go for a walk.)
"No, something tells me that we'll be going outside later because the plot will demand it. I want to do something inside until then. Any other suggestions?"
(Oh! Oh! Pick me! Pick me!)
(You seem awfully ecstatic.)
(That's because I just came up with the best idea! Let's catch up on some "reading"!)
"Okay, first off, since when have you been a fan of reading? Second, I don't read anything other than comics. Usually they're my comics."
(No, we should "catch up" on some "reading". Wink, wink.)
(Did you seriously say "wink"?)
(Oh, my bad. I will just physically wink next time. Oh, that's right. I can't because I'm a fuckin' voice in his head, and I can't let him know I'm winking without fuckin' saying it!)
"Reading? … Oh!" Deadpool grew a devious grin under his mask. "Twilight and Spike aren't home, and it's been a while since I had the chance to read anything. I guess it couldn't hurt to catch up on my stories."
Deadpool got up from the couch, lifted one of the cushions, and set it down on the floor. Underneath where the cushion rested was a couple magazines.
(Which one do you want to read?)
"Hmm, I think I will have a look at the critically acclaimed [i]"Vanner's Secret" [/i]magazine."
Deadpool grabbed one of the magazines before putting the couch cushion back. Upon closer inspection, the cover of the magazine had an earth pony mare wearing a white two piece swimsuit. Deadpool laid down on the couch in a comfortable position before opening the magazine.
"Ahhhhh!"
"What the hell?"
Deadpool heard a feminine scream coming from outside. Curious as to what was going on outside, he put his magazine down. He walked upstairs, and made his way to the front door. As soon as he opened the door, a giant black vine covered in giant thorns rushed into the library.
"What the fuck?!"
SLASH!
Before the vine could grab him, Deadpool grabbed one of his katanas and cut it in one stroke. He rushed outside, and found a startling sight. He noticed that half the sky was day while the other half was night, storm clouds with spikes on them were floating across the sky, and vines were sprouting everywhere. Buildings within the surrounding area had vines climbing up them. Rainbow Dash was chasing the clouds, while the rest of the Mane Six minus Twilight were either fending off or avoiding the vines.
"What the fuck is going on out here?!" Asked Deadpool.
"As you can see, Deadpool, something very strange is going on, and -" Rarity let out a shriek of terror when a giant vine sprouted in front of her. Before it could grab her, Deadpool leapt in and grabbed her, moving her to a safer location. "I too would appreciate an explanation!"
"All I know is the sky's split in two, and these clouds moving in sure aren't from around here," Said Rainbow.
"Neither are all these crazy plants! They're comin' from the Everfree Forest! And try as we might, us earth ponies can't do anythin' to get rid of 'em! Don't suppose you know any magic that might stop 'em from spreadin'?" Asked Applejack to Rarity.
"Alas, this whole raging forest situation seems to have left my horn on the fritz!"
As evidence to her statement, Rarity's horn crackled with blue electricity.
"We have to figure out something! I don't know how much more of this Ponyville can take!" Fluttershy yelped when a vine grabbed onto her left hind leg. Deadpool freed her by cutting if off of her with his katana. "I don't know how much of this I can take!"
"The forest is expanding, y'all, and judgin' by how fast it's movin', it doesn't seem content with just takin' over Ponyville. I reckon before long, it'll cover half of Equestria!" Said Applejack.
"Hurry, everypony! Get inside the library! We'll use it as shelter until we come up with a solution!"
Deadpool opened the door, and let everyone inside. He looked at the chaos outside one more time before shutting the door.
"(Sigh) Of course when the opportunity comes where I can get a hard-on in private, Ponyville gets invaded by magic vines," Said Deadpool exasperatedly to himself.
"I wish Twilight were here. She could help us figure out the cause of this," Said Fluttershy.
"Well, without Spike here, we don't have an effective way of reachin' her," Said Applejack.
"I could fly over to Canterlot and be back with Twilight lickety-split," Suggested Rainbow.
"And have you snagged by one of those plants, or impaled by one of those clouds? No, no! You reckon she has something here in her extensive book collection that might help us?" Asked Rarity.
"Only one way to find out," Said Applejack.
Everyone went to the library's bookshelves, and grabbed some books, hoping to find a solution to their problem within any of their pages. Meanwhile, Twilight was soaring across the sky at a quick pace. Having arrived at Ponyville, she noticed the spikey clouds in the sky. She nearly collided with a couple of them. Due to her lack of experience with flying and having to dodge some of the clouds quickly, Spike was having a bumpy ride. His face was visibly green from nausea.
"I'm starting to wish…" Spike had to pause in order to keep the contents of his stomach down. "... we'd taken the train!"
"Almost there! Come on, Spike, we need to get the Elements of Harmony and find the others!"
Twilight practically dive bombed towards the Golden Oak Library. She was unfazed by how fast she was flying. In fact, she had a look of confidence on her face.
"Incoming!" Cried Spike.
Twilight prepared herself to slow down, only to realize she didn't have the experience to land safely at high speeds. Just as she was about to crash into the library, she teleported.
"Whoa! Ahh!"
THONK!
Twilight teleported inside the library, and crashed into a pile of books. Spike arguably had the most painful landing. Unlike Twilight, he wasn't teleported inside the library, so he ended up smacking into a window. He then fell onto the ground below. When Twilight stuck her head out of the pile of books she crashed into, she saw her friends, who were originally going through her books before she and Spike crashed.
"Oh, thank goodness! I'm glad to see that the overgrown weeds didn't snag you!"
Deadpool practically tackled Twilight, and trapped her in a bear hug.
"It's… great to see you're alright too… Wade. Could you… please stop strangling me?" Asked Twilight in between breaths.
"Oh, sorry."
Deadpool let go of Twilight as requested, allowing her to replenish her oxygen supply.
"Oh, I hope you know we wouldn't normally go through your books without permission," Said Fluttershy.
The sound of the front door opening got Twilight's attention. Spike was on the other side, dragging himself inside.
"Sweet ground!" In relief of being back on solid earth, Spike kissed the floor. "Sweet, sweet, wonderful ground!"
"Okay, I get it! I need to work on my flying," Said Twilight irritatedly.
"I dunno if you've noticed, but the Everfree Forest is just a teeny-tiny bit out of control," Said Pinkie.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"I'll get it."
Deadpool walked over to the front door and opened it. On the other side was a large vine that towered over Deadpool. He quickly shut the door, then looked at an "Adventure Time" watch on his right wrist.
"Who was at the door, Wade?" Asked Twilight.
"A humongous plant that is about to break through the door in three, two, one…"
CRACK!
"Gugh!"
The vine broke through the door as Deadpool predicted. It impaled him in the chest, then pinned him to a wall.
"When I called earlier and said I wanted to be penetrated, this wasn't what I had in mind. Can one of you be a dear and cut this thing for me?"
One of Deadpool's katanas glowed a magenta color around the hilt. It was the magical aura of Twilight's horn. She used the blade to slice the vine with one stroke. She then used her magic to pull out the vine, revealing a large hole in the center of Deadpool's chest. His healing factor was already at work, parts of his flesh and organs regenerating in the gaping hole.
"Guess it turned out you were missin' something here in Ponyville after all," Said Applejack to Twilight.
"But perhaps you already know what's causing all of this calamity. Has Princess Celestia sent you to dispel it posthaste?" Asked Rarity to Twilight.
"Not exactly. You see, Princess Celestia is, well… she and Princess Luna are both…"
"They're missing!" Blurted Spike.
Spike covered his mouth, but the news has already been spread. His friends gasped out of shock.
"Princesses Sun-Butt and Astral-Ass are missing?!" Asked Deadpool in shock.
"WADE!" Shouted the Mane Six sternly.
"What?! Have you seen their flanks?! There are many reasons why they are essentially divine deities, and that's one of them!"
"'Anyway', I don't know who has taken them, but I've got a hunch we're going to need the Elements of Harmony to get them back."
Twilight lifted the glass of a display case the rest of the Elements of Harmony were kept in. She then used her magic to attach her friends' Elements around their necks.
"Oh yeah! Just like old times!" Said Rainbow.
"A-boo-yah!" Cried Pinkie while giving Twilight a hoof bump.
"I told ya we'd always be connected by the Elements. (Sigh) Now we just gotta figure out who to aim these bad boys at, so we can get Celestia and Luna back, and keep the rest of Equestria from becoming plant food. Any ideas?" Asked Applejack to Twilight.
"Hmm…"
"We haven't found squat in any of the books we've been looking through! Right, Deadpool?" Asked Pinkie.
"Yeah, we haven't found shit! Oh, you missed a spot, Pinkie."
The "books" Deadpool and Pinkie Pie were looking through were coloring books. They were both happily coloring in their pictures. Pinkie was coloring a baby chicken with a purple crayon, while Deadpool was coloring Iron Pony with a lime green crayon. Twilight looked outside at the strange phenomenon, and an idea started to form in her head.
"Half day, half night… strange weather patterns… out of control plants. I think I'm starting to get a pretty good idea of who we're up against."
A few minutes later, everyone stepped outside, and stopped at a spot clear of any vines. The Mane Six stood in a circle, and Twilight activated her Element. The rest of her friends' Elements activated too, and they floated in the air. A rainbow branched from Rarity's Element, then both ends conjoined at Twilight's Element. A rainbow vortex formed in the middle of the circle before fading away. Now in the center of the circle was Discord, who was taking a shower while singing.
"Winter Wrap Up, Winter Wrap-ooh…"
Discord realized he had company, and could only look at everyone with an awkward stare. This was also the action taken by the group of friends. For some reason they could not explain, they looked down, and instantly regretted it.
"Oh!" Cried everyone in embarrassment.
(Sweet Celestia! That's the strangest looking dick I've ever seen!)
(In the words of Fred in "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie"… MY EYES!)
"I can't believe that Fluttershy most likely fell head over hooves for that dick like the rest of him as possibly hinted in the series finale!"
Deadpool began to walk away, which didn't go unnoticed by Twilight.
"Where are you going, Wade?" Asked Twilight.
"I'll be back. I just need to wash my eyes out with bleach."
After Deadpool walked away, Twilight turned towards Discord, but, like the rest of her friends, covered her eyes with a hoof.
"If it will make you all feel better, I put 'it' away. So, you can look now, peeping toms," Said Discord.
"I don't believe ya," Said Applejack.
Discord snapped his fingers, which made everyone's hooves go down unwillingly. As soon as they took in Discord, they saw he was telling the truth; Discord's penis was no longer there.
"See? Did you really think I can't make it appear and disappear whenever I want? I mean, I am a character that doesn't wear clothes in a children's cartoon. Although, it doesn't explain how you girls can run around naked all the time." Discord magically made a pink towel appear, and wrapped it around his body. "Now, Twilight, you know Celestia said that you were to give me a heads up before you summon me with that little spell she gave you. As you had just witnessed, I was in the middle of a particularly invigorating shower."
To annoy Twilight, he purposefully faced his back towards her, and wiped his towel across his butt.
"Enough! Release Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, and stop the Everfree Forest from invading!"
A vine coiled around Twilight like a python. In a puff of smoke, it was revealed to be Discord.
"Why, (Chuckles) whatever are you talking about?" Asked Discord amusingly.
"Don't you play dumb with us, Discord! We know you're the one behind all of this!" Said Applejack.
Discord unraveled Twilight from his coils, then teleported onto a roof.
"Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love what you've done with the place… "
Discord took pictures of the scenery, then teleported next to Fluttershy.
"... but I couldn't possibly take responsibility. I'm reformed, don't you remember?" Asked Discord while elbowing Fluttershy lightly.
"Yeah, right! This has gotten your cloven hoofprints all over it!" Said Rainbow.
"I'll have you know that I have only 'one' cloven hoof." Discord's goat-like left leg detached itself from his body, then kicked Rainbow Dash in the ass. "Such accusations. And here I thought we were friends."
"Drop the act, buster! We're onto you!" Said Pinkie.
"Ladies, ladies, I'm innocent. Would I lie to you?"
"Yes!" Said all of the Mane Six in unison except for Fluttershy.
"Um, maybe?" Said Fluttershy uncertainly.
"Well then, it seems we've reached an impasse. I'm telling the truth, but you think I'm lying. What do friends like us do in a situation like this, 'Princess' Twilight? Congrats by the way on the promotion. You totally deserve it," Said Discord.
"I say we blast him back to stone!" Said Rainbow impatiently.
"Works for me," Said Applejack.
"Hear, hear!" Said Rarity.
Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Rarity's Elements glowed in preparation to turn Discord back into stone, but Fluttershy stood in their way.
"Hey! We can't do that! What if he really is telling the truth?" Asked Fluttershy.
Hearing Fluttershy defend him caused a halo to appear on top of Discord's head.
"Well, FINALLY! Somepony willing to give me the benefit of the doubt. The rest of you could learn a lot about friendship from my dear friend Shutterfly here," Said Discord while bringing in Rainbow Dash unwillingly into a hug with one arm.
"Um, it's Fluttershy," Said Fluttershy.
"Oh, right, whatever," Said Discord nonchalantly, while tossing Rainbow Dash and bringing Fluttershy into a hug.
"I agree with Flutters." Everyone looked behind themselves, and found Deadpool standing behind them. "Discord should be given a chance to prove he's innocent. I'm technically still going through the redemption process as well, so I know how I would feel if everyone assumed I was the one who killed somepony."
"Ah, yes, another friend who will actually give me a chance!" Discord teleported next to Deadpool. "Congratulations on getting together with the Princess of Friendship! I read chapter seventeen, the confession of your feelings towards Twilight really tugged on the heartstrings."
Discord grabbed a cartoon heart from out of nowhere, and strummed on some harp strings.
"Thanks, man! Oh, and sorry about how I reacted towards seeing your dick earlier," Said Deadpool.
"Oh, pish posh, that's alright. You and the girls weren't the only ones to have ever reacted the way you all did."
"Ah-Ahem!" Discord and Deadpool turned their attention towards an impatient Twilight. "Wade, will you please stop making small talk with Discord? He clearly is the one who caused all of this, so he needs to be turned back to stone."
"Come on, Twilight, he should be given a chance to prove that he is innocent."
"But-"
"Please, Twilight? Give him a chance."
Deadpool and Discord looked at Twilight with puppy dog eyes. Surprisingly, that was enough to convince her to give Discord a chance.
"(Sigh) Okay, Discord, we'll give you a chance. If you're not the one responsible, then help us figure out who is," Said Twilight.
"I suppose I could, but after all the hoof pointing and besmirching of my good name, I just don't know if I'm up to it."
Discord grabbed a vine with a pair of knitting needles, and began to knit, much to the annoyance of Twilight.
"Rrrgh!" Growled Twilight frustratingly.
"Why don't you ask your zebra friend if she knows anything?"
Discord knitted a large arrow that pointed towards the edge of the Everfree Forest. Stepping out of the forest was Zecora, struggling to carry a bag of her possessions on her back and pulling a cart of even more of her belongings.
"Zecora!" Cried Twilight happily.
She and the rest of her friends rushed to Zecora, helping to carry her bag and cart.
"From my home, I have had to flee! The forest has grown too wild, even for me!" Said Zecora.
"Any idea why all this is happenin'?" Asked Applejack.
"I'm afraid it is a mystery to me as well, but I may have something that, if combined with a spell…" Zecora rummaged through her cart of belongings, and pulled out a golden potion bottle containing a purple potion. "I do not dare to use it myself, the results would be tragic. It only responds to Alicorn magic. Princess Twilight, you can turn the potion from purple to white. After a sip, you may see why the sky is day and night."
Twilight looked at the potion hesitantly before lighting her horn. She concentrated intensely, then cast a beam of magic at the potion. Her magic caused the potion to turn white as Zecora stated. Twilight lifted the potion bottle with her magic before moving it close to her lips.
"Hold up!" Deadpool grabbed the bottle before Twilight could take a sip of the potion. "Before you drink this, Twi, I should take a sip. I want to make sure it's safe to consume, healing factor and all."
Deadpool was going to take a sip before Zecora took it out of his hooves with a stern expression.
"Oh, come on! It's not like I would've died from drinking that!" Said Deadpool frustratedly.
Zecora gave Twilight the bottle back, and gave her a reassuring nod. Twilight took a big sip of the potion, then looked at her friends. A few seconds went by, and nothing seemed to be happening.
"Doesn't seem to be worki-"
Suddenly, Twilight's eyes turned white, and she dropped the potion. This only lasted for a couple seconds before she shook her head. The first thing she noticed was she was no longer in Ponyville.
"Where am I?" Asked Twilight to herself.
She looked at her surroundings, and noticed she was in a regal looking room. She stood in front of two thrones, one blue and the other gold. Above the thrones were two banners that matched the colors of the thrones. She concluded that she was in a throne room.
"Not another step!"
Twilight looked in the direction of the blue throne, and saw the owner of the voice she heard. Princess Luna stepped out from behind the throne with an angered expression.
"Princess Luna! I don't understand, where are we?" Why did you and Celestia disappear?" Asked Twilight.
"Did you really expect me to sit idly by while they all basked in your precious light?" Asked Luna rhetorically.
"Precious light?"
Princess Luna walked in between the two thrones, and glared towards Twilight's direction.
"There can only be ONE princess in Equestria! And that princess… WILL! BE! ME!"
CRACK!
Out of spite and rage, Princess Luna stomped her hooves on the ground, causing the ground to tremor, and a crack formed in the wall behind her. A giant hole formed from the crack, causing the light of the sun to blind Twilight. Luna stood on her hind legs, and raised the moon in front of the sun, creating a solar eclipse. The shadow of the eclipse enveloped Luna in a structure similar to a cocoon.
The shadows flowed around Luna until they glowed red, revealing a shadow. The shadow didn't belong to Luna, though, it belonged to someone else. The shadow belonged to an alicorn with a coat pitch black as an empty void, an ethereal mane and tail with twinkling stars, and wearing light blue armor with a crescent moon on her chest. Her eyes opened to reveal teal eyes with vertical slit pupils. The alicorn laughed maniacally as fangs formed in her mouth.
Twilight could only watch in disbelief as Princess Luna was no more, having been transformed into the dreaded Nightmare Moon.
To be continued…
Hey everyone! Hoped you all enjoyed part one of the first chapter of the season four arc, centered around the season premiere episode "Princess Twilight Sparkle"! I apologize for posting one part this week instead of both parts like with the previous two-part chapters. As of last week, I got caught up with all the chapters I had written in advanced, so chapters with more than one part will be posted separately instead of all together. So, in typical media fashion... Why has Princess Luna become Nightmare Moon again? Will Twilight, Deadpool, and friends figure out how to stop the Everfree Forest from invading Equestria? Until next time, this has been ThePhantomArchives, and stay tuned for the next part of chapter twenty!