Sonic, Twilight, and Spike all jumped a little by the sudden yelling and what appeared to be everypony in town popping out of nowhere. That's when the pink earth pony from the morning came up to them.
"Surprise! Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie, and I threw this party just for you! Were you surprised? Were ya? Were ya? Huh huh huh?" said the pink earth pony now revealed as Pinkie Pie.
"Yeah we were!" Sonic said,"What's the occasion anyway?"
"Yeah, aren't libraries supposed to be quiet?" asked an annoyed Twilight.
"Well, that's silly! What kind of welcome party would this be if it were quiet? I mean, duh, boring! Y'see, I saw you when you guys first got here, remember?"
"You were all "hello" and I was all 'gasp', remember? Y'see I've never seen any of you before and if I've never seen you before that means you're new, 'cause I know everypony, and I mean everypony in Ponyville!"
"But me and Sonic aren't ponies." Spike said
"Well I can see that silly, but if you're new, that meant you haven't met anyone yet, and if you haven't met anyone yet, you must not have any friends, and if you don't have any friends then you must be lonely, and that made me so sad, then I had an idea, and that's why I went 'gasp'!"
"So I must throw a great big ginormous super-duper spectacular welcome party and invite everyone in Ponyville! See? And now you have lots and lots of friends!"
Twilight picked up a bottle, poured it into a cup and took a sip. A moment later she got red faced at the spicy flavor, "Twilight? Are you alright?" Sonic asked with concern.
Twilight then jumped, her hair and mane almost igniting before she bolted off.
"Aww, she's so happy she's crying!" Pinkie smiled.
Sonic then checked the bottle Twilight poured. "Hot sauce?" he asked.
Pinky then poured some of it on a cupcake and ate it earning a disgusted look from Sonic, "What?" she asked. "It's good!"
Half an hour later
Twilight let out a pitiful whine from the muffled thumping beat of the party music downstairs. She buried her head under the pillow and was trying to put the noise out of her head when the door opened a streamer covered Sonic and Spike came in letting the loud music in until the slammed it shut.
"Guys where have you been!?" Asked a frustrated Twilight.
"Sorry Twilight," Sonic apologized as he and Spike removed the streamers off their bodies, "Pinkie was pulling us around to meet ponies."
"The ponies in this town are all CRAZY!" She snapped, "Do you know what time it is??"
"It's the eve of the Summer Sun Celebration Twilight." Sonic then went up the steps to the alcove her bed was in and sat on the edge, "Everyone's going to be up or they'll miss Mom raising the sun."
She simply groaned, "Here I thought I could learn about the Elements of Harmony, but silly me! All this 'friend-making' has kept me from it!" She rolled onto her side and looked out at the moon hanging in the sky. At the sight, she sat up and edged to the window.
"Twilight? You alright?" Sonic asked.
"The legend says that on the longest day of the thousandth year, the stars will aid in her escape. And she will bring about everlasting night." The worry in her voice was palpable.
"Come on, Twilight. I'm sure everything'll be fine." Sonic said as he put an arm around her, "The sun'll come up and we can spend the whole day having fun to relax."
She leaned against him a little "I hope so, Sonic. I hope it really is just an old pony tale."
"Well...I guess we'll find out before long." He replied, pointing to the clock, "It's time for the sun rise."
The trio head back to town where just about everypony in town was waiting. The excitement in the air was evident from the scattered chatter and murmuring, except for one pony, though.
Twilight tried to look calm on the outside, but on the inside, she was panicking over what might happen in the next few minutes.
A certain hyperactive party mare nearby didn't really ease her nerves, either, "Isn't this EXCITING!?" Pinkie asked in a rapid-fire voice, "Are you excited? 'Cause I'm excited! I've never been so excited! Well except for when I saw you walking into town and I was all 'GASP!', but I mean, seriously, who can top THAT!?"
She stopped just in time for the introductory music to start up.
"Fillies and Gentlecolts!" The town mayor spoke up, grabbing their attention, "As Mayor of Ponyville, it is my great pleasure to announce the beginning of the Summer Sun Celebration!" She waiting for the cheering to die down before continuing, "In just a few moments, our town will witness the magic of the sunrise and celebrate this, the longest day of the year!" Everyone began to cheer again, well everyone except for Twilight who was keeping her attention on the moon.
"And now it's my greatest pleasure to present to you the very pony who gives us the sun and the moon each and every day: the good, the wise, the bringer of Harmony to all Equestria....Princes Celestia!"
On cue Rarity pulled the curtain rope to reavel...
No one!
A wave of concern rippled through the crowd.
"Wait! Where's the Princess!?" Asked Spike with concern.
"It's not like mom to simply not show up." Sonic said just as concerned.
"Ooh! How many guesses do we get!?" Pinkie asked eagerly, "Is she hiding?"
"She's gone!" Rarity called out as she emerged from around the curtains, "There's no sign of her anywhere!"
The crowd's concern turned to fright.
"She's gooood." Pinkie said before screaming herself at the sight of an ominous purple cloud that began forming on the balcony.
"Oh no!" Twilight Said watching what was happening on stage, she looked over at Sonic who seemed to be concerned as well, but from the look in his face their was rage as well.
The cloud began to part only to reveal a black alicorn mare in blue armor, her mane and tail resembling the former cloud.
"Oh, my beloved subjects. How long it's been since I last saw your precious, sun-loving faces!" She bit out the last words with a measure of contempt.
"What'd you do with the Princess!?" Rainbow Dash demanded, charging at her.
"Woah, Nelly!" Applejack said after chomping onto Rainbow Dash's tail, trying to hold her back.
The alicorn laughed, "Oh? Am I not royal enough? Don't you fools know I am!?"
Pinkie looked excited, "Ooh, ooh, more guessing games! Um, Hokey Smokes! How about, Queen Meanie! No! Black Snooty, Black Snooty--"
Before Pinkie could continue, Applejack stuffed a cupcake in her mouth, quieting her.
"Does my crown mean NOTHING after a thousand years of imprisonment!? Does no one recall the legend? Didn't you see the signs!?"
"We did!" Twilight spoke up as she and Sonic came into view, "And we know who you are!"
"The Mare in the Moon, or should we say, Nightmare Moon!" Sonic said with a great deal of anger. "While your here I have a question for you. WHERE'S! MY! MOM!?!