One night, Twilight had a mysterious dream.
In the dream, she saw a maiden in Japanese clothes by the side of a pond, sorrowful.
In the morning, Twilight freaks out to learn that her friends have had the same dream.
"Really!?" Twilight said. "Have you also dreamed of a maiden?"
"You too, Twilight?" Applejack said.
"Me too" Fluttershy said.
"And me" said Rainbow Dash.
"And me" Pinkie Pie said.
"And me" Rarity said.
"And me" Sunset Shimmer said.
"How strange..." Applejack said "We've all dreamed the same thing".
"I think our friendship is so strong that we can even share dreams" Pinkie said.
Hearing that, they all thought the same.
But the question for Twilight was: why had they dreamed of a Japanese maiden?
Movie 10:
TWILIGHT SPARKLE, SAMURAI
That afternoon, Twilight saw Spike digging up a Japanese box with a letter inside, the contents of which read as follows:
Girls, I am in year two of the Tenshô era and I have met a charming maiden. But Kasuga castle is far away, better come by bus. See you later!
When Twilight finished reading the letter, she realized that the handwriting was hers.
"I don't remember writing this letter!" Twilight said scared. "And what does this maiden thing mean!?"
At that moment, Twilight realized something.
"Wait a moment... Maiden...?" Twilight said "Of course! It's the maiden of my dream!"
Then, Twilight closed her eyes and thought that she wanted to see that maiden again.
Opening her eyes, Twilight found that she was now standing next to the pond she had seen in her dream.
She started looking for a way to get back home, when she saw from a hill a lot of men with samurai clothes.
"Looks like they're shooting a movie here..." Twilight deduced "And the cameras?"
But Twilight discovered that it wasn't a movie, but a real battle!
After distracting a soldier carrying a rifle, Twilight saved the life of a samurai.
"You have saved my life and I thank you" said the samurai, whose hair was blue.
"I'm Twilight Sparkle" Twilight said, introducing herself "And you?"
"Shining Armor, from the Ashikaga clan" the samurai said, introducing himself.
"Shining Armor? Ashikaga?" Twilight said confused "What kind of name is that?"
"From your strange clothes, I would say that you are not from here" said Shining Armor "Where do you come from?"
"I have to go back to Canterlot City, but I don't know where I am," Twilight said.
"Canterlot City?" asked Shining Armor confused "You are in Musashi's country, in Kasuga's lands".
Later, Twilight discovered that she had somehow traveled back in time to Japan in the year 1574, in the time of the samurai.
Since she had nowhere to go, Shining Armor took her to Kasuga's fort.
"Samurai of the Blue Sky. They say you suffered an attack" a woman's voice suddenly said to Shining Armor "Knowing you, you would be clueless looking at the sky."
"Oh... Maiden..." Shining Armor said, blushing "It's an honor..."
"It's you!" Twilight said upon seeing the woman who was talking to Shining Armor "You're the maiden of my dream!"
Twilight discovered that the girl in the dream was the Maiden Cadance, from Kasuga's fief.
And so, Twilight spoke of the future to the people of the castle.
The lifestyle, the food, as well as the friendship she has with her friends...
"There's no doubt you have lovely friends, Twilight" Cadance said, before having an idea. "How about writing them a missive?"
"A missive?" Twilight asked.
"From what you've told, Kasuga's fiefdom will have a connection to that city you call Canterlot City" Cadance said "You just have to bury the message in the place where you arrived..."
"You're right! Then the letter will reach my friends!" Twilight said "Great idea, Cadance!"
While burying the message, Twilight discovered that the pond brought back many memories for Shining Armor and the maiden Cadance.
Although both were in love, the difference in rank prevented them from confessing their love...
Then, just as Twilight buried the box with her letter in it at the edge of the pond...
The Rainbooms' bus appeared out of nowhere, shocking Twilight, Shining Armor, and Cadance!
"WOW! But where are we!?" Applejack said from inside the bus.
"Wait... Isn't that...?" Sunset said seeing Twilight.
Immediately afterwards, the Rainbooms got out of the bus with their eyes full of tears.
"TWILIGHT!!" the Rainbooms yelled at once.
"Girls!" Twilight said as she hugged her friends "What speed...I just buried my letter..."
After the reunion, the Rainbooms got on the bus with Twilight... but they couldn't get back home.
"If you can't come back, you could come to the castle with us" Cadance said to the Rainbooms.
A few hours later, after hearing what the Rainbooms had to say about the future, the people of the castle made a decision: annul the wedding between Sombra, lord of the neighboring fiefdom, and Cadance.
"How dare they reject my proposal? But now I can annex another fief..." Sombra said furiously, upon learning of the decision "We declare war! Prepare your weapons to invade Kasuga!".
And the war began.
Shining Armor and his men began the attack against Sombra's forces.
During the battle, the Rainbooms had to leave the castle on their bus so as not to get involved.
"Hey, Sunset…" Twilight said worriedly, "Do you think Shining Armor will survive?"
Sunset couldn't answer that question.
"Shouldn't we help him?" Twilight asked.
At that moment, the Rainbooms made a decision.
At that moment, just when Shining Armor and his men were in trouble...
The Rainbooms bus entered the battlefield and scared the enemies!
"THE RAINBOOMS OF CANTERLOT CITY NEVER LEAVE THEIR FRIENDS BEHIND!!!" the Rainbooms yelled from the bus.
The girls had broken into the battle to help Shining Armor!
With the help of the Rainbooms, Shining Armor and his crew managed to reach the enemy camp, where Sombra was.
"I am Shining Armor, from the Ashigaka Clan of Kasuga!" said Shining Armor "Prepare for defeat, Sombra!".
"Escorts, to arms!" Sombra ordered "Finish him!"
Shining Armor began to fight against Tarozaemon, commander of Sombra's army.
During the fight, Sombra sees things turn bad, and tries to sneak out.
But Twilight, with a katana in her hand, blocked her path.
"Won't you think of escaping?" Twilight asked.
"What did you say!?" Sombra said angrily.
"You're important, right?!" Twilight said "You've started this war, you can't leave!"
"Silence!" Sombra said, furious "Either you shut up, or I don't take responsibility!"
"The fault of everything is yours!" Twilight said "Take your responsibilities!"
Totally furious at those words, Sombra unsheathed his sword and attacked Twilight!
But Twilight, mimicking Shining Armor's sword style, managed to block his attack, and then hit Sombra's stomach with the back of the katana, knocking him unconscious.
"We did it?" Sunset said, surprised at what had happened "WE DID IT!"
"Shining Armor!" Pinkie said, jumping up and down for joy "Twilight has beaten Sombra!"
Later, after deciding what to do with Sombra, Shining Armor made a decision.
"Listen up, everyone! The war is over! You are witnesses that Twilight Sparkle and her friends have defeated this man!" Shining Armor announced, with Sombra at his side "But he's not dead! I'll just take his pigtail and he'll walk away with whatever dignity he has left!"
"Retreat!" said Sombra, who accepted the conditions after her defeat at the hands of Twilight "We're going home!"
As thanks for helping defeat Sombra, Twilight and Shining Armor rode back to the castle, riding a horse.
"The heroes of this battle have been you and your friends, Twilight" Shining Armor said.
"Nah, we haven't even done anything..." Twilight said "Wait a minute, isn't that Cadance over there?"
"What!?" Shining Armor said, blushing "Aren't you playing a joke on me?"
"No, look! It's her! HELLO, CADANCE!" Twilight said, pointing to a castle tower, where Cadance was greeting them "Between all of us, we've taught Sombra a lesson!"
Later, Twilight discovered the reason why she had traveled back in time to Feudal Japan: to save Shining Armor and give her time to protect the people of Kasuga from the terrible war...
With Shining Armor accomplishing its mission, the Rainbooms could finally return home.
As they prepared to get back on the bus, Shining Armor approached Twilight.
"Here, Twilight" Shining Armor said with an object in his hand "I want you to keep this."
"Your katana!?" Twilight said. "But it's yours! I can't accept it!"
"Keep it," Shining Armor said, putting his sheathed katana in Twilight's hands. "As a symbol of our friendship".
Later, the Rainbooms' bus disappeared from the pond, reappearing in the front yard of their Canterlot City home.
At that moment, Twilight saw something in the sky that surprised her.
"It can't be!" Twilight said, as she held the katana in her hand. "That cloud is just like the one on the Shining Armor banner!"
Back in the Japan of the past, Cadance also looked at the sky and saw the same cloud.
"Sayonara, Rainbooms…" Cadance said with a smile "Sayonara… Twilight Sparkle"
THE END