In a sober lair deep within the snowy mountains of the Frozen North lived a mysterious figure: a tall, brown nymph with pink wings, long black antennae on top of his head, and sporting green shoes and gray shorts.
He was sitting on a desk in a dark room next to a strange machine that looked incomplete and empty. Beneath him was a trash can full of crumbled-up papers. As he kept writing, he stops and voices a frustrated groan.
“Why is it so hard?!” yelled the mysterious figure.
Suddenly, one of his robot minions entered the room while holding a large tray filled with maple-syrup drizzled pancakes for the mysterious figure. “Breakfast is ready, boss,” said the robot minion.
The mysterious figure just groans at his robot minion’s reply. Not wanting to upset him any further, he places the tray on a table behind the mysterious figure and walks out of the room.
“Well, enjoy your breakfast, Boss,” said the robot minion.
After the robot leaves the room, the mysterious figure rubs his forehead in frustration.
‘There’s got to be a way,’ said the mysterious figure. ‘There’s got to be some kind of power source I could use for my machine... But what?!’ asked the mysterious figure. He clears his desk in even more frustration and then takes a deep breath and shrugs.
“Oh, well. I’ll figure it out tomorrow,” the mysterious figure said. “Might as well have a taste of that delicious tray,” As soon as he gets up from his desk and walks toward it, he steps on a torn-up piece of paper. “Huh?”
He picks it up from the ground and looks at it for a bit. It seems like six multi-colored gems with different shapes of an apple, a butterfly, a diamond, etc. His mind peaks with interest by it as he strokes his chin at the sight of the picture and smiles.
Meanwhile, it was a nice sunny day in Ponyville, in contrast to the cold snowy grounds of the Frozen North in the first row of paragraphs. At Princess Twilight’s Castle, Twilight wakes up from her long slumber, feeling the warm sunlight hit her face as she beams a big smile.
“Today’s the day! Today’s the day!” Twilight cheered, getting up from her bed as she gallops up towards Spike. “Spike, wake up! We’re going to be late if we don’t hurry!”
“Ugh... five more minutes, please,” Spike groaned.
“Hmm...” Twilight said, trying to find something in her castle to wake up Spike until she finds a huge gemstone lying on the counter of the kitchen. She goes back to her and Spike’s bedroom and levitated the gemstone closer to Spike. The little dragon’s nose picked up the scent and his mouth watered against his will. Just like that, Spike gets up and grabs the gem in hunger, proceeding to eat it.
“Good, you’re awake. Now let’s get ready! We’ve got a big day ahead of us at Canterlot and we can’t afford to be late!” said Twilight, trying to find her saddlebag.
“What’s going on at Canterlot?” Spike asked after he finished eating his gemstone.
“Today’s the day for the first ever Magic Festival!” said Twilight “And everypony in Equestria and beyond is gonna celebrate it in Canterlot! That’s why we have to hurry!”
“Magic Festival?” asked Spike. “What’s that?”
“Don’t have time to explain!” exclaimed Twilight, putting on her saddlebag as she runs towards the front door. “Now, let’s go!”
“Ugh... right behind you!” grumbled Spike as he followed Twilight to the front door of the castle. “And here I thought she was finally over that freakout phase.”
The scene fades to the bright and regal views of Canterlot, where everyone from Equestria and beyond is seen putting up decorations, setting up food, and cleaning up the stage for a big show tonight. Everyone is getting ready for a little R&R. Twilight and Spike both arrive at the party, with some ink quills, scrolls, and other items in a wagon in order to make sure things go as planned for the festival.
“Oh, I hope we’re not late!” panicked Twilight.
“Twilight, relax! I’m sure we’ve arrived on time!” Spike yawned, pulling the wagon.
Spike checks his watch for a bit. “It’s only 8 am, and...” Spike said before putting his watch down. “What time does the festival start?”
“About 7:30 pm,” Twilight said. “But we can’t miss out on doing our part for the festival!”
“There’s plenty of time for us to do our part before the festival starts,” Spike said. “Now, c’mon. Let’s get started, okay?”
Twilight sighs. “You’re right, Spike.” Twilight then walks away while levitating an ink quill and a piece of paper. Spike then follows her, but then suddenly looks down at his watch again.
“When did I start wearing a watch?” Spike asked in confusion.
As the two continue walking through the festival, they start look at what everyone’s doing for the festival with a quill and paper at hand (or in their case, claw and horn).
“Hey, Twilight!” Lyra and Bon Bon said while helping each other with hanging a streamer to one of the pillars.
“Hey there, Lyra and Bon Bon!” Twilight said before she writes a big red check mark next to one of the jobs on the list. “Decorations? Check.”
Twilight then sees Gallus and Gilda setting up scones with the rest of the food, who then see back at Twilight.
“Hey, Twilight! What’s up?” Both Gallus and Gilda greeted.
“Just wanted to check and see how things are going,” Twilight then marked off the next job on the list. “Food? Check.”
“Wow!” Spike said. “I had no idea that the festival had this many creatures.” Spike then spots Ember and Smolder helping each other light torches with their fire breath, who then see Spike.
“Hey, Spike!” They said before they continue on with their part for the festival.
“Hey, Ember! Hey, Smolder!” Spike replied as he waves back at them before he continues his activity check with Twilight.
“Still, what’s this festival about, exactly?” Spike asked.
“It’s a brand new holiday where everyone from Equestria and beyond gets to celebrate all of their unique and magical abilities and how they used it to make the world a better place for everyone,” Twilight explained. “Pinkie and I came up with the idea and asked Celestia and Luna, as well as the other rulers if we could try it, remember?”
“Riiiight,” Spike said. “ So, where is Pinkie Pie, along with the others?”
“Probably at the center of the festival, helping out with the stage,” Twilight replied.
“Isn’t all of this sort of similar to the friendship festival a few months ago?” Spike questioned.
“Oh, there they are!” Twilight said, pointing her hoof at the stage where her friends are. “C’mon, Spike!” She then runs over to the stage.
“Hey, wait for me!” Spike yelled, running after her while pulling the wagon.
As the duo make it to the stage, we see their friends doing their usually jobs for the festival. Applejack and her family are preparing foods like cakes, pies, and cider, while Pinkie Pie is busy making balloons and showing off party cannons. Rarity is hanging up decorations with her magic, while Fluttershy is orchestrating the birds.
"Hey there, guys," Twilight said, walking towards the group while Spike panted behind from pulling the wagon. "Looks like everyone's doing a great job on their part for the festival."
"We sure are!" Rainbow Dash shouted, zooming down from the air towards Twilight. "Sky's all cleared up and ready for the festival." She then turned her head and waved her hoof towards the Wonderbolts. "Thanks, guys!"
"Anytime, Rainbow," Spitfire said, saluting at Rainbow Dash before she and the other Wonderbolts sped off.
"Yep. Definitely like the Friendship Festival," Spike said, sarcastically before Twilight covered his mouth with her wing.
Suddenly, a Royal Guard flew towards Twilight. "Your highness. The Royal Sisters need you and your friends immediately," he said, flying away while the Mane Six and Spike followed suit.