//------------------------------// // Forgivness is key // Story: A new dawn // by Frosty_Rainbow //------------------------------// Sunset stared at her new alicorn wings flapping them to check they were there. "How in the world did that happen?!" Twilight asked pointing a hoof at Sunset's new wings. "Yeah, I though wings had to be earned, like Twilights!" Rainbow dash said pointing at the Princess of Friendship in annoyance. "There are many ways to become an alicorn, and I think this is one of them. Along with the spell I used on Twilight, some can also just be born with them, like Flurry Heart or myself and Luna.." Celestia trailed off "Wait you were born alicorns?!" Princess Twilight cried, "But you said, and I quote 'the birth of an alicorn is something Equestria has never seen before.'" "We know what we said Twilight Sparkle, but we-"Princess Luna was cut of. "Uh guys, you might wanna see this." Stormy said, she was flying outside the cave looking out at something. "We're kinda busy Stormy, what is it?" Rainbow dash (From CHS) said "It's the forest, or at least what was there, just come look." Stormy said with raising panic in her voice. All the ponies with wings flew out (except Frosty, who clumsily was trying to get off the ground) to see what Stormy was looking at. "What is it?" Frosty asked, finally making it too the others. "The forest, it's...gone!" Princess Twilight cried. "What do you mean gone?" Sunset asked from the ground, she was still trying to get used to her new wings. "I'm afraid we are running out of time. I think..I think think this new virus has gotten to Ponyvile." "What?!" The main six cried in unison. "Our families, friends, everypony, there gone?" Applejack cried from the ground "Not the cake twins! They were so young.." Pinkie said bursting into tears as Fluttershy comforted her. "Guys wait! I think I know how to fix this." Frosty said boldly, trying to stay in the air. "What is it Frosty Rainbow, right know we could use all the help we can get." Princess Luna said turning to her. "I think that Sunset's element is what we need!" Frosty pointed to Sunset while the others gasped in shock, "Think about it, Princess Twilight said that the elements of harmony keep Equestria's magic balanced, but I came to a conclusion that maybe, just maybe the elements might be..dying." "Dying!? How in tarnation could they be dyin'?" Applejack asked the Rainbow maned pegasus. "I think Frosty is right, we did see the elements fading, didn't we." Twilight asked everyone "True." They nodded in agreement. "So, since there dying, the magic in Equestria is going haywire and needs a new source of power. Which is where your geodes come in!" Frosty pointed to the human main seven. "So your saying that the elements are dying, causing Equestria's magic to become unstable and now they need our geodes. But that doesn't explain my wings." Sunset said pointing to her wings. "Who cares why their there, those wings are awesome!" Rainbow dash cheered. "Actually Sunset, I think the tree gave you wings because it thought you were ready. Like how Princess Celestia gave me wings because she thought I was ready." Princess Twilight said walking over to Sunset and draping a wing around her in a hug. "I..I guess. But why would the tree think I'm ready? After all I did.." Sunset trailed off, lowering her head in shame. "It doesn't matter what you did in the past, all that counts is that you've become a better person today." Sunny said waking over to her as well. "Yeah, and you've truly improved from being all meanie pants to becoming a the funnest person we know!" Pinkie (from CHS) said "And the kindest, like how you helped me raise money for the animal charity." Fluttershy (from CHS) said. "And I will admit, you are pretty cool, but not cooler than me of course." Rainbow dash (from CHS) bragged, earning a nudge in ribs from Applejack. "You have become an excellent leader Sunset, and an inspiration to us all." Princess Celestia said to her former student. "And trust me I know from experience that change can't always be easy, but you've have changed and we all know it!" Starlight said. "Trust me Sunset, you really deserve those wings, but I'm warning ya, they'll take some getting used too." Frosty said flapping her wings to show. "Yeah I'm guessing it will take some work, but we're in this together, all of us." Sunset used her magic to pull all her friends into a hug. "Now Sunset, if you need any flying lessons you know who to ask." Both Rainbow Dashes "Sorry to interrupt your little ceremony, but we have an important matter at hoof! The Everfree forest is slowly disappearing while we are in it!" Discord cried pointing outside the cave. "Oh right, that.." Galaxy said "Guys, on the way here while Equestrian Pinkie was rambling, she mentioned something about the Rainbow power you guys have." Sunny said. "Oh right the Rainbow power, it's something we unlocked from the tree's chest that gave me the castle." Princess Twilight explained. Frosty put a hoof to her chin and thought for a moment. "Guys, I think I know how we can save Equestria." Frosty finally said with a look of determination across her face. "How?" Everyone asked. "What if we combined your Rainbow power your geodes to try to heal the tree!" Frosty said pointing at the tree "But it's the elements that are dying, not the tree." Rainbow dash (from Equestria) sighed miserably. "But what do you think got them sick in the first place?" Sunshine said. "Well, I guess it's worth a shot." Sunset said placing a hoof under her chin in thought. "Hey, I have a question." Pinkie pie (From CHS) said turning to the two sisters. "What is it Pinkie pie?" Princess Celestia asked "What is Sunset the Princess of?" Pinkie asked tilting her head like a confused dog, "I mean you and your sister rule the sun and moon, Twilight is the princess of friendship, so what is Sunset a princess of?" "I suppose Sunset is the princess of whatever her element is." Princess Celestia said sounding unsure. "But I'm not really sure what my element is Princess Celestia." Sunset said to her former mentor. "Hm, I think that's something to think about later. Right now we have to think of a spell that could save the tree of harmony." Princess Luna said turning to face Princess Twilight, " Twilight, do you happen to know of any ancient healing spells or something of the sort?" "I'm afraid I don't, most of my spell books are in my castle library, but I'm afraid it's disappeared with the rest of Ponyvile." Princess Twilight said glumly. "Wait, maybe your castle is gone, but do you think Canterlot is? Maybe we could get some spell books from there." Rarity (From CHS) suggested. "That's a good idea, I'll teleport us there." Discord held his claw up ready to snap but was stopped by a red aura. "Wait Discord, we don't know if Canterlot is there, and if you snap us there, we could just teleport into nothing. We need to head somewhere else." Sunset said letting go of Discords eagle claw. "Do you think the Crystal Empire has disappeared?" Rarity (From Equestria) asked. "Oh c'mon, you guys have an Empire made of literal crystals?! How rich is this place!?" Stormy asked in annoyance. "Stormy know isn't the time.." Galaxy whispered to her "Right.." Stormy replied sheepishly. "Anyway, as Rarity was saying maybe the Crystal Empire hasn't disappeared because it's far north." Princess Twilight said. "So I can teleport us there?" Discord asked impatiently. "Just a second Discord, I need to send Princess Cadence and Shining Armor a message to let them know we're coming." Princess Celestia said, "Wouldn't want to startle them by random showing up there now would we." "Great, so we just shot them a text." Sunshine said pulling out her phone from seemingly nowhere. "You carried your phone with you?!" Rainbow dash asked her with a stern look on her face. "Duh, why wouldn't I?" Sunshine said. "Uh what's a phone?" Rainbow dash (From Equestria) asked pointing at Sunshine's bright yellow device "Wait, you don't know what a phone is? but how do you stay in touch? How do you-" Sunshine was cut off when Frosty put a hoof around her mouth. "Zip it Sunshine." "Okay, we have sent the letter." Princess Luna said ending the argument. "Sunshine put the phone back, now." Frosty said sternly, glaring daggers with her. "Fine." Sunshine said rolling her eyes as she used her magic to put the phone where it probably was before. "Okay, let's go everypony!" Discord snapped his fingers and teleported them to the Crystal Empire, leaving the dark empty cave. ------------------------------------------------------------- In The Crystal Empire ------------------------------------------------------------- Princess Cadence and Prince Shining Armor were sitting on their thrones, finishing reading the letter Princess Celestia had sent them. "Princess Celestia said they will be on there way and will arrive unexpectedly so be-" Cadence was cut off by a bright flash in the middle of the throne room, all the guards picked up their spears and were ready to attack. When the light clear, it revealed all of them in the middle of the throne room with a shocked look on their faces. Princess Twilight immediately handed Frosty a bucket. "Thanks Twi." Frosty said handing her back the bucket. Twilight look at it in disgust and used her magic to send it through a portal leading to somewhere. "Twily!" Shining Armor exclaim walking down from his throne to meet his younger sister, "It's so good to see you, all of you." He said to everyone else. "Twilight, so nice to see you again." Cadence walked down from her throne to meet her niece. "Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake, clap your hooves and do a little shake." They both chanted and laughed. "Never gets old." Cadence said embracing Twilight. "It's good to see you, Princess Mi Amore Cadenze, Prince Shining Armor." Princess Luna said to the two. "You do realize that mi amore Cadenze mean I love Cadence, right?" Frosty whispered to Sunset. "You ask too many questions." Sunset said shaking head as she silently laughed. "-So that's why your here. Well I think we have some spell books in the Crystal library, come with us. Shining, can you handle the remaining duties while I help our guests?" Cadence asked her husband. "Sure honey." Shining replied. Cadence lead the group out of the throne room, the exited and passed through a shimmering crystal hallway with crystal tables with purple table cloths and clear vases with roses on top. The floor was made entirely out of crystals with a red carpet covering each floor. They reached a big glass door with two guards in front, who had shimmering crystal coats, much too Stormy's annoyance. "Why are these guys so different from the horses, erm ponies we saw in Ponyvile?" Stormy asked looking at the two guards "That's because their called crystal ponies, their fueled by their love which makes them crystal." Pinkie pie explained as she bounced, "When they show their love for the Empire, which is powered by the crystal heart, it makes them all shiny! It happened to us once when the big bad meanie King Sombra showed up and stole the crystal heart and it was up to Twilight to stop him but then Spike saved the day and we all became crystaly! Or that other time when it was Flurry heart's crystaling but then she sneezed a really big, powerful sneeze and broke the crystal heart causing the Empire to almost freeze over but then it was saved by Sunburst and the crystal ponies who fueled a crystal with love and then fixed the crystal heart! Then we became all crystaly again! Even Princess Celestia and Luna! But their manes were still all flowy and wavey but very crystally.." Pinkie pie continued to ramble not notice Stormy had walked over to Sunshine, who was talking with Frosty. "Guys you gotta help, this Pinkie is just as crazy as the other one from our world, but ten times more talkative!" Stormy cried putting her hooves to her ears. "Ha! Well, you gotta love Pinkie for being Pinkie. I remember this one time in baking class when she talked to me for the entire lesson and got us both detention. Good times." Frosty laughed. Meanwhile Cadence was leading everyone to the spell book section. "Whoa, look at all the books!" Both Twilights said in awe, gazing dreamily at the books. "Eggheads." Rainbow dash (From Equestria) said rolling her eyes. "Tell me about it." The other Rainbow said, hoof bumping Equestrian Rainbow. "-Here you'll be able to find any kind of spell. I have to get going now, but I wish you all good luck!" Cadence flew out of the door, leaving the group behind. "Well, let's get looking." Starlight said causing both Rainbow dashes to groan in despair. "Come on guys, this will be fun!" Sunset said picking up a book titled 'Healing and Enchantments'. "Says you." Stormy muttered. ------------------------------------------------------------ Hours of research later ----------------------------------------------------------- "Did you know that you can curse a pegasus to fly sideways." Sunny said, "Oh Frosty..." "Don't even think about it, last thing I need is too be more clumsy than I already am." Frosty groaned slamming her face into her book and groaning loudly. "I've read fifty five book, thirty enchantment scrolls and still nothing!" Pinkie pie (From CHS) cried angrily. "Come one everypony, we must not loose hope!" Princess Celestia said trying to be encouraging, by now she had lots of hairs out of place and looked very tired. "But that's what you said five hour ago!" Frosty exclaimed lifting her head from her book to look at the older alicorn. "This is hopeless." Rainbow said shoving her book into the shelf. "I hate to say it, but I agree with Rainbow dash." Fluttershy said between a yawn, "We've been here for hours and haven't found anything." "Hold that thought Flutters." Sunset said with a book in front of her. "Why, you found something?" Starlight asked, putting down her book and trotting over to Sunset. "Yeah, this is a book about the tree of harmony itself!" Sunset exclaimed turning the book around to show everyone. There was a page with a diagram of the elements and the tree, "It says something about a seventh element." "That must be yours!" Twilight said rushing over to the book and picking it up in her magic, "There's a prophecy too." "What does it say?" Princess Twilight asked. On the seventh day at sunset. A new element will arise that will fight out the darkness. The element of forgiveness will be key. Wielded by a powerful alicorn. Forgiveness will be key. "Forgiveness, that's it! Sunset is the bearer and princess of forgiveness!" Princess Twilight cried "I'm the princess of forgiveness?" Sunset asked curiously. "I wonder what it means by 'Forgiveness is key'?" Fluttershy asked Twilight. "I think it means Sunset is the answer!" Sunshine said. "What my sister means to say is that Sunset's element is what we need to stop this, and maybe what we need to heal the tree!" Sunny said "Wait you two are sisters?" Starlight asked. "Yep" Sunshine and Sunny replied wrapping a hoof around each other "So if Sunset's element is the answer to all of this..then what are we waiting for people let's go already!" Frosty said. "On it." Discord lifted his claw and snapped all of them back to the cave. Princess Cadence walked in with a plate of sandwiches and mugs of coffee held with her magic. "Hey guys, you've been in here for a while so I brought..guys?" Cadence looked around the library, but saw no one there. "Oh come on! I never do anything exciting." Cadence pouted and kicked at the ground with her hoof. Then a note appeared in a flash in front of her. Dear Crystal horse We have gone back to the cave. Good bye. -Lord of chaos, Discord P.S. Tell Shining Armor that we have a O&O game tonight. "Oh pony feathers. And did he just call me Crystal horse?" -------------------------------------------------- Back at the cave ------------------------------------------------- The group appeared in a bright flash in the cave. "Okay, I think I know what to do." Frosty said. "You guys, channel your Rainbow power." Frosty said pointing to the main six, "And you guys get your elements from the tree" Sunset used her magic to remove the elements from the tree, her's becoming a crown and Twilight's a necklace. The main six close their eyes and Twilight spread her wings and channeled her magic. A rainbow glow lit the cave and transformed them into their rainbow powered selves. "Whoa that looks awesome!" Stormy said pointing to them in awe. "Yeah I know, we look amazing." Rainbow dash bragged. "No time for that. Now the rest of you go stand on the side." Frosty said commanding the rest "Uh, Miss Frosty, what is it exactly that your doing?" Princess Luna asked suspiciously. "Well, as I said earlier, combining the rainbow power and the new elements, plus Sunset's might heal the tree. Now are you gonna question me or help me? Cause I'm trying to save your world here!" Frosty said, her wings flared as her temper rose. "I advice you do what she says, she's not the best person to be around when she's angry." Sunny whispered to the two sisters. They stepped back to a cave wall where Discord was also standing, so that they would be in the way. "Okay, I gotta chill." Frosty said to herself, "I'm not very familiar with magic, like at all, so this is a long shot here. But I think using your power directly at the tree may heal it since both the rainbow power and elements come from the tree." Frosty turned to Starlight with a serious look. "Do you think it's a good plan, I mean you seem pretty good at magic, so what do you think?" Starlight gave Frosty warm smile and walked to her side, "I think it's a great plan." "So, let's give it a shot then." Princess Twilight said turning to her friends, "Let's do this." Each of them closed their eyes and began glowing. Next the main seven closed their eyes and their elements began glowing in their colours. Each group started to lift of the ground and a bright aura surrounded them. They all floated close to each other, every counterpart close together. Then Twilight and Sunset eyes open with a bright white light in them and a rainbow beam shot towards the tree. A flashing bright light filled the room, causing everyone to shield themselves with a wing or hoof. Once the light cleared, the tree was no longer there, but in it's place a bigger, golden one with all of the elements there and restored. "Whoa." Everyone said gazing in awe at the new tree before them. "Are those the elements of harmony?" Starlight ask pointing a hoof at the new, shinier ones. "But that's impossible, the old ones are right-" Princess Twilight stopped when she turned around to see the old dimmer ones still where she had placed them earlier. "I think, I think the tree and the elements got a new upgrade when we combined our powers." Sunset said, still gazing at the new elements upon the tree. "And look! There's Sunset's element, right there." Rainbow dash (From Equestria) said pointing at not a red, but a light purple element instead. "Uh Rainbow, I don't think that's Sunset's, her's is red, that one purple." Fluttershy (From Equestria) corrected. The purple element was shaped like a four pointed star, which lay right between Rainbow dash's and Rarity's. "I wonder why it looks like..Oh my gosh!" Starlight gasped in surprise, "It looks like my cutie mark!" "That means...." Princess Twilight said looking to her mentors. "That Starlight is the new bearer of the element of forgiveness for Equestria. Yes Twilight, that's what it means." Princess Celestia replied calmly. "Whoa, two new element bearers for a new element, what a day." Frosty said wrapping a hoof around Starlight. "Me...an element of harmony? I just...wow." Starlight said, sitting down on the cave floor with a hoof to her temple, "Why would the tree choose me?" "Just like how it chose me, Starlight, the tree thinks your ready." Sunset said walking towards the panicking Starlight. "Wow, what a drama feast. I think I need more popcorn." Discord said snapping his fingers making a bucket of popcorn appear in his lion paw and a chocolate milk in his eagle claw. "Ooh, can we have some?" Both Pinkie pie's asked eagerly. The Draconequus snapped his fingers and made two more buckets appear. "Thank you!" They said in unison. "Hey guys, come look at this!" Stormy called from outside the cave, "The storm has cleared!" "So Equestria is saved?" Galaxy asked. "Yay! This calls for a party!" Equestrian Pinkie cheered throwing her hooves in the her causing her popcorn to spill, "Aw, my popcorn." "I think this also calls for a coronation of our newest princess. Princess Sunset Shimmer." Princess Luna said with a warm smile. "And celebrate Equestria's newest hero. Starlight Glimmer." Princess Celestia said to Starlight with a warm smile. "Guess we should be contacting our stain glass window ponies. Should we shot them a text, Miss Sunshine." Sunshine blushed in embarrassment remembering her earlier actions. "Maybe a letter would be nice." She smiled to the alicorn. The two shared a laugh. "You know what time it is?" CHS Pinkie asked with a big smile. "It's party time!" Equestrian Pinkie said pulling a pink canon from nowhere and blasting it. "Well, we better start planing your coronation, Princess Sunset." Starlight bowed mockingly. "And your celebration party, my fellow element of forgiveness." Sunset said bowing as well. Princess Twilight trotted up to Frosty who was sitting and talking with Discord. "Hey Discord, can I talk to Frosty alone for a minute?" She asked polietly. "Sure. I'll go talk with Fluttershy then." Discord said snapping away. "Hey Princess Twi, what do ya wanna talk about?" Frosty asked turning to the purple alicorn. "I just wanted to thank you, for today." Princess Twilight said sitting down next to her. "For what?" Frosty asked. "For stepping up today to help all of us, if it weren't for you, Starlight would have never became the seventh element, or Sunset would have never earned her wings. You did some very hard and smart thinking and I'm proud, and grateful." She said putting a wing around her. "Oh come on, you guys could have thought about that all on your own. Your a pretty smart Princess." "Thanks, and your a pretty smart human. I'm glad Sunset brought all of you along. We couldn't have done this without you. Hey I could even ask Princess Celestia to make a stain glass window in your honor." Princess Twilight said with a suggestive nudge. "Nay, I'm pretty sure that would be a stretch, plus, I'm not sure she likes me that much." Frosty whispered to Twilight. "Of course, I'm sure she doesn't like you after saving her country from disappearing." Princess Twilight said sarcastically. "Okay, okay, maybe she does like me. But I'm not that sure." Frosty said with a smirk. The two shared a small laugh before Discord announced he was going to teleport them to Canterlot. Discord raised his claw and snapped them out of the cave for the last time. ------------------------------------------------- At Canterlot ------------------------------------------------ "We have arrived. Thank you for teleporting with Chaos Express have a safe journey." Discord announced into a microphone, now in a pilot outfit. "Oh, that's new, I don't feel sick." Frosty said with surprise. "Guess you got used to it." Sunset said with a smirk. Both Rarity's turned their attention to Sunset. "Sunset, before your coronation, you must simply let us style your dress, we had some small ideas, but we wanted to see what you thought first. "Are you sure that's necessary Rarity?" Sunset asked both of them. "Why of course darling!" Equestrian Rarity replied waving a hoof at her. "You can't have a coronation without one!" CHS Rarity said, "But, can you teleport us to her boutique first?" "Sure." Sunset turned to the others. "I'll be with the Rarity's, see you all soon." Sunset used her magic to teleport them to Equestrian Rarity's boutique. "Well, we all have to do our bit for this coronation, so let's get to work." Princess Celestia said. "Of course Princess." Equestrian Applejack said, "We'll try to make this the best coronation ever!" "I can't wait!" Equestrian Pinkie cheered, bouncing up and down in excitement. "Okay, I'll make a list of all the things that need to be done." Princess Twilight said, using her magic to make a clipboard and a pen appear, "So both Pinkie's are in charge of decor, Both Applejack's are in charge of food, both Rainbow's should be able to do a double sonic rainboom across the sky, and both Fluttershy's are in charge of music." "On it!" They all replied, Discord snapped his talons and they all went where they were supposed to go. "What do we do then?" Galaxy asked. "You make sure that everything goes as planned. Frosty and Starlight you help me with invites." Princess Twilight said. "Okay, on it." Sunny, Sunshine, Galaxy and Stormy replied as Sunshine teleported them to Fluttershy's to check on things there. "And my sister and I will work on the stained glass windows." Princess Celestia said as her and her sister flew off. "Let's do this thing."