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// Chapter 1 
// Story: The Mane Seven Elements of Harmony 
// by psinet 
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Chapter 1. 
Twilight Sparkle was walking through Ponyville with her dragon friend Spike her mentor Princess Celestia had sent her to check the preparations for the Summer Sun Festival and make some friends but Twilight was worried about the return of Nightmare Moon an evil pony who was said to bring the eternal night so she decided to get the preparations done and over with so she could focus on the important task at hand "Maybe the ponies in Ponyville have something interesting to talk about." said Spike "Come on Twilight just try."


Twilight sighed "Fine."


she spotted a pink mare with a poofy mane "Um... Hello."


the pink mare gasped and ran off in the other direction "Well that was interesting all right." 


Twilight said Spike just facepalmed  he then looked at the list "Summer Sun Celebration official overseer's checklist. Number one, banquet preparations: Sweet Apple Acres." 


they then heard somepony yell "Yee Haw"
they turned to the source and saw an orange mare running through a field then she kicked an apple tree causing all the apples on it to fall in a bunch of baskets Twilight walked over "Good afternoon my name is Twilight Sparkle."


she was interrupted by the mare shaking her hoof like crazy "Well Howdy do miss Twilight." 

The Mare said
"A pleasure makin' your acquaintance. I'm Applejack. We here at Sweet Apple Acres sure do like makin' new friends!"


Twilight then told her that she's there to check the food for the celebration Applejack then invited her to have lunch with them afterwords Twilight meet Rainbow Dash and Rarity whom Spike developed a crush on next on the list was the lights and fireworks maker so Twilight an Spike set off they arrived at a place with a medium sized building and a tall tower with a giant red bird painted on the top and above the painting was a constant burning flame "Wonder what that's for."


Said Spike they reached the door of the building a sign on it read CAUTION: materials are very reactive and some are unstable please follow safety instructions and wear proper gear. with an arrow pointing to googles, hard hats and earplugs the duo put them on and walked in "DUCK AND COVER BEHIND THE METAL SHEET"


yelled a female voice Twilight and Spike jumped behind nearby piece of metal they heard a rattling sound then BOOM "You can come out now."


Said the voice Twilight peaked up from behind the metal and saw a light orange mare with a red and yellow mane and tail wearing the same goggles and hard hat and earplugs which she took out with her magic she had a beaker of blue liquid that she was poring into a firework the mare spoke again "My name is Sunset Shimmer and everything here is ready for the Summer Sun Celebration."

Twilight and Spike were confused "How did you-"

Spike asked only to be cut off by Sunset Shimmer's answer "I was born with the ability to read minds."

Twilight was surprised to hear this "But that's-"

she was cut off by Sunset "Impossible I know Princess Celestia even said as much she never heard of such a thing before but she was able to help me so I wouldn't hear everyponys mind all at once now if I'm in a room full of ponies I get their minds one at a time there's no stopping it or turning it off."

Just then a stallion walked in "Hey Sunset the firework ready?" he asked.

Sunset picked up the firework that was sitting on the table "Right here." 

she then told Twilight and Spike that the liquid was what made the boom and how the boom meant that it was mixed right and where to find a pegasus named Fluttershy they set out meeting Fluttershy who got excited seeing Spike a baby dragon when Twilight and Spike finally got home they saw all the ponies in town throwing a party the pink mare was there introducing herself as Pinkie Pie suddenly Nightmare Moon appeared proclaiming eternal night Twilight, Fluttershy, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Sunset Shimmer, Rainbow Dash and Rarity set out to find the elements of harmony.