Dear Twilight,
So your counterpart continued to have nightmares about her becoming Midnight Sparkle again after telling her that it wasn't her fault. We went on a trip to Camp Everfree where we've decided on Sci-Twi to get her mind off it.
Fluttershy and Spike wanted to see all the woodland creatures. Well, Spike only wanted to chase them. You know, dog stuff. Applejack wanted to experience camping the traditional way, you know how the southerner is. Even if Rainbow Dash mentioned they'll provide us with food and tents, she still insisted on doing it anyway, the enthusiastically stubborn one she is.
Rarity wanted to relax since it's been a busy year and while Pinkie Pie listed all the villains we faced she just HAD to mention Midnight Sparkle in front of Sci-Twi who still haven't recovered yet. I got over mine, of course, and I wanted to help her out.
Flash so hopelessly tried to make up with your counterpart but she wasn't interested in him at all like you were. Instead, she was interested in this guy named Timber Spruce, the brother of our camp director Gloriosa Daisy.
We started giving out suggestions or, well, it was mostly Rainbow Dash until I hushed her down. We got put into partners for the tents where I was with Sci-Twi, Applejack was with her girlfriend, Rarity was with Pinkie, and Fluttershy was with Vinyl Scratch. Which is perfect...
Our camp director Gloriosa was hiding something relating to Filthy Rich. Sci-Twi didn't seem to care as she was probably thinking about Midnight Sparkle again or fantasizing about Timber Sprice.
But hey, what the heck? Sci-Twi started levitating things! What about me?! But she thought it was because of Midnight Sparkle so she told me not to tell our friends.
And guess what! Flash is jealous! Priceless! He heard Timber at the bridge after catching Sci-Twi using one of those cheesy lines, ''I know I'm charming but you don't have to fall for me.'' Seriously?!
So Applejack decided to suggest rebuilding the dock for safety while Timber thought differently as he didn't want everyone to miss out on their activities just because they were rebuilding a dock for future campers. Rainbow Dash backed her girlfriend up because why wouldn't she? And she did have a point also.
Also, AppleDash is SO funny despite me or us not shipping them.
''Huh. Nice hammer,'' Applejack said after watching her girlfriend push a nail in. ''Where'd you get it?''
''Uh, duh, the toolbox,'' Rainbow simply answered.
''That's cool,'' said Applejack, showing her hammer with tape wrapped around it. ''I've made mine.''
After fixing the dock and making lanterns, we started sharing camp stories over the campfire where Rarity's story literally sucked. Timber told us the story of Gaia Everfree where many years ago his great grandparents tried to adapt to this forest we are currently at until Gaia Everfree came and told them that they were trespassing on her land. They begged her to let them stay and build their camp — to share this wonderful place with others. She finally agreed, however, but warned them that they were not able to keep it forever. Someday she will return and reclaim the forest as her own, so if you see a trail of gem dust you'll know that it is her.
While everyone was scared, I just thought the story was some stupid make-believe, but hey, we live in a world with colorful talking ponies where friendship is used as a weapon.
Again, our stupid friends just HAD to mention Midnight Sparkle again. Really, and they're supposed to be friendship role models here!
So the next day, I tried to convince Sci-Twi to figure out what's going on with her magic and because why I don't have them. But she refused, and disasters kept happening around which made Sci-Twi believe it was her.
I went searching for her and I asked Spike to help me after waking him up from a dream about chasing squirrels and it turns out your counterpart was having some streamy yum yum with that new guy.
One by one, all of my friends started receiving their powers except for me... WHAT?
It was time to let the lanterns that we've made fly, but Pinkie's one weighed down as it was made out of marshmallows but she ate it anyway. It was time to asleep and I caught Sci-Twi and Spike running away so I gave chase after them. It turned out she wanted to leave and Spike so bluntly pointed out how she thought I'd talk her out of it because I would and I did.
But when I touched her arm, I started seeing through things that could be her mind? Wait, does this mean I have powers too? Heck yes, baby!
Okay, but not going to lie — your counterpart is really irritating. I prefer you <3
We met Timber Spruce and apparently he was chopping wood in the middle of the night. As skeptical as I was, Sci-Twi walked back to the camp with him where Spike and I were behind them seeing a trail of dust coming from Timber's pocket.
When my friends were rebuilding the dock, they were all struggling with their new powers until I came over and we sang a catchy song together to embrace the magic and find its uses. Also, when I looked into Pinkie Pie's head, you do NOT want to know what goes in there, although you'd probably already know.
We finally managed to accomplish building the dock and Rarity insisted on making it a runaway for her fashion show. But I told them to wait a minute so I could tell Sci-Twi to embrace the magic too but I overheard Gloriosa and Timber arguing. I then bumped into Flash who wanted to thank me for the tough love, telling him that he should get over you since there's no contact between you two and you're already taken from yours truly.
But get this, he wanted to get back with me! But I turned him down and said to just remain as friends. I wanted to tell him but I chickened out, thinking it wasn't the right time to.
I noticed Timber going into the woods so I decided to follow him and I saw a cave beaming a flash of magenta. And I knew he was definitely up to something so I texted Sci-Twi to meet me at the rock quarry. When she came with Spike, I showed them the cave and confirmed my thoughts on it.
We went in and the place was absolutely beautiful and I could sense Equestrian magic. Instead of Timber, we saw Gloriosa. Well, it looks like I misunderstood the guy. I looked into Gloriosa's memories and everything clicked. After Filthy Rich said he'll take over the land, she was crying in the forest where she found magic leading her to the cave with five colorful gems. She grabbed them and turned them into a necklace.
It turns out she was the one behind the disasters even though she was just trying to help her fellow campers.
Timber was covering for her, I admitted. After we tried convincing her to stop, she decided to take the other two geodes which transformed her into Gaia Everfree.
So I'll just sum it up. Instead of saving the land, she ended up covering everything in vines and I convinced Sci-Twi to use her magic to let us escape the cave we were trapped in. After getting out, we went and helped our friends. We all pony-uped and Rarity made a barrier for us to protect us from the vines and we tried getting Sci-Twi to use her magic again and we helped her defeat the Midnight out of her.
Eventually, the geodes transformed us one by one and blasted the vines. We managed to drive Filthy Rich mad out of town and we held a party within the cave.
By the way, Sci-Twi and Timber already managed to kiss, WHAT?
Yours Sincerely,
Sunset
Dear Sunset,
That's all so interesting and fascinating. Meanwhile, in Equestria, the changelings had come back but they managed to capture all of us this time. Me, Spike, my friends, Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Shining, Flurry Heart, and Sunburst.
My pupil Starlight along with Trixie, Discord, and Thorax managed to get to the hive without magic as apparently because of Chrysalis' throne magic was unable to use. That's some seriously strong, clever shit. Celestia and Luna should have this system.
But Discord ended up sacrificing himself (I know, can you believe it too?) but all because there were so many changelings in the form of his beloved and it had gotten to his head. When a changeling in the form of Discord was leading Starlight, Trixie, and Thorax the wrong way, Trixie decided to sacrifice herself too and put faith in Starlight.
Wow. This is wholesome.
So Thorax decided to enter the throne room in the form of Starlight where the real Starlight was trying to destroy the throne with a rock. Yes, a rock. Because no magic. Duh. When Chrysalis saw this, she started blasting magic her way and Starlight decided to speak up about how the changelings can have love another way, a positive way.
This eventually one by one got all the changelings to transform into colorful beetles. Which I pretty much prefer their old versions but hey, at least they're reformed now so there's that.
Starlight all took us to the party she was invited to by her old village and tried to reconcile.
But as Rainbow Dash said, someone really needs to catch us up on what we missed. Because Trixie and Discord bonding? Riding on pigs? Hah!
But then we hosted the four a celebration and gave them medals of honor where Discord made me think I was a horrible teacher and that Celestia had something big prepared for me but I didn't have anything prepared for Starlight except for a picture frame of her with her new friends.
So I took Celestia and Spike with me on a tour of all the fantasies I had if I sent Starlight off to the dragon lands to learn about dragon culture from Lord Ember, Crystal Empire with Sunburst, Trixie's wagon... much like how Celestia sent me off to Ponyville.
But it turns out Celestia was laughing at me because she had the same fears I was having. She sent me off to Ponyville to make some friends even though she had fears that something was to happen to me. Of course, things did happen but I faced them together with my friends. So Starlight and I both didn't want to leave each other and that's that.
Anyway, I sure have missed you.
Yours Sincerely,
Twilight
P.S. May I mention: Twilight technically did send Starlight to Ponyville to make some friends so I don't know why she needed to send her away again? And why follow Celestia's example? - Spike